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I’m a rambler, I’m a gambler I’m a long way from my home If the people don’t like me They can leave me alone Come sit down beside me Come sit down right here Come sit down, love, I want you Love you boldly, so dear When you get to Wyoming A letter you’ll see If you get into trouble Just you write and tell me For I once had a lover Her age was sixteen She’s a flower of velvet and the rose of Celine Her parents was against me Now she is the same If I write on your book, love Just you blot out my name Oh there’s changes in the ocean There’s changes in the sea There’s changes in my true love Theres no change in me

Lay lady lay Lay across my big brass bed Lay lady lay Lay across my big brass bed Stay lady stay Stay while the night is still ahead Stay lady stay Heavens dust fills our head Whatever colors have you in your mind I show them all to you and you see them shine Stay lady stay Stay with your man a while Til the break of day Then youre gonna see him smile His clothes are dirty but his hands are clean And youre the best thing hes ever seen Why wait any longer for the world to begin You can have your cake and eat it too Why wait any longer for the one you love When hes standing over you Lay lady lay Lay across my big brass bed Stay lady stay Were gonna build the whole night ahead I long to see you in the morning light I long to reach for you all night Lay lady lay Lay lady lay Lay lady lay Lay lady lay Lay lady lay

Mama take this badge from me I cant use it anymore Its getting dark, too dark to see I feel Im knockin on heavens door Knock knock knockin on heavens door Knock knock knockin on heavens door Knock knock knockin on heavens door Knock knock knockin on heavens door Mama put my guns in the ground I cant shoot them anymore That long black cloud is comin down I feel Im knockin on heavens door Knock knock knockin on heavens door Knock knock knockin on heavens door Knock knock knockin on heavens door Knock knock knockin on heavens door

Time passes slowly up here in the mountains We sit beside bridges and walk beside fountains Catch the wild fishes that float through the stream Time passes slowly when you’re lost in a dream Once I had a sweetheart, she was fine and good-looking We sat in her kitchen while her mama was cooking Stared out the window to the stars high above Time passes slowly when you’re searching for love Ain’t no reason to go in a wagon to town Ain’t no reason to go to the fair Ain’t no reason to go up, ain’t no reason to go down Ain’t no reason to go anywhere Time passes slowly up here in the daylight We stare straight ahead and try so hard to stay right Like the red rose of summer that blooms in the day Time passes slowly and fades away

May God bless and keep you always May your wishes all come true May you always do for others And let others do for you May you build a ladder to the stars And climb on every rung May you stay forever young Forever young, forever young May you stay forever young May you grow up to be righteous May you grow up to be true May you always know the truth And see the lights surrounding you May you always be courageous Stand upright and be strong May you stay forever young Forever young, forever young May you stay forever young May your hands always be busy May your feet always be swift May you have a strong foundation When the winds of changes shift May your heart always be joyful May your song always be sung May you stay forever young Forever young, forever young May you stay forever young

Bad news, bad news Come to me where I sleep Turn, turn, turn again Sayin’ one of your friends Is in trouble deep Turn, turn to the rain And the wind Tell me the trouble Tell once to my ear Turn, turn, turn again Joliet prison And ninety-nine years Turn, turn to the rain And the wind Oh what’s the charge Of how this came to be Turn, turn, turn again Manslaughter In the highest of degrees Turn, turn to the rain And the wind I sat down and wrote The best words I could write Turn, turn, turn again Explaining to the judge I’d be there on Wednesday night Turn, turn to the rain And the wind Without a reply I left by the moon Turn, turn, turn again And was in his chambers By the next afternoon Turn, turn to the rain And the wind Could ya tell me the facts? I said without fear Turn, turn, turn again That a friend of mine Would get ninety-nine years Turn, turn to the rain And the wind A crash on the highway Flew the car to a field Turn, turn, turn again There was four persons killed And he was at the wheel Turn, turn to the rain And the wind But I knew him as good As I’m knowing myself Turn, turn, turn again And he wouldn’t harm a life That belonged to someone else Turn, turn to the rain And the wind The judge spoke Out of the side of his mouth Turn, turn, turn again Sayin’, “The witness who saw He left little doubt” Turn, turn to the rain And the wind That may be true He’s got a sentence to serve Turn, turn, turn again But ninety-nine years He just don’t deserve Turn, turn to the rain And the wind Too late, too late For his case it is sealed Turn, turn, turn again His sentence is passed And it cannot be repealed Turn, turn to the rain And the wind But he ain’t no criminal And his crime it is none Turn, turn, turn again What happened to him Could happen to anyone Turn, turn to the rain And the wind And at that the judge jerked forward And his face it did freeze Turn, turn, turn again Sayin’, “Could you kindly leave My office now, please” Turn, turn to the rain And the wind Well his eyes looked funny And I stood up so slow Turn, turn, turn again With no other choice Except for to go Turn, turn to the rain And the wind I walked down the hallway And I heard his door slam Turn, turn, turn again I walked down the courthouse stairs And I did not understand Turn, turn to the rain And the wind And I played my guitar Through the night to the day Turn, turn, turn again And the only tune My guitar could play Was, “Oh the Cruel Rain And the Wind”

Tough Mama Meat shaking on your bones I’m gonna go down to the river and get some stones Sister’s on the highway with that steel-drivin’ crew Papa’s in the big house, his working’ days are through Tough Mama Can I blow a little smoke on you? Dark Beauty Won’t you move over and give me some room? It’s my duty to bring you down to the field where the flowers bloom Ashes in the furnace, dust on the rise You came through it all the way, flying through the skies Dark Beauty With that long night’s journey in your eyes Sweet Goddess Born of a blinding light and a changing wind Now, don’t be modest, you know who you are and where you’ve been Jack the Cowboy went up north He’s buried in your past The Lone Wolf went out drinking That was over pretty fast Sweet Goddess Your perfect stranger’s comin’ in at last Silver Angel With the badge of the lonesome road sewed in your sleeve I’d be grateful if this golden ring you would receive Today on the countryside it was a-hotter than a crotch I stood alone upon the ridge and all I did was watch Sweet Goddess It must be time to carve another notch I’m crestfallen The world of illusion is at my door I ain’t a-hauling any of my lambs to the marketplace anymore The prison walls are crumbling down, there is no end in sight I’ve gained some recognition but I lost my appetite Dark Beauty Meet me at the border late tonight

Peggy Day stole my poor heart away By golly, what more can I say? Love to spend the night with Peggy Day Peggy Night makes my future look so bright Man, that girl is out of sight Love to spend the day with Peggy Night Well, ya know that even before I learned her name Ya know I loved her just the same And I tell ’em all, wherever I may go Just so they’ll know, that she my little lady And I love her so Peggy Day stole my poor heart away Turned my skies to blue from gray Love to spend the night with Peggy Day Peggy Day stole my poor heart away By golly, what more can I say? Love to spend the night with Peggy Day Love to spend the night with Peggy Day

May God bless and keep you always May your wishes all come true May you always do for others And let others do for you May you build a ladder to the stars And climb on every rung And may you stay forever young And may you stay forever young May you grow up to be righteous May you grow up to be true May you always know the truth And see the lights surrounding you May you always be courageous Stand upright and be strong May you stay forever young And may you stay forever young Forever young, forever young And may you stay forever young May your hands always be busy May your feet always be swift May you have a strong foundation When the winds of changes shift May your heart always be joyful And may your song always be sung May you stay forever young And may you stay forever young Forever young, forever young May you stay forever young Forever young, forever young And may you stay forever young

When Id ask why the painting was deadly Nobody could pick up my sign Cept for the cook, she was always friendly But shed only ask, Whats on your mind? Shed say that especially when it was raining Id say Oh, I dont know But then shed press and Id say, You see that painting? Do you think its been done by Van Gogh? The cook she said call her Maria Shed always point for the same boy to come forth Saying, He trades cattle, its his own idea And he also makes trips to the North Have you ever seen his naked calf bleed? Id say, Oh no, why does it show? And shed whisper in my ear that hes a half-breed And Id say, Fine, but can he paint like Van Gogh? I cant remember his name he never gave it But I always figured he could go home Til when hed gave me his card and said, Save it I could see by his eyes he was alone But it was sad how his four leaf clover Drawn on his calling card showed That it was given back to him a-many times over And it most definitely was not done by Van Gogh It was either she or the maid just to please me Though I sensed she could not understand And she made a thing out of it by saying, Go easy Hes a straight, but hes a very crooked straight man. And Id say, Does the girl in the calendar doubt it? And by the way is it Marilyn Monroe? But shed just speak softly and say, Why you wanna know about it? And Id say, I was just wondering if she ever sat for Van Gogh. It was either her or the straight man who introduced me To Jeanette, Camillas friend Who later on falsely accused me of stealing her locket and pen When I said I dont have the locket She said You steal pictures of everybodys mother I know And I said Theres no locket No picture of any mother I would pocket Unless its been done by Van Gogh. Camillas house stood on the outskirts How strange to see the chandeliers destroyed While beneath the velvet carpet Of fox hunts and love far before

How many roads must a man walk down before they call him a man? How many seas must a white dove sail before she sleeps in the sand? How many times must those cannonballs be fired before theyre forever banned? Oh yeah Let me tell you that the answer, my friend, is blowin in the wind The answer is blowin in the wind Oh, oh yeah How many years must a mountain exist before it is washed to the sea? Yeah How many years can a man exist before hes allowed to be free? Yeah Now, how many times can a man turn his head and he pretends that he just doesnt see? Whoa, yeah You know the answer, my friend, is blowin in the wind The answer is blowin in the wind Uh-huh Uh-huh And let me tell you its blowin Blowin And its blowin Oh, the answer is blowin in the wind And its blowin, yeah yeah yeah The answer is blowin in the wind

How many roads must a man walk down Before they call him a man How many seas must a white dove sail Before she sleeps in the sand How many times must the cannonballs fly Before they are forever banned The answer, my friends, is blowing in the wind The answer is blowing in the wind How many years can a mountain exist Before its washed to the sea How many years must some people exist Before theyre allowed to be free How many times can a man turn his head And pretend that he just doesnt see The answer, my friends, is blowing in the wind The answer is blowing in the wind How many times can man a look up Before he sees the sky How many ears must one person have Before he can hear people cry And how many deaths will it take till he knows That too many people have died The answer, my friends, is blowing in the wind The answer is blowing in the wind Oh, the answer, my friends, is blowing in the wind The answer is blowing in the wind

Prayed in the ghetto with my face in the cement Heard the last moan of a boxer, seen the massacre of the innocent Felt around for the light switch, felt around for her face Been treated like a farm animal on a wild goose chase West of the Jordan, east of the Rock of Gibraltar I see the turning of the page Curtain rising on a new age See the groom still waiting at the altar Try to be pure at heart, they arrest you for robbery Mistake your shyness for aloofness, your silence for snobbery Got the message this morning, the one that was sent to me About the madness of becoming what one was never meant to be West of the Jordan, east of the Rock of Gibraltar I see the turning of the page Curtain rising on a new age See the groom still waiting at the altar Dont know what I can say about Claudette that wouldnt come back to haunt me Finally had to give her up bout the time she began to want me But I know God has mercy on them who are slandered and humiliated Id a-done anything for that woman if she’d only made me feel obligated West of the Jordan, east of the Rock of Gibraltar I see the turning of the page Curtain rising on a new age See the groom still waiting at the altar Put your hand on my head, baby, do I have a temperature? I see people who are supposed to know better standing around like furniture Theres a wall between you and what you want and you got to leap it Tonight you got the power to take it, tomorrow you wont have the power to Keep it West of the Jordan, east of the Rock of Gibraltar I see the turning of the page Curtain rising on a new age See the groom still waiting at the altar Cities on fire, phones out of order Theyre killing nuns and soldiers, theres fighting on the border What can I say about Claudette? Aint seen her since January She could be respectably married or running a whorehouse in Buenos Aires West of the Jordan, east of the Rock of Gibraltar I see the turning of the page Curtain rising on a new age See the groom still waiting at the altar

