Asian Riff

See it on the television, every day Hear it on the radio It ain't humid but it sure gets hot Down in Mexico A barmaid's tryin' to tell me (Ha-ha) "Beginning of the end" Sayin' it'll bend me Too late, my friend Riff raff Oh, it's good for a laugh (Ha ha ha) Riff raff Go on and laugh yourself in half Smile awhile Now, I'm the kinda guy that keep his big mouth shut It don't bother me Somebody kickin' me when I'm up Leave me in misery I've never shot nobody Don't even carry a gun I ain't done nothin' wrong I'm just having fun Riff raff Oh, it's good for a laugh Riff raff Go on and laugh yourself in half Do it again

I met Mr. Death this morning He offered me a ride I said I think I'm not quite ready yet To travel by your side "Practice what you preach" Then said the count of shadowlands "It doesn't hurt to take a peek" He grinned and grabbed my hand I sat in the leather seat of his Chevy van The motor screamed like a pack of rats In a frying pan The headlights where shooting sparks And the tyres spinning flames "Well, allrighty then" He said and opened up his case The grim reaper played guitar His bony fingers cold and stiff The sonic thunder froze my heart As he cranked out the riff Oh yeah, the riff Then his song was over And he asked me not to lie I felt a bit uneasy But I dare to criticize I told him, "Man, the riff is a killer But the rest is a throw-away" His face looked disappointed But he said "Ah, it's ok" I asked him, has he shown The devil what he's got "He's written hits But lately he has not" So the devil's out of touch And he cannot smell a hit "Cuz he has lost his mind With all that hip-hop shit The grim reaper played guitar His bony fingers cold and stiff The sonic thunder froze my heart As he cranked out the riff Oh yeah, the riff I woke up and the van was upside down My body bleeds We must have crashed right off the road And Death could varely speak He said, "Listen you'd gottas take my place I'm leaving office soon" I said, "I'm sorry dude, I'm kinda busy. But tell you what: I'll take the tune" And it goes like this... The grim reaper played guitar His bony fingers cold and stiff The sonic thunder froze my heart As he cranked out the riff The grim reaper played guitar His bony fingers cold and stiff The sonic thunder froze my heart As he cranked out the riff He cranked out the riff He cranked out the riff He cranked out the riff

Telling you once, not telling you twice It seems like the world, it just want to fight, forever And they don't want to live together (aah, ah, aah, ah) Now is the time and this is the place No care 'bout your creed, your sex or your race Connection and nobody not get rejection (aah, ah, aah, ah) We got to tell them so If ah no love that people is dealing We got to make them know If inna them heart, them nah go show feeling We got to tell them now If out of your mouth your food them is stealing We got to make them know That the whole of the world needs healing Life and liberty that we want now, now, now, now, now Life and liberty that we want now Life and liberty that we want now Life and liberty that we want Whoa-oh, oh whoa, oh, oh Blind us with lights but there's no way we're leaving Whoa-oh, oh whoa, oh, oh You can turn out the lights but there's no way we're leaving One energy and one place to be, holding to love And it's victory, eternal, and I know that it must concern all (aah ah, aah ah) One world for you and one world for me, wit them ya philosophy I don't agree, reject That and I totally disrespect That (aah ah, aah ah) We got to tell them now If out of your mouth your food them is stealing We got to make them know That the whole of the world needs healing Life and liberty that we want now, now, now, now, now Life and liberty that we want now Life and liberty that we want now Life and liberty that we want Whoa-oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh Blind us with lights but there's no way we're leaving Whoa-oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh You can turn out the lights but there's no way we're leaving No, we're not leaving No, we're not leaving No, we're not leaving Whoa-oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh Whoa-oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh Whoa-oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh Whoa-oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh Whoa-oh, oh whoa, oh, oh Blind us with lights but there's no way we're leaving Whoa-oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh You can turn out the lights but there's no way we're leaving Whoa-oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh Blind us with lights but there's no way we're leaving Whoa-oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh You can turn out the lights but there's no way we're leaving We're in to stay, and we won't go away