Well, hey, hey, i can't make you go around around
'cuz all you do is just put me down
when i'm nice you don't like me anyway
well, hey, hey, i can't make you go around around
'cuz all you do is just put me down
when i'm nice you don't like me anyway
those mean boys make you crazy
and their the ones you go chasin'
now come to the conclusion
you're as mixed up as me
well, hey, hey, i can't make you go around around
'cuz all you do is just put me down
when i'm nice you don't like me anyway
you got a big chip on your shoulder
and i ain't the one to push it over
been lyin' and try to make you happy
ain't got the energy
well, hey, hey, i can't make you go around around
'cuz all you do is just put me down
when i'm nice you don't like me anyway
well, hey, hey, i can't make you go around around
'cuz all you do is just put me down
when i'm nice you don't like me anyway
im sitting on the toilet writing this song for you
cuz thats what i think about the shit you do
when i get up im gonna flush it downt he drain
well, hey, hey, i can't make you go around around
'cuz all you do is just put me down
when i'm nice you don't like me anyway
said, hey, hey, i can't make you go around around
'cuz all you do is just put me down
You can tell Georgia that you were wrapped up in my
arms last night
and I was holding you like you were mine
you can tell Georgia anytime
And you can tell Georgia that my thinking is clear
and i've been thinking that I need you near
you can tell Georgia I was here
oh you can tell Georgia I was here
Am I waking you up you said to me
am I waking you up you said to me
am I waking you up you said to me
am I waking you up dear
I said no
You can tell Georgia if I see him around
honey im gonna knock him down
oh everyone be down
oh if you see him again
oh you can tell Georgia where I am
oh you can tell Georgia where I am
Am I waking you up you said to me
am I waking you up you said to me
am I waking you up you said to me
am I waking you up you said to me
am I waking you up you said to me
am I waking you up dear
I said no
Well give me something that I can look forward
Give me a reason and I'll sing some more
I don't need no lies
just look me in the eyes and tell me that you feel it too
Tell me that you feel it too
I promise not to write you no more love letters
I promise not to tell you how you are much better
Than anything I could have hoped to have had
Just hate when good love goes bad
Just shame when good love goes bad
I haven't been here since I can't remember
And I haven't seen you since last year in november
And we walked on the stones on the stone we did roam
to the tower where all of us go
Theres a hole in the roof for the stars to fall in
I gather them up for you
Fill up my pockets, start walking again
I've got these worn out shoes
I've got these worn out shoes
I've got these worn out shoes
Theres a hole in my pocket for the stars to fall out
I lose them one at a time
I didnt notice when they hit the ground
The devil was three steps behind
The devil was three steps behind
The devil was three steps behind me
Theres a hole in the earth where the devil he stays
he asked if i could come to
so i grabbed my stars and i put them away
I was just passing through
I was just passing through
I was just passing through here
Theres a hole in the roof for the stars to fall in
I gather them up for you
Fill up my pockets, start walking again
Bringing these stars to you
Bringing these stars to you
He says woman go and get me water
He says woman go and get me water
Now woman go and get me water
Go and get if from a stream/I'm gonna get if from a
stream?
Then she looks at him and she starts to stomp around
She picks that/them bucket up?
Oh and then she throws it down
Throws it down
She says I ain't gonna get you water
I ain't gonna get you water
I ain't gonna get you water
Go and get it for yourself
Then he gets up from his chair and he strikes her on
the face
Puts that bucket in her hand and he sends her on her
He says woman go and get me water
Yeah woman you're gonna go and get me water
Now woman go and get me water
You're gonna be the death of me, yeah
She gets back with her pail and she pretends to fill it
She grabs for somethin else and then she hands him his
She says go ahead and drink you water
Now go ahead and drink your water
Well go on drink your water
You can drink it up for me, yeah
He takes a little drink and his face is turning red
Falls to the ground cause he can't breathe
In a minute he'll be dead, he'll be dead
She says that's the last time I get you water
It's the last time I get you water
It's the last time I get you water
Why you always being so mean?
Why you always being so mean?
Cause you'd think that you could see
The pain you bring me now
So why you always being so mean?
And why you always running your mouth?
Why you always running your mouth?
If you'd stopped to find it out
You might understand by now
So why you always running your mouth?
And why you always making me cry?
Why you always making me cry?
You look me in the eye
And tell me all your lies
So why you always making me cry?
Yeah, why you always looking so sweet?
Why you always looking so sweet?
You walk into the room
And it brings me to my knees
Yeah, so why you always looking so sweet?
Yeah, why you always making me stay?
Why you always making me stay?
If I only had a brain
I would leave you right away
Yeah, so why you always making me stay?
Oh, why can't I leave you behind?
Why can't I leave you behind?
Cause things would be just fine
If I could get you off my mind
Late at night,
Midnight movie.
got no one to talk to,
No one to see.
and I am counting stars as I lay awake dear
I know you ain't far,
But I know you ain't here with me.
So why, why do I get so lonely when there really ain't
nothing wrong.
Cause I can sleep just fine when you hold me.
Can't sleep at all when you're gone.
Yeah and why why do I stay out drinkin'
When I should just get back home.
I guess the company of strangers.
Is better than drinkin alone.
Too tired to sing.
Walking down the street.
And still cant sleep.
Just too many things,
I got running around my head.
Can't put my thoughts to rest.
Think i'll wait outside your door,
When you wake I will confess.
So why, why do I get so lonely when there really ain't
nothing wrong.
Cause I can sleep just fine when you hold me.
Can't sleep at all when you're gone.
Yeah, why why do I stay out drinkin'
When I Should just get back home.
I guess the company of strangers.
Is better than drinkin alone.
So why do I get so lonely when there really ain't
nothing wrong
cause I can sleep just fine when you hold me
cant sleep at all when you're gone
Yeah, why, why do I stay out drinkin' when I should
just get back home
Guess the company of strangers.
Is better than drinkin alone.
So why do I get so lonely when there really ain't
nothing wrong.
So why do I get so lonely when there really ain't
nothing wrong.
