Well, I don't know anymore
I don't know why I feel so sore
I only know I love you more
I feel so blue I think I'll wave myself goodbye
The people say you fade away
From my mind you wouldn't stay
But you get stronger there everyday
You know I feel so alone I think I'll wave myself goodbye
This time, next time, it's all the same
I just go on playin' the losin' game
Until one day, baby, I'll even forget your name
Someday, someday
It takes a fool too long to see
Can't make out the wood for the trees
I must have been blind as I could be
But now I feel so blue I think I'll wave myself goodbye
Well, I don't know anymore
I've lost you for sure
I only know I want you more
Is there a car straight under a light that's burning?
Prepared by your soul for all the secrets you're holding.
Step back in time machine for a mind that's frozen.
This is a mind that will challenge the full moon.
Capture on acid a man whose mind is exploding.
This is a life from the edge of the map that's turning.
There on a map they check on the eye of the beholding.
This is a flag for a mind that's frozen.
Don't look for more deep in the sun it's turning.
Ants all over your eyes broken ???
They're watching,
They've got you now.
They're showing pictures on a screen,
Time slips and places where you've been.
They're little secret of Saigon.
You trust them mostly to Hong Kong.
Guess what's right in the market place?
Selling secrets at the lowest price.
Eye to eye, come on it's your weakness.
A childish game, marked with foolish ??
Walking city, cat 'n' mouse charming.
They've got you - they've got you now.
I'm walkin' wounded, got my heart in a sling
I've been injected till I don't feel a thing
You got me hurtin' where it gets me the most
If I had some sense I'd move back to the Southern Coast, yeah
I'm truly wounded like a fox in a snare
I feel inspected 'cause I'm caught in your glare
You've done your damage, are you sure that you're through?
Don't cross me no more, had enough of you
I'm sleep walkin' like an unlit fuse
I'm breakin' out, baby, got no time to lose
I feel suspended, got no lust for life
You drew my picture, sharp as a knife
Time is a wastin' but the message got through
Don't cross me no more, I've had enough of you
I'm walkin' wounded, got my heart in a sling
I've been injected till I don't feel a thing
You got me hurtin' where it gets me most
I've got some sense now, I'm going back to the Southern Coast, yeah, yeah
Well I lost my shirt in a card game in which I never had a chance
Well I lost my shirt in a card game at which I never had a chance
The deck was marked, the game was rigged, you could not tell at a glance
Well I lost my job at the weekend...
Well I walk on hot coals sleep on a bed of nails
Walk on thin ice, skate on razor blades
Got my little girl beside me, no matter what else fails
Well I spent it all down at the racetrack...
Gonna throw away my lucky penny...
Well I walk on hot coals sleep on a bed of nails
Walk on thin ice, skate on razor blades
I can see the painting on the wall
Mixtures of different colors
And I go walking in the Arizona sun
Slow walking peace of mind
The cactus blooms, the sand dunes
No city lights, I can see for miles
And my mind goes on forever
The sun goes to bed, leaving sky of fiery red
Each step takes me closer to heaven
All is full, all is nice, and all is well
But when I turn I can see my fellow man
Fighting in the city streets
And dieing where they dwell
Each step takes them closer to heaven
I can see the painting on the wall
Mixtures of different colors
And I go walking in the Arizona sun
Each step takes me closer to heaven
I go walking in the Arizona sun
I go walking in the Arizona sun
I wanna tell you a story
Every man oughta know
If you want a little lovin
You gotta start real slow
Want her tonight
You just gotta treat her right
Squeeze her real gentle
In the palm of your hand
Wanna let her know
You're her lover man
Want her tonight
You just treat her right
If you practice my method
Just as hard as you can
You're gonna get a reputation
As a lovin man
Want her tonight
All you gotta do is treat her right
If you practice my method
Just as hard as you can
You're gonna get a reputation
As a lovin man
Want her tonight
Yeahhh...
Too much alcohol,
Yeahhh....
I went down on 31st Street,
To pick up a jug of alcohol,
Well, I went down on 31st Street,
To pick up a jug of alcohol.
Ahhh.........
Told the man to put in some water,
But he wouldn't put in a drop at all.
I was drinking my straight alcy,
And I went walking on down the street,
Well, I was drinking my straight alcy,
And I went walking on down the street.
Yeahhh....
Well, my eyes got so heavy,
I nearly fell half asleep.
Well, I like sherry brandy,
My baby sure like gin,
Well, that little girl I got,
Sure put me in the,
Spin I'm in.
Well, I went down on 31st Street,
To pick up a jug of alcohol.
Yeahhh....
I told the man to put in some water,
But he wouldn't put in a drop at all.
Whisky make me drowsey,
And gin can make you think,
Well, a common cold can kill ya,
But, my baby tell me to drink,
I went down on 31st Street,
To pick up a jug of alcohol,
Yeahhh....
I told the guy to put in some water,
But he wouldn't put in a drop at all,
One hundred per cent alcohol,
Well, let me have some.
Well, I like sherry and brandy,
My baby sure likes gin,
And that little girl I got,
Sure put me in,
The spin I'm in.
I went down on 31st Street,
To pick up, pick up a jug of alcohol,
Yeahhh....
I told the man to put in some water,
But he won't put in a drop at all.
Ninety one per cent,
Better make it ninety two,
Ninety three per cent,
Ninety four, that'll do,
Ninety five,
Ninety six,
Ninety seven per cent,
Ninetyeight,
Bartender that's ninety nine,
Make it one hundred per cent,
One hundred per cent,
One hundred per cent,
Wanna try some,
I wanna try some,
One hundred per cent,
They don't make them like you anymore, that's for sure
And when they made you
They made sure they threw away the mold
It comes as no surprise to me
That I wanna be in your vicinity
If I stand close to you
I'm not sure if I'm really there
With my feet on the ground
But my head, it's lost in the air
Oh, how I wish you could see
That I'd love to be in your vicinity
Where would I go?
What would I do if you should run from me?
How does it show when you're to lose?
Will you explain to me?
There's something growing
There's something showing
There's something won't let me be
Where would I go?
What would I do if you should run from me?
How does it show when you're to lose?
Will you explain to me?
There's something growing
There's something showing
There's something won't let me be
They don't make them like you anymore, that's for sure
And when they made you
They made sure they threw away the mold
Oh, how I wish you could be
I wanna be in your vicinity
Well, I've heard that one day
Everything comes to him who waits
Well, that may be so
But you know it might be too late
Oh, how I'd love you to see
There's a light that shines on me
Ever since you came to me
It won't go, it won't go away
Now I know that you're gonna stay
Now that I know your love
Means so much more to me now
Come here now baby
Now look what you've done to me now
I don't pray for what could have been
I feel I'm flying naturally
I can fly but I won't go away
In your sky that's where I wanna stay
Come here now baby
Now look what you've done to me now
If I don't show, would you know
Where to look for me now?
I do not stare absently
Counting waves up on the sea
Now I know where I wanna stay
There ain't no hard decisions to make
Come here now baby
Now look what you've done to me now
If I don't show, would you know
Who to send for me now?
There's a light
There's a light
People talk about her like she was a diamond on the
shelf.
People talk about her like she was a diamond on the
shelf.
Well, I got 20/20 vision, I can see that for myself.
I got a high steppin' baby, you know she's really about
as good as gold.
I got a high steppin' baby, you know she's really good
as gold.
She can make my Grandpa, feel like he's six years old.
I got 20/20 vision, and that's all I need.
Enough to keep my baby here by me.
Oooh...whooo...
You know my little baby, she buzz around like a bumble
bee.
Well, you know my little baby, she buzz like a bumble
bee.
And I won't complain if she comes around here and
stings me.
Sting me!
I got 20/20 vision, and that's all I need.
Enough to keep my baby good company.
Yeah...oooh...whooo...
You know my little baby, I'd recognize her anywhere.
If I seen her in a crowd, I'd recognize her anywhere.
She can even make my Grandpa, get up out of his
wheelchair.
All the boys hang around her, she says she don't love
no one else.
All the boys hang around, she says she don't love no
one else.
Well, I got 20/20 vision, I can see that for myself.
I got 20/20 vision, I can see that for myself.
I've been bitten,
Lord, I've been stung.
Well I was cornered,
And I was almost hung.
Well, I sure made a getaway,
And I'm, almost back on my stompin' ground.
Well, it's been written,
Many, many times it's been sung.
Well, it's well learned by the old folks,
And unheeded by the young.
Well, the grass may be greener but,
Me, I just want my stompin' ground.
Yeah....
Well, I hear the river's swollen,
The bridge is broken down.
Weatherman's heartbroken,
But even he can't stop me now.
Won't you tell the folks I'm leaving,
And I won't be long.
Keep the door wide open,
And you will hear the train I'm on.
I've been bitten,
Lord I've been stung.
Well that's alright I'm going back,
To my old stompin' ground.
Drenched by the rain,
Almost blinded by the sun.
I'm too awake for walkin',
But I'm much too tired to run.
I just want to let my feet sink,
Deep in my stompin' ground.
Well, I been jailed,
Last week I was sprung.
Well, it's in the morning paper,
I've been lookin' all around.
Well, I'm just gonna dig in my heels,
See how it feels.
I'm going back to my stompin' ground.
Admit it baby, you've gone and broke your word
Now ain't it crazy, I believed every word I've heard
Imagine baby, we were just like one
But that's it baby, I believe you've had your fun
I'm mad when I'm mad and I'm mad with you right now
I'm mad when I'm mad and I'm mad with you right now
Yeah, someone told me time and time again
To watch you closely, but I didn't heed a word they said
Now something matter, but I know in time
You'll go your way and walk right out of my mind
Who cooled your goose, who took the wind out of your sails?
Who cooled your goose, who took the wind out of your sails?
You blew it baby, now look what you've done
You made me fall down, now you wanna run
Supposin' baby, we had just now met
Well, I guess I'd fall again, so why should I have some regrets?
Just a fool for you baby, you know I just can't say no
This hotel bar is full of people
The piano man is really laying it down
Even the old bartender is as high as a steeple
So why tonight should I wear a frown?
The joint is jumping all around me
And my mood is really not in style
Right now the blues flock to surround me
But I'll break out after a while
Well, I'm a million miles away
I'm a million miles away
Sailing like a driftwood
On a windy bay
Yes, I'm a million miles away
I'm a million miles away
Sailing like a driftwood
On a windy bay
Why ask how I feel?
Well, how does it look to you?
I fell hook, line and sinker
Lost my captain and my crew
I'm standing on the landing
And there's no one there but me
That's where you'll see me
Looking out on the deep blue sea
There's a song on the lips of everybody
There's a smile all 'round the room
There's conversation overflowing
So why must I sit here in the gloom
This hotel bar has lost all its people
The piano man has caught the last bus home
The old bartender sleeps in the corner
So why must I still be here?, I don't know, let me tell you
I'm a million miles away
I'm a million miles away
Sailing like a driftwood on a windy bay
I'm a million miles away
I'm a million miles away
Sailing like a driftwood on a windy bay
Yes, I'm a million miles away
I'm a million miles away
Sailing like a driftwood on a windy bay
Well, I'm a million miles
I'm a million miles, I'm a million miles
As the crow flies, baby
Will I ain't so far from you
As the crow flies, baby
I ain't so far from you
But since I don't have wings
I can't get home as fast as I want to
In a dream last night
Where I heard you call my name
In a dream last night
Where I heard you call my name
Well, I took it as an omen
And I jumped on the very first weight train
Yeah, yeah
Well, you don't know, baby
How I miss your sweet caress
Well, you don't know, baby
How I miss your sweet caress
When I'm in your lovin' arms
I swear I make my very best
Yeah
As the crow flies, baby
That's how I'm on my way
As the crow flies, baby
I'm on my way
If I don't stop runnin'
I can get home for the break of day
Get home for the break of day
Get home for the break of day
When my baby she left me,
Left me with a mule to ride,
When my baby she left me,
Left me with a mule to ride,
When that train left the station,
That old mule laid down and died.
Just give my baby,
A brand new twenty dollar bill,
I done give my baby.
A brand new twenty dollar bill,
If that don't get her back,
I swear this old shotgun will.
Standing down by the landing,
Big old board on the door,
Standing down by the landing,
Big old board on the door,
When I say goodbye,
Won't see that girl no more.
Look out baby,
Gonna spread the news,
Look out baby,
Got to spread the news,
Treat me so bad,
I'm buried with these blues.
When my baby she left me,
Left me with a mule to ride,
When my baby she left me,
Left me with a mule to ride,
When that train left the station,
That old mule laid down and died.
If you keep on walkin'
You'll walk right outta sight
And if you keep your eyes closed
You will not see the light
Just give me a chance
To put it right
If you keep your heart closed
You'll live out in the cold
And you'll go on searchin'
Such a lonesome road
Let me be the one
You wanna hold, yeah
Wheels within wheels
Confused what you feel a little bit
Rules within rules
Won't hide the hurt I have felt
Well, I could keep on tryin'
Looks like it's all been in vain
For somethin's truly got you
It's carryin' you away
Don't leave me standing
What's going on,
Can you correct my vision?
Helping my decision.
What's going on,
If you know what I'm meaning,
You won't find me kneeling.
Should I be standing on a chair?
My hands are waving in the air,
You know as well as I do now,
I'm going to get to you somehow.
What's going on,
Everyone acts crazy,
Yes or no means maybe.
What's going on,
Could you correct my vision?
Well you always were a problem
Always running wild
Trouble is your middle name
You know you're the wayward child
You always get your feet wet
You always play with knives
Watch that you don't cut yourself
You know you're the wayward child
They call you the wayward child
Well you've always gone your own way
Sometimes you play with fire
Well can you run forever
Before you run right out of time
Will you run right out of time
Nothing's gonna change you
It ain't no use
Well who is gonna tame you
Tie you in a noose
Well no one's gonna change ya
Ain't no use
And no one's gonna tame you
Tie you in a noose
Well you always were a problem
Never meek and mild
Life is just a street fight
Well you know you're the wayward child
You always get your feet wet
You always play with knives
Watch that you don't cut yourself
A whole lot of people talking, trying to make sense
Seems everybody's living on a barbed wire fence
Whole lotta people too proud to call
'Cause it won't get no help at all
Everybody's waiting for the good news day
But it seems so far away
Wonder if it's ever gonna come
'Cause the way it's been the restless one
Lot of things have gotta change
If it's not already too late
But it is worth the wait
So, let's not hang our heads
The light will shine one day
Yeah, come on
Lot of things have gotta change
If it's not already too late
But it is worth the wait
So, let's not hang our heads
The light will show through yet, yeah
Now listen baby, and listen well
I've got only one thing to tell
Don't you worry 'bout people telling lies
They're only catching flies, yeah
A whole lotta people talking, trying to make sense
Seems everybody's living on a barbed wire fence
Whole lotta people too proud to call
'Cause it won't get no, 'cause it won't get no
'Cause it won't get no help at all, help at all
Tell me who's that coming
Not walking or running
Cool as the mountain breeze
Well, that song she's humming
Could make my guitar start strumming
Automatically
Tell me who's that speaking
Make my heart start beating
Really wanna make it pound
Well, those words she's saying
Could make even the devil start praying
On his knees down upon the ground
She's always had just what it took
To read me like I was an open book
There's something burning deep inside of me
And she's the only one who can set me free
Tell me who's that coming
Not hitching or thumbing
Looking straight at me
Well, I sure am gunning
You know she's the one and
I guess she'll always be
Well, tell me who's that coming
Not walking but running
Cool as the mountain breeze
Well, that song she's humming
Could make this guitar start strumming
Automatically
She's always had just what it took
To read me like I was an open book
There's something burning deep inside of me
He was the seventh son of a seventh son
People claimed that he could cure anyone
He had the power there is no doubt
From his healing hands the light shone all about
No magic potion or mystic words
His eyes stared at you, no sound was heard
People came from north and south
To see this faith healing man, see what he was all about
Cured the young and cured the old
Soon the whole nation knew his name
Seventh son of a seventh son
Is it to late, now that I've come?
