Well now the years have gone and I''ve grown from that seed you''ve sown But I didn''t think there''d be so many steps I''d have to learn on my own Well I was young and I didn''t know what to do When I saw your best steps stolen away from you Now I''ll do what I can I''ll walk like a man And I''ll keep on walkin''

Tunnel of Love (1987)

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AIN''T GOT YOU

I got a fortune of heaven in diamonds and gold
I got all the bonds baby that the bank could hold
I got houses ''cross the country honey end to end
And everybody buddy wants to be my friend
Well I got all the riches honey any man every knew
But the only thing I ain''t got honey I ain''t got you

I got a house full of Rembrandt and priceless art
And all the little girls they wanna tear me apart
When I walk down the street people stop and stare
Well you think I might be thrilled but baby I don''t care
Cause I got more good luck honey than old King Farouk
But the only thing I ain''t got baby I ain''t got you

I got a big diamond watch sittin'' on my wrist
I try to tempt you baby but you just resist
I made a deal with the devil babe I won''t deny
Until I got you in my arms I can''t be satisfied

I got a pound of caviar sitting home on ice
I got a fancy foreign car that rides like paradise
I got a hundred pretty women knockin'' down my door
And folks wanna kiss me I ain''t even seen before
I been around the world and all across the seven seas
Been paid a king''s ransom for doin'' what comes naturally
But I''m still the biggest fool honey this world ever knew
''Cause the only thing I ain''t got baby I ain''t got you


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TOUGHER THAN THE REST

Well It''s Saturday night you''re all dressed up in blue
I been watching you awhile maybe you been watching me too
So somebody ran out left somebody''s heart in a mess
Well if you''re looking for love honey I''m tougher than the rest

Some girls they want a handsome Dan or some good-lookin'' Joe
On their arms some girls like a sweet-talkin'' Romeo
Well ''round here baby I learned you get what you can get
So if you''re rough enough for love honey I''m tougher than the rest

The road is dark and it''s a thin thin line
But I want you to know I''ll walk it for you anytime
Maybe your other boyfriends couldn''t pass the test
Well if you''re rough and ready for love honey I''m tougher than the rest

Well it ain''t no secret I''ve been around a time or two
Well I don''t know baby maybe you''ve been around too
Well there''s another dance all you gotta do is say yes
And if you''re rough and ready for love honey I''m tougher than the rest
If you''re rough enough for love baby I''m tougher than the rest


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ALL THAT HEAVEN WILL ALLOW

I got a dollar in my pocket there ain''t a cloud up above
I got a picture in a locket that says baby I love you
Well if you didn''t look then boys then fellas don''t go lookin'' now
Well here she comes a-walkin'' all that heaven will allow

Say hey there mister bouncer now all I wanna dance
But I swear I left my wallet back home in my workin'' pants
C''mon Slim slip me in man I''ll make it up to you somehow
I can''t be late I got a date with all that heaven will allow

Rain and storm and dark skies well now they don''t mean a thing
If you got a girl that loves you and who wants to wear your ring
So c''mon mister trouble we''ll make it through you somehow
We''ll fill this house with all the love all that heaven will allow

Now some may wanna die young man young and gloriously
Get it straight now mister hey buddy that ain''t me
''Cause I got something on my mind that sets me straight and walking proud
And I want all the time all that heaven will allow


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SPARE PARTS

Booby said he''d pull out Bobby stayed in
Janey had a baby wasn''t any sin
They were set to marry on a summer day
Bobby got scared and he ran away
Jane moved in with here ma out on Shawnee Lake
She sighed ma sometimes my whole life feels like one big mistake
She settled in in a back room time passed on
Later that winter a son came along

Spare parts and broken hearts
Keep the world turnin'' around

Now Janey walked that baby across the floor night after night
But she was a young girl and she missed the party lights
Meanwhile in South Texas in a dirty oil patch
Bobby heard about his son bein'' born and swore he wasn''t ever goin'' back

Spare parts and broken hearts
Keep the world turnin'' around

Janey heard about a woman over in Calverton
Put her baby in the river let the river roll on
She looked at her boy in the crib where he lay
Got down on her knees cried till she prayed

Mist was on the water low run the tide
Janey held her son down at the riverside
Waist deep in water how bright the sun shone
She lifted him in her arms and carried him home

As he lay sleeping in her bed Janey took a look around at everything
Went to a drawer in her bureau and got out her old engagement ring
Took out her wedding dress tied that ring up in its sash
Went straight down to the pawn shop man and walked out with some good cold cash

