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I met her in the summertime
When her arms Were the color of silence So blue her eyes A new horizon And I walked that way And I talked that way too And I found my way through To her silence Whoa To her silence My heart was full of bitterness So dark and so close to violence The ace of spades Turned upside down Nothing beat in my hopeless chest I could not detect a sound But she would not let me rest Bound to my silence Whoa Bound to my silence Love came unexpectedly Late to the bill An added attraction The way it goes The way it stays And when she is far away Still I feel her here Every since she made the day And the lonely man disappear Into that silence Whoa Into that silence |
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Love is never easy
It's almost always out of your way It's not the path of least resistance It's not some words you get to say It's a stream running up the mountain It's a wave rolling out from the shore I wish I could say I never Felt that way before I have a friend who's lonely She is chasing after her dreams And she is the one and only One who knows how hard it will be There's treasure on her island Buried in this city of news I wish I could say we didn't Have that much to lose One friend tried to end it He could not see the good in his life In his mirror or his pocket And his hopes had come down life a knife There's treasure on his island Buried in this city of dues I wish I could say we didn't Have that much to lose Love is never easy It's almost always out of your way It's not the path of least resistance It's not some words you get to say |
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Jack's crows are loud in the morning
They're critical of other birds Farmers don't appreciate 'em Though they don't say it in so many words Jack's crows Jack's crows Where everybody's from And nobody goes That's where you're gonna find Jack's crows Jack's crows have a bad reputation Some of them are known as thieves They're involved in strange celebrations And magic on All Hallow's Eve Jack's crows Jack's crows Where everybody's from And nobody goes That's where you're gonna find Jack's crows Jack's crows are all very ancient No relation to the crows of Jim Jim was driven to the shadows But now you're seeing more of him With Jack's crows Jack's crows Where everybody's from And nobody goes That's where you're gonna find Jack's crows Jack's crows are in for a murder A murder is a gathering Some watch some go a little further Some eat what the others bring To Jack's crows Jack's crows Where everybody's from And nobody goes That's where you're gonna find Jack's crows |
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They're growing houses in the fields between the towns
And the Starlight drive-in movie's closing down The road is gone to the way it was before And the spaces won't be spaces anymore Two more farms were broken by the drought First the Wagners now the Fullers pulling out Developers paid better than the corn But this was not the place where they were born There's houses in the fields No prayers for steady rain this year Houses in the fields There's houses in the fields And the last few farms are growing out of here At first he wouldn't sell and then he would Now they'll be children playing where the silo stood The word came from the marrow of his bones It was the last sure way to pay off all the loans The new streets will be named for kings and queens And a ransom will be payed for every castle's dream The model sign is crested with a lion And the farmers they will have enough to die on There's houses in the fields No prayers for steady rain this year Houses in the fields There's houses in the fields And the last few farms are growing out of here I guess no one should be afraid of change But tell me why is there a fence for every open range It's a sign I'm getting on in years When nothing new is welcome to these eyes and ears There's houses in the fields No prayers for steady rain this year Houses in the fields There's houses in the fields And the last few farms are growing out of here They're growing houses in te fields between the towns And the Starlight drive-in movie's closing down The road is gone to the way it was before And the spaces won't be spaces anymore And the spaces won't be spaces anymore |
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I heard a train calling
Through the middle of the night I heard the whistle And the mercy of the wheels It's a hand to mouth existence In a mouth to nothing world I was longing For the way I used to feel I'd like to catch a train That could go back in time That could make a lot of stops Along the way I would go to see me Father With the eyes he left behind I would go for all the words I'd like to say And I'd take along a sandwich And a picture of my girl And show them all That I made out ok I heard a train calling Through the middle of the night And I wondered if I Should have gotten on Cause a train knows where it's going And when it's time to go And that it looks best When it's already gone I heard a train calling Through the middle of a dream And I wandered through the weeds As it went by Oh the trains they have the numbers The nicknames and the nights They know it's ok To run away and cry I'd like to catch a train That could go back in time That could make a lot of stops Along the way I would go to see me Father With the eyes he left behind I would go for all the words I'd like to say And I'd take along a sandwich And a picture of my girl And show them all That I made out ok I heard a train calling Through the middle of the night I heard the whistle And the mercy of the wheels |
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I am good at dreams