Dear, I thought Id drop a line The weathers cool. The folks are fine Im in bed each night at nine P.S. I love you Yesterday we had some rain But all in all I cant complain Was it dusty on the train? P.S. I love you Write to the Browns just as soon as youre able They came around to call I burned a hole in the dining room table And let me see, I guess thats all Nothin else for me to say And so Ill close. Oh, by the way Everybodys thinkin of you P.S. I love you I do my best to obey all your wishes I put a sign up. Think Now I got to buy us a new set of dishes Or wash the ones that have piled in the sink Nothing else to tell you, dear Except, each day feels like a year Every night Im dreamin of you P.S. I love you P.S. I love you

Change my way of thinking Make myself a different set of rules Gonna change my way of thinking Make myself a different set of rules Going to put my good foot forward Stop being influenced by fools So much oppression Cant keep track of it no more So much oppression Cant keep track of it no more Sons becoming husbands to their mothers Old men turning young daughters into whores Stripes on your shoulders Stripes on your back and on your hands Stripes on your shoulders Stripes on your back and on your hands Swords piercing your side Blood and water flowing through the land Well, I dont know which one is worse Doing your own thing or just being cool Dont know which one is worse Doing your own thing or being cool You remember only about the brass ring You forget all about the golden rule You can mislead a man You can take ahold of his heart with your eyes You can mislead a man You can take ahold of his heart with your eyes But theres only one authority And thats the authority on high I got a God-fearing woman One I can easily afford I got a God-fearing woman One I can easily afford She can do the Georgia Crawl She can walk in the Spirit of the Lord Jesus said, Be ready For you know not the hour in which I come Jesus said, Be ready For you know not the hour in which I come He said, He who is not for Me is against Me Just so you know where Hes coming from Theres a kingdom called Heaven A place where there is no pain of birth Theres a place called Heaven A place where there is no pain of birth Well the Lord created it, mister About the same time that He made the earth

Too much of nothing Can make a man ill at ease One man’s temper rises Where another man’s temper might freeze Now its a day of confession And we cannot mock a soul Oh, when there’s too much of nothing No one has control Say hello to Valerie Say hello to Vivian Give her all my salary On the waters of oblivion When theres too much of nothing Can cause a man to weep He can walk the streets and like most and boast Of what hed like to keep But it’s all been done before It’s all been written in the book And when there’s too much of nothing Nobody should look Say hello to Valerie Say hello to Vivian Give her all my salary On the waters of oblivion Now too much of nothing Can make a man a liar It can cause some men to sleep on nails It can cause others to eat fire Ev’rybody’s doin’ something Ive heard it in a dream But when there’s too much of nothing It just makes a fella mean Say hello to Valerie Say hello to Vivian Give her all my salary On the waters of oblivion

Like the lion tears the flesh off of a man So can a woman who passes herself off as a male They sang “Danny Boy” at his funeral and the Lord’s Prayer Preacher talking ’bout Christ betrayed It’s like the earth just opened and swallowed him up He reached too high, was thrown back to the ground You know what they say about being nice to the right people on the way up Sooner or later you gonna meet them coming down Well, there ain’t no goin’ back When your foot of pride come down Ain’t no goin’ back Hear ya got a brother named James, don’t forget faces or names Sunken cheeks and his blood is mixed He looked straight into the sun and said revenge is mine But he drinks, and drinks can be fixed Sing me one more song, about ya love me to the moon and the stranger And your fall-by-the sword love affair with Errol Flynn In these times of compassion when conformity’s in fashion Say one more stupid thing to me before the final nail is driven in Well, there ain’t no goin’ back When your foot of pride come down Ain’t no goin’ back There’s a retired businessman named Red Cast down from heaven and he’s out of his head He feeds off of everyone that he can touch He said he only deals in cash or sells tickets to a plane crash He’s not somebody that you play around with much Miss Delilah is his, a Philistine is what she is She’ll do wondrous works with your fate Feed you coconut bread Spice buns in your bed If you don’t mind sleeping with your head face down in a grave Well, there ain’t no goin’ back When your foot of pride come down Ain’t no goin’ back Well, they’ll choose a man for you to meet tonight You’ll play the fool and learn how to walk through the doors How to enter into the gates of paradise No, how to carry a burden too heavy to be yours Yeah, from the stage they’ll be trying’ to get water out rocks A whore will pass the hat, collect a hundred grand and say thanks They like to take all this money from sin, build big universities to study in Sing “Amazing Grace” all the way to the Swiss banks Well, there ain’t no goin’ back When your foot of pride come down Ain’t no goin’ back They got some beautiful people out there, man They can be a terror to your mind and show you how to hold your tongue They got mystery written all over their forehead They kill babies in the crib and say only the good die young They don’t believe in mercy Judgement on them is something that you’ll never see They can exalt you up or bring you down main route Turn you into anything that they want you to be Well, there ain’t no goin’ back When your foot of pride come down Ain’t no goin’ back Yes, I guess I loved him too I can still see him in my mind climbin’ that hill Did he make it to the top, well he probably did and dropped Struck down by the strength of the will Ain’t nothin’ left here partner, just the dust of a plague That has left this whole town afraid From now on, this’ll be where you’re from Let the dead bury the dead. Your time will come Let hot iron blow as he raised the shade Well, there ain’t no goin’ back When your foot of pride come down Ain’t no goin’ back

Spend the night with some sweet señorita Into her dark hallway she will lead you In some lonesome shadow she might greet you Billy, you’re so doggone far away from home They say that Pat Garrett’s got your number Sleep with one eye open when you slumber Every little sound just might be thunder Thunder from the barrel of his gun Maybe you will find yourself tomorrow Drinking in some bar to hide your sorrow Spending the time that you borrow Figuring a way to get back home

Sometimes I wonder Why I spend my lonely nights Dreaming of a song The melody haunts my reverie And I am once again with you When our love was new And each kiss an inspiration Oh, but that was long ago And now my consolation is in the stardust of a song Beside the garden wall, when stars were bright You are in my arms The nightingale told his fairytale Of paradise, where roses grew Though I dream in vain In my heart, it will always remain My stardust melody The memory of loves refrain

Well, I had to go down and see a guy named Mr. Goldsmith A nasty, dirty, double-crossin’, backstabbin’ phony I didn’t wanna have to be dealin’ with But I did it for you and all you gave me was a smile Well, I cried for you, now it’s your turn to cry awhile I don’t carry deadweight, I’m no flash in the pan All right, I’ll set you straight, can’t you see I’m a union man? I’m lettin’ the cat out of the cage, I’m keeping a low profile Well, I cried for you, now it’s your turn, you can cry awhile Feel like a fighting rooster, feel better than I ever felt But the Pennsylvania line’s in an awful mess and the Denver road is about to melt I went to the church house, every day I go an extra mile Well, I cried for you, now it’s your turn, you can cry awhile Last night ’cross the alley there was a pounding on the walls It must have been Don Pasqualli makin’ a two A.M. booty call To break a trusting heart like mine was just your style Well, I cried for you, now it’s your turn to cry awhile I’m on the fringes of the night, fighting back tears that I can’t control Some people they ain’t human, they got no heart or soul Well, I’m crying to the Lord, I’m tryin’ to be meek and mild Yes, I cried for you, now it’s your turn, you can cry awhile Well, there’s preachers in the pulpits and babies in the cribs I’m longin’ for that sweet fat that sticks to your ribs I’m gonna buy me a barrel of whiskey, I’ll die before I turn senile Well, I cried for you, now it’s your turn, you can cry awhile Well, you bet on a horse and it ran on the wrong way I always said you’d be sorry and today could be the day I might need a good lawyer, could be your funeral, my trial Well, I cried for you, now it’s your turn, you can cry awhile

Johnnys in the basement mixing up the medicine Im on the pavement thinking about the government The man in the trench coat, badge out, laid off Says hes got a bad cough: wants to get it paid off God knows when but youre doing it again! You better duck down the alleyway looking for a new friend The man in the coonskin cap by the big pen Wants eleven dollar bills: you only got ten Look out, kid Look out, kid, because its something that you did, kid Look out, kid, because they keep it all hid Maggie comes fleet foot, face full of black soot Talking at the heat put plants in the bed but The phones tapped anyway, Maggie says that many say They must bust in early may Orders from the D.A., the double D.A Walk on your tip toes, dont try no doz Better stay away from those that carry around a fire hose Keep a clean nose, watch the plain clothes You dont need a weather man to know which way the wind blows Look out, kid Look out, kid, its something that you did Look out, kid, cause they keep all hid, look out Looks to me like you did A little to much hitting kid You shouldve took it to the bridge Before you started to skid Look out, kid The good god willing, well bebop to Bob Dylan Chilling em, thrilling em, and red hot killing em Killing em Said killing em Kill em Get sick, get well, hand around a ink well Ring a bell, hard to tell if anything is going to sell Try hard, get barred, get back, write braille Get jailed, jump bail, join the army if you fail But users, cheaters, six time losers Hand around the theaters Girl by the whirlpool looking for a new fool Dont follow leaders, watch the parking meters Look out, kid Look out, kid, because its something that you did, kid Look out, kid, because they keep all hid Look out, kid, because its something that you did, kid Look out, kid, because they keep all hid

Come you ladies and you gentlemen, a-listen to my song Sing it to you right, but you might think it’s wrong Just a little glimpse of a story I’ll tell ’Bout an East Coast city that you all know well It’s hard times in the city Living’ down in New York town Old New York City is a friendly old town From Washington Heights to Harlem on down There’s a-mighty many people all milling’ all around They’ll kick you when you’re up and knock you when you’re down It’s hard times in the city Living’ down in New York town Well, the weekend is strong and the rich and the poor Get there together in roof an no more Crowdin up bove and crowdin down below And someone disappears, you never even know And its hard times from the country, livin down in New York town It’s a mighty long ways from the Golden Gate To Rockefeller Plaza ’n’ the Empire State Mister Empire sets up as high as a bird Old Mister Rockefeller never says a word It’s hard times from the country Living’ down in New York town Well, it’s up in the morning’ trying’ to find a job of work Stand in one place till your feet begin to hurt If you got a lot o’ money you can make yourself merry If you only got a nickel, it’s the Staten Island Ferry And it’s hard times in the city Living’ down in New York town Mister Hudson come a-sailing down the stream And old Mister Minuet paid for his dream Bought your city on a one-way track ’F I had my way I’d sell it right back And it’s hard times in the city Living’ down in New York town I’ll take all the smog in Cal-i-for-ne-ay ’N’ every bit of dust in the Oklahoma plains ’N’ the dirt in the caves of the Rocky Mountain mines It’s all much cleaner than the New York kind And it’s hard times in the city Living’ down in New York town So all you newsy people, spread the news around You can listen to m’ story, listen to m’ song You can step on my name, you can try ’n’ get me beat When I leave New York, I’ll be standing’ on my feet And it’s hard times in the city Living’ down in New York town

Trust yourself Trust yourself to do the things that only you know best Trust yourself Trust yourself to do what’s right and not be second-guessed Don’t trust me to show you beauty When beauty may only turn to rust If you need somebody you can trust, trust yourself Trust yourself Trust yourself to know the way that will prove true in the end Trust yourself Trust yourself to find the path where there is no if and when Don’t trust me to show you the truth When the truth may only be ashes and dust If you want somebody you can trust, trust yourself Well, you’re on your own, you always were In a land of wolves and thieves Don’t put your hope in ungodly man Or be a slave to what somebody else believes Trust yourself And you won’t be disappointed when vain people let you down Trust yourself And look not for answers where no answers can be found Don’t trust me to show you love When my love may be only lust If you want somebody you can trust, trust yourself

Now, I stand in awe and I shake my face You break your promise all over the place You promised to love me, but what do I see? Just you comin’ in spilling juice over me Odds and ends, odds and ends Lost time is not found again Now, you take your file and you bend my head I never can remember anything that you said You promised to love me, but what do I know? You’re always spilling juice on me like you got some place to go Odds and ends, odds and ends Lost time is not found again Now, I’ve had enough, my box is clean You know what I’m saying and you know what I mean From now on you’d best get on someone else While you’re doing it, keep that juice to yourself Odds and ends, odds and ends Lost time is not found again

