Six feet of snow coming through my radio
It`s raining in stilettos from here clear down to Mexico
My hands they`re numb from hanging on that steering wheel
They`re frozen tight, hope the wind don`t blow me off the road tonight
Don`t you know the ice and snow is sneaking in through my windows
Don`t you know how much I hate to be so cold and so alone
I`m coming home
If it wasn`t for the lines that wind side by side
I`d be lying next to her, next to her tonight
Sweet New Orleans that`s where my girl she waits for me
Hair so long and eyes so green
She`s the prettiest girl I`ve ever seen
Don`t you know the ice and snow
Is sneaking through this boy`s window
Don`t you know how much I hate to be so cold and so alone
I`m coming home
If it wasn`t for the lines that wind side by side
Every night she sits there TV blasting in her face
People runnin' runnin' to and fro, it's such a frantic pace
But in her hand she's got control, remote as that may seem
A certifiable obsession a broadcast malady
When all is said and done she's in love with the silver screen
With the silver screen
Video tape movies where she cashes in her dreams
Ghostly illuminations how they brighten up her scene
Her perception of reception is her lone reality
What to eat and what to wear she edits out without a care
The rest falls through the cracks, an unconscious stream
When all is said and done she's in love with the silver screen
With the silver screen
In a city full of wishes that she shut out long ago
If wishes were a penny we all know which way she'd go
Gvien choice 'tween perfect health and peace throughout the world
Apocalypse utopia or space not explored
Rag mama rag ..... i can't believe its true
rag mama rag ...... what did ya do
i go on up to the railroad track
let the 4:19 scratch my back
sag mama sag ...... whats come over you
rag mama rag ...... i'm pullin out your gag
gonna turn you loose ...... like an old caboose
got a tail i need to drag
i ask about your turtle
and you ask about the weather
i can't jump the hurdle
and we can't get together
we could be relaxin' ........ in my sleepin' bag
but all ya want to do for me mama is
rag mama rag ...... there's no where to go
rag mama rag ....... come on resin' up the bow
rag mama rag .... where do ya run
rag mama rag .... bring your skinny little body back home
it's dog it dog ..... cat eat mouse
you can rag mama rag all over my house
hail stones beatin on the roof
the bourbon is hundred proof
its you and me and the telephone
our destiny is quite well known
we don't need to sit and brag
all we gotta do is rag mama rag mama rag
rag mama rag
where do ya roam
rag mama rag
bring your skinny little body back home
Well she's the kind of girl that you dream about
Got the big blue eyes that'll knock you out
Got a hand on your wallet, and a smil on her face
And a heavenly voice, that says let's go to my place
Well she knows what she wants... she's a woman in love
And she wants what she knows... she's a woman in love
A whole lotta money, and a passel of clothes
No one got to tell ya... she's a woman in love
She's about as hot as a smokin' gun
A Saturday night special, she packin' plenty of fun
She got me sweatin' bullets on a cold Winter night
I got one in the chamber with the safety off
You know I feel all right
Well she knows what she wants... she's a woman in love
And she wants what she knows... she's a woman in love
A diamond necklace and a string of pearls
No one got to tell ya... she's a woman in love
She's a hard workin' girl, spends her days on her feet
She got the pulse of the office, never skips a beat
But don't you know it's a shame, yeah it ain't fair
She works twice as hard as the boys upstairs
She put in more hours for half the wage
Ain't no wonder this girl's in a rage
Well she knows what she wants... she's a woman in love
And she wants what she knows... she's a woman in love
A whole lotta money, and a passel of clothes
No one got to tell ya... she's a woman in love
Well she knows what she wants... she's a woman in love
And she wants what she knows... she's a woman in love
A diamond necklace and a string of pearls
I been warped by the rain, driven by the snow
I'm drunk and dirty, don't ya know?
And I'm still, willin'
And I was out on the road, late at night
I seen my pretty Alice in every headlight
Alice, Dallas Alice
And I've been from Tuscon to Tucumcari, Tehachapi to Tonapah
Driven every kind of rig that's ever been made
Driven the back roads so I wouldn't get weighed
And if you give me, weed, whites and wine
And you show me a sign
I'll be willin' to be movin'
well, I've been kicked by the wind, robbed by the sleet
Had my head stoved in but I'm still on my feet
And I'm still, willin'
I smuggled some smokes and folks from Mexico
Baked by the sun, every time I go to Mexico
And I'm still
An' I've been from Tuscon to Tucumcari, Tehachapi to Tonapah
Driven every kind of rig that's ever been made
Driven the back roads so I wouldn't get weighed
And if you give me, weed, whites and wine
An' you show me a sign
Maybe there's another place
Some other time or space
I never have to leave something to believe
Maybe love will find a way
And this time come to stay
Another way to be if love could just find me
But I wake up dreamin' again
And, oh, the things I see
I wake up dreamin' again
I only wish I knew how o make this dream come true
Every new day brings sunshine and everything
I've seen it somewhere before
One more reason why
I don't let it pass me by
Another way to feel
With a love that can be real
But I wake up dreamin' again
And, oh, the things I see
I wake up dreamin' again
I only wish I knew how o make this dream come true
Close my eyes and your love, like a warm rain,
Washes over me
Maybe there's another place
Some other time or space
I never have to leave something to believe
Maybe love will find a way
And this time come to stay
Another way to be if love could just find me
But I wake up dreamin' again
And, oh, the things I see
I wake up dreamin' again
Standing by the ocean watch it tear away the shore
Glide out upon the desert, the horizon is the door
And though your voice is shouting above the wind it can't be heard
Drop all sense of reason, it's there you'll find your own worth
And though you are surrounded, feeling quite alone
There's a light to guide you home
If you stand with your face to the wind off the water
At the point of lands end where the ocean begins
Look to the memory of the ones gone before
The light and meaning of the voices on the wind
Searching for safe passage as you knock on every door
You still can hear the howling of the mongrel dogs of war
You call out for some comfort seeking shelter from the night
A raging rain's upon you feeling tired of the fight
And though you are surrounded, feeling quite alone
There's a light to guide you home
If you stand with your face to the wind off the water
At the point of lands end where the ocean begins
Look to the memory of the ones gone before
The light and meaning of the voices on the wind
Their words carry over water, and fall back down to earth
What follows is the silence as you contemplate their worth
A vision comes before you, but the meaning's still unclear
Standing at the threshold as you watch it disappear
And though you are surrounded, feeling quite alone
There's a light to guide you home
If you stand with your face to the wind off the water
At the point of lands end where the ocean begins
Look to the memory of the ones gone before
the TV cold fire burning
been up all night
and the light has left your eyes
I was always runnin' to you
not fast enough
my little boy blue
ever get where you wanted to go?
you knew the way
the times, the good and the bad
was all that we had
in the end it let us down
I'm tired and I feel the blame
all my prayers sound the same
stranded here with no relief
abandoned here beyond belief
vale of tears
empty room
once was filled
cold and still
this ragged town so desperate in the rain
has no mercy, no shelter from the pain
never mind the promised tomorrow
given for a heartfelt sorrow
always tomorrow the promise
in a vale of tears
the raucous sounds and shining lights
weave their tales into the night
and the knowing lingers bright
all the love my sweet tender friend
it's still around, it never ends
the past is just an alibi
it's all the same
the weather's turning warmer every day
and I think the rains are done
at least that's what they say
thought I saw you just the other night
I knew my eyes weren't seeing right
then again I see you all the time
everywhere
vale of tears
empty room
once was filled
cold and still
this ragged town so desperate in the rain
has no mercy, no shelter from the pain
never mind the promised tomorrow
given for a heartfelt sorrow
always tomorrow the promise
in a vale of tears
even now this anger's replacin' faith
I somehow
the heart remembers you
never mind the promised tomorrow
given for a heartful of sorrow
always tomorrow the promise
in a vale of tears
tell me 'bout the promise tomorrow
given for a heartful of sorrow
always remember the promise
I close my eyes and try to remember
Lookin back on it now it seems so much like a dream
all the places I ever wandered, all the kisses I ever stole
yours are the ones I still remember, they never grow cold
they're just under the radar
my heart is a mountain, I'd walk on fire to get back to you
reaching out for your touch, I'm clinging to your sould
thought I'm not far from sight
No I'm not far from sight now
I'm just under the radar
under the radar
it's a place where all is forgiven
under the radar
where love never grows old
it's lying just below the timber line
under the radar
where the spirit goes on and on
the time has come and gone, all my options blown to dust
when a gentle tap upon my shoulder left me reelin from my past
I was standing on a stretch of highway, going back to see a friend
thought I'd reached the point of no return, but came back under the radar
I've been there ever since
under the radar
it's a place where all is forgiven
under the radar
where love never grows old
it's lying just below the timber line
under the radar
where the spirit goes on and on
you can trace your thoughts of darkness with the movements of the sun
when you see what stands before you and allow yourself a dream
though it's not far from sight now
no it's not far from sight
it's just under the radar
under the radar
where all is forgiven
under the radar
where love never grows old
lying just below the timber line
under the radar
where the spirit carries on
under the radar
under the radar
where love never grows old
it's lying just below the timber line
under the radar
George
In 1966 I found my love
In 1967 I had all there was
And as my time went by I was satisfied
Until that situation took me by surprise
Now there's two trains runnin' - on that line
One train's me, and the other's a friend of mine
You know it would be all right, be just fine
If the woman took one train, and left the other behind
Illusion it is just the same conclusion
I don't know how to play the game
Of what it is or how it's going to be
When one train is my friend and the other train is me
Easy, Lord, I say easy, I can't push or shove that girl
So I guess I really care
Now I aint not one to hide my love behind a lock and key
But if things keep going the way they are there's no place left for me
Two trains runnin' - on that line
One train's me, and the other's a friend of mine
Be all right, be just fine
If this woman took the one train, and left the other behind
Two trains, (uh-huh yeah) two trains, (two) two trains, (keep on on) two trains
His tail-lights flickered as he pulled up to the truck stop
The same old crowd was hanging out again tonite
He said fill up my tank while I go check my load
It feels like it's shifting all around
He was the kind of man
Do all he could
Above all he had integrity
But he was so young
And on a ten city run
In love with a truck stop girl
As he went inside hew was merrily greeted
By the girl with who he was in love
She held out a glass and said have another
This is the last time we can meet
With her hair piled up high and a look in her eye
That would turn any good man's blood to wine
All his eyes could see, all his eyes could see
Was the stares from all those around him
He ran out to the lot and climbed into his rig
And drove off without tightening down
It was a terrible thing
To see what remained of the rig that poor danny was in
But he was so young
On a ten city run
In love with a truck stop girl
But he was so young
On a ten city run
Buffalo'd in buffalo
Entertained in Houston
New York, yew nork,
You gotta choose one
Tripe face boogie
Boogie my sneakers away
I don't want your money
Don't want your time
Please don't hype me honey
Or I'll give you back your dime
Tripe face boogie
Boogie my sneakers away
I don't dig potato chips
A can't dig torts
Tripe my guacamole, baby
Tripe my shorts
Hype boogie
Tripe boogie
Hype boogie
All night Long
You bring your guitar and I'll bring the wine
We'll blow out our speakers, just one more time
Tripe face boogie -- Look Out!
Give tripe face his way
Look Out!
Give tripe face his day
Look Out!
Some contend that rock and roll
Is bad for the the body and bad for the soul
Bad for the heart, bad for the mind,
Bad for the deaf, and bad for the blind
Makes some men crazy and then they act like fools
Makes some men crazy, and then they start to drool
Unscrupulous operators could confuse
Exploit and deceive the reflex theories and change the probabilities
It's a crass and rockous crackas place
With pavlov on the the human race
It's a terrible illness, it's a terrible case
And it's usually permanent when it takes place
It's a teenage nervouse breakdown
Nervous teenage breakdown
Some contend that rock and roll
Is bad for the the body and bad for the soul
Bad for the heart, bad for the mind,
Bad for the deaf, and bad for the blind
Makes some men crazy and then they act like fools
Well they say time loves a hero
but only time will tell
If he's real, he's a legend from heaven
If he ain't he was sent here from hell
Hear me well
Seein' ain't always believin'
Just make sure it's the truth that you're seein'
Eyes sometimes lie, eyes sometimes lie
They can be real deceivin'
I got an Uncle in Puerto Rico
Spends his days in the sun
his nights in the casinos
He left the States many years ago
Took a fishin' boat to Puerto Rico
Now my aunt, she is sad and lonely
She'll never know that she drove him away
As a coward I admire his courageous ways
Well they say time loves a hero
but only time will tell
If he's real, he's a legend from heaven
If he ain't he was sent here from hell
Some say my uncle, that he's a zero
His life is as a shell, he left it back at Stateside
I'd say he's doin' pretty well, without his shell
Bumming 'round the beaches of Puerto Rico
The beauty of the sunrise and sunset
To his friends he wish he could tell
They're at home still runnin' for bells
Better San Juan than that blue collar hell
Well they say time loves a hero
but only time will tell
If he's real, he's a legend from heaven
I was staring at myself in the mirrored sunglasses
Set on six foot five of Texas Ranger
He hollered turn down your radio son
I stuttered officer wha-what have I done?