Seventh son of a seventh son
Is it to late? You know why I've come?
Outside his door where queues ten deep
Soon this faith healing man could get no sleep
On the street they milled outside
Soon this man had to spend his days inside
He cured a woman who could not speak
And you know the blind child? Now he can see
Never asked for payment or took anything from them
Faith healing man was not the same
One day a man with a big cigar
Drove into town in a long, long silver car
He made a deal, said thin boy would go far
Said he'd make this faith healing country boy into a movie star
The seventh son of a seventh son
He moved away from this small town
To the city he soon came
He looked up in lights, saw his name
See all the people who knew him well
As though he was still here, the stories they all tell
About the time he made the lame boy walk
But know you have to pay hear him talk
One day he returned from the city of lights
You know something had happened there, his powers had died
But know he says he won't cure no more
Faith healin' man you have returned
Seventh son of a seventh son
Is it to late? You know why I've come?
Seventh son of a seventh son
To be cured, well, half went up with those big city lights
I caught the Red-Eye at midnight
In the nick of time
On a seven forty-seven
An' we soon were flyin' high
Lord, I had no time to lose
Things were gettin' hot
Only I know where we stashed the loot
The mob wants to know the spot
They got the muscle in from Cleveland
The fire-power from Detroit
They missed me in New Jersey
Though things got pretty tight
They caught my scent in Richmond
At the Hotel Savoy
But I got out the Laundry Chute
And went to Chicago, Illinois
I'm the Last of the Independants
Yeah, they're searching coast to coast
Only I know where we hid the loot
Eleven years ago
I caught the Red-Eye at midnight
In the nick of time
On a seven forty-seven
We soon were high and wide
The moon was laughing at me
Like it did not have a care
But I just smiled right back and said
?You ain't going anywhere?
Well, I want out of the rackets
And the numbers game
'Cos when you cross the big boss
Only got yourself to blame
I won't sing like a canary
And I won't go naming names
Well, I don't need police protection
Well, I'll play it my own way
I'm the Last of the Independants
Well, I play by my own rules
Yes, I'm the Last of the Independants
The Syndicate, well, it don't approve
Well, I'm the Last of the Independants
Well, I got to keep on the move
Well, I'm the Last of the Independants
Well, I got no time to lose
Time to lose
Time to lose
I got no time
Well, I got no time to lose
Well, I got no time
Well, I got no time to lose
Well, I got no time
Well, I got no time to lose
Well, I got no time
Well, the Devil made me do it, do it, do it
The Devil made me trip and fall
The Devil drove me to it, to it, to it
Till I had no chance at all
What did I do that was so bad
To go and get myself arrested?
Just in town to have some fun
But I ended up in the trash can
There I was in the witness stand
My eyes turned towards the jury
Trying to recall what went wrong last night
But it won't come right back to me
Yeah, the Devil made me do it, do it, do it
The Devil made me trip and fall
Well, the Devil drove me to it, to it, to it
Till I had no mind at all
The lawyer said, "Son, won't you plead the Fifth
And don't speak unless requested"
Using all the words at his command
His skills were sorely tested
Then, to my complete surprise
They went and called a hostile witness
The Devil himself, well, he took the stand
That's where my case rested
Well, the Devil drove me to it, to it, to it
The Devil made me trip and fall
Well, the demon drove me to it, to it, to it
Till I had no chance at all
What did I do that was so bad
To go and get myself arrested?
Well, I was just in town to have some fun
But I ended up in the trash can
There I was in the witness box
My eyes turned towards the jury
Trying to recall what went wrong last night
But it won't come right back to me
Well, the Devil made me do it, do it, do it
The Devil made me trip and fall
Well, the Devil drove me to it, to it, to it
Till I had no mind at all
The Devil drove me to it, to it, to it
The Devil made me trip and fall
The Devil drove me to it, to it, to it
Till I had no chance at at
The Devil drove me to it, to it, to it
The Devil made me trip and fall
The Devil drove me to it, to it, to it
Till I had no chance at at, till I had no chance at at
Oh, the cuckoo she's a pretty bird
And she warbles as she flies
And she never holler cuckoo
'Til the 4th day of July
Jack of Diamonds, Jack of Diamonds
Well, I've known you of old
Well, you've robbed my poor pockets
Of the silver and the gold
I'm goin' up up on a mountain
I' m gonna build me a whiskey still
And I'll sell you one bottle
For a twenty dollar-bill
I'm going up upon a hillside
And I'm gonna stand lookin' down
So I can see my little baby
Whenever she is walking around
Oh, the cuckoo she's a pretty bird
And she warbles as she flies
Well, she brings us glad tidings
And she never tells no lies
Jack of Diamonds, Jack of Diamonds
You're the meanest card I know
Well, you robbed my poor pockets
And you nearly stole my soul
Well, I'll eat when I'm hungry
And I'll drink when I'm dry
And if some woman don't shoot me
Tattoo'd lady, bearded baby, they're my family
When I was lonely, something told me where I could always be
Where I could wish for pennies, if we had any
You'd meet me down at the shooting gallery
Yes, I'm a fair ground baby, wonder what made me
Fall for the Pearly Queen
I spent my youth under canvas roof
As I roamed from town to town
I'm not fooling when I say I got no schoolin'
Never like the school bell sound
From the caravan, I hear the fairground band
Sounding good as they can be
You know I can't be found
If you look around, tomorrow we'll be gone by dawn, alright
Now hear it on the loud speaker say
The fire eater is a real fine sight to see
Yeah, he's a death cheater, some kind of central heater
Be sure to save a seat for me, hey
Let me tell you 'bout wicked Sadie
She's no baby, the law came and tried to close her sideshow down
But soon she had the, the cheering
The police chief wearing her garter for a crown
I spent my youth under canvas roof
As I roamed from town to town
Not fooling when I say I got no schoolin'
Never like the school bell sound
From the caravan, I hear the fairground band
Sounding good as they can be
You know I can't be found
If you look around, tomorrow we'll be gone by dawn, yeah, yeah
Tattoo'd lady, bearded baby, they're my family
When I was lonely, something told me where I could always be
Where I could wish for pennies, if we had any
You'd meet me down at the shooting gallery
Take your foot off the brakes,
But you won't stop my souped-up Ford.
Well, you can set your watch 'cause I won't stop,
I've got my foot to the floor.
This greedy jeep don`t need no sleep,
Eats all the gas that you can pour.
It`s a front-wheel drive and it sound like a bee-hive,
Good Lord, that`s for sure.
I`m blowing town, not breaking down,
Can`t you hear that sound, those wheels on the ground.
I`m on my way, and I can`t stay,
Make no mistake, I`m pulling out today.
Hit that spot on the dial and wait for a while,
Till those tubes are all a-glow.
Got to be nice to the wheel, you need nerves of steel,
But you know that is no joke.
Well, I guarantee you`ll feel higher,
On those pneumatic tires.
`Cos they sure grip the road,
Keep that engine clean, feed it good gasoline,
Good Lord, that`s for sure.
I`m blowing town, I won`t be breaking down,
I`m moving down, hear those wheels hiKing the ground.
I`m on my way, I sure can`t stay,
Make no mistake, I`m leaving this town today.
No highway cop`s gonna make me stop,
What I`ve started.
'Cos I won`t be free till I get up,
And go where my heart is.
You know what it takes to try,
To catch up to my souped up Ford.
Well, make no mistake by applying the brakes,
When I say "AII aboard".
Well, you can roll up the sidewalk,
And end all the small talk,
When I shift them gears.
`Cos I won`t be back till I head down the track,
The dirty tricks department is working overtime
Trying to stop the candidate from getting this time
The wheels are now in motion all the traps are set
Under this commotion will he walk into this mess
The state's intoxicated they're at the starting gate
He may never make it to the planned TV debate
He can't fight off the big bucks of the old brigade
He's gotta watch his step in this smear campaign
They called a snap election in the summer heat
This town is reeling backwards like a drunk man on the streets
Feed those lies, bend those minds at any price
Foul or air as long as he's not there election time
Don't believe the papers it's not any body's race
He's not a rank beginner it's not a children's game
He may get the nomination if he breaks through the chain
Or they'll shoot him down on main street in this smear campaign
Just watch the party faithful fuel the dream machine
They've fudged up all the issues eat that scandal sheet
The dirty tricks department is nearly half insane
You're like a Slumming Angel
Lost on the wrong side of town
Just want to see the pictures
Tell your man, "Turn down the sound"
You're acting wise but aren't you afraid
'Round here you might get blown away
Like a Slumming Angel
Lost on the wrong side of town
Slumming Angel
Lost on the wrong side of the tracks
I saw you ask the poor kid
To take the time to show you back
Don't burn your wings, flying to high
Around here you might just end up dying
Like a Slumming Angel
Lost on the wrong side of town
Slumming Angel
Don't you know your way around?
Straight out of heaven
Don't you know where you stand?
Take off those rose colored glasses
This place is no wonderland
You're like a Slumming Angel
Born on the wrong side of the tracks
Saw you ask the poor boy
To take the time to show you back
Go home to your Daddy
Where you ought to go
Things have changed around here
Don't you know
You're like a Slumming Angel
Lost on the wrong side of town
Slumming Angel
Lost on the wrong side of town, yeah
Slumming Angel
City streets and rolling cars
The only sound you can hear
But you know you might be wrong
Just look right over here
Back up against the wall, hands on the bottle
You're gonna walk on by
When he cries you gotta, gotta
Gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta
Take that sinner boy home
Wrap him up, keep him warm
He won't do you no harm
Take him home right away
He's got no place to stay
Let him walk right inside your home
Go on and ask him his name
Let him try to explain
What the world done him wrong
Tell the man, lift him up
Take away the paper cup
One more inside him won't do him no good
Sinner boy
Take that sinner boy home
Wrap him up, keep him warm
He won't do you no harm
Take him home right away
He's got no place to stay
Let him walk right inside your home
Take that sinner boy home
Wrap him up, keep him warm
Packed my things in an overnight bag,
A toothbrush and guitar, got no tail to drag.
Gonna leave, on the next passing breeze.
My heart is heavy, as a sky full of rain,
Mind full of notions, that I just can't explain.
The reasons why, just can't be supplied.
Trapped by a heartache, and freed by my will,
Sentenced to wander, so much time to kill,
Hear my plea, and rescue me.
Packed my sorrows in an overnight bag,
But I'll be gone much longer than that,
Who knows when, we'll meet again?
Too many sleepless nights, put my soul on edge,
And so many restless moods, lay heavy in my head.
Too many sleepless nights, put my soul on edge,
And so many restless moods, lay heavy in my head.
Wrote down my thoughts, and I sealed them in hope,
Sent them to you in a blue envelope,
Not received, it seems to me.
I had some things that I wanted to say,
But my chance, well it just blew away,
Who's that calling way out there?
I've got your signal, loud and clear
In the distance a light is near
Through the night, sharp as a spear
My mind sees all the things my eyes can't see
What are you trying to say to me?
I've got your signal
Feel your signal
Everything seems very strange
And now you're not that far away
I feel so calm, I don't feel fear
Behind that light I know you're there
My ears hear sounds I've never heard before
Tell me what you've really come here for
I've got your signal
Oh, feel your signal
There's a beacon flashing in the distant night
Don't feel time passing right before my eyes
Is my dreaming beyond control?
I feel these movements here below
Is this the end or is there more?
I'll stay suspended for evermore
My eyes hear all the things my heart can't see
What are you trying to do to me? Yeah
I've got your signal
Feel your signal
There's a beacon flashing in the distant sky
Don't feel time passing right before my eyes
Who's that calling from way out there?
Got your signal, loud and clear
In the distance I know you're there
Through the night, sharp as a spear
My mind sees all the things my eyes can't see
What are you trying to say to me?
Well, I've got your signal
Got your signal
Should've learnt my lesson long, long time ago
Should've learnt my lesson long, long time ago
Bored like a mule, I've always learnt my lesson slow
Should have listened, taken my friend's advice
Should have listened to my best friends and to my eyes
They said, "You must be prepared to lose
If you choose to chance the dice"
Well, I'm feeling 'bout as tired as a bad pair of shoes
When you don't fit then you know it's time to move
But if you had my troubles you'd be cryin' too
My first mistake was when I thought that you'd be true
My first mistake was when I thought that you'd be true
Well, it's a shin kick morning
Gotta kickstart today
Wind up my machine
And I'll be on my way
Well, a burning fever
Woke me up at the dawn
I didn't have a choice
I had to carry on
Well, my engine's overheating
And I'm running out of gas
I only got two speeds
And it's slow and fast
Well, I got to find a town
That's got more action
Got to find a place
Stays open late, right away, yeah
C. C. Mama
Motorcycle queen
I'm gonna catch up with you
With my lightning wheels, yeah
It's cold, black coffee
Eggs and grease
Stop in at the truck stop
I don't want to sleep
Well, it's a shin kick morning
I'm gonna turn up the heat
I'm racing all the truckers
In the flinty light, it's midnight and stars collide
Shadows run, in full flight, to run, seek and hide
Well, I'm still not sure what part I play
In this shadow play, this shadow play
In the half light, on this mad night
I hear a voice in time
Well, I look back, see a half-smile
Then it's gone from sight
Won't you tell me how I can find my way?
In this shadow play, this shadow play
In this shadow play, this shadow play
Sounds come crashing and I hear laughing
All those lights just blaze away
I feel a little strange inside
A little bit of Jekyll, a little Mr. Hyde
Sounds come crashing and I hear laughing?
All those lights just blaze away
I feel a little strange inside
A little Mr. Jekyll, a little Mr. Hyde
Thoughts run wild, free as a child, into the night
Across the screen a thin beam, of magic light
Yeah, things they just don't look the same
In this shadow play, this shadow play
Shadow play, shadow play
I can't run away from this shadow play
Seven days of thunder, eight days of rain
The feeling that I'm under is like a ball and chain
Like a ball and chain, like a ball and chain
Like a ball and chain
Just round the corner, I know a store
Gonna trade in my razor and buy a 44
And I'll come knocking, knocking door to door.
The feeling in my head is like all-out-war, all-out-war
Third World War
And if they catch me, put me in the chair
You can sit beside me, there's plenty room to spare
You are the reason I am in this fix
Will you pray for me when they throw that switch
Throw that switch?
