Thought I'd shaken the wonder and the phantoms of my youth
If I ever lose her I will go insane; I go half crazy when she calls my name
Betrayed by a kiss on a cool night of bliss; In the valley of the missing link
Look into infinity, all you see is trouble.
I saw a highway of diamonds with nobody on it
When He rose from the dead, did they believe?
Do you ever wonder just what God requires?; You think He's just an errand boy to satisfy your wandering desires.
When you think that you lost everything; You find out you can always lose a little more
Shall I hold you close?; Or Shall I let you go by?; Tell me.; Tell me.
But the magician is quicker and his game; Is much thicker than blood and blacker than ink
I've gained some recognition but I lost my appetite.
Lot of water under the bridge, Lot of other stuff too; Don't get up gentlemen, I'm only passing through
You're the one I've been looking for,; You're the one that's got the key.; But I can't figure out whether I'm too good for you; Or you're too good for me.
If I could only turn back the clock to when God and her were born
Seen the arrow on the doorpost; Saying, "This land is condemned; All the way from New Orleans; To Jerusalem."
If your mem'ry serves you well,; You'll remember you're the one; That called on me to call on them; To get you your favors done.
All the tired horses in the sun; How'm I supposed to get any ridin' done? Hmm.
There's always some new stranger sneakin' glances,; Some trigger-happy fool willin' to take chances
He got an all girl orchestra and when he says; "Strike up the band," they hit it
In the smoke of the twilight on a milk-white steed,; Michelangelo indeed could've carved out your features.
All I really want to do,; Is, baby, be friends with you.
It's many a guard; That stands around smilin',; Holdin' his club; Like he was a king.
Forget the dead you've left, they will not follow you.
she's true, like ice, like fire
One more cup of coffee 'fore I go; To the valley below
Son, this ain't a dream no more, it's the real thing.
Never could learn to drink that blood; And call it wine
Why does he look so righteous while your face is so changed
if there's an original thought out there, I could use it right now
Well, I don't have to be no doctor, babe,; To see that you're madly in love.
Then she says, "I know you're an artist, draw a picture of me!"; I say, "I would if I could, but, ; I don't do sketches from memory."
Gon' walk on down that dirt road 'til I'm right beside the sun
Well, there's voices in the night trying to be heard; I'm sitting here listening to every mind polluting word
Yesterday everything was going too fast; Today, it's moving too slow
Oh, ev'ry thought that's strung a knot in my mind,; I might go insane if it couldn't be sprung.
Reality has always had too many heads
Lost time is not found again
Go melt back into the night, babe,; Everything inside is made of stone.; There's nothing in here moving, An' anyway I'm not alone.
I'm in a cowboy band
Three fellas crawlin' on their way back to work,; Nobody stops to ask why.
Oh, but if I had the stars from the darkest night,; And the diamonds from the deepest ocean,; I'd forsake them all for your sweet kiss,; For that's all I'm wishin' to be ownin'.
Junk is piling up, taking up space
Pardon, monsieur," the desk clerk says,; Carefully removes his fez,; "Am I hearin' you right?"
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 don't need any reminder; To know how much I really care
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?
there are no sins inside the Gates of Eden
I just can't fit; Yes, I believe it's time for us to quit
Every brain is civilized,; Every nerve is analyzed,; Everything is criticized when you are in need.
Sooner or later, one of us must know; That I really did try to get close to you
And the words that are used; For to get the ship confused; Will not be understood as they're spoken.
if every bone in his body was broken he would never admit it
One of these days and it won't be long; Going down in the valley and sing my song; I will sing it loud and sing it strong; Let the echo decide if I was right or wrong
Pistol shots ring out in the barroom night
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here,; All the pigeons gonna run to him.
I'm hungry and I'm irritable; And I'm tired of this bag of tricks.; At one time there was nothing wrong with me; That you could not fix.
The sky is erupting, I must go where it's quiet.
time is running backwards
take me disappearin' through the smoke rings of my mind
