Billy Joel - Tezmo

Viktor was born in the spring of '44 And never saw his father anymore A child of sacrifice, a child of war Another son who never had a father after leningrad Went off to school and learned to serve the state Followed the rules and drank his vodka straight The only way to live was drown the hate A russian life was very sad And such was life in leningrad I was born in '49 A cold war kid in mccarthy time Stop 'em at the 38th parallel Blast those yellow reds to hell And cold war kids were hard to kill Under their desk in an air raid drill Haven't they heard we won the war What do they keep on fighting for? Viktor was sent to some red army town Served out his time, became a circus clown The greatest happiness he'd ever found Was making russian children glad And children lived in leningrad But children lived in levittown And hid in the shelters underground Until the soviets turned their ships around And tore the cuban missiles down And in that bright october sun We knew our childhood days were done And I watched my friends go off to war What do they keep on fighting for? And so my child and I came to this place To meet him eye to eye and face to face He made my daughter laugh, then we embraced We never knew what friends we had Until we came to leningrad

She cuts you once She cuts you twice Still you believe The wound is so fresh you can taste the blood But you don't have strength to leave You've been bought You've been sold You've been locked outside the door But you stand there pleadin' with your insides bleedin' 'Cause you deep down want some more When she says she wants forgiveness Such a clever masquerade She's so good with her stiletto... You don't even see the blade... You don't see the blade... Oh... she cuts you hard She cuts you deep She's got so much skill She's so fascinatin' that you're still there waitin' When she comes back for the kill You've been slashed in the face You've been left there to bleed You wanna runaway but you know you're gonna stay 'Cause she gives you what you need Then she says she needs affection... While she searches for the vein... She's so good with her stiletto... You don't really mind the pain You don't mind the pain... Oh... oh whoa, uh She cuts you out She cuts you down She carves up your life But you won't do nothn' as she keeps on cuttin' 'Cause you know you love the knife You've been bought You've been sold You've been locked outside the door But you stand there pleadin' with your insides bleedin' 'Cause you deep down want some more Then she says she wants affection... While she searches for the vein... She's so good with her stiletto... You don't really mind the pain... You don't mind the pain...

It's time for me to be on my way I know I've got business to conduct And I've got places to go But I can't help looking at her sleeping instead Another morning I'll have trouble climbing out of this bed Because - she's such a temptation It's driving me crazy And it's my fascination That's making me act this way And I know what all my friends say They're afraid that I'm losing my touch But she's such a temptation I look so tired cause I don't get much sleep And I've got too many commitments that are too hard to keep And I try to be rational And I try to be wise But it all gets blown to pieces When I look in her eyes Because - she's such a temptation And nothing can save me And my only salvation Is tearing myself away And I know what all of my friends say There's a danger in wanting too much But she's such a temptation I should be leaving But I can't cut loose I have my reasons for resistance But I have no excuse And I lose my composure I could use some restraint I never claimed to be a hero And I never said I was a saint She's such a temptation It's driving me crazy And it's my fascination That's making me act this way And I can just hear all my friends say Better watch out, you're losing your touch But she's such a temptation Yes she is She's such a temptation Yes she is Yes she is She's such a temptation

A picture postcard A folded stub A program of the play File away the photographs Of your holiday And your mementos Will turn to dust But that's the price you pay For every year is a souvenir That slowly fades away Every year is a souvenir That slowly fades away

Stuck on a pathway the yellowbrick road, I aint talking no ozz (yeah) Smoking and drinking, smoking and drinking im losing my odds (yeah) You caught me by surprise (yeah) When you hopped on my line I dont even know what's real (yeah) It's like i'm losing my life It's like I'm losing my life How can't you realize Proceed with your life When i'm out late night That's when I decide To f up both our lives I'm just being honest They don't have to save my conscious Tryna speed through coins like sonic And lose it all for watches But lost and I cant find it Stuck on a pathway the yellowbrick road, I aint talking no ozz (yeah) Smoking and drinking, smoking and drinking im losing my odds (yeah) You caught me by surprise (yeah) When you hopped on my line I dont even know what's real (yeah) It's like i'm losing my life F with other guys Drinking to get by But you know what you like (yeah) Tanlines Running down your spine Help me see the light (yeah) I'm smoking banner Baby tell me I, am something to the eye F with other guys (yeah) Yeah you and me We are not a thing But you're still here Steady in my ear I know this ain't your year Our life it disappeared (Oh oh) F with other guys Take away your life And all I see is lights (yeah) You hopped up out your prime You wonder why you cried You wonder why I lied You wonder why you lied Tell me, if I'm the right thing (I mean yeah) Tell me, if I'm the right thing (Oh yeah) I can't let go This world is so cold I would hit you back I'm on the road (yeah) Stuck on a pathway the yellowbrick road, I aint talking no ozz (yeah) Smoking and drinking, smoking and drinking im losing my odds (yeah) You caught me by surprise (yeah) When you hopped on my line I dont even know what's real (yeah) It's like i'm losing my life F with other guys Drinking to get by But you know what you like (yeah) Tanlines Running down your spine Help me see the light (yeah)