"Beggars & Hangers-On"

( Slash / Eric Dover / Duff McKagan)


Well I know, you couldn't love me
Cause you're promised to a
wealthy man
Take a look, what are you seein'?
Is that a noose or a wedding band

Should I go to see a healer
Nervous twitchin' in my hands
Nervous twitchin' in my head

God help me rid this feelin'
Cause I'm fallin' to pieces
And I can't get out of bed

Beggars and hangers-on
Try to take you from me
Someone with a Bible in his pocket
Clouding everything you see
Beggars and hangers-on
They chip it away
Bury your soul in the river
Cause the end is here to stay

God help me rid this feelin'
Cause I'm fallin' to pieces
And I can't get out of bed

I was wrong
I don't need you
It seems reckless
And unfair
Better days
Are far behind
Guess that's another cross
I'll have to bear

I know that there's a time
and a reason
To take the ghost and lock it up inside
And maybe I am down
But I'm not beaten
Like anything
We were born to die

Beggars and hangers-on
Try to take you from me
Someone with a Bible in his pocket
Clouding everything you see
Beggars and hangers-on
They chip it away
Bury your soul in the river
Cause the end is here to stay
Beggars and hangers-on
Beggars and hangers-on
No no no no
No no no no
No no no no

"Good To Be Alive"

( Slash / Gilby Clarke / Eric Dover )


You told me you're an orphan
The same old standard line
Then when we moved in together
All you did was moan and cry
Talkin' like you'd make it
On life's big movie screen
I had to say I loved you
Just to try and keep the peace

Hustler
What are you doin' with your time
I'm slow to catch on
But I think you wasted mine

You're running low tonight
Jack up and get it right
You know you're going down
Ain't it good to be alive

I couldn't make excuses about
everything you said
You wanna show your bruises
Let's throw a party for the band
Now here they come a dancin'
Like the powder to your nose
Why don't you cut your head off
Spite your face let's do the show

Hustler
What are you doin' with your time
I'm slow to catch on
But I think you wasted mine
Hustler

You're running low tonight
The station's right close by
Pack up your car and drive
Ain't it good to be alive

Tearing at the membrane
Of the first new thing in years
Found a nagging consolation
In a glass of Everclear
And the ugly truth has raped you
They're saying you're a lousy lay
But isn't everything that way

Ain't it good to be alive
So good to be alive

I Hate Everybody (But You)"

( Slash / Eric Dover )


They filled me full of promises
Till it burned the roof of my mouth
I thought these jokers were my friends
Until they sold me out
Speed freaks at my door
It's all the same to me
Everybody's barkin' up
the same ol' tree

I hate everybody but you
And it won't get better soon
You rub me all the right ways baby
You'll probably screw me too

When you were told you're too old
To strip to pay the bills
You moved in with your loser friends
So you could take designer pills
Take it how you want it
Scream that you were framed
Cause you beat
My sister's looks and all
But the sex is just the same

I hate everybody but you
And it won't get better soon
You rub me all the right ways baby
You'll probably screw me too

Give it up, you still want more
I'll fight you to the end,
you still want more
I put my heavy faith
Into a karma sucker's safe
Give it up
Give it up

I hate everybody but you
Seems no matter what I do
I can't help feelin' paranoid
Of what's in it for you

I hate everybody but you
But I got no one else to turn to
If I end up getting screwed
I might as well get screwed by you

"Take It Away"

( Slash / Eric Dover / Matt Sorum )


You and I
Have been playing this game
For so damn long
And I don't know why
These cards are too old
So I'm gonna fold
Bye Bye
Bye Bye
Bye Bye

Party's over and all our friends
are gone
Was it something I said, did we have
too much fun
Guess you missed it, look around
It's never you who's to blame for
bringing everyone down

It's never you who's to blame
For setting the stage
You want it your way

C'mon, C'mon, C'mon
Why don't you take it away
Take it away
Come on, take it away
Take it away
Take it away
Take it away
Why don't you take it away
Take it away

