SOMEDAY
Someday
I will be the one for you
someday
someday you’ll know that too
so go on
have your little chats and cherry wine
go on
someday you'll be mine
like the red rose and the briar
in a lover's knot
eternity will outlive us not
someday
Someday
you'll look for me and I'll be there
someday
it'll be my hand runnin' through your hair
so go on
grab your coat and pass me by
go on
someday you will be mine
well some say I cry for the moon
but I say someday will be soon
someday
How cruel are you now
to a fool in the crowd
but I'll have my way
someday
Well some say I cry for the moon
but I say someday will be soon
someday
There's a church upon the hill
some attend some never will
When the time is right I'll go to the light
I don't know what tomorrow brings
don't know 'bout the shape of things
When the time is right I'll go to the light
When a swan comes up to me
a pretty bird is all I see
When the time is right I'll go to the light
Some will preach and some will tell
I'd rather see it for myself
heaven knows when heaven is
it doesn't get much clearer than this
I know a pen was dipped in gold
the greatest story ever told
When the time is right I'll go to the light
I never saw the hand of God
never drank someone's blood
When the time is right I'll go to the light
I'm just sittin' here watchin' TV
with the one who cares for me
When the time is right I'll go to the light
Some will preach and some will tell
I'd rather see it for myself
heaven knows when heaven is
it doesn't get much clearer than this
I know a pen was dipped in gold
the greatest story ever told
When the time is right I'll go to the light
She helped me up when I fell down
I never shall forget
she had been just a face in town
we had not spoken yet
a crowd of people passin'
a street of cobble-stones
one diamond shinin'
and I followed her home
Can you find it in your heart
to take me in for just one night
loneliness is hauntin' me
and I ain't got no place to hide
I followed her to her house
in a quiet neighbourhood
there were two angels at her door
made of olivewood
there was a light comin' from the upperroom
and music, a waltz so sweet
and voices full of laughter
dancin' to that beat
Can you find it in your heart
to take me in for just one night
loneliness is hauntin' me
and I ain't got no place to hide
I heard her steps as soon as I'd rapped
upon her door one time
I fell in love that very day
I saw that diamond shine
If there's someone wonderin’
where the hell I am
I never left her house
since the day she took me in
Can you find it in your heart
to take me in for just one night
loneliness is hauntin' me
and I ain't got no place to hide
In the quiet green,in rye country
the hills glisten with the morning dew
and I'm all alone,near a family stone
my tired eyes are glistening too
And I never knew how blue blue could be
until I was restin' in the shadow of a big oak tree
I was here last night,the moon by my side
I played a wet whistle loud and mean
but now the saturday sun has come to spread it's light
it's the sweetest silence I've ever seen
And I never knew how blue blue could be
until I was restin' in the shadow of a big oak tree
Oh,the tears and the laughs
as I walk down the path
and I'm readin' each name
all those memories of love
from below to above
and back again
And I never knew how blue blue could be
until I was restin' in the shadow of a big oak tree
Oh those cold midwinter nights
black as coal, black as coal
sweet and tender by my side
lies a rose, lies a rose
And then she rises with a smile
tender rose, tender rose
and she touches the skies
tender rose, tender rose
I've been up since I layed down
waitin' for the morn', waitin' for the morn'
weary thoughts run through my mind
thoughts I scorn, thoughts I scorn
And then she rises with a smile
tender rose, tender rose
and she touches the skies
tender rose, tender rose
And while she’s starin’ at the sun
she takes hold of my hand
hummin’ a children’s song
about home-made jam and country ham
home-made jam and country ham
And then she rises with a smile
tender rose, tender rose
and she touches the skies
tender rose, tender rose
There's a blue sky over Nashville
there's a gentle breeze a-blowin' from the west
I've been walking like forever
could have been just half an hour , maybe less
I take a stroll down Bernard street
and take a right on Belmond Boulevard
there's a blue sky over Nashville
but it's rainin' in my heart
There's a blue sky over Nashville
I can smell the first few flowers of the spring
and the chimes in all their shapes and colours
on the wooden porches softly sing
there's a little brown stray dog
and his barks are chasin' every movin' car
there's a blue sky over Nashville
but it's rainin' in my heart
The coffee house's outside tables
They are packed with young , ambitious dreams
that are fed with countless refills
and the country charts in the local magazines
pretty girls laughin', seekin' fame
in writin’ songs but for the stars
there's a blue sky over Nashville
but it's rainin' in my heart
There stands a glass of water
my mouth is dry
my hands are failin' me
with every try
She's out in the garden
