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I am on a lonely road and I am traveling Traveling, traveling, traveling Looking for something, what can it be? Oh, I hate you some, I hate you some, I love you some Oh, I love you when I forget about me I want to be strong, I want to laugh along I want to belong to the living Alive, alive, I want to get up and jive I want to wreck my stockings in some jukebox dive Do you want, do you want, do you want to dance with me, baby? Do you want to take a chance On maybe finding some sweet romance with me, baby? Well, come on All I really, really want our love to do Is to bring out the best in me and in you too All I really, really want our love to do Is to bring out the best in me and in you I want to talk to you, I want to shampoo you I want to renew you again and again Applause, applause, life is our cause When I think of your kisses, my mind see-saws Do you see, do you see, do you see how you hurt me, baby? So I hurt you too Then we both get so blue I am on a lonely road and I am traveling Looking for the key to set me free Oh, the jealousy, the greed is the unraveling Its the unraveling And it undoes all the joy that could be I want to have fun, I want to shine like the sun Want to be the one that you want to see I want to knit you a sweater Want to write you a love letter I want to make you feel better I want to make you feel free Want to make you feel free I want to make you feel free

They paved paradise, put up a parking lot With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin hotspot Dont it always seem to go That you dont know what youve got till its gone? They paved paradise, put up a parking lot They took all the trees, put them in a tree museum And they charged the people A dollar and a half just to see em Dont it always seem to go That you dont know what youve got till its gone? They paved paradise, put up a parking lot Hey farmer, farmer, put away the DDT now Give me spots on my apples But leave me the birds and the bees, please Dont it always seem to go That you dont know what youve got till its gone? They paved paradise, put up a parking lot Late last night, I heard the screen door slam And a big yellow taxi took away my old man Dont it always seem to go That you dont know what youve got till its gone? They paved paradise, put up a parking lot I said, dont it always seem to go That you dont know what youve got till its gone? They paved paradise, put up a parking lot They paved paradise, put up a parking lot They paved paradise, put up a parking lot Ah ha ha ha

I had a king in a tenement castle Lately hes taken to painting the pastel walls brown Hes taken the curtains down Hes swept with the broom of contempt And the rooms have an empty ring Hes cleaned with the tears Of an actor who fears for the laughters sting- I cant go back there anymore You know my keys wont fit the door You know my thoughts dont fit the man They never can, they never can I had a king dressed in drip-dry and paisley Latеly hes taken to saying Im crazy and blind He livеs in another time Ladies in gingham still blush While he sings them of wars and wine But I in my leather and lace I can never become that kind I cant go back there anymore You know my keys wont fit the door You know my thoughts dont fit the man They never can, they never can I had a king in a salt-rusted carriage Who carried me off to his country for marriage too soon Beware of the power of moons Theres no one to blame No theres no one to name as a traitor here The kings on the road And the queens in the grove till the end of the year I cant go back there anymore You know my keys wont fit the door You know my thoughts dont fit the man They never can, they never can

Its coming on Christmas Theyre cutting down trees Theyre putting up reindeer And singing songs of joy and peace I wish I had a river I could skate away on It dont snow here It stays pretty green Im gonna make a lot of money Then Im gonna quit this crazy scene I wish I had a river I could skate away on I wish I had a river so long I would teach my feet to fly Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on I made my baby cry He tried hard to help me You know, he put me at ease And he loved me so naughty Made me weak in the knees Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on Im so hard to handle Im sеlfish and Im sad Now Ive gone and lost the bеst baby That I ever had I wish I had a river I could skate away on I wish I had a river so long I would teach my feet to fly Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on I made my baby say goodbye Its coming on Christmas Theyre cutting down trees Theyre putting up reindeer And singing songs of joy and peace I wish I had a river I could skate away on

I met you on a midway at a fair last year And you stood out like a ruby in a black mans ear You were playin on the horses; you were playin on the guitar strings; You were playin like a devil wearin wings Wearin wings, you looked so grand wearin wings Do you tape them to your shoulders just to sing? Can you fly? I heard you can. Can you fly? Like an eagle doin your huntin from the sky I followed with the sideshows to another town And I found you in a trailer on the camping grounds You were betting on some lover; you were shaking up the dice; And I thought I saw you cheatin once or twice Once or twice, I heard your bid once or twice Were you wondrin was the gamble worth the price? Pack it in, I heard you did, pack it in Was it hard to fold a hand you knew could win? So lately youve been hidin, it was somewhere in the news; And Im still at these races with my ticket stubs and my blues; And a voice calls out the numbers and it sometimes mentions mine; And I feel like Ive been workin overtime Over time, Ive lost my fire, over time Always playin one more hand for one more dime Slowin down, Im gettin tired, slowin down; And I envy you the valley that youve found Cause Im midway down the midway Slowin down Down, down, down

Look out the left, the captain said The lights down there, thats where well land I saw a falling star burn up Above the Las Vegas sands It wasnt the one that you gave to me That night down south between the trailers Not the early one That you can wish upon Not the northern one That guides in the sailors Oh, starbright, starbright Youve got the lovin that I like all right Turn this crazy bird around I shouldnt have got on this flight tonight You got the touch so gentle and sweet But youve got that look so critical Now I cant talk to you, baby, I get so weak Sometimes I think love is just mythical Up theres thе heavens Down therеs a town Blackness everywhere and little lights shine Oh, blackness, blackness dragging me down Come on, light the candle in this poor heart of mine Oh, starbright, starbright Youve got the lovin that I like all right Turn this crazy bird around I shouldnt have got on this flight tonight Im drinking sweet champagne Got the headphones up high Cant numb you out Cant drum you out of my mind Theyre playing Goodbye, baby Baby, goodbye Ooh ooh, love is blind Up go the flaps, down go the wheels I hope you got your heat turned on, baby I hope they finally fixed your automobile I hope its better when we meet again, baby Starbright, starbright Youve got the lovin that I like all right Turn this crazy bird around Shouldnt have got on this flight tonight