Spare parts and broken hearts
Keep the world turnin'' around


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CAUTIOUS MAN

Bill Horton was a cautious man of the road
He walked lookin'' over his shoulder and remained faithful to its code
When something caught his eye he''d measure his need
And then very carefully he''d proceed

Billy met a yound girl in the early days of May
It was there in her arms he let his cautiousness slip away
In their lovers twilight as the evening sky grew dim
He''d lay back in her arms and laugh what had happened to him

On his right hand Billy tatooed the word love and on his left hand was the word fear
And in which hand he held his fate was never clear
Come Indian summer he took his young lover for his bride
And with own hands built a great house down by the riverside

Now Billy was an honest man he wanted to do what was right
He worked hard to fill their lives with happy days and loving nights
Alone on his knees in the darkness for steadiness he''d pray
For he knew in a restless heart the seed of betrayal lay

One night Billy awoke froma terrible dream callin'' his wife''s name
She lay breathing beside him in a peaceful sleep a thousand miles away
He got dressed in the moonlight and down to the highway he strode
When he got there he didn''t find nothing but road

Billy felt a coldness rise up inside him that he couldn''t name
Just as the words tattooed ''cross his knuckles he knew would always remain
At their bedside he brushed the hair from his wife''s face as the moon shone on her skin so white
Filling their room with the beauty of God''s fallen light


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WALK LIKE A MAN

I remember how rough your hand felt on mine on my wedding day
And the tears cried on my shoulder I couldn''t turn away
Well so much has happened to me that I don''t understand
All I can think of is being five years old following behind you at the beach tracing your footprints in the sand
Trying to walk like a man

By Our Lady Of The Roses we lived in the shadow of the elms
I remember ma draggin'' me and my sister up the street to the church whenever she heard those wedding bells
Well would they ever look so happy again the handsome groom and his bride
As they stepped into that long black limosine for their mystery ride
Well tonight you step away from me and alone at the alter I stand
And as I watch my bride coming down the aisle I pray for the strength to walk like a man

Well now the years have gone and I''ve grown from that seed you''ve sown
But I didn''t think there''d be so many steps I''d have to learn on my own
Well I was young and I didn''t know what to do
When I saw your best steps stolen away from you
Now I''ll do what I can
I''ll walk like a man
And I''ll keep on walkin''


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TUNNEL OF LOVE

Fat man sitting on a little stool
Takes the money from my hand while his eyes take a walk all over you
Hands me the ticket smiles and whispers good luck
Cuddle up angel cuddle up my little dove
We''ll ride down baby into this tunnel of love

I can feel the soft silk of your blouse
And them soft thrills in our little fun house
Then the lights go out and it''s just the three of us
You me and all that stuff we''re so scared of
Gotta ride down baby into this tunnel of love

There''s a crazy mirror showing us both in 5-D
I''m laughing at you you''re laughing at me
There''s a room of shadows that gets so dark brother
It''s easy for two people to lose each other in this tunnel of love

it ought to be easy ought to be simple enough
Man meets woman and they fall in love
But the house is haunted and the ride gets rough
And you''ve got to learn to live with what you can''t rise above if you want to ride on down in through this tunnel of love


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TWO FACES

I met a girl and we ran away
I swore I''d make her happy every day
And how I made her cry
Two faces have I

Sometimes mister I feel sunny and wild
Lord I love to see my baby smile
Then dark clouds come rolling by
Two faces have I

One that laughs one that cries
One says hello one says goodbye
One does things I don''t understand
Makes me feel like half a man

At night I get down on my knees and pray
Our love will make that other man go away
But he''ll never say goodbye
Two faces have I

Last night as I kissed you ''neath the willow tree
He swore he''d take your love away from me
He said our life was just a lie
And two faces have I
Well go ahead and let him try


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BRILLIANT DISGUISE

I hold you in my arms as the band plays
What are those words whispered baby just as you turn away
I saw you last night out on the edge of town
I wanna read your mind and know just what I''ve got in this new thing I''ve found
So tell me what I see when I look in your eyes
Is that you baby or just a brilliant disguise

I heard somebody call your name from underneath our willow
I saw something tucked in shame underneath your pillow
Well I''ve tried so hard baby but I just can''t see
What a woman like you is doing with me
So tell me what I see when I look in your eyes
Is that you baby or just a brilliant disguise

