99 (May Be All You Need)

Red lights flashin' on a neon sign
A barefoot messiah tries to beg a dime
A careless whisper, no second chance
For a thief of hearts in a failed romance

He thought fortune was a dream
You looked for in the streets
Well, one hundred’s hard to find
But 99 may be all you need
Whoa, yeah

There's a blue-haired women in a white sedan
Got a rhinestone collar and a diamond hand
She turned the corner on that midnight mile
So she buys the things that sparkle for a while

She says, "I'm just lookin’ for a fix
It's not a point of greed"
Yeah, agreed
A hundred's hard to find
But 99 may be all I need

Sure as every dog has his day
Somebody somewhere gettin' theirs someday
You put it on the line
But 99 may be all you need
Whoa, whoa, yeah

You hit the highway doin' about 95
You drive in circles and you cruise the dives
You chase your demons and lose the way
You feel you could do somebody some harm someday

You're runnin' out of reasons
To keep from fallin' to your knees
Yeah, your knees
A hundred may be comin’
But 99 is all you need

Sure as every dog has his day
Somebody somewhere gettin’ theirs someday
You put it on the line
But 99 is all you need

Yeah, go ahead

Sure as every dog has his day
Somebody somewhere gettin' theirs someday
You put it on the line
But 99 is all you need

Yeah

Slack-jawed rebel walkin’ down the street
Lookin' for a shelter or just enough to eat
Yeah

All you need

Half-drunk veteran lyin' on the beach
Can just make out the good life
Just out of reach
Yeah

All you need

And I'm haunted by temptation
Yeah, temptation callin’ me
100% of somethin', but 99 is all I need
Is all I need
Yeah, yeah

99, 99
99 is all I need
Yeah

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