Now, there’s a certain thing That I learned from Jim That he’d always make sure I’d understand And that is that there’s a certain way We all must swim If we expect to live off of the fat of the land Open the door, Richard I’ve heard it said before Open the door, Richard I’ve heard it said before But I ain’t gonna hear it said no more Now, there’s a certain thing That I learned from my friend, Mouse That fella who never blushes And that is that one must always Flush out his house If he dont expect to be housing flushes Open the door, Richard I’ve heard it said before Open the door, Richard I’ve heard it said before And I ain’t gonna hear it said no more “Take care of all of your memories” Said Nick “For you cannot relive them And remember when you’re out there Trying to heal the sick That you must always first forgive them” Open the door, Richard I’ve heard it said before Open the door, Richard I’ve heard it said before And I ain’t gonna hear it said no more

If not for you Babe, I couldnt even find the door I couldnt even see the floor Id be sad and blue If not for you If not for you Babe, the night would see me wide awake The day would surely have to break It would not be new If not for you If not for you My sky would fall Rain would gather too Without your love Id be nowhere at all Id be lost If not for you If not for you The Winter would hold no Spring Couldnt hear a robin sing I just wouldnt have a clue If not for you If not for you My sky would fall Rain would gather too Without your love Id be nowhere at all Id be lost If not for you If not for you The Winter would hold no Spring You couldnt hear a robin sing I just wouldnt have a clue If not for you If not for you

He sits in your room, his tomb, with a fist full of tacks Preoccupied with his vengeance Cursing the dead that can’t answer him back I’m sure that he has no intentions Of looking your way, unless it’s to say That he needs you to test his inventions Can you please crawl out your window? Use your arms and legs it won’t ruin you How can you say he will haunt you? You can go back to him any time you want to He looks so truthful, is this how he feels Trying to peel the moon and expose it With his businesslike anger and his bloodhounds that kneel If he needs a third eye he just grows it He just needs you to talk or to hand him his chalk Or pick it up after he throws it Why does he look so righteous while your face is so changed Are you frightened of the box you keep him in While his genocide fools and his friends rearrange Their religion of the little tin women That backs up their views but your face is so bruised Come on out the dark is beginning

Believe me, Im a liar Lying all the time I admit it, Ive been lying all along No fucks allowed Once upon a time I dressed so fine Threw bums dimes in my prime, yes I did People would call say “beware Paul, youre bound to fall” But I thought they were all trying to kid I used to laugh about Everybody that was hanging out but Now I dont talk so loud Now I dont walk so proud Having to be scrounging around for my next meal I know how it feels I know how it feels Being on my own, with no direction home A complete unknown, Im like a rolling stone Ive been to a fine ass school, you know they used to call me Mr. Lonely But you know I only used to get juiced in it Yeah nobody ever taught me how to live out on the street But now I guess Im gonna have to get used to it I said I never compromise When Napoleon arrives that was before I had realized He wasnt selling any alibis Now Im staring in the vacuum of his eyes And Im asking if he wants to make a deal So I know how it feels Thats how I know how it feels Being on my own, with no direction home A complete unknown, Im like a rolling stone Yeah I know how it feels Yes I know how it feels To be on my own, with no direction home A complete unknown, I’m like a rolling stone Just watch me down here Prince upon a steeple and that was me and my pretty people Laughing, drinking, thinking hey - we got it made Exchanging all kinds of precious things But I’m taking off this diamond ring so I can pawn it today I used to ride on the chrome horse with my diplomat We carried on his shoulder a Siamese cat It was so hard discovering that We really wasn’t where it was at But that was after we’d taken from me everything we could steal We know how it feels We all know it feels To be on our own With no direction home Completely unknown Just like Rolling Stones I’m feeling like Mick Jagger I feel more like Keith Richards I’m feeling like Bill Wyman I’m feeling like Charlie Watts Don’t forget Billy Preston And don’t forget Lisa Fischer Don’t you forget Bernard Fowler And don’t forget Darryl Jones If you forget Brian Jones don’t forget Darryl Jones A real Rolling Stone We’re just Rolling Stones Like a rolling stone Like a rolling stone Like a rolling stone Like a rolling stone Rolling stone Rolling stone Rolling stone Rolling stone Stone Stone Stone Stone Stone

Im just a poor boy Though my storys seldom told I have squadered my resistance For a pocketful of numbles Such are promises, all lies and jest Still a man hears what he wants to hear And disregards the rest When I left my home and family I was no more than a boy In the company of strangers In the quiet of the railway station Running scared, laying low Seeking out the poorer quarters Where the ragged people go Looking for the places only they would know Asking only workmans wages I come looking for a job But I get no offers Just a come-on from the whores on Seventh Avenue I do declare There were times when I was so lonesome I took some comfort there Then Im laying out my winter clothes And wishing I was gone, going home Where the New York City winters arent bleeding me Leading me Going home In the clearing stands a boxer And a fighter by his trade And he carries the reminders Of every glove that laid him down And cut him till he cried out In his anger and his shame I am leaving, I am leaving But the fighter still remains

No more auction block for me No more, no more No more auction block for me Many thousands gone No more drivers lash for me No more, no more No more drivers lash for me Many thousands gone No more whip lash for me No more, no more No more pint of salt for me Many thousands gone

When first I came to Louisville, some pleasure there to find A damsel there from Lexington was pleasing to my mind Her rosy cheeks, her ruby lips, like arrows pierced my breast And the name she bore was Flora, the lily of the west I courted lovely Flora some pleasure for to find But she turned unto another man whose sore distressed my mind She robbed me of my liberty, deprived me of my rest Then go, my lovely Flora, the lily of the west Away down in yonder shady grove, a man of high degree Conversing with my Flora there, it seemed so strange to me And the answer that she gave to him it sore did me oppress I was betrayed by Flora, the lily of the west I stepped up my rival, dagger in my hand I seized him by the collar, and body made him stand Seeing mad by desperation I pierced him to the breast All this for lovely Flora, the lily of the west I had to stand my trial, I had to make my plea They placed me in the witness box and then commenced on me Although she swore my life away, deprived me of my rest Still I love my faithless Flora, the Lily of the west

Well theres one kind of favor Ill ask for you Well theres one kind of favor Ill ask for you Theres just one kind of favor Ill ask for you You can see that my grave is kept clean And theres two white horses following me And theres two white horses following me I got two white horses following me Waiting on my burying ground Did you ever hear that coffin sound Did you ever hear that coffin sound Did you ever hear that coffin sound Means another poor boy is under the ground Did you ever hear them church bells toll Did you ever hear them church bells toll Did you ever hear them church bells toll Means another poor boy is dead and gone And my heart stopped beating and my hands turned cold And my heart stopped beating and my hands turned cold And my heart stopped beating and my hands turned cold And I believe what the Bible told And theres one last favor Ill ask for you And theres one last favor Ill ask for you And just one last flavor Ill ask for you You can see that my grave is kept clean

She was the rose of Sharon from paradise lost From the city of seven hills near the place of the cross I was playing a show in Miami in the theater of divine comedy Told about Jesus, told about the rain She told me about the jungle where her brothers were slain By a man who had been dying and disappeared so mysteriously Was she a child or an angel? Did we go too far Were we sniper bait? Did we follow a star? To a hole in the wall wall to where the long arm of the law can not reach? Could I been used and played as a pawn? It certainly was possible as the gay night wore on Where men bathed in perfume and practiced the hopes of free speech And them Caribbean winds still blow from Nassau to Mexico Fanning the flames in the furnace of desire And them distant ships of liberty on them iron waves so bold and free Bringing everything that’s near to me nearer to the fire She looked into my soul through the clothes that I wore She said, “We got a mutual friend over by the door And you know he’s got our best interest in mind” He was well connected but her heart was a snare And she had left him to die in there There were payments due and he was a little behind The cry of the peacock, flies buzz my head Ceiling fan broken, there’s a heat in my bed Street band playing “Nearer My God to Thee” We met at the steeple where the mission bells ring She said, “I know what you’re thinking, but there ain’t a thing You can do about it, so let us just agree to agree” And them Caribbean winds still blow from Nassau to Mexico Fanning the flames in the furnace of desire And them distant ships of liberty on them iron waves so bold and free Bringing everything that’s near to me nearer to the fire Atlantic City by the cold grey sea I hear a voice crying, “Daddy,” I always think it’s for me But it’s only the silence in the buttermilk hills that call Every new messenger brings evil report ’Bout armies on the march and time that is short And famines and earthquakes and hatred written upon walls Would I have married her? I don’t know, I suppose She had bells in her braids and they hung to her toes But I kept hearing my name and had to be moving on I saw screws break loose, saw the devil pound tin I saw a house in the country being torn from within I heard my ancestors calling from the land far beyond And them Caribbean winds still blow from Nassau to Mexico Fanning the flames in the furnace of desire And them distant ships of liberty on them iron waves so bold and free Bringing everything that’s near to me nearer to the fire

Lay down your weary tune, lay down Lay down the song you strum And rest yourself neath the strength of strings No voice can hope to hum Struck by the sounds before the sun I knew the night had gone The morning breeze like a bugle blew Against the drums of dawn The ocean wild like an organ played The seaweeds wove its strands The crashing waves like cymbals clashed Against the rocks and sands I stood unwound beneath the skies And clouds unbound by laws The crying rain like a trumpet sang And asked for no applause The last of leaves fell from the trees And clung to a new loves breast The branches bare like a banjo played To the winds that listened best I gazed down in the rivers mirror And watched its winding strum The water smooth ran like a hymn And like a harp did hum

Come baby, find me, come baby, remind me of where I once begun Come baby, show me, show me you know me, tell me you’re the one I could be learning, you could be yearning to see behind closed doors But I will always be emotionally yours Come baby, rock me, come baby, lock me into the shadows of your heart Come baby, teach me, come baby, reach me, let the music start I could be dreaming but I keep believing you’re the one I’m living for And I will always be emotionally yours It’s like my whole life never happened When I see you, it’s as if I never had a thought I know this dream, it might be crazy But it’s the only one I’ve got Come baby, shake me, come baby, take me, I would be satisfied Come baby, hold me, come baby, help me, my arms are open wide I could be unraveling wherever I’m traveling, even to foreign shores But I will always be emotionally yours

There must be some way out of here Said the joker to the thief Theres too much confusion here I cant get no relief Businessmen, they drink my wine Plowmen dig my earth None of them know along the line What any of this is worth, yeah No reason to get excited The thief, he kindly spoke There are many here among us Who think that life is but a joke But you and I, weve been through that And that is not our fate So let us not talk falsely now Because the hour is getting late Hey, hey, hey All along the watchtower And princes kept the view While horsemen came and went Barefoot servants too All I got is a red guitar Three chords and the truth All I got is a red guitar The rest is up to you Theres no reason to get excited The thief, he kindly spoke There are some among us here Say that life is just a joke You and I, weve been through that And that is not our fate, at least today So let us not talk falsely now Because the hour is getting late, late Yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah-e-yeah Yeah, yeah-e-yeah

Strange things have happened, like never before My baby told me I would have to go I cant be good no more, once like I did before I cant be good, baby Honey, because the worlds gone wrong Feel bad this morning, aint got no home No use in worrying, cause the world gone wrong I cant be good no more, once like I did before I cant be good, baby Honey, because the worlds gone wrong I told you, baby, right to your head If I didnt leave you I would have to kill you dead I cant be good no more, once like I did before I cant be good, baby Honey, because the worlds gone wrong I tried to be loving and treat you kind But it seems like you never right, you got no loyal mind I cant be good no more, once like I did before I cant be good, baby Honey, because the worlds gone wrong If you have a woman and she dont treat you kind Praise the Good Lord to get her out of your mind I cant be good no more, once like I did before I cant be good, baby Honey, because the worlds gone wrong Said, when you been good now, cant do no more Just tell her kindly, there is the front door. I cant be good no more, once like I did before I cant be good, baby Honey, because the worlds gone wrong Pack up my suitcase, give me my hat No use to ask me, baby, cause Ill never be back I cant be good no more, once like I did before I cant be good, baby Honey, because the worlds gone wrong

