Every day of the year's like playin' Russian roulette
Your magnetic movements; Still capture the minutes I'm in.
Don't have to look no further, you're the soul of many things.
Never could learn to drink that blood; And call it wine
I can tell you fancy, I can tell you plain; You give something up for everything you gain
Your loyalty is not to me; But to the stars above
There's some people that; You don't forget,; Even though you've only seen'm; One time or two.
I can't provide for you no easy answers,; Who are you that I should have to lie?
Some things are too hot to touch; The human mind can only stand so much
That's how it is when things disintegrate
I've still got the scars that the sun didn't heal
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
Shall I hold you close?; Or Shall I let you go by?; Tell me.; Tell me.
You don't want a love that's pure; You wanna drown love; You want a watered-down love
And if my thought-dreams could be seen, They'd probably put my head in a guillotine
You can pound on the President's gate; But you oughta know by now it's gonna be too late.
Twenty years of schoolin' and they put you on the day shift
Everybody's wearing a disguise; To hide what they've got left behind their eyes
When I'm all alone; In the great unknown,; I'll remember you.
I said, "You know they refused Jesus, too"; He said, "You're not Him"
If your mem'ry serves you well,; You'll remember you're the one; That called on me to call on them; To get you your favors done.
Truth is an arrow and the gate is narrow that it passes through
They tell me revenge is sweet and from where they stand, I'm sure it is.
Well, he can be fascinating, he can be dull,; He can ride down Niagara Falls in the barrels of your skull.
It's the last temptation; The last account; The last time you might hear the sermon on the mount,; The last radio is playing.
If I had wings and I could fly,; I know where I would go.
Now you stand here expectin' me to remember somethin' you forgot to say
And I, I don't mind the pain; Don't mind the driving rain; I know I will sustain; 'Cause I believe in you.
Well, I asked for something to eat; I'm hungry as a hog; So I get brown rice, seaweed; And a dirty hot dog
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.
I ain't sayin' you treated me unkind; You could have done better but I don't mind; You just kinda wasted my precious time
Goodnight, my love, may the lord have mercy on us all.
I hear that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace.
And the dirt of gossip blows into my face,; And the dust of rumors covers me.
Won't you dance with me?; I'm fallin' in love with you.
They don't want me around; 'Cause I believe in you.
He bought me with a price,; Freed me from the pit,; Full of emptiness and wrath; And the fire that burns in it.
I just can't fit; Yes, I believe it's time for us to quit
Time is all I have to give
Our conversation was short and sweet; It nearly swept me off-a my feet.
In the smoke of the twilight on a milk-white steed,; Michelangelo indeed could've carved out your features.
The pump don't work; 'Cause the vandals took the handles
All the laughter is just making me sad
You're the one I adore, come over here and give me more
All I really want to do,; Is, baby, be friends with you.
How long can I stay drunk on fear out in the wilderness?
But nothing really matters much, it's doom alone that counts
You could ride like Annie Oakley,; You could shoot like Belle Starr.
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
Once I had mountains in the palm of my hand,; And rivers that ran through ev'ry day.
Oh, jewels and binoculars hang from the head of the mule
Those are the hills of hell-fire my love; Where you and I will unite
They say you're usin' voodoo, I seen your feet walk by themselves
Don't know if I saw you, if I would kiss you or kill you; It probably wouldn't matter to you anyhow
Just what do you think you have to guard?
Heart of mine be still,; You can play with fire, But you'll get the bill
It's too bright a light, he said, "For anybody's eyes,; If you've never seen one it's a blessing in disguise."
Nations are angry, cursed are some,; People are expecting a false peace to come.
