Rory Gallagher [기타]

Well, I'm hanging round the depot boys,
Trying to get a job,
I'm so sick and tired of being laid off.

No silver lining, no rainbow's end,
Bills in my mail-box, that's all they ever send,
All they ever send.

Well, I'm hanging round the corner, boys,
Holding up the well,
Feeling kinda sloppy, waiting for a call.

Running out of patience, running out of cool,
Don't turn on the radio, I don't want to hear the news,
Don't want to hear the news.
Yeah...

Well, you sure look good,
Baby, sure look neat,
Sure make sense from your head to your feet.

You don't want to know me now,
But you're gonna change your mind,
I'm going to Fat City, gonna do things in style.

Well, you sure look good,


Baby, sure look neat,
Making all the ice melt when you walk down the street.

You don't want to know me now,
But you're gonna change your mind,
I'm going to Fat City, gonna do things in style.
Yeahhh...

Well, my motor won't run men,
I'm sure it's on the blink,
Ain't had no gasoline since God knows when.

I'm waiting for that woman, ain't she ever gonna show?
Don't keep me waiting, I got some place else to go,
Some place else to go.

Well, I'm hanging round the depot, boys,
Can't get a job,
I'm so sick and tired of being laid off.

No silver lining, no rainbow's end,
Blues in my mail-box. that's all they ever send,
All they ever send,
All they ever send.
Yeahhhhh....

Cold blue swastika tattooed on my skin
The ice in my veins, the staples in my chin
I've got it carved in my forehead, 'Slave To My Sin'
Too violent for the brotherhood to ever take me in

Gonna write down my law in blood upon the street
To the cadence of a goose-step, heavy metal beat
Wanna purify my race, gonna turn up the heat
Just wanna make 'em die and make the job complete

I am a vicious young man, oh, I am a wicked young man
It's not the games that I play, the movies I see, the music I dig
I'm just a wicked young man

I like to run my body on heavy heavy fuel
I can punch through a wall, I can kick like a mule
I got a pocketful of bullets and a blueprint of the school
I'm the devil's little soldier, I'm the devil's little tool

I am a vicious young man, oh, I am a wicked young man
It's not the games that I play, the movies I see, the music I dig
I'm just a wicked young man

I got every kind of chemical pumpin' through my head
I read Mein Kampf daily just to keep my hatred fed
I never ever sleep, I just lay in my bed
Dreamin' of the day when everyone is dead

I am a vicious young man, oh, I am a wicked young man
It's not the games that I play, the movies I see, the music I dig
I'm just a wicked young man
I am a vicious young man, oh, I am a vicious young man
I am a vicious young man, oh, I am a wicked young man

Well I don't care if I get arrested,

'cause tonight they'll need more than a ball and chain.

I don't care who's interested,

I'm coming into town just the same.

I've been so alone, I've been feeling blue,

I think I need a little drink or two.

Be my friend, tell me where the place is,

Where the whiskey flows and the dices roll till dawn?

My baby's done me wrong you must have guessed it,

My heart's so low I think it must be told.

That I don't wanna know where east or west is,

'Cos pretty soon I won't feel the cold.

When I'm walking down mainstreet, feeling no pain,

Along comes a cop, he can take my name,.

And explain to me what a federal case is,

I'm mixing the barley with the grape again.

Bright city lights, make me feel alright,

I'm right or wrong and tomorrow never comes.

I don't care if I get investigated,

And the city fathers, they all black my name.

I'm pretty sure that you can smell the traces,

For tomorrow morning, I'll take all the blame.

I've been feeling bad and feeling blue,

I think I need a little whiskey or two,

God, brother, you look like you could do with it too.

Tonight I'll sleep on a walking-cane.

Bright city lights, make me feel alright,

I'm right or wrong and tomorrow never comes.

I don't care if I get arrested,

Cause tonight they'll need more than a ball and chain.

I don't care who's interested,

I'm coming into town just the same.

I've been feeling alone and I've been feeling blue.

I think I need a little drink or two.

Hey, be my friend, tell me where the place is,

Where the whiskey flows and the dices roll till dawn.

Well, you think you're sitting pretty
But you're sitting on a powder keg.
Well, you think you're standing steady
But you're weak as a matchstick leg.
Well, there's a rumble in the city,
There's a call out for your head.
Now isn't it a pity
Your future's just a lump of lead.

But now you're running scared, you've got no place to run;
You're caught between the law and the Big Guns.

Well, it's a long way from the pool halls,
Through the rackets and the petty crime.
Well, you thought you were a tough one
But you've bitten off too much this time.
You've stepped on the wrong toes,
Now look who you've upset.
You walked on the wrong toes,
You've got your picture on the police gazette.

