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Well I thought I heard the captain say
Pay me my money down
Tomorrow is our sailing day
Pay me my money down
Pay me, pay me
Pay me my money down
Pay me or go to jail
Pay me my money down
Soon as the boat was clear of the bar
Pay me money down
He knocked me down with a spar
Pay me my money down
Pay me, pay me
Pay me my money down
Pay me or go to jail
Pay me my money down
Well if Id been a rich mans son
Pay me my money down
Id sit on the river and watch her run
Pay me my money down
Pay me, pay me
Pay me my money down
Pay me or go to jail
Pay me my money down
Come on, Charlie!
One, two
Wish I was Mr. Gates
Pay me my money down
Theyd haul my money in in crates
Pay me my money down
Pay me, pay me
Pay me my money down
Pay me or go to jail
Pay me my money down
Alright, Charles!
Ready over here?
Is everybody ready way in the back?
Pay me my money down
Go ahead Sam!
Pay me, thats right! Pay me, pay me
Pay me my money down
Pay me or go to jail
Pay me my money down
One, two
Well forty nights, nights at sea
Captain worked every last dollar out of me
Pay me, pay me
Pay me my money down
Pay me or go to jail
Pay me, (Pay me
Pay me my money down)
Pay me or go to jail
Come on, lets here ya!
(Pay me, pay me
Pay me my money down
Pay me or go to jail
Pay me my money down)
(Pay me, pay me
Pay me my money down
Pay me or go to jail
Pay me my money down)
(Pay me, pay me
Pay me my money down
Pay me or go to jail
Pay me my money down)
Pay me, pay me
Pay me my money down
Pay me or go to jail
Pay me my money down
Pay me, pay me
Pay me my money down
Pay me or go to jail
Pay me my money down |
One, two, one two three
Whoa!
What is this land America, so many travel there
Im going now while Im still young, my darling meet me there
Wish me luck my lovely, Ill send for you when I can
And well make our home in the American land
Over there the women wear silk and satin to their knees
Children dear, the sweets, I hear, are growing on the trees
Gold comes rushing out the rivers straight into your hands
If you make your home in the American land
Theres diamonds in the sidewalk, theres gutters lined in song
Dear, I hear that beer flows through the faucets all night long
Theres treasure for the taking, for any hard working man
Wholl make his home in the American land
Whoa!
I docked at Ellis Island in the city of light and spire
Wandered to the valley of red-hot steel and fire
Made the steel that built the cities with the sweat of our two hands
We made our home in the American land
Theres diamonds in the sidewalk, theres gutters lined in song
Dear, I hear that beer flows through the faucets all night long
Theres treasure for the taking, for any hard working man
Who will make his home in the American land
The McNicholas, the Posalskis, the Smiths, Zerillis too
The Blacks, the Irish, Italians, the Germans and the Jews
Come across the water a thousand miles from home
With nothing in their bellies but the fire down below
They died building the railroads, worked to bones and skin
Died in the fields and factories, names scattered in the wind
Died to get here a hundred years ago, theyre dying now
The hands that built the country were always trying to keep down
Theres diamonds in the sidewalk, theres gutters lined in song
Dear, I hear that beer flows through the faucets all night long
Theres treasure for the taking, for any hard working man
Wholl make his home in the American land
Wholl make his home in the American land
Wholl make his home in the American land
Come on!
Whoa! |
They caught Bobby by Lakefoot Road
Saying how the story gets told
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Everybodys looking for somebody
Everybodys looking
Everybodys looking
Everybodys looking for somebody |
Charles, bring us home!
I want you all to rise from your seats now please and join us!
Come on now! Here we go!
Well now this little light of mine, yeah Im gonna let it shine
Well now this little light of mine, yeah Im gonna let it shine
Well now this little light of mine, yeah Im gonna let it shine
Every day , every day
Every day , every day
Every day , every day
Gonna let my little light shine
Well Jesus gave me light , Im gonna let it shine
Well now Jesus gave me light , and Im gonna let it shine
Well now Jesus gave me light , Im gonna let it shine
Every day , every day
Every day , every day
Every day , every day
Im gonna let my little light shine
Come on Soozie!
On the pedal steel and dobro, Mr. Marty Rifkin. Charles Giordano on the keyboards and accordion. Cindy Mizelle. Curtis King. The lovely Miss Lisa Lowell. Jeremy Chatzky on the bass. Larry Eagle on the drums. Art Pops Baron on the tuba. Clark Gayton on the trombone. Curt Ramm on the trumpet. Eddie Manion on the saxophone. Frank Bruno ??? on the guitar. Sam Barfeld on the fiddle. Greg Litzt on the banjo. Sister Soozie Tyrell on the fiddle. Marc Anthony Thompson. And Miss Patti Scialfa
Well now this little light of mine , Im gonna let it shine
Well now this little light of mine , Im gonna let it shine
This little light of mine , Im gonna let it shine
Every day , every day
Every day , every day
Every day , every day
Gonna let my little light shine
Well this little light of mine, Im gonna let it shine
Well now this little light of mine, Im gonna let it shine
Well now this little light of mine, Im gonna let it shine
Every day , every day
Every day , every day
Every day , every day
Gonna let my little light shine
Monday, gave me the gift of love
Tuesday, peace came from above
Wednesday, told me to have more faith
Thursday, gave me a little more grace
Friday, told me to watch and pray
Saturday, told me what to say
Sunday, gave me the power divine
This little light of mine
This little light of mine, whoa! Im gonna let it shine, whoa!
This little light of mine, yeah! Im gonna let it shine, whoa!
This little light of mine, this light of mine, Im gonna let it shine
Every day , every day
Every day , every day
Every day , every day
Every day , every day
Every day, every day
Every day, every day
Every day, every day
Gonna let my little light shine, whoa!
This little light of mine, Im gonna let it shine, whoa!
This little light of mine, Im gonna let it shine, whoaaa!
This little light of mine, Im gonna let it shine
Every day , every day
Every day , every day
Every day , every day
Every day , every day , cant hold on to it
Every day , every day , gotta save with someone
Every day , every day , dont let go
Every day , shine every day
Im gonna let my little light shine, let my little light shine
Yeah! |
Im a-gonna raise a fuss
Im a-gonna raise a holler
About workin all summer
Just-a trying to earn a dollar
Every time I call my baby
Try to get a date
My boss says No dice, son
You gotta work late
Sometimes I wonder
What Im-a gonna do
But there aint no cure
For the summertime blues
Well my mama and papa told me
Son, you gotta make some money
If you wanna use the car
To go a-ridin next Sunday
Well, I didnt go to work
Told the boss I was sick
You cant use the car
Cause you didnt work a lick
Sometimes I wonder
What Im-a gonna do
But there aint no cure
For the summertime blues
Im gonna take two weeks
Gonna have a fine vacation
Im gonna take my problem
To the United Nations
Well, I called my congressman
And he said, quote:
Id like to help you, son
But youre too young to vote
Sometimes I wonder
What Im-a gonna do
But there aint no cure
For the summertime blues |
The screen door slams, Marys dress waves
Like a vision she dances across the porch as the radio plays
Roy Orbisons singing for the lonely
Hey, thats me and I want you only
Dont turn me home again, I just cant face myself alone again
Dont run back inside, darling, you know just what Im here for
So youre scared and youre thinking that maybe we aint that young anymore
Show a little faith, theres magic in the night
You aint a beauty, but hey, youre alright
Oh, and thats alright with me
You can hide neath your covers and study your pain
Make crosses from your lovers, throw roses in the rain
Waste your summer praying in vain
For a savior to rise from these streets
Well now, Im no hero, thats understood
All the redemption I can offer, girl, is beneath this dirty hood
With a chance to make it good somehow
Hey, what else can we do now?
Except roll down the window and let the wind blow back your hair
Well, the nights busted open, these two lanes will take us anywhere
We got one last chance to make it real, to trade in these wings on some wheels
Climb in back, heavens waiting down on the tracks
Oh, come take my hand
Were riding out tonight to case the promised land
Oh, Thunder Road, oh, Thunder Road
Oh, Thunder Road
Lying out there like a killer in the sun
Hey, I know its late, we can make it if we run
Oh, Thunder Road, sit tight
Take hold, Thunder Road
Well, I got this guitar and Ive learned how to make it talk
And my cars out back if youre ready to take that long walk
From your front porch to my front seat
The doors open but the ride aint free
And I know youre lonely for words that I aint spoken
Tonight well be free, all the promises will be broken
There were ghosts in the eyes of all the boys you sent away
They haunt this dusty beach road in the skeleton frames of burned out Chevrolets
They scream your name at night in the street
Your graduation gown lies in rags at their feet
And in the lonely cool before dawn, you hear their engines roaring on
But when you get to the porch theyre gone on the wind
So Mary climb in
Its a town full of losers, Im pulling out of here to win |
Because the night
Because the night
Take me now, baby, here as I am
Hold me close, try, and understand
Desire is hunger is the fire I breathe
Love is a banquet on which we feed
Come on now, try and understand
The way I feel when Im in your hands
Take my hand, come under cover
They cant hurt you now cant hurt you now, cant hurt you now
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to lust
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to us
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to lust
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to us
Have a doubt, baby, when Im alone
Love is a ring; a telephone
Love is an angel, disguised as lust
Here in our beds til the morning comes
Come on now, try and understand
The way I feel, under your command
Take my hand, as the sun descends
They cant touch you now, cant touch you now, cant touch you now
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to lust
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to us
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to lust
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to us |
In the day we sweat it out in the streets of a runaway American dream
At night we ride through the mansions of glory in suicide machines
Sprung from cages out on highway 9
Chrome wheeled, fuel injected and steppin out over the line
Baby, this town rips the bones from your back
Its a death trap, its a suicide rap
We gotta get out while were young
Cause tramps like us, baby, we were born to run
Wendy, let me in, I wanna be your friend
I want to guard your dreams and visions
Just wraps your legs round these velvet rims
And strap your hands cross my engines
Together we could break this trap
Well run til we drop, baby, well never go back
Oh, will you walk with me out on the wire
Cause, baby, Im just a scared and lonely rider
Gotta know how it feels
I want to know if love is wild
Babe, I want to know if love is real
Beyond the Palace, hemi-powered drones scream down the boulevard
The girls comb their hair in rearview mirrors and the boys try to look so hard
The amusement park rises bold and stark, kids are huddled on the beach on a mist
I wanna die with you out on the streets tonight in an everlasting kiss
Oh, the highways jammed with broken heroes
On a last chance power drive
Everybodys out on the run tonight
But theres no place left to hide
Together, Wendy, we can live with the sadness
I love you with all the madness in my soul
Oh, someday, babe, I dont know when
Were gonna get to that place where we really want to go
And well walk in the sun
But til then, tramps like us
Baby, we were born to run
Oh, tramps like us
Baby, we were born to run
Oh, tramps like us
Baby, we were born to run |
Billy, hes down by the railroad tracks
Sittin low in the back seat of his Cadillac
And Diamond Jackie, oh, shes so intact
As she falls so softly beneath him
Jackies heels are static
Billys got cleats on his boots
Together theyre gonna boogaloo down Broadway and come back home with the news
Yeah, its midnight in Manhattan, this aint no time to get cute
Its a mad dogs promenade, so walk tall
Or, baby, dont walk at all
Fish lady, fish lady, fish lady, she breaks down them tenement walls
Wont take corner boys, aint got no money and theyre so easy
I say, Hey there, baby, wont you take my hand, move with me down Broadway
I say, Mama, wont you take my arm and move with me, move with me down Broadway
Im a young man, I talk it real loud
I say a young man, Im gonna walk it really proud for ya
So shake it away
Shake away the city life
Shake away the street life
And hook up to the train
Hook up to the night train
Ah, hook up to the train
But I know that she wont take the train, no, she wont take the train
She wont take the train, no, she wont take the train
She wont take the train, no, she wont take the train
She wont take the train, no, she wont take the train
Shes afraid them tracks are gonna slow her down
And when she turns, this boyll be gone
So long
Sometimes, you gotta walk on
Hey, jazz man
Hey, vibes man
Wont you sing me a serenade
In the deeper blue, youll be playin in your parade
So save your notes, dont yspend em on the blues, boys
Yeah, save your notes, dont spend em on the darlin so long
Straight for the church note ringin
Vibes man, sting a trash can
Listen to your junk man
Ah, listen to your junk man
Ah, listen to your junk man
Ah, listen to your junk man
Hes singin
Hes singin
Hes singin
Hes singin
Hes singin
Singin
Hes singin
Hes singin
... |
Crazy Janey and her Mission Man
Were back in the alley tradin hands
Long came Wild Billy with his friend, G-Man
All duded up for Saturday night
Well Billy slammed on his coaster brakes
And said, Anybody wanna go on up to Greasy Lake?
