Good Morning
(Ron & Russell Mael)
Good morning
Who are you?
I woke up and saw you
I'm dreaming, still dreaming
My life is now about to have some meaning
Good morning
I'm thinking
I must have
Been drinking
And said something clever
It must have been the best line from me ever
Thank you, God, for something rare as this
What surely must have been a holy night of bliss
Gratitude for having thought of me
I know your time is tight, and yet you thought of me
Good morning
You woke up
Got dressed up
Hair messed up
While I fix you breakfast
I hope it's just your laugh that is infectious
Good morning
In sorrow
I know that
Tomorrow
You'll be with some winner
Who's richer, younger, maybe even thinner
Rubles in the bank and petrol in the tank of some Mercedes Benz
Who spends and spends and spends on booked up restaurants
A thousand phony fronts
But will he ever wish you a good morning?
Thank you, God, for something rare as this
What surely must have been a holy night of bliss
Gratitude for having thought of me
I know your time is tight, and yet you thought of me
And did I stumble have a fall,
Hit my head against a wall
At some point did we trade vows?
Are you just some high-priced service from uptown?
Good morning
Buon giorno
Ohayo,
Buenas dias
Hey, where you going?
Hey, where you going?
Does dasvedonya really mean good morning?
Please spare me derision
I'll do my rendition
A lengthy recital
Of every song with foolish in the title
Good morning
Good morning
Good morning
I need you, I need you
Who are you?
Strange Animal
(Ron & Russell Mael)
When the strange animal with the strange set of plans
Came to town last July there was blood on his hands
And it now comes to light he had been in a fight
With some government men who were as high as a kite
What a strange animal we are
What a strange animal we are
There are songs that are sealed that will not let you in
But he came upon a song that was open to him
To get out of the rain,it was cold it was strong
Well,the Strange Animal,walked right into the song
What a strange animal we are
What a strange animal we are
What a strange,what a strange animal
What a strange,what a strange animal
What a strange,what a strange animal
What a strange animal we are
What a strange animal we are
What a strange animal we are
What a strange animal we are
What a strange animal we are
What a strange animal we are
I had nowhere to go so I entered your song
So I entered your song,hope you don't think me wrong
Well it's warm and it's dry,it's a nasty old night
It's a nasty ol' night and I must look a sight
There's something 'bout him that is frightening
And right on cue a bolt of lightning
I'll just sit over here till the chorus appears
Would you think it a sin if I start chiming in
What a strange animal we are
What a strange animal we are
What a strange animal we are
What a strange animal we are
We are
What a strange animal we are
If I may be quite frank and I'm not pulling rank
And I know I'm a guest and I know you know best
But the song lacks a heart,comes off overly smart
An emotional core,ain't that what songs are for
There's something 'bout him I'm not liking
Somebody tell him to get hiking
But you need to be clear and a lot more sincere
Wake me up,will you friend,when the verse finally ends
What a strange animal we are
What a strange animal we are
What a strange animal we are
What a strange animal we are
We Are..We are..We are
But the ones in the song who had been there so long
Grew impatient and seethed and they asked him to leave
But he said,Not so fast,unaware of my past
You allowed me inside,you can't push me aside
When a song lets me in I can see where it's been
If it's broken some hearts,if it's been in the charts
But this song shows no sign of a grander design
Entertainment or art,one should know from the start
You're in need of a fix or a total remix
So I must kill you all,start again,had a ball
I'm a strange animal and I find you quite dull
Here's that chorus again,that can stay,here's the end
What a strange animal we are
What a strange animal we are
What a strange animal we are
What a strange animal we are
I Can't Believe That You Would Fall For All The Crap In This Song
(Ron & Russell Mael)
I want you
and only you and only you and only you, my love
I need you
and only you and only you and only you, my love
I can't believe that you would fall for all the crap in this song
I can't believe that you would fall for all the crap in this song
I'll be true
Forever true, forever true, my love
Stay with you
forever you, forever you, my love
I can't believe that you would fall for all the crap in this song
I can't believe that you would fall for all the crap in this song
I want you
and only you and only you and only you, my love
I need you
and only you and only you and only you, my love
forever you, forever you, my love
and only you and only you and only you, my love
forever you, forever you, my love
and only you and only you and only you, my love
I want you
and only you and only you and only you, my love
I need you
and only you and only you and only you, my love
Let The Monkey Drive
(Ron & Russell Mael)
We're driving north on Highway 1
Toward Santa Barbara,lots of sun
Pacific Ocean on our left hand side
Tough Sata Barbara's on our mind,our love can't wait till after nine
So she says,'Can't we let the monkey drive?'