Bad rumors goin' round
Nothing said from my mouth
Why would you think
It's you
It's hitting too close to home now

Is it me or you
Who carries the weight
To deal with your pain
And don't you hate it too
It smothers and drains all the same

C'mon, Take it away
Take it away
Why don't you take it away
Take it away
Why don't you take it away
Take it away
C'mon, Take it away
Take it away
Take it away

Chorus

You and I
Have been doin' the time
For all of your crimes
And I don't know why
It don't make sense
It seems such a waste of time
Bye Bye
Bye Bye
Bye Bye

Chorus

"Been There Lately"

(Slash/J. Griparic/R. Jackson/M. Laug/R. Roxie)


Have seen them raise an eye, I'm coming home
Seedy and crawlin', seven years or more
Now you know where I'm goin'
A beautiful shade of blue and pale
A color you bought at a junkie's yard sale
Stop your cryin', Stop your cryin'
Well I'm Lazy now - the summer crazy farm is all I own with...

My Motor, my thrills, I needed my space
My Prison, my drugs, let's go to my place

Ain't been there lately
Ain't been there lately
Ain't been there lately - there's no room

Well I sacrificed all the people
that were killin' me and since gone away
Three of them murdered, two livin'
Now even god's gone, not much left to say
If there's a day you wanna come by
Everybody knows i'll just be sittin' here
Drop on by now, let's get high now
The reverend reminded me your redemption can be paid with...

My Motor, my thrills, I needed my space
My Prison, my drugs, let's go to my place

Ain't been there lately
Ain't been there lately
Ain't been there lately - there's no room

Ain't been there lately
Ain't been there lately
Ain't been there lately
Ain't been there lately, lately

"Shine"

(Slash/J. Griparic/R. Jackson/M. Laug/R. Roxie)

 
You turn me on like some midnight show, I'm so damn strung
You burn me out, red line overload, then watch me blow

Well I've been waiting hypnotized down on your floor
You can't save me
You don't have Adam and Eve to kick around anymore
They really do write the song
They want everybody to...

Shine, they want you to shine
Stand beneath the sun and you too can shine

I shed my skin, if you peel it back, unoriginal sin

Well, I've been wasting, hypnotized down on your phone
You can't save me
You don't have Adam and Eve to kick around anymore
You really do rock the show,
They want everybody to...

Shine
They want you to shine
Everybody
Shine if you're loaded baby
Shine any place that you're gonna be
Shine
Stand beneath the sun and you too can shine

So violated, the way we burned out from its fire
So violated, the way we killed the sun
So violated, the way we burned out from its fire
So violated, the way we killed the sun

Shine
They want you to shine
Everybody shine if you're loaded baby
Shine any place that you're gonna be
Shine
Stand beneath the sun and you too can shine

"Mean Bone"

(Slash/J. Griparic/R. Jackson/M. Laug/R. Roxie/J. Douglas)

 
You're dissin' me, I never show it
But you're always getting into my head,
Dismissin' me I let you do it but you're doin' it
In front of my friends

I'm not your doormat, I'm the leader of a kick-you
When you're down crusade, I'm not a part of that
I hear the rumors, goin' round that I'm not the man

I'm tired of playin' dumb
I'm tired of being pushed around
And if you think that I'm going soft
Here come some hard times

I got one mean bone in my body
I got one mean bone in my hand

You are a parasite, you latched on
And now I'm up to my neck in pain
All we do is fight, you bitch and moan so much
I think I need a hearing aid

My love won't overcome
The way you put me down
And if you think that I'm goin' soft
Here come some hard times

I got one mean bone in my body
I got one mean bone in my hand

"Ain't Life Grand"

(Slash/J. Griparic/R. Jackson/M. Laug/R. Roxie)

