Vampire Blues

It Was Obvious 50 Years Ago

I’m a vampire, babe, suckin’ blood from the earth
I’m a vampire, baby, suckin’ blood from the earth
Well, I’m a vampire, babe, sell you twenty barrels worth

I’m a black bat, babe, bangin’ on your window pane
I’m a black bat, baby, bangin’ on your window pane
I’m a black bat, babe, I need my high octane

Good times are comin’, I hear it everywhere I go
Good times are comin’, I hear it everywhere I go
Good times are comin’, but they sure comin’ slow. ~~~ Vampire Blues

And this:

An ambulance can only go so fast
It’s easy to get buried in the past
When you try to make a good thing last

I saw today in the entertainment section
There’s room at the top for private detection
To mom and dad this just doesn’t matter
But it’s either that or pay off the kidnapper

So all you critics sit alone
You’re no better than me for what you’ve shown
With your stomach pump and your hook and ladder dreams
We could get together for some scenes. […]

And there ain’t nothin’ like a friend

Who can tell you you’re just pissin’ in the wind

I never knew a man could tell so many lies

He had a different story for every set of eyes

How can he remember who he’s talking to?

‘Cause I know it ain’t me, and hope it isn’t you. ~~~ Ambulance Blues

Listen to the whole album: On The Beach (1974)

Get out of town, think I’ll get out of town