So why do I get so lonely yeah there really ain't
Yesterday I went a'wandering so I could ease my head
So I laid right down and closed my eyes on top of a
little bed.
I laid right down and closed my eyes on top of a little
bed.
Drop a rope to the river folks and they took me right
They fed me fish and whiskey and then I went to sleep
again
Oh, they fed me fish and whiskey and then I went to
sleep again.
Guess there I saw Samantha,
She was sitt'n on the rise.
Said, Lord, if I am dreamin' please don't let me open
my eyes
Said, Lord, if I am dreamin' please don't let me open
my eyes
Well the rain let up and the sun came out,
Samantha took my hand
She led me down to the water's edge and then we dove
right in.
She led me down to the water's edge and then we dove
right in.
I said, Oh sweet Samantha, you know I could fall for
you,
But I know that you will leave me here before the
morning dew.
I know that you will leave me here before the morning
Say, Yes, it's true. I have to go, but I hope you won't
forget,
The time you closed your eyes and laid right down on
this little bed
The time you closed your eyes and laid right down on
Somethings don't work out like they should.
Bang my head against your walls, but it ain't no good.
'Cause I'm screaming at you, but you're screamin' at me
'bout what I think you should so do, or how you wish I
could be
'bout what I think you should so do, or how you wish I
could be
So I raise my glass, I ain't never seen a face so fine
You walk on past, and I wonder if you'll really come back
this time.
I did the best that I could.
Somethings don't work out like they should
I did the best that I could.
I did the best that I could.
We did that best that we could.
Somethings don't work out like they should.
Ooh, somethings don't work out like they should.
I dont mind walking down
I dont mind walking down
Cuz Lord i've been trying to get my feet on the ground
and i dont mind walking down, on down
Been looking for the rhythm of the streets
Been looking for the rhythm of the streets
New york new york do you remember me
cuz i've been looking for the rhythm of the streets, of
the streets
Aint no use in riding on the train
no there aint no use in riding on the train
already been standing in the early morning rain
and there aint no use in riding on the train, on the
train
Im gonna get to you somehow
Honey im gonna get to you somehow
i know youve been lonely, you might not have known
Cuz i'm gonna get to you somehow, baby somehow
We gonna be together one of these days
Honey we gonna be together one of these days
and I dont care what they do, dont matter what they say
cuz we're gonna be together one of these days, baby one
of these days
I dont mind walking down
I dont mind walking down
Cuz Lord I've been trying to get my feet on the ground
and i dont mind walking down
Baby down down down
baby down down down
baby down down down
I got you now, i got you now
I was walkin, just about 3rd and St Marks
But it ain't the same as it was last time i was here
So i stood there, watchin the light as it changed
remember that time in the rain when we ran through the
streets
yeah we were waiting on something good to go down
just waiting on something good
yeah we were waiting on something good to go down
just waiting on something good
Sally, i used to show up at her door
but i don't do that anymore, she answers my call
she says "baby, don't you go breakin' your back
to buy me the things that i lack
cuz i will get 'em myself
yes and I don't need nobodys help
yes and I'll love you just the same
if you ain't got a dime to your name"
Cuz I'm waiting on something good to go down
just waiting on something good
yeah we were waiting on something good to go down
just waiting on something good
On the counter, in the back of the hotel bar
I was joining a hotel choir and i just could not
and it was B-right and the Tragedies led the whole gang
and we all stood up and we sang an old gospel song
yeah but we didn't sing very long
Cuz we were waiting on something good to go down
just waiting on something good
yeah we were waiting on something good to go down
Hey come and dance with me
Hey come and dance with me
Cuz I've got two left feet
I've got two left feet, come and dance with me
Please wont you calm down
Please would you calm me down
Cuz I dont remember how
No I dont remember how, would you calm me down
Oh I see fields of green
Honey I see fields of green
I've been watching you in these dreams
I've been watching you in these dreams in fields of green
Oh we could run away
Honey we could run away
Oh and I've been thinking about you all day
Oh I've been thinkng about you all day we could run away
Trouble comes and trouble she goes
And trouble's got a key to my front door
And you come and you stay just as long as you please
Even when I ask nicely for you to leave
Yeah trouble
Yeah trouble
Well trouble if you ain't got nothin' nice to say
Then trouble why don't you go away
Well trouble I need your help this time
See there's this beautiful girl and she's with some
stupid guy
If they could break up, oh and I could move in
Then I think you and me well, we could be friends
Yeah trouble
Yes trouble
Well trouble if you would just help me win
Then trouble you could go away again
Trouble I've asked you repeatedly
But you just won't move you won't even humor me
So I'm only gonna tell you one more time
If you don't leave then I guess I'll cry
Well if you don't leave then I guess I'll cry
Cry trouble
Cry trouble
Well trouble I hope that you've enjoyed your stay
Now trouble why won't you go away
Yeah trouble why don't you go away
Yeah trouble why don't you go away
Go away
She was walkin' with lovin' in her eyes.
Momma didn't know where she was,
She nearly started a riot.
She called the police to check it out.
Took her boyfriend down town.
He thought he was a criminal.
Yeah, He though he was a real hard case.
Oh what a day,
Oh what a waste,
In this town.
Was a friday night football game,
Down at the highschool stadium.
She was a cheerleader,
With her quarterback sneaking out behind the bleachers
to play.
Cause they dont care what people say,
In this town.
Nothin' ever changes in this town.
And the story's always the same one in this town.
And i thank you lord for keepin' us safe,
And i thank you mother for making us pray.
She is a single mother workin' at a resteraunt.
Under protective custody.
And every day a boy reminds her of what they lost,
By movin' away from the city.
She says i know that you miss your friends in L.A.
But atleast your father is so far away,
From this town.
From this town.
Nothin' ever changes in this town.
And the story's always the same one in this town.
And i thank you lord for keepin' us safe,
And i thank you mother for making us pray.
For making us pray.
There's an old man on a front porch swing,
And hes always talkin' to nobody.
But if you ever stop to listen,
You might learn a thing or two.
Yeah, I'm talkin' to you.
You see, once he was a young man.
And he was holdin' a young girls hand.
