Graham Parker & The Rumour - Snake Oil Capital Of The World lyrics

rate me

I BOUGHT RIGHT INTO THIS

SUCKED RIGHT IN BY A DEVIL’S KISS

SO SWEET AND POISONOUS

BUT ALL SUBSTANCE DID IT LACK

LEFT MY SYSTEM OUT OF WHACK

AND I WANT MY MONEY BACK

(GOOD LUCK WITH THAT JACK)

THIS IS THE SNAKE OIL CAPITAL OF THE WORLD X6

IT WAS A HOUSE OF CARDS

FELL APART IN A MILLION SHARDS

IT HIT ME VERY HARD

YOU SOLD ME A BAG OF AIR

GAVE ME A BIBLE MADE ME SWEAR

THE OLD WEIRD AMERICA

(NEVER WENT ANYWHERE)

SNAKE OIL CAPITAL OF THE WORLD X3

SNAKE OIL CAPITAL X3

I PRACTISE MASS HYPNOSIS

YOU’LL GET SUCKED IN BY OSMOSIS

BUT HERE COMES MY GNOSTIC GNOSIS

(AND GUESS WHAT MY GROSS IS)

I’M SUFFERING FROM PSYCHOSIS

BUT I’LL GIVE YOU MY DIAGNOSIS

YOU NEED MY MEDICINE

(IN MASSIVE DOSES)

DON’T RUN AGAINST THE TIDE

DON’T TURN AROUND AND HIDE

DON’T STAND UP FOR YOUR SIDE

IT’S THE WRONG ONE

DON’T THINK THAT YOU CAN THINK

DON’T BLINK YOU HAVE TO BLINK

DON’T DRINK YOU HAVE TO DRINK

AND THAT DOSE IS A STRONG ONE

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