on demand through the abc seven bay area connected tv app. it's available for apple tv, google tv, amazon fire tv and roku. download the app and start streaming now. >> all right, thanks for watching. i'm ama daetz and >> lou: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live" with guest host martin short. tonight -- selena gomez. beck. and sean hayes. with cleto and the cletones.

and now, martin short! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> martin: thank you! thank you! [ cheers and applause ] thank you. thank you so much. just because i say thank you doesn't mean you have to stop applauding. [ cheers and applause ] >> martin: whoo! welcome to "jimmy kimmel live." i'm your guest host, martin short. [ cheers and applause ] this is my third night hosting the show. and i now have a much better understanding of this job.

especially the part where jimmy doesn't want to do it. [ laughter ] hey, how many of you in our studio audience are visiting from out of town? [ cheers ] well, according to tsa, last sunday set the record for the most travelers ever screened in a single day. there was chaos at airports all around the country. passengers were even more unhinged than the doors on a boeing 737. thank you! [ rim shot ] [ laughter ] thank you so much! [ applause ] yep. we're finally nailing the bowing issue. hey -- speaking of unhinged, tomorrow is the first presidential debate. rrrr! [ laughter ] the big controversy is which drugs may be used tomorrow night. [ laughter ] and i just want to state for the record that i have no idea what drugs i will take while i watch the debate. [ laughter ]

but they will be potent. and they will be plentiful. [ cheers and applause ] president biden has reportedly spent the past week prepping for the debate at camp david. he's going over policy with a team of staffers. they've set up a little mock debate stage. and this is exciting, we were able to obtain exclusive footage of how donald trump has been getting himself ready. let's take a look. >> this is the most important election in american here under crooked joe our country is being destroyed. our economy is being wrecked by biden's inflation disaster. our borders are being overrun. we're being invaded. our values are under attack. [ laughter ] men are invading women's sports. and crooked joe biden is stumbling to the brink of world war iii. our country, in other words, is is a mess.

more oreo! [ cheers and applause ] >> martin: he looks great. the ozempic is very close to kicking in, i think. [ laughter ] down in florida, governor ron desantis just signed a new law that prevents anyone in the state from intentionally releasing a balloon. they're really working their way through the bs in florida. balloons, books, 'bortions. [ laughter ] apparently, balloons released over the ocean have been washing up on shore, which is harmful to wildlife. and while i agree that releasing balloons is bad, i must admit it is one of the most fun and enchanting ways to litter. [ laughter ] but one local official is floating a non-balloon related alternative. >> for a state surrounded by water, this is often where that balloon brelands. the florida aquarium's animal care specialist, eric hovland,

encourages celebrations or memorials that are kinder to our environment. >> bubbles, who doesn't love bubbles? [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> jimmy: did he say bubbles? is he suggesting release bubbles? can we see that again, please? >> bubbles, we don't see a lot of bubbles. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: so great to see the ghost of rip taylor, yeah. [ applause ] i hate to burst your bubbles, but tomorrow night, i will not be hosting the show. [ moans ] no, no, no. it's okay to cry. but don't worry, because i've lined up a guest-guest host to fill in for me, my dear friend and hollywood's top entertainment reporter, mr. jiminy glick. [ cheers and applause ] jiminy is very excited to be with all of you. and he's already sharpening his late-night skills by interviewing every celebrity who can't outrun him, including the one and only birthday boy today,

mr. sean hayes. [ cheers and applause ] >> oh, god, how -- oh! >> oh, you're hungry. >> i'm sorry, i have a big celebrity coming to sit here in a second. but i think i ordered a club sandwich covered in stevia. off you go. >> i think you may have a mistake -- i'm actually the person you're supposed to interview, my name is sean hayes. >> you're sean hayes? >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> oh my god, have you had work done? >> no. >> you're an unrecognizable person. >> i actually had no work done. >> anyway, i love you. >> thank you. >> i don't recognize you at all. because of the cosmetic surgery. [ laughter ] this could be fun. now, would you ever do a sitcom? [ laughter ] >> excuse me.

yeah. i was on a sitcom called "will & grace" -- >> with tony danza? >> no, that was "who's the boss?" >> yes, that was a good one. >> yeah. >> it was successful. >> yeah. >> "will & grace." it was about, as i understand it, a gal on the go and a dude, but they never did the deed because he was -- different. [ laughter ] >> well, he was gay. husband friend, jack that i play is gay, okay? >> oh my god. >> yeah. >> this was on television? >> this was on television. >> you know what, this is why trump's going to win. [ laughter ] take a doughnut. >> i would love a doughnut. ah! stupid covid. here you go. [ laughter ] all right no problem, i'll save one for later. >> okay. >> now you're doing "smartless"? >> yeah, it's a podcast. >> it's a podcast. ha ha ha ha! >> you should do a podcast. >> oh, i don't know, i have never been that broke.

