Friends On The Other Side

Don't you disrespect me, little man
Don't you derogate or deride
You're in my world now
Not your world
And I got friends on the other side
(He's got friends on the other side)

That's an echo, gentlemen
Just a little something we have here in Louisiana
A little parlor trick, don't worry

Sit down at my table
Put your minds at ease
If you relax it will enable me to do anything I please
I can read your future
I can change it 'round some, too
I'll look deep into your heart and soul
You do have a soul, now don't you, Lawrence?
Make your wildest dreams come true

I got voodoo, I got hoodoo
I got things I ain't even tried
And I got friends on the other side
(He's got friends on the other side)

The cards, the cards, the cards will tell
The past, the present, and the future as well
The cards, the cards, just take three
Take a little trip into your future with me

Now you, young man, are from across the sea
You come from two long lines of royalty
I'm a royal myself on my mother's side
Your lifestyle's high
But your funds are low
You need to marry a lil' honey whose daddy got dough

Mom and dad cut you off, huh playboy?
Now y'all gotta get hitched, but hitchin' ties you down
You just wanna be free
Hop from place to place
But freedom takes green

It's the green, it's the green, it's the green you need
And when I looked into your future
It's the green that I see

Now you little man, I don't wanna waste too much time
You've been pushed around all your life
You've been pushed around by your mother
By your sister and your brother
And if you were married
You'd be pushed around by your wife
But in your future, the you I see
Is exactly the man you've always wanted to be

Shake my hand
Come on boys
Won't you shake a poor sinner's hand?
Yes
Are you ready?
(Are you ready?)
Are you ready?
Keep up, boys

Transformation central
(Transformation central)
Reformation central
(Reformation central)
Transmogrification central

Can you feel it?
You're changin', you're changin', you're changin', all right
I hope you're satisfied
But if you ain't
Don't blame me
You can blame my friends on the other side
(You got what you wanted)
(But you lost what you had)