• Lyrics: play full screen play karaoke
• The man who loved life - Jayhawks
• Think About It - Jayhawks
• Stand Out In The Rain - Jayhawks
• Pouring Rain At Dawn - Jayhawks
• Trouble - Jayhawks
• Two Angels - Jayhawks
• Tomorrow the green grass - Jayhawks
• Tried &True; - Jayhawks
• Hide Your Colors - Jayhawks
• Ten little kids - Jayhawks
• Angelyne - Jayhawks
• All The Right Reasons - Jayhawks
• Ain't No End - Jayhawks
• A Break In The Clouds - Jayhawks
• (In My) Wildest Dreams - Jayhawks
• You Look So Young - Jayhawks
• Will I See You In Heaven - Jayhawks
• Will I Be Married - Jayhawks
• Wichita - Jayhawks
• What Led Me To This Town - Jayhawks
• WAITING FOR THE SUN - Jayhawks
• Two Hearts - Jayhawks
• The Baltimore Sun - Jayhawks
• The Liquor Store Came First - Jayhawks
• Blue Earth - Jayhawks
• Hollywood Town Hall - Jayhawks
• Rainy Day Music - Jayhawks
• Music From the North Country: Anthology - Jayhawks
• Tampa To Tulsa - Jayhawks
• Black-Eyed Susan - Jayhawks
• Come To The River - Jayhawks
• Clouds - Jayhawks
• Guilder Annie - Jayhawks
• I'm Not In Prison - Jayhawks
• Eyes Of Sarahjane - Jayhawks
• Dying On The Vine - Jayhawks
• Five Cups of Coffee - Jayhawks
• Falling Star - Jayhawks
• Crowded in the wings - Jayhawks
• Commonplace Streets - Jayhawks
• Don't Let The World Get In Your Way - Jayhawks
• Dead end angel - Jayhawks
• It's Up To You - Jayhawks
• Red's Song - Jayhawks
• I'd Run Away - Jayhawks
• Stumbling Through The Dark (reprise) - Jayhawks
• Bad Time - Jayhawks
• Behind Bars - Jayhawks
• Better Days - Jayhawks
• Big Star - Jayhawks
• Blue - Jayhawks
• Bottomless cup - Jayhawks
• Broken Harpoon - Jayhawks
• Cherry Pie - Jayhawks
• Get The Load Out - Jayhawks
• Ann Jane - Jayhawks
• Baby-Baby-Baby - Jayhawks
• Good Long Time - Jayhawks
• Haywire - Jayhawks
• Life Floats By - Jayhawks
• Madman - Jayhawks
• Let the critics wonder - Jayhawks
• Let the last night be the longest - Jayhawks
• King of Kings - Jayhawks
• Leave no gold - Jayhawks
• I'm Gonna Make You Love Me - Jayhawks
• I'm still dreaming, now I'm yours - Jayhawks
• Sixpack on the Dashboard - Jayhawks
• Hey Mr. Man - Jayhawks
• Nothing left to borrow - Jayhawks
• Nevada, California - Jayhawks
• Mr. Wilson - Jayhawks
• Misery Tavern - Jayhawks
• Poor little fish - Jayhawks
• People In This Place On Every Side - Jayhawks
• Over My Shoulder - Jayhawks
• One Man's Problem - Jayhawks
• Martin's Song (in album hollywood town hall ) - Jayhawks
• Martin's Song - Jayhawks
• Sing Me Back Home - Jayhawks
• Jayhawks - Jayhawks
• Reason to Believe - Jayhawks
• Say Your Prayers - Jayhawks
• I¡¯m Not In Prison - Jayhawks
• It¡¯s Up To You - Jayhawks
• Red¡¯s song - Jayhawks
• See Him On The Street - Jayhawks
• Settled Down Like Rain - Jayhawks
• She's Not Alone Anymore - Jayhawks
• Sioux City - Jayhawks
• Queen Of The World - Jayhawks
• Real light - Jayhawks
• Red firecracker - Jayhawks
• Save It For A Rainy Day - Jayhawks
• Pray For Me - Jayhawks
• Pretty Thing - Jayhawks
• Jesus In The Driver's Seat - Jayhawks
• Last Cigarette - Jayhawks
• Tiny Arrows - Jayhawks
• Darling Today - Jayhawks
• Wasting My Time - Jayhawks
• Closer To Your Side - Jayhawks
• Lights - Jayhawks
• Mockingbird Time - Jayhawks
• Promises Broken - Jayhawks
• Precious Time - Jayhawks
• I¡¯d run away - Jayhawks
• Miss Williams¡¯ guitar - Jayhawks
• Smile - Jayhawks
• Sixteen down - Jayhawks
• Sound of lies - Jayhawks
• Somewhere In Ohio - Jayhawks
• Stumbling Through The Dark - Jayhawks
• Break My Mind - Jayhawks
• Take Me With You When You Go - Jayhawks
• Tailspin - Jayhawks
• Keith & Quentin - Jayhawks
• I Hear You Cry - Jayhawks
• Hang On To Nothing - Jayhawks
• A Break In The Couds - Jayhawks
• High Water Blues - Jayhawks
• Up Above My Head - Jayhawks
• She Walks In So Many Ways - Jayhawks
• Sister Cry - Jayhawks
• Stick in the Mud - Jayhawks

Won't you take my hand
Won't you be my friend
Take my advice, go away
When the days get short and the chips are down
Will you be there, will you stick around
And if thou shalt give
Thou shalt be deceived
This traveling band was not well received
No open arms or reception lines
Just handlebars wearing five-point stars
Am I living in your dream
We got the guns
A thousand to one, a thousand to one
He's the man, he's the man
He's the man who loved life
Served by different stories
Am I living in your dream
Pretty metal green
Can I ride upon your wings so free
In the canyon walls there's a trusty lot
The stakes were high
And the son was hot
You can rest assured as casinos rise
Buzz around my ears like the dragonflies
Am I living in your dream
We've got the guns
A thoughsand to one, a thousand to one
He's the man, he's the man
He's the man who loved life
Served by different shores
Am I living in your dream
Pretty metal green
Am I living in your dream so real
Heard a million stories
Am I living in your dream
Pretty metal green
Am I living in your dream...

Took her pills and her magazines
Left her lying in her misery
He was locked up in his room
Colored pinwheels as the sirens wine down the avenue
CHORUS:
Think about it once
Take your time don't fuss
What you got to lose
Everybody choose
Think about it once
Take your time, don't fuss
All the dog-eared pages on your shell
You never talk except about yourself
All the red eyes in the room
Tried to rearrange your world for you
CHORUS
Think about it once
What you got to lose
As he pulled his pad and scribbled "suicide"
the county coroner, he shook his head from side to side
He was a little less than pleased
Very pale and very tired
The toil of love had brought them to their knees
CHORUS
CHORUS

Where you going all alone?
Where you going all alone?
Where you going all alone
Where you going?
What you gonna do when your time has come?
What you gonna do when your time has come?
What you gonna do when your time has come
And gone?
Imagine anything
On your own
You'll find different things
On your own
Take me down to the river tonight
And let me stand out in the rain
Take me down to the river tonight
And let me stand out in the rain
Stand out in the rain
Stand out in the rain
Where's the flash from lightning storms?
Where's the flash from lightning storms?
There's the flash from lightning storms
On the ground
There's a kind of freeze that goes deeper down
There's a kind of freeze that goes deeper down
There's a kind of freeze that goes deeper down
And down
What's the matter now
With your sight?
You may disappear
Into the night
Take me down to the river tonight
And let me stand out in the rain
Take me down to the river tonight
And let me stand out in the rain
Stand out in the rain
Stand out in the rain
Where you going all alone?
Where you going all alone?
Where you going all alone?

Baby close the door,
The only one you know,
The footsteps you keep wandering on and on.
The pouring rain at dawn.
Set yourself at ease,
You're always on my mind,
Close the door, I'd close the door that's all,
I chose my way to fall.
I don't want to be ungrateful,
I don't want to be unfaithful,
I just want to be the one you hold.
I can't turn back the hands of time
But if I could I'd make you mine,
I was always so in love with you.
Landed on my knees
The rose you gave to me
Healing comes to those who
Are the most in need.
The one's you're looking for.
Say, before I go
This is all I know
The reasons why I can't rely on all this time,
It only goes so slow.
I don't want to be ungrateful,
I don't want to be unfaithful,
I just want to be the one you hold.
I can't turn back the hands of time
But if I could I'd make you mine,
I was always so in love with you.
Never should be breaking your heart again.
Never should be breaking your heart again.
Baby close the door,
The only one you know,
The footsteps you keep wandering on and on.
The pouring rain at dawn.
The pouring rain at dawn.

Trouble that's what we had
And everything that goes around
Comes around in a bittersweet lament
Well me heart's already broken down
Looking for a sweeter sound
Looking for a brighter day
I'm face down on the pavement
Step aside, see the light, close your eyes
And let us live our lives
As they rally 'round the sinking ship
Looking for a better way
It was just the blind leading the blind
I got my feet back on the ground
It's better than being alone
Funny
We tried it all
You left me standing on the brink
Looking down, down, down
There's a little bit of truth in every lie
You were so above us all
It was just the blind leading the blind
I got my feet back on the ground
It's better than being alone
It's better than being alone
We stranded on the vine
Destitute and shaken
Looking for a sign
Left hung out to dry
Our backs against the wall
Stond out of our minds
Ooh yeah, I've got my feet back on the ground
But you know, it's better than being alone
It's better than being alone

talking to the trees
I could miss you
after what went down
if false love could lie by you
while I'm swinging low
I could steal downtown
making some sweet time
two angels, one bad end
this lifetime is easy
way back home there's a funeral
think I'll take to the sidewalk
knowing it's not real
I could steal downtown
making some sweet time
two angels, one bad end
this lifetime's easy
way back home there's a funeral
two angels one bad end
two angels, one bad end
this lifetime's easy
way back home there's a funeral
two angels, one bad end
this lifetime's easy

Hands are weary, eyes stay closed
Women like these, who break in
Chorus:
I wanna see you, tomorrow the green grass
Oh my love, who stands by you, when I call
Once had a good home
Won't fall back on
Don't you think kindness has an end
(Chorus)
TTGG * 3 Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
TTGG * 3 The green grass
Starry label, sign stay closed
Back in my pocket, it's all you hear
(Chorus)
TTGG * 3 Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
TTGG * 3 The green grass
TTGG * 3 Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
TTGG * 3 Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah,
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah,

It's a tried and true love, not the jealous kind
It's a black and blue love
Honey, where ya been since ya been mine?
Chorus:
Tried and true love
Tried and true love
It's a daylight moonshine, not the night light kind
It's a tried and true love
Honey, where ya been since ya been mine?
(chorus) * 2
(verse 2)

Best word is the silence
Stood by like a brother
Carried on the back
Stood there with the others
Not one of them forgave me
Kept out in the desert
Locked up with the keys
I never knew how it could be
Look what you asked for, don't be shy
You shouldn't hide your colors
You shouldn't hide your colors
You shouldn't hide
Someone laid a hand
Best remembered answer
Where you come to stand
Looking out my window
Not one of them was calling
Swept up in the ashes
Behind summer leaves
I never knew how it should be
Look what you asked for, don't be shy
You shouldn't hide your colors
You shouldn't hide your colors
You shouldn't hide
Everyday rolling by you
Everyday rolling by you
Rolling by you
Rolling by you
Look what you asked for, don't be shy
You shouldn't hide your colors
You shouldn't hide your colors
You shouldn't hide your colors