Well, now you're running scared, you've got no place to run;
Yor're caught between the law and the Big Guns.

Your backis against a wall, you don't like it there at all.
Now you!re too proud to fall, you got no friends you can call.

Well, you never felt so gritty,
The sweat's pouring down your back.
You're like a tiger in the jungle
And you can't find your way back.
You hadn't played your cards right,
You hadn't seen the signs,
Well, you tried to run the whole game,
Now you've come to the end of the line.

Well, now you're running scared, you've got no place to run;
Now you're face to face with the Big Guns.

Well, he's drinking down the bourbon like it was soda pop,
Trying to quell a feeling he knows ain't gonna stop,
He's mortgaged out his blood for one more chance to breathe.
He had the D.T.'s for breakfast, the shakes till noon,
He picked up his bag and left the motel room,
His head is held high but his heart is on it's knees.

Well, he packed his guitar and his bar-room tan,
Gotta get some miles behind him as fast as he can,
Another destination, some place else to play.

Well, he left a life behind him in some old trailer park.
They tried to make it work; it was ruined from the start.
He had to shake the rust, it became time to leave.

It's a honky-tonk engagement,
But there's no better place to play.
His face feels like crazy pavement,
It's getting more lined every day.

Well, he's gonna write a letter and try to explain,
She says he's too old to have these growing pains,
But something keeps him moving, living on through the night.

But as the night approaches, a change is in the air,
His heart is pumping fast, he's got no cares.
The music befriends him, it can take him anywhere.

It's a honky-tonk engagement,
But there's no better place to play.
His mind feels like crazy pavement,
He's getting crazed out every day.

Well, he's drinking down the bourbon like it was soda pop,
Trying to quell a feeling he knows ain't gonna stop,
He's mortgaged out his blood for one more chance to breathe.

He had the D.T.'s for breakfast, the chills till noon,
He picked up his bag and left the motel room,
His head is held high but his heart is on it's knees.

Well, the rain ain't fussy about where it lands,
It'll find you hiding no matter where you stand.
It's gonna rain brother, and it's gonna rain hard,
When the blues comes calling with it's calling card.
It ain't too funny when you'd rather die,
Ain't no pleasure when that girl don't reply.
To your love sick letter that you wrote in tears,
About feeling so bad for a million years.

Watch out brother, be alert,
But whatever you do, don't show that hurt,
Don't show that hurt, show that hurt.

I've been subjected, I've been so distressed,
Come back baby, to clean up this mess,
Clean up this mess.

It ain't so funny when you'd rather die,
Ain't no pleasure when that girl don't reply.
To your lovesick letter that you wrote in tears,
About feeling so bad for a million years.

Yeah, the rain ain't fussy about where it falls,
It rains on one like it rains on all.
But when it falls brother, it's gonna rain hard,
When the blues comes calling with it's calling card.

Watch out brother, be alert,
Whatever you do, don't show that hurt,
Don't show that hurt.

Well I was born on the side of a road
A gap in the hedge
Did you hear what I said?
Born in a house with no slates
But I wouldn't switch
I didn't have a stitch
Always been out on a limb
I've been hard to mend
Like a kick in the shins

You'll only see me smile
When I eat up a country mile

Born on the green light, a mission to move
Something to prove, an itch in my shoes
I heard then wail of a train
From a burnin' stack and I jumped on the back
Well the engineer threw the switch
And it got to my brain, I've never been the same

You'll only see me smile
When I eat up a country mile

Gotta make tracks, gotta raise the dust
Grease my heels
Out race the bus
Don't blink your eyes
Or you won't see me again



Born a spoke of the wheel
Not a part of the set and I'm running yet
I ran before I could walk
The price of the fare was hardly ever there
Saw an eight wheeler move
And I couldn't choose
I just had to cruise

You'll only see me smile
When I eat up a country mile

Well I was born on the side of a road
A gap in the hedge
Did you hear what I said
Born in a house with no slates
But I wouldn't switch
I didn't have a stitch
Always been out on a limb
I've been hard to mend
Like a kick in the shins

You'll only see me smile
When I eat up a country mile

Gotta make tracks, gotta raise the dust
Grease my heels
Out race the bus
Don't blink your eyes
Or you won't see me again

Well you can ride on the crest of a wave if that's where you want to be
But does the look on your face mean you're really feeling happy
Or do you feel like you're standing on a wooden leg
Or a poor man much to proud to beg
Or a page from a book that can't be read at all

Well you can see by the way that they are talking
That it's time for you to pick up your grip and start walking
'Cause they want to see your long ... legs flying
Go to the place where the earth meets the sky and
don't turn around and wave goodbye at all

They won't be satisfied, till you're out of their sight
But I wonder how will you feel


With a deck of cards and you're not around to deal
You're not around to deal , yeah

They won't be satisfied, till you're out of their sight
But I wonder how will you feel
With a deck of cards and you're not around to deal
You're not around to deal , yeah

You can say it's a lie, a joke that you are living
But you know one thing they don't,
You won't give in
'Cause you're like a cat chasin' its tail makes a million circles
But you're gonna fail
Sometimes you just don't understand

Do you read me, well won't you tell me?
If you read me, then please believe me, when I say,
Yes I've been waiting, seems like forever.

