|
|
DOLLHOUSE
Well ever since you were a little girl
You set the rules in your little world
But girls grow up and throw their toys away
You''re a big girl now but you still wanna play
Girl we''re living - You dress them up the way you want to
Girl we''re living - You make them do just what you want them to do
Girl we''re living - Once I thought we had a love that was true
But I''m just another doll in your dollhouse to you
We''re living in a dollhouse
We''re living in a dollhouse
Girl we''re living in a dollhouse
You may feel safe and sound
But your dollhouse, girl, is falling down
It''s all been neatly arranged in your mind
Every detail fits your own design
Every room is perfectly in place
But I can see the sadness, baby, on your face
Girl we''re living - You had a plan and darling like a child
Girl we''re living - You thought it''s down to fashion, down to style
Girl we''re living - But your little dreamhouse is runnin'' wild
Before your very eyes we''re shrinking down to size
We''re living in a dollhouse
We''re living in a dollhouse
Girl we''re living in a dollhouse
We may feel safe and sound
But our dollhouse, girl, is falling down
Everything''s as you dreamed it would be
But there''s something wrong that you can''t see
Room by room you looking for some little flaw
A crack somewhere in your dollhouse wall
Girl we''re living - Something, girl, that will explain away
Girl we''re living - The hurt you feel, darling, when we play
Girl we''re living - Your little dolls they got a grip on you
Girl we''re living - Your little dolls they got a grip on you
Girl we''re living - Your little dolls they got a grip on you
Until you''re just another doll in your dollhouse too
We''re living in a dollhouse
We''re living in a dollhouse
Girl we''re living in a dollhouse
We may feel safe and sound
But our dollhouse, girl, is falling down
Oh we''re living in a dollhouse
Girl, we''re living in a dollhouse
_________________________________________________________________________________
WHERE THE BANDS ARE
I hear the guitars ringing out there
Ringing out down Union Street
I hear the lead singer shouting out yeah
And I wanna be a slave to the beat
And tonight I wanna break my chains
Somebody break my heart
Somebody shake my brains
Downtown they''re singing what I wanna hear
It''s the sound little girl thats ringing in my ear
I wanna be where the bands are
I wanna be where the bands are
Where the bands are
I wanna be where the bands are
Get off from work and I grab something to eat
I turn the corner and I drive down your street
Little gray houses, mama, looks like nowhere
But hey I know you''re hiding in there
Come on out for just a little while
You know that heart of stone
Girl it just ain''t your style
Tonight I want to feel, feel the crowd
And when I tell you that I love you
I wanna shout it out loud
Shout it out loud
Shout it out loud
I wanna be where the bands are
I wanna be where the bands are
Where the bands are
I wanna be where the bands are
I.....wanna.....be
Where the bands are
_________________________________________________________________________________
LOOSE ENDS
We met out on open streets
When we had no place to go
I remember how my heart beat
When you said "I love you so"
Then little by little
We choked out all the life that out love could hold
No, no
It was like we held a noose
And baby without check
We pulled it a little tighter around our necks
Each one waiting for the other
Darling to say when
Now baby you can leave me tonight on the loose end
We didn''t count tomorrows
We took what we had and baby we ran
There was no place for sorrow
Every place we went I held your hand
And when the night closed in
I was sure your kisses told me all I had to know
But oh no
It was like we held a noose
and baby without check
we pulled ''til it grew tighter around our necks
each one waiting for the other
darling to say when
oh baby you can leave me tonight on the loose end
Our love has fallen around us
Like we said it never would
We saw it happen to all the others
But to us it never would
Well how could something so bad, darling
Come from something that was so good
I don''t know
But it was like we held a noose
And baby without check
we pulled ''til it grew tighter around our necks
each one waiting for the other
darling to say when
oh baby you can leave me tonight on the loose end
On a loose end
_________________________________________________________________________________
TAKE ''EM AS THEY COME
Last night I dreamed he was runnin'' through the avalanche
Tears streamed your pretty face all burned red
Once your dead its done and not much remains
Down the highway another stranger comes
You gotta take em baby when they come
Little girl put on your red dress
Cause we''re goin'' out on the town tonight
And when I hold this switchblade
Lets be sure some fools gonna want to fight
You gotta take em baby as they come
You gotta take em
Take em as they come girl
Take em as they come girl
Take em as they come girl
Take em baby as they come
God save the rider in the black night
Save the man who taught that it was right
To do what they have dreamt of
So we come what we have become
You gotta take em baby when they come
Little girl gone are birthdays
Faded away into the clear blue night
And all the promises we made
Lie shattered and broken in the morning light
You gotta take em baby when they come
You gotta take em
Take em as they come girl
Take em as they come girl
Take em as they come girl
Take em baby as they come
I know your heart is breakin''
I can feel it too girl
Though my finger on the trigger is shakin''
There''s just one thing you could do girl
There''s winners and losers
All the same from the other side
But we could choose here girl
We could try, couldn''t we hon
To take em baby when they come
Take em as they come girl
Take em as they come girl
Take em as they come girl
Take em baby as they come
Take em as they come girl
Take em as they come girl
Take em as they come girl
Take em baby as they come
Take em baby as they come
Take em baby as they come
Take em baby as they come
Take em baby as they come
_________________________________________________________________________________
BE TRUE
Your scrapbook''s filled with pictures of all your leading men
Well baby don''t put my picture in there with them
Don''t make us some little girls dream that can''t ever come true
That only serves to hurt us and make you cry like you do
Well baby don''t do it to me and I won''t do it to you
You''ve seen all the romantic movies you dream you take the boys home
But when the action fades your left all alone
You deserve better than this little girl can''t you see you do
Do you need somebody to prove it to you?
Well baby you prove it to me and I''ll prove it to you.
Now every night you go out looking for true lust satisfaction
But in the morning you end up with second thoughts that came from your
actions
And another cameo roll with some big player your befriending
Your gonna go broken hearted looking for that happy ending
Well girl your gonna end up just another lonely ticket sold
Crying alone in the theater as the credits roll
You see I won''t be like those other guys
Who filled your head with pretty lies
And dreams that can never come true
Well listen
Baby you be true to me and I''ll be true to you
So how about it?
Is it a deal?
