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
Boys in the street beginning to play; Girls like birds flying away
What drives me to you is what drives me insane.
On the rising curve,; Where the ways of nature will test every nerve,; You won't get anything you don't deserve,; Where we were born in time.
And you never ask questions; When God's on your side.
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.
Put my tears in a bottle
Screw the top on tight
And, when I was through; I filled up my shoe; And brought it to you.
The party's over, and there's less and less to say
There are those who worship loneliness, I'm not one of them
Well I don't dare close my eyes and I don't dare wink; Maybe in the next life I'll be able to hear myself think
Well, you're so bad and nasty; But I love you, yes I do
Oh it's rush hour now; On the wheel and the plow; And the sun is going down; Upon the sacred cow.
Searching for my double, looking for; Complete evaporation to the core
Idiot wind, blowing through the buttons of our coats,; Blowing through the letters that we wrote.
Wealth is a filthy rag; So erotic so unpatriotic; So wrapped up in the American flag
The way is long but the end is near, Already the fiesta has begun
I don't mind a reasonable amount of trouble
Can't you make any sound?
Seen the arrow on the doorpost; Saying, "This land is condemned; All the way from New Orleans; To Jerusalem."
I just can't fit; Yes, I believe it's time for us to quit
Your magnetic movements; Still capture the minutes I'm in.
We pointed out the way to go; And scratched your name in sand,; Though you just thought it was nothing more; Than a place for you to stand.
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.
Whatever you wanted; Slipped out of my mind
You don't want a love that's pure; You wanna drown love; You want a watered-down love
She walked up to me so gracefully and took my crown of thorns.
Nations are angry, cursed are some,; People are expecting a false peace to come.
Now the rainman gave me two cures,; Then he said, "Jump right in."; The one was Texas medicine,; The other was just railroad gin.
Well my nerves are exploding and my body's tense; I feel like the whole world got me pinned up against the fence
You're the other half of what I am, you're the missing piece
Son, this ain't a dream no more, it's the real thing.
I got new eyes ; Everything looks far away
If you're a doctor, I need a shot of love.
I'm already there in my mind; And that's good enough for now
Now the moon is almost hidden; The stars are beginning to hide; The fortunetelling lady; Has even taken all her things inside
When you know as well as me; You'd rather see me paralyzed
Some things in life, it gets too late to learn
How did I meet you? I don't know.
Tough Mama; Can I blow a little smoke on you?
Down the highway, down the tracks, down the road to ecstasy,; I followed you beneath the stars, hounded by your memory,; And all your ragin' glory.
False-hearted judges dying in the webs that they spin,; Only a matter of time 'til night comes steppin' in.
Well, it's always been my nature to take chances; My right hand drawing back while my left hand advances
You were snow, you were rain; You were striped, you were plain,;
In the fury of the moment I can see the Master's hand; In every leaf that trembles, in every grain of sand.
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?
Oh, some of us'll end up; In St. Cloud Prison,; And some of us'll wind up, To be lawyers and things
Either I'm too sensitive or else I'm gettin' soft.
Some things are too hot to touch; The human mind can only stand so much
Love is so simple, to quote a phrase,; You've known it all the time, I'm learnin' it these days.
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
The drinks are ready and the dogs are going to war
God is in heaven; And we all want what's his; But power and greed and corruptible seed; Seem to be all that there is
All I feel is heat and flame and all I see are dark eyes.
One of these days and it won't be long; Going down in the valley and sing my song; I will sing it loud and sing it strong; Let the echo decide if I was right or wrong
Too many thoughts get in the way in the day
take me disappearin' through the smoke rings of my mind
Shall I hold you close?; Or Shall I let you go by?; Tell me.; Tell me.