The bottom lines been snorted The bottom cards been dealt No one knows like you know right now How truly bad it felt All your life you wasted On dreamin about the day Worker bees kill off their queen And carry all her eggs away Oh, then if you die fearin God And painfully employed No, you will not go to Heaven Youll go to Champaign, Illinois Up north in Chicago Where booze makes no one blush Memories come back to you In a double Bourbon rush Memories that arent all bad And neither, my friend, are you There is an argument there must be some Heaven meant For hearts that are half true Oh, and if you spend your whole life Rollin horses into Troy No, you will not go to heaven Youll go to Champaign, Illinois No, you will not go to heaven Youll go to Champaign, Illinois Roll on blacktop highway Circles towards the sun Springfields in the distance And thats the last big one After that comes judgment Oh, and judgment will be swift You will be eliminated But heres a parting gift Oh, if you die fearin God And painfully employed No, you will not go to Heaven Youll go to Champaign, Illinois No, you will not go to heaven Youll go to Champaign, Illinois No, you will not go to heaven Youll go to Champaign, Illinois

There were three sailors, bold and true With cargo they did carry They sailed away on the ocean blue For the love of Spanish Mary So deeply now were they disturbed No longer could they tarry Swoon and swerve For the love of Spanish Mary In Kingston town of high degree The buffoon, the fool, the fairy All paid the dues and inquired to me For the love of Spanish Mary Beggar man, beggar man Tell me no lie Is it a mystery to live Or is it a mystery to die I seek ye not to ask of you It was in Kingston town indeed It is said they stopped but not for greed But for the love of Spanish Mary I remember well, they came one day The buffoon, the fool, the fairy They asked of me what could I say For the love of Spanish Mary ‘Tis not of me to talk absurd No rumor do I carry No, Ill not give you one word But for the love of Spanish Mary Beggar man, beggar man Tell me no lie Is it a mystery to live Or is it a mystery to die

Stake my future on a hell of a past Looks like tomorrow is coming on fast Aint complaining bout what I got Seen better times, but who has not? Silvio Silver and gold Wont buy back the beat of a heart grown cold Silvio I gotta go Find out something only dead men know Honest as the next jade rolling that stone When I come knocking dont throw me no bone Im an old boll weevil looking for a home If you dont like it you can leave me alone I can snap my fingers and require the rain From a clear blue sky and turn it off again I can stroke your body and relieve your pain And charm the whistle off an evening train I give what I got until I got no more I take what I get until I even the score You know I love you and furthermore When its time to go you got an open door I can tell you fancy, I can tell you plain You give something up for everything you gain Since every pleasures got an edge of pain Pay for your ticket and dont complain One of these days and it wont be long Going down in the valley and sing my song I will sing it loud and sing it strong Let the echo decide if I was right or wrong Silvio Silver and gold Wont buy back the beat of a heart grown cold Silvio I gotta go Find out something only dead men know

Aint no more cane on the Brazos Oh, oh, oh, oh Its all been ground down to molasses Oh, oh oh, oh You shoulda been on the river in nineteen and ten Oh, oh, oh, oh They were driving the women just like they drove the men Oh, oh, oh, oh Go down old Hannah, doncha rise no more Oh, oh, oh, oh Dont you rise up til the judgment days for sure Oh, oh, oh, oh Aint no more cane on the Brazos Oh, oh, oh, oh Its all been ground down to molasses Oh, oh, oh, oh Captain, dont you do me like you done poor old Shine Oh, oh, oh, oh Well ya drove that bully til he went stone blind Oh, oh, oh, oh Wake up on a lifetime, hold up your own head Oh, oh, oh, oh Well you may get a pardon and then you might drop dead Oh, oh, oh, oh Aint no more cane on the Brazos Oh, oh, oh, oh Its all been ground down to molasses Oh, oh, oh, oh

I’ve seen love go by my door It’s never been this close before Never been so easy or so slow Shooting in the dark too long When something’s not right, it’s wrong Youre gonna make me lonesome when you go Dragon clouds so high above Ive only known careless love Its always hit me from below But this time around it is more correct Right on target, so direct Youre gonna make me lonesome when you go Purple clover, Queen Annes lace Crimson hair across your face You could make me cry, if you dont know Cant remember what I was thinking of You might be spoiling me with too much love Youre gonna make me lonesome when you go Flowers on the hillside blooming crazy Crickets talking back and forth in rhyme Blue river running slow and lazy I could stay with you forever and never realize the time Situations have ended sad Relationships have all been bad Mine have been like Verlaines and Rimbaud But theres no way I can compare All those scenes to this affair Youre gonna make me lonesome when you go Youre gonna make me wonder what Im doing Staying far behind without you Youre gonna make me wonder what Im saying Make me give myself a good talking-to Ill look for you in old Honolulu San Francisco, Ashtabula Youre gonna have to leave me now, I know Ill see you in the sky above In the tall grass, in the ones I love Youre gonna make me lonesome when you go Oh, youre gonna make me lonesome when you go Oh, youre gonna make me lonesome when you go Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Youre gonna make me lonesome when you go

Down along the cove I spied my true love comin’ my way Down along the cove I spied my true love comin’ my way I say, “Lord, have mercy, mama It sure is good to see ya comin today Down along the cove I spied my little bundle of joy Down along the cove I spied my little bundle of joy She said, “Lord, have mercy, honey I’m so glad you’re my boy!” Down along the cove We walked together hand in hand Down along the cove We walked together hand in hand Ev’rybody watchin’ us ago by Knows we’re in love, yes, and they understand

Twilight on the frozen lake North wind about to break On footprints in the snow Silence down below You’re beautiful beyond words You’re beautiful to me You can make me cry Never say goodbye Time is all I have to give You can have it if you choose With me you can live Never say goodbye My dreams are made of iron and steel With a big bouquet Of roses hanging down From the heavens to the ground The crashing waves roll over me As I stand upon the sand Wait for you to come And grab hold of my hand Oh, baby, baby, baby blue You’ll change your last name, too You’ve turned your hair to brown Love to see it hanging’ down

The air is getting hotter Theres a rumbling in the sky Ive been wading through the high muddy water With heat rising through my eyes Every day, your memory grows dimmer It doesnt hurt me like it did before Ive been walking through the middle of nowhere Tryin to get to Heaven before they close the door Oh, hey, yeah Oh, when I was in Missouri They would not let me be I had to leave there in a hurry I only saw what they let me see They broke the heart that loved you Now you can seal up the book and not write anymore Ive been walking that lonesome valley Tryin to get to Heaven before they close the door Oh, oh, yeah Ooh, tryin to get to Heaven Before they close the door Ooh, tryin to get to Heaven Before they close the door Oh, people on the platforms Waiting for the trains I can hear their hearts are beatin Like pendulums swingin on a chain When you think you lost everything You find out you can lose a little more I, Im just going down the, that road feeling bad Tryin hard to get to Heaven before they close the door Ooh, tryin to get to Heaven Before they close the door Ooh, tryin to get to Heaven Before they close the door Ooh Oh-oh-oh Ooh, tryin to get to Heaven Before they close the door Ooh, tryin to get to Heaven Before they close the door Im going down the river Going down to New Orleans They tell me everythings gonna be alright But I dont know what alright even means I close my eyes and I wonder, boys If everything is as hollow as it seems Ive been to Sugar Town, oh, shook the sugar down Tryin to get to Heaven before they close the door, hey Ooh, tryin to get to Heaven Before they close the door Ooh, tryin to get to Heaven Before they close the door Ooh, tryin to get to Heaven Before they close the door Ooh, tryin to get to Heaven Before they close the door

I bless the day I found you I want my arms around you And so I beg you: let it be me Dont take this heaven from one If you must cling to someone Now and forever, let it be me Each time we meet, love I find complete love Without your sweet love, what would life be? So never leave me lonely Tell me that you love me only And say youll always let it be me

Far between sundowns finish An midnights broken toll We ducked inside the doorway, thunder crashing As majestic bells of bolts Struck shadows in the sound Seeming to be the chimes of freedom flashing Flashing for the warriors whose strength is not to fight Flashing for the refugees on the unarmed road of flight An for each an every underdog soldier in the night An we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing Even though a clouds white curtain In a far-off corner flashed An the hypnotic splattered mist Was slowly lifting Electric light still struck like arrows, fired but for the ones Condemned to drift or else be kept from drifting Tolling for the searching ones, on their speechless, seeking trail For the lonesome-hearted lovers with too personal a tale An for each unharmful, gentle soul misplaced inside a jail An we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing Starry-eyed an laughing as I recall when we were caught Trapped by no track of hours for they hanged suspended As we listened one last time an we watched with one last look Spellbound an swallowed til the tolling ended Tolling for the aching ones whose wounds cannot be nursed For the countless confused, accused, misused, strung-out ones an worse An for every hung-up person in the whole wide universe An we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing

If dogs run free, then why not we Across the swooping plain? My ears hear a symphony Of two mules, trains and rain The best is always yet to come That’s what they explain to me Just do your thing, you’ll be king If dogs run free If dogs run free, why not me Across the swamp of time? My mind weaves a symphony And tapestry of rhyme Oh, winds which rush my tale to thee So it may flow and be To each his own, it’s all unknown If dogs run free If dogs run free, then what must be Must be, and that is all True love can make a blade of grass Stand up straight and tall In harmony with the cosmic sea True love needs no company It can cure the soul, it can make it whole If dogs run free

Lay lady lay, lay across my big brass bed Lay lady lay, lay across my big brass bed Whatever colors you have in your mind Ill show them to you and youll see them shine Lay lady lay, lay across my big brass bed Stay lady stay, stay with your man awhile Until the break of day, let me see you make em smile Your clothes are dirty but your hands are clean And Im the best thing that youve ever seen Stay lady stay, stay with your man awhile Why wait any longer for the world to begin? You can have your cake and eat it too Why wait any longer for the one you love? I am standin in front of you Lay lady lay, lay across my big brass bed Stay lady stay, stay with your man awhile You long to see me in the morning light You long to reach for me in the night Stay lady stay, stay while the night is still ahead So maybe Ill stay, stay while the night is still ahead Stay lady stay, stay while the night is still ahead So maybe Ill stay, stay while the night is still ahead

Heart of mine be still You can play with fire but you’ll get the bill Don’t let her know Don’t let her know that you love her Don’t be a fool, don’t be blind Heart of mine Heart of mine go back home You got no reason to wander, you got no reason to roam Don’t let her see Don’t let her see that you need her Don’t put yourself over the line Heart of mine Heart of mine go back where you been It’ll only be trouble for you if you let her in Don’t let her hear Don’t let her hear you want her Don’t let her think you think she’s fine Heart of mine Heart of mine you know that she’ll never be true She’ll only give to others the love that she’s gotten from you Don’t let her know Don’t let her know where you’re going Don’t untie the ties that bind Heart of mine Heart of mine so malicious and so full of guile Give you an inch and you’ll take a mile Don’t let yourself fall Don’t let yourself stumble If you can’t do the time, don’t do the crime Heart of mine

The light in this place is really bad Like being at the bottom of a stream Any minute now I’m expecting to wake up from a dream Means so much, the softest touch By the grave of some child, who neither wept or smiled I pondered my faith in the rain I’ve been dreaming’ of you, that’s all I do And it’s driving me insane Somewhere dawn is breaking Light is streaking across the floor Church bells are ringing I wonder who they’re ringing for Travel under any star You’ll see me wherever you are The shadowy past is awake and so vast I’m sleeping in the palace of pain I’ve been dreaming’ of you, that’s all I do But it’s driving me insane Maybe they’ll get me, maybe they won’t But whatever it won’t be tonight I wish your hand was in mine right now We could go where the moon is white For years they had me locked in a cage Then they threw me onto the stage Some things just last longer than you thought they would And they never, ever explain I’ve been dreaming’ of you, that’s all I do And it’s driving me insane Well, I eat when I’m hungry, drink when I’m dry Live my life on the square Even if the flesh falls off my face It won’t matter, long as you’re there Feel like a ghost in love Underneath the heavens above Feel further away than I ever did before Feel further than I can take Dreaming’ of you is all I do But it’s driving me insane Everything in the way is so shiny today A queer and unusual fall Spirals of golden haze, here and there in a blaze Like beams of light in the storm Maybe you were here and maybe you weren’t Maybe you touched somebody and got burnt The silent sun has got me on the run Burning a hole in my brain I’m dreaming’ of you, that’s all I do But it’s driving me insane

