He said his name was Columbus;
I just said, "Good luck."
There's always some new stranger sneakin' glances,;
Some trigger-happy fool willin' to take chances
I still got my voice left, I can take it anywhere I go
I'm goin' down to Tennessee,;
Get me a truck 'r somethin'.;
Gonna save my money and rip it up!
People on the platforms;
Waiting for the trains;
I can hear their hearts a-beatin';
Like pendulums swinging on chains
Nations are angry, cursed are some,;
People are expecting a false peace to come.
Took a stranger to teach me, to look into justice's beautiful face;
And to see an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
False-hearted judges dying in the webs that they spin,;
Only a matter of time 'til night comes steppin' in.
Well, I try my best;
To be just like I am,;
But everybody wants you;
To be just like them.
I'll give you more gold;
Than your apron can hold;
If you'll only let your hair hang low
Man's ego is inflated, his laws are outdated, they don't apply no more
Lot of water under the bridge, Lot of other stuff too;
Don't get up gentlemen, I'm only passing through
I've been hit too hard, I've seen too much;
Nothing can heal me now, but your touch
The night is pitch black, come an' make my;
Pale face fit into place, ah, please!
When the last rays of daylight go down;
Buddy, you'll roll no more;
I can hear the church bells ringing in the yard;
I wonder who they're ringing for
When He rose from the dead, did they believe?
Do you ever wonder just what God requires?;
You think He's just an errand boy to satisfy your wandering desires.
We never thought we could ever get old.;
We thought we could sit forever in fun
I need a steam shovel mama to keep away the dead
Don't the moon look good, mama, Shinin' through the trees?
For the loser now;
Will be later to win
She knows there's no success like failure;
And that failure's no success at all.
he not busy being born, Is busy dying
There's no one here, the gardener is gone
If there's a poor boy on the street,;
Then let him have my seat;
'Cause tonight I'll be staying here with you.
Don't have to look no further, you're the soul of many things.
I feel like I'm knockin' on heaven's door.
I see, I see lovers in the meadow;
I see, I see silhouettes in the window;
I watch them 'til they're gone and they leave me hanging on ;
To a shadow
Don't even hear a murmur of a prayer;
It's not dark yet, but it's getting there.
