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We carried you in our arms
On Independence Day
And now youll throw us all aside
And put us all away
Oh, what dear daughter neath the sun
Could treat a father so?
To wait upon him hand and foot
Yet always answer, No
Tears of rage, tears of grief
Why must I always be the thief?
Come to me now, you know were so low
And life is brief
It was all so very painless
When you ran out to receive
All that false instruction
Which we never could believe
And now the heart is filled with gold
As if it was a purse
But, oh, what kind of love is this
Which goes from bad to worse?
Tears of rage, tears of grief
Why must I always be the thief?
Come to me now, you know were so low
And life is brief
We pointed you the way to go
And scratched your name in sand
Though you thought it was nothing more
Than a place for you to stand
I want you to know that while we watched
You discovered that no one would be true
That I myself was among the ones who thought
It was just a childish thing to do
Tears of rage, tears of grief
Why must I always be the thief?
Come to me now, you know were so low
And life is brief |
How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man
How many seas must the white dove sail
Before she can sleep in the sand
The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind
The answer is blowing in the wind
Yes, and how many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky
Yes, and how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry
The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind
The answer is blowing in the wind
Well, how many years can a mountain exist
Before it is washed to the sea
And how many years can some people exist
Before theyre allowed to be free
The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind
The answer is blowing in the wind |
We carried you in our arms
On Independence Day
And now youd throw us all aside
And put us on our way
Oh what dear daughter neath the sun
Would treat a father so
To wait upon him hand and foot
And always tell him, No?
Tears of rage, tears of grief
Why must I always be the thief?
Come to me now, you know
Were so alone
And life is brief
We pointed out the way to go
And scratched your name in sand
Though you just thought it was nothing more
Than a place for you to stand
Now, I want you to know that while we watched
You discover there was no one true
Most evrybody really thought
It was a childish thing to do
Tears of rage, tears of grief
Must I always be the thief?
Come to me now, you know
Were so low
And life is brief
It was all very painless
When you went out to receive
All that false instruction
Which we never could believe
And now the heart is filled with gold
As if it was a purse
But, oh, what kind of love is this
Which goes from bad to worse?
Tears of rage, tears of grief
Must I always be the thief?
Come to me now, you know
Were so low
And life is brief |
The sweet pretty things are in bed now, of course
The city fathers theyre trying to endorse
The reincarnation of Paul Reveres horse
But the town has no need to be nervous
The ghost of Belle Starr, she hands down her wits
To Jezebel, the nun, she violently knits
A bald wig for Jack, the ripper, who sits
At the head of the chamber of commerce
Mamas in the factory, she aint got no shoes
Daddys in the alley, hes lookin for food
And Im in the kitchen with the tombstone blues
The hysterical bride in the penny arcade
Screaming she moans, Ive just been made
Then sends out for the doctor who pulls down the shade
And says, My advice is to not let the boys in
Now, the medicine man comes and he shuffles inside
He walks with a swagger and he says to the bride
Stop all that weeping and swallow your pride
You will not die, its not poison
Well John, the Baptist, after torturing a thief
Looks up at his hero, the Commander-in-Chief
Saying, Tell me great hero but please make it brief
Is there a hole for me to get sick in?
Mamas in the factory, she aint got no shoes
Daddys in the alley, hes lookin for food
And Im in the kitchen with the tombstone blues
The Commander-in-Chief answers him while chasing a fly
Saying, Death to all those who would whimper and cry
And dropping a bar bell, he points to the sky
Saying, The suns not yellow, its chicken
The king of the Philistines, his soldiers to save
Put jawbones on their tombstones and flatters their graves
Put the pied pipers in prison and fattens the slaves
Then sends them out to the jungle
Gypsy Davey with a blowtorch, he burns out their camps
With his faithful slave Pedro behind him, he tramps
With a fantastic collection of stamps
To win friends and influence his uncle
Mamas in the factory, she aint got no shoes
Daddys in the alley, hes lookin for food
And Im in the kitchen with the tombstone blues
The geometry of innocence, flesh on the bone
Causes Galileos math book to get thrown
At Delilah, whos sits worthlessly alone
But the tears on her cheeks are from laughter
Now, I wish I could give Brother Bill his great thrill
I would set him in chains at the top of the hill
Then send out for some pillars and Cecil B. DeMille
He could die happily ever after
Mamas in the factory, she aint got no shoes
Daddys in the alley, hes lookin for food
And Im in the kitchen with the tombstone blues
Where Ma Raney and Beethoven once unwrapped their bed roll
Tuba players will now rehearse around the flagpole
And the National Bank for a profit, sells road maps for the soul
To the old folks, home and the college
Now, I wish I could write you a melody so plain
That could hold you dear lady from going insane
That could ease you and cool you and cease the pain
Of your useless and pointless knowledge
Mamas in the factory, she aint got no shoes
Daddys in the alley, hes lookin for food
And Im in the kitchen with the tombstone blues
Got the tombstone blues
Tombstone blues |
How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
How many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, and how many times must the cannon balls fly
Before theyre forever banned?
The answer, my friend, is blowin in the wind
The answer is blowin in the wind
Yes, and how many years can a mountain exist
Before its washed to the sea?
Yes, and how many years can some people exist
Before theyre allowed to be free?
Yes, and how many times can a man turn his head
And pretend that he just doesnt see?
The answer, my friend, is blowin in the wind
The answer is blowin in the wind
Yes, and how many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
Yes, and how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, and how many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died?
The answer, my friend, is blowin in the wind
The answer is blowin in the wind |
Vete de mi ventana
No me tortures
Con tu “¿A dónde vas?”
Ni mi hembra, ni mi hermana
Vas a ser tú
Menos es más
Dices que abres una puerta
Para un cliente exclusivo como yo
Que te mime y te defienda
Tendrás la razón o no
Pero no soy yo
No, no, no, ese no soy yo
El que tu andas buscando no soy yo
No me vengas con chantajes
Yo también sé de ultrajes y dolor
Salgo el lunes de viaje
Con mi recién pintado corazón
Al filo de la navaja
Tú haces cola en las rebajas
Yo me cambio de ciudad
Tú buscas un Jesús y un Barrabás
Pero no soy yo
No, no, no, ese no soy yo
El que tú andas buscando no soy yo
Las maletas del olvido
Hacen más ruido que la soledad
De lo que pudo haber sido
Yo tomo partido por lo que será
No quiero ser tu enemigo
Ni tu andén, ni tu alcanfor
Ni príncipe, ni mendigo
Ni Jack, el destripador
Apuestas a caballo ganador
Pero no soy yo
No, no, no, ese no soy yo |
Clouds so swift, rain wont lift
Gate wont close, railings froze
Get your mind off wintertime
You aint goin nowhere
Oo-ee! Ride me high
Tomorrows the day
My brides gonna come
Oh no, are we gonna fly
Down in the easy chair?
I dont care how many letters they sent
Morning came and morning went
Pick up your money and pack up your tent
You aint goin nowhere
Buy me a flute and a gun that shoots
Tailgates and substitutes
Strap yourself to the tree with roots
You aint goin nowhere
Genghis Khan, he could not keep
All his kings supplied with sleep
Well climb that hill, no matter how steep
Just as soon as we get the hell up to it
And everybody says |
We have got to come together
How long can we stay apart?
You may get it maybe never
But its coming from the heart
Your life is full of indecision
You cant make up your mind
We must get it in position
And move it on down the line
Cause the road is long, its a long hard climb
I been on that road too long of a time
Yes the road is long, and it winds and winds
When I think of the love that I left behind
Make me up a bed of roses
And hang them down from the vine
Of all my loves youve been the closest
Thats ever been on my mind
Please dont talk about tomorrow
Im really not one to care
This world is filled with too much sorrow
That nobodys heart should bear
Cause the road is long, its a long hard climb
I been on that road too long of a time
Yes the road is long, and it winds and winds
When I think of the love that I left behind
Please, please give me indication
Stop and talk to me
Like a river that is flowing
My love will never cease to be
You will always be my honey
No one could take your part
Our love cant be bought with money
Cause its coming from the heart
Cause the road is long, its a long hard climb
I been on that road too long of a time
Yes the road is long, and it winds and winds
When I think of the love that I left behind |
Listen to me, baby
Ill come to make you see
I want to be with you, girl
If you want to be with me
But if you got to go thats all right
But if you got to go, go now
Or else you gotta stay all night
I am just a poor boy, baby
Looking to connect
And I certainly dont want you thinking
That I aint got any respect
But if you got to go thats all right
But if you got to go, go now
Or else you gotta stay all night
I dont wanna question you
To take part in any quiz
Its just that I dont have a watch
And you keep asking me what time it is
But if you got to go thats all right
But if you got to go, go now
Or else you gotta stay all night
I dont wanna make you do
Anything you never did before
Its just that Ill be sleeping soon
Too dark for you to find the door
But if you got to go thats all right
But if you got to go, go now
Or else you gotta stay all night |
Your breath is sweet
Your eyes are like two jewels in the sky
Your back is straight, your hair is smooth
On the pillow where you lie
But I dont sense affection
No gratitude or love
Your loyalty is not to me
But to the stars above
One more cup of coffee for the road
One more cup of coffee fore I go
To the valley below
Your daddy hes an outlaw
And a wanderer by trade
Hell teach you how to pick and choose
And how to throw the blade
He oversees his kingdom
So no stranger does intrude
His voice it trembles as he calls out
For another plate of food
One more cup of coffee for the road
One more cup of coffee fore I go
To the valley below
Your sister sees the future
Like your mama and yourself
Youve never learned to read or write
Theres no books upon your shelf
And your pleasure knows no limits
Your voice is like a meadowlark
But your heart is like an ocean
Mysterious and dark
One more cup of coffee for the road
One more cup of coffee fore I go
To the valley below
To the valley below
To the valley below
To the valley below
To the valley below
To the valley below
To the valley below |
You mistreat me baby
I cant see no reason why
You know that id kill for you
And Im not afraid to die
But you treat me like a stepchild
Oh lord, am I your stepchild?
I wanna turn my back an run away from you
But oh I just cant let you be
I get nervous in your company
My knees get weak
Both my eyes get misty
And my tongue cant speak
You treat me like a stepchild
Oh lord, am I your stepchild?
I wanna turn my back an run away from you
But you know I cant let you be
You know that I never loved you, honey
A nervous wreck
This ways gonna be like you hold me
Like a noose around my neck
You treat me like a stepchild
Like a stepchild
I want to turn my back an run away
But you know I cant let you be
You treat me like a stepchild
Oh lord, am I your stepchild?
I want to turn my back an run away from you
But you know i just cant let you be |
Close your eyes close the door
You dont have to worry anymore
Ill be your baby tonight
Shut the light shut the shade
You dont have to be afraid
Ill be your baby tonight
Well that mockingbird is gonna sail away
Were gonna forget it
Well that big fat moon is gonna shine like a spoon
But were gonna let it
You wont regret it
Kick your shoes off do not fear
Bring that bottle over here
Ill be your baby tonight
Well that mockingbird is gonna sail away
Were gonna forget it
Well that big fat moon is gonna shine like a spoon
But were gonna let it
You wont regret it
Kick your shoes off do not fear
Bring that bottle over here
Ill be your baby tonight |
I am a rovin gambler, Ive gambled all around
Wherever I meet with a deck of cards
I lay my money down
I gambled up in Washington, gambled over in Spain
Im on my way to Frisco town
To knock down my last game
I had not been in Frisco, many more days than three
I fell in love with a pretty little girl
And she fell in love with me
She took me in her parlor, she cooled me with a fan
She whispered low in her mamas ear
I love this gamblin man.
Daughter, Oh! dear daughter, how could you treat me so?
And leave your dear old mother
And with a gambler go?
Mother, Oh dear mother, Ill tell you if I can
If you ever see my face again
Ill be with the gamblin man |
Close your eyes
Close the door
You dont have to worry anymore
Ill be your baby tonight
Shut the light
Shut the shade
You dont have to be afraid
Ill be your baby tonight
Well, that mockingbirds gonna sail away
Were gonna forget it
That big, fat moon is gonna shine like a spoon
But were gonna let it
You wont regret it
Kick your shoes off
Do not fear
Bring that bottle over here
Ill be your baby tonight |
Well, the bonnie ship was a good old ship
She was a-fishin on a leading chain
And me an John, oh was a long catch on
It was the last of the ones Ive seen
So with a sword and a rope in belt
Feel all that your heart be sailed
When that bonnie ship the Diamond goes
Fishin for the whales
Well, we feud all night, the cabin gauge
It was a-more than feelin bad
And with all kind friends we watched in fear
It was a naught time we ever had
So its rise up my lads
Let your hearts never fail
When that bonnie ship the Diamond goes
Fishin for the whales
And all day long at Vera Cruz
We sailed to bind
With no heavy moan, any hearts of stone
No aid was tried for mine
So its cheer up my boys
Let your hearts never fail
When that bonnie ship the Diamond goes
Fishin for the whales
Well, now along cape Fate, twas lit in red
All along cape Horn
And from Vera Cruz we sailed ahead
It was all in the time of storm
So, its cheer on up my boys
Let your hearts never fail
When that bonnie ship the Diamond goes
Fishin for the whales |
Sign on the window says: Lonely
Sign on the door said: No company allowed
Sign on the street says: You dont own me
Sign on a porch says: Threes a crowd
Sign on a porch says that threes a crowd
Her and her boyfriend went to California
Her and her boyfriend done changed their tune
My best friend said: Now didnt I warn you ?
