Louise, she's all right, she's just near; She's delicate and seems like the mirror; But she just makes it all too concise and too clear; That Johanna's not here
Cities on fire, phones out of order
When I met you, baby,; You didn't show no visible scars.
Don't know if I saw you, if I would kiss you or kill you; It probably wouldn't matter to you anyhow
It's many a guard; That stands around smilin',; Holdin' his club; Like he was a king.
Now I wish I could write you a melody so plain; That could hold you dear lady from going insane
Every brain is civilized,; Every nerve is analyzed,; Everything is criticized when you are in need.
They tell me everything is gonna be all right; But I don't know what "all right" even means
When my life is over, it'll be like a puff of smoke
But does anyone hear the music they play
Does anyone even try?
That long black cloud is comin' down
It ain't my cup of meat.
Every day of the year's like playin' Russian roulette
Done so many evil things in the name of love, it's a crying shame; I never did see no fire that could put out a flame.
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?
But is your heart made out of stone, or is it lime; Or is it just solid rock?
I am hanging in the balance, of the reality of man; like every sparrow falling, like every grain of sand
there are no sins inside the Gates of Eden
May you have a strong foundation; When the winds of changes shift
Scorpio Sphinx in a calico dress
Now you stand here expectin' me to remember somethin' you forgot to say
Try imagining a place where it's always safe and warm.
Senor, senor, let's disconnect these cables,; Overturn these tables.; This place don't make sense to me no more.
Won't you come see me, Queen Jane?
Lookin' at my shadow watching the colors up above
If I shut myself off so I can't hear you cry,; What good am I?
They tell me revenge is sweet and from where they stand, I'm sure it is.
The world of illusion is at my door
False-hearted judges dying in the webs that they spin,; Only a matter of time 'til night comes steppin' in.
I was just too stubborn to ever be governed by enforced insanity
If you're a doctor, I need a shot of love.
Could you ever be true?
If there's a poor boy on the street,; Then let him have my seat; 'Cause tonight I'll be staying here with you.
It's mighty funny; the end of time has just begun
Don't you cry and don't you die and don't you burn
Heart of mine be still,; You can play with fire, But you'll get the bill
No, no, no, it ain't me, babe
I've paid the price of solitude, but at last I'm out of debt.
I'm in love with a woman who don't even appeal to me
In order to deal in this game, got to make the queen disappear,; It's done with a flick of the wrist.
Once I had mountains in the palm of my hand,; And rivers that ran through ev'ry day.
Put your hand on my head, baby, do I have a temperature?
And now the heart is filled with gold; As if it was a purse.; But, oh, what kind of love is this; Which goes from bad to worse?
People disagreeing on all just about everything, yeah,; Makes you stop and all wonder why.
When he died I was hopin' that it wasn't contagious
As the last fire truck from hell; Goes rolling by, all good people are praying
I got nothing left to burn
I looked at my watch; I looked at my wrist; I punched myself in the face with my fist
Dark Beauty; Meet me at the border late tonight
Idiot wind, blowing through the buttons of our coats,; Blowing through the letters that we wrote.
Gonna sleep down in the parlor; And relive my dreams
I can't provide for you no easy answers,; Who are you that I should have to lie?
I've been down on the bottom of a world full of lies; I ain't looking for nothing in anyone's eyes
Either I'm too sensitive or else I'm gettin' soft.
Have you got some unfinished business?; Is there something holding you back?; Are you thinking for yourself; Or are you following the pack?
Boys in the street beginning to play; Girls like birds flying away
It's the last temptation; The last account; The last time you might hear the sermon on the mount,; The last radio is playing.
Love is so simple, to quote a phrase,; You've known it all the time, I'm learnin' it these days.
What's lost is lost, we can't regain what went down in the flood
