Sail on a southbound train
Move up and peer inside
Creole tongue hard to understand
Move up and peer inside
Hip hop on a down town train
Mojo lord is in my veins
Burn the fat and play that voodoo banjo
Black wing bird up in the tree
Dead mans song that he sings for me
Burn the fat and play that voodoo banjo
Six foot tall a big long drink
Cajun lips hot and spicy to kiss
Hip hop on a down town train
Mojo lord is in my veins
Burn the fat and play that voodoo banjo
Black wing bird up in the tree
Dead mans song that he sings for me
Burn the fat and play that voodoo banjo
Royal Blue Avenue
Gold lame, platform shoes
Hip hop on a down town train
Mojo lord is in my veins
Burn the fat and play that voodoo banjo
Black wing bird up in the tree
Dead mans song that he sings for me
Burn the fat and play that voodoo banjo
She undressed by candle light
Incense sweet perfume
Her Creole tongue was hard for me to understand
Incense, sweat, anyhow
Hip hop on a down town train
Mojo lord is in my veins
Burn the fat and play that voodoo banjo
Black wing bird up in the tree
Dead mans song that he sings for me
Hey, Mister Sunshine and Misses Laughter
I know the daughter your chasing after
Born with a smile that every angel knows
Savanna shows
Intrepid moon beam shining on my shoulder
You'll long to marry her when she gets older but
You're a lunatic, faithful to the night and
She needs more light than you to grow
Oh, she's a flower in the spring
Oh, Savanna flowers
And we marvel at the miracle and the
Beauty that revolves around her
Oh, Savanna flowers and we just watch her grow
Outside the rumble of distant thunder
Soon the rain will be falling down
Make the rivers tumble
Savanna flowers will surely be in bloom
To brighten up each sage grass prairie heart
'Cause we could use a little color inside
Oh, she's a flower in the spring
Oh, Savanna flowers
And we marvel at the miracle and the
Beauty that revolves around her
Oh, Savanna flowers and we just watch her grow
Oh, she's a flower in the spring
Oh, Savanna flowers
And we marvel at the miracle and the
Beauty that revolves around her
Aw, aw, aw
Have you seen my worn out walking hat?
If by chance you've seen it, won't you tell me where it's at
It's not some gentleman's derby, not an engineer's lid
It ain't that old cotton cap I used to wear 'round as a kid
Used to wear around as a kid
And I say, aw, aw, aw
See, I'm in need of one with a comfortable fit
And I've got good intentions to take damn good care of it
Yeah, when I find it I'm gonna put it on my head
And it might be tough to sleep it, but I'll even wear it on to bed
I'll even where it in the bed
And I gotta say, aw, aw, aw
Way up on a mountainside
Is where I go so I can hide away
With my mandolin and my favorite hat
The mean old world can kiss my ass today
And I say, aw, aw, aw
Well, it's been too many Sundays since I took the time to laugh
And I'd take a small vacation if I could save up the cash
If I could find that damned old walking hat
I'd put it on right now 'cause it's got the kind of style and fit
To turn my head around, make me turn my head around
And I wanna say, aw, aw, aw
I want to get way up on a mountainside
Where I go so I can hide away
With my mandolin and my favorite hat
The mean old world can kiss my ass today
I want to get way up on a mountainside
Where I go so I can hide away
With my mandolin and my favorite hat
The mean old world can kiss my ass today
In the morning, cold gray dawn
Shines through my window on my bedroom walls
Even in the light it's hard to see
Why no woman's sleeping next to me
Well, I best not lose myself
'Cause then I wouldn't have nobody else
To tell the things that a dreamer dreams
When he's down and life is being mean
Take a walk down Bleeker Street
(There's people down, it seems I'm not the only)
Trampled underneath the feet of lonely
If I wasn't such a comely man
It wouldn't be so hard to understand
Why every time I find someone
I wind up reeling from her smoking gun?
