My warehouse eyes, my Arabian drums,;
Should I leave them by your gate,;
Or, sad-eyed lady, should I wait?
I couldn't see what you could show me;
Your scarf had kept your mouth well hid
May you build a ladder to the stars;
And climb on every rung.
All my friends have told me;
If I hang around with you;
That I'll go blind
What happened to the real you, you've been captured but by whom?
I looked at my watch;
I looked at my wrist;
I punched myself in the face with my fist
Time passes slowly when you're searchin' for love.
Someone showed me a picture and I just laughed;
Dignity never been photographed
Saw you drift into infinity and come back again
Pistol shots ring out in the barroom night
I hate myself for lovin' you and the weakness that it showed;
You were just a painted face on a trip down Suicide Road
We sat in an empty theater and we kissed,;
I asked ya please to cross me off-a your list.
They say you're usin' voodoo, I seen your feet walk by themselves
He said his name was Columbus;
I just said, "Good luck."
You were snow, you were rain;
You were striped, you were plain,;
Without freedom of speech, I might be in the swamp.
Put my tears in a bottle
Screw the top on tight
I got new eyes ;
Everything looks far away
Now, when I was just a bawlin' child,;
I saw what I wanted to be
Ever since you walked right in, the circle's been complete
I'm sick of love but I'm in the thick of it
Gon' walk on down that dirt road 'til I'm right beside the sun
How long can I stay drunk on fear out in the wilderness?
You were trying to break into another world;
A world I never knew.;
I always kind of wondered;
If you ever made it through.
Don't you cry and don't you die and don't you burn
Well, they're not showing any lights tonight;
And there's no moon.
I don't need any reminder;
To know how much I really care
Time passes slowly when you're lost in a dream.
