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Laid back in an old saloon, with a peso in my hand Watching flies and children on the street And I catch a glimpse of black-eyed girls who giggle when I smile Theres a little boy who wants to shine my feet And its three days ride from Bakersfield and I dont know why I came I guess I came to keep from paying dues So instead Ive got a bottle and a girl whos just fourteen And a damn good case of the Mexicali blues Yeah Is there anything a man dont stand to lose? When the devil wants to take it all away? Cherish well your thoughts, and keep a tight grip on your booze Cause thinkin and drinkin are all I have today She said her name was Billy Jean and she was fresh in town I didnt know a stage line ran from Hell She had raven hair, a ruffled dress, a necklace made of gold All the French perfume youd care to smell She took me up into her room and whispered in my ear Go on, my friend, do anything you choose. Now Im payin for those happy hours I spent there in her arms With a lifetimes worth of the Mexicali Blues Is there anything a man dont stand to lose? When the devil wants to take it all away? Cherish well your thoughts, and keep a tight grip on your booze Cause thinkin and drinkin are all I have today And then a man rode into town, some thought he was the law Billy Jean was waiting when he came She told me he would take her, if I didnt use my gun Id have no one but myself to blame I went down to those dusty streets, blood was on my mind I guess that stranger hadnt heard the news Cause I shot first and killed him, Lord, he didnt even draw And he made me trade the gallows for the Mexicali Blues Yeah Is there anything a man dont stand to lose? When the devil wants to take it all away? Cherish well your thoughts, and keep a tight grip on your booze Cause thinkin and drinkin are all I have today

Dont ease, dont ease, dont ease me in Ive been all night long coming home, dont ease me in I was standing on the corner, talking to Miss Brown When I turned around, sweet mama, she was way across town So Im walking down the street, with a dollar in my hand Ive been looking for a woman, sweet mama, aint got no man The girl I love, shes sweet and true You know the dress she wears, sweet mama, its pink and blue She brings me coffee, you know she brings me tea She brings about every damn thing, but the jailhouse key

I take a little powder Take a little salt Put it in my shotgun I go walking Jubba jubba, wolly bully Looking high, looking low Going to scare you up and shoot ya Mister Charlie told me so I wont even take your life Wont even take a limb Just unload my shotgun Take a little skin Well you take my silver dollar Take those silver dimes Fix it up together In some alligator wine I can hear the drums, voodoo all night long Mister Charlie tells me I cant do nothing wrong Now Mister Charlie told me Wont you like to know Give you little warning Before I let you go Going to scare you up and shoot ya Mister Charlie Mister Charlie told me so

High green chilly winds and windy vines In loops around the twining shafts of lavender Theyre crawling to the sun Wonder who will water all the children of the garden When they sigh about the barren lack of rain and Droop so hungry neath the sky, Ai-yi Underfoot the ground is patched With climbing arms of ivy wrapped around the manzanita Stark and shiny in the breeze William tell has stretched his bow Til it wont stretch no furthermore And/or it may require a change that hasnt come before No more time to tell how, this is the season of what Now is the time of returning with our thought Jewels polished and gleaming Now is the time past believing the child has relinquished the rein Now is the test of the boomerang tossed in the night of redeeming Seven faced marble eyed transitory dream doll Six proud walkers on the jingle bell rainbow Five men writing with fingers of gold Four men tracking down the great white sperm whale Three girls waiting in a foreign dominion Riding in the whalebelly, fade away in moonlight Sink beneath the waters to the coral sands below

Awoke today, felt your side of the bed; The covers were still warm where you been layin You were gone, oh gone, my heart was filled with dread; You might not be sleeping here again But its all right cause I love you, and thats not going to change Run me around and make me hurt again and again But Ill still sing you love songs, written in the letters of your name The rain is gonna come, oh it surely looks like rain Did you ever waken to the sound of street cats making love? You guess from the cries you were listening to a fight Well you know, oh know, haste is the last thing theyre thinking of You know theyre only tryin to make it thru the night I only want to hold you, I dont want to tie you down Or fit you in the lines I mightve drawn Its just that I, oh I, have gotten used to havin you around The landscape would be empty, if you were gone; But its all right cause I love you, and thats not going to change Run me around and make me hurt again and again But Ill still sing you love songs, written in the letter of your name The rain is gonna come, oh it surely looks like rain

The first thing I remember knowing Was a lonesome whistle blowing And a younguns dream of growing up to ride On a freight train leaving town Not knowing where Im bound And no one could change my mind, but Mama tried One and only rebel child From a family meek and mild Mama seemed to know what lay in store In spite of all my Sunday learning Towards the bad I kept on turning Til Mama couldnt hold me anymore And I turned twenty-one in prison doing life without parole No one could steer me right, but Mama tried, Mama tried Mama tried to raise me better, but her pleading I denied That leaves only me to blame, cause Mama tried Dear old Daddy, rest his soul Left my mom a heavy load She tried so very hard to fill his shoes Working hours without rest Wanted me to have the best She tried to raise me right but I refused And I turned twenty-one in prison doing life without parole No one could steer me right, but Mama tried, Mama tried Mama tried to raise me better, but her pleading I denied That leaves only me to blame, cause Mama tried And I turned twenty-one in prison doing life without parole No one could steer me right, but Mama tried, Mama tried Mama tried to raise me better, but her pleading I denied That leaves only me to blame, cause Mama tried That leaves only me to blame, cause Mama tried

Sitting in Mangrove Valley chasing light-beams Everything wanders from baby to Z Baby, baby, pretty, young on Tuesday Old like a rum drinking demon at tea Baby, baby, tell me whats the matter Why, why tell me, whats your why now? Tell me why will you never come home? Tell me whats your reason if you got a good one Everywhere I go The people all know Everyones doing that rag Everyones doing that rag Take my line go fishing for a Tuesday Maybe take my supper, eat it down by the sea Gave my baby twenty, forty good reasons Couldnt find any better ones in the morning at three Rain gonna come but the rain gonna go, you know Stepping off sharply from the rank and file Awful cold and dark like a dungeon Maybe get a little bit darker fore the day Hipsters, tripsters Real cool chicks, sir Everyones doing that rag Everyones doing that rag You neednt gild the lily, offer jewels to the sunset No one is watching or standing in your shoes Wash your lonely feet in the river in the morning Everything promised is delivered to you Dont neglect to pick up what your share is All the winter birds are winging home now Hey Love, go and look around you Nothing out there you havent seen before now But you can wade in the water And never get wet If you keep on doing that rag If you keep on doing that rag One eyed jacks and the deuces are wild The aces are crawling up and down your sleeve Come back here, Baby Louise And tell me the name Of the game that you play Is it all fall down? Is it all go under? Is it all go under? Is it all go under? Is it all go under? Is it all go under? Is it all go under? Is it all go under? Is it all go under?

Well, I was feeling so bad, asked my family doctor about what I had I said, Doctor, Doctor, Mister M.D., can you tell me , whats ailing me? He said, Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah All you need, all you really need: good loving Because you got to have loving Everybody got to have loving A little good loving now baby, good loving So come on baby, squeeze me tight Dont you want your daddy to be alright? I said baby, now its for sure Ive got the fever, you got the cure Hey, got to have loving Well, you got to have loving Come on now and give me good loving Well, I was feeling sort of bad now Asked my family doctor about what I had I said, Doctor, Doctor, mister M.D. Can you tell me , whats ailing me? He said, Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah All you need, all you really need: good loving Hey, now you got to have loving Everybody got to have loving Give me, give me, give me some loving Come on now, everybody get right, You may be weak or you may be blind But even a blind man knows when the sun is shining So turn it on now Turn on, turn on your light Give me, give me, give me some loving Hey, now you got to have loving You need it, I need it, well you got to have loving Say it again now, good loving Well turn on your light, you wont regret it You got to go for the good and get it Everybody, they got to have loving Hey, now you got to have loving

Spanish lady come to me, she lays on me this rose It rainbow spirals round and round, it trembles and explodes It left a smoking crater of my mind I like to blow away But the heat came round and busted me for smiling on a cloudy day Coming, coming, coming around Coming around, coming around, in a circle Coming, coming, coming around Coming around, coming around, in a circle Escaping through the lily fields, I came across an empty space It trembled and exploded, left a bus stop in its place The bus came by and I got on, thats when it all began There was Cowboy Neal at the wheel of the bus to never ever land Coming, coming, coming around Coming around, coming around, in a circle Coming, coming, coming around Coming around, coming around, in a circle

Your rain falls like crazy fingers Peals of fragile thunder keeping time Recall the days that still are to come Some sing blue Hang your heart on laughing willow Stray down to the water Deep sea of love Beneath the sweet calm face of the sea Swift undertow Life may be sweeter for this, I dont know See how it feels in the end May Lady Lullaby sing plainly for you Soft, strong, sweet and true Cloud hands reaching from a rainbow Tapping at the window touch your hair So swift and bright Strange fingers of light Float in air Who can stop what must arrive now? Something new is waiting to be born Dark as the night Youre still by my side Shining side Gone are the days we stopped to decide Where we should go We just ride Gone are the broken eyes we saw through in dreams Gone - both dream and lie Life may be sweeter for this I dont know Feels like it might be alright While Lady Lullaby sings plainly for you Love still rings true Midnight on a carousel ride Reaching for the gold ring down inside Never could reach It just slips away but I try

Im looking for a chateau, 21 rooms but one will do I dont want to buy it I just want to rent it for a minute or two I met an old mistake walking down the street today I didnt want to be mean about it I couldnt think of one good thing to say West L.A. fadeaway, West L.A. fadeaway Little red light on the highway, big green light on the speedway Got a steady job moving items for the mob Know the pays pathetic Its a shame those boys couldnt be more copacetic I need a West L.A. girl, already know what I need to know Lord, just how far to go West L.A. fadeaway, heres one chance you say She tries to live by the Golden Rule Said you treat other people right Other people probably treat you cool

Last leaf fallen bare earth where green was born Black Madonna two eagles hang against a cloud Sun comes up blood red wind yells among the stone All graceful instruments are known When the windows all are broken and your loves become a toothless crone When the voices of the storm sound like a crowd Winter morning breaks, youre all alone The eyes are blind, blue visions, all a seer can own And touching makes the flesh to cry out loud This ground on which the seed of love is sown All graceful instruments are known

Been all around this whole round world Lord, I just got back to day Worked all the way honey and I gave it all to you Honey-babe, what more can I do? Oh babe, it aint no lie Oh babe, it aint no lie Oh babe, it aint no lie You know this life Im living is mighty high One more woman, lord in this town Keep her telling her lies on me Wish to my soul that old woman would die Keep her telling her lies on me Oh babe, it aint no lie Oh babe, it aint no lie Oh babe, it aint no lie You know this life Im living is mighty high

