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I met you on a midaway at a fair last year
And you stood out like a ruby in a black mans ear
You were playing on the horses
You were playing on the guitar strings
You were playing like the devil wearing wings
Wearing wings, you looked so grand, wearing wings
Do you tie them to your shoulders just to sing
Can you fly? I... |
Sparkle on the ocean
Eagle at the top of a tree
Those crazy crows always making a commotion
This land is home to me
I was talking to my neighbor
He said, When I get to heaven, if it is not like this
Ill just hop a cloud and Im coming right back down here
Back to this heavenly bliss.
You see those lovely hills
They wont... |
He came, she smiled
She thought she had him tamed
But he was just as wild
Eating from her hand at last
Wild things run fast
In the dark he could see
The trap that was lying
In her sweet company
Eating from her hand at last
Wild things run fast
Winter beat the pines about
He heard the heater
Cutting in and out
While she... |
So you want me to buy you a car
Why? Because Elvis did?
Darlin come on
Because Elvis gave em cars
You think Im cheap
And youre hard done by
Look-you live here like a star
Rent free suite
Big blue pool that you sun by
Trips to tropic shores
Clothes from fancy stores
You want too much
You want too badly
You want everythi... |
He met her in a French cafe
She slipped in sideways like a cat
Sidelong glances
What a wary little stray!
She sticks in his mind like that
Saying, Avez-vous un allumette?
With her lips wrapped around a cigarette
Yvette in English saying
Please have this
Little bit of instant bliss.
Hes fumbling with her foreign tongue;... |
Sometimes Im happy
Sometimes Im blue
My disposition depends on you
I never mind the rain from the skies
As long as I have the sun in your eyes
Sometimes I love you
Sometimes I hate you
When I hate you
Its because I love you
Thats how I am
So what can I do
Im happy when Im with you
Sometimes Im happy
Sometimes Im blue
M... |
Front rooms
Back rooms
Slide into tables
Crowd into bathrooms
Joke around
Cheap talk
Deep talk
Talk, talk, talk around the clock
Crawl home
Lie down
Teeth chatter
Heart pounds
I dont feel so good
I dont feel so good
Push a button to escape
Preacher on the tube crying Lord!
Theres evil in this land
Rock and roll music!
... |
Holy war
Genocide
Suicide
Hate and cruelty
How can this be holy?
If I had a heart Id cry
These ancient tales
The good go to heaven
And the wicked ones burn in hell
Ring the funeral bells!
If I had a heart Id cry
Theres just too many people now
Too little land
Much too much desire
You feel so feeble now
Its so out of ha... |
Just before our love got lost you said
I am as constant as the northern star
And I said, Constantly in the darkness
Wheres that at?
If you want me Ill be in the bar
On the back of a cotton coaster
In the blue T.V. screen light
I drew a map of Canada
Oh, Canada
With your face sketched on it twice
In my blood like holy w... |
Maybe Im just kidding myself when I say I love you
I dont know--
Loving without trusting
You get--frostbite and sunstroke
I wish I felt nothing!
You pimp--laughing and strutting her to my chartered seat
Your old off night back street
Its been stinger to stinger, darling
Its been heart to heart
You still keep me from fi... |
Its coming on Christmas, theyre cutting down trees
Theyre putting up reindeer, singing songs of joy and peace
I wish I had a river that I could skate away on
But it dont snow here, it stays pretty green
Im going to make a lot of money
And then Im gonna quit this crazy scene
I wish I had a river that I could skate away ... |
I cant decide
I dont know
Which way to go?
The options multiply
The choices grow
Which way to go?
What should I buy?
What should I be?
Which way to go?
So much comes at you
Too much for me
Which way to go?
Elusive dreams and vague desires
Fanned to fiery needs by golden boys
In ad empires
Fiction
Truth
Fiction
Truth
Fi... |
Just before our love got lost, you said
I am as constant as a northern star
And I said, Constantly in the darkness
Wheres that at?
If you want me Ill be in the bar
On the back of a cartoon coaster
In the blue TV screen light
I drew a map of Canada
Oh, Canada
With your face sketched on it twice
Oh, youre in my blood lik... |
Just before our love got lost, you said
I am as constant as a northern star
And I said, constant in the darkness
Wheres that at?