I slept last night in a good hotel I went shopping today for jewels The wind rushed around in the dirty town And the children let out from the schools I was standing on a noisy corner Waiting for the walking green Across the street he stood And he played real good On his clarinet for free Now me I play for fortunes And those velvet curtain calls I got a black limousine and two gentlemen Escorting me to the halls And Ill play if you have the money Or if youre a friend to me But the one man band By the quick lunch stand He was playing real good for free Nobody stopped to hear him Though he played so sweet and high They knew he had never been on their TV So they passed his music by I meant to go over and ask for a song Maybe put on a harmony I heard his refrain As the signal changed He was playing real good for free

Its coming on Christmas Theyre cutting down trees Theyre putting up reindeer And singing songs of joy and peace Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on But it dont snow here It stays pretty green Im going to make a lot of money Then Im going to quit this crazy scene Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on I wish I had a river so long I would teach my feet to fly I wish I had a river I could skate away on I made my baby cry He tried hard to help me You know, he put me at ease And he loved me so naughty Made me weak in the knees Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on Im so hard to handle Im selfish and Im sad Now Ive gone and lost the best baby That I ever had I wish I had a river I could skate away on I wish I had a river so long I would teach my feet to fly I wish I had a river I could skate away on I made my baby cry Its coming on Christmas Theyre cutting down trees Theyre putting up reindeer And singing songs of joy and peace Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on

Look out the left, the captain said The lights down there, thats where well land I saw a falling star burn up Above the Las Vegas sands It wasnt the one that you gave to me That night down south between the trailers Not the early one That you can wish upon Not the northern one That guides in the sailors Oh, starbright, starbright Youve got the lovin that I like all right Turn this crazy bird around I shouldnt have got on this flight tonight You got the touch so gentle and sweet But youve got that look so critical Now I cant talk to you, baby, I get so weak Sometimes I think love is just mythical Up theres thе heavens Down therеs a town Blackness everywhere and little lights shine Oh, blackness, blackness dragging me down Come on, light the candle in this poor heart of mine Oh, starbright, starbright Youve got the lovin that I like all right Turn this crazy bird around I shouldnt have got on this flight tonight Im drinking sweet champagne Got the headphones up high Cant numb you out Cant drum you out of my mind Theyre playing Goodbye, baby Baby, goodbye Ooh ooh, love is blind Up go the flaps, down go the wheels I hope you got your heat turned on, baby I hope they finally fixed your automobile I hope its better when we meet again, baby Starbright, starbright Youve got the lovin that I like all right Turn this crazy bird around Shouldnt have got on this flight tonight

The pirate anchored on a Wednesday And why he came to port I wonder To see a lady so my friends say She dances for the sailors In a smoky cabaret bar underground Down in a cellar in a harbour town I know he told her love was treasure And they would reap the fullest bounty He only comes to port for pleasure So when the winds of morning Blew the curtains in she woke and found hed gone I saw his sails unfurling Thursday dawn The pirate he will sink you with a kiss Hell steal your heart and sail away Saturday early we met in the cove near the forest Hell leave you drowning in the flotsam Of a broken promise in the bay Dancing we wakened the dawn and the birds into chorus He came again to see her Yes I think they told me it was Saturday Ask Penance Crane she was out in her garden she saw us I was at sea then I didnt see them I dont believe what you are saying It isnt true I hardly knew him Is this some game that you are playing Go ask the dancer shes the one who saw him last The one who drew him here He hasnt come to me since spring last year There was a time when he would Bring me silks and sandalwood and Persian lace Then came another goodbye and another Please dont go And he would hold me close And tell my sailing stories by the fireplace All night I dance and all day I keep watch with my sorrow I was at sea I tell you I was Nowhere near the mentioned murder place Searching for sails that dont come And I guess but I dont know Go ask the dancer She knows the answer I dont know She knows the answer I dont know She knows the answer I dont know

Yesterday a child came out to wander Caught a dragonfly inside a jar Fearful when the sky was full of thunder And tearful at the falling of a star And the seasons they go round and round And the painted ponies go up and down Were captive on the carousel of time We cant return we can only look Behind from where we came And go round and round and round In the circle game Then the child moved ten times round the seasons Skated ovеr ten clear frozen strеams Words like when youre older must appease him And promises of someday make his dreams And the seasons they go round and round And the painted ponies go up and down Were captive on the carousel of time We cant return we can only look Behind from where we came And go round and round and round In the circle game Sixteen springs and sixteen summers gone now Cartwheels turn to car wheels through the town And they tell him take your time it wont be long now Till you drag your feet to slow the circles down And the seasons they go round and round And the painted ponies go up and down Were captive on the carousel of time We cant return we can only look Behind from where we came And go round and round and round In the circle game So the years spin by and now the boy is twenty Though his dreams have lost some grandeur coming true Therell be new dreams maybe better dreams and plenty Before the last revolving year is through And the seasons they go round and round And the painted ponies go up and down Were captive on the carousel of time We cant return we can only look Behind from where we came And go round and round and round In the circle game And go round and round and round In the circle game

Its coming on Christmas Theyre cutting down trees Theyre putting up reindeer And singing songs of joy and peace Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on But it dont snow here It stays pretty green Im gonna make a lot of money Then Im gonna quit this crazy scene I wish I had a river I could skate away on I wish I had a river so long I would teach my feet to fly Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on I made my baby cry He tried hard to help me You know, he put me at ease And he loved me so naughty Made me weak in the knees Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on Im so hard to handle Im sеlfish and Im sad Now Ive gone and lost the bеst baby That I ever had I wish I had a river I could skate away on I wish I had a river so long I would teach my feet to fly Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on I made my baby say goodbye Its coming on Christmas Theyre cutting down trees Theyre putting up reindeer And singing songs of joy and peace I wish I had a river I could skate away on

I came upon a child of God He was walking along the road And I asked him, where are you going And this he told me Im going on down to Yasgurs farm Im going to join in a rock n roll band Im going to camp out on the land Im going to try an get my soul free We are stardust We are golden And weve got to get ourselves Back to the garden Then can I walk beside you I have come here to lose the smog And I feel to be a cog in something turning Well maybe it is just the time of year Or maybe its the time of man I dont know who l am But you know lifе is for learning We are stardust Wе are golden And weve got to get ourselves Back to the garden By the time we got to Woodstock We were half a million strong And everywhere there was song and celebration And I dreamed I saw the bombers Riding shotgun in the sky And they were turning into butterflies Above our nation We are stardust Billion year old carbon We are golden Caught in the devils bargain And everyone is trying to is trying to Is dying to get back to the garden Just another time Just another place just another landscape just another ride Just another vibe Just another life out the gate For the mind For the pleasure For the lie For the cheddar For the lie For the pleasure For the pleasure For the lie For the pleasure For the pleasure Back, back, back, back, back

