Lyrics: The Big Heat Album: The Big Heat Artist: Stan Ridgway   The room was dark, it looked like someone had to get out fast A window open by the fire escape How long have you been following this guy,…

Lyrics: Bel Air Blues Album: Work The Dumb Oracle Artist: Stan Ridgway   Runnin’ down a purple shallow, goin’ down somewhere Goin’ down the alleyway, lookin’ for a dead dog with a custard pie I am looking for a dildo…

Lyrics: Talk Hard Album: Unknown Artist: Stan Ridgway   Life is tough and full’a stuff Life is hard as rock No one around to pull you out No one to stop the clock Now we don’t need no chaperones All…

Lyrics: The Roadblock Album: Partyball Artist: Stan Ridgway   News travels fast in a small desert town So it wasn’t long at all before the word got around That a killin’ mad car was headed their way So the sheriff…

Lyrics: Peg And Pete And Me Album: Mosquitos Artist: Stan Ridgway   I can feel the life runnin’ out of me Workin’ here at pete’s Two years ago it was just the thing Workin’ cars part time every week I…

Lyrics: Overlords Album: Partyball Artist: Stan Ridgway   Well, i been breakin’ rocks Up on coolie number three I know it’s been forever Thought you’d never hear from me The weather here is rotten Rainin’ granite all the time And…

Lyrics: Sixteen Tons Album: Anatomy Artist: Stan Ridgway   sixteens tons =========== Some people say a man is made out of mud A poor man’s made out of mud and muscle and blood Muscle and blood and skin and bones…

Lyrics: Spy World Album: Call Of The West Artist: Stan Ridgway   Spoken Hello, hello, this is monkeywrench, come in, Calling money hutch headquarters. Tell smoky grayhead the « bus stopper » is a guy. Tell « mister magden »…

Lyrics: Full Of Tension Album: Dark Continent Artist: Stan Ridgway   There’s something pulling on my sleeve Full of tension There’s something breathing down my neck Full of tension Now if you wanna take it to the hilt You can…

Lyrics: Mouthful Of Sand Album: Partyball Artist: Stan Ridgway   (instrumental)