If you want me Ill be in the bar
On the back of a cartoon coaster
In the blue of a tv screen light
I drew a map of Canada
Oh Canada
With your face sketched on it twice
You are in my blood lik... |
Rows and flows of angel hair
And ice cream castles in the air
And feather canyons everywhere
Ive looked at clouds that way
But now they only block the sun
They rain and snow on everyone
So many things I would have done
But clouds got in my way
Ive looked at clouds from both sides now
From up and down, and still somehow... |
I stepped outside to breathe the air
And stare up at the stars
Big dipper hanging there
Over the rented car
Over the rented car
Im a runaway from the record biz
From the hoods in the hood and the whiny white kids
Boring, the old man is snoring
And Im taming the tiger
Tiger, tiger burning bright
Nice, kitty kitty
Tiger,... |
Bows and flows of angel hair
And ice cream castles in the air
And feather canyons everywhere
Ive looked at clouds that way
But now they only hide the sun
They rain and snow on everyone
So many things I might have done
But clouds got in my way
Ive looked at clouds from both sides now
From up and down, and still somehow
... |
I almost closed the door
Cancelled on everything we opened up for
Tonight the shadows had their say
Their sad notions of the way
Things really are
Damn these blues!
Theyd turn my heart against you
Since I was fool enough
To find romance
Im trying to convince myself
This is just a dance!
We move in measures
Through love... |
Last chance lost
In the tyranny of a long good-bye
Last chance lost
We talk of us with deadly earnest eyes
Last chance lost
We talk of love in terms of sacrifice and compromise
Last chance
Last chance lost
Last chance lost
The hero cannot make the change
Last chance lost
The shrew will not be tamed
Last chance lost
The... |
Since I lost you
I cant get through the day
Without at least one big boo-hoo
The pain wont go away
What am I gonna do?
Man from Mars
This time you went too far
I fall apart
Everytime I think of you
Swallowed by the dark
There is no center to my life now
No grace in my heart
Man from Mars
This time you went too far
I ca... |
Baila mi rumba
Batela, goza y mira mama
Baila, mira mama
Batela, goza, mira eh
Rumbando bello es que yo voy
Bailala bailala bailala
Bailala baila baila
Eh eh mama
Baila baila my rumbo
Ele eh ele eh
Bailala bailala baila
Din din baragadin dan dan
Baila baila baila baila
Venezolano en Nueva York
En California y en todos... |
If theres one rule to this game
Everybodys gonna name
Its... be cool
If youre worried or uncertain
If your feelings are hurtin
Youre a fool
If you cant keep cool
Charm em
Dont alarm em
Keep things light
Keep your worries out of sight
And play it cool
Play it cool
Fifty-fifty
Fire and ice
If your heart is on the floor
C... |
He said You think youre a lady
But I know youre a woman
We are as young as the night
I said No telephones ringing
No company coming
Just the lap of the lake and the firelight
And the lonely loon and the crescent moon
What a pocket of heavenly grace
But in France they say
Everyday
Love puts on a new face
Love has many f... |
Its coming on Christmas
Theyre cutting down trees
Theyre putting up reindeer
And singing songs of joy and peace
Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on
But it dont snow here
It stays pretty green
Im gonna make a lot of money
Then Im going to quit this crazy scene
I wish I had a river I could skate away on
I wish ... |
I am Lakota!
Lakota!
Looking at money man--
Diggin the deadly quotas--
Out of balance--
Out of hand
We want the land!
Lay down the reeking ore!
Dont you hear the shrieking in the trees?
Everywhere you touch the earth--shes sore
Every time you skin her all things weep
Your money mocks us--
Restitution--what good can it ... |
Dont worry bout me
Ill get along
Forget about me
Just be happy my love
Lets say that our little show is over
And so the story ends
Why not call it a day the sensible way
And still be friends
Look out for yourself
That should be the rule
Give your heart and your love
To whomever you love
Darlin dont be a fool
Why do we ... |
I want to paint a picture
Botticelli style
Instead of Venus on a clam
Id paint this flower child
You are the air my flowers breathe
He calls, and the ladies turn around
On the first day of Spring
Im looking at the only joy around
Hes the only joy around
The only joy I found
The only joy in town
The Spanish steps are cr... |
Its coming on Christmas, theyre cutting down trees
Theyre putting up reindeer and singing songs of joy and peace
I wish I had a river I could skate away on
But it dont snow here, it stays pretty green
Im gonna make a lot of money, then Im gonna quit this crazy scene
I wish I had a river I could skate away on
I wish I h... |
Dont know why
Theres no sun up in the sky
Stormy weather
Since my man and I aint together
Keeps rainin all of the time
Life is bare
Gloom and misery everywhere
Stormy weather
Just cant get my poor self together
Im so weary all the time
All the time
So weary all the time
Since you went away
The blues stepped up and met ... |
Bows and flows of angel hair
And ice cream castles in the air
And feather canyons everywhere
Ive looked at clouds that way
But now they only block the sun
They rain and snow on everyone
So many things I would have done
But clouds got in my way
Ive looked at clouds from both sides now
From up and down and still somehow
... |
..led an enormous band.
