Black FridayDaddy Don't Live In That New York City No More
Any World (That I'm Welcome To)
BLACK FRIDAY
When Black Friday comesBACK TO THE TOP | BACK TO LYRICS INDEX
I'll stand down by the door
And catch the grey men when they
Dive from the fourteenth floor
When Black Friday comes
I'll collect everything I'm owed
And before my friends find out
I'll be on the road
When Black Friday falls you know it's got to be
Don't let it fall on meWhen Black Friday comes
I'll fly down to Muswellbrook
Gonna strike all the big red words
From my little black book
Gonna do just what I please
Gonna wear no socks and shoes
With nothing to do but feed
All the kangaroos
When Black Friday comes I'll be on that hill
You know I willWhen Black Friday comes
I'm gonna dig myself a hole
Gonna lay down in it 'til
I satisfy my soul
Gonna let the world pass by me
The Archbishop's gonna sanctify me
And if he don't come across
I'm gonna let it roll
When Black Friday comes
I'm gonna stake my claim
I'll guess I'll change my name
BAD SNEAKERS
Five names that I can hardlyBACK TO THE TOP | BACK TO LYRICS INDEX
Stand to hear
Including yours and mine
And one more chimp who isn't here
I can see the ladies talking
How the times are getting hard
And that fearsome excavation
On Magnolia BoulevardCHORUS:
And I'm going insane
And I'm laughing at the frozen rain
And I'm so alone
Honey when they gonna send me home
Bad sneakers and a Piña Colada
My friend
Stompin' on the avenue
By Radio City with a
Transistor and a large
Sum of money to spendYou fellah, you tearin' up the street
You wear that white tuxedo
How you gonna beat the heat
Do you take me for a fool
Do you think that I don't see
That ditch out in the valley
That they're digging just for meCHORUS
ROSE DARLING
Rose darling come to meBACK TO THE TOP | BACK TO LYRICS INDEX
Snake Mary's gone to bed
All our steaming sounds of love
Cannot disturb her in her night
Or raise her sleeping head
All I ask of you
Is make my wildest dreams come true
No one sees and no one knowsRose darling come to me
Snake Mary dreams along
I would guess she's in Detroit
With lots of money in the bank
Although I could be wrong
You must know it's right
The spore is on the wind tonight
You won't feel it till it growsCHORUS:
Rose darling my friend
With only you and what I've found
We'll wear the weary hours downRose darling come to me
The clock is close at hand
All my empty words of love
Can never screen the flash I feel
Or make you understand
Honey can't you see
I know it's real it's got to be
Why not chase it where it goesCHORUS
DADDY DON'T LIVE IN THAT NEW YORK CITY NO MORE
Daddy don't live in that New York CityBACK TO THE TOP | BACK TO LYRICS INDEX
No more
He don't celebrate Sunday on a Saturday night
No more
Daddy don't need no lock and key
For the piece he stowed
Out on Avenue D
Daddy don't live in that New York City
No moreDaddy don't drive in that Eldorado
No more
He don't travel on down to the neighborhood
Liquor store
Lucy still loves her coke and rum
But she sits alone
'Cause her daddy can't come
Daddy don't drive in that Eldorado
No moreDriving like a fool out to Hackensack
Drinking his dinner from a paper sack
He says I gotta see a joker
And I'll be right backDaddy don't live in that New York City
No more
He can't get tight every night
Pass out on the barroom floor
Daddy can't get no fine cigar
But we know you're smoking
Wherever you are
Daddy don't live in that New York City
No more
DR WU
Katy triedBACK TO THE TOP | BACK TO LYRICS INDEX
I was halfway crucified
I was on the other side
Of no tomorrow
You walked in
And my life began again
Just when I'd spent the last piaster
I could borrow
All night long
We would sing that stupid song
And every word we sang
I knew was trueAre you with me Doctor Wu
Are you really just a shadow
Of the man that I once knew
Are you crazy are you high
Or just an ordinary guy
Have you done all you can do
Are you with me DoctorDon't seem right
I've been strung out here all night
I've been waiting for the taste
You said you'd bring to me
Biscayne Bay
Where the Cuban gentlemen sleep all day
I went searching for the song
You used to sing to me
Katy lies
You could see it in her eyes
But imagine my surprise
When I saw you
Are you with me Doctor Wu
Are you really just a shadow
