Well my house is on fire, burning to the sky
The party's over, and there's less and less to say
I can change, I swear, oh, oh,;
See what you can do.;
I can make it through,;
You can make it too.
I was in a whirlwind, now I'm in some better place.
May you always know the truth;
And see the lights surrounding you.
If you're a doctor, I need a shot of love.
Oh it's rush hour now;
On the wheel and the plow;
And the sun is going down;
Upon the sacred cow.
I see you kiss her on the cheek ev'rytime she gives a speech
They tell me revenge is sweet and from where they stand, I'm sure it is.
Do I need your permission to turn the other cheek?;
If you can read my mind, why must I speak?
your pleasure knows no limits
I got troubles, I think maybe you got troubles,;
I think maybe we'd better leave each other alone.
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.
Build a fire, throw on logs;
And listen to it hiss;
And let it burn, burn, burn, burn;
On a night like this.
There's always some new stranger sneakin' glances,;
Some trigger-happy fool willin' to take chances
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
We never thought we could ever get old.;
We thought we could sit forever in fun
She said, "Be easy, baby,;
There ain't nothin' worth stealin' in here."
I hear the ancient footsteps like the motion of the sea;
Sometimes I turn, there's someone there, other times it's only me.
Turn your back, wash your hands,;
There's always someone who understands
I been hangin’ on threads
I been playin’ it straight
Now, I’ve just got to cut loose
Before it gets late
I seen the kingdoms of the world and it's makin' me feel afraid.
So take heed, take heed of the western wind
That long black cloud is comin' down
It was then that I got up to leave;
But she said, "Don't forget,;
Everybody must give something back;
For something they get."
I see people who are supposed to know better standin' around like furniture.
Goodnight, my love, may the lord have mercy on us all.
Then I'll stand on the ocean until I start sinkin',;
But I'll know my song well before I start singin'
For all eternity I think I will remember;
That icy wind that's howling in your eye.
Some things last longer than you think they will;
There are some kind of things you can never kill
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.
You speak to me;
In sign language;
As I'm eating a sandwich
All right, I'll take a chance, I will fall in love with you
Sometimes I feel so low-down and disgusted
Now, don't crowd me, lady;
Or I'll fill up your shoe
Tell her she can look me up if she's got the time.
Have you got some unfinished business?;
Is there something holding you back?;
Are you thinking for yourself;
Or are you following the pack?
You don't want a love that's pure;
You wanna drown love;
You want a watered-down love
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.
Well, there's voices in the night trying to be heard;
I'm sitting here listening to every mind polluting word
The sky is trembling, And I must leave.
You can pound on the President's gate;
But you oughta know by now it's gonna be too late.
People carry roses
Make promises by the hours
My love she laughs like the flowers
Valentines can't buy her
Your temperature's too hot for taming
All the laughter is just making me sad
We're both just one too many mornings;
An' a thousand miles behind.
I've gained some recognition but I lost my appetite.
If I shut myself off so I can't hear you cry,;
What good am I?
Did I miss the mark or;
Over-step the line;
That only you could see?
It's for myself and my friends my stories are sung.
A million faces at my feet;
But all I see are dark eyes
They don't want me around;
'Cause I believe in you.
But the enemy I see
Wears a cloak of decency
Reality has always had too many heads
There was music in the cafes at night;
And revolution in the air.
When He rose from the dead, did they believe?
I got a poison headache,;
But I feel all right
Don't know if I saw you, if I would kiss you or kill you;
It probably wouldn't matter to you anyhow
And if my thought-dreams could be seen, They'd probably put my head in a guillotine