You say you love me;
And you're thinkin' of me,;
But you know you could be wrong.
And they're breaking down the distance;
Between right and wrong.
Oh a false clock tries to tick out my time
They said it was the land of milk and honey,;
now they say it's the land of money.;
Who ever thought they could ever make that stick.
When my life is over, it'll be like a puff of smoke
How did I meet you? I don't know.
Drinkin' man listens to the voice he hears;
In a crowded room full of covered up mirrors;
Lookin' into the lost forgotten years;
For dignity
I see people who are supposed to know better standin' around like furniture.
I don't wanna be hers, I wanna be yours.
Most of the time;
I can't even be sure;
If she was ever with me;
Or if I was with her.
When I'm all alone;
In the great unknown,;
I'll remember you.
A saxophone someplace far off played
Now all the criminals in their coats and their ties;
Are free to drink martinis and watch the sun rise
If you get close to her, kiss her once for me
What happened to the real you, you've been captured but by whom?
In the home of the brave, Jefferson turnin' over in his grave
Well, they're not showing any lights tonight;
And there's no moon.
Try to be pure at heart, they arrest you for robbery,;
Mistake your shyness for aloofness, your shyness for snobbery
Everything passes,;
Everything changes,;
Just do what you think you should do.
The man in me will hide sometimes to keep from bein' seen,;
But that's just because he doesn't want to turn into some machine.
Shall I hold you close?;
Or Shall I let you go by?;
Tell me.;
Tell me.
I'm going out of my mind;
With a pain that stops and starts
You speak to me;
In sign language;
As I'm eating a sandwich
Do I need your permission to turn the other cheek?;
If you can read my mind, why must I speak?
Today on the countryside it was a-hotter than a crotch
I'm T-boned and punctured;
But I'm known to be calm
People tell me it's a sin;
To know and feel too much within.
I'm in love with a woman who don't even appeal to me
Well, you're so bad and nasty;
But I love you, yes I do