I've been waiting, my situation ain't got much better,
Well I've been waiting, the situation don't get much better.

You don't do unto others as you do unto me,
Well, why am I the only one that treats you this way?
Well, you got that something and it's hard to specify,
I can't diagnose that look in your eyes.

You don't do unto me, like I know you could,
Why am I the only one who's misunderstood?


Ashes to ashes, and it's dust to dust,
Well, if you won't take me then I guess the devil must.

I've been hurting, my hearts been burning,
I've been hurting, but I've been learning, just the same.

Well, I've been waiting, seems like forever,
While I've been waiting,
My situation ain't got much better,
While I've been waiting,
The situation ain't got much better,
I've been waiting,
The situation don't get much better.

I don't know where I'm going,
Don't know where I've been.
'Cause I haven't seen my baby,
Since I don't know when.

I'm walking down that long road,
With a smile up on my face.
I'm broken hearted,
But you won't see a trace.

Feeling disconnected,
These blues are out to kill.
Sweep them in the corner,
Put 'em in the bin.

All right so you don't sympathise,
Don't expect that you should.


Walk right for one day you might,
Run into this patch of grey clouds too.

All right so you don't sympathise,
I don't expect that you should.
Stay bright for one day you might,
Run into this patch of grey clouds too.

Gravel in my pockets,
From the places I have been,
The soles of my shoes are paper thin.

I got sand here in my pockets.
From the place that I come from.
That's where I'm going,
So I'll say so long...yeah.

You give me double vision, strange transmission,
When you walk in the room.
Tongue-tied feeling, can't see the ceiling,
You've turned out the moon.

Tell me, darling, what you're trying to do.

You give me double vision, strange condition,
When you act that way.
I'm walking sideways, my nights become days,
But I feel okay.



Tell me, darling, what you're trying to do.

You give me double vision, soul transmission,
When you act so cruel.
My mind is reeling, can't see the ceiling,
'Cause you've turned out the moon.

Tell me, mama, what you're trying to do.
You got me jumpin' like a man with the voodoo.

Tell me, darling, what you're trying to do.
You got me mad like a man with the voodoo.

I'm easy come and easy go,
Now you're not so carefree.
You found the thorn behind the rose,
You took it, oh, so badly.

Lost inside yourself,
You've gotta break out soon.
You've gotta try again,
To hear a brand new tune.

Oh yeah...

Once easy come and easy go,
You just hear sad notes lately.
You use to fly and chase the wind,
I don't know you lately.

Don't take it, oh, so bad,
Things are gonna change.
Don't make it, oh, so sad,
The sun will shine again.

Oh yeah...

Please don't lock me out,
What's it all about?
I'll change it all completely,
Won't you let me in,
Don't you need a friend?
If I can help, just call me.

I'm easy come and easy go,
Don't paint it all so sadly.
Before you know the light will shine,
Don't burn out completely.

Locked inside yourself,
You've gotta break out soon.
Come on and try again,
And hear a different tune.

Oh yeah...

I've cried enough tears to fill up an ocean,
Surely you see that my world's been broken?

Here I am, where are you?
Help me please, pull me through.
Here I am, where are you?
All my days are edged in blue.

You made up your mind and nothing can change it,
You want to be free but I can't rearrange it.

Here I am, where are you?
Tell me please, what to do,
Here I am, broken into,
All my days are edged in blue.

I'd go anywhere, if I thought you'd be there,
'Cos I've made up my mind that's where I belong.
I've traveled the world 'cos I couldn't be told,
Told by my heart that you really had gone.



I'd go anywhere, if I thought you'd be there,
'Cos I've made up my mind that's where I belong.
I've traveled the world 'cos I couldn't be told,
Told by my heart that you really had gone.

Yeah....

Our lines got crossed through all things unspoken.
A tangle of knots not easily opened,

Here I am, where are you?
Help me please, pull me through.
Here I am, where are you?
All my days are edged in blue.
Here I am, where are you?
Help me please, pull me through,
Here I am, where are you?
Can't you see I'm edged in blue.
Ohhh.......
Ohhh.......