_________________________________________________________________________________
RICKY WANTS A MAN OF HER OWN
Well look out mamma, your little girl she has changed
She cut her baby curls and she''s got her act rearranged
Well look out daddy, what she needs now she can''t find at home
Oh Ricky wants a man of her
She wants a man of her
Ricky wants a man of her own
Mama says her little girl won''t talk to her anymore
She just goes in her room, turns on radio, and shuts the door
She''s got her own bathroom, TV, stereo, extension phone
Oh but mama, Ricky wants a man of her
She wants a man of her
Ricky wants a man of her own
Well daddy says when he drops her of Friday night at the gym
She slides way down in the front seat so the kids won''t see her with him
She don''t do no work, she don''t tell nobody when she''s coming home
She makes poor daddy wait down on the corner at midnight all alone
She used to like me to take her to a ball game or a movie show
She used to make daddy take his little girl where she wanna go
Now we''re left peeking through the curtains every time that we hear a horn blow
I guess Ricky wants a man of her own
Well my folks say "son talk to her, she''ll listen to you"
Yeah she listens real nice and she does what she wants to do
Daddy says she waers her jeans so tight "Well you change ''em or you''re stayin'' home"
Oh but daddy Ricky wants a man of her
She wants a man of her
Ricky wants a man of her own
She''s almost grown
Ricky wants a man of her
She wants a man of her
Ricky wants a man of her own
_________________________________________________________________________________
I WANNA BE WITH YOU
Let the frozen cities crumble, crumble and fall
Well that''s alright, I don''t mind at all
Let ''em all tumble right into the sea
Well that''s just fine, that''s alright with me
Since you came down the line
I can''t sleep at night, I got one thing on my mind
That''s every day, every night
I wanna be with you
I wanna be with you, that''s what I wanna do
''Cause you''re just so out of sight
I wanna be with you, that''s what I wanna do
Now I lost my job at the Texaco station
''Cause instead of pumping gas I''d dream of you
I got thrown out of my house, I got such a bad reputation
''Cause all I wanna do is be seen with you
They gave me my pay and said walk
I don''t care what they say, go ahead let ''em all talk
Till the world falls apart
I wanna be with you
I wanna be with you, that''s what I wanna do
Until they will rip out my heart
I wanna be with you, that''s what I wanna do
Hold tight, love me just a little bit
Alright, a little bit more
Tonight, tonight give me just a little kiss
No, I don''t know, I don''t know, I don''t
I just can''t understand it, you''re not pretty at all
But I come when you whisper, I run when you call
When I see you on the streets I fall on my face
I drop to my knees, I plead my case
Oh, oh, I wanna be with you
I wanna be with you, that''s what I wanna do
Oh, oh, I wanna be with you
I wanna be with you, that''s all I wanna do
Oh, oh, I wanna be with you
I wanna be with you, that''s what I wanna do
Oh, oh, I wanna be with you
I wanna be with you because I love you so
_________________________________________________________________________________
MARY LOU
Your scrapbook''s filled with pictures of all your leading men
Well baby don''t me picture in there with them
Don''t make me some little girl''s dream that can never come true
Oh baby, don''t do it to me I won''t do it to you
Mary Lou, I''m not like all those other guys
Mary Lou, I won''t fill pretty head with their pretty lies
Mary Lou, and dreams that never, never, never ever will come true
Mary Lou, I don''t deserve to hurt and make you cry like you do
You seen all the romantic movies
You dream to take the boys home
But when the action fades you''re left all alone
You deserve more than this, oh your love that can grow
And not playing outtakes, girl, from some late-late show, no no
Mary Lou, you''re not like all those others girls
Mary Lou, so afraid to shake up that real world
Every night you go out lookin'' for true love''s satisfaction
But you''ll end up setting for just lights, camera, action
In another cameo role with some bit-player you befriended
You''re gonna go broken-hearted lookin'' for that happy ending
Mary Lou, I know all those movies too
Mary Lou, now one wants the dreams, baby, more than I do
But Mary Lou, you''re gonna end up baby just another ticket stub
Mary Lou, cryin'' alone in the theatre as the credits roll
|
|
STOLEN CAR
I met a little girl and I settled down
In a little house out on the edge of town
We got married, and swore we''d never part
Then little by little we drifted from each other''s heart
At first I thought it was just restlessness
That would fade as time went by and our love grew deep
In the end it was something more I guess
That tore us apart and made us weep
And I''m driving a stolen car
Down on Eldridge Avenue
Each night I wait to get caught
But I never do
She asked if I remembered the letters I wrote
When our love was young and bold
She said last night she read those letters
And they made her feel one hundred years old
And I''m driving a stolen car
On a pitch black night
And I''m telling myself I''m gonna be alright
But I ride by night and I travel in fear
That in this darkness I will disappear
_________________________________________________________________________________
BORN IN THE U.S.A.
Born down in a dead man''s town
The first kick I took was when I hit the ground
You end up like a dog that''s been beat too much
Till you spend half your life just covering up
Born in the U.S.A., I was born in the U.S.A.
I was born in the U.S.A., born in the U.S.A.
Got in a little hometown jam
So they put a rifle in my hand
Sent me off to a foreign land
To go and kill the yellow man
Born in the U.S..A....
Come back home to the refinery
Hiring man said "Son if it was up to me"
Went down to see my V.A. man
He said "Son, don''t you understand"
I had a brother at Khe Sahn
Fighting off the Viet Cong
They''re still there, he''s all gone
He had a woman he loved in Saigon
I got a picture of him in her arms now
Down in the shadow of the penitentiary
Out by the gas fires of the refinery
I''m ten years burning down the road
Nowhere to run ain''t got nowhere to go
Born in the U.S.A., I was born in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A., I''m a long gone Daddy in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A., Born in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A., I''m a cool rocking Daddy in the U.S.A.
_________________________________________________________________________________
JOHNNY BYE BYE
Well she drew out all her money from the Southern Trust
And put her little boy on the Greyhound Bus
Leaving Memphis with a guitar in his hand
With a one way ticket to the Promised Land
Hey little girl with the red dress on
There''s party tonight down in Memphis down
I''ll be going down there if you need a ride
The man on the radio says Elvis Presley''s died
We drove to Memphis the sky was hard and black
Up over the ridge came a white Cadillac
They drawed out all his money and they laid him in the back
A woman cried from the roadside "Oh he''s gone, he''s gone"
They found him slumped up against the drain
With a whole lotta trouble running through his veins
Bye bye Johnny
Johnny bye Bye
You didn''t have to die
You didn''t have to die
_________________________________________________________________________________
SHUT OUT THE LIGHT
The runway rushed up at him, as he felt the wheels touch down
He stood out on the blacktop, and took a taxi into town.