You were doing better than a hundred and one
Why ya driving like the devil's on your tail?
I started pleading my case and getting no sympathy
I said I'm in the Feat... I'm travelin' from town to town
Don't you know my face
I'm on the radio most all the time
And I didn't realize I had the hammer down
So please don't haul me off to jail
When the Feats are on the box the speed just slips my mind
I start to sing along, tap my toe, slap the dash in time
The ranger laughed and said as he looked me in the eye
Son those Feat'll steer ya wrong sometimes
I was on my way to Puerto Rico on a 24 city run
They promised me the world that's what I got
'Cause Texas is a world all of its own
It takes a lifetime to drive from Eastland to Van Horn
He said didn't you hear my siren whine
I been chasing you since the Jim Hogg County line
I was thinking real hard about tenderin' my notice
But the bills came in and piled up to my chin
Paul called and said we're on our way to Rhome
This tour's gonna save your happy home
Now we're going to:
London, Liverpool, Italy, Paris, Egypt, Dublin, Frisco, Waco,
Athens, Gouldbusk, Troy, and Miami, Moody, Beaumont, Edinburgh, Lubbock
Pecos, Deadwood, Fife, del Rio,
Houston, Austin, all around Dallas
Texas is a world all of its own
'N if you let me off this time
From now on I'll keep in mind
That those Feat'll steer you wrong sometimes
When the Feats are on the box the speed just slips my mind
I start to sing along, tap my toe, slap the dash in time
But the ranger said to me as he handed me the fine
Son those Feat done steered ya wrong this time
I had a dream the other night
One of those dreams you hear about
Was ridin' a downtown bus uptown
But I couldn't get off... oh no, I couldn't get off
Then the angel of mercy
She takes me by the hand
Says we're all goin' to heaven some day
Don't worry, don't hurry
Just do what you can, because
Things happen in their own sweet time
Things happen, things happen
Things happen in their own sweet way
Don't you wait for tomorrow get your livin' today
Thought I knew what I wanted
Ya know, be a big success
And to get what I wanted
I just had to do my best... just do my best
But when your best just ain't good enough
Think you'll never get ahead
It leaves ya wonerin' jus' what it is ya tryin' to prove
And ya trying to prove it to
Things happen in their own sweet time
Things happen, things happen
Things happen in their own sweet way
Don't you wait for tomorrow get your livin' today
Think ya want this
Ya know you want that
Don't wanna wait for nothin' no no
That's a matter of fact, just a matter of fact
No matter how hard I want
Make everythin' be right
I still must remember yeah that
Left is loose, right is tight
And payday comes on Friday night
Things happen in their own sweet time
Things happen, things happen
Things happen in their own sweet way
Don't you wait for tomorrow get your livin' today
Things happen in their own sweet time
Things happen, things happen
Things happen in their own sweet way
She ain't real friendly for no good reason
Claims her life's been filled with treason
Says she's cursed by a toothless gypsy
Wonderin' why her life's so greasy
With doulbe blades she dulls her senses
Spiteful girl by all consensus
All her life it's been the same
Hell she don't even like her name
She longs to be the ingenue
To leading men tall dark and handsome
But now the play has passed her by... oh my
There's no exit
Oh no there's no way out at all
There's no exit
Jumped a train in Italy
On her way to gay Paris
Down in the Loire Valley
She got sho drunk she couldn't see
Stumblin' through a metro station
In a mood for conversation
Fortune teller read her palm
Told her that her time was gone
She longs to be the ingenue
To leading men tall dark and handsome
But now the play has passed her by... oh my
There's no exit
Oh no there's no way out at all
There's no exit
She used to model as a child
With Bardot's looks and Gigi's laughter
Enfant terrible creation
Of a sockless adman's mind
Played her first recital at the tender age of nine
Strains of Clare de Lune
Mater sipping wine
Pater in the garden gazing
At those ponies grazing
The spoils of a lonely child
She longs to be the ingenue
To leading men tall dark and handsome
Once just a jet-trash kid
Down at Les Halles
Her frequent trips to Nice
In Monaco she was always welcome
She was embraced by all society
Along the way she lost her charms
Heard you got an infection
Just before your lewd rejection
Wait'll the shit hits the fan
You couldn't turn him down
Hold your address book above your knees
And kissed your soft legs there
He was on top of the pop stars
You couldn't turn him down
You were a sweet girl
When you were a cheerleader
But I think you're much better now
Bought a few reds from your neighboorhood dealer
And you passed out in the back of a car
You were too messed up to climb out
Like a steamboat floatin' in a wild monsoon
Woulda' had a better chance to see me through
Tails are high and the winds are bearin' down
Cable touchin' cable, live wires on the ground
The blues don't tell it all
The blues don't tell it all
Diamonds rushing by in a pale gray light
Balck thunder rolling with the crack of steel white
Fever runnin' high, spirit ebbin' low
Caught on the highway with too many mile to go
Maladjusted malcontent
Deliberate deception with a wounded heart
Temptation...
Temptation in an empty world
The blues don't tell it all
The blues don't tell it all
The blues don't tell it all
The blues don't tell it all
It's a rumored affair
Something cheap in the air
You been playin' for luck
But you always get caught
Double rider on a rain streaked road
Thunder rippin', engine screamin' north
Can't escape a fool in terror
The kiss of death and now you're gone
And once again I'm all alone
The blues don't tell it all
The blues don't tell it all
The blues don't tell it all
The blues don't tell it all
The blues don't tell it all
The blues don't tell it all
The blues don't tell it all
She cooled my heels some time ago
Sent me reelin' when she chilled my toes
She stole my heart ya know, and she froze my eyes
Feelin' like this again is some surprise
She that kinda girl whose lovin'
I was meant to get
She won't drop no dime on me
No kiss and tell that I can see
Hey, that's her, and she's mine
Look don't touch 'cause lookin' I don't mind
See that girl lookin' so fine?
Ya that's her, and she's mine
I been rich ya know and I been poor
Been in love a couple of times before
I had to choose you know between the two
I'd take both, rich and in love,
I ain't no fool
When she starts to movin'
I begin to spin
She got that kind of lovin'
Always do me in
Hey, that's her, and she's mine
Look don't touch 'cause lookin' I don't mind
See that girl lookin' so fine?
Ya that's her, and she's mine
She's a tall drink of water,
And I'm such a thirsty man
She won't drop no dime on me
No kiss and tell that I can see
Hey, that's her, and she's mine
Look don't touch 'cause lookin' I don't mind
See that girl lookin' so fine?
Oh the siren song is strong sometimes... Texas radio
They sure do play it hard and fast - sell it soft and low
A silky voice she spoke to me from down in San Antone
"It's ladies night in Italy, and gentlemen should know"
When I saw that neon sign, knew just where to go
Her shoulders soft and I pulled off, her headlights all aglow
A bartender said to me, boy I want you to meet my sister
She's high-strung and a little young, but she's a real Texas twister
A real Texas twister
I said "How young is too young? How fast is too fast?
Whoa high is too high? Yah, how high is too high?"
She said "How long is this ride?" Well how long can you last?
You're gonna find out mister, when you meet that Texas twister
Oh now in the light she looked all right when we stepped outside
I knew that it was meant to be when she begged me for a ride
That bartender said to me, boy take your money back
Before you're done you're gonna need it son --
You might have a heart attack
I seen the sights now, Paris, Rome, and I ain't sentimental
I still remember how she said, yes I do, "Is this a Continental?"
No babe it's just for flash and I paid cash, she hugged me up real tight
Lay back honey I'll drive you home 'round the world tonight
She knew where every roadhouse lies, clear down to the border
Long neck Lone Stars just her size, clearly made to order
Knew how to paint a cowboy town, long before I missed her
She picked me up; she put me down, she's a real Texas twister
I said "How young is too young? How fast is too fast?
Oh how high is too high? Yeah how high is too high?"
She said "How long is this ride?" Yeah how long can you last?
You're gonna find out mister, when you meet that Texas twister (yeah)
How high is too high?
How high is too high?
Picked up on my phone in Houston
Everybody answered, everybody answered but they won't say why
Then this dancer grabbed me down by the bus stop
And she said I'm takin' you with me to the Texas Rose cafe
I got a fast car, it's a jaguar, and I'll get you to the plane on time
Drinkin' Lone Star, play guitar, we'll have a real good time
I said love to be found in Austin,
Love to be found in Austin town,
I replied that I would try, but you see my time is not my own
'Cause when I was just a big time low ball fool
My friend Leroy came to me
He said look out your window
Does the first man you see look like me?
I'm sooooore displeased
Since that time I changed my mind
About the things I'm up to
Yet the things around me stay just the same
'Cause outside my hotel window is a sign that turns from red to green
Gettin' it while you can
Before the fascination goes
Down to the very last man
Where it stops nobody knows
Nothin to hold you back when the feelin's right
Hidin' from the day and waitin' for the night
It's just a pretty hard thing
To keep gettin' back up after being knocked down
Ain't no backin' down
Ain't no turnin' of the other cheek
The rules of the rest of the town
Ain't the same ones out here on the street
Lookin' for anything that'll make your emotions stir
Like walkin' the street with some tight-skirt sister
It's just a pretty hard thing
To keep gettin' back up after being knocked down
I'm caught in a crossfire
Of a hopeless disillusion
Nothin' but chain link and barbed wire
Defining the confusion
Ain't really enough to hold back the winter wind
Really don't know if it's keppin you out or it's keepin' me in
It's just a pretty hard thing
To keep gettin' back up after being knocked down
It's just a pretty hard thing, A pretty tough town
Ya keep gettin' back up after being knocked down
when i was young
and thought nothing would harm me
no-one could alarm me
to the error's of my days
and the nights
those dark starry nights
they seemed so eternal
til they went out in a blaze
if i gave you a minute
you'd call it a day
in the life of a stranger
i'm swept away
your heart, you never gave your heart to me
was i so blind that
i just couldn't see
that your heart, was never in my arms
you lived in the shadows
with your tattoo heart
i no longer see you
in that cellophane mask
i don't have to deal with
your sleight of hand past
and the nights
ring silence from your call
your sensual innuendo
i'm not missing it at all
it took only a minute
for me to call it a day
now your just a memory
so very far away
your heart, you never gave your heart to me
was i so blind that
i just couldn't see
that your heart, was never in my arms
you lived in the shadows
I'm just takin' my time so please don't rush me
I gotta sort out some things I didn't know existed
I've been here before I know where the traps lie
I can only take what's there 'cause the rest doesn't matter
I'm tired of talk so please don't rush me
You know I want the same things that you do
You're wastin' your time the way you come on to me
Slow down your rhymes and try to reason
You can't make things move any faster
By second-wishing them to death
You seem to be living on a level that's decent enough
You got what you wanted so why do you tell me
I'm on the wrong track
I'm doing the best I can do
Why try to out-guess a situation
That I know you're not even fully aware of
I want you to know that if it keeps on this way
Ripped off and run out of town
Had my guitar burned when I was clownin'
Haven't slept in a bed for a week
And my shoes feel like they're part of my feet
Let me come down where I won't be a bother to no one
Let me unwind please give me a hole to recline in
Knocked on my friend's door in moody texas
And asked if he had a place for me
His hair was cut off and he was wearing a suit
And he said not in my house, not in my house
You look like you're part of a conspiracy
Now I'm six hours out on strawberry flats
Trying to get to Waco 'fore it freezes over
They're stopping every one who looks too wierd
At the ghoul bust Texas road block
Oh let me come down where I won't be a bother to no one
Let me unwind please give me a hole to recline in
Got a ride on a highway king
Made the cross road by nine fifteen
If I don't find a place to crash
Well I might as well cash it all in
If I was a no 'count gambler or a Texas fool
Or a millionaire with a suit and real short hair
It was a mystery, one of a kind
No doubt about it
Over my shoulder I was lookin' to see
Just what was comin', comin' at me
One step up, two steps back
Right on the money
Got me right on the line
Straight from her heart
Straight into mine
Feelin' I'm gettin'
Comin' through fine
I'm gettin' it
Straight from the heart
Try to remember, don't you forget
don't ever doubt it
Up from behind just hiding from view
The love of a lifetime my sneak in on you
One step up, two steps back
Right on the money
Clear down the line
Straight from the heart
Straight to your mind
The love that you're gettin'
Is comin' through fine
You're gettin' it
Straight from the heart
You're lookin' so puzzled, no need to be
Didn't I tell you don't ever doubt me
One step up, two steps back
What got behind you
Well, it got through to me
Straight from the heart
Straight to your mind
The love that you're gettin'
Is comin' through fine
You're gettin' it
Well the night that was high, we got into town
Was the night that the rain, it froze on the ground
Down the street I heard such a sorrowful tune
Comin' from the place they call the Spanish Moon
Well I stepped inside, and stood by the door
While a dark-eyed girl sang, and played the guitar
Hookers, and hustlers, filled up the room
I heard about this place they call the Spanish Moon
One false step, you get done in
It's a cold situation
If that -- that don't -- kill you soon
The women will down at the Spanish Moon
I pawned my watch, and I sold my ring
Just to hear that girl singing, (hear that girl sing)
Don't take long, to wake up ruined
Tell me somebody
What was it like when you saw your whole life go under?
