Tape From California (Album Version)
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Who's that coming down the road
A sailor from the sea
He looks a lot like me
I'd know him anywhere, had to stare
Feathers on his fingertips
A halo 'round his spine
He must have lost his mind
He should be put away, right away
In the corner of the night
He handed me his water pipe
His eyes were searching deep inside my head
Here's what it said
Sorry, I can't stop and talk now
I'm in kind of a hurry anyhow
But I'll send you a tape from California
New York City has exploded
And it's crashed upon my head
I dove beneath the bed
Fighting, biting nails, turning pale
The landlord's at my window
And the burglar's at my door
I can't take it anymore
I guess I'll have to fly, it's worth a try
Someone's banging on the wall
But there's no party to recall
Singer of the shadows of his soul
So he's been told
Sorry, I can't stop and talk now
I'm in kind of a hurry anyhow
But I'll send you a tape from California
From the mirror of my mantle to the velvet on my vest
Trapped upon a stolen stage, a Barrymore at best
My rhymes are all repeating, my ballads are growing blind
Words have turned to water, the women turned to wine
The draft board is debating
If they'd like to take my life
I'd sooner take a wife and raise a child or two
Wouldn't you?
Peace has turned to poison
And the flag has blown a fuse
Even courage is confused
And now all the brave are in the grave
Century is bending
Have a very happy ending
To the victor go the ashes of the spoils
The seeds in the soil
Sorry, I can't stop and talk now
I'm in kind of a hurry anyhow
But I'll send you a tape from California
The flower power Fuller Brush man's
Farming out his friends
I stabbed him with my stem
And then I tapped his toes with my rose
He crawled around inside himself
Now he's crawling after me
Dropping acid in my tea
He wants to save my soul
Rock and roll
One of us must understand
It's not the drug that makes the man
Then a poster of a movie star walked by
He must have been high
Sorry, I can't stop and talk now
I'm in kind of a hurry anyhow
But I'll send you a tape from California
Half the world is crazy and the other half is scared
Madonnas do the minuet for naked millionaires
The anarchists are rising while we're racing for the moon
It doesn't take a seer to see the scene is coming soon
So who's that coming down the road
A sailor from the sea
He looks a lot like me
I'd know him anywhere, had to stare
Now a fire 'round his fingertips
A song around his spine
He must have found his mind
He should be put away, anyway
Surrounded by the slaughter
Now I'm boarding at the border
When the echoes of my ecstasy appear
Wish I was here
Sorry, I can't stop and talk now
I'm in kind of a hurry anyhow
But I'll send you a tape from California
A sailor from the sea
He looks a lot like me
I'd know him anywhere, had to stare
Feathers on his fingertips
A halo 'round his spine
He must have lost his mind
He should be put away, right away
In the corner of the night
He handed me his water pipe
His eyes were searching deep inside my head
Here's what it said
Sorry, I can't stop and talk now
I'm in kind of a hurry anyhow
But I'll send you a tape from California
New York City has exploded
And it's crashed upon my head
I dove beneath the bed
Fighting, biting nails, turning pale
The landlord's at my window
And the burglar's at my door
I can't take it anymore
I guess I'll have to fly, it's worth a try
Someone's banging on the wall
But there's no party to recall
Singer of the shadows of his soul
So he's been told
Sorry, I can't stop and talk now
I'm in kind of a hurry anyhow
But I'll send you a tape from California
From the mirror of my mantle to the velvet on my vest
Trapped upon a stolen stage, a Barrymore at best
My rhymes are all repeating, my ballads are growing blind
Words have turned to water, the women turned to wine
The draft board is debating
If they'd like to take my life
I'd sooner take a wife and raise a child or two
Wouldn't you?
