The Man Who Stayed Alive - Christy Dignam

I could take the pitchfork from the devil Keep a super suit like I'm incredible From the deep, blue sea to the dark, blue sky I'm the baddest man alive I'd grab a crocodile by his tail Handcuff the judge, and throw the cops in jail Make the meanest woman break down and cry I'm the baddest man alive I'm the baddest man alive I take no mess, and I take no jive Sometimes I feel like I can fly I'm the baddest man alive I'm the baddest man alive Not bad meaning bad, but I'm bad meaning good Say my name three times, and you knock on wood Candy man walks, I terrorize your hood Flashing macs on a cop, the way a gangster should I snatch food from the mouth of a tiger Take a gasoline bath, and I walk through fire Bear hug a grizzly, suck milk from her titty Take the sergeant hat from his head and use it for a Frisbee Spit in a crocodiles face, have a menage a trois with two female apes Then sleep in a barrel of butcher knives I drink honey straight from the beehive Bungee jumping off the Empire State butt-naked Rollerblade across the Golden Gate, butt-naked I'm the baddest man alive, and I don't ṗlan to die When the grim reaper come, I look him right in his eye I bust off in the face of the witch of the East Tell a great white shark to go and brush his teeth, heh heh heh I'm the man who stole the golden fleece And I date rape Beauty right in front of the Beast The baddest man alive, and I don't plan to die I'm the baddest man alive I take no mess, and I take no jive Sometimes I feel like I can fly I'm the baddest man alive I'm the baddest man alive

Whiskey Man's my friend, he's with me nearly all the time He always joins me when I drink, and we get on just fine Nobody has ever seen him, I'm the only one Seemingly I must be mad, Insanity is fun If that's the way it's done Doctors say he just a figment of my twisted mind If they can't see my Whiskey Man they must be going blind Two men dressed in white collected me two days ago They said there's only room for one and Whiskey Man can't go Whiskey Man will waste away if he's left on his own I can't even ring him 'cause he isn't on the phone Hasn't got a home Life is very gloomy in my little padded cell It's a shame there wasn't room for Whiskey Man as well Whiskey Man's my friend, he's with me nearly all the time He always joins me when I drink, and we get on just fine Just fine

Imagine a man Not a child of any revolt But a plain man tied up in life Imagine the sand Running out as he struts Parading and fading, ignoring his wife Imagine a road So long looking backwards You can't see where it really began Imagine a load So large and so smooth That against it a man is an ant Then you will see the end You will see the end Imagine events That occur everyday Like a shooting or raping or a simple act of deceit Imagine a fence Around you as high as prevention Casting shadows, you can't see your feet Imagine a girl With long, flowing hair And the body of chalky perfection and truth Imagine a past Where you wish you had lived Full of heroes and villains and fools And you will see the end You will see the end And you will see the end You will see the end Oh yeah Imagine a man Not a child of any revolt But a man of today feeling new Imagine a soul So old it it is broken And you know your invention is you And you will see the end You will see the end You will see the end You will see the end Oh yeah

Oh oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh In the middle of Hollywood boulevard Screaming at each other, screaming at each other Like oh, oh, oh, can't take it anymore oh oh oh Like a tragedy, like a dark comedy Laughing at each other, laughing at each other, like oh oh oh It isn't funny anymore, oh oh I was the man who never lied Never lied until today But I just couldn't break your heart Like you did mine yesterday I was the man who never lied, oh oh oh I was the man who never lied, oh oh oh, yeah Sometimes honesty is the worst policy Happy ever after, happy ever after Let it go, go, go, you never need to know, oh oh I don't wanna be picking up all of These tiny little pieces, tiny little pieces Of your heart, oh, oh, don't do it anymore, oh, oh I was the man who never lied Never lied until today But I just couldn't break your heart Like you did mine yesterday I was the man who never lied, oh oh oh I was the man who never lied, oh oh oh I was the... yeah, yeah, oh, oh In the middle of Hollywood boulevard What am I doing in Hollywood boulevard? In the middle of Hollywood boulevard Screaming at each other, screaming I was the man who never lied Never lied until today But I just couldn't break your heart Like you did mine yesterday I was the man I was the man who never lied Never lied until today But I just couldn't break your heart Like you did mine yesterday I was the man who never lied, oh oh oh I was the man who never lied, oh oh oh

We passed upon the stair We spoke of was and when Although I wasn't there He said I was his friend Which came as some surprise I spoke into his eyes I thought you died alone A long, long time ago Oh no, not me I never lost control You're face to face With the man who sold the world I laughed and shook his hand And made my way back home I searched for form and land For years and years I roamed I gazed a gazely stare At all the millions here We must have died alone A long, long time ago Who knows? Not me We never lost control You're face to face With the man who sold the world Who knows? Not me We never lost control You're face to face With the man who sold the world