The air tonight is rarefied
It's all I need the air I breathe
You're burnin' all my bridges baby
Set your sights as low as they can go
That much I know
You take up all my time little woman
You take up all my time
You say your sun don't shine little honey
You want a piece of mine
The air is thin up here little darling
The air is thin up here
But I won't shed no tears little sister
I won't shed no tears
You're burnin' all my bridges baby
Set your sights as low as they can go
That much I know
You say you won't be a friend of mine
But you can't be my lover
'Cause you take up all my time
'Cause you take up all my time
Yea , yea
'Cause you take up all my time
The clock says five a.m. little honey
The clock says five a.m.
But you're just comin' in little sister
You're just comin' in
The air is thin up here little darling
The air is thin up here
But I won't shed no tears little honey
I won't shed no tears
You're burnin' all my bridges baby
Set your sights as low as they can go
That much I know
You say you won't be a friend of mine
But you'll never be my lover
'Cause you take up all my time
She was blessed with a knack
For giving bad advice
He's got five thumbs on his left hand
Five more on his right
Well her mom left town
With the supermarket clerk
But her dad was only jealous
'Cause the kid had work
And the boy stays home all day
'Cause of paranoia
He's got Kung-Fu grooves
That can never be imitated
She's got a fashion queen walk
And she wears her blue jeans faded
He's got moves with the puck
That we've never ever seen
And his girlfriend's twenty two
And he's just seventeen
And she gives advice
That'll ease your paranoia
And we all need someone to save our souls
'Cause the next time could be mine, could be yours
And we all need someone to save our souls
'Cause the next time could be mine, could be yours
And we all need someone to save our souls
'Cause the next time could be mine, could be yours
And we all need someone to save our souls
The cinematic after effects of alcohol
Have led me to believe
That there's nothing more beautiful
Than a face as it starts to fade
From your memory
What had once been clear as the day
Obscured by the shade
And I was always the thorn to your rose
A long string of disappointing days
Led me to concede that I'd been losing sleep
And I'm tired and frayed at the seams
And things are changing in me
It's been two hard months
Since I could call you my own, it cuts to the bone
Is there anything that I can do
When I've been turned into stone?
But I was always the thorn to your rose
Some doors are better left closed
You move like a rolling wave
One that don't fade when it's gone
Beyond a doubt it gets so hard
That a stone would cry out
I know there's a lesson in here
But it's so hard to find
I've been searching my mind
A little pearl of wisdom for the later years
When the thread of this life starts to unwind
I never had to fight for my love
But that's over I know
It's just how it goes
I never had to fight for my love
But that's over I know
It's just how it goes
And you move like a rolling wave
One that don't fade when it's gone
Beyond a doubt it gets so hard, it gets so hard
That a stone would cry out
Some doors are better left closed
Some say this place makes it hard to hold your head up
Over land, I traveled time and space and quicksand
And for sixty days I knew no other road
And through the maelstrom, we turned in time with the kick drum
I was swallowed and twisted and spit out on the coast
And in this place there stands a gate
That leads to the heart of the city
And I've spent seven years and a sea of fears
In this broken mirror of a city
Listen to the streets, there's a heartbeat missing in the city
Sweet sunlight, well, I can see it in my mind's eye
And I remember feeling alright
And I saw black clouds and Turin shrouds
And it smelled of a faded empire
It's all concrete and steel, we're asleep at the wheel
And the mayor's just a gun for hire
Listen to the streets
There's a heartbeat missing in the city
Listen to the sound
There's a time bomb ticking in the city
I've heard the song, the morning sings
Outside the gate is everything
"Let in the light, let in the light"
Streetwalker said to me she has no need for history
She has the key, she has the key
Sweet sunlight, well, I can see it in my mind's eye
Let in the light, let in the light
Waking up from a dream
Where I was the stone and you were the stream
And Chemical City isn't all that you need
But it's all that you're getting and they've hidden the key
Listen to the streets
There's a heartbeat missing in the city
Listen to the sound
There's a time bomb ticking in the city
Let in the light, let in the light
I said this place is an unnatural disaster
And I'm a visitor here so I asked her
"Where are the trees, where are the trees?"
And she said, "Free yourself from history
That is the key, that is the key"
Sweet sunlight but I can see it in my mind's eye
I see the light, I see the light
The gate is gone now, you better run
The gate is gone now, you better run
The gate is gone now, you better run
The gate is gone now, you better run
Can you feel it?
There's a heartbeat missing in the city
Yeah, there's a heartbeat missing in the city
When all the fat cats are hissing at your pity
There's a heartbeat missing
The gate is gone so you better run
You better run, run, run, run
You better run, run, run, run
I .... love this world
Took everything, one more
Every flow and steady beat
No surrender no retreat
I ..... love this world
Remember who you fighting for
Never get what you can't afford
I feel you and that's for sure
(repeat)
Been walking straight, been walking narrow
Shot through the eye by cupid's arrow
Don't know if I've seen the real you
But I feel you, yeah I feel you
Chaos rains in Atlantis roaming the seas
Like some praying mantis she had eyes for me
Your waiting for someone to reveal you
But I feel you, yeah I feel you
All in love and love is war
Take everything it wants more
All in love and love is war
Remember who you fighting for
Now you spurred my advances like some beggar on fire
Say you're not taking chances, I'm a fool and a liar
You think this fall will conceal you
But I feel you yeah I feel you
Last night I dreamt ......
...... beg for money (?)
Said my Achilles heel was showing
But I didn't find it funny
You said, beware those that might steal from you
But i feel you yeah I feel you
All in love and love is war
Take everything it wants more
All in love and love is war
Remember who you fighting for
I give you anything you want
No more pretending no more
It's all or nothing this is war
All in love and love is war
Take everything it wants more
All in love and love is war
Remember who you fighting for
All in love and love is war
Take everything it wants more
Don't go hiding anymore
Baby you got me on the run
But I'm just having too much fun
And I feel your eyes each time we meet
And I'm just staring at my feet
Yeah you got me on the run
You got me hiding from the sun
You're so cold I get a chill
And you keep breaking down my will
Yeah you got me on the run
Baby baby you're so cruel
You got me breakin' all the rules
Baby baby you're so cruel
You got me breakin' all the rules
And I'm so sad I wanna die
You tell me no but I ask why
I got a fever that won't stop
I'm waiting for your bomb to drop
Alright
Baby baby you're so cruel
You got me breakin' all the rules
Baby baby you're so cruel
You got me breakin' all the rules
'Cause I bleed rock n' roll
Yeah I bleed rock n' roll
And I would die for rock n' roll
Yeah I would die for rock n' roll
Do you believe in rock n' roll
I said do you believe in rock n' roll
You got me breaking all the rules
Baby baby you're so cruel
You got me breaking all the rules
Baby baby you're so cruel
Baby baby you're so cruel
You got me breaking all the rules
Baby baby you're so cruel
You got me breaking all the rules
You got me breaking all the rules
Baby baby you're so cruel
Oh, what's wrong with me?
Said, "Oh, what's wrong with me?"
I know, what I don't wanna be
A dead end on the family tree
And I just lost my virginity
To a girl who won't remember me at all
Took her out on a shopping spree
Happiness never happened for free
Could it be, that I imagined things
I'm just sad instead of heartbroken
She came home but she's leavin' again
She's coming back but she won't say when
And I don't sing songs anymore
I don't feel young anymore
And it's hard to conceal
That these tears that I cry are for real
Any more
My Pop says, "I should be like him"
My Mom says, "I can live with them"
I had to ask my little brother to lend
Me change for the bus till I see him again
I'm getting drunk every day of the week
My ship sunk but it had no leak
A fortune teller on Bishop Street
She read my hand and the future is bleak
I'm tired of sitting upon the fence
I've got no self-confidence
Why don't I have a circle of friends?
I'm so square they don't even pretend
And I don't sing songs anymore
I don't feel young anymore
And it's hard to conceal
That these tears that I cry are for real
Any more
Don't give in, don't give in
You can never let them win
Don't give in, don't give in
But I get cold
(Ah)
I get cold
Every night, night, night
Without a prayer in my heart, heart, heart
Oh, I get cold
Yeah, I get cold
Every night, night, night
Without a prayer in my heart, heart, heart
Oh no
Oh, what's wrong with me?
Said, "Oh Lord, what's wrong with me?"