This time, they'll lock me up for sure
Throw away the key when they slam the door
City to city, town to town, seven days of running
Will they track me down? Will they track me down?
Seems to me, I've been all tore down before
It seems to me, I've been down this way before
Tears in your eyes, baby, don't fool me anymore
Tears in your eyes, baby, don't fool me anymore
Fool me anymore, yeah
I must admit it, guess my race is run, yeah
I must admit it, baby, it's a case of hit and run
Don't look for me, baby, 'cause I'm circling around the sun
Don't laugh at me, baby, I'm circling around the sun
Yeah, oww, yeah
Feel six feet under, feel like a drowning man, yeah
Feel six feet under, feel like a drowning man
Man overboard and you won't lend a hand
Man overboard, you won't lend a hand, yeah
Seems to me, you've gone for broke this time
Seems to me, you've gone for broke this time
Hung, drawn and quartered
See here,
I believe in my dream,
See here,
Do you know what I mean?
Be here,
Let me tell you what I've seen,
Be here,
And you could be in my dream.
Go near,
But as near as far away,
Have no fear,
Just listen when I say.
That it's clear,
That in time you'll come my way,
How near?
Loose talk from uptight people
People out for blood to draw
Just keep cool, don't let it phase you
All that stuff ain't worth a straw
Tight talk from stay put people
Aimed to hurt, aimed to wound
Step on your toes, step on your fingers
Just don't take it, now don't be fooled
Don't let them know where you're going
Don't play their games or they'll snow you in
Call on me if they derail you
Call on me 'cause I won't lock you in, yeah
Don't let them know where you're going
Don't play their games 'cause they'll snow you in
Call on me if they derail you
Stay with me 'cause I won't lock you in, yeah
Double talking, double meaning
Tight rope tactics to trip you up
Don't play their games, go where your heart says
Keep on pushing, you'll get there yet
My baby's got a secret agent
To watch me like a hawk
Well, my baby's got a secret agent
To watch me like a hawk
He knows each time I leave my house
He knows each time I move around
Secret agent, won't you please take my advice?
Now hear me, secret agent, secret agent
Won't you please head my advice?
You've crossed me once, don't cross me twice
I'm gonna cut you down to size
I'll make that man turn in his badge in the mornin'
I slip around but I'm too quick to catch in the morning
I'll make that man turns in his badge
I slip around him, I'm too quick to catch
No jealous woman, gonna keep tabs on me, yeah
Well, she's got that secret agent
And he's breathing down my spine, oh
Yes, she's got that secret agent
And he's breathing down my spine
He must like working overtime
Oh, I think I'm always hard to find
Oh, secret agent, secret agent
Gonna have a show down before long
Won't you listen, secret agent?
We're gonna have a show down before long
I know you pack a forty-four
I hope you know just what it's for
I know you pack a forty-four
I hope you know just what it's for
You seemed to be like a real good idea
At the time, at the time
You lifted me up to some higher ground
Then you knocked me down on the ground
But I rue that day like I don't know how
You picked me up right out of the tide
My eyes weren't open wide, I was blind
But I see much better, much better now
Well, I roll with the punches, I sway with the curves
I walked on a tightrope, didn't lose my nerve
Stayed on the canvas, couldn't count me out
Never threw in the towel, yeah, I saw the fight out and how
All fifty rounds
Well, I roll with the punches, I sway with the curves
I walked on a tightrope, didn't lose my nerve
Stayed on the canvas, couldn't count me out
Never threw in the towel, yeah, I saw the fight out and how
You lifted me up to some higher ground
Then you knocked me down on the ground
You lifted me up right out of the tide
My eyes weren't open wide, I was blind
But I see much better, much better now
You seemed to be like a real good idea
At the time, don't know why
But I rue that day like I don't know how
I rue that day as of now
Soft-soaped on the road to Hell
So many times I've tripped and fell
No chances left
The sky is falling down on me, yeah
One step from the demons fire
Can't stop the train and flames get higher
Too late to save me
The wall's coming down on me, yeah
Broken wishes and broken dreams
Close to the edge, I cut it lean, no regrets
The flame's getting higher on me, yeah
Push the tempo, push the time
No excuses, not this time
No way out, the ground's opening up on me
Yeah, oh yeah
Can you feel the heat?
Coming from the street
Pouring down on me, yeah
They tried to keep me on a long thin chain
Thanks, but no thanks just the same
You saw it coming
The devil's got the jump on me, yeah
Lost soul on the road to Hell
Wind up the motor and ring the bell
No stopping now
The pain's coming down on me, yeah
Straight time on the road to Hell
No mercy time at the wishing well
No turning back
Well I left my home in Vicksburg and startet travelling north
Made it to New Orleans as the bus was taking off
The citizens' committee was giving away the fare
Saying, "If you don't like the south, boy, just ride on outta here"
Ride on, ride on Red, ride on
Gonna ride off to my freedom
And make those Northern States my home.
We made it into Shreveport, where we were supposed to eat
I got myself a sandwich and ate it on the street
Ride on, Louisianna Red, ride on
Gonna ride on to your freedom
And make those Northern States your home.
We made it into Little Rock, we made another state
took the whole of the U.S. army to make one school integrate
Ride on, ride on Red, ride on
Gonna ride on to your freedom
And make those Northern States your home.
Well I live here in New York and I am doing fine
Have myself a ball above the Mason-Dixon line
Ride on, ride on Red, ride on
Gonna ride on to my freedom
Keep your railway to the sun,
Just leave any time you choose,
Tell me what you hope to find,
I'll tell you what you've got to lose.
Throw away the map,
That way, you can't find your way back,
So before you leave,
You better find out where it's at.
What's inside your heart?
Tell me what's inside your mind,
woo-hoo
I wonder if I look,
I wonder what I'll find.
I've gotta tell you,
How come you can't see?
Everybody's saying,
She'll come right on back to me.
woo-hoo
Keep your railway and your gun,
Just leave any time you choose,
Tell me what you hope to find,
I'll tell you what you've got to lose.
woo-hoo
Well that sounds like the night train, blowin' its stack
Spreading its wings on homeward track
Arrived here this morning, won't be here for long
As fast as a shooting star, that's' what them eight wheels are for
Come on baby lets jump aboard
It's a mean piece of transport baby
You know that's no joke
On board the aging gamble smiles as he peels
The seal off a new deck, then he quietly deals
Hands round the table from the bottom he slips three
Watch yourself if you play this game the fastest card game on wheels
Come on, won't you be there when it leaves
Can't you hear them talkin' about it together we could race the breeze
It shines out a light, in the darkest night
To make us feel alright
To make us feel alright
I've prayed every night
That you will wanna go there too
Come on darlin', let's go
Night is over as the dawn begins to crack
Sounds like a hen hatching in a chicken shack
Late last night I think I heard a lonely cry
Heard the blind owl howling in a moonless sky
Come on
Won't you be there when it leaves
Can't ya hear me talkin'
Together we could race the breeze
Old engine driver never stepped on the ground
Got no degree in geography but he's been around
Knows all the back lines, eyes can hardly see
Don't tell this man to slow down
'Cause he don't know what you mean
Come on
Won't you be there when it leaves
Can't you hear me talkin baby
Together we can race the breeze
It shines out a light, in the darkest night
To make us feel alright
To make us feel alright
I've prayed every night
That you will wanna go there too
Alright
Well that sounds like the night train, blowin' its stack
Spreading its wheels on homeward track
Arrived here this morning, won't be here for long
As fast as a shooting star, that's' what them eight wheels are for
Won't you be there when it leaves
Can't you hear me talkin' baby
Together we can race the breeze
Can't you hear me talkin' baby
Together we can race the breeze
Can't you hear me talkin' baby
Lost at sea like a sailor,
You found me you were my saviour.
Tossed about like a coaster,
The reef was near but you came closer.
Reaching out I don`t know how.
Raise the sails and leave,
And take me straight home.
I can almost see the distant shoreline.
Caught in tides friends of no-one,
Winds which lie drove me straight on.
Well she's nothing much
But she looks like a gangster's moll
Well, there ain't no doubt about it
I know she ran with Mad Dog Coll
She's the driver of the getaway car
Public enemy number 1
Well, she's fact and she's fiction
All wrapped up into one
Sound, lights and vision
Street car collisions and all
We got the G-men on a mission
They can't catch up at all
Well, won't you have that motor twitchin'
For public enemy number 1, number 1
Well the marked man unmarked car
Waiting out in the cold got his work cut out
Well, a travel guide to a shooting star
Is the only clue we left about
It's a battle of wits, a psyche-out
Synchronized tension's taking hold
It's a battle of wits, a psyche-out
Synchronized tension's taking hold, taking hold
B-girl, oh, B-girl
Be my permanent alibi
Well you got to keep your eyes peeled
Stay alert at the wheel tonight
Keep the key in the ignition
We won't get no remission this time
Won't you have that motor twitchin'
When I come running by
Well she's nothing much
But she looks like a gangster's moll
Well, there ain't no doubt about it
I know she ran with Mad Dog Coll
She's the driver of the getaway car
Public enemy number 1
Well, she's fact and she's fiction
All wrapped up into one
Sound, lights and vision
Street car collisions and all
We got the G-men on a mission
They can't catch up at all
Well, won't you have that motor twitchin'
For public enemy number 1, number 1
Well the marked man unmarked car
Waiting out in the cold got his work cut out
Well, a travel guide to a shooting star
Is the only clue we left about
It's a battle of wits, a psyche-out
Synchronized tension's taking hold
It's a battle of wits, a psyche-out
Synchronized tension's taking hold, taking hold
B-girl, oh, B-girl
Be my permanent alibi
Well you got to keep your eyes peeled
Stay alert at the wheel tonight
Keep the key in the ignition
We won't get no remission this time
Won't you have that motor twitchin'
When I come running by
Well I'd know my dog
Anywhere I hear, he'll bark,
Well I know my rider, if I see her in the dark.
Ain't it cold bloody murder,
When you say you don't love me?
We'll, that's alright, woman
You gonna need my help someday.
You didn't say you didn't love me,
When you were stretched out across my bed,
You drinkin' moonshine whiskey
And talkin' all outta your head
Ain't but two kind of people
In this world that I can't stand,
That's a lying woman, and a cheatin', liking man.
We'll I feel like slappin'
My pistol in your face,
I'm gonna let the grave yard be your resting place.
Well I know my dog,
Anywhere I hear, he'll bark,
Now ain't it strange that I feel like Philby
There's a stranger in my soul
I'm lost in transit in a lonesome city
I can't come in from the cold
I'm deep in action on a secret mission
Contact's broken down
Time drags by, I'm above suspicion
There's a voice on the telephone
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Well it sure is dark in this clockwork city
Contact's never gonna show
I've got a code which can't be broken
My eyes never seem to close
Well, I'm standing here in the silent city
Shadows falling down
I'm disconnected but I don't need pity
The night's gonna burn on slow
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Now ain't it funny that I feel like Philby
A stranger on a foreign shore
I've got my plans and I must move quickly
There's a knock upon the door
Still in transit and I'm close to danger
My cover can't be blown
It's getting strange and it's getting crazy
Tell me, what is going on?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Four o'clock and nothing's moving
Six o'clock and the daylight's stirring
Morning comes, must be moving on
All night long my mind's been burning
Makes me feel such a long, long way from home, home
Now ain't it strange that I feel like Philby
There's a stranger in my soul
I'm lost in transit in a lonesome city
Well, I don't need too much persuasion
When I'm in your arms this way
Well, I don't need a sense of occasion
I'm ready any day
Well, just tell me your location
And I will get to you
There will be no hesitation
I'll be right there out of the blue
Perfection, you seem to be
This connection, we ought to seal
My emotions, I can't conceal
Your heart, I'll steal away
I won't put up to much of a struggle
When you look that way
But I know that I'm in trouble
My defense just melts away
Well, I think that I'm in heaven
When you knock on my door
Well, I start to seeing double
My resistance is way down low
A perfection, you seem to be
This connection, we ought to seal
My emotions, I can't conceal
Your heart, I'll steal away, heart, I'll steal away
Well, I don't need to much persuasion
When I'm in your arms this way
Well, I don't need a sense of occasion
I'm ready any day
Won't you tell me your location?
And I will get to you
There will be no hesitation
I'll be right there out of the blue
Perfection, you seem to be
This connection, we ought to seal
My emotions, I can't conceal
Your heart, I'll steal away
You are a moonchild and pretty soon child
I've got that feeling
That I'm gonna make you smile forever
If I can.
Just give me a sign and I'll show you my plan
You are a blue child, forever true child
You know I'll try to paint the skies blue forever
If I can.
Just give me a sign and I'll show you my plan.
Tell me why you look so sad,
Time slips by like grains of sand
Just put your future in my hands
You are a moonchild and pretty soon child
I've got the feelin I'm gonna make you smile forever.
If I can.
Just give me a sign and I'll show you my plan,
Just give me a smile and I'll show you my plan,
Well its a winding highway, that never seems to end,
Well we all must travel, We'll not pass this way again,
Are you going my way, well won't you lend a hand,
Well it sounds like thunder, but it could be a hurricane,
Looks like Chain Lightnin', but its just my blues again,
Sure don't look inviting, when you see those clouds of rain,
Yea, Yea
I wish it were the morning, 'cause the night feels oh so long
With a windswept skyway, it don't look good my friend,
Tomorrow might be my day, who knows which way the wheel might turn,
When I was a cowboy out on the Western Plain.
When I was a cowboy out on the Western Plain.
Well, I made a half a million,
Working hard on the bridle reins.
Come a cow-cow yicky. come a cow-cow yicky, yicky yea.
What was the greatest battle ever on the Western Plain?
What was the greatest battle ever on the Western Plain?
When me and a bunch of cowboys rode into Jesse James.
Come a cow-cow yicky, come a cow-cow yicky, yicky yea.
Come a cow-cow yicky, come a cow-cow yicky, yicky yea.
Now me and a bunch of cowboys rode into Jesse James.
When me and a bunch of cowboys rodc into Jesse James.
Well, those bullets were a-flying just like a shower of rain.
Come a cow-cow ylcky come a cow-cow yicky, yicky yea.
Come a cow-cow ylcky come a cow-cow yicky, yicky yea.
What was the greatest battle ever on Bunker Hill?
What was the greatest battle ever on Bunker Hill?
When me and a bunch of cowboys rode into Buffalo Bill.
Come a cow-cow yicky, come a cow-cow yicky, yicky yea.
Well, you took me out of my mind, baby
You took me out of my head
My friends have gone to look for me
I ain't been seen yet
No I ain't disappeared
I'm only over here
Well, you found me out of my skull baby
Staring at the stars
You will appear now just in time
To what I was looking for
I had no place to run
Did not have anyone
Well, I wonder why the day is so bright
What can the reason be
You light up the darkest night
Like a pearl out of the sea
Hope it can always be
But I must wait and see
Give me some of your love baby
That is all I need
Tell me what it's all about
Tell me what you see
Where have you been so long
My tears have dried and gone
Where have you been so long
All my blues have gone
Well, you took me out of my mind baby
You took me out of my head
My friends have gone to look for me
I ain't been seen yet
No I ain't disappeared
I'm only over here
No I ain't disappeared
Someone has taken my day,
Turned it to night,
Who turned out the light?
