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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 ...
They paved paradise, put up a parking lot With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin hotspot Dont it always seem to go That you dont know what youve got till its gone? They paved paradise, put up a parking lot They took all the trees, put them in a tree museum And they charged the people A dollar and a half just to s...
I had a king in a tenement castle Lately hes taken to painting the pastel walls brown Hes taken the curtains down Hes swept with the broom of contempt And the rooms have an empty ring Hes cleaned with the tears Of an actor who fears for the laughters sting- I cant go back there anymore You know my keys wont fit the doo...
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 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 had a ri...
I met you on a midway at a fair last year And you stood out like a ruby in a black mans ear You were playin on the horses; you were playin on the guitar strings; You were playin like a devil wearin wings Wearin wings, you looked so grand wearin wings Do you tape them to your shoulders just to sing? Can you fly? I heard...
Look out the left, the captain said The lights down there, thats where well land I saw a falling star burn up Above the Las Vegas sands It wasnt the one that you gave to me That night down south between the trailers Not the early one That you can wish upon Not the northern one That guides in the sailors Oh, starbright,...
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 fortunes And...
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...
Look out the left, the captain said The lights down there, thats where well land I saw a falling star burn up Above the Las Vegas sands It wasnt the one that you gave to me That night down south between the trailers Not the early one That you can wish upon Not the northern one That guides in the sailors Oh, starbright,...
The pirate anchored on a Wednesday And why he came to port I wonder To see a lady so my friends say She dances for the sailors In a smoky cabaret bar underground Down in a cellar in a harbour town I know he told her love was treasure And they would reap the fullest bounty He only comes to port for pleasure So when the ...
Yesterday a child came out to wander Caught a dragonfly inside a jar Fearful when the sky was full of thunder And tearful at the falling of a star And the seasons they go round and round And the painted ponies go up and down Were captive on the carousel of time We cant return we can only look Behind from where we came ...
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 ...
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 going on down to Yasgurs farm Im going to join in a rock n roll band Im going to camp out on the land Im going to try an get my soul free We are stardust We are golden And weve got to get ourselves Back ...
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 To skate away on I wish...
I met you on a midway at a fair last year And you stood out like a ruby in a black mans ear You were playin on the horses; you were playin on the guitar strings; You were playin like a devil wearin wings Wearin wings, you looked so grand wearin wings Do you tape them to your shoulders just to sing? Can you fly? I heard...
Woke up, it was a Chelsea morning And the first thing that I heard Was a song outside my window And the traffic wrote the words It came ringing up like Christmas bells And rapping up like pipes and drums Oh, wont you stay Well put on the day And well wear it till the night comes Woke up, it was a Chelsea morning And th...
I hired a coach to take me from confusion to the plane And though we shared a common space I know Ill never meet again The driver with his eyebrows furrowed in the rear-view mirror I read his name and it was plainly written Nathan La Franeer I asked him would he hurry But we crawled the canyons slowly Through the buyer...
I awoke today and found the frost perched on the town It hovered in a frozen sky and gobbled summer down When the sun turns traitor cold And all the trees are shivering in a naked row I get the urge for goin, but I never seem to go I met a girl in summertime, summer-coloured skin Not another boy in town my darlins hear...
Driving into town With a dark cloud above you Dial in the number Whos bound to love you Ah, honey You turn me on Im a radio Im a country station Im a little bit corny Im a wildwood flower wavin for ya And a broadcastin tower wavin for ya And Im sending you out this signal here I hope you can pick it up loud and clear A...
Light up light up Light up your lazy blue eyes Moons up nights up Takin the town by surprise Night time night time Day left an hour ago City light time Must you get ready so slow There are places to come from and places to go Night in the city looks pretty to me Night in the city looks fine Music comes spilling out int...
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 they 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 so...
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 Every time I think of you Im 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 ...
