Leaving men wholly, totally free; To do anything they wish to do but die
But the magician is quicker and his game; Is much thicker than blood and blacker than ink
We're going all the way 'til the wheels fall off and burn
Once I had mountains in the palm of my hand,; And rivers that ran through ev'ry day.
You say you love me; And you're thinkin' of me,; But you know you could be wrong.
The country music station plays soft; but there's nothing, really nothing, to turn off
And you, you took me in,; You loved me then; You didn't waste time.
I'm in love with the Ugliest Girl in the World
I've been hit too hard, I've seen too much; Nothing can heal me now, but your touch
All he believes are his eyes, And his eyes, they just tell him lies
I can tell you fancy, I can tell you plain; You give something up for everything you gain
Am I no longer a part of your plans or your dreams?
Tell ev'rybody; Down in ol' 'Frisco; That Tiny Montgomery's comin'; Down to say Hello
Man's ego is inflated, his laws are outdated, they don't apply no more
While my conscience explodes; The harmonicas play the skeleton keys and the rain
Because something is happening here; But you don't know what it is; Do you, Mister Jones?
I must be guilty of something,; You just whisper it into my ear.
I still believe she was my twin, but I lost the ring.
And, when I was through; I filled up my shoe; And brought it to you.
Somethin' there is about you that I can't quite put my finger on.
She says, "What'll it be?"; I say, "I don't know, you got any soft boiled eggs?"
So take heed, take heed of the western wind
Did I miss the mark or; Over-step the line; That only you could see?
I've been walking through the middle of nowhere; Trying to get to heaven before they close the door
Lot of water under the bridge, Lot of other stuff too; Don't get up gentlemen, I'm only passing through
If you get close to her, kiss her once for me
I don't mind a reasonable amount of trouble
as long as the world keeps a-turnin', I just keep a-turnin' too.
Either I'm too sensitive or else I'm gettin' soft.
Well, I try my best; To be just like I am,; But everybody wants you; To be just like them.
Don't trust me to show you the truth; When the truth may only be ashes and dust.
When I'm all alone; In the great unknown,; I'll remember you.
I got nothing left to burn
She knows there's no success like failure; And that failure's no success at all.
I'll remember you; When the wind blows through the piney wood.
Yes, to dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand waving free,; Silhouetted by the sea, circled by the circus sands,; With all memory and fate driven deep beneath the waves,; Let me forget about today until tomorrow.
I wish, I wish, I wish in vain,; That we could sit simply in that room again.
Handy dandy, he got a basket of flowers and a bag full or sorrow
A saxophone someplace far off played
I hear the ancient footsteps like the motion of the sea; Sometimes I turn, there's someone there, other times it's only me.
If I ever lose her I will go insane; I go half crazy when she calls my name
I am hanging in the balance, of the reality of man; like every sparrow falling, like every grain of sand
I know God is my shield and he won't lead me astray
Every day of the year's like playin' Russian roulette
Tough Mama; Can I blow a little smoke on you?
The sky cracked its poems in naked wonder
They'll stone you when you're playing your guitar.
You don't want a love that's pure; You wanna drown love; You want a watered-down love
When you gonna wake up and strengthen the things that remain?
Ain't no reason to go anywhere.
Don’t think twice, it’s all right
It's for myself and my friends my stories are sung.
Insanity is smashing up against my soul; You can say I was on anything but a roll; If I had a conscience, well I just might blow my top; What would I do with it anyway ; Maybe take it to the pawn shop
Cities on fire, phones out of order
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
Do I need your permission to turn the other cheek?; If you can read my mind, why must I speak?
Don't have to look no further, you're the soul of many things.
All my friends have told me; If I hang around with you; That I'll go blind
