Now, don't crowd me, lady;
Or I'll fill up your shoe
Does she know I still care?
Now the moon is almost hidden;
The stars are beginning to hide;
The fortunetelling lady;
Has even taken all her things inside
My love for her is taking such a long time to die
Can't you make any sound?
The birds are flyin' low babe, honey I feel so exposed
The night passed away so quickly;
It always does when you're with me.
You were trying to break into another world;
A world I never knew.;
I always kind of wondered;
If you ever made it through.
They tell me everything is gonna be all right;
But I don't know what "all right" even means
Now the rainman gave me two cures,;
Then he said, "Jump right in.";
The one was Texas medicine,;
The other was just railroad gin.
I can tell you fancy, I can tell you plain;
You give something up for everything you gain
They tell me revenge is sweet and from where they stand, I'm sure it is.
That long black cloud is comin' down
When he died I was hopin' that it wasn't contagious
What's a sweetheart like you doin' in a dump like this?
You shouldn't let other people get your kicks for you
Well, the road is rocky and the hillside's mud;
Up over my head nothing but clouds of blood
Well it's way past midnight and there are people all around;
Some on their way up, some on their way down
Gon' walk on down that dirt road 'til I'm right beside the sun
The treasure can't be found by men who search
Gon' walk on down until I'm right beside the sun;
I'm gonna have to put up a barrier to keep myself away from everyone.
She's a hypnotist collector
Now, when I was just a bawlin' child,;
I saw what I wanted to be
Time is an ocean but it ends at the shore;
You may not see me tomorrow.
I don't need no alibi when I'm spending time with you.;
I've heard all of them rumors and you have heard 'em too.
She still lives inside of me, we've never been apart.
People disagreeing on all just about everything, yeah,;
Makes you stop and all wonder why.
We stare straight ahead and try so hard to stay right
Every day of the year's like playin' Russian roulette
Talk about perfection, I ain't never seen none
In order to deal in this game, got to make the queen disappear,;
It's done with a flick of the wrist.
to live outside the law, you must be honest
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
And every one of them words rang true;
And glowed like burnin' coal;
Pourin' off of every page;
Like it was written in my soul from me to you
Glamorous nymph with an arrow and bow
A million faces at my feet;
But all I see are dark eyes
At dawn my lover comes to me;
And tells me of her dreams;
With no attempts to shovel the glimpse;
Into the ditch of what each one means
You were snow, you were rain;
You were striped, you were plain,;
Ever since you walked right in, the circle's been complete
Have you got some unfinished business?;
Is there something holding you back?;
Are you thinking for yourself;
Or are you following the pack?
If the bible is right, the world will explode
I seen the kingdoms of the world and it's makin' me feel afraid.
She was born in spring, but I was born too late
An' here I sit so patiently;
Waiting to find out what price;
You have to pay to get out of;
Going through all these things twice.
I've been walking through the middle of nowhere;
Trying to get to heaven before they close the door
I hate myself for lovin' you and the weakness that it showed;
You were just a painted face on a trip down Suicide Road
Mama, take this badge off of me
It's mighty funny;
the end of time has just begun
Forget the dead you've left, they will not follow you.
Sometimes I wanna take to the road and plunder
In the fury of the moment I can see the Master's hand;
In every leaf that trembles, in every grain of sand.
Saw you drift into infinity and come back again
There's some people that;
You don't forget,;
Even though you've only seen'm;
One time or two.
But the enemy I see
Wears a cloak of decency
So long, New York.;
Howdy, East Orange.
'Cause he doesn't tell you jokes or fairy tales, say he's got no style.
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
Lot of water under the bridge, Lot of other stuff too;
Don't get up gentlemen, I'm only passing through
Goodnight, my love, may the lord have mercy on us all.