And they where walking' down by the lake,
And about nineteen-forty-eight,
And they had their first kiss.
Oh, with the moon shining down,
And they had the true love.
Oh, it really could be found.
In this town.
Oh, in this town.
Yeah, in this town.
Yeah, in this town.
Nothin' ever changes in this town.
And the story's always the same one in this town.
And i thank you lord for keepin' us safe,
And i thank you mother for making us,
Oh, For making us pray.
For making us pray.
In this town.
Oh, in this town.
It's Just the way it goes in this town.
Woke up next to you this morning blue
Your eyes they open so slow
To the things they did not want to see
And, lord, I'm praying that it wasn't me
You say you love me sometimes
I say I love you way too much
You got a different way of showing things
And now knowing you is killing me
The only thing I know is true
Is when I close my eyes at night
The only thing I see is you
And I believe that we can see it through
Well I see the morning coming
but you have disappeared
and all the walls are crumblin
I wish that you were here
wish that you were here
And all the lights gone blackness in the godforesaken
town
and all the streets are empty, noone is around
no one is around
So I'll wait for the sun
I'll wait for the light
Look for you to run
lost you in the night
Chase you down by day
morning hours away
sleeping never comes
so i'll wait for the sun
Well that lonesome wind is blowin
Its putting on a show
And i hear that train callin
just beggin me to go
just beggin me to go
So I'll wait for the sun
I'll wait for the light
Look for you to run
lost you in the night
Chase you down by day
morning hours away
sleeping never comes
The city keeps on going...on.
Float down the river with my Iddy and Jay (??????)
Get off the boat and board a plan to JKF and I, ain't
slept a week
But it don't seem to matter to the subway squeakers,
squeak (and squeak)
The city keeps on going
We just keep on rolling
The city keeps on going
We just keep on rolling...on.
Grand Central Station and got wind they're coming on
And the goodness yesterday(????)
No one round oh and I still recognize her after all
these years and she still looks the same
Ah, she still looks the same.
Oh and we end up in Brooklyn
It was rainin' so hard
Come up all day
And the rain to clear it off,
Oh we're just people watching on 3rd and St. Mormons
(???)
And when the girl's kissing my face, my face
She was just kissing my face
And again, again...
Just when I was sick and lonely,
There was a shaking on the ground
We were hiding from the rain
We were riding on the train
Just when I was sick and lonely,
There was a shaking on the ground
Were were hiding from the rain
Were were riding on the train.
She was dancing on the midway
Just kissing my face
She was dancing on the midway
Just kissing my face
Dancing on the midway
Kissing my face
Dancing on the midway
Goin' down
No, I won't be long
Goin' down
In a minute I'll be strong
For you, yeah
Strong
For you, yeah
Well I can't stop these feelings
From running around my brain
But I won't mind tonight
When you're in my arms again
No, I won't mind tonight
When you're in my arms again
Goin' down
No, I won't be long
Goin' down, down, down, down
In a minute I'll be
Strong, strong, strong, strong, strong
For you, yeah
Strong, strong, strong, strong, strong
For you, yeah
For you, yeah
No don't worry with your suitcase, dear
And don't worry with your suitcase, dear
Cause the people out to get you
They don't know that you're here
So don't worry with your suitcase, dear
Honey, you don't have to go nowhere
Honey, you don't have to go nowhere
Cause there's people out their screaming
They linger in the air
But you don't have to go nowhere
Just forget about your troubled mind
Just forget about your troubled mind
Oh cause I can see you dreaming
Knowing that it's time
So forget about your troubled mind
So don't worry with your suitcase, dear
No, don't worry with your suitcase, dear
Cause the people out to get you
They don't know that you're here
So don't worry with your suitcase, dear
No, the people out to get you
They don't know that you're here
Well I haven't got all the words down yet
So I'll give you the ones
That I don't forget
And you took me back
But I must admit
Where'd you come from?
And where are you goin'?
And you were the one for me last night
When the whiskey was gone
And the glasses dry
And you sat at my table
And we talked for a while
And I knew you
Though I'd never known you.
I'll sing you a song if you want me to
And the verses aren't quite on
But the words are true
And I mean you no harm
You might think I do
How I wish
You would change your mind
We sat in the back of a smoke filled room
And the piano
She played a worn out tune
And you whispered to me
That you'd be leaving soon
When I turned to answer
Airport road there's a bus turned over
Many people died, I guess I should've been a soldier
What the hell you know it's not my fault
We been stranded here and it's too far to walk
It's late afternoon approaching evening now
And I'm just sitting in this airport bar wondering how
How I got here and how to get home
Has anyone around seen a payphone?
I gotta get out of here
And I'm stranded, the west of my coast
I just need to get home
And I'll be back here before you know
So how about it Mr. Pilot, won't you let my people go?
Hungry now get a bite to eat
And the pilot sits down to rest his feet
A fat man walks into the pizza shop
Another little one walks out with nothing...
Pretty girl walks by and I say...
She turns her back, guess I caught her eye
The cripple rolls backwards in a wheelchair
And the pretty girl stops to fix her hair
And I gotta get out of here
'Cause I'm stranded, the west of my coast
And I just need to get home
And I'll be back here before you know
So how about it Mr. Pilot, won't you let my people go?
Cop tackles me down, shouts, "Give me a hand"
And his partner comes up and says, "You got the wrong
man."
So the night grows on and I'm in the ...
Call a friend at home, says "I wish you were here
Oh how I wish you were here"
I talk to a stranger to pass the time,
Says, "How are you, boy, 'cause I'm doing fine."
Place grows cold so I put a sweater on
I turn to reply but the stranger was gone
The stranger was gone
And I'm stranded, the west of my coast
I just need to get home
And I'll be back here before you know
So how about it Mr. Pilot, won't you let my people go?
I take one more drink and I get up from my seat.