(Olson/Louris)
it all started one day
it came out of the blue
everybody was talking
about the bad things their
mams and dads were doing
ten little kids
on the side of the road
laughing, running
jumping, playing
they don't care what their
mams and dads are doing
it began in the summer
I broke my arm in the swamp
never fixed us supper
so we ran her down when we grew up
ten little kids
on the side of the road
laughing, running
jumping, playing
they don't care what their
mams and dads are doing
ten little kids
on the side of the road
laughing, running
jumping, playing
they don't care what their

Here comes the weather
It's looking like another storm
If all desire
Would leave this tired boy alone
Hopes haunt me like ghost
They point their fingers
Grass grows in the cracks
Wind makes me shiver
Angelyne, forgive me
We threw it all away
You could never stand living with a man
Who could only lead you half way to love
Yeah, I tried to fake it
But you wouldn't play along
I watched you naked
Innocent and holding on
Snowflakes make your bones ache
In the winter
Your face will not fade
It will just linger
Angelyne, forgive me
We threw it all away
You could never stand living with a man
Who could only lead you half way
Angelyne, forgive me
We threw it all away
I could never fit into your plans
I'm nobody's man
Don't you tell me how to live my life
Don't you tell me how to live my life
Angelyne, forgive me
We threw it all away
You could never stand living with a man
Who could only lead you half way
Angelyne, forgive me
We threw it all away
I could never fit into your plans

As I lay upon my bed I began dreaming
of how it's going to be
the day that I am free
Once I settle like the dust upon the table
But then you came along
you helped me write this song
(Chorus)
I don't know what day it is
I can't recall the season
I don't remember how we got this far
All I know is I'm loving you
for all the right reasons
In my sky you'll always be
my morning star
Like a tired bird flying high across the ocean
I was outside looking in You made me live again.
From the mountains to the prairies little babies
figures fill their heads visions bathed in red.
(Chorus)
From the train in
Manchester England
Lightning fills the sky
As I watched you wave goodbye
From the mountains to the prairies
little babies
figures fill their heads
visions bathed in red.

pick up the pieces and pack up your mind
you don't ask for what you have to find
many people rolling out to sea
let loose those floodgates
that have held you back so long
ooh lord, there ain't no end
left him one thing
he tried to kill
now there's a station not so far away
I listen in most every single night
why does that valley
that can't cross
this soul's been misplaced
in a desert it was lost
ooh lord, there ain't no end
left him one thing
he tried to kill
ooh lord, there ain't no end
left him one thing
he tried to kill
pick up the pieces and pack up your mind
you don't ask for what you have to find
many people rolling out to sea
let loose those floodgates
that have held you back so long
ooh lord, there ain't no end
left him one thing
he tried to kill
ooh lord, there ain't no end
left him one thing

I just wanna remember you
The way you're standin' there
With that 'hurry home'-look in your eyes
And flowers on the table
Sometimes I see too much
Sometimes I see too little
Sometimes shadows fall, darken all
And cover up the fable
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Everytime that I see your face
It's like cool, cool water runnin' down my back
Cool, cool runnin' down my back
Sometimes I see my memories
Like a film that never stops
Although I know how it ends
Still I can't help but watch
There's a break in the clouds
As I feel myself shiver
Still, there's no light comin' through
No reflection on the river
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Everytime that I see your face
It's like cool, cool water runnin' down my back
Cool, cool water runnin' down my back
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Everytime that I see your face
It's like cool, cool water runnin' down my back
Cool, cool water runnin' down my back
Cool, cool water runnin' down my back
Cool, cool water runnin' down my back

When you had a brief encounter with your fortune and your fame
Well, I stood beside and watched the fans that followed
Well, I saw you from a distance and I heard them call your name
But you winked at me as if to say, "I'm sorry"
Yeah, you winked at me as if to say, "I'm sorry"
In my wildest dreams, in my wildest dreams
Now, the more I get to know you, the less that I admire
I fade as the unholy light surrounds you
Well, I'm mystified you got so high, you had so far to fall
What you don't own you beg, you steal, you borrow
What you don't own you beg, you steal, you borrow
In my wildest dreams, in my wildest dreams
In my wildest dreams
I never felt this close to you, I never will again
As you gaze at me from on your ivory tower
You're pretending to be happy, you're pretending to be free
As you watch the minutes slowly turn to hours
As you watch the minutes slowly turn to hours
In my wildest dreams, in my wildest dreams

You're lonesome in the morning
In the morning where you lay
Toss your head against the window
Beads form like crooked trains
You look so young
Have you ever been afraid?
You look so young
And I'm feeling so ashamed
Selfish thoughts and selfish reasons
Lead to my own demise
Once this world is taken from me
Stripped bare my soul will rise
You look so young
Have you ever been afraid?
You look so young
And I'm feeling so ashamed
When will you ever learn?
When will you ever learn?
I see familiar faces
Been down this road before
Like a steer, we're led to slaughter
Why fight what's carved in stone
You look so young
Have you ever been afraid?
You look so young
And I'm feeling so ashamed
You look so young
Have you ever been afraid?
You look so young

We were so close together
Yeah, you felt like a brother to me
Searching for a little bit of truth
But I found that it was living inside of you
Thought we could live forever
But there's more to life than we'll ever know
Tell me why'd you have to leave so soon
When I've got a thousand questions to ask of you
Will I see you in heaven
Shine your light from above
With your love I am never alone
Won't you carry me, won't you carry me home
Well, if faith is the answer
Can you spare some to help guide me through
Swim across the ocean for a sign
Though you're gone,
You're always gong to be a friend of mine
Will I see you in heaven
Shine your light from above
With your love I am never alone
Won't you carry me, won't you carry me
Will I see you in heaven
Will I see you in heaven
With your light I am never alone

will I be married
to the first girl
I see coming down the road
will I lay dying
along the highway
where the tall trees grow
trees above me know that I'm below
someone to live for, how will I know
how will I know
where is this king's crown
who stole away with the goods
will I be able
to stand in line for my own bed
trees above me know that I'm below
someone to live for, how will I know
how will I know
will I be married
to the first girl
I see coming down the road
will I lay dying
along the highway
where the tall trees grow
trees above me know that I'm below
someone to live for, how will I know

(Olson/Louris/Perlman)
come to Wichita
won't be there in forty days
this is an evil land
brings a devil's cloud
take a message
to abide in what you own
and there'll be no more
no more people singing
la la la
in one morning you will be mine
where the fields are smiling
no more people singing
la la la
in one morning you will be mine
where the fields are smiling
where the fields are smiling
there by crook and fire
and the squatter's rights
don't your cheek get sore
and your mouth get dry
sevens on your sleeve
haven't counted days
then he slouches home
to your loved ones gates
la la la
in one morning you will be mine
where the fields are smiling
no more people singing
la la la
in one morning you will be mine
where the fields are smiling
where the fields are smiling
with my pockets torn
by a whirlwind
man takes what it needs
turns you inside out
come to Wichita
won't be there in forty days
this is an evil land
brings a devil's cloud
la la la
in one morning you will be mine
where the fields are smiling
no more people singing
la la la
in one morning you will be mine
where the fields are smiling

What led me to this town?
Room to roam but no place called home
Dazed at first but shaking off the Sunday gloom
What led me to this town?
Such a lazy afternoon
Eight shades of gray and I can taste the rain
Oh, how high the lovely have flown
What led me to this town?
Blue lights are shining over my life
Blue lights are shining over my life
Blue lights are shining over my life
Blue lights are shining over me
Sometimes I can't get free
You're standing right there in front of me
Woke up one day and my dreams were gone
What led me to this town?
Blue lights are shining over my life
Blue lights are shining over my life
Blue lights are shining over my life
Blue lights are shining over me
What led me to this town?
Are you keeping a secret?
Well I'm keeping one, too.
Can you keep it a secret?
I'm in love with you
What happened to this boy?
Aw, such a lovely mother's son
Blue lights are shining over my life
Blue lights are shining over my life
Blue lights are shining over my life
Blue lights are shining over my life
Blue lights are shining over my life
Blue lights are shining over my life
Blue lights are shining over my life

I was waiting for the sun
then I walked on home alone
what I didn't know
was he was waiting for you to fall
so I never made amends
for the sake of no one else
and for the simple reason
that he was waiting for you to fall
it was not lost on me
it was not lost on me
walking on down the road
looking for a friend to hang out
somebody to ease my soul
so I kept my spirits high
entertaining passers-by
right to my confusion
while he was waiting for you to fall
it was not lost on me
it was not lost on me
walking on down the road
looking for a friend to hang out
somebody to ease my soul
it was not lost on me
it was not lost on me

(Olson/Louris)
well I know your name
takes you back from where you came
your words they show
sometimes it's real to be alone
so real to be alone
I'll survive it's true
but when I get close to June
alright, okay
it's just two hearts that make us pay
two hearts that make us pay
it's no better when you cry
well have you stopped to watch she'll fly
well have you stopped to watch she'll
I, I'm lonely
I, I'm lonely
I, I'm lonely too
well the love you need
I don't expect you to let me see
you help, your grace
it's just two hearts that make us pay
two hearts that make us pay
you appear so strong
and your faith will lead us home
alright, okay
it's just two hearts that make us pay
two hearts that make us pay

in the Baltimore daily newspaper
miracles really happen that way
now you know me much better than any
and that is why I can call you my friend
call you my friend
in all the time that I've known you
never knowing that I let you down
in the tired desperation you stumbled
with nothing to show but these empty arms
empty arms
the way I'm living now
I might as well leave for Baltimore
and the sun keeps shining on son
in all the time that I've known you
never knowing that I let you down
in the tired desperation you stumbled
with nothing to show but these empty arms
empty arms
the way I'm living now
I might as well leave for Baltimore
and the sun keeps shining on son
the way I'm living now
I might as well leave for Baltimore
and the sun keeps shining on son
in the Baltimore daily newspaper
miracles really happen that way
now you know me much better than any
and that is why I can call you my friend
call you my friend

The liquor store came first
And drove my baby from my arms
It was all a game that led me down that road
The liquor store came first
The liquor store came first
And poured my money down the drain
It was all a game that led me down that road
The liquor store came first
Chorus:
I know where to find my booze when I need some
Down at the dark end of the street
(verse 1)
(chorus)

his jaw crawed and tobacco dripped
down his chin
his face settled on the neon lights
reflected in
his face settled on the neon lights
reflected in
red firecracker it don't explode
there's a picture in his mind passed down
and it feels like going home
calculates all the cash he makes
at happy hour
two bullet holes took the best
suit he ownes
two bullet holes took the best
suit he ownes
red firecracker it don't explode
there's a picture in his mind passed down
and it feels like going home
quicksand all around the man
that history
I suppose there's a better way
to calm him down

left his day job behind
every fool dies trying to give his back
kicked around on the burn
like a child I scolded for broken toys
can you help me to find
Nevada, California
the last thing I did
was I tried to hold her
the station master is gone
I'm your lovesick cousin that never wins
first you twist then you turn
your all lies as a mountain, dear passenger
can you help me to find
Nevada, California
can you help me to find
Nevada, California
the last thing I did
was I tried to hold her
Nevada, California
Nevada, California
the station master is gone
behind the lies you wonder
there lies a jewel
could it be something's wrong
the love that won't talk to you but seven wins
can you help me to find
Nevada, California
can you help me to find
Nevada, California
Nevada, California
the last thing I did
was I tried to hold her

We were so close together
Yeah, you felt like a brother to me
Searching for a little bit of truth
But I found that it was living inside of you
Thought we could live forever
But there's more to life than we'll ever know
Tell me why'd you have to leave so soon
When I've got a thousand questions to ask of you
Will I see you in heaven?
Shine your light from above
With your love I am never alone
Won't you carry me, won't you carry me home?
Well, faith is the answer
Can you spare some to help guide me through
Swim across the ocean for a sign
Though you're gone, you're always going to be a friend of mine
Will I see you in heaven?
Shine your light from above
With your love I am never alone
Won't you carry me, won't you carry me?
Will I see you in heaven?
Will I see you in heaven?
With your light I am never alone
Won't you carry me, won't you carry me home?