with her Black Mountain tea
sittin' on a wooden bench
one leg over her knee
And all the little moths
fly to the light
and I went home with
Jenny,last night
There's a weight on my shoulder
there's a curse on my lips
there's a tinglin'
in my fingertips
Me and Jenny
we go back a long way
and there ain't no ocean
will sweep that away
And all the little moths
fly to the light
and I went home with
Jenny,last night
I was just a boy
only sixteen
trapped in a low self-esteem
but Jenny gave me
a fiery tongue
now twenty years
have passed and gone
She's out in the garden
with her Black Mountain tea
sittin' on a wooden bench
one leg over her knee
I've been dreamin' about you
I've been dreamin' about you
I saw my hand lyin' on a long forgotten page
I saw the angels before they stumbled and fell
I've been dreamin' about you
I've been dreamin' about you
I saw two songbirds before they were caged
I saw the twinkle in their eyes before it was spelled
You never know what you have until it is lost
But to find it under a pile of dust
I've been dreamin' about you
I've been dreamin' about you
I saw the cool breeze in the trees before it rained
I saw an apron of lace before it got stained
You never know what you have until it is lost
But to find it under a pile of dust
We’re ridin’,we’re glidin’
the freeway is a stage
we got Mountainview water
it’s a king’s taste
no,we don’t know where we’re goin’
and we don’t care to look back
we’re starin’ at the white lines
listenin’ to Ramblin’ Jack
We’re ridin,we’re ridin’
we’re ridin’
Liberty road
We flee in the night
the sir Francis Drake motel
paradise through tired eyes
wake-up calls from hell
the crawfish boilin’ boxer
threw Amos on our plate
we were dyin’ for a decent meal
not lookin’ for the pearly gates
We’re ridin,we’re ridin’
we’re ridin’
Liberty road
We’re ridin’,we’re glidin’
the freeway is a stage
we’re smokin’ the Midnight Special
for the money and not the taste
brother Noah,brother Ham
they’re both showin’ the way
if it hadn’t been for them
we wouldn’t be alive today
We’re ridin,we’re ridin’
we’re ridin’
Liberty road
Well I'm sittin' here countin' empty glasses and stubs
I know I had plenty but I don't have enough
strangers in identical masks but the voices don't fit
I'm gettin' out of the sun, it's been burnin' too long
and I cannot reach it
I'm takin' a rest, tryin' my best not to quit
tell her I'm gone,tell her I'm gone
tell her I'm gone,tell her I'm gone
Once she caught my tears in a white handkerchief
and blew sweet words in my ear
she was showin' me off , I was lovin' her love so much
but I found myself window-shoppin'
52 weeks in a year
the road is as long as you make it
but it sure is rough
tell her I'm gone,tell her I'm gone
tell her I'm gone,tell her I'm gone
Yeah the fireplace is burnin'
and the light's on in the hall
I went down the seven hills
to bury my keys
and every single dug out hole
I sure remember them all
the wind of expectations remains a breeze
it’s better to hope than it is to wait
tell her I'm gone,tell her I'm gone
tell her I'm gone,tell her I'm gone
Well,here sits a broken man
starin' at his useless hands
my name is all I have
and it scares me now and then
I was born in poverty
and a poor man I will allways be
but I want more for my kids
and I will live to see
I'm a-goin' down to No Man's land
find a house,a job and try to make some friends
this ain't my land
this is No Man's land
Sometimes I'm black,sometimes I'm white
it all depends on who is on the other side
there are things they cannot see
and there are things I can not hide
I'm a-goin' down to No Man's land
find a house,a job and try to make some friends
this ain't my land
this is No Man's land
Yeah,here sits a broken man
answerin’ questions he don't understand
the police wants me gone
but I don't know how and when
I was called on by a robin
under a peaceful stainless sky
he said,” there is thunder comin’
I can see it in her eyes
you better walk before you got to run
you better run before you got to hide
it's the calmth before the storm
I can see it in her eyes
All is quiet on the surface
you can hear the sun arise
but there's dark clouds up in the distance
I can see it in her eyes
her words are sweet and tender
they talk of truth as a breath to survive
but she'll twist it and she'll bend it
I can see it in her eyes
She calls herself Rebecca
it's a drop in a well of lies
she shows a builder but hides a wrecker
I can see it in her eyes
she says her love is like a mountain
and her heart is twice the size
but she's a-weighin' and she's a-countin'
I can see it in her eyes”
I was called on by a robin
under a peaceful stainless sky
he said,” there is thunder comin’
I can see it in her eyes”
“O little robin, little robin
I welcome your advice
but I'm guided by the lovin’
in my Rebecca's eyes”
The nights are cold and lonely
The days are pretty much the same
But I can do with only
The sweet sound of your name
Well an ocean lies between us
But the truth it will not hide
It even might relieve us
from all our loving on the side
Well I promise I will never
Do you any harm
Can I lie forever
In your loving arms