Swede: Oh, But I know hes very lucky too, because when Mingus dies theres gonna be the same funeral they had for Duke Ellington... in a big church and the whole countrys going to say, wow, he was so far out, you know what i mean?
Charles: No man, no big church! Im going to be buried man - I got ... |
It came to pass
Like lightening striking from above
Electric flash
Just like lightening striking from above
Struck by precious love
Precious, precious love
So hopeless and so inspired
Why do you dream flat tires
When you dream flat tires?
You dream flat tires
With a jack and a spare youre there
Trying to get to where l... |
On and on it seem to go
That you dont know what youve got til its gone
Dont know what youve got til its gone
Have a feeling, now believing; that you
Were the one I was meant to be with
Oh how Im wishing; thinking, dreaming of you
To the fact I was meant to be that way
Got until its gone
Got until its gone
On and on... |
I have to come and see you
Maybe once or twice a year
I think nothing would suit me better right now
Than some downtown atmosphere
Sitting with you in some local zoo
Not another job would do
Synchronized and vital
Good friends, me and you
The sun goes down in Jersey
Rises over Little Italy
We could talk it up til the b... |
Hana steps out of a storm
Into a strangers warm, but
Hard-up kitchen
She sees what must be done
So she takes off her coat
Rolls up her sleeves
And starts pitchin in
Hana has a special knack
For getting people back on the right track
Cause she knows
They all matter
So she doesnt argue or flatter
She doesnt fight the sli... |
Cold blue steel out of money
One eye for the beat police
Sweet Fire calling
You cant deny me
Now you know what you need
Underneath the jungle gym
Hollow grey fire escape thief
Looking for sweet fire
Shadow of lady release
Come with me
I know the way she says
Its down, down, down the dark ladder
Do you want to contact s... |
The street was loud
From an angry crowd and
I thought of you, I thought of you
Dreamer
Land of the free
No hungry bellies
Impossible
Impossible dreamer
In the darkest part of the night
Blue shadows conjure you
And in the brightest height of the daylight
Sometimes I blink cause I think I see you
Dreaming like you do
The... |
Bows and flows of angel hair and ice cream castles in the air
And feather canyons everywhere, Ive looked at clouds that way
But now they only block the sun they rain and snow on everyone
So many things I would have done, but clouds got in my way
Ive looked at clouds from both sides now
From up and down and still someho... |
At the far end of the midway
By the double ferris wheel
Theres a band that plays so snakey
You cant help how you feel
Emmie Mae ran away
With a man as dark as night
You can see him, if you go there
Second trumpet to the right
They play Night Train
So snakey
Black girls dancing
Long and lanky
Barkers barking
Step right ... |
Got to be a winner, trophy winner
Get to hold your head up higher
Got to be a winner, trophy winner
Get to hold your head up higher
Number one, number one
Honey tell me when your working day is done
Were you reaching for the high rung
Reaching to be number one?
Got to be a winner, trophy winner
Get to hold your head... |
I went so numb on Christmas day
I couldnt feel my hands or feet
I shouldnt have come
She made me pay
For gleaming with Donald down her street
She put blame on him
And shame on me
She made it all seem so tawdry and cheap
Oh, lets be nice, Mama, open up your gifts
You know, happiness is the best facelift
I mean, after al... |
Rows and floes of angel hair
And ice cream castles in the air
And feather canyons everywhere
Ive looked at clouds that way
But now they only block the sun
They rain and snow on everyone
So many things I would have done
But clouds got in my way
Ive looked at clouds from both sides now
From up and down, and still somehow... |
Newsreels rattle the Nazi dread
The able bodied have shipped away
Molly McGee gets her tea leaves read
Youll be married in a month they say
These leaves are crazy
Just look at this town theres no men left
Just frail old boys and babies
Talking to teacher in the treble clef
She plants her garden in the spring
She does t... |
The tour bus came yesterday
The drivers a mess today
Its a dump of a destiny
But its got a view
Now the kid in the see-through blouse
Shes moving in hard on his holy vows
Since the preachers not dead
Dead drunk will have to do!