Brighton girls are like the moon
Brighton girls are like the moon
Looks like a-nothing but rain
Sure gonna be wet tonight on Main Street
Hope that it dont sleet
Built me a cabin in Utah
Marry me a wife, catch a rainbow trout
Have a bunch of kids who call me pa
That must be what its all about
That must be what its all about
Oh, mmm .. |
Whats your hurry? Just watch this
This is one you mustnt miss:
Annies going to sing her song
Called
Take Me Back Again
A drink for me, a drink for you;
Youre going to need a drink or two:
Annies going to sing her song
Called
Take Me Back Again
You never heard it sung before;
I hear it twice a month or more
Complete with tears and sheepish grins;
It only lacks the violins
The tune goes flat from time to time
The lyric sometimes fails to rhyme
But Annies going to sing her song
Called
Take Me Back Again
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
Annies going to sing her song
Called
Take Me Back Again
It sometimes lasts the whole night long
Depends on how long shes been gone
I sit and look as hard as nails;
She knows the damn thing never fails
Take the bottle, fill your cup;
Dont miss the part where I fold up;
Annies going to sing her song
Called
Take Me Back Again
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
Annies going to sing her song
Called
Take Me Back Again
It isnt Annies only tune;
The other Ill be hearing soon
Next week, tomorrow, or today;
She sings it when she goes away
Take the bottle, fill your cup;
Dont miss the part where I fold up;
Annies going to sing her song
Called
Take Me Back Again;
Come on, Annie, sing you song
Called
Take Me Back Again |
Perhaps its the color of the sun cut flat
And covering the crossroads Im standing at
Or maybe its the weather or something like that
But Daddy, youve been on my mind
I dont mean trouble, please, dont put me down or get upset
I am not pleading or saying I cant forget
I do not walk the floor bowed down and bent but yet
Daddy, youre just on my mind
Even though my mind is hazy and my thoughts they might be narrow
Where you been dont bother me or bring me down in sorrow
It dont even matter to me where youre waking up tomorrow
Daddy, youre just on my mind
I am not asking you to say words like yes and no
Please understand me, I got no place for you to go
Im just breathing to myself pretending not that I dont know
Daddy, youve been on my mind
When you wake up in the morning, baby, look inside your mirror
You know I wont be next to you, you know, I wont be near
Id just be curious to know if you can see yourself as clear
As someone who has had you on her mind |
Dont sing love songs, youll wake my mother
Shes sleeping here, right by my side
And in her right hand, a silver dagger
She says that I cant be your bride
All men are false, says my mother
Theyll tell you wicked, loving lies
The very next evening, theyll court another
Leave you alone to pine and sigh
My daddy is a handsome devil
Hes got a chain five miles long
And on every link a heart does dangle
Of another maid hes loved and wronged
Go court another tender maiden
And hope that she will be your wife
For Ive been warned and Ive decided
To sleep alone all of my life |
Death dont have no mercy in this land
It dont have no mercy in this land
When i come in your house someday
And ill take your mother away
Death dont have no mercy in this land
Death dont have no judgement in this land x2
When i come in your house someday
And ill take your father away
Death dont have no judgement in this land |
The other night dear, as I lay sleeping
I dreamed I held you in my arms
But when I awoke, dear, I was mistaken
So I hung my head and I cried
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are gray
Youll never know dear, how much I love you
Please dont take my sunshine away
Ill always love you and make you happy
If you will only say the same
But if you leave me and love another
Youll regret it all some day:
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are gray
Youll never know dear, how much I love you
Please dont take my sunshine away
You told me once, dear, you really loved me
And no one else could come between
But not youve left me and love another;
You have shattered all of my dreams:
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are gray
Youll never know dear, how much I love you
Please dont take my sunshine away
In all my dreams, dear, you seem to leave me
When I awake my poor heart pains
So when you come back and make me happy
Ill forgive you dear, Ill take all the blame
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are gray
Youll never know dear, how much I love you
Please dont take my sunshine away |
They sat together in the park
As the evening sky grew dark
She looked at him and she felt a spark tingle to her bones
It was then she felt alone and wished that shed gone straight
And not succumbed to a simple twist of fate
They walked along by the old canal
They were confused, I remember so well
They stopped into a strange hotel with a neons burnin bright
They felt the heat of the night
And it hit em like a freight train
Moving with a simple twist of fate
A saxophone somewhere far off played
As they were walkin by the arcade
As the light bust through a beat-up shade where he was wakin up
She got the coin into the cup of a blind man at the gate
And see its just another simple twist of fate
He woke up, and the room was bare
He didnt see her anywhere
He told himself he didnt care, and the windows open wide
Felt this emptiness inside to which he could not relate
Brought on by this simple twist of fate
She hears the ticking of the clock
She walks around with a parrot that talks
He hunts her down by the waterfront docks where the sailors all come in
Maybe shell pick him out again, and how long must he wait
Brought on by a simple twist of fate
People think that its a sin
To know and feel too much within
I still believe she was my twin, but I lost the ring
He was born insane, and I was born too late
Blame it on a simple twist of fate |
Twas in the year of 92
In the merry month of June
I left my mother and a home so dear
All for that girl on the greenbriar shore
My mother, she says, Son, dont go
Dont leave me here alone
Dont leave your mother and a home so dear
Never trust a girl on the greenbriar shore
But I was young and reckless too
And I craved a reckless life
I left my mother and a home so dear
And I took that girl to be my wife
Her hair was dark and curly too
And her lovin eyes were blue
Her cheeks were like the red red rose
That girl I loved from the greenbriar shore
The years rolled on and the months rolled by
She left me all alone
Now I remember what my mother said
Never trust the girl on the greenbriar shore |
He sits in your room, his tomb with a fist full of tacks
Preoccupied with his vengeance
Cursing the dead that cant answer him back
You know that he has no intentions
Of looking your way unless its to say
That he needs you to test his inventions
Babe, come, crawl out your window
Use your hands and your legs, it wont ruin you
How can you say he will haunt you?
You can go back to him anytime you want to
He looks so truthful, is this how he feels?
When I try to peel the moon and expose it
With his businesslike anger and his bloodhounds that kneel
Yeah, if he needs a third eye he just grows it
He just needs you to talk or to hand him his chalk
Or pick it up after he throws it
Babe, please crawl out your window
Use your hands and your legs, it wont ruin you
Now how you gonna say that he will haunt you?
When you could go back to him anytime you want to
He look so righteous while your face is so changed
As you sit on the box that you keep him on
While his genocide fools and his friends rearrange
Religion of the little ten women
That backs up their views and their face is so bruised
Come on out, the dark is just beginning
Babe, please come out your window
Use your hands and your legs, it wont ruin you
How can you say that he will haunt you?
When you can go back to him anytime you want to
You got a lot of nerve to say you are my friend
If you wont come out your window
You got a lot of nerve to say you are my friend
If you wont come out your window
You got a lot of nerve to say you are my friend
If you wont come out your window
Yeah, a lot of nerve to say you are my friend
If you wont come out your window
Come on, please come out your window
You got a lot of nerve
Yeah, you got a lot of nerve to say you are my friend
If you wont come out your window
Come on, please come out your window
Oh, please come out your window |
I hear that train a-coming, its coming round the bend
I aint seen the sunshine since I dont know when
But Im stuck in Folsom Prison, time keeps dragging on
And that train keeps on rolling down to San Antone
When I was just a baby my mamma told me; Son
Always be a good boy, dont fool around with guns
But I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die
When I hear that whistle blowing I hang my head and cry
I bet theres rich folks eating in fancy dining cars
I bet theyre drinking coffee and smoking big cigars
Im stuck in Folsom Prison, I know I cant be free
But those people keep a-moving, and thats what torture me
Well if theyd free me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine
You bet I moved it on down, a little further down the line
Far from Folsom Prison thats where I wanna stay
And Id let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away |
Oh what will you give me?
Say the sad bells of Rhymney
Is there hope for the future?
Say the brown bells of Merthyr
Who made the mine owner?
Say the black bells of Rhondda
And who robbed the miner?
Say the big bells of Blaina
They will plunder willy-nilly
Say the bells of Caerphilly
They have fangs, they have teeth
Shout the loud bells of Neath
Even God is uneasy
Say the moist bells of Swansea
And what will you give me?
Say the bad bells of Rhymney
Throw the vandals in court
Say the bells of Newport
All would be well, if, if, if, if
Say the green bells of Cardiff
Why so worried, sister, why?
Say the silver bells of Wye
And what will you give me?
Say the bad bells of Rhymney |
Well, I ride on a mail train, babe, cant buy a thrill
Well, Ive been up all night leanin on the windowsill
Well, if I die on top of the hill
And if I don’t make it, you know my baby will
Dont the moon look good, mama, shining through the trees?
Dont the brakeman look good, mama, flaggin down the “Double E?”
And dont the sun look good goin down over the sea?
But don’t my gal look fine when shes comin after me?
Now the wintertime is coming, windows are filled with frost
I went to tell everybody, but I could not get across
Well, I want to be your lover, baby, I don’t want to be your boss
Don’t say I never warnеd you when your train gets lost |
—Last time I build, but not least, ladies and gentlemen
—Here he is, right from the grave
—Right straight from the grave
Judas!
Hey, you know, everybodys talkin bout the good old days, right?
Everybody! The good old days, the good old days
Well, lets talk about the good old days!
I dont believe you
Youre a liar |
Regnen falder på mit skilderhus
Tiden langsomt går
Imens jeg står og holder øje med
Hvem der kommer og går
Tag nu ham den fulde svensker
Så det vagt i gevær
Men skikkelige mennesker
Får uden videre lov at passer
Jeg står på vagt for Dronningen
Hendes Konglige Majestæt
Hvadenten hun er perle besat
Eller insolvent
Hun ka sove ganske roligt
På sit silkelagen
For jeg står der lisså troligt
Både om natten og om dagen
Og når de fester på slottet
Så jeg også med
Men jeg stikker aldrig snotten
I noget, der ikke kommer mig ved
Jeg står på vagt for Dronningen
Hendes Konglige Majestæt
Præsenterer gevær, når hun kommer forbi
Med sin guldkaret, ja, ja
Det ikk fordi, jeg er royalist
Men alligevel
Sådan en dame ska man passe på
For hun er speciel
Sagt i al beskedenhed
Symboliserer hun noget
Hva der er, det der ingen, der ved
For det er underforstået
Jeg står på vagt for Dronningen
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Jeg står på vagt for Dronningen
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Jeg står på vagt for Dronningen
Jeg står på vagt for Dronningen
Jeg står på vagt for Dronningen
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Jeg står på vagt for Dronningen
Jeg står på vagt for Dronningen |
Id rather be dry, but at least Im alive
Rain on me, rain, rain
Rain on me, rain, rain
Id rather be dry, but at least Im alive
Rain on me, rain, rain
Rain on me, rain, rain
Rain on me, rain, rain
Rain on me, rain, rain
Rain, rain, rain, rain
Rain, rain, rain, rain
Rain, rain, rain, rain
Im singin in the rain
Just singin in the rain
What a glorious feeling
Im happy again
Im laughing at clouds
So dark up above
The suns in my heart
And Im ready for love
Cause, Im gonna love you like nobodys loved you come rain or come shine
High as a mountain and deep as a river come rain or come shine
And its a hard, and its a hard, its a hard, and its a hard
And its a hard rains a-gonna fall
Ill never let you see
The way my broken heart is hurting me
Ive got my pride and I know how to hide
All the sorrow and pain
Ill do my crying in the rain
Rain, I dont mind
Sunshine, the weathers fine
Sunshine, blue skies, please go away
My girls has found another, and gone away
With her went my future, my life is filled with gloom
So day after day, I stay locked up in my room
I know to you it might sound strange
But I wish it would rain
Raindrops are falling on my head
And just like the guy whose feet are too big for his bed
Nothing seems to fit
Those raindrops are falling on my head, they keep falling
And, I want to know
Have you ever seen the rain?
I want to know
Hangin around
Nothin to do but frown
Rainy days and Mondays always get me down
Cause tonight for the first time
Just about half-past ten
For the first time in history
Its gonna start raining men
Its raining men, hallelujah, its raining men, amen
Im gonna go out, Im gonna let myself get
Absolutely soaking wet
Here comes the rain again
Falling on my head like a memory
Falling on my head like a new emotion
I want to walk in the open wind
I want to talk like lovers do
I only wanted to see you
Laughing in the...
...purple rain
Purple rain, purple rain
Purple rain, purple rain
Purple rain, purple rain
Now I, I wish it would rain down, down on me
Ooh yes I wish it would rain, rain down on me now
Im only happy when it rains
Im only happy when its complicated
And though I know you cant appreciate it
Im only happy when it rains
Because
When the sun shine, we shine together
Told you Ill be here forever
Said Ill always be your friend
Took an oath, Ima stick it out to the end
Now that its raining more than ever
Know that well still have each other
You can stand under my umbrella, ella, ella, eh, eh, eh
Cause therell be no sunlight
If I lose you, baby
Therell be no clear skies
If I lose you, baby
Just like the clouds
My eyes will do the same, if you walk away
Everyday it will rain
And I set fire to the rain
Watched it pour as I touched your face
Well, it burned while I cried
Cause I heard it screaming Out your name
Your name
I didnt ask for a free ride
I only asked you to show me a real good time
I never asked for the rainfall
At least I showed up, you showed me nothing at all
Id rather be dry, but at least Im alive
Rain on me, rain, rain
Rain on me, rain, rain
Id rather be dry, but at least Im alive
Rain on me, rain, rain
Rain on me
\/\/
Yeah, Singing in the rain
I heard it screaming Out your name
Im happy again, Its raining men, hallelujah
Come rain or come shine
In the Purple Rain
Rain
The weather is fine
Rain |
Once upon a time you dressed so fine
Threw the bums a dime in your prime, didnt you?
Peopled call, say, Doll, youre bound to fall
You thought they were all kiddin you
You used to laugh about
Everybody that was hangin out
Now you dont talk so loud
Now you dont seem so proud
About having to be scrounging for your next meal
Here we go
How does it feel
How does it feel
To be on your own
With no direction home
A complete unknown
Like a rolling stone?
(Youve gone to the finest school alright, little Miss Lonely
But you only got juiced in it
See, no one ever taught you how to live out on the street
And now you know youve gotta get used to it)
You said youd never compromise
With the mystery tramp, but now you realize
(This cats not selling no alibis
As you stare into the vacuum of his eyes)
And say, Do you want to make a deal?
How does it feel
How does it feel
To be on your own
With no direction home
Like a complete unknown
Like a rolling stone?
(You never turned around to see the frowns on the jugglers and the clowns
When they all came down and did their tricks for you
You never understood that it aint no good
You shouldnt let other people get their kicks for you)
You used to ride on the chrome horse with your diplomat
Who carried on his shoulder a Siamese cat
(Aint it hard when you discover that
He really wasnt where its at)
After he took from you everything he could steal
How does it feel
How does it feel
To be on your own
No direction home
A complete unknown
Like a rolling stone?
