Nils Lofgren

My my, hey hey
Rock and roll is here to stay
It's better to burn out
than to fade away
My my, hey hey

Out of the blue and into the black
They give you this, but you pay for that
And once you're gone
you can never come back
When you're out of the blue
and into the black

The king is gone but he's not forgotten
This is the story of a Johnny Rotten
It's better to burn out than it is to rust
The king is gone but he's not forgotten

Hey hey, my my
Rock and roll can never die
There's more to the picture
than meets the eye
Hey hey, my my

Aurora Borealis
The icy sky at night
Paddles cut the water
in a ling and hurried flight
From the white man to the fields of green
and the homeland w've never seen

They killed us in our teepees
And they cut our women down
They might have left some babies
Crying on the ground
But the firesticks and the wagons come
And the night falls on the setting sun

They massacred the buffalo
Kitty-corner from the bank

Tacis run across my feet
And my eyes have turned to blanks
In mt little box at the top of the stairs
With my Indian rug and a pipe to share
I wish I was a trapper
Iwould give a thousand pelts
To sleep with Pocahontas
And foind out how she felt
In the homeland we've never seen
And maybe Marlon Brando
Will be there by the fire
We'll sit and talk about Hollywood
And the good things there for hire
And the Astrodome and the first teepee
Marlorn brando, Pocahontas and me
Marlon Branddo, Pocahontas and me

If I could hold on to just one thought
For long enough to know
Why my mind is moving so fast
And the conversation is slow.
Burn off all the fog
And let the sun through to the snow
Let me see your face again
Before I have to go.

I have seen you in the movies
And in those magazines at night
I saw you on the barstool when
You held that glass so tight.
And I saw you in my nightmares
But I'll see you in my dreams
And I might live a thousand years
Before I know what that means.

Once there was a friend of mine
Who died a thousand deaths
His life was filled with parasites
And countless idle threats.
He trusted in a woman
And on her he made his bets
Once there was a friend of mine
Who died a thousand deaths.

Gonna leave the pain behind
Gonna leave the fools in line
Gonna take the magic potion
Gettin' in an old black car
Gonna take a ride so far
To the land of sun tan lotion
Gonna take it state by state
Til I hit the golden gate
Get my feet wet in the ocean

I'm still living in the dream we had,
For me it's not over...

Walkin on the bridge on day
Lookin out across the bay
I saw a rippling in the water
Once a big ship had passed
I borrowed a traveller's glass
And focused on the ocean's daughter
Kind of like a wave confused
Dancing in the sunset hews
She waved to me and called me over

I'm still living in the dream we had,
For me it's not over...

Talkin' bout a friend of mine
Talkin' bout a gold mine
Richest vein in any mountain
Talkin' bout the enemy
Inside of me
Talkin' bout that youthful fountain
Talkin' bout you and me
Talkin' bout eternity
Talkin' bout the big time

I'm still living in the dream we had,
For me it's not over...

Danger bird, he flies alone
And he rides the wind back to his home
Although his wings have turned to stone

And we used to be so calm
Now I think about you all day long That's the moment that he cracked
'Cause you've been with another man long ago in the museum with his friends.
Here you are and here I am.

The jailbird takes the raps
And he finds himself spread-eagled on the tracks
But the training that he learned will get him nowhere fast.

And I know we should be free (With the rain pounding on his back he recalls)
But freedom's just a prison to me (the moment that he cracked long ago in the museum)
'Cause I lied to keep it kind (with his friends)
When I left you far behind. (And like those memories the rain keeps pounding)
down, down, down

And though these wings have turned to stone
I can fly fly fly away.
Watch me fly above the city
Like a shadow on the sky.
Fly, fly, fly.