Its coming on Christmas Theyre cutting down trees Theyre putting up reindeer And singing songs of joy and peace Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on But it dont snow here It stays pretty green Im going to make a lot of money Then Im going to quit this crazy scene Oh I wish I had a river To skate away on I wish I had a river so long I would teach my feet to fly I wish I had a river I could skate away on I made my baby cry He tried hard to help me You know, he put me at ease And he loved me so naughty Made me weak in the knees Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on Im so hard to handle Im sеlfish and Im sad Now Ive gone and lost the bеst baby That I ever had I wish I had a river to could skate away on Oh, I wish I had a river so long I would teach my feet to fly I wish I had a river To could skate away on I made my baby say goodbye Its coming on Christmas Theyre cutting down trees Theyre putting up reindeer And singing songs of joy and peace I wish I had a river that I could skate away on I wish I had a river that I could skate away on

I met you on a midway at a fair last year And you stood out like a ruby in a black mans ear You were playin on the horses; you were playin on the guitar strings; You were playin like a devil wearin wings Wearin wings, you looked so grand wearin wings Do you tape them to your shoulders just to sing? Can you fly? I heard you can, can you fly? Like an eagle doin your huntin from the sky I followed with the sideshows to another town And I found you in a trailer on the camping grounds You were betting on some lover; you were shaking up the dice; And I thought I saw you cheatin once or twice Once or twice, I heard your bid once or twice Were you wondrin was the gamble worth the price? Pack it in, I heard you did, pack it in Was it hard to fold a hand you knew could win? So lately youve been hidin, it was somewhere in the news; And Im still at these races with my ticket stubs and my blues; And a voice calls out the numbers and it sometimes mentions mine; And I feel like Ive been workin overtime Over time, Ive lost my fire, over time Always playin one more hand for one more dime Slowin down, Im gettin tired, slowin down; And I envy you the valley that youve found Cause Im midway down the midway Slowin down Down, down, down

Woke up, it was a Chelsea morning And the first thing that I heard Was a song outside my window And the traffic wrote the words It came ringing up like Christmas bells And rapping up like pipes and drums Oh, wont you stay Well put on the day And well wear it till the night comes Woke up, it was a Chelsea morning And the first thing that I saw Was the sun through yellow curtains And a rainbow on the wall Blue, red, green and gold to welcome you Crimson crystal beads to beckon Oh, wont you stay Well put on the day Theres a sun show every second Now the curtain opens On a portait of today And thе streets are paved with passersby And pigеons fly And papers lie Waiting to blow away Woke up, it was a Chelsea morning And the first thing that I knew There was milk and toast and honey And a bowl of oranges, too And the sun poured in like butterscotch And stuck to all my senses Oh, wont you stay Well put on the day And well talk in present tenses When the curtain closes And the rainbow runs away I will bring you incense owls by night By candlelight By jewel-light If only you will stay Pretty baby, wont you Wake up, its a Chelsea morning

I hired a coach to take me from confusion to the plane And though we shared a common space I know Ill never meet again The driver with his eyebrows furrowed in the rear-view mirror I read his name and it was plainly written Nathan La Franeer I asked him would he hurry But we crawled the canyons slowly Through the buyers and the sellers Through the burglar bells and the wishing wells With gangs and girly shows The ghostly garden grows The cars and buses bustled thru the bedlam of the day I looked through window-glass at streets and Nathan grumbled at the grey I saw an aging cripple selling Superman balloons The city grated through chrome-plate The clock struck slowly half-past-noon Through the tunnel tiled and turning Into daylight once again I am escaping Once again goodbye To symphonies and dirty trees With parks and plastic clothes The ghostly garden grows He asked me for a dollar more He cursed me to my face He hated everyone who paid to ride And share his common space I picked my bags up from the curb And stumbled to the door Another man reached out his hand Another hand reached out for more And I filled it full of silver And I left the fingers counting And the sky goes on forever Without meter maids and peace parades You feed it all your woes The ghostly garden grows You feed it all your woes The ghostly garden grows

I awoke today and found the frost perched on the town It hovered in a frozen sky and gobbled summer down When the sun turns traitor cold And all the trees are shivering in a naked row I get the urge for goin, but I never seem to go I met a girl in summertime, summer-coloured skin Not another boy in town my darlins heart could win When the leaves fell tremblin down Bully winds did push their faces in the snow She got the urge for goin and I had to let her go She got the urge for goin when The meadow grass was turnin brown Summertime was fallin down And winter closin in Now the warriors of winter give a cold triumphant shout And all that stays is dyin, all that lives is gettin out See the geese in chevron flight A-flappin and a-racin on before the snow They got the urge for going, theyve got the wings to go Id like to call back summertime And have her stay for just another month or so But shes got the urge for goin So I guess shell have to go And I get the urge for going when The meadow grass is turnin brown Summertime is fallin down And winters closin in

Driving into town With a dark cloud above you Dial in the number Whos bound to love you Ah, honey You turn me on Im a radio Im a country station Im a little bit corny Im a wildwood flower wavin for ya And a broadcastin tower wavin for ya And Im sending you out this signal here I hope you can pick it up loud and clear And though you dont like weak women You get bored so quick And you dont like strong women Cause theyre hip to your tricks Its been dirty for dirty Down the line But you know Ill come when you whistle When youre lovin and kind But if youve got too many doubts If theres no good reception for me Then tune me out Cause honey Who needs the static It hurts the head And you wind up crackin And the day goes dismal From Breakfast Barry to the Sign Off Prayer What a sorry face you get to wear Im gonna tell you again now While youre still there If youre driving into town With a dark cloud above you Dial in the number Whos bound to love you If youre lying on the beach With your transistor caffin Kick off the sand cause, honey The loves still flowin If your head says forget it But your hearts still smokin Call me at the station The lines are open