I know, what I don't wanna be
A dead end on the family tree
And the train for my salvation
Is departing from the station
She don't feel like conversation
So, I'm talking to myself
I got nobody else
I got my bottle of booze and my stale cigarettes
Down from the shelf
And I don't sing songs anymore
I don't feel young anymore
And it's hard to conceal
That these tears that I cry are for real
Any more
These words don't come easy
They spit from my lips
Then we never had it easy
It slipped from our fingertips
When we met, you laughed at me
And stole my last cigarette
Said you wanted to share a past with me
Tomorrow's the day to forget
And you said
Just give me a reason
To carry on, to carry on
Just give me a reason
To carry on, to carry on
Now I've come unhinged
I'm a door in a frame
Well, I'm never quite closed
But I ain't open to change
So my knuckles are bruised
From knocking on wood
Well, it's a trick that I've used
Perhaps more than I should
And I said
Just give me a reason
To carry on, to carry on
Just give me a reason
To carry on, to carry on
'Cause a heart is just a heart
It can break and fall apart
It can bleed and stop and start
'Cause a heart is just a heart
Mix your words with fire
I'll let them burn me down
Let them ring in the air
Like the bells of an old mining town
Just give me a reason
To carry on, to carry on
Just give me a reason
To carry on, to carry on
Just give me a reason
To carry on, to carry on
Just give me a reason
To carry on, to carry on
Just give me a reason
To carry on, to carry on
Just give me a reason
To carry on, to carry on
Just give me a reason
To carry on, to carry on
I just want a reason
To carry on, to carry on
Our love is dark thoughts
As it is bright lights
It's the sound of a teardrop
Falling down from a great height
So don't let go, let waters flow
And babe, you have nothing to fear
For this is as real as the rain
My love for you is as deep as a coal mine
You move like moonshine
Straight to my head
This is a storyline
We write from the same bed
You had for sale a holy grail
And babe, you have nothing to fear
For this is as real as the rain
My love for you is as deep as a coal mine
And our love is dark thoughts
As it is bright lights
And it's the sound of a teardrop
Falling down from a great height
And babe, you have nothing to fear
For this is as real as the rain
My love for you is as deep as a coal mine
No babe, you have nothing to fear for
For this is as real as the rain
My love for you is as deep as a coal mine
If you were marked with a bullet, I'd jump in front of it
I'd rather die for love than die for the want of it
Forever alive, forever forward
And I have no use at all for any more words
I'll take on all of your sorrows for mine, my dear
Till the days run clear till they start to shine
Coming through your window, head on your pillow
The sight is honey for my mind
Girl, and I've been digging, ever deeper
This love gets easier the more it's sung to
The more it rings true, the more I find the breath
To help me sing with these miner's lungs
I'll take on all of your sorrows for mine, my dear
Till the days run clear till they start to shine
Coming through your window, head on your pillow
Oh the Milky Way has gone a little sour
The leaves dried and the flower fell away
I’ve been sitting, I’ve been waiting for a sign
Inhuman beings taking up all of my time
Want to leave but I’ve got to stay
And I’m wondering more everyday
Montreal to Hong Kong
Where have all the good people gone?
Traffic jam but I’m on the shoulder
Took ten cops to pull me over
Bangkok to Babylon
Where have all the good people gone?
I haven’t met a friend in a long long while
They don’t check my head but they check my style
The modern world is a cold cold world
And all I meet are cold cold girls
Wanna leave but I got to stay
And I’m wondering more every day
Montreal to Hong Kong
Where have all the good people gone?
Traffic jam but I’m on the shoulder
Took ten cops to pull me over
Bangkok to Babylon
Where have all the good people gone?
And it’s always the same
We all just turn away
We are stealing from ourselves
We are feeding off ourselves
But we were born in the flames
We need a cool breeze and a summer rain
We are stealing from ourselves
We are feeding off ourselves
Oh the Milky Way has gone a little sour
The leaves dried and the flower fell away
Want to leave but I’ve got to stay
And I’m wondering more everyday
Montreal to Hong Kong
Where have all the good people gone?
Traffic jam but I’m on the shoulder
Took ten cops to pull me over
Bangkok to Babylon
Where have all the good people gone?
Time’s up and we’re running long
There goes my mind there goes my mind
And it's the same mistake I've made so many times
That my own mother think I'm blind
You can't be true, you can't be true
And I'm spending all my money
Making sure that things are going right for you
Starting it over to a time when everything was alright
When everything was alright to the time
When everything was alright to the time
When everything was alright
You got no love, you got no love
And don't come crying home girl
When you realize you ain't got no love
I'm coming down, I'm coming down
And I'm paranoid of everything
Yeah girl you got me living underground
(Yeah you know what I'm talking about)
Starting it over back then when everything was alright
When everything was alright to the time
When everything was alright to the time
When everything was alright
When jaundice went away in 1997
They said your liver's fine now
But you're never goin' to heaven
'Cause of what you've done
'Cause of what you've done
I said listen son It's 'cause of what you've done
Starting it over back then when everything was alright
Yeah everything was alright, everything was alright to the time
When everything was alright to the time
When everything was alright to the time
You only miss it when it's long gone
You only hear it when it's our song
These are the echoes of the dream time
This is a message from another life
This is a haunting of your own mind
These are the echoes of the dream time
You only miss it when it's long gone
I've been waking the dead
I've been leaning on tradition
Trying to make amends with the dead
Prayer candles that I burn at both ends
Missed opportunities we won't share again
I recognized in the touch of a friend
That I am closer to the place I began
And so far from where I want it to end
You only miss it when it's long gone
You only hear it when it's our song
Keep looking up 'cause it's a long way down
Keep looking up 'cause it's a long way down
And now I'm walking with the dead
An apparition trying to get ahead
Bleed some pressure from this hole in my heavy head
And there was high water everywhere
Back teeth are swimming and I wished I cared
My teeth are swimming and I wish that I cared
You only miss it when it's long gone
You only hear it when it's our song
Keep looking up 'cause it's a long way down
Keep looking up 'cause it's a long way down
And I feel like making a confession
Or running for the door
If we could heal a little bit of this broken pride
We might survive
These are the echoes of the dream time
This is a message from another life
This is a haunting of your own mind
These are the echoes of the dream time
I've been sold down the river
And I've been told that Jesus delivers
But don't believe everything that you bleed
It may mean nothing to you
But it means something to me
I got sidetracked and rearranged
And like a leper, I've been estranged
And drawn to fame like a moth to a flame
Living hand to mouth but I'm hoping for change
I've been drowning in the Queen's tears
I've been staring at a square face in the mirror for years
She feels like water and she tastes like wind
And her fire burns hotter when the night rolls in
You've been a saint, I've been a sinner
You're a fat cat, I'm getting thinner
I'm having trouble telling wrong from right
These slippery handshakes that keep me awake at night
Oh, I think you've seen me before
You had your eyes on mine 'cause your grass don't grow
This ain't a song, it's a call to arms
There's a gathering storm, better sound the alarm
I've been drowning in the Queen's tears
I've been staring at a square face in the mirror for years
She feels like water and she tastes like wind
And her fire burns hotter when the night rolls in
None of your friends ever know what to say
'Cause what you wish for tomorrow, you could have today
None of your friends ever know what to say
'Cause what you wish for tomorrow, you could have today
Up sister, keep your head on
Living in the past but the past is gone
Up sister, can you hear?
That the future is here, the future is here now
Up sister, keep your head on
Living in the past but the past is gone
Up sister, come clean
It's a slippery slope and you're the avalanche queen
None of your friends ever know what to say
'Cause what you wish for tomorrow, you could have today
None of your friends ever know what to say
'Cause what you wish for tomorrow, you could have today
You know that bad luck will eat you up
Whens it gonna end?
I twisted everything I could out of words
In real life my colors never blend
When I was a boy I said to myself
That I'd never lean on anyone else
Ohh, but I was wrong, yea I was wrong
And then my mother took me by the hands and then
Oh, oh how I prayed
That the good Lord would come and take me away
From this mess of a life that I'm in
And I fell to my knees oh and I cried
As the lightning rose up from the earth to the sky
In this wreck of a life that I'm in
In this mess of a life that I'm in
Come on you got a lot to give, a lot to live for
And hope it all gets better
You twisted everything you can out of anything
I know it's gonna get better
And I'm so sick and tired of lying around
We're all waiting for someone to light up this town
Oh, it won't be long, it won't be long
And I know I should have left town but I stayed
Oh how I prayed
That the good Lord would come and take me away
From this mess of a life that I'm in
And I fell to my knees oh and I cried
As the lightning rose up from the earth to the sky
In this wreck of a life that I'm in
In this mess of a life that I'm in
Oh and it feels like I'm writing a book and I can't get inspired
Sometimes It seems that I'm breathing in smoke
And my lungs are so tired
Oh well I'll just sleep it all off
And then hope that it don't get me fired
And I'm asking you please
Oh oh how I prayed
That the good Lord would come and take me away
From this mess of a life that I'm in
And I fell to my knees oh and I cried
As the lightning rose up from the earth to the sky
In this wreck of a life that I'm in
And oh how I prayed
That the good Lord would come and take me away
From this mess of a life that I'm in
And I fell to my knees oh and I cried
As the lightning rose up from the earth to the sky
In this wreck of a life that I'm in
In this mess of a life that I'm in
In this wreck of a life that I'm in
In this wreck of a life that I'm in
In this mess of a life that I'm in
In this mess of a life that I'm in
In this wreck of a life that I'm in
In this wreck of a life that I'm in
No one feels more alone than
The children of a dying breed
You never feel at home when you're
Just another mouth to feed
I wanna live in geological time
Because I'm still in my biological prime
If nobody listens then who's gonna hear?
If nobody listens, will we disappear?
You flip a man a quarter
Playing songs on his guitar
You're on a street corner
Feeling like a patron of the arts
And now the kids don't know
How to dance to rock and roll
I said the kids don't know
How to dance to rock and roll
If nobody listens then who's gonna hear?