I cannot assure you
That I will love you 'till the day I die
But I got four words for you
I will surely try
Well I promise I will never
Do you any harm
Can I lie forever
In your loving arms
CRESCENT OF THE MOON
Eyes open,10 am sundaymorning
Awakened by the poor light of the sun
And through the sand,in between two yawnings
I saw them butterflies come
There was an angel lying beside me
While I was painting her room
And now everytime I’m on my own
I think about the crescent of the moon
I watched her bathing,her beauty so unusual
She was singing a sweet song so low
The tail of the peacock standing wide open
And Byron threw his ball of snow
Upon the crosswords scattered on the table
A bowl of soup and a spoon
And now everytime I’m on my own
I think about the crescent of the moon
Nighttime,daytime,anytime,many a time
But mostly in the afternoon
Everytime I’m on my own
I think about the crescent of the moon
A few weeks ago we did a dazzlin’ show
Near Venice of the north
A lifetime still in front of me
In the hands of the Mighty Lord
I held the jawbone of an ass
I was ready for the fight
There seemed to be no hostility
Luck was on my side
For every little song I sing
There’s a reason and a rhyme
For sweet Colinda’s merry dance
It was a pair of big brown eyes
We started of so well
But failed to make it through the night
I lost my hopes for her too soon
Luck was on my side
She gave me strenght while both them hands
Of the clock were movin’ on
And her late divine appearance
Got the sceptics proven wrong
Now here’s two private people
With a love they cannot hide
Happiness is part of them
Luck was on their side
Lady Luck how can it be
We never met before
And now I got a taste of you
I’m achin’ for some more
She’s been great,now I can’t wait
To take her for my bride
I’m sure that she’ll be happy to
If you are on my side
When she spreads her wings,my guardian angel
Nothing bad or worse will come my way
And when she does her thing I know I’m able
To avoid all the dangers of one day
I let her flutter,I let her fly
She’ll be with me the day I die
I love to see my angel flying high
Winter’s lyin’ at my door
A sweet virgin,white and pure
But underneath the snow
Lies a world that you don’t know
It’s dark and it’s old
Though it’s heaven when I please
Words will twinckle down in hell
You can move a town with ease
But you cannot move the well
So a chinaman tells
I’m holdin’ back on you
I’m holdin’ back on you
I’m holdin’ back on you
I’m holdin’ back on you
What am I to do
I keep holdin’ back on you
So if I tread upon your corns
Shall I blow young Triton’s horn
Or are you satisfied
With a wrong for every right
At least you can try
I’m holdin’ back on you
I’m holdin’ back on you
I’m holdin’ back on you
I’m holdin’ back on you
What am I to do
I keep holdin’ back on you
I’m holdin’ back on you
I’m holdin’ back on you
I’m holdin’ back on you
I’m holdin’ back on you
Nothing I can do
From that fateful day until in dead wood I’ll lay
I’ll be havin’ a cravin’ for Laura
It’s true we met just a few times and yet
I know that I’ll always adore her
Oh Laura,blessed be the beauty that you are
Oh Laura,brighter than the brightest star
‘t Was in the city of popes and I had me a rope
and I bundled tha good old mountain laurel
it hangs around my neck and it takes me back
to the girl of today and tomorrow
Oh Laura,blessed be the beauty that you are
Oh Laura,brighter than the brightest star
If I don’t get a chance to catch just a glimpse
Of my beautiful,beautiful Laura
I’ll try to keep myself asleep with nothing new,
Something blue and something borrowed
Oh Laura,blessed be the beauty that you are
Oh Laura,brighter than the brightest star
If chances were few,I’d be waiting for you
I’d be as patient as a big old turtle
But chances are none,so I’ll be gone
To live in a forest of myrtle
Oh Laura,blessed be the beauty that you are
Oh Laura,brighter than the brightest star
Beatrice is my lady
And she wears a pretty ring
But it’s not mine,it drives me crazy
It is just one of those things
I have not seen her since september
She mailed a note and stayed away
I guess she’ll be here to defend herself
Probably sooner than today
I recall and I’m broken-hearted
The way she brightened up my life
But I knew long before we parted
She was someone else’s wife
And I heard her sweet voice singin’
In a restaurant down at the mall
I could not eat , could not help thinkin’
She’s got the greatest voice of them all
There’s a rumour spread in town
I guess you’ve might’ve heard it too
But it’s unable to bring me down
Even though half of it is true
I recall and I’m broken-hearted
The way she brightened up my life
But I knew long before we parted
She was someone else’s wife
We’re downin’ the drinks
In a swig or two
Big rocks in rings
Say less than small tattoos
A bed of roses
You in a laugh
Tryin’ to get the most out of
More than I’ll ever have
I can only guess what you’re thinkin’
But I know where you are
That’s another thought to sink in to
In a stand-up coffee-bar
And that bed of roses
Under the heart
Ticklin’ noses
When we’re far apart
The garden of love
Will bear our flowersv
