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Sweet Pea Atkinson
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[Intro]
When the sun goes down, they hit the streets
To the bars, to try and meet
Some other strangers to ease the pain
Of living alone 'til it drives 'em insane
The woodwork squeaks and out come the freaks
The woodwork squeaks and out come the freaks
[Verse 1]
Like little Michael on his motorcycle
With leather pants and a leather brain
He ain't never been the same since Vietnam
Keeps his heart lockеd up in a vest
And his eyes insidе his shoes
Doesn't ever want to lose them in a fight
You never know what might go down tonight
[Chorus]
Woodwork squeaks and out come the freaks, oh yeah
Woodwork squeaks and out come the freaks, oh yeah
[Verse 2]
In her apartment was a plastic altar
She'd light a candle when her courage faltered
Sometimes the world got a little hard to bear
It wasn't easy living in the city
She wasn't clever and she wasn't pretty
She chanted in the night but no one cared
[Chorus]
Woodwork squeaks and out come the freaks, mmm hmm
Woodwork squeaks and out come the freaks, oh yeah yeah
[Verse 3]
Freddie's wife became a topless dancer
Had bondage parties with a Turkish bouncer
She's been evicted, the police have got her car (It was a Trans Am)
She tried to sell an antique shotgun
She said she knows some crazy guy who wants one
Her parents said "You're not our daughter, you're a whore
It's over and you don't live here anymore"
[Chorus]
Woodwork squeaks
Woodwork squeaks
Woodwork squeaks
Woodwork squeaks
[Verse 4]
Eddie Harold used a tape recorder
When he had one of his girlfriends over
He didn't want to miss a single scream
His friends all laughed when he played it later
You had to wonder, did he really hate her?
Girls always made him nervous, that's to blame
And makin' love was just a crazy game
[Verse 5]
Open the door and there’s Suzanne
She eats her breakfast from the pan
She never burns her tongue
She’d like to get hung up on a millionaire
Suzanne insists that she don't care
If he ain’t got no hair
She says, “Long as he signs the checks
I figure what the heck
I’ll get him a toupee"
I ask you, what more can I say? (Ooh)
[Chorus]
Woodwork squeaks and out come the freaks, oh yeah
Woodwork squeaks and out come the freaks, oh yeah
[Verse 6]
Detroit Johnny don’t wear no tie
’Cause he says it hurts his neck
He’s got a chick from Ecuador tonight
She wants to talk about the moon
She says it used to be her friend
But the doctors put an end to all of that
"A part of me is lost for good
Do you really understand?"
"I do" says Johnny as he grabs her hand
[Chorus]
Woodwork squeaks and out come the freaks, oh yeah
Woodwork squeaks and "Strangers In The Night"
We're talkin' 'bout
Woodwork squeaks and "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag"
We're talkin' 'bout
Woodwork squeaks and "Shadow of Your Smile"
Ooh, we're talkin' 'bout
Woodwork squeaks and "Take the Last Train To Clarksville"
Mmm, ahh, woodwork squeaks and out come the freaks, oh