Flatlanders

When the South Wind of Summer sings thru the trees
And the high mountain Thunder hangs low in the breeze
A strong heart flows over, an empty heart fills
And the South Wind of Summer caresses the hills

There is no returning, the seasons dont end
They just blow thru the branches and bend with the Wind

When the South Wind of Summer sings to the pines
And the faraway cities seem so close behind
A strong heart flows over, an empty heart fills
And the South Wind of Summer blows where it wills

There is no returning, the seasons dont end
They just blow thru the branches and bend with the Wind

It might not mean much to you baby
But it means the world to me
Just a simple touch of your hand
Tells me what love can be

In moments like this, when you are near me
And I can see so far
Whatever you say, whatever you seem
I love you for all you are

All you see
All you feel
All you are
Love

Somewhere between your heart and mine
Windows open wide
They let the light in with songs in the wind
That send me to your side

Whenever I find you, I'm lost no longer
Wandering so far
Wherever I go whatever I do
I love you for all you are

All you see
All you feel
All you are

All you see
All you feel
All you are
Love

Woody walked out of the cotton field
In his head he had words that his lips concealed
An old airstrip where the weeds are growin'
A burned out bomber with the cockpit glowin'
With the key from a room to the Skyview Motel
He scratched words in the wing as a falling star fell

The moon sees you, the moon sees me
The moon sees who I want to see
I'll see you soon

Down in the light of the melon moon
Down in the light of the melon moon

On the other side of town 'n another side of life
Stella holds her breath and stares at the knife
She looks to the sky at the flash of a star
And just sees a man and a plane and a war
From a drawer by the bed she opens a book
To a sketch on a napkin that's torn half in two

The moon sees you, the moon sees me
The moon sees who I want to see
I'll see you soon
Down in the light of the melon moon
Down in the light of the melon moon

She doesn't feel lucky, she doesn't feel lost
She just feels like leavin', what ever the cost
Past the Skyview Motel with a man on her mind
Half her life in the headlights the other half behind
She passed a military truck by a cemetery wall
I guess good luck is better than no luck at all

The moon sees you, the moon sees me
The moon sees who I want to see
I'll see you soon
Down in the light of the melon moon
Down in the light of the melon moon

Is that the moon I see
Over there in the west?
Or just a headlight beam
C&O express?
I know she's gone
Whatever I say
And it won't be long
'Til I make up my mind
And go away

Is that the sun coming up
On that eastern shore
Or just a coal fire glow
Behind the firebox door?
I know she's gone
Whatever I say
And it won't be long
'Til I make up my mind
And go away.

See that man? He can't hear the whistle
The damned old fool's caught out on the trestle
He can't go forward and he can't go back
The train kept a-rollin'
Brushed him off the track

Other winds may blow
And the storm will rise
Still I long to go
Where the fast mail flies
I know she's gone
Whatever I say
And it won't be long
'Til I make up my mind
And go away

See that man

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Written By UTAH PHILLIPS
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I thought the wreck was over, I thought the fire was out
I thought the storm had passed and I was safe at last
I thought the wreck was over
But here she comes again

Livin' with her liked to kill me
Livin' without her might as well
At first I thought I'd died and gone to heaven
In fact I had lived and gone to hell

I thought the wreck was over, I thought the fire was out
I thought the storm had passed and I was safe at last
I thought the wreck was over
But here she comes again

They'll tell you to expect the unexpected
Nobody ever tells you where it's hid
I can't tell you how many times she left me
I lost count the very first time that she did

I thought I was movin' fast and gettin' stronger
I thought the coast was clearer
'Til I looked in the mirror
And saw a set of skid marks gettin' longer

I thought the wreck was over, I thought the fire was out
I thought the storm had passed and I was safe at last
I thought the wreck was over
But here she comes again

I thought the storm had passed, I was safe at last
I thought the wreck was over
But here she comes again
I thought the wreck was over

Sundogs barkin', barkin' round my dreams
Three ring circus rockin' round the sun
The taste of fire and Julia's name
Right there on the tip of my tongue

I was on the mountain
And the sun was goin' down
All I's wishin' for was Julia

I kissed her on the mouth, I looked her in the eye
I's actin' half my age and feelin' way too proud
I drove into the desert, I drove up to the sky
I parked it and I left it just a hangin' on a cloud
I was on the mountain
The first star was shinin' down
All I's wishin' for was Julia

Night wind blows
Stars above the blue
Heaven knows
Only love will do

Now what's a few miles between the beauty and the beast
What's it mean when angels keep flying by above
Storm clouds gatherin' round the full moon in the east
I was empty-headed but my heart was full of love

I was on the mountain
Lightnin' all around
All I's lookin' for was Julia

The more you need her help the more she let's you down
The more you like the way she walks the more she shakes her hips
The more you fall in love with life the more she runs around
The more you fear the kiss of death the more she licks her lips