Now look at me baby struggling to do everything right
And then it all falls apart when out go the lights
I''m just a lonely pilgrim I walk this world in wealth
I want to know if it''s you I don''t trust ''cause I damn sure don''t trust myself

Now you play the loving woman I''ll play the faithful man
But just don''t look too close into the palm of my hand
We stood at the alter the gypsy swore our future was right
But come the wee wee hours maybe baby the gypsy lied
So when you look at me you better look hard and look twice
Is that me baby or just a brilliant disguise

Tonight our bed is cold
I''m lost in the darkness of our love
God have mercy on the man
Who doubts what he''s sure of


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ONE STEP UP

Woke up this morning my house was cold
Checked out the furnace she wasn''t burnin''
Went out and hoped in my old Ford
Hit the engine but she ain''t turnin''
We''ve given each other some hard lessons lately
But we ain''t learnin''
We''re the same sad story that''s a fact
One step up and two steps back

Bird on a wire outside my motel room
But he ain''t singin''
Girl in white outside a church in June
But the church bells they ain''t ringing
I''m sitting here in this bar tonight
But all I''m thinkin'' is
I''m the same old story same old act
One step up and two steps back

It''s the same thing night on night
Who''s wrong baby who''s right
Another fight and I slam the door on
Another battle in our dirty little war
When I look at myself I don''t see
The man I wanted to be
Somewhere along the line I slipped off track
T''m caught movin'' one step up and two steps back

There''s a girl across the bar
I get the message she''s sending
Mmm she ain''t lookin'' to married
And me well honey I''m pretending
Last night I dreamed I held you in my arms
The music was never-ending
We danced as the evening sky faded to black
One step up and two steps back


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WHEN YOU''RE ALONE

Times were tough love was not enough
So you said sorry Johnny I''m gone gone gone
You said my act was funny
But we both knew what was missing honey
So you let out on your own
Now that pretty form that you''ve got baby
Will make sure you get along
But you''re gonna find our someday honey

When You''re alone you''re alone
When You''re alone you''re alone
When You''re alone you''re alone
When You''re alone you ain''t nothing but alone

Now I was young and pretty on the mean streets of the dity
And I fought to make''em my home
With just the shirt on my back I left and swore I''d never look back
And man I was gone gone gone
But there''s things that''ll knock you down you don''t even see coming
And send you crawling like a baby back home
You''re gonna find out that day sugar

When You''re alone you''re alone
When You''re alone you''re alone
When You''re alone you''re alone
When You''re alone you ain''t nothing but alone

I knew some day your runnin'' would be through
And you''d think back on me and you
And your love would be strong
You''d forget all the bad and think only of all the laughs that we had
And you''d wanna come home
Now it ain''t hard feelings or nothin'' sugar
That ain''t what''s got me singing this song
It''s just nobody knows baby where love goes
But when it goes it''s gone gone

When You''re alone you''re alone
When You''re alone you''re alone
When You''re alone you''re alone
When You''re alone you ain''t nothing but alone


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VALENTINE''S DAY

I''m driving a big lazy car rushin'' up the highway in the dark
I got one hand steady on the wheel and one hand''s tremblin'' over my heart
It''s pounding baby like it''s gonna bust right on through
And it ain''t gonna stop till I''m alone again with you

A friend of mine became a father last night
When we spoke in his voice I could hear the light
Of the skies and the rivers the timberwolf in the pines
And that great jukebox out on Route 39
They say he travels fastest who travels alone
But tonight I miss my girl mister tonight I miss my home

Is it the sound of the leaves
left blown by the wayside
That''s got me out here on this spooky old highway tonight
Is

HUMAN TOUCH

You and me we were the pretenders
We let it all slip away
In the end what you don''t surrender
Well the world just strips away
Girl, ain''t no kindness in the face of strangers
Ain''t gonna find no miracles here
Well you can wait on your blesses my darling
I got a deal for you right here
I ain''t looking for praise or pity
I ain''t coming ''round searching for a crutch
I just want someone to talk to
And a little of that Human Touch
Just a little of that Human Touch

Ain''t no mercy on the streets of this town
Ain''t no bread from Heavenly skies
Ain''t nobody drawing wine from this blood
It''s just you and me tonight
Tell me, in a world without pity
Do you think what I''m askin''s too much
I just want something to hold on to
And a little of that Human Touch
Just a little of that Human Touch

Oh girl that feeling of safety that you prize
Well it comes at a hard hard price
You can''t shut off the risk and the pain
Without losing the love that remains
We''re all riders on this train

