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My old man is a bad man, but
I can't deny the way he holds my hand
And he grabs me, he has me by my heart
He doesn't mind I have a Las Vegas past
He doesn't mind I have a L.A. Crass way about me
He loves me with every beat of his cocaine heart
Swimming pool, glimmering darling
White bikini off with my red nail polish
Watch me in the swimming pool, bright blue ripples, you
Sitting sipping on your Black Cristal, oh yeah
Light of my life, fire of my loins
Be a good baby, do what I want
Light of my life, fire of my loins
Gimme them gold coins, gimme them coins
And I'm off to the races, cases of Bacardi chasers
Chasing me all over town
'Cause he knows I'm wasted, facing
Time again at Riker's Island and I won't get out
Because I'm crazy, baby
I need you to come here and save me
I'm your little scarlet starlet
Singing in the garden
Kiss me on my open mouth
Ready for you
My old man is a tough man, but
He got a soul as sweet as blood-red jam
And he shows me, he knows me, every inch of my tar black soul
He doesn't mind I have a flat broke-down life
In fact, he says he thinks it's what he might like about me, admires me
The way I roll like a rolling stone
He likes to watch me in the glass room, bathroom, Chateau Marmont
Slipping on my red dress, putting on my makeup
Glass film, perfume, cognac, lilac fumes
Says it feels like Heaven to him
Light of his life, fire of his loins
Keep me forever, tell me you own me
Light of your life, fire of your loins
Tell me you own me, gimme them coins
And I'm off to the races, cases of Bacardi chasers
Chasing me all over town
'Cause he knows I'm wasted, facing
Time again at Riker's Island and I won't get out
Because I'm crazy, baby
I need you to come here and save me
I'm your little scarlet starlet
Singing in the garden
Kiss me on my open mouth
Yo, I'm off to the races, laces
Leather on my waist is
Tight and I am falling down
I can see your faces, shameless
Cipriani's basement
Love you, but I'm going down
God, I'm so crazy, baby
I'm sorry that I'm misbehaving
I'm your little harlot starlet
Queen of Coney Island
Raising hell all over town
Sorry 'bout it
My old man is a thief, and
I'm gonna stay and pray with him 'til the end
But I trust in the decision of the Lord
To watch over us
Take him when He may, if He may
I'm not afraid to say
That I'd die without him
Who else is gonna put up with me this way?
I need you, I breathe you, I'll never leave you
They would rue the day, I was alone without you
You're lying with your gold chain on
Cigar hanging from your lips, I said, "Hon'
You never looked so beautiful
As you do now, my man"
And we're off to the races, places
Ready, set, the gate is down and now we're going in
To Las Vegas, chaos
Casino Oasis, honey, it is time to spin
Boy, you're so crazy, baby
I love you forever, not maybe
You are my one true love
You are my one true love
You are my one true love
I can't deny the way he holds my hand
And he grabs me, he has me by my heart
He doesn't mind I have a Las Vegas past
He doesn't mind I have a L.A. Crass way about me
He loves me with every beat of his cocaine heart
Swimming pool, glimmering darling
White bikini off with my red nail polish
Watch me in the swimming pool, bright blue ripples, you
Sitting sipping on your Black Cristal, oh yeah
Light of my life, fire of my loins
Be a good baby, do what I want
Light of my life, fire of my loins
Gimme them gold coins, gimme them coins
And I'm off to the races, cases of Bacardi chasers
Chasing me all over town
'Cause he knows I'm wasted, facing
Time again at Riker's Island and I won't get out
Because I'm crazy, baby
I need you to come here and save me
I'm your little scarlet starlet
Singing in the garden
Kiss me on my open mouth
Ready for you
My old man is a tough man, but
He got a soul as sweet as blood-red jam
And he shows me, he knows me, every inch of my tar black soul
He doesn't mind I have a flat broke-down life
In fact, he says he thinks it's what he might like about me, admires me
The way I roll like a rolling stone
He likes to watch me in the glass room, bathroom, Chateau Marmont
Slipping on my red dress, putting on my makeup
Glass film, perfume, cognac, lilac fumes
Says it feels like Heaven to him
Light of his life, fire of his loins
Keep me forever, tell me you own me
Light of your life, fire of your loins
Tell me you own me, gimme them coins
And I'm off to the races, cases of Bacardi chasers
Chasing me all over town
'Cause he knows I'm wasted, facing
Time again at Riker's Island and I won't get out
Because I'm crazy, baby
I need you to come here and save me
I'm your little scarlet starlet
Singing in the garden
Kiss me on my open mouth
Yo, I'm off to the races, laces
Leather on my waist is
Tight and I am falling down
I can see your faces, shameless
Cipriani's basement
Love you, but I'm going down
God, I'm so crazy, baby
I'm sorry that I'm misbehaving
I'm your little harlot starlet
Queen of Coney Island
Raising hell all over town
Sorry 'bout it
My old man is a thief, and
I'm gonna stay and pray with him 'til the end
But I trust in the decision of the Lord
To watch over us
Take him when He may, if He may
I'm not afraid to say
That I'd die without him
Who else is gonna put up with me this way?
