Padrino - Smash Mouth

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Padrino Lyrics

Life imitates the game of chess
You can be the rook or a pawn
But if you have the strategy that's best
You can be the king or in this case the don
It's easy to get knocked out of the game
Depending on which way you wanna play
You've got to have eyes in the back of your head
Now that we have that out of the way

Rev up the Lincoln
And let's get to drinking some caffeino
Caffeino
Let's go to Nicolettis
'Cause he makes a mean spaghetti sauce
I'm a connoissuer of the finer things in life
I'll take any flick with Al Pacino
I'm a man of respect
And I prefer to be addressed as Padrino
Padrino

If you're the type that likes to spill the beans
You could be a stone in someone's shoe
You'll receive a kiss on each cheek
And then you'll know that pretty soon
The stone will be removed
Everyone knows that crime does not pay
It doesn't pay the taxes anyway
You've got to be slick if you don't want to stick
Now that we have that out of the way

Rev up the Lincoln
And let's get to drinking some caffeino
Caffeino
Let's go to Nicolettis
'Cause he makes a mean spaghetti sauce
I'm a connoissuer of the finer things in life
I'll take any flick with Al Pacino
I'm a man of respect
And I prefer to be addressed as Padrino
Padrino

I know it's not a wise thing to do
Writing funny songs about the mob
But if it's all the same to you
I don't see it as a gang but a club
Where men sit like gentlemen
Plotting their events about
Things I shouldn't understand
Comprehend or care
Like
Oh, I don't know maybe I shouldn't go
After all it is a family affair

Stay out of the papers
Don't get caught
Leave the singing to Sinatra
And always keep your big trap shut
Capice

The underworld is like an undertow
If you don't respect it
It will surely bring you down
When you least expect it
Hey, expect it from all sides
Once you're in it is for life

Don't be famous, be infamous
And you will live to see another day
Be wise about with whom you discuss
Now that we have that out of the way

Rev up the Lincoln
And let's get to drinking some caffeino
Caffeino
Let's go to Nicolettis
'Cause he makes a mean spaghetti sauce
I'm a connoissuer of the finer things in life
I'll take any flick with Al Pacino
I'm a man of respect
And I prefer to be addressed as Padrino
Padrino
I'm a man of respect
And I prefer to be addressed as Padrino
Padrino
I'm a man of respect
And I prefer to be addressed
As Padrino

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Smash Mouth is an alternative rock band from San Jose, California, United States that formed in 1994, the band comprises Steve Harwell (lead vocalist), Greg Camp (guitarist/songwriter), Paul De Lisle (bassist), and new drummer since early 2006, Jason Sutter (replacing Michael Urbano, who left due to creative differences). Their hit songs include "Walkin' on the Sun" (1997) and "All Star" (1999).

Focused at times playing "neo-ska" music, the band has adopted retro styles spanning several decades of popular music, as well as performing covers of popular songs such as The Monkees' "I'm a Believer" and War's "Why Can't We Be Friends" as well as cult favorites such as ? and the Mysterians' "Can't Get Enough of You Baby" (though their version owes more to The Colourfield's interpretation; in fact, the band at first believed it was a Colourfield original). Smash Mouth's first album Fush Yu Mang came out in June 1997. This album could be said to be "neo ska". Its top position in the charts was #19 (on Billboard). The promo for this album said that "While the twelve songs on Fush Yu Mang sound like they belong side by side, each has it's own feeling like the very '60's "Walkin' On The Sun," the surf 'n' turf of "Nervous In the Alley," the Buzzcocks like "Pet Names," the Mafia rock of "Padrino," and the fret rock of "Let's Rock"." Smash Mouth's second album Astro Lounge was released two years later, in June 1999. It is the band's most critically and commercially successful album to date. It reached #6 on the Billboard charts and it featured the massive hit All Star.

Smash Mouth released their third album Smash Mouth (Self-Titled) in November 2001. It has been said that this is the band's most experimental album to date. It reached #48 on Billboard charts. Smash Mouth's fourth album Get the Picture?, released in August 2003, wasn't as well-received by fans or the critics as previous albums (it only reached #100 on the Billboard charts). Smash Mouth released a Christmas cover album in November 2005 (The Gift of Rock). Their newest album is called Summer Girl, and, after being delayed for over a year, was released on September 19th, 2006. Smash Mouth's music was used in the film "Shrek" and they starred on-screen as themselves in the turbulent finale of the all-star-comedy "Rat Race", while performing "All Star" on stage during the showdown. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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