This is the group that I got the name "Love's Stargazer" from!
Mother Love Bone is one of my very favorite groups. I first heard them about three years ago and I still listen to them quite often. As a small dedication to the deceased singer, Andy Woods, I wanted to give them their own page. Here are the
lyrics to their songs. While they are all good, I have put them in the order that I like them, not what they appear as on the CD. I like the meaning of a lot of the words and lyrics in some of these songs and of course the music.
STARGAZER
crazy crazy i'm the boy
who defies all
lift me higher than anyone
and hold my arms
woman, woman she outta mind
and simply out of soul
she gets me higher than anyone
i miss her so
stargazer you call the shots
and I take um
stargazer won't ya kick with me
(again)
dancer dancer i'm all wrong
she thinks she's young and wise
she dance around my cable car
and fix me up with a guy-why?
chorus
stargazer you cry in blue
anything i've ever seen
ain't as good as you
i'm not trying to push your feelings (inside)
but i know you hold me like putty in yo' hands
cry for me and rub it in
cry for the saviors and the prophets son
dream of me and julie ann
ah xana come back again
(repeat last two lines)
GENTLE GROOVE
like my world i'm on fire
cause i am full of desire
no more preachin' on your part
no more love on my pillow
come dance with me in my rooms
you can hold me hands
i shall be your boyfriend
and she can call me names
and nobody's gonna change the way i feel, for my love
nobody's gonna slow my gentle groove
til kingdom come thy work is done on earth as it is in Dallas
come play with me in my room
you can hold me hands
i will be your boyfriend
and you can call me names...
and nobody's gonna take the power away, from my love
and nobody's gonna slow my gentle groove
and nobody's gonna take my love away
and nobody's gonna slow my gentle groove
til kingdom come thy work is done on earth as it is in Dallas
CHLOE DANCER/CROWN OF THORNS
Chloe don't know better-
Chloe just like me, only beautiful-
a couple of years difference-
but those lessons never learned-
Chloe danced the tables, in the french quarter-
always been given so I can't make her laugh-
but i'm proud to say-
and i won't forget
Time spent layin' by her side
Time spent layin' by her side
and dreams like this must die
MAN OF GOLDEN WORDS
i want to show you something like a joy inside my heart
seems I been living in the temple of the dog
where would I live if I were a man of golden words
or would I live at all
words and music-My only tools
communication
so on her arrival I will set free the birds
it's a pretty time of year, the mountains sing aloud
tell me Mr. golden words hows bout the world
tell me, can you tell me at all
words and music-My only tools
communication
lets fall in love with music
the driving force in our living
the only international language
divine glory, the expression
the knees bow the tongue
confesses
the lord of lords, the king of kings
words and music-My only tools
communication
etc.
CROWN OF THORNS
You ever heard the story, of mister faded glory
say he who rides the pony must someday fall
i been talkin' to my alter it says life is what you make it
and if you make it death well rest you soul away, away, away
it's a broken kind of feeling, should have to tie me to the ceiling
A bad moons-a-comin' better say your prayers
I wanna tell her that I love her but does it really matter
I just can't stand to see you dragging down again, again, again,
this is my kinda love
it's the kind that moves on
it's unkind and leaves me alone
repeat
I used to treat you like a lady, now you're a substitute teacher
this bottles not a pretty, not a pretty sight to see
I owe the man some money so i'm turning over honey
You see mister faded glory is once again doin' time
repeat chorus
repeat chorus
like a crown of thorns, it's all in what you know
so don't burn your bridges woman cause someday
repeat chorus etc.
BONE CHINA
in the morning
she gone crazy
with a painted picture
her father's story
Bone China-my friends
Bone China-let the summer come again
she be dancing in the moonlit sky
she be movin' like a butterfly
she be drinkin' all my early times
i'm just waiting on that dream, cause the fast ones always ride for free
free...
ugly morning
she's jezebel’s daughter
like a broomhilda
a child of the water
Bone China-my friends
Bone China-let the summer come again
she be dancin' by the moonlight sky
she be moving like a butterfly
she high falootin' like the girl from shrine
she be moving like a...
i'm just waiting on that dream cause the fast ones always ride for free
free...
STARDOG CHAMPION
san francisco, where the flowers bloom in spring
fade to winter, and see what disease brings
augustino, with his eyes once a shining sea
he's half a shadow, god don't let me be the same
i'm a STARDOG CHAMPION
west virginia that's where my father lies
wartime hero, the kind that money buys
a diamond bracelet, for my mommy memory
that's all she wrote, all she wrote for me
i'm A STARDOG CHAMPION
i'm A STARDOG CHAMPION
and the children used to sing of love
with grace from the lord above
and the children used to sing aloud
etc. repeat chorus etc.
HEARTSHINE
waste away my tears
cause i can't cry no more
no more than less
my brother's drowning
like a star, a slower suicide
me I gave mine away
i give to you my heartshine
i give to you my heartshine only for you
a sad hello to death
i'm a stubborn goat on trial
no more than less
i said time will tell
if love has the strength to push it-the strength to push it
my the pain away
i give to you my heartshine
i give to you my heartshine
love flourishes-love flourishes, you've gotta value love supreme...
THRU FADEAWAY
you can fadeaway, my love I will always-
remember your faces, thru fadeaway-
bless all of your eyes, I realize you're my reason-
and I will cherish the days, when our souls will be-
together-
she's my sunshine, my moonshine-
she's my hot, ma hotma Ghandi-
She's my lady from Euphrates-
sure nuf give that woman to me-
you're just another one, just a nutha statistic-
you're needle sickness, illed weakness-
Yea ya killed, yea ya killed, yea ya killed me boy-
repeat chorus
repeat chorus
etc.