Did you cry?
Was there someone there or were you on your own
Why can't two people
Leave well enough alone
Just being here is lonely
So why don't you just give me a chance to come into your life
Did you hear me when I told you I loved you
Forgetting what you might not know
Somebody's leavin' tonight
Somebody's leavin' tonight
So why don't you let me take you down to old mexico
Where you can dream, none so sweet as dream I have of holding you
Did you hear me when I told you I loved you
Forgetting what you might not know
I've tried so many ways just to tell you
But you left me here jus to hold my own
And I know that you been hurting, 'cause I been hurtin' too
Somebody's leavin' tonight
Someone looking out for me
You can step right up and show yourself if you will
It seems like I've been hiding from my friends too long
You can take over for a while-- I need the rest
A chance to laugh it off
I ain't made sense in so long -- I almost quit trying
This can't be the way it's supposed to work
I've tried by myself and now I want to try it out with you
You may not believe I need it -- I haven't shown it in the past
It took me a while to get above myself
I barely made the test
you're out there and I feel you
So come on out of hiding
Someone looking out for me
You can step right up and show yourself if you will
It seems like I've been hiding from my friends too long
You can take over for a while -- I need the rest
A chance to laugh it off
First time that I saw her
down at the predator's ball
She was lookin' ore thatn a little bit lost
Like this was her very first cattle call
She was a quick understudy
She learned to use her appeal
'Cause now all you hear is the squeal of the wheels
Of her super-nice over-priced automobile, yeah
She's makin my heart beat
Jumpin' at every turn
A hundred miles an hour, yeah
Like she's got money to burn
Whoa, she's an overnight sensation
Oh yeah, she knows her way around
Won't waste time on conversation
Gonna take ya right down
Down to Shakeytown
Ya' know she took me honky-tonkin'
Out on the Westside Drive
Whe was star at the monkey bar
And I was social suicide
And now she's off in a corner
With a Hollywood wheel
Lookin' to hook a development deal for
Fifty grand, honey, and all she can steal
She got the hang of the fast life
She gets thte parts that don't speak
She introduce me to jack-knife
That's her agent this week
Whoa, she's an overnight sensation
Oh yeah, she knows her way around
Won't waste time on conversation
Gonna take ya right down
Down to Shakeytown
She will take you down
Take you all the way down
Down to Shakeytown
Got a Czech director, yeah
And her Italian camera man
Ya know they try to protect her
But she's doin' the best that she can
Whoa, she's an overnight sensation
Oh yeah, she knows her way around
Won't waste time on conversation
Gonna take ya right down
Down to Shakeytown
She will take you down
Take you all the way down
Down to Shakeytown
She will take you down
Take you all the way down
Jump start my heart I'm all broke down
Hot wired and short of cash just outside of town
Roll the dice, I'll take the chance
Played out... there ain't no doubt I need a new romance
Seems I'm short a dime on my nickel bet
Waitin' for my number, but it ain't come up yet
Change my luck.. I'm on my knees
Let's see how good it gets
Shake me up, (shake me up)
Shake me up, (shake me up)
Shake me up
Baby I can take it
Don't care how ya do it
Just shake it
Spendthrift and foolish, beaten like a mule
Cotton mouthed... so confused... stumblin' like a fool
Hold me up... I'm sinkin' low...
I got... one shot... so come on girl let's go
Got that kinda something that turns my head around
Got the walk... got the talk
Let's take it on downtown
Shake me up, (shake me up)
Shake me up, (shake me up)
Shake me up
Come on girl get to it
I don't care how ya do it
Just shake me
Sounds like a diamond back, feels like a heart attack
When ya shake it
Love the way ya move and everything you do
Got me runnin' hot... I'm shakin now... so please don't stop
I got it bad but baby that's no crime
On a flight tomorrow night... somewhere down the line
Treat me right, shake me while you can
Feel free... give me everything you can
Shake me up, (shake me up)
Shake me up, (shake me up)
Shake me up
Baby let's get through it
I don't care how ya do it
Well, I saw my baby walkin' with another man today
Yes, I saw my baby walkin' with another man today
When I asked her what's the matter
This is what I heard her say
See you later alligator, after 'while crocodile
See you later alligator, after 'while crocodile
Don't you know you're in my way now
Can't you see you cramp my style
When I though of what she told me, nearly made me lose my head
When I though of what she told me, nearly made me lose my head
Well, when she asked what's the matter
Reminded her of what she said
See you later alligator, after 'while crocodile
See you later alligator, after 'while crocodile
Don't you know you're in my way now
Can't you see you cramp my style
I said wait a minute 'gator, I know you meant it just for play
I said wait a minute 'gator, I know you meant it just for play
But don't you know you really hurt me
And this is what I have to say
See you later alligator, well after 'while crocodile
See you later alligator, well after 'while crocodile
Don't you know you're in my way now
It's hidden far away
But someday i may tell
The tale of metal tangle
When into your world i fell
Without you now i wander
Soaking secretly afraid
'cause in your grasp the fears don't last
And some of them have stayed
I wheeled around because i didn't
Hear what you had said
And saw you dancing with elihu
Up on leemor's bed
And i was foggy rather groggy,
You helped me to my car
The binding belt enclosing me,
A sample in a jar
And on the market stands unfolding
With all their willies and their wares
I shuffle by alert but numb
To all the glances and the glares
And i think of you unheeding
All the times i raise my cup
It's now i know that you knew
That i'd soon end up end up
You tricked me like the others
And now i don't belong
The simple smiles and good times
Seem all wrong
Lady in a turban, cocaine tree
Does a dance so rhythmically
She's cryin', and a singin' and having a time
and gee that cocaine tree look fine
You've got to put on your sailin shoes
Put on your sailing shoes
Everyone will start to cheer
When you put on your sailin' shoes
Jedidiah, he's got a dime
Says he catch a more fish, every time
Well I've got a line, and you've got a pole
And I'll meet you at the fishin' hole
You've got to put on your sailin shoes
Put on your sailing shoes
Everyone will start to cheer
When you put on your sailin' shoes
Doctor, doctor, I feel so bad
This is the worst day, I ever had
Have you this misery a very long time?
Well if you if, I'll lay it on the line
You've got to put on your sailin shoes
Put on your sailing shoes
Everyone will start to cheer
rollin' down the track the things you see
With your wheels in motion through desert, mountain, ocean
I hear you every night, is it a dream?
Red streamliner rollin' down, comin' down on me
Red streamliner rollin', rollin' long so free
Your past keeps comin' back on me
To far and near, away from here
Where people move a mile a minute
This hurricane livin' with you and me in it
Long into the night, that whistle offers light
Red streamliner rollin'
I wish you'd tell me 'bout the things you see
I'm lookin', lookin' down the tracks you ride
Knowin' that they're your only guide
I see them every night, is it a dream?
And when the sidewalks roll up at night
Just as stations pass by
Once the leader of the wild, wild west
Hurricane livin' been a lifelong song
Now you're cast of steel and cast aside
No I'm not the type of girl to say
Baby, if you wanna play you pay
No way, I'm not that kind
Oh yeah -- I've got love on my mind
Down in the quarter
Out on the corner, walkin' the line
They say romance without finance
That's a crime
Mercy me, heavens above!
What's money got to do with love?
I need a squeeze without a doubt
Won't put my hold on your bank account
I need a lover
under the cover of the night
And if it's romance without finance
That's all right
Let us give you some free advice
Say that love must have its price
Can't you see girl, you're wastin your time
That boy, he ain't got a dime
They don't know if your love is true
They don't see what I see in you
You got a touch, feelin' so fine
I don't care about your bottom line
Down in the quarter
Almighty dollar's on their minds
But I'll take romance over finance
Every time
I don't care what your daddy do
I don't care if your blood is blue
Legal tender's bringin' me down
It ain't what makes my world go round
I need a lover
Seens me some tender eyes that shine
I'll take my romance over finance
Every time
Romance without finance
And I'll take romance over finance
Lowell George
My baby called me up
She said, "Why don't you ever take me out?
Pick me up in your brand new car
You shake the short change from your old fruit jar"
I put on my dancin' shoes
We headed straight for the rhythm and blues
The music was hot, but my baby was not
There was a woman in Georgia didn't feel just right
She had fever all day and chills at night
Now things got worse, yes a serious bind
At times like this it takes a man with such style I cannot often find
A doctor of the heart and a doctor of mind
If you like country with a boogie beat he's the man to meet
If you like the sound of shufflin' feet he can't be beat
If you wanna feel real nice, just ask the Rock and Roll doctor's advice
It's just a country town but patients come
From Mobile to Moline from miles around
From Macon,Georgia to New Orleans
In beat-up old cars or in limousines
To meet the doctor of soul, he's got his very own thing
Two degrees in be-bop, a PHD in swing
He's the master of rhythm he's a rock and roll king
If you like country with a boogie beat he's the man to meet (he's the man to meet)
If you like the sound of shufflin' feet he can't be beat (I say he can't be beat)
If you... If you wanna
texas to tennessee blue
highway to highway
just to get back to you
with the barren winds blowin
a jealous moon cross the plains
ill only be runnin and callin your name
i should have never left you
after what i held close
with the hours slippin by
from the one i love most
chasing days that take flight
and the mist from my eyes
i die a little each day with you so far away
oh my darlin ive cried these many miles
a kiss in the shadows, a whispered memory
ill be waiting, all of my life, only my only (only my lonely)
rio esperanza, its the river of hope
theres a place in my heart where youll always be
where the shallows run long, and the driftin is free
oh my darlin ive cried these many miles
a kiss in the shadows, a whispered memory
ill be waiting, all of my life, only my only (only my lonely)
rio esperanza, its the river of hope
across windswept hills your voice calms to caress me
like a lover stealing glances
i cant wait to hold you
see the light flicker softly
in a blue silverscape
its such sweet surrender (and) ive come home again
oh my darling
a kiss in the shadows
a whispered memory
i'll be waiting
all of my life
only my only
rio esperanza
Gretta's flunky, some two fisted monkey, some wild-eyed Romeo
Winds up the mountain with Rio down below
Drives too slowly past a burning impromptu altar
Attended by no one of visible means
Could be a warning just shining us on, but we're far too gone
On our way to see some Johnny
Representing the mambo
Representing the mambo... mambo... mambo oooh.. mambo
Rounding the corner we come to a halt
Doors fly open as we prepare for assault
Out from the shadows step the dangerous boys
Hands holding weapons, they treat them like toys
A debutante Gretta, the taxidermist's daughter
She knows what to say
She knows how to mingle, she knows the lingo
Muchachos we're here to see Johnny
Representing the mambo
Representing the mambo... mambo... mambo oooh.. mambo
Gretta leads us through the stone carved archway
Into the school of samba, the place of sacred rites
We push through a gauntlet of limpwristed handshakes
An empty cotillion air kisses
Gretta smiles as we make our way to the bar
The new crowd says I remind them of Frank
Who died of excessive nymphets
In Barcelona... in Barcelona
Who's that with Gretta? Yeah You know how she is...