Light up light up Light up your lazy blue eyes Moons up nights up Takin the town by surprise Night time night time Day left an hour ago City light time Must you get ready so slow There are places to come from and places to go Night in the city looks pretty to me Night in the city looks fine Music comes spilling out into the street Colors go flashing in time Take off take off Take off your stay-at-home shoes Break off shake off Chase off those stay-at-home blues Stairway stairway Down to the crowds in the street They go their way Looking for faces to greet But we run on laughing with no one to meet Night in the city looks pretty to me Night in the city looks fine Music comes spilling out into the street Colors go waltzing in time

Bows and flows of angel hair And ice cream castles in the air And feather canyons everywhere Ive looked at clouds that way But now they only block the sun They rain and they snow on everyone So many things I would have done But clouds got in my way Ive looked at clouds from both sides now From up and down, and still somehow Its cloud illusions I recall I really dont know clouds at all Moons and Junes and Ferris wheels The dizzy dancing way that you feel As every fairy tale comes real Ive looked at love that way But now its just another show And you leave em laughing when you go And if you care, dont let them know Dont give yourself away Ive looked at love from both sides now From give and take, and still somehow Its loves illusions I recall I really dont know love Really dont know love at all Tears and fears and feeling proud To say I love you right out loud Dreams and schemes and circus crowds Ive looked at clouds that way But now old friends are acting strange They shake their heads They tell me that Ive changed But somethings lost but somethings gained In living every day Ive looked at life from both sides now From win and lose and still somehow Its lifes illusions I recall I really dont know life at all At all At all

Since I lost you I cant get through the day Without at least one big boo-hoo The pain wont go away What am I gonna do? Man from Mars This time you went too far I fall apart Every time I think of you Im swallowed by the dark There is no center to my life now No grace in my heart Man from Mars This time you went too far I call and call The silence is so full of sounds Youre in them all I hear you in the water And in the wiring in the wall Man from Mars This time you went too far This time you went too far Man from Mars

When Charlie speaks of Lester You know someone great has gone The sweetest swinging music man Had a Porkie Pig hat on A bright star in a dark age When the bandstands had a thousand ways Of refusing a black man admission Black musician In those days they put him in an underdog position Cellars and chitlins When Lester took him a wife Arm and arm went black and white And some saw red And drove them from their hotel bed Love is never easy Its short of the hope we have for happiness Bright and sweet Love is never easy street Now we are black and white Embracing out in the lunatic New York night Its very unlikely well be driven out of town Or be hung in a tree Thats unlikely Tonight these crowds Are happy and loud Children are up dancing in the streets In the sticky middle of the night Summer serenade Of taxi horns and fun arcades Where right or wrong Under neon Every feeling goes on For you and me The sidewalk is a history book And a circus, dangerous clowns Balancing dreadful and wonderful perceptions They have been handed day by day Generations on down We came up from the subway On the music midnight makes To Charlies bass and Lesters saxophone In taxi horns and brakes Now Charlies down in Mexico With the healers So the sidewalk leads us with music To two little dancers Dancing outside a black bar Theres a sign up on the awning It says Pork Pie Hat Bar It says Pork Pie Hat Bar It says Pork Pie Hat Bar It says Pork Pie Hat Bar And theres black babies dancing Tonight!

They paved paradise Put up a parking lot With a pink hotel, a boutique And a swingin hot spot Don’t it always seem to go That you dont know what you got Til it’s gone They paved paradise And put up a parking lot They took all the trees And put em in a tree museum And they charged all the people A dollar and a half just to see em Dont it always seem to go That you dont know what you got Til its gone They paved paradise And put up a parking lot Hey farmer farmer Put away that DDT now Give me spots on my apples But leave me the birds and the bees Please Dont it always seem to go That you don’t know what you got ’Til its gone They paved paradise And put up a parking lot Late last night I heard the screen door slam And a big yellow taxi Took away my old man Don’t it always seem to go That you dont know what you got Til its gone They paved paradise And put up a parking lot They paved paradise And put up a parking lot They paved paradise And put up a parking lot Don’t it always seem to go That you dont know what you got Til its gone

When morning comes to Morgantown The merchants roll their awnings down The milk trucks make their morning rounds In morning Morgantown Well rise up early, with the sun To ride the bus while everyone is yawning And the day is young In morning Morgantown Morning Morgantown Buy your dreams, a dollar down Morning any town you name Mornings just the same Well find a table in the shade And sip our tea and lemonade And watch the morning on parade In morning Morgantown Ladies in their rainbow fashions Colored stop and go lights flashing Well wink at total strangers passing In morning Morgantown Morning Morgantown Buy your dreams, a dollar down Morning in any town you name Mornings just the same Id like to buy you еverything A wooden bird with painted wings A window full of colorеd rings In morning Morgantown But the only thing I have to give To make you smile, to win you with Are all the mornings still to live In morning Morgantown Morning Morgantown Buy your dreams, a dollar down Morning any town you name Mornings just the same Mornings just the same

Light up, light up Light up your lazy blue eyes Moons up nights up Takin the town by surprise Night time, night time Day left an hour ago City light time Must you get ready so slow There are places to come from and places to go Night in the city looks pretty to me Night in the city looks fine Music comes spilling out into the street Colours go flashing in time Take off, take off Take off your stay-at-home shoes Shake off brake off Chase off those stay-at-home blues Stairway, stairway Down to the crowds in the street They go their way Looking for faces to greet But we run on laughing with no one to meet Night in the city looks pretty to me Night in the city looks fine Music comes spilling out into the street Colours go flashing in time Night in the city looks pretty to me Night in the city looks fine Music comes spilling out into the street Colours go waltzing in time