I was on the mountain
There was thunder rumblin' down
All I's listenin' for was JUlia

Night wind blows
Stars above the blue
Heaven knows
Only love will do

I was on the mountain
I was never comin' down
All I's thinkin' bout was Julia

All I's thinkin' bout was Julia

My wildest dreams grow wilder everyday
There's nothin' I can think or do or say
To make this crazy dreamin' go away
My wildest dreams grow wilder everyday

I wake up in the mornin'
And I go to sleep at night
Somewhere in between the two
I swear I'll get it right

My wildest dreams grow wilder everyday
I'm wonderin' just how far my mind can stray
Just how wild is too high a price to pay
My wildest dreams grow wilder everyday

My wildest dreams grow wilder everyday
But are they wild enough to make you stay?
Or does dreamin' only make you stay away?
My wildest dreams grow wilder everyday

My daydreams and my nightmares
Are so real there's no mistake
It wouldn't so bad
If I was not so wide awake

My wildest dreams grow wilder everyday
There's nothin' I can think or do or say
I only hope and pray I'll dream someday
Just one dream wild enough to make you stay
My wildest dreams grow wilder
My wildest dreams grow wilder
My wildest dreams grow wilder everyday

Remember when we used to be here now
Livin' in the moment
For days and days and nights and days on end
You found me in the distance
But who can tell where yesterday begins
And Now (and now and now and now and now and then)
And Now it's Now Again

There you are
Forgetting not and not Forgiving how
We learned to love each other
Like the mountain and the river when they bend
Like ripples in the moonlight
They're here and now and then they're gone again
And Now (and now and now and now and now and then)
And Now it's Now Again

Moving back gone the light
Shadows fall come the night

If I lose you at the start
I will hunt you to the end
And I'll haunt you in the moonlight
And I'll want you in the Wind

If I lose you at the start
I will hunt you to the end
And I'll haunt you in the moonlight
And I'll want you in the Wind

Believe me love,
The wind knows how we used to be here now
It circles to remind us all,
All about the time we used to spend
Don't let it come and go again
As if you don't believe in now and then
For Now (and now and now and now and now and now and now and now and now and then)
Now it's Now Again

Sheriff pulled me over and he started his jive
In a 20 mile zone I was doin 25
Son keep your lead foot off the accelerator
If you don't slow down you'll have to Pay the Alligator

I was countin my money in the back of my store
IRS came a knockin at my door
He found me hidin down behind my own refrigerator
If you don't pay me you gotta Pay the Alligator(whining - Not again!)

Pay the Alligator (Pay the Alligator)
Pay the Alligator (Pay the Alligator)
Might be sooner Might be later
One thing for sure you gotta Pay the Alligator

The afterlife come and it scared me half to death
I heard Saint Peter mutter underneath his breath
Take this bucket well talk about it later
You can paint the pearly gate or Pay the Alligator

Devil caught me lookin at the thermostat
I told him Id never touch nothin like that
He said shut the hell up and do what I say
Or you gonna have the alligator to pay

Order in the Court! Suspect on the Stand!
He said he saw the witness with a whistle in his hand
The Judge said I hate to implicate the perpetrator
But if you jack with the Judge, you gotta pay the Alligator

Walk on razors and sleep on on nails
Talk like ducks and walk like quails
Go blindfolded backwards through the Disconbobulater
If you don't do it right you gotta Pay the Alligator

Now that I Know everything that I know is wrong
Am I right if I say I didn't know that you knew all along
Put me on the hot seat, put me on the spot
Tell me I'm in trouble or tell me I'm not
It feels so good I might be right where I belong
Right where, right where I belong
It feels so good I might be Right where I belong

In and out of love I wonder what I thought I was doing there
It might be a different story if anything but Life was fair
If its dog eat dog and cat eat cat
I might never see the light until I eat my hat
I'm caught between day and night and pretty mama I don't care
Right where right where I belong
I feel so good I might be Right where I belong

Right where right where I belong
It feels so good I might be Right where I belong

If you tell me I'm crazy baby that s all right with me
Cause Crazy in Love is crazy as a man can be
You can tell me this is dreaming or its all in my head
You can tell me that I'm dying or already dead
But It feels so good I might be right where I belong
Right where right where I belong
It feels so good I might be Right where I belong

Right where right where I belong
It feels so good I might be Right where I belong
It feels so good I might be Right where I belong

When the south wind of summer
Sings through the trees
And the high mountain thunder
Hangs low in the breeze

A strong heart flows over
An empty heart fills
And the south wind of summer
Caresses the hills

There is no returning
The seasons don't end
They just blow through the branches
And bend with the wind

When the south wind of summer
Sings to the pines
And the faraway cities
Seem so close behind

A strong heart flows over
An empty heart fills
And the south wind of summer
Blows where it wills