Never the same one twice
I say old chap, would you care for a piece of cake
No thanks, Paul, my ears are too sweet now
A strange choice of work, but forensically it's true
Sudden thunder clap drum roll
Gretta's on the stage... she's a honey of a hun
A blue-eyed angel girl
Announces proudly to everyone in the room
Senhores y senores here's Johnny
Representing the mambo
Representing the mambo... mambo... mambo oooh.. mambo
Gretta Gretta I've got to slip away
It just won't work between us
Your daddy runs the house of pain
P. Barrere
It's steamin'
and I'm screamin' down
that red hot blacktop
on cruise control
and my tires are tired
but I still got such a
long way to go... 'till I'm
coastin' back to that west coast
north of movie town
where my baby's waitin'
holdin' down that home ground
holdin' down that home ground
when it's freezin'
so cold in the mornin'
ya know I really hate to go
don't need no stage door jennie, no bad luck penny
lookin' for a one night Romeo
was a time I was crazy
I played a fool... I was a clown
now I got my baby
Shes a holdin' down the home ground
holdin' down the home ground
This room service lifestyle
it's OK for a while
but a little homecookin' would sure bring a smile
there was a caterer in decatur
she once grabbed my eye
but I came to my senses
and passed on the my...my...my...
Now I'm dreamin'
bout that old coast highway
the castles made of stone
and the road through the mountain
that's where I'm countin' on makin my turn for home
I'm breakin' all the limits
way past the speed of sound
gettin' back with my baby
Shes a holdin' down the home ground
holdin' down the home ground
If you walk in off the street
You can take the load right off your feet
Mamma bring the menu to your seat
But the bill of fare be short & sweet
Won't find no etouffe
Mamm never ever could cook it that way
She's all ancien regime
No nouvell cuisine
She cook gumbo
A mighty rad gumbo
It's the only way she can go
Down at the Club Rad Gumbo
Now the heads and shells stay in the stock
She stirs her roux and really rocks
One gallon shellfish stock or water
Man this gumbo is made to order
Two toes of garlick finely chopped
Man this party just can't be stopped
Mamma's pots are boiling, band starts to blow
Piano keys a flying like Fats Domino
She cook gumbo
A mighty rad gumbo
It's the only way she can go
Down at the Club Rad Gumbo
Oh no, no escargot, no cordon bleu
This ain't the place to go lookin' for beef stew
But if you like tender shrimp and rice
If ya think ya can stand the spice
She cook gumbo
A mighty rad gumbo
Now the people come from miles around
Dig what Mamma's puttin' down
Everybody knows her name
She in the seafood hall of fame
I got to get that recipe
If it means the death of me
Get my spyboy to sneak a look
Into Mamma's book
She cook gumbo
A mighty rad gumbo
It's the only way she can go
Down at the Club Rad Gumbo
She cook gumbo
A mighty rad gumbo
It's the only way she can go
There's a girl standin' on a corner
Watchin' love walk right out her door
She thought that love was like a shiny diamond
Blinded by the light, she did not see the flaw
Now she's lonely, standin' there for hours
Wishin' he would change his mind
Caught in that paradox of feelin's
Wonderin' why the hurt when it used to feel so fine
Love is a perfect imperfection
Sometimes a happy, sometimes sad
Whenever love comes your direction
Don't you hide away, don't you hide, don't you hide
You know that there's no reason for you to be alone
Just 'cause love's treason, broke, broke you, happy home
How can you celebrate when all you feel is sufferin' heartache
I'm goin' down to that lonely corner
Sidewalk stretchin' out beneath my feet
Wish I could walk, walk right up to her
And tell her what I know of love
What I know, it always so sweet
Love is a perfect imperfection
Sometimes a happy, sometimes sad
Whenever love comes your direction
Don't you hide away, don't you hide, don't you hide
Love is a perfect imperfection
Sometimes a happy, sometimes sad
Whenever love comes your direction
Don't you hide away, don't you hide, don't you hide
Well I just don't know what to do
And I hate this confusion
I got all these questions and nowhere to lose them.
I asked for answers, got only advice
Advice is so cheap: now everyone's got a hype
To get the truth I guess you must pay the price
Don't go fallin' over the edge
Don't let your wanderin mind
Drive you out of your head
Stay on that fine line
Hold on to that thread
'Cause pain is all you'll find by fallin' over the edge
Dive on in, that's what they said
If you're lucky -- live thru it
You'll find your answers within
But if you crash and burn
The worst is you're dead
And dying can't be worse than life is over the edge
So don't go fallin' over the edge
Don't let your wanderin mind
Drive you out of your head
Stay on that fine line
Hold on to that thread
'Cause pain is all you'll find by fallin' over the edge
Just pain plain waitin' for you over the edge
Well I still don't know what to do
I know it's all an illusion
In fact -- knowing that only adds more confusion
I search for the truth, but mostly troubles I find
The truth can be costly, troubles don't cost a dime
You can have all you want because they're there all the time
Don't go fallin' over the edge
Don't let your wanderin mind
Drive you out of your head
Stay on that fine line
Hold on to that thread
'Cause pain is all you'll find by fallin' over the edge
It's been a one man show that I been runnin'
On a two way street for love
And I see no end to the dead end (dead end)
'Til you come back home
I tried everything to keep remembering
One good woman, one good man
Two shots of happiness in one life span
It takes a one good woman
The only thing that hurts is the memory
Of having once lived by myself
And I've tried every kind of woman
I said woman, put my love out on the shelf
Took everything and left my ears ringing
One good woman, one good man
Two shots of happiness in one life span
It takes one good woman to make a one love stand
I feel at home in a foreign land
Know what's next when there's nothing planned
Talking about love (Talking about love)
You know it takes two
She took everything and left my ears ringing
One good woman - one
Two shots of happiness - two
It takes one good woman
To make a one love stand
I see you lookin' 'round searchin' for some good times girl
Ain't no doubt about it, nothin' sweeter in this world
Forget the ringin' on your party line
I'll be there in person and I'll be right on time
Give me just one clear moment
I can turn your head around
All I need is one clear moment
To get you back up off the ground
I see you cryin' and I don't know why
The way you look you should be flyin' high
In that one clear moment
Overheard you talkin' 'bout your lover walkin' out the door
It's just the same sad story, you know we've heard it all before
We've all been kicked we've all been pushed around
I'll claim your heart back from the lost and found
Give me just one clear moment
I can turn your head around
All I need is one clear moment
To get your feet back up off the ground
I hear you callin' for some sympathy
I got the answer that can set you free
In that one clear moment
You're wonderin' how I'll make your grey skies blue
I see the doubt in your eyes, but what I say is true
Ah gimme that one clear moment
I can turn your head around
All I need is one clear moment
To get you back up off the ground
I hear you callin' for some sympathy
I got the answer that will set you free
I got a juju on my haiku
I got a mojo on my sutra too
And all she did was barely look my way
State of grace in the wink of an eye
One startlin' moment face to face and I was through
Finished with this folderol
Free from all this lah-dee-dah and whoop-dee-do
She took me like a rollin' river runnin' wide
Just like some sacred recitation
Fulfill some longin' somewhere deep inside
Somethin' that defies communication
I'm enlightened since she looked my way
Gave me what I needed all this time
Walked right throught he door
And I saw what I was lookin' for
The kinda place where words ain't worth a dime
I was spendin' too much time alone
Seekin' liberation in some sacred rhyme
Too much thought, too much idle time
But that all changed with the touch of her hand
She brought some fundamental passions into play
No doubt about it, I felt the darkness start to slip away
No way I could keep from fallin'
Hallelujah I could hear my callin'
Ringin' through the moonlit night
Givin' me the eyes to see the light
I'm enlightened since she looked my way
Gave me what I needed all this time
Walked right throught he door
And was just what I was lookin' for
The kinda place where words ain't worth a dime
I'm talkin' 'bout the land beyond the pale
The kinda thing that ain't for sale
I'm enlightened since she looked my way
Gave me what I needed all this time
Walked right throught he door
And I saw what I been lookin' for
The kinda place where words ain't worth a...
I'm enlightened since she looked my way
Gave me what I needed all this time
Walked right throught he door
And I saw what I been lookin' for
Is it the lies?
Is it the style?
It's a mercenary territory
I wish you knew the story
I've been out here so long dreamin up songs
I'm temporarily qualmless and sinking
I've did my time in that rodeo
It's been so long and I've got nothing to show
Well I'm so plain loco
Fool that I am I'd do it all over again
Is it the style?
Is it the lies?
Is it the days into nights
Or the "I'm sorry"s into fights
Now some kind of man, he can't do anything wrong
If I see him I'll tell him you're waiting
'Cause I'm devoted for sure but my days are a blur
Well your nights turn into my mornings
Well I did my time in that rodeo
Fool that I am I'd do it all over again
Is it love keeps you waiting so long
Makes you say I'll see you around
The forces that be, they just don't see
While your nights turn into my mornings
Is it the style?
Is it the lies?
Is it the days into nights
Cold, cold, cold
Cold, cold, cold
Freezing, it was freezing in that hotel
I had no money, my special friend was gone
The TV set was busted so she went along
I called room, room service,
I'm down here on my knees
I said a peach or a pear, or a coconut please,
But they was cold
Well it's been a month since I seen my girl
Or a dime to make the call
'Cause it passed me up, or it passed me by,
Or I couldn't decide at all
And I'm mixed up, I'm so mixed up
Don't you know I'm lonely
All the things I had to do
I had to fall in love
You know she's cold
Cold, cold, cold
Cold, cold, cold
That woman is freezing, freezing cold
Well I tried everything to warm her up
Now I'm living in this cold hotel
'Cause she passed me, up or she passed me by,
Or I couldn't decide at all
And I'm mixed up, I'm so mixed up
Don't you know I'm lonely
Of all the things I had to do
I had to fall in love
You know she's cold
Turn your clock back woman when you see me comin' round
My feet don't, feet don't even touch the ground
Yah, ya know she's cold
Oh she's cold (cold)
Ya know she's cold (cold)
Know she's cold (cold)
Cold (cold, cold, cold)
Buffaloed in Buffalo
And I was entertained in Houston
New York, yew nork, you got to choose one
Cause it's a tripe face boogie
Going to boogie my sneakers away
Well I don't want your money
And I don't want your time
Please don't tripe me honey
And I'll give you back your dime
It's a hype face boogie
going to boogie my sneakers away
Now I don't dig potato chips
And I can't dig torts
But you can tripe my guacamole baby (it's a guaca)
Tripe my shorts
'Cause it's a hype case boogie gonna boogie my scruples away
Hype boogie, tripe boogie, hype boogie
All night long
You bring your guitar, I'll bring the wine
Gonna tripe my guacamole baby just a one more time
Cause It's a tripe face boogie
I said look out!
Give tripe face his way
I said lookout!
