Lyrics
all lyrics by Doctor Fish
Another 4th of July
My country, ‘tis of thee
Sweet land of liberty
Old lady with your lamp
Hold it close, chase away the damp
Shadows linger, then they fade
Tonight, there’ll be no serenade
ANOTHER 4TH OF JULY
And the rockets’ red glare
Brings a chill to the air
My country under siege
Looters grab what they can seize
Vandals trash what’s left behind
Fear and hatred intertwined
Afraid to walk the streets alone
Huddle we inside our homes
ANOTHER 4TH OF JULY
Bolt the doors tight
And leave on the lights
My country, right or wrong
Drum and fife sound the song
Mindless patriotic pride
Hastens now your downward slide
Golden child who can do no ill
Your manifest destinies all fulfilled
ANOTHER 4TH OF JULY
And still we deny
The beam in our eye
My country, you and me
Growing old less than gracefully
All our sins come home to roost
All our demons long since loosed
So, carry on in our selfish ways
Forsake tomorrow, enjoy today
ANOTHER 4TH OF JULY
And the rocket's red glare
Brings a chill to the air
Anastasia
ANASTASIA lets her hair down
As she falls into my arms
She allows me the conceit
That she’s a victim of my charms
But her being here tonight
Is not of my design
ANASTASIA writes the scripts
I merely say my lines
ANASTASIA laughs a little
As she whispers in my ear
The things that she tells me
I alone to hear
She says that I’m her lover
She says that I’m her friend
But she mostly speaks of visions
I do not comprehend
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ANASTASIA keeps her secrets
There's so much that I don't know
I only catch a glimmer
Only what she shows
Mystery upon mystery
She's a riddle I can't solve
When I think I see her clearly
The image then dissolves
ANASTASIA lights a candle
Then she lies across my bed
She gazes at the shadows
Dancing overhead
When I start to say I love her
She wrinkles up her nose
But then ANASTASIA smiles
And tells me that she knows
ANASTASIA sleeps beside me
Our bodies intertwine
The room smells of incense
Love-making and wine
I watch her as she slumbers
I listen to her breathe
Her soul no longer troubled
By thoughts to me bequeathed
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ANASTASIA, in the morning
Rises with the dawn
When I wake and look around me
I find that she is gone
Arizona Skies
Once I lived in Hollywood
Near Hollywood and Vine
Rubbed shoulders with a star or two
Watched them as they'd shine
But all the tinsel glory
That sparkled ‘fore my eyes
Never once took the place
Of those ARIZONA SKIES
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And I can’t help but remember
The skies in Arizona
On those warm, peaceful
Arid summer nights
I wander through this life
And I marvel at the sights
But I never seem to find
ARIZONA SKIES
I’ve also been to Ireland
That jewel cast in the sea
Coal black eyes and lullabies
And heather on the lea
But all the verdant beauty
That softly hypnotized
Never dimmed the memory
Of those ARIZONA SKIES
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I’ve even lived in Tokyo
In a house down by the bay
If things had worked out differently
I might still be there today
But all the viral energy
That use to tantalize
Never touched me deep inside
Like those ARIZONA SKIES
CHORUS (solo)
Dusty roads and pavement black
Leading on, never turning back
Chasing my elusive destiny
London, Paris, Amsterdam
Moscow, Prague, who gives a damn
I've been everywhere
but where I long to be
Made my way back homeward
Not so long ago
Your mother said you had wed
I said I hadn't known
So, I drove up to the foothills
To our secret paradise
And I thought about the two of us
‘neath those ARIZONA SKIES
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Arizona Skies
Doctor Fish
Sexual Creature
Met her at a party
The friend of a friend
My world turned upside down
When she walked in
She wasn't really beautiful
It wasn't her perfume
But all eyes were on her
As she moved across the room
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She’s a SEXUAL CREATURE
It's obvious when you meet her
She's a woman who loves making love
Don't start jumping to conclusions
Let me clear up any confusion
She's just a woman who loves making love
She started walking towards me
She held me in her gaze
More than captivated
I was trapped in a haze
My heart was beating faster
My loins began to stir
My mind started racing
The room became a blur
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Samson had Delilah
Louis had Pompadour
History books called it love
But that’s not the score
It wasn’t Helen's beauty
That launched all those ships
Menelaus went to get her
With these words on his lips
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I may not be Samson
I may not be a king
As far as waging war
I don’t know a thing
But when it comes to instinct
I'm not deaf or blind
Especially when confronted
With something this divine
You probably want an ending
To know how it went
But my mama taught me
Not to kiss and comment
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