 
The end of the summer, down in New Orleans
Should've called, got caught up in the scene
Ain't nothin' wrong, ain't a damn thing right
Gonna be comin' home but baby, not tonight
The reason I'm stayin' is everythin's swayin'
It feels too good to leave
Pay all the bullshit, send me the receipts
I don't know where I'll be

The bayou's callin', the gypsy's out tonight
French Quarter lamps are burnin'
Lamps are burning bright
Now I'm the kind of man
That will throw caution to the wind, all night long
I'll be here 'til the end
The caravan awaits me in a place within my mind
Wish you could be here oh another time

Whoo, hoo, yeah, yeah,
Ain't life grand
All the pushin', and huggin', and pushin' and tuggin'
And whoo, hoo, yeah, yeah,
Ain't life grand
All the pissin' and moanin' and jerkin' me off
I said Whoo, hoo, yeah, yeah, ain't life grand
Ain't life grand,
Ain't life grand
Oh, ain't life grand

Ohh whoo, hoo, yeah, yeah, ain't life grand
All the drinkin' and takin' and fakin' it all
I said whoo hoo, yeah yeah, ain't life grand
All The touchin' and feelin' and bumpin' and squealin'
Now whoo hoo, oh yeah ain't life grand
All the kickin' and screamin', all the lyin', and cheatin'
Now whoo, hoo, yeah, yeah, ain't life grand
Ain't life grand, ain't life grand
Ain't it grand baby?
Ain't life grand baby
Ain't life grand mama
Sweet daddy grand
Mama grand, brother grand, woman grand
Papa grand, granny grand Baby grand
Oh I need a damn gram

"Serial Killer"

(Slash/J. Griparic/R. Jackson/M. Laug/R. Roxie/J. Douglas)

 
Here we are alone now, just you and me
Down the halls we waltz, your end is in my dreams

I wanna be like him, he had a dreadful life
I wanna learn to shoot, I wanna use the knife
I like the smell of fear that makes you paralyzed
I am the boy next door who put that fear in your eyes

I hope you can leave all this for yourself
I'll be your slave and then dig your grave
While we're makin' love I dream revolver

They say I'm crazy, falling apart
Do you like the way I murdered your heart
I'm smart and cagey, I come in the night
If you let me in, you'll give up your life

He like to roll in mud, up to his chin
Now I open my head and let his voodoo in
I rode those sissy bars all the way to hell
Sweet mother justice, I've heard it all
There's nothing left to tell

I hope you didn't need all this for yourself
And the man with the stars says he knows you are
But I just keep singing' la dee dee dah

They say I'm crazy, falling apart
Do you like the way I murdered your heart
I'm smart and cagey, I come in the night
If you let me in, you'll give up your life

Boom boom bang bang, screams in the dark
If you let him in, he'll murder your heart
Boom boom bang bang, screams in the dark
If you let him in, he'll murder your heart

He's not the man you see at home
He's someone else inside
His life's no longer his own
He's someone else inside
Creepin' up when you're alone
And now he stands inside
He want's to take you to hell
But for him it's heaven

Sorry to say but you're not the only one
You're not the lonely one that turned my light on
While I'll turned yours on, on, on...

"Back And Forth Again"

( Slash / Eric Dover )


Now you've slipped away
And found a place to stay
Who do I congratulate
But I'm happy for you
Where are you today
I sense that you're afraid
And I don't know what to do

I miss you, but what does it change
This confusion feels the same
Forget you and let you leave
But I'm still thinkin' it through
it's been the conflict between us
That's kept me from sinking before
You drove me crazy and I let you
Come do it some more
Put the past to bed,
we've done it before

Now we're back and forth again
Can we help this pointless thing
Swingin' like a hinge
To the place we always meet

There's nothing to say
Except loneliness is strange
Cause you wear the face
That I never can leave
And I know you're gonna call
Cause you know just where I'll be
Once you come and find me here
I'll be happy for me
So happy to be
Not alone anymore
We've done it before

