Right Hand Man - Joan Osborne

British Admiral Howe's got troops on the water Thirty-two thousand troops in New York Harbor Thirty-two thousand troops in New York Harbor When they surround our troops They surround our troops When they surround our troops As a kid in the Caribbean I wished for a war I knew that I was poor; I knew it was the only way to Rise up If they tell my story I am either gonna die on the battlefield in glory or Rise up I will fight for this land, but there's only one man Who can give us a command, so we can Rise up Understand, it's the only way to Rise up Rise up Here he comes Here comes the general! Ladies and gentlemen! Here comes the general! The moment you've been waiting for! Here comes the general! The Pride of Mount Vernon! Here comes the general! George Washington! We are out-gunned (What!) Out-manned (What!) Out-numbered, out-planned (Boom, boom, boom; boom, boom!) We gotta make an all-out stand Hey yo, I'm gonna need a right-hand man (Boom, boom, boom; boom, boom!) Check it — Can I be real a second? For just a millisecond? Let down my guard and tell the people how I feel a second? Now I'm the model of a modern major general The venerated Virginian veteran whose men are all Lining up to put me up on a pedestal, writing letters to relatives Embellishing my elegance and eloquence But the elephant is in the room The truth is in your face When you hear the British cannons go Boom! Any hope of success is fleeting How can I keep leading when the people I'm leading keep retreating? We put a stop to the bleeding as the British take Brooklyn Knight takes rook, but look We are out-gunned (What!) Out-manned (What!) Out-numbered, out-planned! (Boom, boom, boom; boom, boom) We gotta make an all-out stand Hey yo, I'm gonna need a right-hand man (Boom, boom, boom; boom, boom) Incoming! They're battering down the Battery, check the damages (Brrah!) We gotta stop 'em and rob 'em of their advantages (Brrah!) Let's take a stand with the stamina God has granted us Hamilton won't abandon ship; yo, let's steal their cannons! (Sh-boom!) Goes the cannon, watch the blood and the shit spray, and (Boom!) Goes the cannon, we're abandoning Kips Bay, and (Boom!) There's another ship, and (Boom!) We just lost the southern tip, and (Boom!) We gotta run to Harlem quick; we can't afford another slip Guns and horses giddy up I decide to divvy up my forces They're skittish as the British cut the city up This close to giving up, facing mad scrutiny I scream in the face of this mass mutiny: "Are these the men with which I am to defend America?" We ride at midnight, Manhattan in the distance I cannot be everywhere at once, people! I'm in dire need of assistance Your Excellency, sir Who are you? Aaron Burr, sir Permission to state my case? As you were Sir, I was a captain under General Montgomery Until he caught a bullet in the neck in Quebec, and well, in summary: I think that I could be of some assistance I admire how you keep firing on the British from a distance Huh I have some questions, a couple of suggestions On how to fight instead of fleeing west Yes? Well — Your Excellency? You wanted to see me? Hamilton, come in. Have you met Burr? Yes, sir! We keep meeting... As I was saying, sir I look forward to seeing your strategy play out — Burr? Sir? Close the door on your way out Have I done something wrong, sir? On the contrary I called you here because our odds are beyond scary Your reputation precedes you, but I have to laugh — Sir? Hamilton, how come no one can get you on their staff? Sir! Don't get me wrong; you're a young man of great renown I know you stole British cannons when we were still downtown Nathanael Greene and Henry Knox wanted to hire you — Yeah, to be their secretary! I don't think so. Now why are you upset? I'm not? It's all right you want to fight: you've got a hunger I was just like you when I was younger Head full of fantasies of dying like a martyr Yes Dying is easy, young man; living is harder Why are you telling me this? I'm being honest I'm working with a third of what our Congress has promised We are a powder keg about to explode I need someone like you to lighten the load So? I am not throwing away my shot I am not throwing away my shot Hey yo, I'm just like my country I'm young, scrappy, and hungry I am not throwing away my shot Son, we are out-gunned, out-manned! You need all the help you can get, I have some friends: Laurens, Mulligan, Marquis de Lafayette! Okay, what else? Outnumbered, outplanned! We'll need some spies on the inside Some king's men who might let some things slide Boom! I'll write to Congress and tell them we need supplies You rally the guys, master the element of surprise Chick-a-boom! I'll rise above my station, organize your information 'Til we rise to the occasion of our new nation, sir! Here comes the general! Rise up! What! Here comes the general! Rise up! What! Here comes the general! Rise up! What! Here comes the general! What! And his right-hand man! Boom!

Can you save me Can you save me from me Take me to see, the things we could be The things we should be, could be together Can you save, can you save Can you save some love for me For me, for me, I know you know how heavy all this weight Weigh weigh So can you wait on me On me, on me I'll keep you a safe, save some love for me Look, I am tough I'm tough to deal with I like it rough I like the feeling Like when they fuck you like they hate you But love you like they made you No problems being faithful But I still question you And Ion mean to, I'm sorry I gave out all my love It had me faded every party All this toxicity Is not really me And when I met you, felt you Could show me something new But goddamn It's hard for me to open It's hard for me to express So these feelings go unspoken If I said with my chest If I tell you my life Would you think about the future Could you see you as my wife Cause it's been hard for me to love But I think you might be right Just the one I need To teach me how to live this life To show me how to wear my stripes How to let that pain show How to make it right And how to let them things go Can you save, can you save, can you save Can you save some love for me For me, for me I know you know how heavy all this weight Weigh, weigh, So can you wait on me On me, on me I'll keep you safe save some love for me Can you save Can you save me from me Take me to see, the things we could be The things we should be, could be together