You been down to the bottom with a bad man, babe But you’re back where you belong Go get me my pistol, babe Honey, I can’t tell right from wrong Baby, please stop crying, stop crying, stop crying Baby, please stop crying, stop crying, stop crying Baby, please stop crying You know, I know, the sun will always shine So baby, please stop crying ’cause it’s tearing up my mind Go down to the river, babe Honey, I will meet you there Go down to the river, babe Honey, I will pay your fare If you’re looking for assistance, babe Or if you just want some company Or if you just want a friend you can talk to Honey, come and see about me You been hurt so many times And I know what you’re thinking of Well, I don’t have to be no doctor, babe To see that you’re madly in love

I was listening to the voices of death on parade Singing about conspiracy, wanted me to be afraid Working for a system I couldnt understand or trust Suffered ridicule and wanting to give it all up in disgust But you changed my life Came along in a time of strife In hunger and need, you made my heart bleed You changed my life Talk about salvation, people suddenly get tired They got a million things to do, theyre all so inspired You do the work of the devil, you got a million friends Theyll be there when you got something, theyll take it all in the end But you changed my life Came along in a time of strife In hunger and need, you made my heart bleed You changed my life Well, the nature of man is to beg and to steal I do it myself, its not so unreal The call of the wild is forever at my door Wants me to fly like an eagle while being chained to the floor But you changed my life Came along in a time of strife In hunger and need, you made my heart bleed You changed my life I was eating with the pigs off a fancy tray I was told i was looking good and to have a nice day It all seemed so proper, it all seemed so elite Eating that absolute garbage while being so discreet But you changed my life Came along in a time of strife In hunger and need, you made my heart bleed You changed my life You were glowing in the sun while being peaceably calm While orphans of man danced to the beat of the palm Your eyes were on fire, your feet were of brass In the world you had made they made you an outcast But you changed my life Came along in a time of strife In hunger and need, you made my heart bleed You changed my life There was someone in my body that I could hardly see Invading my privacy making my decisions for me Holding me back, not letting me stand Making me feel like a stranger in a strange land But you changed my life Came along in a time of strife In hunger and need, you made my heart bleed You changed my life My Lord and my Savior, my companion, my friend Heart fixer, mind regulator, true to the end My creator, my comforter, my cause for joy What the world is set against but will never destroy But you changed my life Came along in a time of strife In hunger and need, you made my heart bleed You changed my life

This would be much better if we werent recording Since Im in this tuning Ill just go right now Is everybody alright? If you see her, say hello, she might be in Tangier She left here last early spring, is livin there, I hear Say for me that Im all right, though new things come and go She might think that Ive forgotten her, but dont tell her it isnt so We had a falling out, like lovers often will But to think of how she left that night, still gives me a chill And though our separation, well, it chilled me to the heart She still lives on inside of me, weve never been apart If youre making love to her, kiss her for the kid Who always has respected her for doing what she did For I know it had to be that way, it was written in the cards But the bitter taste still lingers on, it all came down so hard Well, I meet a lot of people as I make the rounds And I hear her name here and there as I go from town to town And Ive never gotten used to it, Ive just learned to turn it off Well, either Im too sensitive, or else Im just getting soft If you see her... Sundown, yellow moon, I replay the past I know every scene by heart, because they all went by so fast If shes passin back this way, Im not that hard to find Tell her she can look me up if shes got the time Tell her she can look me up if shes got the time

Wallflower, wallflower Won’t you dance with me? I’m sad and lonely too Wallflower, wallflower Won’t you dance with me? I’m feeling’ in love with you Just like you, I’m wondering what I’m doing here Just like you, I’m wondering what’s going on I have seen you standing in the smoky haze And I know that you’re gonna be mine one of these days Mine alone

For his age, he’s wise He’s got his mother’s eyes There’s gladness in his heart He’s young and he’s wild My only prayer is, if I can’t be there Lord, protect my child As his youth now unfolds He is centuries old Just to see him at play makes me smile No matter what happens to me No matter what my destiny Lord, protect my child The whole world is asleep You can look at it and weep Few things you find are worthwhile And though I don’t ask for much No material things to touch Lord, protect my child He’s young and on fire Full of hope and desire In a world that’s been raped and defiled If I fall along the way And can’t see another day Lord, protect my child There’ll be a time I hear tell When all will be well When God and man will be reconciled But until men lose their chains And righteousness reigns Lord, protect my child

Baby, Im yours Yours, baby, baby, yours Yours, I just wanna be yours Come baby, find me, come baby Remind me of where I once begun Come baby, show me, show me you know me Tell me youre the one And I could be learning, you could be yearning To see behind closed doors But I will always be emotionally yours Wanna be, gonna be, wanna be emotionally yours Gonna be, gonna be, gonna be emotionally I just wanna be emotionally yours All yours Come baby, rock me Come on baby and lock me Into the shadows of your heart Come baby, teach me Come baby and reach me Let the music start Hey, and I could be dreaming, I keep believing Youre the one Im livin for I will always be emotionally yours Wanna be, gonna be, wanna be emotionally yours Gonna be, gonna be, gonna be emotionally I just wanna be emotionally yours Its like my whole life never happened When I see you, its as if I never had a thought I know this dream, it might be crazy But its the only one Ive got Its the only one Ive got, oh Come baby, shake me Come baby, take me I would be satisfied I will always be emotionally yours Wanna be, gonna be, wanna be emotionally yours Gonna be, gonna be, gonna be emotionally yours Gonna be, gonna be, gonna be emotionally I just wanna be emotionally yours I will always be emotionally yours I will always be emotionally yours I will always be emotionally yours I will always be emotionally yours

I need a shot of love I need a shot of love Don’t need a shot of heroin to kill my disease Don’t need a shot of turpentine, only bring me to my knees Don’t need a shot of codeine to help me to repent Don’t need a shot of whiskey, help me be president I need a shot of love I need a shot of love Doctor, can you hear me? I need some Medicaid I seen the kingdoms of the world and it’s making me feel afraid What I got ain’t painful, it’s just bound to kill me dead Like the men that followed Jesus when they put a price upon His head I need a shot of love I need a shot of love I don’t need no alibi when I’m spending time with you I’ve heard all of them rumors and you have heard them too Don’t show me no picture show or give me no book to read It don’t satisfy the hurt inside nor the habit that it feeds I need a shot of love I need a shot of love Why would I want to take your life? You’ve only murdered my father, raped his wife Tattooed my babies with a poison pen Mocked my God, humiliated my friends I need a shot of love I need a shot of love Don’t want to be with nobody tonight Veronica not around nowhere, Mavis just ain’t right There’s a man that hates me and he’s swift, smooth and near Am I supposed to set back and wait until he’s here? I need a shot of love I need a shot of love What makes the wind want to blow tonight? Don’t even feel like crossing the street and my car ain’t actin’ right Called home, everybody seemed to have moved away My conscience is beginning to bother me today I need a shot of love I need a shot of love I need a shot of love, I need a shot of love If you’re a doctor, I need a shot of love

Takes rocks and gravel, baby, make a solid road Make a solid road Takes rocks and gravel, baby, make a solid road Make a solid road Takes a good woman mama To satisfy my weary soul Have you ever been down on that Mobil and K. C. line Have you ever been down on that Mobil and K. C. line? Well I just want to ask you If you seen that gal of mine Dont the clouds look lonesome shining across the sea Dont the clouds look lonesome shining across the sea Dont my gal look good When shes comin after me?

Woke up this morning, feeling blue Seen a good-looking girl, can I make love with you? Hey, hey, babe, I got blood in my eyes for you Hey, hey, babe, I got blood in my eyes for you I got blood in my eyes for you, babe I dont care what in the world you do I went back home, put on my tie Going to get that girl that money that money will buy Hey, hey, babe, I got blood in my eyes for you Hey, hey, babe, I got blood in my eyes for you I got blood in my eyes for you, babe I dont care what in the world you do She looked at me, begin to smile Said, Hey, hey, man, cant you wait a little while? No, no, babe, I got blood in my eyes for you No, no, babe, I got blood in my eyes for you Got blood in my eyes for you, babe I dont care what in the world you do No, no, mama, I cant wait You got my money, now youre trying to break this date Hey, hey, babe, I got blood in my eyes for you Hey, hey, babe, I got blood in my eyes for you I got blood in my eyes for you, babe I dont care what in the world you do I tell you something, tell you the facts You dont want me, give my money back Hey, hey, babe, I got blood in my eyes for you Hey, hey, babe, I got blood in my eyes for you I got blood in my eyes for you, babe I dont care what in the world you do

Hark! The herald angels sing Glory to the newborn King Peace on earth and mercy mild God and sinners reconciled Joyful, all ye nations rise Join the triumph of the skies With angelic host proclaim Christ is born in Bethlehem! Hark! The herald angels sing Glory to the newborn King! Hark! The herald angels sing Glory to the newborn King Peace on earth and mercy mild God and sinners reconciled Joyful, all ye nations rise Join the triumph of the skies With angelic host proclaim Christ is born in Bethlehem! Hark! The herald angels sing Glory to the newborn King!

I’m getting weary looking in my baby’s eyes When she’s near me she’s so hard to recognize I finally realize there’s no room for regret True love, true love, true love tends to forget Hold me, baby be near You told me that you’d be sincere Every day of the year’s like playing’ Russian roulette True love, true love, true love tends to forget I was lying’ down in the reeds without any oxygen I saw you in the wilderness among the men Saw you drift into infinity and come back again All you got to do is wait and I’ll tell you when You’re a tearjerker, baby, but I’m under your spell You’re a hard worker, baby, and I know you well But this weekend in hell is making me sweat True love, true love, true love tends to forget I was lying’ down in the reeds without any oxygen I saw you in the wilderness among the men Saw you drift into infinity and come back again All you got to do is wait and I’ll tell you when You belong to me, baby, without any doubt Don’t forsake me, baby, don’t sell me out Don’t keep me knocking’ about from Mexico to Tibet True love, true love, true love tends to forget

Sometimes I’m in the mood, I want to leave my lonesome home And sometimes I’m in the mood, I want to hear my milk cow moan And sometimes I’m in the mood, I want to hit that highway road But then again, but then again, I said oh, I said oh, I said Oh babe, I’m in the mood for you Sometimes I’m in the mood, Lord, I had my overflowing fill Sometimes I’m in the mood, I’m going to make out my final will Sometimes I’m in the mood, I’m going to head for the walking hill But then again, but then again, I said oh, I said oh, I said Oh babe, I’m in the mood for you Sometimes I’m in the mood, I want to lay right down and die Sometimes I’m in the mood, I want to climb up to the sky Sometimes I’m in the mood, I’m going to laugh until I cry But then again, I said again, I said again, I said Oh babe, I’m in the mood for you Sometimes I’m in the mood, I’m going to sleep in my pony’s stall Sometimes I’m in the mood, I ain’t going to do nothing at all Sometimes I’m in the mood, I want to fly like a cannonball But then again, but then again, I said oh, I said oh, I said Oh babe, I’m in the mood for you Sometimes I’m in the mood, I want to back up against the wall Sometimes I’m in the mood, I want to run till I have to crawl Sometimes I’m in the mood, I ain’t going to do nothing at all But then again, but then again, I said oh, I said oh, I said Oh babe, I’m in the mood for you Sometimes I’m in the mood, I want to change my house around Sometimes I’m in the mood, I’m going to make a change in this here town Sometimes I’m in the mood, I’m going to change the world around But then again, but then again, I said oh, I said oh, I said Oh babe, I’m in the mood for you

