Ian Hunter - Babylon Blues lyrics

Take a look at yourself baby – take a look at yourself – Take a look at yourself You ain't exactly a picture of health In your finest hour – at the height o'your power – Everything's gone sour Your ivory tower morphed into a cell Confidence shattered, mad as a hatter – what's the matter with you? Don't try pulling me down to your level – Ain't nothing worse than a phony-a**ed rebel You do what you want to but leave me out o'this You're tangled up in Babylon blues You a yellowin' book – got a amethyst skin – You been taken in by the paradise Feeding off your adrenalin You gotta fight without – you gotta fight within – You gotta flat-out swim That ominious current that's sweeping you in Meals on wheels? Sympathy? What d'ya want from me? There's a big black cloud hangin' over your head – Looks like silver but it's heavy as lead You do what you want to but leave me out o'this You're tangled up in Babylon blues Say you gonna quit – that's the end of it – But the peaces don't fit – what am I stupid? I don't buy it Just another blind beggar on the road to fame – With a messed up body and a messed up brain I don't buy it It's a cynical world – it's a bad old world – It's a sinister world babe You get what you want an' your still miserable At the terminal gate – at the terminal gate – At the terminal gate You better back off before it's too late I remember when you opened your mouth an' Everything freaked at what come out When I'm gone – remember that You can't take the alley outta some o' these cats You do what you want to but leave me out o'this You're tangled up in Babylon blues