Its about a mile down on the dark side of Route 88
I got a bottle of rose, so lets try it
Well pick up Hazy Davy and Killer Joe
And Ill take you all out to where the gypsy angels go
Theyre built like light
Ooh, and they dance like spirits in the night
In the night
Oh, you dont know what they can do to ya
Spirits in the night
Oh, in the night
Stand right up now and let it shoot through ya
Well now wild young Billy was a crazy cat
And he shook some dust out of his coonskin cap
He said, Trust some of this, itll show you where youre at
Or at least itll help you really feel it
Well by the time we made it up to Greasy Lake
I had my head out the window and Janeys fingers were in the cake
I think I really dug her, cause I was to loose to fake
I said, Im hurt, she said, Honey, let me heal it
And we danced all night to a soul fairy band
And she kissed me just right like only a lonely angel can
She felt so nice
Just as soft as a spirit in the night
In the night
Oh, Janey dont know what she do to ya
Like a spirit in the night
All night
Stand right up now and let it shoot through me
Well now the night was bright and the stars threw light
On Billy and Davy dancing in the moonlight
They were down near the water having a stoned mud fight
Killer Joe gone passed out on the lawn
Well now Hazy Davy got really hurt
He ran into the lake in just his socks and a shirt
Me and Crazy Janey was makin love in the dirt
Singin our birthday song
Janey said it was time to go
So we closed our eyes and said goodbye to gypsy angel row
Felt so right
Together we moved like spirits in the night
In the night
Oh you dont know what they can do to ya
Them spirits in the night
All night
Oh stand right up and let it shoot through ya
Like a spirit in the night
All night
All night
All night
All night
All night
All night
... |
Well dont move
Why dont you listen to what Im saying
And hey you
You better get up if you plan to be staying
Get loose
You got to listen to what the band is playing
Oh tonight
Theres action in the street all night
Were bopping to the big beat, go
Get up off your seat and roll
At school
The girls you know their dancing, mister s just my speed
And hey cool
If action is the thing you need
Well dont fool
The kids satisfaction guaranteed
Oh tonight
Theres action in the street all night
Were bopping to the big beat, go
Get up off your seat and roll
Well hey man
Yeah dont let the little girl sigh
Understand
If you just move your body side to side
Raise your hand
Shout until youre satisfied
Oh tonight
Theres action in the street all night
Were bopping to the big beat, go
Get up off your seat and roll |
New York City, 1988
Standing in the Chelsea rain
With a small suitcase
I used to walk invisible
And the only time I felt recognized
Was when I saw myself reflected
In your loving eyes
Now Im looking for a piece of my past
On these streets that I once knew but
Hey hey, you cant go back
Hey hey, you cant go back
Now I used to have the kind of luck
That went from bad to worse
A gypsy on the waterfront
She told me I was cursed
She said no ones young forever
Well I just laughed
I turned to leave around the corner
And the years went past
Now Im looking for a piece of myself
On the same streets that I once knew but
Hey hey, you cant go back
Hey hey, you cant go back
How can everything look so different
How can everything look so the same
Thru an open window I hear a record playing
Who will stop the rain
Now theres a river
Of faces in the tide of rise and fall
Do they wonder where we have gone
Do they think of us at all
Will they recognize us now
In those perfect clothes and gowns
Do they wonder what were doing here
On this side of town
Hey hey, you cant go back
Hey hey, you cant go back |
Warm black asphalt
South of nowhere
Im going there under a dirty cotton sky
When the rain comes round
I roll my window down
I lift my face to heaven
And wash these tears from my eyes
Im just looking for some inspiration
Im looking for something to rock my soul
Im looking for a brand new destination
Im looking for Elvis down a Memphis road
Im looking for Elvis
I remember
All those Septembers
The pledges of allegiance
The prayers of trust
I slept on those beds of hope and promise
Woke up choking on cheap paint and carnival dust
So where are you now
With all those illusions
Fallen dreams and charity
If faith restores you
And truth delivers
Then dont tell me that Im standing
When Im on my knees
Im just looking for some inspiration
Looking for something to rock my soul
Im looking for a brand new destination
Im looking for Elvis down a Memphis road
Im looking for Elvis
Im looking for Elvis down a Memphis road
Im looking for Elvis
Youve got to give yourself over now
Roll like a river stone
Theres mud in the water
Theres gravel in the dust
Work a little harder
Sing a little stronger
Stand up and deliver
If you want my trust
West of Babylon
East of Eden
Im breathing in these winds of change
Im gonna rise up from these ashes
Gonna rise up and find the truth again
Im just looking for some reparations
Looking for love to soothe my soul
Im at the crossroads of my destination and
Im looking for Elvis down a Memphis road
Im looking for Elvis
Im looking for Elvis down a Memphis road
Im looking for Elvis
Im looking for Elvis down a Memphis road
Im looking for Elvis
Im looking for Elvis down a Memphis road
Gotta give yourself over now
Roll like a river stone
Mud in the water
Gravel in the dust
Gotta work a little harder
Sing a little stronger
Stand up and deliver
If you want my trust
Give yourself over now
Roll like a river stone
Mud in the water
Gravel in the dust |
Sunday matinee
In a one dog town
Youre two seats away
I move two seats down
Wipe the tears from your eyes
The first kiss i stole
I walk you home
The credits roll
Fade to black
Fade to black
Fade to black
Fade to black
I hear my voice
On the telephone
But Im just running
The same old business
I feel like Im off
Somewhere so alone
Just watching us both
Running the distance
Watching us both
Slowly pull back
Fade to black
Fade to black
Fade to black
I come home
Clothes all over the place
Youre crying in the corner
Makeup running down your face
Your case is packed
The fight starts
I cursin
Baby is this the scene
Which we been rehearsin
Is this the one
Or have i lost track
Waitin for us
To fade to black
Fade to black
Fade to black
Fade to black
A face wet with shame
Eyes filled with hurt
I scream out your name
You rip my shirt
A small bungalow
A late afternoon
The sunlight falls
Like a bright veil
A camera pans
An empty room
The picture dissolves
Slowly pulls back
Fade to black
Fade to black
Fade to black |
Theres a river runs through this valley
Cold and deep and black
Comin like a tombstone shadow across my back
Trouble river, six foot high and risin
Trouble river, I cant keep from cryin
I woke up last night shakin
Shakin from a dream
That all I seen was smiling faces staring back at me
Trouble river, six foot high and risin
Trouble river, I cant keep from cryin
Snakes crawling in the hi house
Im stuck in muddy ground
Tonight Im gonna shed this skin
And Ill be breathin free air now
Trouble river, six foot high and risin
Trouble river, I cant keep from cryin |
I got a sixty-nine Chevy with a 396
Fuelie heads and a Hurst on the floor
Shes waiting tonight down in the parking lot
Outside the Seven-Eleven store
Me and my partner Sonny built her straight out of scratch
And he rides with me from town to town
We only run for the money got no strings attached
We shut em up and then we shut em down
Tonight tonight the strips just right
Im going to blow em off in my first heat
Summers here and the time is right
For racing in the street
We take all the action we can meet
And we cover all the northeast states
When the strip shuts down we run em in the street
From the fire roads to the interstate
Now Some guys they just give up living
And start dying little by little piece by piece
Some guys come home from work and wash up
And go racing in the street
Tonight tonight the strips just right
Im going to blow em all out of their seats
Calling out around the world
Were going racing in the street
He met her on the strip three years ago
In a Camaro with this dude from L.A
He blew that Camaro off his back and he drove that little girl away
But now theres wrinkles around his babys eyes
And she cries herself to sleep at night
When he comes home the house is dark
She says Baby did you make it al-right?
She sits on the porch of her daddys house
But all her pretty dreams are torn
She stares out alone into the night
With the eyes of one who hates for just being born
For all the shut-down strangers and hot rod angels
Rumbling through this promised land
Tonight my baby and me were going to ride to the sea
And wash these sins off our hands
Tonight tonight the highways bright
Out of our way mister you best keep
Cause summers here and the time is right
For racing in the street |
Heres wishing you the bluest sky
And hoping something better comes tomorrow
Hoping all the verses rhyme
And the very best of choruses to follow
Follow all the doubt and sadness
I know that better things are on the way
Heres hoping all the days ahead
Wont be as bitter as the ones behind you
Be an optimist instead
And somehow happiness will find you
Forget what happened yesterday
I know that better things are on the way
Its really good to see you rocking out
And having fun, living like you just begun
Accept your life and what it brings
I hope tomorrow youll find better things
I know tomorrow youll find better things
Heres wishing you the bluest sky
And hoping something better comes tomorrow
Hoping all the verses rhyme
And the very best of choruses to follow
Follow all the drudge and sadness
I know that better things are on the way
I know youve got a lot of good things happening up ahead
The past is gone, its all been said
So heres to what the future brings
I know tomorrow youll find better things
I know tomorrow youll find better things
Heres wishing you the bluest sky
Wishing you the bluest sky
Hoping all your verses rhyme
Hoping all your verses rhyme
I hope tomorrow youll find better things |
I whip my hair back and forth
Whip my hair back and forth, just whip it
I whip my hair back and forth
Whip my hair back and forth, whip it real good
Hop up out the bed and turn my swag on
Pay no attention to them haters, because we whip em off
And we aint doing nothing wrong
Dont tell me nothing Im just tryna have fun
So keep the party jumping
Whip my hair back and forth, just whip it
Whip my hair back and forth, whip it real good
Dont let the haters keep me off my grind
Keep my head up I know Ill be fine
Keep on fighting until I get there
When Im down and I feel like giving up
I think again
Whip my hair back and forth
Whip my hair back and forth, just whip it
Whip my hair back and forth
Whip my hair back and forth, whip it real good
All my ladies if you feel me
Do it, do it. whip your hair
Dont matter if its long or short
Do it, do it, whip your hair
Oh, oh, oh, oh, whip my hair
Oh, oh, oh, oh, whip my hair
Whip my hair back and forth
Whip my hair back and forth, just whip it
Whip my hair back and forth, just whip it
I whip my hair back and forth
You gotta whip your hair! |
This is kinda the song that got us started here, so, uh...
Well we shall overcome, we shall overcome
We shall overcome someday
Darling here in my heart, I do believe
We shall overcome someday
Well well walk hand in hand, well walk hand in hand
Well walk hand in hand someday
Darling here in my heart, yeah I do believe
Well walk hand in hand someday
Well we shall live in peace, we shall live in peace
We shall live in peace someday
Darling here in my heart, yeah I do believe
We shall live in peace someday
Well we are not afraid, we are not afraid
We shall overcome someday
Darling here in my heart, yeah I do believe
We shall overcome someday
Well we shall overcome, we shall overcome
We shall overcome someday
Darling here in my heart, I do believe
We shall overcome someday
Darling here in my heart, I do believe
We shall overcome someday |
One! Two!
Living on a free food ticket
Water in the milk from the hole in the roof
Where the rain came through
What can you do? Hmm
Tears from your little sister
Crying cause she dont have a dress without a patch
For the party to go
But shell know shell get by, cause shes
Living in the love of the common people
Smiles from the heart of the family man
Daddy gonna buy you a dream to cling to
Mamas gonna love you just as much as she can, as she can
Its a good thing you dont have bus fare
It would fall through the hole in the pocket
And youd lose it in the snow on the ground
Gotta walk into town and find a job
Trying to keep your hands warm
When the hole in the shoe let the snow come through
And chills you to the bone
Now you better go home to where its warm
Living in the love of the common people
Smiles from the heart of the family man
Daddys gonna buy you a dream to cling to
Mamas gonna love you just as much as she can, as she can
Living in the love of the common people
Smiles in the heart of the family man
Daddys gonna buy you a dream to cling to
Mamas gonna love you just as much as she can, as she can
Living on a dream aint easy
The closer the knit the tighter the fit
The chills stay away
You take em in stride the family pride
The faith is your foundation
With a whole lotta love and a warm conversation
But dont forget to pray
Making you strong where you belong
Living in the love of the common people
Smiles from the heart of the family man
Daddys gonna buy you a dream to cling to
Mamas gonna love you just as much as she can
Living in the love of the common people
Smiles from the heart of the family man
Daddys gonna buy you a dream to cling to
Mamas gonna love you just as much as she can
Living in the love of the common people
Smiles from the heart of the family man
Daddys gonna buy you a dream to cling to
Mamas gonna love you just as much as she can, as she can
Curtis King!
Gracies! |
Well way back baby in the bible time
A cat named Noah built an ocean liner
Everybody laughed when they told him why
But when the rain came, Noah was high and dry
Cause he had
Dedication baby through and through
Dedication like I give to you
Dedication girl every way
Dedication girl every day
Well Admiral Byrd and some Eskimos
They took a little trip to the old north pole
When they said it was a miracle that they made it back
Well they said that wasnt any miracle, jack
Dedication baby through and through
Dedication like I give to you
Dedication girl every way
Dedication girl every day
Well now there was a movie star out in Hollywood
He met a little girl, they got along real good
He tried to split but the chick said buddy, not so fast
Aint gonna wrap me on your arms, then wrap me in some cash
Now it was on TV every word they said
If you didnt see it man, you must have been dead
She got on the witness pedestal without care
She turned to the judge and this is what she said
Dedication judge every way
Dedication judge in every way
I need some
Dedication judge that cant be spent
A little dedication judge to pay the rent
Dedication baby through and through
Dedication like I give to you
Dedication girl every way
Dedication girl every day
D-e-d-i-c-a-t-i-o-n
D-e-d-i-c-a-t-i-o-n
D-e-d-i-c-a-t-i-o-n |
My life goes on in endless song
Above earths lamentation
I hear the real, though far off hymn
That hails the new creation
What though the tempest loudly roars
I hear the truth, it lives
What though the darkness round me close
Songs in the night, it gives
When tyrants tremble, sick with fear
And hear their death-knell ringing
When friends rejoice both far and near
How can I keep from singing?
No storm can shake my inmost calm
While to that rock Im clinging
Since love is Lord in Heaven and Earth
How can I keep from singing? |
Bobbys got a gun that he keeps beneath his pillow
Out on the street your chances are zero
Take a look around you
It aint too complicated
Youre messin with Murder Incorporated
Now you check over your shoulder everywhere that you go
Walkin down the street, theres eyes in every shadow
You better take a look around you
That equipment you gots so outdated
You cant compete with Murder Incorporated
Everywhere you look now theres Murder Incorporated
So you keep a little secret down deep inside your dresser drawer
From dealing with the heat youre feelin down on the killin floor
No matter where you step you feel youre never out of danger
So the comfort that you keeps a gold-plated snub-nose thirty-two
I heard that you
You got a job downtown, man it leaves your head cold
And everywhere you look life aint got no soul
That apartment you live in feels like its just a place to hide
When your walkin down the streets you wont meet no one eye to eye
Now the cops reported you as just another homicide
I can tell that you was just frustrated
From livin with Murder Incorporated
Incorporated
Everywhere you look now
Murder Incorporated
Down on your knees
Murder Incorporated
Everywhere that you turn its murder Incorporated |
I was bruised and battered
And I couldnt tell what I felt
I was unrecognizable to myself
See my reflection in a window
And I dont know my own face
Oh brother, please dont leave me wastin away
On the streets of Philadelphia...