Im goin down to Rose Maries She never does me wrong She puts it to me plain as day And gives it to me for a song Its a wicked life, but what the hell Know that everybody got to eat And Im just the same as anyone else When it comes to scratching for my meat Goin to Acapulco, goin on the run Goin down to see some girl Goin to have some fun, yeah Goin to have some fun Now, whenever I get up Cant find what I need I just make it down to Rose Maries And get somethin quick to eat Its not about way to make a livin And I aint complanin none But I can plough my plum and drink my rum And then go on home and have my fun Goin to Acapulco, goin on the run Goin down to see some girl Goin to have some fun, yeah Goin to have some fun Now, if someone offers me a joke I just say, No thanks I try to tell it like it is And keep away from pranks Now, every time you know when the well breaks down I just go on and pump it some Rose Marie, she likes to go to big places And just sit there waitin for me to come Goin to Acapulco, goin on the run Goin down to see some girl Goin to have some fun, yeah Goin to have some fun Goin to have some fun

Gather round you people and a story I will tell About a brave young Indian you should remember well From the tribe of Pima Indians, a proud and a peaceful band They farmed the Phoenix Valley in Arizona land Down their ditches for a thousand years the sparkling water rushed Till their white man stole their water rights and the running water hushed Now Iras folks were hungry and their farms when crops of weeds But when war came he volunteers and forgot, the white mans greed Call him, Drunken Ira Hayes, he wont answer anymore Not the whiskey-drinking Indian or the marine who went to war Yes, call him, Drunken Ira Hayes, he wont answer anymore Not the whiskey-drinking Indian or the marine who went to war They started up Iwo Jima Hill, 250 men But only 27 lived to walk back down that hill again And when the fight was over and the old glory raised One of the men who held it high was the Indian Ira Hayes Call him, Drunken Ira Hayes, he wont answer anymore Not the whiskey-drinking Indian or the marine who went to war Call him, Drunken Ira Hayes, he wont answer anymore Not the whiskey-drinking Indian or the marine who went to war Now Ira returned a hero, celebrated throughout the land He was wined and speeched and honored, everybody shook his hand But he was just a Pima Indian, no money crops, no chance And at home nobody cared what Ira had done and the wind did the Indians dance Call him, Drunken Ira Hayes, he wont answer anymore Not the whiskey-drinking Indian or the marine who went to war Call him, Drunken Ira Hayes, he wont answer anymore Not the whiskey-drinking Indian or the marine who went to war And Ira started drinking hard, jail was often his home They let him raise the flag there and lower it like youd throw a dog a bone He died drunk early one morning, alone in the land he had fought to save Two inches of water in a lonely ditch was the grave for Ira Hayes Call him, Drunken Ira Hayes, he wont answer anymore Not the whiskey-drinking Indian or the marine who went to war Yes, call him, Drunken Ira Hayes, he wont answer anymore Not the whiskey-drinking Indian or the marine who went to war Yes, call him, Drunken Ira Hayes, but his land is still as dry And his ghost is lying thirsty in the ditch where Ira died Call him, Drunken Ira Hayes, he wont answer anymore Not the whiskey-drinking Indian or the marine who went to war Yes, call him, Drunken Ira Hayes, he wont answer anymore Not the whiskey-drinking Indian or the marine who went to war

A country dance was being held in a garden I felt a bump and heard an, Oh, beg your pardon Suddenly I saw polka dots and moonbeams All around a pug-nosed dream The music started and was I the perplexed one? I held my breath and said, May I have the next one? In my frightened arms, polka dots and moonbeams Sparkled on a pug-nosed dream There were questions in the eyes of other dancers As we floated over the floor There were questions but my heart knew all the answers And perhaps a few things more Now in a cottage built of lilacs and laughter I know the meaning of the words, ever after And Ill always see polka dots and moonbeams When I kiss the pug-nosed dream

Out of the tree of life I just picked me a plum You came along and everything started to hum Still its a real good bet the best is yet to come The best is yet to come and, babe, wont that be fine? You think youve seen the sun but you aint seen it shine Wait till the warm-ups underway Wait till our lips have met And wait till you see that sunshine day You aint seen nothin yet! The best is yet to come and, babe, wont it be fine? The best is yet to come, come the day youre mine Come the day youre mine, Im gonna teach you to fly Weve only tasted the wine Were gonna drain the cup dry Wait till your charms are right for these arms to surround You think youve flown before but, baby, you aint left the ground Wait till youre locked in my embrace Wait till I draw you near Wait till you see that sunshine place Aint nothin like it here! The best is yet to come and, babe, wont it be fine The best is yet to come, come the day youre mine Come the day youre mine And youre gonna be mine

Look out across the fields, see me returning Smoke is in your eye, you draw a smile From the fireplace where my letters to you are burning You’ve had time to think about it for a while Well, I’ve walked two hundred miles, now look me over It’s the end of the chase and the moon is high It won’t matter who loves who You’ll love me or I’ll love you When the night comes falling When the night comes falling When the night comes falling from the sky I can see through your walls and I know you’re hurting Sorrow covers you up like a cape Only yesterday I know that you’ve been flirting With disaster you somehow managed to escape Well, I can’t provide for you no easy answers Who are you that I should have to lie? You’ll know all about it, love It’ll fit you like a glove When the night comes falling When the night comes falling When the night comes falling from the sky I can hear your trembling heart beat like a river You must have been protecting someone last time I called I’ve never asked you for nothing that you couldn’t deliver I’ve never asked you to set yourself up for a fall I saw thousands who could have overcome the darkness For the love of a lousy buck, I’ve watched them die Stick around, baby, we’re not through Don’t look for me, I’ll see you When the night comes falling When the night comes falling When the night comes falling from the sky In your teardrops, I can see my own reflection It was on the northern border of Texas where I crossed the line I don’t want to be a fool starving for affection I don’t want to drown in someone else’s wine For all eternity I think I will remember That icy wind that’s howling in your eye You will seek me and you’ll find me In the wasteland of your mind When the night comes falling When the night comes falling When the night comes falling from the sky Well, I sent you my feelings in a letter But you were gambling for support This time tomorrow I’ll know you better When my memory is not so short This time I’m asking for freedom Freedom from a world which you deny And you’ll give it to me now I’ll take it anyhow When the night comes falling When the night comes falling When the night comes falling from the sky

The river flows It flows to the sea Wherever that river goes Thats where I want to be Flow, river, flow Let your waters wash down Take me from this road To some other town All he wanted Was to be free And thats the way It turned out to be Flow river flow, let your waters wash down Take me from this road to some other town Flow river flow Past the shaded tree Go river, go Go to the sea Flow to the sea The river flows It flows to the sea Wherever that river goes Thats where I want to be Flow river flow Let your waters wash down Take me from this road To some other town

I pulled out for San Anton’ I never felt so good My woman said she’d meet me there And of course, I knew she would The coachman, he hit me for my hook And he asked me my name I give it to him right away Then I hung my head in shame Lo and behold! Lo and behold! Looking for my lo and behold Get me outa here, my dear man! I come into Pittsburgh At six-thirty flat I found myself a vacant seat An’ I put down my hat “What’s the matter, Molly, dear What’s the matter with your mound?” “What’s it to ya, Moby Dick? This is chicken town!” Lo and behold! Lo and behold! Looking for my lo and behold Get me outa here, my dear man! I bought my girl A herd of moose One she could call her own Well, she came out the very next day To see where they had flown I’m going down to Tennessee Get me a truck or something Gonna save my money and rip it up! Lo and behold! Lo and behold! Looking for my lo and behold Get me outa here, my dear man! Now, I come in on a Ferris wheel And boys, I sure was slick I come in like a ton of bricks Laid a few tricks on them Going’ back to Pittsburgh Count up to thirty Round that horn and ride that herd Gonna thread up! Lo and behold! Lo and behold! Looking’ for my lo and behold Get me outa here, my dear man!

Someone’s got it in for me, they’re planting stories in the press Whoever it is I wish they’d cut it, but when they will I can only guess They say I shot a man named Gray and took his wife to Italy She inherited a million bucks and when she died it came to me I can’t help it if I’m lucky People see me all the time and they just can’t remember how to act Their minds are filled with big ideas, images and distorted facts Even you, yesterday you had to ask me where it was at I couldn’t believe after all these years, you didn’t know me any better than that Sweet lady Idiot wind, blowing every time you move your mouth Going down the backroads heading south Idiot wind, blowing every time you move your teeth You’re an idiot, babe It’s a wonder that you still know how to breathe I threw the I-Ching yesterday, it said thered be some thunder at the well I havent tasted peace and quiet, for so long it seems like living hell There’s a lone soldier on the hill, watching falling raindrops pour Youd never know it to look at him, at the final shot he won the war After losing every battle I woke up on the roadside, daydreaming about the way things sometimes are Hoofbeats pounding in my head, at break-neck speed and making me see stars You hurt the ones that I love best and cover up the truth with lies One day you’ll be in the ditch, flies buzzing around your eyes Blood on your saddle Idiot wind, blowing through the flowers on your tomb Blowing through the curtains in your room Idiot wind, blowing every time you move your teeth You’re an idiot, babe It’s a wonder that you still know how to breathe It was gravity which pulled us in and destiny which broke us apart You tamed the lion in my cage but it just wasn’t enough to change my heart Now everything’s a little upside down, as a matter of fact the wheels have stopped What’s good is bad, what’s bad is good, you’ll find out when you reach the top You’re on the bottom I noticed at the ceremony, that you left your bags behind The driver came in after you left, he gave them all to me, and then he resigned The priest wore black on the seventh day and waltzed around while the building burned You didnt trust me for a minute babe, Ive never known the Spring to turn so quickly into Autumn Idiot wind, blowing every time you move your jaw From the Grand Coulee Dam to the Mardi Gras Idiot wind, blowing every time you move your teeth You’re an idiot, babe It’s a wonder that you still know how to breathe We pushed each other a little too far, and one day it just turned into a raging storm The hound dog bayed beyond your trees, as I was packing up my uniform Well, I figured I’d lost you anyway, why go on? What’s the use? In order to get in a word with you I’d have had to come up with some kind of excuse And it just struck me kind of funny Ive been double-crossed too much, at times I think Ive almost lost my mind Ladykillers load dice on me, behind my back, while imitators steal me blind You close your eyes and pout your lips and slip your fingers from your glove You can have the best there is but its going to cost you all your love You wont get it for money Idiot wind, blowing through the buttons of our coats Blowing through the letters that we wrote Idiot wind, blowing through the dust upon our shelves We’re idiots, babe It’s a wonder we can even feed ourselves

The very thought of you makes my heart sing Like an April breeze on the wings of spring And you appear in all your splendor My one and only love The shadows fall and spread their mystic charms In the hush of night while youre in my arms I feel your lips so warm and tender My one and only love The touch of your hand is like heaven A heaven that Ive never known And the blush on your cheek whenever I speak Tells me that you are my own You fill my eager heart with such desire Every kiss you give sets my soul on fire I give myself in sweet surrender My one and only love The touch of your hand is like heaven A heaven that Ive never known And the blush on your cheek whenever I speak Tells me that you are my own You fill my eager heart with such desire Every kiss you give sets my soul on fire I give myself in sweet surrender My one and only love

Dont know why Theres no sun up in the sky Stormy weather Since my gal and I aint together Keeps raining all the time Life is bare Gloom and misery everywhere Stormy weather Just cant get my poor old self together Im weary all the time The time So weary all of the time When she went away The blues walked in and they met If she stays away that old rocking chairs gonna get me All I do is pray the Lord above is gonna let me Walk in the sun once more Cant go on Everything I have is gone Stormy weather Since my gal and I aint together Keeps raining all the time Keeps raining all of the time

Hazel, dirty-blonde hair I wouldn’t be ashamed to be seen with you anywhere You got something I want plenty of Ooh, a little touch of your love Hazel, stardust in your eye You’re going somewhere and so am I I’d give you the sky high above Ooh, for a little touch of your love Oh no, I don’t need any reminder To know how much I really care But it’s just making me blinder and blinder Because I’m up on a hill and still you’re not there Hazel, you called and I came Now don’t make me play this waiting game You’ve got something I want plenty of Ooh, a little touch of your love