But hatch from the things,
I don't know what it means,
But it was too much to bear.
If I had taken my time,
Counted my steps,
I might have no regrets,
You might still be here yet,
And not in my dreams,
It's too late to care.
Somehow the world is a gone,
Please give me the keys,
And open the door,
Where is the floor?
I don't know what it means,
It's too much to bear.
Well, I fly off the handle
A little too quick
Guess you could call me a nervous man
For the last week or two
It don't take too much
To make me wanna raise my hand
Well, it's one of those days
When you'd rather not be
So low down and dirty
Your luck's out to sea
Well, I fly off the handle
A little too fast
You know friends
Think I look like an angry man
Like bad memory turned up again
I find it hard not to raise my hand
Well, it's one of those towns
Where you'd rather not stay
Come back and see it
Some other day
Well, it's one of those nights
When you know you're alone
Feeling half crazy
Just body and soul
Well, my cat won't scratch
Or show its claws
It just prowls
Around the house all day
For the last night or two
I can't eat or drink
I think I'm gonna fade away
Well, it's one of those days
When you'd rather not be
So low down and lonesome
Well you know yourself little girl,
You ain't treating your daddy right.
Leave home in the morning,
Ain't back till late at night.
That's nothin' but the devil,
Make you treat me the way you do.
I'm gonna break out like the measles,
I'm gonna be all over you.
Went out early this morning baby,
You dressed up like a queen.
Saying you going to see your sister,
But your sister, you've never seen.
That's nothin' but the devil,
Make you treat me the way you do.
I'm gonna break out like the measles,
Gonna inject you with the Asian flu.
Well you know yourself little girl,
Doing your daddy wrong.
You go out in the evening,
You're never coming home.
It's nothin' but the devil,
Make you treat me the way you do.
Break out like the measles,
Inject you with the Asian flu.
Well you know yourself little girl,
Treating your daddy wrong.
Go in the mornin',
Come back alone.
Nothin' but the devil,
Make you treat me the way you do.
I'm gonna break out like the measles,
I'm gonna be all over you.
I'm gonna break out like the measles,
No peace for the wicked
No way, no how
If you've gone and done it
You gotta pay somehow
No use complaining about the hand that feeds
Now you know that it's raining
How come you talk to me?
How come you talk to me?
Well, yeah
Well, your friends in high places
Won't bail you out this time
With all your social graces
It's like a pantomime
Feeling so uneasy
You can't tell friend from foe
You're always looking back to see
Who's coming through the door
You sold protection
Fed the common fear
Took 'yes' for an answer
You didn't see the tears
Collecting for the loanshark with the silken fist
Now you've crossed the 'company'
With the Judas kiss
They've got you on the list, yeah
You're like a loaded heater
Just about to go off on the street
You need a baby sitter
To pick you up if you can't stand the heat, yeah
No peace for the wicked
No way, no how
If you've gone and done it
You gotta pay somehow
No use complaining about the hand that feeds
Now you know that it's raining
How come you talk to me?
How come you talk to me?
Yeah
Well, your friends in low places
Have tightened up the screw
They've made this town a nightmare
You're trapped, what can you do?
The quality of mercy
Is really out of reach
Don't call on the ones you peeled
Break them!
Get down, y'all!
Y'all come back now ya hear? Alright.
Okay that the way they talk?
Bye Chester!
Take that hairy hippie out of the dressing room!
Scoop that muck off your boots,
Before you come in the house, son.
Okay.
Your mouth's full now?
Right, we' ll begin, ok....
One two three four!
Well, my baby,
Sure got me lovesick.
That I guess it's plain to see,
She sure knows her way around.
'Cause her daddy owns the whole damn town,
And he don't give a damn for me.
Well, my baby's,
Alway's got an answer.
Every time she can't be found,
Well, she'll be stepping out around.
And she calls up,
And she says she's mine.
And I am crazy one more time.
I' m gonna write myself a letter.
I'm gonna send it in the mail.
I've got to sort me out.
'Cause if I don't somehow,
I' ll never be the same again.
woo hah!
I' m gonna write myself a letter.
I'm gonna send it through the mail.
I've got to sort me out.
'Cause if I don't somehow,
I' ll never be the same again.
Well, my baby,
Sure stays out late nights.
Till it begins to tire me down.
Well if I live in gold,
Well, I don't feel better anyway,
And I drive back to town.
There' s a red light on the wall,
Looks like the morning sun that's come to play outside my window
Another night has gone, if something's changed then it does not show
She looks like the morning sun but you must re member
She's as cold as December, I can't remember what I've done
Looks like the morning sun that's come to play outside my window
Another night has gone if something's changed then it does not show
She shines so brightly and make your two eyes blink
But you know she can't be found when the sun begins to sink
She looks like the morning sun but you must remember
She's as cold as December, I can't remember what I've done
Looks like the morning sun that's come to play outside my window
You are a moonchild and, pretty soon child
I've got that feeling that
I'm gonna make you smile forever if I can
Just give me a sign and I'll show you my plan
You are a blue child, forever true child
You know that I'll try to
Paint the skies blue forever if I can
Just give me a sign and I'll show you my plan
Tell me why you look so sad
Time slips by like grains of sand
Just put your future in my hands
Tell me, tell me why you look so sad
Time slips by like grains of sand
Just put your future in my hands
You are a moonchild and, pretty soon child
I've got that feeling that
I'm gonna make you smile forever if I can
Just give me a sign and I'll show you my plan
Just show me a smile and I'll show you my plan
I saw the Mississippi Sheiks,
On the corner of the street,
Oh, was it just a dream,
Like I've been traveling in a time machine.
Ohhh.
So come along with me,
Back to the southern streets,
I saw old Peg Leg Howell,
His gang was making quite a sound,
I heard Bo Carter wail,
And that git-fiddle-combo played.
Come along and see,
The Mississippi Sheiks.
Come on.....
What you gotta lose,
Can't ya hear me callin', calling you?
To beware should you fall, You've never lived at all,
Till you've done that Georgia crawl,
Well, I hear you little girl,
You say you've been around this world.
From Moscow to Abilene,
But there is one place you've yet to see,
So, come along and see,
Well, a hurricane is on its way across the Bible Belt
Just watch the sway of the sugar cane
Move from right to left
It could be gone when the morning comes
Should be heading west
Hang around, go in the storm
It's anybody's guess
Still can't find you, still can't find you
Well, sorrow is my middle name
And I'll tell you something else
Since you've been gone, I'm broken down
I cannot trust myself
Been hangin' 'round this lonesome town
Feelin' less and less
What is gonna happen here is anybody's guess?
Still can't find you, still can't find you
Who's gonna hide you? Yeah
Well, a Terraplane just passed my way
Won't give me a ride
Standing on the freeway, the wind is rising high
I could make out, there is no doubt
But can't leave you behind
Still, I cannot find you, no matter how I try
Still can't find you, still can't find you
What's this I hear going all around town?
The people are sayin' you gonna put the kid down
Lordy, what your doing?
You call it what you want,
I call it messin' with the kid.
You told me you loved me
You told me a lie,
I love you woman till the day I die
Lordy, what you doin
You can call it what you want
I call it messin' with the kid
You took the kids' car and drove all around town
Tellin' everybody you're gonna put me down,
Lordy, what you doing
Call it what you want
I call it meson' with the kid
Messin' with the kid
Messin' with the kid
Messin' with the kid
Messin' with the kid
Lordy what you doing
You call it what you want,
I call it messin' with the kid
You told me you love me
You told me a lie
I love you woman till the day I die
Took my car and drove all around town,
Tellin' everybody you gonna put me down
Lordy what you doing,
I call it messin' with the kid
Messin' with the kid
Messin' with the kid
Messin with the kid
Messin' with the kid
Running through a pool of rain
I think i'll do it one more time again
I hope i always feel this way
maybe i will
Searching for a piece of ground
where i can lay my body down
with the earth for a pillow under my head
Wake up in the morning
it's a brand new day
And though it seems the same
it's different from yesterday
Then i read the leaves
and put my cup away
Running down a country lane
Looking on a a field of grain
Just to see you smile
makes me feel alive again
Opening another door
I'll see what i have not seen before
Maybe i'll find what i'm looking for
Running through a pool of rain
I think i'll do it one more time again
I hope i always feel this way
maybe i will
Give me 'til Monday, that's only a day or two
Give me til Monday, that's only a day or two
I'll pay you back with interest the last thing that I do
I'll pay you back with interest the last thing that I do
Yeah, yeah
Give me 'til Monday, that's only a day away
Give me 'til Monday, that's only a day away
I`m down on my knees, got one foot in the grave
Down on my knees, got one foot in the grave
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Got the loanshark blues
Got the loanshark blues
Give me an offer I can't refuse
Wife needs shoes, the kids must eat
Feel so cold, I can't feel my feet
Can't get my hands on one thin dime
I'm gonna turn to a life of crime
No work here, so I walk the street
Sign on the door, I feel I'm beat
I know you run Pier 15
You got a grip on all my dreams
I got the loanshark blues
The loanshark blues
Give me a number I can't refuse, yeah
Give me 'til Monday, that's only a day or two
Give me 'til Monday that's only a day or two
I'll pay you back with interest the last thing that I do
Pay you back with interest the last thing that I do
Yeah
Got the loanshark blues
Got the loanshark blues
Give me a number I can't refuse, yeah
Roofs got holes, see the sky
I can't get straight and I have tried
I'm in your debt, I'm well aware
I'll break the law cause I don't care
Living on a knife edge I have been
But I'm too tough to just give in
Moving on down with the Longshore men
On the docks we're locked out again
I got the loanshark blues
The loanshark blues
Give me a number I can't refuse
I got the loanshark blues
Got the loanshark blues
Give me a number I can't refuse, yeah, yeah
Well I've been livin' like a trucker
For a month or more
Well, I'm steaming like diesel
That cannot feel it's throat
Well, I'm closing all the windows
Keeping out the rain
But I'm not complaining
In fact, I'd do it all again
I'm a ramblin' man
Cannot stop a travelin' man
I've been singing for my supper
But I never get to eat
Well, I queue up at the diner
But I cannot find a seat
Well, I've been livin' like a gypsy
Feeling like a king
Really feel like singin', you know
That's the mood I'm in
I'm a ramblin' man
Some kind of travelin' man
You'll never catch me working 9 to 5
That's for some people, but me, I wanna ride
All around the world, to the planet's end
I've seen some places, but more, I ain't seen yet, yeah
Lose an hour, gain an hour
Somewhere on a map
Flying through the time zone
Another plane to catch
Why, I've always gotta see
What's on the other side
So I pack my bag, get on my way
And catch my train and ride
I've been livin' like a hawker
In days, both hot and cold
Well, I'm sleeping if I have to
Before the wagons roll
Well, I've been hopin' and I've been prayin
Since I was last here
Tell your mama not to worry
Come on, baby, get on up here
I'm a ramblin' man
Some kind of travelin' man
Well, I've been livin' like a trucker
For a month or more
Well, I'm steaming like diesel
That cannot feel it's throat
Well, I'm closing all the windows
Keeping out the rain
But you won't hear me complaining
In fact, I'd do it all again
I'm a travelin' man
Some kind of ramblin' man
Yes, I'd do it all again
I'd do it all again, baby
Travelin' man, travelin' man
Open up and let me in,
Can't you see about the shape I'm in.
I need your loving, it must be soon,
I know you really can be so cruel..oww..
I could be wrong and I could be right,
You're gonna keep me waiting all the night.
I'm breaking up now. Can't you tell?
I've been awake since I don`t know when.
I may be right and I may be wrong,
You're gonna leave me waiting all night long.
That's not the way it ought to be,
Come on baby, won't you see by me.
I have waited, what's it gonna be?
In your world then, who's replacing me?
Can't you see just where you're placing me?
Open up and let me in,
Do something about the shape I'm in.
I need your loving and it must be soon,
What do you think of that?
I'm sleeping down at the laundromat
If you should pass by be sure to drop my bag
Come 'round and meet my friends
They'll be there with me right through to the end
Right through to the end
Right through to the end
What do you think of that?
I'm sleeping down at the laundromat
If you should pass you should drop my bag
But I don't have no clothes to clean,
to put inside the machine
It was the craziest place I've ever been
Oh, come around and meet my friends
They'll be there with me right through to the end
Say I told you so
Maybe bad times come and go
You don't know that right now but then you'll never know
What do you think of that
I'm on the street like an old stray cat
If you should look for me you'd know exactly where to go
Oh, come around and meet my friends
They'll be there with me, with me to the end
What do you think of that
I'm sleeping down at the laundromat
If you should pass by drop right in
But I have no clothes to clean
To put inside the machine
It was the craziest place I've ever been
Oh, come around and meet my friends
Well, it's a straight line as the crow flies
To a heaven here on earth
And if you make time, it's a cool drive
Head down to the coast
If your taste runs to the gumbo
Don't know where to go
Let me introduce you
To the King of Zydeco
If your head leaks like a trainer
The sea comes to your door
A strange sound from the juke-joint
A mile just down the road
Believe it when you hear it
The sound of a 'rubbing board'
Let me introduce you
To the King of Zydeco
Move it over, open up that line
Roll it over, buddy I'm insane
You won't feel like a stranger
You've found a second home
You can't get out of your tree there
When the music hits your soul
Bye bye Big Brother
'Cause I'm going away
I wanna listen to the man
They call Clifton Cheniere
Feel like a statistic
Feeling shrink-wrapped up too
It's dun-time baby
You been to long in school
Head down to the place
Near to Thibodoux
Let me introduce you
To the King of Zydeco
Move that semi, buddy I'm insane
It's now or never, I can't touch the brakes
Well, it's a stone's throw from the Bayou
And I can see the sign
Shining like a beacon
Right on through the night
No more airs and graces
Gotta catch the show
Let me introduce you
They say this town will kill you
They say this town ain't got no soul
This town could take a child's smile
And turn it into stone
But don't you think I know that?
This place has cut me to the bone
Trouble crawling up your back
Fear just eats your soul
You say this town will eat you up
You say this town don't have a heart
You try to learn all your lines
And you try to play the part
With all this double dealing
I tell you brother, you'll get smart
Here in Kickback City
You're lost before you start
The people in subways
Look nearly half dazed to me
Renting tomorrow, investing in sorrow
No belief, yeah
Faces in side streets
Hiding like angels from grace
Selling you sorrow, renting tomorrow
You're out of place, yeah
They say this town will kill you
They say this town ain't got no soul
They'll set you up and pull the stitch
'Til you're unraveled on the floor
But I won't let it beat me
Though trouble's knocking at my door
Somehow it's just your smile
That keeps me coming back for more
Yeah, here in Kickback City
Feel I'm goin' down slow
Here in Kickback City
I got no keychain
To lock up all my troubles
I need a fast train
Leaving on the double
Going some place
She can't follow
In the city
In the 'No tomorrow'
I'm as wild as I can get
Playing Russian roulette
Got no keychain, baby
Right now
Playing no games
This no water pistol
Ain't it insane?
