the way things are going

Standing in the dock at Southampton,
Trying to get to Holland or France.
The man in the mac said, "You've got to turn back"--
You know they didn't even give us a chance.
Christ you know it ain't easy,
You know how hard it can be.
The way things are going
They're going to crucify me.

Finally made the plane into Paris,
Honeymooning down by the Seine.
Peter Brown called to say,
"You can make it O.K.,
You can get married in Gibraltar, near Spain" --

Christ you know it ain't easy,
You know how hard it can be.
The way things are going
They're going to crucify me.

Drove from Paris to the Amsterdam Hilton,
Talking in our beds for a week.
The newspapers said, "Say what you doing in bed?"
I said, "We're only trying to get us some peace" --

Christ you know it ain't easy,
You know how hard it can be.
The way things are going
They're going to crucify me.

Saving up your money for a rainy day,
Giving all your clothes to charity.
Last night the wife said,
"Oh boy, when you're dead
You don't take nothing with you
But your soul - think!"

Made a lightning trip to Vienna,
Eating chocolate cake in a bag.
The newspapers said, "She's gone to his head,
They look just like two gurus in drag", Christ,

-- you know it ain't easy,
You know how hard it can be.
The way things are going
They're going to crucify me.

Caught an early plane back to London.
Fifty acorns tied in a sack.
The men from the press said, "We wish you success,
It's good to have the both of you back" - Christ
you know it ain't easy,
You know how hard it can be.
The way things are going
They're going to crucify me

----------- "The Ballad Of John And Yoko"
Lennon / McCartney
released as a single, May 1969

--------------------------------------------- I do not have that song on a music CD, and am prevented from accessing You Tube -- (You Tube Deprivation! Repression! Cruel and unusual! Taxation Without Representation! "-Tion!"), but have the song in my head. It was bouncing through brain this morning, as I was setting out fresh Cat-food and Cat-water for Cat-man.

Cat-man.
Cat-buddy, Chess-cat, Cat-man-du.

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I think I'm going to Katmandu
That's really really
Where I'm going to
If I ever get out of here
That's what I'm gonna do

K-K-K-K-K-K-Katmandu
I think that's really where I'm going to
If I ever get out of here
I'm going to Katmandu.

I got no kick
Against the west coast
Warner Brothers
Are such good hosts
I raise my whiskey glass
And give them a toast
I'm sure they know it's true!

I got no rap against
The Southern states
Every time I've been there
It's been great

But now I'm leaving
And I can't be late
And to myself be true

That's why I'm
Going to Katmandu
Up to the mountains
Where I'm going to
And if I ever get out of here
That's what I'm gonna do

Oh, K-K-K-K-K-K-Katmandu
Really, really
Where I'm going to
If I ever get out of here
I'm going to Katmandu

I got no quarrel
With the Midwest
The folks out there
Have given me their best

I lived there all my life
I've been their guest
I sure have loved it, too.

I'm tired of looking
At the TV news
I'm tired of driving
Hard and paying dues

I figure, baby
I've got nothing to lose
I'm tired of being blue.

Ow! -- that's why I'm
Going to Katmandu
Up to the mountains
Where I'm going to
If I ever get out of here
That's what I'm gonna do

Wow! -- K-K-K-K-K-Katmandu
Take me baby, cause
I'm going with you
If I ever get out of here
I'm going to Katmandu.

Oh, take it away!

I ain't got nothing
'gainst the East coast
You want some people,
Well they got the most

And New York City's
Like a friendly ghost
You seem to pass right through

I know I'm gonna miss the USA
I guess I'll miss it every single day
But no one loves me here anyway
I know my plane is due

The one that's
Going to Katmandu
Up to the mountains
Where I'm going to
If I ever get out of here
That's what I'm gonna do...

K-K-K-K-K-K-Katmandu
Really, really, really going to
If I ever get out of here
If I ever get out of here
If I ever get out of here
I'm going to Katmandu

Oh
Ooh hoo hoo
Ooh hoo hoo
Oooh, yeah, yeah

(Katmandu)
(Katmandu)
(Katmandu)
(Katmandu)
(Katmandu)
(Katmandu)
(Katmandu)
(Katmandu)
(Katmandu)
(Katmandu)
(Katmandu)
(Katmandu)

--------------- Bob Seger

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