And I try not to fall asleep
The rich push their carts and they prepare to fly
As a little boy stops and waves goodbye
Stops to wave goodbye
Oh and he waves goodbye
And I'm stranded, at the west of my coast
And I just want to get home
And I'll be back here before you know
Well don't you get in my way
cuz I have made up my mind
And don't you try calming me down
cuz I don't want to be calm this time
We have been here so long
and I can't stand to see your face no more
And I just wish you'd leave me alone
long enough so I could get out your door
You're looking for your stompin' grounds
Hey love you gotta look around
cuz I'm skipping town
yea I'm skipping town
Well I ain't saying it's your fault
I'm just saying we're through
If I had to lay my finger down
oh you know it might be pointing at you
All those fights that you'd pick
and all those things that you'd say
And all those times you made me cry
'Tell you something: I won't be crying today.
If you're looking for your stompin' grounds
hey love you better look around
Why're you taking my hand
can't you hear me?
don't you understand?
I'm leaving.. I'm leaving...
I'm leaving you.
If you're looking for your stompin' grounds
hey love you better look around
If you're looking for your stompin' grounds
hey love I'm leaving now
If you're looking for your stompin' grounds
hey love you better look around
Em G Am Bm
Em G Am Bm
Em G Am Bm
Going in, coming out again
Em G Am Bm
Coming up, you're going down my friend
Am Bm Em G
Ain't no use in trying
Am Bm Em G
Ain't no use in fighting, no
Am Bm
Oh, you never win
Em G Am Bm
Who you think you're dealing with?
Em G Am Bm
Oh and up the lazy river
Em G Am Bm
Don't apply today
Am Bm Em G
Rain is coming down quicker
Am Bm Em G
Oh the water's making waves
Am Bm
Got your spit
Em G Am Bm
Who do you thinking you're dealing with?
Em G Am Bm
Think you underestimate me a little bit
Em G Am Bm
Em G Am Bm
Oh water's breaking your shoulders
Em G Am Bm
And yes it's getting colder
Am Bm Em G
And you boat is sinking over
Am Bm Em G
And you ain't going nowhere
Am Bm
I bet you miss your ship
Em G Am Bm
Who do you think you're dealing with?
(x4)
I've been watchin steady
and i've been watchin you watchin me
Think that sunrise gonna turn our blue eyes green
So you jump in the river,
you invite me to take a swim
I like to notice that nothin wet and red,
nothin except your sun kissed skin
Believe i'll jump right in
Believe i'll jump right in
Your my skinnydippin'
Your my skinnydippin'
Your my skinnydippin' girl, dippin' girl
We been playin all these night
and you been dancin just right
See you lookin my way just from the stage, can't
consintrate
And i cant wait for this show to end,
we can go down to the dock end
when that sunlights turnin dim,
me and you, we gonna jump right in
we gonna jump right in
Ooh, we gonna jump right in
we gonna jump right in
Your my skinnydippin'
Your my skinnydippin'
Your my skinnydippin' girl
Your my skinnydippin' girl
Your my skinnydippin' girl yeah mhh hhm
We been drinkin all nightness
having ourselves sucha damn good time
watchin' your hair so wet
Oh darlin, just trying to contain myself
trying to contain myself
can't contain myself
Yeah cause, your my skinnydippin'
Love my skinnydippin'
Your my skinnydippin'
Your my skinnydippin' girl
Skinnydippin' girl
Your my skinnydippin' girl no
I've been sinkin' low, I can't find my baby
I've been sinkin' low, I can't find my baby
I've been high and low, faces of these stone walls
Don't know where she goes, but I know that she's gone
Her skin is dark and softer than a baby's
When she sings to me her voice is sweet as candy
Her lips are rose red, as sweet as cheery wine
Her eyes are green and blue, .... mind
I've been sinkin' low, I can't find my baby
I've been sinkin' low, I can't find my baby
I've been high and low, faces of these stone walls
Don't know where she goes, but I know that she's gone
Went down to the station, I thought that I would find
With your suit case on the ground, I knew I was right
behind you, yeah
As the train doors closed I saw you through the window
You watched me as I waved; the train took you away
I've been sinkin' low, I can't find my baby
I've been sinkin' low, I can't find my baby
I've been high and low, faces of these stone walls
Don't know where she goes, but I know that she's gone
I know that she's gone
I saw that building burned down, when I got to your
front lawn
I thought that you'd be here, yeah, but you'd already
gone
I went down to the river, you hid under the water
And then you held your breath, yeah, and then you
disappeared
I've been sinkin' low, I can't find my baby
I've been sinkin' low, I can't find my baby
I've been high and low, faces of these stone walls
I am your secret babe
Watch me unfold
Dancing in these streets so late
nobody knows
nobody knows us
The first time i looked at you
you looked at me
swimmin in this water so cool
just like a river queen
just like the river queen
and i dont remember falling asleep
must have been holding on tight
and all i can think of and i can dream
is dancing with you in red lights
sunshine state is closed
look at the water on the road
and im gonna get in my boat
and to you i will float
and to you i will float
and i dont remember falling asleep
must have been holding on tight
and all i can think of and i can dream
is dancing with you in red lights
I am your secret babe
Watch me unfold
Dancing in these streets so late
nobody knows
happy new year's, santa rosa, here I am
I was brought in by the weather and the cold
I was heading towards the west to find the sand
I guess i'll have to settle for the snow
I am just a stranger to this town
I'm lonely and i'm restless and i'm stuck
I wish I knew a way to get back down
and I wish I had a shovel in this truck
the state police won't let me on the street
I told them my story but they don't care
there's an old dog just lying at the feet
of a girl who once wore flowers in her hair
and my heart lies fifty miles ahead
underneath a bridge just out of sight
where she sits beneath the covers of her bed
where she waits for me to meet her in the night
and this old town is named after a rose
that looms along a hillside in cold ground
but my heart has been broken and it's closed
like the freeway that would take me out of town
and just because I ain't got no regrets
that don't mean I didn't get it wrong
and my love was like a homemade summer dress
I am just a lonely winter song
and I dust off the snowflakes from the hood
and I talk to an old friend on the phone
she says 'I think that the calm could do you good
you have been driving so long'
so happy new year's, babe, I guess this is goodbye
and I hope you that find someone you can hold
and if you hear that midnight whistle cry
Darling i've been down and out
ever since you left town
I aint been the same no matter how i try
sometimes we dont get to choose
the ones who wear these walking shoes
I'm just a poor boy with the blues
no I ain't nothin new
I'm gonna fill this whiskey cup
and i'm gonna pick this banjo up
I'm gonna play with the tragedies
singing good time harmonies
B Wright dont you let me down
play that one called sad clown
You know that ones about me
I've been thinking about leaving town
Well sunshine she came out today
and it dont matter anyways
cuz i still see the water
thats drippin down my door
i used to hear the children play
i used to hear the birds sing
one day they just stopped
i dont hear them anymore
I'm gonna fill this whiskey cup
and i'm gonna pick this banjo up
I'm gonna play with the tragedies
singing good time harmonies
B Wright dont you let me down
play that one called sad clown
You know that ones about me
I've been thinking about leaving town
Oh and i got caught in this whistling wind
doin my best to regret these sins
Lord would you forgive me if you know that i'm gonna do
it again
its not that i'm not sorry Lord, its just that im not
strong
oh cuz when that woman looks at me i cant remember
right from wrong
I'm gonna fill this whiskey cup
and i'm gonna pick this banjo up
I'm gonna play with the tragedies
singing good time harmonies
B Wright dont you let me down
play that one called sad clown
You know that ones about me
I've been thinking about leaving town
Sad clown, sad clown
watch the wheels roll around
take that money into town
go buy a drink
sad clown, sad clown
always with that same frown
circus train got you down,
I was born.
