Out On The Road Lyrics

Bop 'til You Drop / At the Hop
Momma said on the day I was born
There was a whole lotta shakin' goin' on
There was a party next door
The people calling out for more
And they played that boogie all night long
I was raised on a beat that was oh so sweet
So sad on that rhythm and blues
And when she sent me on my way I heard my momma say
"Boy, don't forget your dancing shoes!"

(Don't forget) to bop 'til you drop
Shake it 'til you break it
(You better) move it till you lose it
Dance dance
Bop 'til you drop
Shake it 'til you break it
(You better) move it till you lose it
Dance dance
Dance dance
Dance dance

When you're down at a party and the music's hot
And you see somebody that you like a lot
Don't fight the feeling 'cause the feeling's right
Take a chance and dance 'cause tonight's the night
Tonight tonight tonight

Bop 'til you drop
Shake it 'til you break it
(You better) move it till you lose it
Dance dance
Bop 'til you drop
Shake it 'til you break it
(You better) move it till you lose it
Dance dance
Bop bop bop
Come on come on come on
Shake it shake it shake it
Better shake and bake it

You can rock it, you can roll it
You can stomp it, you can stroll it
At the hop
When the record starts a-spinning
You calypso with a chicken
at the hop
Do the dance sensation that's sweeping Queer Nation at the...

Bop 'til you drop
Shake it 'till you break it
Bop 'til you drop (oh baby)
Shop for a top (oh baby)
Flop with a cop (oh baby)
Stop when you pop

D-d-dance
Well, back in junior high I was an ordinary guy
It was my neighbor Bobby Brown who was the king of the hop
After school we'd fool around and in Bobby's garage
We'd practice doing shimmy-shimmy-koko-bop
Well, we would act so butch, except on Saturday night
We were two hot queens on the floor (hot queens)
'Cause we'd get down in Bobby's kitchen,
But instead of doing dishes
We'd be brushing up our pokin' on the refrigerator door

Bop 'til you drop
Shake it 'til you break it
(You better) move it till you lose it
Dance dance
Bop 'til you drop
Shake it 'til you break it
(You better) move it till you lose it
Dance dance
Dance dance
Dance dance
D-d-dance
Well it's come on come on d-down down
Don't be lazy 'cause the music starts a-movin'
And it's driving you crazy
Don't get caught just a-hangin' around
Cause you gotta come out if you wanna get down
Come out come out come out

Bop 'til you drop
Shake it 'til you break it
(You better) move it till you lose it
Dance dance
Bop 'til you drop
Shake it 'til you break it
(You better) move it till you lose it
Dance dance

Bop bop bop
Come on come on come on
Shake it shake it shake it
Better shake and bake it
Use it or you'll lose it
Lube it when you use it
Move it 'til you lose it (I lost it!)
Come on and dance dance dance
Come on and dance dance d-d-dance!

"Well, we are so glad to be here. We are so glad the house lights
are up. Yes! My gaydar is going full tilt! Have we made any
straight people uncomfortable yet? Well, we'll get there."

Mister Sandman
Mister Sandman, bring me a dream
Make him the cutest boy that I've ever seen
Give him two lips like roses in clover
Then tell me that my lonesome nights are over

Mister Sandman, I'm so alone
Don't have a boyfriend to call my own
Please turn on your magic beam
Mister Sandman, bring us a dream

Mister Sandman, bring me a dream
Please make him gargle, and brush with Gleem
Give him a lonely heart like Pagliacci,
But not as closeted as Liberace!

Mister Sandman, bring me a "he"
Give him a basket... of flowers for me
Please turn on your magic beam
Mister Sandman, bring us
Please please bring us
Mister Sandman, bring us a dream (a dream)
A dream (a dream)

Mister Sandman, (Yes) I need a man (What kind of man?)
No one psychotic or Republican (I'll do what I can)
Give him two legs, like Greg Lougainis
But make him public about his gayness!