When I was just a little young boy Papa said son, youll never get far Ill tell you the reason if you want to know Cause child of mine, there isnt really very far to go Well baby, baby wants a gold diamond ring Wants it more than most any old thing Well when I get those jelly roll blues Why Id go and get anything in this world for you Down to the jewelry store packing a gun Says, Wrap it up. I think Ill take this one A thousand dollars please, the jewelry man said Dupree he said, Ill pay this one off to you in lead Well, you know son you just cant figure First thing you know youre gonna pull that trigger And its no wonder your reason goes bad - Jelly roll will drive you stone mad Judge said, Son, this gonna cost you some time Dupree said, Judge, you know that crossed my mind Judge said, Fact its gonna cost you your life Dupree said, Judge, you know that seems to me to be about right Well baby, babys gonna lose her sweet man Dupree come out with a losing hand Babys gonna weep it up for awhile Then go on out and find another sweet mans Gonna treat her with style Judge said son, I know your baby well But thats a secret I cant never tell Dupree said judge, well its well understood And you got to admit that that sweet, sweet jellys so good Well you know son you just cant figure First thing you know youre gonna pull that trigger And its no wonder your reason goes bad Jelly roll will drive you stone mad Same old story and I know its been told Some like jelly jelly - some like gold Many a mans done a terrible thing Just to get baby that shiny diamond ring

There are times that you can beckon There are times when you must call You can shake a ton of reckoning But you cant shake it all There are times when I can help you out And times that you must fall There are times when you must live in doubt And I cant help at all Three blue stars rise on the hill Say no more, now, just be still All these trials, soon be past Look for something built to last Wind held by the collar Got a cloud held by the breeze You can walk on coals of fire But sometimes you must freeze There are times when you offend me And I do the same to you If we cant or wont forget it Then I guess we could be through One blue star sets on the hill Call it back, you never will One more star sinks in the past Show me something built to last Built to last until time itself Falls tumbling from the wall Built to last until sunshine fails And darkness moves on all Built to last while years roll past Like cloudscapes in the sky Show me something built to last Or something built to try There are times when you get hit upon Try hard but you cannot give Other times youd gladly part With what you need to live Dont waste the breath to save your face When you have done your best And even more is asked of you Let fate decide the rest All the stars are gone but one Morning breaks, here comes the sun Cross the sky now, sinking fast Show me something built to last

Goin down the road feeling bad Goin down the road feeling bad Goin down the road feeling bad, yeah, yeah I dont want to be treated this a-way Going where the climate suits my clothes Im going where the climate suits my clothes Going where the climate suits my clothes I dont want to be treated this a-way Goin down the road feeling bad Well Im goin down the road feeling bad Goin down the road feeling bad I dont want to be treated this a-way Going where the water tastes like wine Well Im going where the water tastes like wine Going where the water tastes like wine I dont want to be treated this a-way Goin down the road feeling bad Goin down the road feeling bad Goin down the road feeling bad I dont want to be treated this a-way Goin down the road feeling bad Goin down the road feeling bad Goin down the road feeling bad I dont want to be treated this a-way Well Im goin down the road feeling bad Goin down the road feeling bad Goin down the road feeling bad I dont want to be treated this a-way

Once upon a time there was an engineer Drove a locomotive both far and near Accompanied by a monkey that would sit on a stool Watching everything the engineer would do One day the engineer wanted a bite to eat He left the monkey sitting on the drivers seat The monkey pulled the throttle, the locomotive jumped the gun And did 80 miles an hour down the mainline run Big locomotive right on time, big locomotive coming down the line Big locomotive no. 99, left the engineer with a worried mind The engineer called up the dispatcher on the phone To tell him all about his locomotive was gone Dispatcher got on the wire, switch operator to the right Cause the monkeys got the main line sewed up tight The switch operator got the message on time Said theres a northbound livin on the same main line Open up the switch im gonna let him through the hole Cause the monkeys got the locomotive under control

I wanna tell you how its gonna be Youre gonna give your love to me I wanna love you night and day You know my love not fade away You know my love not fade away Not fade away My love is bigger than a Cadillac I try to show you but you drive me back Your love for me has got to be real Youre gonna know just how I feel Our love is real, not fade away Not fade away Going down the road feeling bad Going down the road feeling bad Going down the road feeling bad, hey hey hey, yeah Dont wanna be treated this-a way Going where the climate suits my clothes Im going where the climate suits my clothes Going where the climate suits my clothes Dont wanna be treated this-a way Going down the road feeling bad Well Im, going down the road feeling bad Going down the road feeling bad, hey hey hey, yeah Dont wanna be treated this-a way Going where the water tastes like wine Well Im, going where the water tastes like wine Going where the water tastes like wine I dont wanna be treated this-a way Going down the road feeling bad Going down the road feeling bad Going down the road feeling bad, hey hey hey, yeah Dont wanna be treated this-a way Going down the road feeling bad Going down the road feeling bad Going down the road feeling bad, hey hey hey, yeah Dont wanna be treated this-a way Well Im, going down the road feeling bad Going down the road feeling bad Going down the road feeling bad, hey hey hey, yeah Dont wanna be treated this-a way

Inside youre burning I can see clear through Your eyes tell more than you mean Them to Lit up and flashing Like the reds and blues Out there on the neon avenue But I feel like a stranger Feel like a stranger Well the musics thundering Were restless and hot You keep firing glances across the room And I cant stop wondering Just what you got Get the feeling Im gonna find out real Soon Still feel like a stranger Feel like a stranger Well you know its gonna get stranger So lets get on with the show Yes and the wheel Gets smoking round midnight You shoot me a look that says Lets go Yes and it feels Just like running a red light There aint no point in looking behind us, no! Still I feel like a stranger Feel like a stranger You know it keeps getting stranger and stranger If its love then how would I know? How would I know? Yes and its gonna get stranger Some things you just know If this were love then how would I know? Its gonna be a long hot crazy night Its gonna be a long long crazy crazy night Yeah crazy night Silky silky crazy crazy night

Loose Lucy is my delight She come running and we ball all night Round and round And round and round Dont take much to get me on the ground Shes my yo-yo, Im her string Listen to the birds on the hot wire sing Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Singing, Thank you For a real good time! I got jumped coming home last night Shadow in the alley turned out all my lights Round and round And round and round Dont take much to get me on the ground Loose Lucy, she was sore Says I know you dont want my love no more Singing yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Singing, Thank you For a real good time! Be-bop baby, how can this be? I know you been out and cheating on me Round and round And round and round Dont take much to get the word around Cross my heart and hope to die I was just hanging out with the other guys Singing yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Singing, Thank you For a real good time! Went back home with two black eyes You know Ill love you till the day I die Round and round And round and round Dont take much to get the word around I like your smile but I aint your type Dont shake the tree when its fruit aint ripe Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Singing yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Singing yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Singing, Thank you For a real good time!

To lay me down, once more To lay me down with my head in sparkling clover To lay me down, one last time, to lay me down To be with you, once more, to be with you With our bodies close together Let the world go by, like the clouds astreaming To lay me down, one last time, to lay me down To lay me down, to lay me down, to lay me down, one last time To lay me down To lie with you, once more, to lie with you With our dreams entwined together To wake beside you, my love still sleeping To tell sweet lies, one last time and say good night To lay me down, to lay me down, to lay me down, one last time To lay me down, one last time, to lay me down To lay me down, to lay me down, to lay me down, to lay me down To lay me down

Why know death dont have no mercy in this land Death dont have no mercy in this land, in this land Come to your house, you know he dont take long Look in bed this morning, children find your mother gone I said death dont have no mercy in this land Death will leave you standing and crying in this land Death will leave you standing and crying in this land, in this land, yeah! Whoa! Come to your house, y know he dont stay long Why look in bed this morning Children you find that your brothers and sisters are gone I said death dont have no mercy in this land Death will go in any family in this land Death will go in any family in this land Come to your house, you know he dont take long Look in the bed on the morning, children find that your familys gone I said death dont have no mercy in this land Death will leave you standing and crying in this land In this land. Whoa! Come to your house Y know it dont stay long, y look in bed this morning Children find that your brothers and sisters are gone I said death dont, death dont have no mercy in this land

There was a wealthy merchant In London he did dwell He had a beautiful daughter The truth to you well tell Oh, the truth to you well tell She had sweethearts a-plenty And men of high degree But none but Jack the sailor Her true love ever be Oh, her true love ever be Jackies gone a-sailing With trouble on his mind Hes left his native country And his darling girl behind Oh, his darling girl behind She went down to a tailor shop And dressed in mans array She climbed on board a vessel To convey herself away Oh, convey herself away Before you get on board, sir Your name wed like to know She smiled on her countenance They called me Jack-a-Roe Oh, they called me Jack-a-Roe I see your waist is slender Your fingers they are small Your cheeks too red and rosy To face the cannonball Oh, to face the cannonball I know my waists too slender My fingers they are small But it would not make me tremble To see ten thousand fall Oh, to see ten thousand fall The war soon being over She went and looked around Among the dead and wounded Her darling boy she found Oh, her darling boy she found She picked him up on in her arms And carried him to the town She sent for a physician To quickly heal his wounds Oh, to quickly heal his wounds This couple they got married So well, they did agree This couple they got married So why not you and me? Oh, why not you and me? Oh, why not you and me?

Promises made in the dark Dissolve by the light of day Aint no telling what will be Always been that way Just one thing I know for sure Someone got to pay Aint no easy anwers Thats what I got to say Chorus: Easy answers Find them anywhere Aint nobody care Take it nice and slow I dont wanna know I dont wanna know, No Loves an easy word to say Rolls right off the tongue Seems to pop up like a weed In every song thats sung Always sound so easy When it falls upon the ear Aint no easy answers You wont listen to me here Chorus: Shut your eyes and listen To the colors of your mind Give yourself a breath of air Let your soul unwind You dont have to say a word If you got this to say Cause no one ever said There gonna be an easy way Chorus: JAM Promises made in the dark Dissolve by the light of day Aint no telling what will be Always been that way Just one thing I know for sure Someone got to pay Aint no easy anwers Thats what I got to say Chorus:

Waves of violet go crashing and laughing The rainbow-winged singing birds fly round the sun Sun bells rain down in a liquid profusion Mermaids on porpoises draw up the dawn Whats become of the baby This cold December morning? Songbirds Frozen in their flight Drifting to the earth Remnants of forgotten dreaming Answer comes there none Go to sleep you child Dream of never-ending always Panes of crystal Eyes sparkle like waterfalls Lighting the polished ice caverns of Khan But where in the looking-glass fields of illusion Wandered the child who was perfect as dawn? Whats become of the baby This cold December morning? Racing Rhythms of the sun All the world revolves Captured in the eye of Odin Allah Pray, where are you now? All Mohammeds men Blinded by the sparkling water Scheherazade gethering stories to tell From primal gold fantasy petals that fall But where is the child Who played with the sun chimes And chased the cloud sheep To the regions of rhyme? Stranded Cries the south wind Lost in the regions of lead Shackled by chains of illusion Delusions of living and dead

This must be heaven Tonight I crossed the line You must be the angel I thought I might never find Was it you I heard singin Oh while I was chasin dreams? Driven by the wind Like the dust that blows around And the rain fallin down But I never know Never know Never know This must be heaven Cause heres where the rainbow ends At last its the real thing Or close enough to pretend When that wind blows When the nights about to fall I can hear the sirens call Its a certain sort of sound In the rain fallin down Rain fallin down Rain fallin down Rain fallin down Rain fallin down Holes in whats left of my reason Holes in the knees of my blues Odds against me been increasin But Ill pull through Never could read no road map And I dont know what the weather might do But hear that witch wind whinin See that dog star shinin Ive got a feelin theres no time to lose No time to lose! Maybe goin on a feelin maybe goin on A dream Well I never know Never know Never know Well its been heaven But even rainbows end Now my sails are fillin And the winds so willin That Im as good as gone again Im still walkin, so Im sure that I can dance Just a Saint of Circumstance Just a tiger in a trance In the rain fallin down Rain falling down Rain falling down Rain falling down Rain falling down Well I never know, just dont know Sure dont know what Im going for But Im going to go for it for sure, yeah for sure, yeah for sure Sure dont know what Im going for, just dont never know, never never know But Im going to go for it for sure, No no no, thats for sure, yeah for sure Sure dont know what Im going for, Just dont never never know, no no But Im going to go for it for sure, thats for sure Sure dont know what Im going for, Yeah maybe going on a dream, going on a dream now But Im going to go for it for sure, Maybe going on a feeling, maybe going on a feeling, Maybe going on a feeling

