I'm going out of my mind; With a pain that stops and starts
Temptation's not an easy thing
I hear the ancient footsteps like the motion of the sea; Sometimes I turn, there's someone there, other times it's only me.
Son, this ain't a dream no more, it's the real thing.
I can change, I swear, oh, oh,; See what you can do.; I can make it through,; You can make it too.
Today on the countryside it was a-hotter than a crotch
And you, you took me in,; You loved me then; You didn't waste time.
What was it you wanted; When you were kissing my check?
Tell her she can look me up if she's got the time.
Someone else is speakin' with my mouth, but I'm listening only to my heart.
I thought somehow that I would be spared this fate
While my conscience explodes; The harmonicas play the skeleton keys and the rain
If you're a doctor, I need a shot of love.
And I, I don't mind the pain; Don't mind the driving rain; I know I will sustain; 'Cause I believe in you.
I'll give you more gold; Than your apron can hold; If you'll only let your hair hang low
The vagabond who's rapping at your door; Is standing in the clothes that you once wore.
I saw a highway of diamonds with nobody on it
All the truth in the world adds up to one big lie
Give ya delusions of grandeur; And a evil eye; Give you idea that; You're too good to die
I'd never say; That I done it the way; That you'd have liked me to.
Rock me, pretty baby, rock me 'til everything gets real; Rock me for a little while, rock me 'til there's nothing left to feel; And I'll rock you too
I looked at my watch; I looked at my wrist; I punched myself in the face with my fist
Won't you come see me, Queen Jane?
When destruction cometh swiftly; And there's no time to say a fare-thee-well,; Have you decided whether you want to be; In heaven or in hell?
So let us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late.
People tell me it's a sin; To know and feel too much within.
Has the record been breaking,; Did the needle just skip
Behind every beautiful thing there's been some kind of pain
Don't even hear a murmur of a prayer; It's not dark yet, but it's getting there.
Just what do you think you have to guard?
And the dirt of gossip blows into my face,; And the dust of rumors covers me.
When you cease to exist, then who will you blame?; I've tried my best to love you, but I cannot play this game; Your best friend and my worst enemy is one and the same
Saw you drift into infinity and come back again
I got nothing left to burn
And I can't let go, won't let go, and I can't let go no more.
What happened to the real you, you've been captured but by whom?
Tell ev'rybody; Down in ol' 'Frisco; That Tiny Montgomery's comin'; Down to say Hello
You're the one I adore, come over here and give me more
It's for myself and my friends my stories are sung.
I'm just sitting here beating on my trumpet
Let's try to get beneath the surface waste, girl,; No more booby traps and bombs,; No more decadence and charm,; No more affection that's misplaced, girl
They say you're usin' voodoo, I seen your feet walk by themselves
I wish, I wish, I wish in vain,; That we could sit simply in that room again.
There's some people that; You don't forget,; Even though you've only seen'm; One time or two.
They said it was the land of milk and honey,; now they say it's the land of money.; Who ever thought they could ever make that stick.
Well my house is on fire, burning to the sky
Well, they're not showing any lights tonight; And there's no moon.
A million faces at my feet; But all I see are dark eyes
I need a dump truck mama to unload my head
Oh what dear daughter 'neath the sun; Would treat a father so,; To wait upon him hand and foot; And always tell him, "No"?
She said, "Be easy, baby,; There ain't nothin' worth stealin' in here."
When I'm all alone; In the great unknown,; I'll remember you.
Everybody's doin' something,; I heard it in a dream,; But when there's too much of nothing,; It just makes a fella mean.
Now somebody's got to show their hand, time is an enemy
She once was a true love of mine
Whatever you gonna do,; Please do it fast.
It's too hot to sleep time is running away
What kind of sign they need when it all come from within
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
