Big Parade
Lovely girl won't you stay, won't you stay, stay with meAll my life I was blind, I was blind, now I seeLovely girl won't you stay, won't you stay, stay with meAll my life I was blind, I was blind, now I see
Fleet of black, fleet of black limousinesAh tinted machines, here comes the cavalcadeWith the armored cars, armored cars like BarettasFlags on antennae designed to keep me safe, keep me safe
And oh my my, oh hey heyHere he comes, the candidateBlue eyed boy, United StatesVote for him, the candidate
Diamonds cut, diamonds cut for the karatsPlaster of Paris, the floats fill up the streetAnd the beauty queens, beauty queens with the white glovesAll sick from the night clubs, they wave with pageantry, pageantry
Oh my my oh hey heyHere it comes, the big paradeMarching bands and barricadesMake way, for the big parade
Canvas covered, canvas covered in resinThe violent men who dance the blood balletAnd the bookies say, bookies say it's the third roundOh when Louie will go down, if he don't there's hell to pay, and hell to raise
And oh my my oh hey heyHere he comes, the welterweightTake a dive, for goodness sakeOr say goodbye to the welterweight
Catholic priest, Catholic priest in a crisisTorn between romance and Jesus, who will win the civil warAnd he says I'm in love, I'm in love with a womanYea this is my confession, I'm leaving, I can't a priest anymore, anymore
And oh my my, oh hey heyThere he goes, the man of faithLeft the church for a fiancéeLet him love, a man of faith
T.V. cameras, t.v. cameras and stage handsAmerican Bandstand, electric guitarsAnd he's singin' songs, singin' songs for the lonelyWell the girls with the room keys,They know all his words by heart, by heart and they all sing
Lovely girl won't you stay, won't you stay, stay with meAll my life I was blind, I was blind, now I seeLovely girl won't you stay, won't you stay, stay with meAll my life I was blind, I was blind, now I see
Lovely girl won't you stay,Oh oh oh oh
Oh my my oh hey heyHere she comes by saving graceBurn the car and save the platesShe's arrived, my saving grace