Love my girl
She lookin' good, come on, one more

Five to one, baby
One in five
No one here gets out alive, now
You get yours, baby
I'll get mine
Gonna make it, baby
If we try

The old get old
And the young get stronger
May take a week
And it may take longer
They got the guns
Well, but we got the numbers
Gonna win, yeah
We're takin' over
Come on!

Your ballroom days are over, baby
Night is drawing near
Shadows of the evening
Crawl across the years
Yeah, walk across the floor with a
Flower in your hand
Trying to tell me no one understands

Trade in your hours for a handful of dimes
Gonna' make it, baby, in our prime
Come together one more time
Get together one more time

Get together one more time
Get together one more time
Get together one more time
Get together one more time
Get together one more time
Get together one more time
Get together, gotta, get together
(Get together one more time)
(Get together one more time)

Hey, come on, honey
You go on along home and wait for me, baby
I'll be there in just a little while
You see, I gotta go out in this car
With these people and
(Get together one more time)

Get together one more time
Get together one more time
Get together, got to
Get together, got to

Get together, got to
Take you up into my room and
(Get together one more time)
Love my girl
She lookin' good, lookin' real good
Love ya, come on

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what you guys are saying about the war is absolutely correct. at the time that this song came out, there was great opposition to the vietnam war. "five to one" is a reference to the ratio between the younger more progressive thinking "hippies" (5) compared to the (1) politicians, lawmakers, police, government... what have you. "they've got the guns but, we got the numbers" i think he's trying to say that they might have the power, but there are more of us, we can change things if we really want to. the last part of the song "Your ballroom days are over, baby.Night is drawing near.Shadows of the eveningCrawl across the years.You walk across the floor With a flower in your hand. Trying to tell me no one understands Trade in your hours for a handful dimes Gonna make it, baby, in our prime." he's talking about the hippies growing up, and becoming complacant, turn in your hours for a handful of dimes... giving up the free spirited ways, and becoming a working consumer class of society. "gonna make it in our prime" i have to say Jim Morrisson is a brilliant poet.

what you guys are saying about the war is absolutely correct. at the time that this song came out, there was great opposition to the vietnam war. "five to one" is a reference to the ratio between the younger more progressive thinking "hippies" (5) compared to the (1) politicians, lawmakers, police, government... what have you. "they've got the guns but, we got the numbers" i think he's trying to say that they might have the power, but there are more of us, we can change things if we really want to. the last part of the song "Your ballroom days are over, baby.Night is drawing near.Shadows of the eveningCrawl across the years.You walk across the floor With a flower in your hand. Trying to tell me no one understands Trade in your hours for a handful dimes Gonna make it, baby, in our prime." he's talking about the hippies growing up, and becoming complacant, turn in your hours for a handful of dimes... giving up the free spirited ways, and becoming a working consumer class of society. "gonna make it in our prime" i have to say Jim Morrisson is a brilliant poet.

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@srammij I think he often has a double meaning. He constantly seems to warn women of himself being a bad boy and, in fact, most men are at least capable of having 5 times the strength of women when you include power and control in the equation... back then.

LLGirlon September 29, 2015
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Jim was an amazing person. I aspire to be like him everyday and try my hardest but he was so damn.. Jim.

Jim was an amazing person. I aspire to be like him everyday and try my hardest but he was so damn.. Jim.

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this message is directed souly for SgtLurch who said...."i agree that jim had his moments and i do like the doors but i dont agree with anyone who says hes the greatest song writer ever. hes a druged out rock star end of story. yeh he had some good songs but come on.. best song writer ever?" first of all, Jim Morrison didnt walk around bragging about being the best song writer ever. He did what he wanted, and people either loved it or hated it. Secondly, I challenge you to name 5 artists that could write better lyrics. You're probably the kind of gu that thinks John Mayer is the best song writer ever. His lyrics were poetry and he was a very smart and educated man. He wasnt just a drugged out rock star, he wasnt aiming to be a rock star. He wanted more than that, he wanted the world as an audience. If you dont understand the Doors then go elsewhere to voice your very nieve opinion. I fuckin hate when people think that the Doors were just a gimmik. The Doors music is true art, a sort of modern day Shakespear.

