PUMP (Geffen - 1989)

  • YOUNG LUST 
  • F.I.N.E. 
  • LOVE IN A ELEVATOR 
  • MONKEY ON MY BACK 
  • JANIE'S GOT A GUN 
  • THE OTHER SIDE 
  • MY GIRL 
  • DON'T GET MAD, GET EVEN 
  • VOODOO MEDICINE MAN 
  • WHAT IT TAKES 

  • YOUNG LUST (Tyler/Perry/Jim Vallance)

     

    young lust
    happy just to be in lust
    never have to eat no dust
    everybody talk about
    young lust
    you're dyin' and you're screamin' inside
    oh you're guilty way before you been tried
    that's crazy but you're diggin' it

    young lust
    you feel it in the summertime blues
    oh, easy when there's nothin' to lose
    and baby you been missin' out
    young lust
    sometimes you need it so bad
    it's enough to drive a young girl mad
    so what you gonna do about it

    a little bit o' nasty
    you look a little sleazy
    now don't get any on you
    young lust
    you better keep your daughter inside
    or she's gonna get a dose of my pride
    yeah, everybody talks about it
    young lust
    once you had it you can never go back
    don't you ever let 'em give you no slack
    when you're streakin' down the alley way

    checkin' out the ladies
    who didn't bring their boyfriends
    who love to get in trouble
    I got to say I'll see you later, meet me in the elevator
    always gettin' stronger
    never gettin' weaker
    my love is gettin' longer
    I'll keep it in my sneaker
    never keep a secret
    never feelin' guilty
    never gettin' lonely
    never gettin' no peace, hidin' from the police

    sneakin' out the back way
    sneakin' down the alley way
    gotta do it my way
    do it in the sunshine
    hangin' from the clothesline
    find another tree to climb

    young lust
    there's no time for lovin'
    young lust
    no, don't need one in the oven
    young lust
    I'm a-pushin' and a-shovin' it
    young lust
    come on now I just can't wait
    are you fishin' or you gonna cut bait
    everybody body doin' it, yeah yeah
    young lust
    honey now ain't it a bitch
    sometime you gotta scratch that itch
    so what you gonna do about it...


    F.I.N.E. (Tyler/Perry/Desmond Child)

     
     

    Hot wax drippin'
    Honey what do you say
    I got a brand new record
    That I gotta play
    She says not now boy
    But I did anyway
    cause I'm ready, so ready
    Lip smackin' paddy wackin'
    walkin' the street
    I got a rag top chevy
    now I'm back on my feet
    I get an EMHO woody
    when I sit in the seat
    cause I'm ready, so ready, yeah

    I got a girlfriend with the hoochy-coochy eyes
    cause in the pink she look so fine
    She got the cracker jack now all I wants the prize, honey heh heh heh

    I know these hookers down on 42nd street, but
    ill-gotten booty's not my style
    I'll take a rain check 'til I get back on my feet, honey heh heh yeah

    'Cause I'm
    Alright
    Your daddy says I'm
    Alright
    Your momma says I'm
    Alright
    and my old lady says I'm
    Alright

    Whip crackin' floozy
    way outta control
    she got a new kinda jelly
    in her jelly roll
    I got the right key baby
    but the wrong keyhole
    and I'm ready, so ready
    I'm a red hot pistol
    and I'm ready to fight
    I'm a 38 special
    on a Saturday night
    I'm gonna kiss your boo-boo honey
    make it alright
    'cause I'm ready, so ready ooh
    I got a cruiser with a bimbo on the dash
    it kinda keeps my ass in line
    one little french kiss honey that's my kinda trash, yeah

    My brand new baby's lookin f-i-n-e FINE
    the sun is shinin' every day
    ain't got no rubbers now it's rainin all the time, honey

    But I'm
    Alright
    my little sister says I'm
    Alright
    ohh my brother thinks I'm
    Alright
    and my old lady knows I'm
    Alright

    I feel like I'm hung up on the line
    I'd die for you but we were partners in the crime
    Everything about you is so f-i-n-e- FINE
    Let's put our clothes back on
    and by the way girl
    What's your name again? uh huh

    But I'm
    Alright
    you're daddy says I'm
    Alright
    and the Tipper thinks I'm
    Alright
    and Joe Perry says I'm
    Alright
    Pitched my tent
    in the pouring rain
    I got a back seat lover
    that's callin' my name
    she gonna blow my cover
    she's hot as a flame
    But I'm ready, so ready, ow
    I shove my tongue
    right between your cheeks
    I haven't made love now
    for twenty-five weeks
    I hear that your so tight
    your lovin' squeaks
    and I'm ready, so ready
    yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah


    LOVE IN AN ELEVATOR (Tyler/Perry)

     
     

    Second floor, hardware, children's ware, ladie's lingerie
    Oh good morning Mr. Tyler, going down?
    Heh heh heh, ooh

    Mmm mmm mmm mmm... yeah
    workin' like a dog for the boss man (wo)
    workin' for the company (wo yeah)
    bettin' on the dice I'm tossin' (wo)
    I'm gonna have a fantasy (wo yeah)
    but where am I gonna look?
    they tell me that love is blind
    I really need a girl like an open book
    to read between the lines

    love in an elevator
    livin' it up when I'm going down
    love in an elevator
    lovin' it up 'til I hit the ground
    Jackie's in the elevator (wo)
    lingerie second floor (wo yeah)
    she said can I see you later (wo)
    and love you just a little more (wo yeah)
    I kinda hope we get stuck
    nobody gets out alive
    she said "I'll show you how to fax in the mailroom honey
    and have you home by five"

    love in an elevator
    livin' it up when I'm going down
    love in an elevator
    lovin' it up 'til I hit the ground
    in the air, in the air honey one more time now it ain't fair
    love in an elevator
    lovin' it up when i'm going down

    love in an

    elevator

    going down

    love in an elevator
    lovin' it up when I'm going down
    love in an elevator
    livin' it up when I hit the ground

    gonna be a penthouse pauper (wo)
    gonna be a millionaire (wo yeah)
    I'm gonna be a real fast talker (wo)
    and have me a love affair (wo yeah)
    gotta get my timing right (wo)
    it's a test that I got to pass (yeah)
    I'll chase you all the way to the stairway honey (wo)
    kiss your sassafrass
    love in an elevator
    lovin' it up when I'm going down
    love in an elevator
    livin' it up 'til I hit the ground
    Do you care? Do you care?
    Honey one more time now it ain't fair
    love in an elevator
    livin it up when I'm going down
    Do you care? Do you care?
    Honey one more time now it ain't fair
    love in an elevator
    livin it up when I'm going down
    "In the air, in the air"
    Honey one more one more one more one more
    love in an elevator
    livin it up when I'm going down
    "In the air, in the air"
    Honey one more one more one more one more
    love in an elevator
    livin it up when I'm going down
    "In the air, in the air"
    Honey one more one more one more one more
    love in an elevator

    love in an elevator
    livin it up when I'm going down
    in the air, in the air, in the air, in the air
    love in an elevator
    lovin it up when I'm going down


    MONKEY ON MY BACK(Tyler/Perry)

     
     

    woe is me
    well I been dyin'
    got to get that monkey off my back

    aaaahhhhhh...

    the fortune teller looked into my eyeballs
    the wrinkles on her face about to crack
    she said you best believe it, you ain't goin' nowhere
    unless you get that monkey off your back

    well, I made believe the devil made me do it
    I was the evil leader of the pack
    you best believe I had it all and then I blew it
    feedin' that fuckin' monkey on my back

    ahh, if you put it in a spoon man I would boot it
    some king whose mental house was just a shack
    where do you draw the line
    when all your friends are dyin'
    you got to get that monkey off your back

    your crystal ball is where you chase the dragon
    she said now bring me home his head inside a sack
    but now you find your crystal balls are draggin'
    got to get that monkey off your back
    yakakakaw yakakakaw
    yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
    hee hee, hee hee...


    JANIE'S GOT A GUN (Tyler/Hamilton)

     
     

    ch' dum dum dum, honey what have you done
    ch' dum dum dum, it's the sound of my gun
    ch' dum dum dum, honey what have you done
    ch' dum dum dum, it's the sound, it's the sound

    umh umh umh
    umh umh umh
    umh umh umh
    umh umh umh
    Janie's got a gun
    Janie's got a gun
    Her whole world's come undone
    From lookin' straight at the sun
    what did her daddy do?
    what did he put you through?
    they said when Janie was arrested
    they found him underneath a train
    but man he had it comin'
    now that Janie's got a gun
    she ain't never gonna be the same

    Janie's got a gun
    Janie's got a gun
    Her dog days just begun
    now everybody is on the run
    tell me now it's untrue
    what did her daddy do?
    he jacked a little bitty baby
    the man has got to be insane
    they say the spell that he was under
    the lightning and the thunder
    knew that someone had to stop the rain

    run away, run away from the pain
    yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
    run away, run away from the pain
    yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
    run away, run away
    run, run away... ooh

    Janie's got a gun
    Janie's got a gun
    Her dog days just begun
    now everybody is on the run
    what did her daddy do?
    it's Janie's last I-O-U
    she had to take him down easy
    and put a bullet in his brain
    she said 'cause nobody believes me
    the man was such a sleaze
    he ain't never gonna be the same

    run away, run away from the pain
    yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
    run away, run away from the pain
    yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
    run away, run away
    run, run away...