Michael wakes you up with sweets He takes you up streets and the rain comes down Sidewalk markets locked up tight And umbrellas bright on a grey background Theres oil on the puddles in taffeta patterns That run down the drain In colored arrangements That Michael will change with a stick that he found Michael from mountains Go where you will go to Know that I will know you Someday I may know you very well Michael brings you to a park He sings and its dark when the clouds come by Yellow slickers up on swings Like puppets on strings hanging in the sky Theyll splash home to suppers in wallpapered kitchens Their mothers will scold But Michael will hold you To keep away cold till the sidewalks are dry- Michael from mountains Go where you will go to Know that I will know you Someday I may know you very well Michael leads you up the stairs He needs you to care and you know you do Cats come crying to the key And dry you will be in a towel or two Theres rain in the window Theres sun in the painting that smiles on the wall You want to know all But his mountains have called so you never do- Michael from mountains Go where you will go to Know that I will know you Someday I may know you very well Someday I will know you very well

The last time I saw Richard was Detroit in 68 And he told me, All romantics meet the same fate someday Cynical and drunk and boring someone in some dark café You laugh, he said, you think youre immune Go look at your eyes, theyre full of moon You like roses and kisses and pretty men to tell you All those pretty lies, pretty lies When you gonna realize theyre only pretty lies? Only pretty lies, just pretty lies He put a quartеr in the Wurlitzer And he pushеd three buttons and the thing began to whirr And a bar maid came by in fishnet stockings and a bow tie And she said Drink up now, its gettin on time to close. Richard, you havent really changed, I said, its just that Now youre romanticizing some pain thats in your head You got tombs in your eyes, but the songs you punched are dreamy Listen, they sing of love so sweet, love so sweet When you gonna get yourself back on your feet? Oh and love can be so sweet, love so sweet Richard got married to a figure skater And he bought her a dishwasher and a coffee percolator And he drinks at home now most nights with the TV on And all the house lights left up bright Im gonna blow this damn candle out I dont want nobody comin over to my table I got nothing to talk to anybody about All good dreamers pass this way someday Hidin behind bottles in dark cafés Dark cafés, only a dark cocoon Before I get my gorgeous wings and fly away Only a phase, these dark café days

My old man Hes a singer in the park Hes a walker in the rain Hes a dancer in the dark We dont need no piece of paper From the city hall Keeping us tied and true My old man Keeping away my blues Hes my sunshine in the morning Hes my fireworks at the end of the day Hes the warmest chord I ever heard Play that warm chord, play and stay, baby We dont need no piece of paper From the city hall Keeping us tied and true My old man Keeping away my blues But when hes gone Me and them lonesome blues collide The beds too big The frying pans too wide Then he comes home And he takes me in his loving arms And he tells me all his troubles And he tells me all my charms We dont need no piece of paper From the city hall Keeping us tied and true, no My old man Keeping away my blues But when hes gone Me and them lonesome blues collide The beds too big The frying pans too wide My old man Hes a singer in the park Hes a walker in the rain Hes a dancer in the dark We dont need no piece of paper From the city hall Keeping us tied and true, no My old man Keeping away my lonesome blues

Its coming on Christmas. theyre cutting down trees Putting up reindeer, singing songs of joy and peace I wish I had a river I could skate away on It dont snow here, it stays pretty green Im gonna make a lot of money Then, Im going to quit this crazy scene I wish I had a river I could skate away on I wish I had a river so long Id teach my feet to fly Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on I made my baby cry, ooh, ooh Im so hard to handle, Im selfish and Im sad Now Ive gone and lost the best baby that I ever had I wish I had a river I could skate away on I wish I had a river so long Id teach my feet to fly Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on I made my baby say goodbye, ooh, ooh I wish I had a river I could skate away on

Rows and flows of angel hair And ice cream castles in the air And feathered canyons everywhere Ive looked at clouds that way But now they only block the sun They rain and snow on everyone So many things I wouldve done But clouds got in my way Ive looked at clouds from both sides now From up and down, and still somehow Its clouds illusions I recall I really dont know clouds at all Moons and Junes and Ferris wheels The dizzy dancing way that you feel As every fairytale comes real Ive looked at love that way But now its just another show You leave em laughing when you go And if you care, dont let them know Dont give yourself away Ive looked at love from both sides now From give and take, and still somehow Its loves illusions that I recall I really dont know love I really dont know love at all And now old friends theyre acting strange They shake their heads, and they say that Ive changed Somethings lost, but somethings gained In living every day Ive looked at life from both sides now From up and down and still somehow Its lifes illusions that I recall I really dont know life Ive looked at life from both sides now From win and lose but still somehow Its lifes illusions that I recall I really dont know life at all

It was a rainy night We took a taxi to your mothers home She went to Florida and left you With you fathers gun, alone Upon her small white bed I fell into a dream You sat up all the night and watched me To see, who in the world I might be I am from the Sunday school I sing soprano in the upstairs choir You are a holy man On the FM radio I sat up all the night and watched thee To see, who in the world you might be You called me beautiful You called your mother - she was very tanned So you packed your tent and went To live out in the Arizona sand You are a refugee From a wealthy family You gavе up all the golden factories To see, who in thе world you might be

Varnished weeds in window jars Tarnished beads on tapestries Kept in satin boxes are Reflections of loves memories Letters from across the seas Roses dipped in sealing wax Valentines and maple leaves Tucked into a paperback Guess Ill throw them all away I found someone to love today Dark with darker moods is he Not a golden Prince whos come Through columbines and wizardry To talk of castles in the sun Still Ill take a chance and see I found somеone to love today Therеs a sorrow in his eyes Like the angel made of tin What will happen if I try To place another heart in him In a Bleecker Street cafe I found someone to love today I found someone to love today

I think of tears, I think of rain on shingles I think of rain, I think of roses blue I think of Rose, my heart begins to tremble To see the place shes lately gotten to Gotten to, gotten to Shes gotten to mysterious devotions Shes gotten to the zodiac and Zen Shes gotten into tarot cards and potions Shes laying her religion on her friends On her friends, on her friends Friends who come to ask her for their future Friends who come to find they cant be friends Because of signs and seasons that dont suit her Shell prophesy your death, she wont say when Wont say when, wont say when When all the black cards come you cannot barter No, when all your stars are stacked you cannot win Shell shake her head and treat you like a martyr It is her blackest spell she puts you in Puts you in, puts you in In sorrow she can lure you where she wants you Inside your own self-pity there you swim In sinking down to drown her voice still haunts you And only with your laughter can you win Can you win, can you win You win the lasting laurels with your laughter It reaches like an arm before you sink To win the solitary truth youre after You dare not ask the priestess how to think How to think, how to think I think of tears, I think of rain on shingles I think of rain, I think of roses blue I think of Rose, my heart begins to tremble To see the place shes lately gotten to Gotten to, gotten to