I come down from the misty mountain
I got lost on the human highway
Take my head refreshing fountain
Take my eyes from what they've seen
Take my head and change my mind
How could people get so unkind.
I came down from the crooked mansion
I went lookin' for the d.j.'s daughter
Since that day I heard it mentioned
That my name is on the line
Now, my name is on the line
How could people get so unkind.
Now, my name is on the line
How could people get so unkind.
I come down from the misty mountain
I got lost on the human highway
Take my head refreshing fountain
Take my eyes from what they've seen
Take my head and change my mind
How could people get so unkind

Oh, hello Mr. Soul, I dropped by to pick up a reason
For the thought that I caught that my head is the event of the season
Why in crowds just a trace of my face could seem so pleasin'
I'll cop out to the change, but a stranger is putting the tease on.

I was down on a frown when the messenger brought me a letter
I was raised by the praise of a fan who said I upset her
Any girl in the world could have easily known me better
She said, You're strange, but don't change, and I let her.

In a while will the smile on my face turn to plaster?
Stick around while the clown who is sick does the trick of disaster
For the race of my head and my face is moving much faster
Is it strange I should change? I don't know, why don't you ask her?

Aurora borealis
The icy sky at night
Paddles cut the water
In a long and hurried flight
From the white man to the fields of green
And the homeland we've never seen.

They killed us in our tepee
And they cut our women down
They might have left some babies
Cryin' on the ground
But the firesticks and the wagons come
And the night falls on the setting sun.

They massacred the buffalo
Kitty corner from the bank
The taxis run across my feet
And my eyes have turned to blanks
In my little box at the top of the stairs
With my Indian rug and a pipe to share.

I wish a was a trapper
I would give thousand pelts
To sleep with Pocahontas
And find out how she felt
In the mornin' on the fields of green
In the homeland we've never seen.

And maybe Marlon Brando
Will be there by the fire
We'll sit and talk of Hollywood
And the good things there for hire
And the Astrodome and the first tepee
Marlon Brando, Pocahontas and me
Marlon Brando, Pocahontas and me
Pocahontas.

I'm a little bit high
I'm a little bit low
Hear you name wherever I go
I'm a little bit wrong
I'm a little bit right
Hear your name all day and night
When the music calls
I'll be there
No more sadness
No more cares
Let's think about living
Let's think about life
Like a comet painted on the sky
Like an old soul
Over darkness you'll fly
I'm a little bit here
I'm a little bit there
I'm a little scattered everywhere
I'm a little bit up
I'm a little bit down
I hear your name all over this town

Last night I was cool at the pool hall
Held the table for eleven games
Nothing was easier than the first seven
I beat a woman with varicose veins.

She stopped to see herself in the mirror
Fix her hair and hide heir veins
And she lost the game.

Next day I went to the dentist
He pulled some teeth and I lost some blood
We'd like to thank you for the cards you sent us
My wives and I were all choked up.

I recall how Caesar and Cleo
Made love in the Milky Way
They needed boats and armies to get there
I know there's a better way.

I saw the movie and I read the book
But when it happened to me
I sure was glad I had what it took
To get away.

Gotta get away, gotta get away
Gotta get away, gotta get away

I'm making another delivery
Of chemicals and sacred roots
I'll hold what you have to give me
But I'll use what I have to use.

The lasers are in the lab
The old man is dressed in white clothes
Everybody says he's mad
No one knows the things that he knows.

No one knows, no one knows
No one knows, no one knows

I'm sleepin' in every hallway
I just can't accept the stares
I'm using too many covers
I'm warm now so I don't care.

I'm thinkin' of no one in my mind
Sedan delivery is a job I know I'll keep
It sure was hard to find.

Hard to find. hard to find
Hard to find. hard to find

She lives in the TV sky
She lives in such pain
She rides in a bulletproof
Stretch limousine
The smoke in the barroom nights
The faces in the window
The sound of the harbor horn
She recognized

And when the music started
She just slipped away
Just like a river rollin' down
And when the music started
She just slipped away

High on a windy hill
The turbine did whine
Low in the valley chill
A baby was cryin'
Impossible to take the time
The moment is here
Cry out from behind the pines
A voice comin' near

And when the music started
She just slipped away
Just like a river rollin' down
And when the music started
She just slipped away

When your lonely heart breaks
Don't sit counting your mistakes
Don't be waiting for love to come back
Don't be wastin' time
Don't be lost in crime
When your lonely heart breaks
When your lonely heart breaks.