I need you, I breathe you, I'll never leave you
They would rue the day, I was alone without you
You're lying with your gold chain on
Cigar hanging from your lips, I said, "Hon'
You never looked so beautiful
As you do now, my man"
And we're off to the races, places
Ready, set, the gate is down and now we're going in
To Las Vegas, chaos
Casino Oasis, honey, it is time to spin
Boy, you're so crazy, baby
I love you forever, not maybe
You are my one true love
You are my one true love
You are my one true love
Lyrics submitted by dustybreeze, edited by rainbowcrayon, LanaDRey, NicoIe, CatJones, irisme, Icymirrors, clouds1, kitsunegari101, Natalie21, dfschei, sydneyk84, ARJ428, scottdoesntknow628, Greenquee, Scarrlet
Off To the Races Lyrics as written by Elizabeth Grant Tim Larcombe
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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Hey I already posted about this on Dark Paradise, but for some reason Songmeanings completely changed the lyrics I put up... Those ones up there (riddled with mistakes) are not the ones I intended to be up there, and it won't let me put mine back up :( So sorry I can't edit them for some reason but here are the ones I originally wrote up:
My old man is a bad man but I can't deny the way he holds my hand And he grabs me, he has me by my heart He doesn't mind I have a Las Vegas past He doesn't mind I have an LA crass way about me He loves me with every beat of his cocaine heart
Swimming pool glimmering darling White bikini off with my red nail polish Watch me in the swimming pool bright blue ripples You sit sippin' on your black Cristal, yeah
Light of my life, fire of my loins Be a good baby, do what I want Light of my life, fire of my loins Give me them gold coins, gimme them coins
And I'm off to the races, cases of Bacardi chasers, chasin' me all over town Cuz he knows I'm wasted, facing Time again on Riker's Island and I won't get out Because I'm crazy, baby I need you to come here and save me I'm your little scarlet, starlet singing in the garden Kiss me on my open mouth Ready for you
My old man is a tough man but He got a soul as sweet as blood red jam And he shows me, he knows me Every inch of my tar black soul He doesn't mind I have a flat broke down life In fact he says he thinks it's why he might like about me Admires me, the way I roll like a Rolling Stone
Likes to watch me in the glass room bathroom, Chateau Marmont Slippin' on my red dress, puttin' on my makeup Glass room perfume Cognac lilac fume Says it feels like heaven to him
Light of his life, fire of his loins Keep me forever, tell me you own me Light of your life, fire of your loins Tell me you own me, gimme them coins
And I'm off to the races, cases of Bacardi chasers, chasin' me all over town Cuz he knows I'm wasted, facing Time again on Riker's Island and I won't get out Because I'm crazy, baby I need you to come here and save me I'm your little scarlet, starlet singing in the garden Kiss me on my open mouth
Now I'm off to the races, laces Leather on my waist is tight and I am fallin' down I can see your face is shameless, Cipriani's basement Love you but I'm going down God I'm so crazy, baby, I'm sorry that I'm misbehaving I'm your little harlot, starlet, Queen of Coney Island Raising hell all over town Sorry 'bout it
My old man is a thief and I'm gonna stay and pray with him 'til the end But I trust in the decision of the lord to watch over us Take him when he may, if he may I'm not afraid to say that I'd die without him Who else is gonna put up with me this way? I need you, I breathe you, I never leave you They would rue the day I was alone without you You're lying with your gold chain on, cigar hanging from your lips I said "Hon' you never looked so beautiful as you do now, my man."
And we're off to the races, places Ready, set the gate is down and now we're goin' in to Las Vegas pay us, Casino Oasis, honey it is time to spin Boy you're so crazy, baby, I love you forever not maybe You are my one true love, you are my one true love
You are my one true love
Ick: he's OLD. Once dated someone who had an all glass shower that overlooked a beautiful side yard. Had to dump his rich arse cause he referred to me as his "guest" instead of his girlfriend. Ouch! Oh, how I digress. Interesting song, though.
@dustybreeze Oh my God. I'm so sorry. The mistake version pisses me off. This is one of my favorite songs, and the lyrics are poetic and highly unique. I created an account for no greater reason than to correct the bastardization of this song, and now that I know it wasn't even what you submitted, this makes me so mad. Perhaps this is a strategy of songmeanings.com to bait new users to join the site. Nothing for new members to do if all the lyrics are already correct to begin with, huh? Am going to delete my account and never click on hits from this site when I search for lyrics.