    Janies got a gun
    Janies got a gun
    Janies got a gun
    everybody is on the run
    Janie's got gun
    her dog day's just begun
    now everybody is on the run
    because Janie's got a gun
    Janie's got a gun
    her dog day's just begun
    now everybody is on the run
    Janie's got a gun
    (honey honey, what's the problem)
    (tell me it ain't right)
    (was it your daddy's cradle-robbin' that)
    (made you scream at night)


    THE OTHER SIDE (Tyler/Jim Vallance)

     
     

    Mm mm mm,mm mm mm
    Mm mm mm,mm mm mm mm mm, yeah
    come on
    lovin' you has got to be
    (take me to the other side)
    like the devil and the deep blue sea
    (take me to the other side)
    forget about your foolish pride
    (take me to the other side)
    oh take me to the other side
    (take me to the other side)
    my mama told me there'd be days like this
    and man she wasn't foolin'
    'cause I just can't believe the way you kiss
    uh huh
    you opened up your mouth with baited breath
    you said you'd never leave me
    you love me, you hate me, I tried to take the loss
    you're cryin' me a river but I got to get across
    lovin' you has got to be
    (take me to the other side)
    like the devil and the deep blue sea
    (take me to the other side)
    forget about your foolish pride
    (take me to the other side)
    oh take me to the other side
    (take me to the other side)
    I'm lookin' for another kind of love
    oh lordy how I need it
    the kind that likes to leap without a shove
    oh honey, best believe it
    to save a lot of time and foolish pride
    I'll say what's on my mind, girl
    you loved me, you hate me, you cut me down to size
    you blinded me with love and yeah it opened up my eyes
    lovin' you has got to be
    (take me to the other side)
    like the devil and the deep blue sea
    (take me to the other side)
    my conscience got to be my guide
    (take me to the other side)
    oh honey take me, take take take take take ow

    take me to the other side
    I'm lookin' for another kind of love
    oh lordy how I need it
    the kind that likes to leap without a shove
    honey, you best believe it
    now I ain't one for sayin' long goodbyes
    I hope all is forgiven
    you loved me, you hate me, I used to be your lover
    you know you had it comin' girl so take me to the other side
    take me to the other side
    take me to the other side
    lovin' you has got to be
    (take me to the other side)
    like the devil and the deep blue sea
    (take me to the other side)
    my conscience got to be my guide
    (take me to the other side)
    oh honey take me to the other side
    (take me to the other side)
    lovin' you has got to be
    (take me to the other side)
    like the devil and the deep blue sea
    (take me to the other side)
    forget about your foolish pride
    (take me to the other side)
    honey take me take me take me take me to the other side
    (take me to the other side)
    (take me to the other side)...


    MY GIRL (Tyler/Perry)

     
     

    my girl, she breathes hellfire
    and my girl, she feeds my desire
    my girl Sadie she's the wind in my sails
    a puss n' boots lady with a cat o' nine tails
    comin' after you honey, feet don't fail me now

    my girl, she's bareback rider
    and my girl, she's Lady Godiva
    she's a full-time lover no mon ami
    sweeter than honey from a honey bee
    and it all rubs off on little old me-oh-my
    slippin' in and out of love
    slippin' in and out of love
    slippin' in and out of love
    slippin' in and out of love

    my girl, she smokes barbed wire
    and my girl can't get no higher
    I made it with the lady with the one-track mind
    diamonds in the rough they're so hard to find
    day after day, it's the same old grind and grind and
    grind and grind and grind and grind and grind
    my girl, my girl, my girl, my girl
    my girl, my girl, my girl

    my girl, she's bareback rider
    and my girl, she's Lady Godiva
    she's a full-time lover no mon ami
    sweeter than honey from a honey bee
    and it all rubs off on little old me-oh-my
    slippin' in and out of love
    slippin' in and out of love
    slippin' in and out of love
    slippin' in and out of love

    my girl


    DON'T GET MAD, GET EVEN (Tyler/Perry)

     
     

    Mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
    Mm mm mm mm mm mm
    Mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
    Mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
    I'll tell you a little secret make you want to jump and shout
    when you talk to me in circles take your foot out of your mouth
    it's hard enough to make it when you're livin' on the street
    and you want to tell somebody but you got to be discreet, huh
    then you catch your girlfriend with her skirt hiked up to here
    honey, don't get mad, get even

    don't get mad, get even, yeah
    don't get mad, get even, yeah
    don't get mad, get even
    say the times they be a-changin' though the blind lead the blind
    you know your head is empty though there's somethin' on your mind
    been shackin' up with Lucy, then when the morning comes
    you're with Sally in the alley and the junkies and the bums
    you wonder why your girlfriend has her skirt hiked up to here
    honey, don't get mad, get even

    don't get mad, get even, yeah
    don't get mad, get even, yeah
    don't get mad, get even
    (???????????????I'm gonna kick your ass...)
    (???????????????I can see the white o' your eyes, baby)
    (??????come on over here, fuck I'm hmm hmm I'm gonna kick your ass)
    (yeah you just wait and see what I got in store for you...)
    roll the dice get lucky 'cause they roll you for the dime
    you got nothin' else to lose if you only lose your mind
    when pleasure that is shallow causes trouble to be deep
    you've been dusted with the devil while he sweeps you off your feet, huh
    I'll tell you a little secret make you want to jump and shout
    when you talk to me in circles take your foot out of your mouth
    it's hard enough to make it when you're livin' on the street
    and you hate to be a wiseguy when your feet are in concrete
    oh, sleepin' with the dogs, and you wake up with the fleas
    honey, don't get mad, get even

    don't get mad, get even, yeah
    don't get mad, get even, yeah
    don't get mad, get even

    unh unh unh...


    VOODOO MEDICINE MAN (Tyler/Whitford)

     
     

    Silence, I'm ashamed, I was left as a child
    dragged from the cradle, I was weaned in the wild
    ran with the wolfpack, flesh torn to shreds
    in the compensations, I was left there for dead

    read it in the paper it ain't fair
    you know who today don't seem to care
    livin', lovin', gettin' loose
    masturbatin' with a noose
    now someone's kickin' out the chair, yeah yeah yow
    some kind of voodoo
    come across this land
    some kind of voodoo
    voodoo medicine man

    everybody's lookin' at the sky
    don't believe the coverups and lies, yeah
    they been tellin' us since birth
    pissin' off old Mother Earth
    my gones are bygones prophesised

    some kind of voodoo
    come across this land
    some kind of hoodoo
    voodoo medicine man

    get ready

    wonder should I go or should I stay
    cause what we got ain't workin' anyway
    I did my best, God knows I tried
    I feel like I've been crucified
    why did you, why did you, why did you take it all away

    voodoo, voodoo, medicine man...


    WHAT IT TAKES (Tyler/Perry/Desmond Child)

     
     

    Oh, yeah

    there goes my old girlfriend
    there's another diamond ring
    and all those late night promises
    I guess they don't mean a thing
    so baby what's the story
    did you find another man
    is it easy to sleep in the bed that we made
    when you don't look back I guess the feelings start to fade away
    ooh I used to feel your fire
    but now it's cold inside
    and you're back on the street
    like you didn't miss a beat, yeah
    tell me what it takes to let you go
    tell me how the pain's supposed to go
    tell me how it is that you can sleep in the night
    without thinking you lost everything that was good
    in your life to the toss of the dice
    tell me what it takes to let you go, yeah

    girl before I met you
    I was F.I.N.E. fine
    but your love made me a prisoner
    yeah my heart's been doin' time
    you spent me up like money
    then you hung me out to dry
    it was easy to keep all your lies in disguise
    cause you had me deep in with the devil in your eyes
    tell me what it takes to let you go
    tell me how the pain's supposed to go
    tell me how it is that you can sleep in the night
    without thinking you lost everything that was good
    in your life to the toss of the dice
    tell me what it takes to let you go
    guitar!

    tell me that you're happy that you're on your own, yeah, yeah, yeah
    tell me that it's better when you're all alone
    tell me that your body doesn't miss my touch
    tell me that my lovin' didn't mean that much
    tell me you ain't dyin' when you're cryin' for me

    tell me what it takes to let you go, ooh
    tell me how the pain's supposed to go, yeah
    tell me how it is that you can sleep in the night
    without thinking you lost everything that was good
    in your life to the toss of the dice
    tell me who's to blame for thinking twice, no no no no
    cause I don't wanna burn in paradise, ooh ooh
    I don't I don't I don't wanna I don't wanna burn in paradise
    let it go let it go... (And I don't wanna burn and I don't wanna burn and I don't...)