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
Those are the hills of hell-fire my love; Where you and I will unite
And if my thought-dreams could be seen, They'd probably put my head in a guillotine
But it's like I'm stuck inside a painting; That's hanging in the Louvre
Well, if I had to do it all over again,; Babe, I'd do it all over you.
Don't know if I saw you, if I would kiss you or kill you; It probably wouldn't matter to you anyhow
I been to Sugar Town, I shook the sugar down
Sooner or later, one of us must know; That I really did try to get close to you
When we meet again; Introduced as friends; Please don't let on that you knew me when; I was hungry and it was your world.
Guess it's too late to say the things to you; That you needed to hear me say.
Every day of the year's like playin' Russian roulette
I look into the eyes of my merciful friend
And then I ask myself, is this the end?
Memories linger, sad yet sweet
And I think of the souls in heaven who will meet
All the laughter is just making me sad
And you never ask questions; When God's on your side.
You don't need a weather man; To know which way the wind blows
You breathed on me and made my life a richer one to live,; When I was deep in poverty you taught me how to give
Don't the moon look good, mama, Shinin' through the trees?
Nations are angry, cursed are some,; People are expecting a false peace to come.
Somethin' there is about you that I can't quite put my finger on.
Junk is piling up, taking up space
I couldn't see where we were goin'; But you said you knew an' I took your word
It ain't my cup of meat.
If you don't believe there's a price for this sweet paradise, remind me to show you the, scars.
Once I had mountains in the palm of my hand,; And rivers that ran through ev'ry day.
You could ride like Annie Oakley,; You could shoot like Belle Starr.
Could you ever be true?
It was true that in his later years he would not carry a gun; "I'm around too many children," he'd say, "they should never know of one."
Now somebody's got to show their hand, time is an enemy
Leaving men wholly, totally free; To do anything they wish to do but die
Oh the fishes will laugh; As they swim out of the path; And the seagulls they'll be smiling.
If dogs run free, why not me; Across the swamp of time?
I feel nothing for their game where beauty goes unrecognized
I am hanging in the balance, of the reality of man; like every sparrow falling, like every grain of sand
We're idiots, babe.; It's a wonder we can even feed ourselves.
It's too hot to sleep time is running away
In the smoke of the twilight on a milk-white steed,; Michelangelo indeed could've carved out your features.
How did I meet you? I don't know.
When you got nothing, you got nothing to lose
We stare straight ahead and try so hard to stay right
if there's an original thought out there, I could use it right now
They tell me revenge is sweet and from where they stand, I'm sure it is.
I wasn't born to lose you.
Well my house is on fire, burning to the sky
Ever since you walked right in, the circle's been complete
Well my nerves are exploding and my body's tense; I feel like the whole world got me pinned up against the fence
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.
Maybe they'll get me and maybe they won't; But not tonight and it won't be here; There are things I could say but I don't; I know the mercy of God must be near
My conscience is beginning to bother me today.
If God's on our side; He'll stop the next war.
People disagreeing everywhere you look,; Makes you wanna stop and read a book.
Democracy don't rule the world,; You'd better get that in your head.; This world is ruled by violence; But I guess that's better left unsaid.
How long can I stay drunk on fear out in the wilderness?
The treasure can't be found by men who search
Seen the arrow on the doorpost; Saying, "This land is condemned; All the way from New Orleans; To Jerusalem."
I want to thank You, Lord,; I just want to thank You, Lord,; Thank You, Lord.
You got a lotta nerve; To say you are my friend
Train wheels runnin' through the back of my memory
Your temperature's too hot for taming
Won't you descend from the throne, from where you sit?