Princess on the steeple, all the pretty people
Theyre thinkin, drinkin that they got it made
Exchanging all precious gifts
Ybetter take that diamond ring, ybetter pawn it, babe
You used to be so amused
With Napoleon in rags and all the clever language that he used
Go ahead now, he calls you, man, you cant refuse
Now that you realize you got nothing to lose
Youre invisible now, you got no secrets to conceal
Well, how does it feel
How does it feel
To be on your own
With no direction home
And a complete unknown
Like a rolling stone? |
Come gather around people wherever you roam
And admit that the waters around you have grown
And accept it that soon youll be drenched to the bone
If your time to you is worth saving
Then you better start swimming
Or youll sink like a stone
For the times they are a-changing
Come writers and critics who prophecies with your pen
And keep your eyes wide
The chance wont come again
And dont speak too soon
For the wheels still in spin
And theres no telling who
That its naming
For the loser now
Will be later to win
For the times they are a-changin
Come senators, congressmen
Please heed the call
Dont stand in the doorway
Dont block the hall
For he that gets hurt
Will be he who has stalled
Theres a battle
Outside and its raging
Itll soon shake your windows
And rattle your walls
For the times they are a-changin
Come mothers and fathers
Throughout the land
And dont criticize
What you cant understand
Your sons and your daughters
Are beyond your command
Your old road is rapidly aging
Please get out of the new one
If you cant lend your hand
For the times they are a-changin
The line it is drawn
The curse it is cast
The slow one now will
Later be fast
As the present now
Will later be past
The order is rapidly fading
And the first one now
Will later be last
For the times they are a-changin |
Most of the time
Im clear focused all around
Most of the time
I can keep both feet on the ground
I can follow the path, I can read the signs
Stay right with it, when the road unwinds
I can handle whatever I stumble upon
I dont even notice shes gone
Most of the time
Most of the time
Its well understood
Most of the time
I wouldnt change it if I could
I cant make it all match up, I can hold my own
I can deal with the situation right down to the bone
I can survive, I can endure
And I dont even think about her
Most of the time
Most of the time
My head is on straight
Most of the time
Im strong enough not to hate
I dont build up illusion till it makes me sick
I aint afraid of confusion no matter how thick
I can smile in the face of mankind
Dont even remember what her lips felt like on mine
Most of the time
Most of the time
She aint even in my mind
I wouldnt know her if I saw her
Shes that far behind
Most of the time
I cant even be sure
If she was ever with me
Or if I was with her
Most of the time
Im halfway content
Most of the time
I know exactly where I went
I dont cheat on myself, I dont run and hide
Hide from the feelings, that are buried inside
I dont compromised and I dont pretend
I dont even care if I ever see her again
Most of the time |
The guilty undertaker sighs
The lonesome organ grinder cries
The silver saxophones say I should refuse you
The cracked bells and washed-out horns
Blow into my face with scorn
But its not that way
I wasnt born to lose you
I want you, I want you
I want you so bad
Honey, I want you
The drunken politician leaps
Upon the street where mothers weep
And the saviors who are fast asleep
They wait for you
And I wait for them to interrupt
Me drinkin from my broken cup
And ask me to
Open up the gate for you
I want you, I want you
I want you so bad
Honey, I want you
Now all my fathers, theyve gone down
True love theyve been without it
But all their daughters put me down
Cause I dont think about it
Well, I return to the queen of spades
And talk with my chambermaid
She knows that Im not afraid
To look at her
She is good to me
And theres nothing she doesnt see
She knows where Id like to be
But it doesnt matter
I want you, I want you
I want you so bad
Honey, I want you
Now your dancing child with his chinese suit
He spoke to me, I took his flute
No, I wasnt very cute to him
Was i?
But I did it, though, because he lied
Because he took you for a ride
And because time was on his side
And because I
I want you, I want you
I want you so bad
Honey, I want you |
Standing on the waters casting your bread
While the eyes of the idol with the iron head are glowing
Distant ships sailing into the mist
You were born with a snake in both of your fists while a hurricane was blowing
Freedom just around the corner for you
But with the truth so far off, what good will it do?
Jokerman dance to the nightingale tune
Bird fly high by the light of the moon
Oh, oh, oh, Jokerman
So swiftly the sun sets in the sky
You rise up and say goodbye to no one
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread
Both of their futures, so full of dread, you dont show one
Shedding off one more layer of skin
Keeping one step ahead of the persecutor within
Jokerman dance to the nightingale tune
Bird fly high by the light of the moon
Oh, oh, oh, Jokerman
You’re a man of the mountains, you can walk on the clouds
Manipulator of crowds, youre a dream twister
Youre going to Sodom and Gomorrah
But what do you care? Ain’t nobody there would want to marry your sister
Friend to the martyr, a friend to the woman of shame
You look into the fiery furnace, see the rich man without any name
Jokerman dance to the nightingale tune
Bird fly high by the light of the moon
Oh, oh, oh, Jokerman
Well, the Book of Leviticus and Deuteronomy
The law of the jungle and the sea are your only teachers
In the smoke of the twilight on a milk-white steed
Michelangelo indeed couldve carved out your features
Resting in the fields, far from the turbulent space
Half asleep near the stars with a small dog licking your face
Jokerman dance to the nightingale tune
Bird fly high by the light of the moon
Oh, oh, oh, Jokerman
Well, the riflemans stalking the sick and the lame
Preacherman seeks the same, wholl get there first is uncertain
Nightsticks and water cannons, tear gas, padlocks
Molotov cocktails and rocks behind every curtain
False-hearted judges dying in the webs that they spin
Only a matter of time till night comes stepping in
Jokerman dance to the nightingale tune
Bird fly high by the light of the moon
Oh, oh, oh, Jokerman
Its a shadowy world, skies are slippery grey
A woman just gave birth to a prince today and dressed him in scarlet
Hell put the priest in his pocket, put the blade to the heat
Take the motherless children off the street
And place them at the feet of a harlot
Oh, Jokerman, you know what he wants
Oh, Jokerman, you dont show any response
Jokerman dance to the nightingale tune
Bird fly high by the light of the moon
Oh, oh, oh, Jokerman |
run go get out of here
quick
leave joshua
split
go fit your battle
do your thing
i lost my glasses
can’t see jericho
the wind is tyin’ knots
in my hair
nothin’ seems
t’ be straight
out there
no i shan’t go with you
i can’t go with you
on the brooklyn bridge
he was cockeyed
an’ stood on the edge
there was a priest talkin’ to him
i was shiftin’ myself around
so i could see from all sides
in an’ out of stretched necks
an’ things
cops held people back
the lady in back of me
burst into my groin
“sick sick some are so sick”
like a circus trapeze act
“oh i hope he don’t do it”
he was on the other side of the railin’
both eyes fiery wide
wet with sweat
the mouth of a shark
rolled up soiled sleeves
his arms were thick an’ tattooed
an’ he wore a silver watch
i could tell at a glance
he was uselessly lonely
i couldn’t stay an’ look at him
i couldn’t stay an’ look at him
because i suddenly realized that
deep in my heart
i really wanted
t’ see him jump
(a mob. each member knowin’
that they all know an’ see the same thing
they have the same thing in common.
can stare at each other in total blankness
they do not have t’ speak an’ not feel guilty
about havin’ nothing t’ say. everyday boredom
soaked by the temporary happiness
of that their search is finally over
for findin’ a way t’ communicate a leech cookout
giant cop out. all mobs i would think.
an’ i was in it an’ caught by the excitement of it)
an’ i walked away
i wanted t’ see him jump so bad
that i had t’ walk away an’ hide
uptown uptown
orchard street
through all those people on
orchard street
pants legs in my face
“comere! comere!”
i don’t need no clothes
an’ cross the street
skull caps climb
by themselves out of manholes
an’ shoeboxes ride
the cracks of the sidewalk
fishermen —
i’ve suddenly been turned into
a fish
but does anybody
wanna be a fisherman
any more ‘n i
don’t wanna be a fish
(swingin’ wanda’s
down in new orleans
rumbles across
brick written
swear word
vulgar wall
in new york city)
no they can’t make it
off the banks of their river
i am in their river
(i wonder if he jumped
i really wonder if he jumped)
i turn corner
t’ get off river
an’ get off river
still goin’ up
i about face
an’ discover
that i’m on another river
(this time. king rex
blesses me with plastic beads
an’ toot toot whistles
paper rings an’ things.
royal street.
bourbon street
st. claude an’ esplanade
pass an’ pull
everything out of shape
joe b. stuart
white southern poet
holds me up
we charge through casa
blazin’ jukebox
gumbo overflowin’
get kicked out of colored bar
streets jammed
hypnotic stars explode
in louisiana murder night
everything’s wedged
arm in arm
stoned galore
must see you in mobile then
down governor nichel
an’ gone)
ok i can get off this river too
on bleeker street
i meet many friends
who look back at me
as if they know something
i don’t know
rocco an’ his brothers
say that some people
are worse hung up than me
i don’t wanna hear it
a basketball drops through
the hoop
an’ i recall that the
living theater’s been busted
intellectual spiders
weave down sixth avenue
with colt forty-fives
stickin’ out of their
belly buttons
an’ for the first time
in my life
i’m proud that
i haven’t read into
any masterpiece books
(an’ why did i wanna see that
poor soul so dead?)
first of all two people get
together an’ they want their doors
enlarged. second of all, more
people see what’s happenin’ an’
come t’ help with the door
enlargement. the ones that arrive
however have nothin’ more than
“let’s get these doors enlarged”
t’ say t’ the ones who were
there in the first place. it follows then that
the whole thing revolves around
nothing but this door enlargement idea.
third of all, there’s a group now existin’
an’ the only thing that keeps them friends
is that they all want the doors enlarged.
obviously, the doors’re then enlarged
fourth of all,
after this enlargement
the group has t’ find
something else t’ keep
them together or
else the door enlargement
will prove t’ be
embarrassing
on fourteenth street
i meet someone
who i know in front
wants t’ put me
uptight
wants me t’ be on
his level
in all honesty
he wants t’ drag
me down there
i realize gravity
is my only enemy
loneliness has clutched
hands an’ squeezes you
into wrongin’ others
everybody has t’ do things
keep themselves occupied
the workin’ ones
have their minds on
the weekends
victims of the system
pack movie theaters
an’ who an’ of what
sadistic company is he
from that has the right
t’ condemn others as trivial
whose fault
an’ who really is t’ blame
for one man carryin’ a gun
it is impossible that
it’s him
slaves are of no special color
an’ the links of chains
fall into no special order
how good an actor do you have to be
and play God
(in greece, a little old lady
a worker lady
looks at me
rubs her chin
an’ by sign language asks
how come i’m so unshaven
“the sea is very beautiful here”
i reply
pointin’ t’ my chin.
an’ she believes me
needs no other answer
i strum the guitar
she dances
laughs
her bandana flies
i too realize that
she will die here
one the side of this sea
her death is certain here
my death is unknown
an’ i come t’ think that
i love her)
i talk t’ people every day
involved in some scene
good an’ evil are but words
invented by those
that are trapped in scenes
on what grounds are the
grounds for judgment
an i think also
that there is not
one thing anyplace
anywhere that makes any
sense. there are only tears
an’ there is only sorrow
there are no problems
i have seen what i’ve loved
slip away an’ vanish. i still
love what i’ve lost but t’ run
an’ try t’ catch it’d
be very greedy
for the rest of my life
i will never chase a livin’ soul
into the prison grasp
of my own self-love
i can’t believe that i have
t’ hate anybody
an’ when i do
it will only be out of fear
an’ i’ll know it
i know no answers an’ no truth
for absolutely no soul alive
i will listen t’ no one
who tells me morals
there are no morals
an’ i dream a lot
so go joshua
go fit your battle
i have t’ go t’ the woods
for a while
i hope you understand
but if you don’t
it doesn’t matter
i will be with you
nex’ time around
don’t think about me
i’ll be ok
just go ahead out there
right out there
do what you say
you’re gonna do
an’ who knows
someday
someone might even
write
a song
about you |
Aint it just like the night to play tricks when youre tryin to be so quiet?
We sit here stranded, though were all doin our best to deny it
And Louise holds a handful of rain, temptin you to defy it
Lights flicker from the opposite loft
In this room the heat pipes just cough
The country music station plays soft
But theres nothing, really nothing to turn off
Just Louise and her lover so entwined
And these visions of Johanna that conquer my mind
Inside the museums, Infinity goes up on trial
Voices echo this is what salvation must be like after a while
But Mona Lisa musta had the highway blues
You can tell by the way she smiles
See the primitive wallflower freeze
When the jelly-faced women all sneeze
Hear the one with the mustache say, Jeeze
I cant find my knees
Jewels and binoculars hang from the head of the mule
But these visions of Johanna, they make it all seem so cruel
The peddler now speaks to the countess whos pretending to care for him
Sayin, Name me someone whos not a parasite and Ill go out and say a prayer for him
But like Louise always says
Ya cant look at much, can ya man?
As she, herself, prepares for him
And Madonna, she still hasnt showed
We see the empty cage now corrode
Where her cape of the stage once had flowed
The fiddler, he now steps on the road
He writes evrythings been returned which was owed
On the back of the fish trucks that load
While my conscience explodes
The harmonicas play the skeleton keys and the rain
And these visions of Johanna are now all that remain |
I saw it advertised one day
Bear Mountain Picnic was comin my way
Come along n take a trip
Well bring you up there on a ship
Bring the wife and kids
Bring the whole family.
Yippee
Well, I run right down n bought a ticket
To this Bear Mountain Picnic
But little did I realize
I was in for a picnic surprise
Had nothin to do with mountains
I didnt even come close to a bear
Took the wife n kids down to the pier
Six thousand people there
Everybody had a ticket for the trip
Oh well. I said, its a pretty big ship
Besides, anyway, the more the merrier.
Well, we all got on n what dya think
That big old boat started t sink
More people kept a-pilin on
That old ship was a-slowly goin down
Maybe we just better call off the picnic
No, the word there is, uh, instead of maybe better call off the picnic, its
Funny way t start a picnic
Well, I soon lost track of m kids n wife
So many people there I never saw in m life
That old ship sinkin down in the water
Six thousand people tryin t kill each other
Dogs a-barkin, cats a-meowin
Women a-screamin, fists a-flyin, babies cryin
Cops a-comin, me a-runnin
Maybe we just better call off the picnic
I got shoved down n pushed around
All I could hear there was a screamin sound
Dont remember one thing more
Just remember walkin up on a little shore
Head busted, stomach cracked
Feet splintered, I was bald, naked...
