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When I lost you, honey Sometimes I think I lost my guts too And I wish God would send me a word Send me something Im afraid to lose Lying in the heat of the night like prisoners all our lives I get shivers down my spine, girl And all I wanna do is hold you tight Baby, baby, baby I swear Ill drive all night again just t...
Ooooh-oh-ooh-oh Ooooh-oh-ooh-oh Hey, little girl, is your daddy home? Did he go and leave you all alone? I got a bad desire Oh-oh-oh, Im on fire Tell me now, baby, is he good to you? Can he do to you the things that I cant do? I can take you higher Oh-oh-oh, Im on fire Ooooh-oh-ooh-oh Sometimes its like someone took a ...
Spanish Johnny drove in from the underworld last night With bruised arms and broken rhythm in a beat-up old Buick But dressed just like dynamite He tried selling his heart to the hard girls over on Easy Street But they sighed Johnny it falls apart so easy And you know hearts these days are cheap And the pimps swung the...
We played king of the mountain out on the end The world come charging up the hill, and we were women and men Now theres so much that time, time and memory fade away We got our own roads to ride and chances we gotta take We stood side by side each one fighting for the other We said until we died wed always be blood brot...
Woke up this morning, the house was cold Checked out the furnace, she wasnt burnin Went out and hopped in my old Ford Hit the engine but she aint turnin Weve given each other some hard lessons lately But we aint learnin Were the same sad story, thats a fact One step up and two steps back Bird on a wire outside my motel...
I was trying to find my way home But all I heard was a drone Bouncing off a satellite Crushing the last lone American night This is radio nowhere Is there anybody alive out there? This is radio nowhere Is there anybody alive out there? I was spinning around a dead dial Just another lost number in a file Dancing down a ...
Well the street lights shine Down on Blessing Avenue Lovers, they walk by Holding hands two by two A breeze crosses the porch Bicycle spokes spin round Jackets on, Im out the door Tonight Im going to burn this town down And the girls in their summer clothes In the cool of the evening light The girls in their summer clo...
Theres a place out on the edge of town, sir Rising above the factories and the fields Now ever since I was a child I can remember That mansion on the hill In the day you can see the children playing On the road that leads to those gates of hardened steel Steel gates that completely surround, sir The mansion on the hill...
Seems like Im caught up in your trap again Seems like Ill be wearing the same old chains Good will conquer evil and the truth will set me free And I know someday I will find the key I know somewhere I will find the key Seems like Ive been playing your game way too long Seems the game Ive played has made you strong When...
Johnny works in a factory And Billy works downtown Terry works in a rock and roll band Looking for that million dollar sound And I got a little job down in Darlington But some nights I dont go Some nights I go to the drive-in Or some nights I stay home I followed that dream Just like those guys do up on the screen And ...
Its all cold down on the beach The winds whipping down the boardwalk Hey Band! You guys know what time of year it is? What time, what? What? Christmastime! What? Oh, Christmastime! You guys, all, you guys all been good and practicing real hard? Yeah? Clarence, you been, you been rehearsing real hard now? So Santall bri...
I got my finger on the trigger But I dont know who to trust When I look into your eyes Theres just devils and dust Were a long, long way from home, Bobbie Homes a long, long way from us I feel a dirty wind blowing Devils and dust I got God on my side And Im just trying to survive What if what you do to survive Kills th...
Its the same sad story, love and glory goin round and round Its the same old cliché, a wanderer on his way, slippin from town to town Some find peace here on the sweet streets, the sweet streets of home Where kindness falls and your heart calls for a permanent place of your own Im a wayfarer, baby, I drift from town to...
Do you still say your prayers, little darling? Do you go to bed at night Praying that tomorrow Everything will be alright? But tomorrows fall in number In number one by one You wake up and youre dying You dont even know what from Well, they shot you point blank You been shot in the back Baby, point blank You been foole...
