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Cruel Tutelage

by MONKEY

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1.
I said, your good lovin' comes like the Summertime Sun, oh yeah... You keep me warm in the day, but you're cold when the evening comes Sing yeah, yeah, yeah When it's good it's really good and I never do want it to end. When it's bad, it's really bad and you mess around with all of my friends Sing yeah, yeah, yeah But there's something about you... When I want to get busy, well you're too busy having fun You're like an angel, you're a devil in a puzzle that has come undone Sing yeah, yeah, yeah But there's something about you...
2.
Shanty Party 03:06
Hey, we're goin' to a Shanty Party Vibe is so hectic, sound is electric The other DJ's cut but I'm the antiseptic, cuz'a When you get the infection, gonna need protection Cuz I'm your doctor honey, come and make me a selection Cuz'a Once you try it, you can't deny it My beat are complicated, no you just can't simplify it It's a grand illusion, mental confusion Thoughts pour from me head but come to no conclusion It's a Shanty Party Up on the mic, say what me like Me wakin' all your neighbors up in the dead of night Me come to party, me come to play Me come to get down, so don't jump in me way Cuz'a way up the tree, down to the ground We all can skank together to the Monkey sound It's a, not a song, it'sa, a celebration Me rockin' it from the pocket then me takin' it to the nation It's a Shanty Party Aaaaaaaaaaaaah!
3.
You don't know what love is... and you keep on tellin' me, that You don't know what love is about? I keep on tryin' every day to show you how I feel I keep on tryin' and tryin' and a tryin' now To let you know that this man is for real And I keep a leavin' it up to you, but you keep running away, Because it's easier to say that we are through And the years go by and we are still here waiting While inside, it feels so frustrating We are both beat down and commiserating What we need is collaboration! You don't know what love is... and you keep on tellin' me, that You don't know what love is about? And the years go by and we are still here waiting While inside, it feels so frustrating And we can't spend our whole lives hating What we need is emancipation! You don't know what love is... and you keep on tellin' me, that You don't know what love is about? You keep on pulling us apart You keep on pulling us apart You keep on pulling us apart, every day You keep pulling us apart, in every way Puling us, Pulling us apart Every day.
4.
Unity Dub 04:44
To the homophobe and racist man the time has come When you must pay for the evils you have done You must open up your eyes, you'll see only one You must open up your eyes, cause we can take no more We leave you hanging in the trees, swinging in the leaves now Just like you've done with my friends and their families Hanging in the trees, swinging in the leaves Just like you've done so many times before Many times before Times before, many times before For all the hatred and violence that you enjoy You may get shot down with the gun that you employ You must open up your eyes, you'll see only one You must open up your eyes, cause we can take no more We leave you hanging in the trees, swinging in the leaves now Just like you've done with my friends and their families Hanging in the trees, swinging in the leaves Just like you've done so many times before Many times before Times before, many times before Woah, no more hatred in this world You must not divide by color We are all one blood and one skin Unity Dub... Woah
5.
It must be the idealist in me or just the little things I can't see But when my heart, you know my heart? When it got hot I thought I'd give it a shot With the Trailer Park Love We never get a chance to push, no we start out at shove With the Trailer Park Love Hey, one of these days I'm gonna hitch it up and run Trailer Park Love has a thing she calls guff And if she hears it, she'll break all your stuff but Trailer Park Loves knows all about romance If she don't get flowers, she'll burn all your pants I don't think she even knows How many mangy mullet men she's ever known But she keeps track of the pennies she saves For a couple little bubbles full of silicone But she get what she wants and she don't regret She come up and ask me for a cigarette And maybe, maybe it's just strange to me She don't shut her mouth or door when she has to pee But that's ok, you know that's fine, that's good, it's all right... Cuz when she grabs me by the balls I know she really loves me With the Trailer Park Love We never get a chance to push, no we start out at shove With the Trailer Park Love Hey, one of these days I'm gonna hitch it up and run Trailer Park Love keeps a bottle by the bed for beating me off, if I ever act stupid but Trailer Park Loves knows about forgiveness Upon her last release, she spared the witness You know my confidence is sparked you know She tried to keep me hooked by threatening my life Still I can't wait to spend another night Sittin' sippin' something by the golden light Then she try to tell me that I mistake her affection for anger But when her truck haul champion nephew was around She'd treat me like a stranger But to her, it's ok it is a medical condition Class is something, she'd rather not attend Peace of mind is what comes out when the hot hits a telephone pole Tv, Tequila and dismemberment can all sooth the soul She's my Trailer Park Love We never get a chance to push, no we start out at shove With the Trailer Park Love Hey, one of these days I'm gonna hitch it up and run
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Attraction 03:05