Went down to the station,
Leaned against the door.
Went down to the station,
I...leaned against the door.
I knew it was the Empire State,
Can tell by the way she blows.

Asked the depot agent,
"Please let me ride the blinds".
Asked the depot agent,
"Please let me ride the blinds".
He said, "Son, I like to help you...you know,
But the Empire State ain't mine".

The Empire State...you know she,
Rides on Eastern time.
The Empire State,
She rides on Eastern time,
She's the "rollingest" baby,
On the New York Central line.

It was a mean ol' fireman,
And a low-down engineer.
It was a cruel fireman,
A low-down engineer.


That took my baby away,
Left poor me sitting here.

Engineer blew the whistle,
The fireman rang the bell.
The engineer blew the whistle,
The fireman rang the bell.
My woman's on board,
She's was waving me fair-well.

I'm gonna tell you what that,
Mean ol' train will do.
I'm gonna tell you,
What that mean ol' train will do.
Take your woman away,
And shoot back black smoke back at you.

They'll take your woman away,
And shoot black smoke back at you.
Take your woman away,
And shoot black smoke back at you.
Let's go...

I want to plant to the star in the sky,
One you can find at the end of the night.
I want to climb a ladder to space,
Leave without trace, 'cos now is the time.
Things are gonna be so clear,
When I'm light years from here,
In some other space.
Let me take the tear from your eye,
Leave it behind, stay by my side.

Won't you follow me where I'm bound,
Time's for borrowing now.
Won't you follow me, time is tight,
Before things swallow me down.

I've been locked in this cage,
Gonna break away, before it's too late.
I'm gonna re-write the page,
Take the stage, and live tomorrow today.


You'll find the dreams you mislaid,
They won't run away, all the dues have been paid.
Yes, it's time to depart, go with your heart,
Follow the flame.

Won't you follow me where I'm bound,
Time's for borrowing now.
Won't you follow me, time is tight,
Before things swallow me down.

Won't you follow me where I'm bound,
Time's for borrowing now.
Won't you follow me, time is tight,
Before things swallow me down.

Won't you follow me where I'm bound,
Time's for borrowing now.

Came home this morning,
Looking half-way like a ghost.
Walked in this morning,
Feeling half-way like a ghost.

Face looked like marble,
My blood burned just like toast.
Face looked like marble,
My blood burned just like toast.

Yeah...yeah

If I had some sense,
I'd tear that building down.
If I had some sense,
I'd tear that building down.

No more gin house,
Just smiles instead of frowns.
No more gin house,
Smiles instead of frowns.

Came home this morning,
Found her crying by the door.
Came home this morning,
Found her crying by the door.

Make my promise,
Won't barrel-house no more.
You've got my word,
Won't barrel-house no more.

I can see the ghost,
Feeling like a ghost.

Came home this morning,
Looking half-way like a ghost.
Came home this morning,
Feeling half-way like a ghost.

Face looked like marble,
My blood burned just like toast.
Face looked like marble,
Blood burned just like toast.

Yeah....

You're feeling haunted,
See those shadows on the shades?
You're stalking 'round the room,
Your name is on a blade.
The darkness 'round your neck
Is like a metal claw,
Who is gonna save you?
Who will hear your call?

Hear you call..yeahh..

You'll never get to heaven,
Putting money in the plate.
Can't bribe St. Peter,
When you're at Heaven's gate.
Right now you wonder,


How crazy things can be,
You dealt your own hand,
Five-card Destiny.

Roller-coaster, feeling from the floor.
Someone stole the, key right from your door.

Just what you needed,
Shadows on the blinds.
Feel so somersaulted,
Trying to keep your sense of time.
Lightning on the windows,
Just to seal your fate.
Who is gonna save you,
When you're at Heaven's gate?
Yeahh....heavens gate.

Well there's a hellcat, loose cat, hear it wail
It can stop you down the street, you cannot get away
Well it's gonna get to you, got the demon power
You got to run, run, brother you know your soul's on fire
You got to run, run, brother you know your soul's on fire

Well there's a strange, strange feeling chilling your hands
A shadow in your doorway, freeze you where you stand
You play your dice with the devil, now it's much too late
Well don't you know you got a hellcat on your trail
Well don't you know you got a hellcat on your trail

The sound that haunts you from the dark will dawn
Don't go away no more when the morning comes
There's a step on the stairs, a storm in your sails


That you know you got a hellcat by the tail
Yeah, you've done and got a hellcat on your trail

Oh yeah

Well there's a hellcat, loose cat, hear it moan
Stalking your shadow all night long
It's the darkest feeling this side of hell
Well don't you know you got a hellcat by the tail
You know you've got a hellcat by the tail
Well hellcat
Well hellcat
Well hellcat
Well hellcat

Look out baby, your man is back in town
Look out baby, your man is back in town
Look out baby, I won't stand no messinround

The first man I wanna see is the Chief Police,
bring that man right over here
I wanna speak (?) my peace
I wanna 'cause no trouble, no fuzz, no fight,
but you look out man, you know this is Saturday night

The second man I wanna see is the old fire chief,
bring that man right over here
Stand him right in front of me
I wanna cause no trouble, no fuzz, no fight
see this match, I might set this place alight
So look out...