Night of the iguana
The jasmine is so mercilessly sweet
Night of the iguana
Can you hear the... |
This is really something
People will be envious
But our roles arent clear
So we musnt rush
Still, were burning brightly
Clinging like fire to fuel
Im grinning like a fool
Stay in touch
We should stay in touch
Oh! Stay in touch
In touch
Part of this is permanent
Part of this is passing
So we must be loyal and wary
Not t... |
The general offered
No apologies
He said The soldiers erred in judgement
They should have hired a hooker
No apologies
To the outraged Japanese
No Sorry little girl
The pigs just took her
Tire skids and teethmarks
What happened to this place?
Lawyers and loan sharks
Are laying America to waste
Freddie said that Juan thi... |
Charles: I never hit too, too hard, uh, yknow. All my life, uh yknow, just everything I touched, turned to gold. Im not, Im not rich but, yknow, Ive always had a few, some dollars in my pockets |
Its coming on Christmas
Theyre cutting down trees
Theyre putting up reindeer
And singing songs of joy and peace
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
But it dont snow here
It stays pretty green
Im gonna make a lot of money
Then Im gonna quit this crazy scene
I wish I had a river I could skate away on
I wish I ... |
Im a lucky girl
I found my friend
Ive been all around the world
Mission Impossible
Chasing the rainbows end
Wise guys
Shy guys
And sly lover boys
With big bad bedroom eyes ...
I never loved a man I trusted
As far as I could pitch my shoe
Til I loved you
Youre my lucky star
Youre my magician
You make the night prowling ... |
I came upon a child of God
He was walking along the road
And I asked him, Where are you going?
And this, he told me
Im goin on down to Yasgurs farm
Gonna join in a rock n roll band
Im gonna camp out on the land
Gonna get my soul free
We are stardust
We are golden
And weve got to get ourselves
Back to the garden
Then, c... |
Strong and wrong you win
Only because
Thats the way its always been
Men love war!
Thats what history s for
A mass-murder mystery
His story
Strong and wrong
You lose everything
Without the heart
You need
To hear a robin sing
Where have all the songbirds gone?
Gone!
All I hear are crows in flight
Singing might is right
M... |
Well, Ive heard of heartbreakers
But you take the cake
Ladies man
You could charm the diamonds
Off a rattlesnake
Ladies man
Ladies bring it on over
When you give em the glance
They dont stand a chance
First, you unfold them
Then you pigeon-hole em
Ladies man
Well it sure takes a lot of
Good natured self-control
Ladies ... |
Woke up, it was a Chelsea morning
And the first thing that I heard
Was the song outside my window
And the traffic wrote the words
It came ringing up like Christmas bells
And rapping up like pipes and drums
Wont you stay
Well put on the day
And well wear it till the night comes
Woke up, it was a Chelsea morning
And the ... |
It was a dark and a stormy night
Everyone was at the wing-ding
They werent the wing-ding type
So they went up on the train bridge
Where the weather was howling
And oh, oh, my my
When that train comes rolling by
No paper thin walls, no folks above
No one else can hear
The crazy cries of love
They were laughing, they wer... |
Well, Ive known some heartbreakers, but you take the cake
Ladies man, ladies man
You could charm both rattlers off a rattlesnake, yes, you could
Ladies man, ladies man
Ladies bring it on over when you give em a glance
They dont stand a chance
First, you unfold them
Then you pigeon-hole them, ladies man
Ladies man, ladi... |
(Dont it always seem to go
That you dont know what youve got till its gone?
Dont it always seem to go
That you dont know what youve got till its gone?)
Im awake again, looking over photos that I know I shouldve thrown away
Youre in my head, Im thinking of you every single second of the night and day
What ever happened ... |
I am on a lonely road and I am traveling, traveling, traveling, traveling
Looking for something, what can it be?