[ laughter ] is it popular? >> you can bet -- >> it isn't. you won a tony award? in a very soft year, i bet. [ laughter ] were you for or against the use of drones to take out the late mickey rooney? and you're a roman catholic. >> i was raised roman catholic. >> turning against the church. >> well, i didn't -- >> see, whatever you want to be, you can be. that's what's wonderful about america. if you're a catholic, be proud. if you're a buddhist, be proud that you're a buddhist. if you're presbyterian, i'd that fact. [ laughter ] no one wants to know about that. >> some people call us a butt-ist, yeah. >> a buddhist? a butt-ist? is this some of your gay humor? turning every simple word into an or physical? [ laughter ] is that what -- >> i'm just repeating the way you pronounced buddhist. >> i know. it's the kind of thing, i'm a

pianist, or am i a penis-ist? [ laughter ] anyway. why's john voigt so angry? [ laughter ] i don't need an answer. do you have any pets? >> i do, a dog. >> what kind of dog? >> it's a goldendoodle. >> a goldendoodle! >> yes. >> how macho. [ laughter ] i bet john wayne had a few gold golden doodles. you've had colonoscopies? >> i have yeah. >> sean hannity told me he had a colonos colonoscopy, and the only thing they found was his own head. ha ha ha ha! i really get political. you have a birthday coming up, don't you, big guy? you have a birthday coming up. >> i do. >> how old are you going to be? >> i'm going to be 54. >> okay, sure. i can't wait to turn 24. oh, delusion, delusion.

look what we have for you, oh my god, look what we have. look what we have for you. >> that's a happy birthday -- >> and i'm going to cut -- >> wow, thank you, that's so nice. >> -- a piece for you, and then i'm going to keep this. here you go. >> okay, thank you, wow. >> happy birthday, sean hayes. >> thank you. >> and happy birthday to all the people out there who are different. [ laughter ] >> thank you for having me. and thank you for making me a cake. >> you're welcome. >> do i share with some of the crew? >> uh-uh, not a chance. not a chance. were you still here? >> do you want me to leave? >> uh-huh. [ cheers and applause ] >> martin: we need to take a quick break. but beck is here. [ cheers and applause ] and we'll be right back with selena gomez.

[ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> martin: welcome back to "jimmy kimmel live." tonight, he's a grammy-winning artist and you can see him with the los angeles philharmonic at the hollywood bowl on july 6th. beck is here to chat and perform. [ cheers and applause ] and come back tomorrow night to see my amigo jiminy glick host the show. he'll be joined by melissa mccarthy, nick kroll, and have music from the warning. [ cheers and applause ] now, let me say something. i've been promoting "only murders in the building," on hulu august 27th --

[ cheers and applause ] for a season. all week i've been talking about that. but i do have another little project i want to mention. and since this is my show now, i can plug whatever i want. [ laughter ] i've been sending friends personalized videos for their birthday from american greetings for years. it's called a birthday smashup. i liked these so much, i decided to do one myself. look at that. [ cheers ] so, if you want me to sing a birthday song to someone you really love a lot, go to americangreetings.com and click on martin short. [ cheers and applause ] you know it's funny, on the cab ride here tonight, because the kimmel show wouldn't send a car, i was thinking -- [ laughter ] "what is it like being selena gomez's friend?" i tell you, it's intimidating. and not just because of all the guns. [ laughter ] and let me say i'm not only friends with selena because she's successful. or rich. it's because she's both.