this message is directed souly for SgtLurch who said...."i agree that jim had his moments and i do like the doors but i dont agree with anyone who says hes the greatest song writer ever. hes a druged out rock star end of story. yeh he had some good songs but come on.. best song writer ever?" first of all, Jim Morrison didnt walk around bragging about being the best song writer ever. He did what he wanted, and people either loved it or hated it. Secondly, I challenge you to name 5 artists that could write better lyrics. You're probably the kind of gu that thinks John Mayer is the best song writer ever. His lyrics were poetry and he was a very smart and educated man. He wasnt just a drugged out rock star, he wasnt aiming to be a rock star. He wanted more than that, he wanted the world as an audience. If you dont understand the Doors then go elsewhere to voice your very nieve opinion. I fuckin hate when people think that the Doors were just a gimmik. The Doors music is true art, a sort of modern day Shakespear.

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@Morrison fan he was absolutely revolutionary, to this day in my opinion, he is the most timeless poet that has stood the test of time. It would be a real struggle to name just a few as great a lyricist, showman, and poet that is on the same tier as him. Just outstanding. The Doors went out on a high that's still rolling to this day.

LedZephyron September 02, 2017
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I swear to god this song rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I swear to god this song rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Why the fuck dosent anyone give props to The Doors?!?!?!?!?! they are one of the first great American bands, Jim Morrison is also one of the top ten lyric writers of all time. People need to quit talking about "hidden messages" in songs and recognize the great ones like The Doors AIM= Dissecti0nal88

Why the fuck dosent anyone give props to The Doors?!?!?!?!?! they are one of the first great American bands, Jim Morrison is also one of the top ten lyric writers of all time. People need to quit talking about "hidden messages" in songs and recognize the great ones like The Doors AIM= Dissecti0nal88

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also give recognition to the guitarist for writing some of the songs

fucking0slaveon July 10, 2010
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also, jim wasn't really a hippie. hippies appreciated life and had a different view of the war. Jim was opposite. not an exact quote, but jim said that life is painful, when you die the pain ends. Hippies aren't like that.

also, jim wasn't really a hippie. hippies appreciated life and had a different view of the war. Jim was opposite. not an exact quote, but jim said that life is painful, when you die the pain ends. Hippies aren't like that.

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Yea, he pretty much loathed the whole hippie movement. He obviously viewed himself as a darker, more sinister prophet, necessary to counteract all the peace & love people. It's like the difference between Martin Luther King (non-confrontational) as opposed to to Malcolm X.

DrBubbleon May 08, 2010
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I thought 5 to 1 were the odds of dieing in Vietnam, and 1 in 5 were the probability people smoke weed.

I thought 5 to 1 were the odds of dieing in Vietnam, and 1 in 5 were the probability people smoke weed.

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this song is good to get your groove on, maybe working it doggy style with those comanding drums. Such sexual driving music. Anyone agree?

this song is good to get your groove on, maybe working it doggy style with those comanding drums. Such sexual driving music. Anyone agree?

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you can't really make sense of any of the doors songs, morrison was more of a poet, and just like any good poetry it's meant to be interpreted as you see it. I don't know about the whole Vietnam thing, I think the line "no one here gets out alive" is just saying that no one gets out of life alive, it's a pretty sick line if you think about it.

you can't really make sense of any of the doors songs, morrison was more of a poet, and just like any good poetry it's meant to be interpreted as you see it. I don't know about the whole Vietnam thing, I think the line "no one here gets out alive" is just saying that no one gets out of life alive, it's a pretty sick line if you think about it.

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Dude think about it 5 to 1. If one person to every five lives, out of four people none will live. How many people were in the doors? yeah thats right. I think it is also about rebelling against the government, they got the guns, we got the numbers. There are a million meanings though

Dude think about it 5 to 1. If one person to every five lives, out of four people none will live. How many people were in the doors? yeah thats right. I think it is also about rebelling against the government, they got the guns, we got the numbers. There are a million meanings though

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