If nobody listens, will we disappear?
I just don't understand
Why the kids don't know
How to dance to rock and roll
I said the kids don't know
How to dance to rock and roll
They're always on the phone and
They always gotta have control
And now the kids don't know
How to dance to rock and roll
The golden years are under attack
(We're taking them back, we're taking them back)
The golden years are under attack
(We're taking them back, we're taking them back)
Looking for an original voice
But the beaten path leaves little choice
The melody that you thought you found
Reveals that she's been sleeping around
We were apostles, they were the high priests
We lived the hustle, the keepers of the back beat
We're under pressure to reconcile
Our point of view with contemporary style
It used to be that the kids were the ones
Who knew how to get off
It was a yell from the swamp
Now it's only coming out as a cough
I can't sell my songs so I'm
Gonna have to give them away
I can't sell myself since my hair
Started turning to gray
If nobody listens then who's gonna hear?
If nobody listens, will we disappear?
I just don't understand
Why the kids don't know
How to dance to rock and roll
I said the kids don't know
How to dance to rock and roll
The high priests are calling
All disciples back to the fold
Because the kids don't know
How to dance to rock and roll
We are descendants of the free
We are the soldiers of the cause
We shouted out the same decree
To hold the truth above the law
Those were the nights to remember
Now they're the nights to forget
We sang from May to September
And we danced while the city slept
I was born a restless soul
I never did what I was told
That old fire rages on
I hope it burns after I'm gone
I'm getting tired of the same old thing
It only takes one soul to make a change
It takes two young hearts to make it beat again
Three long nights and you're on the mend
Living, loving, swinging, ducking
We might fail but we have to try
I poked my finger in the public eye
Those were the nights to remember
Now they're the nights to forget
We sang from May to September
And we danced while the city slept
We are the only chance
This is our resistance
And if we fail then we all know
How it goes, it goes
How it goes, it goes
I navigate the mines we lay
And I'm comin' home but not today
I fought my way through the hungry mob
The mayor and his henchmen on the job
We faced-off like it was high noon
We both let fly and our aim was true, yeah
Those were the nights to remember
Now they're the nights to forget
We sang from May to September
And we danced while the city slept
Those were the nights to remember
Now they're the nights to forget
We sang from May to September
And we danced while the city slept
So even if you can't see it, you can still believe in it
It's easier if you lost all the things that prevent you from feeling it
In the evening sun when the earth and sky are one
We all come undone and remember where we came from
So even if you can't see it, you can still believe in it
It's easier if you lost all the things that prevent you from feeling it
In the evening sun when the earth and sky are one
I've been dragged from the deep, out of my restless slumber
And told to fight to keep my world from goin' under
And time won't stop when the land is torn apart
If you wanna run, it's too late
And with the guns came the sound of thunder
And even the Sundance Kid would find it hard
To shoot his way out of this hole I'm in
Yeah, even the Sundance Kid would find it hard
To shoot his way out of this hole I'm in
And there are no straight lines in any human designs
We live the same lives in different times
And I thank the Supreme Being for givin' me my eyes
And the days that I had for livin'
And now I'm laughin' 'cause I can't find tears to cry
And even the Sundance Kid would find it hard
To shoot his way out of this hole I'm in
Yeah, even the Sundance Kid would find it hard
To shoot his way out of this hole I'm in
You can rise above yourself
But never the times that you live in
You can escape from your chains
But never the days that you're given
No, I never robbed a bank in an Andean town
And I have no one to thank for any happiness that I've found
And guns blaze, they burn as bright as the sun
Any eye can see that there are many
But in the end, well, it only takes one
And even the Sundance Kid would find it hard
To shoot his way out of this hole I'm in
Yeah, even the Sundance Kid would find it hard
To shoot his way out of this hole I'm in
I'm a pilgrim like you, I was only passin' through
You'll never know my name, you'll never walk in my shoes
I've been no use to my friends, I've been no use to myself
Now I'm lookin' for proof that I ain't someone else
I was too afraid to read the newspaper
Workin' in the basement of a skyscraper
That's why I roll and you'll never know my name
Oh, no
I'm not here to feel the bones of some forgotten saint
I know who I am and I know who you ain't
Spent fifteen days in solitary confinement, diggin' a hole in the wall
There's no escape, they said you need realignment
Now you're prayin' for help but they don't hear you call
I was too afraid to read the newspaper
Workin' in the basement of a skyscraper
That's why I roll and you'll never know my name
Oh, no
Destination, I don't care
I know I'll get there when I'm there
There's only one thing on my mind
I've got more troubles than a diamond's got shine
My shoes have kicked up dust from here to somewhere else
Is this wanderlust or runnin' from myself?
My neck was in the noose but now I've been cut loose
And put out to graze in delicate pastures
Now I'm waitin' for someone to put me to use
I hope it's clear as crystal, that the man with the pistol
Is callin' all the shots these days, now I'll be on my way, oh
The self fulfillin' prophets, they been linin' their pockets
And tellin' me that it's alright but I just don't buy it
Oh, no
Destination, I don't care
I know I'll get there when I'm there
There's only one thing on my mind
I've got more troubles than a diamond's got shine
Destination, I don't care
I know I'll get there when I'm there
There's only one thing on my mind
I've got more troubles than a diamond's got shine
The crusaders and their stooges
All you renegade rulers
All you spotlight fugitives
All you shakers, all you movers
All you cutthroat dealers
And you small-time users
All you turncoat schemers
All you victors, all you losers
You play the king and you play the pawn
You give up and you soldier on
This is the last crusade we're on
This is the last crusade we're on
There's a lighthouse on a battered shore
Gotta fight now, never mattered more
And the black tongues spitting poison
Spare no one
Gotta keep on, gotta keep on
Till the Ghosts of War come marching in
They've been reborn, they're free from sin
You play the king and you play the pawn
You give up and you soldier on
This is the last crusade we're on
This is the last crusade we're on
You play the king and you play the pawn
You give up and you soldier on
This is the last crusade we're on
This is the last crusade we're on
Now tell me, who do I look like to you?
Someone you thought you knew
Drinking wine in the afternoon
A rebel today is tomorrow's tycoon
Arm in arm, arm in arm
We are our father's sons and daughters, one by one
Marching off to kingdom come
And we're hunting down
We're trying to find
The architects of the wasted mind
And the way we laugh and the way we live
Brace for the aftermath
Something's got to give
You play the king and you play the pawn
You give up and you soldier on
This is the last crusade we're on
This is the last crusade we're on
You play the king and you play the pawn
You give up and you soldier on
This is the last crusade we're on
I went out on the street today the Canadian dream was as far away
As it's ever been, as it's ever been
I went out on the street today the Canadian dream was as far away
As it's ever been, as it's ever been
S O C I A L I S M is here to stay
S O C I A L I S M is the only way, hey
Frozen land and frozen minds
Frozen hands and frozen time
Frozen land and frozen minds
Frozen hands and frozen time
'Cause everything moves real slow when it's forty below
Everything moves real slow when it's forty below
Everything moves real slow when it's forty below
Yeah, everything moves real slow when it's forty below, when it's forty below
S O C I A L I S M is here to stay
S O C I A L I S M is the only way, hey
'Cause everything moves real slow when it's forty below
Everything moves real slow when it's forty below
Yeah, everything moves real slow when it's forty below
Everything moves real slow when it's forty below, when it's forty below
I went out on the street today the Canadian dream was as far away
I went out on the street today the Canadian dream was as far away
S O C I A L I S M is here to stay
Come make your complaint to Bootleg Saint
(He's been gone, keepin' on, keepin' on for your freedom)
Black boots, brown skin, he's chemical roots
He's taking back the city one sinner at a time
He'll sacrifice if you pay the price
He remembers a time when everything was alright
We had water from wine, the streets were alive
Then old Captain Industry, who sold his soul at Wounded Knee
Bought himself a little property, the Saint had found his enemy
He'll sacrifice if you pay the price
The laws might sleep but they never die
Lions for sheep, an eye for an eye
He wears a ring with the brand of a three-legged dog
His rose-colored glasses cut through the fog
The laws might sleep but they never die
Lions for sheep, an eye for an eye
He came down on a storm cloud, hard as the Amazon rain
(Took him on, took him on and on)
And you can pay your respects in the form of a check
He's taking back the city one sinner at a time
He'll sacrifice if you pay the price
The laws might sleep but they never die
Lions for sheep, an eye for an eye
The Bootleg Saint, well, he walks the line
I'm Shahjahan, you're Taj Mahal
Do you remember that night at the Mainah Bazaar
You're meant to be mine
You're meant to be mine
I saw fourteen children in your lovely brown eyes
To be king and queen was just a disguise
You're meant to be mine
You're meant to be mine
So keep on, keep on, keep on, keep on
Keep on, keep on, singing baby
(Singing baby)
Keep on, keep on, keep on, keep on, singing baby
(Singing baby)
Keep on, keep on, keep on, keep on, singing baby
(Singing baby)
Keep on, keep on, singing
Taj Mahal, Taj Mahal
Oh sitting with you on the banks of the Ganges
Stealin' a kiss on the streets of Bombay
Caressing your hair like the wind through the palm trees
I never dreamed that anyone could take you away
So keep on, keep on, keep on, keep on
Keep on keep on singing baby
(Singing baby)
Keep on, keep on, keep on, keep on, singing baby
(Singing baby)
Keep on, keep on, keep on, keep on, singing baby
(Singing baby)
Keep on, keep on singing
Taj Mahal, Taj Mahal
I'm buildin' a beautiful statue
To make sure that no one forgets you
Yea I'm buildin' a beautiful statue
To make sure that no one forgets you
Yea I'll make sure that no one forgets you
I'll make sure that no one forgets you
I'll make sure that no one forgets you
I'll make sure that no one forgets you
Taj Mahal, Taj Mahal
I see nothin' at all
But I hear that I'm caught in the crossfire, oh
And fear keepin' me low, low to the ground
And it's clear that what I don't know is pullin' me down
And all your strip mall religion
Is makin' me a belligerent man
In spite of TV confessions
Well, I still do the best I can
What goes on in the shadows
Will come into light
And what was wrong with your mind
Can it made to be right?