He got off down on Main Street, and went into a local bar
Bought a drink and found a seat in the corner in the dark
She called up her mama to make sure the kids were outa'' the house
She checked herself out in the dining room mirror,
and undid an extra button on her blouse
He felt her lyin'' next to him and the clock said 4 am
He was starin'' at the ceilin'' he couldn''t move his hands
{Chorus}: Oh mama, mama, mama come quick, I''ve got the shakes and
I''m gonna be sick, throw your arms around me in the cold dark night,
hey now mama don''t shut out the light, don''t you shut out the light,....
Well on his porch they stretched a banner, that said Johnny Welcome Home
Bobby pulled his Ford outa'' the garage and they polished up the chrome
His mama said Johnny oh Johnny, I''m so glad to have you back with me
His pa said he was sure they''d give him his job back at the renderin''
factory
{Repeat Chorus}
Well deep in a dark forest, a forest filled with rain
Beyond a stretch of Maryland pines there''s a river without a name
In the cold black water, Johnson Linnier stands
He stares across the lights of the city and dreams of where he''s been.
{Repeat Chorus}
_________________________________________________________________________________
CYNTHIA
Cynthia, when you come walkin'' by
you''re an inspirin'' sight
Cynthia, you don''t smile or say "hi"
but baby that''s alright
''Cause I don''t need to hold you
or taste your kiss
I just like knowin'' Cynthia, you exist at all
in a world like this
Cynthia, when you pass it seems
like this whole town drops
Cynthia, maybe it''s just me babe
Some fool stuck here watchin'' the clock
Well, you give us a reason to start whisper "why"
To stop singin'', baby, and salute your style
Yeah Cynthia
Well now you ain''t the finest thing I''ll never have
And when you go the hurt you leave
Well, baby, it ain''t so bad
No it ain''t Cynthia
Yeah there ain''t a man in this whole town
Who''ll say you ain''t fine
D''you hear them guys talkin''
tell me, baby, do you mind
Well you make us happy, honey, when we feel sad
To see sump''n''so good, in a world gone bad
There''s still cynthia, oh yeah
Cynthia, no one knows your number
No one knows where you live
Cynthia, I wonder do you understand
This strange thing you give
Yeah, well baby, is it your style
The mystery in your smile
Or just how cool you walk
in a world gone wild
Ah tell me if you will, Cynthia
Well I gotta be pretty naive to believe in you
I know you ain''t ever gonna be my dream come true
That''s alright, I gotta dream
That''s as good as you, Cynthia
Oh now baby, this ain''t no come-on
It''s a walk on, walk on
Oh that''s right, oh yeah
Mmmm, you make me holier
yeah, yeah, alright
I said yeah, yeah, alright
Well she''s a yeah, yeah, alright
I said yeah, yeah, alright
Well it''s a yeah, yeah, alright
Well she''s a yeah, yeah, alright
I said yeah, yeah, alright
_________________________________________________________________________________
MY LOVE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN
At night I go to bed
But I just can''t sleep
I got something runnin'' around my head
Ooh that just won''t keep
In the silence I hear my heart beatin''
Time slippin'' away
I got a time bomb tickin'' deep inside of me
Girl all I want to say
I keep searchin'' for you darlin''
Searchin everywhere I go
And when I find you there''s gonna be just one thing that you gotta know
One thing you gotta know
My love, love, love, love, love, love, will not let you down
My love, love, love, love, love, love, will not let you down
At night I walk the streets lookin'' for romance
But I always end up stumblin'' in a half trance
I search for a connection in some new eyes
That hardly protect you from too many dreams passed by
I see you standin, across the room watchin'' me without a sound
I''m gonna push my way through that crowd
I''m gonna tear your holy walls down
Tear all your walls down
My love, love, love, love, love, love, will not let you down
My love, love, love, love, love, love, will not let you down
My love, love, love, love, love, love, will not let you down
My love, love, love, love, love, love, will not let you down
Well hold still now darlin''
Hold still for God''s sake
Cause I got me a promise
I ain''t afraid to make (I ain''t afraid to make)
My love, love, love, love, love, love, will not let you down
My love, love, love, love, love, love, will not let you down
My love, love, love, love, love, love, will not let you down
My love, love, love, love, love, love, will not let you down
My love, love, love, love, love, love, will not let you down
My love, love, love, love, love, love, will not let you down
My love, love, love, love, love, love, will not let you down
My love, love, love, love, love, love, will not let you down
_________________________________________________________________________________
THIS HARD LAND
Hey there mister can you tell me what happened to the seeds I''ve sown
Can you give me a reason sir as to why they''ve never grown
They''ve just blown around from town to town
Till they''re back out on these fields
Where they fall from my hand
Back into the dirt of this hard land
Now me and my sister from Germantown
We did ride
We made our bed sir from the rock on the mountainside
We been blowin'' around from town to town
Lookin for a place to stand
Where the sun burst through the cloud
To fall like a circle
Like a circle of fire down on this hard land
Now even the rain it don''t come ''round
It don''t come ''round here no more
And the only sound at night''s the wind
Slammin'' the back porch door
It just stirs you up like it wants to blow you down
Twistin'' and churnin'' up the sand
Leavin'' all them scarecrows lyin'' face down
Face down in the dirt of this hard land
From a building up on the hill
I can hear a tape deck blastin'' "Home on the Range"
I can see them Bar-M choppers
Sweepin'' low across the plains
It''s me and you Frank we''re lookin'' for lost cattle
Our hooves twistin'' and churnin'' up the sand
We''re ridin'' in the whirlwind searchin'' for lost treasure
Way down south of the Rio Grande
We''re ridin'' cross that river
In the moonlight
Up onto the banks of this hard land
Hey Frank won''t ya pack your bags
And meet me tonight down at Liberty Hall
Just one kiss from you my brother
And we''ll ride until we fall
Well sleep in the fields
We''ll sleep by the rivers and in the morning
We''ll make a plan
We''ll if you can''t make it
Stay hard, stay hungry, stay alive
If you can
And meet me in a dream of this hard land
|
|
FRANKIE
Dark weekends in the sun, out on Chelsea Row
Descending the stairs, Frankie my love
Check your make-up in the mirror
Come on, baby, let''s go
We''ll dance round this dirty town
''Till the night is all done
Then all the finer things sleep alone tonight
Then all the minor kings lose their thrones tonight
Don''t worry about me baby, I''ll be alright
There''s machines and there''s fire
On the outside of town
Young boys for hire
Waiting to blow us all down
There are strange flashes in the sky up above