Quite lucky to be alive though
Feelin like I climbed outta m casket
I grabbed back hold of m picnic basket
Took the wife n kids n started home
Wishin Id never got up that morn
Now, I dont care just what you do
If you wanta have a picnic, thats up t you
But dont tell me about it, I dont wanta hear it
Cause, see, I just lost all m picnic spirit
Stay in m kitchen, have m own picnics there...
In the bedroom, In the bathroom
Now, it dont seem to me quite so funny
What some people are gonna do fr money
Theres a bran new gimmick every day
Just t take somebodys money away
I think we oughta take some o these people
And put em on a boat, send em up to Bear Mountain
For a picnic |
Come gather round people wherever you roam
And admit that the waters around you have grown
And accept it that soon youll be drenched to the bone
If your time to you is worth savin
Then you better start swimmin or youll sink like a stone
For the times they are a-changin
Come writers and critics who prophecise with your pen
And keep your eyes wide the chance wont come again
And dont speak too soon for the wheels still in spin
And theres no tellin who its namin
For the loser now will be later to win
For the times they are a-changin
Come mothers and fathers throughout the land
And dont criticize what you cant understand
Your sons and your daughters are beyond your command
Your old road is rapidly agein
Please get out of the new one if you cant lend your hand
For the times they are a-changin
Come senators, and congressmen please heed the call
Dont stand in the doorway, dont block the hall
For he who gets hurt will be he who has stalled
Theres a battle outside and its ragin
Itll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls
For the times they are a-changin
The line it is drawn, the curse it is cast
The slow one now will later be fast
As the present now will later be past
The order is rapidly fadin
The first one now will later be last
For the times they are a-changin
For the times they are a-changin
For the times they are a-changin
For the times they are a-changin |
Lay, lady, lay, lay across my big brass bed
Lay, lady, lay, lay across my big brass bed
Whatever colors you have in your mind
Ill show them to you and youll see them shine
Lay, lady, lay, lay across my big brass bed
Stay, lady, stay, stay with your man awhile
Until the break of day, let me see you make him smile
His clothes are dirty but his hands are clean
And youre the best thing that hes ever seen
Stay, lady, stay, stay with your man awhile
Why wait any longer for the world to begin
You can have your cake and eat it too
Why wait any longer for the one you love
When hes standing in front of you
Lay, lady, lay, lay across my big brass bed
Stay, lady, stay, stay while the night is still ahead
I long to see you in the morning light
I long to reach for you in the night
Stay, lady, stay, stay while the night is still |
Señor, Señor, do you know where were heading?
Lincoln County Road or Armageddon?
Seems like I been down this way before
Is there any truth in that, Señor?
Señor, Señor, do you know where she is hiding?
How long are we gonna be riding?
How long must I keep my eyes glued to the door?
Will there be any comfort there, Señor?
Theres a wicked wind still blowin on that upper deck
Theres an iron cross still hanging down from around her neck
Theres a marching band still playing in that vacant lot
Where she held me in her arms one time and said, Forget me not
Señor, Señor, I can hear that painted wagon
I can smell the tail of the dragon
Cant stand the suspense anymore
Can you tell me who to contact here, Señor?
Well, the last thing that I remember before I stripped and kneeled
Was the trainload of fools bogged down in a magnetic field
A gypsy with a broken flag and a flashing ring
She said, Son, this aint a dream no more, its the real thing
Señor, Señor, you know their hearts is as hard as leather
Well, give me a minute, let me get it together
Just gotta pick myself up off the floor
Im ready when you are, Señor
Señor, Señor, lets overturn these tables
And disconnect these cables
This place dont make sense to me no more
Can you tell me what were waiting for, Señor? |
Where she leads me I do not know
Well, she leads me where she goes
I cant find her nowhere
Well, she needs me here
All aware I cant hear her walk
I just cannot hear her talk
Though sometimes, you know you will
And when she comes my way
Ill just be left any night or day
I will hear her say
That I dont wanna try
I tried, also cried
But I cant leave her behind |
Dear Mrs.Roosevelt, dont hang your head and cry
His mortal flesh is laid away but his good work fills the sky
This world was lucky to see him born
Now he went up to grade school and he wrote back to his folks
He drew such funny pictures and was always pulling jokes
This world was lucky to see him born
He went up to Harvard to read his books of law
He loved his trees and horses, he loved everything he saw
This world was lucky to see him born
He got struck down by the fever and it settled in his leg
He loved the folks that wished him well and everybody did
This world was lucky to see him born
He took office on a crippled leg and he said to one and all
Your money changing racket, boys, sure enough got to fall.
This world was lucky to see him born
I voted for him lots of times and Id vote for him again
He tried to find an honest job for every idle man
This world was lucky to see him born
He helped me to build my union and he learned me how to talk
I could see he was a cripple but he learned my soul to talk
This world was lucky to see him born
I was a GI in the army the day he passed away
And over my shoulder I could hear some soldier say
This world was lucky to see him born.
I know this world was lucky just to see him born
I know this world was lucky just to see him born
This world was lucky to see him born |
Oh, help me in my weakness
I heard the drifter say
As they carried him from the court room
And were taking him away
Well, my trip hasnt been a pleasant one
And my time it isnt long
And I still do not know
What is was that Ive done wrong
Well, the judge, he cast his robe aside
A tear came to his eye
Well, you fail to understand, he said
Why must you even try?
Outside, the crowd was stirring
You could hear it from the door
Inside, the judge was stepping down
While the jury cried for more
Cried for more, cried for more
Hey, you better leave that boys soul alone
Oh, stop that passing the jury
Grab me a tendon and me a nurse
Oh, the trial was bad enough
Yes, but this is ten times worse
Just then bolt of lightning
Showed the court house out of shape
And while everybody knelt to pray
The drifter made his escape
The drifter did his escape
Yeah
So long |
Pistol shots ring out in the barroom night
Enter Patty Valentine from the upper hall
She sees the bartender in a pool of blood
Cries out, My God, they killed them all!
Here comes the story of the Hurricane
The man the authorities came to blame
For somethin that he never done
Put in a prison cell, but one time he could-a been
The champion of the world
Three bodies lyin there does Patty see
And another man named Bello, movin around mysteriously
I didnt do it, he says, and he throws up his hands
I was only robbin the register, I hope you understand
I saw them leavin, he says, and he stops
One of us had better call up the cops.
And so Patty calls the cops
And they arrive on the scene with their red lights flashin
In the hot New Jersey night
Meanwhile, far away in another part of town
Rubin Carter and a couple of friends are drivin around
Number one contender for the middleweight crown
Had no idea what kinda shit was about to go down
When a cop pulled him over to the side of the road
Just like the time before and the time before that
In Paterson thats just the way things go
If youre black you might as well not show up on the street
Less you wanna draw the heat
Alfred Bello had a partner and he had a rap for the cops
Him and Arthur Dexter Bradley were just out prowlin around
He said, I saw two men runnin out, they looked like middleweights
They jumped into a white car with out-of-state plates.
And Miss Patty Valentine just nodded her head
Cop said, Wait a minute, boys, this ones not dead
So they took him to the infirmary
And though this man could hardly see
They told him that he could identify the guilty men
Four in the mornin and they haul Rubin in
Take him to the hospital and they bring him upstairs
The wounded man looks up through his one dyin eye
Says, Whad you bring him in here for? He aint the guy!
Yes, heres the story of the Hurricane
The man the authorities came to blame
For somethin that he never done
Put in a prison cell, but one time he could-a been
The champion of the world
Four months later, the ghettos are in flame
Rubins in South America, fightin for his name
While Arthur Dexter Bradleys still in the robbery game
And the cops are puttin the screws to him, lookin for somebody to blame
Remember that murder that happened in a bar?
Remember you said you saw the getaway car?
You think youd like to play ball with the law?
Think it might-a been that fighter that you saw runnin that night?
Dont forget that you are white.
Arthur Dexter Bradley said, Im really not sure.
Cops said, A poor boy like you could use a break
We got you for the motel job and were talkin to your friend Bello
Now you dont wanta have to go back to jail, be a nice fellow
Youll be doin society a favor
That sonofabitch is brave and gettin braver
We want to put his ass in stir
We want to pin this triple murder on him
He aint no Gentleman Jim.
Rubin could take a man out with just one punch
But he never did like to talk about it all that much
Its my work, hed say, and I do it for pay
And when its over Id just as soon go on my way
Up to some paradise
Where the trout streams flow and the air is nice
And ride a horse along a trail
But then they took him to the jailhouse
Where they try to turn a man into a mouse
All of Rubins cards were marked in advance
The trial was a pig-circus, he never had a chance
The judge made Rubins witnesses drunkards from the slums
To the white folks who watched he was a revolutionary bum
And to the black folks he was just a crazy nigger
No one doubted that he pulled the trigger
And though they could not produce the gun
The D.A. said he was the one who did the deed
And the all-white jury agreed
Rubin Carter was falsely tried
The crime was murder one, guess who testified?
Bello and Bradley and they both baldly lied
And the newspapers, they all went along for the ride
How can the life of such a man
Be in the palm of some fools hand?
To see him obviously framed
Couldnt help but make me feel ashamed to live in a land
Where justice is a game
Now all the criminals in their coats and their ties
Are free to drink martinis and watch the sun rise
While Rubin sits like Buddha in a ten-foot cell
An innocent man in a living hell
Thats the story of the Hurricane
But it wont be over till they clear his name
And give him back the time hes done
Put in a prison cell, but one time he could-a been
The champion of the world |
What good am I - if Im like all the rest
If I just turn away - when I see how youre dressed
If I shut myself off - so I cant hear you cry
What good am I?
What good am I - if I know and dont do
If I see and dont say - if I look straight through you
If I turn a deaf ear - to the thundering sky
What good am I?
What good am I - while you softly weep
And I hear in my head - what you say in your sleep
And I freeze in the moment - like the rest who dont try
What good am I?
What good am I?
What good am I then - to others and me
If Ive had every chance - and yet still fail to see
With my hands tied must I - not wonder within
Who tied them and why - and where must I have been?
What good am I if I say foolish things
And I laugh in the face - of what sorrow brings
And I just turn my back - while you silently die
What good am I?
What good am I?
What good am I? |
I can see the turning of the key
Ive been deceived by the clown inside of me
I thought that he was right but hes afraid
But somethings telling me, I wear the ball and chain
My patron saint is a-fighting with a ghost
Hes always off somewhere when I need him most
The Spanish moon is rising on the hill
But my heart is telling me I love you still
Everybodys wearing a disguise
To hide what theyve got left behind their eyes
But me, I cant cover what I am
Wherever the children go Ill follow them
I march in the parade of liberty
But as long as I love you Im not free
How long must I suffer such abuse
Wont you let me see your smile before I turn you loose
Ive given up the game, Ive got to leave
The pot of gold is only make-believe
The treasure cant be found by men who search
Whose gods are dead and whose queens are in the church
We sat in an empty theatre and we kissed
I asked you please to cross me off your list
My head tells me its time to make a change
But my heart is telling me I love you but youre strange
So one more time at midnight, near the wall
Take off your heavy make-up and your shawl
Wont you come down from the throne of where you sit
Let me feel your love one more time before I abandon it
I come back to the town from the flaming moon
I see you in the streets I begin to swoon
I love to see you dress before the mirror
Wont you let me in your room one time, before I finally disappear |
Oh, the cuckoo shes a pretty bird
She warbles as she flies
But I never give her water
Till the forth day of July
It is often that I wonder
Why women love men
And I look back and I wonder
Why men are men
Oh, the cuckoo shes a pretty bird
She warbles as she flies
But I never give her water
Till the forth day of July
Gonna build me another castle
On a mountain so high
So then I can see my true love
As she passes by
Oh, the cuckoo shes a pretty bird
She warbles as she flies
But I never give her water
Till the forth day of July |
Ramona
Come closer
Shut softly your watery eyes
The pains of your sadness
Shall pass
As your senses will rise
The flowers of the city
Though breath-like
Get death-like sometime
And theres no use tryin
To deal with the dyin
Though I cannot explain that in rhyme
Your cracked country lips
I still wish to kiss
And to be under the strength of your skin
Your magnetic movements
Still captures the moments
Im in
But it grieves my heart, love
To see you be a part of
A world that just dont exist
Its all just a dream, babe
A vacuum, a scheme, babe
That sucks you into feelin like this
Ramona
Tus ojos me dicen
Que vas a llorar
Tus sueños se borran
Y nada se va
Realizar
Ramona
Tus ojos se secan
Y pierden su luz
Tuviste a un cariño
De un hombre y un niño
Y ahora solamente eres tú
Ill forever talk to you
But soon my words
Would turn to a meaningless ring
For deep in my heart
I know theres no help
I can bring
Everything passes
Everything changes
Just do what you think you should do
And someday maybe
Who knows, baby
Ill come and be cryin to you
Sabes que te quiero
Que por ti me muero
Y solamente eres tú |
Nobody feels any pain
Tonight as I stand inside the rain
Evrybody knows that babys got new clothes
But lately I see her ribbons and her bows
Have fallen from her curls
She takes just like a woman, yes, she does
And she makes love just like a woman, yes, she does
And she aches just like a woman
But she breaks just like a little girl
Queen Mary, shes my friend
Yes, I believe Ill go see her again
Nobody has to guess that baby cant be blessed
Till she finally sees that shes like all the rest
With her fog, her amphetamine and her pearls
She takes just like a woman, yes, she does
And she makes love just like a woman, yes, she does
And she aches just like a woman
But she breaks just like a little girl
It was raining from the first
And I was dying there of thirst
So I came in here
And your long-time curse hurts
But whats worse is this pain in here
I cant stay in here
Aint it clear that
I just cant fit
Yes, I believe its time for us to quit
When we meet again introduced as friends
Please dont let on that you knew me when
I was hungry and it was your world
Ah, you fake just like a woman, yes, you do
And you make love just like a woman, yes, you do
Then you ache just like a woman
But you break just like a little girl |
Early one morning the sun was shining
I was laying in bed
Wondering if shed changed at all
If her hair was still red
Her folks they said our lives together
Sure was gonna be rough
They never did like mamas homemade dress
Papas bank book wasnt big enough
Me im standing on the side of the road
Rain falling on my shoes
Im heading out to the east coast
Lord knows ive paid some dues
Getting through
Tangled up in blue
She was married when we first met
Soon to be divorced
I helped her out of a jam i guess
But i used a little too much force
And we drove that car as far as we could
Abandoned it out west
We split up on a sad dark night
Both agreeing it was best
She turned around and looked at me
As i was walking away
Then i heard her say over my shoulder
Well meet again someday
On the avenue
Tangled up in blue
I was living in the great north woods
Working as a cook for a spell
I never did like it all that much
And one day the axe just fell
So i drifted down to new orleans
Where i happened to be employed
Yeah i was working for a while on a fishing boat
Right outside of de la croix
And all the while i was alone
The past was close behind
Id seen a lot of women
But she never escaped my mind
And i just grew
Tangled up in blue
She was working at a topless bar
And i stopped in for a beer
I just kept looking at the side of her face
In the spotlight so clear
Now later on as the crowd thinned out
And i was just about to do the same
Yeah but she was standing there at the back of my chair
She said dont i know your name
Well i muttered something underneath my breath
She studied the lines on my face
I must admit i felt a little uneasy
When she bent down to tie the laces
Of my shoes
We were tangled up in blue
I know i know i know
She lit a burner on the stove
And offered me a pipe
I thought youd never say hello she said
You look like the silent type
And then she opened up a book of poems
And handed it to me
Written by an italian poet
From the 13th century
Every one of his words rang true
And glowed like burning coal
Pouring off every page
Like it was written in my soul
From me to you
Tangled up in blue
Yeah yeah
I lived with them on montague street
In a basement down the stairs yeah
There was music in the cafes at night
And revolution in the air
Thats when he started into dealing with slaves yeah
Something inside of her died just died
And she had to sell everything she owned
And she froze up inside
Finally the bottom fell out
I became withdrawn
The only thing i knew how to do
Was to keep on keepin on
Like a bird that flew
Tangled up in blue
Oh yeah
Now im headed back again
I gotta get to her somehow
And all the people we used to know
Theyre an illusion to me now
Some are mathematicians
Some are carpenters wives
I dont know how they all got started
I dont know what theyre doing with their lives
But me im still on the road
Headed for another joint
We always did feel the same
We just saw it from a different point
Of view
Tangled up in blue
I know i know i know
Yeah yeah oh yeah |
Oh, God said to Abraham, Kill me son
Abe said, Man, you must be puttin me on
God said, No, Abe said, What?
