And I can't let go, won't let go, and I can't let go no more.
A million faces at my feet; But all I see are dark eyes
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
I'm in love with a woman who don't even appeal to me
Every brain is civilized,; Every nerve is analyzed,; Everything is criticized when you are in need.
Give me a string bean, I'm a hungry man.
Just like you I'm wondrin' what I'm doin' here.; Just like you I'm wondrin' what's goin' on.
The pump don't work; 'Cause the vandals took the handles
Hot chili peppers in the blistering sun
I've been hit too hard, I've seen too much; Nothing can heal me now, but your touch
You'd better do somethin' quick; She's your lover now.
Temptation's not an easy thing
She knows there's no success like failure; And that failure's no success at all.
I like the cool way you look at me,; Everything about you is bringing me; Misery.
Nations are angry, cursed are some,; People are expecting a false peace to come.
I'll let you be in my dreams if I can be in yours
She got a weird sense of humor that's all her own
I'm going back to New York City; I do believe I've had enough
Thought I'd shaken the wonder and the phantoms of my youth
Reality has always had too many heads
Lookin' at my shadow watching the colors up above
My love for her is taking such a long time to die
If you're looking for assistance, babe,; Or if you just want some company; Or if you just want a friend you can talk to,; Honey, come and see about me.
Now, don't crowd me, lady; Or I'll fill up your shoe
Has the record been breaking,; Did the needle just skip
All the tired horses in the sun; How'm I supposed to get any ridin' done? Hmm.
What was it you wanted; When you were kissing my check?
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a bowl of soup
It's mighty funny; the end of time has just begun
When he died I was hopin' that it wasn't contagious
Everybody is making love
Or else expecting rain
Either I'm too sensitive or else I'm gettin' soft.
Well, I asked for something to eat; I'm hungry as a hog; So I get brown rice, seaweed; And a dirty hot dog
I see people who are supposed to know better standin' around like furniture.
Handy dandy, he got a basket of flowers and a bag full or sorrow
We always did feel the same,; We just saw it from a different point of view
They say you're usin' voodoo, I seen your feet walk by themselves
'Cause he doesn't tell you jokes or fairy tales, say he's got no style.
I've gained some recognition but I lost my appetite.
There's always some new stranger sneakin' glances,; Some trigger-happy fool willin' to take chances
Here is your throat back; Thanks for the loan
I saw a highway of diamonds with nobody on it
Now, a very great man once said; That some people rob you with a fountain pen.; It didn't take too long to find out; Just what he was talkin' about.
Time is all I have to give
As the last fire truck from hell; Goes rolling by, all good people are praying
What happened to the real you, you've been captured but by whom?
She was with Big Jim but she was leanin' to the Jack of Hearts
Build a fire, throw on logs; And listen to it hiss; And let it burn, burn, burn, burn; On a night like this.
If you get close to her, kiss her once for me
I was in a whirlwind, now I'm in some better place.
The sky cracked its poems in naked wonder
The truth was obscure, too profound and too pure, to live it you have to explode.
You can't get to glory by the raising and the lowering of no flag.; Put your goodness next to God's and it comes out like a filthy rag.
Something there is about you that brings back a long forgotten truth
People are crazy and times are strange
Most of the time; I can't even be sure; If she was ever with me; Or if I was with her.
The sun's not yellow it's chicken
Some things in life, it gets too late to learn
I hate myself for lovin' you and the weakness that it showed; You were just a painted face on a trip down Suicide Road
