Spent some time feelin inferior
standing in front of my mirror
Combed my hair in a thousand ways
but I came out looking just the same

Daddy saidSon, you better see the world
I wouldn t blame you if you wanted to leave
But remember one thing don t lose your head
to a woman that ll spend your bread
So I got out

Paris was a place you could hide away
if you felt you didn t fit in
French police wouldn t give me no peace
They claimed I was a nasty person
Down along the Left Bank minding my own
Was knocked down by a human stampede
Got arrested for inciting a peacful riot
when all I wanted was a cup of tea
I was accused
I moved on

Down in Rome I wasn t getting enough
of the things that keeps a young man alive
My body stunk but I kept my funk
at a time when I was right out of luck
Getting desperate indeed I was
Looking like a tourist attraction
Oh my dear I better get out of here
for the Vatican don t give no sanction
I wasn t ready for thatno no

I moved right out east yeah!
On the Peking ferry I was feeling merry
sailing on my way back here
I fell in love with a slit eyed lady
by the light of an eastern moon
Shangai Lil never used the pill
She claimed that it just ain t natural
She took me up on deck and bit my neck
Oh people I was glad I found her
Oh yeah I was glad I found her

I firmly believe that I didn t need anyone but me
I sincerely thought I was so complete
Look how wrong you can be

The women I ve known I wouldn t let tie my shoe
They wouldn t give you the time of day
But the slit eyed lady knocked me off my feet
God I was glad I found her
And if they had the words I could tell to you
to help you on the way down the road
I couldn t quote you no DickensShelley or Keats
cause it s all been said before
Make the best out of the bad just laugh it off
You didn t have to come here anyway
So rememberevery picture tells a story don t it

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