God said, You can do what you want Abe but
The next time you see me comin you better run
Well, Abe said, Where you want this killin done?
God said, Out on Highway 61
Hehehe
Well, Georgia Sam, he had a bloody nose
Welfare Department they wouldnt give him no clothes
He asked poor Howard, Where can I go?
And Howard said, Theres only one place I know
And Sam said, Tell me quick man, I got to run
And ol Howard just pointed with his gun
And said, That way down Highway 61
Well, Mack, the finger said to Louie, the King
I got forty red white and blue shoe strings
And a thousand telephones that dont ring
Do you know where I can get rid of these things?
And Louie, the King said, Let me think for a minute, son
And he said, Yes, I think this could be easily done
Just take everything down to Highway 61
Well, the fifth daughter on the twelfth night
Told the first father that things werent right
My complexion she said, Is much too white
He said, Come here and step into the light
She says, Hmm youre right, let me tell the second mother
This has been done
But the second mother was with the seventh son
And they were both out on Highway 61
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Well, the rovin gambler, he was very borin
He was tryin to create the next world war
He found a promoter who nearly fell off the floor
He said, Ive never engaged in this kind of thing before
But yes, I think it could be very easily done
Well just put some bleachers out in the sun
And have it out on Highway 61
Ooh ooh
Aw aw aw aw aw
Aw
Highway
Aw aw aw aw aw
Um um um um
Hey Hey
Highway |
I see by the papers that he came from the old religion
But possessed no magic skills
Descending from machinery
He left nothing from his will
Thank you for not helping me out
For not treating me like a fool
If you didnt lay me on a cold mattress at night
I might be kicking more than your mule
Crops are failing, women are wailing
Six months in Kansas City
Six months in Kansas City
Six months in Kansas City
Six months in Kansas City
Six months in Kansas City
Six months in Kansas City
Six months in Kansas City
Well, here now Baby Snooks, it dont matter how many books
You got underneath your thumb
Descended from machinery
Youve got nothing left to come
Thank you for not helping me out
For not treating me like a fool
If you didn’t lay me on a cold mattress at night
I might be kicking more than your mule
Crops are failing, women are wailing
Six months in Kansas City
Six months in Kansas City
Six months in Kansas City
Six months in Kansas City
Six months in Kansas City
Six months in Kansas City
Six months in Kansas City
Six months in Kansas City
Six months in Kansas City
Six months in Kansas City
Six months in Kansas City
Six months in Kansas City |
Jak wiele każdy z nas musi przejść
By móc człowiekiem się zwać?
Jak wiele mórz minąć ma stado mew
Nim w końcu usiądzie na piach?
Jak wiele salw będzie niósł blady świt
Zanim ostatni padnie strzał?
Odpowiedź zna wiatr
Posłuchaj jego rad
Znają, przyjacielu, tylko wiatr
Jak wiele dni musisz stać w cieniu chmur
Aby błękitu dojrzeć kres?
Jak wiele lat musi trwać pasmo krzywd
Być ujrzał i ty morze łez?
I jak wiele strat musi nieść każdy dzień
By cenę istnienia znał świat?
Odpowiedź zna wiatr
Posłuchaj jego rad
Znają, przyjacielu, tylko wiatr
Jak wiele pór mus czas zetrzeć w pył
By szczyt na powrót sięgnął dna?
Jak wiele kłamstw trzeba zmyć ze swych ust
Aby wolności poznać smak?
I jak wiele smak musi przejść obok nas
Byś i ty obojętną zwrócił twarz?
Odpowiedź zna wiatr
Posłuchaj jego rad
Znają, przyjacielu, tylko wiatr |
Every time I go to town
The boys keep kickin my dog around
Dont know why Im goin to town
Dont know why they kick my dog around
Dog, dog, dog
Dog, dog, dog
Dog, dog, dog
Why, why, why
Why, why, why
Why, why, why
Why, why, why
Every time I go to town
The boys keep kickin my dog around
I dont know why I go to town
Dont know why they kick my dog around
Yes, yes, yes
Oh-ho
Why, why, why
Dog around
Every time I go and get a meal
I can see the boys theyre plannin to steal
While that dog hes waggin his tail
He helps me pick up the mornin mail
Every time I go to town
The boys keep kickin my dog around
Dont know why they kick my dog around
I just keep goin to town
I dont know why
I dont know bark
I dont know why
Bark-a bark, bark
Duck, duck, duck
Pig, pig, pig
Fuck, fuck, fuck
Dig, dig, dig |
Since youve been gone
Ive been walking around
With my head bowed down to my shoes
Ive been living the blues
Every night without you
I dont have to go far
To know where you are
Strangers all give me the news
Ive been living the blues
Every night without you
I think that its best
I soon get some rest
And forget my pride
But I cant deny this feeling
That I carry for you deep down inside
If youd see me this way
Youd come back and youd stay
Oh, how could you refuse?
Ive been living the blues
Every night without you
I think that its best
I soon get some rest
And forget my pride
But I cant deny this feeling
That I carry for you deep down inside
If youd see me this way
Youd come back and youd stay
Oh, how could you refuse?
Ive been living the blues
Every night without you |
Well, it aint no use to sit and wonder why, dear
If you dont know by now
It aint no use to sit and wonder why, dear
Cause it dont matter anyhow
When the rooster crows at the break of dawn
Look out your window and Ill be gone
Youre the reason Im travelling on
Dont think twice its all right
It aint no use in turning on your light, dear
The light, the light Ive never known
It aint no use in turning on your light, dear
Im on the dark side of the road
Well, I wish there was something you could do or say
To try to make me change my mind and stay
We never did too much talking anyway
Dont think twice, its all right
Im walking down that long lonesome road, babe
Where Im bound, I cant tell
But goodbye is too good a word gal
So Ill just say, Fare thee well
Now, I aint saying you treated me unkind
You couldve done better, but I dont mind
You just sort of wasted my precious time
Dont think twice, its all right
It aint no use in calling out my name, gal
Like youve never did before
It aint no use in calling out my name, gal
I cant hear you anymore
Well, Im thinking and Im wondering, all the way down the road
I once loved a woman - A child Im told
I gave her my heart, but she wanted my soul
Dont think twice, its all right
Dont think twice, its all right
Dont think twice, its all right... |
Times aint what they used to be
Times aint what they used to be
Oh I tell you people, lord, you can take it from me
Oh I seen better days and Im putting up with these
Oh I seen better days and Im putting up with these
But theres too many people and theyre all too hard to please
Cause I was born in the country, she thinks Im easy to rule
Cause I was born in the country, she thinks Im easy to rule
She tried to hitch me to her wagon, she wants to drive me like a mule
You know I bought the groceries and I paid the rent
You know I bought the groceries and I paid the rent
She tried to make me wash her clothes but I got good common sense
I said if you dont want me, why dont you tell me so?
I said if you dont want me, why dont you tell me so?
Cause it aint like a man that aint got nowhere to go
I believe Im giving you sugar for sugar, let you get salt for salt
I believe Im giving you sugar for sugar, let you get salt for salt
And if you cant get along with me, well its your own fault
Now you want me to love you and you treat me mean
How do you want me to love you if you keep a-treating me mean?
Youre my daily thought and my nightly dream
Sometimes I think that you too sweet to die
Sometimes I think that you too sweet to die
And another time I think you ought to be buried alive |
Go out yonder, peace in the valley
Come downtown, have to rumble in the alley
Oh, you dont know the shape Im in
Has anybody seen my lady
This living alone will drive me crazy
Oh, you dont know the shape Im in
Im gonna go down by the wa-ter
But I aint gonna jump in, no, no
Ill just be looking for my mak-er
And I hear that thats where shes been? Oh!
Out of nine lives, I spent seven
Now, how in the world do you get to Heaven
Oh, you dont know the shape Im in
I just spent sixty days in the jailhouse
For the crime of having no dough
Now here I am back out on the street
For the crime of having nowhere to go
Save your neck or save your brother
Looks like its one or the other
Oh, you dont know the shape Im in
Now two young kids might start a ruckus
You know they feel you trying to shuck us
Oh, you dont know the shape Im in |
Youve got a lotta nerve
Youve got a lotta nerve
Youve got a lotta nerve
Youve got a lotta nerve
Youve got a lotta nerve to say you are my friend
When I was down you just stood there grinnin
Youve got a lotta nerve to say you got a helping hand to lend
You just want to be on the side thats winnin
You say I let you down, ya know its not like that
If youre so hurt, why then dont you show it?
Youve got a lotta nerve
Youve got a lotta nerve
Youve got a lotta nerve
Youve got a lotta nerve
No, I do not feel that good to see the heartbreaks you embrace
If I was a master thief perhaps Id rob them
I know youre dissatisfied with your position and your place
Dont you understand, its not my problem?
When you know as well as me, youd rather see me paralyzed
Why dont you just come out once and scream it?
Youve got a lotta nerve
Youve got a lotta nerve
Youve got a lotta nerve
Youve got a lotta nerve
I wish that for just one time you could stand inside my shoes
And just for that one moment I could be you
Yes, I wish that for just one time you could stand inside my shoes
Youd know what a drag it is to see you
Youve got a lotta nerve
Youve got a lotta nerve
Youve got a lotta nerve
Youve got a lotta nerve
Youve got a lotta nerve
Youve got a lotta nerve
Youve got a lotta nerve
Youve got a lotta nerve
Youve got a lotta nerve
Youve got a lotta nerve |
Paroles de la chanson 1913 Massacre :
Take a trip with me in nineteen thirteen
To Calumet, Michigan in the copper country
Ill take you to a place called Italian Hall
And the miners are having their big Christmas ball
Ill take you in a door and up a high stairs
Singing and dancing is heard evrywhere
Ill let you shake hands with the people you see
And watch the kids dance round the big Christmas tree
Theres talking and laughing and songs in the air
And the spirit of Christmas is there evrywhere
Before you know it youre friends with us all
And youre dancing around and around in the hall
You ask about work and you ask about pay
Theyll tell you they make less than a dollar a day
Working their copper claims, risking their lives
So its fun to spend Christmas with children and wives
A little girl sits down by the Christmas tree lights
To play the piano so you gotta keep quiet
To hear all this fun; you would not realize
That the copper boss thug men are milling outside
The copper boss thugs stuck their heads in the door
One of them yelled and he screamed, Theres a fire
A lady she hollered, Theres no such a thing;
Keep on with your party, theres no such a thing.
A few people rushed and theres only a few
Its just the thugs and the scabs fooling you.