Oh, I hate you some
I hate you some, I love you some
Oh, I love you when I forget about me
I want to be strong
I want to laugh along
I want to belong to the living
Alive, alive, I want to get up and jive
Wan... |
Dont it always seem to go
That you dont know what youve got til its
Dont it always seem to go
That you dont know what youve got til its
Dont it always seem to go
That you dont know what youve got til its
That you dont know what youve got til its gone
Have a feeling, now believing that you
Were the one I was meant to be... |
Summertime, and the living is easy
Fish are jumping out
And the cotton is high
Your daddys rich and your mamas so good looking
So, hush little baby, dont you cry
One of these mornings
Youre gonna rise rise up singing
Spread your wings and take to the sky
But until that morning
Aint no ones gonna harm you
Not with your ... |
He comes for conversation
I comfort him sometimes
Comfort and consultation
He knows thats what hell find
I bring him apples and cheeses
He brings me songs to play
He sees me when he pleases
I see him in cafes
But I only say hello
And turn away before his lady knows
How much I wanna see him
She removes him like a ring
T... |
Kiss my ass! I said
And I threw my drink
Tequila trickling
Down his business suit
Must be the Irish blood
Fight before you think
Turn it now
You cant cowtow
You cant undo it
Its his town
And that went down
Like a lead balloon
Lead lead lead lead balloon
He said Sic her, Rover
That went over
Like a lead balloon
Lead lea... |
I took a house by the water
Took a man on a mountainside
Pretty house by the water
Lovely lover by the waterside
Last time I saw that man
He hung down his head and cried
Corrina, Corrina
Do you have to go
Corrina, Corrina
Tell me why do you have to go
Just made me come to love you girl
Now you pack your things and go
L... |
Its coming on Christmas
Theyre cutting down trees
Theyre putting up reindeer
And singing songs of joy and peace
Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on
But it dont snow here
It stays pretty green
Im gonna make a lot of money
Then Im gonna quit this crazy scene
Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on
I wish ... |
This is the reoccurring dream
Born in the dreary gap between
What we have now
And what we wish we could have
More fulfilling--and less frustrating!
Out of the envy in our eyes
Look!
Glamorous picture people rise
Radiant!
Gleaming down from screens and pages
Ooh--glamour--before your very eyes!
Isnt it true--isnt it tru... |
Bows and flows of angel hair
And ice cream castles in the air
Feathered canyons everywhere
Ive looked at clouds that way
Now they only block the sun
They rain and snow on everyone
So many things I could have done
But clouds got in my way
Ive looked at clouds from both sides now
From up and down and still somehow
Its cl... |
Hot winds and hunger cries--Ethiopia
Flies in your babies eyes--Ethiopia
Walking sticks on burning plains
Betrayed by politics
Abandoned by the rains
On and on--the human need
On and on--the human greed profanes
Ethiopia--Ethiopia--Ethiopia
Your top soil flies away--Ethiopia
We pump ours full of poison spray--Ethiopia
... |
Rays Dads Cadillac
Rays Dads Cadillac
Rays Dads Cadillac
Rollin past the rink
Past the record shack
Pink fins in the falling rain
Rollin
To the blue lights past the water mains
Rays Dads Cadillac
Weekends wed get
Rays Dads Cadillac
Rock n roll in the dashboard
Romance in the back of
Rays Dads Cadillac
Rays dad teaches ... |
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swinging hot spot
Dont it always seem to go
That you dont know what youve got till its gone?
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
They took all the trees and put em in a tree museum
And then they charged the people a dollar-and-a-... |
The way I see it, he said, You just cant win it
Everybodys in it for their own gain
You cant please them all
Theres always someone calling you down
Calling you down, calling you down
But I do my best
And I do good business, I do it well
Theres a lot of people asking for my time
Trying to get ahead
Theyre trying to be a... |
No, you couldnt call Jesse a babe in the woods
Hes just weak in self-defense
Cause hes so thin skinned
He cant take a joke at his expense
Youre a push button window, says Rowdy Yates
I can run you up and down
Anytime I want
I can make you my dancin--
My dancin clown!