[ laughter ] i'm also proud to call her my co-star. let's see a little clip. >> i didn't know kimber was here. >> neither did we. >> guys, we've got to get her talking. can i trust you? do you even know how to talk to someone my age? >> i definitely don't, and you don't count because you have old lady energy. >> 72 is where i'd put her, maybe 75. >> that's flattering, but i'll do this part. i can just girl talk. >> can you? >> yeah. >> i don't think so. >> really, just go hunt around ben's dressing room for clues. he keeps his dressing room locked. >> don't worry, i brought my jimmy keys. see, i can be helpful. >> you guys okay out here? >> hey, mama, yeah, we're like work and slave and yes, like over here, like yeah. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: season four of "only murders in the building" premieres august 27th on hulu. did i mention that yet? i think i did. please welcome selena gomez. [ cheers and applause ] ♪

[ cheers and applause ] >> martin: you look gorgeous. >> thank you. >> martin: you look absolutely gorgeous. >> you must be in your element, all eyes are on you. >> martin: i know, can you imagine? [ laughter ] let's just be honest. you work with steve and me. >> yeah. >> martin: who do you like better? [ laughter ] >> oh, gosh. >> martin: you must have a little slight favorite? >> i don't -- i don't believe there are favorite olds. [ laughter ] i just -- i love both of you for exactly who you are and where you are and what you've taught me. it's just great. >> martin: we do have -- many people say, who have done our show, that it is one of the coolest, easiest, most fun sets. and i think that you mark that.

i remember the first day we shot. i had never met you. because of covid, we could only, you know, go through the scripts on zoom. and i'm driving to work and i'm thinking, selena gomez could be a nightmare. [ laughter ] she's been famous since she was 15. she's got 18 billion instagram followers. what if she's late? what if she's mean? what if she -- then i said hello to you to have you in the makeup room and i went -- aahh. oh my god, i'm already in love. [ laughter ] never a second late. knows every line. the biggest pro you've ever worked with, thank you. >> thank you. [ cheers and applause ] thank you. >> martin: do you remember being nervous that day? >> of course. i remember being terrified. i knew that i was already walking into something so rich and so fun and working with two icons and geniuses. and i remember maybe the third day, we would all sit in our

chairs. we would take breaks. and you two would be next to each other. i'm playing whatever game you guys play or whatever. and i remember i sat and i asked them, i said, "do you guys mind if i sit with you? just so i don't feel lonely?" they were like, "sure." ever since then, my chair has always been in the middle of both of theirs. >> martin: yeah. [ cheers and applause ] we do have fun. i remember i asked you, i said, did you know steve before this? you said, sure. i said, how? you said, i googled him. [ laughter ] and also, the guest stars we get on the show. >> i feel like we're so lucky. i mean, especially this past season, which obviously we can't say much about. but i'm so excited for everyone to see. >> martin: yeah. i think -- i would say of all the guests -- we've had a lot of handsome guys on. but i think -- >> paul. [ laughter ] >> martin: i didn't even bed

that out. paul rudd, me -- paul rudd. >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> martin: you always had a crush on paul rudd? >> yeah. "clueless." you know. then "friends." everything else. >> martin: he's a cute one. >> he's so nice. >> martin: so ridiculously nice, it's ridiculous. how about meryl? >> meryl was a dream. as an actress, you can only dream to work with someone as great as her. she would just dally around as if she was just a part of our family. she would sing songs barefoot and talk to everyone. that was elegant. to me, that was true class. >> martin: no, it is. i remember the first day i was sheeting with her, and i've known her for years, but was like, i'm a little nervous today, i wonder why. [ laughter ] oh, that's right, because she has 21 academy award nominations. [ laughter ] >> but you can't tell when she's acting. >> martin: and i don't have as many. [ laughter ] yeah, i know.

also, but this season we have a lot of unbelievable guests. the one that made me laugh the most were the ones that you couldn't get through scenes with. there's a scene where molly shannon has to come in and curse all the actors in the scene out. she's drunk. in the final cut, which i have seen, you're also latching. [ laughter ] no, molly is just hysterical. every take was different. you just said your head turning to the side. [ laughter ] what was that like? you're crying right now. [ laughter ] >> she's barking in meryl's face. [ applause ] what's going on here? and meryl's like for it. >> martin: then she was changing -- >> every take. i'm so sorry, i don't even know, to our editors, if there's a good take. because every take, i would break. she was improving and just giving it to her all and it was perfect. every time, it was perfect.