Never was a good boy, but I was never bad to you We've both done our time in hell for what we've put each other through Now I'm broken hearted, and I wanna go back where we started Remember when you stole my money, and totaled my car? Well I wrote your name in the bathroom of every sleazy bar Now I'm broken hearted, and I wanna go back where we started Well, it's funny how attraction starts all over Baby, let me take that chip off of your shoulder and we'll learn to act like other people do So, you tell me I'm an asshole, well baby sometimes you're an asshole too We both should be dead by now, but dreams don't always come true Now I'm broken hearted, and I wanna go back where we started Cause, it's funny how attraction starts all over Baby, let me take that chip off of your shoulder and we'll learn to act like other people do And I wanna let go, but every time we kiss I feel that something that I know I'll miss For every bruised arm, black eye and broken tooth Do we really love each other or do we need the abuse So, let's bury all the hatchets, throw out those dogs and cats We'll stop all this fussin' and a fighting, baby can we do that? I know it sounds retarded, but I wanna go back where we started And, it's funny how attraction starts all over Baby, let me take that chip off of your shoulder and we'll learn to act like other people do Like other people do
8.
Cause I want simple satisfaction, whoah oh oh... Well, I'm so tired of the fighting, I'm so tired of the screaming That my throat hurts and I wanna go home But every single time I think of walking out an leaving Makes me cry just a little bit more And the sound of the rain conceals all of my pain And the tears are fallin' from my eyes It's just another lonely road, another ticket sold And another day of being alive Time moves oh so slow... stress breaks the silence, whoah 14 hours to another show in the simple satisfaction of the audience reaction Cause I want more! Simple satisfaction, whoah oh oh... So, I could quit my band and go back to school to satisfy with a 9 to 5 I could call up every one of my ex-girlfriends to a-p-p-pologize And the ones that would listen would think that my position Was sadder than it was before Cause it's hard to debate, it's even harder to relate to those Demons from the night before It's like a sickness of my soul, music's my addiction oh It's like living out of control in the simple satisfaction of the audience reaction And I could change the world, but I can't change my world When I could stand on stage tonight, spouting simple rhymes and poetry Which sounds a bit like me, to me. So, here's to the memories and here's to the stories And the rice and beans that kept me alive Here's to all my friends that never would disown me Though I drove them crazy most of the time And in the end, I hope to see you all again before this Big ol' world stops spinnin' around Through all the fussin' and the fighting, the thunder and the lightning No I never thought I'd make it this far So let's dance to the music slow Jump up or lose control Life ain't nothing but a one big show in the Simple satisfaction of the audience reaction Cause I want simple satisfaction, whoah oh oh...
9.
I see you walking down my street every day at the same time When our eyes meet, I often wonder would you like to know me? Would you like to know which house is mine? It's the one that's yellow and it seems to smile and say hello Would you want to know what car I drive? Or if I've got a bitchin' stereo Would want to know what's been rollin' round in my head Crayons, pens or paper dolls all bound with twine and thread Now would you want know me down to the letter Keep preparing for the worst, but it only gets better Would you wanna know me, would you even care? Have you got a secret? Would you like to share? Well, we're doin' swell... we're on a little row boat in a wishing well and every time I see you drift like leaves upon this guilded sea I wonder if there's something wrong with you Cause maybe something's wrong with me Would you wanna know me? Oh I, I know we're lost but we're doin' swell We're on a little row boat in a wishing well And every time I see you drift like leaves upon this guilded sea I wonder if there's something wrong with you Cause maybe something's wrong with me Would you wanna know me?
10.
It's got me sufferin' now, it's got me feeling so low Well, you know what I'm sayin' when there's nothing good playin On my radio Where did my favorite song go? What happened to my favorite show? Well, the DJ's lost his soul to the corporate control Did I say that too loud? I think I said that too loud Well, I started from the top of the sinking ship I got 8 lives left, so I'm not gonna trip No one can slow me down, I'm too busy tearing social walls to the ground Because I've got the music, I've got the songs I've got a six-pack of love, I'm gonna bring it along And when you hear the sound, get ready for the party to come now Are you ready right now? Yeah! Cause we need musical intervention And maybe, maybe, maybe, I just wanna be the voice of America And maybe, maybe, maybe, I just wanna hear my song on the radio And maybe, maybe, maybe, I'm asking too much I think I'm asking too much... Ay oh, woah ... The DJ, oh! Has lost his soul Ay oh, woah ... The Radio has no control Bring me the head, of the head, of the radio station! And we all can sing Ay oh, woah ... The DJ's lost his soul to the corporate control Ay oh, woah ... The music has lost it's soul to the corporate control Ay oh, woah ... The listener's lost their souls to the corporate control Ay oh, woah ... And even the musicians have lost their souls to the corporate control Bring me the head of the head of the radio station! The DJ's lost his soul to the corporate control!

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MONKEY was established in 1996 at the height of the 4th Wave Ska Craze. They have been recording and touring internationally, ever since!

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