5 times:
Get the load out, mama
You've been laid-up, haven't to!
Get the load out, mama (so helpless)
You've been laid-up, haven't to!
Get the load out, mama
You've been laid-up, haven't to!
(talking about we knew)

{Take 3}
Tampa to Tulsa, just one layover
Thinking it over
There's a card game in the back seat
They're throwing dice in the aisle, the driver just smiles
With every mile, he's closer to the arms of the woman who loves him
Tampa to Tulsa, one layover
Please don't ask, take my love and make it last
Please don't ask, ease my worried mind and take my hand
Picking up nothing but stock quotes, on a GI's radio
It's giving me nothing but false hope
Putting it all on the line
Tampa to Tulsa, one layover
Please don't ask, take my love and make it last
Please don't ask, ease my worried mind and take my hand
I know that you're running
But you don't know what from
Tampa to Tulsa, one layover
Please don't ask, take my love and make it last

Tell us what to do black-eyed Susan
Should I leave you where I found you
Or take you back to him
We first met at night that's why we were never friends
Tell us what to do black-eyed Susan
This is gonna be a dark road
We both believed in something, had it taken from them
You'll want to forget about this road
Till it reached inside your pockets
Tell us what to do black-eyed Susan
There's a top writer from a business college
That once paid for our home and spoon collection
Tell us what to do black-eyed Susan
This is gonna be a dark road
We both believed in something, had it taken from them
You'll want to forget about this road
Till it reached inside your pockets
It's 4 in the morning, I think that I should go home
No good stuck inside your door
Needs some other time
Needs some other time
Needs some other time
This is gonna be a dark road
This is gonna be a dark road
Tell us what to do black-eyed Susan
Tell us what to do black-eyed Susan
Remember your father, I spoke to him of our love
Tell us what to do black-eyed Susan
This is gonna be a dark road

My harp is tuned to the mourning wind
My flute to the voice that weeps within
And I taught the widows' hearts to sing
You're such a nasty little girl
If you wanna taste the water
Gotta come to the river
If you wanna taste the water
Gotta drown, drown, drown
Turned back, had a fall from grace
Now we find each other face to face
The wells you drank from all ran dry
Now you are standing all alone
If you wanna taste the water
Gotta come to the river
If you wanna taste the water
Gotta come to the river
I hope this letter finds you well
You're such a nasty little girl
If you wanna taste the water
Gotta come to the river
If you wanna taste the water
Gotta drown, drown, drown
My harp is tuned to the mourning wind
My flute to the voice that weeps within
If you wanna taste the water
Gotta come to the river
If you wanna taste the water
Gotta come to the river
If you wanna taste the water
Gotta come to the river
If you wanna taste the water

(Olson/Louris)
God of the rich man ain't the God for the poor
God men and the state hospital is closed
and wouldn't you know
winos and office girls in the park
wanted you alone to walk beside her
wanted you alone to live beside her
it was morning
better roads with light on them
can your diamonds talk to you
can you see them shine
keep them hiding in your room
can they guide you in your time
can they guide you in your time
windows were broken by your dear one's hands
games left swinging by your dear ones's hands
an old book salesman asked if he could step in
the sidewalks you slept on held no rest
gave away the money you saved
in your trust you're sorry now
lights hit you funny at the time
can your diamonds talk to you
can you see them shine
keep them hiding in your room
can they guide you in your time
can they guide you in your time
the sidewalks you slept on
they're so broken
they're so broken down
I'll meet you there
I'll meet you there
years before and the trees would start to bloom
you walked outside wanted back in your room
what did you hope for
turn the corner while you slept
God of the rich man ain't the God of the poor
God men and the state hospital is closed
and wouldn't you know
winos and office girls in the park
can your diamonds talk to you
can you see them shine
keep them hiding in your room
can they guide you in your time

Walking home so early I hardly trust my eyes
Feel your presence with me
I feel your warmth inside
One day forwards, backwards I fall
Into your arms
Find a landing, Guilder Annie
Down on easy street
Hope she'll get down on the pavement and see things how I see them
See things how I see them
See things how I see them
How I see them
Last time I saw Annie, she had laughter she had smiles
All my green glass bottles, a wino's cosmic child
One day forwards, backwards I fall
Into your arms
Find a landing, Guilder Annie
Down on easy street
Hope she'll get down on the pavement and see things how I see them
See things how I see them
See things how I see them
How I see them
And the Children Mourn(bought you a cane,
From an old field, brought you cane that I found for you)
No Longer, standing high above us
(Bought you a cane, from an old field,
Brought you cane that I found for you)
All day long they can
Walking home so early I hardly trust my eyes
Feel your presence with me
I feel your warmth inside
One day forwards, backwards I fall

Walk around the world
Feel the destruction
I read all about it
I know all the headlines
And I say to myself, "what a lucky man!
Glad I'm alive, I can go where I can"
Chorus:
I'm not in prison
I'm not in prison
I'm not in prison
No, I'm not in prison
Walked around in the world
What I see there?
I see all the trash lying there in the field now
And I say to myself, "what a lucky man!
Glad I'm alive, I can go where I can"
(chorus)
And I say to myself, "what a lucky man!
Glad I'm alive, I can go where I can"

Warwick Hotel
I know it well
We lived a dream so sweet, so sweet
I see Philly in the snowy gloom
We could have laid there 'til afternoon
Our cut runs deep, so deep, so deep
And the eyes of Sarahjane
I see the happy times again
And in the eyes of Sarahjane
I see the happy times again
We couldn't sleep
Laugh 'til we weep
Then time stood still, so still, so still
Talked for hours in our bed
I fell in love with every word you said
It felt so great, so great, so great
And in the eyes of Sarahjane
I see the happy times again
And in the eyes of Sarahjane
I see the happy times again
People love to fall in love
They love to fall in
People love to be amused
But you won't see me laughing
In the sadness of our ways
Those were the days
Those were the days
And in the eyes of Sarahjane
I see the happy times again
And in the eyes of Sarahjane

Dear one, I had enough
Killjoy lurking in the shadows
I been sick and tired playing out my day in a dream
Hurry up, hurry up it's late
I'm dying in the shadow
I'm just a little baby boy in your arms
So you
You know who you are
Thought I saw you in the rearview mirrour looking down
Took the dive Friday night
Had a pretty good alibi
Gasoline it hid the deed, not taking it for granted
Hurry up, hurry up it's late
I'm tongue-tied and getting someting
CHORUS:
Babe
Scared of you
Scared of you
CHORUS
Headed down to Kingsfield
With the key in my hand
Took a swim down at Hidden Beach
You and me in the sand
Hurry up, hurry up it's late
I'm dying dying in the shadow
I'm just a little baby boy
But now I'm getting something
CHORUS
CHORUS
Dear one
I've had enough
Raise the flag, I'm giving up
I'm just sick and tired living out my day in a dream
I want to be the first to say it
Black or white but never gray
I don't feel like me today
I'm dying in the shadow
Hurry up, hurry up it's late
But now I'm getting somewhere
CHORUS
Babe
Scared of you

when I left you this morning
it's just like before
you say nothing changes
passing time around here
stole a long string of pearls
and I pawned downtown
gonna buy me some good fun
back where no one can see
and the long black dream is over
as the snow falls on and on
and it takes five cups of coffee
to calm down before I sleep
let the sky soak on my clothes
way back in the alley
all of the red beads
mixed up in her pew
take the chance that I left you
knowing where you might need me
so easy to believe
in someone I'd never see
and the long black dream is over
as the snow falls on and on
and it takes five cups of coffee
to calm down before I sleep
and the long black dream is over
as the snow falls on and on
and it takes five cups of coffee

You keep your distance, I'll keep mine
Away, away now
No I won't fail now
To meet you in some half way
I hear the river running
Man, it's a humming
One thousand miles downstream
Chorus:
Falling star
In my window, you look so right
Falling star
You keep your distance, I'll keep mine
Yeah money to buy now
I paid in hard work
I'll be your young fool
A white flash of daylight
Shoot up the sky high
White bold from the blue
(chorus)
Oh, falling star (*3)
You keep your distance, I'll keep mine
Away, away now
No I won't fail now
To meet you in some half way
I hear the engine whisper
Man, it's a running
Come on let's get on our way
(chorus)
Oh, falling star (*3)
You keep your distance, I'll keep mine
Yeah,(chorus)
(verse 2)
(chorus)
Oh, falling star (*3)

(Olson/Louris)
it's taken you so long, where can you be
I would have laid my life down for you
nothing seems real, nothing seems real
now that you're gone
have you seen the sisters
blue-eyed curls of gold
Helen, no one there to be seen
the sunlight looks down
stripped bare to the ground
held by the leaves
been crowded in the wings
mostly I don't mind
been crowded in the wings
then it's you I find
then it's you I find
then it's you I find
two hundred yards in front of the man
he could never see his way to another day
this time meant the same
cold, cold, cold, cold once again
been crowded in the wings
mostly I don't mind
been crowded in the wings
then it's you I find
then it's you I find
then it's you I find
you brought me to the mother of mountains
you brought me to
and no one reads to you at night
and all your lies came to pass
just something I said
made you turn your life in
been crowded in the wings
mostly I don't mind
been crowded in the wings
then it's you I find
then it's you I find
then it's you I find

this crumpled dollar bill in my back pocket
reminds me I had twenty
what somebody said to someone
you think that worries him
laid out on the newsstands
read the sinful publications
see the haze on commonplace streets
you're back in
so we walk on different streets
taking time, no one seems to notice
outside you're all smiles
when inside I know you're hurting
see the haze on commonplace streets
you're back in
this crumpled dollar bill in my back pocket
reminds me I had twenty
what somebody said to someone
you think that worries him
see the haze on commonplace streets

They say you gave him up for dead
Now there's a stranger in your head
Yellow roses at your feet
Disappear in a memory of a dream
And like a flower in the Spring
Left to the mercy of the seasons
Soon the past will catch you up
Stinging like a paper cut
There's only so much in your veins to bleed
Don't let the world get in your way
Make your mistakes
Go on your way
Yellow roses at your feet disappear into a dream
Fingers clench and smell of magazines
Kneeling at the altar in a church
Praying desperately
That someone up there is listening
Don't let the world get in your way
Make your mistakes

go to sleep, my dead end angel
say good-night dear precious one
for I know you're empty-handed
and all the police carry guns
whisper to me in the morning
and I'll kiss your blues away
for I know your body's aching
and the lynch-mob's on the way
just to hear your footsteps
climbing up the stairs
just to live one single day
without a single care
go to sleep, my dead end angel
say good-night dear precious one
for I know you're empty-handed
and all the police carry guns
just to hear your footsteps
climbing up the stairs
just to live one single day
without a single care
go to sleep, my dead end angel
say good-night dear precious one
for I know you're empty-handed
and all the police carry guns

