Death Valley '69 - Sonic Youth

Dying's so rock and roll Stretching out into forever I said I don't know Could anybody even survive it? Oh, she said we're never gonna die Wait, wait, wait, woh-oh-oh She said we're never gonna die Wait, wait, wait The leather seats are gettin' hotter by the minute I can't believe we could take it She taps her feet and then she just spits a melody out I used to love it till it killed me Oh, she said we're never gonna die Wait, wait, wait, woh-oh-oh She said we're never gonna die Oh, oh Oh, oh Sang twenty songs on rotation You know that everything goes bad on occasion Take me away on vacation So I barely even know that you're fakin' Oh, tell me the war was it for Oh, baby this year or the ours Woh-oh-oh, woh-oh-oh Oh, oh Oh, oh She said we're never gonna die Wait, wait, wait, woh-oh-oh Oh, she said we're never gonna die Wait, wait, wait, woh-oh-oh Oh, she said we're never gonna die Wait, wait, wait, woh-oh-oh Oh, she said we're never gonna die Wait, wait, wait

I wanna see your animal side Let it all out I wanna see the dirt Under your skin I need your broken promises, yeah I want the guts and glory, baby, baby This town is wasted and alone But we are alive Here in death valley But don't take love off the table yet 'Cause tonight It's just fire alarms and losing you We love a lot So, we only lose a little But we are alive (we are alive) We are alive I wanna see your animal side Let it all out Oh there you go, undress to impress You can wear the crown, but you're no princess So put the "D" in "dirt" now, baby, baby Let's get you wasted and alone 'Cause we are alive Here in death valley But don't take love off the table yet 'Cause tonight It's just fire alarms and losing you We love a lot So, we only lose a little We are alive (we are alive) We are alive We're gonna die It's just a matter of time Hard times come Good times go I'm either gone in an instant Or here 'til the bitter end I, I never know What I've got will make you feel more alive I'll be your favorite drug, I will get you high I will get you high We're still We are alive Here in death valley But don't take love off the table yet 'Cause tonight It's just fire alarms and losing you We love a lot So, we only lose a little But we are alive (we are alive) We are alive

The meek shall inherit the earth That's what the bible says Walk like a giant, talk like a tyrant Faith of a mustard seed, destined for a triumph David and Goliath, hate me or admire Kush burns slow as I chase my desires Embrace my empire, batta boy eat fire Guns like choirs when they sing, keep quite Will I get to Heaven? Turn to Psalm 27 Lord knows when I see this monkey I'm gon' be the devil Be him 'cause I'm clever, beat him at whatever You never was a G, nigga, Unit ain't together New York's unified down south, love dat When we get to shine, muthafuckas where the love at? Real niggas gettin' money, betta log on Think da games dead now? Imagine when ya dog's gone Imagine when this song gone When ya phone off, there's only one to call on I mean if I die today I could honestly say, thank you, Lord Thank you, Lord, thank you, Lord I'm bigger than a title, bigger than a name You could label me the biggest title in the game Put food on the table, fed the whole city Tell me who be the fool if the Feds come get me Better years are better when you call it trendsetter The world so cold hope you got a lil' sweater Caught a lil case but he had a lil' cheddar Planned out the 15, poured his life in a letter Very first line he called, trick daddy stupid Say he got aids, tellin' people that it's lupus Not the one just to jump to conclusions I'm gettin' money, small talk can be a nuisance Broke chains, reminiscent to them nooses Sittin' on deuces, new land cruisers Who the fuck you callin' losers, you niggas losin' Look like you could use us When I bought my first Run DMC vinyl And my first 2 Live Crew cassette I woulda cried if I knew I would be where I'm at today Took me 40 minutes to walk there to buy it Call ya boy, A C.O. but if I really was When all these niggas undercover, fuckin' niggas up Keep it trilla, nigga never had a gun and badge Kept a nice, watch smokin' on a hundred sack Back in the day, I sold crack for some nice kicks Skippin' school, I saw my friend stabbed with a ice pick Young nigga 15 with 3 C's From that very day I carried on the 3 C's Can't criticize niggas tryna get jobs Better get smart, young brotha live yours Only live once and I got 2 kids And for me to feed them I get 2 gigs I shuffle shit, I ceo so we can bow our head And pray over the meatloaf I'm lookin' at the big picture Keep a bitch with cha, tryna get a bit richer I remember prayin' for, for me to just get the The opportunity to just get a record deal And now I sign artists Thank you, lord