If you see her say hello she might be in Tangier She left here last early spring, Is living there I hear Say for me that Im alright, though new things come and go She might think that I’ve forgotten her, dont tell her it isnt so We had a fallin’ out, like lovers often will But to think of how she left that night, it still brings me a chill And though our separation it pierced me to the heart She still lives inside of me, weve never been apart If youre making love to her, kiss her for the kid Who always has respected her for doing what she did Oh, I know it had to be that way, It was written in the cards Still the bitter taste still lingers on, it all came down so hard I see a lot of people as I make the rounds And I hear her name both here and there as I go from town to town And Ive never gotten used to it, Ive just learned to turn it off Either Im too sensitive, or else Im getting soft Sundown, yellow moon, I replay the past I know every scene by heart, they all went by so fast If shes passing back this way, I’m not that hard to find Tell her she can look me up, If she’s got the time

The evening winds are still Ive lost the way and will Cant tell you where they went I just know what they meant Im always on my guard Admitting life is hard Without you near me The friend you used to be So near and dear to me You slipped so far away Where did we go a-stray I pass the old schoolyard Admitting life is hard Without you near me Ever since the day The day you went away I felt that emptiness so wide I dont know whats wrong or right I just know I need strength to fight Strength to fight that world outside Since weve been out of touch I havent felt that much From day to barren day My heart stays locked away I walk the boulevard Admitting life is hard Without you near me The sun is sinking low I guess its time to go I feel a chilly breeze In place of memories My dreams are locked and barred Admitting life is hard Without you near me

Why was I born tell me why I am living What do I give or what am Im giving What do I want anything I can not hope for What can I hope for I wish I knew Why do I try to draw you near me Honey tell me why do I cry Cause youre never gonna hear me Im a poor fool But what can I do, I do Why was I born to love you Why do I try to draw you near me Honey tell me why do I cry Cause youre never gonna hear me Im a poor fool But what can I do, I do Why was I born to love you

O little town of Bethlehem How still we see thee lie Above thy deep and dreamless sleep The silent stars go by Yet in thy dark streets shine An everlasting Light The hopes and fears of all the years Are met in thee tonight How silently, how silently The wondrous gift is given So God imparts to human hearts The blessings of all His heaven No ear may hear His coming But in this world of sin Where meek souls will receive Him still The dear Christ enters in Amen

You angel, you Your essence got me under your wing The way you walk and the way you talk I feel I could almost sing You angel, you Youre as fine as anythings fine I just walk and watch you talk With you memory of my mind You know I cant sleep at night for trying Yes I never did feel this way before Never did get up and walk the floor If this is love then gimme more And more and more and more and more You angel, you Youre as fine as can be The way you walk and the way you talk Is the way it ought to be And oh, I cant sleep at night for trying Never did feel this way before Never did get up and walk the floor If this is love then gimme more And more and more and more You angel, you You got me under your wing The way you walk and the way you talk I swear it would make me sing

Lenny Bruce is dead but his ghost lives on and on Never did get any Golden Globe award, never made it to Synanon He was an outlaw, that’s for sure More of an outlaw than you ever were Lenny Bruce is gone but his spirit’s livin’ on and on Maybe he had some problems, maybe some things that he couldn’t work out But he sure was funny and he sure told the truth and he knew what he was talkin’ about Never robbed any churches nor cut off any babies’ heads He just took the folks in high places and he shined a light in their beds He’s on some other shore, he didn’t wanna live anymore Lenny Bruce is dead but he didn’t commit any crime He just had the insight to rip off the lid before its time I rode with him in a taxi once Only for a mile and a half, seemed like it took a couple of months Lenny Bruce moved on and like the ones that killed him, gone They said that he was sick ’cause he didn’t play by the rules He just showed the wise men of his day to be nothing more than fools They stamped him and they labeled him like they do with pants and shirts He fought a war on a battlefield where every victory hurts Lenny Bruce was bad, he was the brother that you never had

Early one morning the sun was shining And he was laying in bed Wondering if shed changed at all If her hair was still red Her folks they said that their lives together Sure was gonna be rough They never did like mamas home-made dress Papas bank book wasnt big enough He was standing at the side of the road Rain falling on his shoes Heading out for the old East Coast Radio blasting the news Straight on through Tangled up in blue She was married when they first met To a man four times her age He left her penniless in a state of regret It was time to bust out of the cage And they drove that car as far as they could Abandoned it out west Splitting up on a dark sad night Both agreeing it was best She turned around to look at him As he was walking away Saying I wish I could tell you all the things That I never learned to say He said Thats all right, baby, I love you too But we were tangled up in blue He had a steady job and a pretty face And everything seemed to fit One day he could just feel the waste He put it all down and split And he drifted down to New Orleans Where they treated him like a boy He nearly went mad in Baton Rouge He nearly drowned in Delacroix But all the while he was alone The past was close behind He had one too many lovers and None of them were too refined All except for you But you were tangled up in blue She was working in the blinding light And I stopped in for a drink I just kept looking at her face so white I didnt know what to think Later on when the crowd thinned out I was getting ready to leave She was standing there right beside my chair Saying Whats that you got up your sleeve? I said Nothing baby, and thats for sure She leaned down into my face I could feel the heat and the pulse of her As she bent down to tie the laces Of my shoe Tangled up in blue I lived with them on Montague Street In a basement down the stairs There was snow all winter and no heat Revolution was in the air And one day all of his slaves ran free Something inside of him died The only thing I could do was be me And get on that train and ride And when it all came crashing down I was already south I didnt know whether the world was flat or round I had the worst taste in my mouth That I ever knew Tangled up in blue So now Im going on back again Maybe tomorrow or maybe next year I gotta find someone among the women and men Whose destiny is unclear Some are masters of illusion Some are ministers of the trade All of the strong delusion All of their beds are unmade Me Im still heading towards the sun Trying to stay out of the joint We always did love the very same one We just saw her from a different point Of view Tangled up in blue

Ill remember you When Ive forgotten all the rest You to me were true You to me were the best When there is no more You cut to the core Quicker than anyone I knew When Im all alone In the great unknown Ill remember you Ill remember you At the end of the trail I had so much left to do I had so little time to fail Theres some people that You dont forget Even though youve only seen em one time or two When the roses fade And Im in the shade Ill remember you Didnt I, didnt I try to love you? Didnt I, didnt I try to care? Didnt I sleep, didnt I weep beside you With the rain blowing in your hair? Ill remember you When the wind blows through the piney wood It was you who came right through It was you who understood Though Id never say That I done it the way That youd have liked me to In the end My dear sweet friend Ill remember you

Well, aint no use sitting wonder why, babe If you, dont know by now Aint no use sitting wonder why, babe Itll never do anyhow When your rooster, calls at the break of dawn Look out your window, and Ill be gone Youre the reason Im travelling on Dont think twice, its alright Aint no use in turning on your light, babe The light Ill never know There aint no use turning on your light, babe Im on the dark side of the road I wish there was something you could do, or say To try and make me change my mind and stay But we never did too much talking anyways So, dont think twice, its alright So it, aint no use in calling out my name, gal Like youve never done before Aint no use in calling out my name, gal I cant hear you anymore Im thinking, and wondering, walking down the road Onced loved a woman, child Im told Give her all my heart, she wanted my soul So don’t think twice, it’s all right I’m walking down that long, lonesome road, babe Where I’m bound, I can’t tell Goodbye is too good a word, babe So I’ll just say fare thee well I ain’t saying that you treated me unkind You could have done better, but I don’t mind You just sort of wasted my precious time So, don’t think twice, it’s all right

Once upon a time you dressed so fine You threw the bums a dime in your prime Didnt you? Peopled call, say: Beware, doll, youre bound to fall You thought they were all Kiddin you You used to laugh about Everybody that was hanging out Now you dont talk so loud Now you dont seem so proud About having to be scrounging For your next meal How does it feel? How does it feel To be without a home Like a complete unknown Like a rolling stone? Oh, youve gone to the finest school, alright, miss lonely But you know you only used to get Juiced in it Nobodys ever taught you how to live out on the street And now youre gonna have to get Used to it You say youd never compromise With the mystery tramp, but now you realize Hes not selling any alibis As you stare into the vacuum of his eyes And say: Do you want to Make a deal? How does it feel? How does it feel To be on your own With no direction home A complete unknown Like a rolling stone? Oh, you never turned around to see the frowns On the jugglers and the clowns when they all did Tricks for you You never understood that it aint no good You shouldnt let other people get your Kicks for you You used to ride on the chrome horse with your diplomat Who carried on his shoulder a siamese cat Aint it hard when you discover that He really wasnt where its at After he took from you everything He could steal? How does it feel? How does it feel To hang on your home With no direction home Like a complete unknown Like a rolling stone? Princess on the steeple and all the pretty people Theyre all drinking thinking that they Got it made Exchanging all their precious gifts But youd better take your diamond ring Youd better pawn it, baby You used to be so amused At Napoleon in rags and the language that he used Go to him now, he calls you, you cant refuse When you aint got nothing, you got nothing to lose Youre invisible now, you got no secrets To conceal How does it feel? How does it feel To be on your own With no direction home Like a complete unknown Like a rolling stone?

Im a wanted man, wanted man... Im wanted, Im a wanted man... Oh yeah... Yeah... Ah honey, Im a wanted man Im a wanted man in California Im a wanted man in Buffalo Im a wanted man in Kansas City Im a wanted man in Ohio Im a wanted man in Mississippi They want me in old Cheyenne Wherever you may look tonight You will see this wanted man I might be in Colorado or Georgia by the sea Working for some man who may not know at all who I might be If you ever see me comin and you know just a who I am Dont breathe a word to no one buddy, cause Im a wanted man Wanted man in Albuquerque Wanted man in Syracuse Wanted man in Tallahassee Wanted man in Baton Rouge Wanted man in Arizona Wanted man in Galveston Wanted man in El Dorado This wanted mans in great demand If you ever catch me sleepin Just see the price flashin bove my head Well take look again my friend Thats a gun pointed at your head Wanted man by Lucy Watson Wanted man by Jesse Brown Wanted man by Nellie Johnson Wanted man in this next town Wanted man by the Boller Sisters Wanted man by Kid Callahan Hey Darlin dont you tell me you dont want me Cause Im a wanted man A wanted man whos lost his will to live A wanted man who wont lay down Theres a woman kneelin on my grave Pushin daisies in the ground Wanted man in the Windy City Wanted man in Tennessee Wanted man in Broken Arrow Wanted man in Wounded Knee Wanted man in Jackson Town Wanted man in El Paso I got bounties on my head in towns I wouldnt ever think to go Wanted Man in Arizona Wanted man in Louisville Wanted man deep in Death Valley Wanted man up in the Hollywood Hill If the Devil comes collectin Cause he doesnt know Im a wanted man Hed better wear a six gun on his hip And hold another in his hand If you love the wanted man You best hold him while you can Cause youre gonna wake up one mornin And find the man you wanted, he is gone Wanted man in New York City Wanted man in San Anton Wanted man down in Laredo Wanted man in Tupelo Wanted man in the state of Texas Wanted man in the state of Maine This wanted mans in the state of leavin ya baby Jumpin on a midnight train Wanted man in every cat house Wanted man in a many saloons Wanted man is a ghost in hundred homes A shadow in a thousand rooms Wanted man down in St. Louis Wanted man in New Orleans Wanted man in Mussel Bay Wanted man in Cripple Creek Wanted man in Detroit City Wanted man in San Anton But theres one place Im not wanted lord Its the place that I call home Wanted man... Wanted man... If the devil comes collectin He better hold a six gun in his hand