An only child.
On a warm,
Jersey night.
My mother was a dress maker.
My father drove a truck.
My family never was much good.
When it came to money luck.
Me and my best frend took to stealin'
When we where only sixteen.
Then one year in a county jail.
Made a man outa Tommy and me.
We caught the train to New York.
We thought we where so tough.
Started fightin' for quick cash.
We decided we didn't need money that bad.
We where the runaway children.
Always lost in the dark.
Trying to forget where we came from.
Trying to make a new start.
Oh, it was so hard.
Earned my first honest dollar.
Working at the mill out side of town.
Tommy went elsewhere.
Never did like the sound of a poor man crying.
So Tommy got mixed up with people.
The kinda people you just don't get mixed up with.
And they beat him so badly.
He almost didn't live.
To regret it, but he did.
Oh, thank god he did.
We where the runaway children.
Still lost in the dark.
Trying to forget where we came from.
Trying to make a new start.
Oh, but it was so hard.
Oh, it was.
It was just so hard.
Tommy moved eight years ago.
Out to Las Vegas.
Now he sweeps the floors in the casino's.
Though he gambles when hes able.
When will he ever learn?
When will he ever learn?
And me, i went back home.
Oh' and i made it just in time.
To say im sorry for what i'd done.
Right before my mother died.
Now i drive a truck.
Just like i swore i never would.
But i need the money worse than i need the luck.
I know my old man just did the best that he could,
With what he had.
Its funny the things we finaly learn how to add, up.
We where just runaway children.
We where lost in the dark.
Trying to forget where we came from.
Oh, but we never.
We never made it that far.
Never made it that far.
Oh it was still so hard.
Well I'm gonna be a river boat captain
When I grow up, when I grow up
So we can sail the whole day through
Where do you go when your luck runs out
Yeah, where do you go
Where do you go now
And where do you go when you feel like cryin'
Where do you go
Where do you go now
Won't you come inside with me today
You could stay inside with me today
Can't you see it's gonna rain
And how do you feel when the lights go out
How do you feel
How do you feel alone
And how do you feel when there's no one there
On the other end of the phone
Won't you come inside with me today
You just stay inside with me today
Can't you see it's gonna rain
Yeah, can't you see it's gonna rain
Yeah, it's gonna rain
And don't you wanna get warm
And don't you wanna get dry
And don't you wanna stay
Can't you see it's gonna rain
So won't you come inside with me today
'cause I can see it's gonna rain
Yeah, I can see it's gonna rain
Can't you see it's gonna rain
He was just a child.
When she,
Left him there alone.
He was just too wild.
She was just too young.
Too much too handle.
He was always asking why.
She didn't know the answers.
She'd just hang her head and cry.
He said,
Momma im afraid that,
No one can calm me down.
And im just scared that,
No one will know how.
To put me in my place.
To put me in my place.
To put me in my place.
To put me in my place.
Where do i belong?
Father never forgave him.
For making momma leave.
You can up and die boy.
It wouldn't bother me.
Sent him off to school.
Somewhere up north.
Way too many rules to fllow.
He didn't have a choice.
Please,
Im so afraid that, no one can calm me down.
Im just scared that,
No one will know how.
To put me in my place.
Oh, to put me in my place.
To put me in my place.
To put me in my place.
Where do i belong?
(to put me in my place)
Where do i belong?
(to put me in my place)
Where do i belong?
(to put me in my place)
Where do i belong?
To put me in my place.
Now he's all grown up.
Got a wife of his own.
Boy's started a family now.
He's never home.
She says,
How am i supposed to love you?
Your always out on the town.
How's your daughter gonna know you?
When you won't come around.
He goes to tuck her in.
The girl he never see's.
And she turns to him.
Thought it was only me.
He never sleeps.
Sleeps.
She says,
Dad im so afraid that,
No one can calm me down.
Said, baby i can't believe that.
I think we've finaly found our ground.
Put me in my place.
Oh, put me in my place.
Oh, i think she just put me in my place.
Oh, put me in my place.
Where we belong.
(put me in my place)
Where we belong.
(put me in my place)
Where we belong.
(put me in my place)
Where we belong.
(put me in my place)
Where i belong.