Now we're back and forth again
Can we help this pointless thing
Swingin' like a hinge
To the place we always meet

It's such a shame how little things
Can change your minds
Don't just sit there filing your nails
And passing the time
I can't let you bottle it up
And take it too far
Carrying all of that weight
Is the hardest part

Now we're back and forth again
Can we help this pointless thing
Swingin' like a hinge
To the place we always meet
Back and forth again
Back and forth again
Back and forth again
Back and forth again

"What Do You Want To Be"

( Slash / Matt Sorum / Eric Dover )


Sour, this affliction
If it was me I'd have it fixed
And with everywhere you've been
You're much too old to be so naive

So what the hell do you want to be
Following the trends that never end
I can't stand the parties you attend
So what the hell do you want with me

Oh, you're so underground
Oh, ain't that swell
Well the word is on the street
You're collecting sympathy and
then you hide
And ya ain't been out in days
Will the sunshine burn your face
Preserve your precious skin
I'll go out, you stay in

What the hell do you want to be
Following the trends that never end
I can't stand the parties you attend
So what the hell do you want with me

Please don't feed the pigeons
Out of the same sad bag of tricks
I've heard it all a million times
You make me sicker than
the wine you drink

So if you think I need some help
Climb out of your own shell
It'll make you think

So what the hell do you want to be
Following the trends that never end
Why is it that I can't
stand your friends
So what the hell do you want with me
What the hell do you want to be
Following fashion in the sheets
Chasing every other flavor
of the week
So what the hell do you want from me

What do you want to be
What do you want to be
What do you want to be
What do you want from me
Looking for anyone who's somebody
What do you want from me
What do you want from me

"Neither Can I"

(Slash / Eric Dover)


I once had a friend
They found him in a car
A hose to the window
And the motor running hot
Seems he couldn't take it
The rhetoric of life
Someone found him naked
With a note right by his side
A note right by his side

He can't take it back
Neither can I
No, neither can I

Mommy and daddy
I've borrowed the car
to sleep on the floor
I'm sorry so much
For bringing my own living hell to
your door
Thanks for all the flowers
At the ringside seat
Thanks for nothing everyone
The prayers were too weak

This is the way
It happens all the time
Can you pay attention
To everyone that cries
Remember you can make it through
And make it new
Only if you try
You gotta try

Cause you can't take it back
Neither can I
No, neither can I

Mommy and daddy
I've borrowed the car
to sleep on the floor
I'm sorry so much
For bringing my own living hell to
your door
But things had gotten heavy
Everything was deep
Nothing really mattered
So I just went to sleep
I just went to sleep
And I can't take it back
I won't try

I won't try
I won't try
I won't try
I won't try

"Soma City Ward"

( Slash / Matt Sorum / Eric Dover )


Skinny kid flippin' out
A prissy little thing with a tan
Was an outcast in the basement
Tryin' anything he can
The skirts spit words like razor blades
To keep him off their trail
He keeps a chant of silence
For a moment in his cell

The dirty rat is sellin' things
he can't afford
He leaves his misery to play
In the Soma City Ward
Soma City Ward

Pieces of the son-of-a-bitch
Float around the crowd
He wears his bad intentions
like a cape or a shroud
Then he blew his mind on Drano
From his third story hotel room
Yeah he missed the pool by inches
So he won't be walkin' soon

The dirty rat is seein' things
he can't ignore
He left is body for a day
In the Soma City Ward
Soma City Ward

All these people in his head
Sayin' to jump out and you'll be free
Come sleep in my demon bed
Hope that you want it as bad as me

The dirty rat is seein' things
he can't ignore
He leaves his misery to play
In the Soma City Ward
Soma City Ward
Soma City Ward

"Doin' Fine"

( Slash / Eric Dover )


Come on down to our house
All the neighbors are away
We're invitin' everyone
We got take out and everything
The local P.D.'s been around
That's one right over there
And the chick that's sittin' on his face
Is glad that he is here

