Dracula From Houston

Butthole Surfers

Got no future and a great big past
Little bitty guy on the rim of my glass
Gotta meet the plane so I can get my monkey
Teach him to be cool but a little bit funky
Got no credit and I got no fear
Got about a buck, so I can buy a beer
Gotta see a doctor about the words that I said
Gotta get a bike and I gotta paint it red

Oh no, we gotta go
We're not goin' to live forever
Why, why, we gotta die
You know that we'll be together
Hey, hey, we gotta say
I could never be a saviour
You don't have to be there
'Cause I'm never, never, never coming home

Three feet deep in a slow motion wreck
I was walkin' the walk an' I was talkin' to the best
I was wrinkled an' shriveled an' steppin' out of line
Playin' the end against the middle an' losin' every time
I was veinious an' heinious an' cripple an' sad
Thought I was invincible, the baddest of the bad
Then I woke up one mornin' and stepped out of bed
Had to get a bike. Had to paint it red

Oh no, we gotta go
We're not goin' to live forever
Why, why, we gotta die
You know that we'll be together
Hey, hey, we gotta say
I could never be a saviour
An' I know that you'll miss me
'Coz I'm never, never, never coming home

Crazy (I'm crazed, I want to tell you about it)
Crazy (I'm crazed, I want to tell you about it)
Crazy (I'm crazed, I want to tell you about it)
Crazy (I'm crazed, I want to tell you about it)
Crazy (I'm crazed, I want to tell you about it)

Oh no, we gotta go
We're not goin' to live forever
Why, why, we gotta die
You know that we'll be together
Hey, hey, we gotta say
I could never be a saviour
You don't have to be there
'Cause I'm never, never, never coming home

Staring at disbelief out at the gloom
I was forced with remorse to learn the bassoon
I got real good in about six years
Started playing around for a couple of beers
Then one day I was playing at the gig
An' in walked the monkey with a couple of funky friends
He came right over an' said "this is what you do"
"You're gonna get a bike. You're gonna paint it blue."

Ah

Oh no, we gotta go
We're not goin' to live forever
Why, why, we gotta die
You know that we'll be together
Hey, hey, we gotta say
I could never be a saviour
You don't have to be there
'Cause I'm never, never, never coming home


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Dracula from Houston Lyrics as written by Nathaniel Calhoun Gibson Jerome Haynes

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  • +3
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    I'm pretty sure this song doesn't mean anything. Most of their songs don't.
    shadowwiththeeyeson June 08, 2004   Link
  • +1
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    The Spanish line is actually "Este noche, enchilada, in Chicago, ni por nada." Means "This night, enchilada (indeed a Mexican food), in Chicago, nor for nothing."
    lily(myoneandonly)on February 01, 2006   Link
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    its on the scrubs soundtrack aswell. good old zach bringing the world unknown bands through indie films and funny arse hospital sitcoms
    dammit182on June 06, 2006   Link
  • 0
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    Does anyone remember a little thing they used to show on Nickelodean back in the early 80s where this little bitty guy was painted on a glass and the glass would dance around and sing? Anyway I think this song is about remebering all the silly shit that is stuck in our mind for NO APPARENT REASON and won't just fade away like the memories we would like to KEEP. It's also about how we all have to do some strange things that don't make any sense at the time, but we do them for no reason, just to be doing something. Can anyone translate the Spanish lines? Oh, if anyone speaks French, how about a translation of Let's Talk About Cars from the Electiclarryland album? I've looked all over for the lyrics but no luck...
    dontpanic42on September 12, 2002   Link
  • 0
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    agreed :D
    thursday1203on September 12, 2002   Link
  • 0
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    ok..this is the cutest face ever :D
    thursday1203on September 12, 2002   Link
  • 0
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    I love this song SO MUCH!!!! I have no idea what it's about, but oh well...I agree with dontpanic42 though. I'd say that their explanation kind of makes sense of it...as much sense as you can possibly make of it, I suppose. It would most certainly be good if I found out what ni por nada meant...:-D but I think that an enchillada is a kind of Mexican food........... But yeah...I love "Weird Revolution", coolest CD ever!
    Livvy_deppon January 03, 2005   Link
  • 0
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    OMG! NO WAY!
    zeppelinlibertineon February 06, 2007   Link
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    Actually, I believe it says, "Este Noche, enchilada, pinche cabron, mi por nada." Which is... "This night, enchilada, goat fucker, no more for me."
    Katturathon February 10, 2007   Link
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    mr. haynes has made it pretty clear in "Our Band Could Be Your Life" that he dosent really give a shit about the whole "selling out" and signing to a major label shit. I mean, I doubt i'd enjoy spending years riding around on a cramped bus with no money. I overall think this is a great song. I mean I can hear stuff from their early days in this song, sure its more poppy, but there's nothing wrong with a pop song. I can hear tape loops and vocal trackings all threw this song.
    Staticburn89on March 25, 2007   Link

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