I walk this avenue
til my legs feel like stone
I hear the voices of friends vanished and gone
At night I can hear the blood
Runnin through my veins
Just as black and whispering as the rain
On the streets of Philadelphia...
Philadelphia...
Aint no angel gonna greet me
Its just you and I, my friend
These clothes, they dont fit me anymore
Ive walked a thousand miles and I wanna slip this skin
Night has fallen
And Im lyin awake
I can feel myself fading away
So receive me brother
With your faithful kiss
Or we will leave each other alone like this
On the streets of Philadelphia...
Philadelphia... |
I get up in the evening
And I aint got nothing to say
I come home in the morning
I go to bed feeling the same way
I aint nothing but tired
Man, Im just tired and bored with myself
Hey there, baby
I could use just a little help
You cant start a fire
You cant start a fire without a spark
This guns for hire
Even if were just dancing in the dark
Messages keep getting clearer
Radios on and Im moving around the place
I check my look in the mirror
Want to change my clothes, my hair, my face
Man, I aint getting nowhere
Just living in a dump like this
Theres something happening somewhere
Baby, I just know there is
You cant start a fire
You cant start a fire without a spark
This guns for hire
Even if were just dancing in the dark
You sit around getting older
Theres a joke here somewhere and its on me
Ill shake this world off my shoulders
Come on, baby, the laughs on me
Stay on the streets of this town
And theyll be carving you up, all right
They say you gotta stay hungry
Hey baby, Im just about starving tonight
Im dying for some action
Im sick of sitting around here, trying to write this book
I need a love reaction
Come on, baby, give me just one look
You cant start a fire
Sitting around crying over a broken heart
This guns for hire
Even if were just dancing in the dark
You cant start a fire
Worrying about your little world falling apart
This guns for hire
Even if were just dancing in the dark
Even if were just dancing in the dark
Even if were just dancing in the dark
Even if were just dancing in the dark
Hey baby! |
Despierto en la noche
Roto sin nada que decir
Y luego en la mañana
Me siento igual no puedo seguir
Estoy tan cansado
Tan cansado y hastiado de mí
A mi lado, necesito algo más de ti
No prende el fuego
No prende el fuego sin voluntad
Deja el misterio
Y bailemos aquí en la oscuridad
Siempre las mismas señales
La radio suena en mi habitación
Me miro en el espejo
Quiero cambiar mi nombre, mi corazón
Voy a ninguna partе
Estoy viviendo una miseria aquí
Tan solo quiero еncontrarte
Para poder revivir
No prende el fuego
No prende el fuego sin voluntad
Deja el misterio
Y bailemos aquí en la oscuridad
El tiempo nunca perdona
Parece broma, no puedes huir
El mundo se desmorona
Y yo sigo detrás de ti
El ruido de las calles
Repite tu nombre sin parar
Dicen que amar quita el hambre
¿Qué esperas si estás a punto de reaccionar?
Sigo sin encontrarme
Escribiendo este libro que no tiene fin
Necesito buscarte
Dame una mirada que me haga sentir
No prende el fuego
Si no hay fuerza de voluntad
Ni un hasta luego
Y bailemos aquí en la oscuridad
No prende el fuego
Preocupado y sin claridad
Olvida el ego
Y bailemos aquí en la oscuridad
Y bailemos aquí en la oscuridad
Y bailemos en la oscuridad
Hey, hey
Y bailemos aquí en la oscuridad |
Rainy night down in the engine house
Sleepin just as still as a mouse
A man came along and chase us out in the rain
Well was that a vigilante man?
Stormy days, we pass the time away
Sleeping in some good warm place
A cop come along we give him a little race
Say was that a vigilante man?
Well tell me why does a vigilante man
Tell me why does a vigilante man
Carry that sawed off shotgun in his hands
To shoot his brothers and sisters down that no good vigilante man
Well I ramble around from town to town
Yeah I ramble around from town to town
Yeah and they run us around like a wild herd of cattle lord
Is that your vigilante man?
Well tell me why does a vigilante man
Tell me why does a vigilante man
Carry that club in his hands
Would he beat an innocent man down that no good vigilante man |
Little girl in these changing times
You got to move on or left behind
Every day is a battle again
And the state of future looks so damned
... ... allright
And if you get it right
...
...
...
Well you just got to fight for what you want
You got to fight for what you want 2x
For what you want
...
Every guide leaves you so confused
... which way to turn
...
Oh yeah ...
All night ...
... ... with that stone
Remember that
You got to fight for what you want 3x
For what you want
...
Got to fight for what you want
You got to fight for what you want |
One! Two!
Livin on free food, tickets
Water in the milk from the hole in the roof
Where the rain came through
What can you do? hmm hmm
Tears from your little sister
Cryin cause she dont have a dress without a patch
For the party to go
But shell know shell get by, cause shes
Livin in the love of the common people
Smiles from the heart of the family man
Daddys gonna buy you a dream to cling to
Mamas gonna love you just as much as she can, as she can
Its a good thing you dont have a bus fare
It would fall through the hole in your pocket
And youd lose it in the snow on the ground
Gonna be walking to town to find a job
Trying to keep your hands warm
When the hole in your shoe let the snow come through
And chills you to the bone
And you better go home where its warm
Livin in the love of the common people
Smiles from the heart of the family man
Daddys gonna buy you a dream to cling to
Mamas gonna love you just as much as she can, as she can
Hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo
Livin in the love of the common people
Smiles from the heart of the family man
Daddys gonna buy you a dream to cling to
Mamas gonna love you just as much as she can, as she can
Livin on a dream aint easy
The closer the knit the tighter the fit
The chills stay away
You take em in stride the family pride
You know that faith is your foundation
With a whole lotta love and a warm conversation
But dont forget to pray
Making you strong where you belong
Livin in the love of the common people
Smiles from the heart of the family man
Daddys gonna buy you a dream to cling to
Mamas gonna love you just as much as she can
Livin in the love of the common people
Smiles from the heart of the family man
Daddys gonna buy you a dream to cling to
Mamas gonna love you just as much as she can
Livin in the love of the common people
Smiles from the heart of the family man
Daddys gonna buy you a dream to cling to
Mamas gonna love you just as much as she can, as she can
Yeah-yeah yeah-yeah yeah-yeah
Woah-woah woah-woah woah-woah
Yeah-yeah-hey, yeah-yeah-hey!
Hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo
Hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo |
Night after night
I keep holding on
You say you love me
Then you leave me so lonely
Baby I dont believe a word youre sayin
I think its all some evil game youre playin
Still all day long all I do is think about you
You got me believin that I cant live without you
Well if you want it, heres my confession
Baby I cant help it, youre my obsession
Protection, thats what I need
I need protection, baby, from your love
Protection, thats what I need
I need protection, baby, from your love
I wait at home by the telephone
When I call your house, baby, youre not there
Knock on the door and I rush down the stairs
When I open up, baby, youre not there
When were together
When were together and you put your arms around me
You keep my mind
Forever, ever in doubt
You want me believin
That, baby, I cant live without
Protection, thats what I need
I need protection, baby, from your love
Protection, thats what I need
I need protection, baby, from your love
We stand alone, at my window
And stare out, at the shadows down below
I feel your fingers on my face
I want to stay, I want to run away
Protection, thats what I need
I need protection, baby, from your love
Protection, thats what I need
I need protection, baby, from your love |
Name that tune
Well, I stood stone-like at midnight
Suspended in my masquerade
I combed my hair till it was just right
And commanded the night brigade
I was open to rain and crossed by the rain
Open to pain and crossed by the rain
I strolled all alone through a fallout zone
And came out with my soul untouched
I hid in the crowded wrath of the crowd
But when they said, Sit down, I stood up
Ooh, growin up
Well, the flag of piracy flew from my mast
My sails were set wing to wing
I had a jukebox graduate for first mate
She couldnt sail but she sure could sing
And I pushed B-52 and bombed them with the blues
With my gear set stubborn on standing
I broke all the rules, strafed my old high school
Never once gave thought to landing
I hid in the clouded warmth of the crowd
But when they said, Come down, I threw up
Ooh, growin up
I took month-long vacations in the stratosphere
And you know its really hard to hold your breath
I swear I lost everything I ever loved or feared
I was the cosmic kid in full costume dress
Well, my feet they finally took root in the earth
And I got me a nice little place in the stars
I swear I found the key to the universe
In the engine of an old parked car
I sat in the mother breast of the crowd
But when they said, Pull down, I pulled up
Ooh, growin up
Ooh, growin up
Growin up |
I was bruised and battered, I couldnt tell what I felt
I was unrecognizable to myself
I saw my reflection in a window, I didnt know my own face
Oh brother are you gonna leave me wastin away
On the Streets of Philadelphia
I walked the avenue, til my legs felt like stone
I heard the voices of friends vanished and gone
At night I could hear the blood in my veins
Black and whispering as the rain
On the Streets of Philadelphia
Aint no angel gonna greet me
Its just you and I my friend
My clothes dont fit me no more
I walked a thousand miles
Just to slip this skin
The night has fallen, Im lyin awake
I can feel myself fading away
So receive me brother with your faithless kiss
Or will we leave each other alone like this
On the Streets of Philadelphia
Na na na na na naaa
Na na na na na naaa
Na na na na na naaa
Na na na na na naaa |
You can tell the world you never was my girl
You can burn my clothes up when Im gone
You can tell your friends just what a fool Ive been
And laugh and joke about me on the phone
You can tell my arms go back to the farm
You can tell my feet to hit the floor
Or you can tell my lips to tell my fingertips
They wont be reaching out for you no more
But dont tell my heart
My achy breaky heart
I just dont think hed understand
And if you tell my heart
My achy breaky heart
He might blow up and kill this man
You can tell your Ma I moved to Arkansas
You can tell your dog to bite my leg
Or tell your brother Cliff whose fist can tell my lip
He never really liked me anyway
Or tell your Aunt Louise, tell anything you please
Myself already knows Im not O.K
Or you can tell my eyes to watch out for my mind
It might be walking out on me today |
Pack up your bags, dont look back
Theres a little place out cross the railroad tracks
If youre broken-hearted, and you dont know what to do
But they got a place down there thats just for you
Club Soul, Club Soul City, yeah yeah yeah
Club Soul, Club Soul City, oh yeah
Theres a waitress at the back bar, goes with the guy that runs the place
Shes got hair like a weeping willow and tears running down her face
Shes seen a lot of guys like you coming around
Looking for something that theyve lost, or trying to lose something that theyve found
Down at
Club Soul, Club Soul City, yeah yeah yeah
Club Soul, Club Soul City, oh yeah
So if youre down on your spirit and there aint no one who cares
If youre lost and youre lonely, you wont be lonely down there
You cant miss it, its just up the highway, on the front door theres a sign that says
Restricted to the losing kind
Club Soul, Club Soul City, yeah yeah yeah
Club Soul, Club Soul City, oh yeah
Club Soul, Club Soul City, yeah yeah yeah
Club Soul, Club Soul City, oh yeah
Club Soul |
Some men need riches and lots of money to spend
Some men need power to hold over other men
But not me baby, girl you can believe
Im telling you my darling
Youre, youre all I need
Youre, youre all I need
Youre, youre all I need
In this world, girl
Some men need fine clothes, big diamond rings
To feel like somebody some men need expensive things
But I feel like somebody, girl, every time you look at me
I dont need nothing to remind me that
Youre, youre all I need
Youre, youre all I need
Youre, youre all I need
In this world, girl
Some men need a fine home on a far hillside
Some men need a big car to show off as they ride
Some men need a pretty woman just to walk by their side
And some men need to see the fear in another mans eyes
But all I need baby, is all I can see
When you wrap your loving arms around me
Youre, youre all I need
Youre, youre all I need
Youre, youre all I need
Youre, youre all I need
In this world, girl |
We busted out of class had to get away from those fools
We learned more from a three-minute record than we ever learned in school
Tonight I heart the neighborhood drummer sound
I can feel my heart begin to pound
You say youre tired and you just want to close your eyes and follow your dreams down
We made a promise we swore wed always remember
No retreat, baby, no surrender
Like soldiers in the winters night with a vow to defend
No retreat, believe me, no surrender
Now young faces grow sad and old and hearts of fire grow cold
We swore blood brothers against the wind
Now Im ready to grow young again
And hear your sisters voice calling us home across the open yards
Believin we could cut someplace of our own
With these drums and these guitars
We made a promise we swore wed always remember
No retreat, believe me, no surrender
Blood brothers in the stormy night with a vow to defend
No retreat, believe me, no surrender
Now on the street tonight the lights grow dim
The walls of my room are closing in
Theres a war outside still raging, you say it aint ours anymore to win
We could sleep in the twilight by the river side
With a wide open country in our hearts
And these romanics dreams in our heads
We made a promise we swore wed always remember
No retreat, baby, no surrender
Like soldiers in the winters night with a vow to defend
No retreat, believe me, no surrender
Alternate 3rd verse :
Now on the street tonight the lights grow dim
The walls of my room are closing in
But its good to see your smiling face and to hear your voice again
We could sleep in the twilight by the river side
With a wide open country in our hearts
And these romantic dreams in our heads |
I get up in the evening
And I aint got nothing to say
I come home in the morning
I go to bed feeling the same way
I aint nothing but tired
Man, Im just tired and bored with myself
Hey there baby, I could use just a little help
You cant start a fire
You cant start a fire without a spark
This guns for hire
Even if were just dancing in the dark
Message keeps getting clearer
Radios on and Im moving round the place
I check my look in the mirror
I wanna change my clothes, my hair, my face
Man, I aint getting nowhere
Im just living in a dump likе this
Theres something happеning somewhere
Baby, I just know that there is
You cant start a fire
You cant start a fire without a spark
This guns for hire
Even if were just dancing in the dark
Stay on the streets of this town
And theyll be carving you up all right
They say you gotta stay hungry
Hey, baby, Im just about starving tonight
Im dying for some action
Im sick of sitting round here trying to write this book
I need a love reaction
Come on now, baby, gimme just one look
You cant start a fire
Sitting round crying over a broken heart
This guns for hire
Even if were just dancing in the dark
You cant start a fire
Worrying about your little world falling apart
This guns for hire
Even if were just dancing in the dark
Even if were just dancing in the dark
Even if were just dancing in the dark |
Last night I dreamed that I was a child
Out where the pines grow wild and tall
I was trying to make it home through the forest
Before the darkness falls
I heard the wind rustling through the trees
And ghostly voices rose from the fields
I ran with my heart pounding down that broken path
With the devil snapping at my heels
I broke through the trees and there in the night
My fathers house stood shining hard and bright
The branches and brambles tore my clothes, scratched my arms
But I ran til I fell shaking in his arms
I awoke and I imagined hard things that pulled us apart
Now will never again, sir, tear us from each others hearts
I got dressed and to that house, I did ride
From out on the road, I could see its windows shining in light
I walked up the steps and stood on the porch
A woman I didnt recognize came and spoke to me through a chained door
I told her my story and who Id come for
She said, Im sorry, but no one by that name lives here anymore
My fathers house shines hard and bright
It stands like a beacon calling me in the night
Calling and calling, so cold and alone
Shining cross this dark highway where all our sins lie unatoned |
Im really sorry!