Worms won’t nestle
In the bed that is ours
Our bed of roses
You in a laugh
Rhymes and proses
Written on the back of a photgraph
I got drunk and i got busted
In the middle of the street,in the middle of the night
I had one for the road and twelve for my baby
And it never felt so right
I got beaten up,I got knocked down
And I almost lost my sight
All for the honour of my baby
And it never felt so right
And I rode through stormy weather
And I fell off of my bike,not once,no,I fell twice
And now I’m standin’ at your door,both knees battered
And it never felt so right
I bought roses for my sweet honey
Seven red,seven white
Now I’m out of money
And it never felt so right
And I rode through stormy weather
And I fell off of my bike,not once,no,I fell twice
And now I’m standin’ at your door,both knees battered
And it never felt so right
I hear the rattle of the pots and pans
I hear you cryin’ when your alone
I do hope it won’t happen again
But as you know it is bread in the bone
Put your broken heart in my care
And lay your head upon my one good shoulder
I got a room and a life to share
Don’t wait too long,we’re getting’ older
I have seen you passin’ by my window
I have watched you in the local store
I can feel your sadness and your sorrow
But I wanna do a whole lot more
So put your broken heart in my care
And lay your head upon my one good shoulder
I got a room and a life to share
Don’t wait too long,we’re getting’ older
I can take your blue out into the sun
I can take your pain and put it in the wrong
You can take my word just as long as you need to
I don’t mean to do you harm
I don’t wanna poke in someone else’s fire
Sometimes I even put the radio on
A single word is all I require
To put your broken heart in my care
And lay your head upon my one good shoulder
I got a room and a life to share
Don’t wait too long,we’re getting’ older
Will you miss me,little light of mine
Now I’m off to a faraway town
I got to face the music for a little while
I’m gonna miss you when I’m gone
Your mouth full of tongue and strawberry gum
Your lips as nature intended
Our feet were light and the urge was strong
But we knew where we wanted it to end
Will you miss me,little light of mine
Now I’m off to a faraway town
I got to face the music for a little while
I’m gonna miss you when I’m gone
Sitting by the river in the early morn’
Watching them purple red clouds
You were so high on coke,I was drunk
But we knew what it was all about
Will you miss me,little light of mine
Now I’m off to a faraway town
I got to face the music for a little while
I’m gonna miss you when I’m gone
You wash and cut my hair,you draw my features
That makes you my closest friend
Now we got a story for all of them leaches
And I hope it ends where they want it to end
Will you miss me,little light of mine
Now I’m off to a faraway town
I got to face the music for a little while
I’m gonna miss you when I’m gone
There she lies unanswered
She used to be the queen of dancers
Life itself brought her down
Those were long days
Those were hollow days
Empty like her pill-box on the ground
She won’t wake up anymore
She found the key to the one-way door
Ain’t it sad,she won’t wake up anymore
There never were no second chances
For our little queen of dancers
Always kill,never cure
But let the record show
She had nowhere else to go
And that is hard to endure
She won’t wake up anymore
She found the key to the one-way door
Ain’t it sad,she won’t wake up anymore
These are hard times
These are crazy times
These are lonely times
She won’t wake up anymore
Rests assured behind the one-way door
Ain’t it sad,she won’t wake up anymore
Well I thought that we would last forever
That I was your king and you were my queen
And though we started out pretty well together
I was blind and could not see
And then you opened up my eyes
Put my feet back on the ground
Well guess and name that price
For foolin’ around
All I’ve got from you was just your lyin’
A few meanless drops of water down your face
I’ve been down that road before,I know how to ride it
Well here’s your suit and there’s your case
We were drivin’ home after we had a few drinks
You didn’t make a sound
There was a guy called Elliot Murphy playin’ on the radio
So I turned it down
And then I remembered your face
When that guy came into the bar
And I remembered him watchin’ you all the time
So I threw you out of the car
All I’ve got from you was just your lyin’
A few meanless drops of water down your face
I’ve been down that road before,I know how to ride it
well here’s your suit and there’s your case
Well I know that book burnin’ on your pillow
It sold much better than Down The Road
But it doesn’t give you a clear window
It is shovin’ the wrong ideas down your throat
It tells you it’s cool to have another
It’s cool to betray your man
With these words I cannot be bothered
So get out of here as fast as you can
All I’ve got from you was just your lyin’
A few meanless drops of water down your face
I’ve been down that road before,I know how to ride it
well here’s your suit and there’s your case
It took so long for me to find you
It took so long for me to know