I got so down-and-out in Frisco Tired of the pills and the rain I picked up, headed for the sunshine I left a good thing behind Seemed all of our love was in vain Now my babys coming in on the Tucson train I come here lookin for a new life One I wouldnt have to explain To that voice that keeps me awake at night When a ...
You been hurt, and youre all cried out, you say You walk down the street pushing people outta your way You packed your bags and all alone you wanna ride You dont want nothing, dont need no one by your side Youre walking tough, baby, but youre walking blind To the ties that bind The ties that bind Now you cant break the...
My little sisters in the front seat with an ice cream cone My mas in the backseat sittin all alone As my pa steers her slow out of the lot for a test drive down Michigan Avenue Now my ma she fingers her wedding band And watches the salesman stare at my old mans hands Hes tellin us all bout the break hed give us if he c...
Have you ever seen a one trick pony in the field, so happy and free? If youve ever seen a one trick pony then youve seen me Have you ever seen a one-legged dog making its way down the street? If youve ever seen a one-legged dog then youve seen me Then youve seen me I come and stand at every door Then youve seen me I al...
Im 25 hundred miles from where I wanna be It feels like a hundred years since youve been near to me I guess what goes around, baby, comes around Just wishing you were here with me, in Sundown Sundown aint the kind of place you want to be on your own Its all long, hot, endless days and cold nights all alone I drift from...
Sunrise, sundown The streets gone golden brown Auburn skies above Im searching for my love I’m searching for my love There goes my miracle Walking away, walking away There goes my miracle Walking away, walking away Moonlight, moon bright Wheres my lucky star tonight? The streets lost in lamp light Then suddenly inside ...
Early in the morning factory whistle blows Man rises from bed and puts on his clothes Man takes his lunch, walks out in the morning light Its the working, the working, just the working life Through the mansions of fear, through the mansions of pain I see my daddy walking through them factory gates in the rain Factory t...
Sparks fly on E Street when the boy prophets walk it handsome and hot All the little girls souls grow weak when the man-child gives them a double shot Them schoolboy pops pull out all the stops on a Friday night The teenage tramps in skintight pants do the E Street dance and everythings all right Well the kids down the...
We said wed walk together Baby come what may That come the twilight Should we lose our way If as were walking a hand should slip free Ill wait for you And should I fall behind Wait for me We swore wed travel darlin side by side Wed help each other stay in stride But each lovers steps fall so differently But Ill wait fo...
Friday nights pay night, guys fresh out of work Talking about the weekend, scrubbing off the dirt Some heading home to their families, some looking to get hurt Some going down to Stovall wearing trouble on their shirts I work for the county out on 95 All day I hold a red flag and watch the traffic pass me by In my head...
Hey there mister, can you tell me what happened to the seeds Ive sown Can you give me a reason sir as to why theyve never grown Theyve just blown around from town to town Till theyre back out on these fields Where they fall from my hand Back into the dirt of this hard land Now me and my sister From Germantown we did ri...
Baby, once I thought I knew Everything I needed to know about you Your sweet whisper, your tender touch I didnt really know that much Jokes on me, but its going to be okay If I can just get through this lonesome day Lonesome day Hells brewing, dark suns on the rise This storm will blow through, by and by House is on fi...
Guess it was somethin I shouldnt have done Guess I regret it now Ever since I was a kid Tryin to keep my temper down is like Chasin wild horses, chasin wild horses Chasin wild horses Left my home, left my friends I didnt say goodbye I contract out to the BLM Up on the Montana line Chasin wild horses, chasin wild horses...
Well, there she sits buddy just a gleaming in the sun There to greet a working man when his day is done Im gonna pack my pa and Im gonna pack my aunt Im gonna take them down to the Cadillac Ranch Eldorado fins, whitewalls and skirts Rides just like a little bit of heaven here on earth Well buddy when I die throw my bod...
Where the river runs to black I take the schoolbooks from your pack Plastics, wire and your kiss The breath of eternity on your lips In the crowded marketplace I drift from face to face I hold my breath and close my eyes I hold my breath and close my eyes And I wait for paradise And I wait for paradise The Virginia hil...
