#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------- #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #------------------------------------------------------------------------------ {no_grid:} {t:Leave The Lights On} {st:(John Prine/Howie Epstein/Phil Parlapiano/Joe Romersa)} {st:From the John Prine album "Lost Dogs and Mixed Blessings" ( Oh Boy Records, 1995)} {ci:Intro:} [] [E]Feeling kind of boney On the telephoney Talking to Marconi Eating Rice--Roni [A]Nominated for Tony For acting like a phoney [E]Watching Twilight Zoney On my forty-two inch Sony Th[B7]is is just a long song It ain't no poem Le[E]ave the lights on till you baby gets home. [E]It's like sitting in the kitchen When the music's really bitchin' Your nose it starts to itchin' As you count your old age pension D[A]id I forget to mention The ride that I was hitchin' To the al[E]uminum convention I had such good intentions Ke[B7]ep you cotton pickin' fingers off my song poem And le[E]ave the lights on till you baby gets home. Le[E]ave the lights on till you baby gets home. Leave the lights on till you baby gets home. Do[A]n't forget your toothbrush Your hairbrush and your comb L[E]eave the lights on till you baby gets home. Got a b[B7]ig ol' dog A chrome crowbar I k[E]eep that mother humper in the back seat of my car [] [] [] [] [] [] [E]Me and Billy Shakespeare Stepped out to get a root beer We sat together so near People thought we were queer Pun[A]ctuated by the big scare We joined the Air Force right there To d[E]efend our country first class Who couldn't give a rat's ass Do[B7]n't you tell me that the White House is my home Le[E]ave the lights on till you baby gets home. Le[E]ave the lights on till you baby gets home. Leave the lights on till you baby gets home. Do[A]n't forget your toothbrush Your hairbrush and your comb Leave the lights on till you baby gets home. Got a b[B7]ig ol' dog A big iron bar I k[E]eep that mother humper in the back seat of my car [E]It's like kissing Greta Garbo With a mouth full of marbles [] Like tr[E]ying to cash a paycheck In the middle of a train wreck [B7] Le[E]ave the lights on Leave the lights on [E]Like trying to get aroundo In a car made of bondo [A] Like sp[E]eaking German lingo To a dog named Dingo[B7] - Plotz!! [E]Leave the lights on Leave the lights on [E]Like a french-fried quesadilla In a franchised pizzeria [] [E]Leave the lights on Leave the lights on [] A big iron bar I k[E]eep that mother humper in the back seat of my car