There are millions to be kind to
But only one I won’t let go
Of the thousands made for pleasure
There’s only one that’s gonna last
It took so long for me to find you
It took every minute of the past
It took so long for me to find out
Of all visions I had none
By books I was blinded
Because of rules I was numb
Now I’m not standin’ at your window
I’m not standin’ at your door
But when you dream upon your pillow
I’ll be lyin’ on your floor
Right in the middle
Of a little drift to despair
Liftin’ my head
And seein’ you there
It took so long for me to find you
Didn’t take long for me to care
About what’s to come and what’s behind you
And every thought you’d like to share
I got a petal in my pocket
The one sayin’ that you do
It took so long
For me to find you
DOWN THE ROAD
I could start with "greetings all",
I could quote from the Berlin wall
I could pretend and deny his fall
if I wanted to
I could be beggin' on my knees
I could deform the sign of peace
I could climb the highest trees
if I wanted to
I could be silent, I could be loud
I could be blushin', I could be proud
I could turn myself inside out
if I wanted to
I could grieve for the singer's death
I could be enjoyin' his music instead
I could wear his empty head
if I wanted to
Only if I wanted to
only if I wanted to
a million things that I could to
if I wanted to
I could be chained to the colour-tv
that wouldn't be so hard for me
but I could be readin' psalm 23
if I wanted to
I could write a number-one hit
if I'd only put my mind to it
and then I could be so full of it
if I wanted to
Only if I wanted to
only if I wanted to
a million things that I could to
if I wanted to
I could assume, I could trace
I could follow or set the pace
out in the open or in a haze
if I wanted to
I could be a sparrow, I could be a snail
I could be a hammer, I could be a nail
I could pay for this or go to jail
if I wanted to
Only if I wanted to
only if I wanted to
a million things that I could to
if I wanted to
When I was a young boy
too shy to have a blow
I'd put my face through the dormer
and I'd let my eyes flow
down the road
Every kind of action
every move I did see
I'd tell it to my friends
just like it happened to me
down the road
down the road
down the road
down the road
None of the magic
I then felt has gone
but I took a seven-mile-step
and now I'm walking along
down the road
I walk on the left side
I walk on the right
I walk in the heat of the day
in the chill of the night
down the road
down the road
down the road
down the road
And I lost count of the people I met
some of them livin' and some of them dead
and some try to tell me I ain't goin' nowhere
but if God sends His angels I wanna be there down the road
I like the new breeze
strokin' my hair
and I like the old winds
pushin' me to somewhere
down the road
down the road
down the road
down the road
I didn't care too much for love to go on
and I thought I never would
I don't look down on it
didn't see no harm in it
at the time it felt quite good
no tie that hurts, no idle words
no time to put up a fight
I don't praise my insight for makin' up my mind
I owe it all to you
I found out there was so much more
part from what I knew
everything is so different
since you came into my life
You make me run to be with you
you make me run to be with you
I wouldn't want to miss a day
I wouldn't dream of missin' a night
you make me run
I was used to walk real slow
didn't see the point in goin'
faster than I should
now lookin' back I see
there was noone there for me
to thrill me like you do
it still is hard to believe
the way you changed my life
Baby here I go now
Strong as I must be
No use for you to cry
A river over me
I've been prayin' to the Father
Just to ask Him what was best
He said " If you want the real thing,
Don't settle for less "
The last year it has been
Kinda Catch 22
if I didn't fight myself
I was quarrelin' with you
So I prayed to the Father
I didn't give Him no rest
He said " If you want the real thing,
Don't settle for less "
I read John 2:9
It takes a miracle
to make water taste like wine
So baby here I go now
Be forgetfull and be blessed
I'm after the real thing
I won't settle for less
'cos If you wan't the real thing
If you want the real thing
If you want the real thing
Don't settle for less
He sold his appartment,gave the money to his wife
Left his job sayin' "I'm off to a better life"
but the car,it broke down
A few fare thee wells to a few good men
And from the bottom of his heart "We'll never meet again!"
but the car,it broke down
So far from heaven
too close to town
there to be stranded
with the car broken down
He glanced through the windscreen,his hands upon the wheel
first a curse was heard and then a cry "This can't be real!"
but the car it broke down
He grabbed the keys and in despair,threw them in the air
And then came to his senses,picked them up again
but the car had broken down
So far from heaven
too close to town
there to be stranded
with the car broken down
"Why forsake me lord
Now I started to believe you cared
I'm not as strong as Job
I need a light up ahead
You might as well strike me to death!"