Give tripe face his day
the hens came home to roost
while i was counting my blessings
staggering on to the truth now
without ever confessing
if the joke is on me
how come theyre laughing at you
dont get any better than this
whos buying tickets to the execution
marginal creatures at best
in disasters frenzied waters
feeding sharks smell the blood
what kind of fool asks the victims
how do you feel about the flood
no season; no reason
theres no license, to normalcy's test
your disguise can't hide all the features
of marginal creatures at best
bobby's goin' downtown
wearin' momy's ballgown
people in the coffee shop
are freakin oh yeah
otis cant ignore
gonna nail him to the barn door
gotta make him pay
see the error of his ways
sordid stories meant to humble
humiliating tabloid tales
turn the table, start to stumble
bare your claws when all else fails
your all part of the show
and everyone knows
the tue of live and let live
the bleachers are filled with the laughter
from marginal creatures at best
bobby's goin' downtown
wearin' momy's ballgown
people in the coffee shop
are freakin oh yeah
gotta get that boy
gonna nail him to a barn door
gotta make him pay
Wanna go back home, but I'm afraid to fly
Wanna fall in love, but the price is way too high
And I'd like to go to heaven, but I don't wanna die
And I'd like to hang around, but I'm not about to lie
Oh you really laid me low last night
A beautiful deception
You're messin' with my line of sight
changing my perception
Of the push and shove that come with love
And the pain you put me through
You see I'd never been loved and then lied to
And I don't need no final glance
Don't need a romance left to circumstance
It's much too high a price to pay
Don't need to know the reason why you walked away
Loved and lied to, brought down broken hearted
Hung out to dry alone and left to take a chance
To try and find someway to take me back to where we started
Brought down, laid low, turned around and loved and lied to
And I wanna fall in love again with sweet infatuation
Wanna rise above the cares and heartaches of my station
And I'm dreamin' of a life that I could live with resignation
Where I wouldn't be loved and denied to
Don't give me that solemn gaze
Don't start in talkin' 'bout better days
Don't start turnin' things around
Don't try to make me think you didn't mean to let me down
Loved and lied to, brought down broken hearted
Hung out to dry alone and left to take a chance
To try and find someway to take me back to where we started
Baby what's wrong with you
Have to tell ya it seemed like we were through
And your memory's almost gone
Met this girl in New York City
That took the night train all the way from Buffalo
Just to see the midnight show
And every time I start to feelin' stronger
You call me up with just the right line
Keep me hangin' on a little longer
That's where I stumble every time
I keep thinkin' it'd be all right
Wondrin' when you'd come back home
Come to your senses girl and hold me tight
Love me like ya used to do
It's gonna be a long time till I get over you
I don't mind the lonely days so much
Can't take those long nights dreamin' bout your tender touch
Lyin' awake waitin' for the phone to ring
Got to my courage up
And find a way that I can cut you loose
But it don't seem to be no use
Got to tell ya every time I start to feelin' stronger
You call me up with just the right line
Keep me hangin' on a little longer
It get me every time
I keep thinkin' it'd be all right
Wondrin' when you'd come back home
Come to your senses girl and hold me tight
Love me like ya used to do
It's gonna be a long time till I get over you
Seem like every time I start to feelin' stronger
You call me up with just the right line
Keep me hangin' on a little longer
And don't it get me every time
I keep thinkin' it'd be all right
Wondrin' when you'd come back home
Come to your senses girl and hold me tight
Love me like ya used to do
lowell george
Oh, hello...give me missing persons, they say
What is it that you need?
I said oh, I need him so...She said you've
Got to stop your pleading
And no matter what I do,
Even pray to heaven above,
All I ever get from you is
Long distance love
I read the papers
And I got the blues
I was so sad to hear the news
Help wanted, but not enough
You know these times are gettin' rough
And no matter what I do
Even pray to heaven above
All I seem to get from you is long distance love
(Whoo-oo-oo)
Oh your toes were so pretty
And your life so sweet
I wonder do you know
Do you know you hurt me so
And no matter what I do
Even pray to heaven above
All I ever from you is
Long distance love
Long distance love
I was ridin' No. 9
Heading south from Carolina
I heard that lonesome whistle blow
I've got in trouble, I had to roam
Left my girl and I left my home
I heard that lonesome whistle blow
Just a kid actin' smart
I went and broke my darlin' heart
I guess, I was
I was too young, too young to know
They took me off the Georgia Main
Locked me to a ball and chain
I heard that lonesome whistle blow
All alone I bear the shame
I'm a number not a name
I heard that lonesome whistle blow
I'll be locked here in this cell
Till my body's just a shell
I heard that lonesome whistle blow
Just a kid actin' smart
I went and broke my darlin' heart
I guess, I was
I was too young, too young to know
I'll never see that girl of mine
I'm in Georgia, doin' time
I heard that lonesome whistle blow
I heard that lonesome whistle blow
outside my hotel window, my eyes they spy the rails
while lost in the horizon, the mystic balley trail
southwestern transportation tighten up the cotton belt
those santa fe steamers, hot 'nuff to make me melt
give me a big train... a big train rollin' all night long
put me on the track that will take me back to you
give me a big train.. big train' rollin' - loco mo
got some loco motion
got some loco mo
got some loco motives I'm dyin' to try on you
boring days... frantic nights
sittin' round waitin' for delayed flights
meters runnin' in brand new shoes
sordid rhythms rockin' black and blues
hometown drama, highway trauma
phone bill's got at least one comma
achin' skull at the end of my rope
give me some money, send me some hope
give me a big train... all night long
put me on the track that will take me back to you
give me a big train.. big train' rollin' - loco mo
got some loco motion
got some loco mo
got some loco motives I'm dyin' to try on you
steel wheel's singin' such a lonesome song
engines whinin' been gone too long
boiler burnin' - 'bout to burst
like a drownin' man, I'm dyin' of thirst
when you hear the whistle moan
means the southern pacific is bringing me home
hey girl, get your new dress on
big train's rollin' in at dawn
oh baby don't you cry no more
big train's a rollin' up to your door
give me a big train... a big train rollin' all night long
put me on the track that will take me back to you
give me a big train.. big train' rollin' - loco mo
got some loco motion
got some loco mo
Fred Tackett, Craig Fuller, Bill Payne, Paul Barrere
Another grey dawn another day gone
Deeper in debt as the night draws in
There's something inside me
Rings like a melody
Pullin' my heart like a frozen wind
Seems like most of my life's spent gettin' by day to day
Fendin' off new hard times arrival
Little by little I try as the days go by
Waitin' around on some kind of luck's revival
There's a full moon risin' just about midnight
A high tide comin' 'round just about dawn
But I know it can't last
Livin' on dreams and the shadows they cast
Got to be strong
One of these days I gotta be gone
Been livin' on dreams just a little too long
The sleep comes hard and money does too
So I wake up worried in the mornin' light
As the sun comes through the tears in the window shades
It don't seem fair that it has to be such a fight
The women keep comin' 'round
Spendin' my hard earned pay
Bent on the minimization of my survival
Been holdin' me down
But one fine day
Gonna break these chains of denial
There's a full moon risin' just about midnight
A high tide comin' 'round just about dawn
But I know it can't last
Livin' on dreams and the shadows they cast
Got to be strong
One of these days I gotta be gone
Been livin' on dreams just a little too long
Little by little I try as the days go by
To find some way to break these chains of denial
There's a full moon risin' just about midnight
A high tide comin' 'round just about dawn
But I know it can't last
Livin' on dreams and the shadows they cast
Got to be strong
One of these days I gotta be gone
Craig Fuller, Bill Payne
Lookin' out on the evening light
You see the lightnin' and the thunder rollin' in
As you strain to keep that setting sun in sight
Ya start to get that Summer feelin' back again
of a time
lost in illusion
not afraid to cross that line
You don't have to close your eyes
You don't have to turn away
You can't expect to take the right road every morning
When you start to feel the words get in the way
Listen to your heart
And what it has to say
You say you're searchin' for some common ground
The golden thread that keeps us all together
And you wish these troubled times would turn around
Bring back just a little warmer weather to your life
To shine through the sorrow
And not fade out with the morning light
But you don't have to close your eyes
You don't have to turn away
You can't expect to take the right road every morning
When you start to feel the words get in the way
Listen to your heart
And what it has to say
You say you're lookin' to leave the danger zone
Lookin to leave off all this pain and sorrow
And you hate so much to live your life alone
But with half a chance you'd say good-bye tomorrow
To be free
From all this confusion
And hav it like it used to be
Soft as a Summer day
Warm as a gentle breeze
Rollin' out across the sea
But you don't have to close your eyes
You don't have to turn away
You can't expect to take the right road every morning
When you start to feel the words get in the way
Listen to your heart
Rollin' down highway 95
Sailin' through her hometown countryside
Move on over stand astride
My cruise control's in overdrive
Need to take my baby for a ride
Ooo she's like a smooth stretch of highway
Ooo she's like a cool Summer breeze
If my motor's runnin' right, we might lose control tonight
Got the shape I love to squeeze, looks that bring me to my knees
Oh please, let it roll tonight
Might be doin' more thahn fifty-five
When I sit my baby right down by my side
Where the rubber hit the road
This rig don't dig no overload
Come on, and let my baby ride
Ooo she's like a smooth stretch of highway
Ooo she's like a cool Summer breeze
If my motor's runnin' right, we might lose control tonight
Got the shape I love to squeeze, looks that bring me to my knees
Oh please, let it roll tonight
Now I know just how heaven feels
When she reach beneath my big old steerin' wheel
Dyna flow, power glide
Bored and stroked, I'm satisfied
When I take my baby for a ride
Ooo she's like a smooth stretch of highway
Ooo she's like a cool Summer breeze
If my motor's runnin' right, we might lose control tonight
Got the shape I love to squeeze, looks that bring me to my knees
Lowell George
Now, anybody ever seen her, they call her
Miss Demeanor
Watch the way she slides from side to side
Move so loose, look so good
Plays in every game she could
Now, she smell so sweet, like apple pie
Oh so good 'bout to make me die
For a slice or two I'd be a fool
'Round the neighborhood they say
She don't give no slice away
You can Kokomo in a china cup
Kind of love I need come from deep inside
Feel so good, oh so right
Oh so good and tight
Kokomo with me, Kokomo with me tonight
Now, if you ever, ever see her just call her
Miss Demeanor
Plays in every game, game around
Always keeps her aces down
Broken hearts all over town
You can Kokomo in a china cup
Kind of love I need come from deep inside
Feel so good, oh so right
Oh so good and tight
George
One so sad, feeling's painful
You can't deny, there is no peace
Is no love, milk-toasted love
Ain't no velvet glove
You were the child of some electric nightmare
And you could move mountains, the swords of fire
They keep you around to watch their house of gold
Keep the hungry away from the sacred grove
You were holy and you made me wonder how
But you looked like a devil who would sieze and shake you down
On the hopes of a tyrant
No one makes it over
There is no peace
Is no love, a milk-toasted love
Keepin' up with the Joneses is killing me
Go on and hang that man who says the best things in life are for free
Keepin' up with the Joneses is killing me
She's just one more bad habit I was too blind to see
The lady and I was happy at first
Just livin' from day to day
Off the wall came the call said we're destined to fall
If I don't bring home more pay
Keepin' up with the Joneses is killing me
Go on and hang that man who says the best things in life are for free
Keepin' up with the Joneses is killing me
She's just one more bad habit I was too blind to see
She spent all my money just like it was spare change
I wonder what I'll lose first my life or my mind
Don't know the doors from the windows
Shee keeps me amused, damaged, and abused
And she said "Small change don't make no sense
and your words are worthless too
And ya best bring home more bacon, darlin',
or you and me is through"
Keepin' up with the Joneses is killing me
Go on and hang that man who says the best things in life are for free
Keepin' up with the Joneses is killing me
Bill Payne
Take yourself you who love no one else
I can see all that's changing
It ain't so hard smooth as you like it
when you like when you like
it all takes time but
when you know it's work it
You keep your dreams it may be dark tonight
Tomorrow dark to light
It's up to you and me
It could start tonight
Take your life I know you been longing for
some good dreams good dreams well it's
all right smooth as you like it
when you like when you like
got no shadow living in the closet with me
you once traveling lonely
got no shadow living in the closet with me
took a walk in my old neighborhood
held my memories in check
my first roll in the hay
like a roll in the gutter
it was nothing like i expected
i said hold on, hold on tight
close your eyes (fool) and dont you fight it
ill take you for the ride of our life
just another sunday
i ran into this fortune teller
i said tell me about my life
as the candles glowed
my hand she took hold of
to run down her prediction
with her eyes rolled up
inside her head
my thoughts of fame and wealth
by the time my fortune cookie unfolded
the crystal-ball exploded
i said hold on, hold on tight
close your eyes (fool) and dont you fight it
ill take you for the ride of our life
just another sunday
your sand castle built with the tide coming
your empty life intact
youve been handed the bill with no money to pay
just another small distraction
you say it doesnt matter but the roads we cross
the ins and outs were lacking
it comes back together at the end of the day
the traps of our own making
i said hold on, hold on tight
close your eyes (fool) and dont you fight it
ill take you for the ride of our life
just another sunday
its a tale in a shell that youre bound to break out of
but the way you live your life
your hands gripping at fate as it falls off your plate
in spite of your intentions
i said hold on, hold on tight
close your eyes (fool) and dont you fight it
ill take you for the ride of our life
George
Don't sing sad songs Juliette
'Cause I heard you've been out to get it
I seen you dancin' all night long
What they said about you I hope it
Don't turn out wrong
Red, red roses, lyin' on the ground
Heartache and pain
They call you by name
They follow you around
Juliette talk sweet Juliette
Juliette
The sky is all cast over
And the stars refuse to shine
And your lonely, your life is lonely
Ah in time
Over here don't concur
He said you were out of control
But I don't mind if you were with her one time
So called prince of rock and roll
Red, red roses, lyin' on the ground
Heartache and pain
They call you by name
They follow you around
Juliette
I'm so sorry Juliette
Hey Lordy... (join the band, be good rascal...)
