1. ROAD ZOMBIE

(No lyrics available)


2. CALIFORNIA (HUSTLE AND FLOW)

Running around like you’re front page news
Lonely eyes and your motorcycle boots
Tattooed heart and your jet-black hair
Running ‘round like you don’t care

Take me down
Take me on down the line

Well, I was born, babe, with nothing to lose
But the black man taught me how to sing the blues
Made a little life outta rock ‘n’ roll
And that crazy California hustle and flow

[Chorus]
Take me down
Take me on down the line
Shake me down
Shake me on down the line

I went too fast with that rhythm and booze
Almost ended up dead like all those other fools
Everyone’s got some sort of ball and chain
What’s life without a little pain?

[Chorus]

Living in a Hollywood movie dream
And I’m still reaching for the stars
Life gets hard and then it gets good
Like I always knew it would

Running around like you’re front page news
Lonely eyes and your motorcycle boots
Tattooed heart and your jet-black hair
Running ‘round like you don’t care

[Chorus](x2)


3. GIMME THE SWEET AND LOWDOWN

It was a moonlight mishap
You lost your party hat
Seems your lifestyle ain’t so worthwhile after all
A heavy-hearted taxi ride
Then a walk on the wild side
Did your guardian angel let you down?
Gonna lay low and play it straight
It’s time to rejuvenate
Gonna kick start your heart until you come around

I can tell you now; you’ve really gotten the blues
I can tell you now; that I’ve walked in your shoes
Gimme the sweet and lowdown

You better get outta the way
It’s history made the hard way
From a hero to a zero once again
Ain’t no time for vanity
Or this insanity
You’re maladjusted and now you’re busted once again

I can tell you now; it comes as no surprise
I can tell you now; by that look in your eyes
Gimme the sweet and lowdown

You’re looking kinda punch drunk
Cuz that’s the way you strut your stuff
With a swing and a swagger down the road you go
You shoulda made a better choice
And listened to your inner voice
You gotta get right or get left, don’t ya know

I can tell you now; it’s the peak of bad news
I can tell you now; that I’ve walked in your shoes
Gimme the sweet and lowdown
The sweet and lowdown
Gimme the sweet - the sweet and lowdown


4. DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH

Well, I've been up, yeah
And I've been down
Been kicked around, yeah
This god-forsaken town
So many faults, so little time
I've gotta find my piece of mind
Peace of mind

I was looking for something
Anything at all
Something to believe in
Spray-painted on the walls
I've made mistakes, yeah
I've paid for them too
What's a poor boy supposed to do

Then she said yea, yea
“You’re like a diamond in the rough
You're dirty and you're damaged
All you need’s a little love
But inside there’s a sparkle
That’ll light the stars above
And you'll be there in the morning
When the going gets tough”

There was a time when, I could not say
I got a reason to live another day
A discarded treasure, they all passed on by
And I can understand the reasons why

Then she said yea, yea
“You’re like a diamond in the rough
You're dirty and you're damaged
All you need’s a little love
But inside there’s a sparkle
That’ll light the stars above
And you'll be there in the morning
When the going gets tough”
(x2)

Yea, yea, diamond in the rough
Yea, yea, gonna light the stars above
Yea, yea, all you need’s a little love
You'll be there in the morning
When the going… gets tough
Diamond in the rough now, yea, yea
Who’ll light the stars above, yea, yea
All you need’s a little love now, yea, yea


5. MACHINE GUN BLUES

Well I’m a gangster 1934
Junkies, Winos, Pimps & Whores
And all you men, women and kids
Best get out the way

I just left your town, took all your loot,
Bought a pink carnation and a pinstripe suit,
A hopped-up V8 Ford and some two-tone shoes

And I’m already gone, I left a pool of blood and sorrow
I've got the Machine Gun Blues

I’ll be out of here for the break of dawn,
I'll hit the highway, smoke a big cigar,
Got to stop and bury the cash, and get some more

There’s only one thing on my mind,
That's making it across that ol' state line,
Without a hail of avenging bullets,
Waiting there for me

And I’m already gone, I've left a path of pure destruction,
I've got the Machine Gun Blues

I'm already gone, my life will soon be through,
I've got the Machine Gun Blues

I'm public enemy #1
I'm sorry for the things that I've done
If indeed we do cross path, it's nothing personal

And I’m already gone, I've left a trail of devastation,
I've got the Machine Gun Blues

I'm already gone, my life will soon be through,
I've got the Machine Gun Blues


6. BAKERSFIELD

Take me down that line
Gonna tow that heavy load
I can’t seem to make it
Make it on my own
Turn the lights down low now
Turn down our bed
I can’t seem to get you
Out of my head

[Chorus]
Stranded here in Bakersfield
So close, yet so far, far away
Stranded here in Bakersfield
You’re a million miles away, yea, yea

