I'm the king of the Texaco

My guy,
At least I could run
They just died in the sun

My guy,
Beneath the starlight,
I'm the king of the Texaco

Turn that old rock n' roll
Off the radio
Play something slow

That's my guy

Lovely, let's play now
I'll steal his horse, you grab the wine
Drowning your cigarette in lean
Nero plays his violin
at the mercy of the roaring winds

When I met the Devil
I shook his hand
But my Lord don't mind

When I met the Devil
I shook his hand
We shared some laughs
But my Lord don't mind

Most days you'll find
There's a war in my mind
To hold you in my arms
I might be running late
But I'm always right on time
To hold you in my heart

I ride

Too dumb to die
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I did a bad thing
My Lord don't mind

Don't say another word
Let's go steady, black market baby

I'm too dumb too die

There's a light
In this Dunkin' tonight

I'll give you motivation
You give me weapons
Give me knives, give me guns
Leave me bleeding
Out the walls of my chest

You've got that hoochie voodoo
I'm in the river
With a trout in my lungs, honey

I'm in the cemetery
I'm smoking PCP
I'm high above you
Above law
Above everything

The wind is whispering something
I'm sweating bullets
But there's love in my heart, honey

There's a light
In this Dunkin' tonight

Stumbling through starry Boston
The wind is whispering something
Your sacrament will get me right
Get me well
Spring has sprung
From the roots of my hand

Making love like rats

Get me right

Take your time, Downtown Pony
Get some sleep downtown, Pony
Hurry up, Downtown Pony
Shoot your shot downtown, Pony

Pure hearts are hard to find
When you're standing
On the firing line

Shoot a prayer into the sky
Till the cavalcade arrives
We can swim in the whites
Of eachother's eyes

Man is not supposed to be
Piled on top eachother
In these cities

Black road, white lines
We're coming home tonight
We traded in the stars
For gas station lights

We'll have us some kids
And live off the land
By a strip mall in the midwest

Give me a great big kiss
With your pouty Narcan lips

If I'm the stain in your sheets
You're the scratched CD
Nestled under my seat

Magdalena
Bust it out
Magdalena
Could you do that for me?

Girl, don't you worry

What a drag
To be this pretty
And be this rich
What a drag
To ride my stallion through
The Walmart parking lot
While people gawk

I don't need your forgiveness
In the spring I will be saved
I'll be as pure
As the raccoon
Beneath your porch

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Heart on a leash
Will you walk it?
It's so awkward
When you cry
In the Walmart checkout line
Jesus Christ
Why you gotta do that?

I don't need your forgiveness
The angels know my name
I am as pure as the child
On the day it was born

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Pure

Surrogate
Would you be so kind?
Do it for me
I won't beg
Breathe it in
God knows that I'm indifferent
Do it for me
Would you be so kind?

Surrogate
There's a dead bird
In the motel pool
Do it for me
But the water's blue
And I never learnt to swim
Breathe it in for me
Would you be so kind?

There's a film about
Watching films
Ain't that neat?
Get all dressed up
To climb inside
The splintered screen

Surrogate
Would you be so kind?
Do it for me
Fix my broken screen, babe
I'm just a child
Breathe it in
God loves a fractured image
Do it for me
Would you be so kind?

Surrogate
There's an eyeball
In the ice machine
Do it for me
But honeybee
This champagne ain't cheap
Breathe it in for me
I asked you once
I asked you twice
Would you be so kind?

There's a film about
Watching films
Ain't that neat?
Get all dressed up
To climb inside
The splintered screen

But pay-per-view ain't cheap

I’m a preacher in the starlight
A beggar in the sun
Meet me by the Taco Bell
We’ll feed the stray dogs
I’ll let you smoke
My lucky cigarette
You are afraid
I will pray for you

A preacher in the starlight
A gossip maagazine
A bible by the bedside
A king on his knees
I’ll let you smoke
My lucky cigarette
While the rhinestone sweat
Drips off your lip

I’m a preacher in the starlight
A beggar in the sun
Oh, so you think you can dance?
In the belly of
This godless town
You sold your faith
I will pray for you

A preacher in the starlight
Doused in kerosene
A stag in the crosshairs
A king on his knees
I’ll let you smoke
My lucky cigarette
While the rhinestone sweat
Drips off your lip

LIVE
Forgetting's never finished

Baby
I don't need money
Cause I'm sanctified
Don't let these bitches fool you.

Baby
It's a wonderful day to tend to the garden
I've never begged for a pardon
Except from you.
Onscreen saccharine sweet
Turned vengeful queen
Don't talk to me like that

Just swoon.
I said a little prayer
With my eyes shut tight
Then I found a lucky penny
In the methadone line.

Baby
You don't need peace when you're pacified
In the glow of daytime TV

I'll withstand any cold breeze
If you let me jump your bones through December


You smoke your Reds to the filter Just swoon.
I cursed your name
As I looked to the sky
Got hit by a train at 11:45.

The most disturbing thing
Is when nothing happens
The comfort of the bed

The most disturbing thing
Is when nothing happens
The house does not collapse

Get some rest

The most perfect dream

We woke up in the garden
Electric vines sticking out our spines
Soldered to the source
Recycling someone else's thoughts
It's a burden to be free
Throw the cuffs on me, boys

The most disturbing thing
Is when nothing happens
The house does not collapse

Get some rest