There's no chance of missing
No one holds
Got my number
If you see me
Run for cover
I'm as wild as I can get
Playing Russian roulette
Got no keychain, baby
Of mine
Well, I'm in a guided missile
And I'm a lost in the sky
Won't be returning until
Things feel right
I got a poison pen letter
Ain't that all I need?
Some pretty woman
Trying to make a ghost of me
I got no keychain
Lock up all my troubles
I need a fast train
Leaving on the double
Going some
You can't follow
In the city
Run for cover
I'm as wild as I can get
Playing Russian roulette
Got no keychain, baby
Just the smile that is spreading all over her face
Could warm up the room and set fire to the place
Yes, it could, you know it could
Now, the fog is clinging all over the town
Put one foot in front then you just might fall down
On the ground, she's in town
Like the rain that is falling all over the land
She cools down my mind when she touches my hand
Feels so good, yeah, so good
Well, just the smile that is spreading all over her face
Could warm up the room and set fire to the place
Well I just hit town and I flew in the by the seat of my pants
Well I just touched down and got me some crazy plans
I'm an ace I'm a deuce, I'm a buzzin' all over the land
And it ain't no use to change the way I am, the way I am, ah yeah
Well I just touched base been in motion for a hundred days
I'm wound up like a motor or a rocket in outer space
I'm an ace I'm a deuce won't you put my mind at ease
Well I can't slow it down got to take some more of these, more of these
Won't you give me the green light give me a chance to move?
Turn on your love light, you know that I approve
Well I just touched ground and I got in by the seat of my pants
I ain't broken down but I found a new place to land
I'm an ace I'm a deuce I'm a crazy free-range man
And it ain't no use to change my open plan, my open plan
Well I'm feelin' kinda crazy, what to go on a mad-cap spree
Step on my air-brakes, I gotta let off some steam
I'm an ace I'm a deuce, I'm flying all over the land
And it ain't no use to change the way I am
I don't want it all, I just want a little bit.
Well, I don't want it all, just want a little bit.
Just a eeny weeny bit,
A teeny weeny bit,
Of your love.
Turn your love down low, just want one bit.
Turn your love down low, just want a little bit.
I want a eeny weeny bit,
A teeny weeny bit,
Of your love.
Yeah...
Well, I don't want it all, I just want a little bit.
Well, I don't want it all, I just want a little bit.
I want a eeny weeny bit,
A teeny weeny bit,
Of your love.
Yeah...
Well, I don't want it all, I just want a little bit.
Well, I don't want it all, I just want a little bit.
I want a eeny weeny bit, and a teeny weeny bit,
A eeny weeny bit, and a teeny weeny bit,
I don't want it all, I just want a little bit.
Well, I don't want it all, I just want a little bit.
Just a eeny weeny bit,
I want a eeny weeny bit,
I want a eeny weeny bit,
Eeny weeny bit,
I want a eeny weeny bit,
Jukebox Annie knows all the tricks, she waters down the whiskey,
She marks all the decks, she won't give me credit,
But she charms me to bits, she sure makes the time stand still.
Jukebox Annie heard all the tales, she always listens cause it never fails,
She's seen all the winos, who've run on the rails,
She sure takes away the chill.
Well, your the one I'm gonna miss, one smile from you can make the pieces fit,
I'm out here living by my wits, my heart's bound to overspill.
Jukebox Annie won't you stay to play,
You're always acting like you're hard as nails,
Won't you listen to what I say, you can't keep this man at bay.
Ow....
Well, Jukebox Annie knows all the names,
Of every lonely outlaw, and every wanted man.
Well, let me tell you brother, she's good for bail,
She'll bring you back from hurtin', when it tips the scales.
Jukebox Annie knows all the tricks, she waters down the whiskey,
She marks all the decks, she won't give me credit,
But she charms me to bits, she sure makes the time stand still.
Jukebox Annie heard all the tales, she always listens cause it never fails,
She's seen all the winos, who've gone on the rails,
She sure takes away the chill.
Oh, you're the one who kissed me, when I'm out here behind the drivin' wheel,
You know I think about you, quite a bit,
You sure keep away the chill.
I wanna tell you about my baby
Yeah, she ran off with the garbage man
I wanna tell you about my baby
Yeah, she ran off with the garbage man
She better come back quick
Come back and empty my garbage can
I don't know where she's been
And I don't know where she goin'
I don't know where she's been
Please, come on back baby
My trash can is really over flowin'
[Incomprehensible]
She spend all my hard earned cash
You know baby
She spend all my hard earned cash
She better come back this mornin'
Steal you a shotgun
Steal you a shotgun
My heart's in trouble, my soul's on fire
My mind is aching for my one desire
This heavy weather, will it never seem to end?
I start to wonder, will my poor heart ever mend?
I don't know what I am supposed to think
This must be some kind of jinx
My line's been tapped, my mail's been screened
I could be wrong but that's the way I feel
Everything I try just crumbles before I start
Feel like a lost child, I'm searching in the dark
Will I swim or will I sink?
This must be some kind of jinx
You've got your heart locked up
And you've thrown away the key
Feel like I'm sinking down
Into the endless sea
My heart's uneasy, my soul's on fire
You're the ice, please put out this fire
This crazy weather, will it never seem to end?
It's getting harder with all the bad news that you send
I don't know what I am supposed to think
This must be some kind of jinx
I don't care what anybody thinks
This must be some kind of jinx
Will I swim or will I sink?
Shake it, baby, before it shakes you
Get it, baby and let it take you where you want it to
Don't say maybe, that just won't do
You say I'm crazy 'cause this music's got me feeling good
I got a fever, I don't need no cure
You're the doctor, I'm your patient that's for sure
For I'm your patient that's for sure
Hear it, baby, sneakin' on through
You'll know it, baby, when the music gets inside your shoes
It's too late, baby, what can you do?
Hear it, baby, [Incomprehensible]
Hear it, baby, sneakin' on through
You'll know it, baby, when the music gets inside your shoes
You know it's creeping up on you
We got a jackknife beat
Sounds like an ice cream truck rolling down a back street
We got the whole thing going like a pneumatic drill
The guitar man playing, he's fit to kill
We got a jackknife beat, a killer of a backbeat
Syphon off the syrup, let it take a back seat
What's cooking in the kitchen has come to a boil
What's brewing in the basement's bound to overspill
Shake it, baby, before it shakes you
Get it, baby and let it take it to where you want it to
Don't say maybe, that just won't do
You say I'm crazy this music's got me feeling good
You call it fever, but I got the cure
Your the doctor and I'm your patient that's for sure
When the days begin to climb on me
And I begin to feel that I can't please
There's only one thing I can do
Call on the one who pulls me through, that is you, yeah, you
When I'm lost in some old lonely town
And there ain't no sign of you around
A voice comes whispering through my ear
And I can almost feel you here so near, so near
When the nights begin to drag me down
And there ain't nobody else around
There's only one place I must be
Close to you, you close to me, to me, to me
When the days begin to climb on me
And I begin to feel that I can't please
There's only one thing I can do
I felt this wave might knock me to the ground,
But I don't think that I could take one more round,
A look from you would send me to the floor.
It's happened before, it'll happen again,
It's happened before, it happened again.
You only call to see me when I'm out,
A guilty conscience nags you I have no doubt,
You've got the balls not to call anymore,
It's happened before, it'll happen again,
It's happened before, it happened again.
Another blast would send me to outer space,
I'm on the floor am I out of place?
And as I ask myself have I heard this beore?
It's happened before, it'll happen again,
Well, my babe I had you on my mind,
Well, by little I watched my love slow down.
Yeah, yeah,
Do you know what it means to be alone?
Today you're laughing pretty baby,
Tomorrow you could be cryin'.
Well you live for the day you're gonna know,
You got Little Charlie,
Now come on and try to make it home.
Whoa-ohh.
Do you know what it means to be alone?
Today you're laughing woman,
Tomorrow you could be cryin'.
Yeah.
Well they tell me every dog has his day,
Tell me why all the good dogs can't ever run away.
Yeah, yeah,
Do you know what it means to be alone?
Today you're laughing pretty baby,
Tomorrow you could be cryin'.
Woo-ooh-ooh-ooh
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Do you know what it means to be alone?
Today you're laughing pretty baby,
Look out baby, your man is back in town
Look out baby, your man is back in town
Look out baby, I won't stand no messin'`round
The first man I wanna see is the Chief Police,
bring that man right over here
I wanna speak (?) my peace
I wanna 'cause no trouble, no fuzz, no fight,
but you look out man, you know this is Saturday night
The second man I wanna see is the old fire chief,
bring that man right over here
Stand him right in front of me
I wanna cause no trouble, no fuzz, no fight
see this match, I might set this place alight
So look out...
The third man I wanna see is the old D.A.,
he was the man who sent me away
Twenty two years, twenty three days, twenty four minutes
I was locked away
You come along baby, ask me where I've been,
up-the-river-holiday (?), up in Sing Sing
One cold floor, four bare walls,
that's all they gave me, nothing else at all
Sing Sing, Sing Sing, Sing Sing,
when I came out I could not feel a thing...
Now I'm back in your town,
If the day was any longer,
Could I change your mind,
If your love was any stronger,
You'd stay behind.
Will I lose my mind,
Just to past the time,
Will I lose my mind,
Just to past the time.
If the day was any brighter,
You'd have seen the signs,
If your love begins to wander,
Should I count the times?
Will I lose my mind,
Just to past the time,
Will I lose my mind,
Just to past the time.
If the day was any day,
You would forget my name,
But the things that I am saying,
They'd still mean the same.
Will I lose my mind,
Just to past the time,
Will I lose my mind,
If I had a reason I'd tell you what it is,
Must I explain how I feel.
I've tried and I've tried to make it so clear,
But my time is just wasted I fear.
Well it's only an old song but it serves it's purpose so well,
By the cry in your voice I can tell.
When you sing there's a feeling behind the words,
That brings it all back again.
I'm reaching, I'm reaching, while you slip away,
I'm searching for words I can say.
I'm listening, I'm listening, tryin' not to hear,
You say that we might meet some day.
There's a picture that's faded and curling from it's frame,
Of a face that smiles patiently.
It might smile forever to make me feel better,
But I just might wait to see.
Oh I'm reaching, I'm reaching while you slip away,
I'm searching for words I can't say.
I'm listening, I'm listening tryin' not to hear,
You say that we might meet some day.
There's answers to questions that we both wanna know,
But those answers keep evading me.
There's rhymes and there's reasons, there's rights and there's wrongs.
For being what you are to me.
If I had a a reason I'd tell you what it is,
Would you do the same thing for me?
"Cause the minute you go there's one thing I know,
You broke my heart
But you opened up my eyes
Yes, I've been a fool
Now I realize
If I can't walk, I'll fly
If I can't sing, I'll cry
I hit the ground
Made me feel a whole lot better
Ain't no sense for her to go
Well how can I just let her
Now if I can't walk, I'll fly
If I can't sing, I'll cry
You broke my heart
Put tears into my eyes
You must go your way
I know how fast I've crashed
Well if I can't walk, I'll fly
If I can't sing, I'll cry
If I can't walk, I'll fly
Well if I can't sing, I'll cry
I'm not surprised, you didn't take the time to write me
I'm not surprised, you didn't take the time to call
But baby, you know it really shook me
When baby, I heard you're not coming back at all
I'm not surprised, you didn't stop to think about me
I'm not surprised, you let me vanish from your brain
But baby, you know it overtook me
When my friend said, you're gonna leave me here behind
Why must it be? Why must it be?
Why must it be? Why must it be?
I'm not surprised, you started out without me
I'm not surprised, you even stopped to care
But baby, if you must desert me
I'm not awake yet, I haven't opened my eyes
But I haven't been late yet, I'm gonna be on time
For today's the day that you are coming back
And I can't wait to see you materialize
How much can I take now before I break inside?
How long will it take now before I realize?
That I can't live without you by my side
And nothing else will leave me satisfied
I've looked at my heart now and I trusted my eyes
I made that mistake now, ain't gonna make it twice
But time can put the man on the other side
And I can't wait to see what's left behind
I'm not awake yet, I haven't opened my eyes
I haven't been late
Gonna be on time, gonna be on time
Gonna be on time, gonna be on time
But today's the day that you are coming back
If you'll be around,
When I not around,
And the whole world looks upside down,
I'll remember.
If you'll be around,
When there is no sound,
I won't let you down,
I'll give you so much love,
That you'll remember.
Ohhh...stand with me,
When the sky looks black and amber,
Look up above,
The gods so full of anger.
Let me here you say,
That your love won't fail,
That I know my luck,
Will never fail forever.
If you'll be around,
When I not around,
And the whole world looks upside down,
I'll admit you're gone when I think I'm able
Just like in that song, you turned all the tables
Now I know I'm wrong, life is hard to shoulder
I won't last too long, each day is getting colder
Falling constantly, shadows haunting me
Moving silently day by day
Watching hopefully, waiting anxiously
That you might hear me someday
That's what I pray
That's all I pray
I'm gonna be okay
It's gonna be okay
Looking ahead, nothing but blue days
But somehow I keep hanging on
I should spend time looking for new ways
'Cos blue days have taken quite a toll
The journey we were on, can't believe it's over
I can feel the storm but I can't run for cover
Where do I belong, I just keep on searching?
I want to see the dawn of the day when I stop hurting
Falling constantly, shadows haunting me
Moving silently day by day
Watching hopefully, anxiously
That you might hear me, someday
That's what I pray
That's all I pray
It's gonna be okay
I'm gonna be okay
It's gonna be okay
Had me a whiskey, and I chased it,
Got me some trouble, gonna face it,
But if I had a trump card, I would place it,
That's for sure....yeah....
I had a dream, but I can't trace it,
I call out your name, so you might hear it,
But it only adds fuel, to the fire,
In my soul....yeah....
If I could just, re-write the pages,
Wake up with peace, with the way it is,
I don't wanna live in this world, if you can't grace it,
Anymore....anymore.....yeah...
Friends try to raise my spirits, higher,
Well, there's no doubting, the stong desire,
They don't feel the heat, of the fire,
In my soul....In my soul....
Had me a whiskey, and I chased it,
Got me some trouble, gonna face it,
But if I had a trump card, I would place it,
I wonder who,
Will be your sweet man,
When I'm gone?
I wonder who,
Will be your sweet man,
When I'm gone?
Who's gonna have to love you?
Who's gonna carry your business on?
I wonder who,
Will be your sweet man,
When I'm gone?
Yeah...
I wonder who,
Will be your sweet man,
When I'm gone?
Yeah....
Who you gonna have to love you?
Who's gonna carry your red house on?
Oh yeah...
You see my pretty girl,
Walkin' on down the street,
She just laughing and playing,
With every man she meet.
I wonder who,
Will be your sweet man,
When I'm gone?
Who you gonna have to love you?
Who's gonna carry your business on?
Yes, I would marry you,
But I'd marry you too soon,
So I guess you're gonna have to wait,
Until after your honeymoon.
I wonder who,
Will be your sweet man,
When I'm gone?
Yahh...
Who you gonna have to love you?
Who's gonna carry your business on?
Yeah...
I wonder who,
Walk you home every Friday night?