Let the monkey drive,we can have our fun
As we hop in back,out on Highway 1
Let him take the wheel,'neath the setting sun
Let the monkey drive,out on Highway 1
He's passing cars and passing trucks
And swigs some coffee from Starbucks
And in the backseat everything is fine
He never pries in our affairs
He never listens,never stares
And we three are enjoying our long ride
Let the monkey drive,we can have our fun
As we hop in back,out on Highway 1
Let him take the wheel,'neath the setting sun
Let the monkey drive,out on Highway 1
Let the monkey drive,and it's only fair
It's the monkey's car and he hates to share
Let him chauffeur us,while we have our fun
Keep our love alive on Highway 1
With obscene gestures,learned from me
He works off some hostility
Toward drivers who might cut him off or slide
I think his license has expired,he seems to be a little wired
He has some trouble staying on our side
But you and me are doing fine
We couldn't wait till after nine
Impossible,our love is way too strong
He hits the brakes a couple times,but everything is superfine
I'm glad the monkey asked to come along
Let the monkey drive,and it's only fair
It's the monkey's car and he hates to share
Let him chauffeur us,while we have our fun
Keep our love alive,out on Highway 1
Let the monkey drive,we can have our fun
As we hop in back,out on Highway 1
Let him take the wheel,'neath the setting sun
Let the monkey drive,out on Highway 1
Let the monkey drive,we can have our fun
As we hop in back,out on Highway 1
Let him take the wheel,'neath the setting sun
Let the monkey drive,out on Highway 1
Let the monkey drive,and it's only fair
It's the monkey's car and he hates to share
Let him chauffeur us,while we have our fun
Keep our love alive,out on Highway 1
I've Never Been High
(Ron & Russell Mael)
Thrill rides and places, wide-open spaces
Played in a band, such harmless novelties
Wher's the forgetting, where's the regretting
Of lurid acts that never came to be
I've never been high, never been high, never been high
I've never been high, never been high, never been high
If I could buy it, maybe I'd try it
But my connections aren't what they once were
Paint me a picture, read me some scripture
Maybe I should've stuck it out with her
I've never been high, never been high, never been high
I've never been high, never been high, never been high
I've never been high. I've never been high
I've never been high. I've never been high
I've celebrated, birthdays and waited
Waited and waited, tomorrow's just a tease
Then I'll be something, then I'll be something
Look there's a camera, smile and say cheese
I've never been high, never been high, never been high
I've never been high, never been high, never been high
(She Got Me) Pregnant
(Ron & Russell Mael)
Pregnant
She got me pregnant
Done using me
I'm just a memory
You know how these girls can be they treat you all so casually
They wine you and they dine you and expect a little la-dee-dee
And then you learn that though she's several thousand miles away
There is a part of her she's given you and now you have to deal with being
Pregnant
She got me pregnant,
She got me pregnant
She got me pregnant
Done using me
I'm just a memory
Pregnant
She got me pregnant,
She got me pregnant
She got me pregnant
Done using me
I'm just a memory
You know how society is showing some sobriety
By letting individuals decide on how they get their thrills
And if there is a consequence then you are left to deal with it
Government will not be there to tell you what to do if you get
Pregnant
She got me pregnant,
She got me pregnant
She got me pregnant
Done using me
I'm just a memory
Pregnant
She got me pregnant,
She got me pregnant
She got me pregnant
How can it be
Acted responsibly
I offer you I offer you a simple word of warning
Think it's never gonna happen to you, better, better, better think again
Pregnant
She got me pregnant,
She got me pregnant
Done using me
I'm just a memory
Pregnant
She got me pregnant,
She got me pregnant
She got me pregnant
How can it be
Acted responsibly
A wham and bam and thank you sir is all that I would get from her
I never should have given in I never should have given her
The golden opportunity to love me and to leave me
Without giving me the time of day and she is half the world away
I'm pregnant
She got me pregnant,
She got me pregnant
