Boys in the street beginning to play; Girls like birds flying away
Whatever you gonna do,; Please do it fast.
You will search, babe, At any cost.; But how long, babe, Can you search for what's not lost?
She's got everything she needs,; She's an artist, she don't look back
Time passes slowly when you're lost in a dream.
Every day of the year's like playin' Russian roulette
I can tell you fancy, I can tell you plain; You give something up for everything you gain
No, no, no, it ain't me, babe
I'm going back to New York City; I do believe I've had enough
She walked up to me so gracefully and took my crown of thorns.
Just what do you think you have to guard?
What makes the wind wanna blow tonight?
Won't you come with me, baby?; I'll take you where you wanna go.; And if it don't work out, You'll be the first to know
With haunted hearts through the heat and cold
We never thought we could ever get old
There's no one here, the gardener is gone
Don't have to look no further, you're the soul of many things.
Don't trust me to show you beauty; When beauty may only turn to rust.
I was burned out from exhaustion, buried in the hail,; Poisoned in the bushes an' blown out on the trail,; Hunted like a crocodile, ravaged in the corn.
I got new eyes ; Everything looks far away
Gonna take dancing lessons do the jitterbug rag; Ain't no shortcuts, gonna dress in drag; Only a fool in here would think he's got anything to prove
Do you ever wonder just what God requires?; You think He's just an errand boy to satisfy your wandering desires.
I stood unwound beneath the skies; And clouds unbound by laws.
When my life is over, it'll be like a puff of smoke,; How long must I suffer, Lord, how long must I be provoked?; Satan will give you a little taste, then he'll move in with rapid speed,; Lord keep my blind side covered and see that I don't bleed.
She said, "Be easy, baby,; There ain't nothin' worth stealin' in here."
You say you love me; And you're thinkin' of me,; But you know you could be wrong.
All the people we used to know; Are an illusion to me now
She knows there's no success like failure; And that failure's no success at all.
When I'm all alone; In the great unknown,; I'll remember you.
Now at midnight all the agents; And the superhuman crew; Come out and round up everyone; That knows more than they do
No time to suffer or blink; And no time to think
I'm T-boned and punctured; But I'm known to be calm
She was born in spring, but I was born too late
What was it you wanted; When you were kissing my check?
I can't help it if I'm lucky.
I can change, I swear, oh, oh,; See what you can do.; I can make it through,; You can make it too.
Was that the thunder that I heard?; My head is vibrating, I feel a sharp pain
He said his name was Columbus; I just said, "Good luck."
Soon as a man is born, you know the sparks begin to fly, He gets wise in his own eyes and he's made to believe a lie.
I want to thank You, Lord,; I just want to thank You, Lord,; Thank You, Lord.
Every brain is civilized,; Every nerve is analyzed,; Everything is criticized when you are in need.
Go to him now, he calls you, you can't refuse
My head tells me it's time to make a change; But my heart is telling me I love ya but you're strange.
Shall I hold you close?; Or Shall I let you go by?; Tell me.; Tell me.
Some things are too hot to touch; The human mind can only stand so much
But nothing really matters much, it's doom alone that counts
The vagabond who's rapping at your door; Is standing in the clothes that you once wore.
Insanity is smashing up against my soul; You can say I was on anything but a roll; If I had a conscience, well I just might blow my top; What would I do with it anyway ; Maybe take it to the pawn shop
I'll let you be in my dreams if I can be in yours
You'd better do somethin' quick; She's your lover now.
I know it looks like I'm moving, but I'm standing still
Everybody's doin' something,; I heard it in a dream,; But when there's too much of nothing,; It just makes a fella mean.