It gets hard to be myself
When I've got to keep my love on the shelf
'Cause even deserts need a little rain
To end the drought and wash away the pain
Take a walk down Bleeker Street
(There's people down, it seems I'm not the only)
Trampled underneath the feet of lonely
If I wasn't such a comely man
It wouldn't be so hard to understand
I've tried so hard but I can't see
Why no one waits at home for me
Spent time watchin' falling rain
Count the droplets on my window pane
Looking for a lover in the chilly wet
Rainy days are gone I haven't found her yet
I ain't hard to satisfy
No, I never been the kind to justify
If I deserve a little misery
Well, then I guess I'd better let it be
Take a walk down Bleeker Street
(There's people down, it seems I'm not the only)
Trampled underneath the feet of lonely
Well, if I wasn't such a comely man
It wouldn't be so hard to understand
I've tried so hard but I can't see
There's a hole inside my wisdom
There's no shine inside my frame
The leaves have come and taken all the fanfare
And right now, nowhere seems
Like a damn good place for me to be
I need a little antidote to resurrect some harmony
A brand new piece of sun to call my own
A little antidote to breathe the unsung melody I'm hearing
A thimble full of magic to soothe my soul, yeah
My plastic rocking horse has broke its final cowboy
Retired to garage sale obscurity
He waits beside a shelf of empty bottles
Just wishing he could duck the rush and somehow be free
Freedom
Sweet freedom
We need my antidote to resurrect some harmony
A brand new piece of sun to call my own
A little antidote to breathe the unsung melody I'm hearing
A thimble full of magic, a coat of inspiration
To warm my frigid soul
There's a hole inside my wisdom
There's no shine inside my frame
The leaves have come and taken all the fanfare
And right now nowhere seems
Like a damn good song for me to sing
We need my antidote to resurrect some harmony
A brand new piece of sun to call my own
A little antidote to breathe the unsung melody I'm hearing
A thimble full of magic to soothe my soul
There's a hole inside my wisdom
I can feel the fire burn
Like morning rays upon my skin
Wind blown grains of desert sand
Like red-tailed hawks take to the wind
I've know the sweet caress
The power of tenderness
Whispers of a baby's sleep still echo in my mind
There's been the loneliness
A curse of my damned arrogance
I've felt the thunder and the power of the light
I've witnessed everything from the fine Feast of Life
Dreamers dream of far away
Ocean spray and dusty lands
Singing songs they've had to borrow
From open wounds of bitter men
I've know the sweet caress
The power of tenderness
Whispers of a baby's sleep still echo in my mind
There's been the loneliness
A curse of my damned arrogance
I've felt the thunder and the power of the light
I've witnessed everything
I've seen the mystery
I've tasted everything
I'll find my way oh I'll find my way
To the water so clear I'll make my way
My mouth is thirsty it's longing for the wet
Water so clear I can not forget
Water so clear I can not forget
I need the water like the king needs gold
Like a river needs a hill to fall down
Like a story needs to be told and people who will listen
I need the water like the king needs gold
Like a poet needs words to rhyme with
Like a baker needs a seed to grind
Like a teacher needs an open mind
I'll find my way oh I'll find my way
To the water so clear I'll make my way
My mouth is thirsty it's longing for the wet
Water so clear I can not forget
Water so clear I can not forget
Never walked on the water,
Never changed none to wine
I did my best to try to please you
But miracles these days are hard to find
And even true believers sometimes need a sign
Felt like a dagger in my rib-cage,
Struck me with an unforgiving blow
But I won't go begging for your favor
'Cause my well's deeper than you know
Don't cry for my compassion in your convalescent air
'Cause I'll tell you where to go
Don't want no Sugar on the Pill
Like water from a well
So sweet it's hard to tell
What you gonna do when the chaff comes down
Don't want no Sugar on the Pill
Will you run to your daddy when it all comes down
Like a whisper in the wind
You'll hear it now and then
Sometimes the truth is a bitter pill to swallow
Momma told me never look into the sun
But I had to learn the hard way
'Cause that's how things are often done
Now I'm staring out the window
And there's spots before my eyes
I've been blinded by a star
I guess that comes as no surprise
Don't want no Sugar on the Pill
I'll take my bad news bad
Don't want no Sugar on the Pill
Like water from a well...
