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O Maria
there was no one nothing to see
the night is useless and so are we
cause everybody knows
the fabric of folly is fallen apart at the seams
and i've been lookin' for a good time
but the pleasures are seldom and few

there's no whiskey there's no wine
just the concrete and a worried mind
cos everone knows death creeps in slow
til you feel safe in his arms
and i've been lookin' for a new friend
and i don't care if he's decrepit and grey

o maria haven't you known
days so careless
all on your own
everybody knows the circus is closed
and the animals have gone wild
and i've been lookin' for my shadow
but this place is so bright and so clean

there was no one nothing to see
the night is useless and so are we
cause everybody knows
the fabric of folly is fallen apart at the seams
and i've been lookin' for a good time
but the pleasures are seldom and few

One Foot In The Grave
This dead hobo on the patio
And an old barbed wire on the funeral fire
Well, you roll out the carpet and it better be red
And it better be long as the troubles in my head
Gonna be livin' one foot in the grave

Well, I was sittin' at home, cookin' up a steak
Satan came down, dressed like a snake
Well, he called my name as I turned up the flames
And then I realized I was out of mayonnaise
Well, you been livin' one foot in the grave

Yeah, don't go throwin' no coupons on my grave
Don't go carvin' no happy face on my tombstone

Woo!
Woo!

One of These Days
one of these days
i hope it's soon
i'll see you smiling
the way you do
walkin' on splinters
somewhere unknown
it's getting better
that much i know

one of these days
one of these days
i'm gonna love you all my life
one of these days
one of these days
i'm gonna let the world how by

cardboard faces
with nowhere to look
one in a million
that's how long it took
up on the bridge
nowhere to go
empty and cold
burnin' a light bulb

one of these days
one of these days
i'm gonna love you all my life
one of these days
one of these days
i'm gonna let the world blow by

one of these days
one of these days
one of these days
one of these days
one of these days
one of these days
one of these days
one of these days
one of these days
one of these days

Outcome
Seventeen years in the city
Static clinging to the ceiling
never did I think it would come to this
outcome is different, than i expected
riot cops cheerleaders
eyebrows painted on their heads
mouthful of rotting cavities
drinking coca cola in the street
never did I think it would come to this
outcome is different, than i expected
Shot in the leg
shot in the leg
my name is a bone
nobody home
my hand is a wire
the sky is on fire
the drums aren't beating
pistols in jeans
left for dead
left for dead
left for dead
dead as a fly

Ozzy
Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy
Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy
Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy...(can I get a little echo on this?)
Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy

What does it mean?
The fire is green
The demons just came through the window

Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy
Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy
Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy
Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy

Big-league man
The future looks dim
Using [???] forever

Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy
Ozzy! You're the man!
How can I grasp you power?
I'm sittin' here lookin' at this keychain
And you...uh, there's mascara bleeding out of your eyes
The microphone is in flames
And there's a giant chicken claw above your head

Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy
Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy

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