How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
Yes, ‘n’ how many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, ‘n’ how many times must the cannon balls fly
Before they’re forever banned?
The answer, my friend, is …

Acid, booze and ass,
Needles, guns and grass…
Lots of laughs. Lots of laughs.

In the squares of the city - In the shadow of the steeple, Near the relief office - I see my people. And some are grumblin’ and some are wonderin’ how many roads must a man walk down before you call him a man? Yes, ‘n’ how many seas must a white dove sail before she sleeps in the sand? Yes, ‘n’ how many times must the cannon balls fly before they’re forever banned? The answer, my friend, is acid, booze and ass, needles, guns and grass…lots of laughs. Lots of laughs.

(next!…)

Maybe I should have included the next line as a jumping-off point:

Everybody’s saying that…

…a dragon lives forever, but not so little boys
Painted wings and giant rings make way for other toys
One gray night it happened…

Everybody’s saying that…

(it’s) Been a whole lot easier since the bitch left town.
Been a whole lot happier without her face around.
I take that back, I hope you’re doin’ fine.
And if I had a dollar, I’d give you…

And if I had a dollar, I’d give you
two tickets to paradise
won’t you pack your bags, we’ll leave…

… on a jet plane
Dont know when Ill be back again
Oh babe, I hate to go

Now the time has come to leave you
One more time
Let me kiss you
Then close your eyes
Ill be on my way
Dream about …

Dream about…

Living in the gangsta’s paradise
Tell me why are we so blind to see
That the ones we hurt are you and me
Tell me why are we so blind to see
That the ones we hurt are…

…Fish heads, fish heads, rolly polly fish heads
Fish heads, fish heads, eat them up
Yumm!

…Tell me why are we so blind to see that the ones we hurt are fish heads, fish heads, rolly polly fish heads, fish heads, fish heads, eat them up
Yumm!

June, she’ll change her tune, in restless walks she’ll…

(It’s all a bit more Madlibby than I anticipated.)

… Walk on, walk on
What you got, they can’t steal it
No they can’t even feel it
Walk on, walk on
Stay safe tonight…

You’re packing a suitcase for …

You’re packing a suitcase for …
Oklahoma, where the wind comes whippin’ down the plains,
Where the wavin’ wheat,
Can sure smell sweet,
When the wind comes right behind the rain,

Oklahoma, every night my honeylamb and I,
Sit alone and…

… Do the Humpty Hump
Come on and do the Humpty Hump

People say, yo, Humpty
You’re really funny looking
That’s all right cause …

That’s all right cause…
these days, everybody speaks of love so loud
they shout, as if love were something owed them
like something they can order around
like something that comes when…

… When he watches you
When he counts to buy your soul
On your hand his golden rings
Like he owns a bird that sings

When we dance, angels will run and hide their wings

The priest has said my soul’s salvation
Is in the balance of the angels
And underneath the wheels of passion
I keep the faith in my fashion
When we dance, angels will run and hide their wings

I’m still …

I’m still standing better than I ever did
Looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid
I’m still standing after all this time
Picking up the pieces of…

… standing better than I ever did
Looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid
I’m still standing after all this time
Picking up the pieces of my life without you on…

holy effing ess.

Um…great minds and all that? Or just too many Elton John records growing up?

I’m not sure you wanna lump my mind together with yours. It’ll be harder for you to be taken seriously.

NO WAY! That was cool.