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Frank's Wild Years

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Well Frank settled down in the
Valleyand hung his wild yearson a nail that he drove throughhis wife's foreheadhe sold used office furnitureout there on
San Fernando
Roadand assumed a $30,000 loanat 15 1/4 % and put down paymenton a little two bedroom placehis wife was a spent piece of used jet trashmade good bloody maryskept her mouth shut most of the timehad a little
Chihuahua named
Carlosthat had some kind of skin diseaseand was totally blind.
They had athoroughly modern kitchenself-cleaning oven (the whole bit)
Frank drove a little sedanthey were so happy
One night
Frank was on his way homefrom work, stopped at the liquor store,picked up a couple
Mickey's Big
Mouthsdrank 'em in the car on his wayto the
Shell station, he got a gallon ofgas in a can, drove home, dousedeverything in the house, torched it,parked across the street, laughing,watching it burn, all
Halloweenorange and chimney red then
Frank put on a top forty stationgot on the
Hollywood
Freewayheaded north
Never could stand that dog

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  2. Clap Hands
  3. Temptation
  4. Hang On St. Christopher
  5. Time
  6. Underground
  7. The Black Rider
  8. The Earth Died Screaming
  9. Innocent When You Dream (78)
  10. Straight To The Top (Rhumba)
  11. Frank's Wild Years
  12. Shore Leave
  13. Singapore
  14. Cold Cold Ground (Live)
  15. Downtown Train
  16. Way Down In The Hole
  17. Johnsburg, Illinois
  18. November
  19. Jesus Gonna Be Here
  20. Good Old World (Waltz) (Vocal)
  21. I Don't Wanna Grow Up
  22. Strange Weather (Live)
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