I''ll spend the night at the movies
With my secret love
At dusk the stars all appear on the screen
Just like they do each night in my dreams
But tonight''s no dream, Frankie
I can feel myself move
Living and dying
Like I was born to do
Walk softly tonight little angel
I wanna be alone with you
Talk softly to me tonight angel
Make all my dream-world come true
I remember standing in the freezing rain
Reading them "Want" ads out on Chelsea Row
Winging down the street in search of new games
Hustling through the night packs where the actors go
Frankie they are crazy, let''s run and hide
In the darkness there''ll be hidden worlds that shine
When all of the glory in this desperate land
Will rise like raindrops in the palm of our hands
Rise like the rain
Let your sadness rise
Walk softly tonight little angel
Into the shadows where the lovers go
Talk softly tonight angel
Whisper your secrets so soft and low
_________________________________________________________________________________
TV MOVIE
I woke up last night shaking from a dream
For in that dream I died
My wife rolled over and told me
That my life would be immortalized
Not in some major motion picture
Or great American novel, you see
No, they''re gonna make a TV movie out of me
Well now, it''s one two three you take the money
Yeah it''s as easy as A B C
Yeah they''re gonna make a TV movie out of me
Well they can change my name or they can leave it
They can change my story too
Or they can make me black or Chinese
And do things that I never did do
They''re gonna give my life a whole new ending
And put me in prime time first-run
And when it''s over, what I did there will be what I done
Well now I don''t want my name in a history book
Nobody''s ever gonna see
No, they''re gonna make a TV movie out of me
Well now, it''s one two three you take the money
Yeah it''s as easy as A B C
Yeah they''re gonna make a TV movie out of me
Well I''m a shoe-in for a sponsor
Goodyear blimp and radial wheels
Somebody had a meeting somewhere
Somehow somebody made a deal
Well I was one of them kinds of stories
That everybody liked to see
Yeah they''re gonna make a TV movie out of me
Now I don''t want no inscription on my gravestone
No long soliloquy
No they''re gonna make a TV movie out of me
Well now, it''s one two three you take the money
Yeah it''s as easy as A B C
Yeah they''re gonna make a TV movie out of me
_________________________________________________________________________________
STAND ON IT
Well, Jimmy Lee was hookin'' ''round the fan turn
of a funky Southern Florida dirt track.
He had mud caked on his goggles and a screamin'' three fifty
stacked up on his back.
Well, as he passed the stands, he feeling all tuckered out,
when through the roar of his engine he heard somebody shout.
"Stand on it. Come on, boy, stand on it."
Mary Beth started to shift, she hit the shift,
but she just couldn''t get a hand on it.
She was racin'' some red hill boys; she had the deed to the ranch
and a grand on it.
With eight grand blowin'' hot on the red line,
she blew past a hitchhiker out on Route 39. He hollered,
"Stand on it. Come on, baby, stand on it."
(Chorus)
Well, now when in doubt and you can''t figure it out,
Just stand on it.
Well, if your mind''s confused; you don''t know what you''re gonna do,
Well buddy, stand on it!
Well, if you''ve lost control of the situation at hand,
Go grab a girl; go see a rock ''n roll band,
and stand on it.
Come on, man, stand on it!
Well now, Columbus, he discovered America
even though he hadn''t planned on it.
He got lost and woke up one morning
when he''s about to land on it.
He wouldn''t have got out of Italy, man, that''s for sure,
without Queen Isabella standing on the shore shouting,
"Stand on it! Go ahead, man, stand on it."
(repeat chorus)
_________________________________________________________________________________
LION''S DEN
You broke my heart, tore it apart
Thought it was cute, thought it was smart
But now I''m back and I''ve got the strength of ten
So I got a message for you my friend
I''m Daniel waitin'' in the lion''s den
Daniel waitin'' for that lion to come
I''m Daniel waitin'' in the lion''s den
Dum dum dee du dum dee dee dum dum
That old lion''s mean and long in the tooth
And like you, baby, he''s out on the loose
Messin'' hearts up time and time again
Well it''s time for that messin'' to end
I''m Daniel waitin'' in the lion''s den
Daniel waitin'' for that lion to come
I''m Daniel waitin'' in the lion''s den
Dum dum dee du dum dee dee dum dum
At night I hear you out prowling around
Tearing guys up, scaring ''em down
Now all that growling''s gonna come to no end
''Cause I m just biding my time, my little friend
I''m Daniel waitin'' in the lion''s den
Daniel waitin'' for that lion to come
I''m Daniel waitin'' in the lion''s den
Dum dum dee du dum dee dee dum dum
Dum dum dee du dum dee dee dum dum
Dum dum dee du dum dee dee dum dum
_________________________________________________________________________________
CAR WASH
Well my name is Catherine LeFevre
I work at the Astrowash on Sunset and Vine
I drop my kids at school in the morning
And I pick them up at Mary''s just ''fore suppertime
Well I work down at the car wash
For a dollar and a dime
And mister, I hate my boss
It''s at the car wash I''m doing my time
Pick up my water bottle and my towel, sir
And I take ''em one by one
From Mercedes to VWs
I do ''em all and I don''t favor none
Well I work down at the car wash
For a dollar and a dime
And mister, I hate my boss
It''s at the car wash I''m doing my time
Well someday I''ll sing in a night club
I''ll get a million-dollar break
A handsome man will come here with a contract in his hand
And say "Catherine, this has all been some mistake"
Well I work down at the car wash
For a dollar and a dime
And mister, I hate my boss
It''s at the car wash I''m doing my time
It''s at the car wash I''m doing my time
It''s at the car wash I''m doing my time
_________________________________________________________________________________
ROCKAWAY THE DAYS
Billy got out of prison but he wasn''t right
Some like to drink or gamble, Billy liked to fight
He tracked back to his home state of Maryland
Went to his mom''s mobile home where she took him in, alright
Rockaway the days, rockaway the nights
Gimme something to last me, baby, till the morning light
I ain''t lookin'' for trouble, I ain''t looking for a fight
Honey rockaway these days, rockaway these nights
Well at a picnic one Sunday Billy met Mary Dove
Mary looked at Billy, Billy fell in love
Billy swore to Mary he''d always love her so
They were married in the valley where the river flows, alright
Rockaway the days, rockaway the nights
Gimme something to last me, baby, till the morning light
I ain''t lookin'' for trouble, I ain''t looking for a fight
Honey rockaway these days, rockaway these nights
At a roadside bar Billy argued with a young man
And he settled that argument with a razor in his hand
With blood on his shirt back to Mary he did run
She sighed "Billy, oh Billy, what have you done?"