If you go down to Deep Elem put your money in your shoes The women in Deep Elem they give you the deep elem blues Oh, sweet mama, your daddys got them Deep Elem blues Oh, sweet mama, your daddys got them Deep Elem blues Once I knew a preacher, preached the Bible through-and-through Went down to Deep Elem, now his preachin days are through Oh, sweet mama, your daddys got them Deep Elem blues Oh, sweet mama, your daddys got them Deep Elem blues When you go down to Deep Elem put your money in your socks Getting to Deep Elem will put you on the rocks Oh, sweet mama, your daddys got them Deep Elem blues Oh, sweet mama, your daddys got them Deep Elem blues When you go down to Deep Elem to have a little fun Have your fifteen dollars when the police man come Oh, sweet mama, your daddys got them Deep Elem blues Oh, sweet mama, your daddys got them Deep Elem blues If you go down to Deep Elem put your money in your shoes The women in Deep Elem got them Deep Elem blues Oh, sweet mama, your daddys got them Deep Elem blues Oh, sweet mama, your daddys got them Deep Elem blues Oh, sweet mama, your daddys got them Deep Elem blues

Lady with a Fan Let my inspiration flow In token rhyme suggesting rhythm That will not forsake me Till my tale is told and done While the firelights aglow Strange shadows from the flames will grow till things weve never seen Will seem familiar Shadows of a sailor forming Winds both foul and fair all swarm Down in Carlisle, he loved a lady Many years ago Here beside him stands a man A soldier from the looks of him Who came through many fights But lost at love While the storyteller speaks A door within the fire creaks Suddenly flies open And a girl is standing there Eyes alight with glowing hair All that fancy paints as fair She takes her fan and throws it In the lions den Which of you to gain me, tell Will risk uncertain pains of hell? I will not forgive you If you will not take the chance The sailor gave at least a try The soldier being much too wise Strategy was his strength And not disaster The sailor coming out again The lady fairly leapt at him Thats how it stands today You decide if he was wise The storyteller makes no choice Soon you will not hear his voice His job is to shed light And not to master Since the end is never told We pay the teller off in gold In hopes he will come back But he cannot be bought or sold Terrapin Station Inspiration move me brightly Light the song with sense and color Hold away despair More than this I will not ask Faced with mysteries dark and vast Statements just seem vain at last Some rise, some fall, some climb To get to Terrapin Counting stars by candlelight All are dim but one is bright: The spiral light of Venus Rising first and shining best From the northwest corner Of a brand-new crescent moon Crickets and cicadas sing A rare and different tune Terrapin Station In the shadow of the moon Terrapin Station And I know well be there soon Terrapin - I cant figure out Terrapin - if its the end or beginning Terrapin - but the trains put its brakes on And the whistle is screaming: Terrapin Terrapin At a Siding While you were gone These faces filled with darkness The obvious was hidden With nothing to believe in The compass always points to Terrapin Sullen wings of fortune beat like rain Youre back in Terrapin for good or ill again For good or ill again Terrapin Flyer & Refrain

Boots were of leather A breath of cologne Her mirror was a window She sat quite alone All around her The garden grew Scarlet and purple And crimson and blue She came and she went And at last went away The garden was sealed When the flowers decayed On the wall of the garden A legend did say: No one may come here Since no one may stay

Little girl lost In a forest of dreams Its a dark old wood And its damp with dew Hoot owl hoots For a moment it seems Something big and cold Just got ahold of you Just when everything gets scary Daddys come around for his darling again Hold my hand with your little fingers Daddys loving arms going to gather you in Aint no way the Bogeyman can get you You can close your eyes, the world is going to let you Your daddys here and never will forget you I will take you home Going to carry you back home In my arms I will take you home Long is the road We must travel on down Short are the legs That will struggle behind I wish I knew for sure Just where were bound What we will be doing And what were going to find Wherever we go, there will be birds to cheer you Flower to color in the fields around Wherever we go, Ill be right here near you You cant get lost when youre always found Aint no fog thats thick enough to hide you Your daddys going to be right here beside you If your fears should start to get inside you I will take you home Going to carry you back home In my arms I will take you home

I left my home in Norfolk Virginia, California on my mind Straddled that Greyhound It rode me past Raleigh, and on across Caroline Stopped in Charlotte and bypassed Rock Hill And we never was a minute late We was ninety miles out of Atlanta by sundown Rolling across the Georgia state Had motor trouble, it turned into a struggle Half way across Alabama The Hound broke down Left us all stranded in downtown Birmingham Straight off bought me a through train ticket Right across Mississippi clean And I was on that midnight flyer out of Birmingham Smoking into New Orleans Somebody help me get out of Louisiana Just help me get to Houston town People are there who care a little about me And they wont let the poor boy down Sure as she bore me, she bought me a silk suit Put luggage in my hands And I woke up high over Albuquerque On a jet to the promised land Working on a T-bone steak a la carte Flying over to the Golden State When the pilot told us in thirteen minutes Wed be heading in the terminal gate Swing low sweet chariot, come down easy Taxi to the terminal zone Cut your engines, cool your wings And let me make it to the telephone Los Angeles give me Norfolk Virginia Tidewater four ten oh nine Tell the folks back home this is the promised land calling And the poor boys on the line

Look out cause here comes some free advice Walk in the sunshine, watch for the bright sun Be all those things youre able to be You got to listen to the heavens, you got to try to understand The grateness of their movement is just as small as it is grand Try not to hurry, its just not your worry Leave it to those all caught up in time You got to deep-six your wristwatch, you got to try and understand The time it seems to capture is just the movement of its hands I aint preachin, cause I dont know How to make fast things move along slow I cant stop it, cant make it go Just cause I say it, that dont mean that its so, no, no Watch what you hear now, make sure its clear now Just cause its said that dont mean that its true. So all we say: You got to make a revolution, you got to help me with my cause You got to burn down all the buildings, you got to throw out all the laws I aint burning, Lord, Im still only learning How to become a man of my own Just want to find out whats right and whats wrong I aint crazy, all the world keeps on turning Im still trying to find out whats right and whats wrong I aint crazy!

Well, this job Ive got is just a little too hard Im running out of money, Lord, I need more pay Im gonna wake up in the morning, Lord, Im gonna pack my bags Im gonna beat it on down the line Im going down the line Going down the line Going down the line Going down the line Im going down the line Going down the line Im gonna beat it on down the line Ill be waiting at the station, Lord, when that train pulls on by And Im going back where I belong And now Im going north to my same old used-to-be Well, now, down in Joe Browns coal mine I said coal mine Whoa, coal mine Old coal mine Whoa, coal mine Coal mine Whoa, coal mine Now, down in Joe Browns coal mine Yeah, Im going back to that shack way across the railroad track Uh huh, thats where I think I belong Yes, and I, got a sweet woman, Lord, yeah, whos waiting there for me Well, thats where Im gonna make my happy home Whoa, happy home Ah, happy home Oh, happy home Whoa, happy, a happy, happy Happy home Whoa, happy home Whoa, now, thats where Im gonna make my happy home

Part 1: Stronger Than Dirt Part 2: Milkin The Turkey

Seems like ive been here before Fuzzy then and still so obscure, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye And i dont want to see anybody cry Meet me some morning in the sweet by and by, by and by, by and by Song coming on So pleasing to see, come and gone, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye You dont have to tell me why Meet me some morning in the sweet by and by, by and by, by and by It aint cause im the only one left, darling Bout the time the sun rises west Feeling groovy, looking fine Think Ill come back here again Every now and then, from time to time My how lovely you are, my dear The ball game has gone much too far, my dear Sing to me, do your thing to me Ill meet you some morning, meet you some morning In the sweet by and by, by and by, by and by

Compass card is spinning Helm is swingin to and fro Ooh, wheres the dog star? Ooh, wheres the moon? Youre a lost sailor Youve been too long at sea Some days the gales are howling Some days the sea is still as glass Ooh, reef the main sail Ooh, lash the mast Youre a lost sailor Youve been too long at sea Now the shore lights beckon Yeah theres a price for being free Yeah the sea birds cry Theres a ghost wind blowin Its calling you, to that misty swirling sea Till the chains of your dreams are broken No place in this world you can be Youre a lost sailor Youve been way too long at sea Now the shore lights beckon Yeah theres a price for being free Drifting yeah drifting Yeah drifting and dreaming Cause theres a place youve never been Maybe a place youve never seen You can hear her calling on the wind Go on and drift your life away Yeah just drifting and dreaming Maybe drift your life away Drifting and dreaming Yes Im going on a dream Maybe going on a dream Maybe going on a dream Maybe going on a dream Maybe going on a dream

Id rather be in some dark hollow where the sun dont ever shine Then to be at home alone and knowing that youre gone Would cause me to lose my mind Well blow your whistle freight train carry me far on down the track Well Im going away, Im leaving today Im going, but I aint coming back Id rather be in some dark hollow where the sun dont ever shine Then to be in some big city, in a small room With you upon my mind So blow your whistle freight train carry me far on down the track Well Im going away, Im leaving today Im going but I aint coming back So blow your whistle freight train carry me far on down the track Well Im going away, Im leaving today Im going but I aint coming back Im going away, Im leaving today Im going but I aint coming back

Out in the West Texas town of El Paso I fell in love with a Mexican girl Night time would find me in Rosas Cantina Music would play and Felina would whirl Black as the night were the eyes of Felina Wicked and evil while casting a spell My love was strong for this Mexican maiden I was in love, but in vain I could tell One night a wild young cowboy came in Wild as the West Texas wind Dashing and daring, a drink he was sharing With wicked Felina, the girl that I love So in anger I challenged his right for the love of this maiden Down went his hand for the gun that he wore My challenge was answered in less than a heartbeat The handsome young stranger lay dead on the floor Just for a moment I stood there in silence Shocked by the foul evil deed I had done Many thoughts ran through my mind as I stood there I had but one chance and that was to run Out through the back door of Rosas I ran Out where the horses were tied I picked a good one, he looked like he could run Up on his back and away I did ride Just as fast as I Could from the West Texas town of El Paso Out through the badlands of New Mexico Back in El Paso my life would be worthless Everythings gone in life, nothing is left But its been so long since Ive seen the young maiden My love is stronger that my fear of death I saddled up and away I did go, riding alone in the dark Maybe tomorrow a bullet may find me Tonight nothings worse than this pain in my heart And as last here I Am on the hill overlooking El Paso I can see Rosas Cantina below My love is strong and it pushes me onward Down off the hill to Felina I go Off to my right I see five mounted cowboys Off to my left ride a dozen or more Shouting and shooting, I cant let them catch me Ive got to make it to Rosas back door Something is dreadfully wrong, for I feel A deep burning pain in my side Its getting harder to stay in the saddle Im getting weary, unable to ride But my love for Felina is strong And I writhe where Ive fallen Though I am weary, I cant stop to rest I see the white puff of smoke from the rifle I feel the bullet go deep in my chest From out of nowhere, Felina has found me Kissing my cheek as she kneels by my side Cradled by two loving arms that Ill die for One little kiss and Felina Good-bye

