Ashes to Ashes (Live) - David Bowie

They're tearing down the street where I grew up Like pouring brandy in a Dixie cup They're paving concrete on a part of me No trial for killing off a memory Ashes to ashes, dust to dust Can you find the Milky Way? Long Tall Sally and Tin Pan Alley Have seen their dying day Ashes to ashes, dust to dust It'll never be the same But we're all forgiven We're only living to leave the way we came Uuh-uuh, uuh-uuh No sidewalk playground now to meet my friends They put a roadblock at the rainbow's end We're driving faster now than Orville flew We leave our mark on every single thing we do Ashes to ashes, dust to dust It's the way the West was won Amos and Andy and Nickel Candy Have fallen to the gun Ashes to ashes, dust to dust It'll never be the same But we're all forgiven We're only living to leave the way we came Uuh, uuh-uuh, uuh-uuh Uuh, uuh-uuh, uuh-uuh Uuh, uuh-uuh, uuh-uuh Uuh, uuh-uuh, uuh-uuh Ooh, ashes to ashes, dust to dust Can you find the Milky Way? Long Tall Sally and Tin Pan Alley Have seen their dying day Ashes to ashes, dust to dust It'll never be the same But we're all forgiven We're only living to leave the way we came Ashes to ashes, dust to dust It's the way the West was won Amos and Andy and Nickel Candy Have fallen to the gun Ashes to ashes, dust to dust It'll never be the same But we're all forgiven We're only living to leave the way we came

Do you remember a guy that's been In such an early song? I've heard a rumour from Ground Control Oh no, don't say it's true They got a message from the Action Man "I'm happy, hope you're happy too I've loved all I've needed, love Sordid details following" The shrieking of nothing is killing Just pictures of Jap girls in synthesis And I ain't got no money and I ain't got no hair But I'm hoping to kick but the planet is glowing Ashes to ashes, funk to funky We know Major Tom's a junkie Strung out in heaven's high Hitting an all-time low Time and again I tell myself I'll stay clean tonight But the little green wheels are following me Oh no, not again I'm stuck with a valuable friend "I'm happy, hope you're happy too" One flash of light but no smoking pistol I never done good things I never done bad things I never did anything out of the blue, woh-oh-oh Want an axe to break the ice Wanna come down right now Ashes to ashes, funk to funky We know Major Tom's a junkie Strung out in heaven's high Hitting an all-time low My mother said to get things done You'd better not mess with Major Tom My mother said to get things done You'd better not mess with Major Tom My mother said to get things done You'd better not mess with Major Tom My mother said to get things done You'd better not mess with Major Tom

This week dragged past me so slowly The days fell on their knees Maybe I'll take something to help me Hope someone takes after me I guess there's always some change in the weather This time I know we could get it together If I did casually mention tonight That would be crazy tonight Stay - that's what I meant to say Or do something, but what I never say is Stay this time, I really meant to so bad this time 'Cause you can never really tell When somebody wants something you want too Heart wrecker, heart wrecker, make me delight Life is so vague when it brings someone new This time tomorrow I'll know what to do I know it's happened to you Stay - that's what I meant to say Or do something, but what I never say is Stay this time, I really meant to so bad this time 'Cause you can never really tell When somebody wants something you want too Stay - that's what I meant to say Or do something, but what I never say is Stay this time, I really meant to so bad this time 'Cause you can never really tell When somebody wants something you want too