THIS IS SHANGRILA
i've been around the world and i wrote a million songs
it's all a bore to me
i've slept in the gutter and i've lied to the dogs
it never bothered me
the sheriff he came to me with his little boys in blue
they been lookin' for me
but with my CRYSTAL SHEEN GUITAR i'm another ego star
so give it to me
get me to the stage-it brings me home again
this is shangrila
i look bad in shorts but most of us do
don't let that bother me
i'm the FOOTBALL who is who, i don't believe in smack
so don't you die on me
cause LOVE is all good people need
MUSIC sets the sick ones free
without LOVE no one ever grows nothing ever sings...
this is shangrila
you have gathered for the feast
THE BREAD IS MY BODY...the wine is blood
get me to the stage-it brings me home again
this is shangrila
i'm trippin' on it now-it brings me home again
HOLY ROLLER
ohh baby gotta put me back together
i need your SMOOTH DOG LOVIN' oh yea
and so i'm sending in the little monster
gonna turn it up inside your head
like a holy roller
holy roller
holy roller
(to my head)
i said LOIN QUEEN PARADER
wanna get you down on all fours
then you gotta show me what you're made of
i'll meet ya child by the back door baby
like a holy roller
holy roller
holy roller
(to my head)
breakdown
repeat chorus
CAPRICORN SISTER
my loving father, give me no pain
TASTE OF EUCALYPTUS, dances and shakes
motherlovebone...mama papa talkin' to me-
love breeds like rabbits, i'm gonna set you free now
CHARTREUSE REGALIA and PURPLE PIE PETES
you dance ELECTRA and night becomes day
got my mama in the kitchen
she always bitchy, bitchy, bitchin'
so i made a proclamation
to control my masturbation
motherlovebone... mama papa talkin' to me
love breeds like rabbits
i'm gonna set you free
BURGANDY BABY
with you BLUE EYED SOUL
you play the hits
and i'm on that roll
CAPRICORN SISTER
FREDDIE MERCURY
JEZABEL CHILD cry...etc...
motherlovebone...mama papa talkin' to me
love breeds like rabbits, i'm gonna set you free now
CAPTAIN-HI TOP
i'm the instigator of the me generation
the official seminator of the female population
and i scoff at my rivals cause they ain't cool
and i rewrote the bible and made my own rules
i'm captain hightop the love commander
the Ego Star forever after.
captain hightop the love commander
hide your mom control your sister
i'm the Hip Hop surgeon of the mindless eye
take me down sister in between your thighs
and the stories of my image have gone too far
i slid the beast to farah sayin' baby, baby, baby,
baby, baby i'm a star
i'm captain hightop the love commander
Ego Star Forever After
i'm captain hightop the love commander
hide your mom control your sister
MR. DANNY BOY
what can i take from you
what can i take from you
what's worth a plug nickel from a silly fool
what can i take from you
why did i leave you there
why did i leave you there
with your LONG BLACK KITTY and funky hair
why did i leave you there
see mr. danny boy
did ya see mr. danny boy
he's a ROCK TOP BOXER just a bundle of joy
see mr. danny boy
why did i leave you there
why did i leave you there
with your long black kitty and funky hair
why did i leave you there
said baby
stop lovin' by the rules
i heard the rumors danny
stop your talkin' danny-i heard the rumors danny, danny
lost down in santa fe
i had love with a runaway
and i think my daddy thought i was gay
lost back in santa fe
the RIFF MEISTER is my friend
the RIFF MEISTER is my friend
i love that mother fucker to the very end
BOLAN was my mom
said baby
stop lovin' by the rules
i heard the rumors-danny
stop your talkin'-danny i've heard the rumors danny danny
it's a long, long road...for it's here desperado
and it's cold, cold, cold, visions of tomorrow
when was the last time you wrote for me a song
repeat chorus (think of marlo)
MINDSHAKER MELTDOWN
That old vicious cycle scheming within-
the talk of the building with the crash about-
and broken glass it slides across his skin-
they both cry till exhausted and wind up in each others arms-
It's a mindshaker meltdown-
it's a spreading disease-
I've seen it before girl, I hope they come after me-
cause I'm a bad motherfucker, selfish and sick-
you better say your prayers baby cause it's commin' down-
quick-
it's a mindshaker meltdown-
it's a spreading disease-
it's a mindshaker meltdown
I hope they come after me
he lost control, her voice like a fire alarm-
realize he could have hurt his love without knowing it all all-
it seems he transforms when she screams her song-
possessed by a broken window and her crying for love-
it's a mass jubilation, with jesters and thieves-
a kinda group masturbation as they crucify me-
cause im a hollywood dreamboy, a pinup in their eyes-
i represent mama all you despise-
HALF ASS MONKEYBOY
scratching and dreaming till night turns to day-
it's a surefire way to waste your life away-
but me i'm obliged to give you my disease-
i'm abracadabra I do what I please
stone cold mama-she a bird from a feather-
I focus all my energy, understanding you-
such a pretty little dancer in a burgundy blue-
witch hazel eyeballs taking care of love-
remember the key mama-understand my words-
stone cold mama-she a bird from a feather-
half assed money boy
half assed money boy
half assed money boy
half assed money boy
if you want a plate of my beef swellington baby,
you're gonna have to pay the cover charge-
open wind let me suck the gate-
etc...