>> martin: no, it's just -- those are the greatest moments when we get to work with those people. and you have worked with so many fabulous people. i mean, it seems like a weird question, but how does it -- is it odd to have been -- you're only 31. and to be this famous for so long, how odd has that been? >> um -- i don't know if it's odd. i think i just like hanging out with people who don't treat me like that. >> martin: yeah. >> you know what i mean? i love you, but even hearing you say that like don't say that. [ laughter ] i'm playing to the cameras, i guess. >> martin: selena, pass me a coca-cola! [ laughter ] >> true. no but i appreciate that. i'm very, very lucky, and you are one of -- >> martin: it is funny, though. because -- you know, sometimes -- mostly we're in studio, but sometimes we shoot on the streets. when steve and i do a scene on the streets of new york, there's

like six guys taking a picture. [ laughter ] they're there about 20 minutes. they don't even have film in their camera. [ laughter ] selena. we do a scene with her. there's 120 paparazzi, and they're there all day hoping she falls right on her face. [ laughter ] >> exactly. you're right, actually. >> martin: they do. >> oh, it's ridiculous. >> martin: it's unbelievable. you know, and then -- but to have -- really, what is it, 426 -- >> i don't know, yes, i don't know. no, but i think it's been great. i do what i can with what i have. and i'm so grateful. and i mean, my grandparents are here. i just want to make my family proud. i'm just happy. >> martin: she's wildly close to her family. they all come to the set. her sister -- probably unhealthy. [ laughter ] >> martin: no, no, no. no, no, no, it's amazing. it's absolutely -- you know, and she helps us. there are many times when we sit

there before a serious scene and she says, "oh, you haven't heard the lyrics of [ bleep ]." [ laughter ] and steve is going -- [ cheers and applause ] could you go -- >> it just came out. it had just come out and i was like, surely they have an opinion on this. [ laughter ] i wonder what it is? >> martin: really? people are saying, is that from "my fair lady"? [ laughter ] all right, more with selena gomez after this. >> lou: portions of "jimmy kimmel live" are brought to you by bibigo. find them now at your local supermarket. life tastes better when you bibigo. -i want you to -take me to the future. let it rip. ♪ this is what we call vibrant collaboration. ♪

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[ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> martin: we're back. i'm here with the lovely selena gomez. how do you pronounce that, gomez? >> no, one time steve said "goe-mez!" >> martin: write it under. congratulations, miss cannes winner. [ cheers and applause ] an 11-minute standing ovation at cannes. [ cheers and applause ] >> yeah, cool. >> martin: it's unbelievable. you won the best actress award. >> i won with actually the other actresses on the movie.

and i'm so geeked out for people to see it. it's very weird. >> martin: she's also the executive producer of a reboot of "wizards of waverly." [ cheers and applause ] >> i'm so excited. >> martin: what is your schedule? it is unbelievable. >> it's basically some big, i don't know about your life, you don't know about your life. it's a show that means a lot. >> martin: i know it does. you start out in that show -- you're appearing on it too? >> i will be in the first episode. i'm executive producing it. it brings me to tears, because that is the beginning of where i started. and to honor it in this way has truly been a blast, and i can't wait for people to see it. >> martin: wow. [ cheers and applause ] can you imagine -- how old will i be when we do the reboot of "only murders in the building"? [ laughter ]

[ mumbling ] let's solve the crime! >> however long you can make it. >> martin: >> martin: i don't think i'd be in every episode, what do you think? just occasionally. what does oliver think? [ laughter ] that's it. >> it's my life every day. [ laughter ] >> martin: you also have this unbelievable beauty line. >> yes. [ cheers and applause ] >> martin: have you met your goal yet? >> i haven't met my goal. >> martin: tell them what your goal is. >> my goal is to raise $100 million for mental health across -- [ cheers and applause ] so we're basically, you know -- we've been doing all the exciting things that we're doing in the world and the space of mental health. but yeah, no, i'm proud of it.

