Big Business
Monkey, Volume One
(April
1993)
If I Went Mad
:: If I went mad would you be glad or
would you be sad if I went mad? If I went crazy would you feel sorry for me?
Would you pick daisies for me my favorite flower and bring them to me every
Sunday during visiting hours? When all your dreams they turn to dirt and your
days all end the same You can't be sure exactly where it hurts But you know it
hurts just the same If I flipped out would you have doubts? Would you sit and
pout because your boyfriend flipped out? If I lost my mind would yo be kind?
Would you bring me any Beatles tapes you could find in my house and maybe my
toothbrush too? When all your dreams they turn to dirt... (August 12,
1992)
Susie's On The Rag
:: Well she don't like this and she don't like that And she feels so
pissed because I treat her so bad And she wonders how she puts up with a fool
like me Well I wish she'd shut up and let me be Well Susie's on the rag Yeh
Susie's on the rag and you can't please her 'cause Susie's on the rag Yeh
Susie's on the rag Yeh Susie's on the rag And there ain't no peace 'cause
Susie's on the rag... (March 16, 1990)
High Society :: Midnight in
the city Somehow it don't feel right And yes you were so pretty But you weren't
worth a fight Did you hear what people said Or maybe you just don't care Such a
price could not be paid I would not even dare Yes we are so decadent Trying to
set new prcedents Looking for the next sensation Life is just a celebration Give
this top priority Tonight we'll be celebrities I'll take high society Though it
might be the death of me Your face got me hypnotized Let me take you to my pad
We'll act like we're civilized We'll be good but we'll be bad And you will have
to give me credit Even though I'm no big deal The feeling might be counterfeit
But we'll pretend that it is real Yes we are so decadent... Every day is such a
bore I wish my life would change Whe you've opened every door Your world starts
turning strange Finally no place left to see I'd like to but I don't know Who
this person is called me Yes we are so decadent... (May 1982)
Dumb
Angel :: Blood sun burning through gray slate clouds On the hills above the
scene We lost ourselves in the rabid crowds No one dared to say a thing Time
stood still your back was turned to me His beauty casting spells of lunacy The
scraping of his breath in my brain I felt a kind of ecstasy Dumb Angel Dumb
Angel Will you die for my sins? Dumb Angel Dumb Angel Now the nightmare begins
Darkness came I lost my sight We were forced to part The sound of hammers
striking nails Still echoes in my heart Dumb Angel Dumb Angel Tossing in your
bed Dumb Angel Dumb Angel Voices in your head Dumb Angel Dumb Angel Give in to
sin Dumb Angel Dumb Angel Now the nightmare begins... (September 9,
1991)
No Mail Today :: There's no mail today Worst feeling in the
whole wide world Keep looking in the mailbox I know it's empty but I keep on
looking Please come into my life I'm always thinking about you Must have done
something wrong The post office must be holding my mail There's no mail today
The worst feeling in the whole wide world Please come into my life I'm always
thinking about you... (March 3, 1993)
They Teach You :: Staying
alive well it ain't too hard Then they teach you They you how to cry They teach
you how to lie They teach you how to die Being fair well it ain't too hard Then
they teach you They teach about deceit They not you off your feet They teach you
how to cheat Being free well it ain't too hard Then they teach you They you how
to fall They make you feel small They teach you how to crawl And you'll crawl
Giving love well it's so easy Then they teach you They teach you how to wait
Destroy what you create They teach you how to hate...
(September 13,
1987)
Chicken :: You get your car and I'll get mine We'll meet out
on highway 69 We're gonna have ourselves a real good time Tonight's as good a
night as any for dying Sitting down low behind my wheel Strapped inside two tons
of steel Like a tiger going in for the kill No one knows just how I feel Think
I'm fixing to die Kicks keep getting harder to find (April 3,
1993)
Brian :: My candle burns at both ends It will not last the
night She looked at me and laughed said 'Stop being foolish Admit that you have
lost it' Love can't fill your lungs with breath Nor pump the blood or heal
broken bones But time is a jealous parent She won't let here children run..
(August 4, 1993)
Dark Side Of Tomorrow :: Look at us running 'round in circles never get nowhere Look at us once we had the world but now we act like we just don't care All my life I've been looking for a lover who could take me higher All my life I've been searching for a woman who could set my heart on fire Sha na na na We're on the dark side of tomorrow We're lost in yesterday And if I have to beg steal cheat or borrow I'm gonna find love one day We're on the dark side of tomorrow We're living from day to day And maybe I'm a man of constant sorrow But I'm gonna be happy one day The times are tough we never seem to get enough of what we need This life is rough you fight your war all day and at night you bleed And everyday is one less day that we could be together baby And if I could I could I'd hold you in my aching arms forever Sha na na na We're on the dark side of tomorrow... Don't worry about what people say you're gonna worry your life away We'd have it made if your weren't always so afraid Don't worry where you been don't worry about what you've seen We go where we go we know what we have to know Sha na na na We're on the dark side of tomorrow... (April 9. 1993)