Youre my dancin clown
Dancin dancin
My dancin clown
... |
Rain comes from the east one night
We watch it come
To hang like beaded curtains till the morning sun
Water dripping from our clothes
You, with raindrops on your nose
Ask me sadly, Please dont go away, love
Till the rain is done, I say, Ill stay now
Rain outside but inside we dont mind at all
Shadows by the fire
Slowly... |
Its coming on Christmas
Theyre cutting down trees
Theyre putting up reindeer
Singing songs of joy and peace
I wish I had a river I could skate away on
But it dont snow here
It stays pretty green
Im going to make a lot of money
Im going to quit this crazy scene
I wish I had a river I could skate away on
I wish I had a r... |
Some day hell come along
The man I love
And hell be big and strong
The man I love
And when he comes my way
Ill do my best to make him stay
Hell look at me and smile
Ill understand
And in a little while
Hell take my hand
And though it seems absurd
I know we both wont say a word
Maybe I will meet him on Sunday
Maybe on a... |
The big man arrives
Disco dancers greet him
Plainclothes cops greet him
Small town, big man, fresh lipstick glistening
Sophomore jive
From victims of typewriters
The band sounds like typewriters
The big man hes not listening
His eyes hold Edith
His left hand holds his right
What does that hand desire
That he grips it s... |
I slept last night in a good hotel
I went shopping today for jewels
The wind rushed around in the dirty town
And the children let out from the schools
I was standing on a noisy corner
Waiting for the walking green
Across the street he stood
And he played real good
On his clarinet, for free
Now me I play for fortune
And... |
He
In a shopping mall
Finally met the perfect girl
She is all that matters
The only one in all the world
Like a Barbie doll
Oh love is snakes and ladders
Snakes and ladders
She
Just to have and hold
Is the perfect air-brushed angel
Makes you hot just looking at her
Stapled into all his braincells
Like a centerfold
Oh l... |
Youre so square--baby
Youre so square . .
Oh, you dont like greasy diners
You dont like sleazy bands
You just want to go
To a movie show
And sit there holding hands
Youre so square
Baby I dont care
You dont like going to parties
To toot and talk all night long
You just want to park
Where its nice and dark
And kiss me,... |
Ill try to keep myself open up to you
Thats a promise that I made to love
When it was new
Just like Jericho I said
Let these walls come tumbling down
I said it like I finally found the way
To keep the good feelings alive
I said it like it was something to strive for
Ill try to keep myself open up to you
And approve you... |
We got a break
Unbelievable
We got a break
Right in the middle of this
Hollywood heartache
We got this solid love
All around the town
Good hearts are going under
Love bandits con and plunder
Let nobody put asunder this solid love . .
We got a chance
Hot dog darlin
We got a chance
No more, no more
Fly-by-night romance
... |
Yes I do--I love you!
I swear on the stars above I do!
I swear on the streetlight on the corner
Shoving back the shadows!
One shadow cursing
Another shadow laughing
Underneath the streetlight
I dont know where theyre coming from
I just see em passing
Underneath the streetlight . .
Yes I do--I love you!
I swear on the ... |
Bows and flows of angel hair
Ice cream castles in the air
And feathered canyons everywhere
Id look at clouds that way
Now they only block the sun
They rain and snow on everyone
So many things I could have done
The clouds got in my way
Ive looked at clouds from both sides now
From up and down and still somehow
Its cloud... |
I was an unmarried girl
Id just turned twenty-seven
When they sent me to the sisters
For the way men looked at me
Branded as a jezebel
I knew I was not bound for Heaven
Id be cast in shame
Into the Magdalene laundries
Most girls come here pregnant
Some by their own fathers
Bridget got that belly
By her parish priest
We... |
I was alone and sickly
It was a quarter of a moonlit night
I heard him cry through my window shade
And it filled me so full of fright
But I could not turn my back on him
I put on the back porch light
Can I help you said the Good Samaritan
Can I help you said the Good Samaritan
I brought him bread and a blanket
But I to... |
So they paved paradise
And put up a parking lot
With a pink hotel
A boutique
And a swinging night spot
Dont it always seem to go
That you dont know what you got til its gone
They paved paradise
Put up a parking lot
They took all the trees
Put em in a tree museum
And they charged all the people
An arm and a leg just to ... |
I was alone and sickly
It was a quarter of a moonlit night
I heard him cry through my window shade
And it filled me so full of fright
But I could not turn my back on him
I put on the back porch light
Can I help you said the Good Samaritan
Can I help you said the Good Samaritan
I brought him bread and a blanket
But I to... |
I am on a lonely road and I am traveling
Traveling, traveling, traveling
Looking for something, what can it be
Oh I hate you some, I hate you some, I love you some
Oh I love you when I forget about me
I want to be strong I want to laugh along
I want to belong to the living
Alive, alive, I want to get up and jive
I want... |
You better leave now, take what you need, the past is past
Whatever you wanna keep, you better grab it fast
Over theres your orphan with her gun
Cryin like a fire in the sun
Look out the saints are comin through
Ohh and its all over now, Baby Blue
The highway is for gamblers, better use good sense
Take what you have ga... |
The big man arrives
Disco dancers greet him, plainclothes cops greet him
Small town, big man, fresh lipstick glistening
Sophomore jive
From victims of typewriters the band sounds like typewriters
The big man, hes not listening
His eyes hold Edith, his left hand holds his right
What does that hand desire
That he grips i... |
They paved paradise, put up a parking lot
With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin hot spot
Dont it always seem to go
That you dont know what you got til its gone?
