Chewing Glass - James and the Cold Gun

With their cardboard hands by their sides Here's a naked man and lady And they're yours to cut out and keep So you can dress them up, maybe And they don't know just who they are Or who they're supposed to be You can make them happy or sad Or assume their identity So here they are in the departure lounge It's the 'Gateway to the East' She is just another mail-order bride She doesn't know he's a kinky beast Now he gives her a picture of Maradona and child She wants to roll and rock As he spills his beer over her Bumps and he grinds, as he repeats, "Bang-Cock" There must be something that is better than this It starts with a slap and ends with a kiss Begins with you bawling and it ends up in tears Oh, my little one, take that chewing gum out of your ears She might as well be in the jungle She might as well be on the moon He's away on a business trip in Dusseldorf But she's becoming immune To the lack of glamor and danger In a West-German city today The nearest she comes to the 'Dynasty' like he promised her Is a Chinese take-away Ah, there must be something that is better than this It starts with a slap and ends up with a kiss Begins with you bawling and it ends up in tears Oh, my little one, take that chewing gum out of your ears Though he only taught her three little words It doesn't matter if they're dirty or clean He can only control what they look like He can never possess what they mean So he wants to whisper in her ear All the shrinking nothingness Something always comes between them I wonder if you can guess There must be something that is better than this It starts with a slap and ends up with a kiss Begins with you bawling and it ends up in tears Oh, my little one, take that chewing gum out of your ears

I can paint a picture worth a thousand words She can start a fire with a single stare I give away love for less than it's worth But she can make love when it isn't there She said she needs me to survive But without her I wouldn't be alive Our love is all we have to lose So there's nothing left to prove There's nothing left to prove I'm the artist and she's the muse We never had the right to choose She's the bullet and I'm the gun And we're aiming straight for the sun I'm so used to being misunderstood She's the only one that understands me I could never be the perfect man But even when my baby just can't stand me She says she needs me to survive And without her I wouldn't be alive Our love is all we have to lose So there's nothing left to prove Nothing left to prove I'm the artist and she's the muse And we never had the right to choose She's the bullet and I'm the gun And we're aiming straight for the sun

You're moving fast, moving slow To make the cat's eyes glow It seems your legs own this place No doubt you've got what it takes I got a fever 100 degrees I got a fever Won't you help me, please? I got a fever, hot and cold When I think of you Hungry eyes stare at you Watching the things you do Come on baby, dance for me Like a shot, prescription free You give it all for the screaming crowd On the pole around and 'round Yeah, yeah I got a fever 100 degrees A crazy fever Won't you help me, please? I got a fever, hot and cold When I think of you Hungry eyes stare at you Watching the things you do I got a fever, hot and cold When I think of you Hungry eyes stare at you Watching the things you do I'm burning hot, freezing cold And all I want is you Hungry eyes stare at you Watching the things you do The crazy things you do I love the things you do

Maybe I've been on the road too long Livin' my life through these songs I guess lovin' a music man Really wasn't in your plans Does it matter if I'm sorry again And why should I apologize You knew all along this was my life You know my in's and out's All of my fears and doubts It's the life I love But it's you I cant live without And this whole world seems cold and empty Someone please turn on the lights Lord, if there's an angel you could send me I could use one here tonight Now where I am supposed to go My only home was in your soul I know that I can't stay here and drown in a pool of tears Should I pack my pride And face this life alone And this whole world seems cold and empty Someone please turn on the lights Lord, if there's an angel you could send me I could use one here tonight Maybe it's me who's cold and empty And in my darkness I cannot see the light (Cannot see the light) Please, God, if there's an angel you could send me yeah (Lord, if there's an angel) 'Cause there's one missin' from my life You are my heart, you are my soul Where ever you are that's where I'll go You know my in's and out's All of my fears and doubts It's the life I love But it's you I can't live without Yeah it's the life I love But it's you I can't live without Baby, it's the life I love But it's you I can't live without Yeah The life I love The life I love But it's you I can't live without