The third man I wanna see is the old D.A.,
he was the man who sent me away
Twenty two years, twenty three days, twenty four minutes
I was locked away

You come along baby, ask me where I've been,
up-the-river-holiday (?), up in Sing Sing
One cold floor, four bare walls,
that's all they gave me, nothing else at all
Sing Sing, Sing Sing, Sing Sing,
when I came out I could not feel a thing...

Now I'm back in your town,
in your town, in your town, in your town...

I'm not awake yet, I haven't opened my eyes.
But I haven't been late yet, I'm gonna to be on time.
For today's the day that you are coming back.
And I can't wait to see you materialize.

How much can I take now before I break inside?
How long will it take now before I realize,
That I can't live without you by my side,
And nothing else will keep me satisfied?

I've looked at my heart now and I trusted my eyes.
I made that mistake now ain't gonna make it twice.
But time can put the man on the other side.
And I can't wait to see what's left behind.

I'm not awake yet, I haven't opened my eyes.
I haven't been late yet.
Gonna be on time, gonna be on time,
gonna be on, gonna be on time.
But today's the day that you are coming back,
And I can't wait to see you materialize.

My heart's in trouble, my soul's on fire,
My mind is aching for my one desire.
This heavy weather, will it never seem to end,
I start to wonder will my poor heart ever mend.

I don't know what I am supposed to think,
This must be some kind of jinx.

My line's been tapped, my mail's been screened,
I could be wrong but that's the way I feel,
Everything I try just crumbles before I start,
Feel like a lost child, searching in the dark.

Will I swim or will I sink,
This must be some kind of jinx.



You've got your heart locked up,
And you've thrown away the key,
Feel like I'm sinking down,
Into the endless sea.

My heart's uneasy, my soul's on fire,
You're the ice--please put out this fire.
This crazy weather, will it never seem to end.
It's getting harder with all the bad news that you send.

I don't know what I am supposed to think,
This must be some kind of jinx.
I don't care what anybody thinks,
'Cos this must be some kind of jinx.
Will I swimor will I sink,
This must be some kind of jinx.

Well, I just hit town and I flew in by the seat of my pants,
Well, I just touched down and got me some crazy plans.
I'm an ace, I'm a deuce, I'm a buzzin' all over the land,
And it ain't no use to change the way I am.
The way I am.....oh yeah...

Well, I just touched base, been in motion for a hundred days,
I'm wound up like a motor or a rocket in outer space.
I'm an ace, I'm a deuce, wont you put my mind at ease,
Well, I cant slow down, got to take some more of these.
More of these....oh yeah....ahhhhhh....

Wont you give me the green light, give me a chance to move,
Turn on your love-light, you know that I approve.



Well, I just touched ground and I got in by the seat of my pants,
I ain't broken down but I found a new place to land.
I'm an ace, I'm a deuce. I'm a crazy free-range man,
And it ain't no use to change my open plan.
Open plan....oh yeah....

Well, I'm feeling kinda crazy, want to go on a mad-cap spree,
Step on my air-brakes, I gonna let off some steam.
I'm an ace, I'm a deuce, I'm flyin' all over the land
And it ain't no use to change the way I am.
I'm an ace, I'm a deuce, I'm flyin' all over the land
And it ain't no use to change the way I am.
Yeah.....
The way I am.
Thank you mam.

I need a keychain, to lock up all this trouble.
I need a fast train, leaving on the double.
I'm going someplace, that's hard to follow.
Got that feeling, that I should be long gone.

I'm as bad as I can get, playing Russian roulette.
I need a keychain, baby right now.

I'm playing no games, this ain't no water pistol.
Ain't it insane, there's no chance of missing.
No one holds me, you ain't got my number.
If you see me, just run for cover.

Well I'm as wild as I can get, I'm playing Russian roulette.
I got no keychain, baby right now.


Owww....

Owww...
Well I'm in a guided missile, and I'm lost in the sky.
I won't be returning, until things feel right.
I got a poison pen letter, ain't that all I need.
Some pretty woman's, trying to make a ghost of me.