Hey join the band, be good rascal and join the band
Hey Lordy...
Join the band, be a good rascal and join the band
Oh huh oh ho ho ho
Yeah, hah
Oh huh oh ho ho ho
Yeah
Hey Lordy join the band, be a good rascal and join the band
Hey join the band, be a good rascal and join the band
Oh huh oh ho ho ho
I've been the one who has been frightened
And almost borne away
By the very thoughts that I feared yesterday
And it must be dust or smoke that's in my eyes
How can I cry about something from someone that I won't see
Oh my friends all say she had her chance
Let's go shoot some pool
You know a fool is just a fool
And I've tried everything that whiskey cures
But the pain endures
And now I'm feeling that pain
I put my pride in my pocket
That's how I'll spend my loneliest days
And it must be dust or smoke that's in my eyes
Don't know what to do
Hold the lamp above the rafters
These smoke-filled rooms will not replace her
I've been the one who has been frightened
And almost borne away
By the very thoughts that I feared yesterday
I'm out here standin' on the corner
guess I'll shuffle down the street
my baby's gettin' kinda tasty
freedom, oh it can't be beat
wayward lawd lawd
wayward oh no
wayward oh no no
I got happiness
you know pressure seems to get me
travelin' with my hat in my hand
lookin' for a hand out
hand out in no mans land
wayward lawd lawd
wayward oh no
wayward oh no no
I got happiness
I might be down, but down don't bother me
I'm on the green side of the lawn
you see, I'm still kickin' yeah
don'tcha ever get to thinkin'
this trap of life is gettin' tough
I raise my hands and get to walkin'
Back door sliders, narrow escapes
Busted gray wall, greasy embrace
Finances ailing, crawlin' down
The rain slicked alleys, ain't no escape in this town
Blood on the stone, blood on the rock
Consumed with the passion, that only time could unlock
One life wasted, another one gone
The streets are on fire, and I'm calling you home
Hoy hoy
Hoy hoy
Don't go there boy
Juanita's daughter got her kicks in the streets
And her mama's warning "you better duck the heat"
She's got a concrete body with candy cane hair
Razor balde business appearin' out of thin air
Stars fallin' down, snow on the ground
Chasin' the dragons all over the town
The dream catcher's wagon, lurkin' to loom
A one dance ducka, you know he's workin' the room
Hoy hoy
Hoy hoy
Don't go there boy
Preacher's on the corner wrapped in a heavenly light
But noise of the chopper drowns the message tonight
He says "you saucy senoritas take care where you swing
Cause the lords of the boulevard don't owe you a thing."
Hoy hoy
Hoy hoy
Don't go there boy
Hoy hoy
Hoy hoy
Hoy hoy
Lowell George
I said blow away, blow away
This cruel reality
And keep me from its storm
Suspicion has crept in, and ruined my life
I'm messed up, and hassled, and worn
Well its pure indignation
Just another sensation
And I'd like to knock on that door
But the boy he keeps on callin' for more
Yes and my sweet China White
She ain't here tonight
And love has robbed me blind
So cast away, cast away
From this ball full of pain
For it sinks beneath the waves
Yes and my sweet China White
She ain't here tonight
Oh and love has robbed me blind
Every time I see you
You're singin' the same old blues
You've got it wrong, love's not a matter of pride
It's a matter of pick and choose
If the sun was shinin'
You'd probably wish for rain
With you, up is down, in is out,
I'm tired of hearing you complain
Heaven's where you find it
Don't you know it's true
Heaven's where you find it
Standin' right there, right in front of you
We got somethin' goin'
Sweeter than a buckwheat cake
Can't you see love's in your backyard
Right here waitin' for you to take
Why don't we stop this nonsense
Get your feet back on the ground
For a country boy you got your nerve
You been livin' large all over this town
Heaven's where you find it
Don't you know it's true
Heaven's where you find it
Standin' right there, right in front of you
I know you men are prowlers
Can't leave nothin' alone
You always think the grass is greener
I got more than you need, right here at home
Just behind the pearly gates
With permission, I'll demonstrate
Here's a clue, for what it's worth
There's a paradise right here on Earth
Heaven's where you find it
Don't you know it's true
Heaven's where you find it
Craig Fuller, Paul Barrere
Last night I sat my baby right down
And said the talk's all round the town
You're cheatin' while I work all day
I guess that feelin's finally gone
And I got so tired of spendin' my nights alone
So I packed my bags and I'm goin' away
But I sure would hate to lose your lovin' don't you know
If you said good-bye it just wouldn't feel right some how
'Cause it felt so good
Whole lot better than I thought it could
Honey I hate to lose you now
Well I swore I wouldn't sit and cry
'Cause my baby left me both high and dry
Wouldn't sit and pine gonna move on down the line
Well I knew just what I had to do
Had to find me some love that's new
'Cause lovin's so easy to find
But I sure would hate to lose that lovin' don't you know
If you said good-bye it just wouldn't feel right some how
'Cause it felt so good
Whole lot better than I thought it could
Honey I hate to lose you now
But I think it's gonna be all right
'Cause I found a little girl last night
And she said you better just move on in
'Cause I got my rent paid through next week and I'll be out tonight
But don't ya know I'll do my best to be back by ten
I sure would hate to lose that lovin' don't you know
If you said good-bye it just wouldn't feel right some how
'Cause it felt so good
Whole lot better than I thought it could
Honey I hate to lose you now
Don't you know
Honey I hate to lose you now
Tryin to tell you
Craig Fuller, Paul Barrere, Bill Payne, Fred Tackett
Hey old friend, it's been such a long time
Since I saw your smilin' face pressed against my window pane
Though it's the middle of the night
And we were racin' the light of the mornin'
All those new thoughts dawnin'
About the wrong and the right
We spent our money so fine
The girls were standing in line
Every other night
Was always the same
Paradise without any shame
We'd stay up all night
Tryin' to find just the right rhymes
And we were fightin' the good fight
Hangin' on to the good times
Jaunita she's a little bit older now
Spotcheck Billy looks just the same
Three card monte on the boulevard
With mirrors on his shoes
And I just have to laugh
When I recall the time down in New Orleans
Don't ya know
Rained us out of an indoor show
We spent our money so fine
The girls were standin' in line
Down in the quarters at lucky Pierre's
A time of our life without any cares
We'd stay up all night
Tryin' to find just the right rhymes
And we were fightin' the good fight
Hangin' on to the good times
Yes old friend we had some times
And later on the moon declined
To shine it's light so benevolently
It's grace withheld from our company
And though we went our own ways
We couldn't escape from where we came
So we find ourselves back at the table again
Tellin' stories of survivors and friends
We'd stay up all night
Tryin' to find just the right rhymes
And we were fightin' the good fight
Hangin' on to the good times
Up all night
Tryin' to find just the right rhymes
And we were fightin' the good fight
Hangin' on to the good times
Up all night
Tryin' to find just the right rhymes
And we were fightin' the good fight
Lowell George, Roy Estrada
Square knees was asking for a reason
How can I go sleeping in a car
I got red hot tires my tires are smokin'
I'm so broke I don't wanna stop
My gears are crying
My gears are crying
I got the ha hamburger
Ha hamburger
I got the ha hamburger midnight blues
Got a grease mother she's a holder finder
Keeper of the scooter gas
You gotta lift your tail and seal you fate
Snort the crank your old man stashed
And ride a tin can
Ride a tin can street machine
Square knees was asking for a reason
How can I go sleeping in a car
I got red hot tires my tires are smokin'
I'm so broke I don't wanna stop
My gears are crying
My gears are crying
I got the ha hamburger
I got the ha hamburger
Bill Payne
Gringo, Southern California bound
Gringo, take a stop and look around
(come and lay your money down)
Ain't no banana republic, gringo
There's oil deep beneath the ground
Two or three weeks in Mexico
And you think you've seen it all
Gringo, stars and stripes out in the cold
Gringo, here's a hand you can take hold of
(even though we're bought and sold)
Drink Coca-Cola says the sign there
America has made it's mark
(they said blood is thicker than water)
Something tells me we really oughta
Come out of the dark
Night long saxophone in the barrio
(the chicas will warm you)
They can be persuasive gringo
With stars in their eyes
Spend a week in Acapulco
No Esperanto needed there
Lovers are like broken glass
They're everywhere
(the chicas will warm you)
They can be persuasive gringo
With stars in their eyes
Gringo, think of this before you leave
Gringo, the truth is easy to deceive
(if truth you're ready to receive)
Between the open road are your memories
Tender hearted though they may be
(they say blood is thicker than water)
(they say all suffering comes to an end)
(the common saying for friend is amigo)
Gringo
Red Cadillac at sunset slowing down
They come to me and they start to cry
Say ya gotta do something about that guy
They say take this sword I say thanks a lot
But I do allright with this sling I got
Someone gimme a stone gimme a stone gimme a stone
Someone gimme a stone gimme a stone
Stone that I can hold
Stone that I can throw
Someone gimme a stone someone gimme a stone
Never had to fight such a real big man
Just gimme a stone and I'll do what I can
See how he laughs when I put out his eye
And there he'll fall and there he'll die
Someone gimme a stone gimme a stone gimme a stone
Someone gimme a stone gimme a stone
Stone that I can hold
Stone that I can throw
Someone gimme a stone someone gimme a stone
Absalom absalom
Would I die for you my son
I would have it all undone
The way it all came down
When I look at you my son
I see myself when I was your
Saddest thing I ever done
Was put you in the ground
Someone gimme a stone gimme a stone gimme a stone
Someone gimme a stone gimme a stone
Stone that I can hold
Stone that I can throw
Someone gimme a stone someone gimme a stone
Someone gimme a stone gimme a stone gimme a stone
Someone gimme a stone gimme a stone
Stone that I can hold
Stone that I can throw
Bill Payne, Lowell George
Don't it always seem to hit you
Rght when you think you can lay back easy
Those times are hard to come by
Sittin' still with nothin' on your mind
Memories are friends that you had
It's so clear if you need to see
I can count on you, you can count
You can count on me
Those clouds outside your doorway
Don't seem so dark or move so fast
If you keep on rocking long as it keeps raining
Back and forth on your porch
Just keep on rocking, keep on rocking
If I could only tell you what I feel now
It's been so long inside of me
All the years that I've been trying
To stay in touch, to stay in line
Trying just to be myself, be myself
And no one else
Front page right through to back page
Have I got news for you
You know the story; it's the truth; love's the proof
If you keep on rocking long as it keeps raining
Back and forth on your porch
Just keep on rocking; keep on rocking
Have I got news for you
Front page, back page
Have I got news for you
Front page, back page
Tackett
Look out child your bound to change,
You can't ever stay the same
Cause if you keep on singin' the same old lines
You're going to look around babe and find your friend's out of town
Watch out girl the words your sayin' don't really fit the play
Somebody else you might talk to now
Knows what you sayin' what you mean
They don't help your style
You might say you ain't got a hold on yourself
You might say you always try your best
You might say you only need a rest
You might say you can only fool yourself
I said fool yourself
I said fool yourself
Don't believe the words you read
They're written on the street
And every time you know you play their game
They'll knock you down and take your pride away
See how bad you need to cry
But no matter how you try
It's the same old story once again
You always have number one who calls you friend
I call you friend
You might say you ain't got a hold on yourself
You might say you always try your best
You might say you only need a rest
You might say you can only fool yourself
I said fool yourself
I said fool yourself
I was a real live wire on a very loose wig
not a good combination in the best of times
I had no real plans, no trouble in mind
just a real fat wallet my modus operandi
then I woke up - seatin' and lost
ya know I sear that it's true
the sun was shining in my eyes
reflectin' off a gold tooth
I said oh man... it was a ferocious morning
well I remember the money quintessential moans
yesterday's perfume tells me I ain't alone
then I hear that fool's bellow pounding at the door
