Third/Sister Lovers
Alex Chilton - guitar, vocal
Jody Stephens - drums, vocal
Host of others 

Produced by Jim Dickinson
Recorded: 1974 (Ardent Studios, Memphis, TN)
Original Release: 1978
CD Release: 02/18/1992 (Rykodisc)

  

Tracks 1-10 Track 11-19
"KIZZA ME" (Chilton) 

Dreams and wishes, like shooting stars 
Coming up rushes 
I want to white out 
I want to white out 

I want to feel you deep inside 
I want to feel you deep inside 
I want to feel you, yeah 
Kizza me 
Lesa, why not 

Curse wild, windy linen 
Warm life, so and so 
I want to white out 
I want to come on out 

Dreams and wishes, shooting stars 
Coming up rushes, ok, ok 
I want to white out 
I want to white out 

That's enough, baby
 

"THANK YOU FRIENDS" (Chilton) 

Thank you, friends 
Wouldn't be here if it wasn't for you 
I'm so grateful for all the things you helped me do 

All the ladies and gentlemen 
Who made this all so probable 

Thank you, friends 
I rejoice to the skies 
Dear ones like you do the best I do 
As far as can see my eyes 

Without my friends I got chaos 
I'm off in a bead of light 
Without my friends I'd be swept up high by the wind 

All the ladies and gentlemen (I said all)
Who made this all so probable 

Thank you friends (thank you, again) 
Dear, dear friends (thank you, again) 
And again, and again 
Never too late to start
 

"BIG BLACK CAR" (Chilton) 

Driving in my big black car 
Nothing can go wrong 
I'm going and I don't know how far 
So, so long 

Maybe I'll sleep in a Holiday Inn 

Nothing can hurt me 
Nothing can touch me 
Why should I care 
Driving's a gas 
It ain't gonna last 

Sunny day, highway 
If it rains it's all the same 
I can't feel a thing 
I can't feel a thing 

I've got a big black car 

The lights above, oh yes 
I see the stars above
 

"JESUS CHRIST" (Chilton) 

Angels from the realms of glory 
Stars shone bright above 
Royal David's city 
Was bathed in the light of love 

Jesus Christ was born today 
Jesus Christ was born 

Lo, they did rejoice 
Fine and pure of voice 
And the wrong shall fail 
And the right prevail 

And we're gonna get born now
 

"FEMME FATALE" (L.Reed) 

Here she comes 
You better watch your step 
She's going to break your heart in two 
It's true 

It's not hard to realize 
Just look into her false colored eyes 
She'll build you up to just put you down 
What a clown 

'Cause everybody knows 
(Elle est une femme fatale)
The things she does to please 
She's just a little tease 
See the way she walks 
Hear the way she talks 

You're written in her book 
You're number 37, have a look 
She's going to smile to make you frown 
What a clown 

Little boy, she's from the street 
Before you start, you're already beat 
She's going to play you for a fool 
Yes it true
 

"O, DANA" (Chilton) 

I rather shoot a woman than a man, 
I worry whether this is my last life 
And girl, if you're listening 
I'm sorry, I can't help it 

O, Dana 
O, Dana 
Come on 

I'm forevermore fighting with Steven 
We do our goo-boo-koos 
But we know, overboard and down
And strung out twice 

We seldom know what things are 
Two illusions going very far 

I got busted across the bridge 
They rounded up every soul 
But, now I'm on the East Side 
She says, "Don't give a girl a chance" 
She's not afraid to take a chance

She's got a magic wand 
That says play with yourself before other ones
 

"HOLOCAUST" (Chilton) 

Your eyes are almost dead, can't get out of bed 
And you can't sleep 

You're sitting down to dress, and you're a mess 
You look in the mirror 

You look in your eyes 
Say you realize 

Everybody goes, leaving those 
Who fall behind 

Everybody goes, as far as they can 
They don't just care 

They stood on the stairs 
Laughing at your airs 

Your mother's dead, she said 
"Don't be afraid" 

Your mother's dead, you're on your own 
She's in her bed 

Everybody goes, leaving those 
Who fall behind 

Everybody goes, as far as they can 
They don't just care 

You're a wasted face, you're a sad-eyed lie 
You're a holocaust
 

"KANGA ROO" (Chilton) 

I first saw you, you had on blue jeans 
Your eyes couldn't hide anything 
I saw you breathing, oh 
I saw you staring out in space 

I next saw you, you was at the party 
Thought you was a queen, oh, so flirty 
I came against 

Didn't say excuse, knew what I was doing 
We looked very fine, as we were leaving 

Like Saint Joan, doing a cool jerk 
Oh, I want you, like a kanga roo
 

"STROKE IT NOEL" (Chilton) 

Child will you come on down 
Come on in with me 
Morning says to idle on 
Stay clear of the street 

On the wing 
And on the land 
Can you sing 
With anything 

Do you wanna dance 
Do ya, do ya, do ya, do ya wanna dance 
Stroke it Noel 

They say we're lazy men 
Drinkin' our white wine 
We could go right insane 
'Cause we can buy the time 

Oh, keep an eye 
On the sky 
Will they come 
Oh the bombs 

But, do you wanna dance 
Easy now, easy now 
Do ya, do ya, do ya, do ya wanna dance 
Do ya wanna, do ya, ya wanna dance
 

"FOR YOU" (Stephens) 

