Give ya delusions of grandeur;
And a evil eye;
Give you idea that;
You're too good to die
there are no sins inside the Gates of Eden
Well, I don't have to be no doctor, babe,;
To see that you're madly in love.
And you, you took me in,;
You loved me then;
You didn't waste time.
I'm in love with a woman who don't even appeal to me
Cities on fire, phones out of order
I got nothing left to burn
But the enemy I see wears a cloak of decency,;
All non-believers and men stealers talkin' in the name of religion
I'd never say;
That I done it the way;
That you'd have liked me to.
The pump don't work;
'Cause the vandals took the handles
I'm just sitting here beating on my trumpet
I fought with my twin, that enemy within, 'til both of us fell by the way.
I have dined with kings, I've been offered wings, And I've never been too impressed.
If dogs run free, why not me;
Across the swamp of time?
I'll remember you;
When the wind blows through the piney wood.
Oh a false clock tries to tick out my time
When we meet again;
Introduced as friends;
Please don't let on that you knew me when;
I was hungry and it was your world.
Gonna take dancing lessons do the jitterbug rag;
Ain't no shortcuts, gonna dress in drag;
Only a fool in here would think he's got anything to prove
I seen the kingdoms of the world and it's makin' me feel afraid.
Sometimes I feel so low-down and disgusted
I stood unwound beneath the skies;
And clouds unbound by laws.
Now, a very great man once said;
That some people rob you with a fountain pen.;
It didn't take too long to find out;
Just what he was talkin' about.
She says, "What'll it be?";
I say, "I don't know, you got any soft boiled eggs?"
He looks so truthful, is this how he feels;
Trying to peel the moon and expose it
Three fellas crawlin' on their way back to work,;
Nobody stops to ask why.
You could ride like Annie Oakley,;
You could shoot like Belle Starr.
Was that the thunder that I heard?;
My head is vibrating, I feel a sharp pain
And I, I don't mind the pain;
Don't mind the driving rain;
I know I will sustain;
'Cause I believe in you.
Go 'way from my window,;
Leave at your own chosen speed.
