Well the desert is hot, the mountain is cursed,; Pray that I don't die of thirst,; Baby, two feet from the well.
They don't want me around; 'Cause I believe in you.
Last night I danced with a stranger; But she just reminded me you were the one
Dark Beauty; Meet me at the border late tonight
Now I wish I could write you a melody so plain; That could hold you dear lady from going insane
The walls of pride are high and wide; Can't see over to the other side; It's such a sad thing to see beauty decay; It's sadder still, to feel your heart torn away
Hot chili peppers in the blistering sun
There's always some new stranger sneakin' glances,; Some trigger-happy fool willin' to take chances
Three fellas crawlin' on their way back to work,; Nobody stops to ask why.
She knows where I'd like to be; But it doesn't matter.
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
Darkness at the break of noon
I thought somehow that I would be spared this fate
He looks so truthful, is this how he feels; Trying to peel the moon and expose it
It was true that in his later years he would not carry a gun; "I'm around too many children," he'd say, "they should never know of one."
And I'll tell it and think it and speak it and breathe it
Your cracked country lips,; I still wish to kiss,; As to be under the strength of your skin.
But the enemy I see
Wears a cloak of decency
In the hills of mystery,; In the foggy web of destiny,; You can have what's left of me,; Where we were born in time.
I could say that I'd be faithful, I could say it in one sweet, easy breath; But to you that would be cruelty and to me it surely would be death.
Does she know I still care?
You know, news of you has come down the line; Even before ya came in the door.; They say in your father's house, there's many mansions; Each one of them got a fireproof floor.
Oh ev'ry foe that ever I faced
The cause was there before we came.
Don't you cry and don't you die and don't you burn
All the people we used to know; Are an illusion to me now
My feet are so tired, my brain is so wired
You were snow, you were rain; You were striped, you were plain,;
Through the wild cathedral evening the rain unraveled tales
My heart's in the Highlands at the break of dawn; By the beautiful lake of the Black Swan; Big white clouds, like chariots that swing down low; Well my heart's in the Highlands; Only place left to go
Everybody's doin' something,; I heard it in a dream,; But when there's too much of nothing,; It just makes a fella mean.
I feel like I'm knockin' on heaven's door.
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?
Turn your back, wash your hands,; There's always someone who understands
Forget the dead you've left, they will not follow you.
May you always know the truth; And see the lights surrounding you.
Glamorous nymph with an arrow and bow
A saxophone someplace far off played
Now at midnight all the agents; And the superhuman crew; Come out and round up everyone; That knows more than they do
Behind every beautiful thing there's been some kind of pain
You'd better do somethin' quick; She's your lover now.
You don't need a weather man; To know which way the wind blows
The ghost of 'lectricity howls in the bones of her face
Let's try to get beneath the surface waste, girl,; No more booby traps and bombs,; No more decadence and charm,; No more affection that's misplaced, girl
I'm goin' down to Tennessee,; Get me a truck 'r somethin'.; Gonna save my money and rip it up!
Every brain is civilized,; Every nerve is analyzed,; Everything is criticized when you are in need.
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
Scorpio Sphinx in a calico dress
I'll remember you; At the end of the trail,; I had so much left to do,; I had so little time to fail.
I see people who are supposed to know better standin' around like furniture.
When you know as well as me; You'd rather see me paralyzed
The country music station plays soft; but there's nothing, really nothing, to turn off
Once I had mountains in the palm of my hand,; And rivers that ran through ev'ry day.
Now the moon is almost hidden; The stars are beginning to hide; The fortunetelling lady; Has even taken all her things inside
He got an all girl orchestra and when he says; "Strike up the band," they hit it
I've still got the scars that the sun didn't heal
If you want to live easy
Baby pack your clothes with mine