Mister Sandman (Sandman), won't you believe
We want a Superman like Christopher Reeve
Some one who will make us scream (Ahhhh!)
Mister Sandman, bring us
Please please bring us
Mister Sandman, bring us a dream (a dream)
Mister Sandman, bring us a....
A dream

"Are there any self-identified straight people out here? Come out,
come out, don't be frightened. Oooh, very good. We've had endless
discussions about how to create a really supportive environment for
those among us who are homosexually challenged. Isn't it amazing,
though, how they blend in with everybody else? I think it's
great."

Secret o' Life
The secret of life is enjoying the passing of time
There ain't nothin' to it
All you gotta do is do it
Nobody knows how we got to the top of the hill
Since we're on our way down
Might as well enjoy the ride

The secret of love is in opening up your heart
It's okay to feel afraid
So don't let that stand in your way
'Cause everybody knows that love is the only road
And since we're only here for a while
Might as well show some style
Hey hey hey, give us a smile

Isn't it a lovely, lovely ride
Sliding down, gliding down
Try not to try too hard
It's just a lovely ride

Now, the thing about time is that time isn't really real
It's just your point of view
How does it feel for you
Einstein said he could never understand it all
Planets spinning in space
The smile upon your face
Well, welcome to the human race

Isn't it a lovely, lovely ride
Sliding down, gliding down
Try not to try too hard
It's just a lovely...
Lovely, lovely ride
Sliding down, gliding down
Try not to try too hard
It's just a lovely ride
The secret of life is enjoying the passing of time.

Oughta Be a Woman
Washin' the floors to send you to college
Staying at home so you can feel safe
What do you think is the soul of her knowledge
What do you think that makes her feel safe

Biting her lips and lowering her eyes
To make sure there's food on the table
What do you think would leave her surprised
If the world were as willing as she's able

Hugging herself in an old kitchen chair
She listens to your hurt and your rage
What do you think she knows of despair
What is the aching of age

The fathers, the children, the brothers
Turn to her
And everybody white
Turns to her
What about her turning around alone
In the everyday light
There oughta be a woman can break down
Sit down, break down, sit down
Let everybody else call it quits on a Monday
Blues on Tuesday, sleep until Sunday down
Sit down, break down, sit down
A way out of no way
It's flesh out of flesh
It's courage that cries out at night
A way out of no way
It's flesh out of flesh
It's bravery kept out of sight
A way out of no way
It's too much to ask
It's too much of a task for any one woman

Donde Esta Dolores?
"I don't know about you, but I think I'm ready for a lesbian Latina
participatory song."

Hay donde esta Dolores para bailar? (Dolores)
(Scribe's note: My Spanish is just not good enough to keep up with him,
so there is no lyric listed for this song.)

One Of Us
(Note: this segment is spoken. The five of them describe each
other.)

Jon: One of us was a U.S. Army MP.
Jimmy: One of us came out of the closet at thirty-seven.
Cliff: One of us went to his high school prom, but with his
boyfriend.
Aurelio: One of us was a high school cross-country champion.
Michael: And one of us WAS a high school cross-dresser, and it
WASN'T ME.
Jon: One of us coached high school wrestling.
Jimmy: As teenagers, two of us attempted suicide.
Cliff: All except one of us are single, and available!
Michael: And bitter... and desperate!
Jon: I only date pro-feminist men, so it kinda, you know,
narrows it down.
Michael: That's why you're so lonely!
Jon: I know!
Jimmy: One of us believes that size matters.
Jon: And four of them are LYING.
Aurelio: One of us ran away from home at the age of fourteen.
Cliff: Two of us have been repeatedly arrested for civil
disobedience.
Aurelio: One of us had a former girlfriend who died of AIDS as the
result of a blood transfusion.
Michael: One of us is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse.
Jon: One of us was fag-bashed with a two-by-four.
Jimmy: One of us has been living with AIDS for ten years.
Michael: And he's TIRED of it!