He ran to his ma''s trailer but the lights were dim
He pounded on the door, she wouldn''t let him in
Up the road to a neighbor''s house he drew near
They said "Billy go away, we don''t want no trouble ''round here"
Billy stole a car and headed out on the road
Pocketful of pills and his brain on overload
Seen some lights in his rearview mirror, panicked and gave her the gun
Wrapped himself ''round a telephone pole way out on 101
Well Billy got cut out by the highway patrol
Just lay there with the cars passing on slow
Sheriff told Billy''s ma that Billy died
She buried his body by the riverside, alright
Rockaway the days, rockaway the nights
Gimme something to last me, baby, till the morning light
I ain''t lookin'' for trouble, I ain''t looking for a fight
Honey rockaway these days, rockaway these nights
Well rich man want the power and the seat on the top
Poor man want the money that the rich man got
Honey tonight I''m feeling so tired and unsure
Come on in Mary, shut the light, close the door
Rockaway the days, rockaway the nights
Gimme something to last me, baby, till the morning light
I ain''t lookin'' for trouble, I ain''t looking for a fight
Honey rockaway these days, rockaway these nights
_________________________________________________________________________________
BROTHERS UNDER THE BRIDGE (''83)
Lay lay lay lay lay lay lay lay lay lay lay lay lay lay
Lay lay lay lay lay lay lay lay lay lay lay lay lay lay
Well every spring when the weather gets warm
They come pourin'' into town straight off of them farms
Driving 455s running hard and strong
They''d scratch built in them tool sheds all winter long
''Neath the trestles drinkin'' the beer and the wine
Now some came to run, some just to pass the time
With the brothers under the bridges
Me and Tommy we was just fourteen, didn''t have our licenses yet
Our walls were covered with pictures of cars we''d get
We''d listen and wait for that highway to rumble and quakes
As they drove in through town when the weekend''d break
Bringin'' girls with that distant look in their eyes
Now together ''neath the trestles they''d be laughing in the night
With the brothers under the bridges
Well now me and my brother''d hitched a ride in Joey''s pickup to the edge of town
And we watched from the tall grass as the challenges were made and the duels went down
We''d hitchhike back home, sneak in, get in bed before our mom''d come
And we''d lay there in the night talkin'' about how we might someday be one
Yeah someday run with the brothers under the bridges
Well now I hear a cry in the distance and the sound of marching feet come and gone
Well I''m sittin down here by this highway figuring, figuring just where, where I belong
Tonight up here on Signal Hill
I watch a young man in a red shirt walking through a night so still
Put his jacket ''round his girl as the autumn wind sends a chill
Through the brothers under the bridges
Lay lay lay lay lay lay lay lay lay lay lay lay lay lay
_________________________________________________________________________________
MAN AT THE TOP
Here comes a lawyer,here comes a cop.
Here comes a rich, here comes a car-hop.
Goin'' on forever, ain''t ever gonna stop.
Everybody wants to be the man at the top.
Everybody wants to be the man at the top.
Everybody wants to be the man at the top.
Well, name your gun, son, shoot your shot.
Everybody wants to be the man at the top.
Now rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief.
Doctor, lawyer, indian chief.
Don''t ever start to ask them why.
Everybody wants to be the man at the top.
Everybody wants to be the man at the top.
Everybody wants to be the man at the top.
Well, name your gun, son, shoot your shot.
Everybody wants to be the man at the top.
All right (All right). Oh yeah (Oh yeah)
All right now (All right). Oh yeah (Oh yeah)
Man at the top says it''s lonely up there.
If it is man, I don''t care. Build a big white house.
Build a parking lot. Everybody wants to be the man at the top.
Here comes a banker, here comes a businessman.
Here comes a kid with a guitar in his hand.
Dreamin'' of his record in number one spot.
Everybody wants to be the man at the top.
Everybody wants to be the man at the top.
Everybody wants to be the man at the top.
Well, name your gun son, shoot your shot.
Everybody wants to be the man at the top.
Say right now (All right). Say yeah now (Oh yeah)
Say right...
Who''s the man at the top?
Who''s the man at the top, now?
|
|
PINK CADILLAC
You may think I''m fooling
For the foolish things I do
You may wonder how come I love you
When you get on my nerves like you do
Well baby, you know you bug me
There ain''t no secret about that
Well come on over here and hug me
And, baby, I''ll spill the facts
Well, honey it ain''t your money
Cause baby I got plenty of that
I love you for your pink Cadillac
Crushed velvet seats
Riding in the back, oozing down the street
Waving to the girls
Feeling out of sight
Spending all my money on a Saturday night
Honey, I just wonder what you do there in back of your pink Cadillac
Pink Cadillac
Well now way back in the Bible, temptations always come along
There''s always somebody tempting you
Somebody into doing something they know is wrong
Well they tempt you man with silver and they tempt you sir with gold
And they tempt you with the pleasures that the flesh does surely hold
They say Eve tempted Adam with an apple
Man I ain''t going for that
I know it was her pink Cadillac
Crushed velvet seats
Riding in the back, oozing down the street
Waving to the girls
Feeling out of sight
Spending all my money on a Saturday night
Honey, I just wonder what you do there in back of your pink Cadillac
Now some folks say it''s too big and uses too much gas
Some folks say it''s too old and that it goes too fast
But my love is bigger than a Honda, it''s bigger than a Subaru
Hey man there''s only one thing and one car that will do
Anyway we don''t have to drive it honey, we can park it out in back
And have a party in your pink Cadillac
_________________________________________________________________________________
TWO FOR THE ROAD
It''s one for the money, one for the show
I got one kiss for you honey so come on let''s go
I didn''t see it coming but girl now I know
It takes one for the running but two for the road
One thousand dreams whispered in the dark
But a dream''s just a dream in one empty heart
It takes more than one to rev it up and go
So let''s get it running, we''re two for the road
Two one-way tickets and a diamond ring
Hell it don''t matter what the rain might bring
When this world treats you hard and cold
I''ll stand beside you, we''re two for the road
When you''re alone my love will shine the light
Through the dark and starless night
I''ll hold you close and never let you go
Come on now honey, we''re two for the road
I''ll stand beside you and I''ll never go
Come on now girl, we''re two for the road
_________________________________________________________________________________
JANEY, DON''T YOU LOSE HEART
You got your book baby with all your fears
Let me honey and I''ll catch your tears
I''ll take your sorrow if you want me to
Come tomorrow
That''s what I''ll do
Listen to me
Janey don''t you lose heart
Janey don''t you lose heart
Janey don''t you lose heart
Janey don''t you lose heart
Well you say you got no new dreams to touch
You feel like a stranger babe who knows too much
You come home late and get undressed
You lie in bed and feel this emptiness
Well listen to me
Janey don''t you lose heart
Janey don''t you lose heart
Janey don''t you lose heart
Janey don''t you lose heart
Till every river it runs dry
Until the sun''s torn from the sky
Till every feel you''ve felt burst free
Gone tumblin'' down into the sea
Listen to me
Janey don''t you lose heart
Janey don''t you lose heart
Janey don''t you lose heart
Janey don''t you lose heart
_________________________________________________________________________________
WHEN YOU NEED ME
When you need me call my name
''Cause without you my life just wouldn''t be the same
If you want me come sunny skies or rain
When you need me just call my name
If you miss me, I''ll be there
To brush the sunlight from your hair
I''ll be there to guide you when trouble walks beside you
If you need me I''ll be there
And when this dirty world has been cold to you
I got two strong arms waitin'' to hold you
And when those mean days come along
We''ll stand together and we''ll take ''em on
So if you need me just call my name
When you need me call my name
''Cause without you my life just isn''t the same
''Cause when this world kicked me around
You picked me up off the ground
So if you need me I''ll be there
_________________________________________________________________________________
THE WISH
Dirty old street, all slushed up in the rain and snow.