So keep a watchful eye on your neighbor tonight
Oh, keep a watchful eye on your neighbor tonight
'Cause all this strip mall religion
Is makin' me a belligerent man
Eleventh hour decisions
Were lackin' in precision
We're the orphans of the storm
It was one for the ages
In my dreams we are all reborn
On the unwritten pages
You go your way and I'll go mine
I'll see you somewhere down the line
You go your way and I'll go mine
Now there's bloodshed in my hometown
And there was bloodshed
There were kids shot down
There were kids shot down, oh
All this strip mall religion
Is makin' me a belligerent man
In spite of TV confessions
Well, I still do the best I can
Yeah, your strip mall religion
Is makin' me a belligerent man
Eleventh hour decisions
Were lackin' in precision
Ooh, and it makes me uneasy now
You know it makes me uneasy
I said it makes me uneasy now
You know it makes me uneasy, uneasy
You go your way and I'll go mine
I'll see you somewhere down the line
You go your way and I'll go mine
I'll see you somewhere down the line
I'm a pilgrim like you
I was only passing through
You'll never know my name
You'll never walk in my shoes
I've been no use to my friends
I've been no use to myself
Now I'm looking for proof that I ain't someone else
I was too afraid to read the newspaper
Working in the basement of a skyscraper
That's why I roll and you'll never know my name
Oh no
I'm not here to feel the bones of some forgotten saint
I know who I am, and I know who you ain't
Spent fifteen days in solitary confinement
Digging a hole in the wall
There's no escape, they said you need realignment
Now you're praying for help but they don't hear you call
I was too afraid to read the newspaper
Working in the basement of a skyscraper
That's why I roll and you'll never know my name
Oh no
Destination, I don't care
I know I'll get there when I'm there
There's only one thing on my mind
I've got more troubles than a diamond's got shine
My shoes have kicked up dust from here to somewhere else
Is this wanderlust
Or running from myself?
My neck was in the noose, but now I've been cut loose
And put out to graze in delicate pastures
Now I'm waiting for someone to put me to use
I hope it's clear as crystal
That the man with the pistol
Is calling all the shots these days
Now I'll be on my way, oh
The self-fulfilling prophets
They been lining their pockets
And telling me that it's alright
But I just don't buy it
Oh no
Destination, I don't care
I know I'll get there when I'm there
There's only one thing on my mind
I've got more troubles than a diamond's got shine
Destination, I don't care
I know I'll get there when I'm there
There's only one thing on my mind
You could never compromise
I could never satisfy you at all
Always thought you had gentle eyes
Then you've had me institutionalized
(Twice before)
Before I was a young man
Now look at me, I'm just younger than old
The years don't seem to touch you
It makes me wonder what you sold
Oh, my Maria
I'll never change you, I know, I know
I need to see you
That never changes, oh no
You lived on the 7th floor
It was far from heaven but it meant more
You said things that were hard to ignore
My conversation makes you bored
You always hated wedding bells
You'd go out riding with the Hell's and say
Life is for the taking
Life is for the taking
Oh, my Maria
I'll never change you, I know, I know
I need to see you
That never changes, oh no
So how's it gonna be, Maria?
Will it be you and me?
Or will it be
Five more years of counting my tears
Five more years of living in fear
I beg for my supper at night
If this is love then it don't feel right
And my heart's burning out of control
They gave her five but she's out on parole
Hey, hey, hey
This girl is leading me astray
Saw a photograph of you today
Your eyes look tired but you haven't aged
And now I see that you made the front page
Married for the money and you blew him away
Oh Maria, when you were doing time
You only had five words on your mind
Life is for the taking
Life is for the taking
Oh, my Maria
I'll never change you, I know, I know
I need to see you
That never changes, oh no
Oh, my Maria
I'll never change you, I know, I know
I need to see you
That never changes, oh no
I beg for my supper at night
If this is love then it don't feel right
And my heart's burning out of control
They gave her five but she's out on parole
Hey, hey, hey
This girl is leading me astray
Listen, what I say
This girl is leading me astray
In the sun it's hard to measure
What is pain and what is pleasure,
Spent a lifetime separating,
All the termoil from the treasure
We were young and we were able,
Working under the table
Put your pennies in with mine
We can write our own fable
Lost in the fog again, again.
Some days it's hard to give her
What she needs I can't deliver,
Got no answers on my tongue I
Got no arrows in my quiver
I'm lost in the fog again, again.
And you never saw it comin' now
And the answers don't come runnin'out
Lost with no arrows,
Just shadows in my heat
Some things are hard to fathom,
They come down right to the atom,
Got no time for borrowed stories,
Got no time for borrowed fashion
Either way I just can't figure
How you wrap me 'round your finger
How you keep me under thumb
Find a way to pull the trigger
I'm lost in the fog again, again.
And you never saw it comin' now
And the answers don't come runnin'out
Every day you have to find your way,
Every single day you have to find your way.
There were times we were barely alive
And there were days that we lived under colourless skies
Never said that we didn't try
But realize you can paint it any way you like
I'm lost in the fog again, again.
With no arrows,
Just shadows in my heat.
No shadows,
Just arrows in my heart.
No shadows,
Ooh, it's got me mystified, heavy now
Deep down to my soul
You try to keep the wheel steady now
Easy as she goes
I can hear on the wind
A tale that needs to be told again
The horizon bends at either end
And the sea can't tell a foe from a friend
I know it was only a dream
As delicate as a dragonfly wing
I was never satisfied with any life
Till she called my name
The air on the high ground was rarefied
Every day the same
And old fears were always near
But when we set sail they disappeared
There are those who fear the deep
But the world don't wait when your faith won't leap
And I know it was only a dream
As delicate as a dragonfly wing
Then we watched as the southern cross
Led the sailors home, constellation borne
We set sail in a heavy gale
And to the sea many of us thrown
And there were times when my courage failed
But I never bowed to the storm
Whatever path you choose to walk
In the end you walk alone
Ooh, it's got me mystified, heavy now
Tongue-tied to the anchor chain
You try to keep your hand steady now
But it slips again
And landfall surprised us all
And she broke on the rocks like a china doll
You can hear the siren call
For the last dance at Poseidon's ball
And I know it was only a dream
As delicate a dragonfly wing
I hope it was only a dream
When it comes calling, will you heed the call?
When it gets heavy, now, will you let it fall?
And as the loon cries, it opens minds
The stream reflects these Northern climes
Through these days, we walk the line
Sixteen dollars and a couple of dimes
There've been a number of times
Took a step back, couldn't read the signs
Cross the plains till they start to climb
Down to the valley where the river winds
Sing it for me, sing it for me
When the water comes down, get yourself up high
Grey skies, waters rise
Mind flood's gonna break the bank
Will it wash us away, now?
Will it wash us away, now?
Blue skies, the river dries
A light goes out before your eyes
Till the break of day, now
Till the break of day, now
Sing it for me, sing it for me
When the water comes down, get yourself up high
Goin' down to the river now
Mind flood's got my head in the gutter
Will it wash us all away?
You come to with a shiver now
Flash back eighth grade with a stutter
Will it wash us all away?
If love is a cult, we are all believers
Cruel, passionate underachievers
Fools lashing out at the dreamers
Kiss the enemy and kill the redeemer
We are indeed a dying breed
We are the people of the sky
So, when the river floods and you're made from mud
Get yourself up high
Sing it for me, sing it for me
When the water comes down, get yourself up high
Goin' down to the river, now
Mind flood's got my head in the gutter
Will it wash us all away?
You come to with a shiver, now
Flash back eighth grade with a stutter
Will it wash it all away?
Goin' down to the river, now
Mind flood's got my head in the gutter
Will it wash us all away?