Living in Wartime
Wartime. Wartime.
This is no time for doubting, to stop and wonder why
This is a time for shouting, "I don't believe the lies!"
(No, I don't believe the lies.)
One way or another, no one will be spared
I call out to my brothers, "Does not anybody care?"
(Doesn't anybody care?)
We are living, we are living in wartime (wartime)
We are living, it's just like living in wartime (wartime)
We are living, we are living in wartime (wartime)
It will not go away, more die every day, this is war! (Wartime)
This is war! (Wartime)

Conspiracy of silence, the enemy within
Complacency or arrogance make us think we cannot win
Make us think that the battle has been won
But the thunder in the distance says its only just begun!
We are living, we are living in wartime (wartime)
We are living, it's just like living in wartime (wartime)
We are living, we are living in wartime (wartime)
It will not go away, more die every day, this is war! (Wartime)
This is war! (Wartime)

They try to break our spirits, they try to keep us in our place
They do it to the women and the poor of every race
(poor of every race)
We face a common enemy of bigotry and greed
But if we fight together we can find the strength we need
We can find the strength we need
We are living, we are living in wartime (wartime)
We are living, it's just like living in wartime (wartime)
We are living, we are living in wartime (wartime)
We are living, we are living in wartime (wartime)
It will not go away, more die every day, this is war! (Wartime)
This is war! (Wartime)

Wartime this is
Wartime this is
Wartime this is
Wartime this is
War!

Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream
Last night I had the strangest dream
I've ever dreamed before
I dreamt the world had all agreed
To put an end to war

I dreamed I saw a mighty room
Filled with women and with men
And the papers, they were signed and said
We'd never fight again

And the people in the streets below
Were dancing round and round
And guns and swords and uniforms
Were scattered on the ground

Last night I had the strangest dream
I've ever dreamed before
I dreamt the world had all agreed
To put an end to war

"Well, we're actually gonna take a little break after this next
tune, and that's gonna give you the opportunity to cruise each
other, outside in the hallway, where the lighting is better."

Boy from New York City
Ooh wah, ooh wah, cool cool kitty,
Tell us about the boy from New York City.
Ooh wah, ooh wah, come on kitty,
Tell us about the boy from New York City.

He's kind of shy, but he's my guy
And I sure do love him, let me tell you why (Why?)
He's so cute, in his birthday suit
And the way he loves me, well, my dears, it's to die!
Oooh wee, you ought to come and see
How sweet he is, my safe sex whiz!

Ooh wah, ooh wah, cool cool kitty,
Tell us about the boy from New York City.

He likes to do what I like to have done (yeah)
And I'm telling you, we know how to have fun
He's so strong and he lasts so long
And when it feels this right you know love can't be wrong
Oooh wee, you oughta come and see
How he Ohhhhh
and how he... (Yeah)

Every time he says he loves me,
Chills go up and down my spine
And when he puts that condom on
Well, he makes me feel so fine

Ooh wah, ooh wah, cool cool kitty,
Tell us about the boy from New York City.

We agree politically
I think that's important, don't you agree (yes of course we agree)
So, you see, we're just meant to be
We're the essence of compatibility
Oooh wee, you oughta come and see
How lucky a man can be
It's him... and me

Ooh wah, ooh wah, cool cool kitty,
Tell us about the boy from New York City.
Ohhhh, you really oughta meet my boyfriend sometime.
He's so NICE!
I really hate safe sex, but, of course, you have to do it.
And he's very good at it!

(Bop bop badidop, bop bop badidop - a la New York, New York)
Start spreadin' the news (safe sex, safe sex)
Do it!

"Someone has left their car lights on, and it's a black Mercedes,
and we wanna have the house lights up so we can see this person.
Four of us are looking for husbands. All the straight men are
nervous."