it's got meaning, and it's also really practical. and you wear it every day on the set. >> martin: i wear it. no, no, they don't. i mean -- i don't wear much. [ laughter ] just kind of street stuff, you know. no, no, but we use it on the show. and i think that you have some here, do you not? >> i do. want me to show you the new ones? >> martin: yeah, show me anything new. >> okay. okay, i might need to -- >> martin: gee, i've aged well. [ laughter ] >> i might need to call for a little more. if that's okay. >> martin: so this is -- so this is -- wait, men's or women's makeup? >> like here. yes. a little -- no, do a kissy face. mwah! [ laughter ] there you go. we'll make a little contour here. give you a little grin. [ laughter ] you wouldn't make me look foolish, would you? >> i would never, ever. [ laughter ] but it's actually very

blendable. >> martin: yes, it's like i've had a lift. [ laughter ] >> it's very blendable, as you can see. >> martin: hey, actually, it's -- you know what? i look better. [ laughter ] >> no, you don't. mwah. >> martin: well -- >> you know, it's a bit sunburned on you. [ laughter ] >> i look like half a trump. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> let me just ask -- >> martin: pop my eyes or something. >> okay, fine, fine, fine. i'll do a little of the blush -- >> martin: oh, do the blush. [ cheers and applause ] be careful, because look. one. one. [ laughter ] >> martin: i look like a circus clown, yeah. >> not much. [ laughter ] >> martin: i don't -- i don't know --

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[ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> martin: welcome back. our next guest is an eight-time grammy-winning musician who's embarking on his first-ever orchestral tour, including a stop at the hollywood bowl on july 6th with the l.a. philharmonic. please welcome beck. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ]

>> martin: hello, beck. >> hello, sir. >> martin: how are you? >> good to see you. >> martin: good to see you. you know last time i saw you? >> my next-door neighbor's house. >> martin: that's right. it was a party -- >> when was that? >> martin: i'm going to say five years ago. >> right before covid. >> martin: before covid, yeah. and i was kind of, there's beck. >> we were talking on the stairs. >> martin: we were talking on the stairs, good memory. >> and you gave me your email address. >> martin: that's right. [ laughter ] >> which i still remember. it's the most canadian email address. i won't say what it is. >> "take off your you hoser." [ laughter ] no, that's bob and doug. you never emailed me, but thanks. >> i was going to email, then it was covid, and is that awkward? >> martin: you're a real scientist, aren't you? >> no. >> martin: you think you can't email during covid?

>> i was emailing to hang out. we're hanging out now. >> martin: it's an amazing career you've had. an uncareer. >> thank you. >> martin: i was reading about you recently, like an hour ago. [ laughter ] >> wikipedia. >> martin: no, i was reading about you. at 19, you just go to new york without any money or any hopes. just -- it's unbelievable. >> it's ridiculous. >> martin: does it seem naive now, or would you do the same thing? >> i guess it takes a little naivete to do what we do, in a way, to sort of believe that you can come up with something or make something that people like. >> martin: and how long are you really, really poor? [ laughter ] >> it was an eternity. [ laughter ] >> martin: no, i mean, was like -- your first record was about five years later? >> yeah. probably about five years later. i was 23, i think. >> martin: and -- and i love

that story. tell the story about how you were a folk singer but grunge was popular so you had -- >> right, i decided to be a folk singer at the worst time to be a folk singer. folk singing had its heyday like 30 years before. >> martin: yeah. >> and i was like -- i was like a one-man, like "let's bring it back, come on, let's do this, banjos, anybody?" and -- yeah, no, so i would play folk music at these bars and clubs. and it was pretty much the grunge era. it was, you know, how loud you could be was your badge of honor. and -- so people would you know, what's this folk -- acoustic guitar? you know. wasn't cool. so people would talk through my shows. you know, it was hard to get their attention. so i had the shows, actually down here on hollywood boulevard, a place called raji's. i got this idea to come out on stage with a leaf blower. [ laughter ]

so i cover the stage with leaves. and then i feel really bad about this, actually. [ laughter ] if you live in l.a., you know there's leaf blowers everywhere. there's battalions of them marching down the street. [ laughter ] >> martin: yes. >> it's like you wake up in the morning in a normal see you hear birds. in l.a., you hear leaf blowers. >> martin: there's not one moment there isn't a leaf blower here. >> so i turned it off. the only place i could turn this thing on was in the ladies' bathroom because it was right next to the stage. there was no backstage. so i did let it rip back there. [ laughter ] >> martin: and did it help you? >> it -- the fumes of it are just horrible. [ laughter ] i mean -- >> martin: not did the fumes help you. [ laughter ] i'm saying, did the noise? >> the fumes hit me. i came out. i blew the leaves on the audience. you know. and i got their attention. >> martin: it was performance art? >> performance art.