On a one-way trip to the promised land
Don't count on anything but your own two hands
in case your car breaks down
I'll get to the point
I'm goin' home
I'll take my leave
As soon as the eve falls
But don't you worry
I'll take nothing you need
You can keep my shoes
You can have my hat
And all my books
That you never read
But I won't give you
The comin' years of my life
Sweet Anna Lee
Didn't you notice by now
We used to be
So much closer than we're now
All of the king's horses
And all of his men
Why do you want them
To go to work again
But I wont stand here
And watch other men fail
I am certain
All's been said
The draw of the curtain
The rush to the coat-racks
No looks over the shoulder
As soon as I close the door behind you
Sweet Anna Lee
Didn't you notice by now
We used to be
So much closer than we're now
When you hear my name
Do you feel any pain
Do you hear my name at all
And when you think of me
Do you smile,do you weep
Do you think of me at all
Let me curse once again
The sad they when
I left without a word
I got on a lost weekend
I couldn't face you again
'cos I left without a word
There's a line I once read
"It takes a fool to regret"
Well there's no fool as foolish as me
If I hadn't let you down
You'd be here right now
You'd be sittin' here singin' with me
Let me curse once again
The sad they when
I left without a word
I got on a lost weekend
I couldn't face you again
'cos I left without a word
If you are ever around
This lonely town
You know what I'd like you to do
And I woudn't impose
Not in rhyme,not in prose
Impose myself on you
Let me curse once again
The sad they when
I left without a word
I got on a lost weekend
I couldn't face you again
'cos I left without a word
There's a shadow climbin' up them hills
I've seen it's been through the mill
We follow the mighty river as we roll
The nighttrain's gonna take me home
The nighttrain's gonna take me home
I'll try to put my letter in the mail
As soon as I get off of these roaring rails
There's still five-hundred miles to go
And my thoughts are with the one back home
My thoughts are with the one back home
The sun is sinkin' down in the lake
There's red,yellow,purple,blue and grey
There's but one thing more beautiful that I know
And that's the girl waitin' for me back home
that girl waitin' for me back home
There's a black couple wantin' the go to bed
So I'm down the isle smokin' cigarettes
There are people singin' songs from long ago
Just like me they're headin' for home
Just like me they're headin' for home
With one-hundred miles away from bein' with you
I shave myself like a fresh groom would do
I brush my teeth and run that comb
I'm good and ready for the one back home
I'm good and ready for the one back home
I get off at the end of the line
To be greeted by that pretty babe of mine
But there have not been eight hours in the day
And I leave my baby home alone to stay
I leave my baby home alone to stay
I trample down the cherry blossoms
On both sides of the avenue
And I whistle Stormy Weather
Out of key,out of tune
And where are you
Tellin' me not to act
Like a child with no respect
For anything around
Where are you
I miss your gentle frown
When you're callin' me a clown
There's no more fun in bein' bad
No more fun in bein' bad
And I jump from pool to puddle
In my brand new leather shoes
And I give money to the beggar
And I hope he'll spend it all on booze
And where are you
Tellin' me not to act
Like a child with no respect
For anyone around
Where are you
I miss your gentle frown
When you're callin' me a clown
There's no more fun in bein' bad
No more fun in bein' bad
I'm soaked through with the autumn rain
I've been chasin' all my life
I come here to take shelter
under the neon lights
With a breath of hesitation
I walk in the door
I got a woman livin' in my house
I don't call her my wife no more
'cos She don't wish me happiness
She don't want my luck to change
She's a rock upon my chest
When removed it leaves a stain
Always thinkin' about the price of one
Soon as my hand's under her dress
She don't wish me happiness
I smile in disbelief
How naive I can be
To think that what I lack in love
I can buy from thee
There's a big black hole
As I come
And I see through your smile
You just want me gone
'cos You don't wish me happiness
You don't want my luck to change
You're a rock upon my chest
When removed it leaves a stain
Always thinkin' about the price of one
Soon as my hand's under your dress
You don't wish me happiness
I see my tears in your eyes dear
Findin' out love ain't for sale
I see my sweat in your hands
Now they're tied up to the rail
It would be so easy
To make you feel my pain
It doesn't matter where I'm off to now
You will never have to face me again
'cos You don't wish me happiness
You don't want my luck to change
You're a rock upon my chest
When removed it leaves a stain
Always thinkin' about the price of one
Soon as my hand's under your dress
You don't wish me happiness
I sunk into Georgina's eyes
So the big guns blew
There was a life-boat on the way
They hung my clothes to dry
They're wavin' on the news
The drowned man speaks today
I got so close
I got so close
The scent of goat's leather
Lingers on my fingers
Though they scrubbed them thoroughly
And "Oh,he will do better!"