I had my heart in my mouth when my feet hit the floor
taste of cotton - and gasoline
all down in my thirty two
no time for stoppin' - I gotta beat the scen
I think this window will do
I said oh man... what a ferocious morning
the heat was oppressive, ninety nine in the shade
I hit the bricks runnin', hip-hoppin' away
I needed some magic so I turned into a bar
was the misery minute down at the happy hour
my head screamed for a cough syrup cocktail
but I settled on a deep well gin
don't recall it all... I think it was fun
but I don't wanna go there again
Craig Fuller
Well you know you're kinda cold-blooded
To come back beggin' to me
Like you never done me wrong
And I hate to be so hard-hearted
But I'm sick and tired o' talkin' to ya
And I've been without her lovin' too long
But if you think I'd be fool enough
To take you back you're all wrong
Just because you're sad and lonely
Don't come back cryin' to me
'Cause it broke my heart to see you go
And I have to say I used to love you so
But since you left me alone
The memory's here -- but the feelin's all gone
Well you ran around and lead me on
Denied you'd ever let me go
And then you let me down
You left me two kinds of broken-hearted
And I'm through tryin' to win your sympathy
So you'd better not come back around
But if you think I'd be fool enough
To take you back you're all wrong
Just because you're sad and lonely
Don't come back cryin' to me
'Cause it broke my heart to see you go
And I have to say I used to love you so
But since you left me alone
The memory's here -- but the feelin's all gone
You know I tried so hard to treat you right
Tried my best to make you see
But all you do is run around
Spend your evenings downtown
With your high handed friends in their finery
But if you think I'd be fool enough
To take you back you're all wrong
Just because you're sad and lonely
Don't come back cryin' to me
'Cause it broke my heart to see you go
And I have to say I used to love you so
But since you left me alone
The memory's here -- but the feelin's all gone
But since you left me alone
The memory's here -- but the feelin's all gone
But since you left me alone
Gordon DeWitty, Sam Clayton
Don't you know
It's the way you go
You can get further
Sure can be murder
Try to hard
That ain't so smart
First you start trippin'
Then you start slipping
I, I like peace of mind
Leaving my troubles
In the wind behind
I like grooving'
Doin' what I do
If you like to feel good
Can you feel the groove
Can't you see
What your trying to be
You can never make it
If you try and fake it
Pick and choose
Win or lose
You can last longer
If you're a little bit stronger
Feel the groove
You got to feel the groove
Feel the groove
You ought to feel the groove
Feel the groove
You got to feel the groove
Feel the groove
You ought to feel the groove
Negative
Attitdes
Like a fire that's burning
all the things you should be learning
And positive
Attitdes
Help you in growing
Towards the things you should be knowing
I, I like peace of mind
Leaving my troubles
In the wind behind
I like grooving'
Doin' what I do
If you feel good
Can you feel the groove
Feel the groove
You got to feel the groove
Feel the groove
You ought to feel the groove
Feel the groove
You got to feel the groove
Feel the groove
You ought to feel the groove
You'll never make it
If you fake it
You got to feel the groove
You'll never make it
If you fake it
You ought to feel the groove
You'll never make it
If you fake it
You got to feel the groove
You'll never make it
If you fake it
You ought to feel the groove
Feel the groove
You got to feel the groove
Feel the groove
You ought to feel the groove
Feel the groove
Spotcheck Billy got down on his hands and knees
He said "Hey mama, hey let me check your oil all right?"
She said "No, no honey, not tonight.
Come back Monday, come back Tuesday, and then I might"
I said Juanita, my sweet Jaunita, what are you up to?
My Juanita
I said Jaunita, my sweet chiquita, what are you up to?
My Juanita
Don't want nobody who won't dive for dimes
Don't want no speedballs 'cause I might die trying
Throw me a line, throw me a line
'Cause there's a fat man in the bathtub with the blues
I hear you moan, I hear you moan, I hear you moan
Billy got so sad, dejected, put on his hat and start to run
Runnin' down the street yelling at the top of his lungs
"All I want in this life of mine is some good clean fun"
"All I want in this life and time is some hit and run"
I said Juanita, my sweet Jaunita, what are you up to?
My Jaunita
I said Jaunita, my sweet chiquita, what are you up to?
My Juanita
Put my money in your meter baby so it won't run down
But you caught me in the squeeze play on the cheesy side of town
Throw me a dime, throw me a line
'Cause there's a fat man in the bathtub with the blues
People like to talk about Sally
Ya know she's not that kind a girl
She wear them over size shirts on black skin tights
She don't have to ask for nothin'
Don't have to pay no mind
She gets anything she wants' cause she's better than the rest
She jumped the boat
I jumped the gun
It's her and me and the settin' sun
Into her arms I love to love her so
She's fast and furious
Fast and furious
And loves so curious
She's fast and furious
Fast and furious
She make love so mysterious
When she's fast and furious
She's flat out runnin' on the fast track
She take you all around the world
Where there's smoke there's fire and that's a fact
The girl just loves to travel
Her feet never ever touch the ground
Ya better keep it up or your gonna be left behind
She jumped the boat
I jumped the gun
It's her and me and the settin' sun
Into her arms I love to lover her so
She's fast and furious
Fast and furious
And loves so curious
She's fast and furious
Fast and furious
She make love so mysterious
When it's fast and furious
Yeah people like to talk about Sally
But they don't know the girl
She's like a runaway train when she go all night
There's no way you can stop her
She's gotta hold the control
Her foot's to the floor when she rock and roll
She jumped the boat
I jumped the gun
It's her and me and the settin' sun
Into her arms I love to lover her so
She's fast and furious
Fast and furious
And loves so curious
She's fast and furious
Fast and furious
She make love so mysterious
there's a place where the heart lives
in a country all its own
where love and redemption
a distant mirage
delirious whispers
tell of no concerns
a voiceless terriroty
a stretch of endless frontiers
marking time with the stone
collected from the mountains
connect us for the moment
so simple and pure
fallin'... fallin' through the worlds
shufflin' slow motion
to an old car radio, under porcelain stars
the future is waitin', the night time fadin'
we were fallin' through the worlds
your heart glides to me
in a red velvet surrender
we were dancin', seems like forever
hold the world at bay
caught a glimpse of a sunrise
lookin' at the edge of time
fallin'... fallin' through the worlds
movin' in shadows to the shisper of a dance
under porcelain stars a whirlwind rages
these wind scattered pages are all that's left of our last chance
never for a moment had I given up hope
fallin'... fallin' through the worlds
shufflin' slow motion
to an old car radio, under porcelain stars
the future is waitin', the night time fadin'
we were fallin' through the worlds
I was waitin' for you, not a sould around
I felt my luck run out
that's when our time gave out
a picture of sadness
a picture of never the same
never the same
never the same
Well now she taught school when she moved west
But we all knew what she did best
She like to stay out late at night down at the juke joint
And jump and shimmy 'til she felt allright
Well it started long ago
So long i can't remember
Might have been may, and it might 'a' been december
The boys in their pickups, hangin' out by the gate
'til her daddy come out yellin'
Hey boys it's gettin' late, now
Eula.....everybody loves you
Eula.....i love ya too, yeah
Eula.....honey won't ya teach me
A thing or two that i can't learn in school
Well the boy come down, down from missippi
The people all said he look just like a hippie
Eula took a look at him the first day 'a' school
With his long hair, sideburns, yeah the boy is cool
Down in the holler', in the dead 'a' night
Doin' whatcha doin', whatcha doin' feelin' right
No one really knew exactly what went down
But two months later little eula left town
Eula.....everybody loves you
Eula.....i love ya too, yeah
Eula.....honey won't ya teach me
A thing or two that i can't learn in school
We miss the sweet way, ya used to sashay
Eula pretty girl, why did ya go
Our hearts are breakin', we feel forsakin'
Hey you were the heart 'a' dixie
Eula.....everybody loves you
Eula.....i love ya too, yeah
Eula.....honey won't ya teach me
B. Payne, P. Barrere, and S. Murphy
Storm clouds all around me
there's a lightning at my back
but there's an angel on my shoulder
that's keepin' my on track
no matter how bad I stumble
she's there to catch me when I fall
my angel of forgiveness has been
around to see it all
I wandered down from nowhere
it was a long time ago
with my images and dreams
my hopes for the best
giving nothing away
nothing yet lost
but now I'm going
going over eden's wall
won't be back
you can have it all
take my chances make the run --
finish standing tall
cause I'm going, going, going over eden's wall
the heat pu an edge on things that Summer
the clock ticking away
had all the world before me
except for the ungodly war
caught in a river, the current took me away
to a wilderness of reverance
left me hanging by a thread
a splintered prayer an invocation
born out of chance at dusk
the benediction at sunrise
it's a resonance ringing
robbed me of my innocence
I'd run out of trust
cause now I'm going
going over eden's wall
won't be back
you can have it all
take my chances make the run --
finish standing tall
cause I'm going, going,
going over eden's wall
I'm held to the faith
feeling wounded
that the future unfolds
I could not cry
like a conversation not always understood
a broken spirit dries the bones
It's architecture and intent revealed a little at a time
I am delivered gone without a trace
I'm running out of time
I've seen beyond the line
the question I weigh
It's not so much the cost
It's what I'm willing to pay
going, going over eden's wall
won't be back, no
you can have it all
take my chances -- make the run --
finish standing tall
cause I'm going, going, going over eden's wall
goin' over goin' under run right through it
Lowell George
It's so easy to slip
It's so easy to fall
And let your memory drift
And do nothin' at all
All the love that you missed
All the people that you can't recall
Do they really exist at all
Well my whole world seems so cold today
All the magics's gone away
And our time together melts away
Like the sad melody I play
Well I don't want to drift forever
In the shadow of your leaving me
So I'll light another cigarette
And try to remember to forget
It's so easy to slip
It's so easy to fall
And let your memory drift
And do nothin' at all
All the love that you missed
All the people that you can't recall
Lookin' back in my rear view mirror
At the boy with the Texas plates
Momma was startin' to worry
I said, "Momma, it's way too late"
Four wheels in my favorite color
Gonna roll me away
This time there ain't no other
This time I can't be saved
Ain't no curve that I can't handle
Ain't no mountain I can't climb
So young and foolish
I was drivin' blind
With my heart wide open
It was just a matter of time
I didn't see the signals
I was drivin' blind, drivin' blind
Got bombs in my pocket
Got dreams in my head
Everyday feels like the 4th of July
Everything's painted cherry red
Somewhere in middle America
I'm standin' in the rain
Gonna try to walk on water
Find somebody that feels the same
Roll down the window
The freeway is clear
Suddenly all my passions reappear
I know the power of innocence
Learned the meaning of fate
Rode a dream all the way down to the ocean
Watched it tumble in the waves
Perseverance pulls me
It's gonna take me way
I want it so badly
This time I can't be saved, I can't be saved
Ain't no curve that I can't handle
Ain't no mountain I can't climb
To be young and foolish
Shouldn't be a crime
With my heart wide open
Just a matter of time
Didn't see the signals
Couldn't read the signs
Bill Payne, Martin Kibbee, Paul Barrere, Craig Fuller, Neon Park
Sister sister, she rides so easily
Like some sidewalk angel, like a sail out on the sea
Far out on my horizon, she slips away from me
Here with my momento and her air of mystery
One high heeled stiletto what did she ever mean to?
A touch of nails of crimson, from some vision in the night
Slowly fadin' out of sight
I sure hate to see her leavin'
Sure hate to see her go
What will I ever do without her
I just don't know
She said we were in love last night
In love with no last name
Last night the fire was burnin' bright now I'm goin' down
Goin' down in flames
Sister sister, did you even feel the heat?