So sweet it's tough to tell
What you gonna do when the chaff comes down
Don't want no Sugar on the Pill
Like a whisper in the wind
You'll hear it now and then
Sometimes the truth is a bitter pill to swallow
I'll take my bad news bad
Don't want no Sugar on the Pill
And that means I'll take the good news good as well
Well it's hard, hard to do
Tasting the truth is the first step in healing
Promises you made in the moonlight
People always tell me never look back
Promises you made in the moonlight
See me walkin I've got my hands in my pocket
And I'm smiling at everybody I meet
I hear all the people talkin' and everybody seems to know
About the smoke in the air maybe they really do care
How the story goes
I heard it's all some cooked up plot
By some ex Russian cosmonaut
And it might be true yeah
(But I don't know)
Now that just might be true what they say
(If you don't know)
You'd better get off your Knees
Just listen to the wind and the story it tells
Our teachers are the trees let me go to the well and drink
Drivin' down the freeway in my lime green Monte' Carlo
I go flying' past the old folks flippin' off as I roll by
It's the nature of a young boy to be at his best behind the wheel
No he don't need no explanation 'cause everybody knows the deal
Some studies show young me are prone to drivin' too fast and losing control
(But I don't know)
Well it might be true what they say
(If you think so)
You'd better get off your Knees
Listen to the wind and the story it tells
Our teachers are the trees let me go to the well and drink
Is it a physical attraction?
Might be some chemical reaction
It might be something you eat or the shoes down on your feet
That brings you satisfaction
Cash can't buy that everlasting high
Some people pay with a check I guess they figure 'what the heck'
It's always worth a try
The FDA just approved today
A little pill to take all the blame away
How could that be true
(I don't know)
Could that be true what they say
(If you think so)
Your already off your Knees
Listen to the wind and the story it tells
Well the White Oak bottom's too hot right now
It's cooler in the morning time
That's when my boots get good and muddy checking out the old trot line
I caught sixteen channel cat
Cooked 'em in a black iron pan
Momma had a bowl of Campbell's soup
Cause she never did understand
She don't understand
You can take the blacktop road just north of here
It'll lead you to the Piney Church
On a Sunday morning everybody comes to take a little time to worship
When the whole church starts to singing
You can here it ringing out across the land
Telling everybody the good news
How the Kingdoms close at hand
Yes it's close
When church gets good and over we're gonna take off our Sunday clothes
Kin folks are gona come over I'm making sure everybody knows
To bring something for the table so we got plenty enough to eat
We'll pause to thank the good Lord for the famine and the feast
East Texas Rhythm flows soft and sweet
Like cane syrup pours from a can
A tempo familiar a cracked weathered beat
Like leather rubbed smooth with your hand
East Texas Rhythm you've colored my heart
As blue as the sky up above
And the melody that's whispered sighs underneath
That country road rhythm that sticky black cadence of home
Well the White Oak bottom's too hot right now
It's cooler in the morning time
That's when my boots get good and muddy checking out the old trot line
I caught sixteen channel cat
Cooked 'em in a black iron pan
Momma had a bowl of Campbell's soup
Cause she never did understand
She don't understand
You can take the blacktop road just north of here
It'll lead you to the Piney Church
On a Sunday morning everybody comes to take a little time to worship
When the whole church starts to singing
You can here it ringing out across the land
Telling everybody the good news
How the Kingdoms close at hand
Yes it's close
When church gets good and over we're gonna take off our Sunday clothes
