Songtexte:
Doobie Brothers What Were Once Vices

silver shine on, shine on Blades of steel have helped a man to conquer all Rubies by the hundreds fill the Taj Mahal Eyes of silver, you tell me what

I been workin' the whole day long On these railroad ties singin' a sad, sad song Down it track is a bad way to live The boss man's whip is all he's got

pullin' through Man, it's not easy and you know it Children in a happy place they're always smilin' Showin' all their love with no deception Treatin' each other like brothers

faces all around me When they start to smile I just stop for a while And I say baby let me love you Summer is hot and the winter is cold People all doin' just what

Who's gonna make you feel just right When that music's playin'? You gotta kick out the doors and turn out the light When that music's playin' When the

Well, I built me a raft and she's ready for floatin'; ol' Mississippi, she's callin' my name. Catfish are jumpin', that paddle wheel thumpin', black

I've been workin' the whole day long, on these railroad ties singin' a sad, sad song. Down the track is a bad way to live, the boss man's whip is all

On a cross-town bus in the city, I spied a lady all dressed in black. High heeled shoes and her dress cut loose, her front was saggin' out on the rack

re pullin, through? Man, it's not easy and you know it. Children in happy place, they're always smiling; showin' all their love with no deception, treatin' each other like brothers