I went out walking the other day Seen a little girl crying along the way Shed been hurt so bad said shed never love again Someday your crying, girl will end And youll find once again Two hearts are better than one Two hearts girl get the job done Two hearts are better than one Once I spent my time playing tough guy sce...
Shirts in the closet, shoes in the hall Mamas in the kitchen, baby and all Everything is everything Everything is everything But youre missing Coffee cups on the counter, jackets on the chair Papers on the doorstep, youre not there Everything is everything Everything is everything But youre missing Pictures on the nigh...
I woke up this morning with stones in my mouth Said those were only the lies youve told me Those are only the lies youve told me I pulled my collar to the wind and spit them on the ground You said those are only the lies youve told me Those are only the lies youve told me Sat on the edge of our bed in the sun I felt th...
Put on your best dress baby And darling, fix your hair up right Cause theres a party, honey Way down beneath the neon lights All day youve been working that hard line Now tonight youre gonna have a good time I work five days a week girl Loading crates down on the dock I take my hard earned money And meet my girl down o...
Catlong sighs holding Kittys black tooth She left to marry some top cat, aint it the cold truth And there hasnt been a tally since Sally left the alley Since Kitty left with Big Pretty things have got pretty thin Its tight on this fence since them young dudes are muscling in Jack Knife cries cause babys in a bundle She...
Princess cards she sends me With her regards Oh, barroom eyes shine vacancy To see her you gotta look hard Wounded deep in battle I stand stuffed like some soldier undaunted To her cheshire smile, Ill stand on file Shes all I ever wanted You let your blue walls get in the way of these facts, honey Get your carpetbagger...
When I was a little kid I never liked to eat Mom would put things on my plate And Id dump em on her feet But then one day she made this soup I ate it all in bed I asked her what she put in it And this is what she said: Oh, chicken lips and lizard hips And alligator eyes Monkey legs and buzzard eggs And salamander thigh...
A Dustland fairytale beginning With just another white trash county kiss In 61, long brown hair and foolish eyes He looked just like youd want him to Some kind of slick chrome American prince A blue jean serenade Moon River whatd you do to me I dont believe you Saw Cinderella in a party dress but She was looking for a ...
Grab your ticket and your suitcase Thunder’s rolling down this track Well, you don’t know where you’re going now But you know you won’t be back Well, darling if you’re weary Lay your head upon my chest We’ll take what we can carry Yeah, and we’ll leave the rest Well, big wheels roll through fields where sunlight stream...
41 shots And well take that ride Across the bloody river To the other side 41 shots Cut through the night Youre kneeling over his body in the vestibule Praying for his life Is it a gun? Is it a knife? Is it a wallet? This is your life It aint no secret It aint no secret No secret, my friend, you can get killed just for...
I was raised outta steel Here in the swamps of Jersey Some misty years ago Through the mud and the beer The blood and the cheers I’ve seen champions come and go So if you’ve got the guts mister Yeah, if you got the balls If you think it’s your time Then step to the line And bring on your wrecking ball Bring on your wre...
Mary, Queen of Arkansas, its not too early for dreamin The sky is grown with cloud seed sown and a bastards love can be redeeming Mary, my queen, your soft hulk is reviving No, youre not too late to desecrate, the servants are just rising Well, Im just a lonely acrobat, the live wire is my trade Ive been a shine boy fo...
I met a little girl and I settled down In a little house out on the edge of town We got married, and swore wed never part Then little by little we drifted from each others hearts At first I thought it was just restlessness That would fade as time went by and our love grew deep In the end it was something more I guess T...
Theres a place out on the highway ’cross the San Bernardino line Where the truckers and the bikers gather every night at the same time At seven the band comes in and locals dance the night away At Sleepy Joes Café I drive on down from the big town Friday when the clock strikes five As the red sun sets in the ocean, I s...
Hey bus driver keep the change, bless your children, give them names Dont trust men who walk with canes Drink this and youll grow wings on your feet Broadway Mary, Joan Fontaine, advertiser on a downtown train Oh, Christmas crier bustin cane, hes in love again Where dock workers dreams mix with panthers schemes to some...