E A B
I'll show you Paris in the morning
E A B
I'll show you London after noon
E A B
And if you feel your Dublin heart burning
E A B E
Yeah you don't have to worry 'cause we're going in soon
E A B E
Yeah you don't have to worry 'cause we're going in soon
And it turns out Mona Lisa she knew nothing
Yeah she can't get much loving from a wall
Yeah and if some stranger tried to take you from me
E A B E
First I'd rescue you then I'd punch him in the jaw
E A B E
First I'd rescue you then I'd punch him in the jaw
(chorus)
We tried to sink in with the locals
It turns out they ain't mean but they still don't know
Yeah but I will do my best to speak the language to the
rest
E A B E
So I can buy you flowers, Wendy, everywhere we go
E A B E
So I can buy you flowers, Wendy, everywhere we go
(chorus)
The children can't believe what they just saw
But after all this weather you don't need this damn
umbrella
E A B E
Come in, come in John Henry
Come in out of the cold
Cause that old north wind is callin'
But it ain't time for you to go
Sit down, Miss Pollyanna
Please wait for my return
Cause that old north wind is callin'
But my love for you still burns
Don't go, don't go John Henry
Please lay down your hammer today
Cause that old north wind is callin'
And she'll put you in the grave
Don't worry Pollyanna
You know that I can't stay home
But if that old north wind comes callin'
I will fight her like a hammer to stone
Come quick, Miss Pollyanna
John Henry was taken today
And that old north wind came callin'
one more drink before i split town
pulled up in a rose pink caddilac
he was singing with the top down
'girl from the north', dylan and johnny cash
he won the car in a card game, listened to the boss and
keeps his clothes in a gunny sack
she said "tell you what, sailor, if you take me out of
here
I'll do anything that you ask
cause I don't wanna die like the people down here
but I feel that I'm fading fast"
and he looked over to her chesnut hair
and said "I don't believe in love"
but he knew good and well she was the only girl there
so he figured it was close enough
and they hopped in the car, rolled the windows down far
and they headed through the desert plains
and she didn't even mind when they crossed the state
line
and the sky opened up with rain
and they went three states before they even spoke a
word
he leaned over just to ask her name
she said "take me to the sixty-one highway, sailor
and you can call me queen jane
cause the only thing I stole from the town was a crown
that I took from a beauty queen"
and he looked over to her deep green eyes
and knew that she was just as cold as him
so he went to the trunk, grabbed the pistol from the
side
and told janey of his plan
and they went to the store, she put the gas in the car
he came out running with a case of beer
and he jumped in the back with the money in the sack
and janey, she took the wheel
and they went off in a blaze, in a sweet summer haze
to the bullets in the cashier
you keep your head down, sailor, cause I might need ya
later
just holler if you can hear
cause I'm gonna need a man, not a farmer girl tan
and a caddilac souvenir
and they camped out by the railroad bridge
and they laid low all night
watched the sun come up over mercury ridge
from a hilltop out of sight
they hit five more banks and the small town safes
and they knew that they could get out fast
had the time of their life but they had to have a talk
cause they knew that it couldn't last
they made friends with the man at the mexico border
and they left him with a bag of cash
she said "tell you what, sailor, don't care about the
paper
but I'm happy that we passed
cause I'm feeling pretty tired and i'm carrying a child
and we both need a rest"
and they settled down to a house in the water
where they would live to be old and grey
and many years later their kids are all older
She was just a year ahead of me
But that meant so much back then, you see
When the high school boys caught wind of me
They threw me in the mud
And I fought my way to the car that night
And I cursed the water, and I cursed the light
But I learned to swim, and I learned to fight
For the things that mean the most
And oh,
Sweet Samantha dear, I know it's been so many years
And I hope that they have been kind, my friend
Oh, I think about you now and then
When the sun is sinking low
Over the docks by the shore
Where I laid up in green fields with you
Singing only the songs that we knew
Singing only the songs that we knew
Today was a good day
It was better than most
Didn't see me no demons
Didn't fight with no ghosts
Baby, maybe we haven't gone crazy after all
And there's only four seasons, but even the best of us
fall
She says hold me up darling
Because I can't see straight
Been drinking again
And staying up late
Hope you understand
That it's just that time of year
And there's only four seasons, but these feelings are
always here
I haven't been here, since I don't know when
But they sure look different than they did back then
And I'm holding on
Saying that's just the way that it goes
But true friends they don't change every time that the
wind blows
We've been at this party a little too long
Ain't putting it down, honey, don't get me wrong
I just think it's time to be moving towards the door
Because there's only four seasons, and I'm looking for
something more
So let's pack our bags, get out of this town
Head up the coast where the wind knocks you down
Not the people you know
Or the people that you thought you knew
There's only four seasons, and I guess we'll be leaving
No more paintings, no more sunshine
No more lazy days, no more next time
No more fighting, no more love
It'll all be long gone, when you wake up
And I best be movin' on
No more single beds, no more sleepyhead
No more bloody nose, no more twinkle toes
No more blue skies, no more lying eyes
No more bug bites, no more crazy nights
And I best be movin' on
Well I can't tell, I lost my way
But I know that I can't stay
So no more children, running through the fields
No more heartaches, left to be revealed
I'm growing kind of weary, of all this running around
It's time for a little change, I'll put my feet on the
ground
And I best be movin' on
And I best be movin' on
Some movie star told you this ain't where it's at.
So you packed your bags and one night you headed out.
Said, these small town blues got you going insane
gone into the city, gonna change your name
and you never look back at where you came
swore you'll never be the same.
Do you miss me?
Do you miss me?
You're a big girl now, got your big shoes
and you're running around with big girl blues
and I know you don't doubt yourself anymore
no, when you feel like leaving, walk out the door
and I bet you ain't got nothin left to learn
it's better that way cause you never get burned
and you try not to think about what might have been
cause you know this town is just sink or swim
Do you miss me?
Do you miss me?
Do you miss me?
Well the last time I say you were waving goodbye
from the back of the train with a tear in your eye.
Now I hear you're in love with some big city man
and together you're making your big city plans
and you hope he don't find out about who you are
that we used to catch fireflies in mason jars
and we used to go down to the county fair
and we listened to blue grass in summer air
and we danced all night as the rain came down
and you held my hand as we slept on the ground
and we wrote our names in the old oak wood
I guess some things don't work out like they should.
Do you miss me?
Do you miss me?
Do you miss me?
Do you miss me?
Do you miss me? yeah...
