You Can't Win

Welcome to the shrek room
 Pull up a rusty bedsprings
 Light another torch to carry
 'cause the record players broken
 Yeah, I remember when these crying tramps were king
 When the gyrations, wild gyrations ruled
 Pump so full of reverberation, treble
 So high on the slap back
 Drunk on Pomade, Lemonade,
 Lime, Ricky Cherry, Wine and Pepsi Cola
 Tented beef, potted meat,
 Fake meat, Slim Jims, Doritos, beans
 And Mulligan stew
 Wander six sweet romances
 Melody and rhythm, pounding and insistent
 Bizarre rituals to power the power
 Wearing sideburns and shoe leather
 And dead animal skins
 But hey, if the suit smells, wear it
 Town to town back room to ho down
 [You can't win]
 Hand outs and punch ups broken hearts and bad luck
 Another empty house
 Another shock transmission
 You can't win
 [You can't win]
 Carry an old worn photograph of an old lost love
 Be Bop A Lula with a thump and a shove
 [Be Bop A Lula]
 Chattering and chattering, clattering
 Sing rockabilly tramp mischievous king
 Nothing more now than memories and phantoms
 Ghosts and spooks beware
 Stay close to the fire
 Sleep with your shoes on
 You can't win
 You can't win
 Yeah some people said something and some people died
 You can't win sad tramp
 Did you hear about Madison?
 Did you hear about Hamilton?
 16 hours trapped under a Pinto
 14 days strapped down to a gurney
 The face will never be the same
 Oh
 Oh the infamy, Oh the shame
 The Octobeast files tonight
 This country will never be the same
 [Octobeast files tonight]
 Remember good night?
 Remember tucking children into bed?
 Remember Betty Lou? Peggy Sue?
 Now just lookout for the cops
 And watch out for the screw
 So lost in the dream
 Such a fine design
 Disconnect from today
 Bizarre rituals to power the powerful
 Wonder and sin
 Daily and hourly
 [Pounding]
 Such glories were had, such heights to obtain
 Blueberry hill
 And now all traded for money but our pockets are empty
 Promises that were held out have since been withdrawn
 You can't win