Ill mow your lawn, clean the leaves out your drain Ill mend your roof to keep out the rain Ill take the work that God provides Im a Jack of all trades, honey, well be alright Ill hammer the nails and Ill set the stone Ill harvest your crops when theyre ripe and grown Ill pull that engine apart and patch her up til shes...
Out where the creek turns shallow and sandy And the moon comes skimming away the stars Wind in the mesquite comes rushing over the hilltops Straight into my arms, straight into my arms Im riding hard carrying a catch of roses A fresh map that I made Now Im going to get birth naked and bury my old soul And dance on its ...
I got two pins in my ankle and a busted collarbone A steel rod in my leg, but it walks me home At nine, I climbed high into the boughs of our neighborhoods tallest tree I dont remember the fear, just the breeze Drive fast, fall hard, Ill keep you in my heart Dont worry about tomorrow, dont mind the scars Just drive fas...
Well my soul checked out missing as I sat listening To the hours and minutes tickin away Yeah just sittin around waitin for my life to begin While it was all just slippin away Im tired of waitin for tomorrow to come Or that train to come roarin round the bend I got a new suit of clothes a pretty red rose And a woman I ...
Cigarettes and a bottle of beer This poem that I wrote for you This black stone and these hard tears Are all I got left now of you I remember you in your Marine uniform laughing Laughing at your ship out party I read Robert McNamara says hes sorry Your high boots and striped T-shirt Ah Billy you looked so bad Yeah, you...
I dont need your answered prayers Or the chains your lover wears I dont need your rings of gold Or the secrets that you hold Lift me up, darling Lift me up And Ill fall with you, lift me up Let your love lift me up I dont need your sacred vow Or the promise tomorrow brings There, behind the morning clouds Ill take the ...
I been knocking on the door that holds the throne I been looking for the map that leads me home I been stumbling on good hearts turned to stone The road of good intentions has gone dry as a bone We take care of our own We take care of our own Wherever this flags flown We take care of our own From Chicago to New Orleans...
You make up your mind, you choose the chance you take You ride to where the highway ends and the desert breaks Out on to an open road you ride until the day You learn to sleep at night with the price you pay Now with their hands held high, they reached out for the open skies And in one last breath they built the roads ...
She took off her stockings I held them to my face She had your ankles I felt filled with grace Two hundred dollars straight in Two-fifty up the ass she smiled and said She unbuckled my belt, pulled back her hair And sat in front of me on the bed She said, Honey, hows that feel Do you want me to go slow? My eyes drifted...
Well, no cannonball did fly, no rifles cut us down No bombs fell from the sky, no blood soaked the ground No powder flash blinded the eye No deathly thunder sounded But just as sure as the hand of God They brought death to my hometown They brought death to my hometown, boy Now, no shells ripped the evening sky, no citi...
Well its Saturday night, youre all dressed up in blue I been watchin you awhile, maybe you been watchin me too So somebody ran out, left somebodys heart in a mess Well if youre lookin for love, honey Im tougher than the rest Some girls they want a handsome Dan, or some good-lookin Joe On their arm some girls like a swe...
My name is Joe Roberts, I work for the state Im a sergeant out on Perenville barracks number 8 Ive always done an honest job, honest as I could Got a brother named Frankie, Frankie isnt no good Ever since we were young kids, its been the same come down Id get a call on the short wave, Frankies in trouble downtown Well,...
You may think Im foolish For the foolish things I do You may wonder how come I love you When you get on my nerves like you do Well baby you know you bug me There aint no secret bout that Well come on over here and hug me Baby Ill spill the facts Well honey it aint your money Cause baby I got plenty of that I love you f...
Hey, little girl, is your daddy home? Did he go and leave you all alone? Oh-oh, Ive got a bad desire Oh-oh-oh, Im on fire Tell me now, baby, is he good to you? Can he do to you the things that I do? Oh-oh, I can take you higher Oh-oh-oh, Im on fire Sometimes its like someone took a knife, baby, edgy and dull And cut a ...