What's your problem, she's gone
You're still movin', movin' on
You got memories, she got strong
There's a lot of things
That aren't gone
When your lonely, lonely heart breaks
When your lonely heart breaks.

When your lonely heart breaks
Don't be cryin' for good times you had
When your lonely heart breaks.

When your lonely heart breaks
Don't sit counting your mistakes
Don't be waiting for love to come back
Don't be wastin' time
Don't be lost in crime
When your lonely, lonely heart breaks
When your lonely, lonely heart breaks
When your lonely heart breaks.

One last time from Freddy's joint
we drove out to lover's point
shared our last kiss eye to eye
Spoke of tender times long past
said they weren't meant to last
too many different dreams to satisfy

She wants
new shoulders to cry on
new backseats to lie on
and she always gets her way
She wants to see other guys
get lost in other eyes
baby's in the black books
yes she's in the black books today

I've yet to find a dreary bar
where whispers don't drift from afar
about her wild and wicked ways
The hardest truths don't have a why
often true love will just die
and leave a grief to haunt
the lonely nights and days

She wants
new shoulders to cry on
new backseats to lie on
and she always gets her way
She wants to hurt other guys
put tears in other eyes
baby's in the black books
yes she's in the black books today

She wants to hurt other guys
put tears in other eyes
Baby's in the black books
yes she's in the black books today

[Em]This [E11]is a right away letter, I've got to mail it todayStraight to my main inspirer, says urgent from the USAIts got this heart inside it, the postage is my [A]soulContains a [Em]message[E11] from millions[B], says Keith don't [A]go10000 guitars wailin', but it ain't quite the sameYou've got a knack for sailin', and it's stamped with your own brand nameWe's all sailors, as captain you must knowYou bring a message to millions, says Keith don't go{c:chorus}{soc}I said [C]Keith don't go; Don't [A]take my fun[Em]Keith[E11] don't go; Keith don't go{eoc}{c: chord break play C A C B}We miss our father Jimi, it's hard to breathe with that lossBut I still got you brother, don't nail yourself to a crossI watch you lead the pack, you put the drive into my soulYou bring a message to millions, says Keith don't go

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Written By NILS LOFGREN
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I remember your birthday
your first breath out of the womb
we were all crying, you were screaming
it was the most beautiful tune
God needed mother in heaven
suddenly it was just you and I
I felt so shattered and useless
if not for you, I'd have surely died
Yeah it's a mountain when life changes forever
your mom's love was such I felt erased
but someone had to feed and love you
though overwhelmed I did it face to face
Yeah we did it face to face
somehow we found enough
that no matter what love, we'd have it always
from little on up

You were reading and writing
before your first day of school
you weren't afraid of the growing
and I felt so proud of you
remember your first boyfriend
knew no man could ever be enough
We talked the whole thing through
we stayed close from little on up

Yeah we did it face to face
somehow we found enough
that no matter what love we'd have it always
from little on up

Someday we'll be sittin' round in heaven
Mother will smile and say we did good
through the good times, the bad times, and the last times
we loved each other hard as we could
Yeah we did it face to face
somehow we found enough
that no matter what love we'd have it always
from little on up

No matter what love, we'd have it always
from little on up

just two lonley kids in school
right before geometry
my friend Jimmy lost his cool
and he pulled a gun on me
him and wanda used to date
but that was over months ago
thou shes been sen with me of late
where just a couple friends moving slow
now all of this I try to explain
but Jimmy shook with way to much pain
then he shot himself instead
no one knows yet if he's dead

I wanna talk to the man in the moon
maybe he has an extra room
this place i hell, wanna cut out soon
I wanna live with the man in the moon

I've seen this kinda thing on tv
but all of them were fat and 43
hey I'm only 14 years old
what kind of world am I living in
if I colud live with the man in the moon
just be a kid from july til' june

to hell with wanda
to hell with this
had to bury a friend before my first kiss
I wanna life with some peace in it soon
get me a rocket to the man in the moon
I wanna live with the man in the moon

You used to leave your scent
On his whiskey soaked collar
You both would paint the town
Drink up his very last dollar
And then you loved him for fun
And rode away when it was done
Now he's confused and I know why
Ain't that mud in your eye

Ain't like rain
Remember lively little Richard.
But his men were painting town
You were in need of attention
So he thought he'd take you on down
And there you first saw me
And realized you were no longer free
Cuz true love good girls can't deny
It comes and goes like mud in you're eye.

