Leader of the Pack - The Shangri-Las

Every night I saw you there In your old wicker chair, singing, ooh You were wrong, I was right Didn't matter in a fight, ooh Coffee mug filled it up Always knew what it was, sing, ooh Been on your side for years You could never love without crying, ooh Is she dead, is she fine? Every day, every night Fate has dealt me a lonely blow, I said, ooh Tried to help, it only hurt In the end I made it worse, ooh Is she dead, is she fine? Every day, every night Give back my keys, give back my chair Take back those clothes you always left on the floor You drove me wild, drove me insane Drank the whole bottle, forgot my name All I ever wanted was a mother for the first time Finally I could see you as the leader of the landslide She left, she left, the writing's on the wall Please believe me, I smell the alcohol The only thing I know is that we're in too deep And maybe when she's dead and gone I'll get some sleep You blamed it all on your kids We were young, we were innocent You told me a lie, fuck you for that Fuck all your pride and fuck all your prayers and All this time I waited like a fool and for the first time Finally I can see you as the leader of the landslide She left, she left, the writing's on the wall Please believe me, don't answer when she calls The only thing I know is that we're in too deep And maybe when she's dead and gone I'll get some sleep Out there on my own, I was feeling so alone Like a poltergeist in the afterlife Fading by degrees, I was shaking in the knees In the aftermath of this broken glass Whoa, whoa, whoa

Yeah This is not a test, check (easy does it) Please turn my headphones up a little bit (easy does it) Yeah Ay Hello friends, Cudder again Gotta smack 'em with some shit before the world ends Same old denims, worn for days I been home makin' jams and many wonderful waves I see in many wondrous shades Peekin' out the shadows at a new landscape I've been trapped in my mind, I've been tryna escape Fame and loneliness, the recipe for disaster I can't handle this shit, I'ma get plastered I just wanna go fast, I'm a bastard I won't stop till I'm where I wanna be in line And there's so many things to do in the in-between time That's to say I don't get lost and lose my fuckin' mind Thinkin' 'bout the days I was broke, fuck me up sometimes How did I do it, why the kids love me so? Cause they connect with Cudder, real simple Now let me set the groove with some cello On the outside lookin' into this mellow But sometimes I wanna just shoot my fuckin' face off I'm talkin' game over, defeated the boss Hope with age I can cope with my rage I'm so damn passionate, they're no safe plain The dealer dwellin', I'm always in the zone Why did God let Hell in? It's just a nigga, man Man, listen, I'm tryna find a way to tuck this niña in my skinnies It's kinda tough, I don't know see how they did it in the eighties My angels ride for me, at all costs My dad is tellin' me, "Don't stress, go and floss" Live a little, I got you pop Love kiddo, my negro Somebody better save them, God 'Cause young Scott Mescudi stayed on his job The leader of the delinquents (Delinquents, delinquents, delinquents...) The leader of the delinquents (Delinquents, delinquents, delinquents...) The leader of the delinquents (Delinquents, delinquents, delinquents...) The leader of the delinquents (Delinquents, delinquents, delinquents...) Uh, a'ight Put the flow in the bag, kept it sealed on 'em When I'm drivin', well it depends, so many in the Honda Broke up with this girl, she was trippin' Couldn't understand my life and the world that kept me stressed about My SLS is pearl, bitch, please don't call it white And that nigga, he went back while I was trippin' of the white A jealous mothafucka, that's the shit that I don't like You got a girl better love her man, you gotta cuff her tight Because so many people have the nerve You ask about Cudder and I bet you fuckin' heard Hm, they call me legend and I'm feelin' twenty-six You mad, you mad, you mad, Cudder in this bitch I'm an unstoppable fucker, from the land where my niggas be Pop a Perc', start to mumble, my fam jokin', rollin' tree You see this walk, you know my face All hail King WZRD in your motherfuckin' space, you love it The leader of the delinquents (Delinquents, delinquents, delinquents...) The leader of the delinquents (Delinquents, delinquents, delinquents...) The leader of the delinquents (Delinquents, delinquents, delinquents...) The leader of the delinquents (Delinquents, delinquents, delinquents...)