The sky was falling And streaked with blood I heard you calling me Then you disappeared into the dust Up the stairs, into the fire Yeah, up the stairs, into the fire I need your kiss But love and duty called you some place higher Somewhere up the stairs, into the fire May your strength give us strength May your faith g...
I got seven pictures of Buddha The prophets on my tongue Eleven angels of mercy Sighing over that black hole in the sun My hearts dark but its rising Im pulling all the faith I can see From that black hole on the horizon I hear your voice calling me Let it rain, let it rain, let it rain, let it rain Let it rain, let it...
Hey little girl, is your daddy home? Did he go and leave you all alone? I got a bad desire Oh, oh, oh, Im on fire Tell me now baby, is he good to you? And does he do to you the things that I do? Alright, I can take you higher Oh, oh, oh, Im on fire Sometimes its like someone took a knife, baby Edgy and dull and cut a s...
Mrs. McGrath, the sergeant said Would you like to make a soldier Out of your son, Ted? With a scarlet cloak and a big cocked hat Mrs. McGrath, wouldnt you like that? With your too-ri-aa, fol-did-dle-di-aa, too-ri-oo-ri-oo-ri-aa, with your too-ri-aa, fol-did-dle-di-aa, too-ri-oo-ri-oo-ri-aa Mrs. McGrath lived on the sho...
Well you dont like, dont like the way I walk And you dont like, dont like the way I talk You criticize about me endlessly Logic defies how you get stuck with me And you complain about the clothes I wear And you explain theres other boys out there You complain my car makes too much noise And you cry Im always out with t...
He was born a little baby on the Appalachian Trail At six months old hed done three months in jail He robbed a bank in his diapers and his little bare baby feet All he said was Folks, my name is Outlaw Pete. Im Outlaw Pete! Im Outlaw Pete! Can you hear me? At twenty-five a mustang pony he did steal And they rode around...
Every day here you come walking I hold my tongue, I dont do much talking You say youre happy and youre doin fine Well, go ahead, baby, I got plenty of time Because sad eyes never lie Because sad eyes never lie Well, for a while Ive been watching you steady Aint gonna move til youre good and ready You show up and then y...
Hey little girl, is your daddy home? Did he go away and leave you all alone? I got a bad desire Oh, oh, oh, Im on fire Tell me pretty baby, is he good to you? Can he do to you the things that I do? I can take you higher Oh, oh, oh, Im on fire Sometimes it feels like someone took a knife Baby do you know and cut a six-i...
Driving home she grabs something to eat Turns a corner and drives down her street Into a row of houses she just melts away Like the scenery in another mans play Into a house where the blinds are closed To keep from seeing things she dont wanna know She pulls the blinds and looks out on the street The cool of the night ...
I see you walking, baby, down the street Pushing that baby carriage at your feet I see that lonely ribbon in your hair Tell me am I the man for whom you put it there You never smile girl, you never speak You just walk on by, darling, week after week Raising two kids alone in this mixed up world Must be a lonely life fo...
Take me now baby, here as I am Pull me close, try and understand I work all day out in the hot sun Break my back till the morning comes Come on now, try and understand The way I feel when Im in your hands Take me now as the sun descends They cant hurt you now Because the night belongs to lovers Because the night belon...
Last night I was out driving Coming home at the end of the working day I was riding alone through the drizzling rain On a deserted stretch of a county two-lane When I came upon a wreck on the highway There was blood and glass all over And there was nobody there but me As the rain tumbled down hard and cold I seen a you...
Hey little girl is your daddy home? Did he go away and leave you all alone? I got a bad desire Oooo oooo ooooh Im on fire Tell me now baby is he good to you? Can he do to you the things that I do? I can take you higher Oooo oooo ooooh Im on fire Sometimes its like someone took a knife, baby, edgy and dull And cut a six...