Little boy and his ma, standin'' outside a run-down music store window.
On top of the Christmas tree shines one beautiful star, and lyin'' underneath, a brand new Japanese guitar.
I remember in the mornin'' Ma, hearin'' your alarm clock ring.
I''d lie awake and listen to you gettin'' ready for work, the sound of your makeup case on the sink.
And the ladies at the office, all silk stockin''s and rustlin'' skirts.
And how proud and happy you always looked, walkin'' home from work.
Well if Pa''s eyes were windows, into a world so deadly and true, you couldn''t stop me from lookin'', but you kept me from crawlin'' through.
Well it''s a funny old world Ma, where a little boy''s wishes come true.
Well I got a few in my pocket, and a special one just for you.
It ain''t no phone call on Sunday, flowers, or a Mother''s day card.
It ain''t no house on the hill, with a garden and a nice little yard.
I got my hot rod down on Bond Street,
I''m older but you''ll know me at a glance.
We''ll find us a rock ''n roll bar, baby we''ll go out and dance.
Well it was me in my Beatle boots, you in pink curlers and matador pants,
gettin'' up in the livin'' room, to do the twist for my uncles and aunts.
Well I got a girl of my own now Ma, yeah, we''re doin'' OK.
And I''ve been workin'' up the nerve, to say what it is I got to say.
Last night we sat around laughin'', at all those things that guitar brought us, and I laid awake thinkin'' about the other things it''s brought.
Well tonight I''m takin''s requests here in the kitchen, this one''s for you, let me come right out and say, that if you''re lookin'' for a sad song, well, I''m not gonna play.
_________________________________________________________________________________
THE HONEYMOONERS
Two kids gettin'' married
Same old thing
Folks congratulate you
Church bells ring
Who''s got the ring?
Who''s gonna pay the priest?
Get your name in the paper
Picture or two at least
At the reception
All the old records play
Where are you gonna live?
Are you gonna take her away?
In the corner my new nephew showin'' me his knife
You swore it you would love her for the rest of your life
When I kissed you at the altar
We bumped heads
Honeymoon night we figured we best shake on it instead
Dressed kind of funny
Laughin we hop into bed
You gonna wear it on your feet
You gonna wear it on your head
In the morning my new family''s sitting on the front porch swing
Smilin'' kind of funny
Nobody says a thing
New brother in law is throwing a football
Tosses me a pass
We all sit down on the front stoop
Everybody happy at last
_________________________________________________________________________________
LUCKY MAN
Running down the highway half past eleven
Waitin'' for my odometer to roll straight sevens
I''m a lucky man
I went to see the gypsy the other night
She looked in my palm she looked me in the eye
Said you''re a lucky man, yeah, you''re a lucky man
Some folks got fortune some got eyes of blue
What you got will always see you through
You''re a lucky man
Pa went from the army to the factory to the killing yard
I make my living with my hands behind the wheel of this car
I''m a lucky man, mmh, I''m a lucky man, mmh, I''m a lucky man
Messin'' with me man wouldn''t be wise
Roll them dice - ah snake eyes
I''m a lucky man
Had a girl in Calgary I gave her up
Man that love thing was messin'' with my luck
I''m a lucky man
I''ll wake up tomorrow morning in another state
Kiss me now baby before it''s too late
If you wanna kiss a lucky man
I don''t miss no girl I don''t miss no home
He travels fastest who travels alone
He''s a lucky man, yeah, he''s a lucky man, ooh, he is a lucky man
A man with the world in the palm of his hands
_________________________________________________________________________________
LEAVIN'' TRAIN
Baby when I ask you if everything is alright
You whisper "Don''t worry" and you shut out the light
Now black is black in this bed we''re laying
And I wanna believe the words that your lips are saying
But your eyes look like a leavin'' train
They keep on dragging me down
Your eyes look like a leavin'' train
They keep on draggin''
They keep on draggin''
They keep on draggin'' me down
Well I did anything just to try to get close to you
I took it step by step like a man''s supposed to
Tell me now, is this my is this my contrition
To have the love that I longed for fill me with suspicion
But your eyes look like a leavin'' train
They keep on dragging me down
Your eyes look like a leavin'' train
They keep on draggin''
They keep on draggin''
They keep on draggin'' me down
Say now it''s tellin'' time, oh my little sister
Now can I believe the words, the words of love you whisper
Is my train in vain, ooh has my soul gone to waste
Am I just a victim of, a victim of my lost faith
But your eyes look like a leavin'' train
They keep on dragging me down
Your eyes look like a leavin'' train
They keep on draggin''
They keep on draggin''
They keep on draggin'' me down
|
|
SEVEN ANGELS
Seven angels got my number
Since I fell in love with you
Seven angels got my number
They''re all telling me what to do
First angel says "Go on and love her"
Second angel says "Ain''t you tired of being alone?"