All right...
I wonder who,
Gonna walk you home every Friday night?
They'll take good care of you baby,
Make sure everything is just out of sight.
All right...
Who you gonna have to love you?
Who's going to carry your business on?
Who's going to carry your business on?
I take what I want, I'm a bad go-getter, yeah, yes, I am
I'm never a loser and I'm never a quitter yet, oh, no
'Cause I take what I want, baby, I want you, yeah, you
I've been watchin' you walk by and I haven't said a word, one word
But now I'm ready to get you and I'm gonna make you my girl, my lovin' girl
'Cause I take what I want, baby, I want you, yes, you
Gonna pick you up now, carry you away
So you better pack up now, baby, pack a bag today
Here I come, just a big bad man
When I walk away, baby, you'll be holdin' my hand
I take what I want, I'm a bad go-getter, yeah, yes, I am
I'm never a loser and I'm never a quitter yet, oh, no
'Cause I take what I want, baby, I want you, yeah, you
'Cause I take what I want, baby, I want you, yeah, you
Nobody but you, baby, nobody but you, baby
To be by my side, nobody but you, baby
Tell you what I want, girl, I want you
I'm your lovin' man
I'm your lovin' man
I'm your lovin' man
Like a cat that's playing with a ball of twine
That you call my heart
Oh, but baby is it so hard
To tell the two apart?
And so slowly you unwind me
'Til I fall apart
I'm only living for the hour
That I see your face
When that happens
I don't wanna be no other place
'Til the end of time
You'll be on my mind
I don't mind waiting for your love
For of time I've got plenty of
Rain or shine please bring out your love
Make it shine like the stars above
I'm only living for the moment
When I hear your voice
Oh, I'm waiting
I don't have any choice
And the day is long
So won't you come where you should be
Like a cat that's playing with a ball of twine
That you call my heart
Oh baby, is it so hard
To tell the two apart?
And so slowly you unwind it
I could've had religion, I could religion
But my little girl wouldn't let me pray
I swear to the world she drove my spirit away
She drove my spirit away, she drove my spirit away
I could've had religion, I could've had religion
But my little girl wouldn''t let me pray
I tell the truth, she drove my spirit away
She drove my spirit away
I could've been, I could've been a preacher,
But I changed my mind the other nigh
The woman I have now, she would not treat me right
She would not treat me right
I've been a bad man, as bad can be
Gonna pray to the Lord above to send his blessing on me
I want some mercy, you got set my soul free
Set my soul free, Please..
I could've had, I could've had religion
But my little girl wouldn't let me pray.
Well, demon woman, you sent the devil my way,
You sent the devil my way.
Oh Lord above please send my fire,
Send your mercy right down to me.
That woman set the devil on me,
She set the devil on me,
She set the devil one me,
She set the devil on me.
I ain't no saint, can't turn the other cheek
I ain't no saint, can't turn the other cheek
But you could cool my temper
By words I hear you speak
Tell you straight from the shoulder, straight from the hip
If I'm falling over, she makes the pieces fit
If I get arrested or in some legal twist
Well, if your baby start acting funny,
She start messin' around.
You better let her go,
I know she's gonna, put you down.
Just let her go.
Just as quick as you can.
Cause that little hoodoo woman,
Is fixin' to hoodoo the hoodoo man.
My baby got me doctor one note,
That's something I can't understand.
How could she take all my money,
And give it to a, her other man?
I'm gonna let her go,
Just as quick as I can,
That little hoodoo woman,
I know she's fixin' to hoodoo the hoodoo man.
Call up my little baby,
Long distance on the telephone.
But the voice on the other end,
Is a low down mellow tone.
I'm gonna let her go.
As quick as I can.
Cause that little hoodoo woman,
I know she's gonna hoodoo the hoodoo man.
Come on and see some hoodoo,
Hoodoo man.
Called up my doctor,
To ask for his advice.
But, you know he's out all night with my baby,
They painted up the town once or twice.
Gonna let her go.
Just as quick as I can.
I know that little hoodoo woman,
Is planning to hoodoo the hoodoo man.
She's got the hoodoo,
She's got the hoodoo,
Hoodoo,
Hoodoo.
Come on,
Oh little hoodoo woman,
I bet she's gonna hoodoo the hoo......,
I know she's gonna hoo.........doo the hoodoo man.
You've done me wrong
For the last time
You've sung your song
Now I'm goin' to sing mine
Out loud, so loud
Like the roaring sea
You've played around
For the last time
You've shown your claws
Now I'm goin' to show mine
Watch out, I feel about
In the night
You went around
Since the very first day
You've had your moment
Now I'm gonna have my play
So long, I'll be gone
In the night
You've done me wrong
Since the last time
I hit the floor
But I got up on the count of nine
Goodbye, don't cry
Well there's a hell cat, loose cat, hear it wail
It can stop you down the street, you cannot get away
Well it's gonna get to you, got the demon power
You got to run, run, brother you know your soul's on fire
You got to run, run, brother you know your soul's on fire
Well there's a strange, strange feeling chilling your hands
A shadow in your doorway, freeze you where you stand
You play your dice with the devil, now it's much too late
Well don't you know you got a hell cat on your trail
Well don't you know you got a hell cat on your trail
The sound that haunts you from the dark will dawn
Don't go away no more when the morning comes
There's a step on the stairs, a storm in your sails
That you know you got a hell cat by the tail
Yeah, you've done and got a hell cat on your trail
Oh yeah
Well, there's a hell cat, loose cat, hear it moan
Stalking your shadow all night long
It's the darkest feeling this side of hell
Well don't you know you got a hell cat by the tail
You know you've got a hell cat by the tail
Well hell cat, well hell cat
You're feeling haunted
See those shadows on the shades?
You're stalking 'round the room
Your name is on the blade
The darkness 'round your neck
Is like a metal claw
Who is gonna save you?
Who will hear you call?
You'll never get to Heaven
Putting money in the plate
Can't bribe St.Peter
When you're at Heaven's gate
Right now you wonder
How crazy things can be
You delt your own hand
Five card destiny
Roller coaster feeling
From the floor
Someone stole the key
Out of your door
Just what you needed
Shadow on the blinds
Feel so somersalted
Trying to keep your sense of time
Lightning on the windows
Just to seal your fate
Who is gonna save you
Hands up, reach for the sky
And I will tell you why
This is just a game I'm playin'
You won't feel the same, I'm betting now
Get up, you know this time
That you made up your mind
Think of all the dreams you're chasin'
Think of all the time you're wastin' now
My world is upside down
My inside is inside out
I'm hangin' to a leaf that's shakin'
That's hangin' to a branch that's breakin' off now
Go out into the night, left to the sky
You'll walk out the shoes, you're wearin'
Anyone can tell you, lies like one and one is two,
And then call 'round and tell that I'm not right for you.
Hands off,
. You're gonna hear me saying,
Hands off,
. Things sure need some changing,
Hands off,
. We'd all be much better of then.
Anyone can tell you, lies like one and two is three,
And then call 'round and tell that you were'nt made for me.
Hands off,
. Do you need persuading?
Hands off,
. I've had enough interrogation,
Hands off,
. Do you hear what I say?
Hands off,
. Now do you need persuading?
Hands off,
. I've had enough interrogation.
Hands off,
. Do you hear what I say?
Yeah...
You know that I'm a peaceful man, now as a general rule,
That's the way I'd like to keep it, if I had to choose.
Hands off,
. Now here's the situation,
Hands off,
. My girl needs consideration,
Hands off,
. Did you hear what I say?
There's people letter-writing until the ink turns green,
Trying to ruin my reputation, sell it to a magazine.
Hands off,
. Now here's the situation,
Hands off,
. My girl needs consideration,
Hands off,
. We'd all be better off then.
Hands off,
. Now here's the situation,
Hands off,
. My girl needs consideration,
Hands off,
. Did you hear what I say?
Hands off,
. Now here's the situation,
Hands off,
. Needs some consideration,
Hands off,
. Did you hear what I say?
Hands off,.... Off..hey..
Hands off,
. Now here's the situation,
Mama's in the kitchen bakin' up a pie
Daddy's in the backyard
Get a job, son
You know you ought to try
I packed up my bag, I headed down the road
I got me a job from Henry Ford
But I made a mistake, I moved much too far
And now I know what the lonesome blues are
I'm getting lonesome, I'm getting blue
I need someone to talk to
I'm getting lonesome, I'm getting blue
Now let me tell you, now let me tell you
Now let me tell you, now let me tell you
Now let me tell you where I'm going to
Yes I'm goin' to my hometown
Sorry baby, I can't take it all
Well, I'm goin to my hometown
Sorry baby, I can't take it all
I have to walk
Only got one ticket
Good God I can't afford two
The day I left, I had shoes upon my feet
The day I left, I had shoes upon my feet
Got home again, honey
Don't even have nothin' to eat, oh yeah
Hey, goin' to my hometown, yeah
Yeah, and I don't care, have to walk
Yeah, goin' to my hometown
And I don't care, have to walk
I gotta move down, baby
No more time to talk, no, no, no
Yeah, I'm goin' to my hometown
And I'm leaving on the midnight train, yeah
Goin' to my hometown, baby
I'm leaving on the midnight train
Gotta keep on ramblin', yeah
Goe back to from where I came
I'm goin to my hometown
Goin' to my hometown
Goin' to my hometown
Goin' to my hometown
Do you wanna go?
Do you wanna go?
Do you wanna go?
Do you wanna go?
I got up against this
The cats and strangers walkin'
Came home this morning
Looking half-way like a ghost
Walked in this morning
Feelin' half-way like a ghost
Face looked like marble
My blood burns just like toast
Face looked like marble
My blood burned just like toast
Yeah, yeah
If I had some sense, I'd tear that building down
If I had some sense, I'd tear that building down
No more gin house, just smiles instead of frowns
No more gin house, smiles instead of frowns
Came home this morning
Found her crying by the door
Came home this morning
Found her crying by the door
Make my promise, won't barrel-house no more
Give my word, won't barrel-house no more
I can see the ghost, feeling like a ghost
Came home this morning
Looking half-way like a ghost
Came home this morning
Feeling half-way like a ghost
Face looked like marble
My blood burns just like toast
Face looked like marble
I want to plant to the star in the sky,
One you can find at the end of the night.
I want to climb a ladder to space,
Leave without trace, `cos now is the time.
Things are gonna be so clear,
When I`m light years from here,
In some other space.
Let me take the tear from your eye,
Leave it behind, stay by my side.
Won`t you follow me where I`m bound,
Time`s for borrowing now.
Won`t you follow me, time is tight,
Before things swallow me down.
I`ve been locked in this cage,
Gonna break away, before it`s too late.
I`m gonna re-write the page,
Take the stage, and live tomorrow today.
You`ll find the dreams you mislaid,
They won`t run away, all the dues have been paid.
Yes, it`s time to depart, go with your heart,
Follow the flame.
Won`t you follow me where I`m bound,
Time`s for borrowing now.
Won`t you follow me, time is tight,
Before things swallow me down.
Won`t you follow me where I`m bound,
Time`s for borrowing now.
Won`t you follow me, time is tight,
Before things swallow me down.
Won`t you follow me where I`m bound,
What I see just takes the heart from me
It's all okay they keep telling me
Somehow it feels like failsafe day
You know it's almost failsafe day
It's not the time now don't go sad on me
Yeah we can run the illusion is free
Let's not just throw this change away
You know it's almost failsafe day
And deep inside I hear that something
Like a silent scream
And in the night I hear that rumbling
Keep on hoping that it's just a dream
Wish there was some time to buy or steal
'Cause there's this stranger in the air I breathe
Deep down it feels like failsafe day
They're gonna fade us all away
Deep inside I hear that something
Like a silent scream
The voice inside just tells me one thing
Keep on hoping that it's just a dream
What I see just chills the heart in me
It's all okay but they're not fooling me
You know it's almost failsafe day
Somehow it feels like failsafe day
You know it's almost failsafe day
Went down to the station,
Leaned against the door.
Went down to the station,
I...leaned against the door.
I knew it was the Empire State,
Can tell by the way she blows.
Asked the depot agent,
"Please let me ride the blinds".
Asked the depot agent,
"Please let me ride the blinds".
He said, "Son, I like to help you...you know,
But the Empire State ain't mine".
The Empire State...you know she,
Rides on Eastern time.
The Empire State,
She rides on Eastern time,
She's the "rollingest" baby,
On the New York Central line.
It was a mean ol' fireman,
And a low-down engineer.
It was a cruel fireman,
A low-down engineer.
That took my baby away,
Left poor me sitting here.
Engineer blew the whistle,
The fireman rang the bell.
The engineer blew the whistle,
The fireman rang the bell.
My woman's on board,
She's was waving me fair-well.
I'm gonna tell you what that,
Mean ol' train will do.
I'm gonna tell you,
What that mean ol' train will do.
Take your woman away,
And shoot back black smoke back at you.
They'll take your woman away,
And shoot black smoke back at you.
Take your woman away,
And shoot black smoke back at you.
I've cried enough tears to fill up an ocean
Surely you see that my world's been broken?
Here I am, where are you?
Help me please, help me through
Here I am, where are you?
All my days are edged in blue
You made up your mind and nothing can change it
You want to be free but I can't rearrange it
Here I am, where are you?
Tell me please, what to do
Here I am, broken in two
All my days are edged in blue
I'd go anywhere, if I thought you'd be there
'Cause I've made up my mind, that's where I belong
I traveled the world 'cause couldn't be told
Told by my heart that you really had gone
I'd go anywhere, if I thought you'd be there
'Cause I've made up my mind, that's where I belong
I traveled the world 'cause I couldn't be told
Told by my heart that you really had gone
Our lines got crossed through all things unspoken
A tangle of knots not easily opened
Here I am, where are you?
Help me please, pull me through
Here I am, where are you?
All my days are edged in blue
Here I am, where are you?
Help me please, pull me through
Here I am, where are you?
I'll eat my words,
I swear I will,
If I am wrong,
I'll pay the bill.
No cards for me,
I'll look what's dealt,
There's one here up my sleeve.
Well, if I'm wrong,
I'll never win,
But I've been round,
One time for sin.
Will I miss you?
I bet I will,
I might even lose some sleep.
I'll eat my words,
I swear I will,
If I am wrong,
I'll pay the bill.
No cards for me,
I'll look what's dealt,
One here up my sleeve.
I'll eat my words,
If I am wrong,
You can count,
When I sing my song.
You don't hate me,
You hate my tongue,
You won't even read my will,
Won't even read my will,
Won't even read my will.
Eat my words,
Eat my words,
Eat my words,
I'm easy come and easy go
Now you're not so carefree
You found the thorn behind the rose
You took it, oh, so badly
Lost inside yourself
You gotta break out soon
You gotta try again
To hear a brand new tune, oh yeah
Once easy come and easy go
You just hear sad notes lately
You used to fly and chase the wind
I don't know you lately
Don't take it, oh, so bad
Things are gonna change
Don't make it, oh, so sad
The sun will shine again, oh, yeah
Please don't lock me out
What's it all about?
I'll change it all completely
Won't you let me in?
Don't you need a friend?