They come from everywhere A longing to be free They come to join us here From sea to shining sea And they all have a dream As people always will To be safe and warm In that shining city on the hill Some wanna slam the door Instead of opening the gate Aw, let’s turn this thing around Before it gets too late It’s up to m...
Got out of prison back in 86 and I found a wife Walked the clean and narrow Just trying to stay out and stay alive Got a job at the rendering plant, it isnt going to make me rich In the darkness before dinner comes Sometimes I can feel the itch I got a cold mind to go tripping across that thin line Im sick of doing str...
I dont remember how I felt I never thought Id live To read about myself In my hometown paper How my brave young life Was forever changed In a misty cloud of pink vapor Darling, give me your kiss Only understand I am the nothing man Around here everybody acts the same Around here everybody acts like nothings changed Fri...
Came into town with a pocketful of songs I made the rounds but I didnt last long Now Im out on this highway with a bone-cold chill Somewhere north of Nashville I lie awake in the middle of the night Makin a list of things that I didnt do right With you at the top of a long page filled Here, somewhere north of Nashville...
We sit in the car outside your house And I can feel the heat coming down I go to put my arms around you Give me a look like Im way out of bounds Yeah, let out one of your bored sighs and Lately when I look into your eyes Im going down, down, down, down We get dressed up and we go Out, baby, for the night We come home e...
Crazy Janey and her mission man Were back in the alley tradin hands Long came Wild Billy with his friend G-Man all duded up for Saturday night Well, Billy slammed on his coaster brakes And said, anybody wanna go on up to Greasy Lake? Its about a mile down on the dark side of Route 88 I got a bottle of Rose, so lets try...
House got too crowded, clothes got too tight And I dont know just where Im going tonight Out where the skys been cleared by a good hard rain Theres somebody callin my secret name Im going down to Lucky Town Going down to Lucky Town I wanna lose these blues Ive found Down in Lucky Town Baby, down in Lucky Town Had a coa...
Took a walk to the corner store Just to buy a loaf of bread and a box of smores Up pulled a guy in a yellow van Shiny gold badge flashing in his hand He said, alright all you mojados down here I want you all to hit the floor I got one thing to ask you and nothing more So answer in English, if you can Where were ya born...
Im driving a big, lazy car Rushin up the highway in the dark I got one hand steady on the wheel And one hands tremblin over my heart Its pounding, baby, like its gonna bust right on through And it aint gonna stop till Im alone again with you A friend of mine became a father last night When we spoke, in his voice, I cou...
Well, its Saturday night Youre all dressed up in blue Ive been watching you awhile Maybe youve been watching me too So somebody ran out Left somebodys heart in a mess Well, if youre looking out for love Honey, Im tougher than the rest Some girls, they want a handsome Dan Or some good-lookin Joe On their arm Some girls ...
I love to see the cottonwood blossom In the early spring I love to see the message of love That the bluebird brings But when I see you walkin with him Down along the strand I wish I were blind When I see you with your man I love to see your hair shining In the long summers light I love to watch the stars fill the sky O...
I woke up this morning I could barely breathe Just an empty impression In the bed where you used to be I want a kiss from your lips I want an eye for an eye I woke up this morning to an empty sky Empty sky, empty sky I woke up this morning to an empty sky Empty sky, empty sky I woke up this morning to an empty sky Bloo...
Blinded by the light Wrapped up like a deuce Another runner in the night Blinded by the light Wrapped up like a deuce Another runner in the night Blinded by the light Wrapped up like a deuce... Madman drummers bummers Indians in the summer With a teenage diplomat In the dumps with the mumps As the adolescent pumps His ...
Bill Horton was a cautious man of the road He walked lookin over his shoulder and remained faithful to its code When something caught his eye, hed measure his need And then very carefully hed proceed Billy met a young girl in the early days of May It was there in her arms, he let his cautiousness slip away In their lov...
Bring it Down, band! Now , I just came here tonight to say I just wanna say ... I just wanna say ... Merry Christmas baby, you surely treat me nice Merry Christmas baby, you surely treat me nice I feel just like Im living in paradise Now listen Now you see, I feel real good tonight And I got music on the radio And I fe...
