I bought my first real six-string
o'er at the five-and-dime
played until my fingers bled
it was the summer of '69
me and some guys from school
got a band and we tried real hard
stevie left, and joey got married
should have known we wouldn't make it too far
...
well, you don't know what, we can find
why don't you come with me li'l girl?
on a magic carpet ride
well, you don't know what we can see
why don't you tell all your dreams to me
we'll escape reality
close your eyes girl,
look inside girl,
let the sound take you away!
(some of these lyrics may be a bit off, but that's how it often is when you hear an old recording of the song, particularly Steppenwolf. sometimes, it's hard to tell exactly what they're singing, so we replace what is really said with something that sounds the same and makes since. I hope no one is offended by some off quotes.)
Originally posted by Tirau DanBut on the other hand, she's all they have
The girl with the kaleidoscope eyes
Stocken in the sky with diamonds
She's a diamond in their dull gray lives
And that's the hardest kind of stone
It usually survives
And when you think about it, can you recall
The last time they loved anyone at all?
She's not a bauble you can brush aside
She's been out doing what we just talked about, example
Gave us back our businesses, got the English out
And when you think about it, well why not do
One or two of the things we promised to?
But on the other hand, she's slowing down
She's lost a little of that magic drive
But I would not advise those critics present to derive
Any satisfaction from her fading star
She's the one who's kept us where we are
Originally posted by SuzianneAhhh, but if there's a reason
But on the other hand, she's all they have
She's a diamond in their dull gray lives
And that's the hardest kind of stone
It usually survives
And when you think about it, can you recall
The last time they loved anyone at all?
She's not a bauble you can brush aside
She's been out doing what we just talked about, example
Gave us back our businesses, ...[text shortened]... derive
Any satisfaction from her fading star
She's the one who's kept us where we are
I don't need to know right now
'Cause beyond the pale eyes' evening
And the shadow of the cloud
And the light of a fading star
Is what you were, is what you are
Like the glow that christens the moon
You shone too soon, you shone too soon
Originally posted by Tirau DanYou climbed on the ladder
Ahhh, but if there's a reason
I don't need to know right now
'Cause beyond the pale eyes' evening
And the shadow of the cloud
And the light of a fading star
Is what you were, is what you are
Like the glow that christens the moon
You shone too soon, you shone too soon
With the wind in your sails
You came like a comet
Blazing your trail
Too high
Too far
Too soon
You saw the whole of the moon!