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From The Inside Lyrics
I got lost on the road somewhere
Was it Texas or was it Canada
Drinking whiskey in the morning light
I work the stage all night long
At first we laughed about it
My long haired drunken friends
Proposed a toast to Jimmy's ghost
I never dreamed that I would wind up on the losing end
I'm stuck here on the inside looking out
I'm just another case
Where's my makeup where's my face on the inside
All got your kicks from what you saw up there
Eight bucks even buys a folding chair
I was downing seagrams on another flight
And I worked that stage all night long
You were screaming for the villain up there
And I was much obliged
The old road sure screwed me good this time
It's hard to see where the vicious circle ends
I'm stuck here on the inside looking out
That's no big disgrace
Where's my makeup where's my face on the inside
Was it Texas or was it Canada
Drinking whiskey in the morning light
I work the stage all night long
At first we laughed about it
My long haired drunken friends
Proposed a toast to Jimmy's ghost
I never dreamed that I would wind up on the losing end
I'm just another case
Where's my makeup where's my face on the inside
Eight bucks even buys a folding chair
I was downing seagrams on another flight
And I worked that stage all night long
You were screaming for the villain up there
And I was much obliged
The old road sure screwed me good this time
It's hard to see where the vicious circle ends
That's no big disgrace
Where's my makeup where's my face on the inside
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Well, I've heard from many sources that this whole album is based on people he met while in rehab (back then rehab wasn't what it is today, they basically threw him in an asylum with psychotics and mental patients). So, Millie and Billie is about a murderous couple that was there, Nurse Rosetta is about a priest who, well, let's just say can't keep it down, etc etc. All supposedly based on real people. And this one, I believe, is about himself. I'd say that's pretty big of him to tell us all about the crazies in the asylum, but before he does so admit that he also was one and tell us about himself.
A most AMAZING album!! My personal favorite. If you want to know about Alice Cooper, start here...
I don't know why, but this song makes me think of baseball...pretty weird, I know...
I believe this one is pretty obviously about Alice's battle with alcholism.
What Surgicalsteel said is correct with the Title Song, From The Inside and maybe one or two others about himself. Always thought How You Gonna See Me Now" was a great song and Same for "Quiet Room" which are the two others that are about himself.