I know a girl in meteor city
we used to drive down old crator road
and i would hold her hand and she would look pretty
didn't worry about the things that we just didn't know
didn't worry about the things that we just didn't know
i'd spend my days in this run down cafe
working for a room at the top of the stairs
and she would work the con man just to be here longer
it's the only thing that kept me there
I couldn't wait for the cooler night
I couldn't wait for the cooler night
i know a girl in meteor city
we used to drive down old crator road
and i would hold her hand and she would look pretty
didn't worry about the things that we just didn't know
didn't worry about the things that we just didn't know
and i said oh sophia where'd you get a name like that
shes i think she was a move star before i saw before i
was born
though but i really don't remeber no no
she left when i was so young
when i was so young
i know a girl in meteor city
we used to drive down old crator road
and i would hold her hand and she would look pretty
didn't worry about the things that we just didn't know
didn't worry about the things that we just didn't know
at night the stars they all jump through the sky
with the dreams that i miss so much
and i hate the emptyness and the pain inside
a little whisky and a womans touch
yeah thats good a enough
yeah thats good enough
i know a girl in meteor city
we used to drive down old crator road
Fand i would hold her hand and she would look pretty
didn't worry about the things that we just didn't know
didn't worry about the things that we just didn't know
didn't worry about the things that we just didn't know
It was a fine day in the fifth grade
when mary may let bobby walk her home from school
he had her books in hand
and he was listening to every word she said
like it was the gospel of the prophecies
and he loved the way her hair fell across her dress
went home singing who wrote the book of love
and try a little tenderness
the next day ont he playground
bobby sat mary down ont he swingset behind the sandbox
and she said, bobby i just wanna play,
so what is it you have to say?
he said, mary, marry me.
we could live out by the sea
like the do on the movie screen.
oh, marry me, mary may,
before you go back to play
it was graduation day
they were waiting on a plane to take mary away
said, theres nothing left for me here but you
bobby, i hope you can find yourself through
theres so much that i wish to know
and i have to do this on my own
and i hope you can understand
bobby, write me when you can
he said, take my highschool ring
so time to time you can think of me
and there's just one more thing before you leave
he said, mary, marry me
we could live out by the sea
oh, like they do on the movie screens
oh, marry me, mary may,
before you are fly away
theres so much time has past since that day
and mary stopped writing years ago
and bobby never took his music on the road
guess he never really gave up hope
though mary shes got everything she thought she wanted
got a phd, she is an independent business woman
climbing up the corporate ladder
though it really dont seem to matter,
she is lonely beyond belief
so one day she went home
looking for the only love she ever known
she found him once again
playing circuit at the holiday inn
still singing the song about the one he lost long ago
just goes to show you never know
she took his hand in hers
not everything she had planned and rehearsed
she said, bobby, marry me
we could live in a apartment building with the window
we could take in movies on the weekend
or plan our vacation
take a honeymoon by the sea
oh bobby, wont you just marry me?
wont you just marry me?
oh please, marry me
it was a fine day in the fifth grade
It was a fine day in the fifth grade
When mary may let bobby walk her home from school
He had her books in hand
And he was listening to every word she said
Like it was the gospel of the prophecies
And he loved the way her hair fell across her dress
Went home singing who wrote the book of love
And try a little tenderness
The next day on the playground
Bobby sat mary down on the swingset behind the sandbox
And she said, "Bobby I just wanna play,
So what is it you have to say?"
He said, "Mary, marry me.
We could live out by the sea
Like they do on the movie screen
Oh, marry me, Mary May
Before you go back to play"
It was graduation day
They were waiting on a plane to take mary away
Said, "there's nothing left for me here but you
Bobby, I hope you can find yourself through
There's so much that I wish to know
And I have to do this on my own
And I hope you can understand
Bobby, write me when you can"
He said, "take my high school ring
So time to time now you can think of me
And there's just one more thing before you leave"
He said, "Mary, marry me
We could live out by the sea
Oh, like they do on the movie screens
Oh, marry me, Mary May,
Before you are fly away"
There's so much time has past since that day
And Mary stopped writing years ago
And Bobby never took his music on the road
Guess he never really gave up hope
Though Mary she's got everything she thought she wanted
Got a Phd, she is an independent business woman
Climbin' up the corporate ladder
Though it really don't seem to matter
She is lonely beyond belief
So one day she went home
Looking for the only love she'd ever known
She found him once again
Playing circuit at the Holiday Inn
Still singing the song about the one he lost long ago
Just goes to show you never know
She took his hand in hers
Not everything she had planned and rehearsed
She said, "Bobby, marry me
We could live in a apartment building with the window
We could take in movies on the weekend
Or plan our vacation
Take a honeymoon by the sea
Oh Bobby, won't you just marry me?
Won't you just marry me?
Oh please, marry me"
It was a fine day in the fifth grade
When a train comes, I don't know what to do
I'm leavin' town, but I ain't leavin' you
When I get down, get these far away blues
And I don't wanna go back home
I could say I'm sorry if you think it would help
You say you call me, yeah but you never can tell
You just stand there, just wishing me well
And I can't think of nothin' to say
And I'm gonna write you a song
To tell you just how much I've been missing you
You wont have to wait very long
And i'll be home dear
And I know that you've been crying at night
But you dont have to be lonesome cause
I'm gonna make it right
Make it up, Make it up to you
Make it up to you (x3)
We've been gone now for four weeks maybe longer
And it's cold out and this hurt's gettin' stronger
And I called you but you just sat in that corner
Watching that telephone ring
Baby pick up so I can hear your sweet voice
Cause I miss you, don't be sad anymore
Cause one day I'll walk through that door
And hold you in my arms
And I'm gonna write you a song
To tell you just how much I've been missing you
You don't have to wait very long
And I'll be home dear
And I know that you've been crying at night
But you dont have to be lonesome cause
I'm gonna make it right
Make it up, Make it up to you
Make it up to you (x3)
You've been drinkin', you've been drinkin' your wine
And you're wasted, yes and wastin' your time
And it's plain now, when you say it isn't mine
Well baby can't you see I've been tryin'
I'm ready cause I know this can work
And I would take you to the ends of the earth
Just hold on just a little bit longer and I'll be back
by your side
Yeah cause, I'm gonna write you a song
To tell you just how much I've been missing you
You don't have to wait very long
And I'll be home, yeah I'll be home
And I know you've been crying at night
But you dont have to be lonesome cause
I'm gonna make it right
Make it up, Make it up
Well it hurts so much me
i scream out loud
oh god forbid you could have left me out
of your wiked intentions, hateful fools to see
and i wish you had not been born
while we have to meet
and i hope this isnt love
so carry on with your cutting people down
he may fall in love as he falls to the ground
and you never seem to care what we feel inside
as long as no one gets near the safes that you hide
and i hope this isnt love
and i hope this isnt love
last night i had the sweetest dream
that you were nowhere near me
that you could not cut me
that you do not affect me
that i had my sanity
that was just a dream
that was just a dream
so go away
why cant you leave me be
because i love your face and need for me
so back to your main city for it suits you so well
if you ever ever care that you never found me
that you would never tell me
and i hope this isn't love
Once upon a broken heart.