Third angel says "Do the right thing, meat"
Fourth angel says "Check that other little angel walkin'' on down the street"
Seven angels got my number
Since I fell in love with you
Seven angels got my number
They''re all telling me what to do
Fifth angel says, "Don''t worry
Love''s waitin'' ''round the corner for you, son"
Sixth angel says "You better hurry
It don''t take long for the good to get gone"
Walkin'' on wings all sexy and blue
Seventh angel says I''m a fool
I got seven angels calling on my pride
Seven devils crawling around inside
Seven angels tellin'' me which way to turn
One kiss and my soul wanna burn
Seven angels got my number
Since I fell in love with you
Seven angels got my number
They''re all telling me what to do
The earth''s so lonely, sad and blue
And without love, your soul''s dyin''
Sixth angel says to believe you
When you say you''ll never leave me cryin''
Seventh angel says you''re lyin''
_________________________________________________________________________________
GAVE IT A NAME
In the fields of the lord
Stood Abel and Cain
Cain slew Abel ''neath the black rain
At night he couldn''t stand the guilt or the blame
So he gave it a name
So he gave it a name
So he gave it a name
Billy got drunk, angry at his wife
He hit her once, he hit her twice
At night he''d lie in bed, he couldn''t stand the shame
So he gave it a name
So he gave it a name
So he gave it a name
Pa told me "Son, one thing I know is true
Poison snake bites you, you''re poison too"
At night I can feel that poison runnin'' ''round my veins
_________________________________________________________________________________
SAD EYES
Everyday here you come walking,
I hold my tongue, I don''t do much talking.
You say you''re happy and you''re doin'' fine,
Well, go ahead, baby, I got plenty of time.
Sad eyes never lie
Sad eyes never lie.
Well, for a while I''ve been watching you steady,
Ain''t gonna move ''til you''re good and ready.
You show up and then you shy away,
But I know pretty soon you''ll be walkin'' this way.
Sad eyes never lie
Sad eyes never lie.
Baby don''t you know I don''t care,
Don''t you know that I''ve been there.
Well, if something in the air feels a little unkind,
Don''t worry darling, it''ll slip your mind.
I know you think you''d never be mine,
Well, that''s okay, baby, I don''t mind.
That shy smile''s sweet, that''s a fact,
Go ahead, I don''t mind the act
Here you come all dressed up for a date,
Well one more step and it''ll be too late
Blue, blue ribbon in your hair,
You''re so sure I''ll be standing here
Sad eyes never lie
Sad eyes never lie.
Sad eyes never lie
Sad eyes never lie.
_________________________________________________________________________________
MY LOVER MAN
You treated me hard and made my heart ache
I know you''re only human, and men they make mistakes
Your life with her turned to black
And now you want our love back
Well come into my arms and fall, my lover man
Was it a gypsy''s curse or a hex sign
Or was it just that simple thing that led you from these arms of mine
Oh yes, I''ve had the days
To grow used to your foolish ways
And what is it really, after all, my lover man
I can see the change in your eyes
There''s no need to apologize
We stood at the wishing well
Our dreams like coins into the water fell
The water so cold and black
There was no going back
I don''t mean to cause you hurt or cause you pain
Life is short and love''s a dirty game
Now there''s no need for our game to end
Come close and we''ll begin
To find our beautiful selves again, my lover man
My lover man
My lover man
_________________________________________________________________________________
OVER THE RISE
I walk along the levee to see the gypsy man
The dirt ''neath my feet baby''s turnin'' to quicksand
He looked into my palm, then looked me in the eye
And told me you were gone, gone over the rise
Once we stood together at the wishing well
Our wishes like dreams, baby, into the water fell
Oh then I kissed your lips but when I looked into your eyes
They were gone, gone over the rise
Tonight the blackbirds fly low on the water''s edge
Oh we walked this path not knowing where it led
Now at the bottom of the river deep lies something shiny and golden
Is a promise that love couldn''t keep same as a promise broken
Well I woke last night to the sound of rain
The wind rustling branches against the window pane
I searched the pillow beside me for the tears we cried
Baby they were gone, gone over the rise
_________________________________________________________________________________
WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT
Well you say you have a friend
You trust him with your life
You trust him with your car, you trust him with your kids
You even trust him with your wife
You better watch what''s going down when the lights go out
When the night is dark, when there ain''t nobody looking around
WHen the lights go out
Down in this dirty little town
Well now the world is dark and funny
You better listen to what I say
You ain''t gonna know what''s going on
By what you see in the light of day
You better watch what''s going on when the lights go out
When the night is dark, when there ain''t nobody looking around
When the lights go out
Down in this dirty little town
Well now baby she trusted Billy
With reason you understand
But Billy he kept coming home late at night
And in the morning he had that smell on his hand
Well now the world is turning
Rome is burning
Me I''m watching
And I''m learning
They say it sure is God''s hand in the ticking of the clock
the Lord''s light shining under every dirty rock
Well now last night I slept right here
And I heard God''s voice whisper in my ear
You better watch what''s going on when the lights go out
When the night is dark, when there ain''t nobody looking around
When the lights go out
Down in this dirty little town
Down in this dirty little town
Down in this dirty little town
_________________________________________________________________________________
LOOSE CHANGE
Met her at a friendly little bar down along the coast
She said it was her birthday so we had us a nice little toast
Drove around for a while, smoked a few cigarettes
Took her back to my place, she slipped off her party dress
She sat for a while on the edge of the bed just talkin''
Loose change in my pocket
Loose change in my pocket
Pint of gin in my boot cuff, I''m drivin'' for a drink and a dance
Sittin'' on the next stool, miss a little time on her hands
Yeah I knew she was trouble, but trouble sure was lookin'' fine
And when I pulled her close what I knew kinda slipped my mind
We lay in bed and watched the moon come up crawling
Loose change in my pocket
Loose change in my pocket
I pour another drink, wait for the night to get through
Stars are burning in that black void so far away and blue
Now I''m sittin'' at a red light I feel somethin'' tickin'' way down
The night''s moving like a slow train crawling through this shithole town
Got my bags packed in the back and I''m tryin'' to get going again
But red just goes to green and green goes red and then
Then all I hear''s the clock on the dash tick-tocking
Loose change in my pocket
Loose change in my pocket
Loose change in my pocket
Loose change in my pocket
_________________________________________________________________________________
TROUBLE IN PARADISE
You do the drying, I''ll do the dishes
Who''ll do the crying when all the wishes don''t come true
You do the washing, I''ll do the folding
