Every Picture Tells a Story - Live Unplugged; 2008 Remaster

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Spent some time feeling inferior
 Standing in front of my mirror
 Combed my hair in a thousand ways
 But I came out looking just the same
 Daddy said, son, you better see the world
 I wouldn't blame you if you wanted to leave
 But remember one thing, don't lose your head
 To a woman that'll spend your bread
 So I got out, whoo
 Paris was a place you could hide away
 If you felt you didn't fit in
 The French police wouldn't give me no peace
 They claimed I was a nasty person
 Down along the Left Bank, minding my own, whoo
 Was knocked down by a human stampede
 Got arrested for inciting a peaceful riot
 When all I wanted was a cup of tea
 I was accused, whoo
 I moved on
 Down in Rome, I wasn't getting enough
 Of the things that keep a young man alive
 My body stunk, but I kept my funk, whoo
 At a time when I was right outta luck
 Getting desperate, indeed I was, yeah
 Looking like a tourist attraction
 Oh my dear, I better get out of here
 For the Vatican don't give no sanction
 I wasn't ready for that, no, no
 I moved right out east, yeah
 Listen, on the Peeking ferry, I was feelin merry
 Sailing on my way back here
 I fell in love with a slit-eyed lady
 By the light of an eastern moon
 Shanghai Lil never used the pill
 She claimed that it just ain't natural
 She took me up on deck and bit my neck
 Oh, people, I was glad I found her
 Oh, yes I was glad I found her, woo-hoo
 Wait a minute
 I firmly believed that I
 Didn't need anyone but me
 I sincerely thought I was so complete
 Look how wrong you can be
 The women I've known I wouldn't let tie my shoe
 They wouldn't give you the time of day
 But the slit-eyed lady knocked me off my feet
 God, I was glad I found her
 And if they had the words I could tell to you
 To help you on the way down the road
 I couldn't quote you no Dickens, Shelley or Keats
 'Cause it's all been said before
 Make the best out of the bad, just laugh it off, ha
 You didn't have to come here anyway
 So remember, every picture tells a story, don't it
 Every picture tells a story, don't it
 Every picture tells a story, don't it, whoo
 Every picture tells a story, don't it
 Every picture tells a story, don't it, whoo
 Every picture tells a story, don't it
 Every picture tells a story, don't it
 Every picture tells a story, don't it
 Every picture tells a story, don't it
 Every picture tells a story, don't it
 Every picture tells a story, don't it
 Every picture tells a story, don't it
 Every picture tells a story, don't it
 Every picture tells a story, don't it
 Every picture tells a story, don't it, whoo
 Every picture tells a story, don't it, whoo
 Every picture tells a story, don't it, whoo
 Every picture tells a story, don't it, whoo
 Every picture tells a story, don't it, whoo
 Every picture tells a story, don't it
 Every picture tells a story, don't it
 Every picture tells a story, don't it
 Every picture tells a story, don't it

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Duration
04:48
Key
7
Tempo
152 BPM

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