She got me pregnant
Done using me
I'm just a memory
Pregnant
She got me pregnant,
She got me pregnant
She got me pregnant
How can it be
Acted responsibly
Pregnant
She got me pregnant
Done using me
I'm just a memory
Lighten Up, Morrissey
(Ron & Russell Mael)
She won't go out with me, no, she won't go out
'Cause my intellect's paper thin
She won't go out with me, no, she won't go out
Since my intellect's not like him
So, lighten up, Morrissey
She won't hang out with me, no, she won't hang out
'Til my biting wit bites like his
She won't hang out with me, no, she won't hang out
'Til my quick retort's quick as his
So, lighten up, Morrissey?Lighten up, lighten up
Lighten up, lighten up
Lighten up, Morrissey
Lighten up, lighten up
Lighten up, Morrissey
She won't have sex with me, no, she won't have sex
'Less it's done with a pseudonym
She won't do sport with me, no, she won't do sport
Says it's way, way too masculine, look at him
So, lighten up, Morrissey?Lighten up, lighten up
Lighten up, lighten up
Lighten up, Morrissey
Lighten up, lighten up
Lighten up, Morrissey
I got comparisons coming out my ears
And she never can hit the pause
If only Morrissey weren't so Morrisseyesque
She might overlook all my flaws
So, lighten up, Morrissey
Lighten up, lighten up
So, lighten up, Morrissey
Lighten up, lighten up
Lighten up, lighten up
Lighten up, Morrissey'
Lighten up, lighten up
Lighten up, Morrissey
She won't dine out with me, no, she won't dine out
Says my t-bone steak is at fault
She won't dine out with me, no, she won't dine out
With a murderer, pass the salt
Lighten up, lighten up
Lighten up, lighten up
Lighten up, Morrissey
Lighten up, lighten up
Lighten up, lighten up
Lighten up, Morrissey
Lighten up, lighten up
Lighten up, Morrissey
This Is The Renaissance
(Ron & Russell Mael)
Middle ages sucked
Spent all day in prayer
Judgement Day was everyday and
Witches burning everywhere
But now we are in luck
Beauties everywhere
Paintings filled with foxy women
No one's got a cross to bear
This is the Renaissance
Came upon us all at once
Oh what a Renaissance
This is the Renaissance
Renaissance or Renai'ssance
It's still a Renaissance
If you like to read
Man, you are in luck
Gutenberg is cranking out The Bible with a centrefold
So let it all hang out
No one's gonna care
Flash a little ankle and the guys will lose their self-control
Cause this is the Renaissance
Came upon us all at once
Oh what a Renaissance
This is the Renaissance
Renaissance or Renai'ssance
It's still a Renaissance
Science is here
Nothing left to fear
Though the Earth is flat
It's not as flat as we feared
Music's gone wild
No Gregorian here
Contrapuntal music is the music that your parents fear
This is the Renaissance
Oh what a Renaissance
This is the Renaisssance
Oh what a Renaissance
"Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls
Welcome to The Renaissance
The dawning of a new day
Where every man is a king and every woman a queen
This is the Renaissance
What a Renaissance
This is the Renaissance
This is the Renaissance
What a Renaissance
This is the Renaissance
We can see the moon
We can see the stars
We can see the future and
The freeways and electric cars
And they might think we're quaint
We don't really care
We've got Michaelangelo and they graffiti everywhere
Cause this is the Renaissance
Came upon us all at once
Oh what a Renaissance
This is the Renaissance
Renaissance or Renai'ssance
It's still a Renaissance
It's still a Renaissance
The Director Never Yelled "Cut"
(Ron & Russell Mael)
The Director Never Yelled 'Cut'
The Director Never Yelled 'Cut'
Some directors like a lot of cutting, cutting
But it seems that this director has a different thing in mind
She could not articulate exactly what she wanted
What she wanted was a feeling that I tried so hard to find
The Director Never Yelled 'Cut'
The Director Never Yelled 'Cut'
Faith in her artistic vision lead me to continue
To express the sort of passion that I'd never shown before
I expected "yes, we've got it"
but there was no "yes, we've got it"
All that I could sense is that she wants a little more
The Director Never Yelled 'Cut'
The Director Never Yelled 'Cut'
Got to stay in character, for how long I can't tell you
And I feel we're getting closer though no indication yet
Then she says "we've got it", and I say "you sure we've got it?"