I feel the heat coming down now
Sweat runs down my face
I can hardly fake it, girl
Fake it thru this day
Was it something that I said?
Or something I didn’t do?
Eighteen more hours, girl
‘Til I’m home to you

[Chorus]

So I walked out that lonely truck stop
With my head hanging down
Wondering how in the hell I got myself into this mess
And more importantly
How I was gonna get myself out of it
So I wrote a song for you, baby girl
And I hope when I return home
The locks ain’t changed on the doors
And there’s still a spot for me
On that big ol’ California king sized bed

[Chorus]

Won’t you come see me in Bakersfield?
I’m not a million miles away


7. FAR SIDE OF NOWHERE

I wake up; drink my coffee
Put on my pants and comb my hair
Today’s the day, I ain’t got nothing
I ain’t got nothing, I ain’t got a care

The sun is out; it’s shining bright
The birds are singing and the skies are blue
My motor runs a lover’s heartbeat
It’s just me and you

[Chorus]
Put the pedal to the metal
Baby, turn the radio on
We can run to the far side of nowhere
We can run ‘til our days are gone

And ignorance, they say is bliss
So today I’m king of these hills
We’re gonna drive, drive to nowhere
Ain’t gonna stop until…

We put the pedal to the metal
Baby, turn the radio on
We can run to the far side of nowhere
We can run ‘til our days are gone

[Chorus](x2)


8. ALONE AND FORSAKEN

We met in the springtime when blossoms unfold
The pastures were green and the meadows were gold
Our love was in flower as summer grew on
Our love like the leaves now have withered and gone

The roses have faded, there's frost at my door
The birds in the morning don't sing anymore
The grass in the valley is starting to die
And out in the darkness the whippoorwills cry

[Chorus]
Alone and forsaken by fate and by man
Oh Lord, if you hear me, please hold to my hand
Oh, please understand

Oh, where has she gone to? Oh, where can she be?
She may have forsaken some other like me
She promised to honor to love and obey
Each vow was a plaything that she threw away

[Chorus]

The darkness has fallen, the sky has turned gray
The hound in the distance is starting to bay
I wonder, I wonder what she's thinking of
Forsaken, forgotten, without any love

[Chorus](x2)

Oh, please understand (x2)


9. WRITING ON THE WALL

There was a time when you were proud
You looked up to me with big eyes
And I could do no wrong
There’s something inside
That’s clearly tearing both of us apart
Oh, there’s something inside

I wonder where you are tonight
And what you did with your day
Can’t find the words to say
Did you feel the sun?
Did you feel the warmness of my heart
Oh, did you feel at all?

They say if you love someone you gotta let them go
And if they return to you that’s surely how you’ll know
Oh, I can read the writing on the wall
Oh, but I can’t let go

They say if you love someone you gotta let them go
And if they return to you that’s surely how you’ll know
Oh, I can read the writing on the wall
Oh, but I can’t let go

I’m hopelessly aware
Of the good and the bad traits we share
It’s like looking at myself
And I know that at times
I could’ve handled things differently
Oh, but know my intentions were well

They say if you love someone you gotta let them go
And if they return to you that’s surely how you’ll know
Oh, I can read the writing on the wall
Oh, but I can’t let go

Oh, I can’t let go (x4)


10. CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU

I’ll tell you something, baby, that’s a fact
Never see a hearse with a luggage rack
All your money, your hard earned pay
It don’t mean shit, babe, at the end of the day

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Can’t take it with you, can’t take it with you
Can’t take it with you, can’t take it with you
Oh no, you can’t take it with you
Can’t take it with you
Can’t take it with you
Can’t take it with you when you go

As sure as life, and the light of day
I’ll tell you something I’ve heard them say
It don’t matter, baby, what you’re worth
Seems we all, we all go back to Mother Earth

[Chorus]

Work all your life, you’ve become a slave
There ain’t no spending when you’re in the grave
Even if it’s raining thousand dollar bills
Think of me, baby, in your mansion on the hill

[Chorus]

Can’t take it with you...


11. STILL ALIVE

Well, I remember when we were young
And you said that I was done
Well, I walked the long boulevard
My head hanging down
And the word out on the street
I was back up on my feet
I was fighting the same old wars
Had to even up the score

[Chorus]
And I’m still alive and I will survive
I can take what life’s got to give
Just need a little time
And I’m still alive, talking that some ol’ jive
I can handle what comes my way
Just gimme another day

And the times have changed my friend
I’ll be here to the bitter end
With a guitar in my hand I stand a little taller
And I’ve been to hell and back
I ain’t falling off this track
From the back to the front page
From the gutter to the stage

[Chorus]

And from town to town I roam
Take me so very far from home
And I woke up one summer day and I fell in love
And the times have changed, my friend
I’ll be here to the bitter end
And I’m here to make my stand
With a guitar in my hand

[Chorus]