Now the moon is almost hidden; The stars are beginning to hide; The fortunetelling lady; Has even taken all her things inside
I got nothing left to burn
I've paid the price of solitude, but at last I'm out of debt.
If you want to live easy
Baby pack your clothes with mine
This wheel shall explode!
Now I wish I could write you a melody so plain; That could hold you dear lady from going insane
Everybody's doin' something,; I heard it in a dream,; But when there's too much of nothing,; It just makes a fella mean.
I can still hear the sounds of those Methodist bells; I'd taken the cure and had just gotten through
Some things in life, it gets too late to learn
Last night I danced with a stranger; But she just reminded me you were the one
The sky cracked its poems in naked wonder
And, when I was through; I filled up my shoe; And brought it to you.
But even the president of the United States, Sometimes must have, To stand naked.
It's too bright a light, he said, "For anybody's eyes,; If you've never seen one it's a blessing in disguise."
Sundown, yellow moon, I replay the past; I know every scene by heart, they all went by so fast
There's no one here, the gardener is gone
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
Heart of mine be still,; You can play with fire, But you'll get the bill
All my friends have told me; If I hang around with you; That I'll go blind
We heard the Sermon on the Mount and I knew it was too complex,; It didn't amount to anything more than what the broken glass reflects.
Hot chili peppers in the blistering sun
Go 'way from my window,; Leave at your own chosen speed.
Well the desert is hot, the mountain is cursed,; Pray that I don't die of thirst,; Baby, two feet from the well.
The door has closed forevermore
If indeed there ever was a door
They got him on conspiracy, they were never sure who with.
When you know as well as me; You'd rather see me paralyzed
Soon as a man is born, you know the sparks begin to fly, He gets wise in his own eyes and he's made to believe a lie.
We sat in an empty theater and we kissed,; I asked ya please to cross me off-a your list.
False-hearted judges dying in the webs that they spin,; Only a matter of time 'til night comes steppin' in.
Gonna take dancing lessons do the jitterbug rag; Ain't no shortcuts, gonna dress in drag; Only a fool in here would think he's got anything to prove
Talk about perfection, I ain't never seen none
You don't need a weather man; To know which way the wind blows
Oh ev'ry foe that ever I faced
The cause was there before we came.
Yes, I see you on your window ledge; But I can't tell just how far away you are from the edge
I just can't fit; Yes, I believe it's time for us to quit
So long, New York.; Howdy, East Orange.
I see people in the park forgetting their troubles and woes; They're drinking and dancing, wearing bright colored clothes; All the young men with their young women looking so good; Well, I'd trade places with any of them ; In a minute, if I could
If you don't believe there's a price for this sweet paradise, remind me to show you the, scars.
I've been down on the bottom of a world full of lies; I ain't looking for nothing in anyone's eyes
I have dined with kings, I've been offered wings, And I've never been too impressed.
You say you love me; And you're thinkin' of me,; But you know you could be wrong.
All he believes are his eyes, And his eyes, they just tell him lies
In the home of the brave, Jefferson turnin' over in his grave
Ain't no altars on this long and lonesome road
The vagabond who's rapping at your door; Is standing in the clothes that you once wore.
You're the other half of what I am, you're the missing piece
Darkness at the break of noon
Whatever you gonna do,; Please do it fast.
Because something is happening here; But you don't know what it is; Do you, Mister Jones?
It's so impossible to even learn the tune.
For all eternity I think I will remember; That icy wind that's howling in your eye.
She said, "Be easy, baby,; There ain't nothin' worth stealin' in here."
He said, Are you lookin' for somethin' easy to catch?; I said, I got no money. He said, That ain't necessary.
'Twas then that I knew what he had on his mind.
Sometimes I wanna take to the road and plunder
Time is a jet plane, it moves too fast;
Oh, but what a shame if all we've shared can't last.
I'd never say; That I done it the way; That you'd have liked me to.
And every one of them words rang true; And glowed like burnin' coal; Pourin' off of every page; Like it was written in my soul from me to you
Do I need your permission to turn the other cheek?; If you can read my mind, why must I speak?