Whoa, come and wash it all away, all away
Get yourself up high
The wolf's eyes have found their prize
And you have found your place in it all
The wolf's eyes have found their prize
And you have found your place in it all
Wolf's eyes have found their prize
And you have found your place in it all
The wolf's eyes have found their prize
This is love at the end of the world
You don't need diamonds and you don't need pearls
Water boils on the seven seas
Rivers of blood and she's setting me free
And you're still near me, baby
Smoke rising from an open field
Don't you know that the threat is real
From the top of Mount Kilimanjaro?
You look around but you don't see snow
The heat is rising, baby
This is love at the end of the world
There's still love at the end of the world
Two wars and a revolution
Got me praying for absolution
There's blood on these hands, baby
Preacher saying that the end is nigh
Standing on a soapbox a hundred feet high
You're still by my side, baby
Light fades, becomes shade
You're holding on but you're slipping away
Till I can't feel you anymore
This is love at the end of the world
There's still love at the end of the world
Red lips, alabaster hands
Ooh girl, what you do to a man
The heat is rising, baby
You don't think, you just follow the herd
And you don't need bullets for a war of words now
They want what we've got, baby
Light fades, becomes shade
You're holding on but you're slipping away
Till I can't feel you anymore
This is love at the end of the world
There's still love at the end of the world
This is love at the end of the world
There's still love at the end of the world
When I die won't you please feed me
To the lions of the Kalahari?
I don't care if they eat my bones
'Cause I know I won't be goin' home
Oh, it's never far away from me
Oh, it's never far away from me
Rubber on dust as the wheels go round
I had never heard a sweeter sound
Till the day that I heard my baby cry
These things I shall carry until I die
Oh, she's never far away from me
Oh, she's never far away from me
The rains came heavy and we closed our eyes
And listened to the song pourin' from the skies
Two miles from the border as the eagle flies
But the desert is the same on the other side
The leaves on Mt. Royal turn from green to gold
And crimson as the autumn light takes hold
October's here, I'm another year old
There'll be more tellin' 'fore my story is told
Oh, when I die won't you please feed me
To the lions of the Kalahari?
I don't care if they eat my bones
'Cause I know I won't be goin' home
Oh, it's never far away from me
Oh, it's never far away from me
Oh, she's never far away from me
Oh, she's never far away from me
Oh, it's never far away from me
Oh, I'm never far away from you
Take me back to Valhalla
I don't wanna fight with you no more
There was a time I was a warrior
And I knew who I was dying for
She was born in a cemetery
She was anything but ordinary
I'm torn and my body's weary
I only hope that she has mercy on me
To the Sea with all of us
Let the Deep wash over us
To the Sea she's calling us
You and me gonna turn to rust
In the Sea with all of us
Let the Deep wash over us
To the Sea she's calling us
Let the cities all turn to rust
In the Sea...
She said she knew with the first kiss
That the man don't match the myth
That the truth can't beat the wish and
Oh! how the man don't match the myth
Ashes to ashes, cheek to cheek
She looks at me and my knees go weak
Struck dumb, too dumb to speak
Ashes to ashes, cheek to cheek
Water is water and rocks is rocks
My baby took me down to the docks
And all I heard was them ticking clocks
Sayin' water is water and rocks is rocks!
To the Sea with all of us
Let the Deep wash over us
To the Sea she's calling us
You and me gonna turn to rust
In the Sea with all of us
Let the Deep wash over us
To the Sea she's calling us
Let the cities all turn to rust
In the Sea...
You can't win if you don't let it in
Oh no!
You can't win if you don't let it in
Oh no!
It's no sin starting over again
It's no sin starting over again
Ashes to ashes, cheek to cheek
She looks at me and my knees go weak
Struck dumb, too dumb to speak
Ashes to ashes, cheek to cheek
Water is water and rocks is rocks
My baby took me down to the docks
And all I heard was them ticking clocks
Sayin' water is water and rocks is rocks!
To the Sea with all of us
Let the Deep wash over us
To the Sea she's calling us
You and me gonna turn to rust
In the Sea with all of us
Let the Deep wash over us
To the Sea she's calling us
Let the cities all turn to rust
In the Sea...
You can't win if you don't let it in
Oh no!
You can't win if you don't let it in
Oh no!
It's no sin starting over again
I found myself on the road to confusion
A dull mind and a weak constitution
I gave a ride to a medicine man
He had a glass eye white light in his hands
I wanna run through the green green grass
Shine a light on the shadows of the past
I wanna feel like a Siamese twin
Mass appeal with a solitude spin
Oh now, oh now he stopped my world turnin'
Oh now, oh now this is a higher learnin'
Listen
Oh, and I bet that you don't even think about it
Do you now boy?
When they tell us that we couldn't live without it
We climbed up to the mountain snow
And in the valley we was laid so low
But we will rise like the Phoenix from the ashes
We will rise like the Phoenix from the ashes
Oh now, oh now this is a higher learnin'
Oh now, oh now my eyes are burnin'
Come to the light, come to the light
(Put your mind in the hands of the medicine man)
Come to the light, come to the light
(Put your mind in the hands of the medicine man)
Time is a slippery fish now
Time is a slippery fish now
Drink deep, let your memory slip down
Time is a slippery fish now
(Put your mind in the hands of the medicine man)
He says we're livin' underground
We've been asleep in a memory dreamin'
The spell was broken by the sound
The cut is deep but the wound is healin'
And we will rise like a Phoenix from the ashes
We will rise like a Phoenix from the ashes
We will rise like a Phoenix from the ashes
We will rise like a Phoenix from the ashes
I will rise like a Phoenix from the ashes
He says he speaks to the monsoon rain
Drink deep and you'll feel no pain
I came to on a desolate avenue
My legs are weak but my mind full of fortitude
Oh now, oh now he stopped my world turnin'
Oh now, oh now my eyes are burnin'
Come to the light, come to the light
(Put your mind in the hands of the medicine man)
Come to the light, come to the light
(Put your mind in the hands of the medicine man)
Time is a slippery fish now
Time is a slippery fish now
Drink deep, let your memory slip down
Time is a slippery fish now
(Put your mind in the hands of the medicine man)
Yea yea yea yea yea yea yea
Yea yea yea yea yea yea c'mon
Feel, feel it grow
In your mind, in your mind
Life is how you live it
Through time, through time
And there's no desert sun that is hot enough to feed your fire
We shipwreck like fools only to become the ocean's choir
And the sun dies until it's reborn
But there's no road that ain't a hard road to travel on
Got lost on the way but you found the road again
Stay true to your friends 'cause they'll save you in the end
There must be something in the air, in the air
Some kind of answer to my prayers, to my prayers
Some kind of answer to my prayers
Been dying since the day I was born
'Cause there's no road that ain't a hard road to travel on
I have a vision in my mind of a life that I've left behind
Yeah, can't you see that lost souls can't swim
You know you'll sink but you still jump in
And it's alright to get caught stealing back what you've lost
Yeah, don't you know that lost souls can't swim
You beat them back but they drag you in
And I can't say that I am sorry for all my many sins
And you try to find a love that'll see you through your darkest days
And her soft brown hair is as long as the Canadian highway
When the sun dies until it's reborn
But there's no road that ain't a hard road to travel on
Been dying since the day I was born
'Cause there's no road that ain't a hard road to travel on
There must be something in the air, in the air
There must be something in the air, in the air
There must be something in the air, in the air
I'm fixed to ruin
You're fixed on me
We could change positions, honey
With no guarantee
Sun down in a southern town
Then it came, the rain
I saw you in a different light
You saw me just the same
She can dance like she got no bones
I forget I'm all alone
My wicked ways
They might be here to stay
You've been turnin' my head 'round, baby
With the things you say and the tricks you're playin'
What I'd do for you
Send me off the rails
End up in the jail house, baby
For a night with you under a moon so pale
Southeaster blowin' from dusk till dawn
Honey, where I'm goin'?