And she says "that is a wrap, that was your best performance yet"
The director finally yelled "cut"
Photoshop
(Ron & Russell Mael)
Stars made to look younger
Sadness is erased
Baldness or aloofness
Gone without a trace
Signs you know the way to make men men
To make "Miss Everyday" a 10
To think you used to be my friend
Photoshop me out of your life(x6)
There you see a billboard
Faces super smooth
There an illustration
Whiteness, every tooth
Signs you've worked your magic once again
It's always better in the end
To think you used to be my friend
Photoshop me out of your life (x6)
Every blemish is gone in a flash
Lines that are crooked and colours that clash
Every blemish is gone in a flash
Lines that are crooked and colours that clash
Photoshop me out of your life (x4)
You know what you're doing
Look at the acclaim
Grant me one more favour
Alter the terrain
Make it look like as though I were in Hell
Or something near enough to Hell
Or something near enough to Hell
Give it a caption of "Farewell"
Photoshop me out of your life (x6)
Likeable
(Ron & Russell Mael)
I'm likeable(x4)
Cause I'm likeable,they all say
Wouldn't have it any other way
And there's no other reason things go my way
I'm just likeable night and day
No hidden motives and no master plan
Strangers come up,want to shake my hand
It's in my makeup,make 'em feel at ease
Without intending to I always please
Cause I'm likeable,they all say
Wouldn't have it any other way
And there's no other reason things go my way
I'm just likeable night and day
No-one ever wears a frown when they see me coming round
When they see me coming round no-one ever wears a frown
No-one ever wears a frown when they see me coming round
And I'm likeable come what may
That,in sums, my resume
And whatever the season they beg me to say
Cause I'm likeable come what may
I'm at a bar,they all want to pay
Men,women,old and young,straight and gay
Receiving favours for what I am
Seems rather strange,but I understand
Cause I'm likeable,they all say
Wouldn't have it any other way
And there's no other reason things go my way
I'm just likeable night and day
And I'm likeable come what may
That,in sums, my resume
And whatever the season they beg me to say
Cause I'm likeable come what may
Cause I'm likeable,they all say
Wouldn't have it any other way
And there's no other reason things go my way
I'm just likeable night and day
No-one ever wears a frown when they see me coming round
When they see me coming round no-one ever wears a frown
No-one ever wears a frown when they see me coming round
Likeable,they all say
Wouldn't have it any other way
Likeable,come what may
That,in sums,my resume
Wonder what it feels like to be in love
How would you describe it,like a push or shove
Guess I keep pretending this is all I need
Wanting more than what I have might appear as greed
Cause I'm likeable,they all say
Wouldn't have it any other way
And there's no other reason things go my way
I'm just likeable night and day
And I'm likeable,come what may
That,in sums,my resume
And whatever the season they beg me to stay
Cause I'm likeable,come what may
No-one ever wears a frown when they see me coming round
When they see me coming round no-one ever wears a frown
No-one ever wears a frown when they see me coming round
When they see me coming round no-one ever wears a frown
I don't care if you love me,just so you like me
I don't care if you love me,just so you like me
I don't care if you love me,just so you like me
I don't care if you love me,just so you like me
Like me like me like me like me like......(fade)
