B A C K

Rare Songs - "P"

Parting Ways (alt. lyrics) || The Part Where I Play the Pope|| Patriot
Piece of Crap|| Poor Girl|| Price of Pain



Parting Ways (alt. lyrics) [Barcelona soundcheck 1996]

Strang another man...
I will move into...try to move...

And a picture of a picture...
And they'll soon be parting ways...

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The Part Where I Play the Pope [Improv]

This is the part where I play...I play the pope...

Feed the people...love the people...
The people got to live, the people got to breathe...every day...

You don't meet the people...God gave the people bread...
Leave our tired...lead our tired, yeah, here...

Be careful with your brother...

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Patriot [Steve Van Zandt]

And the rivers shall open for the righteous...
And the rivers shall open for the righteous...
And the rivers shall open for the righteous someday...

I was walking with my brother,
And he wondered, oh how I am.
Said what I believe in my soul
Ain't what I see with my eyes,
And there's no turning back this time.

I am a patriot, and I love my country,
Because my country is all I know.
Wanna be with my family,
People who understand me.
I got no place else to go.

I was walking with my girlfriend.
She looked so fine, I said
"Baby, what's on your mind?"
Said I want to run like the lions
Released from their cages...
Released from the rages
Burning in my soul tonight.

I am a patriot, and I love my country,
Because my country is all I know.

And I ain't no communist,
And I ain't no socialist,
And I ain't no capitalist,
And I ain't no imperialist,
And I ain't no democrat,
Sure ain't no republican either,
I only know one party,
And that is freedom.
I am...I am...I am...

I am a patriot, and I love my country,
Because my country is all I know.

And the rivers shall open for the righteous,
And the rivers shall open for the righteous,
And the rivers shall open for the righteous someday...
Someday...someday...

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Piece of Crap [Neil Young]

Tried to save the trees, bought a plastic bag.
The bottom fell out, it was a piece 'a crap (piece of crap!).

Wanted an LP, only had CD's.
Digitally clean, it was a piece of crap (piece of crap!).

Bought myself a car, thought it'd take me far.
The dealer was a liar, he was a piece of crap (piece of crap!).

Got it from my friend, on him you can depend.
I found out in the end, it was a piece of crap (piece of crap!).

I'm trying to save the trees, I saw it on TV.
They cut the forest down to build a piece of crap (piece of crap!).

Picked up a magazine to read about the scene.
It didn't tell me beans, it was a piece of crap (piece of crap!).

I went back to the store, they gave me four more.
The guy told me at the door it was a piece of crap...
It was a piece of crap...

[Additional verses:]

Bought it on a tin, bought it on a phone.
Now you're home alone with a piece of crap (piece of crap!).

Wanted my mtv, holy no me.
Found out in the end it was a piece of crap (piece of crap!).

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Poor Girl [Eddie Vedder w/ Supersuckers; by X]

You sat at home, the windows tinted black.
He hit you hard and you cried so long.
Life turned and wandered, never to come back again.
Take what she gives you, don't feel sorry boy.

When you fell out, out of starlight
And you were too hurt to walk, too bad to begin.
I looked at the sign, but I couldn't feel sad for you.
Take what she gives you, don't cry when you kiss her.

Poor little girl, ran away for good.
And I tried to explain, why she won't say a thing.
Sad, sad thing, I'm so faraway, girl
How can I say she won't talk at all.
She holds her deck of cards,
She wants to be alone.
I've been very ill, and I've tried waking up,
No...to be alone.

When you ran out, out of place, so tell you,
You didn't look so good, and you didn't feel so ill, You said... (hold me)
But I couldn't get it right.
Take what she gives you, don't feel sorry boy.

Poor little girl, ran away for good.
And I tried to explain, why she won't say a thing.
Sad, sad thing, I'm so faraway, now
How can I say why won't talk at all.
She holds her deck of cards,
She wants to be alone.
She still drinks in the dark.
The radio is left only.
She saw a madman fight,
And break it up 'cause he injured himself.
Then she felt better off,
'Cause she was only drugged.

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Price of Pain [2/6/95; Improv]

I (don't) know whether I can show, but I...
I would if I had to pay...
I don't know what the contents hold,
Not now...pay for that...

Price of love(blood?) has gone up...
The price of pain...no...
The price of everything has gone up...
I'm still poor...

Up... [~100X]


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