Those are words that wiggle
To a tune too smooth to me
I got so close
I got so close
I'm gonna handle the heat
Pull out the blindin' splinters
And I swear on my own name
There's blisters on my feet
My toes are cold and withered
But I will walk again
I got so close
I got so close
Well my line of fortune
Is not long
Still I like to think
I'm a-goin' strong
I hold a lotta love in store
Twice a lifetime,evermore
I was a lone wolf
'till The day we met
I was a sinner
I tender my regret
You became the reason
I'm a-livin' for
Twice a lifetime,evermore
Twice a lifetime,evermore
You can put your name upon my door
Make your pallet on my floor
Twice a lifetime,evermore
The untruth
Goes around
And though we had our share of fallin'-outs
You are still the one that I adore
Twice a lifetime,evermore
I get up
And lift my hand
And in public
I make my stand
You are mine and I am yours
Twice a lifetime,evermore
Twice a lifetime,evermore
You can put your name upon my door
Make your pallet on my floor
Twice a lifetime,evermore
Come rain,come shine
For better and for worse
In tryin' times
We'll win our spurs
We're always stronger than before
Twice a lifetime,evermore
Twice a lifetime,evermore
You can put your name upon my door
Make your pallet on my floor
Twice a lifetime,evermore
Don't back down
Don't back down
For my life is in your hand
Don't back down
Don't back down
And I still got a tree to bend
I know I don't sound very convincing
You know,I used that line in vain before
Don't back down
Don't back down
And I'll be in your debt evermore
I asked you to move many a-mountain
You did without askin' me why
And the truth and the lies you heard about me
You were always so big in reply
And though I did little to thank you
And I don't return the help that you bring
Don't back down
Don't back down
BEYOND THE PINK FLOWERS
Well I see you walk occasionally
wearin' your beauty with pride
if I walked up to you
would you talk to me and not let it ride?
if I gave you an invitation
would you kindly accept?
if I told you the glorious truth
if I told you I was fallin' for you
would you fall for me?
If I told you about my hunch
that we were made to spend our lives together
would that be ok with you
or would you limit the subject to the weather?
if I kissed your chubby skin
would you turn the other cheek?
if I did what I don't dare to do
if I told you I was fallin' for you
would you fall for me?
Ride ride ride
under electric light
saddle up the horses
and show me how to ride
teach me how to jump right up
and show me how to turn
how do I go faster?
for I got a lot to learn
Ride ride ride
flyin' a little kite
movin' in a circle
feelin' happy here inside
tryin' not to fall
from the tamest horse's back
and after sixty minutes
I'm a sober-minded wreck
Talk talk talk
it's better just to talk
feelin' pretty good myself
without that saddle-walk
without a broken bone
without a broken heart
I didn't feel a thing
when we were torn apart
Ride ride ride
under electric light
movin' in a circle
feelin' happy here inside
Old wise Mary dropped the drinks on the table
in cold january,wearin' plain simple sables
"I'm mournin' for you,my son,you're ways have to end
my prayers were long and my tears are all spent"
She was not mean to me
she was not unkind to me
she was only pointin' out the facts
"Your mind's eye in Eden and your hands in the gutter
you quote from one Book and you live by another
I saw you standin' there while brave Stephen got stoned
you painted a smile,but you felt quite alone"
She was not mean to me
she was not unkind to me
she was only pointin' out the facts
And scan my soul,scan my soul
and when you do it
scan my soul,scan my soul
do it good
My dear Emma,I had an early risin'
I slept for dreams but gathered none
I saw a light upon the horizon
it could have been the mornin' sun
I remember paddlin' in the uptown fountain
and other follies,they can't be undone
we wasted words and time about them
to heal the wounds will take us twice as long
The glass it scattered and the blood it spattered
and the arguments were thin
we were danger toour persons
and a worry to our next of kin
Into his two arms she fell
into his two arms she fell
one shot in a million
she knew but too well
that fallen angel crawlin' out of hell
Wrapped in a blanket on the floor
wrapped in a blanket on the motelroom floor
the red light turned down
and the sign on the door
goin' where they never went before
Marry me,marry me soon
marry me,marry me soon
open your eyes,pick a flower in bloom
marry me,marry me soon
She watches him while he's asleep
she watches him while he is fast asleep
and prays to the one God
his poor soul to keep
she's happy more than enough to weep
But even in his dreams he can't be swayed
even in his dreams he can't be swayed
he opens his eyes
and his mouth just to say
"leave it alone tomorrow is too far away"
It bothered me a bit to hear that I don't know you at all
soon as a candle is lit ain't it's light the most important of all
what I do and what I sense,to me is evidence
to the image of you locked in my heart
Don't tell me about your secrets,they don't mean nothin' to me
they're just a thing of the past,of your own personal history
and if there's another side,from me you're tryin' to hide
you better lock it up and swallow the key
Nobody as sweet,nobody as good as you
nobody as sweet,nobody as good as you
You're tellin' me you love me,but the mirror never showed me the truth
and I hope you forgive me for not doin' as I should
if I saw it that clear,I wouldn't be here
I'd be lyin' in a single man's bed
Nobody as sweet,nobody as good as you
nobody as sweet,nobody as good as you
I betrayed your feelings for reasons unknown
you persist in your love,you fight for your throne
ages ago,the rules were ingraved in stone
there are two pawns in the game
Countin' the days in a haze of doubt
we're both in anger,both spittin' it out
meant and unmeant,mutter and shout
but both with a different aim
You put a lotta light on a few grains of gold
but it's just an oasis and I'll make it bold
it's too little,too little to hold
too little,too little to hold
What's the use for the sinner,when he or she repents
we're pickin' up the pieces and droppin' them again
it's a bloody war,there are only losers in the end
even if one of us should surrender
Babel where we live,it is not the place to die
the more I repeat it and the harder I try
the sooner you're on to me,that dog sure is sly
when she's actin' sweet and tender
You put a lotta light on a few grains of gold
but it's just an oasis and I'll make it bold
too little,too little to hold
too little,too little to hold
The sun goes up and the sun goes down
there is nothing unusual goin' on
it could be easily and quietly done
but you're askin' for thunder
You're puttin' this beside you with a tear and a laugh
there never was a unit,there were only two halfs
and in fact,what proves this epitaph?