Johnny Angel
Johnny Angel,,,
You're an angel to me

Johnny Angel, how I love him
How I tingle when he passes by
Every time he says hello, my heart begins to fly
Johnny Angel, how I want him
He's something that I can't resist
But he doesn't even know that I exist

I'm in heaven, I get carried away
I dream of him and me, and how it's gonna be
Other fellows call me up for a date
But I just sit and wait on,
I'd rather concentrate on,

Johnny Angel, 'cause I love him
And I pray that someday he'll love me
And together we will see how lovely heaven will be

I'm in heaven, I get carried away
I dream of him and me, and how it's gonna be
Other fellows call me up for a date
But I just sit and wait on,
I'd rather masturbate on,

Johnny Angel, 'cause I love him
And I pray that someday he'll love me
And together we will see how lovely heaven will be
(how lovely heaven will, heaven will be)
'cause I love him
And I pray that someday he'll love me
And together we will see how lovely heaven will be
Johnny Angel,,,
You're an angel to me

"I visited the rest room here... it's not what you think. And I'm
standing at the urinal, and there's a plaque, and it says "This
facility is dedicated to the memory of somebody... Is that a
Canadian custom? I would love to have a tea room named after me!
'The Michael Callen Memorial Tea Room. Do this in remembrance of
me.'"

So Much in Love (Lesbian Love)
See them holding hands together
As they gazed upon the stars above
With their love bright and pure
That you'd know it is for sure
So in love, so much in love

By the shore or in a cafe
On the plains or mountains high above
Looking for shooting stars
Women knowing who they are
So in love (so in love)
So much in love (so much in love)
So in love, they were in love

They'd share their wisdom of the ages
With sons that they would call their own
Struggling for the freedoms of all people
In a crowd or standing alone

They were women loving one another
And you'd know what they were thinking of
'Cause their words rang so true
As they whispered "I love you"
So in love (so in love)
So much in love (so much in love)
So in love, Ohhhh.
So in love, Woooh in love
So in love, agiban las mujeres, las mujeres inamoratas!
So much in love, so in love. That's lesbian love!
That's lesbian love!

Biko
"This is a song about Steven, who was beaten to death in a
prison in South Africa in 1977. We are reminded of the fact that
for every Nelson Mandela who walks free amongst us, there are
probably hundreds more of Stevens, who are not so fortunate."

September, seventy-seven, Port Elizabeth, weather fine.
It was business as usual in police room six one nine.
Oh,,, because,.
Oh,,, because,.
When I try to sleep at night, I can only dream in red.
The outside world is black and white, and only one color dead.
Oh,,, because,.
Oh,,, because,.
Kilamanja, Kilamanja, the man is dead, the man is dead.
Kilamanja, Kilamanja, the man is dead, the man is dead.
The man is dead, the man is dead.

Here comes Steven, walking down the water
Hey, hey, what'cha gonna do with,,?
Waters of fear and hatred, waters of starving babies
Hey, hey, what'cha gonna do with,,?
Come all the way from Capetown to Wilmington, North Carolina
Hey, hey, what'cha gonna do with,, Steven?
You can break one human body, but I see ten thousands
Hey, hey, what'cha gonna do with,,?

You can blow out a candle, but you can't blow out a fire
'Cause once the flames begin to catch,
The wind will blow it hi-i-i-igher
Oh,,, because,.
Oh,,, because,.
Oh,,, because,.
Oh,,, because,.

Now here comes Steven, he's walking down the water
Hey, hey, what'cha gonna do with,,?
The eyes of the world are watching, watching, watching
What'cha gonna do with,,,,,,?

