john giorno - excerpt from put your ear to stone & open your heart to the sky lyrics
hey! (hey!) hey! (hey!) hey! (hey!) hey! (hey!)
i’m standing at the sink washing dinner dishes with a plastic sponge
i’m standing at the sink washing dinner dishes with a plastic sponge
and i’m hearing your words, and seeing ya, but i don’t know what you’re talking about
i’m hearing your words, and seeing ya, but i don’t know what you’re talking about
i’m hearing your words, and seeing ya, but i don’t know what you’re talking about
and if there’s one thing that drives me crazy, it’s stupidity
if there’s one thing that drives me crazy, it’s stupidity
gotta keep on tryin’, ’til i can’t keep tryin’ no more
gotta keep on tryin’, ’til i can’t keep tryin’ no more
and nothing worse could happen than losing everything
and nothing worse could happen than losing everything
and i ain’t got nothing more than my shirts
you gotta understand the mood i was in
i was down and dirty and mean
i was down and dirty and mean
and you’re nothing, and you’re pathetic
and you’re nothing, and you’re pathetic
and you’re nothing, and you’re pathetic
i’ve been to the post office, i’m goin’ to the bank
and what am i gonna do about callin’?
i’ve been to the post office, i’m goin’ to the bank
and what am i gonna do about callin’?
anger! anger! anger! anger!
angering me – i’m angry!
and i was with him that afternoon
and i was with him that afternoon
and you were warm and sweet and friendly
you were warm and sweet and friendly
i opened my heart and talked for hours
vicious, treacherous and deceitful
vicious, treacherous and deceitful
how could you be so cruel?
the problem with power is you can never know who your enemies are
i want out! (i want out!)
i want out! (i want out!)
i want out! (i want out!)
i want out! (i want out!)
cos if i’m headed for a heartache, why the h-ll am i still here?
cos if i’m headed for a heartache, why the h-ll am i still here?
an ocean of suffering
you ain’t my friend no more, and i wish i could make it stick
you ain’t my friend no more, and i wish i could make it stick
i want you to put your ear to stone and open your heart to the sky
i want you to put your ear to stone and open your heart to the sky
and i can only do that for one second
thank you for the wisdom
and then i’m gonna start thinking again about what i said to you
and then i’m gonna start thinking again about what i said
drinking my beer
two steps forward and three steps back
i’m feeling weak and i just might crack
two steps forward and three steps back
i’m feeling weak and i just might crack
i’d rather stay home, watching tv, than see anybody i know
i’d rather stay home, watching tv, than see anybody i know
i’d rather stay home, watching tv, than see anybody i know
tell me why love
tell me why love
is like a ball
is like a ball
is like a ball and chain
is like a ball and chain
and you lay it down a little bit
and you lay it down a little bit
and i wanna change the tv program
and i wanna change the tv program
i’m waitin’ for ya
humphrey bogart, rita hayworth and sidney greenstreet on the 4:30 movie
edith __, i could watch you forever
but this isn’t what i wanna see
but this isn’t what i wanna see
but this isn’t what i wanna see
d-ck __ please come
d-ck __ please come
shoot it! shoot it! shoot it!
cos i gotta go!
cos i gotta go!
cos i gotta go!
you’re standing by the refrigerator
you’re standing by the refrigerator
you’re spooning into your mouth sara lee light lush yogurt chiffon cherry pie
spooning into your mouth sara lee light lush yogurt chiffon cherry pie
you’ve almost finished the whole aluminum carton all by yourself
you’ve almost finished the whole aluminum carton all by yourself
and i want you to play another ‘somebody done somebody wrong’ song
and i want you to play another ‘somebody done somebody wrong’ song
and make me feel it, oh!
i wanna drink some more whiskey
i wanna drink some more whiskey
smoke another cigarette
smoke some more dope
and think about what i was saying to you
i just got off the airplane from l.a
i just got off the airplane from l.a
and my hands are shaking
and my hands are shaking
i hate cocaine!
i hate cocaine!
i hate cocaine!
cos two days later it makes me feel like i wish i was dead
cos two days later it makes me feel like i wish i was dead
and it’s empty
and it’s empty
and it’s empty
cha!
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