The party's over, and there's less and less to say
Well, it's always been my nature to take chances; My right hand drawing back while my left hand advances
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.
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
Truth is an arrow and the gate is narrow that it passes through
Two riders were approaching, the wind began to howl.
If I shut myself off so I can't hear you cry,; What good am I?
the ancient empty street's too dead for dreaming
As the last fire truck from hell; Goes rolling by, all good people are praying
Oh what dear daughter 'neath the sun; Would treat a father so,; To wait upon him hand and foot; And always tell him, "No"?
I've still got the scars that the sun didn't heal
If I had wings and I could fly,; I know where I would go.
She still lives inside of me, we've never been apart.
This time tomorrow I'll know you better; When my memory is not so short.
Oh the fishes will laugh; As they swim out of the path; And the seagulls they'll be smiling.
Boys in the street beginning to play; Girls like birds flying away
Are you still my friend, baby, show me a sign
I feel like I'm knockin' on heaven's door.
Twenty years of schoolin' and they put you on the day shift
Why does he look so righteous while your face is so changed
I'm just sitting here beating on my trumpet
My love for her is taking such a long time to die
When I met you, baby,; You didn't show no visible scars.
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
When we meet again; Introduced as friends; Please don't let on that you knew me when; I was hungry and it was your world.
Pistol shots ring out in the barroom night
Time is a jet plane, it moves too fast;
Oh, but what a shame if all we've shared can't last.
Leaving men wholly, totally free; To do anything they wish to do but die
May you have a strong foundation; When the winds of changes shift
When you gonna wake up and strengthen the things that remain?
Get the loot, don't be slow, we're gonna catch a trout
When my life is over, it'll be like a puff of smoke,; How long must I suffer, Lord, how long must I be provoked?; Satan will give you a little taste, then he'll move in with rapid speed,; Lord keep my blind side covered and see that I don't bleed.
Did I miss the mark or; Over-step the line; That only you could see?
Well, I got a harmonica job, begun to play,; Blowin' my lungs out for a dollar a day.
I know it looks like I'm moving, but I'm standing still
Those are the hill of heaven, my love; You and I'll never know
The door has closed forevermore
If indeed there ever was a door
Oh ev'ry foe that ever I faced
The cause was there before we came.
We always did feel the same,; We just saw it from a different point of view
Scorpio Sphinx in a calico dress
If you want to live easy
Baby pack your clothes with mine
Do you ever wonder just what God requires?; You think He's just an errand boy to satisfy your wandering desires.
But does anyone hear the music they play
Does anyone even try?
This is the key to the kingdom and this is the town; This is the blind horse that leads you around
Oh a false clock tries to tick out my time
What drives me to you is what drives me insane.
Through the wild cathedral evening the rain unraveled tales
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
Mama, take this badge off of me
Drinkin' man listens to the voice he hears; In a crowded room full of covered up mirrors; Lookin' into the lost forgotten years; For dignity
Well, you're so bad and nasty; But I love you, yes I do
as long as the world keeps a-turnin', I just keep a-turnin' too.
No, no, no, it ain't me, babe
I'm walking through streets that are dead
Son, this ain't a dream no more, it's the real thing.
Rock me, pretty baby, rock me 'til everything gets real; Rock me for a little while, rock me 'til there's nothing left to feel; And I'll rock you too
Ring them bells, for the time that flies,; For the child that cries; When innocence dies.
Well I don't dare close my eyes and I don't dare wink; Maybe in the next life I'll be able to hear myself think
I've been down on the bottom of a world full of lies; I ain't looking for nothing in anyone's eyes