Out on the edge of an empty highway Howling at the blood on the moon Big diesel Mack come rolling down my way Cant hit that border too soon Running hard out of Muskrat Flats It was sixty days or double life Hail on my back like a shotgun blast High wind chimes in the night Oh, oh, oh, the Pride of Cucamonga Oh, oh bitter olives in the sun Oh, oh I had me some loving and I done some time Since I came down from Oregon Theres a lesson or two Ive learned By standing in the road alone Standing watching the fires burn The northern sky it stinks with greed You can smell it for miles around Good old boys in the Greystone Hotel Sitting doing that git on down Oh, oh the Pride of Cucamonga Oh, oh silver apples in the sun Oh, oh I had me some loving, and I done some time I see your silver shining town But I know I cant go there Your streets run deep with poisoned wine Your doorways crawl with fear So I think Ill drift for old where its at Where the weed grows green and fine And wrap myself around a bush of that bright, whoa, on Oaxaca vine Yes, its me, Im the Pride of Cucamonga I can see golden forests in the sun Oh, oh I had me some loving, and I done some time

Busted flat in baton rouge, waiting for a train Feeling nearly faded as my jeans Bobby flagged a diesel down, just before it rained Took us all the way to New Orleans I took my harpoon out of my dirty red bandanna I was blowing sad while Bobby sang the blues With them windshield wipers slapping time, Bobby clapping hands We sang every song that driver knew Freedoms just another word for nothing left to do Nothing aint worth nothing, but its free Feeling good was easy lord, when bobby sang the blues Feeling good was good enough for me, good enough for me Bobby McGee From the coal mines of Kentucky to the California sun Bobby shared the secrets of my soul Standing right beside me, lord, in everything I done Bobbys body kept me from the cold Then somewhere near Salinas, lord, I let her slip away Looking for that home, I hope she finds And Id trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday Holding bobbys body close to mine Freedoms just another word for nothing left to lose Nothing was all she left for me Feeling good was easy lord, when bobby sang the blues Feeling good was good enough for me, good enough for me Bobby McGee Lelela, lelelala, lelela, lelela, laleleha, laleleha, lalala Leleleheee, lalala, leleleheee, lalala, leleleha, leleleha Lala, lala, lala Freedoms just another word for nothing left to do Nothing aint worth nothing, but its free Feeling good was easy lord, when bobby sang the blues Feeling good was good enough for me, good enough for me Bobby McGee

Moses come ridin up on a quasar His spurs were jingling, the door was ajar His buckle was silver, his manner was bold And I asked him to come in out of the cold His brain was boiling, his reason was spent He said: If nothing is borrowed, then nothing was lent I asked him for mercy, he gave me a gun Said: Now n again these things just got to be done Abraham and Isaac Sitting on a fence Youd get right to work If you had any sense Yknow the one thing we need Is a left-hand monkey wrench Gideon come in with his eyes on the floor Says: Yaint got a hinge, you cant close the door Moses stood up a full six-foot-ten Says: You cant close the door when the walls caved in I asked him for water, he poured me some wine We finished the bottle, then broke into mine You get what you come for, youre ready to go Its one in ten thousand just come for the show Abraham and Isaac Digging on a well Mama come quick With the water witch spell Cool clear water Where you cant never tell Abraham and Isaac sitting on a fence Youd get right to work if you had any sense You know the one thing we need is a left-hand monkey wrench

Mississippi River, so big and wide Blond-haired woman on the other side Now shes gone, gone, gone, and I dont worry Cause Im sitting on top of the world I worked all summer, spring and fall Blond-haired woman the cause of it all Now shes gone, gone, gone, and I dont worry Cause Im sitting on top of the world I saw her in Dallas and El Paso Said, Come back, baby, I need you so And now shes gone, gone, gone, and I dont worry Cause Im sitting on top of the world Mississippi River, so big and wide Blond-haired woman on the other side Well, now shes gone, gone, gone, and I dont worry Cause Im sitting on top of the world

Firefly, can you see me? Shine on, glowing, brief and brightly Could you imagine? One summer day That same night be on your way Do you remember? Hearts were too cold Seasons have frozen us into our souls People were saying the whole world is burning Ashes have scattered too hard to turn Upside out or inside down False alarm, the only game in town No mans land, the only game in town Terrible, the only game in town Passenger, dont you hear me? Destination seen unclearly What is a man deep down inside? What a raging beast with nothing to hide Upside out or inside down False alarm, the only game in town No mans land, the only game in town Terrible, the only game in town

A man and a woman come together as strangers When they part theyre usually strangers still Its like a practical joke played on us by our maker Empty bottles that cant be filled Baby, whos to say it should have been different now that its done Baby, whos to say that it should have been, anyway Baby, whos to say that it even matters in the long run Give it just a minute And it will blow away Itll blow away You fancy me to be the master of your feelings You barely bruise me with your looks to kill Though I admit we were sometimes brutal in our dealings I never held you against your will Baby, whos to say it should have been different now that its done Baby, whos to say that it should have been, anyway Baby, whos to say that it even matters in the long run Give it just a minute And it will blow away Itll blow away Your case against me is so very clearly stated I plead no contest, I just turn and shrug Ive come to figure all importance overestimated You must mean water when you beg for blood Baby, whos to say it should have been different now that its done Baby, whos to say that it should have been, anyway Baby, whos to say that it even matters in the long run Give it just a minute And it will blow away Itll blow away Like a feather in a whirlwind Blow away Just as sure as the world spins Blow away

I was born in a desert Raised in a lions den I was born in a desert Raised in a lions den And my number one occupation Is stealing women from their men Well Im a wanted man in Texas, busted jail and Im gone for good Well Im a wanted man in Texas, busted jail and Im gone for good Well the sheriff couldnt catch me But his little girl sure wished she would Yes and the doctor call me crazy, some says I am some says I aint Yes and the doctor call me crazy, some says I am some says I aint The preacher man call me a sinner, but his little girl call me a saint Well a couple of shots of whiskey, women round here start lookin good Well a couple of shots of whiskey, women round here start lookin good Couple more shots of whiskey, Im goin back to Minglewood

I went down one day I went down to see a gypsy woman just one Day, yes I did I wanna find out Whats wrong with me and my baby We aint been getting down like we used to do I mean its pretty good now But there was a time when it didnt work out Too well I went down to see this gypsy woman, you Understand And I told her my story I told her what was going on And she turned to me and she said All you need All you need All you need All you gotta have Just a touch, thats all you gotta have Just a touch of mojo hand And it feels pretty good

Calling out around the world Are you ready for a brand new beat? Summers here and the time is right For dancing in the street Theyre dancing in Chicago Down in New Orleans In New York City All we need is music, sweet music Therell be music everywhere Therell be swinging and swaying and records playing Dancing in the street Oh, it doesnt matter what you wear Just as long as you are there So come on, evry guy, grab a girl Evrywhere around the world Theyll be dancing. Theyre dancing in the street. Its an invitation across the nation A chance for folks to meet Therell be laughing, singing, and music swinging Dancing in the street Philadelphia, P.A Baltimore and D.C. now Cant forget the Motor City All we need is music, sweet music Therell be music everywhere Therell be swinging and swaying and records playing Dancing in the street Oh, it doesnt matter what you wear Just as long as you are there So come on, evry guy, grab a girl Evrywhere around the world Theyll be dancing. Theyre dancing in the street. Way down in L.A. evry day Theyre dancing in the street Lets form a big, strong line, get in time Were dancing in the street Across the ocean blue, me and you Were dancing in the street

Gazing at the fire Burning by the water Before he speaks The world around us quiets With eyes as sharp as arrows And turning to the fire He clears the air and cuts it with a feather Many in a circle Slowly round the fire When he is gone I want to know him better No one is forsaken No one is a liar He plants the tree of life on our foreheads with water He hums There are drums Four winds Rising suns We are singing and playing I hear what hes saying I remember breezes From winds inside your body Keep me high Like I told you Ill sing to them this story And know why

Good, good morning, so good to see you werent just a dream of mine Real as a raven, real as thunder, real as the sun shining But still so very undefined Cant imagine whats behind those sleepy eyes Little stranger, dont try to hide now You look so young when youre afraid There is no danger, but from the devil He may want you, but Im in his way You dont know how easy it is You dont know how easy it is to love you And come the moonrise when the dew falls Dont be the sun that fades away Dont leave me darkness, shes no lover, she hides the day

Patience runs out on the junkie The dark side hires another soul Did he steal his fate or earn it? Was he force fed, did he learn it? Whatever happened to his precious self control? Like him, Im tired of tryin to heal This tomcat heart with which Im blessed Is destruction lovings twin? Must I chose to lose or win? Maybe when my turn comes I will have guessed These are the horns of the dilemma What truth this proof against all lies? When sacred fails before profane The wisest man is deemed insane Even the purest of romantics compromise What fixation feeds this fever? As the full moon pales and climbs Am I living truth or rank deceiver? Am I the victim or the crime? Am I the victim or the crime? Am I the victim or the crime, or the crime? And so I wrestle with the angel To see wholl reap the seeds I sow Am I the driver or the driven? Will I be damned to be forgiven? Is there anybody here but me who needs to know? What it is that feeds this fever As the full moon pales and climbs? Am I living truth or rank deceiver? Am I the victim or the crime? Am I the victim or the crime? Am I the victim or the crime? Am I the victim or the crime? Am I the victim or the crime, or the crime?