I am good at dreams Bad at savings bonds Fashion magazines I am good at dreams I am good at dreams I am good at night I am good at night Sun don't fit me right I tried with all my might I am good at night I am good at night I am good at stars I am good at skies Not like other guys I am good at skies I could close my eyes I could be your size I would still be good at skies I am good at wind I am good at stone I am good at rain Good at all alone I am good at you I am good at home I am good at dreams I am good at dreams Bad at savings bonds Fashion magazines I am good at dreams I am good at dreams I am good at night I am good at night Sun don't fit me right I tried with all my might I am good at night I am good at night I am good at dreams I am good at dreams I am good at night I am good at night |
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My father met Eleanor Roosevelt
In 1939 The war at last was over then And they were still alive Her husband was the president Til he ran out of time Her Fraklin D. was history And they'd put him on the dime My father joined the leaernecks To stay out of the mines The new marine was just fifteen In 1939 There were medals and malaria The South Pasific War Through jungles that were paradise And were paradise no more Chorus Soldiers fight and soldiers die Soldiers live to wonder why Semper fi, fe fo fum Look out peacetime, here we come Some of the men who did survive Were not the lucky ones War is only good for those Who make and sell the guns My father lay recovering The hurt was all inside Sometimes the wounds that never heal Are easiest to hide When Eleanor came bearing gifts To San Francisco Bay She gave my dad a blanket In the hospital that day That blanket meant a lot to him My mother has it still Some forget the kindnesses That others never will Chorus Soldiers fight and soldiers die Soldiers live to wonder why Semper fi, fe fo fum Look out peacetime, here we come |
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I walk where the bottles break
And the blacktop still comes back for more I walk where the bottles break And the blacktop still comes back I live where the neighbors yell And their music comes up through the floor I live where the neighbors yell And their music wakes me up Life beyond the playground fence Is serious as Basketball Life beyond the playground fence Is serious Four blocks from the steel mill blast I paint my claim up on the wall Four blocks from the steel mill blast I paint my claim From my end of the southside drag Its a common thought to call the cops Further west its been gentrified They turned biker bars into flower shops I kind of miss those Harley guys How rarely did a body harm They mostly liked to drink and shout And flash the pictures on their arms It happens wen the money comes The wild and poor get pushed aside It happens wen the money comes The poor get pushed The buyers come from somewhere else They raise the rent so you can't hide The buyers come from out of state And they raise the rent Buy low, sell high You get rich and you still die Money talks, people jump Ask how high low life Donald what's his names And who cares? I don't wanna know what his girlfriend doesn't wear Its a shame that the people at work Wanna hear about this kind of jerk These people aren't saints No, people just are They wanna feel like they count They wanna ride in their own car These people aren't saints No, people just are They wanna feel like they count They wanna ride in their own car I just want to make enough To buy this town and keep it rough I just want to make enough To buy this town Buy low, sell high You get rich and you still die Money talks, people jump Ask how high low life Donald what's his names I walk where the bottles break And the blacktop still comes back for more I walk where the bottles break And the blacktop still comes back I live where the neighbors yell And their music comes up through the floor I live where the neighbors yell And their music wakes me up Life beyond the playground fence Is serious as Basketball Life beyond the playground fence Is serious I walk,I live, My life, I hide Where the bottles break By the playground fence Where the neighbors yell Where they raise our rents Where the bottles break By the playground fence By the steel mill blast Where they raise our rents |
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Night is a woman who embraces me
I am never lonely in her arms Deep in her heart I am free from harm The moon and the stars are her ancient charms She gives to me the gift of less to see Night is a woman who embraces me I know that she is stronger than the winter sun She brings me to the places I am warm She's on me like a blanket or a thunderstorm And she waits for me when I am forlorn Although she is much older we have just begun I know that she is stronger than the winter sun Night is a woman who embraces me Her hair is dark and thick and it will tumble down She dresses up her shadows in a flowing gown And she's always welcome wen she hits this town She is always everything she wants to be Night is a woman who embraces me Night is a woman who embraces me She will reach me late and take my hand Lead me to my dreams and back again Then she'll run like a shiver from the land She gives to me the gift of less to see Night is a woman who embraces me Night is a woman who embraces me |
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I'm from New Jersey, I don't expect too much
If the world ended today, I would adjust. I'm from New Jersey, no I don't talk that way I watched too much TV when I was young I'm from New Jersey, my mom's Italian I've read those mafia books, we don't belong. Girls from New Jersey who have that great big hair They're found in shopping malls, I will take you there I'm from New Jersey, it's not like Texas There is no mystery, I can't pretend I'm from New Jersey, it's like Ohio, But even more so, imagine that I know which exit, and where I'm bound, Tolls on the parkway they will slow you down. New Jersey people, they will surprise you 'Cause they're not expected to do too much They will try harder, they may go further, 'Cause they never think that they are good enough I'm from New Jersey, I don't expect too much If the world ended today I would adjust I would adjust; I would adjust |
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