There isn't a time frame
Been doing it all week long
So come on by babe
And bring your friends along

Don't know what you're missing
Having a hell of a time
Don't know what we're doin'
But I think we're doin' fine

We got a band playin', the singer's
really fat
The cat is in the dryer
Who's the asshole who did that
Someone's in the backroom,
I think they're gettin' high
If they don't unlock the bathroom
I'll just have to go outside

Got no worries
Movin' right along
And what a great night, babe
To do what you think is wrong

Don't know what you're missing
Having a hell of a time
Don't know what we're doin'
But I think we're doin' fine
Nobody's leavin'
Cause we're all too drunk to drive
Three days later we're still here
And I think we're doin' fine

Don't know what you're missing
Having a hell of a time
Don't know what we're doin'
But I think we're doin' fine
Nobody's leavin'
Cause we're all too drunk to drive
Three days later, we're still here
And I know we're doing fine

"Be The Ball"
( Slash )


Me and a friend decided
To leave our lives behind
Wife, child, credit cards
Get in the car, good-bye
Got some stuff packed in the trunk
Pulled the plunger and closed our eyes
Whatever lane, left or right
It'll be the trip of our lives

Be the ball - Life is one big arcade
Be the ball - The aim is to be the game
Be the ball - The next four minutes are
a total surprise
Be the ball - Hell-bent, damn,
we love to drive

Through the pits and valleys,
Through the tunnels in the maze
We don't know where we're going
But we got the Stones cranked
As fast as the orbit takes us
Is just how fast we'll play
Around the bumpers and
down the drain
We're so out there, we feel no pain

Be the ball - Don't you try to set
your sights
Be the ball - You'll never get it right
Be the ball - Gonna see the
world tonight
Be the ball - Hell-bent, damn, we love
to drive

We love to drive

Drive

Be the ball - The last four minutes
were quite a ride
Be the ball - It's too late to change
our minds
Seen it all - We are amazingly high
Be the ball - Hell-bent, damnit, we
love to drive

"Just Like Anything"

(Slash/J. Griparic/R. Jackson/M. Laug/R. Roxie/J. Douglas)


Captain Jack was a suicide pimp with a nonstop nosebleed
Fell in love with a church choir tramp
Found out she was a drag queen

Crown him the hollywood kid
Spent his time in another man's bed
Does anybody care
He said - he said

Jimmy Jaw took a ten story dive about sixteen thousand feet
I watched the body go slat and they scraped him off the street
Now he's a hollywood kid tryin' to fly
They found him dead was anybody there he said - he said

Stars laid out on the Hollywood squares
Going 'round and 'round like musical chairs
But be ready to rumble
Be ready to fight, if you wanna live through the boulevard night
Get ready for problems, get ready for pain
If you wanna play the L.A. game
Where you got to hustle and nothing is fair
Be a chalk outline on a Hollywood square

Lady Faye back in '52 was a friend for fame
Not a lick of talent, paid dues, got fucked by John Wayne

Crown her the Hollywood queen, she gives head in every scene
Did anybody stare she said - she said

Stars laid out on the Hollywood squares
Going 'round and 'round like musical chairs
But be ready to rumble
Be ready to fight, if you wanna live through the boulevard night
Get ready for problems, get ready for pain
If you wanna play the L.A. game
Where you got to hustle and nothing is fair
Be a chalk outline on a Hollywood square

"Back To The Moment"
(Slash/J. Griparic/R. Jackson/M. Laug/R. Roxie/J. Paris)

 
You say you don't wanna go but you've got to understand
That you're so far away from me and I'm all alone
Even when you're standing next to me
Deep inside, I feel you want to go free

I wanted you eternally
I see the truth, now that you've lied to me

Can't you see that the pain breaks me in two
It takes me from you
I feel it stop my beating heart, with every little thing you do
It tears me apart, please make it stop and be mine again
So we can take it right back to the moment
Where we start again

