When he died I was hopin' that it wasn't contagious
Now somebody's got to show their hand, time is an enemy
I'm going back to New York City; I do believe I've had enough
You know, news of you has come down the line; Even before ya came in the door.; They say in your father's house, there's many mansions; Each one of them got a fireproof floor.
I'm sick of love but I'm in the thick of it
Go 'way from my window,; Leave at your own chosen speed.
Lookin' at my shadow watching the colors up above
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.
Ain't it just like the night to play tricks when you're tryin' to be so quiet?
don't criticize; what you can't understand.
Oh, ev'ry thought that's strung a knot in my mind,; I might go insane if it couldn't be sprung.
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.
Tough Mama; Can I blow a little smoke on you?
Sometimes I wonder what it's gonna take; To find dignity
I believe in the impossible, you know that I do
If I ever lose her I will go insane; I go half crazy when she calls my name
But I will be back, I will survive,; You'll never get rid of me as long as you're alive.
So long, New York.; Howdy, East Orange.
Are you still my friend, baby, show me a sign
The angels play on their horns all day,; The whole earth in progression seems to pass by.; But does anyone hear the music they play,; Does anyone even try?
Because something is happening here; But you don't know what it is; Do you, Mister Jones?
You shouldn't let other people get your kicks for you
Yes, I see you on your window ledge; But I can't tell just how far away you are from the edge
Always on the outside of whatever side there was,; When they asked him why it had to be that way, "Well," he answered, "just because."
Now you stand here expectin' me to remember somethin' you forgot to say
You were snow, you were rain; You were striped, you were plain,;
It's all been designed, he said, "To make you lose your mind,; And when you go back to find it, there's nothing there to find."
I just can't fit; Yes, I believe it's time for us to quit
Scorpio Sphinx in a calico dress
I've gained some recognition but I lost my appetite.
We grew up together; From the cradle to the grave; We died and were reborn; And then mysteriously saved.
So let us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late.
Ain't complaining 'bout what I got; Seen better times, but who has not?
I'm goin' down to Tennessee,; Get me a truck 'r somethin'.; Gonna save my money and rip it up!
Someday, everything is gonna be smooth like a rhapsody
And every time you get this close; It makes me want to scream
She knows there's no success like failure; And that failure's no success at all.
Just what do you think you have to guard?
How does it feel
You know, the streets are filled with vipers; Who've lost all ray of hope,; You know, it ain't even safe no more; In the palace of the Pope.
It's so impossible to even learn the tune.
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
I can't help it if I'm lucky.
We're both just one too many mornings; An' a thousand miles behind.
I don't want to fake you out
Don't even hear a murmur of a prayer; It's not dark yet, but it's getting there.
Oh my name it is nothin'; My age it means less
In your teardrops, I can see my own reflection
You've gone to the finest school all right, Miss Lonely
My so-called friends have fallen under a spell.; They look me squarely in the eye and they say, "All is well."; Can they imagine the darkness that will fall from on high; When men will beg God to kill them and they won't be able to die?
It's mighty funny; the end of time has just begun
it is not he or she or them or it; That you belong to.
Too many thoughts get in the way in the day
Radiant jewel, mystical wife.
Tell her she can look me up if she's got the time.
Won't you dance with me?; I'm fallin' in love with you.
May you build a ladder to the stars; And climb on every rung.
In the fury of the moment I can see the Master's hand; In every leaf that trembles, in every grain of sand.
I don't need any reminder; To know how much I really care