A man grabbed his daughter and he carried her down
But the thugs held the door and he could not get out
And then others followed, about a hundred or more
But most everybody remained on the floor
The gun thugs, they laughed at their murderous joke
And the children were smothered on the stairs by the
Door
Such a terrible sight I never did see
We carried our children back up to their tree
The scabs outside still laughed at their spree
And the children that died there was seventy-three
The piano played a slow funeral tune
And the town was lit up by a cold Christmas moon
The parents, they cried and the men, they moaned
See what your greed for money has done? |
Come take this gun off of me
I wont shoot any more
Its getting too dark to see
And I feel like Im knocking on heavens door
Knock, knock, knocking on heavens door
Knock, knock, knocking on heavens door
Knock, knock, knocking on heavens door
Knock, knock, knocking on heavens door
Come take this badge off of me
I wont wear it any more
The sun is setting over me
And I feel like Im knocking on heavens door
Knock, knock, knocking on heavens door
Knock, knock, knocking on heavens door
Knock, knock, knocking on heavens door
Knock, knock, knocking on heavens door
Come take this badge off of me
I wont wear it any more
Its getting too dark to really see
And I feel like Im knocking on heavens door
Knock, knock, knocking on heavens door
Knock, knock, knocking on heavens door
Knock, knock, knocking on heavens door
Knock, knock, knocking on heavens door
Come take these guns off of me
I wont shoot them any more
You know the sun is setting over me
And I feel like I must knocking on heavens door
Knock, knock, knocking on heavens door
Knock, knock, knocking on heavens door
Knock, knock, knocking on heavens door
Knock, knock, knocking on heavens door
Well, Im
Knock, knock, knocking on heavens door
Knock, knock, knocking on heavens door
Knock, knock, knocking on heavens door
Knock, knock, knocking on heavens door |
Oh the time will come up
When the winds will stop
And the breeze will cease to be breathin
Like the stillness in the wind
Before the hurricane begins
The hour when the ship comes in
Oh, the seas will split
And the ship will hit
And the sands on the shoreline will be shakin
And the tide will sound
And the winds will pound
And the morning will be a-breakin
Oh the fishes will laugh
As they swim out of the path
And the seagulls theyll be smilin
And the rocks on the sand
Will proudly stand
The hour that the ship comes in
And the words that are used
For to get the ship confused
Will not be understood as they are spoken
For the chains of the sea
Will have busted in the night
And be buried at the bottom of the ocean
A song will lift
As the mainsail shifts
And the boat drifts out onto the shoreline
And the sun will respect
Every face on the deck
The hour that the ship comes in
And the sands will roll
Out a carpet of gold
For your weary toes to be a-touchin
And the ships wise men
Will remind you once again
That the whole wide world is watchin
Oh the foes will rise
With the sleep still in their eyes
And theyll jerk from their beds and think theyre dreamin
But theyll pinch themselves and squeal
And theyll know that its for real
The hour that the ship comes in
And theyll raise their hands
Sayin Well meet all your demands
But well shout from the bow Your days are numbered
And like the pharaohs tribe
Theyll be drownded in the tide
Like Goliath theyll be conquered |
If youre travelling in the north country fair
Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline
Remember me to the one who lives there
She was once a true love of mine
And if youre goin when the snowflakes storm
When the rivers freeze and summer ends
Please see for me she has a coat so warm
To keep her from the howling wind
Would you see for me that her hairs hanging long?
That it rolls and flows all down her breasts
See for me that her hairs hanging long
Cause thats the way I remember her best
But Im a-wondering if she remembers me at all
Many times Ive often prayed
In the darkness of my night
In the brightness of my day
So if youre travelling in the north country fair
Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline
Remember me to the one who lives there
Cause she was once, she was once a true love of mine
And shell always be a true love of mine
And I never, never, never, never give her up |
Darkness at the break of noon
Shadows even the silver spoon
The handmade blade, the childs balloon
Eclipses both the sun and moon
To understand you know too soon
There is no sense in trying
Pointed threats they bluff with scorn
Suicide remarks are torn
From the fools gold mouthpiece the hollow horn
Plays wasted words, proves to warn
That he not busy being born
Is busy dying
Temptations page flies out the door
You follow, find yourself at war
Watch waterfalls of pity roar
You feel to moan, but unlike before
You discover that youd just be one more
Person crying
So dont fear, if you hear
A foreign sound to your ear
Its alright, Ma, Im only sighing
As some warn victory, some downfall
Private reasons, great or small
Can be seen in the eyes of those that call
To make all that should be killed to crawl
While others say dont hate nothing at all
Except hatred
Disillusioned words like bullets bark
As human gods aim for their mark
Make everything from toy guns that spark
To flesh-colored Christs that glow in the dark
Its easy to see without lookin too far
That not much is really sacred
Preachers preach of evil fates
Teachers teach that knowledge waits
Can lead to hundred-dollar plates
Goodness hides behind its gates
But even the President of the United States
Sometimes must have to stand naked
Though the rules of the road have been lodged
Its peoples games that youve got to dodge
And its alright, Ma, I can make it
Advertising signs that con
You into thinking youre the one
That can do whats never been done
That can win whats never been won
Meantime, life outside goes on
All around you
You lose yourself and then you reappear
You suddenly find you got nothing to fear
Alone you stand, with nobody near
When a trembling distant voice, unclear
Startles your sleeping ears to hear
Somebody thinks they really have found you
A question in your nerves is lit
Yet you know that there is no answer fit
To satisfy, ensure you not to quit
To keep it in your mind and not forget
That it is not he, or she, or them, or it
That you belong to
Though the masters make the rules
For the wise men and the fools
I got nothing, Ma, to live up to
Old lady judges watch people in pairs
Limited in sex, they dare
To push fake morals, insult and stare
While money doesnt talk, it swears
Obscenity, who really cares
Propaganda, all is phony
While them that defend what they cannot see
With a killers pride, security
It blows the minds most bitterly
For them that think deaths honesty
Wont fall upon em naturally
Life sometimes must get lonely
My eyes collide head-on with stuffed
Graveyards, false goals, I scuff
At pettiness which plays so rough
Walk upside down inside handcuffs
Kick my legs to crash it off
Tell, alright, Ive had enough
What else can you show me?
And if my thought-dreams could be seen
Theyd probably put my head in a guillotine
But its alright, Ma, its life, and life only |
Close your eyes, close the door
You dont have to worry any more
Ill be your baby tonight
Shut the light, shut the shade
You dont have to be afraid
Ill be your baby tonight
Well, that Mockingbirds gonna sail away
Were gonna forget it
That big, fat moon is gonna shine like a spoon
But were gonna let it, you wont regret it
Kick your shoes off, do not fear
Bring that bottle over here
Ill be your baby tonight |
Il bagno turco in fondo al vicolo
È affollatissimo di marinai
Prova a chiedere a uno che ore sono
E ti risponderà non lho saputo mai
Girano passaporti senza foto
E cartoline dellimpiccagione
Lequilibrista e il commissario cieco
Vanno a braccetto col prestigiatore
E i reparti speciali sono pronti
Il circo è già arrivato qui in città
Io e la mia signora ci affacciamo stasera
Da via della povertà
Cenerentola sembra così facile
Ogni volta che sorride ti cattura
È proprio tale e quale a Bette Davis
Con i pollici infilati alla cintura
Arriva Romeo sconsolato
E si lamenta La mia donna sei tu!
Ma qualcuno gli dice Sei nel posto sbagliato
Non farti rivedere più
E lunico rumore che rimane
Dopo che lambulanza se ne va
È Cenerentola che lava la strada
In via della povertà
Adesso si nasconde la luna
Anche le stelle sono quasi nascoste
Lindovina che legge la fortuna
Se ne sta andando con le sue risposte
Ad eccezione di Abele e di Caino
E del Gobbo di Notre Dame
Sono tutti occupati a far lamore
Oppure aspettano la pioggia che verrà
E il Buon Samaritano si sta cambiando
Si mette in tiro per il gran galà
Stasera si daranno un bel da fare
In via della povertà
Einstein con un cappuccio sulla testa
E i suoi diari dentro una cassetta
Lhanno visto passare appena adesso
Insieme a un monaco dallaria circospetta
Era così terribile e innocente
Quando ha preso e si è fermato qui
Ad annusare i fanghi del torrente
E a recitare lABC
Ed a vederlo tu non lo diresti mai
Ma era famoso qualche tempo fa
Come virtuoso del violino elettrico
In via della povertà
Il dottor Lurido dietro la vetrina
Nasconde gli angeli di un anno fa
Conserva nella formalina
I suoi pazienti senza identità
Linfermiera che recita il rosario
Inginocchiata sulla scrivania
Sta controllando le pastiglie del cianuro
Nellarmadietto della farmacia
E per strada cè parecchia confusione
Stanno fischiando, puoi sentirli fin da qua
Se appena provi a fare un po attenzione
In via della povertà
Ci si prepara per la grande festa
Si inchiodano le tende alla parete
Ecco il Fantasma dellOpera
Perfetto nel suo abito da prete
Stanno imboccando con dolcezza Casanova
Perché si goda la sua felicità
Prima di avvelenarlo di parole
E di ammazzarlo con la vanità
Ed il fantasma grida: Ragazze, vi ho avvertito
Andatevene via da qua!
Casanova sta per essere punito
In via della povertà
A mezzanotte scatta il coprifuoco
I poliziotti tornano al lavoro
Mettono le manette intorno ai polsi
DI tutti quelli che ne sanno più di loro
I prigionieri vengono portati
Uno per uno dentro lofficina
Dove la macchina del mal di cuore
Gli viene stretta bene sulla schiena
E i responsabili dellassicurazione
Fanno attenzione a che nessuno esca da qua
E scaricano bidoni di benzina
In via della povertà
Sia lodato Nettuno Imperatore
Il Titanic naviga tra i ghiacciai
Arriva lalba e i passeggeri gridano
Dimmi da che parte stai!
E Ezra Pound e Thomas Eliot
Discutono sul ponte di comando
Suonatori di calypso li deridono
La poppa si sta sollevando
E le sirene affacciate alle loro finestre sul mare
Vanno in giro con mimosa e lillà
E non ha più molto senso fermarsi a pensare
A via della povertà
La tua lettera è arrivata proprio ieri
Quando è mancata lelettricità
Ma per favore non essere ridicolo
Non starmi a chiedere come va
Questa gente di cui mi vai parlando
Non ha carattere, non ha fisionomia
Ho dato a tutti quanti unaltra faccia
E ho usato nomi di fantasia
Dora in avanti ti prego non insistere
Comincio a leggere con difficoltà
Sempre che non mi mandi le tue lettere
Da via della povertà |
When the rain is blowin in your face
And the whole world is on your case
I could offer you a warm embrace
To make you feel my love
When the evening shadows and the stars appear
And there is no one there to dry your tears
I could hold you for a million years
To make you feel my love
I know you havent made your mind up yet
But I would never do you wrong
Ive known it from the moment that we met
No doubt in my mind where you belong
Id go hungry, Id go black and blue
Id go crawlin down the avenue
No, theres nothin that I wouldnt do
To make you feel my love
Though storms are raging on the rollin sea
And on the highway of regrets
Though winds of change are throwing wild and free
You aint seen nothin like me yet
I could make you happy, make your dreams come true
Nothing that I wouldnt do
Go to the ends of the Earth for you
To make you feel my love |
Throw my ticket out the window
Throw my suitcase out there too
Throw my troubles out the door
I dont need them anymore
Tonight Ill be staying here with you, girl
I should of left this town this morning
But it was more than I could do, yes, it was
Your love comes on so strong
I knew it wont be long
Tonight Ill be staying here with you, girl
Is there any wonder
The love that a stranger might receive
You cast your spell and I went under
I find it so difficult to leave
I can hear that whistle blowin
See the stationmaster too
See the poor boy on the street
I let him have my seat, yeah
Tonight Ill be staying here with you, girl
Throw my ticket out the window
Throw my suitcase out there too, listen
Throw my troubles out the door
I dont need them anymore
Let me tell ya now tonight Ill be staying here with you
Tonight Ill be staying here with you
Tonight, tonight, night, night, night, night, night
Ill be staying here with you
Oh tonight Ill be staying here with you |
You took a part of me
That I really miss
I keep askin myself
How long can it go on like this?
You told yourself a lie
Thats all right, I told myself one, too
Well, I try to get closer
But Im still a million miles from you
You took the silver
You took the gold
You left me standin out in the cold
People ask about you
I didnt tell them everything I knew
Well, I try to get closer
But Im still a million miles from you
Im driftin in and out
Of dreamless sleep
Somewhow my memorys in a ditch
A ditch so deep
I did some many things
I never did intend to do
And I try to get closer
But Im still a million miles from you
Well, I dont dare close my eyes
And I dont dare wink
Maybe in the next life
Ill be able to hear myself think
I feel like talkin to somebody
I just dont know who
Well I try to get closer
But Im still a million miles from you
Rock me pretty baby
Rock me all at once
Rock me for a little while
And rock me for a couple of months
You know, honey, Ill rock you, too
Well I try to get closer
But Im still a million miles from you
Well, theres voices in the night
Tryin to be heard
Im sittin here listenin to every
Mind pollutin word
And I know, I know plenty of people
Thatd put me up for a day or two
Yes, I try to get closer
But Im still a million miles
Yes, I try to get closer
But Im still a million miles from you |
Oh the time will come up when the wind will stop
And the breeze will cease to be breathin
Like the stillness in the wind fore the hurricane begins
The hour that the ship comes in
Oh the seas will split and the ship will hit
And the sand on the shoreline will be shakin
And the tide will sound and the waves will pound
And the mornin will be breakin!
Oh the fishes will laugh as they swim out of the path
And the seagulls, theyll be smilin
And the rocks on the sand will proudly stand
The hour that the ship comes in
And the words that are used for to get the ship confused
Will not be understood as theyre spoken
For the chains of the sea will have busted in the night
And be buried on the bottom of the ocean
Oh a song will lift as the mainsail shifts
And the boat drifts onto the shoreline
And the sun will respect every face on the deck
The hour that the ship comes in
And the sands will roll out a carpet of gold
For your weary toes to be a touchin
And the ships wise men will remind you once again
That the whole wide world is watchin!
Of the foes will rise with the sleep still in their eyes
And theyll jerk from their beds and think theyre dreamin
But theyll pinch themselves and squeal
And theyll know that its for real
The hour that the ship comes in
And theyll raise their hands sayin
Well meet all your demands
But well shout from the bow Your days are numbered!
And like Pharaohs tribe theyll be drownded in the tide
And like Goliath theyll be conquered! |
Johnny’s in the basement
Mixing up the medicine
I’m on the pavement
Thinking about the government
The man in the trench coat
Badge out, laid off
Says he’s got a bad cough
Wants to get it paid off
Look out kid
It’s somethin’ you did
God knows when
But you’re doin’ it again
You better duck down the alley way
Lookin’ for a new friend
The man in the coon-skin cap
By the big pen
Wants eleven dollar bills
You only got ten
Maggie comes fleet foot
Face full of black soot
Talkin’ that the heat put
Plants in the bed but
The phone’s tapped anyway
Maggie says that many say
They must bust in early May
Orders from the D.A
Look out kid
Don’t matter what you did
Walk on your tiptoes
Don’t try “No-Doz”
Better stay away from those
That carry around a fire hose
Keep a clean nose
Watch the plain clothes
You don’t need a weatherman
To know which way the wind blows
Get sick, get well
Hang around a ink well
Ring bell, hard to tell
If anything is goin’ to sell
Try hard, get barred
Get back, write braille
Get jailed, jump bail
Join the army, if you fail
Look out kid
You’re gonna get hit
But users, cheaters
Six-time losers
Hang around the theaters
Girl by the whirlpool
Lookin’ for a new fool
Don’t follow leaders
Watch the parkin’ meters
Ah get born, keep warm
Short pants, romance, learn to dance
Get dressed, get blessed
Try to be a success
Please her, please him, buy gifts
Don’t steal, don’t lift
Twenty years of schoolin’
And they put you on the day shift
Look out kid
They keep it all hid
Better jump down a manhole
Light yourself a candle
Don’t wear sandals
Try to avoid the scandals
Don’t wanna be a bum
You better chew gum
The pump don’t work
’Cause the vandals took the handles |
Oh, Im sailin away my own true love
Im sailin away in the morning
Is there something I can send you from across the sea
From the place that Ill be landing?