Kin folks are gona come over I'm making sure everybody knows
To bring something for the table so we got plenty enough to eat
We'll pause to thank the good Lord for the famine and the feast
East Texas Rhythm flows soft and sweet
Like cane syrup pours from a can
A tempo familiar a cracked weathered beat
Like leather rubbed smooth with your hand
East Texas Rhythm you've colored my heart
As blue as the sky up above
And the melody that's whispered sighs underneath
That country road rhythm that sticky black cadence of home
I'll find my way oh I'll find my way
To the water so clear I'll make my way
My mouth is thirsty it's longing for the wet
Water so clear I can not forget
Water so clear I can not forget
I need the water like the king needs gold
Like a river needs a hill to fall down
Like a story needs to be told and people who will listen
I need the water like the king needs gold
Like a poet needs words to rhyme with
Like a baker needs a seed to grind
Like a teacher needs an open mind
I'll find my way oh I'll find my way
To the water so clear I'll make my way
My mouth is thirsty it's longing for the wet
Water so clear I can not forget
Water so clear I can not forget
Song for y'all out there fishin'
There's so many fish in the sea
I just throw 'em back
There's so many fish in the sea
Try to find a keeper
Fishermen listen to me
They're all so beautiful
There's so many fish in the sea
Try to find a keeper
Not a trophy
Not a meal
Not something you hang on your wall
Not something you steal
Not a new girlfriend
Not just feel
Don't you know you ain't got a stringer to fill
There's so many fish in the sea
Just imagine that
There's so many fish in the sea
Try to find a keeper
Fishermen listen to me
They're all so beautiful
There's so many fish in the sea
How do you find a keeper?
You gotta practice
And go to school.
You gotta get out in the world.
You gotta be cool.
You gotta be healthy
And care for your tools
Don't you know you ain't got a stringer to fill
There's so many fish in the sea
I just throw them back
There's so many fish in the sea
Try to find a keeper
Fishermen listen to me
They're all so beautiful
There's so many fish in the sea
Try to find a keeper
Not a trophy
Not a meal
Not something you hang on your wall
Not something you steal
Not a new girlfriend
Not just feel
Don't you know you ain't got a stringer to fill
There's so many fish in the sea
It was late Sunday afternoon
When I found out your time was soon
I went to be at your side
Hold your hand wipe your eyes
But you were smiling not a tear in sight
You took my hand said it will be all right
You said I'm bound for that Sweet Bye and Bye
Where the sun don't set and the saints don't die
I'll see you again my closest friend
In that Sweet Bye and Bye
I watched your momma cry as you lay sick about to die
And I saw your daddy's anger 'cause he could keep you free from the danger
And your brother, he won't be the same
Somehow he feels like he's to blame
But I know what I know that some folks live and some folks go
Now your bound for that Sweet Bye and Bye
Where the sun don't set and the saints don't die
I'll see you again my closest friend
In that Sweet Bye and Bye
In that Sweet Bye and Bye we'll meet again my closest friend
Please wait for me there at the gate to let me in
My closest friend
In that Sweet Bye and Bye
Where the sun don't set and the saints don't die
Your bound for that Sweet Bye and Bye
Where the sun don't set and the saints don't die
I'll see you again my closest friend
Studied the cracks in the wall
The tile and my boot lace
I heard the echoes down the hall
A woman cried out in labor
And the lights were painfully bright when they brought you to me
But I could see clearly the first time I saw you
My Eyes were Wide Open the first time I saw you
And my heart was yours
Now the days roll by like storm clouds
And six is soon seven
There's questions like 'how far is it to heaven?'
And 'can angels really fly?'
