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Song Lyrics of JP Jones
Life and Death
Cum a Live
what's the use in cryin
stayin home complainin?
every day's a sunny day
somewhere it's always rainin
take it from a guy who knows
a guy who comes from Canaan
come alive
come alive
would you serve the king
would you dress in drag
would you sell your spleen
would you burn the flag
would you hit your kid
cause he was a fag?
if the government decrees it?
come alive
come alive
would you kill for God?
would you pray to Ram?
would you call up the brass
on your intercom?
would you drop your pants
would you drop the bomb?
come alive
come alive
i aint gonna fight in anybody's war
not unless i know what all the fightin's for
and even then you better come a-knockin
upon the door
arrive alive
said, come alive
arise, arise, arise
come alive
I'm as good as the next guy
as bad a curse
I'm the first there ever was
of the first of the worse
I'm a real mother, brother,
and a natural lover,
and I aint givin up or
givin in to any other,
would you?
come alive
come alive
copyright jp jones 2003
january 12
danielson
The King Is Dead
out of the time
out of the mist
out of an ancient
wilderness
called to the stage
a poet king
the king is dead
long live the king
blessed in his eyes
touched by his hand
dreamed by his fire
loved the man
brother in arms
of thee i sing
the king is dead
long live the king
stand with your eyes wide open
walk with your head held high
smile if your heart is broken
a legend goes by
a legend goes by
into the night
outta the blue
bearing a light
from me and you
mercury's child
now you have wings
the king is dead
long live the king
bring on the pipes and drummers
beat on your broken drum
pray for the one gone over
pray for the one who comes
pray for the one who comes
out of the time
out of the mist
out of an ancient wilderness
bring on the bells
let freedom ring
the king is dead
long live the king
copyright jp jones 1997
newport
10/24/97
What in God's Name
you take a born-again Christian
and a holy man of Islam
each one a leader
in a world we share
each one entranced by
the things he believes in
each one entranced by
the things that he hears
what in god's name
are you people doin?
what in the hell
is goin on?
who in the world
do you think you're foolin?
who in the world
in the name of God?
like a page out of history
some third or fourth century
hostages and kings
and every life on the line
husbands and fathers
mothers and brothers
hope there's a way out
of this one this time
(chorus)
last night i had a dream
full of confusion
a pyramid of faces
and climbers aloft
and the ones on the bottom
had to reach out and save em
who would climb to the top
just to throw themselves off
(chorus)
copyright jp jones 1980
norwalk
pull over and let me drive
pull over and let me drive
i wanna live and not just survive
a little further and we arrive
on the inside of the world
on the inside of the world
on the inside of the world
where it all begins
look at them signposts whipping past
look at them signposts whipping past
why is everything go so fast?
don't look now and the now is past
it's the power of a heartbeat
it's the power of a child
it's the power of our believing
it's the power of your smile
on the inside of the world
on the inside of the world
on the inside of the world
where it all begins
pull over and let me drive
pull over and let me drive
feel the healing begin to rise
my heart and my love's alive
on the inside of the world
on the inside of the world
on the inside of the world
where it all begins
copyright jpjones, 2002
february 14, newport
In the Beginning
in the beginning
there was nothin at all
just a whole lotta love
in a little bitty ball
you and i were just a dream
in the infinite skies
little more than a gleam
in eternity's eyes
it all started yesterday
it all started tomorrow
in the beginning
about an hour ago
in the beginning
i remember it well
like a melody ringing
on a big brass bell
and every note was perfect
every tune was free
every soul got tuned
to the frequency
it all started yesterday
it all started tomorrow
in the beginning
bout a minute ago
every star and flea
every human and frog
every possibility
in the mind of god
and the ball got bigger
and the ball does grow
bigger than you figure
bigger than I know
it all started yesterday
it all started anyhow
in the beginning
right about now
copyright jp jones 2002
janurary 14
newport
Ballad of Adele
they say he was a soldier
for the king
they say that she met him
in the first green of spring
up on the moors
or down by the bay
though exactly how it happened
nobody can say
she was a fool for someone
the woman was a fool for sure
she gave her love to somebody
who didn't give a damn for her
and all the king's horses
and all the king's men
couldn't put the love back
in the lady's heart again
the doctors and the wise men
and the priests were called in
said, to love somebody too much
is surely a sin
in this modern day and age
such a wasted life
nobody's baby
nobody's wife
she is a fool for someone
the woman is a fool for sure
she gave her love to somebody
who doesn't give a damn for her
and all the king's horses
and all the king's men
cannot put the love back
in the lady's heart again
maybe he was too young to understand
maybe he had already pledged his hand
maybe he was terrified of love that is true
maybe he was me and maybe
you
roses are red if violets are blue
tell me the story i'm tellin aint true
no explanation
no one to blame
just these words carved in stone
along with her name
she was a fool for someone
the woman was a fool for sure
she gave it all to somebody
who didn't give a damn for her
and all the king's horses
and all the king's men
couldn't put the love back
in the lady's heart again
copyright jp jones 1977
april
springfield
Flat Black Cadillac
i dont wanna criticize it
i dont wanna analyze it
i dont need to worry
when you gonna make it
when you gonna realize it
everybody's got a certain
price that they pay
for thinkin about sellin your soul
hey hey mamma
what do i see
a flat black cadillac
through the trees
find your coat
and grab your keys
and put the finishin touch
on that masterpiece
and let's go
oh i love the picture you're paintin
you left all the laughter and pain in
you don't need to frame it
you dont need to name it
no words could ever contain it
was it just a stroke of luck that made it
or was it a stroke of genius?