I heard you bragging 'bout the boys you took
Are you a victim or a small-time crook
Or justa little fool
You know, you know it's up to you
You're no princess you're a prima donna
Can't understand why the world wasn't handed to you
You know, you know it's up to you
Yeah, when you're deep inside your head
Justify the blame
Six green olives and a champagne basket
Paid the bill your boyfriend's plastic
What a little fool
Takes one to get to two
Yeah, when you're deep inside your head
Justify the blame
Stirring a tin cup with a silver spoon
Tell me honey, who is possessing who
You know, you know it's up to you
You know, you know it's up to you

(Olson/Louris/Perlman)
how could I walk so lonesome
how could I aim so wrong
all the time you pardoned
you held me when I was young
and you caught me when I fell
you can make it rain and shine
never could when I was alone
I was on my floor
when I ran you out my door
I, I can't stop
I can´t stop those flashing reds
the strong, the strongest love
the strongest love I ever had
you said I hold the door right
you said I've gone this far
you've been watching over
the dreams that kept us from what's real
well they seem so foolish now
how can I love without you
how can I make it through
I was on my floor
when I ran you out my door
I, I can't stop
I can´t stop those flashing reds
the strong, the strongest love
the strongest love I ever had
I was on my floor
when I ran you out my door
I, I can't stop
I can´t stop those flashing reds
the strong, the strongest love
the strongest love I ever had

I could take a hint from you
I could take a little hint from you
and I'd run away
I'd run away with you baby
you said a couple things to me
you said a couple things that showed your place
but how many ways
how many ways can I say it
yeah how many ways
how many ways can I say it
so we had a little baby boy
but we knew it wouldn't last too long
kind of what I had in mind
but what I had in mind was strong
I recall a side of you
I recall a different side of you
but I'd run away
I'd run away with you baby
I'd run away
I'd run away with you baby
so we had a little baby boy
but we knew it wouldnt' last too long
kind of what I had in mind
but what I had in mind was strong
I could take a hint from you
I could take a little hint from you
and I'd run away
I'd run away with you baby
yeah I'd run away
I'd run away with you baby
yeah I'd run away
I'd run away
I'd run away with you baby
yeah I'd run away
(I'd run away)
I'd run away with you baby
yeah I'd run away
(I'd run away)

You're so in love, little girl
So much in love, little girl
Runnin' around in circles, why?
You know it's a crime
No less, no more than a rose
No less, no more than a rose
Try to attach a meaning
To words that you've heard
Stumbling through the dark
Seems I'm stumbling through the dark
Everybody's stumbling through the dark
The men who proceeded us here
Left only questions and fears
The vanity formed by beauty lies
You know it's a crime
Stumbling through the dark
Seems I'm stumbling through the dark
Everybody's stumbling through the dark
Stumbling through the dark
Seems I'm stumbling through the dark

(Mark Farner)
I'm in love with the girl
that I'm talking about
I'm in love with the girl
that I can't live without
I'm in love
but I sure picked a bad time
to be in love, to be in love
let her be somebody else's queen
I don't want to hear about it
there's too many others who know what I mean
and that's why I got to live without it
'cause I'm in love with the girl
I'm talking about
I'm in love with the girl
I can't live without
I'm in love
but I feel like I'm living it out
I'm in love
but I must have picked a bad time
to be in love
a bad time to be in love
a bad time to be in love
a bad time to be in love
all the stories coming back to me
about my friends and the people
I don't want to see
all the stories they just couldn't be true
at least not until I hear them from you
'cause I'm in love with the girl
I'm talking about
I'm in love with the girl
I can't live without
I'm in love
but I feel like I'm living it out
I'm in love
but I must have picked a bad time
to be in love
a bad time to be in love
a bad time to be in love
a bad time to be in love
'cause I'm in love with the girl
I'm talking about
I'm in love with the girl
I can't live without
I'm in love
but I feel like I'm living it out
I'm in love
but I must have picked a bad time
to be in love
a bad time to be in love
a bad time to be in love
a bad time to be in love
a bad time to be in love

Behind bars
The color of the sun will break this heart of mine
Behind bars
Midnight in a jail, nothing seems right
And I know the shame you suffered
The night I held you tight
Behind bars
I know what it means to stumble down and fall
These prison walls is real
You have built around my love
Kept for dying
I climb the stairs to my room
Alone to find your memory there to haunt me
Behind bars
The color of the sun will break this heart of mine
And I know the shame you suffered
The night I held you tight
Behind bars
Midnight in a jail, nothing seems right

Took a walk down Paramount
(I've seen better days)
Left behind a friend of mine
(I've seen better days)
Passed by a statue of Saint Augustine in prayer
Said for one, the only one
I turned my back on her
The elevator rose to the eleventh floor
(I've seen better days)
Her trench coat hangs inside her door
(I've seen better days)
A leaky window welcomed rain and left me standin' here
A black-haired girl who taught me truth
I turned my back on her
Too late for hope but a dream remembered
Lay me down, down, ooh
Too late for hope but a dream remembered
Better days
Made love in the Toronto rain
(I've seen better days)
From Hamilton I took the train
(I've seen better days)
What you regret, you softly said are things you never do
I regret, I didn't turn
And run back home to you
Too late for hope but a dream remembered
Lay me down, down, ooh
Too late for hope but a dream remembered
Better days, better days
Now I stand in sympathy
Not for her but for me
I could have turned, I could have stayed
But I just walked away
I could have done a lot of things
In my better days
Too late for hope but a dream remembered
Lay me down, down, ooh
Too late for hope but a dream remembered
Better days, better days, better days

I'm flat-busted
Wild-eyed and free
I couldn't get arrested if I tried
A has-been at a mere thirty-five
Straight, honest, forthright and true
Great expectations for someone
Doesn't anybody know how to have fun
But I'm
CHORUS:
gonna be a Big Star
I'm gonna be a Big Star someday
I'm gonna be a Big Star someday
Grape's bitter
I'm no quitter
Revolutions come one by one
Seems it's high noon and I ain't got no gun
But it's so hard
So hard
So hard getting by
CHORUS
Fine bourbon, Cuban cigars
Rude remarks observed at the C.C. Bar
I'm perfecting the finest art of wasting hours
But I'm
CHORUS
I'm gonna be a Big Star
I'm gonna be a Big Star someday

Where have all my friends gone
They've all disappeared
Turned around maybe one day
You're all that was there
Stood by on believing
Stood by on my own
Always thought I was someone
Turned out I was wrong
You brought me through
And you made me feel
Chorus:
So Blue
Why don't you stay behind
So Blue
Why don't you stop and look at what's going down
Lived by an old woman
She'd never sell me a lie
It's hard to sing with someone
Who won't sing with you
Give all of my mercy
Give all of my heart
Never thought that I'd miss you
That I'd miss you so much
You brought me through
And you made me feel
(Chorus)
All my life Stand by ???
I've waited for Stand by ???
Someone I Waiting round
Could show the door Now, that I¡¯m blue
But nothing seems to change That I¡¯m blue from now on
You'll come back I know ???
So Blue
Why don't you stay behind
So Blue
Why don¡¯t you. Why don¡¯t you stay behind.
So Blue
Why don¡¯t you. Why don¡¯t you stay behind.
So Blue
Why don't you stop and look at what's going down

Walk me to the bus
Tell me it's all right
Talk a man out of the first drink and drive
Rock away my terror
After I burn my place down
But you know
The years make different
If you go
The bottomless cup runs out
You never gave up on me
I think I let you down
I could use you around
(Use you right now)
There's nothing quite like the sound of
Your voice in the evening
Calling my name
It's getting late
You used to say "I love you"
A hundred times a day
What ya gonna say
When you learn they turned me
The day is gonna come
For something to take you
But's clear
Nothing comes near to you
When you go
I lower my sights
I think I let you down
I could use you around
I think I let you down
I could you use around
(Use you right now)
There's nothing quite like the sound of
Your voice in the evening
Calling my name
It's getting late
I can't wait
To get on back

Gonna build a fire
Lead the choir in my song
As I climb the walls
Walk the halls to be strong
Once it was around my schoolboy days
New lines were drawn and rules were made
I wear the scars
Smell the blood on the breeze
I weathered the storm
For a glimpse of the trees
When it seemed no matter what you gave
(When)
I took my secret to my grave
Broken harpoon
Broken harpoon
Broken harpoon
Broken harpoon
Broken harpoon
Broken harpoon
I could drown
In the sound of my dreams
Shiver and moan
Feel the need to be free
Once it was around my schoolboy days
New lines were drawn and rules were made
Broken harpoon
Broken harpoon
Broken harpoon
Broken harpoon
Broken harpoon

Yeah
I rode the rock'n'rockets, running into deadwood town
Didn't have much money to lay my head down
Her momma came walking down the street
Carrying the words on a string
Chorus:
So I sat myself right down, ordered some sweet cherry pie
I had a mighty fine time in deadwood
Tasting sweet cherry pie
Yeah
Used to pull the young, must be the waterloo
All I have to say is, "honey, I won't sly to you"
I got a job hit the gold mine from nine to five
(chorus)
Yeah
There's two bits in the gas tank, I'm smoking big cigars
Didn't have too much money so I started stealing cars
Sheriff came walking down the street
Looks like a hard time in the can

5 times:
Get the load out, mama
You've been laid-up, haven't to!
Get the load out, mama (so helpless)
You've been laid-up, haven't to!
Get the load out, mama
You've been laid-up, haven't to!

(Olson/Louris)
Jane don't cry
your daddy'll be all right
Jane don't cry
your daddy'll be all right
he's there with you
how do I know
I walk with him
supper will be at six fifteen
supper will be at six fifteen
come home soon
none of those people
know you're mine
Ann Jane don't cry
Ann Jane don't cry
say that you need someone
there my sister
say that you need someone
to be yours
say that you need someone
there my sister
say that you need someone
to be yours
beans and jello
I made them by myself
beans and jello
I made them by myself
please stay close
many in this world walk with God
Ann Jane don't cry
Ann Jane don't cry
say that you need someone
there my sister
say that you need someone
to be yours
say that you need someone
there my sister
say that you need someone
to be yours
Jane don't cry
Jane don't cry
Jane don't cry

Baby, baby, baby I had to move along
I took my bags, I took my car but it all went wrong
Beneath the gloom I hear the sirens whine, they sound so far away
A darkened room, I hear you call my name, I had so much to say
I've been so faithful, I've been so true
There's a million flags flying
A million dreams that died
And I died too as twisted
Metal rained across the interchange
I've been so faithful, I've been so true
I would have run
(Baby, baby, baby)
I never saw it coming
(Baby, baby, baby)
I've been so faithful, I've been so true
I would have run
(Baby, baby, baby)
I never saw it coming
(Baby, baby, baby)
I would have run
(Baby, baby, baby)
Flying, flying, ooh
So beautiful, so beautiful you'll cry your eyes
Just like Jesus Christ, just like Jesus Christ
So beautiful, you'll cry your eyes
Just like Jesus Christ, just like Jesus Christ

Everybody's talking about my baby
They say she's half blind
Everybody's talking about my baby
They say she's half blind
Chorus:
It's been a good long time
And now I'm long gone
It's been a good long time
And now I'm long gone
And still this heartache lingers on
I miss you in dreams I do remember
Dark shadows drift across my room
I miss you in dreams I do remember
Dark shadows drift across my room
(chorus) *2
(verse 2)
(chorus)
And still this heartache lingers on
And on and on and on and on
And still this heartache lingers on
You keep roll it on out, keep rolling, rolling on
Yeah, you keep roll it on out, keep rolling, rolling on
And still this heartache lingers on

