Well, it's always been my nature to take chances; My right hand drawing back while my left hand advances
There are those who worship loneliness, I'm not one of them
What happened to the real you, you've been captured but by whom?
Let me ask you one question; Is your money that good
Try imagining a place where it's always safe and warm.
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here,; All the pigeons gonna run to him.
Put your hand on my head, baby, do I have a temperature?
Well it's way past midnight and there are people all around; Some on their way up, some on their way down
Scorpio Sphinx in a calico dress
Lost time is not found again
You have explained every mystery.; What can I do for You?
Put your ear to the train tracks, put your ear to the ground,; You ever feel like you're never alone even when there's nobody else around?; Since the beginning of the universe man's been cursed by trouble.
What looks large from a distance,; Close up ain't never that big.
May you always know the truth; And see the lights surrounding you.
All the truth in the world adds up to one big lie
Satan whispers to ya, "Well, I don't want to bore ya,; But when ya get tired of the Miss So-and-so I got another woman for ya."
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
You've gone to the finest school all right, Miss Lonely
The vagabond who's rapping at your door; Is standing in the clothes that you once wore.
Took a stranger to teach me, to look into justice's beautiful face; And to see an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
Now, don't crowd me, lady; Or I'll fill up your shoe
Now there's spiritual warfare and flesh and blood breaking down.; Ya either got faith or ya got unbelief and there ain't no neutral ground.
Wallflower, wallflower; Take a chance on me.; Please let me ride you home.
And they're breaking down the distance; Between right and wrong.
Are you still my friend, baby, show me a sign
Because something is happening here; But you don't know what it is; Do you, Mister Jones?
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.
No, no, no, it ain't me, babe
if there's an original thought out there, I could use it right now
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.
Every day of the year's like playin' Russian roulette
She still lives inside of me, we've never been apart.
She was with Big Jim but she was leanin' to the Jack of Hearts
Someday, everything is gonna be smooth like a rhapsody
The treasure can't be found by men who search
They like to take all this money from sin, build big universities to study in; Sing Amazing Grace all the way to the Swiss banks
Have I surrendered to the will of God; Or am I still acting like the boss?
You should be made; To wear earphones
The door has closed forevermore
If indeed there ever was a door
You could ride like Annie Oakley,; You could shoot like Belle Starr.
Here is your throat back; Thanks for the loan
You could make me cry if you don't know.
Shine your light, shine your light on me; Ya know I just couldn't make it by myself.; I'm a little too blind to see
Just like you I'm wondrin' what I'm doin' here.; Just like you I'm wondrin' what's goin' on.
But the magician is quicker and his game; Is much thicker than blood and blacker than ink
Oh, baby, that god you been prayin' to; Is gonna give ya back what you're wishin' on someone else
Too many thoughts get in the way in the day
I feel nothing for their game where beauty goes unrecognized
When my life is over, it'll be like a puff of smoke
It's many a guard; That stands around smilin',; Holdin' his club; Like he was a king.
You say you love me; And you're thinkin' of me,; But you know you could be wrong.
I'm T-boned and punctured; But I'm known to be calm
My head tells me it's time to make a change; But my heart is telling me I love ya but you're strange.
Heard the sound of a clown who cried in the alley
You can't get to glory by the raising and the lowering of no flag.; Put your goodness next to God's and it comes out like a filthy rag.
Man's ego is inflated, his laws are outdated, they don't apply no more
And you never ask questions; When God's on your side.
