You shouldn't let other people get your kicks for you
Yes, my guard stood hard when abstract threats; Too noble to neglect; Deceived me into thinking; I had something to protect
The way is long but the end is near, Already the fiesta has begun
If I ever lose her I will go insane; I go half crazy when she calls my name
So take heed, take heed of the western wind
Reality has always had too many heads
Tell ev'rybody; Down in ol' 'Frisco; That Tiny Montgomery's comin'; Down to say Hello
I was in your presence for an hour or so; Or was it a day? I truly don't know.
I'll remember you; When the wind blows through the piney wood.
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.
If God's on our side; He'll stop the next war.
All my friends have told me; If I hang around with you; That I'll go blind
I stood alone upon the ridge and all I did was watch.
All the laughter is just making me sad
I just want you to know; I can see through your masks
God is in heaven; And we all want what's his; But power and greed and corruptible seed; Seem to be all that there is
Silver and gold; Won't buy back the beat of a heart grown cold
Well, the road is rocky and the hillside's mud; Up over my head nothing but clouds of blood
When you got nothing, you got nothing to lose
You were trying to break into another world; A world I never knew.; I always kind of wondered; If you ever made it through.
Now all the criminals in their coats and their ties; Are free to drink martinis and watch the sun rise
Some things last longer than you think they will; There are some kind of things you can never kill
Let me ask you one question; Is your money that good
Sometimes I feel so low-down and disgusted
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."
Well, I got a harmonica job, begun to play,; Blowin' my lungs out for a dollar a day.
They used to grow food in Kansas; Now they want to grow it on the moon and eat it raw.; I can see the day coming when even your home garden; Is gonna be against the law.
Praise be to Nero's Neptune; The Titanic sails at dawn; And everybody's shouting; Which Side Are You On?
Oh it's rush hour now; On the wheel and the plow; And the sun is going down; Upon the sacred cow.
Your cracked country lips,; I still wish to kiss,; As to be under the strength of your skin.
They got him on conspiracy, they were never sure who with.
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
And I, I don't mind the pain; Don't mind the driving rain; I know I will sustain; 'Cause I believe in you.
Ring them bells, for the time that flies,; For the child that cries; When innocence dies.
I'm goin' down to Tennessee,; Get me a truck 'r somethin'.; Gonna save my money and rip it up!
You don't want a love that's pure; You wanna drown love; You want a watered-down love
I saw a highway of diamonds with nobody on it
I can't help it if I'm lucky.
Get the loot, don't be slow, we're gonna catch a trout
When I met you, baby,; You didn't show no visible scars.
I know it looks like I'm moving, but I'm standing still
She knows there's no success like failure; And that failure's no success at all.
Maybe they'll get me and maybe they won't; But not tonight and it won't be here; There are things I could say but I don't; I know the mercy of God must be near
she's true, like ice, like fire
And then you told me later, as I apologized; That you were just kiddin' me, you weren't really from the farm
Turn your back, wash your hands,; There's always someone who understands
Pain sure brings out the best in people, doesn't it?
What's a sweetheart like you doin' in a dump like this?
We stare straight ahead and try so hard to stay right
Everybody is making love
Or else expecting rain
There's always some new stranger sneakin' glances,; Some trigger-happy fool willin' to take chances
But when Quinn the Eskimo gets here,; All the pigeons gonna run to him.
goodbye's too good a word, gal; so I'll just say fare thee well
Well, I spied a girl and before she could leave,; "Let's go and play Adam and Eve."; I took her by the hand and my heart it was thumpin'; When she said, "Hey man, you crazy or sumpin',; You see what happened last time they started."
The pump don't work; 'Cause the vandals took the handles
Won't you dance with me?; I'm fallin' in love with you.
Yes, I see you on your window ledge; But I can't tell just how far away you are from the edge
Soon as a man is born, you know the sparks begin to fly, He gets wise in his own eyes and he's made to believe a lie.