Theres a time for love.
And a time the lovers part.
And it doesn't always work out.
The way that we planned.
Did you really wanna know the way,
That all the movies end?
Mr. Moonlight wont you take the rain away?
And leave me with the hope of a better day.
No, sunshine don't you let me frown.
I've heard the grass is always greener,
On the lovers side of town.
Midnight picture show.
And, love talk radio, Just,
Doesn't quite make up for,
The ladies that i used to know.
And, Well some they wish me well.
And some became my enemies.
And some i told to go to hell.
And some still haunt me in my dreams.
Some still haunt me in my dreams.
Mr. Moonlight wont you take the rain away?
And leave me with the hope of a better day.
No, sunshine don't you let me frown.
I've heard the grass is always greener,
On the lovers side of town.
On the lovers side of town.
Mmmmm.
I am ridin' on the midnight train.
Not sure exactly why i came.
I am fine with just me and my guitar.
But sometimes i am wishing for a little more.
Just a little more.
So little girl won't you sit by me?
Over here.
So i can whisper sweet nothings in your ear.
and i just.
Just wanna listen to what you have to say.
And we can tell the world that they can just fade away.
They can fade away.
Mr. Moonlight wont you take the rain away?
And leave me with the hope of a better day.
Ohhh, sunshine don't you let me frown.
Cause i've heard the grass is always greener,
On the lovers side of,
I've heard the grass is always greener,
On the lovers side,
I've heard the grass is always greener,
On the lovers side of town.
On the lovers side of town.
Ooooh, on the lovers side of town.
My eyes were sad
And my fingers were mad
As I wrote this letter that said
I wish you the best in your new royal address
And I wish that he were dead'
Guess you don't mind that he's already got a wife
And a mistress already in place
You just throw back your hair
And you'll say you don't care
When you hide that look on your face
You used to have such a pretty little smile
Yeah, but look at you now
He's a better man now that you're holding his hand
Now that he's got yours to keep
Oh, and I hope you can feel your someone who needs you
When it comes for your turn to eat
And so it seems his rich accent must mean that he's a
bit brighter than me
Oh, and I guess he won't lie through the whites in his
eyes
Or the gap in the front of his teeth
You used to have such a pretty little smile
Yeah, but look at you now
Well, if I had to guess
I would not be impressed
By the cups of tea he can drink
No, cause the fatter he gets from those caviar chips
Is the faster your ship starts to sink
Oh, and I guess I can't blame you
If I had to shame you
With the things I've done since you left town
Probably have to tell your new lover
Fetch a pail of water
For your building crumbling down
You used to have such a pretty little smile
Yeah, but look at you now
I screamed at your letter
For half I'm alone
Screamed til my throat was sore
And I lost my voice when he lost your choice
Don't ever come knock on my door
You used to have such a pretty little smile
Yeah, but look at you now
Honey, look at you now
Oh, look at you now
Look at you now
Look at you now
Sometimes I wish I was somebody else
Sometimes I wish that I had more to give
Sometimes I wish that I was better than this
Honey let me sing to you
Oh, let me sing
Oh, let me sing
Honey let me sing to you
Wish I could buy you the finest of things
Wish I could give you diamonds and rings, yes
I'm not a rich man, and all I can bring
Is a song I can sing to you
Oh, let me sing
Oh, let me sing
Honey let me sing to you
Yes I've been burned too many times
I've been accused of crossin' the line
The best I can do is explain in rhymes
Honey let me sing to you
Oh, let me sing
Oh, let me sing
Honey let me sing to you
Been around the world as much as I can
If you buy me a ticket I would do it again
Yes it may be true that I wear myself thin
But I can still sing to you
Oh, let me sing
Oh, let me sing
Honey let me sing to you
I can't tell you the end with no lies
Don't even know about the end of tonight
If we make it through 'til the morning light
Honey let me sing to you
Oh, let me sing
Oh, let me sing
If you see me cry.
Don't try and dry my eye's.
If you see me down.
Just leave me there to rot.
And if you see my pain.
Don't try and pull me out.
If i run away.
Don't call my name out loud.
Just leave.
If you see my heart.
Leave it on the ground.
If i stumble in the dark.
Let me go untill im found.
If im dying in my bed.
Oh, just let me be alone.
Oh, things that need to be said.
Can be told to my stone.
Leave.
I said Leave
When im lying in my grave.
And the're putting me away.
Ther'll be nothing left to say.
Nothing left to say.
So, Leave.
I said, Leave.
I said, Leave, Me.
come on in out of the cold,
lay your cares on me,
cause when your here there's nothing wrong
you're as far as i can see
you're as far as i can see
just another old love song comin' down
and I've been trying to make you understand
that my love for you is real
and I can feel it when you take my hand
when I'm holding you near
let me hold you near
just another old love song comin' down
just another old love song comin' down
just another old love song comin' down
so if you feel the sun is sinking down
just call out my name
cause i would make this whole world spin around
just to see you again
just to see you again
just to see you again
River girl, she took me in
And I became her new best friend
She would laugh as she filled my glass with wine
She said "well, hold on boy cause we can't stay long
It's bittersweet, this river song"
So I toast to you and I hope your journey's kind