Did I write here?
Whos that?
Boss
Whose Boss?
The Boss of us all |
How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
Yes, n 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
How many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
Yes, n how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, n 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
How many years can a mountain exist
Before it is washed to the sea
Yes, n how many years can some people exist
Before theyre allowed to be free?
Yes, n how many times can a man turn his head
Pretending he just doesnt see?
The answer, my friend, is blowin in the wind
The answer is blowin in the wind |
I was bruised and battered, I couldnt tell what I felt
I was unrecognizable to myself
Saw my reflection in a window and didnt know my own face
Oh, brother, are you gonna leave me wasting away
On the streets of Philadelphia
I walked the avenue til my legs felt like stone
I heard voices of friends vanished and gone
At night I could hear the blood in my veins
Just as black and whispering as the rain
On the streets of Philadelphia
Aint no angel gonna greet me
Its just you and I, my friend
And my clothes dont fit me no more
I walked a thousand miles just to slip this skin
The night has fallen and Im lying awake
I can feel myself fading away
So receive me, brother, with your faithless kiss
Or will we leave each other alone like this
On the streets of Philadelphia |
The times are tough now, just getting tougher
The old world is rough and its getting rougher
Cover me, come on baby, cover me
Well, Im looking for a love, come on in and cover me
Promise me baby you wont let them find us
Hold me in your arms, lets let our love blind us
Cover me, shut the door and cover me
Well, Im looking for a love who will come on in and cover me
Outsides the rain, the driving snow
I can hear the wild winds blowing
Turn out the light, bolt the door
Im not going out there no more
Whole world is out there just trying to score
Ive seen enough, dont want to see any more
Cover me, come on and cover me
Oh, Im looking for a lover, come on in and cover me
Outsides the rain, the driving snow
I can hear the wild winds blowing
Turn out the light, bolt the door
Cause Im not going out there no more
Whole world is out there just trying to score
Ive seen enough, dont want to see any more
Cover me, come on baby, cover me
Oh, Im looking for a lover, come on in and cover me
Oh, Im looking for a lover, come on in and cover me |
Sandy the fireworks are hailin over Little Eden tonight
Forcin a light into all those stoned-out faces left stranded on this Fourth of July
Down in town the circuits full with switchblade lovers so fast so shiny so sharp
And the wizards play down on Pinball Way on the boardwalk way past dark
And the boys from the casino dance with their shirts open like Latin lovers along the shore
Chasin all them silly New York girls
Sandy the aurora is risin behind us, the pier lights our carnival life
Forever
Love me tonight for I may never see you again, hey Sandy girl
Now the greasers they tramp the streets or get busted for trying to sleep on the beach all night
Them boys in their spiked high heels ah Sandy their skins are so white
And me I just got tired of hangin in them dusty arcades bangin them
Pleasure machines
Chasin the factory girls underneath the boardwalk where they promise to unsnap their jeans
And you know that tilt-a-whirl down on the south beach drag
I got on it last night and my shirt got caught
And that Joey kept me spinnin I didnt think Id ever get off
Oh Sandy the aurora is risin behind us
The pier lights our carnival life on the water
Runnin down the beach at night with my bosss daughter
Well he aint my boss no more Sandy
Sandy the angels have lost their desire for us
I spoke to `em just last night and they said they wont set themselves on fire for us anymore
Every summer when the weather gets hot they ride that road down from heaven on their Harleys they come and they go
And you can see `em dressed like stars in all the cheap little seashore bars parked making love with their babies out on the Kokomo
Well the cops finally busted Madame Marie for tellin fortunes better than they do
This boardwalk life for me is through
You know you ought to quit this scene too
Sandy the auroras rising behind us, the pier lights our carnival life forever
Oh love me tonight and I promise Ill love you forever |
Come on Charles!
Worry her, out there Charlie! Swing it Sam Bardfeld!
Oooooooff, the streets of New York City, the Sessionettes!
Zooey, zooey, zooey, zoo-ya, doo-ya
Zooey, zooey, zooey, zoo-ya, doo-ya, zooey, zooey, zooey, zoo-ya, doo ya
Zooey, zooey, zooey, zoo-ya, doo-ya, zooey, zooey, zooey, doo-ya, dooby
Dee-yabba dooba dooba, ba ba, yabada dee yabadooba dooba ba ba, yabada dee yabadooby, dee yabadooby, deeeeeeee...
Well, I had the carburetor, baby, cleaned and checked
With her line blown out shes hummin like a turbojet
Propped her up in the backyard on some concrete blocks
For a new clutch plate and a new set of shocks
Took her down to the carwash, check the plugs and points
Im goin out tonight, Im gonna rock this joint
Early north Jersey industrial skyline
Im a all-set cobra jet creepin through the nighttime
Gotta find a gas station, gotta find a pay phone
This turnpike’s spooky at night when youre alone
Gotta hit the gas, Im running late
New Jersey in the mornin like a lunar landscape
Now, the boss dont dig me, so he put me on the night shift
Takes me two hours to get back to where my baby lives
In the wee, wee hours your mind gets hazy
Radio relays towers, lead me to my baby
Underneath the overpass, the trooper hits his party light switch
Good night, good luck, one, two, power shift
All right, play it boss man!
Go head!
Ba, ba, ba, baya, booya, ba ba ba, baya, booya, ba ba ba, baya, booya, ba ba ba, baya, booya, ba ba ba, baya booya, doodly-op, doodly-op, ba ba ba da
Zooey, zooey, zooey, zoo-ya, doo-ya
Zooey, zooey, zooey, zoo-ya, doo-ya, zooey, zooey, zooey, zoo-ya, doo ya
Zooey, zooey, zooey, zoo-ya, doo-ya, zooey, zooey, zooey, doo-ya, dooby
Dee-ba ba ba
Ba dee, yaba dooba, ba ba, ba dee, yaba dooba, ba ba, ba dee yaba dooba, ba ba, ba dee yaba dooba, ba ba, ba dee yaba dooba, ba de yaba dooba, wa, wa wa wa wa wa
Wa wa, doobly dee-yabba dooba dooba, ba ba, yabada dee yabadooba dooba ba ba, yabada dee yabadooby, dee yabadooby, deeeeeeee...
Wa wa wa, waba badaba, wa ba ba, waba badaba, ba ba ba baba badaba, wa wa wa, waba badada, ba ba ba, da da dadada da
Come on Charles!
Well I met Wanda when she was employed
Behind the counter of the Route 60 Bobs Big Boy Fried Chicken
On the front seat, shes sittin in my lap
Were wipin our fingers on a Texaco road map
I remember Wanda from scrap metal hill
With them big brown eyes that make your heart stand still
5 a.m., oil pressures sinkin fast
Gotta make a pit stop, wipe the windshield, check the gas
Gotta call my baby on the telephone
Let her know her daddy mans comin on home
Sit tight, mama, Im comin round
I got three more hours, but Im coverin ground
Your eyes get itchy in the wee, wee hours
Suns a red ball risin over the refinery towers
Radios jammed up with talk show stations
Talk... Talk....
Hey, mister deejay, wontcha hear my last prayer?
Hey, ho, rock n roll, deliver me from nowhere
Alright , alright
Alright , alright
Alright alright
Come on in everybody, cause were open all night
One, two, three!
Are you ready?
Well, alright , well alright
Well, alright , well alright
Well alright alright
Come on in everybody, cause were open all night
Whoah! |
Long as I remember
The rain been falling down
Clouds of mystry pourin
Confusion on the ground
Good men through the ages
They try to find the sun
But I wonder, still I wonder
Wholl stop the rain
I went down Virginia
Seekin shelter from the storm
Just caught up in the fable
I watched the tower grow
Five-year plan and new deals
Wrapped in golden chains
Still I wonder, yes I wonder
Wholl stop the rain
Heard the singers playin
How we cheered for more
The crowd had rushed together
Tryin to keep warm
Still the rain keeps falling
Fallin through the years
And I wonder, still I wonder
Wholl stop the rain
I wanna know, baby I wanna know |
I threw my robe on in the morning
Watched the ring on the stove turn red
Stared hypnotized into a cup of coffee
Pulled on my boots and made the bed
Screen door hanging off its hinges
Kept banging me awake all night
As I look out the window
The only thing in sight
Is dry lightning on the horizon line
Just dry lightning and you on my mind
I chased the heat of her blood
Like it was the holy grail
Descend beautiful spirit
Into the evening pale
Her appaloosas kicking
Kicking in the corral smelling rain
Theres a low thunder rolling
Cross the mesquite plain
Id drive down to Alvarado Street
Where shed dance to make ends meet
Id spend the night over my gin
As shed talk to her men
The piss yellow sun
Comes bringing up the day
She said Aint nobody can give nobody
What they really need anyway
Well you get so sick of the fighting
You lose your fear of the end
But I cant lose your memory
And the sweet smell of your skin |
Hey little girl is your daddy home
Did he go away and leave you all alone
I got a bad desire
Im on fire
Tell me now baby is he good to you
Can he do to you the things I do
I can take you higher
Im on fire
Sometimes its like someone took a knife baby
Edgy and dull and cut a six-inch valley
Through the middle of my skull
At night I wake up all alone in bed
A freight train running through the
Middle of my head
You cool my desire
Im on fire |
Well theres sparklin angels on your fire-escape tonight
They line them up for you trying to keep you safe
But with them fire alley burglars on a midnight vamp
You lost your heart on Main Street to a beautiful tramp
Thats all right, I dont mind
Cause I got a love so fine
A love so fine, me and my baby
A love so fine, me and my baby
A love so fine
The rats traps are filled with soul crusaders
Everybodys popping and hopping and jumping
At Little Melvin and The Invaders
Youre out on the floor and you cant get up
Your babys out there dancing and struttin that Continental Strut
She looks so good, she looks so fine
Oh we got a love so fine
A love so fine
A love so fine
A love so fine
Everybodys reeling when the band hits the ceiling
Dont you know you just wanna go
The boys start rockin, your knees start knockin
Everybody party, go
Lets go
The bars closed down
You walk to the shady side of town all alone
Papas screaming at you, he wants some cash
Mamas chewing you off about hanging out with trash
Thats all right, oh you dont mind
Cause youve got a love so fine, oh me and my baby
A love so fine
A love so fine
A love so fine |
Take me now baby here as I am
Pull me close, try and understand
Desire is hunger is the fire I breathe
Love is a banquet on which we feed
Come on now try and understand
The way I feel when Im in your hands
Take my hand come undercover
They cant hurt you now
Cant hurt you now, cant hurt you now
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to lust
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to us
Have I doubt when Im alone
Love is a ring, the telephone
Love is an angel disguised as lust
Here in our bed until the morning comes
Come on now try and understand
The way I feel under your command
Take my hand as the sun descends
They cant touch you now
Cant touch you now, cant touch you now
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to lust
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to us
With love we sleep
With doubt the vicious circle
Turn and burns
Without you I cannot live
Forgive, the yearning burning
I believe its time, too real to feel
So touch me now, touch me now, touch me now
Because the night belongs to lovers ...
Because tonight there are two lovers
If we believe in the night we trust
Because tonight there are two lovers ... |
Tell me baby
Have we lost everything that we had before
What do you do in the day
When I walk out the door
I can see you made up your mind
And I know our loves on the line
Loves on the line, our loves on the line
Loves on the line, our loves on the line
Loves on the line, our loves on the line
With each passing day
I gotta watch more and more what I say to you
I can feel your eyes looking through me
As I sit at the table at dinnertime
I can feel our loves on the line
Loves on the line, our loves on the line
Loves on the line, our loves on the line
Loves on the line, our loves on the line
Whoa, oh oh oh yeah
Yeah, yeah
I watch our kids
Growin up, going to school
Is there anything else for us now
Are we both just fools
Wasting our precious time
At night we lay in bed
But its like youre not even there
Theres something real bad
Going wrong somewhere
Last night I heard you cry
And I know our loves on the line
Loves on the line, our loves on the line
Loves on the line, our loves on the line
Loves on the line, our loves on the line
Loves on the line, our loves on the line
Loves on the line, our loves on the line
Loves on the line, our loves on the line
Loves on the line, our loves on the line
Loves on the line, our loves on the line
Loves on the line
Whoa, oh oh oh oh
Mmm, mmmm |
Shes leaving, shes leaving
Everybody knows
Shes leaving, shes leaving
And I feel like such a fool
She left me standing here just two feet tall
I just dont know how she could do it
In front of our friends and all
She had better things to do and bigger plans
I thought we could make it with just us two
But I guess we cant
Cause she cant
And Im only one man
But I love her
Its winter
Suddenly its winter
And I feel so cold inside
Its different
It couldve been so different
If only she didnt feel that need to lie
Whats the matter girl
Didnt you think I was that strong
That you couldnt tell me
What was going on |
The screen door slams
Marys dress waves
Like a vision she dances across the porch
As the radio plays
Roy Orbison singing for the lonely
Hey thats me and I want you only
Dont turn me home again
I just cant face myself alone again
Dont run back inside
Darling you know just what Im here for
So youre scared and youre thinking
That maybe we aint that young anymore
Show a little faith theres magic in the night
You aint a beauty but hey youre alright
Oh and thats alright with me
You can hide neath your covers
And study your pain
Make crosses from your lovers
Throw roses in the rain
Waste your summer praying in vain
For a saviour to rise from these streets
Well now Im no hero
Thats understood
All the redemption I can offer girl
Is beneath this dirty hood
With a chance to make it good somehow
Hey what else can we do now?