doesn't it make you wonder?
You pu a lotta light on a few grains of gold
but it's just an oasis and I'll make it bold
it's too little,too little to hold
too little,too little to hold
Only in days when I am lost
I look in bananaboxes for a cross
and under a heap of junk and warn-out things
lies in dust and blood the King of kings
I confess,I've always let you down
I confess,I confess
There are days when I surrender to my needs
in fact more than days when in prayers I retreat
sometimes belief declines to doubt
and then I wake up with a bad taste in my mouth
I confess,I've always let you down
I confess,I confess
I hear you whisperin' in my ear
I only listen for to make it disappear
a sense of shame and a sense of fear
no noble thoughts involved,it's pretty cold in here
Now I don't know what I'm a-gonna do
maybe live my life,like I'm used to
or maybe walk a straighter line
but I'm afraid that I'll get pushed off all the time
I confess,I've always let you down
I confess,I confess
I like to gamble
I play all night long
seven and eleven
never bring me home
now my baby's got complaints
there's no more water in the well
she may say she loves me
but I find it hard to tell
I went out last night
now I got a heavy head
I don't remember
what I did nor what I said
now my baby's got complaints
she wishes me to hell
she may say she loves me
but I find it hard to tell
I'm out of work
I'm livin' on the dole
the money for my habits
I got from her jewelry we sold
now my baby's got complaints
there's nothing left to sell
she may say she loves me
but I find it hard to tell
I woke up in a strange bed
i must've lost my head
I needed my own true love
I was feelin' pretty bad
now my baby's got complaints
she wishes me to hell
she may say she loves me
but I find it hard to tell
I'm keepin' up appearances
I want the world to see
that a long pursuit of happiness
is a thing of the past for me
I love my little sweetie like I ought to
and she loves me like a mother
she pointed out the road for me
I walk and I don't bother
I'm keepin' up appearances
I always wear a smile
a suit to match, a felten hat
in the I'm-so-lucky style
I ain't got no complaints and I live like a saint
I embrace the life I lead
troubles are old, I stay away from the cold
and I avoid the possible heat
I'm keepin' up appearances
I want everyone to know
that the man who stands in front of them
is not more nor less than he shows
I love my little honey-bee like I ought to
and she loves me like a mother
she pointed out the road for me
I walk and I don't bother
There's a little green shack at the foot of the hill
there I was born and I'm livin' there still
I was raised near a fountain of eternal youth
the sky holds no clouds, it's only blue
In the afternoon shadow of a castle in the air
I weed the garden, I take care of my share
I grow red roses and violets too
and as you can guess, they're only blue
I got a girlfriend, she lives nearby
we'll soon get married and together we'll die
her eyes are pretty as a flower in bloom
but they're tellin' me nothing, they're only blue
Well I told you about the beauty and the love in my live
and I hear you thinkin' he must be more than satisfied
but things never change, no matter what I do
I'm discontent, only blue
I got a letter from your Highness today
I read you found your answer in good old yesterday
ain't that the easy way ?
home sweet home, security
and no vacancy there for me
This is the first of those 96
supposed to be filled with happiness, funny bits and wits
I had to change my style
you put a tear where there was a smile
and where do I go from here?
I must 've been tryin' too hard
leavin' everything to be heaved by you
and I acted without regards towards
anything and everything that you were goin' through
blessed is the child, and blessed is your man
Will you ever draw my hands again
show me places, faces that I've never seen?
I didn't see the sign
am I dumb or was I blind?
and where do I go from here?
