Surrounded by disgust Pounded into dust Blood soaks the ground In their own, they will drown Forces of hate meet Gather for the siege Encircling their foe The raid begins Their revenge is sought

These are honky tonk women Tryin' to give me, give me, give me their honky tonk blues It's the honky tonk women Yeah, they give me, give me, give me their honky tonk blues They give me, give me, give me their honky tonk blues I met a gin-soaked bar-room

We swallow the spit, Steal acceptance lend denial, Telling me that my life is free and boundless, Then I'm forced to stay between the lines, They construct death to demolish life, Plant the seeds to harvest loss, Found empty truth is full of lies, We're

The angels laid him away The angels laid her away Angels laid them away Angels laid him away They laid him six feet under the clay The angels laid them away Louis Collins took a trip out west When he returned, little Delia had gone to rest Louis said to

Explain to me This conspiracy against me Yeah yeah yeah And tell me how I've lost my power Why we don't trust them Please speak softly For they will hear us

Tangerine, Tangerine, living reflection from a dream I was her love, she was my queen, and now a thousand years between Measuring a summer's day, I only finds it slips away to grey The hours, they bring me pain Thinking how it used to be Does she still

Yes I'm movin' Hot time get it while it's easy Don't mind come on up and see me Rag doll, livin' in a movie Hot tramp, daddy's little cutie You're so fine, they'll never see ya leavin' by the back door, mam Rag doll baby won't you do me like you done

They sat in an abandoned luncheonette Sipping imaginary cola and drawing faces in the tabletop dust His voice was rusty from years as a sergeant on "this man's army" They were old and crusty She was twenty when the diner was a baby He was the dishwasher,

You got the silver you got the gold Hey babe, what's in your eyes? I saw them flashing like airplane lights You fill my cup, babe, that's for sure I must come back For a little more You got my heart, you got my soul You got the diamonds, from the mine

Dance to the music Keep on dancin' to the music Keep on dancin' for the thing If them Joneses hey, us alone Then them Stoner-bag get it on And that's why, girl, me and you Get along, girl, easy to Keep on dancin' don't you hear I sing Take the floor