'cause in your eyes I have all the answers
Well I don't but for you I always try
'cause I could see clearly the first time I saw you
My Eyes were Wide Open the first time I saw you
And my heart was yours
So walk with me slowly
Come sit with me a while
Don't rush into tomorrow
Take your time be a child
And if ever I disappoint you
Or if we should disagree
Please don't forget how much you mean to me
Cause I believe in you
Your love is real
And I could see clearly the first time I saw you
My Eyes were Wide Open the first time I saw you
There's no view outside my window
There's a chill upon my killin' floor
No smoke pours from my chimney
'Cause all my fire has been spoken for
Nobody comes a knocking
There's no food to eat my cupboards bare
House full of nothing
What you left me when you left me here
I know that lonely's a waste of time
It's got me hurtin' deep down inside
But I don't have the will to change my state of mind
I've talked to friends who say they understand
But there's no sympathy for a lonely man
What am I to do?
Left me all alone and I'm feeling like a fool ya'll
What am I to do?
Thought that we would be forever
Then I wake up and it's all gone
What am I to do?
Except be blue
Now days most conversations bore me
And too much is not enough to drink
My friends, all most forgotten
Have stayed away to give me time to think
About my shiny future
Alone to live the life of luxury
In my house full of nothing 'cause
Nothing's what you left of me
I need somebody to ease my mind
Turn to the bottle to help me understand
There's no salvation for a drunken man
What am I to do?
Left me all alone and I'm feeling like a fool ya'll
What am I to do?
Thought that we would be forever
Then I wake up and it's all gone
What am I to do?
Except be blue
Took my car, my dancin' shoes, even took my attitude
Stripped the sheets from the bed
Stole the grease right off my head
Won't somebody please ease my mind
I've asked the heavens, "What am I to do?"
There was a woman like no other let me tell you so
She was every womans good poured into one
And if heaven was on earth, Lord she could take me there
She was blinding like early morning sun.
Bright as the sun
(She don't know about this love. How could she know?)
Warm like the sun
(I never told her, never told her so.)
She'd come on Wednesdays and sometimes she come on Saturdays
I always met her with infatuated smiles.
And even though I realized our love could never be,
My heart was tethered like a mule tied to a plow.
Love tied me down.
(She don't know about this love. How could she know?)
Love kept me down.
(I never told her, never told her so.)
(She don't know about my love. How could she know?)
How could she know?
(I never told her, never told her so.)
That I love her and I needed her.
The hands of time can't wash away the tears I've cried
Oh, no river wild could smooth my ragged brow
Like dead leaves caught in a whirlwind on a bare schoolyard
I'm trapped in fear that I'll only be let down
Don't let me down
(She don't know about this love. How could she know?)
Please don't let me down
(I never told her, never told her so.)
(She don't know about my love. How could she know?)
How could she know?
(I never told her, never told her so.)
That I love her and I needed
Well the wind won't blow
And the sky get cold
But it never does snow
Cause a boy loves but once
The first times the lonely one.
Did somebody say put the bullets down?
Let's come together and dance around
I could have sworn I heard em' talkin bout the bye and bye
They were laughin' at the moon and the stars in the sky
Tellin all about the way cotton grows
In big white balls like dirty snow
Rattlin a whisper in the summer sun
Waitin in the fields till the harvest comes
Seems like it always come down to this
Well I'm pissed off! 'cause I missed it again
I wish that somebody'd take the time to untie my mind
In the dark back alley where the criminals hang
We ought to get together and start our own street gang
With jail house tats we'll look like punks
We'll drink corn liquor and cuss a bunch
Well that's a good idea I suppose we should
If anybody wants to start a revolution
Well I bet we could ...come on now
Seems like it always come down to this
Well I'm pissed off! 'cause I missed it again
I wish that somebody'd take the time to untie my mind
Sit back down and let me tell you where I came from
I don't think you know who I am
Now my story holds the tale of a mighty good woman
Taught me to sing and to 'give a good damn'
I'm on a mission I'm getting a petition to take a ride in the back of your car
So sit down cause it won't take long to sing a Cowboy Song
I heard somebody say put the bullets down?
Let's come together and dance around
Well that's a good idea, I suppose we should
If anybody wants to start a revolution