So you''ve been broken and you''ve been hurt
Show me somebody who ain''t
Yeah, I know I ain''t nobody''s bargain
But, hell, a little touch up and a little paint...
You might need something to hold on to
When all the answers, they don''t amount to much
Somebody that you could just to talk to
And a little of that Human Touch
Baby, in a world without pity
Do you think what I''m askin''s too much
I just want to feel you in my arms
Share a little of that Human Touch
Feel a little of that Human Touch
Give me a little of that Human Touch


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SOUL DRIVER

Rode through forty nights of the gospels'' rain
Black sky pourin'' snakes frogs and a love in vain
You were down where the river grows wider
Baby let me be your soul driver

Well if something in the air feels a little unkind
Don''t worry darling, it''ll slip your mind
I''ll be your gypsy joker your shotgun rider
Baby let me be your soul driver

Now no one knows which way love''s wheel turns
Will we hit it rich or crash and burn
Does fortune wait or just the black hand of fate
This love potion''s all we''ve got one toast before it''s too late

If the angels are unkind or the season is dark
Or if in the air love just falls apart
Then here''s to our destruction
Baby let me be your soul driver


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57 CHANNELS (AND NOTHIN'' ON)

I bought a bourgeois house in the Hollywood hills
With a truckload of hundred thousand dollar bills
Man came by to hook up my cable TV
We settled in for the night my baby and me
We switched ''round and ''round ''til half-past dawn
There was fifty-seven channels and nothin'' on

Well now home entertainment was my baby''s wish
So I hopped into town for a satellite dish
I tied it to the top of my Japanese car
I came home and I pointed it out into the stars
A message came back from the great beyond
There''s fifty-seven channels and nothin'' on

Well we might''a made some friends with some billionaires
We might''a got all nice and friendly if we''d made it upstairs
All I got was a note that said "Bye-bye John
Our love is fifty-seven channels and nothin'' on"

So I bought a .44 magnum it was solid steel cast
And in the blessed name of Elvis well I just let it blast
''Til my TV lay in pieces there at my feet
And they busted me for disturbing the almighty peace
Judge said "What you got in your defense son?"
"Fifty-seven channels and nothin'' on"

I can see by your eyes friend you''re just about gone
Fifty-seven channels and nothin'' on...


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CROSS MY HEART

First time I crossed my heart I was beggin'' baby please
At your bedside down on my knees
When I crossed my heart, when I crossed my heart
I crossed my heart pretty baby over you

Second time I crossed my heart rain came in from the south
I was lyin'' there with something sweet and salty in my mouth
When I crossed my heart, when I crossed my heart
When I crossed my heart pretty darlin'' over you

Well you may think the world''s black and white
And you''re dirty or your clean
You better watch out you don''t slip
Through them spaces in between

Where the night gets sticky and the sky gets black
I grabbed you baby and you grabbed my back
And we crossed our hearts, we crossed our hearts
Yeah I cross my heart...

Little boys little girls
They know their wrongs from their rights
Once you cross your heart
You ain''t ever supposed to lie

Well life ain''t nothin'' but a cold hard ride
I ain''t leavin'' ''til I''m satisfied
I cross my heart, yeah I cross my heart
Well I cross my heart pretty darlin'' over you


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GLORIA''S EYES

I was your big man I was your prince charming
King on a white horse hey now look how far I''ve fallen
I tried to trick you yeah but baby you got wise
You cut me cut me right down to size
Now I''m just a fool in Gloria''s eyes

Swore I''d get you back I was so sure
I''d get you back like I done so many times before
A little sweet talk to cover over all of the lies
You came runnin'' back but to my surprise
Well there was somethin'' gone in Gloria''s eyes

Well in the dark when it was just me and you
I asked the question that I knew the answer to
Is that a smile my little dolly on the shelf
Tell me is that a smile
Of is it something else?