If I can help just call me
I'm easy come and easy go
Don't paint it all so sadly
Before you know the light will shine
Don't burn out completely
Locked inside yourself
You gotta break out soon
Come and try again
Early warning came this morning,
Hit me lower than the bottom rung.
Feel a warning in a tail spin,
Now I'm livin' on an iron lung.
Near the doorway I saw a ghost play,
A shadow talking where their mouth has been.
These are strange days in every which way,
And my head is in a downward spin.
Helter-skelter in the shelter,
Can't believe it, it can get no worse.
See no tomorrow time to borrow,
Now I'm waiting for the nuclear nurse.
May the west win by an ill wind,
Can't remember when I've seen the sun.
Ain't no pity for my city,
Well let me at you, no I've got to run.
Who'll remember, that's what we're there for,
And that's my election too.
Heard a whisper from a dark stair,
Cast no shadow, is that you?
Helter-skelter in the shelter,
Can't believe it, it can get no worse.
See no tomorrow time to borrow,
Now I'm waiting on the nuclear nurse,
Now I'm waiting on the nuclear nurse,
Can't believe it, it can get no worse.
You give me double vision, strange transmission
When you walk in the room
Tongue tied feeling, can't see the ceiling
You've turned out the moon
Tell me, darling, what you're trying to do
You give me double vision, strange condition
When you act that way
I'm walking sideways, my nights become days
But I feel okay
Tell me, darling, what you're trying to do
You give me double vision, soul transmission
When you act so cruel
My mind is reeling, can't see the ceiling
'Cause you've turned out the moon
Tell me, mama, what you're trying to do
You got me jumping like a man with the voodoo
Tell me, darling, what you're trying to do
Well I'm going down the road
Stop in Fanny Mays
Gonna tell Fanny what I heard her boyfriend say
Don't start me talkin'
I'll tell everything I know
I'm gonna break up this signifyin'
'Cause somebody's got go
Jack gave his wife two dollars
To go downtown to get some market
Gets out on the street
Ol' George stops her
He knocked her down
And blackened her eye
She gets back home and tells her husband a lie
Don't start me talkin'
I'll tell everything I know
I'm gonna break up this signifyin'
'Cause somebody's got go
She borrowed some money
To go to the beauty shop
She honked his horn
She beegan to start
Said take me bay 'round the block
I'm going to the beauty shop
To have my hair socked
Don't start me talkin'
I'll tell everything I know
I'm gonna break up this signifyin'
I don't know where I'm going
I don't know where I've been
'Cause I haven't seen my baby
Since I don't know when
I'm walking down that long road
With a smile up on my face
I'm broken hearted
But you won't see a trace
Feeling disconnected
These blues are out to kill
Sweep them in the corner
Put 'em in the bin
Alright so you don't sympathize
Don't expect that you should
Walk right for one day you might
Run into this patch of gray clouds too
Alright so you don't sympathize
I don't expect that you should
Stay bright for one day you might
Run into this patch of gray clouds too
Gravel in my pockets
From the places I have been
The soles of my shoes are paper thin
I got sand here in my pockets
From the place that I come from
That's where I'm going
So I'll say so long, yeah
I'm breaking rocks and I'm doing time
She's on the street with a friend of mine
I drove the car, I took the fall
I walk the cell, at night I cry till dawn
At night I cry till dawn
The days are long but time will pass
I'm breaking out, I soon will get my chance
I'm in a cell, it's ten by nine
She's livin' it up on champagne and wine
I took the rap, I have to smile
Time drags by but I'll get loose after a while
Get loose after a while
Deep in the night, just like a child
I walk the cell, my mind is running wild
I'm going numb from too much waiting
Until my dying day
I'll suffocate from too much hating
There'll be hell to pay
I'm gonna rot from too much waiting
Till my dying day
My soul is bruised, my heart is shaking
There'll be hell to pay, yeah
I'm digging ditches, I'm breaking stones
Sewing mailbags, it ain't no fun
Bread and water, my life is complete
Hold my breath, till I'm back out on the street
Back out on the street, yeah
Revenge is sweet or so they say
Just watch your step, I'm breaking out today
Revenge is sweet or so they say
Just watch your step, I'm breaking out today
Revenge is sweet or so they say
Do you read me, well, won't you tell me?
If you read me then please believe me when I say
Yes, I've been waiting, seems like forever
I've been waiting, my situation ain't got much better
Well, I've been waiting, the situation don't get much better
You don't do unto others as you do unto me
Well, why am I the only one that treats you this way?
Well, you got that something and it's hard to specify
I just can't diagnose that look that's in your eyes
You don't do unto me like I know that you could
Why am I the only one who's misunderstood?
Ashes to ashes and it's dust to dust
Well, if you won't take me then I guess the devil must
I've been hurting, my heart's been burning
I've been hurting but I've been learning just the same
Well, I've been waiting, seems like forever
Well I've been waiting, my situation ain't got much better
Well I've been waiting, the situation ain't got much better
When you go down to Deep Elm, keep your money in your socks
By them day Elm women, roll on you on the rocks
Oh sweet mama, got the morning baby blues
If you go down in Deep Elm, yeah, keep your money in the hair
And that Deep Elm women will lay you on the fire
Oh sweet mama, got the morning baby blues
If you go down in Deep Elm, keep your money in your pants
'Cause them Deep Elm women, sure know how to dance
Oh, sweet baby, got the morning baby blues
If you go down Deep Elm, put your money in your shoes
Yeah, them Deep Elm women, know how to sing the blues
Oh, sweet baby, got the morning baby blues
Were you were raised by the river
Down in the low, low land
Where the air is dark and sinister
In the night there's no safe place to stand
In the reeds there are eyes that peek
Voices I can't understand
Flamingos flying endlessly
Into the silent sky
Daughter of the everglades
You never made it clear
Child of the river
If you wanted to be here
Daughter of the everglades
I never saw your tears
Well you looked like your mama
Before you walked, you swam
Learned to make that snake tail stew
From your daddy
Crazy talking fisherman
In this place there is no law
The river makes all the rules
What they are, I found out
When I came to look for you
Daughter of the everglades
Why did you bring me here?
Daughter of the everglades
My love has turned to fear
Daughter of the everglades
Let me feel you near
Well you laughed in the city
But I knew after a year
That you'd cry in the city
I should not have brought you here
So far from the bayou
Down in the low, low land
Don't know why you left me
Well the cats & I will be playin',
You ought to make it there,
When that drummer hits a rim shot,
And almost busts a snare.
You put on your cat clothes,
And I will put on mine,
Together pretty baby,
We're gonna cruise on down the line.
Come on and cruise on out with me,
Won't you cruise on out with me.
Well the cat band will be playin',
C'mon and get your share,
I've got transportation,
And I can get you there.
Well I know your daddy's anxious,
That you toe the line,
I guess he's gonna blow his stack,
If you don't get home on time.
Come on and cruise on out with me,
Won't you cruise on out with me.
Yeah...
Well this feline band will pick it,
Just as long as you will stay,
The boys in the band will play all night,
If they would have their way.
You gonna dress up to the nines,
And look like somethin' else,
I'm gonna pull my alligator shoes,
Out from under the bed
Come on cruise on out with me,
Won't you cruise on out with me.
Well, that fat man plays that upright,
He freeze you at the knees,
This man's in full control,
Of 87 and one half keys.
In this full scale commotion,
The pace will never drop,
You better leave town gracefully,
If you're too pooped to pop.
Come on cruise on out with me,
Well, won't you cruise on out with me.
Well the cats & I will be playin',
You ought to make it there,
When that drummer hits a rim shot,
And almost busts a snare.
You put on your cat clothes,
And I will put on mine,
Together pretty baby,
We're gonna step on down the line.
Won't you cruise on out with me,
Come on, cruise on out with me.
Won't you cruise on out,
Cruise on out,
Cruise on out with me.
Won't you cruise on out,
Cruise on out,
Cruise on out,
Cruise on out with me.
Come on cruise on out,
Cruise on out,
Cruise on out,
Cruise on out with me.
You can rub me out and cross me off your list,
Try to clean the slate just like I don't exist.
Till it seems that I am nowhere to be seen.
If you wanna talk about it baby,
You'll know just where I'll be.
You can freeze me out but you'll never win,
You think you won't melt but the ice is thin.
Sometimes I sit down and try to work it out.
But I keep on holding baby,
And you keep on holding out.
I could be so free,
That's the way I ought to be.
I'll just wait and see,
'Cause you've passed that jinx on me.
First you freeze me out,
And then you freeze me in.
I try to sort it out,
But where do I begin.
But today I think that I've got used to you,
If you're looking for me baby,
You will know where I'm going to.
You can freeze me out and cross me off your list,
Try to clean the slate just like I don't exist.
Till it seems that I am nowhere to be seen.
If you wanna talk about it baby,
You'll know just where I'll be.
I could be so free,
That's the way I ought to be.
I'll just wait and see,
Well, you can ride on the crest of a wave
If that's where you want to be
But does the look on your face
Mean you're really feeling happy?
Or do you feel like you're standing on a wooden leg
Or a poor man much too proud to beg
Or a page from a book that can't be read at all?
You gotta see by the way
That they are talking
That it's time for you
To pick up your grip start walking
'Cause they want to see your long legs flying
Go to the place where the earth meets the sky and
Don't stop to turn around and wave goodbye at all
They won't be satisfied
Till you're out of their sight
But I wonder how will you feel
With a deck of cards
You're not around to deal
You're not around to deal
They won't be satisfied
Till you're out of their sight
But I wonder how will you feel
With a deck of cards
You're not around to deal?
You're not around to deal
Well, they say it's a lie, a joke
That you are living
But you know one thing they don't
You won't give in
'Cause you're like a cat, chasin' its tail
Makes a million circles but you're gonna fail
Look down you just don't understand
Well, you can ride on the crest of a wave
If that's where you want to be
But does the look on your face
Mean you're really feeling happy?
Well, do you feel like you're standing on a wooden leg
A poor man much too proud to beg
Or a page from a book that can't be read at all?
Well, do you feel like you're standing on a wooden leg
Or a poor man much too proud to beg
If I was a cradle, then you'd let me rock
If I was a pony, then you'd let me trot
If I was the atom, you'd split me into three
When I wanna see you baby, don't you lock on me
If I was a baby, you wouldn't let me fall
If I was an outlaw, you wouldn't have me caught
If I was a tiger, you wouldn't have me caged
If I was somebody else then you would act your age
You'll miss out if you, leave me out of, of your
Day and night, I been trying to make you see that
Hear what I got to say
It's all about me and you
If I was a blind man, then you'd make me see
If I was a deaf man, you'd give me ears to hear
If I was a lame man, you'd give me your legs to walk
But if you were true to me baby, then listen to when I talk
If I was a cradle, then you'd let me rock
If I was a pony, then you'd let me trot
If I was the atom, split me into three
When I wanna see you baby, don't you lock on me
Down with love
With flowers and rice and shoes
Down with love
The root of all midnight blues
Down with things
That give you that well-known pain
Take that moon
Wrap it in cellophane
Down with love
Let's liquidate all it's friends
Like moon, June
Roses and rainbow's ends
Down with songs
That mourn about night and day
Down with love
Take it away, away
Take it away, take it away
Give it back to the birds
And bees and the Viennese
Down with eyes
Romantic and stupid
Down with sighs, down with cupid
Brother let's stuff that dove
Down with love
Down with love
Liquidate all it's friends
Like moon, June
Roses and rainbow's ends
Down with songs
That mourn about night and day
You are the one
And I don't stand a chance with a ghost like you
Ah, the promised kiss of spring is here
What does my heart go dancin' overhead
On the ceiling near my bed?
We go now
Because I talk to the trees
But they don't listen to me
I tell them
You say either, I say either
You say neither, I say neither
Either, either
Neither, neither
Let's call the whole thing off!
Take it away, take it away
Give it back to the birds
And the bees and the Viennese
Down with eyes
Romantic and stupid
Down with sighs, down with cupid
Brother let's stuff that dove
Down, down, down
I go on 'round and 'round
I go in a spin
Hey, in the spin, I'm in
What is this thing
There's a body in the bay
The cops are taking it away
They said this case was closed
It only shows you that never know
So who they gonna get
When the troubles got to stop
Here's my card
I'm the Continental Op
Jane Doe in the bay
Now that's exhibit 'A'
Bloodstains on the dress of the millionairess
But I saw you leavin' town
I'm gonna have to track you down
Just like a hound
You slipped through the web
And you might have dodged the Feds
But who they gonna get when you've outfoxed the cops
Here's my number
I'm the Continental Op
Call the agency, we never close
First consultation is free
Check my reputation, check my pose
But first check my fee
There's a menace on the streets
Offering infants sweets
Don't give this man a ride
Lock your car from the inside
He's suspect No. 1
But I guess his race is run
He left a set of prints
He's not as smart as he thinks
'Cause who they gonna get
When the trouble's gotta stop
Here's my card
I'm the Continental Op
There's a body in the bay
The cops have taken it away
They say this case was closed
It only shows that you never know
Bruises 'round the neck
When they did a body check
I saw you leaving town
I'll track you down like a hound
Who they gonna get when you've outfoxed the cop
Here's my card
I'm the Continental Op
Yeah, who they gonna get
When you've out foxed they cops
Here's my badge
Can't believe it's true
I can't believe it's true
Baby, where are you?
Baby, where are you?
In the night I'm walking in my sleep
A lonely man who just can't get no peace
Oh how I wish I just could see your face
And then I would walk the floor pace by pace
Clock on the wall
Why do you bother to chime at all
Clock on the wall
Why does this have to happen at all
In the day I'm walking on the street
Hear the sound, steps walking after me
That's just trouble, follow with me about
And that is one thing I can't do without
Clock on the wall
Why do you bother to chime at all
Spot on the wall
Did I really see it moving at all
Can't believe it's true
I can't believe it's true
I wonder where are you
I wonder where are you
And in the night I'm talking in my sleep
The things I say I just, just can't repeat
Don't need no fingerprints to know
You've got your hands on my very soul
Clock on the wall
Why do you bother to chime at all
Clock on the wall
If teardrops could flood an ocean
I have a notion, you'd try
You'd make it in extra fast time
Just as a pass time, easy as pie
Each time you cry, baby, cry
Just the way I did
The day you broke my heart
Cry, baby, cry
Table's turned and now you've learnt
You're not so smart
You broke every promise
You couldn't be true
You gave me the go by
Well, somebody knew when I needed you
So cry, baby, cry
My eyes are dry
I'm laughin' up my sleep
To see my cry baby cry
Cry, baby, cry, cry, baby, cry
Just the way I did
The day you broke my heart
Cry, baby, cry, you flew too high
Table's turned and now you've learnt
You're not so smart
You broke every promise
You couldn't be true
You gave me the go by
Well, somebody knew when I needed you
So cry, baby, cry
My eyes are dry
I'm laughin', yeah, laughin'
I'm laughin' up my sleep
Well, did you ever,
Well, did you ever,
Well, did you ever,
Well, did you ever wake up,
With them bullfrogs on your mind?
Well, did you ever wake up,
With them bullfrogs on your mind?
You had to sit there laughin',
Laughin' just to keep from crying.