My feet were flying down the street just the other night When a Hong Kong special pulled up at the light What was inside, man, was just cest magnifique I wanted to hold the bumper and let her drag me down the street Ooh, ooh I got to crush on you Ooh, ooh I got to crush on you Ooh, ooh I got to crush on you tonight Som...
Theyre holding a committee of treason and lies Double speak and sedition then somebody dies From the hills the smell of lilacs then the repeat of guns When she closes the window and draws the blinds her first touch sucks the air from my lungs Hey Blue Eyes, what you doing tonight Hey Blue Eyes, its alright She says, In...
x2 La la la la la La la la la la La la la La la la la la I hold you in my arms, yeah thats when it starts I seek faith in your kiss and comfort in your heart Taste the seed upon your lips, lay my tongue upon your scars When I look into your eyes and we stand worlds apart La la la la la La la la la la La la la La la la ...
I slipped on her shoe, she was a perfect size seven I said Theres no smoking in the store maam. She crossed her legs and then We made some small talk thats where it should have stopped She slipped me her number, I put it in my pocket My hand slipped up her skirt, everything slipped my mind In that little roadhouse On H...
Dream baby dream Dream baby dream Dream baby dream Come on and dream baby dream Come on and dream baby dream We got to keep the light burning Come on, we gotta keep the light burning Come on, we gotta keep the light burning Come on, we gotta keep the light burning Come on and dream baby dream Gotta keep the fire burnin...
Well now you say youve found another man who does things to you that I cant And that no matter what I do its all over now Between me and you girl But I cant believe what you say No I cant believe what you say Cause baby I dont want to fade away Oh I dont wanna fade away Tell me what can I do what can I say Cause darlin...
Hey girl I’m calling all stations Blowing down the wire tonight I’m singing through these power lines I’m running on time and feeling alright Skipping over the currents in the air Reaching to see if you’re out there Come across your radio station Calling out nation to nation If you can hear me then say alright And if y...
Bobby said hed pull out, Bobby stayed in Janey had a baby, it wasnt any sin They were set to marry on a summer day Bobby got scared and he ran away Jane moved in with her ma out on Shawnee Lake She sighed, Ma sometimes my whole life feels like one big mistake She settled in in a back room, time passed on Later that win...
Bobbys got a gun that he keeps beneath his pillow Out on the street, your chances are zero Take a look around you It aint too complicated Youre messing with murder incorporated Now you check over your shoulder everywhere that you go Walking down the street, theres eyes in every shadow You better take a look around you...
Some need gold and some need diamond rings Or a drug to take away the pain that living brings A promise of a better world to come When whatever here is done I dont need that sky of blue, Babe All I knows since I found you Im happy when Im in your arms Happy, darling, come the dark Happy when I taste your kiss Im happy ...
Woke up this morning, was a chill in the air Went into the kitchen, your cigarettes were lying there Your jacket hung on the chair where you left it last night Everything was in place, everything was all right But you were missing Missing... Last night I dreamed the sky went black You were drifting down and you couldnt...
The angel rides with hunchbacked children, poison oozing from his engine Wieldin love as a lethal weapon, on his way to hubcap heaven Baseball cards poked in his spokes, his boots in oil hes patiently soaked The roadside attendant nervously jokes as the angels tires stroke his precious pavement The interstates choked w...
Hey, little dolly with the blue jeans on I want to ramrod with you honey, till half-past dawn Let your hair down mama and pick up this beat Come on and meet me tonight down on Bluebird Street Ive been working all week, Im up to my neck in hock Come Saturday night I let my ramrod rock Shes a hot stepping hemi with a fou...
Well, they built the Titanic to be one of a kind But many ships have ruled the seas They built the Eiffel Tower to stand alone But they could build another if they please Taj Mahal, the pyramids of Egypt are unique, I suppose But when they built you, brother, they broke the mold Now the world is filled with many wonder...