An only child alone and wild A cabinet maker's son His hands were meant For different work And his heart was known to none He left his home and went his lone And solitary way And he gave to me a gift I know I never can repay A quiet man of music Denied a simpler fate He tried to be a soldier once But his music wouldn't wait He earned his love through discipline A thundering, velvet hand His gentle means of sculpting souls Took me years to understand The leader of the band is tired And his eyes are growing old But his blood runs through my instrument And his song is in my soul My life has been a poor attempt To imitate the man I'm just a living legacy To the leader of the band My brothers' lives were different For they heard another call One went to Chicago And the other to St. Paul And I'm in Colorado When I'm not in some hotel Living out this life I've chose And come to know so well I thank you for the music And your stories of the road I thank you for the freedom When it came my time to go I thank you for the kindness And the times when you got tough And, papa, I don't think I said 'I love you' near enough The leader of the band is tired And his eyes are growing old But his blood runs through my instrument And his song is in my soul My life has been a poor attempt To imitate the man I'm just a living legacy To the leader of the band I am a living legacy to the leader of the band

I'm blue, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, doo, be, doo, be, doo, be, doo I'm blue, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, doo, be, doo, be, doo, be, doo I'm blue, ooh, ooh, ha, blue, blue be, doo, be, doo, be, doo I throw'd a penny in the well Hopin' you would come back soon The fortune teller told me My love with you, ooh, was through I hope she was wrong 'Cause you been gone too long Come home (I'm blue, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, doo, be, doo, be, doo, be, doo) Gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone Yeah (I'm blue, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, doo, be, doo, be, doo, be, doo) Gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, yeah (I'm blue, ooh, ooh, ha, blue, blue be, doo, be, doo, be, doo) I can't sleep at night for thinking of you (Every night about two) (My love for you comes tumblin' down) I can't stand being here all alone (I start to a-feelin' and a-fumblin') (But you ain't nowhere around) I hope her reading was wrong (I hope she was wrong) ('Cause you been gone too long, come home) Gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, yeah I'm blue, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, doo, be, doo, be, doo, be, doo I'm blue, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, doo, be, doo, be, doo, be, doo I'm blue, ooh, ooh, ha, blue, blue be, doo, be, doo, be, doo I wanna tell all you people (I throw'd a penny in the well) (Hopin' you would come back soon) I couldn't believe what I heard (A fortune teller told me) (My love with you, ooh, was through) I hope her reading was wrong (I hope she was wrong) ('Cause you been gone too long, come home) (I'm blue, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, doo, be, doo, be, doo, be, doo) Gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone Yeah (I'm blue, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, doo, be, doo, be, doo, be, doo) Gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, yeah (I'm blue, ooh, ooh, ha, blue, blue be, doo, be, doo, be, doo Mmm, mmm, mmm, yeah I'm blue

Run, run, run Mary, run, run, run Jimmy, run, run, run Mary, run, run, run Mary and Jimmy were both very young But as much in love As two people could be And all they wanted Was to be together and share that love eternally They went to their folks they told them That someday soon they'd be wed Their folks just laughed And called them kids So Mary said Give us your blessings Please don't make us run away Give us your blessings Say you'll be there on our wedding day They wouldn't have laughed at Mary If they could have seen through the door 'Cause Jimmy was waiting in the car While she begged them just once more Give us your blessings Please don't make us run away Give us your blessings Say you'll be there on our wedding day Well as they drove off, they were crying And nobody knows for sure That that is why they didn't see the sign That read: detour The next day, when they found them Mary and Jimmy were dead And as their folks knelt beside them in the rain They couldn't help but hear The last words that Mary had said Give us your blessings Please don't make us run away Give us your blessings Say you'll be there on our wedding day Run, run, run Mary, run, run, run Jimmy, run, run, run Mary, run, run, run

He don't Hang around With the gang no more He don't do the wild things that he did before He used to act bad Used to, but he quit it It make me so sad 'Cause I know that he did it for me (Can't you see) And I can see (It's still in the streets) His heart, is out in the streets He don't Comb his hair Like he did before And he don't wear those dirty old black boots no more But he's not the same Somethin' about his kissin' That tells me he's changed I know that something's missing inside (Somethin's gone) Somethin's died (It's still in the streets) His heart, is out in the streets He grew up on the sidewalk Streetlight shinin' above He grew up with no-one to love He grew up on the sidewalk He grew up running free He grew up and then he met me He don't Hang around With the gang no more Gee, he doesn't smile like he did before I wish I didn't care I wish I'd never met him They're waitin' downstairs I know I've got to set him free (Send him back) He's gotta be (Out in the streets) His heart is out in the streets He don't hang around with the gang no more (Out in the streets) He don't hang around with the gang no more (Out in the streets) He don't hang around with the gang no more (Out in the streets) He don't hang around with the gang no more (Out in the streets)