All my friends have told me; If I hang around with you; That I'll go blind
Dark Beauty; Meet me at the border late tonight
Twenty years of schoolin' and they put you on the day shift
You could ride like Annie Oakley,; You could shoot like Belle Starr.
I was in your presence for an hour or so; Or was it a day? I truly don't know.
Never could learn to drink that blood; And call it wine
Most of the time; I can't even be sure; If she was ever with me; Or if I was with her.
What good am I if I say foolish things; And I laugh in the face of what sorrow brings; And I just turn my back while you silently die,; What good am I?
Now somebody's got to show their hand, time is an enemy
I'll remember you; When the wind blows through the piney wood.
Sundown, yellow moon, I replay the past; I know every scene by heart, they all went by so fast
If I ever lose her I will go insane; I go half crazy when she calls my name
They tell me everything is gonna be all right; But I don't know what "all right" even means
Yes, I know now, traps are only set by me; And I do not really need to be; Assured that love is just a four-letter word
I know all about poison, I know all about fiery darts,; I don't care how rough the road is, show me where it starts,; Whatever pleases You, tell it to my heart.
What looks large from a distance,; Close up ain't never that big.
You're so damn nonchalant; But it's your mind that I want.
Oh my name it is nothin'; My age it means less
They say ev'rything can be replaced
Won't you come with me, baby?; I'll take you where you wanna go.; And if it don't work out, You'll be the first to know
Don't know if I saw you, if I would kiss you or kill you; It probably wouldn't matter to you anyhow
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.
I been hangin’ on threads
I been playin’ it straight
Now, I’ve just got to cut loose
Before it gets late
I gotta go; Find out something only dead men know
I been to Sugar Town, I shook the sugar down
In the home of the brave, Jefferson turnin' over in his grave
But does anyone hear the music they play
Does anyone even try?
An' here I sit so patiently; Waiting to find out what price; You have to pay to get out of; Going through all these things twice.
Sooner or later, one of us must know; That I really did try to get close to you
I wish, I wish, I wish in vain,; That we could sit simply in that room again.
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
I'm just sitting here beating on my trumpet
I ain't lookin' for you to feel like me,; See like me or be like me.
Somethin' there is about you that I can't quite put my finger on.
Whatever you wanted; Slipped out of my mind
Go 'way from my window,; Leave at your own chosen speed.
May you always know the truth; And see the lights surrounding you.
The vagabond who's rapping at your door; Is standing in the clothes that you once wore.
In order to deal in this game, got to make the queen disappear,; It's done with a flick of the wrist.
You were snow, you were rain; You were striped, you were plain,;
The night passed away so quickly; It always does when you're with me.
I stood alone upon the ridge and all I did was watch.
If God's on our side; He'll stop the next war.
Lot of water under the bridge, Lot of other stuff too; Don't get up gentlemen, I'm only passing through
No knife could ever cut our love apart
I got new eyes ; Everything looks far away
I wish that for just one time; You could stand inside my shoes; You'd know what a drag it is; To see you
It's too hot to sleep time is running away
Well, you're so bad and nasty; But I love you, yes I do
You don't want a love that's pure; You wanna drown love; You want a watered-down love
Ain't it just like the night to play tricks when you're tryin' to be so quiet?
I look into the eyes of my merciful friend
And then I ask myself, is this the end?
Memories linger, sad yet sweet
And I think of the souls in heaven who will meet
I still can remember the way that you smiled
How long can I stay drunk on fear out in the wilderness?
But is your heart made out of stone, or is it lime; Or is it just solid rock?
Just like you I'm wondrin' what I'm doin' here.; Just like you I'm wondrin' what's goin' on.
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
Your temperature's too hot for taming
Don't trust me to show you the truth; When the truth may only be ashes and dust.