Go ahead and talk about him because he makes you doubt Because he has denied himself the things that you can’t live without Laugh at him behind his back just like the others do Remind him of what he used to be when he comes walking through He’s the property of Jesus Resent him to the bone You got something better You’ve got a heart of stone Stop your conversation when he passes on the street Hope he falls upon himself, oh, won’t that be sweet Because he can’t be exploited by superstition anymore Because he can’t be bribed or bought by the things that you adore He’s the property of Jesus Resent him to the bone You got something better You’ve got a heart of stone When the whip that’s keeping you in line doesn’t make him jump Say he’s hard-of-hearing, say that he’s a chump Say he’s out of step with reality as you try to test his nerve Because he doesn’t pay no tribute to the king that you serve He’s the property of Jesus Resent him to the bone You got something better You’ve got a heart of stone Say that he’s a loser ’cause he got no common sense Because he don’t increase his worth at someone else’s expense Because he’s not afraid of trying, ’cause he don’t look at you and smile ’Cause he doesn’t tell you jokes or fairy tales, say he’s got no style He’s the property of Jesus Resent him to the bone You got something better You’ve got a heart of stone You can laugh at salvation, you can play Olympic games You think that when you rest at last you’ll go back from where you came But you’ve picked up quite a story and you’ve changed since the womb What happened to the real you, you’ve been captured but by whom? He’s the property of Jesus Resent him to the bone You got something better You’ve got a heart of stone

Delia was a gambling girl, gambled all around Delia was a gambling girl, she laid her money down All the friends I ever had are gone Delias dear ol mother took a trip out West When she returned, little Delia gone to rest All the friends I ever had are gone Delias daddy weeped, Delias momma moaned Wouldnt have been so bad if the poor girl died at home All the friends I ever had are gone Curtis looking high, Curtis looking low He shot poor Delia down with a cruel forty-four All the friends I ever had are gone High up on the housetops, high as I can see Looking for them rounders, looking out for me All the friends I ever had are gone Men in Atlanta, tryin to pass for white Delias in the graveyard, boys, six feet out of sight All the friends I ever had are gone Judge says to Curtis, Whats this noise about? All about them rounders, Judge, tryin to cut me out. All the friends I ever had are gone Curtis said to the judge, What might be my fine? Judge says, Poor boy, you got ninety-nine. All the friends I ever had are gone Curtis in the jail house, drinking from an old tin cup Delias in the graveyard, she aint gettin up All the friends I ever had are gone Delia, oh Delia, how can it be? You loved all them rounders, never did love me All the friends I ever had are gone

If youll gather round me, people A story, I will tell About Pretty Boy Floyd, an outlaw Oklahoma knew him well It was in the town of Shawnee On a Saturday afternoon His wife beside him in a wagon As into town they rode There a deputy sheriff approached him In a manner rather rude Using vulgar words of language An his wife, she overheard Pretty Boy grabbed a log chain And the deputy grabbed his gun And in the fight that followed He laid that deputy down Now, he took to the hills and timber To live the life of shame Every crime in Oklahoma Was added to his name He took to the trees and timber On the Canadian river shore And Pretty Boy found a welcome At every farmers door Others tell you of a stranger That come to beg a meal And underneath the napkin Left a thousand-dollar bill Twas in Oklahoma City It was on a Christmas Day There come a whole car load of groceries And a letter that did say: You say that Im an outlaw You say that Im a thief Well, heres a Christmas dinner For the families on relief Well, its through this world Ive rambled Ive seen lots of funny men Some will rob you with a six-gun And some with a fountain pen Well, its through this world you ramble Its through this world you roam You wont never see an outlaw Drive a family from their home

Should my heart not be humble Should my eyes fail to see Should my feet sometimes stumble On the way, stay with me Like the lamb that in springtime Wanders far from the fold Comes the darkness and the frost I get lost, I grow cold I grow cold, I grow weary, and I know I have sinned And I go seeking shelter and I cry in the wind And though I grope and I blunder and Im weak and Im wrong Though the road buckles under where I walk, walk along Till I find to my wonder every path leads to thee All that I can do is pray, stay with me Stay with me

There aint no use to sit and wonder why If in you dont know by now There aint no use to sit and wonder why Itll never do, somehow When your rooster crows at the break of dawn Look out your window and ill be gone Youre the reason I been travelin on So dont think twice Its all right There aint no use in turnin on your light That light I never knowed There aint no use in turnin on your light Im on the dark side of the road Well I wish there was somethin you would do or say To try and make me chance my mind and stay We never did too much talkin anyway So dont think twice Its all right There aint no use in callin out my name Like you never done before There aint no use in callin out my name I cant hear ya anymore Im a-thinkin and a-wondrin walkin down the road I once loved a woman, a child im told I gave her my heart but she wanted my soul But dont think twice, its all right Well so long honey babe Where im bound, I cant tell Well goodbyes too good a word So ill just say fare thee well I aint sayin you treated me unkind You couldve done better but i dont mind You just kinda wasted my precious time So dont think twice Its all right

When one voice rules the nation Just because theyre on top of the pile Doesnt mean their vision is the clearest The voices of the people Are falling on deaf ears Our politicians all become careerists They must declare their interests But not their company cars Is there more to a seat in parliament Then sitting on your arse And the best of all this bad bunch Are shouting to be heard Above the sound of ideologies clashing Outside the patient millions Who put them into power Expect a little more back for their taxes Like school books, beds in hospitals And peace in our bloody time All they get is old men grinding axes Whove built their private fortunes On the things they can rely The courts, the secret handshake The Stock Exchange and the old school tie For God and Queen and Country All things they justify Above the sound of ideologies clashing God bless the civil service The nations saving grace While we expect democracy Theyre laughing in our face And although our cries get louder Their laughter gets louder still Above the sound of ideologies clashing

Hollis Brown He lived on the outside of town Hollis Brown He lived on the outside of town With his wife and five children And his cabin brokin down You looked for work and money And you walked a rugged mile You looked for work and money And you walked a rugged mile Your children are so hungry That they dont know how to smile Your babys eyes look crazy Theyre a-tuggin at your sleeve Your babys eyes look crazy Theyre a-tuggin at your sleeve You walk the floor and wonder why With every breath you breathe The rats have got your flour Bad blood it got your mare The rats have got your flour Bad blood it got your mare If theres anyone that knows Is there anyone who cares? You prayed to the Lord above Oh please send you a friend You prayed to the Lord above Oh please send you a friend Your empty pocket tell you That you aint a-got no friend Your babies are crying louder now Its pounding in your brain Your babies are crying louder now Its pounding in your brain Your wifes screams are stabbin you Like the dirty drivin rain Your grass is turning black Theres no water in your well Your grass is turning black Theres no water in your well Your spent your last lone dollar On seven shotgun shells Way out in the wilderness A cold coyote calls Way out in the wilderness A cold coyote calls Your eyes fix on the shortgun Thats hangin on the wall Your brain is a-bleedin And your legs cant seem to stand Your brain is a-bleedin And your legs cant seem to stand Your eyes fix on the shortgun That youre holdin in your hand Theres seven breezes a-blowin All around the cabin door Theres seven breezes a-blowin All around the cabin door Seven shots ring out Like the oceans pounding roar Theres seven people dead On a south Dakota farm Theres seven people dead On a south Dakota farm Somewhere in the distance Theres seven new people born

I think we better talk this over Maybe when we both get sober You’ll understand I’m only a man Doing’ the best that I can This situation can only get rougher Why should we needlessly suffer? Let’s call it a day, go our own different ways Before we decay You don’t have to be afraid of looking into my face We’ve done nothing to each other time will not erase I feel displaced, I got a low-down feeling You been two-faced, you been double-dealing I took a chance, got caught in the trance Of a downhill dance Oh, child, why you wanna hurt me? I’m exiled, you can’t convert me I’m lost in the haze of your delicate ways With both eyes glazed You don’t have to yearn for love, you don’t have to be alone Somewheres in this universe there’s a place that you can call home I guess I’ll be leaving tomorrow If I have to beg, steal or borrow It’d be great to cross paths in a day and a half Look at each other and laugh But I don’t think it’s liable to happen Like the sound of one hand clapping’ The vows that we kept are now broken and swept ’Neath the bed where we slept Don’t think of me and fantasize on what we never had Be grateful for what we’ve shared together and be glad Why should we go on watching each other through a telescope? Eventually we’ll hang ourselves on all this tangled rope Oh, babe, time for a new transition I wish I was a magician I would wave a wand and tie back the bond That we’ve both gone beyond

Fairy tales can come true It can happen to you if youre young at heart For its hard, you will find To be narrow of mind if youre young at heart You can go to extremes with impossible schemes You can laugh when your dreams fall apart at the seams And life gets more exciting with each passing day And love is either in your heart or on its way Dont you know that its worth Every treasure on earth to be young at heart? For as rich as you are Its much better by far to be young at heart And if you should survive to a hundred and five Look at all youll derive out of being alive And here is the best part, you have a head start If you are among the very young at heart And if you should survive to a hundred and five Look at all youll derive out of being alive And here is the best part, you have a head start If you are among the very young at heart

Railroad Bill, Railroad Bill He never worked, and he never will And its ride, ride, ride Railroad Bill he was a mighty mean man He shot the midnight lantern out of the brakemans hand And its ride, ride, ride Railroad Bill you know he took my wife Said if I didnt like it, he would take my life Im gonna ride, ride, ride Goin up the mountain, goin out west .38 Spec a-stickin out of my vest I’m gonna ride, ride, ride Buy me a pistol just as long as my arm And shoot anybody who does me any harm I’m gonna ride, ride, ride Railroad Bill, Railroad Bill He never worked, and he never will Ride, ride, ride Honey honey, honey think that Im a fool Think I would quit you when the weather is cool Ride, ride, ride

I woke up this morning There were tears in my bed They killed a man I really loved Shot him through the head Lord, Lord, they cut George Jackson down Lord, Lord, they laid him in the ground Sent him off to prison For a seventy dollar robbery Closed the door behind him And they threw away the key Lord, Lord, they cut George Jackson down Lord, Lord, they laid him in the ground He wouldnt take shit from no one He wouldnt bow down or kneel Authorities, they hated him Because he was just too real Lord, Lord, they cut George Jackson down Lord, Lord, they laid him in the ground Prison guards, they cursed him As they watched him from above But they were frightened of his power They were scared of his love Lord, Lord, so they cut George Jackson down Lord, Lord, they laid him in the ground Sometimes I think this whole world Is one big prison yard Some of us are prisoners The rest of us are guards Lord, Lord, they cut George Jackson down Lord, Lord, they laid him in the ground

Down in some lone valley In a sad lonesome place Where the wild birds do all Their notes to increase Farewell pretty Saro I bid you Adieu But I dream of pretty Saro Wherever I go Well my love she wont have me So I understand She wants a freeholder Who owns a house and land I cannot maintain her With silver and gold And all of the fine things That a big house can hold If I was a poet And could write a fine hand Id write my love a letter That shed understand And write it by the river Where the waters overflow But I dream of pretty Saro Wherever I go

I had a hard time waking this morning I got a lotta things on my mind Like those friends of yours that keep bringing me down Just hangin round all the time Ive had a hard time waking most mornings And its been that way for a month or more Youve had things your way, but now Ive got to say On my way out the door Why dont you get right? Try to get right, baby You havent been right with me Why dont you get right? Try and get right, baby Dont you remember how it used to be? Ooh You had a hard time waking this morning And I can see it in your empty eyes But theres no need for talking or walking round the block Just to figure out the reason why I have a hard time handing out warnings Ill just slide on out the door Cuz Im tired of everything being beautiful, beautiful And I aint coming back no more But cant you get right? Try to get right, baby You havent been right with me Why dont you get right? Try and get right baby Dont you remember how it used to be? Ooh

I had a hard time waking this morning I got a lotta things on my mind Like those friends of yours that keep bringing me down Just hangin round all the time Ive had a hard time waking most mornings And its been that way for a month or more Youve had things your way, but now Ive got to say On my way out the door Why dont you get right? Try to get right, baby You havent been right with me Why dont you get right? Try and get right, baby Dont you remember how it used to be? Ooh You had a hard time waking this morning And I can see it in your empty eyes But theres no need for talking or walking round the block Just to figure out the reason why I have a hard time handing out warnings Ill just slide on out the door Cuz Im tired of everything being beautiful, beautiful And I aint coming back no more But cant you get right? Try to get right, baby You havent been right with me Why dont you get right? Try and get right baby Dont you remember how it used to be? Ooh