Well, did you ever wake up,
With that one woman on your mind,
Well, did you ever wake up,
With that one woman on your mind,
Sit there laughin',
Laughin' just to keep from crying.
My mother got em,
My father got em,
My sister got em,
My brother got em.
I woke up this morning,
My grandmother had them too,
Well, don't you know about that,
I got the bullfrog blues.
Bullfrog
My mother got em,
My father got em,
My sister got em,
My brother got em.
I woke up this morning,
My grandmother had them too,
Well, don't you know about that,
I got the bullfrog blues.
Called up my doctor,
Was not feeling so well,
Well, I called up the doctor,
Was not feeling so well.
He looked inside his bag and said,
"Well, well"....
You don't need no doctor,
You don't need no pill,
You don't need no doctor,
You don't need no pill.
Just take my advice,
It'll surely cure your ills.
Head on down to New Orleans,
Prettiest place you ever seen,
Get on down to the river bend,
That's where the music never ends.
Open your ears,
Don't you feel good?
Get yourself one helluva shot of rhythm 'n' blues.
Go on down to new Orleans,
The greatest place you ever been,
Head on down to the river bend,
Dig the music of the Cajun bands,
Honky-tonk piano,
Make you feel good,
Open your ears,
To rhythm 'n' blues.
Well, did you ever wake up,
With them bullfrogs on your mind?
Well, did you ever wake up,
With them bullfrogs on your mind?
You had to sit there laughin',
Laughin' just to keep from crying.
Well, did you ever wake up,
With that one woman on your mind,
Well, did you ever wake up,
With that one woman on your mind,
You had to sit there laughing,
Well, you think you're sitting pretty
But you're sitting on a powder keg
Well, you think you're standing steady
But you're weak as a matchstick leg
Well, there's a rumble in the city
There's a call out for your head
Now isn't it a pity
Your future's just a lump of lead?
But now you're running scared
You've got no place to run
You're caught between the law and the Big Guns
Well, it's a long way from the pool halls
Through the rackets and the petty crime
Well, you thought you were a tough one
But you've bitten off too much this time
You've stepped on the wrong toes
Now look, who you've upset
Well, you walked on the wrong toes
You've got your picture on the police gazette
Well, now you're running scared
Got no place to run
You're caught between the law and the Big Guns
Your back's against a wall
You don't like it there at all
Now you [Incomprehensible] about to fall
You got no friends, you can call
Well, you never felt so gritty
And sweat's pouring down your back
You're like a tiger in the jungle
And you can't find no way back
You hadn't played your cards right
You hadn't seen the signs
Well, you tried to run the whole game
Now you've come to the end of the line
Well, now you're running scared
You've got no place to run
Brute Force and Ignorance,
Just hit town,
Looking like survivors,
From the Lost and Found.
Brute Force and Ignorance,
Have come to play,
A one-night stand at eight o`clock,
Then they`ll be on their way.
This old town`s exploding,
And the mayor`s uptight,
He`d like to make it to the show,
But he knows it`s not his night.
He`s got to be beholding,
To his legal spouse,
But she`s put the thumbscrews on him,
And snuck out of the house.
There she goes.
The picture on the poster,
Raised an eyebrow or two,
At fifty-five to seven,
Lord, you should`ve seen the queue.
City slick and country hick,
They came one and all,
The traffic-light girl and the downhome kids,
Assembled in the hall.
Brute Force and Ignorance,
Yes, that`s the name,
The young folks gonna miss them,
Now they`ve gone away.
Well, the show got so crazy,
Today they took the billboard down,
I`ll never forget the scene last night,
When the band was escorted out of town.
This little town`s back in slow motion,
I`m sad to say,
After the confusion,
It`ll never be the same.
Well, I took a walk down Main Street,
Just to pass the time,
And I could hear that music,
Still rolling through my mind.
Brute Force and Ignorance,
They sure hit town,
And if you want to find them, buddy,
Yeah, well, he's drinking down the bourbon like it was soda pop
Trying to quell a feeling he knows ain't gonna stop
He's mortgaged out his blood for one more chance to breathe
He had the DT's for breakfast, the shakes till noon
He picked up his bag and left this motel room
His head held high but his heart is on its knees
Well, he packed his guitar and his bar room tan
Gotta get some miles behind him as fast as he can
Another destination, some place else to play
Well, he left a life behind him in some old trailer park
They tried to make it work, it was ruined from the start
He had to shake the rust, it became the time to leave, yeah, woh
It's a honky tonk engagement
But there's no better place to play
His face feels like a crazy pavement
It's getting more lined every day
Well, he's gonna write a letter and try to explain
She says he's too old to have these growing pains
But something keeps him moving, living on through the night
But as the night approaches, a change is in the air
His heart is pumping fast, he's got no cares
The music befriends him, it can take him anywhere, yeah
It's a honky tonk engagement
But there's no better place to play
His mind feels like crazy pavement
He's getting crazed out every day
Well, he's drinking down the bourbon like it was soda pop
Trying to quell a feeling he knows ain't gonna stop
He's mortgaged out his blood for one more chance to breathe
He's had the DT's for breakfast, the chills till noon
He packed his guitar and left the hotel room
All right...
I'm feeling bought and sold,
You're just a three card trickster.
That's something I should've known,
All the good's sure gone bitter.
Hear me now, hear me right.
You think you've got it made,
You think you've got my number.
You'd better check again,
I don't intend to stay here.
Hear me now, hear me right.
It's time-wasting,
Checking up on you.
You're high-flying,
You'll be crash-landing soon.
That's true.
All right.
You want your world my friend,
I think those days are numbered.
I've had it up to here,
Everything's come asunder.
Hear me now, hear me right.
I'm feeling bought and sold,
You're just a three card trickster.
That's something I should've known,
All the good's sure gone bitter.
Everytime baby i got you on my mind
little by little i watch my love slow down
yeah yeah do you know what it means to be alone
today you're laughing baby
tommorow you could be crying
Well you live for the day
you're goin on your own
you got a little child here now come on and try to make it home
yeah yeah do you know what it means to be alone
today you're laughing woman
tomorrow you could be crying
Live for the day you're goin on your own
You got a little child here now come on and try and make it home
yeah do you know what it means to be alone
today you're laughing woman
tomorrow you could be crying
yeah yeah do you know what it means to be alone
today you're laughing woman
The gypsy woman told me
you were your mother's bad luck child
the gypsy woman told me
you were your mother's bad luck child
you're having a good time now
you'll be having trouble after a while
Went to see the gypsy woman
to have my fortune told
she said run right home right away
and look through your keyhole
the gypsy woman told me
you were your mother's bad luck child
you're having a good time now
you'll be having bad times after a while
I believed everything the gypsy woman told me
every single word she said
i ran right home right away
and looked through my keyhole
another man in my bed
the gypsy woman told me
you were your mother's bad luck child
you're having a good time now
I ain`t no doctor, I ain`t no doctor`s son,
But I`ll fill your prescription,
Till the real doctor comes,
Till the real doctor comes.
I ain`t no sailor, ain`t no sailor`s son,
But I`ll be your navigator,
Till the marines hit town,
Till the marines hit town.
I`m a handyman, an all around man,
I`m a handyman, all around man,
And when your husband comes,
That`s when the handyman`s gonna scram.
I ain`t the DA, ain`t the DA`s son,
But I`ll talk to the jury,
And I`ll see justice done.
Handyman, I`m a handyman,
An all around man, all around man.
I ain`t no astronaut,
From Cape Kennedy I don`t come.
Just step inside my rocket ship,
I`ll take you circling round the sun.
We`ll head off for Pluto, Venus and Mars,
Step inside, baby, I`ll take you very far.
I`m a handyman, an all around man,
An all around man, an all around man,
And when your husband comes,
I don't care if I get arrested
'Cause tonight they'll need more than a ball and chain
I don't care just whose interested
'Cause I'm comin' into town just the same
I've been feelin' alone, I've been feeling blue
I think I need a little beer or two
Be my friend, tell me where that place is
Where the whiskey flows and the dices roll till dawn?
My baby's done me wrong you must have guessed it
My heart's slow I think it must be told
I don't wanna know where east an' west is
'Cause pretty soon I won't feel the cold
When I'm walking down mainstreet feeling no pain
Along comes a cop he can take my name
And explain to me what a federal case is
I'm mixing the barley with the grape again
Bright city lights, make me feel alright
I'm right or wrong but tomorrow never comes
I don't care if I get investigated
And the city fathers they all black my name
I'm pretty sure that you can smell the traces
For tomorrow mornin', I'll take all the blame
I've been feeling low and feeling blue
I think I need a little whiskey or two
Good God, brother, you look like you could do with it too
That's true, tonight I'll sleep on a walking-cane
Bright city lights, make me feel alright
I'm right or wrong tomorrow never comes
I don't care if I get arrested
'Cause tonight they'll need more than a ball an' chain
I don't care just whose interested
'Cause I'm coming into town just the same
I don't care just whose interested
'Cause tomorrow morning, I'll take all the blame
I've been alone, I've been feeling blue
I think I need a little whiskey or two
Be my friend, tell me where that place is
If you got money in the bank,
Don't let your woman draw it out,
Cause she'll take all your money...and,
Then she'll kick you out.
I once had money and a fast Cadillac car,
But I made one big mistake, let my baby know where they are,
And she took all my possessions...and,
Then she threw me out.
Now young men, heed my advice,
I'll tell you once, I may not tell you twice,
Keep an eye on your old lady anytime that she goes steppin' out.
There's only one woman that I hate more,
You know who that is, why that's my mother-in-law,
My baby's pretty fast but her mother's even faster on the draw.
My baby, my little baby I believe she's gonna jump'n shout,
And I walk down to the bank,
And I draw all of my money out.
Well you got money in the bank,
Don't let your woman draw it out,
Cause she'll take all your money...and,
Well, like a bad penny you've turned up again
You're in my sights, there's a mist on my lens
I think you know how it was when I tripped and fell
Well, you've double-dealed me, baby and I broke like a shell, oh
Well, like a bad penny you've sure lost the glow
But I'm out of reach, your smile's sure gone cold
Well, it can't ever be like it was then
Well, don't you fool with me, baby
Well, don't you mess with my plans
Some stormy nights
Your memory haunts me
You won't go away
Well, like a bad penny you have turned up in the change
Try to fit into the picture, you can't get inside the frame
I think you know I'm still sore but I'm on the mend
Times sure have changed, it won't happen again
Well, like a bad penny spins around and around
Well, you won't know what's gone wrong when it all falls down
You got to learn from now on to stop playing games
You ought to keep on moving, you got to spin on your way
Some lonely nights
I hear you calling
Won't you go away?
Well, like a bad penny you have turned up again
You're in my sights, well, there's a mist on my lens
I think you know how it was when I tripped and fell
Well, I'm hanging around the depot
Boys, trying to get a job
I'm so sick and tired of being laid off
No silver lining, no rainbow's end
Bills in my mailbox, that's all they ever send
All they ever send
Well, I'm hanging around the corner
Boys, holding up the wall
Feeling kinda sloppy, waiting for a call
Running out of patience, running out of cool
Don't turn on the radio, I don't want to hear the news
Don't want to hear the news
Well, you sure look good, baby, sure look neat
Sure make sense from your head to your feet
You don't want to know me now
But you're gonna change your mind
I'm going to Fat City, gonna do things in style
Well, you sure look good, baby, sure look neat
Sure make sense from your head to your feet
Making all the ice melt when you walk down the street
Making all the ice melt when you walk down the street
You don't want to know me now
But you're gonna change your mind
I'm going to Fat City, gonna do things in style
Well, my motor won't run
Man, I'm sure it's on the blink
Ain't had no gasoline since God knows when
I'm waiting for that woman, ain't she ever gonna show?
Don't keep me waiting, I got some place else to go
Some place else to go
Well, I'm hanging 'round the depot
Boys, can't get a job
I'm so sick and tired of being laid off
No silver lining, no rainbow's end
Blues in my mailbox, that's all they ever send
Takes a fool to know how I feel,
Feel like a fish running out a spinning reel,
Bite on a hook and you'll know just what I mean,
That`s what it`s like at the bottom,
That`s what it`s like at the bottom.
It took time to come and make you see,
Life ain`t what it appears to be,
It`s the luck of the draw and the old spinning wheel,
Like a message in a bottle,
Like a message in a bottle.
Watching the sky, with tears in my eyes,
I feel lonely,
Time`s flying by, but I start to smile,
It`s not easy.
Gaze at the sky, with tears in my eyes,
I feel lonely,
Time`s flying by, I start to smile,
It`s not easy.
Takes a fall to land you on your knees,
Kick that ball if it lands right at your feet,
Watch it fly, high above the trees,
Till it lands in tomorrow,
Till it lands in tomorrow,
Well, it ain't too good,
The way you treat your man,
It's less than good,
It sure ain't kind,
It's your mistake,
You'll see in time,
When I'm gone, when I'm gone.
Well, it's been so long,
Since I felt that glow,
The flame was bright,
But it's burning low,
I should be gone,
But I'm slow to go,
Serves me right, serves me.....
It doesn't seem clear,
What happens from here and now,
You've called the tune, but maybe soon,
Someone must pay for the piper.
Well, it ain't too late,
To change your mind,
For it's time you knew,
Just where I stand,
Well, let me know,
'Cause I got plans,
Well, they sprung me out of Quentin,
I'm back on the mob's payroll
They can buy my body
Sure they can't buy my soul.
I'm working out of Stockton
I''m weighing in at two -o -one
But there's a man in the front row
Sent down by the mob with a gun.
For 'Kid Gloves', 'Kid Gloves', I'm back out on the street.
'Kid Gloves', the master to the beat
'Kid Gloves', I'll do anything but dive.
We'll the bought me out of Quentin.
They've gone and placed their bets.
I've got to throw the fight
Just to save my neck.
Saying 'yes' to the set up
Made me feel so cheap
But the street felt so good
Now I've only got myself to beat
A deal is a deal
But you know I just can't win
The mob oughta know
My conscience is wearing thin
For 'Kid' Gloves, I'm back in the ring
'Kid ' Gloves, I'll fight anything
'Kid" Gloves, I'll do anything but dive.
'Kid Gloves', I'm back on the street
'Kid" Gloves the master to beat
"Kid" Gloves, Ill do anything but cry,
'Kid' Gloves, I'm back on my feet
"Kid" Gloves, The master to beat
"Kid" Gloves, I'll do anything but cry
"Kid" Gloves, I'm back in the ring.
"Kid Gloves, I'll fight anything
"Kid Gloves" I'll do anything but dive
Well, they burned me out of Quentin,
They've gone and placed their bets
I've got to throw a fight
Just to save my neck.
Saying yes to the set up
Made me feel so cheap
But the street felt so good
Now I've only got myself to beat
"Kid Gloves, I'm back out on the street
"Kid' Gloves, the master to beat
'Kid' Gloves, I'll do anything but dive
'Kid' Gloves, I'm back in the ring
"Kid" Gloves, I'll fight anything
'Kid' Gloves, I'll do anything but cry
"Kid Gloves, I'm faster on my feet
"Kid Gloves, the master to beat
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