My Buddy / I'll Be Seeing You
Nights are long, since you went away
I think about you, all through the day, my buddy
My buddy (my buddy)
Nobody quite so true
Miss your voice, the touch of your hand,
Just long to know that you understand, my buddy
My buddy (my buddy)
Your buddy misses you
Your buddy misses you

I'll be seeing you in all the old familiar places
That this heart of mine embraces all day through
In that small cafe, the park across the way
The children's carousel, the chestnut tree, the wishing well
I'll be seeing you in every lovely summer's day
In everything that's bright and gay
I'll always think of you that way
I'll find you in the morning sun
And when the night is through
I'll be looking at the moon
But I'll be seeing you

The Homecoming Queen's Got a Gun
"I grew up in a little town in Georgia, Columbus Georgia, to be
precise. Actually, in the 'One Of Us' section, we said one of us
ran away from home at fourteen, and that was me. I was tortured in
school, I was the class fag. People were calling me 'faggot'
before I even knew what that word meant. Then I went and found out
what it meant, and was like 'Oh, there's a name for it?' At the
time, I didn't find it amusing. I like to be honest about it now,
because I've expended an incredible amount of energy over the past
couple of... years, actually over my life, trying to pretend that
that never happened to me, that that's not part of my life, that
I've always been this cool. Huh, God. So, what I'd like to do
know actually is reach back to those roots that I have tried so
desperately to wipe out of my life, and share with you a fantasy
from that period... it's more of a nightmare. I was so angry and,
and confused, and lonely and miserable that most of my fantasies
during that period of time sort of ran like the movie 'Carrie.'"

It was Homecoming Night at my high school
Everyone was there, it was bodaciously cool
I was so excited, why, I almost wet my jeans
'Cause my best friend Debbie was Homecoming Queen
She looked so pretty in pink chiffon
Riding the float with her tiara on
Holding this humongous bouquet in her hand
She looked straight out of Disneyland!
Well, it was just like the Cinderella ride - it was definitely an
'E' ticket!
The crowd was cheering, everyone was stoked
You know, I think it was like the whole school was totally coked
out or something.
The band was playing 'Evergreen'
When all of a sudden, somebody screamed:
"Oh my God, look out! The Homecoming Queen's got a GUN!!!"

Everybody run, the Homecoming Queen's got a gun!
Everybody run, the Homecoming Queen's got a gun!
Debbie's smiling, and wiping her gun
Picking off cheerleaders one by one
Oh no! Muffy's pompons just blew to bits
My God, Mitzi's head just did the splits!
My best friend is on a shooting spree
Stop it, Debbie, you're embarrassing me!
How could you do what you just did -
Are you having a really bad period?

Everybody run, the Homecoming Queen's got a gun!
Everybody run, the Homecoming Queen's got a gun!
(Stop it, Debbie, you're making a mess
Powder burns all over your dress
Bloody bodies all over the quad
Who'd have thought she'd be packing a rod!)
An hour later, you know, the cops had arrived
Oh, but by then the entire glee club had died - no big loss
You wouldn't believe what they brought to stop
Tear gas, machine guns... even a chopper!
"Throw down your gun and tiara and come out of that float!"
Debbie didn't listen to what the cop said,
No, she aimed and fired, and now the math teacher's dead!
Oh, it's really sad, but, you know, it's kind of a relief,
You see, we had this big test coming up next week...

Everybody run, the Homecoming Queen's got a gun!
Everybody run, the Homecoming Queen's got a gun!
(Debbie's really having a blast!
She's wasted half of the class!)
The cops fired a warning shot and she dove off that float
I tried to scream "Duck!" but it stuck in my throat
She hit the ground and did a flip; it was real acrobatic
But I was crying so hard, I couldn't work my Instamatic.
I ran down to Debbie, I had to find out, like,
What made her do it, why'd she freak out?
I saw the bullet had grazed her... right about here.
I knew then... the end was near.
And I... As... Do y'all mind?