Bringing me down Im running aground Blind in the light of the interstate cars Passing me by The busses and semis Plunging like stones from a slingshot on Mars But Im here by the road Bound to the load That I picked up in ten thousand cafes and bars Alone with the rush of the drivers who wont pick me up The highway, the moon, the clouds, and the stars The black-throated wind keeps on pouring in With its words of a life where nothing is new Ah, Mother American Night, Im lost from the light Ohhh, Im drowning in you I left St. Louis, the City of Blues In the midst of a storm Id rather forget I tried to pretend it came to an end Because you werent the woman I thought I once met But I cant deny that times have gone by When I never had doubts or thoughts of regret And I was a man when all this began Who wouldnt think twice about being there yet The black-throated wind keeps on pouring in And it speaks of a life that passes like dew Its forced me to see that youve done better by me Better by me than Ive done by you Whats to be found, racing around You carry your pain wherever you go Full of the blues and trying to lose You aint gonna learn what you dont want to know So I give you my eyes, and all of their lies Please help them to learn as well as to see Capture a glance and make it a dance Of looking at you looking at me The black-throated wind keeps on pouring in With its words of a lie that could almost be true Ah, Mother American Night, here comes the light Im turning around, thats what Im going to do Going back home thats what Im going to do Turning around Thats what Im going to do Because youve done better by me Than Ive done by you

Saw a bird with a tear in his eye Walking to New Orleans---my, my, my Hey, now, Bird, wouldnt you rather die Than walk this world when youre born to fly? If I was the sun, Id look for shade If I was a bed, I would stay unmade If I was a river Id run uphill If you call me you know I will If you call me you know I will Ooo, Freedom Ooo, Liberty O... Leave me alone To find my own way home To find my own way home Say what I mean and I dont give a damn I do believe and I am who I am Hey now Mama come take my hand Whole lotta shakin all over this land If I was an eagle Id dress like a duck Crawl like a lizard and honk like a truck If I get a notion Ill climb this tree Or chop it down and you cant stop me Chop it down and you cant stop me Ooo, Freedom Ooo, Liberty O ... leave me alone To find my own way home To find my own way home Went to the well but the water was dry Dipped my bucket in the clear blue sky Looked in the bottom and what did I see? The whole damned world looking back at me If I was a bottle Id spill for love Sake of mercy Id kill for love If I was a liar Id lie for love Sake of my baby Id die for love Sake of my baby Id die for love Ooo Freedom Ooo Liberty O... Leave me alone To find my own way home To find my own way home Im gonna find my own way home

Spanish lady come to me, she lays on me this rose It rainbow spirals round and round It trembles and explodes It left a smoking crater of my mind I like to blow away But the heat came round and busted me For smiling on a cloudy day Coming, coming, coming around, coming around, coming around in a circle Coming, coming, coming around, coming around, in a circle Coming, coming, coming around, coming around, in a circle Escaping through the lily fields I came across an empty space It trembled and exploded Left a bus stop in its place The bus came by and I got on Thats when it all began There was cowboy Neal At the wheel Of a bus to never-ever land

I lit out from Reno, I was trailed by twenty hounds Didnt get to sleep last night till the morning came around Set out runnin but I take my time A friend of the devil is a friend of mine If I get home before daylight, I just might get some sleep tonight Ran into the devil, babe, he loaned me twenty bills I spent the night in Utah in a cave up in the hills Set out runnin but I take my time, a friend of the devil is a friend of mine If I get home before daylight, I just might get some sleep tonight I ran down to the levee but the devil caught me there He took my twenty dollar bill and vanished in the air Set out runnin but I take my time A friend of the devil is a friend of mine If I get home before daylight, I just might get some sleep tonight Got two reasons why I cry away each lonely night: The first ones named sweet Anne Marie, and shes my hearts delight The second one is prison, babe, the sheriffs on my trail And if he catches up with me, Ill spend my life in jail Got a wife in Chino, babe, and one in Cherokee The first one says shes got my child, but it dont look like me Set out runnin but I take my time A friend of the devil is a friend of mine If I get home before daylight, I just might get some sleep tonight

Well I taught that weeping willow how to cry cry cry Taught the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky Tears I cried for that woman are going to flood you, big river And Im going to sit right here until I die I met her accidentally in St. Paul, Minnesota She tore me up every time I heard her drawl, that Southern drawl Well I heard my dream went back downstream, cavorting in Davenport And I follow you big river when you called Well I followed her down to St. Louie, later on down the river Trader said shes been here, but shes gone, boy, shes gone Well I followed her down to Memphis But she just walked off the bus She raised a few eyebrows and she went on down alone Well Ive gotten on down to Baton Rouge, River Queen roll on Take that woman down to New Orleans, New Orleans I give up, Ive had enough Followed my blues on down to the gulf She loves you big river more than me And Im going to sit right here until I die

My brother Esau killed a hunter Back in 1969 And before the killing was done His inheritance was mine But his birthright was a wand to wave Before a weary band Esau gave me sleeplessness And a piece of moral land My father favored Esau Who was eager to obey All the bloody wild commandments The Old Man shot his way But all this favor ended When my brother failed at war He staggered home And found me in the door Esau skates on mirrors anymore He meets his pale reflection at the door Yet sometimes at night I dream Hes still that hairy man Shadowboxing the Apocalypse And wandering the land Shadowboxing the Apocalypse And wandering the land Esau holds a blessing Brother Esau bears a curse I would say that the blame is mine But I suspect its something worse The more my brother looks like me The less I understand The silent war that bloodied both our hands Sometimes at night, I think I understand Its brother to brother and its man to man And its face to face and its hand to hand We shadow dance the silent war within The shadow dance, it never ends Never ends, never ends Shadowboxing the Apocalypse, yet again Yet again Shadowboxing the Apocalypse And wandering the land

Way down in the south of France all the ladies love to dance Kick their heels up in the air snap their fingers for romance While the gentlemen compare blonde or black or auburn hair Check the motion and the style Oh, you know they take their while Hey, to make the motion more complete, yeah, to make it more a treat Club DJour is where to go come on down and see the show When the rhythms really right you can burn it down tonight When the singings really fine sweet as Spanish sherry wine When the club cant contain the beat it just rolls out in the street Spills on down the avenue bringing dancers to their feet When its good as it can be it gets better wait and see Oh, these folks dont ever sleep until theyre passed out in the street Way down in the south of France all the ladies love to dance Clap their hands and walk on air, yeah, the feelings really there Wont you take a little taste raise it to your charming face? When the rhythms really right you can burn it down tonight When the singings really fine sweet as Spanish sherry wine Go on take a chance, the ladies do love to dance

Well, there aint nobody safer than someone who doesnt care And it isnt even lonely when no ones ever there I had a lot of dreams once, but some of them came true The honeys sometimes bitter when fortune falls on you So you know Ive been a soldier in the armies of the night And Ill find the fatal error in whats otherwise alright But here youre trembling like a sparrow, I will try with all my might To give you just a little sweetness Just a little sweetness Just a little light I have always heard that virtue ought to be its own reward But it never comes so easy when youre living by the sword Its even harder to be heartless when you look at me that way Youre as mighty as the flower that will grow the stones away Even though I been a stranger, full of irony and spite Holding little but contempt for all things beautiful and bright Something shines around you and it seems, to my delight To give me just a little sweetness Just a little sweetness Just a little light This could be just another highway, coiled up in the night You could be just another white-tail, baby, stranded on my brights Theres a tingling recognition Like the sound of distant thunder And I begin to wonder If the love Ive driven under Wont ignite So you know Ive been a soldier in the armies of the night And Ill find the fatal error in whats otherwise alright Something shines around you that seems, to my delight To give me just a little sweetness Just a little sweetness Just a little light

I feel tears welling up from down deep inside Like my hearts got a big break And a stab of loneliness sharp and painful that i may never shake You might think that im taking it hard since you broke me off with a call You might wager that ill hide in sorrow and i might lay right down and bawl Now the race is on and here comes pride up the back stretch Heartaches a going to the inside, my tears are holding back, trying not to fall My hearts our of the running, true love scratched for anothers sake The race is on and it looks like heartaches, and the winner loses all One day i ventured in love never once suspecting What the final result would be Now i live in fear of waking up each morning And finding that youre gone from me Theres an aching pain in my heart for the name of the one that i hated to face Someone else came out to win her, and i came out in second place

Still got to work that eight hour day Whether you like that job or not Youd better keep it on ice While youre lining up your long shot Which is to say, hey, hey Keep your day job, whatever they say Keep you day job, dont give it away Keep your day job till your night job pays Steady boys study that eight day hour Never underrate that paycheck power By now you know that the face on your dollar Got a thumb on its nose and a hand on your collar Which is to say, hey, hey Keep your day job, whatever they say Keep you day job, dont give it away Keep your day job till your night job pays Daddy may drive a V-8 Vet Mama may bathe in champagne yet God bless the child thats got his own stash Nine to five and a place to crash Which is to say, hey, hey Keep your day job, whatever they say Keep you day job, dont give it away Keep your day job till your night job pays Keep your day job, whatever they say Keep you day job, dont give it away Keep your day job till your night job pays Keep your day job, whatever they say Keep you day job, dont give it away Keep your day job till your night job pays

Well, my mama told me, my papa told me too Now my mama told me, Papa told me too Well, I shouldnt be here trying to sing these railroad blues Wish I had a-listened to what my mama said Wish I had a-listened to what my mama said Well, I wouldnt be here trying to sleep in this cold iron bed Oh! Woo! Well, I went to the depot, I never got there on time Went down to the depot, never got there on time Well, my trains going down, shes a-rolling down the line Mister jailer, go away now, dont tell me no lies! Mister jailer, go away, dont tell me no lies! Well my trains going down, shes a-rolling down the line Down the line Well, my mama told me, my papa told me too Now my mama told me, Papa told me too Well, I shouldnt be here trying to sing these railroad blues Wish I had a-listened to what my mama said Wish I had a-listened to what my mama said Well, I wouldnt be here trying to sleep in this cold iron bed

Big boss man, cant you hear me when I call? Big boss man, cant you hear me when I call? You aint so big, you just tall, thats just about all You got me working boss man, a working around the clock I want a little drink of whiskey, you sure wont let me stop Big boss man, cant you hear me when i call? You aint so big, you just tall, thats just about all Im going to get me a boss man, one going to treat me right I work hard in the daytime, sure get drunk at night You aint so big, you just tall, thats just about all

Shaking in the forest, what have you to fear? Here there may be tigers, to punch you in the ear With gloves of stainless steel, bats carved out of bricks Knock you down and beat you up and give your ass a kick When push comes to shove, youre afraid of love Shaking in the desert, now wherefore do you cry? Here there may be rattlesnakes, to punch you in the eye With Shotguns full of silver and bullets made of glass String barbed wire at your feet, that will not let you pass When push comes to shove, youre afraid of love When push comes to shove, when push comes to shove Youre afraid of love, when push comes to shove Shaking in the bedroom, covers on your head Are you still in fear of the hand beneath the bed? Grabbing at the handle, scratching at the door Maybe its mystery killer you saw on channel four When push comes to shove, youre afraid of love Shaking in the garden, the fear within you grows Here there may be roses, to punch you in the nose Put my arms around you, love you until you cry Wrap you in your sweet perfume and squeeze you until you die When push comes to shove, youre afraid of love

I know these rails were on like I know my Ladys smile Re-see a dozen dreams in every passing mile Cant begin to count the trips That she and I have made But I wish I had a dollar For each time weve both been down this grade Nine hundred thousand tons of steel Made to roll Her brakes dont work and this grades so steep Her engines sure to blow Nine hundred thousand tons of steel Out of control Shes more a roller coaster than the train I used To know Its one hell of an understatement to say she Can get mean Shes temperamental, more a bitch than a machine She wasnt built to travel at The speed a rumor flies These wheels are bound to jump the tracks Before they burn the ties Murphys sure outdone himself to pick this Stretch of track I can only hope my luck is riding in the back Well I have prayed to God This aint the day we meet Ive done about everything But try dragging my feet Oo, oo, I wanna go down slow Oo, oo, oo, oo, oo Nine hundred thousand tons of steel Out of control Shes more a roller coaster than the train I used To know

Carve your name Carve your name in ice and wind Search for where Search for where the rivers end Or where the rivers start Do everything thats in you That you feel to be your part But never give your love, my friend Unto a foolish heart Leap from ledges Leap from ledges high and wild Learn to speak Speak with wisdom like a child Directly from the heart Crown yourself the king of clowns Or stand way back apart But never give your love, my friend Unto a foolish heart Shun a friend Shun a brother and a friend Never look Never look around the bend Or check a weather chart Sign the Mona Lisa With a spray can, call it art But never give your love, my friend Unto a foolish heart A foolish heart will call on you To toss your dreams away Then turn around and blame you For the way you went astray A foolish heart will cost you sleep And often make you curse A selfish heart is trouble But a foolish heart is worse Bite the hand Bite the hand that bakes your bread Dare to leap Where the angels fear to tread Till you are torn apart Stoke the fires of paradise With coals from Hell to start But never give your love, my friend Unto a foolish heart