When Charlie speaks of Lester You know someone great has gone The sweetest swinging music man Had a Porkie Pig hat on A bright star in a dark age When the bandstands had a thousand ways Of refusing a black man admission Black musician In those days they put him in an underdog position Cellars and chitlins When Lester t...
They paved paradise Put up a parking lot With a pink hotel, a boutique And a swingin hot spot Don’t it always seem to go That you dont know what you got Til it’s gone They paved paradise And 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...
When morning comes to Morgantown The merchants roll their awnings down The milk trucks make their morning rounds In morning Morgantown Well rise up early, with the sun To ride the bus while everyone is yawning And the day is young In morning Morgantown Morning Morgantown Buy your dreams, a dollar down Morning any town ...
Light up, light up Light up your lazy blue eyes Moons up nights up Takin the town by surprise Night time, night time Day left an hour ago City light time Must you get ready so slow There are places to come from and places to go Night in the city looks pretty to me Night in the city looks fine Music comes spilling out i...
Michael wakes you up with sweets He takes you up streets and the rain comes down Sidewalk markets locked up tight And umbrellas bright on a grey background Theres oil on the puddles in taffeta patterns That run down the drain In colored arrangements That Michael will change with a stick that he found Michael from mount...
The last time I saw Richard was Detroit in 68 And he told me, All romantics meet the same fate someday Cynical and drunk and boring someone in some dark café You laugh, he said, you think youre immune Go look at your eyes, theyre full of moon You like roses and kisses and pretty men to tell you All those pretty lies, p...
My old man Hes a singer in the park Hes a walker in the rain Hes a dancer in the dark We dont need no piece of paper From the city hall Keeping us tied and true My old man Keeping away my blues Hes my sunshine in the morning Hes my fireworks at the end of the day Hes the warmest chord I ever heard Play that warm chord,...
Its coming on Christmas. theyre cutting down trees Putting up reindeer, singing songs of joy and peace I wish I had a river I could skate away on 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 had a river ...
Rows and flows of angel hair And ice cream castles in the air And feathered 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 wouldve done But clouds got in my way Ive looked at clouds from both sides now From up and down, and still somehow ...
It was a rainy night We took a taxi to your mothers home She went to Florida and left you With you fathers gun, alone Upon her small white bed I fell into a dream You sat up all the night and watched me To see, who in the world I might be I am from the Sunday school I sing soprano in the upstairs choir You are a holy m...
Varnished weeds in window jars Tarnished beads on tapestries Kept in satin boxes are Reflections of loves memories Letters from across the seas Roses dipped in sealing wax Valentines and maple leaves Tucked into a paperback Guess Ill throw them all away I found someone to love today Dark with darker moods is he Not a g...
I think of tears, I think of rain on shingles I think of rain, I think of roses blue I think of Rose, my heart begins to tremble To see the place shes lately gotten to Gotten to, gotten to Shes gotten to mysterious devotions Shes gotten to the zodiac and Zen Shes gotten into tarot cards and potions Shes laying her reli...
Daylight falls upon the path, the forest falls behind Today I am not prey to dark uncertainty The shadow trembles in its wrath, Ive robbed its blackness blind And tasted sunlight as my fear came clear to me I think I understand Fear is like a wilderland Stepping stones or sinking sand Now the way leads to the hills, ab...
La la la la la la la la, La la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la, ooh Its comin on Christmas, theyre cuttin down trees Puttin up reindeer, singin songs of joy and peace I wish I had a river I could skate away on No, it dont snow here, no, it stays pretty green Gonna make a lot of money then Im gonna quit this c...
The priest sat in the airport bar He was wearing his fathers tie And his eyes looked into my eyes so far Whenever the words ran dry Behind the lash and the circles blue He looked as only a priest can: through And his eyes said me and his eyes said you And my eyes said, Let us try He said, You wouldnt like it here No, i...
Theres a crow flying black and 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 a 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 traveli...
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 going on down to Yasgurs Farm Im gonna join in a rock and roll band Im gonna camp out on the land Im gonna try and get my soul free We are stardust We are golden And weve got to get ourselves back to th...
