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When Sly Calls Lyrics
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When Sly calls
The profit speaks
When Sly calls
The secret leaks
The sky falls
The dice are tossed
The war is won
The battle's lost
When Sly calls
It's thirteen takes
When Sly calls
The summer breaks
The sky falls
The rain begins
And on the box some Leon spins
To insulate me from the icy aftershock I feel each time
That Sly calls
(Don't touch the phone)
I am not here
I'm making my escape
The me you hear
Is magnetized on tape
I'm flying south
For snorkeling and sleep
(à Côte d'Azur)
Just leave your message when you hear the
(Don't you dare touch that phone)
When you hear the
(Don't you dare touch that phone)
When you hear the
(Don't you dare touch that phone)
When you hear the beep
When Sly calls
It's tit for tat
When Sly calls
It's rat eat rat
The sky falls
The signal fades
I lock the door and shut the shades
And contemplate the crystal blue familiar funk I'm plunged into
When Sly calls
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When Sly calls
The profit speaks
The secret leaks
The sky falls
The dice are tossed
The war is won
The battle's lost
It's thirteen takes
The summer breaks
The sky falls
The rain begins
And on the box some Leon spins
To insulate me from the icy aftershock I feel each time
(Don't touch the phone)
I am not here
I'm making my escape
The me you hear
Is magnetized on tape
I'm flying south
For snorkeling and sleep
(à Côte d'Azur)
Just leave your message when you hear the
(Don't you dare touch that phone)
When you hear the
(Don't you dare touch that phone)
When you hear the
(Don't you dare touch that phone)
When you hear the beep
It's tit for tat
It's rat eat rat
The sky falls
The signal fades
I lock the door and shut the shades
And contemplate the crystal blue familiar funk I'm plunged into
Song Info
Submitted by
slycrafts On Dec 06, 2011
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Don't ask questions unless you want the TRUTH!!!
Sly
i think its his stock broker. everybody need the green,,,
Sly got that good shit! ("Baaad news fuh yuh")
Sly is one of Heisenburg's distributors.
Who is the ‘Leon’ referred to whose music is spinning ? Thanks.
@pdritty Leon Russell is my guess
@pdritty Leon Russell is my guess
@pdritty Leon Spins.. I think he is refering to Leon Spinks on the box (spins and boxing moves? )
@pdritty Leon Spins.. I think he is refering to Leon Spinks on the box (spins and boxing moves? )
@pdritty Leon Spins.. I think he is refering to Leon Spinks on the box (spins and boxing moves? to me the box is the tv. wathcing Leon Spinks cause during this time he might have been the only boxer to have beaten Ali ! I could be wrong ?
@pdritty Leon Spins.. I think he is refering to Leon Spinks on the box (spins and boxing moves? to me the box is the tv. wathcing Leon Spinks cause during this time he might have been the only boxer to have beaten Ali ! I could be wrong ?
@pdritty Leon Spins.. I think he is refering to Leon Spinks on the box (spins and boxing moves? to me the box is the tv. wathcing Leon Spinks cause during this time he might have been the only boxer to have beaten Ali ! I could be wrong ? 1978 Las Vegas, 15 round split decision to Spinks.
@pdritty Leon Spins.. I think he is refering to Leon Spinks on the box (spins and boxing moves? to me the box is the tv. wathcing Leon Spinks cause during this time he might have been the only boxer to have beaten Ali ! I could be wrong ? 1978 Las Vegas, 15 round split decision to Spinks.
Sly is his drug dealer.
This song is about Michael Franks early or might have been first agent / promoter.. I am sure his name was not sly.. However he would always call and bring negative news and bad vibes.. Gloom and doom.. nothing was good enough for this agent.. Michael knew he was onto some good tunes and things were going much better in his musical career , yet aka " SLY" would always pee in Michael's corn flakes every call ! Its not about a drug lord or dealer ! LOL