Except roll down the window
And let the wind blow
Back your hair
Well the nights busting open
These two lanes will take us anywhere
We got one last chance to make it real
To trade in these wings on some wheels
Climb in back
Heavens waiting on down the tracks
Oh-oh come take my hand
Were riding out tonight to case the promised land
Oh-oh Thunder Road oh Thunder Road oh Thunder Road
Lying out there like a killer in the sun
Hey I know its late we can make it if we run
Oh Thunder Road sit tight take hold
Thunder Road
Well I got this guitar
And I learned how to make it talk
And my cars out back
If youre ready to take that long walk
From your front porch to my front seat
The doors open but the ride it aint free
And I know youre lonely
For words that I aint spoken
But tonight well be free
All the promisesll be broken
There were ghosts in the eyes
Of all the boys you sent away
They haunt this dusty beach road
In the skeleton frames of burned out Chevrolets
They scream your name at night in the street
Your graduation gown lies in rags at their feet
And in the lonely cool before dawn
You hear their engines roaring on
But when you get to the porch theyre gone
On the wind so Mary climb in
Its a town full of losers
And Im pulling out of here to win |
The moon hung like a shadow on a rung over shangai
Them soldier boys were returning home screaming banzai
And the kids are still playing their games
Gettin hustled and rustled out in the rain
As i sat inside listening to the broadcast
Oh save my soul sweet rocknroll cause im sinkin fast
And then the band played
Out of nowhere, it was alright
Well now the legendary chaplain of the fightin 51st was gettin ready to go
I said: padre, do you know a cheap virgin who like to tango?
He said: you can try linda lee
Around the corner and across the sea
Oh word is out word is out shes fast
Oh blow me down linda cause im sinkin fast
Yes and them cats are sure getting fat
Down in the train yard
And the sandman brings them dreams
To ship out in boxcars
The union says hold, break out the dice, break out the gold
Its lunchtime at last
And old big mama said: georges rafts tonight on the late show
She sits straddlin a kitchen chair, really gung-ho
She shivers with chills, wet with her slot-card thrills
Hypnotically lost in the glass
And we all sigh with the sunrise
As we watch the credits pass
And the little blue dot went away
And then the morning cloak fell down
Like a hoax over sleepytown
Them garbage truck vigilantes out making their last rounds
The inheritor he sipped his beer
And poked fun at the queer
And threatened to kick his ass
And the bell rings, a horn blows
And hes outside pumpin gas
But the things were movin so slow tonight
So the kid goes back inside the station
And turns on his radio to his local am station
And then the band played
Right on the radio, it was alright
And the boys in the band sung
And the band played, everybody |
I remember yesterday and Id sit and watch the hound dogs play
Howlin at the china moon
? ? now yesterday is the busted blues
Life was young, things were easy
Days were short, nights were warm
Time were good. hate was shallow
? ? the horse crazy behind the ? ? ? ?
I swear that Ive seen your face somewhere back in that time
And Im in theat place. do you remember?
The old house stood like world war two with just rooms
And a hall to be used
The lady was mean
Just slightly unclean with a heart of cold silver and gold
Kitchen smelled of kerosene
Celing hung down on ? veil? and rotted beams
And the man, they said, his work could of hung in the room
Now he sits around all day because his left arm wont move
He was a master of the art of electricity
He lectured on tours and circuitry
He was self-employed, but he could never see his way into the light
He had a room full of switches and dials and lights and
A head full of clouds and eyes full of sight
And when it got dark
I could hear his heartbeat like a mother in the night
She stood like a guardian ready to give everything up
If I had asked for a sword and her blood in a cup
But there was just time when I asked for too much
She sighed because she could not give it
We used to sit beneath the tree just the lady, the radio man and me
And I think it was the winter of 63 the man went away and let us be
It was early on an august day that the lady decided she must go away
Her heart it seems could not pay the price for what her body was buying
I came home from school and I found the note went into the kitcken
And lit the old stone with songs set on overload
I turned on the tv, spent the rest of the sfternoon watching
All my cartoons thru the hall
And across the porch was the sun surrendered like a crying torch |
Well, my soul checked out missing as I sat listening
To the hours and minutes ticking away
Yeah, just sitting around, waiting for my life to begin
It was all just slipping away
And Im tired of waiting for tomorrow to come
Or that train to come roaring round the bend
I got a new suit of clothes, a pretty red rose
And a woman I can call my friend
These are better days, baby
Better days shining through
These are better days, baby
Better days with a girl like you
Well, I took a piss at fortunes sweet kiss
Its like eating caviar and dirt
Its a sad, funny ending to find yourself pretending
A rich man in a poor mans shirt
Now, my ass was dragging when from a passing country wagon
Your heart like a diamond shone
Tonight, Im laying in your arms, Im carving lucky charms
Out of these hard luck bones
Cause these are better days, baby
These are better days, its true
These are better days, baby
Better days are shining through
Now, a life of leisure and a pirates treasure
Dont make much for tragedy
But its a sad man, my friend, whos living in his own skin
And cant stand the company
Every fools got a reason for feeling sorry for himself
And turn his heart right into to stone
Tonight, this fools halfway to heaven and just a mile out of hell
And I feel like Im coming home
These are better days, baby
Theres better days shining through
These are better days, baby
Better days with a girl like you
These are better days, baby
These are better days, its true
These are better days, baby
Better days are shining through |
Ive been cheated, been mistreated
When will I be loved?
Ive been pushed down, Ive been pushed round
When will I be loved?
When I find a new girl that I want for mine
She always breaks my heart in two, it happens every time
Ive been made blue, Ive been lied to
When will I be loved?
When I find a new girl that I want for mine
She always breaks my heart in two, it happens every time
Ive been cheated, been mistreated
When will I be loved?
When will I be loved?
Tell me, when will I be loved? |
Was on the day the cowboys were band from the range
Metal touched the world as a master
They rode their ponies down into cities of gold
To leave them forever after
Now the sun was swollen red and old
The earth it was windy, dark and cold
Where the highway ends the desert takes it toll
So dusty, red and angry
It was a time when men died out on the prairie
From not having a decent friend
At night the ghost to the mode of riders
Was a howlin canyon winds
You can hear em cryin
Good God, I think theyre dyin
When them rangers down in Dallas
Had all but all given it up and left
And those that hung on hopin
Was trying their best to, to forget
The way those outlaws and desperados
Right from the cheapest to the best
Rode in on ponies made of skin and bones
Gave up their rusty guns and went back home
And the governor was sent down from population control
And Marshall law was passed
Riverboat gamblers put their money on faith
For the time for hope had passed
In the cold blue light of the desert night
There was a thousand starry ships
And men came down from still I dont know where
With death on their fingertips
Now theres no more kings in Texas
I swear they rounded up each and every one
And old Atlanta Canastoga
Reached from the Rocky Mountains into the old dead sun
Now Anna Maria walks the plains alone
The last of a struggling people
She thinks of all those outlaws who wanted to reach for the skies
And got stuck up on the steeple
Oh, you can hear them cryin
Good god, I think theyre dying
In the wind lord, you can hear em sigh |
I hold you in my arms
Theres a band playing
What are those words whispered, baby
Just as you turn away?
Well I saw you last night
Out on the edge of town
I want to read your mind and know just what I got in this
New thing I found
So tell me what I see
When I look into your eyes
Is that you, baby
Or just a brilliant disguise?
I heard someone call your name
Underneath my willow
I saw something tucked in shame
Underneath your pillow
Well I tried so hard, baby
But I just cant see
What a woman like you
Is doing with me
Now look at me, baby
Struggling to do everything right
And then it all falls apart
When out go the lights
Im just a lonely pilgrim
I walk this world in wealth
I want to know its you I dont trust
Because I damn sure dont trust myself
Now you play the loving woman
I play the faithful man
Just dont look too close
Into the palm of my hand
When we stood at the altar
The gypsy swore our future looked right
But in the wee, wee hours, maybe baby
The gypsy lied
So when you look at me
You better look hard and look twice
Is that me, baby
Or just a brilliant disguise?
Tonight our bed is cold
Im lost in the darkness of our love
God have mercy on a man
Who doubts what hes sure of |
We sit in the car outside your house
I can feel the heat coming round
I go to put my arm around you
And you give me a look like Im way out of bounds
Well you let out one of your bored sighs
Well lately when I look into your eyes
Down, down, down, down
Im going down, down, down, down
Im going down, down, down, down
Im going down, down, down, down
We get dressed up and we go out, baby, for the night
We come home early burning, burning, burning in some fire fight
Im sick and tired of you setting me up yeah
Setting me up just to knock-a knock-a knock-a me down
Down, down, down, down
Im going down, down, down, down
Im going down, down, down, down
Im going down, down, down, down, hey now
I pull you close now baby but when we kiss I can feel a doubt
I remember back when we started
My kisses used to turn you inside out
I used to drive you to work in the morning
Friday night Id drive you all around
You used to love to drive me wild yeah
But lately girl you get your kicks from just driving me down
Im going down, down, down, down
Im going down, down, down, down
Im going down, down, down, down
Im going down, down, down, down
Im going down, down, down, down
Im going down, down, down, down
Im going down, down, down, down |
They ride beneath the waves at 20,000 leagues
On stallions stitched to seaweed strands
So smiling, so smiling
They herd the fishes of the deep
They ride for you and me
They ranch the rich and the sunken soil
At the bottom of the sea
In the dead of night, alive in sleep
I hear them calling me
Them deep sea desperadoes
Them midnight maelstrom freaks
The cowboy of the sea
So on wings of sleep I pierce the deep
And ride like a hurricane
At midnight still I paid my bill
And turned my back on the land
With the help of Old Paint, that seaweed nag
Its just Jesse James and me
We ride the depths and rob the banks
At the bottom of the sea
With a seamans grip on navigation
And some fired, hired hands
We set forth to confront the nation
And lend a cowboys hand
We do the Dolphins Dance duet
My mermaid babe and me
Then I ride of into the blue sunset
At the bottom of the sea
And with the seamans grip on submarining
And some aqualung outlaws
Our guns are made of solid dreamin
And bullets from a broken cause
And with hand held high to touch the sky
A good Texas Ranger Ill beBut sometimes I feel like a lone stranger
Midst the cowboys of the sea
Oh and men above he cannot make love
Hes got to rape his mother the sea
And because of his greed
Were a vanishing breed
We cowboys of the sea |
Your scrapbooks filled with pictures
Of all your leading men
Oh baby dont put my picture
In there with them
Oh dont make us some little girls dream
That can not ever really ever come true
Baby dont do it to me
I wont do it to you
You see all the romantic movies
You dream and take the boys home
But when the action fades girl
Youre left there all alone
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---------to see the late late show
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--------do it?
--------to him to her?
---make you cry like you do girl
Now every night you go out looking
For true loves satisfaction
But in the morning you always end up
Settling for just lights, camera, action
In another cameo role
With some bit play youre befriending
Youre gonna go broken hearted
Looking for that happy ending
Well girl youre gonna youre gonna end up
Just another lonely ticket sold
Crying alone in the theater
At the end of the show
Dont make us some little girls dream
That can not ever really ever come true
Baby dont do it to me
I wont do it to you
Yeah, I wont do it to you |
You and me we were the pretenders
We let it all slip away
In the end what you dont surrender
Well the world just strips away
Girl, aint no kindness in the face of strangers
Aint gonna find no miracles here
Well you can wait on your blesses my darlin
But I got a deal for you right here
I aint lookin for praise or pity
I aint comin round searchin for a crutch
I just want someone to talk to
And a little of that Human Touch
Just a little of that Human Touch
Aint no mercy on the streets of this town
Aint no bread from heavenly skies
Aint nobody drawin wine from this blood
Its just you and me tonight
Tell me, in a world without pity
Do you think what Im askins too much
I just want something to hold on to
And a little of that Human Touch
Just a little of that Human Touch
Oh girl that feeling of safety you prize
Well it comes at a hard hard price
You cant shut off the risk and the pain
Without losin the love that remains
Were all riders on this train
So youve been broken and youve been hurt
Show me somebody who aint
Yeah, I know I aint nobodys bargain
But, hell, a little touchup
And a little paint...
You might need somethin to hold on to
When all the answers, they dont amount to much
Somebody that you could just to talk to
And a little of that Human Touch
Baby, in a world without pity
Do you think what Im askins too much
I just want to feel you in my arms
Share a little of that Human Touch
Feel a little of that Human Touch
Give me a little of that Human Touch |
A lovely, poignant song
About a man fated to be kept apart from his true love
Well, sometimes I dream of gettin outta here
Headin down towards them old tracks
I swore Id come and get her
But I know I aint never goin back
Theres nights I cant sleep
No matter how hard I try
So from my window I watch the moonlight
Fall on the far hillside
I imagine I put on my jacket
Go down to this little roadside bar
Pick a stranger and spin around the dance floor
To a Mexican guitar |
Well the doctor comes round here with his face so bright
And he says in a little while youll be alright
But all he gives is a humbug pill, a dose of dope and a great big bill
Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live?