No, theres nothin you can send me, my own true love
Theres nothin Im wishin to be ownin
Just carry yourself back to me unspoiled
From across that lonesome ocean
Oh, but I just thought you might want something fine
Made of silver or of golden
Either from the mountains of Madrid
Or from the coast of Barcelona
Oh, but if I had the stars from the darkest night
And the diamonds from the deepest ocean
Id forsake them all for your sweet kiss
For thats all Im wishin to be ownin
ButI might be gone a long old time
And its only that Im askin
Is there something I can send you to remember me by
To make your time more easy passin
Oh, how can, how can you ask me again
When it only brings me sorrow
The same thing I will want today
I will want again tomorrow
I send a letter on a lonesome day
It was from my ship a-sailin
Saying I dont know when Ill be comin back again
It depends on how Im feelin
If you, my love, must think that way
Im sure your mind is roamin
Im sure your thoughts are not with me
But with the country to where youre goin
So take heed, take heed of the western winds
Take heed of the stormy weather
And yes, theres something you can send back to me
Spanish boots of Spanish leather |
Jette ton étoile loin dici, enterre tes balles et ton fusil
La mort nattend plus que toi, tu es fini et cest pourquoi
Frappe, frappe aux portes du paradis
Frappe, frappe, frappe aux portes du paradis
Frappe, frappe aux portes du paradis
Frappe, frappe, frappe aux portes du paradis
Tu représentais la loi, mais tu piétinais tous ses droits
Il est trop tard pour changer, à genoux, il te faut prier
Frappe, frappe aux portes du paradis
Frappe, frappe, frappe aux portes du paradis
Frappe, frappe aux portes du paradis
Frappe, frappe, frappe aux portes du paradis
Frappe, frappe aux portes du paradis
Frappe, frappe, frappe aux portes du paradis
Frappe, frappe aux portes du paradis
Frappe, frappe, frappe aux portes du paradis |
They say evrything can be replaced
Yet evry distance is not near
So I remember evry face
Of evry man who put me here
I see my light come shining
From the west unto the east
Any day now, any day now
I shall be released
They say evry man needs protection
They say evry man must fall
Yet I swear I see my reflection
Some place so high above this wall
I see my light come shining
From the west unto the east
Any day now, any day now
I shall be released
Standing next to me in this lonely crowd
Is a man who swears hes not to blame
All day long I hear him shout so loud
Crying out that he was framed
I see my light come shining
From the west unto the east
Any day now, any day now
I shall be released |
i used t’ hate enzo
i used t’ hate him
so much that i could’ve killed him
he was rotten an’ ruthless
an’ after what he could get
i was sure of that
my beloved one met him
in a far-off land
an’ she stayed longer there
because of him
i croaked with exhaustion
that he was actually makin’ her happy
i never knew him
sometimes i would see him
on my ceilin’
i could’ve shot him
the rovin’ phony
the romantic idiot
i know about guys for
i myself am a guy
poison swings its pendulums
with a seasick sensation
an’ i used t’ want t’ trample on him
i used t’ want t’ massacre him
i used t’ want t’ murder him
i wanted t’ be like him so much
that i ached
i used t’ hate enzo |
You can read out your Bible
You can fall down on your knees pretty momma
And pray to the Lord but it aint gonna do you no good
Chorus:
Cause you gonna need -
You gonna need my help someday
Well if you cant stop your sinnin please
Quit your low down ways
Well you can run down to the White House
You can gaze at the capitol dome pretty momma
You can pound on the presidents gates
You ought to know by now its gonna be too late
Well you can run down to the desert
Throw yourself on the burnin sand
You can raise up your right hand pretty momma
But you better understand you lost your one good man
You can hitch hike on the highway
You can stand all alone by the side of the road
You can try to flag a ride back home pretty momma
But you cant ride in my car no more
You can preach out your Bible
You can fall down on your knees pretty momma
And pray to the Lord but it aint gonna do you no good |
Hidee Hidee Ho
Making love wherever we go
Hidee Hidee Hee
Making love just you and me
How could she reject me
Send me on my way
How could she suspect me
Of leading her astray
I met her accidentally
And I asked to see her home
She told me that she wouldn’t mind
And then commenced to roam
Hidee Hidee Ho
Making love wherever we go
Hidee Hidee Hee
Making love just you and me
I took out my little pen knife
And showed at this this rake
He looked at me as if to say
You’re making a mistake
I do not frighten easily
Yet no weapon I possess
No matter what you thinkin’, son
You better second guess
Hidee Hidee Ho
Making love wherever you go
Hidee Hidee Hee
Making love just you and me |
They say everything can be replaced
Yet every distance is not near
So I remember every face
Of every man that put me here
I see my light come shinin
From the west unto the east
Any day now, any day now
I shall be released
They say every man needs protection
They say that every man must fall
But I swear I see my reflection
Somewhere so high above this wall
I see my light come shinin
From the west unto the east
Any day now, any day now
I shall be released
Standing next to me in this lonely crowd
Is a man who swears hes not to blame
Every night, I hear him shout so loud
Crying out that hes been framed
I see my light come shinin
From the west unto the east
Any day now, any day now
I shall be released
I see my light come shinin
From the west unto the east
Any day now, any day now
I shall be released |
Nobody feels any pain
Tonight as I stand inside the rain
Everybody knows that babys got new clothes
But lately I seen her ribbons and her bows
Have fallen from her curls
Oh, she takes just like a woman
Yes she does
And she makes love just like a woman
Yes she does
And she aches just like a woman
Yeah but she breaks just like a little girl
Mary, shes my friend
Yes, I believe, Ill go see her again
Nobody has to guess that baby cant be blessed
Til she finally sees that shes like all the rest
With her fog, her amphetamines and her pearls
Oh, she takes just like a woman
Yes she does
And she makes love just like a woman
Yes she does
And she aches just like a woman
Yeah but she breaks just like a little girl
It was rainin from the first
I was dyin of thirst
So I came in here
And your longtime curse
Hurts but whats worse
Is this pain in here?
I cant stay in here, aint it clear?
I just cant fit
Yes, I believe its time for us to quit
When we meet again, introduced as friends
Please dont let on that you knew me when
I was hungry and it was your world
Oh, she takes just like a woman
Yes she does
And she makes love just like a woman
She aches just like a woman
Yeah, takes just like a woman
Yeah, makes love just like a woman |
Were gonna do a song written by Bob Dylan
Youve got a lotta nerve
To say you are my friend
When I was down
You just stood there grinning
And you got a lotta nerve
To say you gota helping hand to lend
You just want to be on
The side thats winning
I know the reason
That you talk behind my back
I used to be among the crowd
Youre in with
Do you take me for such a fool
To think Id make contact
With the one who tries to hide
What he dont know to begin with?
I wish that for just one time
You could stand inside my shoes
And just for that one moment
I could be you
Yes, I wish that for just one time
You could stand inside my shoes
Youd know what a drag it is
To see you |
Mama, take this badge off of me
I cant use it anymore
Its getting dark
To dark to see
And I feel like Im knocking on heavens door
Knock knock knockin on heavens door
Knock knock knockin on heavens door
Mama put my guns in the ground
You know I wont shoot them anymore
The long black cloud is coming down
And I feel like Im knocking on heavens door
Knock knock knockin on heavens door
Knock knock knockin on heavens door
Ohh Ohh Ohh...
Mama wipe these tears from my eyes
You know I wont shed them anymore
The long black cloud is coming down
On me
And I feel like Im knocking on heavens door
Knock knock knockin on heavens door
Knock knock knockin on heavens door
Knock knock knockin on heavens door
Knock knock knockin on heavens door
Ohh Ohh Ohh
Ohh Ohh Ohh
Ohh Ohh Ohh
Ohh Ohh Ohh |
Id rather see my coffin comin
Comin through my back door
Id rather see my coffin
Comin through my back door
Id rather see my coffin comin
Comin through my back door
Than the girl Im a-lovin
She say she dont love me no more
Can you see me leavin
Babe, I sure left so far
Can you see me leavin
I feel I sure left so far
Sometimes Im a-wonderin
Who you think you are |
Oh the time will come up
When the winds will stop
And the breeze will cease to be breathin
Like the stillness in the wind
Fore the hurricane begins
The hour when the ship comes in
Oh the seas will split
And the ship will hit
And the sands on the shoreline will be shaking
Then the tide will sound
And the wind will pound
And the morning will be breaking
Oh the fishes will laugh
As they swim out of the path
And the seagulls theyll be smiling
And the rocks on the sand
Will proudly stand
The hour that the ship comes in
And the words that are used
For to get the ship confused
Will not be understood as theyre spoken
For the chains of the sea
Will have busted in the night
And will be buried at the bottom of the ocean
A song will lift
As the mainsail shifts
And the boat that drifts on to the shore line
And the sun will respect
Every face on the deck
The hour that the ship comes in
Then the sands will roll
Out a carpet of gold
For your weary toes to be a touchin
And the ships wise men
Will remind you once again
That the whole wide world is watchin
Oh the foes will rise
With the sleep still in their eyes
And theyll jerk from their beds and think theyre still dreamin
But theyll pinch themselves and squeel
And know that its for real
The hour that the ship comes in
Then theyll raise their hands
Sayin well meet all your demands
But well shout from the bow your days are numbered
And like Pharaohs tribe
Theyll be drownded in the tide
And like Goliath theyll be conquered |
They sat together in the park
As the evening sky grew dark
She looked at him and he felt a spark
Tingle to his bones
’Twas then he felt alone
And wished that he’d gone straight
And watched out for a simple twist of fate
They walked along by the old canal
A little confused, I remember well
And stopped into a strange hotel
With a neon burnin’ bright
He felt the heat of the night
Hit him like a freight train
Moving with a simple twist of fate
A saxophone someplace far off played
As she was walkin’ by the arcade
As the light bust through a beat-up shade
Where he was wakin’ up
She dropped a coin into the cup
Of a blind man at the gate
And forgot about a simple twist of fate
He woke up, the room was bare
He didn’t see her anywhere
He told himself he didn’t care
Pushed the window open wide
Felt an emptiness inside
To which he just could not relate
Brought on by a simple twist of fate
He hears the ticking of the clocks
And walks along with a parrot that talks
Hunts her down by the waterfront docks
Where the sailors all come in
Maybe she’ll pick him out again
How long must he wait
One more time for a simple twist of fate
People tell me it’s a sin
To know and feel too much within
I still believe she was my twin
But I lost the ring
She was born in spring
But I was born too late
Blame it on a simple twist of fate |
You walk into the room
With your pencil in your hand
You see somebody naked
And you say, “Who is that man?”
You try so hard
But you don’t understand
Just what you’ll say
When you get home
Because something is happening here
But you don’t know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones?
You raise up your head
And you ask, “Is this where it is?”
And somebody points to you and says
“It’s his”
And you say, “What’s mine?”
And somebody else says, “Where what is?”
And you say, “Oh my God
Am I here all alone?”
Because something is happening here
But you don’t know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones?
You hand in your ticket
And you go watch the geek
Who immediately walks up to you
When he hears you speak
And says, “How does it feel
To be such a freak?”
And you say, “Impossible”
As he hands you a bone
Because something is happening here
But you don’t know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones?
You have many contacts
Among the lumberjacks
To get you facts
When someone attacks your imagination
But nobody has any respect
Anyway they already expect you
To just give a check
To tax-deductible charity organizations
You’ve been with the professors
And they’ve all liked your looks
With great lawyers you have
Discussed lepers and crooks
You’ve been through all of
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s books
You’re very well read
It’s well known
Because something is happening here
But you don’t know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones?
Well, the sword swallower, he comes up to you
And then he kneels
He crosses himself
And then he clicks his high heels
And without further notice
He asks you how it feels
And he says, “Here is your throat back
Thanks for the loan”
Because something is happening here
But you don’t know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones?
Now you see this one-eyed midget
Shouting the word “NOW”
And you say, “For what reason?”
And he says, “How?”
And you say, “What does this mean?”
And he screams back, “You’re a cow
Give me some milk
Or else go home”
Because something is happening here
But you don’t know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones?