Billy was a vampire
carving out an empire
Strolling Pirates' alley in the middle of thenight
Buy a round of cocktails
Spinning sordid fables in the twilight
That's all right
Scattered words that matter
It's a disaster in the making
Take the time to smell the leaves beneath the trees
that's all right
Well my whole life has gone haywire
I'm just a blade bending in your shade
For your love I'm a vampire
Strolling the ways of Esplanade
Headed up to Pittsburgh
Heard you could get a pretty good sandwich
For fifteen and a dime
I miss that old stretch of road
Down to the Bayou
In the middle of the night
Guilt by association
The mere smell of speculation conjures up hell
Feel the touch of oil from the tankers upon the breeze
That's all right
All my life has gone haywire
I'm just a blade bending in your shade
For your love I'm a vampire
Strolling the ways of Esplanade
That's my whole life in a nutshell
Take it as you will
I can hear that old brass band
Playing our song down the hilll
Won't you smile, smile, smile
Won't you smile, smile, smile...
Won't you smile the smile
that fills the room with an independant light
But that's all right

Abuse me and confuse me
But never, never, never use me
You leave me so tired
So utterly uninspired
Thunder Bay was a drag, baby
Thunder Bay was a drag, baby
Upon the gravel and the dust
If I don't move I will rust
You're a faint recurring melody
I can't seem to recall
In my mind, in my soul
I never really loved you
In my mind, in my soul
I never really loved you
The sun shines off the powerlines
And the trees they wave me on
There's a black cloud of happiness
I can't finish what I've begun
We hit Duluth on a jag, baby
We hit Duluth on a jag, baby
I grab my coat, my hat and my paperback
From the corner of my eyes, I see you smile
In my mind, in my soul
I never really loved you
In my mind, in my soul
I never really loved you
I hear what they're saying
There's no use in praying
So I'll just slip away
In my mind, in my soul
I never really loved you
In my mind, in my soul

Rage on, rage on, my brother
Time to lay down my arms
You know that it's wrong for me to go on
There's a madman singing down in the alley
My love waits at the window
My love waits by the door, the curtains are drawn
Who'll sound the alarm
It's the madman singing down in the alley
I'll abandon the train
From the crowd watch the parade
Of the madmen singing down in the alley
Darling, take off your makeup
Gently let down your hair
We'll stand by the grave and sip our champagne
Toast the madman singing down in the alley

Better talk the tomahawk talk
Burn a tattoo on your chest
Everything is so perfect
Everything's real high class
Just like a crazy baptist
Chasing til the afternoon
Oh, I caught hatchet on hiawatha avenue
Chorus:
Let the critics wonder
Let the critics talk
Don't the critics know what it's all about?
Don't the critics know what it's all about?
Let them talk their tomahawk talk
Burn a tattoo on your chest
Everything is so perfect
Everything's real high class

I walked the last mile home
In this heart was born a shame
Loving you no longer, no matter what I tried
The feeling shared tonight keeps coming back to mind
I'll find an old bar room, settle in for good
Forget about the past close behind me
No matter what I tried
The feeling shared tonight keeps coming back to mind
Westbound train is leaving, darling can? t you see?
Let the last night be the longest in a lonesome memory
I walked the last mile home
In this heart was born a shame
Loving you no longer, no matter what I tried
The feeling shared tonight keeps coming back to mind
Sun up in the Midwest, darling can? t you see?
Let the last night be the longest in a lonesome memory
Westbound train is leaving, darling can? t you see?
Let the last night be the longest in a lonesome memory
I'll find an old bar room, settle in for good
Forget about the past close behind me
No matter what I tried
The feeling shared tonight keeps coming back to mind
Sun up in the Midwest, darling can? t you see?
Let the last night be the longest in a lonesome memory

I don't have to warn ya
Black clouds are coming
Go out, get a hand gun
Walk the streets of houston
Headlines to the west
Skylines falling down
I walked out this morning
My moose skin was jiving
I don't have to warn ya
Black clouds are coming
Headlines to the west
Skylines falling down
Chorus:
People getting ready
Yeah, people getting ready
To meet the king of kings
To meet the king of kings
Out on the main line
There's a pitch black highway
The city after midnight
Is up around the next bend
Sunrise in the east
Cities burning down
(I feel burned down now)
(chorus)
(verse 1)
(I see falling down now)
(chorus)
(I got to go now)

(louris, olson) pedal blue music/warner-tamerlane publishing corp. bmi
The light is failing
No hands to take the watchmen home weep and moan
No one to got them
They are not living
Candle is dead, the strength is gone.
Chorus:
Leave no gold upon your hands
Will not help you when you fall
Leave no gold upon your hands
Will not help you when you fall
But you wear your longing stance
Keep no gold upon your hands
My love is beside me
No more rest now. do I own in this time?
No one to got him
They are not living
Candle is dead, the strength is gone.
Leave no gold upon your hands
Will not help you when you fall
Leave no gold upon your hands
Will not help you when you fall
But you wear your longing stance
Leave no gold upon your hands
Everyone, everyone is gone
That once loved someone, everyone is gone
I can know you in one moment
I can't see your light, it's true
I can know you in one moment
I can't see your light, it's true
(chorus)
But you wear your longing stance

The world never ends
It's only the beginning
And we can't pretend
To discover it's meaning
We talked for hours at a time
Then I came to my senses
You're more than a friend
You're my perfect lover
I'll never be all you want me to
But that's all right
I'm gonna make you love me
I'm gonna dry your tears
And we're gonna stay together
For a million years
It's the least I can do
Just to make you my baby
No words could describe
Oh, pinch me I'm dreaming
Your hair's long and black
As it lays 'cross my pillow
When I stare in your eyes
I get lost in your glory
I'll never be all you want me to
But that's all right
I'm gonna make you love me
I'm gonna dry your tears
And we're gonna stay together
For a million years
When you were a little girl
Your great big world came tumbling down
So sad
Yeah, the river it bends
But it flows to the ocean
And baby here I am
I'm your sea of devotion
I'll never be all you want me to
But that's all right
I'm gonna make you love me
I'm gonna dry your tears
And we're gonna stay together

before the first light
hits the floor
dying on some wind
so afraid of losing you
so I may change
there's no one there
tell you how to live
not knowing where you been
I'm still dreaming, now I'm yours
I'm still dreaming, now I'm yours
woke up that same way
so easy for me
listen to the sunrise
do I know you better now
I'm still dreaming, now I'm yours ...
before the first light
hits the floor
dying on some wind
so afraid of losing you

Yeah, up there's a sixpack on the dashboard tonight
I get lonesome most of the time
I get to thinking about you most of the time
Yeah, there's some heartache in this beer joint tonight
I get lonesome most of the time
I get to thinking about you most all the time
Chorus:
A straight face can't hide *4
(verse 1)

Hey, Mr. Man
Don't you call her name no more
Don't you call her name
Wait, try to understand
Offer up a word or two
Written in the sand
Sleeping in the morning light
In the morning light, in the morning light
Sleeping in the morning light
In the morning light, in the morning light
All these alibis
Thinking you can stay in wild
And watch the grass grow high
Will you ever, ever go home?
Why are you staying alone?
Will you ever, ever go?
Will you ever, ever go home?
Come back to the farm
Lay, lay down by the stream
With the blade of grass in hand
With the blade of grass
Stay, stay there with your bride
The one that you imagine comes
The one that never comes
Talking to an empty cup
Hand me down the cup
Hand me down the cup
Talking to an empty cup
Hand me down the cup
Hand me down the cup
Looking there for a sign
Leaving these blues
And whatever I dream behind
Will you ever, ever go home?
Why are you staying alone?
Will you ever, ever go?
Will you ever, ever go home?
Come back to the farm
Go back to the farm
Go back to the farm
Go back to the farm

(Olson/Louris)
the ones you left behind
are stuck in line
you've never been deprived
of a smile or a time
didn't you feel so wise for a while
didn't you feel that your ship had arrived
there was nothing left to borrow
there was nothing left to borrow
well you follow where you've led
say you're using your head
still making the rounds
with the fools and the clowns
didn't you feel so wise for a while
didn't you feel that your ship had arrived
there was nothing left to borrow
there was nothing left to borrow
but you'r still young
with your eyes open wide
couldn't you stick around for the ride
but your mama always said
you gotta save your money
didn't you feel so wise for a while
didn't you feel that your ship had arrived
there was nothing left to borrow
there was nothing left to borrow
there was nothing left to borrow
but you're still young
with your eyes open wide
couldn't you stick around for the ride
couldn't you stick around

left his day job behind
every fool dies trying to give his back
kicked around on the burn
like a child I scolded for broken toys
can you help me to find
Nevada, California
the last thing I did
was I tried to hold her
the station master is gone
I'm your lovesick cousin that never wins
first you twist then you turn
your all lies as a mountain, dear passenger
can you help me to find
Nevada, California
can you help me to find
Nevada, California
the last thing I did
was I tried to hold her
Nevada, California
Nevada, California
the station master is gone
behind the lies you wonder
there lies a jewel
could it be something's wrong
the love that won't talk to you but seven wins
can you help me to find
Nevada, California
can you help me to find
Nevada, California
Nevada, California
the last thing I did

Mister, Mister Wilson
Humble and brave, empty of hate
On your best behavior
You can be sure, I won't ignore you
No one knows you quite like I do
You're so brand new
Alex flew to Memphis
Smug in his ways, big in his day
Claimed all children evil
Scared that his best is all in his past
No one knows you quite like I do
You're so used
Can't you see my guardian angel
Looking over me?
Can't you see my guardian angel
Looking over me?
Holly paced the desert
Twisted her dreams, hatched crazy schemes
Canceled her engagements
High on cocaine, jump start her brain
No one knows you quite like l do
It all fell through
Can't you see my guardian angel
Looking over me?
Can't you see my guardian angel
Looking over me?
Your doubt is your undoing
Afraid to open your door
You're still too busy screwing
Up the battle and the war
Can't you see my guardian angel
Looking over me?
Can't you see my guardian angel
Looking over me?
Can't you see my guardian angel

There's candles at each table
Smoke fills the cracks
Honey, I stopped in to drink
Tomorrow I'll be back
I'll bet she thinks the world of me
She's walking out the door
Misery tavern, it's the only place I know
I tried to get along somehow
Start loving someone new
Each time I make a start
I'm right back in that room
I'll sober up long enough to find my way back in
Misery tavern, it's the only place I know
Misery tavern, tonight I'll go down slow
Misery tavern, it's the only place I know
(verse 1)
Misery tavern, tonight I'll go down slow

CHORUS:
Poor little fish, swimming in the water
Hide behind the cottails of your father
I've been alone so long I thought I'd never last
Stuck up on a shelf like an old dusty hat
But then you came along
You put me on that throne
Up into the sky
Thought I saw Nick Cave down at the laundromat
You put your hand in my hand and that was that
Your perfume on my sleeve
You lit my life like a Christmas tree
Up into the sky
CHORUS
Y'know a cold, cold heart sleeps awful well
While the maids vacuum the hall outside my cheap hotel room
Then the shit came down
Exploded to the ground
Up into the sky
CHORUS
Where you are is who you are
When you're sleeping
Where you are is who you are
When you're sleeping
CHORUS...

