You will search, babe, At any cost.;
But how long, babe, Can you search for what's not lost?
I was all right 'til I fell in love with you
Handy dandy, he got a basket of flowers and a bag full or sorrow
For the loser now;
Will be later to win
For all eternity I think I will remember;
That icy wind that's howling in your eye.
What kind of sign they need when it all come from within
Don't you cry and don't you die and don't you burn
I don't need any reminder;
To know how much I really care
It's too bright a light, he said, "For anybody's eyes,;
If you've never seen one it's a blessing in disguise."
You have explained every mystery.;
What can I do for You?
I wouldn't be ashamed to be seen with you anywhere.
How long can I stay in this nowhere café
I've already ripped out the phones, honey.;
You can't walk the streets in a war
I've gained some recognition but I lost my appetite.
That's how it is when things disintegrate
Sundown, yellow moon, I replay the past;
I know every scene by heart, they all went by so fast
Every day of the year's like playin' Russian roulette
If God's on our side;
He'll stop the next war.
Put your body next to mine;
And keep me company,;
There is plenty a room for all,;
So please don't elbow me.
An' here I sit so patiently;
Waiting to find out what price;
You have to pay to get out of;
Going through all these things twice.
I've been hit too hard, I've seen too much;
Nothing can heal me now, but your touch
Since every pleasure's got an edge of pain;
Pay for your ticket and don't complain
People ask about you;
I didn't tell them everything I knew
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.
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
Thought I'd shaken the wonder and the phantoms of my youth
You say you love me;
And you're thinkin' of me,;
But you know you could be wrong.
You got a lotta nerve;
To say you are my friend
I hear that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace.
Somethin' there is about you that I can't quite put my finger on.
How did I meet you? I don't know.
I can still hear the sounds of those Methodist bells;
I'd taken the cure and had just gotten through
All I feel is heat and flame and all I see are dark eyes.
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
There's some people that;
You don't forget,;
Even though you've only seen'm;
One time or two.
If you don't believe there's a price for this sweet paradise, remind me to show you the, scars.
People disagreeing everywhere you look,;
Makes you wanna stop and read a book.
And, when I was through;
I filled up my shoe;
And brought it to you.
I've been walking through the middle of nowhere;
Trying to get to heaven before they close the door
Pistol shots ring out in the barroom night
Somebody's got to find your trail,;
I guess it must be up to me.
When he died I was hopin' that it wasn't contagious
We sat in an empty theater and we kissed,;
I asked ya please to cross me off-a your list.
Idiot wind, blowing through the buttons of our coats,;
Blowing through the letters that we wrote.
Now there's spiritual warfare and flesh and blood breaking down.;
Ya either got faith or ya got unbelief and there ain't no neutral ground.
Has the record been breaking,;
Did the needle just skip
Oh, ev'ry thought that's strung a knot in my mind,;
I might go insane if it couldn't be sprung.
We never thought we could ever get old.;
We thought we could sit forever in fun
Yes, I see you on your window ledge;
But I can't tell just how far away you are from the edge
Everybody is making love
Or else expecting rain
She said, "Be easy, baby,;
There ain't nothin' worth stealin' in here."
He got an all girl orchestra and when he says;
"Strike up the band," they hit it
A million faces at my feet;
But all I see are dark eyes
I couldn't see where we were goin';
But you said you knew an' I took your word
Not one more night, not one more kiss,;
Not this time baby, no more of this,;
Takes too much skill, takes too much will,;
It's revealing.
I know it looks like I'm moving, but I'm standing still
Look into infinity, all you see is trouble.
If you're lookin' to get silly;
You better go back to from where you came