He said me and my old school pals had some mighty high times right here
And what happened to you poor black folks, well it just aint fair
He took a look around, gave a little pep talk, said Im with you then he took a little walk
Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live?
Theres bodies floating on Canal and the levees blown to Hell
Martha, get me my sixteen gauge and some dry shells
Them whove got got out of town, them who aint got left to drown
Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live?
I got family scattered from Texas all the way to Baltimore
Mister I aint got no home in this world no more
Gonna be a judgment thats a fact, a righteous train rolling down this track
How can a poor man stand such times and live?
Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live?
Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live? |
Have you ever seen a one trick pony in the field so happy and free?
If youve ever seen that pony then youve seen me
Have you ever seen a one-legged dog making its way down the street?
If youve ever seen that dog then youve seen me
Youve seen me, I come and stand at every door
Youve seen me, I always leave with less than I had before
Youve seen me, bet I can make you smile when the blood, it hits the floor
Tell me, fan, can you ask for anything more?
Tell me, fan, can you ask for anything more?
Have you ever seen a scarecrow made of nothing but dust and wheat?
If youve ever seen that scarecrow then youve seen me
Have you ever seen a one-armed man punching at nothing but the breeze?
If youve ever seen that man then youve seen me
Youve seen me, I come and stand at every door
Youve seen me, I always leave with less than I had before
Youve seen me, bet I can make you smile when the blood, it hits the floor
Tell me, fan, can you ask for anything more?
Tell me, fan, can you ask for anything more?
These things that have comforted me, I drive away
This place that is my home I cannot stay
My only faiths in the broken bones and bruises I display
Have you ever seen a one-legged man trying to dance his way free?
If youve ever seen that man then youve seen me
Tell me, fan, can you ask for anything more?
Tell me, fan, can you ask for anything more? |
I see a bad moon rising
I see troubles on the way
I see earthquakes and lightning
I see bad times today
Dont go round tonight
Well, its bound to take your life
Theres a bad moon on the rise
I hear hurricanes a-blowin
I know the end its coming soon
I fear rivers overflowing
I hear the voice of rage and ruin
Dont go round tonight
Well, its bound to take your life
Theres a bad moon on the rise
Hope you got your things together
Hope youre quite prepared to die
Looks like were in for nasty weather
One eye is taken for an eye
Dont go round tonight
Well, its bound to take your life
Theres a bad moon on the rise
Dont go round tonight
Well, its bound to take your life
Theres a bad moon on the rise |
I got a mule and her name is Sal
Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal
Shes a good old worker and a good old pal
Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal
We hauled some barges in our day
Filled with lumber, coal, and hay
We know every inch of the way
From Albany to Buffalo
Low bridge, everybody down
Low bridge, were coming to a town
Youll always know your neighbor
And youll always know your pal
If ya ever navigated on the Erie Canal
Wed better look around for a job, old gal
Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal
You bet your life Ill never part with Sal
Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal
Get up mule, here comes a lock
Well make Rome bout six oclock
One more trip and back well go
Right back home to Buffalo
Low bridge, everybody down
Low bridge, were coming to a town
Youll always know your neighbor
And youll always know your pal
If ya ever navigated on the Erie Canal
Where would I be if I lost my pal
Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal
Id like to see a mule good as my Sal
Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal
A friend of mine once got her sore
Now hes got a broken jaw
She let fly with an iron toe
And kicked him back to Buffalo
Low bridge, everybody down
Low bridge, were coming to a town
Youll always know your neighbor
And youll always know your pal
If ya ever navigated on the Erie Canal
Low bridge, everybody down
Low bridge, were coming to a town
Youll always know your neighbor
And youll always know your pal
If ya ever made your livin on the Erie Canal |
Roxanne
You dont have to put on the red light
Those days are over
You dont have to sell your body to the night
Roxanne
You dont have to wear that dress tonight
Walk the streets for money
You dont care if its wrong or if its right
Roxanne
You dont have to put on the red light
Roxanne
You dont have to put on the red light
Roxanne
Roxanne
Roxanne
Roxanne
Roxanne
I loved you since i knew you
I wouldnt talk down to you
I have you to tell just how i feel
I wont share you with another boy
I know my mind is made up
So put away your make up
Told you once i wont tell you again
Its a bad way
Roxanne
You dont have to put on the red light
Roxanne
You dont have to put on the red light
Roxanne
Roxanne
Roxanne
Roxanne
Roxanne
Roxanne
Roxanne
Roxanne
Roxanne
Roxanne
Roxanne
Roxanne
Roxanne
Roxanne |
You can turn off that big light
Oh, youve got it
Gonna wrap you up like a satin valentine
Put you in my pocket
When I was sad and sorry
I lay my prayers down at his gate
Some have tried before to save me
They were just too late
Here he comes
Hey, my rainy day man
Here he comes
My rainy day man
All my troubles, all just drippin away
I was drownin in the shadows
Freezing in the burning light
I drank his holy water
And it fixed me up just right
Here he comes
Hey, my rainy day man
Here he comes
Hey, my rainy day man
My rainy day man, my rainy day man
My rainy day man, my rainy day
He got a love so sweet
Got an awesome touch
Sometimes you pay the price
For wanting something so much
But thats alright
Oh, cause you have it
Something to believe in
Built in faith and concrete trust
Seven days and seven nights, it tightens me right up
Here he comes
Hey, my rainy day man
Here he comes
Ooh, my rainy day man
Here he comes
My rainy day man
Here he comes
My rainy day man
Here he comes
Here he comes
Rainy day man
Rainy day man
My rainy day man
Hey, my rainy day man
My rainy day man |
You and me we were the pretenders
We let it all slip away
But In the end what you dont surrender
Well the world just strips away
There aint no kindness in the face of strangers
Aint gonna find no miracles here
Well you can wait on your blessings my darlin
But I got a deal for you right here
I aint lookin for prayers or pity
I aint comin round searchin for a crutch
I just want someone to talk to
And just a little of that human touch
Just a little of that human touch
Aint no mercy on the streets of this town
Aint no bread from heavenly skies
Aint nobody drawin wine from this blood
Its just you and me tonight
Tell me in a world without pity
Do you think what Im askin¹s too much?
I just want something to hold on to
And a little of that human touch
Just a little of that human touch
Oh and that feeling of safety you prize
Well it comes with a hard hard price
You cant shut off the risk and the pain
Without losin the love that remains
Were all riders on this train
So you been broken and you been hurt
Show me somebody who aint
Yeah I know I aint nobodys bargain
But hell a little touchup
And a litte paint...
You might need somethin to hold on to
When all the answers they dont amount to much
Somebody that you can just talk to
And a little of that human touch
Baby in a world without pity
Do you think what Im askins too much?
I just want to feel you in my arms
And share a little of that human touch... |
She got high class
She rides around in a cut down Chevy machine
Her eyes are plate glass
Oh and legs like a limousine
She comes stocked with sass
And pride aint there to be mean
Shes the baddest thing this towns ever seen
Oh, Street Queen
Well, she got a turbine engine, mama
With maximum thrust
Cadillac hips, shes got the best on the strip
She knows how to use a clutch
She comes on shiny and black
And, boys, if you hit her you better be tough
Oh shes the slickest thing that Ive ever seen
Oh, Street Queen
And you can always tell a moment shes around
You can hear the loud engine roaring
She says, Come on, get in. Hey baby, you want to go for a ride?
I know she sets your mind soaring
Oh and the boys, they jump back
As that engine unwinds
Im glued to my seat, mama
As I watch that speed-o-meter climb
Oh she moves so fast shes almost obscene
Street Queen
Well, if youre going to come streakin down my street, baby
Like an angel with them Chevy Wings
If youre going to come streakin down my street, baby
Like an angel with them Chevy Wings
You better watch out, Street Queen
Cause youre messing with the king |
Love youre the one
The well known pleasure
Under my tongue
My holy water
My gypsy rain
Come and find me once again
Because you are everything I wanted
I need your faith
I need your love
To take my place
To rise above to stand up
Love, be my cure
Be my medicine
Simple and pure
Take my sorrow
Take my pain
And come and find me once again
Because you are everything I wanted
So give me your faith
Give me your love
And Ill take my place
And Ill rise above
And Ill stand up
Give me hope and give me strength
And give me your soul understanding
Give me faith and give me truth
And give me yourself everlasting
Give me hope and give me faith
And give me your soul understanding
Give me strength and give me truth
And give me love
Love youre the one
All of my medicine
Under my tongue
Because you are everything I wanted
And I need your faith
And I need your love
To take my place
To rise above
To take my place
I need your trust
So hear me now
And Ill rise above
And Ill stand up
Stand up stand up
Stand up stand up
Give me hope and give me faith
And give me your soul understanding |
Shrieks of Sheiks as they run across the movie screen
A thousand sand-dune soldiers led by an Arabian Queen
And the harem girls move like fancy dancers
In my dirty dreams
And I wake up on the floor clutching the bed-lamp
And Mama comes in, she screams
Hey you been out with that tramp again last night
You know that silver-sequined Arab black bitch
The one that Mama dont like ?
But Mama she sings me moontime melodies
With this great Top 40 hook
She shrugs her shoulders, she dont care
Papa just stares and says Mary, look the girls alright
The girls alright
And theres a tenseness in the air-------He turns and says
Dont you know, cant you feel it--------Tell me son, whats the word ?
Because theres something hanging there--Cos you know he cant hear it
Pull back the mist and reveal it---------But dont go near it
And even if you fear what you near-------Its criticized as too absurd
Dont conceal it-------------------------Even the animals fear it
Cos if what Mama feels is too real------Papa says Fetch me my flashlight
Son
She just claims she dont feel it--------And she stumbles out the front door
So come out from behind your bunkers
Cos the lift-offs been a bust
Oh Papas Gone and Mamas dead
And buried in my rocket dust
Youre alone now for the first time
Dont worry, cos thats all right
All fear will completely disappear
Come the Arabian Night
Well the soundman smiles and turns the dials
To set the meter readin rising
He pulls the singers voice from out of his pocket
To see if the audience likes it
Oh and in the very first row sits sweet Jenny Rue
With a bell on her shoe and she wants him to make it
He flicks a switch but Jenny moves too fast
And the audience sways to the sound of her shotgun blast
The manager comes running out from behind stage and says
Check the bands arms for bullet holes
Make that man roll up his sleeves
The drummer shoots himself with cyanide
And then asks to be relieved
And me, I say Well, its too crazy in here
Which is the stage door out, I gotta get up tomorrow morning for work
And the promoter says Man, once youre in they all lead out
Whats the matter man, aint you heard ?
