Summer days,
summer nights are gone
Summer days
and summer nights are gone
I know a place where there's
still somethin' going on
I've got a house on the hill,
I got hogs out in the mud
I've got a house on the hill,
I got hogs all out in the mud
I've got a long haired woman,
she got royal Indian blood
Everybody get ready, lift up
your glasses and sing
Everybody get ready, lift up
your glasses and sing
Well I'm standin' on the table,
I'm proposin' a toast
to the king
I'm driving in the flats in a
Cadillac car
The girls all say
"You're a worn out star"
My pockets are loaded,
and I'm spending every dime
How can you say
you love someone else,
you know it's me all the time
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Well the fog's so thick
you can't spy the land
Well the fog's so thick that
you can't even spy the land
What good are you anyway
if you can't stand up
to some old businessman?
Weddin' bells are ringin' and
the choir is beginning to sing
Yes, the weddin' bells are
ringin' and the choir's
beginning to sing
What looks good in the day,
at night is another thing
She's looking in to my eyes,
and she's a-holding my hand
She looks in to my eyes,
she's holding my hand
She say, "you can't
repeat the past,"
I say "You can't?
What do you mean you can't?
Of course you can."
Where do you come from,
where do you go?
Sorry, that is nothing you
would need to know
Well, my back's been
to the wall so long
it seems like it's stuck
Why don't you break my heart
one more time,
just for good luck
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I got eight carburators and
boys I'm usin' 'em all
Well, I got eight carburators
and boys I'm usin' 'em all
I'm short on gas,
my motor's startin' to stall
My dogs are barking,
there must be someone around
My dogs are barking,
there must be someone around
I got my hammer ringin' pretty
baby, but the nails
ain't goin' down
If you got something to say,
speak or hold your peace
Well if you got something to say
speak now or hold your peace
If it's information you want,
you can get it from the police
Politician's got
on his joggin' shoes
He must be runnin' for office,
got no time to lose
Suckin' the blood out of the
genius of generosity
You been rollin' your eyes,
you been teasin' me
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Standin' by God's river
my soul's beginning to shake
Standin' by God's river
my soul's beginning to shake
I'm countin' on you, love,
to gimme a break
Well, I'm leaving in the morning
as soon as the dark clouds lift
Yes, I'm leaving in the morning,
just as soon as
the dark clouds lift
I'm breakin' the roof,
set fire to the place as a
partin' gift
Summer days,
summer nights are gone
Summer days,
summer nights are gone
I know a place where there's
still something goin' on