Yeah, some is good and some is bad
Brother keep your faith on hand
Chorus:
On every side
On each street corner you will find
There are people in this place on every side
There's a baptist ministry in the church yard down the street
(chorus)
Bridge:
Hey, do you know what you're doing tonite, honey?
Hey, do you know what to do?
Yeah I say, do you know what you're doing tonite, darling?
Hey do you know what to do?
Yes there's a barmaid on your sleeve
Talking dirty and drinking free
(chorus)
(bridge)
(verse 1)
(chorus)

(Olson/Louris)
left running
you said you were flying
left running
you said you were cold
any statue you can name
like the ones that I fell for
I've been looking over my shoulder
would you love me when you're older
would you love me when you're older
still I know you're true
the first game is lost and you will
another game is hide in your fear
ooh, please tell me how my heart
how can my heart can belong to you
I've been looking over my shoulder
would you love me when you're older
would you love me when you're older
still I know you're true
every time that you look my way
I feel so hopeless
your dreams own me
these landslides and buildings too high
that blocks the sun for everyone
ooh the law lives everywhere
and it lives without a care
I've been looking over my shoulder
would you love me when you're older
would you love me when you're older
still I know you're true
left running
you said you were flying
left running

Just another Saturday
Time, she keeps slipping away
Just leaving me behind
Sun is peeking through my windowpane
These eyes, they only see rain
I can't believe that she's gone
I don't expect you to see
But she's important to me, babe
I guess it's just one man's problem
I heard that she went out to celebrate
Three cheers for her brilliant escape
From the prison we were in
Cars buzzing, people rushing everywhere
I've got my world, I guess they've got theirs
Guess it's time for moving on
I don't expect you to see
But she's important to me, babe
I guess it's just one man's problem
There's a sliver of a moon above our heads
Laughing at the little cares that follow us to bed
Meanwhile her bullets keep flying
I heard every word that she said
And they echo 'round my brain
I don't expect you to see
But she's important to me, babe

He's only six years old, that old Killer died.
Put him down in a great big hole, I fill it up all the time.
See the buildings rise up to the sky, parking meters, traffic cops.
You best watch your record son, they'll come and lock you up.
Chorus:
I've been working all night.
I go long into the day.
Ain't got much money now.
Got the time ahead, got the time ahead to pay
Smoke and lightning, dressed to kill.
Don't talk to strangers, that's all you know.
Forty years of sudden death, the daylight's still not over yet.
You should live to see evening fall, doctors working overtime.
Too much of a good thing, not enough, stepping stones, building blocks.
(Chorus)
I've been working all night.
I go long into the day.
Ain't got much money now.
Got the time ahead
I've been working all night.
I go long into the day.
Ain't got much money now.
Got the time ahead, got the time ahead, got the time ahead to pay

he was only six years old
when that old killer died
put him down in a great big hole
and I fill it up all the time
see the building rise into the sky
parking meters, traffic cops
you best watch your record, son
they'll come and lock you up
and I've been working all night
I go on into the day
ain't got much money now
got the time ahead
you got the time ahead to pay
smoke and lightning, dressed to kill
and don't talk to strangers
girl take your pill
forty years of sudden death
the acid rain is falling on my head
bush raids on the rise
the doctor's working overtime
too much of a good thing's not enough
stepping stones, building blocks
and I've been working all night
I go on into the day
ain't got much money now
got the time ahead
you got the time ahead to pay
I've been working all night
I go long into the day
ain't got much money
got the time ahead
you got the time ahead to pay
'cause I've been working all night
I go long into the day
ain't got much money
got the time ahead

The warden led a prisoner
Down the hallway to his doom
And I stood up to say goodbye like all the rest
Then I heard him tell the warden
There's a song my mama sang
Let my guitar playing friend, do my request
Chorus:
Let him sing me back home
With a song I used to hear
Make my old memories come alive
Take me away and turn back the years
Sing me back home before I die
Well, I recall last sunday evening
When a choir came off the street
They came in singing a few old gospel songs
Then I heard him tell the warden
Just before he reached my cell
Won't you sing it once before we move along
(chorus)

Where have all my friends gone
They've all disappeared
Turned around maybe one day
You're all that was there
Stood by on believing
Stood by on my own
Always thought I was someone
Turned out I was wrong
You brought me through
And you made me feel
Chorus:
So Blue
Why don't you stay behind
So Blue
Why don't you stop and look at what's going down
Lived by an old woman
She'd never sell me a lie
It's hard to sing with someone
Who won't sing with you
Give all of my mercy
Give all of my heart
Never thought that I'd miss you
That I'd miss you so much
You brought me through
And you made me feel
(Chorus)
All my life (Stand by)
I've waited for (Stand by)
Someone I (Waiting round)
Could show the door (Now, that I'm blue)
But nothing seems to change (That I'm blue from now on)
You've come back into my arms
So Blue
Why don't you stay behind
So Blue
Why don't you. Why don't you stay behind.
So Blue
Why don't you. Why don't you stay behind.
So Blue

If I listen long enough to you
I find a way to believe it's all true
One that your lash try face while I cry
Still I look to find a reason to believe
Chorus:
Someone like you
Makes it hard to live without somebody else
Someone like you
Makes it's easy to give
Never thinking about myself
If you give me time to change my mind
I find a way just to leave the best behind
One that your lash try face while I cry
Still I look to find a reason to believe

Well, I saw you walking down the street
With an air of self so incomplete
But I knew you, oh, so long ago
And your memory it still lingers on
Weeds in your garden
I'll be thinking of you
Flowers in the mud
Say your prayers, before you go to bed
My sweet baby
Say your prayers, before you go to bed
My sweet baby
Well I wish you'd make your mind up
There's a battle raging in your head
You're a ghost of all the blood you let
Pretty perfume couldn't cover up
It becomes clearer
Staring in your mirror
Trembling your bed
Say your prayers, before you go to bed
My sweet baby
Say your prayers, before you go to bed
My sweet baby
Say your prayers, before you go to bed
My sweet baby
Say your prayers, before you go to bed
My sweet baby, my sweet baby

Walk around the world
Feel the destruction
I read all about it
I know all the headlines
And I say to myself, ";What a lucky man!
Glad I¡¯m alive, I can go where I can";
Chorus:
I¡¯m not in prison
I¡¯m not in prison
I¡¯m not in prison
No, I¡¯m not in prison
Walked around in the world
What I see there?
I see all the trash lying there in the field now
And I say to myself, ";What a lucky man!
Glad I¡¯m alive, I can go where I can";
(Chorus)
And I say to myself, ";What a lucky man!
Glad I¡¯m alive, I can go where I can";
(Chorus) *2

I heard you bragging ¡®bout the boys you took
Are you a victim or a small-time crook
Or just a little fool
You know, you know it¡¯s up to you
You¡¯re no princess, you¡¯re a prima donna
Can't understand why the world wasn't handed to you
You know, you know it¡¯s up to you
Yeah, when you¡¯re deep inside your head
Justify the blame
Six green olives and a champagne basket
Paid the bill with your boyfriend¡¯s plastic
What a little fool
Takes one to get the two
Yeah, when you¡¯re deep inside your head
Justify the blame
Stirring a tin cup with a silver spoon
Tell me honey, who is possessing who
You know, you know it¡¯s up to you
You know, you know it¡¯s up to you

How could I walk so lonesome
How could I aim so wrong
All the time you pardoned
You held me when I was young
And you caught me when I fell
You can make it rain and shine
Never could when I was alone
Chorus:
I was on my floor
When I ran you out my door
I, I can't stop I can't stop those flashing reds
The strong, the strongest love
The strongest love I ever had
You said I hold the door right
You said I've gone this far
You've been watching over
The dreams that kept us from what's real
Well, they seem so foolish now
How can I live without you
How can I make it through
(Chorus)
(Chorus)
The strongest love I ever had

(Olson/Louris)
he never left a trace
they only found a note
take the past nine years
back from where they came
people call that suicide
but I see him on the street today
he kept his winter coat
it's cold outside in April
all this time away
from his wife's soft bed
would it help to say I understand
why I see him on the street today
he left it all the same
they say this boy is yours
take the past nine years
back from where they came
people call that suicide
but I seem him on the street today
people call that suicide

you came and you gave without taking
the best was yet to come
I know for I was forsaken
and so I kept my fingers crossed
to win at any cost
the sound of water falling down
knock me down, pick me up
set me in a row
your words hung high in the rafters
and settled down like rain
remain, happy ever after
knock me down, pick me up
set me in a row
knock me down, pick me up
set me in a row
you packed up your bags and belongings
and crept out through the back
the sound of footprints on the ground
your words hung high in the rafters
and settled down like rain
remain, happy ever after

hitchhicked back from blue earth
she's not alone anymore
shooting pool like before
that's too bad
lost my bus fare back
she's not alone anymore
hanging on like before
my friend
in the spring time the birds begin singing
and the leaves on the trees are so sweet
and you see what I mean
if I moved a little closer
she's not alone anymore
getting by like before
she bought them
deadlined in my right hand
she's no alone anymore
getting stoned like before
what a drag
in the springtime the birds begin singing
and the leaves on the trees are so sweet
and you'll see what I mean
hitchhicked back from blue earth
she's not alone anymore
shooting pool like before
that's too bad
lost my bus fare back
she's not alone anymore
hanging on like before
my friend
in the springtime the birds begin singing
and the leaves on the trees are so sweet

there are so many times I swear
I hear them fighting down the stairs
in Sioux City
please don't let her find
this dark and dingy room
Sioux City
here tonight
I know the hotel clerk, he lied
I followed her from the west side
in Sioux City
please don't bring to life
this dark and dingy room
Sioux City
here tonight
I know the hotel clerk, he lied
I followed her from the west side
in Sioux City
please don't let her find
this dark and dingy room
in Sioux City
please don't bring to life
this dark and dingy room
Sioux City

Just a face among the crowd
Another ship upon the sea of sweet confusion
Standin' on your toes
While your jewelry was swayin' to the music
You are a rose among the reeds
And you're the only one I'll ever need
And when I look into your eyes
I know that you will
Take me to a place I never go
You send me kisses made of gold
I'll place a crown upon your curls
All hail the queen of the world
Just an ordinary girl
With an ordinary life that you have chosen
But you're the fire in the snow
Though I believe that I'm the only one who knows it
You never liked to sleep alone
You left some lipstick on the telephone
And when I look into your eyes
I know that you will
Take me to a place I never go
You send me kisses made of gold
I'll place a crown upon your curls
All hail the queen of the world
Take me to a place I never go

(Olson/Louris)
keep my real light shining
keep my real light shining
you were there
to walk the miles
then you went away
look at all the ways we've been
and how we've been today
shaking like a friend of mine
roll just like a stone
listen to your eyes and I'll
always let you know
keep my real light shining
keep my real light shining
keep my real light shining
shining, shining down
shining, shining down
shining, shining down
people fight criticize
follow the haze
look behind their peace of mind
some things never change
keep my real light shining
keep my real light shining
keep my real light shining
shining, shining down
shining, shining down

his jaw crawed and tobacco dripped
down his chin
his face settled on the neon lights
reflected in
his face settled on the neon lights
reflected in
red firecracker it don't explode
there's a picture in his mind passed down
and it feels like going home
calculates all the cash he makes
at happy hour
two bullet holes took the best
suit he ownes
two bullet holes took the best
suit he ownes
red firecracker it don't explode
there's a picture in his mind passed down
and it feels like going home
quicksand all around the man
that history
I suppose there's a better way