Now I work hard to prove my love is true
Now I work hard and I bring it on home to you
At night I pray as silently you lie
Some day my love again will rise
Like a shining torch in Gloria''s eyes

I was your big man your prince charming
King on a white horse now look how far I''ve fallen


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WITH EVERY WISH

Ol'' catfish in the lake we called him Big Jim
When I was a kid my only wish was to get my line in him
Skipped church one Sunday rowed out and throw''d in my line
Jim took that hook pole and me right over the side
Went driftin'' down past old tires and rusty cans of beer
The angel of the lake whispered in my ear
"Before you choose your wish son you better think first
With every wish there comes a curse"

I fell in love with beautiful Doreen
She was the prettiest thing this old town''d ever seen
I courted her and I made her mine
But I grew jelous whenever another man''d come walkin'' down the line
And my jelousy made me treat her hard and cruel
She sighed "Bobby oh bobby you''re such a fool
Don''t you know before you choose your wish you''d better think first
''Cause with every wish there comes a curse"

These days I sit around and laugh at the many rivers I''ve crossed
But on the far banks there''s always another forest where a man can get lost
Well there in the high trees love''s bluebird glides
Guiding us ''cross to another river on the other side
And there someone is waitin'' with a look in her eyes
And though my heart''s grown weary and more than a little bit shy
Tonight I''ll drink from her waters to quench my thirst
And leave the angels to worry with every wish...


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ROLL OF THE DICE

Well I''ve been a losin'' gambler just throwin'' snake eyes
Love ain''t got me downhearted I know just around the corner lies
My fool''s paradise in just another roll of the dice

All my elevens and sevens been comin'' up sixes and nines
But since I fell for you baby been comin'' on changin'' times
They''re waitin'' over the rise just another roll of the dice

I''ve stumbled and I know I''ve made my mistakes
But tonight I''m gonna be playin'' for all of the stakes

Well it''s never to late so come on girl the tables are waiting
You and me and Lady Luck well tonight we''ll be celebrating
Drinkin'' champagne on ice in just another roll of the dice

High rollers lay down your bets and I''ll raise ''em
Well I know the odds ain''t in my favor

Maybe I''m just a clown thrownin'' down lookin'' to come up busted
I''m a thief in the house of love and I can''t be trusted
Well I''ll be makin'' my heist in just another roll of the dice

Just another roll of the dice
Come on seven
Roll me baby in this fool''s heaven


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REAL WORLD

Mister trouble come walking this way
Year gone past feels like one long day
But I''m alive and feelin'' all right
Well I run that hard road outta heartbreak city
Built a roadside carnival out of hurt and self-pity
It was all wrong well now I''m moving on

Ain''t no church bells ringing ain''t no flags unfurled
Just me and you and the love we''re bringing into the real world
Into the real world

I built a shrine in my heart it wasn''t pretty to see
Made out of fools gold memory and tears cried
Now I''m headin'' over the rise
I''m searchin'' for one clear moment of love and truth
I still got a little faith but what I need is some proof tonight
I''m lookin'' for it in your eyes

Ain''t no church bells ringing ain''t no flags unfurled
Just me and you and the faith we''re bringing into the real world
Into the real world

Well tonight I just wanna shout
I feel my soul waist deep and sinking into this black river of doubt
I just wanna rise and walk along the riverside
And when the morning comes baby I don''t wanna hide
I''ll stand right by your side with my arms open wide

Well tonight I just wanna shout
I feel my soul waist deep and sinking into this black river of doubt
I just wanna rise and walk along the riverside
''Til the morning comes
I''ll stand right by your side

I wanna find some answers I wanna ask for some help
I''m tired of runnin'' scared
Baby lets get our bags packed
We''ll take it here to hell and heaven and back
And if love is hopeless hopeless at best
Come on put on your party dress it''s ours tonight
And we''re goin'' with the tumblin'' dice

Ain''t no church bells ringing ain''t no flags unfurled
Oh just me you and the hope we''re bringing
Into the real world
Well into the real world
Oh into the real world


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ALL OR NOTHIN'' AT ALL

Said you''d give me just a little kiss
And you''d rock me for a little while
Well you''d slip me just a piece of it
Listen up little child
I Want it all or nothin'' at all
I Want it all or nothin'' at all

Said you''d take me for a little dance
If you had a little time on your hands
Well all I do is push and shove
Just to get a little piece of your love
I want it all or nothin'' at all
I want it all or nothin'' at all

Well now I don''t wanna be greedy
But when it comes to love there ain''t no doubt
You just ain''t gonna get what you want
With one foot in and one foot out
You got to give it all or nothin'' at all
All or nothin'' at all

Now I only got a little time
So if you''re gonna change your mind
Then shout out what you''re thinking of
If what you''re thinkin'' of is love
I want it all or nothin'' at all
I want it all or nothin'' at all


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MAN''S JOB

Well you can go out with him
Play with all of his toys
But takin'' care of you darlin''
Ain''t for one of the boys
Oh there''s something in your soul
That he''s just gonna rob
And lovin'' you baby, lovin'' you darlin''
Lovin'' you woman is a man''s man''s job
Lovin'' you''s a man''s job baby
Lovin'' you''s a man''s job
Lovin'' you''s a man''s job baby
Lovin'' you''s a man''s job

Well now his kisses may thrill
Those other girls that he likes
But when it comes to treatin''
A real woman right
Well all of his tricks
No they won''t be enough
''Cause lovin'' you baby lovin'' you darlin''
Lovin'' you darlin'' is a man''s man''s job
Lovin''...