Oh, the streets are mean
And the guns are drawn
She can dance like she got no bones
I forget I'm all alone
(Ooh)
I'd give it up for you
(Ooh)
If you want me to
I been a lonely man but you're bringin' me back
Oh, you're bringin' me back now
I been a lonely man but you're bringin' me back
Oh, you're bringin' me back now
And what I learn from you
Is that history's just things we do
Oh, what I learn from you
Is that history is just the things we do
I'm fixed to ruin
You're fixed on me
We can change positions, baby
With no guarantee
It's gonna be alright now, honey
Make no mistake now
There ain't no amount of money
Could ever take my place
She can dance like she got no bones
I forget I'm all alone
She can dance like she got no bones
I forget I'm all alone
Witness the end of the empire, the Romans of our time
Start little fires then they get too high
You fan the flames and they still remain
Long after you lose desire
Then a breakdown turns to a heart attack
And it's far too late, you'll never bring it back
You can take what you want from me
But you better believe that I can see you
Watch the sun set on the empire
One last round as it goes down
Start a little fire in your best attire
You can blame the gin for the mess you're in
Take a pension and retire
Then a breakdown turns to a heart attack
And it's far too late, you'll never bring it back
You can take what you want from me
But you better believe that I can see you
You can run but you can't hide
From that feeling buried deep inside
Let's forget if only for tonight
Hold your lover and your secrets tight
We're all wasted
You know the end, I can taste it
I'm walking away this time
I'm leaving it all behind
Breakdown turns into a heart attack
And it's far too late, you'll never bring it back
You can take what you want from me
But you better believe that I can see you
Stick to the facts 'cause the facts don't lie
Stick to your guns when the bullets fly
Stick to the wall when the light sweeps by
Stick in the mud over one in the eye
One part breaks it was made defective
The wheel don't turn 'cause it's all connected
Six feet down being resurrected
Heart says yes but your body rejects it
You can take what you want from me
But you better believe that I can see you
You can take what you want from me
But you better believe that I can see you
You can run but you can't hide
From that feeling buried deep inside
Let's forget if only for tonight
Hold your lover and your secrets tight
We're all wasted
You know the end, I can taste it
I'm walking away this time
I'm leaving it all behind
I'm walking away this time
I'm leaving it all behind
For you
Don't walk away Eileen
I've been livin' for you since the age of seventeen
Don't walk away Eileen
You've been tellin' lies and now it's time to come clean
Hey! You come around and I
Hey! You come around and I
Hey! You come around and I can't keep time
Hey! You turn around and I
Hey! You turn around and I
Hey! You turn around and I'm left behind
Eileen says I'm a boy, not a man
Cryin' on the corner with my head in my hands
I called her name and she ran
Slippin' through my fingers like a fist full of sand
Hey! You come around and I
Hey! You come around and I
Hey! You come around and I lose my head
Hey! You turn around and I
Hey! You turn around and I
Hey! You turn around and I'm left for dead
And she reads my mind when I'm sleepin'
And she always arrives when I'm leavin'
Yeah, she's blocking out the sun it seems
You're a pacifist with a gun, Eileen
Hey! You come around and I
Hey! You come around and I
Hey! You come around and I can't keep time
Hey! You turn around and I
Hey! You turn around and I
Hey! You turn around and I'm left behind
Hey! You come around and I
Hey! You come around and I
Hey! You come around and I lose my head
Hey! You turn around and I
Hey! You turn around and I
Hey! You turn around and I'm left for dead
Don't walk away Eileen
Don't walk away Eileen
Don't walk away Eileen
I went walking at street level
Feeling strange and disheveled
Past the abattoir and the glory holes
Like a film noire in the starring role
To the side streets, kept my nose clean
Tasted beautiful, tasted obscene
Singing, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
This is Detroit, see the skyline
A commotion on the assembly line
Raise a glass to the ambassador
As she's moving you to the dance floor
Does anyone here tonight
Remember those times?
Can anyone here tonight
Just tell me what they felt like?
So many years, so many lives
These are the streets where they collide
From Jimmy Hoffa to Cadillac
Some look ahead, I'm going back
'Cause I'm just looking for some sounds
To ease the vice that squeezes us every day
This was Motown, this was New France
Where the Chippewa did the fire dance
That was long ago, this is here and now
But the memory still remains somehow
Singing, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
I can't tell you how this old story ends
I can't touch you now, like they did back then
Past the child's play with the jump rope
Hear the gun play, it's a tightrope
Does anyone here tonight
Remember those times?
Can anyone here tonight
Just tell me what they felt like?
Does anyone here tonight
Remember those times?
Somebody call the riot police
There's trouble down on 12th Street
Shine, slide over me
?Cause I need to feel your sun again
Climb over me
All you needed was a friend
I will shoulder you
?Cause I?m older now and I?ll see it through
Bring it on down, bring it on down
Bring it on down, bring it on down
One life to live but we're doing it wrong you see
Got my brother down 'cause it's nothing to me
Everyone's saying that it's wrong to cheat
But there's no other way to get my life on easy street
Someone else telling you what you're living for
Been knocking you down now you're looking for more
Then the only sound you hear is a closing door
Been looking for peace but they're bringing you war
Rich man crying 'cause his money is time
Poor man smiling 'cause he knows he ain't blind
There's a man over there says he's tougher than me
But I got eyes that can see through fantasy
I think my life is passing me by
I think my life is passing me by
Take it all back 'cause it don't mean nothing
If you give it away and you're looking for something back
You wake up every morning and there's nothing there
No reason to die but no reason to care
Someone else telling you what your living for
Been knocking you down now your looking for more
Then the only sound you hear is a closing door
Been looking for peace but their bringing you war
We got one life to live but we're doing it wrong you see
Got my brother down 'cause its nothing to me
Rich man crying crying 'cause his money is time
Poor man smiling 'cause he knows he ain't blind
I think my life is passing me by
I think my life is passing me by
One life to live but we're doing it wrong you see
One life to live but we're doing it wrong you see
One life to live but we're doing it wrong you see
We're doing it wrong you see
We're doing it wrong you see
We're doing it wrong you see
I say we're doing it wrong
I say we're doing it wrong
Another day breaks and the last one's gone
You dig deep just to carry on
Your debt's paid off but it don't feel gone
So you slip out the back and you're moving on
I can never figure out how to make a case
That this don't amount to a fall from grace
She wants to know can I replace
This tired wool with satin lace
Says you're on a bridge to nowhere
And you're gettin' there fast
Put it in the past, put it in the past
If this is a race then I hope you come last
You're on a bridge to nowhere
And you're gettin' there fast
Pressure builds till it breaks the dome
You can build a house, you can't build a home
And it's a fool who believes love is bred in the bone
And there's no guarantees that you won't get stoned
Yeah, I'm a fool who believed love is bred in the bone
And there are no guarantees that I won't get stoned
Says you're on a bridge to nowhere
And you're gettin' there fast
Put it in the past, put it in the past
If this is a race then I hope you come last
You're on a bridge to nowhere
And you're gettin' there fast
I don't know where it leads, oh, no
All I know is that I don't wanna breathe
This chemical breeze, no more
So another day breaks and the last one's gone
You dig deep just to carry on
Your debt's paid off but it don't feel gone
So you slip out the back and you're moving on
She says you're on a bridge to nowhere
And you're gettin' there fast
Put it in the past, put it in the past
If this is a race then I hope you come last
You're on a bridge to nowhere
And you're gettin' there fast
Yeah, you're on a bridge to nowhere
And you're gettin' there fast
Put it in the past, put it in the past
If this is a race then I hope you come last
You're on a bridge to nowhere
The crusaders and their stooges
All you renegade rulers
All you spotlight fugitives
All you shakers, all you movers
All you cutthroat dealers
And you small-time users
All you turncoat schemers
All you victors, all you losers
You play the king and you play the pawn
You give up and you soldier on
This is the last crusade we're on
This is the last crusade we're on
There's a lighthouse on a battered shore
Gotta fight now, never mattered more
And the black tongues spitting poison
Spare no one
Gotta keep on, gotta keep on
Till the Ghosts of War come marching in
They've been reborn, they're free from sin
You play the king and you play the pawn
You give up and you soldier on
This is the last crusade we're on
This is the last crusade we're on
You play the king and you play the pawn
You give up and you soldier on
This is the last crusade we're on
This is the last crusade we're on
Now tell me, who do I look like to you?
Someone you thought you knew
Drinking wine in the afternoon
A rebel today is tomorrow's tycoon
Arm in arm, arm in arm
We are our father's sons and daughters, one by one
Marching off to kingdom come
And we're hunting down
We're trying to find
The architects of the wasted mind
And the way we laugh and the way we live
Brace for the aftermath
Something's got to give
You play the king and you play the pawn
You give up and you soldier on
This is the last crusade we're on
This is the last crusade we're on
You play the king and you play the pawn
You give up and you soldier on
This is the last crusade we're on
What a way for a life to end
What a way for a life to begin
You come out kickin' and cryin'
You can't afford to lose
You don't know how to win
Just don't forget where you came from
Don't forget who you are
They're all beatin' the same drum
You've been playin' guitar
You hear the angel callin'
From the streets of heaven
You go to work in the mornin'
Get home by eleven
You're just a drop in the ocean
So don't rock the boat 'cause heads will roll...
Promises, promises
Got no control over this
Promises, promises
Not much to show except the ...
Heavy rocks I've been lifting
Memories I've been sifting
My mind is always drifting
And under me, the sands are shifting
You hear the angel callin'
From the streets of heaven
You go to work in the mornin'
Get home by eleven
You're just a drop in the ocean
So don't rock the boat cause heads will roll...
You're a drop in the ocean, baby
Don't drift away
Just a body in motion, baby
You're food for days
You're just a drop in the ocean
So don't rock the boat cause heads will roll...
We're all lyin' awake at night
We're all givin' the same advice
We're all sayin' it don't feel right
We're all rollin' the same ol' dice
You're always worried about money
You got the sting but no honey
They're always puttin' their hooks in me
They're always cookin' the books on me now
Just don't forget where you came from
Don't forget who you are
They're all beatin' the same drum
You've been playin' guitar
You hear the angel callin'
From the streets of heaven
You go to work in the morning
Get home by eleven
You're just a drop in the ocean
So don't rock the boat cause heads will roll...
