She went from Cape to Cairo I went from Cape to Rio
She drinks her Tanqueray But it's mainstay for me-o
My heart and soul are hardened I built the hanging gardens
I let my tears flow I let my tears flow
What bitter stuff
Don't say my songs too slow
Don't talk cause you don't know The
place I come from is a place you never go
No, no, it's not enough
I want more of this bitter stuff
You see me swaying as you're praying for my fall
I try to understand her Outside on the blue veranda
When she feels pleasure It's a measure of my worth
They say never say never But my name's Nebuchadnezzar
And I'll never let it go I'll never let it go
Oh no,
it's not enough
Don't say my songs too slow
Don't talk cause you don't know
The place I come from is a place you never go
No,
no, it's not enough
I want more of this bitter stuff
You see me swaying as you're praying for my fall
She
makes the feeling purer
With a dash of angostura
I've learned the art of being everywhere at once
I built the cape to Cairo I dragged the cape to Rio
I died an emperor And came back as a griot
Rio
Don't say my songs too slow
Don't talk cause you don't know
The
place I come from is a place you never go
No, no, it's not enough
I want more of this bitter stuff
You see me swaying as you're praying for my fall
Don't say my songs too slow
Don't talk cause you don't know
The place I come from is a place you never go
No,
no,
it's not enough I want more of this bitter stuff
You see me haggling as I stagger down the hall