You''re dancing with him he''s holding you tight
I''m standing here waitin'' to catch your eye
Your hand''s on his neck as the music sways
All my illusions slip away

Now if you''re lookin'' for a hero
Someone to save the day
Well darlin'' my feet
They''re made of clay
But I''ve got somethin'' in my soul
And I wanna give it up
But gettin'' up the nerve
Gettin'' up the nerve
But gettin'' up the nerve is a man''s man''s job
Lovin''...


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I WISH I WERE BLIND

I love to see the cottonwood blossom in the early spring
I love to see the message of love that the bluebird sings
But when I see you walkin'' with him down along the strand
I wish I were blind when I see you with your man

I love to see your hair shining in the long summer''s light
Ilove to watch the stars fill the sky on a summer night
The music plays you take his hand I watch how you touch him as you start to dance
And I wish I were blind when I see you with your man

We struggle here but all our love''s in vain
Oh these eyes that once filled me with your beauty
Now fill me with pain
And the light that once entered here
Is banished from me
And this darkness is all baby that my heart sees

And though this world is filled with a grace and beauty of God''s hand
Oh I wish I were blind when I see you with your man


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THE LONG GOODBYE

My soul went walkin'' but I stayed here
Feel like I been workin'' for a thousand years
Chippin'' away at this chain of my own lies
Climbin'' a wall a hundred thousand miles high
Well I woke up this morning on the other side
Yeah yeah this is the long goodbye
Hey yeah this is the long goodbye

Same old faces it''s the same old town
What once was laughs is draggin'' me now
Waliin'' on rain hangin'' on for love
Words of forgiveness from some God above
Ain''t no words of mercy comin'' from on high
Oh no just a long goodbye
Yeah yeah just one long goodbye

Well I went to leave twenty years ago
Since then I guess I been packin'' kinda slow
Sure did like that admirin'' touch
Guess I like''d it a little too much

The moon is high and here I am
Sittin'' here with this hammer in hand
One more drink oughta ease the pain
Starin'' at that last link in the chain
Well let''s raise our glass and let this hammer fly
Hey yeah this is the long goodbye
Hey yeah this is the long goodbye


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REAL MAN

Took my baby to a picture show
Found a seat in the back row
Sound came up lights went down
Rambo he was blowin'' ''em down
I don''t need no gun

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RED HEADED WOMAN

Well brunettes are fine man
And blondes are fun
But when it comes to getting a dirty job done

I''ll take a red headed woman
A red headed woman
It takes a red headed woman
To get a dirty job done

Well listen up stud
Your life''s been wasted
Til you''ve got down on your knees and tasted

A red headed woman
A red headed woman
It takes a red headed woman
To get a dirty job done

Tight skirt, strawberry hair
Tell me what you''ve got, baby, waiting under there
Big green eyes that look like, son
They can see every cheap thing that you ever done

Well, I don''t know how many girls you dated, man
But you ain''t lived til you''ve had your tires rotated

By a red headed woman
A red headed woman
It takes a red headed woman
To get a dirty job done

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BETTER DAYS

Well my soul checked out missing as I sat listening
To the hours and minutes tickin'' away
Yeah just sittin'' around waitin'' for my life to begin
While it was all just slippin'' away
I''m tired of waitin'' for tomorrow to come
Or that train to come roarin'' ''round the bend
I got a new suit of clothes a pretty red rose
And a woman I can call my friend

These are better days baby
Yeah there''s better days shining through
These are better days baby
Better days with a girl like you

Well I took a piss at fortune''s sweet kiss
It''s like eatin'' caviar and dirt
It''s a sad funny ending to find yourself pretending
A rich man in a poor man''s shirt
Now my ass was draggin'' when from a passin'' gypsy wagon
Your heart like a diamond shone
Tonight I''m layin'' in your arms carvin'' lucky charms
Out of these heard luck bones

These are better days baby
These are better days it''s true
These are better days
There''s better days shining through