Theres a war going on on the outside
And Im paying you to sing like a bird
So get in and get tough or get up and get out
Because things arent too tight
I said Dont worry, man, everythings gonna loosen up
Come the Arabian Night
Come the Arabian Night
So I get back in my bed
But outside my window I hear another gang fight
Its Duke and the boys against the Devils best man
And both sides have drawn their knives
And Duke hes a well-known knife-fighter
And with one quick jab he brings the Devil down
He smiles cos he knows theres a high bounty on Devils
In any God-fearin town
Well they say Duke sold the Devil to some priest in Pennsylvania
To exhibit on his altar Christmas Night
But the Devils eyes they still burn red with fire
As long as Duke walks upright
And he swears theres a going to be a showdown
Come sundown on the Arabian night |
From nowhere through the caravan
Round the campfire light
Lovely woman in motion
With hair as dark as night
Her eyes were like that of a cat in the dark
That hypnotized me with love
She was a gypsy woman
She was a gypsy woman
She was a gypsy woman
She was a gypsy woman
She was a gypsy woman
She danced around and round
Guitars melody
From the fire her face was aglow
How she enchanted me
Id like to hold her near
And kiss her hair and whisper in her ear
I love you gypsy woman
I love you gypsy woman
I love you gypsy woman
I love you gypsy woman
All through the caravan
She was dancing with all the men
Waiting for the rising sun
Everyone was having fun
Hated to see her go
Knowing that shell never know
That I love her
That I love her
I love you gypsy woman
I love you gypsy woman
I love you gypsy woman
I love you gypsy woman
Whoever compared it to Part Monkey Part Man hit the nail on the head. It has that same kind of dark, mysterious sound. The vocals are soft and understated, somewhat reminiscent to those on If I should fall behind or Pony Boy. The song is sung with that nasally twang Bruce has grown so fond of lately |
I get up in the evening
And I aint got nothing to say
Come home in the morning
Go to bed feeling the same way
I aint nothing but tired
Just tired and bored with myself
Hey man
I could use just a little help
You cant start a fire
Cant start a fire without a spark
This guns for hire
Even if were just dancing in the dark
Message keeps getting clearer
Radios on and Im moving around the place
Take a look in the mirror
I wanna change my clothes, my hair, my face
I aint getting nowhere
Im just livin in a dump like this
Theres something happening somewhere
I just know that there is
You cant start a fire
You cant start a fire without a spark
This guns for hire
Even if were just dancing in the dark
Even if were just dancing in
Even if were just dancing in
You sit around getting older
Theres a joke here, its on me
Shake this world off my shoulders
Come on man, this laughs on me
Stay on the streets of this town
Theyll be carving you up alright
They say you gotta stay hungry
Man, Im just about starving tonight
Dying for some action
Im sick of sitting here trying to write this book
I need a love reaction
Come on give me just one look
You cant start a fire
Sittin round cryin about a broken heart
This guns for hire
Even if were just dancing in the dark
You cant start a fire
Worryin that your little worlds falling apart
This guns for hire
Even if were just dancing in the dark
Even if were just dancing in the dark
Even if were just dancing in the dark
Even if were just dancing in the dark |
There must be some way out of here
Said the joker to the thief
Theres too much confusion
I cant get no relief
Businessmen, they drink my wine
Plowmen dig my earth
None of them along the line
Know what any of it is worth
No reason to get excited
The thief, he kindly spoke
There are many here among us
Who feel that life is but a joke
But you and I, weve been through that
And this is not our fate
So let us not talk falsely now
The hour is getting late
All along the watchtower
Princes kept the view
While all the women came and went
Barefoot servants too
Outside in the distance
A wildcat did growl
Two riders were approaching
The wind began to howl |
To everything
Turn, Turn, Turn
There is a season
Turn, Turn, Turn
And a time for every purpose, under Heaven
A time to be born, a time to die
A time to plant, a time to reap
A time to kill, a time to heal
A time to laugh, a time to weep
To everything
Turn, Turn, Turn
There is a season
Turn, Turn, Turn
And a time for every purpose, under Heaven
A time to build up, a time to break down
A time to dance, a time to mourn
A time to cast away stones
A time to gather stones together
To everything
Turn, Turn, Turn
There is a season
Turn, Turn, Turn
And a time for every purpose, under Heaven
A time of love, a time of hate
A time of war, a time of peace
A time you may embrace
A time to refrain from embracing
To everything
Turn, Turn, Turn
There is a season
Turn, Turn, Turn
And a time for every purpose, under Heaven
A time to gain
A time to lose
A time to rend
A time to sew
A time to love
A time to hate
A time for peace, I swear its not too late |
Early in the morning factory whistle blows
Man rises from bed and puts on his clothes
Man takes his lunch, walks out in the morning light
Its the work, the working, just the working life
The working, the working, just the working life
Through the mansions of fear, through the mansions of pain
See my daddy walking through them factory gates in the rain
Factory takes his hearing, factory gives him life
The working, the working, just the working life
The working, the working, just the working life
End of the day, factory whistle cries
Men walk through these gates with death in their eyes
And you just better believe somebodys gonna get hurt tonight
Its the working, the working, just the working life
The work, the work, the working life |
Born on the Hudson, twenty-two years gone
Bred and raised in the City
From my daddys knee I learned the Union songs
But Grandma sang lullabies of Dixie
And though the Northern winter fills my heart with joy
Oh its a Southern sun that shines down
On this Yankee boy
Mama dreamed of Paris nights
And boatin on the Seine
She said, were gonna make it there too
Soon as Papa comes home again
And shed speak to me in broken french
Dressed like a painting of Lautrecs
In the night shed clutch me to her breast
And say, well make it outta here yet
And though Parisian women
Strut so fine down the Eiffel mall
Its a Southern one I sing my songs for
Well with the local bunch of do-good boys
And an old man from the West
We crossed the land in the caravan
Yes we traveled with the best
With circus acts and vaudeville hacks
And the Mississippi Delta Queen
She told me the news and sold me her blues
In an alley in New Orleans
And though the Western plains are still stained
With the blood of great cowboys
Its a Southern sun
That shine down on this Yankee boy |
In the day we sweat it out on the streets of a runaway American dream
At night we ride through mansions of glory in suicide machines
Sprung from cages on Highway 9
Chrome-wheeled, fuel-injected, and steppin out over the line
Oh, baby, this town rips the bones from your back
Its a death trap
Its a suicide rap
We gotta get out while were young
Cause tramps like us
Baby, we were born to run
Yes, girl, we were
Wendy, let me in, I wanna be your friend
I wanna guard your dreams and visions
Just wrap your legs round these velvet rims
And strap your hands cross my engines
Together we could break this trap
Well run till we drop, and, baby, well never go back
Oh, will you walk with me out on the wire?
Cause, baby, Im just a scared and lonely rider
But I gotta know how it feels
I wanna know if love is wild
Babe, I wanna know if love is real
Oh, can you show me?
Beyond the palace, hemi-powered drones scream down the boulevard
Girls comb their hair in rearview mirrors, and the boys try to look so hard
The amusement park rises bold and stark, kids are huddled on the beach in the mist
I wanna die with you, Wendy, on the street tonight in an everlasting kiss
One, two, three, four
The highways jammed with broken heroes on a last chance power drive
Everybodys out on the run tonight, but theres no place left to hide
Together, Wendy, we can live with the sadness, Ill love you with all of the madness in my soul
Oh, someday, girl, I dont know when
Were gonna get to that place where we really wanna go, and well walk in the sun
But till then, tramps like us
Baby, we were born to run
Aw, honey, tramps like us
Baby, we were born to run
Come on, Wendy, tramps like us
Baby, we were born to run
Run
Mm
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Mm
Whoa
Oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh |
When they opened up the strip I was young and full of zip
Wanted some place to call my home
And so I made the race and I staked me out a place
And I settled down along the Cimarron
It blowed away, blowed away, it blowed away, blowed away
Yeah, my Oklahoma home is blown away
Well it looked so green and fair when I built my shanty there
Now my Oklahoma home is blown away
Come on!
Well I planted wheats and oats, had some chickens and some shoats
Aimed to have some ham and eggs to feed my face
I got a mule to pull the plow, got an old red muley cow
And I also got a fancy mortgage on this place
Well it blowed away, blowed away, it blowed away, blowed away
All the crops that Ive planted blown away
Well you can’t grow any grain if you aint got any rain
Everything except my mortgage blown away
Soozie Tyrell!
Well it looked so green and fair when I built my shanty there
Figured I was all set for life
I put on my Sunday best with my fancy scalloped vest
Then I went to town to pick me out a wife
She blowed away, blowed away, she blowed away, blowed away
My Oklahoma woman blown away
Mister as I bent to kiss her, she was sweeped up by a twister
My Oklahoma womans blown away
Come on, Charlie!
Then I was left alone, and just listening to the moan
Of the wind around the corners of my shack
I took off down the road, when the south wind blowed
And I traveled with the wind upon my back
I blowed away, blowed away, I blowed away, blowed away
Yeah, chasin’ that dust cloud up ahead
Once it looked so green and fair, now its up in the air
My Oklahoma farm is over head
Slam, Charles!
Im always close to home, it dont matter where I roam
Oklahoma dust is everywhere
Makes no difference where Im walkin, I can hear my chickens squawkin
I can hear my wife a-talking in the air
It blowed away, blowed away, it blowed away, blowed away
Yeah my Oklahoma home is blown away
My home Sir, s always near, it’s up in the atmosphere
My Oklahoma home is blown away
Kick, banjo!
I’m a roamn Oklahoman and I’m always close to home
Never get homesick until I die
No matter where Im found, my homes all around
My Oklahoma home is in the sky
It blowed away, blowed away, it blowed away, blowed away
My farm down on Cimarron
Now all around the world wherever dust is swirled
Theres some from my Oklahoma home
It’s blown away, blown away, blown away, blown away
Yeah my Oklahoma home is blown away
Its up there in the sky in that dust cloud by and by
My Oklahoma home is blown away
Its blown away, blown away, its blown away, blown away
Yeah, my Oklahoma home is blown away
Its up there in the sky in that dust cloud by and by
My Oklahoma home is in the sky
Marty Rifkin on the steel guitar! |
New Jersey Turnpike
Cruisin on a wet night
Beneath the refinerys glow
Out where the bleak black water flows
License, registration
I aint got none
But I got a clear conscience
Bout the things that I done
Mister state trooper
Please dont ystop me
Please dont ystop me
Please dont ystop me
Maybe you got a kid
Maybe you got a pretty wife
The only thing that I got
Has Been bothrin me my whole life
Mister state trooper
Please dont ystop me
Please dont ystop me
Please dont stop me
Now, in the wee, wee hours
Your mind get hazy
Radio relay towers
Wont you lead me to my baby
Now, the radios jammed up
With talk show stations
Its just talk, talk, talk, talk
Til youre losin your patience
Mister state trooper
Please dont ystop me
Well, please dont ystop me
Well, please dont stop me
Is anybody out there
Listenin to my last prayer?
Hi ho, silver-o
Deliver me from nowhere |
Boom boom boom boom
I wanna shoot you right down
Take you in my arms
Im in love with you
A love that is true
Boom boom boom boom
I need you right now
I mean right now
I dont mean tomorrow
I mean right now
Come on come on
I wanna give it up babe
Shake it up babe
Come on and shake
Shake it up babe
Come on come on shake it up babe
I like the way you walk
I like the way you talk
When you walk that walk
And you talk that talk
You knock me out
Right over my feet
Shake it up babe
Come on and shake
Shake it up babe
Come on come on shake it up babe
Boom boom boom boom
I wanna shoot you right down
Take you in my arms
Im in love with you
A love that is true
Boom boom boom boom |
Mrs. McGrath, the sergeant said
Would you like a soldier of your son Ted?
With a scarlet coat and a big cocked hat
Mrs. McGrath would you like that?
With your too-ri-aa fol-did-dle-di-aa too-ri-oo-ri-oo-ri-aa
With your too-ri-aa fol-did-dle-di-aa too-ri-oo-ri-oo-ri-aa
Now Mrs. McGrath lived on the shore
And after seven years or more
She spied a ship come into the bay
With her son from far away
O captain dear, where have ya been?
You been sailing the Mediterranean
Have you news of my son Ted
Is he living or is he dead?
With your too-ri-aa fol-did-dle-di-aa too-ri-oo-ri-oo-ri-aa
With a too-ri-aa fol-did-dle-di-aa too-ri-oo-ri-oo-ri-aa
Then came Ted without any legs
And in their place two wooden pegs
She kissed him a dozen times or two
And said, my God, Ted, is it you?
Now were ya drunk or were ya blind
When ya left your two fine legs behind?
Or was it walking upon the sea
That wore your two fine legs away?
With a too-ri-aa fol-ded-dle-di-aa too-ri-oo-ri-oo-ri-aa
With a too-ri-aa fol-did-dle-di-aa too-ri-oo-ri-oo-ri-aa
With a too-ri-aa fol-ded-dle-di-aa too-ri-oo-ri-oo-ri-aa
With a too-ri-aa fol-did-dle-di-aa too-ri-oo-ri-oo-ri-aa
Now I wasnt drunk and I wasnt blind
When I left my two fine legs behind
A cannonball on the fifth of May
Tore my two fine legs away
My, Teddy boy, the widow cried
Your two fine legs were yer mothers pride
Stumps of a tree wont do at all
Why didnt ya run from the cannonball?
With a too-ri-aa fol-ded-dle-di-aa too-ri-oo-ri-oo-ri-aa
With a too-ri-aa fol-did-dle-di-aa too-ri-oo-ri-oo-ri-aa
With a too-ri-aa fol-ded-dle-di-aa too-ri-oo-ri-oo-ri-aa
With a too-ri-aa fol-did-dle-di-aa too-ri-oo-ri-oo-ri-aa
All foreign wars I do proclaim
Live on blood and a mothers pain
Id rather have my son as he used to be
Than the King of America and his whole Navy
With a too-ri-aa fol-ded-dle-di-aa too-ri-oo-ri-oo-ri-aa
With a too-ri-aa fol-did-dle-di-aa too-ri-oo-ri-oo-ri-aa
With a too-ri-aa fol-ded-dle-di-aa too-ri-oo-ri-oo-ri-aa
With a too-ri-aa fol-did-dle-di-aa too-ri-oo-ri-oo-ri-aa
With a too-ri-aa fol-ded-dle-di-aa too-ri-oo-ri-oo-ri-aa
A too-ri-aa fol-did-dle-di-aa too-ri-oo-ri-oo-ri-aa |
Father, I have come
To tell you about somethin I done
Well as the night reared its light head
Into a babys sun
We rolled down into the town
From where the black throats come
And you know there was a robbry
There was a holdup
Ooh, there was a shootout
And there was a killin
And theres blood on my hands
Today I killed a man
Well now, sister, you know me well
And you ask me well, how it was I felt
Well, she had an appetite for lovin
Only a fadin beauty could posses
She knew just what she wanted
And she wouldnt take less
I figured it was a small town
It was at sundown
It was just a small crowd of people around
Oh! but he wouldnt put his guns down
No, he wouldnt put his guns down
Oh, he wouldnt put his guns down
Now his bloods on my hands
Today I killed a man
And, papa, you showed me the beauty of buckshot
Well, that song a bullet sings as she whistles
And showed me the story of the self-loading pistol
Well now, father. I have come
To tell you about somethin I done
He had a widow, runnin through town screamin
He had a brother, and his tears were streamin
Now Im movin on the border
With a rifle on my shoulder
cuz, daddy, you showed me the beauty of buckshot
The love song a bullet sings as she whistles
And showed me the glory of the self-loading pistol
And I just come to tell ya
That it dont hurt no more
No, it dont hurt no more
cuz your son, hes an outlaw
Oh, your son, hes an outlaw
Yes, your son, hes an outlaw
Oh, your son, hes an outlaw
Now, your son, hes an outlaw
Oh, your son, hes an outlaw
And this blood feels good on my hands
Today I killed a man |
Sha la la la la
Sha la la la
Sha la la la la
Sha la la la
Rose was a waitress for twenty years or more
Bringing in the change, she was heaven sent
She taught me to balance trays when I didnt know what to do
And I learned to turn tables to make my rent
She said keep your eye on the work clock
Keep a dollar in the jukebox
And theres a bottle of whiskey behind the coffee machine
Dont talk to the boss, hes just trouble you dont want to cross
Hes the walking definition of what it is to be mean
Well, Im going out tonight on the streets of the city
Dont you spend my money tonight
Im going out on the streets of the city
Rose, youre pushing fifty, but you sure look all right
Yes, you do
You know, alright
Yes, you do
Alright
Well theres this guy who speaks no English, and he does the dishes by hand
You know his pace it never slacks
I said Rose, he must be one of Gods good children
She just laughs and says Yeah, Gods got him doing the dishes all night in the back
But he keeps smiling and those plates keep piling up so high
Seems he cant make a dent
Me Im just bitchin by the service station
So tired of waiting on all these jokers for a lousy ten percent
Well Im going out on the streets of the city
Dont you spend my money tonight
Im going out on the streets of the city
Rose, youre pushing fifty, but you sure look all right, yeah
Sure look alright
Ooh, yes, you do
You sure look alright
Yeah, you do, you do, you do, you do
Alright
Now listen, I traveled once with this rock and roll band
And my baby was a hero at every small town bar
And I watched that summer of 88 pass through the rearview mirror of this rented car
But dont you learn real young and fast
That the good times, they aint meant to last
And that sweet love, aint it the first to disappear
Rose, sometimes, you know, I get so frightened
I dont want to spend the rest of my life
Working on the graveyard shift here
Well Im going out on the streets of the city
Going to spend my money tonight
Im going out on the streets of the city
Rose, youre pushing fifty, but you sure look all right
Sure look alright
Ooh, yes, you do
You sure look alright
Yeah, you do, you do, you do, you do
Alright |
Hey, go to sleep you weary hobo
Hey, let the towns go drifting by
Hey, cant you hear the steel rail humming?