So as the SWAT team and a gaggle of hall monitors escorted her from
the field, I ran alongside, and I said to her, "Debbie! Debbie,
why did you do it? Why did you do it?" She just smiled at me and
said, "I did it for Lonnie." "Lonnie? Debbie, who's Lonnie?
There aren't even any boys in our school named Lonnie. There is
Ms. Wilson, the wood shop teacher.... Oh my God, Debbie is that
why you spent all that time makin' those tacky birdhouses instead
of being in the Future Homemakers of America with me?" It was too
late for answers. And as the SWAT team roared off into the sunset,
I, I surveyed the gruesome scene before me. The ruins of that
beautiful chicken-wire-and-crepe-paper 'V-for-Victory' that the Pep
Club had worked so hard on... And then it hit me. It's still
Homecoming Week. We can't have a Homecoming Game without a
Homecoming Queen. It was then I knew what I must do. So I
retrieved her tiara from where it had fallen and I placed it
lovingly upon my head, willing to assume the awesome burden of
Homecoming Queen, eager to rule with a firm, yet sensitive hand...
All right, boys, sing it for me!

Everybody scream, the Homecoming Queen is a queen!
He's a queen, he's a queen, he's a queen, he's a queen.
Ahhhhhhh, a big old queen!

Everything Possible
"Well, we're coming near the end of the show, so we're gonna sing
a lullaby now. Try to imagine how different you might be, and how
different the world might be, if more parents would sing lullabies
like this to their children."

We have cleared off the table
The leftovers saved
Washed the dishes, and put them away
I have told you a story
And tucked you in tight
At the end of your knockabout day
As the moon sets its sail
To carry you to sleep
Over the midnight sea
I will sing you a song no one sang to me
May it keep you good company

You can be anybody that you want to be
You can love whomever you will
You can travel any country where your heart leads
And know I will love you still
You can live by yourself
You can gather friends around
You can choose one special one
But the only measure of your words and your deeds
Will be the love you leave behind when you're gone.

Some girls grow up strong and bold
Some boys are quiet and kind
Some race on ahead, some follow behind
Some grow in their own space and time
Some women love women
And some men love men
Some raise children, and some never do
You can dream all the day, never reaching the end
Of everything possible for you.

Don't be rattled by names, by taunts or games,
But seek out spirits true
If you give your friends the best part of yourself
They will give the same back to you.

You can be anybody that you want to be
You can love whomever you will
You can travel any country where your heart leads
And know I will love you still
You can live by yourself
You can gather friends around
You can choose one special one
But the only measure of your words and your deeds
Will be the love you leave behind when you're gone.
Oh yes, the love you leave behind when you're gone.

Something Inside So Strong
The higher you build your barriers
The taller I become
The farther you take my rights away
The faster I will run
You can deny me
You can decide
To turn your face away (your face away)
No matter, 'cause there's
Something inside so strong
I know that I can make it
Though you're doing me wrong, so wrong.
You thought that my pride was gone, oh no
There's something inside so strong (something inside so strong)
Wohhhhhhoh, something inside so strong.

The more you refuse to hear my voice
The louder I will sing
The more you refuse the things I need
The more I want everything
Deny my place in time
You squander wealth that's mine
My light will shine
So brightly it will blind you (blind you)
'Cause there's
Something inside so strong
I know that I can make it
Though you're doing me wrong, so wrong.
You thought that my pride was gone, oh no
There's something inside so strong (something inside so strong)
Wohhhhhhoh, something inside so strong.

Brothers and sisters,
When they insist we're just not good enough (not good enough)
What'll we do then?
We'll look 'em in the eyes and say,
"We're gonna do it anyway! We're gonna do it anyway!
We're gonna do it anyway! We're gonna do it anyway!"
'Cause there's (huh)
Something inside so strong
I know that I can make it
Though you're doing me wrong, so wrong.
You thought that my pride was gone, oh no
There's something inside so strong (something inside so strong)
Wohhhhhhoh, something inside so strong
(something inside so strong).
Something inside, something inside,
Something inside, something inside
There's something so strong
It's so strong!

"Thank you, so much. We would like to thank you for coming out,
here, tonight. And we would like to thank everyone associated with
the Vancouver Music Cultural Center for really making us feel like
we've come home again."

Good Night
Now it's time to say good night
Good night, sleep tight
Now the sun turns out its light
Good night, sleep tight
Dream sweet dreams for me
Dream sweet dreams for you
Oooooooooooh.
Good night.......