Now a life of leisure and a pirate''s treasure
Don''t make much for tragedy
But it''s a sad man my friend who''s livin'' in his own skin
And can''t stand the company
Every fool''s got a reason to feelin'' sorry for himself
And turn his heart to stone
Tonight this fool''s halfway to heaven and just a mile outta hell
And I feel like I''m comin'' home

These are better days baby
There''s better days shining through
These are better days
Better days with a girl like you

These are better days baby
These are better days it''s true
These are better days
Better days are shining through


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DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN

They''re still racing out at the Trestles,
But that blood it never burned in her veins,
Now I hear she''s got a house up in Fairview,
And a style she''s trying to maintain
Well, if she wants to see me,
You can tell her that I''m easily found,
Tell her there''s a spot out ''neath Abram''s Bridge,
And tell her, there''s a darkness on the edge of town

Everybody''s got a secret, Sonny,
Something that they just can''t face,
Some folks spend their whole lives trying to keep it,
They carry it with them every step that they take
Till some day they just cut it loose
Cut it loose or let it drag ''em down,
Where no one asks any questions, or looks too long in your face,
In the darkness on the edge of town

Some folks are born into a good life,
Other folks get it anyway, anyhow,
I lost my money and I lost my wife,
Them things don''t seem to matter much to me now
Tonight I''ll be on that hill ''cause I can''t stop,
I''ll be on that hill with everything I got,
Lives on the line where dreams are found and lost,
I''ll be there on time and I''ll pay the cost,
For wanting things that can only be found
In the darkness on the edge of town

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MAN''S JOB

Well you can go out with him
Play with all of his toys
But takin'' care of you darlin''
Ain''t for one of the boys
Oh there''s somethin'' in your soul
That he''s gonna rob
And lovin'' you baby lovin'' you darlin''
Lovin'' you woman is a man''s man''s job
Lovin'' you''s a man''s job baby
Lovin'' you''s a man''s job
Lovin'' you''s a man''s job baby
Lovin'' you''s a man''s job

Well now his kisses may thrill
Those other girls that he likes
But when it comes to treatin''
A real woman right
Well of all of his tricks
No they won''t be enough
''Cause lovin'' you baby lovin'' you woman
Lovin'' you darlin'' is a man''s man''s job
Lovin'' you''s a man''s job baby
Lovin'' you''s a man''s job
Lovin'' you''s a man''s job baby
Lovin'' you''s a man''s job

You''re dancin'' with him he''s holding you tight
I''m standing here waitin'' to catch your eye
Your hand''s on his neck as the music sways
All my illusions slip away

Now if you''re lookin'' for a hero
Someone to save the day
Well darlin'' my feet
They''re made of clay
But I''ve got somethin'' in my soul
And I wanna give it up
But gettin'' up the nerve
Gettin'' up the nerve
Gettin'' up the nerve is a man''s man''s job
Lovin'' you''s a man''s job baby
Lovin'' you''s a man''s job
Lovin'' you''s a man''s job woman
Lovin'' you''s a man''s job


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LUCKY TOWN

House got too crowded clothes got too tight
And I don''t know just where I''m going tonight
Out where the sky''s been cleared by a good hard rain
There''s somebody callin'' my secret name

I''m going down to Lucky Town
Going down to Lucky Town
I wanna lose these blues I''ve found
Down in Lucky Town
Down in Lucky Town

Had a coat of fine leather and snakeskin boots
But that coat always had a tread hangin'' loose
Well I pulled it one night and to my surprise
It led me right past your house and on over the rise

I''m going down to Lucky Town
Down to Lucky Town
I''m gonna lose these blues I''ve found
Down in Lucky Town
Down in Lucky Town

I had some victory that was just failure in deceit
Now the joke''s comin'' up through the soles of my feet
I been a long time walking on fortune''s cane
Tonight I''m steppin'' lightly and feelin'' no pain

Well here''s to your good looks baby now here''s to my health
Here''s to the loaded places that we take ourselves
When it comes to luck you make your own
Tonight I got dirt on my hands but I''m building me a new home

Down in Lucky Town
Down in Lucky Town
I''m gonna lose these blues I''ve found
Down in Lucky Town

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I WISH I WERE BLIND

I love to see the cottonwood blossom
In the early spring
I love to see the message of love
That the bluebird brings
But when I see you walkin'' with him
Down along the strand
I wish I were blind
When I see you with your man