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 And Im going to quit this crazy scene I wish I had a river I could skate away on I wis...
The way I see it he said You just cant win it Everybodys in it for their own gain You cant please em all Theres always somebody calling you down I do my best and I do good business Theres a lot of people asking for my time Theyre trying to get ahead Theyre trying to be a good friend of mine I was a free man in Paris I ...
Willy is my child, he is my father I would be his lady all my life He says hed love to live with me But for an ancient injury That has not healed He said I feel once again Like I gave my heart too soon He stood looking through the lace At the face on the conquered moon And counting all the cars up the hill And the star...
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 And I only say, Hello And turn away before his lady knows How much I want to see him She removes him, like a ri...
Funny day, looking for laughter and finding it there Sunny day, braiding wild 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 California and talking to you And feeli...
Yesterday a child came out to wonder Caught a dragonfly inside a jar Fearful when the sky was full of thunder And tearful at the falling of a star And the seasons, they go round and round And the painted ponies go up and down Were captive on the carousel of time We cant return, we can only look behind from where we cam...
Hit it 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 somebody talking you down Now, I do my best and I do a good business Theres a lot of people asking for my time Theyre trying to get ahead Theyre trying to be a good friend of mine I was a fr...
When I first saw your gallery I liked the ones of ladies Then you began to hang up me You studied to portray me In ice and greens And old blue jeans And naked in the roses Then you got into funny scenes That all your work discloses Lady, dont love me now I am dead I am a saint, turn down your bed I have no heart, thats...
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, Stays pretty green. Im gonna make a lot of money And and then Im gonna quit this crazy scene. Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate a...
Its coming on Christmas Theyre cutting down trees Theyre putting up reindeers 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 ...
Peridots and periwinkle blue medallions Gilded galleons spilled across the ocean floor Treasure somewhere in the sea and he will find where Never mind their questions theres no answer for The roll of the harbour wake The songs that the rigging makes The taste of the spray he takes And he learns to give He aches and he ...
Sisotowbell Lane Noah is fixing the pump in the rain He brings us no shame We always knew that he always knew Up over the hill Jovial neighbours come down when they will With stories to tell Sometimes they do Yes sometimes we do We have a rocking chair Each of us rocks his share Eating muffin buns and berries By the st...
You could have been more than a name on the door On the thirty-third floor in the air More than a credit card Swimming pool in the backyard While you still have the time you could get away and find A better life, you know the grind Is so ungrateful Racing cars, whisky bars No one cares who you really are Youre the keep...
And so once again My dear Johnny my dear friend And so once again you are fightin us all And when I ask you why You raise your sticks and cry, and I fall Oh, my friend How did you come To trade the fiddle for the drum You say I have turned Like the enemies youve earned But I can remember All the good things you are And...
Marcie in a coat of flowers Steps inside a candy store Reds are sweet and greens are sour Still no letter at her door So shell wash her flower curtains Hang them in the wind to dry Dust her tables with his shirt and Wave another day goodbye Marcies faucet needs a plumber Marcies sorrow needs a man Red is autumn green i...
Through the windless wells of wonder By the throbbing light machine In a tea leaf trance or under Orders from the king and queen Songs to aging children come Aging children, I am one People hurry by so quickly Dont they hear the melodies In the chiming and the clicking And the laughing harmonies Songs to aging children...
Lady called the blue boy, love She took him home Made himself an idol, yes So he turned to stone Like a pilgrim she travelled To place her flowers Before his granite grace And she prayed aloud for love To waken in his face In his face, oh Sometimes in the evening He would read to her Roll her in his arms And give his s...
Rows and flows of angel hair And ice cream castles in the air And feathered canyons everywhere Ive looked at clouds that way Ive looked at clouds from both sides now From up and down, and still somehow Its clouds illusions that I recall I really dont know clouds Ive looked at life from both sides now From win and lose ...