And baby, you say you already know
But you won't ever understand
What it's like to feel you slippin' away from me
I'm down on my knees
Even though I tried to carry on
Deep inside, I feel like I'm the only one

I wanted you eternally, but I see the truth
Now that you've lied to me
Oh and you lie to me

Can't you see that the pain breaks me in two
It takes me from you
I feel it stop my beating heart, with every little thing you do
It tears me apart, please make it stop and be mine again
So we can take it right back to the moment
Where we start again

I feel like you're taking away
My everything, my everything
'Cause everything you say and do
It's like your playing a part
When the curtain finally closes
I wonder if you're going to take a bow
Before you break my heart, before you break my heart

Now listen to me
Can't you see that the pain breaks me in two
It takes me from you
I feel it stop my beating heart, with every little thing you do
It tears me apart, please make it stop and be mine again
So we can take it right back to the moment

Can't you see that the pain breaks me in two
It takes me from you
I feel it stop my beating heart, with every little thing you do
It tears me apart, Baby please make it stop and be mine again
So we can take it right back to the moment...

"Life's Sweet Drug"
(Slash/J. Griparic/R. Jackson/M. Laug/R. Roxie)

 
Hey what you doin' out there
Did you tumble down and burn out in the fire
You, ain't going nowhere
Stay with me now let's get higher and higher

I, dead broke and blue take a look
No, I ain't no rose
We, just you and me
Got a little tied up and now
I'm indisposed

Keep it going once it's started
Share a ride with everybody

Life
Such a sweet sweet drug
Complete my world
Come and make me numb

He had a seven year itch
Losin' and scratchin' himself
She was a complicated bitch
Fuck with your mind
Put your balls on a shell

Keep it going, once it started
Share a ride with everybody

Life
Such a sweet sweet drug
Complete my world
Come and make me numb

Now at this moment
I can feel the ecstasy
Live the life you're given
Leave the bag with me, please

Life
Such a sweet sweet drug
Complete my world
Come and make me numb...

"The Truth"
(Slash/J. Griparic/R. Jackson/M. Laug/R. Roxie/J. Douglas)


She gets up with her head swung down low down
Steps into the room
Please listen while I sing my song to you
'Cuz it all slips away, it ends too soon

How in the hell did I get here
Let me tell you all why I sing the blues
Been in a daze for ten years
But I still can sing the truth

Heaven knows where we all go
All we have is what we get
When it's gone when will I know
Because I haven't got it yet

She's swayin' to the swing of the music
Her arms wave in the air
She turns her head, our eyes make contact
It lets me know

How the hell did I get here
Let me tell you all why I sing the blues
Been in a daze for ten years
But I still can sing the truth

Heaven knows where we all go
All we have is what we get
When it's gone when will I know
Because I haven't got it yet

Did you find that ride? Did you finally fly?

While I sit here kickin' and bitchin'
Sayin' gimme gimme gimme
Gimme what's mine

I thought I had it all, I wanted more
No need for you, I slammed the door
I cut you loose
What are the chances that I'd walk in here
And find the truth...

"Landslide"
(Slash/J. Griparic/R. Jackson/M. Laug/R. Roxie/J. Douglas)


Been climbin' the walls for days
Baby I don't know why
Girl you got my head in a haze
I can't see the sky
You throw mud in my face, it's such a disgrace
Why you wanna shake my tree
I slip then I slide, you're laughing inside
I know who's going down, it's me

And when you walk away
I know you're always sayin' something
Is everything okay?
I see it in your eyes

It's just a landslide, that feeds my head, that makes it roll
It's just a landslide, keep it in mind, takes me out of control
It's like a landmine, steppin' out of time, ready to explode
I feel the landslide on me down in this hole

Now it just takes a look, did you read the whole book
Did you study it between the lines
I don't need to explain, there's no pleasure no pain
It just comes with the prize