Sometimes I can't help but worship you 
I love you and all the things that you do 
I thought I'd sit and write this song just for you 
To let you know that I am thinking of you 

When I come home so cold at night 
You'll have the fireplace burning bright 
Thoughts of how it's going to be 
And how I'll spend those cold, cold nights 
Warmed by you 

And in these autumn days I wander through the leaves 
Thinking of those winter nights I'll spend with you
 


"YOU CAN'T HAVE ME" (Chilton) 

Espionage, the words to come back to me 
Sidewinder, you clepto 
You just steal things 
Unawares, but I don't care 

You can't have me 
You can't have me 
You can't have me 
You can't have me, not for free 

Gymnast, working out on the parallel rails 
Cuttin' trails, screams and wails 
Face go pale, never fails 
You do steal things 
Unawares, but I don't care 

The drummer said you were not very clean 
The drummer said you were not very clean 
And I know what he means 
And I know what he means
 

"NIGHTIME" (Chilton) 

At nightime, I go out and see the people 
Air goes cool and hurrying on my way 
And dressing so sweet, all the people to see 
They're looking at me, all the people to see 

And when I set my eyes on you 
You look like a kitty 
And when you're in the mood 
Oh, you look so pretty 

Caught a glance in your eyes 
And fell through the skies 
Glance in your eyes 
And fell through the skies 

I'm walking down the freezing street 
Scarf goes out behind 
You said, "Get them away" 
Please don't say a word 

Get me out of here 
Get me out of here 
I hate it here 
Get me out of here
 

"BLUE MOON" (Chilton) 

Let me be your one light 
And if you'd like a true heart 
Take the time to show you're mine 
And I'll be a blue moon in the dark 

While you sleep, you'll see me there 
Clouds race across the sky 
Close your eyes and don't ask why 
And I'll be a blue moon in your eyes 

Morning comes and sleeping's done 
Birds sing outside 
If demons come while you're under 
I'll be a blue moon in the sky
 

"TAKE CARE" (Chilton) 

Take care not to hurt yourself 
Beware of the need for help 
You might need too much 
And people are such 

Take care 
Please, take care 

Some people read idea books 
And some people have pretty looks 
But if your eyes are wide 
And all words aside 

This sounds a bit like goodbye 
In a way it is, I guess 
As I leave your side 
I've taken the air
 

"NATURE BOY" (E.Ahbez) 

There was a boy 
A very strange enchanted boy 
They say he wandered very far 
Very far over land and sea 
A little child 
Inside of us 
But very wise was he 

And then one day 
A magic day he passed my way 
And as we talked of many things 
Fools and kings 
This he said to me 
"The greatest thing 
You'll ever learn 
Is just to love and be loved in return"
 

"TILL THE END OF THE DAY" (R.Davies) 

Baby I feel good 
From the moment I arise 
Feel good from morning 
Till the end of the day 

You and me, we live a life 
From when we get up 
Till we go through the night 

You and me, we're free, yeah 
We do as we please, yeah 
From morning till the end of the day 
Till the end of the day 

Yeah, I get up, I see the sun 
And I feel good, yeah 
'Cause my life has begun
 

"DREAM LOVER" (Chilton) 

You're a dream lover 
And I'm never gonna let you go 
And there's no other 
Could look as good as you right now 
And you shine like ice 
And glare your eyes 
Won't those daydreams come true 

On Beale Street Green 
My wishes visualized 
The real, surreal scene 
Twixt me and you 
And I wake up and shiver 
A lonely quiver 
And I don't know where to look 
Dream lover 
Dream, you're a dream lover 
Play it for me guitarist
 

"DOWNS" (Chilton) 

Take downs 
Things sinkin' with a melody 
Someone's gonna ask if you graduated 
But as for you 
Throw down 

Isolated as far as you go 
I'm well versed in the walls of worst 
In the windows of most 
Wind down 

A.C. 
Coast to coast 
High cool 'cept when I lie with you 
Naked on a southern love 
Oh cool downs 

Cool downs 
Wise and prosperous 
That I am 
Flustered and erratic 
'Cept when I lie with you 
Naked on a southern love 
Give downs 
Rub downs 
Lie downs 
Any downs at all 
Any downs at all
 

"WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN' GOIN' ON (D.C.Williams) 

Come on over baby 
Whole lotta shakin' goin' on 
Come on over baby 
Whole lotta shakin' goin' on 
Come on baby, I ain't fakin' 
Lot of shakin' goin' on 

Well, come on over baby 
We got chicken in the barn, who's barn 
I said, come on over baby 
We got the bull by the horn 
We ain't fakin' 
Whole lotta shakin' goin' on 

I said, shake, baby, shake
I said, shake, baby, shake
Come on over 
Whole lotta shakin' goin' on 
Let's do it now

I said, shake, baby, shake
Shake, baby, shake
I said, shake, don't let it break
Uh, huh, shake
Come on over 
Whole lotta shakin' goin' on

I'm gonna come on over baby
Whole lotta shakin' goin' on
Come on over baby
Alex, he got the bull by the horn
I ain't fakin' 
Whole lotta shakin' goin' on

I said, shake, baby, shake
Shake, don't let it break
Come on, now, shake, baby, shake
Shake, don't let it break
Come on over 
Whole lotta shakin' goin' on

Easy now
Gonna shake, baby, shake
Shake, baby, shake
I said, shake, don't let it break
Shake, don't let it break
Come on over 
Whole lotta shakin' goin' on