Pretty little hairdo
Don’t do what it used to
Can’t disguise the living
All the miles that you’ve been through
Looking like a train wreck
Wearing too much makeup
The burden that you carry
Is more than one soul could ever bear
Chorus:
(So sad)
Don’t look so sad Marina
There’s another part to play
(So sad)
Don’t look so sad Marina
Save it for a rainy day
Save it for a rainy day
Save it for a rainy day
You never make your mind up
Like driving with your eyes shut
Rough around the edges
Won’t someone come to take you home?
Waiting for a breakthrough
What will you put your mind to?
We stood outside the Chinese restaurant
In the rain

(Olson/Louris)
pray for me that I may keep
faithful to you in my time
beloved it is mourn
deeper yellow than the corn
lovers work as children play
beloved it is mourn
one fine day I walked to town
no love like yours be found
idle days, idle days
heart and soul are full of light
heart and sould untired always
beloved it is mourn
one fine day I walked to town
no love like yours to be found
idle days, idle days
pray for me that I may keep
faithfull to you in my time
beloved it is mourn
deeper red on the thorn
may God keep you in his sight
beloved it is mourn
unknown steps before me fall
no love like yours to be found
idle days, idle days
heart and soul are full of light
heart and soul untired always

Taking pictures of the boys
Passed out in your bed
True collector till the end
You burned your bridges well
With games of kiss and tell
Left me twisting in the wind
You occupy your days
Walking through a maze
Convincing everyone you've got a lot to say
You're such a pretty thing
You're such a pretty thing
You're such a pretty thing
I've taught you everything you know
When you first came to town
Buying drinks until you drowned
So many wasted nights
The blood lay on your hands
Trying to make amends
But you're spilling on your dress
The gypsy's on the move
But the caravan remains
A new backdrop but the same old play
You're such a pretty thing
You're such a pretty thing
You're such a pretty thing
I've taught you everything you know
You're such a pretty thing
You're such a pretty thing
I've taught you everything
You're such a pretty thing
You're such a pretty thing

I'm putting jesus right in the driver's seat
I'm putting jesus right in the driver's seat
Lord help me jesus to guide me through these streets
I'm gonna turn my troubles into there jesus
I'm gonna turn my troubles into there jesus
Frosty the snowman is riding next to me
I'm putting jesus right in the driver's seat
I'm putting jesus right in the driver's seat
Lord help me jesus I'm falling to my knees
I'm gonna turn my troubles into there jesus
I'm gonna turn my troubles into there jesus
Lord help me jesus to guide me through these streets
I'm putting jesus right in the driver's seat
I'm putting jesus right in the driver's seat
Lord help me jesus I'm falling to my knees
I'm putting jesus right in the driver's seat
I'm putting jesus right in the driver's seat

The coffee's all gone
And my eyes burn like fire
Way past the hour
Most folks retire
You told me you'd call me
But you haven't yet
And I'm down to my last cigarette
Down to my last cigarette
I'm trying so hard to forget
You're still out there, somewhere
With someone you met
And I'm down to my last cigarette
I can't leave this room
You might call when I'm gone
Minutes seems like hours
Soon will be gone
Long trouble hold of my tears and regrets
I'm down to my last cigarette
Down to my last cigarette
I know what make you forget
You're still out there, somewhere
With someone you met
And I'm down to my last cigarette
Well, you're still out there, somewhere
With someone you met

Wandered through the desert
Looking for my way
Under rocks and houses
Snakes burn in the day
Coyote is howling
In the mountains far away
Dusty winters
Leave what's left behind
There are no reasons
To find what I call mine
Fences mean nothing
The sunrise disappears
Sit and watch the river flow
Try and touch the sky
And I don't mind
The sound of the song bird trying
Follow what you can find
Childhood washed away
Where did it go?
Where, where did it go?
The wind is whistling
Coats are buttoned high
Funny people
With nowhere left to hide
The canyon caravan
Rolls along
Sit and watch the river flow
Try and touch the sky
And I don't mind
The sound of the song bird trying
Follow what you can find
Childhood washed away
Where did it go?
Where, where did it go?
Didn't know those tiny arrows
Made of metal, pierced the heart
Didn't know those tiny arrows
Made of metal, pierced the heart
I didn't know those tiny arrows
Made of metal, pierced the heart
Sit and watch the river flow
Try and touch the sky
And I don't mind
The sound of the song bird trying
Follow what you can find
Childhood washed away
Where did it go?
Where, where did it go?

Darling today that you need me
Darling today that I'm yours
Won't you let my hearts around you
Please let me be where you are
Chorus:
You alone, You alone
Make my dreams come true
You alone, You alone
You turn the colors twice
I will always be yours
Darling today
Darling today in the sunshine
Darling today in the sunshine
Calling me happy times, too
Close to happy times, too
Won't you remember me sometimes
Won't you remember me
Morning evening and night
(Chorus)
And once I took a great fall
Now it don't matter at all
La, la, la
La, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Darling today when I'm near you
Only the two of us now
See that you feels, I'm still there
One that I loved for so long
You alone, You alone
Make my dreams come true
You alone, You alone
You turn the colors twice
I will always be yours
I will always be yours
I will always be yours

(zubia, zubia, louris and perlman)
Played by pistoleros on the album: "hang on to nothing"
And I won't be coming home
I've found my way
I've found out everything
I won't be coming home I lost my way
I lost it all again
I'll be myself, wasting my time away
Free myself, wasting my time away
Wasting away to love, with you
I won't be coming home
I've found my way
I've found out everything
I'll be myself, wasting my time away
Be myself, wasting my time away
Wasting away to love, with you
I'll be myself, wasting my time away
Be myself, wasting my time away
Wasting away to love, with you
I won't be coming home
I've found my way (found my way)
Won't be coming home

Please let me be the one
To see you in the day
To know you in the night
I'd run to your side
Better know that you're from
Another side of town, long way
You, my heart I can give it to
You, my soul
I can make it with you
It's all I can do, my soul
Closer to your side
I walk with you tonight
Closer to your side
I walk with you tonight
Please let me be the one
To see you in the day
To know you in the night
I'd run to your side
Better know that you're from
Another side of town, long way
You, my heart I can give it to
You, my soul
I can make it with you
It's all I can do, my soul
Closer to your side
I walk with you tonight
Closer to your side
I walk with you tonight
It's hard to make things better
Go ahead and try
Go ahead and try
Take some time along with me
Take some time along with me
Take some time along with me
You, my heart I can give it to
You, my soul
I can make it with you
It's all I can do, my soul
Closer to your side
I walk with you tonight
Closer to your side
I walk with you tonight
Closer to your side

What kind of song would you give
If you had a song to give
What kind of life would you live
If you had a life to live
Would you wanna make something good, that you could look on
Give you lots of pleasure, yeah you would
What about this thing that you gave
What if it weren't quite perfect
What about if it was something bad about it
Would you love it just the same
Would you still care about it
Chorus:
The lights on the city looks so good
Almost like somebody thought they would
Thought they would
What kind of song would you sing
If you had a song to sing
What kind of life would you live
If you had a life to live
Would you wanna make something good, that you could look on
Give you lots of pleasure, yeah you would
(Chorus)
(Verse 2)
The lights on the city looks so good
Almost like somebody thought they would

Yesterday is gone like the wind
Like the wind, it is gone
Yesterday is gone like the wind
Like the wind, it is gone
In the song birds that most never see
It taught me how to halt
I want to make something for you
That brings you joy
I want to make something for you
That brings you joy
There's so much color in the sky that's in your eyes
The moment that we see each other alone
There's so much color in the sky that's in your eyes
Moment that we see each other alone
Each day as we walk up the hill
Will the clouds hear our song?
Each day as we walk up the hill
Will the clouds hear our song?
Noise in our hearts
Is the one from the sky that lives on
I want to make something for you
That brings you joy
I want to make something for you
That brings you joy
There's so much color in the sky that's in your eyes
Moment that we see each other alone
There's so much color in the sky that's in your eyes
The moment that we see each other alone
Where you are that's where I live
I'm reaching out for words to give
I'm walking on by, telling you why
I've really gone back, mockingbird time
I've really gone back, you're all that I have
So much color in the sky that's in your eyes
Moments that we see each other alone
There's so much color in the sky that's in your eyes
Moment that we see each other alone
There's so much color
There's so much color
There's so much color

Streets are filled with broken glass
You get buried by the past
Give me just a little taste
Lay this mess to waste
Take me home, my mind is racing
Take me home, my body's aching
So alone, I'll make you wanna stay with me
Befriended by the enemy
One more time
Chorus:
Every little things about this tells me
Nothing out there is ever gonna help me
All these words that I hear spoken
Just promises broken now
Looking outside from my window sill
Throw another coin in the wishing well
You'll never find what you're looking for
15 miles your dim light shines from so far away
Your sad smile is all I see when I say
(chorus)
From the hotel satellite
Don't look like you're living right
Here's a deal you can't refuse
You ain't got as much to lose
Can you tell your troubles to
Someone who won't laugh at you, it's all right
And as I watch you walk away
Hope a part of you will stay, it's all right

He's just sitting on a corner, wasting time
He's just sitting on a corner, wasting time
Wasting all his precious time, wasting all his time
Everyone, never wondering why
She just spends all her money, half the rent
On dresses and jewelry and playing cards
Playing cards from dawn 'til night
Playing cards all night
Everyone, never wondering why
Chorus:
Outside the window, see the people below
Life cast a shadow on their faces
He's too lost to admit it, sends regards
To friends of the family at christmas time
Send regards to all he knows
Sends regards to most
Everyone, never wondering why
(chorus)
He's just sitting on a corner, wasting time
He's just sitting on a corner, wasting time
Wasting all his precious time, wasting all his time

I could take a hint from you
I could take a little hint from you
And I'd run away
I'd run away with you baby
You said a couple things to me
You said a couple things that showed your place
But how many ways, how many ways can I say it
Yeah, how many ways, how many ways can I say it
So we had a little baby boy
But we knew it wouldn't last too long
Kind of what I had in mind
But what I had in mind was strong
I recall a side of you
I recall a different side of you
But I'd run away
I'd run away with you baby
I'd run away
I'd run away with you baby
So we had a little baby boy
But we knew it wouldn't last too long
Kind of what I had in mind
But what I had in mind was strong
I could take a hint from you
I could take a little hint from you
And I'd run away, I'd run away with you baby
Yeah, I'd run away, I'd run away with you baby
Yeah, I'd run away, I'd run away, I'd run away with you baby
Yeah, I'd run away, I'd run away, I'd run away with you baby
I'd run away, I'd run away with you baby

(Olson/Louris)
sounds like a field
being painted in the delta sun
songs from the book of life
for everyone
Miss Williams' guitar
Miss Williams' guitar
I remember watching her play
and the whole damn crowd
seemed so far away
ooh, so far away
one night in a bar in Louisville
we had some fun
we walked through a graveyard park
left the flowers alone
Miss Williams' guitar
Miss Williams' guitar
I remember watching her play
and the whole damn crowd
seemed so far away
ooh, so far away
Miss Williams' guitar
Miss Williams' guitar
I remember watching her play
and the whole damn crowd
seemed so far away
ooh, so far away
I remember watching her play
and the whole damn crowd
seemed so far away

Wake up, put your shoes on
Take a breath of the northern air
And rub those eyes
Genuflect beneath the starry skies
Before you climb the mountain
First the foothills must appear
Step high and light
And take up your staff and shining armor
(Chin up, chin up)
You don?t really have a problem
(Chin up, chin up)
In your hour of despair
And smile when you?re down and out
(Find something inside you)
Smile when you?re down and out
(Find something inside you)
Smile
The stars on the horizon
Stretch as far as the eyes can see
They represent the souls of those like you and me
And smile when you?re down and out
(Find something inside you)
Smile when you?re down and out
(Find something inside you)
Smile
(Chin up, chin up)
You don?t really have a problem
(Chin up, chin up)
In your hour of despair
And smile when you?re down and out
(Find something inside you)
Smile when you?re down and out
(Find something inside you)
Smile when you?re down and out
(Find something inside you)
Smile when you?re down and out and out and out and out
(Find something inside you)
Sky is falling down
Sky is falling down
(Find something inside you)
Sky is falling down

Sunshine stealing stage time
From the moon and stars above
She said leave me alone
I said take me home
Sixteen down living in the hallowed ground
Now the blue has turned to red
All but given up for dead
Ooh, Madeline -- Madeline Breathe
(Can't breathe)
Skiff rocked like a cradle
And the poor girl fell overboard
Rope wrapped around her neck
Tangled in her hair soaked wet
They dragged the stream
The body never to be found
Now the blue has turned to read
All but given up for dead
Ohh, Madeline -- Madeline breathe
(Can't breathe)
My life, made the headlines
Beneath the waterlily sky
She said leave me alone
I said take me home
Sixteen down living in the hallowed ground
Now the blue has turned to
All but given up for dead
Madeline -- Madeline Breathe...