I got no keychain, to lock up all my sorrow.
I need a fast plane, I'm leavin' in a hurry.
I'm going some place, where you can't follow.
I got that feeling, that I should be long gone.

Well I'm as mad as I can get, I'm playing Russian roulette.
Need a keychain, baby, all mine.

'KID' GLOVES
Well, they sprung me out of Quentin,
I'm back on the mob's payroll
They can buy my body
Sure they can't buy my soul.
I'm working out of Stockton
Im weighing in at two -o -one
But there's a man in the front row
Sent down by the mob with a gun.
For 'Kid Gloves',I'm back out on the street.
'Kid Gloves', the master to the beat
'Kid Gloves', I'll do anything but dive.
We'll the bought me out of Quentin.
They've gone and placed their bets.
I've got to throw the fight
Just to save my neck.
Saying 'yes' to the set up
Made me feel so cheap
But the street felt so good
Now I've only got myself to beat
A deal is a deal
But you know I just can't win
The mob oughta know
My conscience is wearing thin
For 'Kid' Gloves, I'm back in the ring
'Kid ' Gloves, I'll fight anything
'Kid" Gloves, I'll do anything but dive.
'Kid Gloves', I'm back on the street
'Kid" Gloves the master to beat
"Kid" Gloves, Ill do anything but cry,
'Kid' Gloves, I'm back on my feet
"Kid" Gloves, The master to beat
"Kid" Gloves, I'll do anything but cry
"Kid" Gloves, I'm back in the ring.
"Kid Gloves, I'll fight anything
"Kid Gloves" I'll do anything but dive
Well, they burned me out of Quentin,
They've gone and placed their bets
I've got to throw a fight
Just to save my neck.
Saying yes to the set up
Made me feel so cheap
But the street felt so good
Now I've only got myself to beat
"Kid Gloves, I'm back out on the street
"Kid' Gloves, the master to beat
'Kid' Gloves, I'll do anything but dive
'Kid' Gloves, I'm back in the ring
"Kid" Gloves, I'll fight anything
'Kid' Gloves, I'll do anything but cry
"Kid Gloves, I'm faster on my feet
"Kid Gloves, the master to beat
'Kid" gloves, I'll do anything but dive

It's five 'o'clock in the morning,
Ain't got a dime.
Standing under your window,
That ain't no crime.

Keeping out of the weather,
Up for the dawn.
Yeah I'm stealing stealing,
When I should be gone.

Six 'o'clock in the morning,
Ain't got no prayer.
Cause your never no answer,
But I know your there.

It's my own fault you see,
It must be the wine.
Got this fever, getting deeper,
Until it cuts like a knife.
yeah

You've got me walking that lonely mile,
Just like a child.
Why you trying to act so tough,
Tell me what's my crime.
yeah

Nine 'o'clock in the morning,
Still no sign.
Turn on the big sun,
Switch down the night.
Like a hand in a glove.

We were partners in crime,
I'm goin to leave here.
Shouldn't be here,
Walk down that lonely mile.

Loose talk from up-tight people,
Looking out for blood to draw.
Just keep cool, don't let it phase you,
All that stuff ain't worth a straw.

Tight talk from stay-put people,
Aimed to hurt, aimed to wound.
Step on your toes, step on your fingers,
Just don't take it, now don't be fooled.

Don't let them know where you're going,
Don't play their games or they'll snow you in.
Call on me if they derail you,
Call on me 'cause I won't lock you in.


Yeah......

Don't let them know where you're going,
Don't play their games 'cause they'll snow you in.
Call on me if they derail you,
Stay with me 'cause I won't lock you in.
Yeah......

Double-talking, double-meaning
Tight-rope tactics to trip you up.
Don't play their games, go where your heart says,
Keep on pushing, you'll get there yet.
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah

Running through a pool of rain
I think i'll do it one more time again
I hope i always feel this way
maybe i will

Searching for a piece of ground
where i can lay my body down
with the earth for a pillow under my head

Wake up in the morning
it's a brand new day
And though it seems the same
it's different from yesterday
Then i read the leaves
and put my cup away


Running down a country lane
Looking on a a field of grain
Just to see you smile
makes me feel alive again

Opening another door
I'll see what i have not seen before
Maybe i'll find what i'm looking for

Running through a pool of rain
I think i'll do it one more time again
I hope i always feel this way
maybe i will
maybe i will

Well, a hurricane is on its way across the Bible Belt
Just watch the sway of the sugar cane
Move from right to left

It could be gone when the morning comes
Should be heading west
Hang around, go in the storm
It's anybody's guess

Still can't find you, still can't find you

Well, sorrow is my middle name
And I'll tell you something else
Since you've been gone, I'm broken down
I cannot trust myself

Been hangin' 'round this lonesome town
Feelin' less and less
What is gonna happen here is anybody's guess?