There is no returning
The season's don't end
They just blow through the branches
And bend with the wind

Standing in the station I got no destination
I'm waving my heart goodbye
I'm walking in the crowd and I'm talking out loud
I'm telling myself don't cry
And Lord Id rather not
Forget what I forgot
But I guess I'm gonna have to try

Standing in the station I got no reservation
I'm waving my heart goodbye
I know its not to blame but its leaving just the same
And nobody ever asked it why
Standing in the rain
Wondering if the train
Will stop before the tears will dry

Standing in the station its a sad situation
I'm waving my heart goodbye
Its moving down the track and it ain't looking back
And I'm feeling like I could die
A train is made to roam
Like a heart without a home
And I'm thinking maybe so was I

I wonder will tomorrow come to hide the sorrow. Will the sun forsake the sky?
And Lord Id rather not forget what I forgot but I guess I'm gonna have to try
Standing in the station I got no destination I'm waving my heart goodbye
Standing in the station I'm waving my heart goodbye
Bye

Yesterday was judgment day how'd you do
How did you do ?
Were you running from tomorrow when the past caught up with you?

Did you lay down in heaven ,
Did you Wake up in hell?
I bet you never guessed that it would be so hard to tell

Yesterday was judgment day who'd you see,
Who did you see?
Were the multitudes surrounding you singing in harmony?

Did you see familiar faces or were they
All unknown?
Did you get the feeling you were all all all all alone?

Dust clouds (Rollin, rolling on a lost horizon)
White doves searching for each other (searching in the circles of the wind)
Did you hear the riddle of a road without a middle or an end?

Yesterday was judgment day how'd you fare
How did you fare?
Were you welcomed in with open arms? Did anybody even care?
Did you cling to the crossroads, tho skies were blue and clear?
Yesterday was judgment day, where will we go from here?

Did you hear the riddle of a road without a middle or an end?

Shattered and scattered to the four wild winds
My angels and my devils and a few of my friends
You got 'em all to dancin' on the head of a pin
You make it look easy, you make it look easy

You were starrin' in a drama, I was starin' at a dream
We met out in the alley or so it seems
I wish I knew the difference between a scam and a scheme
You make it look easy, you make it look easy

We stumbled into somethin', it was over our head
We came crawlin' back when they left us for dead
You should've seen that look on your face when I said
You make it look easy, you make it look easy

Hell bent for leather, spinnin' outta control
Into a whirlin' world with no soul
I'm feelin' kinda dizzy but you're still on a roll
You make it look easy, you make it look easy

We stumbled into somethin', it was over our heads
We came crawlin' back when they left us for dead
You should've seen that look on your face when I said
You make it look easy, you make it look easy
You make it look easy, you make it look easy

You can step to the stage in your high stylin' hat
But the spot light follows that old alley cat
How do you hold your head up after somethin' like that?
You make it look easy, you make it look easy
You make it look easy, you make it look easy

That midnight train is a long and a slow one
The timetable's set, the brakeman is tired
Your seat is reserved with exceptions for no one
No luggage allowed, no ticket required

It will be there right on time at the station
Even if midnight must come at high noon
And you will not know that train's destination
And you'll not leave late nor one minute too soon

You may sit beside fear and go worse than lonely
Or travel with trust and love and faith restored
These choices you have and these choices only
When that train rolls in and you step on board

Now that whistle blows, yes it's already whinin'
If you listen close, you can hear it soft and clear
And that headlight burns, yes it's already shinin'
You might as well choose right now, it's love or fear
It's love or fear

That midnight tram is a long and a slow one
The timetable's set, the brakernan is tired
Your seat is reserved with exceptions for no one
No luggage allowed, no ticket required

It will be there right on time at the station
Even if midnight must come at high noon
And you will not know that tram's destination
And you'll not leave late nor one minute too soon

You may sit beside fear and go worse than lonely
Or travel with trust and love and faith restored
These choices you have and these choices only
When that tram rolls in and you step on board

Now that whistle blows, yes it's already whimn'
If you listen close, you can hear it soft and clear
And that headlight burns, yes it's already shimn'
You might as well choose right now, it's love or fear
It's love or fear

If you ever change your mind
About leaving, leaving me behind
Oh-oh, bring it to me
Bring your sweet loving
Bring it on home to me

I know I laughed when you left
But now I know I only hurt myself
Oh-oh, bring it to me
Bring your sweet loving
Bring it on home to me

I'll give you jewellery and money, too
That ain't all, that ain't all I'll do for you
Oh, if you bring it to me
Bring your sweet loving
Bring it on home to me

You know I'll always be your slave
'Til I'm buried, buried in my grave
Oh honey, bring it to me
Bring your sweet loving
Bring it on home to me

One more thing
I tried to treat you right
But you stayed out, stayed out at night
But I forgive you, bring it to me
Bring your sweet loving
Bring it on home to me