Then I'll stand on the ocean until I start sinkin',; But I'll know my song well before I start singin'
People on the platforms; Waiting for the trains; I can hear their hearts a-beatin'; Like pendulums swinging on chains
You're invisible now, you got no secrets to conceal.
Well, you're on your own, you always were,; In a land of wolves and thieves.
But the magician is quicker and his game; Is much thicker than blood and blacker than ink
Do I need your permission to turn the other cheek?; If you can read my mind, why must I speak?
When they came for Him in the garden, did they know?
the cops don't need you; and man they expect the same
If you get close to her, kiss her once for me
Your temperature's too hot for taming
Won't you descend from the throne, from where you sit?
I feel nothing for their game where beauty goes unrecognized
people don’t live or die, people just float
I have dined with kings, I've been offered wings, And I've never been too impressed.
Heart of mine be still,; You can play with fire, But you'll get the bill
You could ride like Annie Oakley,; You could shoot like Belle Starr.
That's how it is when things disintegrate
Roses are red, violets are blue; And time is beginning to crawl
The sun's not yellow it's chicken
All the people we used to know; Are an illusion to me now
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.
Why does he look so righteous while your face is so changed
Well, he can be fascinating, he can be dull,; He can ride down Niagara Falls in the barrels of your skull.
Well, anybody can be just like me, obviously; But then, now again, not too many can be like you, fortunately.
You'd better do somethin' quick; She's your lover now.
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?
It's many a guard; That stands around smilin',; Holdin' his club; Like he was a king.
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.
I'd never say; That I done it the way; That you'd have liked me to.
We stare straight ahead and try so hard to stay right
Did I miss the mark or; Over-step the line; That only you could see?
Don't have to look no further, you're the soul of many things.
My love she speaks like silence
You say you love me; And you're thinkin' of me,; But you know you could be wrong.
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
They'll stone you when you're playing your guitar.
Handy dandy, he got a basket of flowers and a bag full or sorrow
Now the moon is almost hidden; The stars are beginning to hide; The fortunetelling lady; Has even taken all her things inside
Well my house is on fire, burning to the sky
He said, Are you lookin' for somethin' easy to catch?; I said, I got no money. He said, That ain't necessary.
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
Oh it's rush hour now; On the wheel and the plow; And the sun is going down; Upon the sacred cow.
They'll stone ya when you're at the breakfast table.
If the bible is right, the world will explode
But is your heart made out of stone, or is it lime; Or is it just solid rock?
You should be made; To wear earphones
The world of illusion is at my door
I've been walking through the middle of nowhere; Trying to get to heaven before they close the door
Well, I spied a girl and before she could leave,; "Let's go and play Adam and Eve."; I took her by the hand and my heart it was thumpin'; When she said, "Hey man, you crazy or sumpin',; You see what happened last time they started."
And then you told me later, as I apologized; That you were just kiddin' me, you weren't really from the farm
We're going all the way 'til the wheels fall off and burn
It's for myself and my friends my stories are sung.
Just what do you think you have to guard?
Yes, I see you on your window ledge; But I can't tell just how far away you are from the edge
You shouldn't let other people get your kicks for you
Goodnight, my love, may the lord have mercy on us all.