Why I married me a bad girl, tell you the reason why Bad girls will even do things on the sly Look for your dinner to be good and hot She never even put a stew bone in the pot Shes on the road again, sure as youre born Natural born easy on the road again Shes on the road again, sure as youre born Friend come by, say looking for his hat Wants to know where your husbands at I dont know, hes on his way to the pen Come on pretty mama, lets get on the road again Shes on the road again, sure as youre born Natural born easy on the road again Shes on the road again, sure as youre born Went to my house my front door was locked Went round to my window, but my window was locked Jumped right back, shook my head Big old rounder in my folding bed Jumped into the window, broke the glass Never seen that little rounder run so fast Shes on the road again, sure as youre born Natural born easy on the road again Shes on the road again, sure as youre born Shes on the road again, sure as youre born Natural born easy on the road again Shes on the road again, sure as youre born

My baby gives me the finance blues Tax me to the limit of my revenues Here she comes finger-popping, clickety-click She says furs or diamonds, you take your pick She wants money She wants money She wants money She wants money Money money, money money money Money money, money money money She say, Money, honey, Id rob a bank I just load my gun and mosey down to the bank Knocking off my neighborhood Savings and Loan To keep my sweet chiquita in eau de Cologne She wants money She wants money She wants money She wants money Money money, money money money Money money, money money money Mama, dont send me down to rob that bank again I got a notion that youre leading me to sin Wont you relax, wont you lay way back Dont you bug your honey about no Cadillac Its only bucks, you dont need no jack So wont you please relax and lay way back My babys loving gives me such a thrill It gives me inspiration making counterfeit bills Now some folks say the best things in life are free I sure don’t get no lovin livin honestly She wants money She wants money She wants money She wants money Money money, money money money Money money, money money money Lord made a lady out of Adams rib Next thing you know, you got womens lib Lovely to look upon, Heaven to touch Its a real shame that they got to cost so much She wants money She wants money She wants money She wants money Money money, money money money, woo Money money, money money money Money money, money money money Money money, money money money

We dont own this place, though we act as if we did Its a loan from the children of our childrens kids The actual owners havent even been born yet But we never tend the garden and rarely we pay the rent Some of it is broken and the rest of it is bent Put it all on plastic and I wonder where well be when the bills hit We can run But we cant hide from it Of all possible worlds We only got one We got to to ride on it Whatever weve done Well never get far from what we leave behind Baby, we can run, run, run, but we cant hide Oh no, we cant hide Im dumping my trash in your back yard Making certain you dont notice really isnt so hard Youre so busy with your guns and all of your excuses to use them Well, its oil for the rich and babies for the poor We got everyone believing that more is more If a reckoning comes, maybe we will know what to do then All these complications seem to leave no choice I heard the tongues of billions speak with just one voice Saying, Just leave all the rest to me I need it worse than you, you see. And then I heard The sound of one child crying Today I went walking in the amber wind Theres a hole in the sky where the light pours in I remembered the days when I wasnt afraid of the sunshine But now it beats down on the asphalt land Like a hammering blow from Gods left hand What little still grows cringes in the shade like a bad vine

Dear Mr. Fantasy play us a tune Something to make us all feel happy Do anything to take us out of this gloom Sing a song, play guitar, make us happy You are the one who makes us feel glad Please dont be sad to take up the straight life you had We wouldnt have known you all these years Dear Mr. Fantasy play us a tune Something to treat us happy Do anything to take us out of this gloom Sing a song, play guitar, make us happy

Oh, the streets of Rome are filled with rubble Ancient footprints are everywhere You can almost think that youre seein double On a cold dark night on the Spanish Stairs Got to hurry on back to my hotel room Where Ive got me a date with Botticellis niece She promised that shed be right there with me When I paint my masterpiece Oh, the hours Ive spent inside the Coliseum Dodging lions and wastin time Oh, those mighty kings of the jungle I could hardly stand to see em Yes, it sure has been a long hard climb Train wheels runnin thru the back of my memory When I ran on the hilltop following a pack of wild geese Someday, everything is gonna be smooth like a rhapsody When I paint my masterpiece Sailin round the world in a dirty gondola Oh, to be back in the land of Coca-Cola! I left Rome and landed in Brussels On a plane ride so bumpy that I almost cried Clergymen in uniform and young girls pullin muscles Everyone was there to greet me when I stepped inside Newspapermen eating candy Had to be held down by big police Someday, everything is gonna be diffrent When I paint my masterpiece

The other day they waited The sky was dark and faded Solemnly they stated He has to die You know he has to die And all the children learning From books that they were burning Every leaf was turning To watch him die You know he has to die The summer sun looked down on him His mother could but frown on him And all the other sound on him But it doesnt seem to matter And when the day had ended With rainbow colors blended His mind remained unbended He had to die You know he had to die Spanish lady come to me She lays on me this rose It rainbow spirals round and round It trembles and explodes It left a smoking crater of my mind I like to blow away But the heat came ‘round and busted me For smiling on a cloudy day Coming, coming, coming around Coming around in a circle Coming , coming , coming around Coming around in a circle Escaping through the lily fields I came across an empty space It trembled and exploded Left a bus stop in its place The bus came by and I got on Thats when it all began There was cowboy Neal at the wheel Of a bus to never-ever land Coming, coming, coming around Coming around in a circle Coming , coming , coming around Coming around in a circle And when the day had ended With rainbow colors blended His mind remained unbended He had to die You know he had to die He had to die You know he had to die He had to die Well, you know he had to die

On the day when I was born Daddy sat down and cried I had the mark just as plain as day; which could not be denied They say that Cain caught Abel rollin loaded dice; Ace of Spades behind his ear and him not thinkin twice Halfstep, Mississippi uptown toodeloo Hello, baby, Im gone, good-bye Half a cup of Rock and Rye. Farewell to you old Southern skies Im on my way, on my way If all you got to live for is what you left behind Get yourself a powder charge and seal that silver mine Lost my boots in transit, baby, pile of smokin leather I nailed a retread to my feet and prayed for better weather Halfstep, Mississippi uptown toodeloo Hello, baby, Im gone, good-bye Half a cup of Rock and Rye. Farewell to you old Southern skies Im on my way, on my way They say that when your ship comes in, the first man takes the sails; The second takes the after deck, the third the planks and rails Whats the point of callin shots; this cue aint straight in line Cue balls made of Styrofoam and no ones got the time Halfstep, Mississippi uptown toodeloo Hello, baby, Im gone, good-bye Half a cup of Rock and Rye. Farewell to you old Southern skies Im on my way, on my way Across the Rio Grandeeo, Across the lazy river

Well hop in the hack Turn on the key Pop in the clutch Let the wheels roll free Come on honey, let me sing them away Come on honey, let me sing them away Oh, honey, let me sing your blues away Give me a little of that old time love Cause i aint never had near enough Honey, walk that walk with style and grace This aint no knock-down drag-out race It dont matter much, pick any gear Brind you a pound and drop the rear Baby, baby what can i say Im here to drive those blues away I sent a letter to a man i know Said, one for the money and two for the show. I wait all summer for his reply Said, three to get ready and four to fly. Only two things in the world i love Thats rock n roll and my turtle dove When i was a young man i needed good luck But im a little bit older now and i know my stuff

As we rode out to Fennario As we rode out to Fennario Our captain fell in love with a lady like a dove And her called her by a name, pretty Peggy-O Will you marry me, pretty Peggy-O? Will you marry me, pretty Peggy-O? If you will marry me, Ill set your cities free And free all the ladies in the area-O I would marry you, sweet William-O I would marry you, sweet William-O I would marry you but your guineas are too few And I fear my mama would be angry-O What would your mama think, pretty Peggy-O? What would your mama think, pretty Peggy-O? What would your mama think if she hears my guineas clink? Saw me marching at the head of my soldiers-O If ever I return, pretty Peggy-O If ever I return, pretty Peggy-O If ever I return, your cities I will burn Destroy all the ladies in the area-O Come steppin down the stairs, pretty Peggy-O Come steppin down the stairs, pretty Peggy-O Come steppin down the stairs, combin back your yellow hair Bid a last farewell to your William-O Sweet William, he is dead, pretty Peggy-O Sweet William, he is dead, pretty Peggy-O Sweet William, he is dead, and he died for a maid And hes buried in the Louisiana country-O As we rode out to Fennario As we rode out to Fennario Our captain fell in love with a lady like a dove And he called her by a name, pretty Peggy-O

Great North Special, would you all board You cant find a ride like that no more The night the chariot swung down low Ninety-nine children had a chance to go One long party from front to end Tune to the whistle going round the bend No great hurry, what do you say? Might as well to be every way Might as well, might as well, might as well, might as well Might as well, might as well, might as well, might as well Might as well, might as well, might as well Ragtime slowly for twenty-five miles Then switch over to the cajun style Bar car blowing rhythm and blues Rock n roll wailing in the old caboose Long train running from coast to coast Bringing home a party when you need it the most Work on the box car, beat on the bell Nothing else shaking so you might just as well Might as well, might as well, might as well, might as well Might as well, might as well, might as well, might as well Might as well, might as well, might as well Never had such a good time in my life before Id like to have it one time more Whoa! One good ride from start to end Id like to take that ride again, again! Ran out of track and I caught the plane Back in the county with the blues again Great North Special been on my mind I might like to ride it just one more time Might as well, might as well, might as well, might as well Might as well, might as well, might as well, might as well Might as well, might as well, might as well

Oh my darling tell me where Im bound Now I see too much racing around ) Ive been here too many times before Ive got to see the other side of your door Whoa-oh, cant you see I got a lot to learn Oh I dont even have a torch to burn Now I cant be found by the wailing wall Sometimes, you have got to be ten feet tall {Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday ... {Summer, winter, spring and fall {Tick, tick, tick, tick ... Well I been in your neighbourhood for a long long time You breed confusion in that you forge my life Years go by while Im standing in the cold Well its all I get to sing, Well old man on the bus wants to As he takes my dime and tells me how to die Heres my life, my love, set it up to to say were gonna really move {Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday ... {Summer, winter, spring and fall {Tick, tick, tick, tick ... Time goes by, just a little bit, now You gotta wait, you gotta wait until the time goes by, now It doesnt matter what you do now Its gonna keep on going on by Going by Going by now Going by Going by Going by Going by Well you better You may find you gotta wait awhile But you cant wait because the time is right now If you going to lose it now, youre gonna lose it forever Cause time keeps on by Na, na, na Whoa-oh it goes on by Keep on rolling Keep on rolling Keep on rolling Keep on rolling by Keep on rolling by Go show your Out your hands Out your pockets Out your Its going on Keep on going Keep on going, babe Now, now, now, now Keep on going now Keep on going by Well you may want to stop it babe And you cant turn it around Well you may want to turn it up babe But you sure cant turn it down You gotta slow down a little bit girl Keep on rolling by Keep on rolling by Keep on rolling by Time keep on going by Aint a thing you can do now Just keep on going with it And just stay on top of it for a little while For a little while Just for a little while Just for a little while {Summer, winter, spring and fall {Tick, tick, tick, tick ... Keep on going by

