And I can't let go, won't let go, and I can't let go no more.
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.
Temptation's not an easy thing
Then she says, "I know you're an artist, draw a picture of me!"; I say, "I would if I could, but, ; I don't do sketches from memory."
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.
it is not he or she or them or it; That you belong to.
I must be guilty of something,; You just whisper it into my ear.
I'm in love with a woman who don't even appeal to me
Lookin' at my shadow watching the colors up above
Whatever you gonna do,; Please do it fast.
Don't you cry and don't you die and don't you burn
I was just too stubborn to ever be governed by enforced insanity
You could ride like Annie Oakley,; You could shoot like Belle Starr.
I see people who are supposed to know better standin' around like furniture.
Once I had mountains in the palm of my hand,; And rivers that ran through ev'ry day.
You could make me cry if you don't know.
Love is so simple, to quote a phrase,; You've known it all the time, I'm learnin' it these days.
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.
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
Three fellas crawlin' on their way back to work,; Nobody stops to ask why.
There's no one here, the gardener is gone
I've been down on the bottom of a world full of lies; I ain't looking for nothing in anyone's eyes
The sky cracked its poems in naked wonder
Louise, she's all right, she's just near; She's delicate and seems like the mirror; But she just makes it all too concise and too clear; That Johanna's not here
Radiant jewel, mystical wife.
The way is long but the end is near, Already the fiesta has begun
If I shut myself off so I can't hear you cry,; What good am I?
I'm sick of love but I'm in the thick of it
You have explained every mystery.; What can I do for You?
As the last fire truck from hell; Goes rolling by, all good people are praying
The party's over, and there's less and less to say
I'll remember you; At the end of the trail,; I had so much left to do,; I had so little time to fail.
The man in me will hide sometimes to keep from bein' seen,; But that's just because he doesn't want to turn into some machine.
Senor, senor, let's disconnect these cables,; Overturn these tables.; This place don't make sense to me no more.
Wealth is a filthy rag; So erotic so unpatriotic; So wrapped up in the American flag
All the truth in the world adds up to one big lie
I can change, I swear, oh, oh,; See what you can do.; I can make it through,; You can make it too.
If you're looking for assistance, babe,; Or if you just want some company; Or if you just want a friend you can talk to,; Honey, come and see about me.
I still can remember the way that you smiled
Now the moon is almost hidden; The stars are beginning to hide; The fortunetelling lady; Has even taken all her things inside
Goodnight, my love, may the lord have mercy on us all.
And you, you took me in,; You loved me then; You didn't waste time.
I was burned out from exhaustion, buried in the hail,; Poisoned in the bushes an' blown out on the trail,; Hunted like a crocodile, ravaged in the corn.
In the smoke of the twilight on a milk-white steed,; Michelangelo indeed could've carved out your features.
You're invisible now, you got no secrets to conceal.
Run your fingers down my spine; Bring me a touch of bliss
When I'm all alone; In the great unknown,; I'll remember you.
Try imagining a place where it's always safe and warm.
Guess it's too late to say the things to you; That you needed to hear me say.
When I met you, baby,; You didn't show no visible scars.
Dark Beauty; Meet me at the border late tonight
She lit a burner on the stove and offered me a pipe; "I thought you'd never say hello," she said; "You look like the silent type."
Now the rainman gave me two cures,; Then he said, "Jump right in."; The one was Texas medicine,; The other was just railroad gin.
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.
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?
I need a steam shovel mama to keep away the dead
There are those who worship loneliness, I'm not one of them
Well it's way past midnight and there are people all around; Some on their way up, some on their way down