It's a matter of time
Till I fall
In the middle of the town
There stands a tall brick wall
In the middle of a dream
Where time plays in between
The sound lies rings funny against the truth
When I was young, outspoken
(Mama said it'll work out right)
Then sixteen brought a moody star
(Mama said it'll work out right)
Mamasaid it'll work out right
Boulevards and green leaves billowing
It's a matter of time
Till I fall
In the middle of a town
There stands a tall brick wall
In the middle of a dream
Where time stands in between
The sound of lies rings funny
Against the truth

Scarface you were out of place in Ohio
Too bad you were out ahead and you're slowin'
You were feeling like a bomb without a target
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba
Look out Joe, I think the sky is falling
Seems that all the clouds have turned to stone
I'm calling you from somewhere deep in Ohio
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba
Skintight, you were up all night and it's showin'
So tough you were breakin' up over the wire
Well, I saw you heading up the muddy river
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba
Look out Joe, I think the sky is falling
Seems that all the clouds have turned to stone
I see the flashing lights along the highway
You sounded lost and desperate on the phone
Look out Joe, I think the sky is falling
Seems that all the clouds have turned to stone
I'm calling you from somewhere deep in Ohio

You're so in love, little girl
So much in love, little girl
Runnin' around in circles, why?
You know it's a crime
No less, no more than a rose
No less, no more than a rose
Try to attach a meaning
To words that you've heard
Stumbling through the dark
Seems I'm stumbling through the dark
Everybody's stumbling through the dark
The men who proceeded us here
Left only questions and fears
The vanity formed by beauty lies
You know it's a crime
Stumbling through the dark
Seems I'm stumbling through the dark
Everybody's stumbling through the dark
Stumbling through the dark
Seems I'm stumbling through the dark

Verse:
Baby, oh baby
Tell the man at the ticket stand
That you've changed your mind
Them know you certainly about
Think about flying
If you leave me now
You know it's gonna break my mind
Chorus:
Break my mind, break my mind
You know I just can't stand to hear
The big jet engines whine
Break my mind, break my mind, oh lord
If you leave me now
You leave me babble in approve behind
(verse)
(chorus)
(chorus)
One more time
(chorus)
If you leave me now

day is done, night is returning
icy black the muddy waters
I've got to know, won't you please tell me
sinking like a stone, the icy waters
each night when I go to bed I pray
take me with you when you go
each night when I go to bed I pray
take me with you when you go
each night when I go to bed I pray
past the house where first they brought you
carried you to sleep, protected from harm
and when they're gone, soon be returning
the ones you lived by, they found a foothold
each night when I go to bed I pray
take me with you when you go
each night when I go to bed I pray
take me with you when you go
each night when I go to bed I pray
like the sweet, sweet breeze that brought you
left by chance, broke down by your words
what did I know to ask you to leave me
evening will die upon my doorstep
each night when I do to bed I pray
take me with you when you go ...

Well, they stood prepared as you took the chair
There was no need to satisfy you
I'll be damned though I held your hand
They felt the need to crucify you
You're goin' down, baby baby
You're goin' down, baby baby
You're in a tailspin, running out of your head
You're in a tailspin, running out of your head
You're a fragile flower in it's finale hour
With no chance to taste the waters
Judge declared, "You'll get 15 yrs
Join the lonely sons and daughters"
You're going down, baby baby
You're going down, baby baby
You're in a tailspin, running out of your head
You're in a tailspin, running out of your head
Smoke and mirrors couldn't hide your tears
Your eyes only betray you
Long trip, you lost your grip
We've all been praying for you
You're going down, baby baby
You're going down, baby baby
You're in a tailspin, running out of your head
You're in a tailspin, running out of your head
You're in a tailspin, running out of your head

Quentin taught me how to fish
And how to hold the gun
Said that what you're hunting down
Is everything you love
Folks run fast, so does life
And that's the way it seems
Candles burn down to the table
Keith never talked to much
But smiled, blue eyes gold
There must be a story
Behind every fool you know
Words get lost in the haze
What most people think
Darling, work for no mans dreams
Chorus:
Now, all the old widows
Carry love poems by their side
Oooooh, most of that's from knowing
Keith and quentin
When quentin found the snowed-in motel blues inside his cup
He took a gun downstairs
Never did come back
It was only springtime
One year and another 'til fall
Sometimes in the night I cry
(chorus)

Hello my little chinadoll
Did I do something wrong?
Should I ask you for forgiveness
Or should I just leave you alone
We need some quiet conversation
We can tell each other lies
Maybe we could light a fire
If we tend it it'll work out right
Chorus:
Don't you know how I hear you cry
But everything's all right
Don't you know how I feel inside
But everything's all right
There was a time I thought we'd make it
I didn't mean to bring you down
But I dream about you always
Just tell me I should let it go now

(mark zubia, lawrence zubia, louris and perlman)
Played by pistoleros on the album: "hang on to nothing"
Well, I took her for granted
So now I sleep at night when no one's home
And she said no more passion
So I took over living here alone
And it's so cold
Chorus:
She said maybe you don't understand
Living here is like living in hell
And I say
Hang on, hang on to nothing
We're just two people trying to make a stand
Hang on, hang on to nothing
We're just two people trying to make a stand
And I believe it's over
But it ain't never over 'till it's dawn
And I forgot to ask her
Were she coming or where she done
And I'm on the run
And, (chorus)
And I took her for granted
So now I sleep at night when no one's home
And it's so cold

I just wanna remember you
The way you're standin' there
With that 'hurry home'-look in your eyes
And flowers on the table
Sometimes I see too much
Sometimes I see too little
Sometimes shadows fall, darken all
And cover up the fable
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Everytime that I see your face
It's like cool, cool water runnin' down my back
Cool, cool runnin' down my back
Sometimes I see my memories
Like a film that never stops
Although I know how it ends
Still I can't help but watch
There's a break in the clouds
As I feel myself shiver
Still, there's no light comin' through
No reflection on the river
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Everytime that I see your face
It's like cool, cool water runnin' down my back
Cool, cool water runnin' down my back
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Everytime that I see your face
It's like cool, cool water runnin' down my back
Cool, cool water runnin' down my back
Cool, cool water runnin' down my back
Cool, cool water runnin' down my back

On a nice spring day
I found a cage in the yard
It was just that way
I found a cage in the yard
I was thinking back about all the times
I was stuck in the basement
With the booze on my mind
I was thinking back about all the times
I was stuck in the basement
With the booze on my mind
High water, high water
High water blues
High water, high water
High water blues
[Incomprehensible]
And the smiles of [Incomprehensible]
All the keys that I made
Never fit in the car
I was reeling and I couldn't be found
Like the hammer hits a nail
I was bent upside down
I was reeling and I couldn't be found
Like the hammer hits a nail
I was bent upside down
High water, high water
High water blues
High water, high water
High water blues
Take it on the chin
Take it on the chin
Take it on the chin
Take it on the chin
Take it on the chin
Take it on the chin
Take it on the chin
Take it on the chin
Broken bottle's a disgrace
Weeds and old metal wire
[Incomprehensible]
I used an old black tire
All my pictures were locked up in a trunk
When the water came up
It was just my bad luck
All my pictures were locked up in a trunk
When the water came up
It was just my bad luck
High water, high water
High water blues
High water, high water
High water blues
Take it on the chin
Take it on the chin
Take it on the chin
Take it on the chin
Take it on the chin
Take it on the chin
Take it on the chin

Up above my head, up above my head
I can hear music in the air, I hear music in the air
Up above my head, up above my head
I can hear music in the air, I hear music in the air
Up above my head
I hear music in the air, oh lord.
And I really do believe
I really do believe
There's a heaven somewhere
There's a heaven somewhere
Up above my head, up above my head
I can hear thunder in the night, I hear thunder in the night
Up above my head, up above my head
I can hear thunder in the night, I hear thunder in the night
Up above my head
I hear thunder in the night, oh lord.
And I really do believe
I really do believe
There's a heaven somewhere
There's a heaven somewhere
(verse 1)
And I really do believe
I really do believe
There is a heaven somewhere

She walks in so many ways
She wonders 'lone in the shade
She shakes herself in the dust
Whispers all things will be silence
She turns with sound in the sink
Cloud burst, our eyes never meet
Ideas starting to move
Slow as we drink from the sunshine
As you go, so I go
Where you stand, I will stand
Stronger than the wind
We live in houses of light
Our dreams stay with us at night
She listens all things are right
All things are just as they should be
The past in the silence
She moves among them
She lives among them
As you go, so I go
Where you stand, I will stand
Stronger than the wind
She walks in so many ways
She wonders 'lone in the shade
She shakes herself in the dust

(Olson/Louris)
sister cry what you needed
bought yourself things you could not use
could be some man will come along and claim you
could be you'll wind up in another town
sister cry, count the stars
is many in the sky that passed you by
could be up ahead you'll be seeing changes
somehow the changes made won't belong to you
someone come along and carry you down
(and you called my name)
I was so hungry then
(someone come along and carry you down)
you could not see you
someone come along
(and lay you down)
and you don't talk at all
it's the hardest way
(someone come along)
and carry you down
sister cry, you been mistreated
doesn't mean someone won't let you in
could be some man will come along and claim you
could be you'll wind up in another town
this devil's knocking at your door
but I could lead them all astray
just don't matter what people say
someone come along and carry you down
(and you called my name)
I was so hungry then
(someone come along and carry you down)
you could not see you
someone come along
(and lay you down)
and you don't talk at all
it's the hardest way
(someone come along)
and carry you down
sister cry count the stars
as many in the sky that passed you by
could be up ahead you'll be seeing changes
somehow the changes made won't belong to you
could be up ahead you'll be seeing changes

I've been getting by
I've got no cross to bear
But I'm still getting there
You've got me down on my knees
Begging you please don't leave
Let me be nice to you
You're still my best friend
Who says that this is the end
Why do good things divide
Why did they all choose sides
Slow steady wins the race
Slow steady wins the race
You've got the sweetest eyes
You just couldn't be mean
See you down on Skyline Drive
You've got me down on my knees
Begging you please don't leave
You've got me down on my knees
Begging you please don't leave