Of the man that I once knew
She is lovely yes she's sly
And you're an ordinary guy
Has she finally got to you
Can you hear me Doctor
EVERYONE'S GONE TO THE MOVIES
Kids if you want some funBACK TO THE TOP | BACK TO LYRICS INDEX
Mr. LaPage is your man
He's always laughing, having fun
Showing his films in the den
Come on, come on
Soon you will be eighteen
I think you know what I mean
Don't tell your mama
Your daddy or mama
They'll never know where you beenCHORUS:
Everyone's gone to the movies
Now we're alone at lastListen to what I say
He wants to show you the way
Right down the hallway with open arms
To teach you a new game to play
Come on, come on
Soon it will be too late
Bobbing for apples can wait
We know you're used to sixteen or more
Sorry we only have eightCHORUS
Kids if you want some fun
See what you never have seen
Take off your cheaters and sit right down
Start the projection machineCHORUS
YOUR GOLD TEETH II
Who are these childrenBACK TO THE TOP | BACK TO LYRICS INDEX
Who scheme and run wild
Who speak with their wings
And the way that they smile
What are the secrets
They trace in the sky
And why do you tremble
Each time they ride byCHORUS:
Throw out your gold teeth
And see how they roll
The answer they reveal
Life is unrealWho are these strangers
Who pass through the door
Who cover your action
And go you one more
If you're feeling lucky
You best not refuse
It's your game the rules
Are your own win or loseCHORUS
CHAIN LIGHTNING
Some turnout, a hundred grandBACK TO THE TOP | BACK TO LYRICS INDEX
Get with it we'll shake his hand
Don't bother to understand
Don't question the little man
Be part of the brotherhood
Yes it's chain lightning
It feels so goodHush brother, we cross the square
Act natural like you don't care
Turn slowly and comb your hair
Don't trouble the midnight air
We're standing just where he stood
It was chain lightning
It feels so good
ANY WORLD (THAT I'M WELCOME TO)
If I had my wayBACK TO THE TOP | BACK TO LYRICS INDEX
I would move to another lifetime
I'd quit my job
Ride the train through the misty nighttime
I'll be ready when my feet touch ground
Wherever I come down
And if the folks will have me
Then they'll have meCHORUS:
Any world that I'm welcome to
Is better than the one I come fromI can hear your words
When you speak of what you are and have seen
I can see your hand
Reaching out through a shining daydream
Where the days and nights are not the same
Captured happy in a picture frame
Honey I will be there
Yes I'll be thereCHORUS
I got this thing inside me
That's got to find a place to hide me
I only know I must obey
This feeling I can't explain awayI think I'll go to the park
Watch the children playing
Perhaps I'll find in my head
What my heart is saying
A vision of a child returning
A kingdom where the sky is burning
Honey I will be there
Yes I'll be thereCHORUS
THROW BACK THE LITTLE ONES
Lost in the Barrio I walk like an InjunBACK TO THE TOP | BACK TO LYRICS INDEX
So Carlo won't suspect something's wrong here
I dance in place
And paint my face
And act like I belong hereCHORUS:
Throw back the little ones
And pan-fry the big ones
Use tact, poise and reason
And gently squeeze themHot licks and rhetoric
Don't count much for nothing
Be glad if you can use what you borrow
So I pawn my crown
For a ride uptown
And buy it back tomorrowCHORUS
Done like a matador I pray for the weekend
And hope the little girls still throw roses
Else I'll change my bait
And move upstate
Before the season closesCHORUS
All Songs written by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker. All songs ©1974 MCA Music Publishing, A Division of Universal Studios, Inc. (ASCAP), except "Everyone's Gone To The Movies" © 1972 MCA Music Publishing, A Division of Universal Studios, Inc./Red Giant Inc. (ASCAP). All rights for Red Giant Inc. controlled and administered by MCA Music Publishing, A Division of Universal Studios, Inc., "Your Gold Teeth II" © 1975 MCA Music Publishing, A Division of Universal Studios, Inc. (ASCAP), and "Any World (That I'm Welcome To)" © 1973 MCA Music Publishing, A Division of Universal Studios, Inc./Red Giant Inc. (ASCAP). All rights for Red Giant Inc. controlled and administered by MCA Music Publishing, A Division of Universal Studios, Inc.