Well, thats a hobos lullaby
I know your clothes are torn and ragged
Hey, and your hair is turning gray
Hey, lift your head and smile at trouble
Hey, youll find peace and rest some day
Now go to sleep you weary hobo
Hey, let the towns drift slowly by
Hey, cant you hear the steel rail humming?
Hey, thats a hobos lullaby
My, dont you worry about tomorrow
Just let tomorrow come and go
Cause tonight youre in a nice warm boxcar
Hey, safe from all that wind and snow
Now go to sleep you weary hobo
Hey, let the towns drift slowly by
Hey, cant you hear the steel rail humming?
Hey, thats a hobos lullaby
Hey, I know police they cause you trouble
Hey, they cause trouble everywhere
But when you die and go to heaven
Youll find no policemen there
So go to sleep you weary hobo
Hey, let the towns drift slowly by
Hey, cant you hear the steel rail humming?
Hey, thats a hobos lullaby
Hey, now go to sleep you weary hobo
Hey, let the towns drift slowly by
Cant you hear the steel rail humming?
Well, thats a hobos lullaby |
We said wed walk together baby come what may
That come the twilight should we lose our way
If as were walkin a hand should slip free
Ill wait for you
And should I fall behind
Wait for me
We swore wed travel darlin side by side
Wed help each other stay in stride
But each lovers steps fall so differently
But Ill wait for you
And if I should fall behind
Wait for me
Now everyone dreams of a love lasting and true
But you and I know what this world can do
So lets make our steps clear that the other may see
And Ill wait for you
If I should fall behind
Wait for me
Now theres a beautiful river in the valley ahead
There neath the oaks bough soon we will be wed
Should we lose each other in the shadow of the evening trees
Ill wait for you
And should I fall behind
Wait for me
Darlin Ill wait for you
Should I fall behind
Wait for me |
41 shots
And well take that ride
Across the bloody river
To the other side
41 shots
Cut through the night
Youre kneeling over his body in the vestibule
Praying for his life
Is it a gun? Is it a knife?
Is it a wallet? This is your life
That aint no secret
It aint no secret
No secret, my friend
You get killed just for living in your American skin
41 shots
41 shots
41 shots
41 shots
41 shots
Mary gets her son ready for school
She says, On these streets, Alex
Youve got to understand the rules
If an officer stops you
Promise me youll always be polite
And that youll never ever run away
Promise Mama, youll keep your hands in sight
Is it a gun? Is it a knife?
Is it a wallet? This is your life
That aint no secret
It aint no secret
No secret, my friend
You get killed just for living in your American skin
Is it a gun? Is it a knife?
Is it a wallet? This is your life
That aint no secret
It aint no secret
That aint no secret
41 shots
And well take that ride
Across the bloody river
To the other side
41 shots
I got my boots caked with this mud
Were baptized in these waters
And in each others blood
Is it a gun? Is it a knife?
Is it a wallet? This is your life
That aint no secret
It aint no secret
No secret my friend
You get killed just for living in your American skin |
Theyre the Hollywood kids each and every one
With a high class smile and a little babys tongue
Lonely hard head losers dressed in the tinsel of the times
And learn all the latest lines and the order in which they come
So perfumed sweet and so obscene
Like the fancy dancers of our dirty green
Oh they knew hello and good bye but not what goes in between
Yea and its such a scene on Saturday night
Fifth avenue freaks strait off the racks
They swear you can buy and sell your soul on a good dat outside
Theyre the Hollywood kids each and everyone
And on Sunday back into their holes they run
And on Monday here I stand alone on this littered stage like an animal who
Forgot he was in a cage
Just a restless soul
Just waiting for em to come
Theyre Hollywood kids each and everyone |
Marie, she comes to me in the twilight
When the wind blows down across the river
So cold, the fishermen cry
She rapes me in a rage of rainbow violence
Till my bare nerves, they sing
Like the strings of a violin
And the room seeps into a savage silence
Soaked in colours, red as blood, blue as night
And Marie she skins me alive
Carves her initials in my side
Lures me with her purrs and cuts me with her knife
And the horses pound like thunder
They bolt like lightning on her range
She feels shes going under and she zeros in the rein
Shes so strange
Well, Marie, you know, shes the queen of all the stallions
And Im her prince of mules
And one of her principal fools
Marie, shes got the claws of a falcon
And shes perched on my shoulder, and slowly digging in
But she, oh she can be so strange sometimes
Like at night ...
Or when the neighbors come to dine
Marie, she skins me alive
Burns her initials in my hide and then leaves me all alone
Branded to the bone
And my heart pounds like her horses
Oh, stampeding on the range
Marie knows all the sources
And she shoots me with her pain
And for her, I take it, Lord, down in my veins
And I watch her dance like some berserk fairy
All across the concrete prairies of Bleecker Street
Marie, she can be so strangeBut shes the only lonely cowgirl on my range |
I had the time, but I blew it
I had the power, and I knew it
Had the energy, but outgrew it
The identity, but saw through it
Yeah
I had the walk, but got trampled
Had the taste, it was sampled
Had the engine, dismantled
Had the flame, but no candle
I cant bear to see how it all looks in the light, keep it hidden now
If I could only find a switch that turns on the endless night
That turns on the endless night
That turns on the endless night
That turns on the endless night
If theres a wire, must cross it
If theres a coin, must toss it
If its dirt, cant wash it
Its my head, just dont cosh it
Theres a door, but they shut it
We all bleed, they cut it
Its so dark when you dont fit
Its a gauntlet, you gotta run it
Oh baby
I cant bear to see how it all looks in the light, keep it hidden now
If I could only find a switch that turns on the endless night
That turns on the endless night
That turns on the endless night
That turns on the endless night
Turn on the endless the night
Turn on the endless
Turn on the endless
If theres a cross, then bear it
If theres a loss, then share it
If theres a risk lets dare it
If its blindness, outstare it
I cant bear to see how it all looks in the light, keep it hidden baby
If I could only find a switch that turns on the endless night
That turns on the endless night
That turns on the endless night
That turns on the endless night
That turns on the endless night
Lets turn on the endless night
Lets turn on the endless night |
She was just another war nurse
She could strike a noble pose
Caring for our young boys when a bullet laid them low
She would hover over them and cry
And pull the cover over them when theyd die
She was just another lonesome lady, lover, sister of the gun
And though France would call her darling
She was a nurse neath the rising sun
She knew no hells or heavens, or harbors or havens
She was every mother, sister, wife and lover
Whose love a soldier boy was savin
She believed in the birth of the broad sword
She was not a shielded one
Though France would call her darlin
She was nurse neath the rising sun
She was a soldiers shrapnel sweetheart, direct from the combat zone
She was a reincarnation o fthe Virgin MAry
She was the hooker down in San Antone
And though her heart was somewhere in Iceland
Commanding the dawn patrol
Blessed in this blood and stitched into these bones
The war nurse left her soul
Blessed in this blood and stitched into these bones
The war nurse left her soul |
Do you like good music ?
Sweet soul music ?
How must I strike her
Sometime
Oh yeah
Spotlight out on this ring
Sing and laugh-laugh-laugh
Sing and laugh-laugh-laugh
Tonight
Oh yeah
Spotlight on the Big Man
Dont he look great ?
He lost a lot of weight
Oh yeah, oh yeah
Spotlight on you now
You sure look fine
Moving down the line
Come on
Yeah yeah
Spotlight on me now
I sure look good
Feeling so fine now
Thats right
Oh yeah
Spotlight on the band now
Sure rocking fine you
Working on that line you
Come on come on
Yeah yeah |
Seems like Im caught up in your trap again
Seems like Ill be wearing the same old chains
Good will conquer evil and the truth will set me free
And I know someday I will find the key
I know somewhere I will find the key
Seems like Ive been playing your game way too long
Seems the game Ive played has made you strong
When the game is over I wont walk out the loser
I know Ill walk out of here again
I know someday Ill walk out of here again
Well now Im trapped
Ooh yeah
Seems like Ive been sleeping in your bed too long
Seems like youve been meaning to do me harm
But Ill teach my eyes to see beyond these walls in front of me
Someday Ill walk out of here again
Someday Ill walk out of here again
Seems like Ive been playing your game way too long
Seems the game Ive played has made you strong |
Im standing in the backyard, listening to the party inside
Tonight Im drinking in the forgiveness this life provides
The scars we carry remain, but the pain slips away it seems
Oh, wont you, baby, be in my book of dreams
Im watching you through the window with your girlfriends from back home
Youre showing off your dress, theres laughter and a toast
From your daddy to the prettiest bride that hes ever seen
Oh, wont you, baby, be in my book of dreams
Ohh, wont you, wont you, baby
In the darkness, my fingers slip across your skin, I feel your sweet reply
The room fades away and Im way up high
Just holdin you to me as through the window the moonlight streams
Oh, wont you, baby, be in my book of dreams
Now the ritual begins: neath the wedding garland we meet as strangers
The dance floor is alive with beauty, mystery and danger
We dance out neath the stars ancient light into the darkening trees
Oh, wont you, baby, be in my book of dreams
Come on, baby, be in my book of dreams
Oh, wont you, baby, be in my book of dreams |
Out where the creek turns shallow and sandy
And the moon comes skimmin away the stars
Wind in the mesquite comes rushin over the hilltops
Straight into my arms
Straight into my arms
Im ridin hard carryin a cache of roses
A fresh map that I made
Tonight Im gonna get birth naked and bury my old soul
And dance on its grave
Yeah, dance on its grave
Eh, well, its been a long time comin, my dear
Its been a long time comin, but now its here
And now its here
Well my daddy he was just a stranger
Lived in a hotel downtown
Well when I was a kid he was just somebody
Somebody Id see around
Somebody Id see around
Well now down below and pullin on my shirt
Yeah I got some kids of my own
If I had one wish in this god forsaken world, kids
Itd be that your mistakesll be your own
Yeah your sinsll be your own
Well, its been a long time comin, my dear
Its been a long time comin, but now its here
And now its here
Lets go!
Out neath the arms of Cassiopeia
Where the sword of Orion sweeps
Its me and you, Rosie, cracklin like crossed wires
Youre breathin in your sleep
Youre breathin in your sleep
Well theres just a spark of a campfire left burning
Two kids in a sleeping bag beside
Reach neath your shirt, lay my hands across your belly
And feel another one kickin inside
And I aint gonna fuck it up this time
Its been a long time comin, my dear
Its been a long time comin, but now its here
Its been a long time comin, my dear
Its been a long time comin, but now its here
Yeah, now its here |
I was bruised and battered
I cant tell what I felt
I was unrecognizable to myself
Saw my reflection in a window
And no one face
Oh, brother gonna leave me wasted away in the streets of Philadelphia
I walked the avenues til my legs felt like stone
I heard the voices of friends, vanished and gone
At night, I can heard the blood in my veins
Its as black and whispering as the rain on the streets of Philadelphia
Aint no angel gonna meet me here
Its just you and I, my friend
If my clothes dont fit my anymore, Ive walked a thousand miles just to slip this skin
The night has fallen, Im lying awake
I can feel myself fading away
So receive me brother, with your faithless kiss
Well believe each other and all of this on the streets of Philadelphia |
Every day here you come walkin
I hold my tongue, I dont do much talkin
You say youre happy and youre doin fine
Well go on baby, I got plenty of time, cause
Sad eyes never lie
Sad eyes never lie
For a while Ive been watching you steady
Aint gonna move till youre good and ready
You show up and then you shy away
But I know pretty soon
Youll be walkin this way, cause
Sad eyes never lie
Sad eyes never lie
Baby, dont you know, I dont care
Dont you know that Ive been there
Well if somethin in the air feels a little unkind
Dont worry darlin, itll slip your mind
I know you think youd never be mine
Well thats okay baby, I dont mind
That shy smiles sweet, thats a fact
Go ahead I dont mind the act
Here you come all dressed up for a date
Well, one more step and itll be too late
Blue, blue ribbon in my hair
Youre so sure Ill be standing there
I guess sad eyes never lie
Sad eyes never lie
I guess sad eyes never lie
Sad eyes never lie |
I saw her standin on her front lawn just twirlin her baton
Me and her went for a ride sir and ten innocent people died
From the town of lincoln, nebraska with a sawed off .410 on my lap
Through to the badlands of wyoming I killed everything in my path
I cant say that Im sorry for the things that we done
At least for a little while sir me and her we had some fun
The jury brought in a guilty verdict and the judge he sentenced me to death
Midnight in a prison storeroom with leather straps across my chest
Sheriff when the man pulls that switch sir and snaps my poor head back
You make sure my pretty baby is sittin right there on my lap
They declared me unfit to live said into that great void my sould be hurled
They wanted to know why I did what I did
Well sir I guess theres just a meanness in this world |