Daylight falls upon the path, the forest falls behind Today I am not prey to dark uncertainty The shadow trembles in its wrath, Ive robbed its blackness blind And tasted sunlight as my fear came clear to me I think I understand Fear is like a wilderland Stepping stones or sinking sand Now the way leads to the hills, above the steeples chime Below me sleepy rooftops round the harbor Its there Ill take my thirsty fill of friendship over wine Forgetting fear but nevеr disregarding her Oh, I think I understand Fеar is like a wilderland Stepping stones and sinking sand Sometime voices in the night will call me back again Back along the pathway of a troubled mind When forests rise to block the light that keeps a traveler sane Ill challenge them with flashes from a brighter time Oh, I think I understand Fear is like a wilderland Stepping stones or sinking sand

La la la la la la la la, La la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la, ooh Its comin on Christmas, theyre cuttin down trees Puttin up reindeer, singin songs of joy and peace I wish I had a river I could skate away on No, it dont snow here, no, it stays pretty green Gonna make a lot of money then Im gonna quit this crazy scene I wish I had a river I could skate away on Oh, I wish I had a river so long I could teach my feet to fly Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on, I made my baby cry La la la la la la la la, La la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la, ooh Im dreaming of a white Christmas just like the ones I used to know Where the treetops glisten and children listen To hear sleigh bells in the snow Im dreaming of a white Christmas with every Christmas card I writе May your days be merry and bright And may all your Christmases bе white Its comin on Christmas, theyre cuttin down trees Puttin up reindeer, singin songs of joy and peace I wish I had a river I could skate away on La la la la la la la la, La la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la, La la la la la la la la

The priest sat in the airport bar He was wearing his fathers tie And his eyes looked into my eyes so far Whenever the words ran dry Behind the lash and the circles blue He looked as only a priest can: through And his eyes said me and his eyes said you And my eyes said, Let us try He said, You wouldnt like it here No, its no place you should share The roof is ripped with hurricanes And the room is always bare I need the wind and I seek the cold He reached past the wine for my hand to hold And he saw me young, and he saw me old And he saw me sitting there Then he took his contradictions out And he splashed them on my brow So which words was I then to doubt When choosing what to vow Should I choose them all-should I make them mine The sermons, the hymns and the valentines And he asked for truth and he asked for time And he asked for only now Now the trials are trumpet scored Oh will we pass the test Or just as one loves more and more Will one love less and less Oh come lets run from this ring were in Where the Christians clap and the Germans grin Saying let them lose, crying let them win Oh make them both confess

Theres a crow flying black and ragged, tree to tree Hes black as the highway thats leading me Now hes diving down to pick up on Something shiny I feel like that black crow flying In a blue sky I took a ferry to the highway, then I drove to a pontoon plane I took a plane to a taxi, and a taxi to a train Ive been traveling so long Howm I ever going to know my home when I see it again Im like a black crow flying In a blue sky In search of love and music my whole life has been Illumination, corruption and diving Diving down to pick up on Very shiny thing Just like that black crow flying In a blue sky I looked at the morning after being up all night I looked at my haggard face in the bathroom light I looked out the window, and I saw That ragged soul take flight I saw a black crow flying In a blue sky

I came upon a child of God He was walking along the road And I asked him, Where are you going? And this he told me Im going on down to Yasgurs Farm Im gonna join in a rock and roll band Im gonna camp out on the land Im gonna try and get my soul free We are stardust We are golden And weve got to get ourselves back to the garden Then can I walk beside you? I have come here to lose the smog And I feel to be a cog in something turning Well maybe it is just the time of year Or maybe its the time of man I dont know who I am But you know life is for learning We are stardust We are golden And weve got to get ourselves back to the garden By the time we got to Woodstock We were half a million strong And everywhere there was song and celebration And I dreamed I saw the bombers Riding shotgun in the sky And they were turning into butterflies Above our nation We are stardust Billion year old carbon We are golden Caught in the devils bargain And weve got to get ourselves back to the garden

Its coming on Christmas Theyre cutting down trees Theyre putting up reindeer And singing songs of joy and peace Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on But it dont snow here It stays pretty green Im going to make a lot of money And Im going to quit this crazy scene I wish I had a river I could skate away on I wish I had a river so long I could teach my feet to fly Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on And I made my baby cry He tried hard to help me You know, and put me at ease And he loved me so naughty Made me weak in the knees Well I wish I had a river I could skate away on Im so hard to handle Im selfish and Im sad Now Ive gone and lost the best baby I ever had I wish I had a river I could skate away on But I wish I had a river so long I would teach my feet to fly And I wish I had a river To skate away on To skate away on To skate away on

The way I see it he said You just cant win it Everybodys in it for their own gain You cant please em all Theres always somebody calling you down I do my best and I do good business Theres a lot of people asking for my time Theyre trying to get ahead Theyre trying to be a good friend of mine I was a free man in Paris I felt unfettered and alive There was nobody calling me up for favors And no ones future to decide You know Id go back there tomorrow But for the work Ive taken on Stoking the star maker machinery Behind the popular song I deal in dreamers And telephone screamers Lately I wonder what I do it for If l had my way Id just walk through those doors And wander down the Champs-Élysées Going café to cabaret Thinking how Ill feel when I find That very good friend of mine I was a free man in Paris I felt unfettered and alive There was nobody calling me up for favors And no ones future to decide You know Id go back there tomorrow But for the work Ive taken on Stoking the star maker machinery Behind the popular song

