There was music in the cafes at night; And revolution in the air.
This wheel shall explode!
Seen the arrow on the doorpost; Saying, "This land is condemned; All the way from New Orleans; To Jerusalem."
All my friends have told me; If I hang around with you; That I'll go blind
Handy dandy, he got a basket of flowers and a bag full or sorrow
That's how it is when things disintegrate
When my life is over, it'll be like a puff of smoke
When destruction cometh swiftly; And there's no time to say a fare-thee-well,; Have you decided whether you want to be; In heaven or in hell?
But the magician is quicker and his game; Is much thicker than blood and blacker than ink
Well, the chances are against it and the odds are slim,; That he'll live by the rules that the world makes for him
Everybody's doin' something,; I heard it in a dream,; But when there's too much of nothing,; It just makes a fella mean.
Let the wind blow low, let the wind blow high.; One day the little boy and the little girl were both baked in a pie.
Through the wild cathedral evening the rain unraveled tales
We're going all the way 'til the wheels fall off and burn
I ain't sayin' you treated me unkind; You could have done better but I don't mind; You just kinda wasted my precious time
He said his name was Columbus; I just said, "Good luck."
At dawn my lover comes to me; And tells me of her dreams; With no attempts to shovel the glimpse; Into the ditch of what each one means
When I met you, baby,; You didn't show no visible scars.
In your teardrops, I can see my own reflection
When you got nothing, you got nothing to lose
The world of illusion is at my door
Just like you I'm wondrin' what I'm doin' here.; Just like you I'm wondrin' what's goin' on.
The pump don't work; 'Cause the vandals took the handles
Have I surrendered to the will of God; Or am I still acting like the boss?
And every time you get this close; It makes me want to scream
I am hanging in the balance, of the reality of man; like every sparrow falling, like every grain of sand
Your mind is your temple, keep it beautiful and free,; Don't let an egg get laid in it by something you can't see.
She says, "What'll it be?"; I say, "I don't know, you got any soft boiled eggs?"
What looks large from a distance,; Close up ain't never that big.
Build a fire, throw on logs; And listen to it hiss; And let it burn, burn, burn, burn; On a night like this.
We grew up together; From the cradle to the grave; We died and were reborn; And then mysteriously saved.
Never could learn to drink that blood; And call it wine
We never thought we could ever get old.; We thought we could sit forever in fun
Rock me, pretty baby, rock me 'til everything gets real; Rock me for a little while, rock me 'til there's nothing left to feel; And I'll rock you too
With haunted hearts through the heat and cold
We never thought we could ever get old
Someone else is speakin' with my mouth, but I'm listening only to my heart.
I see you kiss her on the cheek ev'rytime she gives a speech
What's a sweetheart like you doin' in a dump like this?
Everything passes,; Everything changes,; Just do what you think you should do.
Somethin' there is about you that I can't quite put my finger on.
They used to grow food in Kansas; Now they want to grow it on the moon and eat it raw.; I can see the day coming when even your home garden; Is gonna be against the law.
Our conversation was short and sweet; It nearly swept me off-a my feet.
They like to take all this money from sin, build big universities to study in; Sing Amazing Grace all the way to the Swiss banks
The angels play on their horns all day,; The whole earth in progression seems to pass by.; But does anyone hear the music they play,; Does anyone even try?
I believe in the impossible, you know that I do
Last night I danced with a stranger; But she just reminded me you were the one
I've gained some recognition but I lost my appetite.
Ain't no altars on this long and lonesome road
Down the highway, down the tracks, down the road to ecstasy,; I followed you beneath the stars, hounded by your memory,; And all your ragin' glory.
Ain't complaining 'bout what I got; Seen better times, but who has not?
If I had wings and I could fly,; I know where I would go.
How does it feel
Cities on fire, phones out of order
How long can I stay drunk on fear out in the wilderness?
I was in your presence for an hour or so; Or was it a day? I truly don't know.
The truth was obscure, too profound and too pure, to live it you have to explode.
Oh what dear daughter 'neath the sun; Would treat a father so,; To wait upon him hand and foot; And always tell him, "No"?
