Lady Stardust sang his songs And he was alright, the band was altogether Really quite paradise People stared at the makeup on his face Laughed at his long black hair, his animal grace The boy in the bright blue jeans Jumped up on the stage Of darkness

I'm swimming to the surface I'm coming up for air Oh, I need a breath I need a breath Fill my lungs 'Cause you're making me feel nervous I need to clear my head I can't believe my ears I don't wanna believe my ears

You can buy your hair if it won't grow You can buy all the make up that M.A.C. can make You can fix your nose if he says so But if you can't look inside you Find out who am I too Be in the position to make me feel so Damn unpretty My outsides look cool

Don't take your love to town You've painted up your lips and rolled and curled your tinted hair Ruby are you contemplating going out somewhere The shadow on the wall tells me the sun is going down It wasn't me that started this whole crazy Asian war But

I'll pick you up at 8 and we can drive around We'll park it, lay down on the hood of my car Listen to the airplanes as we count the stars, tonight I'll be your man Take you to the beach and we can head downtown, while you hold my hand So just take this

na na na na na na na na na na na Well, I wrote my number down. I'd never wrote it down before. I was gonna bring over like something from a film but I didn't have the bottle at all. Well I had a look and you kept staring. Your head pairing up with mine

Welcome to the Hotel California Such a lovely place (such a lovely place) Such a lovely face On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light My head grew

This party, this party wasn't over Somebody, somebody should've told her Hands up in the air, still swaying That band she loves still playing She had this old boy from the boondocks Sweet talking, walking on moon rocks I wish somebody would've told her

It's time that I make time for that Take a deep breath of mountain air Put on my glove and play some catch Wade the shore and cast a line Look up a long lost friend of mine Sit on the porch and give my girl a kiss Start livin', that's the next thing on

Nine exits north of Las Vegas, Vegas In the back room of the El Mago Casino Under a portrait of Doris Day And a pair of C-notes Soft candy betting hard eight Not quite how you laid it out for me When we split up that night, that night Coming out of the