They paved paradise, put up a parking lot
They took all the trees and put em in a tree museum
And they charged all the people a dollar and a half just t... |
Shiny toys
Shiny toys
Shiny toys
Im reading people rags in the checkout lane
Look, heres a hunk, heres a honey!
Celebrated people and their claims to fame
Heres a boy and his money
And pictures of the winners in the latest
Ratepoll games
Whatever makes you Yahoo!
Whatever makes your time feel satisfyin
Whatever makes... |
Theres a crow flying
Black & ragged
Tree to tree
Hes black as the highway thats leading me
Now hes diving down
To pick up on something shiny
I feel like that black crow
Flying
In a blue sky
I took the ferry to the highway
Then I drove to a pontoon plane
I took a plane to a taxi
And a taxi to a train
Ive been traveling ... |
Trina wears her wampum beads
She fills her drawing book with line
Sewing lace on widows weeds
And filagree on leaf and vine
Vine and leaf are filagree
And her coats a second-hand one
Sewn in antique luxury
She is a lady of the canyon
Annie sits you down to eat
She always makes you welcome in
Cats and babies around her ... |
Its coming on Christmas
Theyre cutting down trees
Theyre putting up reindeer
And singing songs of joy and peace
Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on
But it dont snow here
It stays pretty green
Im going to make a lot of money
Then Im going to quit this crazy scene
Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on
I... |
Funny day, looking for laughter and finding it there
Sunny day, braiding white flowers and leaves in my hair
Picked up a pencil and wrote I love you in my finest hand
Wanted to send it, but I dont know where I stand
Telephone, even the sound of your voice is still new
All alone in Carolina and talking to you
And feelin... |
Its coming on Christmas
Theyre cutting down trees
Theyre putting up reindeer
And singing songs of joy and peace
Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on
But it dont snow here
It stays pretty green
Im going to make a lot of money
Then Im going to quit this crazy scene
Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on
I... |
Help me, I think Im falling in love again
When I get that crazy feeling
I know Im in trouble again
Im in trouble cause youre a rambler and gambler
Like a sweet talking ladies man
And you love your lovin
But not like you love your freedom
Help me, I think Im falling in love too fast
Its got me hoping for the future
And ... |
Rows and floes of angel hair
And ice cream castles in the air
And feather canyons evrywhere
Ive looked at clouds that way
But now they only block the sun
They rain and snow on evryone
So many things I would have done
But clouds got in my way
Ive looked at clouds from both sides now
From up and down, and still somehow
I... |
No demands
Just pleasurable sensations
Hand in hand
No far reaching plans
No, no-hand in hand
Well I keep on trying to understand
Daylight bright
How come I keep moving
From man to man to man?
Giving my sweet love--
Tasting sweet love--
Woman to man
Sometimes its easy
You drift with the empty gladness
Like it all belon... |
The firmament of Tinsel Town
Is strung with tungsten stars
Lots of forty watt successes
He says wheres my own shining hour
Hes the well kept secret of the underground
Hes in debt to the company store
Because his only channelled aspiration
Was getting back that girl he had before
Hes got stacks and stacks of words that ... |
Dont it always seem to go
That you dont know what youve got til its
Dont it always seem to go
That you dont know what youve got til its
Dont it always seem to go
That you dont know what youve got til its
That you dont know what youve got til its gone
Have a feeling, now believing that you
Were the one I was meant to be... |
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