Your kisses felt so gently, like the rain falls on the street
I still feel the fire, I'll never lose that memory
It'll always be with me
I sure hate to see her leavin'
Sure do hate to see her go
What will I ever do without her
I just don't know
She said we were in love last night
A love with no last name
So I let her build that fire so bright now I'm goin' down
Goin' down in flames
We said we were in love last night
Caught up in our own games
Last night I felt the fire so bright
Now I'm goin' down, goin' down
Said we were in love last night
Now nothing seems the same
So I let her build that fire so bright
Lowell George
A side shot from south of the border
Was a hot spot for all the fools from here to the corner
Looking for a square deal
A fair deal
She don't need a gun
She's an ultimatum
She can turn on a dime
She can turn on a dime
They're just fine darlin'
You can drop me anywhere there
Down below the borderline
Down below the borderline
Down below the borderline
Holding out your hand she be acting so demanding
She don't leave no stone for you to stand on
And if you think you might not be down here sometime
Down below the borderline
Onomatopoetry symmetry in motion
They heard about that girl clear across the ocean
To love her is a thrill, so tell me it's for real
Shell break away and leave you crying at some stop sign
Down below the borderline
Down below the borderline
Down below the borderline
Holding out your hand she be acting so demanding
She don't leave no stone for you to stand on
And if you think you might not be down here sometime
Craig Fuller
Heart don't beat so hard this time
Let her go, you know it's done without a doubt
Don't fall back into that same "I'm all alone" and sit an' pine
She's just another thing we could learn to live without
We were caught up in that fiery passion of the moment
Hopin that love was here to stay
It looked like true romance well worth takin' a chance
Ah but then that love just slowly slipped away
I let her changin' heart, and her dissatisfaction
Manifest itself in my confusion
I was tryin' to make some sense of that volatile attraction
When her haughty disposition made m lose my way
I must admit I spent a fine short moment
Fightin' to take control not willin' to take the chance
I thought I couldn't let go
Sentimental fool you know
A casualty of big romance
Heart don't try so hard this time
There's another lover waitin' around another paradigm
These tears we cry are just a waste of water don't you know
You've got to learn to see when something's finally gone
And just let it go
It seem like every time you found the real thing
First thing you know you pickin' yourself up off the floor
Seems like you just get started
Then your first degreee down-hearted
The next thing you hear is the slammin' of the door
Don't try so hard this time
There's another lover waitin' around another paradigm
These tears we cry are just a waste of water don't you know
You've got to learn to see when something's finally...
Say goodbye and keep on walkin'
Don't try so hard this time
There's another lover waitin' around another paradigm
These tears we cry are just a waste of water don't you know
You've got to learn to see when something's finally gone
ve seen the bright lights of Memphis and the Commodore Hotel
And, underneath a street lamp I met a Southern Belle
Well, she took me to the river where she cast her spell
And, in that southern moonlight she sang the song so well
If you'll be my Dixie Chicken, I'll be your Tennessee Lamb
And we can walk together down in Dixieland
Down in Dixieland
Well, we made all the hot spots - my money flowed like wine
And then that lowdown southern whiskey began to fog my mind
And I don't remember church bells or the money I put down
On the white picket fence and boardwalk of the house at the edge of town
Oh, but boy do I remember the strain of her refrain
And the nights we spent together, and the way she called my name
If you'll be my Dixie Chicken, I'll be your Tennessee Lamb
And we can walk together down in Dixieland
Down in Dixieland
Well, it's been a year since she ran away - guess that guitar player sure could play
She always liked to sing along - she's always handy with a song
Then one night in the lobby of the Commodore Hotel
I chanced to meet a bartender who said he knew her well
And as he handed me a drink he began to hum a song
And all the boys there at the bar began to sing along
If you'll be my Dixie Chicken, I'll be your Tennessee Lamb
And we can walk together down in Dixieland
You can say what you want
People runnin', talkin', it's all going on up and down the street
Young girls selling their wares, no cares
Ah, history's left it's mark, aha
Old folks that were able
Now can table it at their own expense
They wouldn't miss it, they don't care if it's day or night
Oh the city she makes
Sometimes your soul to feel floating just like a leaf in the wind
Street is stream so it carries you past your present schemes 'til there is no end
Left right in the alley
No one catches you but the gentle wind
There ain't no Jane, no Jill, no Sally to see you through
There ain't no Jane, no Jill, no Sally to see you through
So you do what you want
And pretend again that it's time to roam 'cause you can't go home
Maybe you'll find your way today,
But while you're at it you'll have some fun
And through tears of laughter
You know it's nothing until you find someone
You wouldn't miss it
Craig Fuller, Bill Payne, Paul Barrere
Movin' round the grand design
Gettin' stranger every day
Knowin' that our time will come
And it might not be so far away
Wonderin' where to draw the line
Believin' that the water just might turn to wine
You can get yourself in trouble
Livin' out other people's lies
When they tell you how the price is bound to double
Here's friendly word to the wise
There's a fine print on that guarantee
Things ain't what they appear to be
And we're living like there ain't no tomorrow
Dealin in some dangerouse times
And it comes right down to beg steal or borrow
To try and make the daily bread
And keep up with this daily grind
Never been much for givin' up
I take my chancesa as they come
But the days are long and the nights are gettin' rough
What's livin' when you're always on the run?
They'd have you think than you can choose
Tell you how you're sure to win -- you just can't lose
And if you think they can walk on water
You been listenin' to too many lies
'Cause we're living like there ain't no tomorrow
Dealin in some dangerouse times
And it comes right down to beg steal or borrow
To try and make the daily bread
Bill Payne, Lowell George
Crazy Captain Gunboat Willie
Growled out his commands
And all the able seamen
Clicked their heels and swore
They would protect the noble ship
In peace-time and in war
And they danced a jig until the dawn
Sang a loyal sailors song
Drank a pot of steaming rum
Did all the things that loyal sailors do
Captain Bill expressed great glee
All the things that he had planned
Were made to go his way
All the fares he had collected and salted away
Made his lips turn in a smile
Just then Luke the rat from down below
Called to Gunboat Bill
He said
Listen to those madmen wail
They've been at sea for ninety days
Without the sight of land
No it doesn't look so good to me
No it doesn't look so good at all
The captain pondered what the rat had said
Until he could think of nothing more
Then he threw his crew into the foaming sea
At least a thousand miles from shore
And he danced a jig until the dawn
Sang a loyal captain's song
Drank a pot of steaming rum
Did all the things that loyal captains do
The rat looked hard at Gunboat Bill
And he said in a serious style
As he leapt into the water
Don't believe, no don't believe
Lowell George
I don't even know what I did wrong
But her old man said if I didn't get out of town
I might not live too long
And I can still see her mother with her hair up in rolls
As she cast a telling glance at that young girl's red hot eyes
Sometimes I think I could lose
All my troubles but here I stand
They're trying to cure me with nicotine and whiskey
Watching their faces passing me by
And I've been holding out my hand
Waiting for love to come at my command
But the glow from around my head is gone
And if I don't get a ride real soon
I might be dead in the ground
Sometimes I think I could lose
All my troubles but here I stand
They're trying to cure me with nicotine and whiskey
Watching their faces passing me by
There's no need to follow
Look into the eyes of this wandering stranger
I won't rob or steal your money
So don't let the wind through the crack in your door
Lowell George
Cold, cold, cold
Cold, cold, cold
Freezing, it was freezing in that hotel
I had no money, my special friend was gone
The TV set was busted so she went along
I called room, room service,
I'm down here on my knees
A peach or a pear, or a coconut please,
But they was cold
Well it's been a month since I seen my girl
Or a dime to make the call
'Cause it passed me up, or it passed me by,
Or I couldn't decide at all
And I'm mixed up, I'm so mixed up
Don't you know I'm lonely
And I wish the world would get off of my case
And get on one of it's own
Cold, cold, cold
Cold, cold, cold
That woman was freezing, freezing cold
Well I tried everything to warm her up
Now I'm living in this cold hotel
'Cause she passed me, up or she passed me by,
Or I couldn't decide at all
Oh I'm mixed up, yes I'm mixed up
Don't you know I'm lonely
Of all the things I had to do
I had to fall in love
You know she's cold
Turn your clock back woman when you see me comin' round
My feet don't, feet don't even touch the ground
Don't be cold, don't be cold
Fred Tackett, Paul Barrere
Now you got the style attitde so well and proper
Your etiquette's a cut above the rest
You got the kind of walk sets them heads a turnin'
My heart's burnin' yearnin' for your best
How 'bout for a while ya give this boy a tumble
Do the rhumba you know what I mean
Ya throw me a smile something to remember just one time
I'm down here on my knees
Won't you please stop your teasin'
Ya know you got no reason
To be clownin' with my heart
Can't you see what you're doin' with your recipe for ruin
Got me drownin' no it's tearin' me apart
Before I'd ever let you see me cryin'
I'd eat boiled owl, girl if I'm lyin I'm dyin' -- I'm gonna walk
Well you set that choir on fire every Sunday mornin'
The way you sashay into church
All the brothers and the sisters down in that amen corner
Roll their eyes in disbelief at your short skirts
Oh man, you shook their chakras
You got their zodiacs so outta whack
It's apocalypse now and it's all your fault
I ain't runnin' scared, no I won't hide my eyes
I'm on you like a cowboy on a mail order bride
So won't you please stop your teasin'
Ya know you got no reason
To be clownin' with my heart
Can't you see what you're doin' with your recipe for ruin
Got me drownin' no it's tearin' me apart
Before I'd ever let you see me cryin'
Tar and feather me, babe, if I'm lyin I'm dyin' -- I'm gonna walk
Won't you please stop your teasin'
Ya know you got no reason
To be clownin' with my heart
Can't you see what you're doin' with your recipe for ruin
Got me drownin' no it's tearin' me apart
Before I'd ever let you see me cryin'
B. Payne, B. Wray, P. Barrere, S. Murphy, F. Tackett
long steady steps down an unlit street
singing chinese work songs in my head
slow deep breaths promise and hope
but for some it's just the thrill
get your kicks that's part of the problem
no solution a bottomless pit
high minded purposes pitched against knives and pistols
some revolution
nothing but people
power to the people
chinese work songs
chinese work songs
chinese work songs....work work work
well read and well meaning
so tan and delightful
a true measure of health
that's how i view myself this morning
but it's late and the lights guide me to the corner
blinding lights and noises from the street
but it can't obliterate the chinese works songs
just the strange landscape
worn phrases and familiar faces that's got me
humming to myself singing softly to myself
chinese work songs
chinese work songs
chinese work songs....work work work
chinese work songs humming like a telephone wire
all up in my american head
i want to be ready
ready to go that's all i know
another beauty contest
sliced up on a platter for immediate digestion
coughing treason slighted by truth's own tunnel
man it'll getcha you every time
don't worry be whatever
just suffer through a few more delusions
and take small satisfaction
of the songs in your head
chinese work songs
chinese work songs
Craig Fuller, Bill Payne, Fred Tackett
There's a feelin' in the sky tonight
Tough as nails and I feel the cold wind start to bite
Folks I meet seem so cold
Blown like leaves their faces hard and set in stone
I'd just like to know
Cold and tired, hope all gone
Just how far this road goes on
I'd just like to see
All or nothin', high or low
Just how far this game can go
Plant my feet on foreign soil
No return I crossed that mil some time ago
Cast my eyes on streets that shine
Reflect my image and I know I'm livin' on borrowed time
I'd sure like to feel
Dreams I chased so long ago
Weren't wasted miles on empty roads
I'd just like to believe
All these desperate cries I hear
Are falling on a sympathetic ear
In world of illusions
All you're left with is your changin' luch
Kisses and tears and unanswered questions
Just a child of chance with your changin' luck
Changin' luck
A song I've heard since I was young
Sounds so sweet on this lonely street, makes me cry
Askin' myself why oh why
I'm such a fool to listen to this deadly kind of lullaby
I'd just like to know
Cold and tired, hope all gone
Just how far this road goes on
I'd just like to see
All or nothin', high or low
Just how far this game can go
In world of illusions
All you're left with is your changin' luch
Kisses and tears and unanswered questions
Just a child of chance with your changin' luck
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