Peace has turned to poison
And the flag has blown a fuse
Even courage is confused
And now all the brave are in the grave
Century is bending
Have a very happy ending
To the victor go the ashes of the spoils
The seeds in the soil
Sorry, I can't stop and talk now
I'm in kind of a hurry anyhow
But I'll send you a tape from California
The flower power Fuller Brush man's
Farming out his friends
I stabbed him with my stem
And then I tapped his toes with my rose
He crawled around inside himself
Now he's crawling after me
Dropping acid in my tea
He wants to save my soul
Rock and roll
One of us must understand
It's not the drug that makes the man
Then a poster of a movie star walked by
He must have been high
Sorry, I can't stop and talk now
I'm in kind of a hurry anyhow
But I'll send you a tape from California
Half the world is crazy and the other half is scared
Madonnas do the minuet for naked millionaires
The anarchists are rising while we're racing for the moon
It doesn't take a seer to see the scene is coming soon
So who's that coming down the road
A sailor from the sea
He looks a lot like me
I'd know him anywhere, had to stare
Now a fire 'round his fingertips
A song around his spine
He must have found his mind
He should be put away, anyway
Surrounded by the slaughter
Now I'm boarding at the border
When the echoes of my ecstasy appear
Wish I was here
Sorry, I can't stop and talk now
I'm in kind of a hurry anyhow
But I'll send you a tape from California
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:07.34] Who's that coming down the road
[00:10.89] A sailor from the sea
[00:14.60] He looks a lot like me
[00:17.26] I'd know him anywhere, had to stare
[00:25.95] Feathers on his fingertips
[00:28.62] A halo 'round his spine
[00:32.63] He must have lost his mind
[00:35.07] He should be put away, right away
[00:40.15] In the corner of the night
[00:43.05] He handed me his water pipe
[00:46.70] His eyes were searching deep inside my head
[00:52.06] Here's what it said
[00:54.70] Sorry, I can't stop and talk now
[00:57.99] I'm in kind of a hurry anyhow
[01:01.36] But I'll send you a tape from California
[01:11.78] New York City has exploded
[01:15.77] And it's crashed upon my head
[01:19.62] I dove beneath the bed
[01:22.52] Fighting, biting nails, turning pale
[01:30.58] The landlord's at my window
[01:33.76] And the burglar's at my door
[01:37.24] I can't take it anymore
[01:40.16] I guess I'll have to fly, it's worth a try
[01:45.11] Someone's banging on the wall
[01:48.36] But there's no party to recall
[01:52.39] Singer of the shadows of his soul
[01:57.06] So he's been told
[01:59.95] Sorry, I can't stop and talk now
[02:03.33] I'm in kind of a hurry anyhow
[02:06.75] But I'll send you a tape from California
[02:15.91] From the mirror of my mantle to the velvet on my vest
[02:23.88] Trapped upon a stolen stage, a Barrymore at best
[02:30.64] My rhymes are all repeating, my ballads are growing blind
[02:38.30] Words have turned to water, the women turned to wine
[02:49.94] The draft board is debating
[02:52.89] If they'd like to take my life
[02:56.91] I'd sooner take a wife and raise a child or two
[03:02.97] Wouldn't you?
[03:08.25] Peace has turned to poison
[03:11.07] And the flag has blown a fuse
[03:14.72] Even courage is confused
[03:18.15] And now all the brave are in the grave
[03:22.53] Century is bending
[03:25.42] Have a very happy ending
[03:29.05] To the victor go the ashes of the spoils
[03:34.51] The seeds in the soil
[03:37.10] Sorry, I can't stop and talk now
[03:40.51] I'm in kind of a hurry anyhow
[03:43.82] But I'll send you a tape from California
[03:50.42]
[04:04.13] The flower power Fuller Brush man's
[04:08.20] Farming out his friends
[04:11.28] I stabbed him with my stem
[04:14.67] And then I tapped his toes with my rose
[04:22.16] He crawled around inside himself
[04:25.30] Now he's crawling after me
[04:28.94] Dropping acid in my tea
[04:32.04] He wants to save my soul
[04:34.97] Rock and roll
[04:37.10] One of us must understand
[04:40.28] It's not the drug that makes the man
[04:43.81] Then a poster of a movie star walked by
[04:49.10] He must have been high
[04:51.86] Sorry, I can't stop and talk now
[04:55.05] I'm in kind of a hurry anyhow
[04:58.70] But I'll send you a tape from California
[05:08.39] Half the world is crazy and the other half is scared
[05:15.33] Madonnas do the minuet for naked millionaires
