Betrayed by a kiss on a cool night of bliss; In the valley of the missing link
Silver and gold; Won't buy back the beat of a heart grown cold
The country music station plays soft; but there's nothing, really nothing, to turn off
So long, New York.; Howdy, East Orange.
Oh, ev'ry thought that's strung a knot in my mind,; I might go insane if it couldn't be sprung.
the ancient empty street's too dead for dreaming
Look into infinity, all you see is trouble.
You don't need a weather man; To know which way the wind blows
Now the moon is almost hidden; The stars are beginning to hide; The fortunetelling lady; Has even taken all her things inside
Through the wild cathedral evening the rain unraveled tales
Time is an ocean but it ends at the shore; You may not see me tomorrow.
I seen the kingdoms of the world and it's makin' me feel afraid.
Reality has always had too many heads
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
I was in your presence for an hour or so; Or was it a day? I truly don't know.
If you're lookin' to get silly; You better go back to from where you came
The man in me will hide sometimes to keep from bein' seen,; But that's just because he doesn't want to turn into some machine.
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.
Either I'm too sensitive or else I'm gettin' soft.
A saxophone someplace far off played
Well, he can be fascinating, he can be dull,; He can ride down Niagara Falls in the barrels of your skull.
People are crazy and times are strange
Wealth is a filthy rag; So erotic so unpatriotic; So wrapped up in the American flag
I'll let you be in my dreams if I can be in yours
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.
What looks large from a distance,; Close up ain't never that big.
I just want you to know; I can see through your masks
They tell me revenge is sweet and from where they stand, I'm sure it is.
Now, when I was just a bawlin' child,; I saw what I wanted to be
I'll remember you; At the end of the trail,; I had so much left to do,; I had so little time to fail.
You're gonna have to serve somebody.
Well, I try my best; To be just like I am,; But everybody wants you; To be just like them.
Can't you hear that motor turnin'?; Automobile comin' into style
Sooner or later, one of us must know; That I really did try to get close to you
Do you know where we're headin'?; Lincoln County Road or Armageddon?
My love she speaks like silence
people don’t live or die, people just float
I finally realize there's no room for regret
I'll see you later when I'm not so out of my head,; Maybe next time I'll let the dead bury the dead.
Don't the moon look good, mama, Shinin' through the trees?
We pointed out the way to go; And scratched your name in sand,; Though you just thought it was nothing more; Than a place for you to stand.
Sometimes I wonder what it's gonna take; To find dignity
The truth was obscure, too profound and too pure, to live it you have to explode.
It's mighty funny; the end of time has just begun
I need a steam shovel mama to keep away the dead
I'm just sitting here beating on my trumpet
I said, "You know they refused Jesus, too"; He said, "You're not Him"
So take heed, take heed of the western wind
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a bowl of soup
When they came for Him in the garden, did they know?
I got nothing left to burn
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
At dawn my lover comes to me; And tells me of her dreams; With no attempts to shovel the glimpse; Into the ditch of what each one means
God is in heaven; And we all want what's his; But power and greed and corruptible seed; Seem to be all that there is
Gon' walk on down that dirt road 'til I'm right beside the sun
I see nothing to be gained by any explanation; There are no words that need to be said
No knife could ever cut our love apart
Do I need your permission to turn the other cheek?; If you can read my mind, why must I speak?
Pain sure brings out the best in people, doesn't it?