KOOL-AID The Lyrics
CHANGE OF ATMOSPHERE (Jones)
If I have my time again
I would do it all the same
And not change a single thing
Even when I was to blame
For the heartache and the pain
That I caused throughout my years
How I`d love to be your man
Through the laughter and the tears
Situation no win
Rush for the change of atmosphere
I can`t go on so I give in
Gotta get myself right outta here
Now I`m fully grown
And I know where it`s at
Somehow I stayed thin
While the other guys got fat
All the chances that are blown
And the times that I`ve been down
I didn`t get too high
Kept my feet on the ground
Situation no win
Rush for the change of atmosphere
I can`t go on so I give in
Gotta get myself right outta here
And of all my friends
You`ve been the best to me
Soon will be the day
When I`ll pay you handsomely
Broken hearts are hard to mend
I know I`ve had my share
But life just carries on
Even when I`m not there
Situation no win
Rush for the change of atmosphere
I can`t go on so I give in
Gotta get myself right outta here
Situation no win
Rush for the change of atmosphere
I can`t go on so I give in
Gotta get myself right outta here
Gotta get myself right
Gotta get myself right
Gotta get myself right
Outta there
Gotta get myself right
Gotta get myself right
Gotta get myself right
Outta there
CAN`T WAIT (Jones)
Well they told me
It would be OK
Yeah they told me
Told me what to say
And they gave to me
Then they took away
Yeah they gave it to me
It was powdered cocaine
And I just can`t wait
Any longer
I`ve got to leave today
What you doin` to me
You`re messin` with my brain
What you doin` to me
I`m stuck in purple rain
And I just can`t wait
Any longer
I`ve got to leave today
Please believe me
I was well on my way
Yeah believe me
We thought that we would play
And I just can`t wait
Any longer
I`ve got to leave today
Don`t fall for me
Don`t wanna sail away
Don`t you wait for me
Just let it slip away
And I just can`t wait
Any longer
I`ve got to leave today
And I just can`t wait
Any longer
I`ve got to leave today
KICKIN` IN (Jones/Donovan)
It should be kickin` in by now
It should be kickin` in by now
It should be kickin` in by now
It should be kickin` in by now
If I do what I wanted
I just don`t have the time
I wanna ride my motorcycle
Into the sunshine
My TV`s laughin`
Making me feel small
Like I`m sat in a cell
All I can see is these walls
And I never wanna see another shopping mall
Oh Free
To be what I will
Oh Free
I`ll keep it up till
I`m Free
Or I won`t have nothing at all
This is my life
And living it I will pay
But why should I care about all that today
I need a head start
And I don`t wanna stall
Gonna take a bulldozer to break down the walls
And I never wanna see another shopping mall
Oh Free
To be what I will
Oh Free
I`ll keep it up till
I`m Free
Or I won`t have nothing at all
Oh Free
To be what I will
Oh Free
I`ll keep it up till
I`m Free
Or I won`t have nothing at all
I wanna see the river turn into the falls
They`ve been down for so long
Now I wanna stand tall
And I never wanna see another shopping mall
Oh Free
To be what I will
Oh Free
I`ll keep it up till
I`m Free
Or I won`t have nothing at all
Free
We want to be Free
Free
We want to be Free
Oh Free
To be what I will
Oh Free
I`ll keep it up till
I`m Free
INNOCENT CHILD (Jones)
Live for yourself
Today or tomorrow
Look after your health
Forget all your sorrows
I`d wish I could`ve seen you
When you could run wild
I would`ve liked to know you
As an innocent child
Innocent child
It`s never to late
For you to do
You don`t have to wait
For the sun to go through
I wish I could`ve seen you
When you could run wild
I would`ve liked to know you
As an innocent child
Innocent child
I know a way
Of sipping the truth
Go back to the days
Before your youth
I wish I could`ve seen you
When you could run wild
I would`ve liked to know you
As an innocent child
Innocent child
Innocent child
Innocent child
Innocent child
Innocent child
I wish I could`ve seen you
When you could run wild
I would`ve liked to know you
As an innocent child
Innocent child
As an innocent child
Innocent child
Innocent child
Innocent child
ON ONE (Jones)
On one
You do no good
On one
I`ll stop you if I could
On one
Yeah totally gone
On one
Now look what you`ve done
I`d kill you if you weren`t already dead
Or drill a hole into your head
You see green and I see red
Ain`t no coming back I said
Please take it away
How`d you get in such a state
But it helps to relate
Schizophrenic anyway
On one
Holy mother full of hate
On one
You`ve been trekkin` for days
On one
When you come down
On one
Don`t wanna be warned
I`ve seen the way you dogs mate
Like a horse that`s jumped the garden gate
You think it`s new but it`s out of date
And for you it`s way to late
Please take it away
Tryin` to illuminate
But it helps to relate
Schizophrenic anyway
Please take it away
How`d you get in such a state
But it helps to relate
Schizophrenic anyway
On one
We missed the chip
On one
It`s making you feel sick
On one
And on a funny farm
On one
It can`t do no more harm
There`s energy there but it`s just induced
To take you in just to get you loose
But everybody knows it ain`t no use
Just look what it`s done for you
