And I'll tell it and think it and speak it and breathe it
I still got my voice left, I can take it anywhere I go
Done so many evil things in the name of love, it's a crying shame; I never did see no fire that could put out a flame.
May you build a ladder to the stars; And climb on every rung.
I ain't lookin' for you to feel like me,; See like me or be like me.
And, when I was through; I filled up my shoe; And brought it to you.
I'm hungry and I'm irritable; And I'm tired of this bag of tricks.; At one time there was nothing wrong with me; That you could not fix.
Three fellas crawlin' on their way back to work,; Nobody stops to ask why.
The door has closed forevermore
If indeed there ever was a door
Your loyalty is not to me; But to the stars above
False-hearted judges dying in the webs that they spin,; Only a matter of time 'til night comes steppin' in.
I was all right 'til I fell in love with you
Today on the countryside it was a-hotter than a crotch
You'd better do somethin' quick; She's your lover now.
But does anyone hear the music they play
Does anyone even try?
Mona Lisa musta had the highway blues; You can tell by the way she smiles
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
And you, you took me in,; You loved me then; You didn't waste time.
In the day of confession; We cannot mock a soul.; Oh, when there's too much of nothing,; No one has control.
She lit a burner on the stove and offered me a pipe; "I thought you'd never say hello," she said; "You look like the silent type."
Build a fire, throw on logs; And listen to it hiss; And let it burn, burn, burn, burn; On a night like this.
the cops don't need you; and man they expect the same
Everything passes,; Everything changes,; Just do what you think you should do.
Your temperature's too hot for taming
One more cup of coffee 'fore I go; To the valley below
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
What looks large from a distance,; Close up ain't never that big.
They don't want me around; 'Cause I believe in you.
When you gonna wake up and strengthen the things that remain?
In the home of the brave
Jefferson turnin’ over in his grave
Talk about perfection, I ain't never seen none
At the corrida we'll sit in the shade; And watch the young torero stand alone.; We'll drink tequila where our grandfathers stayed; When they rode with Villa into Torreon.
You're invisible now, you got no secrets to conceal.
But the enemy I see wears a cloak of decency,; All non-believers and men stealers talkin' in the name of religion
Pain sure brings out the best in people, doesn't it?
I seen the kingdoms of the world and it's makin' me feel afraid.
We always did feel the same,; We just saw it from a different point of view
But it's like I'm stuck inside a painting; That's hanging in the Louvre
I'm glad to see you're still alive, you're lookin' like a saint.
Darkness at the break of noon
'Twas then that I knew what he had on his mind.
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to.
Leaving men wholly, totally free; To do anything they wish to do but die
In order to deal in this game, got to make the queen disappear,; It's done with a flick of the wrist.
Something there is about you that brings back a long forgotten truth
Our conversation was short and sweet; It nearly swept me off-a my feet.
I still believe she was my twin, but I lost the ring.
Train wheels runnin' through the back of my memory
My head tells me it's time to make a change; But my heart is telling me I love ya but you're strange.
Look into infinity, all you see is trouble.
I feel like I'm knockin' on heaven's door.
Ain't complaining 'bout what I got; Seen better times, but who has not?
Silver and gold; Won't buy back the beat of a heart grown cold
People ask about you; I didn't tell them everything I knew
Always on the outside of whatever side there was,; When they asked him why it had to be that way, "Well," he answered, "just because."
Guess it's too late to say the things to you; That you needed to hear me say.
Every brain is civilized,; Every nerve is analyzed,; Everything is criticized when you are in need.