Sometimes a victim can run

But not when both have been 'von

And I ain't no stranger
I built you up to shoot you down

Once you could thrill me

Now I'm the jury

And you'll be a cinch to convict

Your boy's gonna make the great escape

While your laid bare on the ground

This vengeance had to and in crime

I built you up and shoot you down

You know I'm not usually that kind

But you didn't know he was a brother of mine

But I'll just laugh if you cry

Now ain't that mud in your eye

1st Strophe:
Out for the first - the atmosphere is heavy
World title lays on the line
Strong and proud he is much older
I am the faster I?m in my ply

2nd Strophe:
Third round late he starts to tire
Open cut over his left eye
Smelling blood attack is relentless
In the back seats I see his girl cry

Chorus I:
Cry - No mercy , no quarter
No place to hide for me and the man
Lefts and rights never came in harder
No mercy , take it while you can - now!
No mercy take it while you can

3rd Strophe:
Back in my corner they scream ?No mercy !"
?Put him away , don?t let him recover !"
Someone?s eyes drills holes in my head
It is his proud determined mother

Chorus II:
Cry - No mercy , no quarter
No place to hide for me or the man
Right and wrong never came in harder
No mercy , take it while you can - now!
No mercy , take it while you can

Solo

4th Strophe:
I wish another could do this thing for me
His eyes are flooded , doubt he can even see
I hungered this title but now it don?t seem right
I fight back tears while I destroy his life

Chorus I
Chorus II

Ah, you, wake me with the genlest touch.
When you, kiss me, oh, I feel I must I have you;
You have everything I need,
Except a burning love for me.

When I first saw you that day,
I had to ask you stay.
We ate and drank to much,
And our hearts softly touched.
Now, in us I do believe,
Or have I been deceived?

Ah, you; you come down like early rain, and you,
Wash away my every pain, and you,
You have everything I need,
Except a burning love for me.

Well we had this for a while,
And when we make love, you'd always smile.
Still, there's a distance I can't close.
I'm in deeper, and it shows. It shows.

Well, while our hearts are young and there's still time,
Tell me what to do to make you mine,
Oh, mine, ah, you.
You walk outside and birds start to sing, ah, you.
You look at me and know everything I feel
I feel, grant me one wish, and I'll be free.
I want you more in love with me.
I want you more in love with me, ah, you.

One last time from Freddy's joint
we drove out to lover's point
shared our last kiss eye to eye
Spoke of tender times long past
said they weren't meant to last
too many different dreams to satisfy

She wants
new shoulders to cry on
new backseats to lie on
and she always gets her way
She wants to see other guys
get lost in other eyes
baby's in the black books
yes she's in the black books today

I've yet to find a dreary bar
where whispers don't drift from afar
about her wild and wicked ways
The hardest truths don't have a why
often true love will just die
and leave a grief to haunt
the lonely nights and days

She wants
new shoulders to cry on
new backseats to lie on
and she always gets her way
She wants to hurt other guys
put tears in other eyes
baby's in the black books
yes she's in the black books today

She wants to hurt other guys
put tears in other eyes
Baby's in the black books
yes she's in the black books today

Long ago in book of old, before the chapter were dreams unfold
A battle raged on open page,
Love was a winner there overcoming hate
Like a little girl who couldn't wait

Love and only love will endure
Hate is everything you think it is
Love and only love will break it down
Love and only love, will break it down
Break it down
Break it down

Tomorrow is a long long time if you're a memory
Trying to find piece of mind
Spirit come to me, give strength and set me free
Let me feel the magic in my heart

Love and only love will endure
Hate is everything you think it is
Love and only love will break it down
Love and only love