Blinded by the Light
Madman drummers bummersand Indians in the summerwith a teenage diplomat
In the dumps with the mumpsas the adolescent pumpshis way into his hat
With a boulder on my shoulderfeelin' kinda olderI tripped the merry-go-round
With this very unpleasingsneezing and wheezingthe calliope crashed to the ground
Some all-hot half-shotwas headin' for the hot spotsnappin' his fingers clappin' his hands
And some fleshpot mascotwas tied into a lover's knotwith a whatnot in her hand
And now young Scott with a slingshotfinally found a tender spotand throws his lover in the sand
And some bloodshot forget-me-notwhispers "Daddy's within earshotsave the buckshot, turn up the band"
And she was blinded by the lightcut loose like a deuceanother runner in the nightBlinded by the lightShe got down but she never got tightbut she'll make it alright
Some brimstone baritoneanti-cyclone rolling stonepreacher from the East
He says, "Dethrone the dictaphonehit it in its funny bonethat's where they expect it least"
And some new-mown chaperonewas standin' in the corner all alonewatchin' the young girls dance
And some fresh-sown moonstonewas messin' with his frozen zoneto remind him of the feeling of romance
Yeah, he was blinded by the lightCut loose like a deuceanother runner in the nightBlinded by the lightHe got down but he never got tightbut he's gonna make it tonight
Some silicone sisterwith her manager's mistertold me I got what it takes
She said, "I'll turn you on, sonnyto something strongif you play that song with the funky break"
And Go-Cart Mozartwas checkin' out the weather chartto see if it was safe to go outside
And little Early-Pearlycame by in her curly-wurlyand asked me if I needed a ride
Oh, some hazard from Harvardwas skunked on beerplayin' backyard bombardier
Yes, and Scotland Yard was trying hardthey sent some dude with a calling cardhe said, "Do what you like, but don't do it here"
Well, I jumped up, turned aroundspit in the air, fell on the groundand asked him which was the way back home
He said, "Take a right at the lightkeep goin' straight until nightand then, boy, you're on your own"
And now in Zanzibar, a shootin' starwas ridin' in a side carhummin' a lunar tune
Yes, and the avatar said, "Blow the barbut first remove the cookie jarwe're gonna teach those boys to laugh too soon"
And some kidnapped handicapwas complainin' that he caught the clapfrom some mousetrap he bought last night
Well, I unsnapped his skull capand between his ears I saw a gapbut figured he'd be all right
He was just blinded by the lightCut loose like a deuceanother runner in the nightBlinded by the lightMama always told me not to look into the sights of the sunOh, but Mama, that's where the fun is
I was blinded (repeat and fade out)