I've been down on the bottom of a world full of lies; I ain't looking for nothing in anyone's eyes
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
And then you told me later, as I apologized; That you were just kiddin' me, you weren't really from the farm
But does anyone hear the music they play
Does anyone even try?
You're invisible now, you got no secrets to conceal.
Through the wild cathedral evening the rain unraveled tales
Drinkin' man listens to the voice he hears; In a crowded room full of covered up mirrors; Lookin' into the lost forgotten years; For dignity
They say you're usin' voodoo, I seen your feet walk by themselves
Heart of mine be still,; You can play with fire, But you'll get the bill
Train wheels runnin' through the back of my memory
A saxophone someplace far off played
Yesterday everything was going too fast; Today, it's moving too slow
Your magnetic movements; Still capture the minutes I'm in.
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
Time is a jet plane, it moves too fast;
Oh, but what a shame if all we've shared can't last.
I see you kiss her on the cheek ev'rytime she gives a speech
He said, Are you lookin' for somethin' easy to catch?; I said, I got no money. He said, That ain't necessary.
take me disappearin' through the smoke rings of my mind
Every brain is civilized,; Every nerve is analyzed,; Everything is criticized when you are in need.
Gon' walk on down until I'm right beside the sun; I'm gonna have to put up a barrier to keep myself away from everyone.
It was gravity which pulled us down and destiny which broke us apart
In the day of confession; We cannot mock a soul.; Oh, when there's too much of nothing,; No one has control.
Any day now, any day now,; I shall be released.
If you're looking for assistance, babe,; Or if you just want some company; Or if you just want a friend you can talk to,; Honey, come and see about me.
Oh, jewels and binoculars hang from the head of the mule
It's the last temptation; The last account; The last time you might hear the sermon on the mount,; The last radio is playing.
She knows where I'd like to be; But it doesn't matter.
I know it looks like I'm moving, but I'm standing still
Took a stranger to teach me, to look into justice's beautiful face; And to see an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
The vagabond who's rapping at your door; Is standing in the clothes that you once wore.
Lot of water under the bridge, Lot of other stuff too; Don't get up gentlemen, I'm only passing through
We sat in an empty theater and we kissed,; I asked ya please to cross me off-a your list.
Well, if I had to do it all over again,; Babe, I'd do it all over you.
If I could only turn back the clock to when God and her were born
I can still hear the sounds of those Methodist bells; I'd taken the cure and had just gotten through
Build a fire, throw on logs; And listen to it hiss; And let it burn, burn, burn, burn; On a night like this.
Never could learn to drink that blood; And call it wine
She got a weird sense of humor that's all her own
I'm in a cowboy band
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
Last night I danced with a stranger; But she just reminded me you were the one
Since every pleasure's got an edge of pain; Pay for your ticket and don't complain
All the tired horses in the sun; How'm I supposed to get any ridin' done? Hmm.
Scorpio Sphinx in a calico dress
Lookin' at my shadow watching the colors up above
I been hangin’ on threads
I been playin’ it straight
Now, I’ve just got to cut loose
Before it gets late
In the home of the brave, Jefferson turnin' over in his grave
When they came for Him in the garden, did they know?
Silver and gold; Won't buy back the beat of a heart grown cold
My love for her is taking such a long time to die
You have explained every mystery.; What can I do for You?
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.
Because something is happening here; But you don't know what it is; Do you, Mister Jones?
Cities on fire, phones out of order
I'm walking through streets that are dead
You're the one I adore, come over here and give me more
We're idiots, babe.; It's a wonder we can even feed ourselves.