You're a drop in the ocean, baby
Don't drift away
Just a body in motion, baby
You're food for days
You're just a drop in the ocean
We were shining on the front lines
We were standing on a land mine
But it's been a long time since I was afraid
We were hunters in the daylight
We were prey after midnight
But it's been a long time since I was afraid
We've been shining on the front lines
Burning in the sunshine
We've been dancing in the headlines
Standing on a land mine
There were flowers in the fields
There were guns, human shields
Ain't a daydream, this is real
Ain't a smokescreen, can't conceal
We were flushed with success
We were crushed by excess
We were standing at address
We were hoping for the best
We've been shining on the front lines
Burning in the sunshine
We've been dancing in the headlines
Standing on a land mine
Sang Froid at the right time
Lying there waiting for the fever to break
There's only so much that a body can take (don't you know)
Everyone has a little piece to defend
There's only so much that a body can bend
There were roads that were paved
Only those who were saved are coming home
They're coming home
Reincarnation!
You're coming back as a bug
Hallucinations got you crying tears on an afghan rug
Hope of salvation
Pray for victory
You were only nineteen, you have so much to be
And now you're suffering from PTSD
We were flushed with success
We were crushed by excess
We were standing at address
We were hoping for the best
We've been shining on the front lines
Burning in the sunshine
We've been dancing in the headlines
Standing on a land mine
Sang Froid at the right time
No sleep
I haven't slept for a week
And I'm cold
Yeah, I'm so cold
She's right
I should do something with my life
But I'm old, I'm old
I'm getting old
Those eyes
She said they don't recognize me
Those lips
They never call out my name, my name, my name
It feels so heavy
It feels so heavy
Heavy
I'm waiting for a Saturday
I'm waiting for a Saturday
And I'm too young to be old
Une fille
Jolie
Passe tout pres de moi
Elle arretait le temps
A coin de St. Catherine et St. Laurent
It feels so heavy
It feels so heavy
Heavy
I'm waiting for a Saturday
I'm waiting for a Saturday
And I'm too young to be old
Elle me regardait
Et elle souriait
Elle m'a fait penser
A rien en ce moment
Et comme le vent
Elle s'en allait
Et moi j'suis reveille
Ouais moi j'suis reveille
It feels so heavy
It feels so heavy
Heavy
I'm waiting for a Saturday
I'm waiting for a Saturday
It feels so heavy
It feels so heavy
Heavy
I'm waiting for a Saturday
I'm waiting for a Saturday
You feel the weight of the world on your shoulder
As every day gets shorter and colder
And hand in hand we walk through a land of fire
The mountains bleed red as the sun gets higher
All the things that you want, I'll provide
Till your footprint is swept away by the tide
I can wait for a while, I don't mind
I can wait for a while 'cause I got time
I wish it was less of the way it is
I wish it were more of the way it could be
You can put your faith in me for a while
In the end I hope you're free 'cause I'll be out of style
All the things that you want, I'll provide
Till your footprint is swept away by the tide
And I can wait for a while, I don't mind
Yeah, I can wait for a while, I got time, I got time
Whoever said you can't be saved by a song?
Whoever said that was stringing you along
We're all afraid to be dead and gone
This will live on, it will live on, it will live on
And all the things that you want, I'll provide
Till your footprint is swept away by the tide
And I can wait for a while, I don't mind
Yeah, I can wait for a while, I got time
And all the things you're looking for, I hope you'll find
Before your footprint is swept away by the tide
And I can wait for a while, I don't mind
Yeah, I can wait for a while, I got time
And I can wait for a while, I don't mind
I met a girl on a farm
We started carrying on
Late at night
She said honey
"Won't you stay?"
And I said
"Baby that just ain't the way I live!"
I had this girl in the South
She said "You got a big mouth"
And that ain't right
Well I'm no saint
But I ain't bad
I'm too busy baby
Just loving the life I have!
Oh yeah!
And I'd stay but I gotta move on
I ride the wind and I'm gone
I'm ready to go!
I got nineteen women
On my mind
I got six lives left
'cause I've already died three times
But I'm fine
I heard the knock at the door
It was a quarter to four
I heard
"Fie Fye Fo, Fo Fo Fum
I'm young, dumb and ready to come
Alive!"
My my!
And I'd stay but I gotta move on
I ride the wind and I'm gone
I ride the wind and I'm gone
I...
This is how I live
This is how I live!
I...
I got nothing to give
I got noting to give!
I took a seat at the bar
You know it wouldn't be far
Some people came
And then they went
But I ain't leaving till my money is spent
Oh no!
Oh no!
And I'd stay but I gotta move on
I ride the wind and I'm gone (x2)
And I'd stay but I gotta move on
I ride the wind and I'm gone (x2)
Oh yeah yeah yeah
I ride the wind and I'm gone
He was born in a small town
And he was given every reason to stay
Hallelujah, Mississippi
Postcard living no sign of decay
Till Vietnam moved next door
Then Hallelujah was off to war
In the dream he couldn't finish the deed
He didn't smoke any weed so why leave?
Going where I can't be found
And I won't be coming 'round
His father, Tom, said, "You better sign on
You'd better take up your gun and fight
I got nothing against them Viet Cong
What did they do so wrong and why am I right?"
He's on his way to Thunder Bay
Crossed the border late at night
And it was high stakes till he saw the Great Lakes
And he felt the cold wind bite
Going where I can't be found
And I won't be coming 'round
No, I'm an American on the Canadian shield
And I'm putting down roots in your frozen fields
It gets cold but you feel so good
To be a stranger in town and you're understood
Missing his home
He would wake up in a cold sweat
And pick up the phone and hope
That Tom found a way to forget
He's been teaching at the high school, learning the game
In Thunder Bay we're all the same
He's one of us, he has our trust
But there's no going back once the line is crossed
I'm an American on the Canadian shield
And I'm putting down roots in your frozen fields
It gets cold but you feel so good
To be a stranger in town and you're understood
You can't ask what you're asking me to do
And I hope you understand when I refuse
I'm going North with my point of view
And I'm never gonna think the same as you
And I'm where I can't be found
And I won't be coming 'round
No, I'm an American on the Canadian shield
And I'm putting down roots in your frozen fields
It gets cold but you feel so good to be a stranger in town
We were always on the run
From that old witch up the street
In the days when I was young
Ride
Ride our bikes on into town
For some hockey cards and whatever trouble may be found
I can never bring them back
But those days remain inside the very heart of me
My memories are white and black
But the song's the same
It plays in every part of me
Down
Down was only a direction
And sad
Sad was only on TV
And I had faith and I had protection
I can never bring them back
But those days remain inside the very heart of me
My memories are white and black
But the song's the same
It plays in every part of me
I still look back
The summer sun shining
A light was always shining on me
I was gone with the feel of her lips
On my very first kiss
And it seems so long since I left it all behind
In the back of my mind, in the back of my mind
Choking on cigarettes in the park
Chasing my old dog around the yard
Hanging out on the street until dark
And then it's time to go home
I can never bring them back
But those days remain inside the very heart of me
My memories are white and black
But the song's the same
It plays in every part of me
Snow was always falling down
And the sound remains inside the very heart of me
My mother waving from the porch
And the sight of it still plays in every part of me
I still look back
The summer sun shining
A light was always shining on me
I was gone with the feel of her lips
On my very first kiss
And it seems so long since I left it all behind
In the back of my mind, in the back of my mind
I still look back
The summer sun shining
A light was always shining on me
I was gone with the feel of her lips
On my very first kiss
And it seems so long since I left it all behind
Baby you got me on the run
But I'm just having too much fun
I feel your eyes each time we meet
and I'm just staring at my feet
Yea, you got me on the run
You got me hiding from the sun
You look so cold I get a chill
and you keep breaking down my will
Yea you got me on the run
Baby baby your so cruel
you got me breaking all the rules
Baby baby your so cruel
You got me breaking all the rules
Yeah
And since I don't wanna die
You tell me no
But I ask why
I got a fever that won't stop
I'm waiting for your bomb to drop
Alright
Baby baby your so cruel
you got me breaking all the rules
Baby baby your so cruel
You got me breaking all the rules
Yeah
Yeah
Alright
In The Whole
Cuz I bleed rock and roll
Yea I bleed rock and roll
And I would die
For rock and roll
Yea I would die
For rock and roll
Do you believe in rock and roll
I said
Do you believe in rock and roll
You got me breaking all the rules
Baby baby you're so cruel
You got me breaking all the rules
Baby baby you're so cruel
Baby baby you're so cruel
You got me breaking all the rules
Baby baby you're so cruel
You got me breaking all the rules
You never see me back down,
Won't,
Go quietly,
Holding hands,
Childs romance,
I've got better plans,
A secret mission from the underground,
A coupe de ta,
"Missing line"
Theirs a look in my eyes,
Its undeniable,
Don't look so surprised,
Its undeniable,
Ands its from your home,
(Ooooooohhhh)
You never see me back down,
Won't go quietly,
Holding hands,
Childs romance,
I've got better plans,
A secret mission from the underground,
A coupe de ta,
"Missing Line"
Theirs a look in my eyes,
Its undenible,
Don't look so surprised,
Its undenible,
And its from your home,
A secret mission fromt he underground,
A coupe de ta,
"Missing Line"
Theirs a look in my eyes,
Its undeniable,
Don't look so surprised,
Its undeniable,
And its from your home,
I know
that we've been moving around
And I see
that it's been getting you down
Well I've found
A little lover's surprise
My love is freeing
and your life is deceiving
My eyes are seeing
and seeing is believing
I know
that we've been stuck in this town
And I see
that's it been letting you down
Well here's your
a little lover's surprise
My love is freeing
and your life is deceiving
blind man is seeing
and seeing is believing
my love is freeing
and your life is deceiving
your eyes are seeing
and seeing is believing
My love is freeing
and your life is deceiving
blind man is seeeing
and seeing is believing
My love is freeing
and yourlife is deceiving
my eyes are seeing
and seeing is believing
My love is freeing
and your life is deceiving
your eyes are seeing
and seeing is blieving
My love is freeing
and your life is deceiving
blind man is sseeing
I've been working the graveyard shift
No one ever told me it would be like this
Sundown til the morning rise
Starting my day with a moonlight kiss
And I was born on a precipice
Between salvation and the great abyss
I don't think I can go on like this
Putting in time on the graveyard shift
I go to work at sundown
Pick-axe digging into common ground
Night falls but it makes no sound
Duty's calling from the underground
Now here it comes it comes
The setting Sun
Time to dig down and see what side you're on
Until the dawn the dawn you're soldiering on
Every sundown you gotta be reborn
Come away, come away, come away
Come sit by me and see what I see
When I close my eyes at the edge of sleep
And we dream on the blade of a knife
Following the trail of the afterlife
Now here they come
The night commuters
The midnight hoard
The dawn refuters
They're all here to settle a score
With the phantom limbs and the ghosts of war
Here it come it comes
The setting sun
Time to dig down and see what side you're on
Until the dawn the dawn soldiering on
Every sundown you gotta be reborn
Come away, come away, come away
I've been working the graveyard shift
Traded night for day
Now it's all I can do to stay awake
Eyes heavy as the moonlight drifts
Time to dig, time to dig
And bury my mistakes
Bury my mistakes
I've been working the graveyard shift
No one ever told me it would be like this
Sundown til the morning rise
Starting my day with a moonlight kiss
And I was born on a precipice
Between salvation and the great abyss
I don't think I can go on like this
Putting in time on the graveyard shift
Now here it comes it comes
The setting Sun
Time to dig down and see what side you're on
Until the dawn the dawn you're soldiering on
Every sundown you gotta be reborn
The blushing city meets the morning sky
If you were indiscreet nobody asking why
I'm leaving home to hurry back again
You're not alone, I'll be waiting for you at the end
Don't want loose friends not worth defending
I'm tired of dead ends
I can't pretend it was
Gravity that was dragging us down
It's only gravity that's dragging us down
Is love enough?