Still can't find you, still can't find you
Who's gonna hide you? Yeah

Well, a Terraplane just passed my way
Won't give me a ride
Standing on the freeway, the wind is rising high

I could make out, there is no doubt
But can't leave you behind
Still, I cannot find you, no matter how I try

Still can't find you, still can't find you
What can I do? Yeah

You are a moonchild and pretty soon child
I've got that feeling
That I'm gonna make you smile forever
If I can.
Just give me a sign and I'll show you my plan
You are a blue child, forever true child
You know I'll try to paint the skies blue forever
If I can.
Just give me a sign and I'll show you my plan.

Tell me why you look so sad,
Time slips by like grains of sand
Just put your future in my hands

You are a moonchild and pretty soon child
I've got the feelin I'm gonna make you smile forever.
If I can.

Just give me a sign and I'll show you my plan,
Just give me a smile and I'll show you my plan,
Just give me a sign and I'll show you my plan

Well you know yourself little girl,
You ain't treating your daddy right.
Leave home in the morning,
Ain't back till late at night.

That's nothin' but the devil,
Make you treat me the way you do.
I'm gonna break out like the measles,
I'm gonna be all over you.

Went out early this morning baby,
You dressed up like a queen.
Saying you going to see your sister,
But your sister, you've never seen.

That's nothin' but the devil,
Make you treat me the way you do.
I'm gonna break out like the measles,
Gonna inject you with the Asian flu.

Well you know yourself little girl,


Doing your daddy wrong.
You go out in the evening,
You're never coming home.

It's nothin' but the devil,
Make you treat me the way you do.
Break out like the measles,
Inject you with the Asian flu.

Well you know yourself little girl,
Treating your daddy wrong.
Go in the mornin',
Come back alone.

Nothin' but the devil,
Make you treat me the way you do.
I'm gonna break out like the measles,
I'm gonna be all over you.

I'm gonna break out like the measles,
Gonna be all over you.

Well i fly off the handle
a little too quick
Guess you could call me a nervous man
For the last week or two
It don't take too much
to make me wanna raise my hand
Well it's one of those days
when you'd rather not be
so low down and dirty
your luck's out to sea
Well i fly off the handle
a little too fast
You know friends think I look like an angry man
like bad memory turned up again
I find it hard not to raise my hand
Well it's one of those towns
Where you'd rather not stay


come back and see it
some other day
Well it's one of those nights
when you know you're alone
feeling half crazy
just body and soul
Well my cat won't scratch
or show its claws
It just prowls around the house all day
for the last night or two
I can't eat or drink
I think i'm gonna fade away
Well it's one of those days
When you'd rather not be
so low down and lonesome
your luck's out to sea

Well you took me out of my mind baby
You took me out of my head
My friends have gone to look for me
I ain't been seen yet

No i ain't disappeared
i'm only over here
Well you found me out of my skull baby
staring at the stars
You will appear now just in time
to what i was looking for
I had no place to run
Did not have anyone

Well i wonder
why the day is so bright
What can the reason be
You light up the darkest night
like a pearl out of the sea

Hope it can always be


but i must wait and see
Give me some of your love baby
That is all i need
Tell me what it's all about
Tell me what you see

Where have you been so long
My tears have dried and gone
Where have you been so long
all my blues have gone

Well you took me out of my mind baby
You took me out of my head
My friends have gone to look for me
I ain't been seen yet

No i ain't disappeared
i'm only over here

No i ain't disappeared
i'm only over here

Well, I don't need too much persuasion,
When I'm in your arms this way,
Well, I don't need a sense of occasion,
I'm ready any day,

Well, just tell me your location,
And I will get to you,
There will be no hesitation,
I'll be right there out of the blue.

Perfection, you seem to me,
This connection, we ought to seal,
My emotions, I can't conceal,
Your heart I'll steal away.

Ahhh..........

I won't put up too much of a struggle,
When you look that way,
But, I know that I'm in trouble,
My defense just melts away.

Well, I think that I'm in heaven,
When you knock on my door,
Well, I start to seeing double,
My resistance is way down low,



Perfection, you seem to me,
This connection, we ought to seal,
My emotions, I can't conceal,
Your heart I'll steal away.

Heart I'll steal away.

Owwww......

Well, I don't need too much persuasion,
When I'm in your arms this way,
Well, I don't need a sense of occasion,
I'm ready any day.