[05:22.50] The anarchists are rising while we're racing for the moon
[05:29.87] It doesn't take a seer to see the scene is coming soon
[05:41.69] So who's that coming down the road
[05:45.38] A sailor from the sea
[05:49.09] He looks a lot like me
[05:51.64] I'd know him anywhere, had to stare
[05:59.40] Now a fire 'round his fingertips
[06:03.02] A song around his spine
[06:06.79] He must have found his mind
[06:09.32] He should be put away, anyway
[06:14.33] Surrounded by the slaughter
[06:17.21] Now I'm boarding at the border
[06:20.83] When the echoes of my ecstasy appear
[06:26.36] Wish I was here
[06:28.91] Sorry, I can't stop and talk now
[06:32.32] I'm in kind of a hurry anyhow
[06:35.72] But I'll send you a tape from California
[06:43.55]
[00:10.89] A sailor from the sea
[00:14.60] He looks a lot like me
[00:17.26] I'd know him anywhere, had to stare
[00:25.95] Feathers on his fingertips
[00:28.62] A halo 'round his spine
[00:32.63] He must have lost his mind
[00:35.07] He should be put away, right away
[00:40.15] In the corner of the night
[00:43.05] He handed me his water pipe
[00:46.70] His eyes were searching deep inside my head
[00:52.06] Here's what it said
[00:54.70] Sorry, I can't stop and talk now
[00:57.99] I'm in kind of a hurry anyhow
[01:01.36] But I'll send you a tape from California
[01:11.78] New York City has exploded
[01:15.77] And it's crashed upon my head
[01:19.62] I dove beneath the bed
[01:22.52] Fighting, biting nails, turning pale
[01:30.58] The landlord's at my window
[01:33.76] And the burglar's at my door
[01:37.24] I can't take it anymore
[01:40.16] I guess I'll have to fly, it's worth a try
[01:45.11] Someone's banging on the wall
[01:48.36] But there's no party to recall
[01:52.39] Singer of the shadows of his soul
[01:57.06] So he's been told
[01:59.95] Sorry, I can't stop and talk now
[02:03.33] I'm in kind of a hurry anyhow
[02:06.75] But I'll send you a tape from California
[02:15.91] From the mirror of my mantle to the velvet on my vest
[02:23.88] Trapped upon a stolen stage, a Barrymore at best
[02:30.64] My rhymes are all repeating, my ballads are growing blind
[02:38.30] Words have turned to water, the women turned to wine
[02:49.94] The draft board is debating
[02:52.89] If they'd like to take my life
[02:56.91] I'd sooner take a wife and raise a child or two
[03:02.97] Wouldn't you?
[03:08.25] Peace has turned to poison
[03:11.07] And the flag has blown a fuse
[03:14.72] Even courage is confused
[03:18.15] And now all the brave are in the grave
[03:22.53] Century is bending
[03:25.42] Have a very happy ending
[03:29.05] To the victor go the ashes of the spoils
[03:34.51] The seeds in the soil
[03:37.10] Sorry, I can't stop and talk now
[03:40.51] I'm in kind of a hurry anyhow
[03:43.82] But I'll send you a tape from California
[03:50.42]
[04:04.13] The flower power Fuller Brush man's
[04:08.20] Farming out his friends
[04:11.28] I stabbed him with my stem
[04:14.67] And then I tapped his toes with my rose
[04:22.16] He crawled around inside himself
[04:25.30] Now he's crawling after me
[04:28.94] Dropping acid in my tea
[04:32.04] He wants to save my soul
[04:34.97] Rock and roll
[04:37.10] One of us must understand
[04:40.28] It's not the drug that makes the man
[04:43.81] Then a poster of a movie star walked by
[04:49.10] He must have been high
[04:51.86] Sorry, I can't stop and talk now
[04:55.05] I'm in kind of a hurry anyhow
[04:58.70] But I'll send you a tape from California
[05:08.39] Half the world is crazy and the other half is scared
[05:15.33] Madonnas do the minuet for naked millionaires
[05:22.50] The anarchists are rising while we're racing for the moon
[05:29.87] It doesn't take a seer to see the scene is coming soon
[05:41.69] So who's that coming down the road
[05:45.38] A sailor from the sea
[05:49.09] He looks a lot like me
[05:51.64] I'd know him anywhere, had to stare
[05:59.40] Now a fire 'round his fingertips
[06:03.02] A song around his spine
[06:06.79] He must have found his mind
[06:09.32] He should be put away, anyway
[06:14.33] Surrounded by the slaughter
[06:17.21] Now I'm boarding at the border
[06:20.83] When the echoes of my ecstasy appear
[06:26.36] Wish I was here
[06:28.91] Sorry, I can't stop and talk now
[06:32.32] I'm in kind of a hurry anyhow
[06:35.72] But I'll send you a tape from California
[06:43.55]