Yes it is
Is hope enough?
I hope it is
Are we close enough?
Is this the best it's ever gonna get..
Is love enough?
Yes it is
Is hope enough?
I hope it is
Are we close enough?
One more push cause we just ain't there yet...
Bring on the night sky,oh! Bring me back again
We counted satellites and stars every one of them
Bring on what follows..
We always said it was
Gravity that was dragging us down
It's only gravity
These years are the years
Don't go waste them all waiting for another time
These years are the years
Don't go waste them all waiting for another time
These years are the years
Don't go waste them all waiting for another time
These years are the years
Don't go waste them all waiting for another time
Is love enough?
Yes it is
Is hope enough?
I hope it is
Are we close enough?
Is this the best it's ever gonna get..
Is love enough?
Yes it is
Is hope enough?
I hope it is
Are we close enough?
'cause it's only
Gravity that was dragging us down
It's only gravity that was dragging us down
It's only gravity that was dragging us down
Let's put some miles between us
And everything that comes between us
Let the spirits lead us
And the hunger feed us
Live by the morning light
Empty days and fill the nights
Never say our goodbyes
Never lay down and die
And now we're looking for a way out
Even the closest stars
Are still so far
The only thing that tomorrow brings is that it will become today
On a night full of whispering don't let your hopes get carried away
Petty crimes they were just for show, now you're waiting for the trouble to blow over
You've got nowhere to go, you've got nowhere to go 'cause you're already home
And now we're looking for a way out
Even the closest stars
Are still so far
Some people say it's never enough
Some people say what they mean
Some people say that they've had it tough
Some people live in the dream
Some people live like slaves to money
Some people live on their knees
If you want to live to taste the honey
Don't go kill all of the bees
And now we're looking for a way out
Even the closest stars
Are still so far
Are still so far
Are still so far
Honey, don't point that gun at me
you know I only want to be your friend
why don't you try and get some sleep
I swear I'll never come here again
but wont you shed some light on me
tell me baby, who do you see?
this was a land of liberty and now it's closing
it's closing in on me
I'm without a map
I'm walking into a trap
and there's a white flag on the wind
I surrender to the very mention of you
I hope I get to see you again
All the time I'm wasting, all the dreams I'm chasing
are leaving me behind
all the roads I'm facing, all the days erasing
well I just about lose my mind
I woke up this morning, the idea was forming
that I'm always on the losing side
but I never believed in resurrection
so I just lay down
lay down and cried
I'm without a map
I'm walking into a trap
and there's a white flag on the wind
I surrender to the very mention of you
I hope I get to see you again
and when I'm alone laying up all night
till all the darkness is defeated
and just for one moment everything was right
it was all I ever needed
Honey, don't point that gun at me
you know I only want to be your friend
why don't you try and get some sleep
I swear I'll never come here again
but wont you shed some light on me
tell me baby, who do you see?
this was a land of liberty and now it's closing
it's closing in on me
I'm without a map
I'm walking into a trap
and there's a white flag on the wind
I surrender to the very mention of you
I hope I get to see you again
and when I'm alone laying up all night
till all the darkness is defeated
and just for one moment everything was right
it was all I ever needed
I surrender to the very mention of you
I must be blind if I can't see
Which part of me is you, and which part of you is me
We two are bound
Whipped by the wind
We bend near to the ground but
Oh! how we bend back again
I can't tell which life is mine
You and I are so intertwined
I should have seen right from the start
That little girl's gonna break your heart
They say love is the great divide
I hope we make it to the other side
They say love is the great divide
I hope we make it to the other side
In this fading light it's hard to see
What will become of you
What has become of me
Who did we burn
Who did we save
What did we learn between the cradle and the grave
We've done this dance before
A house divided, a civil war
She plays the part and you roll the dice
But that little girl still saved your life
They say love is the great divide
I hope we make it to the other side
They say love is the great divide
I hope we make it to the other side
I'll never be lonely
As long as you own me
Firelight, hold back the night
Never gonna be easy to watch it die
I'll never be lonely
As long as you own me
I fan the flames and you push the knife
That little girl still saved your life
They say love is the great divide
I hope we make it to the other side
They say love is the great divide
I hope we make it to the other side
They say love is the great divide
I hope we make it to the other side
They say love is the great divide
I hear you knocking on the door
but you ain't never comin' in, no, no
to this house no more
cause it ain't like
it ain't like it was before
you went sailin' on for that distant shore
oh, oh, oh.
True, we had love so true
oh and we had skies so blue
we had skies so blue
so I, I had my hopes up high
till all I heard was goodbye when I called for you
I turn the key, you twist the knife
I can't win
no I can't win!
now you're knockin' on the door but you can't come in
oh no...
So you can take it on the chin
yeah you take it on your weak chin
then you do it all again and again
tell me when will it end
and now you come back
oh yeah, you crawled on back
with your head held high and your book of lies in a burlap sack
I just don't know, honey, what went wrong
love just can't grow when you're gone so long
I turn the key, you twist the knife
I can't win
no I can't win!
now you're knockin' on the door but you can't come in
oh no...
Oh you just don't know
which way the wind is going to blow
no, you just don't know
just when the sky is going to fall
you've been a soldier
you've been a privateer
now you're looking much older
yes you are my dear
now your back again
from the lion's den
you've got a plagiarist's eye
you've got a poison pen
I turn the key, you twist the knife
I can't win
no I can't win!
now you're knockin' on the door but you can't come in
oh no...
Oh you just don't know
which way the wind is going to blow
no, you just don't know
just when the sky is going to fall
Love can bend you, love can break
hearts can mend and hearts can ache
life will give you what you take
oh! Life will give you what you take
love can bend you, love can break
hearts can mend and hearts can ache
life will give you what you take
It came in a vision and a vision don't lie
Though tears from the heaven is better .dry
Low rain under the .risin no rain behind
No change in the seasons going inside.
No one is free no no,
No one is free no no
To ... free free free.
Sleep the great divine, crips . in spite of
Your faith like the fight of
... at the mirror.
Chorus:
Said no one is free no no, no one is free no no
I was .free, you're .free.
All the kids of the street kids no no
going wild with the .
you gotta let em go, let em go,
let you know .grow.
Here comes the .let it cool., let it . and pain
Let em break the . and releave the stray
Let em be the teacher there was only the day
Chorus:
‘cause no one is free no no, no one is free no no
I was .free, you're .free.
All the kids of the street kids no no
going wild with the .
you gotta let em go, let em go,