Willy is my child, he is my father I would be his lady all my life He says hed love to live with me But for an ancient injury That has not healed He said I feel once again Like I gave my heart too soon He stood looking through the lace At the face on the conquered moon And counting all the cars up the hill And the stars on my window sill There are still more reasons why I love him Willy is my joy, he is my sorrow Now he wants to run away and hide He says our love cannot be real He cannot hear the chapels pealing silver bells But you know its hard to tell When youre in the spell if its wrong or if its real But youre bound to lose If you let the blues get you scared to feel And I feel like Im just being born Like a shiny light breaking in a storm There are so many reasons why I love him Willy is my child, he is my father

He comes for conversation I comfort him sometimes Comfort and consultation He knows thats what hell find I bring him apples and cheeses He brings me songs to play He sees me when he pleases I see him in cafes And I only say, Hello And turn away before his lady knows How much I want to see him She removes him, like a ring To wash her hands She only brings him out to show her friends I want to free him Secrets and sharing soda Thats how our time began Love is a story told to a friend Its second hand But Ill listen to his questions Ill give my answers when theyrе found He says she keeps him guessing But I know shе keeps him down She speaks in sorry sentences Miraculous repentances I dont believe her Tomorrow he will come to me And hell speak his sorrows endlessly and hell ask me why Why cant I leave her? He comes for conversation I comfort him sometimes Comfort and consultation He knows thats what hell find He knows thats what hell find

Funny day, looking for laughter and finding it there Sunny day, braiding wild flowers and leaves in my hair Picked up a pencil and wrote I love you in my finest hand Wanted to send it, but I dont know where I stand Telephone, even the sound of your voice is still new All alone in California and talking to you And feeling too foolish and strange to say the words that I had planned I guess its too early, cause I dont know where I stand Crickets call, courting their ladies in star-dappled green Thickets tall, until the morning comes up like a dream All muted and misty, so drowsy now Ill takе what sleep I can I know that I miss you, but I dont know where I stand I know that I miss you, but I dont know wherе I stand

Yesterday a child came out to wonder Caught a dragonfly inside a jar Fearful when the sky was full of thunder And tearful at the falling of a star And the seasons, they go round and round And the painted ponies go up and down Were captive on the carousel of time We cant return, we can only look behind from where we came And go round and round and round in the circle game Then the child moved ten times round the seasons Skated over ten clear frozen streams Words like when youre older must appease him And promises of some day make his dreams And the seasons, they go round and round And the painted ponies go up and down Were captive on the carousel of time We cant return, we can only look behind from where we came And go round and round and round in the circle game Sixteen springs and sixteen summers gone now Cartwheels turn to car wheels through the town And they tell him, take your time, it wont be long now Till you drag your feet to slow the circles down And the seasons, they go round and round And the painted ponies go up and down Were captive on a carousel of time We cant return, we can only look behind from where we came And go round and round and round in the circle game So the years spin by and now the boy is twenty Though his dreams have lost some grandeur coming true Therell be new dreams, maybe better dreams and plenty Before the last revolving year is through And the seasons, they go round and round And the painted ponies go up and down Were captive on a carousel of time We cant return, we can only look behind from where we came And go round and round and round in the circle game And go round and round and round in the circle game And go round and round and round in the circle game And go round and round and round in the circle game

Hit it The way I see it, he said, you just cant win it Everybodys in it for their own gain You cant please them all Theres always somebody talking you down Now, I do my best and I do a good business Theres a lot of people asking for my time Theyre trying to get ahead Theyre trying to be a good friend of mine I was a free man in Paris I felt unfettered and alive There was nobody calling me up for favors And no ones future to decide And you know Id go back there tomorrow But for the work Ive taken on Stoking the star-making machinery Behind the popular song I deal in dreamers and telephone screamers Lately I wonder what I do it for If I had my way Id just walk out those doors And wander down the Champs-Élysées Going café to cabaret Thinking how Id feel when I find That very good friend of mine I was a free man in Paris I felt unfettered and alive Nobody was calling me up for favors No ones future to decide You know Id go back there tomorrow But for the work Ive taken on Smoking the star-making machinery Behind the popular song

When I first saw your gallery I liked the ones of ladies Then you began to hang up me You studied to portray me In ice and greens And old blue jeans And naked in the roses Then you got into funny scenes That all your work discloses Lady, dont love me now I am dead I am a saint, turn down your bed I have no heart, thats what you said You said, I can be cruel But let me be gentle with you Somewhere in a magazine I found a page about you I see that now its Josephine Who cannot be without you I keep your housе in fit repair I dust the portraits daily Your mail comes hеre from everywhere The writing looks like ladies Lady, please love me now, I am dead I am a saint, turn down your bed I have no heart, thats what you said You said, I can be cruel But let me be gentle with you I gave you all my pretty years Then we began to weather And I was left to winter here While you went west for pleasure And now youre flying back this way Like some lost homing pigeon Theyve monitored your brain, you say And changed you with religion Lady, please love me now I was dead I am no saint, turn down your bed Lady, have you no heart, thats what you said Well, I can be cruel But let me be gentle with you When I first saw your gallery I liked the ones of ladies But now their faces follow me And all their eyes look shady

Its coming on Christmas, Theyre cutting down trees. Theyre putting up reindeer And singing songs of joy and peace, Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on. But it dont snow here, Stays pretty green. Im gonna make a lot of money And and then Im gonna quit this crazy scene. Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on. I wish I had a river so long, I would teach my feet to fly. Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on. I made my baby cry. She tried hard to help me, She put me at ease She loved me so naughty, made me weak in the knees. Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on. Im so hard to handle, Im selfish and Im sad. Now Ive gone and lost the best baby That Ive ever had. Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on. I wish I had a river so long, I would teach my feet to fly. Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on. I made my baby say goodbye. Its coming on Christmas, Theyre cutting down trees. Theyre putting up reindeer And singing songs of joy and peace, I wish I had a river I could skate away on.