>> martin: but you would still doing -- ♪ the answer my friend is blowing in the wind ♪ >> yeah, exactly. "leaf blowing in the wind," yeah. [ laughter ] >> martin: you were 25 when you had your first hilt? >> i think i was 22. >> martin: 22. so there was -- >> it was a weird one, bah we put it out -- we took it to the labels, they didn't want it. we gave it -- my friends put it out themselves, like 500 copies. and then it just -- organically got on the radio, and it went number one. then i got a record deal. so everything was backwards. >> martin: and i kept seeing you on tv, "look how well david spade is doing." [ laughter ] >> i still get that. i was walking down the street in new orleans. some tourists were like, "look, honey, it's david spade." [ laughter ] >> martin: now you've got to hang with the hippest, most powerful musicians in the world. you perform with everybody. there was a clip -- when was this? it was oscar night or something

with mccartney? when did that happen? >> oh, yeah, paul mccartney. >> martin: tell that story. you go to a party -- >> no, it was the grammys. we were going to a grammys party. we were together. it was a brass band playing, the new orleans jazz band. and he said, "my wife wants to go dancing." i said, "i think mark ronson is deejaying, we can go there." so we go to hollywood. we had the wrong address. "this place looks like it could be." we go to the place. it was all gates closed, doors are closed. he's rattling on the gate, "hello!" we circle around go to another bar. it's locked. we can't find it. then we see some people in some suvs. okay, that's the party. and we go up. and i was like, can we come in? and the doorman says," nope. not going in." >> martin: we have a clip of this. can we show this? >> do you have a favorite?

>> okay, i need my -- >> mark ronson? mark ronson? >> that guy with you? >> what vip do we know? sir paul, there's no way they rejected you. >> back up, guys, just back up. thank you. >> where are you going to go -- that's crazy. all right. [ cheers and applause ] awares taylor hawkins and woody? >> yep. >> martin: then you're doing this -- >> does this happen to you, by the way? >> what? >> get into the party -- >> i've gotten rejections so many times. >> i get turned away all the time. >> martin: selena, you've never been rejected? >> a thousand percent. it takes three hours to look like this, and i don't want to look like this. [ laughter ] >> she has a great house. i wouldn't leave your house, if i was you. >> well, i don't.

[ laughter ] [ applause ] >> martin: all right. tickets to beck's orchestral tour are on sale right now at beck.com. we'll be back with music from beck. [ cheers and applause ]

♪ california sky ♪ ♪ todos alcanzamos las estrellas ♪ ♪ sunny state of mind ♪ ♪ flexin' all the time ♪ ♪ todo es dorado ♪ ♪ y nos gusta picante ♪ ♪ cause this place is caliente ♪ ♪ 'tamos enchilado ♪ ♪ feels so golden ♪ ♪ livin' in the golden state with you ♪ ♪ feels so golden ♪ ♪ vive en el estado dorado oooh ♪ ♪ we got that drip, drip, drip ♪ ♪ come take a sip, sip, sip ♪ ♪ feels so golden ♪ ♪ vive en el estado dorado ♪

>> martin: that is all the time we have. i want to thank selena gomez, sean hayes. "nightline" is next. but first, here with the song "paper tiger," beck! ♪ just like a paper tiger torn apart by idle hands ♪ ♪ through the helter-skelter morning ♪ ♪ fix yourself while you still can ♪ ♪ no more ashes to ashes

no more cinders from the sky ♪ ♪ let all the laws of creation ♪ ♪ tell a dead man how to die ♪ ♪ oh, deserts down below us and storms up above ♪ ♪ like a stray dog gone defective ♪ ♪ like a paper tiger in the sun ♪ ♪ looking through a broken diamond ♪ ♪ to make the past what it should be ♪ ♪ through the ruins

and the weather capsized boats in the sea ♪ ♪ oh, deserts down below us and storms up above ♪ ♪ like a stray dog gone defective ♪ ♪ like a paper tiger in the sun ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ we're just holding on to nothing ♪

♪ to see how long nothing lasts ♪ ♪ oh, deserts down below us and storms up above ♪ ♪ like a stray dog gone defective ♪ ♪ like a paper tiger in the sun ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ ♪ there's one road to the morning ♪ ♪ there's one road to the truth ♪ ♪ there's one road back to civilization ♪ ♪ but there's no road back to you ♪ [ cheers and applause ]

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