Without freedom of speech, I might be in the swamp.
Sooner or later, one of us must know; That I really did try to get close to you
I got nothing left to burn
You were snow, you were rain; You were striped, you were plain,;
It's many a guard; That stands around smilin',; Holdin' his club; Like he was a king.
What looks large from a distance,; Close up ain't never that big.
Through the wild cathedral evening the rain unraveled tales
Forget the dead you've left, they will not follow you.
All the laughter is just making me sad
How did I meet you? I don't know.
You think you can hide but you're never alone,; Ask Lot what he thought when his wife turned to stone.
I have dined with kings, I've been offered wings, And I've never been too impressed.
Have you got some unfinished business?; Is there something holding you back?; Are you thinking for yourself; Or are you following the pack?
I'm in love with the Ugliest Girl in the World
Praise be to Nero's Neptune; The Titanic sails at dawn; And everybody's shouting; Which Side Are You On?
Now you stand here expectin' me to remember somethin' you forgot to say
Can't you hear that motor turnin'?; Automobile comin' into style
Thought I'd shaken the wonder and the phantoms of my youth
Two riders were approaching, the wind began to howl.
Those are the hills of hell-fire my love; Where you and I will unite
She got a weird sense of humor that's all her own
If you don't believe there's a price for this sweet paradise, remind me to show you the, scars.
Just what do you think you have to guard?
I've paid the price of solitude, but at last I'm out of debt.
Oh it's rush hour now; On the wheel and the plow; And the sun is going down; Upon the sacred cow.
Tell her she can look me up if she's got the time.
When he died I was hopin' that it wasn't contagious
Ain't it just like the night to play tricks when you're tryin' to be so quiet?
Well my sense of humanity has gone down the drain
Yesterday everything was going too fast; Today, it's moving too slow
We're idiots, babe.; It's a wonder we can even feed ourselves.
You could make me cry if you don't know.
I can't provide for you no easy answers,; Who are you that I should have to lie?
And I can't let go, won't let go, and I can't let go no more.
I seen the kingdoms of the world and it's makin' me feel afraid.
You can't get to glory by the raising and the lowering of no flag.; Put your goodness next to God's and it comes out like a filthy rag.
Well, it's always been my nature to take chances; My right hand drawing back while my left hand advances
Can't you make any sound?
My love she speaks like silence
I'm walking through streets that are dead
I don't mind a reasonable amount of trouble
Sometimes I feel so low-down and disgusted
I saw a highway of diamonds with nobody on it
I stood alone upon the ridge and all I did was watch.
People on the platforms; Waiting for the trains; I can hear their hearts a-beatin'; Like pendulums swinging on chains
You're gonna have to serve somebody.
I hate myself for lovin' you and the weakness that it showed; You were just a painted face on a trip down Suicide Road
I see people in the park forgetting their troubles and woes; They're drinking and dancing, wearing bright colored clothes; All the young men with their young women looking so good; Well, I'd trade places with any of them ; In a minute, if I could
Now at midnight all the agents; And the superhuman crew; Come out and round up everyone; That knows more than they do
When you think that you lost everything; You find out you can always lose a little more
I still got my voice left, I can take it anywhere I go
But the enemy I see
Wears a cloak of decency
I got new eyes ; Everything looks far away
Oh, ev'ry thought that's strung a knot in my mind,; I might go insane if it couldn't be sprung.
People tell me it's a sin; To know and feel too much within.
And now the heart is filled with gold; As if it was a purse.; But, oh, what kind of love is this; Which goes from bad to worse?