Its coming on Christmas Theyre cutting down trees Theyre putting up reindeers And singing songs of joy and peace Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on But it dont snow here It stays pretty green Im going to make a lot of money Then Im going to quit this crazy scene Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on I wish I had a river so long I would teach my feet to fly I wish I had a river I could skate away on I made my baby cry He tried hard to help me You know, he put me at ease And he loved me so naughty Made me weak in the knees Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on Im so hard to handle Im sеlfish and Im sad Now Ive gone and lost the bеst baby That I ever had I wish I had a river I could skate away on Oh, I wish I had a river so long I would teach my feet to fly I wish I had a river I could skate away on I made my baby say goodbye Its coming on Christmas Theyre cutting down trees Theyre putting up reindeer And singing songs of joy and peace I wish I had a river I could skate away on

Peridots and periwinkle blue medallions Gilded galleons spilled across the ocean floor Treasure somewhere in the sea and he will find where Never mind their questions theres no answer for The roll of the harbour wake The songs that the rigging makes The taste of the spray he takes And he learns to give He aches and he learns to live He stakes all his silver On a promise to be free Mermaids live in colonies All his seadreams come to me City satins left at home I will not need them I believe him when he tells of loving me Something truthful in the sea your lies will find you Leave behind your streets he said and come to me Come down from the neon nights Come down from the tourist sights Run down till the rain delights you You do not hide Sunlight will renew your pride Skin white by skin golden Like a promise to be free Dolphins playing in the sea All his seadreams come to me Seabird I have seen you fly above the pilings I am smiling at your circles in the air I will come and sit by you while he lies sleeping Fold your fleet wings I have brought some dreams to share A dream that you love someone A dream that the wars are done A dream that you tell no one but the grey sea Theyll say that youre crazy And a dream of a baby Like a promise to be free Children laughing out to sea All his seadreams come to me All his seadreams come to me

Sisotowbell Lane Noah is fixing the pump in the rain He brings us no shame We always knew that he always knew Up over the hill Jovial neighbours come down when they will With stories to tell Sometimes they do Yes sometimes we do We have a rocking chair Each of us rocks his share Eating muffin buns and berries By the steamy kitchen window Sometimes we do Our tongues turn blue Sisotowbell Lane Anywhere else now would seem very strange The seasons are changing Everyday in everyway Sometimes it is spring Sometimes it is not anything A poet can sing Sometimes we try Yes we always try We have a rocking chair Somedays we rock and stare At the woodlands and the grasslands and the badlands cross the river Sometimes we do We like the view Sisotowbell Lane Go to the city youll come back again To wade through the grain You always do Yes we always do Come back to the stars Sweet well water and pickling jars Well lend you the car We always do Yes sometimes we do We have a rocking chair Someone is always there Rocking rhythms while theyre waiting with the candle in the window Sometimes we do We wait for you

You could have been more than a name on the door On the thirty-third floor in the air More than a credit card Swimming pool in the backyard While you still have the time you could get away and find A better life, you know the grind Is so ungrateful Racing cars, whisky bars No one cares who you really are Youre the keeper of the cards Yes I know it gets hard Keeping the wheels turning And the wife she keeps the keys She is so pleased to be A part of the arrangement You could have been more than a name on the door On the thirty-third floor in the air More than a consumer Lying in some room trying to die More than a credit card Swimming pool in the backyard You could have been more than a name on the door You could have been more than a name on the door You could have been more You could have been more You could have been more

And so once again My dear Johnny my dear friend And so once again you are fightin us all And when I ask you why You raise your sticks and cry, and I fall Oh, my friend How did you come To trade the fiddle for the drum You say I have turned Like the enemies youve earned But I can remember All the good things you are And so I ask you please Can I help you find the peace and the star Oh, my friend What time is this To trade the handshake for the fist And so oncе again Oh, America my friend And so once again You arе fighting us all And when we ask you why You raise your sticks and cry and we fall Oh, my friend How did you come To trade the fiddle for the drum You say we have turned Like the enemies youve earned But we can remember All the good things you are And so we ask you please Can we help you find the peace and the star Oh my friend We have all come To fear the beating of your drum

Marcie in a coat of flowers Steps inside a candy store Reds are sweet and greens are sour Still no letter at her door So shell wash her flower curtains Hang them in the wind to dry Dust her tables with his shirt and Wave another day goodbye Marcies faucet needs a plumber Marcies sorrow needs a man Red is autumn green is summer Greens are turning and the sand All along the ocean beaches Stares up empty at the sky Marcie buys a bag of peaches Stops a postman passing by And summer goes Falls to the sidеwalk like string and brown paper Winter blows Up from thе river theres no one to take her To the sea Marcie dresses warm its snowing Takes a yellow cab uptown Red is stop and greens for going Sees a show and rides back down Down along the Hudson River Past the shipyards in the cold Still no letters been delivered Still the winter days unfold Like magazines Fading in dusty grey attics and cellars Make a dream Dream back to summer and hear how He tells her Wait for me Marcie leaves and doesnt tell us Where or why she moved away Red is angry green is jealous That was all she had to say Someone thought they saw her Sunday Window shopping in the rain Someone heard she bought a one-way ticket And went west again

Through the windless wells of wonder By the throbbing light machine In a tea leaf trance or under Orders from the king and queen Songs to aging children come Aging children, I am one People hurry by so quickly Dont they hear the melodies In the chiming and the clicking And the laughing harmonies Songs to aging children come Aging children, I am one Some come dark and strange like dying Crows and ravens whistling Lines of weeping, strings of crying So much said in listening Songs to aging children come Aging children, I am one Doеs the moon play only silver When it strums thе galaxy Dying roses will they will their Perfumed rhapsodies to me Songs to aging children came This is one

Lady called the blue boy, love She took him home Made himself an idol, yes So he turned to stone Like a pilgrim she travelled To place her flowers Before his granite grace And she prayed aloud for love To waken in his face In his face, oh Sometimes in the evening He would read to her Roll her in his arms And give his seed to her She would wake in thе morning Without him And go to the window And look out through the pane But thе statue in her garden He always looked the same He looked the same, ah Bring her boots of leather And she will dance for him Shyly from a feather fan Shell glance for him Here he comes after midnight To find her again He will come few times more Till he finds a lady statue Standing in a door In her door

Rows and flows of angel hair And ice cream castles in the air And feathered canyons everywhere Ive looked at clouds that way Ive looked at clouds from both sides now From up and down, and still somehow Its clouds illusions that I recall I really dont know clouds Ive looked at life from both sides now From win and lose but still somehow Its lifes illusions that I recall I really dont know life at all