Little bitty boy, with a heart of steel I know you cant boggie now, but your sister sure will Feel good music in your soul Makes your body wanna rock n roll Say Hey Hey Hey, Hey Pocky Way Hey Hey, Hey Pocky Way Laugh back foolin in your car Makes no difference who or where you are Feel good music in your soul Makes your body wanna rock n roll Hey Hey Hey, Hey Pocky Way Hey Hey, Hey Pocky Way Laugh back foolin in your car Makes no difference who or where you are Feel good music in your soul Makes your body wanna rock n roll Hey Hey Hey, Hey Pocky Way Hey Hey, Hey Pocky Way Hey Hey Hey, Hey Pocky Way Hey Hey, Hey Pocky Way Hey Hey Hey, Hey Pocky Way Hey Hey, Hey Pocky Way Hey Hey Hey, Hey Pocky Way Hey Hey, Hey Pocky Way

Little girl, little girl what have I done To make you treat me so You have caused me to weep, you have caused me to moan You have caused me to leave my home In the pines, in the pines Where the sun never shines I shiver when the cold winds blow My daddy was a railroad man Drove a mile and a half uptown His head was found neath the driving wheel His body has never been found In the pines, in the pines Where the sun never shines I shiver when the cold winds blow The longest train I ever saw Was down that northern line The engine passed by at ten oclock The cab passed by at nine In the pines, in the pines Where the sun never shines I shiver when the cold winds blow Little girl, little girl what have I done To make you treat me so You have caused me to weep, you have caused me to moan You have caused me to leave my home In the pines, in the pines Where the sun never shines I shiver when the cold winds blow The longest train that ever I saw Went down the Georgia line The engine passed at six oclock And the cab it passed at nine In the pines, in the pines Where the sun never shines And you shiver when the cold wind blows I asked my captain for the time of day He throwed his watch away Its a long steel rail and a short cross tie Im on my way back home In the pines, in the pines Where the sun never shines I shiver when the cold winds blow Little girl, little girl, what have I done That makes you treat me so You caused me to weep, and caused me to mourn You caused me to leave my home In the pines, in the pines Where the sun never shines I shiver when the cold winds blow

Voices slide down off the mountain, sunlight turning red Falls on the earth and it spreads Even the families lower their heads as they ride Age old faces of the mountains looming naturally I wonder if theyre looking at me, their monumental eyes I can feel In the glow of the twilight the thought of home Reminds me now Im reaching out to you Anything I can do to be safe and warm in your arms All I have from the heart of you Id meet you anywhere in the country or anywhere on the sea All over the world it could be I would follow you with the heart of me Remembering you hold me tight in tomorrow mornings light I will find you When I awoke the stars were out and shining, shining for you and me All I ever want to be is save and warm in your arms All I have, from the heart of me

If my words did glow With the gold of sunshine And my tunes were played On the harp unstrung Would you hear my voice Come through the music? Would you hold it near As it were your own? There is a road, no simple highway Between the dawn and the dark of night And if you go, no one may follow That path is for your steps alone Ripple in still water When there is no pebble tossed Nor wind to blow Its a hand-me-down The thoughts are broken Perhaps theyre better left unsung I dont know, dont really care Let there be songs to fill the air Ripple in still water When there is no pebble tossed Nor wind to blow You who choose to lead must follow But if you fall, you fall alone If you should stand then whos to guide you? If I knew the way I would take you home

As I was walking round Grosvenor Square Not a chill to the winter but a nip to the air From the other direction, she was calling my eye It could be an illusion but I might as well try, might as well try She had rings on her fingers and bells on her shoes And I knew without asking she was into the blues She wore scarlet begonias tucked into her curls I knew right away she was not like other girls, other girls In the heat of the evening when the dealing got rough She was too pat to open and too cool to bluff As I picked up my matches and was closing the door I had one of those flashes, Id been there before, been there before Well, I aint often right but Ive never been wrong It seldom turns out the way it does in this song Once in a while you get shown the light In the strangest of places if you look at it right Well there aint nothing wrong with the way she moves Or scarlet begonias or a touch of the blues And theres nothing wrong with the look thats in her eyes I had to learn the hard way, I had to let her pass by, let her pass by Wind in the willows playing Tea For Two The sky was yellow and the sun was blue Strangers stopping strangers just to shake their hand Everybodys playing in the heart of gold band, heart of gold band Long distance runner What you standing there for? Get up, get up Get out of the door Youre playing cold music On the barroom floor Drowned in your laughter And dead to the core Theres a dragon with matches Thats loose on the town Take a whole pail of water Just to cool him down Fire, fire on the mountain Fire, fire on the mountain Fire, fire on the mountain Fire, fire on the mountain Almost ablaze Still you dont feel the heat It takes all you got Just to stay on the beat You say its a living We all gotta eat But youre here alone Theres no one to compete If mercys in business I wish it for you More than just ashes When your dreams come true Fire, fire on the mountain Fire, fire on the mountain Fire, fire on the mountain Fire, fire on the mountain Long distance runner What you holding out for? Caught in slow motion In a dash for the door The flame from your stage Has now spread to the floor You gave all you had Why you wanna give more? The more that you give The more it will take To the thin line beyond which You really cant fake Fire, fire on the mountain Fire, fire on the mountain Fire, fire on the mountain Fire, fire on the mountain

Lazy lightning That sleepy fire in your eyes Is that desire in disguise I keep on trying but I I cant get through Lazy lightning Id like to find the proper potion To try to capture your emotion Youre right beside me but I I cant get through Youre a loop of lazy lightning Just a loop of lazy lighting Must admit youre kind of frightening But you really get me high So exciting When I hear your velvet thunder You seem so near I start to wonder Would you come closer if I If I asked you to So exciting The way youre messing with my reason Its an obsession but its pleasing Tell me a lie and I will swear I will swear its true Youre a loop of lazy lightning Liquid loop of lazy lightning Must admit youre kind of frightening Youre a loop of lazy lightning Rope of fire round my heart Rope of fire ever tightening Rope of fire round my heart Come on come on lazy lightning Youre a loop of lazy lightning Lazy lightning You say you never start the same place I want a double dose in any case Id fly a kite if I thought Thought that would do Heres to lightning Well you always electrify me Someday I know youll satisfy me And all that lightning will be My lightning too Loop of lazy lightning

We dont own this place, though we act as if we did Its a loan from the children of our childrens kids The actual owners havent even been born yet Bur we never tend the garden and rarely we pay the rent Most of it is broken and the rest of it is bent Put it all on plastic and I wonder where well be when the bills hit We can run But we cant hide from it Of all possible worlds We only got one: We gotta ride on it Whatever weve done Well never get far from what we leave behind Baby, we can run, run, run, but we cant hide Oh no, we cant hide Im dumpin my trash in your back yard Makin certain you dont notice really isnt so hard Youre so busy with your guns and all of your excuses to use them Well, its oil for the rich and babies for the poor We got everyone believin that more is more If a reckoning comes, maybe we will know what to do then All these complications seem to leave no choice I heard the tongues of billion speak with just one voice Saying, Just leave all the rest to me I need it worse than you, you see. And then I heard.... The sound of one child crying Today I went walking in the amber wind Theres a hole in the sky where the light pours in I remembered the days when I wasnt afraid of the sunshine But now it beats down on the asphalt land Like a hammering blow from Gods left hand What little still grows cringes in the shade till the night time

South of Market in the land of ruin You get all manner of action Tinsel tigers in The Metal Room Stalking satisfaction They got them packaged up for love and money Tattooed tots and chrome spike bunnies Check my conscience at the DMZ And roll on in, going to roll in it, honey But I get a feeling like when big things collide Like the crack before the thunder, like I really ought to hide And here comes Metal Angel, she looks ready to ride And whats that shes trying to show me? Whats that youre trying to show me? Picasso Moon, shattered light Diamond bullets ripping up the night Picasso Moon, liberate me From the middle of eternity Something hooks her little finger at me And its bigger than a drive-in movie, ooooo-eeee Bigger than a drive-in movie, ooooo-eeee Hanging ten out on space and time Redefining distance The next skull on your necklace is mine Cheap for such assistance I had a job trading bits for pieces Wed make wrinkles, advertise them as creases Please, find my resignation enclosed Roll with it, roll with it, we going to roll in it, honey Dark Angel, Whats bothering you? So strange, youll do me all that you do Dark Angel, youre making me blue I guess it doesnt matter Picasso Moon, blinding ball Spinning fire, the lightning calls Picasso Moon, fall into the sky Raring out, Im going to testify And stare a shout into that burning eye Bigger than a drive-in movie, oh my Strikes morning; the atomic dawn Scramble back to cover Quick, pop your mirrored sunglasses on My little leather-winged lover I see your face printed on my money Your blazing ways really move me, honey Heart of darkness, Yea-e-yea-e-e-hoo Whym I laughing? This aint funny Dark Angel, now just dont start Youll break my spirit, wreck my heart You must have a license for practicing that art I dont presume to imagine Picasso Moon, fractal flame Blazing lace filling every frame Picasso Moon, wheels within wheels Whats true when everythings real? Its all new, Im going to scatter the seals Bigger than a drive-in movie, for real Picasso Moon

She reclines, closing her eyes The sun that set is bound to rise Night birds and fireflies settle around her Days grow long, spring is here Waterfalls will shine again Our minds have gone down stream Shooting the rapids Oh, the arctic flame Bright as the eye of a hurricane Were all just the same growing children Every moment is perfect, every sound is a jewel Every man is a prophet at the mercy of a fool Watch the seasons go, as sunshine turns to cold snow Chill in the hard rain, numbers of tomorrow The great globe spins, the music starts Every beat knows its part To keep it spinning in a circle Every moment is perfect, every eye is a jewel Every man is a prophet with the mercy of a fool

What are they seeing when they look in each others eyes? What are they feeling when they see each others smile? Is it a love Ive never known or an emotion that Ive outgrown? Did I take a wrong turnin on lifes winding road? Wont somebody help me find the, find the right way to go? My life need some correction, alteration in direction Wont someone come with me for a while, for a while, yes, yes Im lost What is the secret of this tie that binds Two souls in communion, both body and mind Is it special magic or just the nature of things? Conceived of great spirit, not for beggars but kings You who have found it, please help me along Im a man, Im a man, Im not, Im not made out of stone My needs they are simple, I dont want many things But I truly want to fly on them wings of love one more time Thats all I need I wanna fly on them wings I wanna fly on them wings of love Im a stranger here Wont somebody help me now I wake up early in the morning You know, you know, you know my pillow gets soaking wet All I need, all I need Thats to fly on them wings Im in love one more time Im a stranger in your town Dont on them wings

You say you want to try again, wear it down between the lines Well, I have a better end in mind It doesnt seem you really have to Close your eyes to see though I know you dont mean to be You are so far from me There was something I had caught inside screaming hard to make it go And tied me down low It doesnt seem you really have to Close your eyes to see, youve been all youll be to me Though I know you dont mean to be, its just too late And we cant relate at all It doesnt seem you really have to Close your eyes to see though I know you dont mean to be You are so far from me This is the last time I want to say so long This song is my last song for you Theres just nothing here to hold on to Baby, nothing to hold on to