And when you walk away
I know you're always sayin' something
Is everything okay?
I see it in your eyes

It's just a landslide, that feeds my head, that makes it roll
It's just a landslide, keep it in mind, takes me out of control
It's like a landmine, steppin' out of time, ready to explode
I feel the landslide on me down in this hole

I feel your earth shake
I feel your body quake, forever, forever
Oh, I see the walls break
I feel your heartache, whenever
Do you know how I feel inside
I feel like I'm caught in the tide
I'm caught in the landslide

And when you walk away
I know you're always sayin' something
Is everything okay?
I see it in your eyes

It's just a landslide, that feeds my head, that makes it roll
It's just a landslide, keep it in mind, takes me out of control
It's like a landmine, steppin' out of time, ready to explode
I feel the landslide on me down in this hole

"Speed Parade"
(Slash/J. Griparic/R. Jackson/M. Laug/R. Roxie)


They come and they go when they want me
I sit and wait my turn
I want to let go but I can't see
All I know is from what I've learned

Hitchhiker born to the side of the road
Got your thumb out, climb in
Shut your mouth, and do what you're told
This is where the ride begins

Heads up, the mountain's comin' down
Like a ball and chain
Stand up, the best is all around
The question is would you like to calm the insane

It goes on and on, just like a speed parade
It goes on and on, 'til the tail lights reached my head

Here lies a rude instigator or so he says
Is he movin', movin', movin'
Or does he lie there and just play dead?

Heads up, the mountain's comin' down
Like a ball and chain
Stand up, the best is all around
The question is would you like to calm the insane

It goes on and on, just like a speed parade
It goes on and on, 'til the driver drops dead

Gotta get on the road or get on your knees
See the boy play, he plays for speed
Faster boy, put your foot on the floor
Salivating, he just wants more

Here come the calm with the bald insane
I can feel it like a ball and chain
When the question stands, does the shit remain?

It goes on and on, just like a speed parade
It goes on and on, 'til the tail lights reached my head

"The Alien"
(Slash/J. Griparic/R. Jackson/M. Laug/R. Roxie/J. Douglas)


Just what the hell has happened here,
Smelling smoke must be burning up the atmosphere.
Am I lost, have I found the right placeto be.
Better run, better clear, better be outta my way.
I'm comin' down and I'm hot
Yeah I'm hot like the sun, man I'm not of this earth
Yeah I'm somethin' to see

I slowly touch down on the planet,
I'm the alien
Could be some trouble up ahead

Just got in today, landed in the USA
Hitched a ride on a rocket from Milky Way,

Just got in today, don't know if I want to stay,
Think I'm gonna shoot back home
Like a cosmic ray, oh, yeah, oh yeah.
They'll never take me alive,
They'll never take me alive.

Now they're making me cover boy,
standing in the aisles in the supermarket tabloids.
Check it out, checking in,
with inquiring minds need to know everything
Like how did I get here
Where will I go
Is he red, Is he white or a six foot negro afrodite

The CIA has got a file on everything I've done,
Take me to my friends in Hangar 51

Just got in today, landed in the USA
Hitched a ride on a rocket from Milky Way,
Just got into town, want to take a look around
Just arrived but I don't think I want to stay, oh no, oh no.

They'll never take me alive,
They'll never take me alive.

I don't have a phonecard to call home

They want to take me as a specimen,
dry me out, ground me into vitamins.
Oh my God, maybe I'm the cure

My future here it doesn't look too bright to me,
I know today I gotta leave and be free, be free.

Just got in today, landed in the USA
Hitched a ride on a rocket from Milky Way,
Just got into town, wanna take a look around
Just arrived but don't think I want to stay.
Just got in today, (just got in today),
Welcome to the USA (welcome to the USA).
Think I'm gonna shoot back home, like a cosmic ray
They'll never take me alive, They'll never take me alive.