Please take it away
Tryin` to illuminate
But it helps to relate
Schizophrenic anyway
Please believe
Please take it away
How`d you get in such a state
But it helps to relate
Schizofrenic anyway
On one
You do no good
On one
I`ll stop you if I could
On one
Yeah totally gone
On one
Now look what you`ve done
I`d kill you if you weren`t already dead
Or drill a hole into your head
You see green and I see red
Ain`t no coming back I said
Please take it away
How`d you get in such a state
But it helps to relate
Schizophrenic anyway
Schizophrenic anyway
Schizophrenic anyway
Schizophrenic anyway
Schizophrenic anyway
KOOL-AID (Jones/Stonadge)
Mick Jones is on the microphone
He’ll keep making you rock
Until the break of dawn oh yeah
He’s got a time to laugh
And a time to moan
He’s the hard hooded honky from the second zone
Ladies and Gentlemen
The Dypso-Calypso
Tell it like this Mick
All you misfits and musclemen
Pack `em up and move `em along
Let`s get it together tonight
On this island that we`re on
Ten million tons of water
Thrown into the air
While we jacked our bodies
Like we didn`t care
Can somebody tell me
What am I doin` here
You know I like to party
But how much can I bear
The Brazilian Lizard Queen
And Bishop like to freak
Shootin` out into the stars
Tryin` to reach the peak
Ten million tons of water
Thrown into the air
While we jacked the bodies
Like we didn`t care
Can somebody tell me
What am I doin` here
You know I like to party
But how much can I bare
V I B the rider
The Devil on a Vespa
Rode into town
And found he was alone
Out at the beach now
In the burning heart now
Sun stroked to head
And naked to the bone
I`m watchin` the sunset
Down at San Antone
So a hosts of Angels
And wished I stayed at home
Ten million tons of water
Thrown into the air
While we jacked the bodies
Like we didn`t care
Can somebody tell me
What am I doin` here
You know I like to party
But how much can I bear
The midget has grown
Amnesia I don`t remember
Now I`m burned down
To the max
But I`ll return in September
Ten million tons of water
Thrown into the air
While we jacked the bodies
Like we didn`t care
Can somebody tell me
What am I doin` here
You know I like to party
But how much can I bear
IN MY DREAMS (Jones/Stonadge/Hawkins)
"Neither one remembered falling asleep"
At night before I go to sleep
I think of what the darkness holds
In slumber land I drift into another world
It ain`t hard
It ain`t hard
And in my sleep I see your face
Are you with me
Is it you
I tried to get a closer look
But took to long you were gone
You were gone
Is that love I can hear coming down
In my dreams
And images are going round and round
In my dreams
It`s somewhere that I go where we could go alright
If you`ve got time
I`ll think you better come tonight
It ain`t hard
It ain`t hard
Lie back and let it drift
Relax and close your eyes
Soon the sleep will come
And take you through the night
On a ride
Throught the night
Is it love I can hear coming down
In my dreams
And images are going round and round
In my dreams
Is it love I can hear coming down
In my dreams
And images are going round and round
In my dreams
Though it`s unreal I think I get a better deal
When no one tells me what I should think or feel
It ain`t hard
It ain`t hard
I looked up to see you hide in shades of pastel blue
I couldn`t make it out the sun was shining through
On you
On you
Is it love I can hear coming down
In my dreams
And images are going round and round
In my dreams
WHEN THE TIME COMES (Jones/Stonadge)
Coming to your street
Almost every night the sound is underground ground
You`re too booming big out of powerty
And dreaming up the street
And the man who want to stand for his piece of land
Is pushed aside
`Cause he don`t quite fit
Tryin` to make it quit
And twist his mind
Go from behind
Call out the hitmen
Mercenaries don`t they realise
That when the time comes
They`re gonna terrorise
And I hear every day what you say
That the man`s still got his right
`Cause when the time comes
They`re gonna terrorise
A brother on the street
Met a small time hoakie hood who played guitar
They were strictly middle class
Saying this would never pass
They don`t belong
Will people sing to this musical theme
And raise their voice
Or will we have to say
That they just can`t play their guitar
Or go very far
Call out the hitmen
Mercenaries don`t they realise
That when the time comes
They`re gonna terrorise
And I hear every day what you say
That the man`s still got his right
`Cause when the time comes
They`re gonna terrorise
Sweet soul sister
Meets John from Leicester
And they fall in love
They just get by
On the government supply
But it's not enough
Call out the hitmen
Mercenaries don't they realise
That when the time comes
They're gonna terrorise
And I hear every day what you say
That the man's still got his rights
'Cause when the time comes
They're gonna terrorise
Coming to your street
Almost every night the sound is underground ground
You're too brooming big out of poverty
And cleaning up the street
And the man who wants to stand for his piece of land
Is pushed aside
'Cause he don't quite fit
Tryin' to make him quit
And twist his mind
Go from behind behind behind behind behind