hey hey mamma
what do i see
a flat black cadillac
waitin for me
grab your coat
and find your keys
and put the finishin touch
on that masterpiece
and let's go
let it go
it knows the way back home
let it go
it's got a life of its own
let it go
look at it in the light
let it go
mm, yes, i think you're right
mm, yes, i think you're right
i dont wanna criticize you
i dont wanna analyze you
what's it gonna get me
if i let you let me
come and go and idolize you
if it isn't yet
it's comin right up
further on down the road
hey hey mamma
what do i see
a flat black cadillac
waitin for thee
grab your coat
and find your keys
and put the finishin touch
on that masterpiece
and let it go
let it go
copyright jp jones 1988
brooklyn
The Last Song
(I ever will write)
well i came home today
in the usual way
just by rolling out of the bed
and i read what i wrote
to myself in a note
and here is all that it said:
this is the last song
i ever will write
i'm so bored stiff with myself
but here's a dollar that says
every one of my friends
will all beg me to write
something else
so lend me some cash
and pass me the glass
and where can i crash for the while
my fifth string is broke
and i promise i won't
keep anyone up with my singin
(chorus)
well your place it is great
and i don't mean to gripe
but the fridge it is practically bare
and your girlfriend is nice
i just wish she'd think twice
about how to and when to and where
(chorus)
so the hour is late
and my brain is a slate
that is dusty and dry as a bone
so i'll pack up my gear
and i'll get out of here
after doin one more for the road
copyright jp jones 1993
voluntown
Killer Instinct
you don't need an inspiration
you don't need a reputation with the
killer instinct
you don't need justification
you don't need a revelation with the
killer instinct
you might need a reason
and you might need a cause
you might need to believe
you didn't see what you saw
you might need a lawyer
but you don't need the law with the
killer instinct
you can show em who the boss is
put a guy in office with the
killer instinct
you will be so safe and moral
why he does your killin for ya with the
killer instinct
jesus police and the national cops
executive models on the way to the top
once you begin ya can't tell where to stop
ya gotta lock em all up till there's
no one who's free with the
killer instinct
yeah it all comes down to
either you or me with the
killer instinct
you can dress all the criminals
and their victims
in a blood red dress
with the lunatic fringe
line em all up
and make em die for your sins and the
so i can't think for ya
just wanna warn bout the
killer instinct
it's father against mother
sister against brother with the
killer instinct
what's it gonna take to make it sink in
if you aint thinkin for yourself
then you aint thinkin
and every where ya see the eye of
justice winkin at the
killer instinct
copyright jp jones 1979
norwalk
What's The Fuss
what's the fuss?
what's the fuss?
ya do your bloody best
until you bust
til ya bust!
life is thus
death is thus
what's the fuss?
us or them
them and us
it all comes down to
if you're on the bus
on the bus?
life is thus
death is thus
what's the fuss?
love and lust
love or lust
it all depends on
who you really trust
who do ya trust?
life is thus death is thus
what's the fuss?
diamonds and rust
diamonds and dust
all of it to me is
passing stuff
more passing stuff....
life is thus
death is thus
what's the fuss?
times are tough
times are rough
if time is runnin out then
what's the rush?
what a rush!
life is thus
death is thus
what's the fuss?
copyright jp jones 2002
sept 9th
middletown, ri
When That Change Finally Comes
well, we're lookin for it
on the outside
while we're working on it
on the inside
till that critical mass is reached
and we all decide
when that change
finally comes
ev'ry atom dreams of the
day it'll awaken
ev'ry molecule vibrates with the
achin'
ev'ry angel prays for the
day we bring home the bacon
and that change finally comes
when that change
when that change
when that change
when that change
when that change
finally comes
ev'ry tear will water the garden
of creation
ev'ry fear in here will turn to
celebration
things will appear clear out of
our imagination
when that change
finally comes
[chorus]
[instrumental verse]
all will be sacred from the smallest
down to the largest
ev'ry hand will have a personal
stake in the harvest
not a single soul will
be left out in the darkness
when that change
it finally comes
Come on down from that
precipice please!
come on down before you skin
your knees
everything is gonna be all right
all right, I swear,
by geez!
when that change
finally comes
[chorus]
copyright jp jones 2001
december 29
newport