FOR WE ARE THE KING OF THE BOUDOIR

Should time allow us to describe our prowess
it would be quite hard to overrate,
for we are the king of the boudoir old thing and the king doesn't like to wait.
One tryst with me and you'll be spinning like a gyroscope.
One tryst with me and you'll be Pope.
Should modesty allow us to describe our prowesslessnesslessness
'twould be hard to overstate,
for we are the king of the boudoir it's true and the king doesn't like to wait.
One kiss from me and you'll be overjoyed and overawed.
One kiss from me and you'll see God.
For we are the king of the boudoir we are and the king doesn't like to wait.

FROM A SINKING BOAT


In the middle of the night
With a sickening sound
This little boat
Ran aground.

The mast is twisted,
The hull is breached,
One more tide
And it'll be beached.

If I could walk
I'd walk away
But I haven't slept
since yesterday

The ink is sinking,
The page is blue,
And I can't read
a single word.

But know that I love you,
Know that I wrote
My last words to you
From a sinking boat

GOD WANTS US TO WAIT

I think I know what you would like us to do
When we have children let's have 72
Until then we must be resigned to our fate
I love you, baby, but God wants us to wait

I guess it's true I should have told you before
And not have waited 'til we're nude on the floor
Though it would be the perfect end to our date
I love you, baby, but God wants us to wait

Now you might like to kiss the dew on my hem
But one male and female created He them
Our Lord intended us forever to mate
I love you, baby, but God wants us to wait

Despite my beauty and the scent of jasmine
Could you be happy in the knowledge of sin?
Although it may not be a crime in our state
I love you, baby, but God wants us to wait

How much more wonderful to anticipate
I love you, baby, but God wants us to wait

GRAND CANYON

If I was the Grand Canyon I'd echo everything you say but I'm just me I'm
only me and you used to love me that way so you know how to love me that way
If I was Paul Bunyan I'd carry you so far away but I'm just me I'm only me
and you used to love me that way so you know how to love me that way

HEROES

I
I will be king
And you
You will be queen
Though nothing will
Drive them away
We can beat them
Just for one day
We can be Heroes
Just for one day

And you
You can be mean
And I
I'll drink all the time
'Cause we're lovers
And that is a fact
Yes we're lovers
And that is that

Though nothing
Will keep us together
We could steal time
Just for one day
We can be Heroes
For ever and ever
What d'you say

I
I wish you could swim
Like the dolphins
Like dolphins can swim
Though nothing
Will keep us together
We can beat them
For ever and ever
Oh we can be Heroes
Just for one day

I
I will be king
And you
You will be queen
Though nothing
Will drive them away
We can be Heroes
Just for one day
We can be us
Just for one day

I
I can remember
Standing
By the wall
And the guns
Shot above our heads
And we kissed
As though nothing could fall
And the shame
Was on the other side
Oh we can beat them
For ever and ever
Then we can be Heroes
Just for one day

We can be Heroes
We can be Heroes
We can be Heroes
Just for one day
We can be Heroes
We're nothing
And nothing will help us
Maybe we're lying
Then you better not stay
But we could be safer
Just for one day

HOW FUCKING ROMANTIC


how fucking romantic
all the stars are out
twinkling twinkling twinkling
and fluttering about

what a tacky sunset
what a vulgar moon
play another charming
rogers and hart tune

how fucking romantic
must we really waltz?
drag another cliche
howling from the vaults

love you obviously
like you really care
even though you treat me
like a dancing bear

toss your bear a goldfish
as he cycles by
don't forget to feed your
bear or it'll die

HOW TO SAY GOODBYE

The only thing that I could ever feel
I can't believe it wasn't real
The only thing that I could ever feel
I can't believe it wasn't real
You can't open your mouth
without telling a lie
but baby, you know how to say goodbye
The thing I spent my whole life
waiting for
has just walked out and locked the door
The thing I spent my whole life
waiting for
has just walked out and locked the door
You can't feel a thing
and you won't even try
but baby, you know how to say goodbye
I'm overjoyed to hear about your wedding
I'm writing you to wish you
every blessing
I'm overjoyed to hear about your wedding
I'm writing you to wish you
every blessing
and I'm so happy I could cry
Oh baby you know how to say goodbye

I CAN'T TOUCH YOU ANYMORE

you wanna know if we fell in love too fast
you wanna know if this is well too good to last
you're asking the wrong questions
you're opening the wrong doors
i love you, i can't touch you anymore

i can't touch you anymore, there's so much to hate you for
i love you, i can't touch you anymore

you wanna tell me 50 ways you've left your lovers
you wanna tell me how you've loved 200 others
you're asking the wrong questions
you're opening the wrong doors
i love you, i can't touch you anymore

i can't touch you anymore, there's so much to hate you for
i love you, i can't touch you anymore

I DIE YOU DIE

this is not love
this is not even worth a point of view
in echo park, I
pause for effect and whisper:
"who are you?"

they crawl out of their holes for me
and I die, you die
hear them laugh
watch them turn on me
and I die, you die
see my scars
they call me such things
tear me, tear me, tear me

now I've got your names
screaming: "you will suffer
and it's all too late!"
now I'll tell you
does everything stop when the old time fails?

they crawl out of their holes for me
and I die, you die
hear them laugh
watch them turn on me
and I die, you die
see my scars, they call me such things
tear me, tear me, tear me

I still run from the telephone...

I DON'T BELIEVE IN THE SUN

They say there's a sun in the sky
They say there's a sun in the sky
but me, I can't imagine why
There might have been one
before you were gone
but now all I see is the night, so

I don't believe in the sun

How could it shine down on everyone
and never shine on me

How could there be
such cruelty.

The only sun I ever knew
was the beautiful one that was you
Since you went away
it's nighttime all day
and it's usually raining too

The only stars there really are
were shining in your eyes
There is no sun except the one
that never shone on other guys
The moon to whom the poets croon
has given up and died
Astronomy will have to be revised