Whose heart is breaking when whose arms are holding someone new
Sittin'' on a peaceful lake sunnin''
Didn''t hear the roar of the waterfall coming
When it''s all a storybook story
When it''s all so easy and nice
Here comes trouble in paradise
You did the dusting, I did the sweeping
You did the driving oh and I did the sleeping a little too long
On a picnic ''neath the sky so blue
We didn''t see the rain and heartache coming through
When it''s all an old black and white movie
And you''re sure you''ve seen the ending twice
Here comes trouble in paradise
You said everything was fine
I''m sorry, baby, I didn''t see the signs
Oh so beautifully you read your lines
But in a play where the hero has no vice
And love comes without a price
So does trouble in paradise
Don''t matter who did the dusting or who did the sweeping
Who did the trusting or who did the cheating when it''s all gone
Laying in a field on a summer''s day
Waitin'' for those gray skies to clear away
Knowing all love''s glory and beauty
Can vanish before you think twice
Leaving trouble in paradise
Now we share the laughing, we share the joking
Oh we do the sleeping with one eye open
|
|
HAPPY
Some need gold and some need diamond rings
Or a drug to take away the pain that living brings
A promise of a better world to come
When whatever here is done
I don''t need that sky of blue
All I know''s since I found you
I''m happy when I''m in your arms
Happy, darling, come the dark
Happy when I taste your kiss
I''m happy in a love like this
There''s a house upon a distant hill
Where you can hear the laughter of children ring
Guardian angels, they watch from above
Watching over the love that they bring
But at night I feel the darkness near
I awake and I find you near
I''m happy with you in my arms
I''m happy with you in my heart
Happy when I taste your kiss
I''m happy in love like this
In a world of doubt and fear
I wake at night and reach to find you near
Lost in a dream, you caught me as I fell
I want more than just a dream to tell
We''re born in this world, darling
With few days and trouble never far behind
Man and woman circle each other in a cage
A cage that''s been handed down the line
Lost and running ''neath a million dead stars
Tonight let''s shed our skins and slip these bars
Happy in each other''s arms
Happy baby, come the dark
Happy in each other''s kiss
I m happy in a love like this
_________________________________________________________________________________
PART MAN PART MONKEY
They prosecuted some poor sucker in these United States
for teachin'' that man descended from the apes
They coulda settles that case without a fuss or fight
If they''d seen me chasin'' you sugar
Thru the jungle last night
They''d a called in that jury and a one two three said
''Part man part monkey, definitely''
Well the church bell rings from the corner steeple
Man in a monkey suit swears he''ll do no evil
Offers his lover''s prayer but his soul lies
Dark and driftin and unsatisfied
Well hey bartender tell me what''d ya see
Part man part monkey looks like to me
Well the night is dark the moon is full
The flowers of romance exert their pull
We talk a while my fingers slip
I''m hard and cracking like a whip
Well did God make man in a breath of holy fire
Or did he crawl on up out of the muck and mire
Well the man on the street
Believes what the bible tells him so
But you can ask me mister because I know
Tell them soul-suckin'' preachers to come on down and see
Part man part monkey, baby that''s me
_________________________________________________________________________________
GOIN'' CALI
Well he''d been hearing too many voices and feelin'' a little off-track
Like there was something big pressing down on his back
So he called up his friends and they said come on out west
It''s a place where a man can really feel his success
So he pulled his heart and soul down off the shelf
Packed them next to the faith that he''d lost in himself
Said his good-byes and when the dirty work was done
He turned his wheels into the fading sun
For seven days and nights like a black-top bird he sped
Maintained radio silence ''cept for in his head
And just like his folks did back in ''69
He crossed the border at Needles and heard the promised land on the line
Now where the Transcontinental dumps into the sea
There''s a bar made up to look like 1963
Girl in the corner eyed him like a hungry dog a bone
As he brushed the desert dust off that Mercedes chrome
Bartender said "Hey, how''s it hangin'', tiger?"
He had a shot of tequila, smiled and whispered "lighter"
He went down to the desert city where the rattlesnakes play
And left his dead skin by the roadside in the noon of day
Sun got so hot it almost felt like friend
It could burn out every trace of where you been
There was a woman he''d met in a desert song
A little while later a son come along
Looked at that boy''s smile and called it home
And that night as he lay in bed the only voice he heard was his own
_________________________________________________________________________________
BACK IN YOUR ARMS
In my dream my love was lost
I lived by luck and fate
I carried you inside of me
Now I''m standin'' on this empty road
Where nothin'' moves but the wind
And honey I just wanna be
Back in your arms
Back in your arms again
Back in your arms
Back in your arms again
Once I was your treasure
And I saw your face in every star
But these promises we make at night
Oh, that''s all they are
Unless we fill them with faith and love
Empty as a howlin'' wind
And honey I just wanna be
Back in your arms
Back in your arms again
Back in your arms
Back in your arms again
Back in your arms
Back in your arms again
You came to me with love and kindness
But all my life I''ve been a prisoner of my own blindness
I met you with indifference
And I don''t know why
Now I wake from my dream
I wake from my dream to this world
Where all is shadow and darkness
And above me a dark sky unfurls
And all the love I''ve thrown away and lost
I''m longin'' for again
Now darlin'' I just wanna be
Back in your arms
Back in your arms again
Back in your arms
Back in your arms again
Back in your arms
Back in your arms again
Back in your arms
_________________________________________________________________________________
BROTHERS UNDER THE BRIDGE (''95)
Saigon, it was all gone
The same Coke machines as the streets I grew on
Down in a mesquite canyon, come walking along the ridge
Me and the brothers under the bridge
Campsite''s an hour''s walk from the nearest road or town
There''s too much brush in camp for the CHP choppers to touch down
Ain''t lookin'' for nothin , I just want to live
Me and the brothers under the bridge
Come the Santa Anas and man that dry brush would light
Jimmy Devon got burned up in his own campfire one winter night
We buried his body in the white stone high up on the ridge
Me and the brothers under the bridge
I had enough of the town oh and the straight life
Ain''t careful you end up on the wrong end of someone''s knife
Now I want no trouble and I ain''t got none to give
Me and the brothers under the bridge
Well I shipped home back in ''72
And you know you were just a beautiul light in your mom''s dark eyes of blue
I stepped out on the tarmac, we were just kids
Me and the brothers under the bridge
Come Veterans'' Day I sat on the stand in my dress blues
I held your mother''s hand, and they passed with the red, white and blue
One minute you''re right there, and somethin'' slips...
|
Используются технологии uCoz |
|
|
|
|