I love to see your hair shining
In the long summer''s light
I love to watch the stars fill the sky
On a summer night
The music plays you take his hand
I watch how you touch him as you start to dance
And I wish I were blind
When I see you with your man

We struggle here but all our love''s in vain
Oh these eyes that once filled me with your beauty
Now fill me with pain
And the light that once entered here
Is banished from me
And this darkness is all baby that my heart sees

And though the world is filled
With the grace and beauty of God''s hand
Oh I wish I were blind
When I see you with your man




LIGHT OF DAY

Well I''ve been out of the woods for six days and nights now
I''m a little hot wired, but I''m feeling alright
I got some money in my pocket and a long lean ride
I got to make it down to Galveston by Saturday night, now

Well I''m a little down under, but I''m feeling O.K.
Got a little lost along the way

I''m just around the corner to the light of day
Well, I''m just around the corner to the light of day

Been driving five hundred miles, got five hundred to go, yeah
I got rock and roll music on the radio
I got a brother on a rig just off the gulf coast
He says the girls down there, well they''re really the most, man

Well I''m a little down under, but I''m feeling O.K.
Got a little lost along the way

Just around the corner to the light of day
Just around the corner to the light of day
I''m just around the corner to the light of day
I''m just around the corner to the light of day

Well I got thrown out of work on the Kokomo
Don''t ask me what I''m doing, I don''t know
He wasn''t joking when he wrote me that letter
Things can''t get any worse, they got to get better

I''m a little down under, but I''m feeling O.K.
Got a little lost along the way

I''m just around the corner to the light of day
Just around the corner to the light of day
Just around the corner to the light of day
Just around the corner to the light of day


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IF I SHOULD FALL BEHIND

We said we''d walk together baby come what may
That come the twilight should we lose our way
If as we''re walking a hand should slip free
I''ll wait for you
And should I fall behind
Wait for me

We swore we''d travel darlin'' side by side
We''d help each other stay in stride
But each lover''s steps fall so differently
But I''ll wait for you
And if I should fall behind
Wait for me

Now everyone dreams of a love lasting and true
But you and I know what this world can do
So let''s make our steps clear that the other may see
And I''ll wait for you
If I should fall behind
Wait for me

Now there''s a beautiful river in the valley ahead
There ''neath the oak''s bough soon we will be wed
Should we lose each other in the shadow of the evening trees
I''ll wait for you
And should I fall behind
Wait for me
Darlin'' I''ll wait for you
Should I fall behind
Wait for me


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LIVING PROOF

Well now on a summer night in a dusky room
Come a little piece of the Lord''s undying light
Crying like he swallowed the fiery moon
In his mother''s arms it was all the beauty I could take
Like the missing words to some prayer that I could never make
In a world so hard and dirty so fouled and confused
Searching for a little bit of God''s mercy
I found living proof

I put my heart and soul I put ''em high upon a shelf
Right next to the faith the faith that I''d lost in myself
I went down into the desert city
Just tryin'' so hard to shed my skin
I crawled deep into some kind of darkness
Lookin'' to burn out every trace of who I''d been
You do some sad sad things baby
When it''s you you''re tryin'' to lose
You do some sad and hurtful things
I''ve seen living proof

You shot through my anger and rage
To show me my prison was just an open cage
There were no keys no guards
Just one frightened man and some old shadows for bars

Well now all that''s sure on the boulevard
Is that life is just a house of cards
As fragile as each and every breath
Of this boy sleepin'' in our bed
Tonight let''s lie beneath the eaves
Just a close band of happy thieves
And when that train comes we''ll get on board
And steal what we can from the treasures treasures of the Lord
It''s been a long long drought baby
Tonight the rain''s pourin'' down on our roof
Looking for a little bit of God''s mercy
I found living proof


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MY BEAUTIFUL REWARD

Well I sought gold and diamond rings
My own drug to ease the pain that living brings
Walked from the mountain to the valley floor
Searching for my beautiful reward
Searching for my beautiful reward

From a house on a hill a sacred light shines
I walk through these rooms but none of them are mine
Down empty hallways I went from door to door
Searching for my beautiful reward
Searching for my beautiful reward

Well your hair shone in the sun
I was so high I was the lucky one
Then I came crashing down like a drunk on a barroom floor
Searching for my beautiful reward
Searching for my beautiful reward

Tonight I can feel the cold wind at my back
I''m flyin'' high over gray fields my feathers long and black
Down along the river''s silent edge I soar
Searching for my beautiful reward
Searching for my beautiful reward