Well, you walk into the room
Like a camel and then you frown
You put your eyes in your pocket
And your nose on the ground
There ought to be a law
Against you comin’ around
You should be made
To wear earphones
Because something is happening here
But you don’t know what it is
Do you, Mister Jones? |
Close your eyes, close the door
You dont have to worry anymore
Ill be your little baby tonight
Shut the light, shut the shade
You dont have to be afraid
Ill be your baby tonight
Well the mockingbirds gonna sail away
You wont regret it
The big fine moons gonna shine like a spoon
You wont regret, you wont forget
To get your shoes off
Do not fear
Bring that bottle over here
Ill be your baby tonight
Well the mockingbirds gonna sail away
You wont regret it
The big fine moons gonna shine like a spoon
You wont regret, you wont forget
To get your shoes off
Do not fear
Bring that bottle over here
Ill be your baby tonight
Ill be your baby tonight |
Train of loves a comin, big black wheels are hummin
People waitin at the station, happy hearts are drummin
Train men tell me maybe, aint she got my baby
Ever so often everybodys baby gets the urge to roam
But everybodys baby but mines coming home
Now stop your whistle blowin cause Ive got ways of knowin
Youre bringin other peoples lovers but my own keeps goin
Train of love deceivin, when shes not gone shes leavin
Ever so often everybodys baby gets the urge to roam
But everybodys baby but mines coming home
Train of love now hasten, sweethearts stand and waitin
Here and there and everywhere therell gonna be embracin
Train men tell me maybe, aint she got my baby
Ever so often everybodys baby gets the urge to roam
But everybodys baby but mines coming home
Train of loves a leavin, leavin my heart grievin
But early or late I sit and wait because Im still believin
Well walk away together, though I may wait forever
Ever so often everybodys baby gets the urge to roam
But everybodys baby but mines coming home |
Mama, take this badge off of me
I can’t use it anymore
It’s getting dark, too dark to see
Feel like I’m knockin on heaven’s door
Knock, knock, knockin on heaven’s door
Knock, knock, knockin on heaven’s door
Knock, knock, knockin on heaven’s door
Knock, knock, knockin on heavens door
Mama, wipe the blood from my face
Im sick and tired of the war
Got a lone black feelin and its hard to trace
Feel like Im knockin on heavens door
Knock, knock, knockin on heaven’s door
Knock, knock, knockin on heaven’s door
Knock, knock, knockin on heaven’s door
Knock, knock, knockin on heavens door
Mama, put my guns in the ground
I can’t shoot them anymore
That long black train is pullin on down
Feel I’m knockin on heaven’s door
Knock, knock, knockin on heaven’s door
Knock, knock, knockin on heaven’s door
Knock, knock, knockin on heaven’s door
Knock, knock, knockin on heavens door |
Ive seen love go by my door
Its never been this close before
Never been so easy or so slow
Been shooting in the dark too long
When somethings not right its wrong
Youre gonna make me lonesome when you go
Dragon clouds so high above
Ive only known careless love
Its always hit me from below
This time around its more correct
Right on target, so direct
Youre gonna make me lonesome when you go
Purple clover, Queen Anne lace
Crimson hair across your face
You could make me cry if you dont know
Cant remember what I was thinkin of
You might be spoilin me too much, love
Youre gonna make me lonesome when you go
Flowers on the hillside, bloomin crazy
Crickets talkin back and forth in rhyme
Blue river runnin slow and lazy
I could stay with you forever
And never realize the time
Situations have ended sad
Relationships have all been bad
Mineve been like Verlaines and Rimbaud
But theres no way I can compare
All those scenes to this affair
Youre gonna make me lonesome when you go
Youre gonna make me wonder what Im doing
Staying far behind without you
Youre gonna make me wonder what Im saying
Youre gonna make me give myself a good talking to
Ill look for you in old Honolulu
San Francisco and Ashtabula
Youre gonna have to leave me now, I know
But Ill see you in the sky above
In the tall grass, in the ones I love
Youre gonna make me lonesome when you go |
Ooh, ooh
May the good Lord be with you
Down every road you roam
And may sunshine and happiness
Surround you when youre far from home
And may you grow to be proud
Dignified and true
And do unto others
As youd have done to you
Be courageous and be brave
And in my heart, youll always stay
Forever young
Forever young
May good fortune be with you
May your guiding light be strong
Build a stairway to Heaven
With a prince or a vagabond
And may you never love in vain
And in my heart you will remain
Forever young
Forever young
Forever young
Forever young, ever young
Yeah
And when you finally fly away
Ill be hoping that I served you well
For all the wisdom of a lifetime
No one can ever tell
But whatever road you choose
Im right behind you, win or lose
Forever young
Forever young
Forever young
Forever young
Forever young
For, forever young
Forever young, forever young
Forever young, forever young
For, forever young, woo |
Ah felek söyle bana ne yapmam gerek
Hayat berbat gel bu eli saymayalım
Ah felek söyle bana ölmem mi gerek
Hayat berbat biz yeniden başlayalım
Doğan pişman doğduğundan pes ettim bundan
Çekil hayatımdan
Git başımdan hayır öyle bela istemem
Doğan pişman doğduğundan ben bıktım bundan
Düş artık sırtımdan
Git başımdan felek böyle oyun olmaz olsun
Ah felek söyle bana ne yapmam gerek
Hayat berbat gel bu eli saymayalım
Ah felek söyle bana ölmek mi gerek
Hayat berbat al sırtımdan kamburunu
Biz yeniden başlayalım
Doğan pişman doğduğundan pes ettim bundan
Çekil hayatımdan
Git başımdan hayır öyle bela istemem
Ah felek söyle bana ölmek mi gerek
Hayat berbat |
If today was not an endless highway
If tonight was not a crooked trail
If tomorrow wasn’t such a long time
Then lonesome would mean nothing to you at all
Yes and only if my own true love was waiting
If I could hear her heart a-softly poundin’
Only if she was lyin’ by me
Would I lie in my bed once again
I can’t see my reflection in the water
I can’t speak the sounds that show no pain
I can’t hear the echo of my footsteps
I can’t remember the sounds of my own name
Yes and only if my own true love was waiting
If I could hear her heart a-softly poundin’
Only if she was lyin’ by me
Would I lie in my bed once again
There’s beauty in that silver, singin’ river
There’s beauty in that rainbow in the sky
But none of these and nothing else can touch the beauty
That I remember in my true love’s eyes
Yes and only if my own true love was waitin’
If I could hear her heart a-softly poundin’
Only if she was lyin’ by me
Would I lie in my bed once again
Would I lie in my bed once again |
Well, I see you got your brand new leopard-skin pill-box hat
Yes, I see you got your brand new leopard-skin pill-box hat
Well, you must tell me, baby
How your head feels under somethin like that
Under your brand new leopard-skin pill-box hat
Well, you look so pretty in it
Honey, can I jump on it sometime?
Yes, I just wanna see
If its really that expensive kind
You know it balances on your head
Just like a mattress balances
On a bottle of wine
Your brand new leopard-skin pill-box hat
Well, if you wanna see the sun rise
Honey, I know where
Well go out and see it sometime
Well both just sit there and stare
Me with my belt
Wrapped around my head
And you just sittin there
In your brand new leopard-skin pill-box hat
Well, I asked the doctor if I could see you
Its bad for your health, he said
Yes, I disobeyed his orders
I came to see you
But I found him there instead
You know, I dont mind him cheatin on me
But I sure wish hed take that off his head
Your brand new leopard-skin pill-box hat
Well, I see you got a new boyfriend
You know, I never seen him before
Well, I saw him
Makin love to you
You forgot to close the garage door
You might think he loves you for your money
But I know what he really loves you for
Its your brand new leopard-skin pill-box hat |
Oh, where have you been my blue-eyed son?
Oh, where have you been my darling young one?
Ive stumbled on the side of twelve misty mountains
Ive walked and Ive crawled on six crooked highways
Ive stepped in the middle of seven sad forests
Ive been out in front of a dozen dead oceans
Ive been ten thousand miles in the mouth of a graveyard
And its a hard
And its a hard
And its a hard
And its a hard
Its a hard rains a-gonna fall
Oh, what did you see, my blue-eyed son?
Oh, what did you see, my darling young one?
I saw a newborn babe with wild wolves all around it
I saw a highway of diamonds with nobody on it
I saw a black branch with blood that kept drippin
I saw a room full of men with their hammers a-bleedin
I saw a white ladder all covered with water
I saw ten thousand talkers whose tongues were all broken
I saw guns and sharp swords in the hands of young children
And its a hard
And its a hard
And its a hard
And its a hard
Its a hard rains a-gonna fall
And what did you hear, my blue-eyed son?
And what did you hear, my darling young one?
I heard the sound of the thunder, it roared out a warnin
Heard the roar of a wave that could drown the whole world
I heard one person starve, I heard many people laughing
I heard the song of a poet who died in the gutter
I heard the sound of a clown who cried in the alley
And its a hard
And its a hard
And its a hard
And its a hard
Its a hard rains a-gonna fall
Who did you meet, my blue-eyed son?
And who did you meet, my darling young one?
I met a young child beside a dead pony
I met a white man who walked a black dog
I met a young woman whose body was burning
I met a young girl, she gave me a rainbow
I met one man who was wounded in love
I met another man who was wounded in hatred
And its a hard
And its a hard
And its a hard
And its a hard
Its a hard rains a-gonna fall
Oh, whatll you do now, my blue-eyed son?
Oh, whatll you do now, my darling young one?
Im a-goin back out fore the rain starts a-fallin
Ill walk through the depths of the deepest black forest
Where the people are many and their hands are all empty
Where the pellets of poison are flooding their waters
Where the home in the valley meets the damp dirty prison
Where the executioners face is always well-hidden
Where hunger is ugly, where souls are forgotten
Where black is the color, where none is the number
And Ill tell it and think it and speak it and breathe it
And reflect it from the mountain so all souls can see it
Then Ill stand on the ocean until I start sinkin
But Ill know my song well before I start singin
And its a hard
And its a hard
And its a hard
And its a hard
Its a hard rains a-gonna fall |
Everybodys building the big ships and the boats
Some are building monuments, and some are jotting down notes
Everybodys in despair, every girl and boy
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here, everybodys gonna jump for joy
Come all without, come all within
Youll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
Come all without, come all within
Youll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
Now I like to do just like the rest, I like my sugar sweet
But guarding fumes and making haste, it aint my cup of meat
Everybodys just standing around neath the trees
Feeding pigeons on a limb
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here, all the pigeons gonna run to him
Come all without, come all within
Youll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
Come all without, come all within
Youll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
Have you do like I want you to, I cant decide in my heart
Tell me where to put it and Ill tell you who to call
Nobody can get no sleep, theres someone on everybodys toes
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here, everybodys gonna wanna doze
Come all without, come all within
Youll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
Come all without, come all within
Youll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
Come all without, come all within
Youll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
Come all without, come all within
Youll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
Come all without, come all within
Youll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
Everybody tell me, come all without, come all within
Youll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn |
Come gather round people wherever you roam
And admit that the waters around you have grown
Accept it that soon youll be drenched to the bone
If your time to you is worth savin
Then you better start swimmin or youll sink like a stone
For the times they are a-changin
Come senators, congressmen, please heed the call
Dont stand in the doorway, dont block up the hall
For he that gets hurt will be he who has stalled
Theres a battle outside and its ragin
And will soon shake your windows and rattle your walls
For the times they are a-changin
The line it is drawn, the curse it is cast
The slow one now will later be fast
As the present now will later be past
The order is rapidly fadin
And the first one now will later be last
For the times they are a-changin
Come gather round people wherever you roam
And admit that the waters around you have grown
Accept it that soon youll be drenched to the bone
If your time to you is worth savin
Then you better start swimmin or youll sink like a stone
For the times they are a-changin
For the times they are a-changin
Yeah, the times they are a-changin
For the times they are a-changin |
Lets keep it between us
These people meddling in our affairs
Theyre not our friends
Lets keep it between us
Before the whole door closes
And it comes to an end
Theyll tell you one thing, me another
Till we dont know who to trust
Ohh, darlin, can we keep it between us?
Lets keep it between us
Weve been through too much together
That theyll never share
Theyve had nothing to say to us before
Now all of a sudden its as if
Theyve always cared
All we need is honesty
A little humility and trust
Ohh, darlin, can we keep it between us?
I know were not perfect, then again, so what?
That aint no reason to treat you like a snake
Or to treat me like a slut
And its makin me so angry
Could we just lay back for a moment
Before we wake up and find ourselves
In a game that we both have lost?
These easy cures and easy handsomes
Somethin tells me we cant afford the cost
Cause some things not fit for human ears
Some things dont need to be discussed
Ohh, darlin, can we keep it between us?
Theyll tell you one thing, me another
Till we dont know who to trust
Ohh, darlin, lets keep it between us
Lets keep it between us
Before the whole thing breaks down
And goes too far
If we cant settle our differences by ourselves
Then we must be worse off
Than they think we are
Back seat drivers dont know the feel of the wheel
But they sure know how to make a fuss
Ohh, darlin, can we keep it between us?
Can we keep it between us? |
Come gather round people, wherever you roam
And admit that the waters around you have grown
And accept it that soon youll be drenched to the bone
If your time to you is worth saving
Then you better start swimmin or youll sink like a stone
For the times, they are a-changin
Come writers and critics who prophesize with your pen
And keep your eyes wide, the chance wont come again
And dont speak too soon, for the wheels still in spin
And theres no tellin who that its namin
For thе loser now will be later to win
For thе times, they are a-changin
Come senators, congressmen, please heed the call
Dont stand in the doorway, dont block up the hall
For he that gets hurt will be he who has stalled
The battle outside ragin
Will soon shake your windows and rattle your walls
For the times, they are a-changin
Come mothers and fathers throughout the land
And dont criticize what you cant understand
Your sons and your daughters are beyond your command
Your old road is rapidly aging
Please get out of the new one if you cant lend your hand
For the times, they are a-changin
The line, it is drawn, the curse, it is cast
The slow one now will later be fast
As the present now will later be past
The order is rapidly fading
And the first one now will later be last
For the times, they are a-changin |
Love, oh love, oh careless love
Love, oh love, oh careless love
Love, oh love, oh careless love
Dont you see what love has done
I pass your window by
I pass your door an your window too
I pass your door an your window too
Yes Im still very much in love with you
Well I pass your window, pass your door
You pass my window and you pass my door
You pass my window and you pass my door
But you never get by my 44
Love, oh love, oh careless love
Love, oh love, oh careless love
Love, oh love, oh careless love
Cant you see what your love has done to me
Well I pass your door, I pass your gate
You pass my door an you pass my gate
Yes you pass my door an you pass my gate
But you dont pass by my 38
Love, oh love, oh careless love
Love, oh love, oh careless love
Love, oh love, oh careless love
Dont you see what your love has done to me
You can pass my house, son-of-a-gun
You can pass by my house, you female son-of-a-gun
You can pass by my house, you son-of-a-gun
But you cant pass by my 41
Love, oh love, oh careless love
Love, oh love, oh careless love
Love, oh love, oh careless love
Cant you see what your love has done to me
You can pass my nest and you can pass my hive
You can pass my nest and you can pass my hive
You can pass my nest and you can pass my hive
But you wont pas by my 45
Love, oh love, oh careless love
Love, oh love, oh careless love
Love, oh love, oh careless love
Cant you see what your love has done to me
You can pass by my window pane
Pass right by my window pane
You can pass right by my window pane
But you cant pass by my 41 again
Love, oh love, oh careless love
Love, oh love, oh careless love
Love, oh love, oh careless love
Cant you see what your love has done to me
You can throw your stones, you can throw your sticks
Throw your stones, throw your sticks
You can throw your stones, you can throw your sticks
But you cant pass by my thirty old six
Love, oh love, oh careless love
Love, oh love, oh careless love
Love, oh love, oh careless love |