Next time you see me things wont be the same Next time you see me things wont be the same If it hurts you my darling, you only got yourself to blame Well, its true, true saying, all that shines is not gold Well, its true, true saying, all that shines is not gold Like the good book says, you gotta reap what you sow Well, you lied, cheated -- woh-oh! for so long Well, you lied, cheated -- woh-oh! for so long You were wrong to do it woman, and another queen is on your throne Next time you see me things wont be the same Next time you see me things wont be the same If it hurts you my darling, you only got yourself to blame Well, its true, true saying, all that shines is not gold Well, its true, true saying, all that shines is not gold Like the good book says, you gotta reap what you sow

You say youre living in a world of trouble All your schemes have popped like a bubble Your mother told your sister And your brother told your friend Now your secrets out, and you dont have to pretend You can see for yourself, its really not the end Youre standing there with tears in your eyes Theres too much going on now, theres no time to cry You say the walls are closing in on you, child All your friends have put you in exile Bad luck seems to follow you all around the world You cant seem to find no peace of mind, girl You will take a chance to seem so bad Youre standing there with tears in your eyes Theres too much going on now, theres no time to cry Every minute is a brand new day And there are some games that Id just love to play Even bad scenes are for real, theres no time to cry Since you left your old scene behind you Go ahead and let the green light find you Its warm and friendly, girl, and it wont blind you Come out in the street and the weeds wont grind you See the love is in the air, you feel it all around you Youre standing there with tears in your eyes Theres too much going on now, no time to cry Your yesterdays are all left behind Theres a brand new light in your mind You dont need a key to define Whats written on the magic sign Theres no time to cry When the season of the magic lantern Is transformed into a funny pattern And the wheel of fortune has a flat tire You cant seem to get any higher When you go above the machine, you find a horseshoe Youre standing there with tears in your eyes Theres too much going on now, no time to cry

Baby, here I am and Im a man upon the scene I can give you what you want, but you got to come home with me I got a whole lot of good ole loving and I got some in store When I get through throwing it on to you got to come back for more Boys and things will come by the dozen Aint nothing but drug store love Pretty little thing let me light your candle Cause mama, Im sure hard to handle, now yes I am Action speaks louder than words and Im a man with great experience I know you got another man, but I can love you better than him Take my hand, dont be afraid Im gonna prove every word I say Im advertising love for free so wont you place your ad with me? Boys and things will come by the dozen Aint nothing but drug store love Pretty little thing let me light your candle Give it to me baby, I got to have it, some of your love Its all I need, early in the morning, late in the evening

Im a little red rooster, too lazy to crow for days Just a little red rooster, too lazy to crow for days Keep everything in the barnyard people, upset in every way Dogs begin to bark now and the hounds begin to howl Dogs begin to bark now and the hounds begin to howl Watch out stray cat people the little red rooster is on the prowl If you see the little red rooster, wont you please drive him home If you see my little red rooster, wont you please drive him home Been no peace in the barnyard people, since the little red roosters been gone Yeah and the little red rooster, well you aint shit to me Think youre a stud boy, well I doubt youll ever be While your away Im gonna fuck with your hens, boy Im just bein neighborly

The warden led the prisoner down the hallway to his doom I stood up to say goodbye like all the rest And I heard him tell the warden just before they reached my cell Let my guitar playin friend fill my request Let him sing me back home a song I used to hear. Make my old memories come alive Sing me away and turn back the year. Sing me home before I die I recall last Sunday morning when the choir from off the street Came in to sing a few old gospel songs And I heard him tell the singers theres a song my mother sang Can I hear it before you travel on Sing me back home a song I used to hear. Make my old memories come alive Sing me away and turn back the year. Sing me back home before I die

Mason died on Monday, we bricked him in the wall All his children grew and grew, they aint never grown so tall before They may never grow so tall again We dug him up on Tuesday, he hardly aged a day Taught us all we ever knew, we aint never known so much before We may never know so much again The wall collapsed on Wednesday, we chalked it up to fate Masons children ran and flew, they aint never run so fast before Swore theyd never show their face again Mason was a mighty man, a mighty man was he Always said when Im dead Im gone, dont you weep for me Thursday came then Friday, with buyers tall and bright Masons children cooked the stew and cleaned up when the feast was through Take me to the repo-man to pay back what is owed If hes in some other land write it off as stole

Wave that flag, pop the bag, skin the goat, learn to cope Bell the rat, trap the cat, ball the jack, chew the fat Read the signs, connect the lines, pay your fines, save your dimes Pick up time, light the fuse, making time, pass the juice Eat at days, hide in caves, pull the tooth, stretch the truth Feed the poor, starve the war, pick up chicks, catch the fix Get your kicks, pick up sticks, trim your wick, take your pick Try your tricks, impress the chicks Wash the fence, dig the den, live the vain, die in shame Catch the fool, burn the stew, shine your shoes, sing the blues Wave the flag, pop the bag, bell the cat, trap the rat Ball the jack, chew the fat, shoot the breeze, lose the keys Read the signs, connect the lines, pay your fines, read the rhyme Shhot the breeze, lose your keys, dont be late, what I say Walk on waves, read the raves, eat at day, hide in caves Stretch the truth, pull the tooth, feed the poor, starve the war Cash the fix, get your kicks, trim your wick, take your pick Try your tricks, impress the chicks Wash the fence, dig the den, live the shame,die in vain Catch the fool, burn the stew, shine your shoes, sing the blues

Im a hog for you, baby Cant get enough of your love Im a hog for you, baby Cant get enough of your love When I go to sleep at night Thats the only thing Im dreaming of One little piggy went to London One piggy went to Hong Kong This little piggys coming over your house Hes gonna rock you all night long Cause, Im a hog for you, baby Cant get enough of your love When I go to sleep at night Thats the only thing Im thinking of One little piggy ate a pizza One piggy ate potato chips This little piggys coming over your house Gonna nibble on your sweet lips Cause, Im a hog for you, baby Cant get enough of your love When I go to sleep at night Thats the only thing Im thinking of When I go to sleep at night Thats the only thing Im thinking of When I go to sleep at night Thats the only thing Im thinking of

I was born in a desert, raised in a lions den I was born in a desert, raised in a lions den Well, my number one occupation Is stealing women from their men Im a wanted man in Texas, busted jail and Im gone for good Im a wanted man in Texas, busted jail and Im gone for good Well, the sheriff couldnt catch me But his little girl sure wished she would Doctor call me crazy, some says I am some says I aint Doctor call me crazy, some says I am some says I aint The preacher man call me a sinner But his little girl call me a saint Couple of shots of whiskey, women round here start lookin good A couple of shots of whiskey, women round here start lookin good Couple more shots of whiskey Im goin down to Minglewood T for Texas, yes and its T for Timbuctoo T for Texas, yes and its T for Timbuctoo Yes and its T for Where the little girls know what to do

Way down upon Sycamore Slough A white man sings the blues Selling roses of paper mache With flecks of starlight dew I swiped a bunch and threw it your way Where hazy moonlight glowed Way down down along Lazy River Road Way down upon Shadowfall Ward End of the avenue Run, hide, seek in your own backyard Mamas backyard wont do All night long I sang Loves Sweet Song Down where the water flowed Way down down along Lazy River Road Moonlight wails as hound dogs bay But never quite catch the tune Stars fall down in buckets like rain Till there aint no standing room Bright blue boxcars train by train Clatter where dreams unfold Way down down along Lazy River Road Way down upon Seminole Square Belly of the river tide Call for me and I will be there For the price of a taxi ride Night double-clutches into today Like a truck downshifting its load Way down down along Lazy River Road Thread the needle Right through the eye The thread that runs so true All the others I let pass by I only wanted you Never cared for careless love But how your bright eyes glowed Way down down along Lazy River Road

Theyre selling postcards of the hanging Theyre painting the passports brown The beauty parlor is filled with sailors The circus is in town Here comes the blind commissioner Theyve got him in a trance One hand is tied to the tight-rope walker The other is in his pants And the riot squad theyre restless They need somewhere to go As Lady and I look out tonight From Desolation Row Now Cinderella, she seems so easy It takes one to know one, she smiles And puts her hands in her back pockets Bette Davis style And in walks Romeo, hes moaning You belong to me I believe And someone says, Youre in the wrong place, my friend You Better leave And the only sound you can hear After the ambulances go Is Cinderella sweeping up On Desolation Row Now Ophelia, shes neath the window For her I feel so afraid On her twenty-second birthday, she already is an old maid To her, death is quite romantic, she wears an iron vest Her professions her religion, her sin is her lifelessness And though her gaze is gazed upon Noahs great rainbow She spend her time peeking in from Desolation Row Now, Einstein disguised as Robin Hood with his memories in a trunk Passed this way an hour ago with his friend, a jealous monk He looked so immaculately frightful as he bummed a cigarette As he went off sniffing drainpipes and reciting the alphabet Oh, you would not think to look at him but he was famous long ago For playing the electric violin On Desolation Row Dr. Filth, he keeps his world inside of a leather cup But all his sexless patients theyre trying to blow it up Now his nurse, some local loser shes in charge of the cyanide hole And she also keeps the cards that read Have mercy on his soul They all play on the penny whistles, yes, you can hear then blow If you lean your head out far enough from Desolation Row Across the street theyve nailed the curtains Theyre getting ready for the feast The Phantom of the Opera In a perfect image of a priest Now theyre spoon-feeding Casanova To get him to feel more assured Then theyll kill him with self-confidence After poisoning him with words And the Phantoms shouting to skinny girls Get outta here if you dont know Casanova is just being punished for going to Desolation Row Now, at midnight all the agents And the superhuman crew Theyll round up everyone That knows more than they do They take them to the factory Where the heart-attack machine Is strapped across their shoulders And then the kerosene Is brought down from the castles By insurance men who go Make sure nobody is escaping To Desolation Row Bob praise be to Neros Neptune The Titanic sails at dawn Everybodys shouting Which side are you on? And Ezra Pound and T. S. Eliot Theyre fighting in the captains tower While calypso singers laugh at them, yes And fishermen hold flowers Between the windows of the sea Where lovely mermaids flow And no one has to think too much about Desolation Row Yes, I received your letter yesterday About the time the door knob broke When you asked how I was doing Was that some kind of joke? All these people that you mention Yes, I know them, theyre quite lame I had to rearrange their faces And give them all another name Right now I cant read so good Dont send me no more letters, no Not unless you mail them from Desolation Row

Out on the lonely hillside in a cabin low and small Lived the sweetest rose of color my Rosie McFall Her eyes were bright and shining and her voice was sweet to me Knew that I would always love her and I hoped that she loved me My eyes turned to me, my darlin and this is what she said: You know that i would always love you when you and I are wed Then God way up in heaven one day for her did call I lost my bride, oh how loved her, my Rosie McFall I searched this wide world over through cities great and small But I never found another like my rosie mcfall

You said you was hurting Almost lost your mind Cause the man you love Hurts you all the time But when things go wrong Wrong with you It hurts me too You love him a little more When you should love him less Why pick up behind him And take his best? Cause when things go wrong Wrong with you It hurts me too You love another man Little girl, you know, you know I love you But you love him darling Stick to him just about like glue Well, he better leave you Or you best put him down Cause you know, I just cant stand to see See you pushed around