If you ever got in trouble I would be there on the double Just to bail you out If there's anything you lack You know I've always got your back Thats what its all about Think of me as your sidekick Helping you whenever I can I'm more than just a woman, baby When the pressure's coming baby Let me be your right hand man (But your not a man, I'm the man) UGH, your not hearing me If you're ever in a pickle You can call for me and quick'll Be how fast I run (I'm not in a pickle) You and me should be a team For any dream or any scheme That's how it should be done Sure I could stay in the background Just smiling every now and again But just to be a pretty lady That would be a pity baby Let me be your right hand man (You should listen to her, she's usually right) (Eat your cabbage) (Okay) I am stronger than you think Don't be thinking I ain't tough I am where you oughta go When the goings getting rough So when things are going badly (But they're not) (They kinda are) (No things are fine) But if they weren't (It's okay) Love (what) UGHHH (What?) Quit trying to protect me (Can we change the subject, please?) Not until I know that If you're ever in a fix And its a fix you need to nix Then I'm your go to guy (You're not a guy) Don't be so literal And don't forget I'm not a shrinking violet A solid rock am I So don't be thinking I'll crumble When the you know what hits the fan There's no problem thats to big When your married thats the gig So don't be a sexist pig Is it asking to much of you It's only cuz I love you Let me be your right In fact I'll show you that I'm right (What are you doing now?) I'm going to get you boys some meat Baby I'm your right Don't put up a fight I can be your right Starting here tonight Let me be your Right... Hand... Man Let me be your right hand man

Hey-hey, yeah-hey, yeah-hey, yeah-hey, yeah-hey Hey-hey, yeah-hey, yeah-hey, yeah-hey, yeah-hey Well, I found him in Pensacola In a trailer in the sand The man from the picture Creased and yellow in my hand Creased and yellow in my hand He was squinting and stubbled And standing in the door He said, "If you've come to take the car away I don't have it anymore I don't have it anymore" Hey-hey, yeah-hey, yeah-hey, yeah-hey, yeah-hey Hey-hey, yeah-hey, yeah-hey, yeah-hey, yeah-hey He got the gospel on the radio And the gospel on TV He got all of the transcripts Back to 1963 Back to 1963 He said, "I sold my blood for money There wasn't any pain But I just can't stand the feeling It's in someone else's veins" It's in someone else's vei-hey, yeah-hey, yeah-hey, yeah-hey, yeah-hey Vei-hey, yeah-hey, yeah-hey, yeah-hey, yeah-hey Mama took me aside And she tried to change my mind She said, "Don't waste your time in looking There's nothin', nothin' left to find Nothin', nothin' left to find" So I left him in Pensacola In a trailer in the sand The man from the picture Creased and yellow in my hand Creased and yellow in my ha-hey, yeah-hey, yeah-hey, yeah-hey, yeah-hey Hey-hey, yeah-hey, yeah-hey, yeah-hey, yeah-hey Hey-hey, yeah-hey, yeah-hey, yeah-hey, yeah-hey Hey-hey, yeah-hey, yeah-hey, yeah-hey, yeah-hey Hey-hey, yay-yay Hey-hey, yay-yay Hey-hey, yeah-hey, yeah-hey, yeah-hey, yeah-hey Hey-hey, yeah-hey, yeah-hey, yeah-hey, yeah-hey Hey-hey, yeah-hey, yeah-hey, yeah-hey, yeah-hey Hey-hey, yeah-hey, yeah-hey, yeah-hey, yeah-hey-hey-hey-hey-hey

Whatever happened to this It was an island of bliss In this ridiculous place But now the river runs black And I don't know the way back I feel it going to waste We are the mongrels Underneath the table Fighting for the leavings Tearing us to shreds We are the mongrels Tearing up the floorboards Unaware of the banquet Up above our heads I reach across the divide I want to take you inside But something's holding me bound There is a thorn in my side That's coming on like a tide These tender feelings do drown We are the mongrels Underneath the table Fighting for the leavings Tearing us to shreds We are the mongrels Tearing up the floorboards Unaware of the banquet Up above our heads This is a chance for the prize It's waiting here in my eyes You hardly look at me now With every beat of my heart I want to make a new start But I don't seem to know how We are the mongrels Underneath the table Fighting for the leavings Tearing us to shreds We are the mongrels Rolling on the floorboards Unaware of the banquet Up above our heads

Think By Joan Osborne You better think (THINK!) Think about what you're trying to do to me Think (THINK THINK) Let your mind go. Let yourself go free Let's go back let's go back let's go way on back when I didn't even know you. You couldn't 'o been too much more than 10 I ain't no psychiatrist I ain't no doctor with degrees But it don't take too much IQ to see what you're doin' to me You better think (THINK!) Think about what you're trying to do to me Think (THINK THINK) Let your mind go. Let yourself go free Freedom (freedom), Freedom (freedom) There ain't nothing you could ask I can answer what you want But I was gonna change my mind if you keep doin' things I don't You better think (THINK!) Think about what you're trying to do to me Think (THINK THINK) Let your mind go. Let yourself go free People walkin' 'round everyday planning games and taking scores Tryin to make other people lose their minds well be careful you don't lose Yours You better think (THINK!) Think about what you're trying to do to me Think (THINK THINK) Let your mind go. Let yourself go free You need me and I need you Without each other there ain't nothing we can do (Vamp) Oh Freedom (freedom) Freedom (freedom) . . . There ain't nothing you could ask I can answer what you want But I was gonna change my mind if you keep doin' things I don't You better think (THINK!) Think about what you're trying to do to me Think (THINK THINK) Let your mind go. Let yourself go free You need me and I need you Without each other there ain't nothing we can do (Vamp) Freedom . . . Think! . . .