You were snow, you were rain; You were striped, you were plain,;
Just like you I'm wondrin' what I'm doin' here.; Just like you I'm wondrin' what's goin' on.
Well, if I had to do it all over again,; Babe, I'd do it all over you.
Leaving men wholly, totally free; To do anything they wish to do but die
As his youth now unfolds; He is centuries old; Just to see him at play makes me smile; No matter what happens to me; No matter what my destiny; Lord, protect my child
People carry roses
Make promises by the hours
My love she laughs like the flowers
Valentines can't buy her
The sky cracked its poems in naked wonder
Go melt back into the night, babe,; Everything inside is made of stone.; There's nothing in here moving, An' anyway I'm not alone.
I'm T-boned and punctured; But I'm known to be calm
Praise be to Nero's Neptune; The Titanic sails at dawn; And everybody's shouting; Which Side Are You On?
You speak to me; In sign language; As I'm eating a sandwich
There are those who worship loneliness, I'm not one of them
I like the cool way you look at me,; Everything about you is bringing me; Misery.
As the last fire truck from hell; Goes rolling by, all good people are praying
Somethin' there is about you that I can't quite put my finger on.
I saw a highway of diamonds with nobody on it
We never thought we could ever get old.; We thought we could sit forever in fun
It was then that I got up to leave; But she said, "Don't forget,; Everybody must give something back; For something they get."
Now the rainman gave me two cures,; Then he said, "Jump right in."; The one was Texas medicine,; The other was just railroad gin.
May you have a strong foundation; When the winds of changes shift
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
So take heed, take heed of the western wind
In the hills of mystery,; In the foggy web of destiny,; You can have what's left of me,; Where we were born in time.
I hear the ancient footsteps like the motion of the sea; Sometimes I turn, there's someone there, other times it's only me.
Gon' walk on down that dirt road 'til I'm right beside the sun
I'm in the streets; With the tombstone blues
The walls of pride are high and wide; Can't see over to the other side; It's such a sad thing to see beauty decay; It's sadder still, to feel your heart torn away
What's lost is lost, we can't regain what went down in the flood
Well, I asked for something to eat; I'm hungry as a hog; So I get brown rice, seaweed; And a dirty hot dog
For I know that you know that I know that you know; Something is tearing up your mind.
All the tired horses in the sun; How'm I supposed to get any ridin' done? Hmm.
Can't you hear that motor turnin'?; Automobile comin' into style
Now all the criminals in their coats and their ties; Are free to drink martinis and watch the sun rise
Now, don't crowd me, lady; Or I'll fill up your shoe
I'm glad to see you're still alive, you're lookin' like a saint.
I've been down on the bottom of a world full of lies; I ain't looking for nothing in anyone's eyes
They used to grow food in Kansas; Now they want to grow it on the moon and eat it raw.; I can see the day coming when even your home garden; Is gonna be against the law.
You could ride like Annie Oakley,; You could shoot like Belle Starr.
Oh, baby, that god you been prayin' to; Is gonna give ya back what you're wishin' on someone else
You can make me cry; Never say goodbye
I gotta go; Find out something only dead men know
You should be made; To wear earphones
You know, news of you has come down the line; Even before ya came in the door.; They say in your father's house, there's many mansions; Each one of them got a fireproof floor.
I hate myself for lovin' you and the weakness that it showed; You were just a painted face on a trip down Suicide Road
You're the one I adore, come over here and give me more
I'm going out of my mind; With a pain that stops and starts
You have explained every mystery.; What can I do for You?
Someday, everything is gonna be smooth like a rhapsody
Temptation's not an easy thing
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
I don't wanna be hers, I wanna be yours.
All the truth in the world adds up to one big lie
No knife could ever cut our love apart
You shouldn't let other people get your kicks for you
I need a steam shovel mama to keep away the dead
You got a lotta nerve; To say you are my friend
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
People disagreeing on all just about everything, yeah,; Makes you stop and all wonder why.
I have dined with kings, I've been offered wings, And I've never been too impressed.