Won't you tell me your location,
And I will get to you,
There will be no hesitation,
I'll be right there out of the blue.

Perfection, you seem to me,
This connection, we ought to seal,
My emotions, I can't conceal,
Your heart I'll steal away.

Heart I'll steal away.

That's right.

Now ain't it strange that I feel like Philby, there's a stranger in my soul
I'm lost in transit in a lonesome city, I can't come in from the cold
I'm deep in action on a secret mission, contact's broken down
Time drags by, I'm above suspicion, there's a voice on the telephone

Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah

Well it sure is dark in this clockwork city, contact's never gonna show
I've got a code which can't be broken, my eyes never seem to close
Well, I'm standing here in the silent city, shadows falling down
I'm disconnected but I don't need pity, the night's gonna burn on slow

Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah


Yeah, yeah, yeah

Now ain't it funny that I feel like Philby, a stranger on a foreign shore
I've got my plans and I must move quickly, there's a knock upon the door
Still in transit and I'm close to danger, my cover can't be blown,
It's getting strange and it's getting crazy, tell me, what is going on?

Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah

Four o'clock and nothing's moving, six o'clock and the daylight's stirring
Morning comes, must be moving on
All night long my mind's been burning, makes me feel such a long, long way from home, home

Now ain't it strange that I feel like Philby, there's a stranger in my soul
I'm lost in transit in a lonesome city, I can't come in from the cold

Well I left my home in Vicksburg and startet travelling north
Made it to New Orleans as the bus was taking off
The citizens' committee was giving away the fare
Saying, "If you don't like the south, boy, just ride on outta here"
Ride on, ride on Red, ride on
Gonna ride off to my freedom
And make those Northern States my home.
We made it into Shreveport, where we were supposed to eat
I got myself a sandwich and ate it on the street
Ride on, Louisianna Red, ride on
Gonna ride on to your freedom


And make those Northern States your home.
We made it into Little Rock, we made another state
took the whole of the U.S. army to make one school integrate
Ride on, ride on Red, ride on
Gonna ride on to your freedom
And make those Northern States your home.
Well I live here in New York and I am doing fine
Have myself a ball above the Mason-Dixon line
Ride on, ride on Red, ride on
Gonna ride on to my freedom
And make those Northern States my home.

You seemed to be like a real good idea,
At the time, at the time.
You lifted me up to some higher ground,
Then you knocked me down on the ground.
But I rue that day like I don't know how.

You picked me up right out of the tide,
My eyes weren't open wide.
I was blind,
But I see much better, much better now.

Well, I roll with the punches, I sway with the curves,
I walked on a tightrope, didn't lose my nerve.
Stayed on the canvas, couldn't count me out,
Never threw in the towel, yeah, I saw the fight out and how.
All fifty rounds.



Well, I roll with the punches, I sway with the curves,
I walked on a tightrope, didn't lose my nerve.
Stayed on the canvas, couldn't count me out.
Never threw in the towel, yeah, I saw the fight out and how.

You lifted me up to some higher ground,
Then you knocked me down on the ground.
You lifted me up right out of the tide,
My eyes weren't open wide.
I was blind,
But I see much better, much better now.

You seemed to be like a real good idea,
At the time, don't know why.
But I rue that day like I don't know how,
I rue that day as of now.
I rue that day like I don't know how.

My baby`s got a secret agent,
To watch me like a hawk,
Well, my baby`s got a secret agent,
To watch me like a hawk.

He knows each time I leave my house,
He knows each time I move around.

Ow....

Secret agent, won`t you please take my advice?
Secret agent, secret agent,
Won`t you please heed my advice?
You crossed me once, don`t cross me twice,
I`m gonna cut you down to size.

I`ll make that man,
Turn in his badge in the morning,
I slip around,
But I`m too quick to catch in the morning,
I`ll make that man turn in his badge,
I`ll slip around him, I`m too quick to catch,
No jealous woman is gonna keep tabs on me.

Well, she`s got that secret agent,
And he`s breathing down my spine,
Yea, she`s got that secret agent,
And he`s breathing down my spine,
He must like working overtime,
I think I`m always hard to find.

Oh, secret agent, secret agent,
Gonna have a showdown before long,
Won`t you listen, secret agent,
We`re gonna have a showdown before long.

I know you pack a forty-four,
I hope you know just what it`s for,
I know you pack a forty-four,
I hope you know just what it`s for,
Just keep your shadow from my door.

Oww..........

Should've learnt my lesson
long long time ago
Should've learnt my lesson
long long time ago
Bored like a mule
i've always learnt my lesson slow

Should have listened
taken my friends advice
Should have listened
to my best friends and to my eyes
They said "you must be prepared to lose"
If you choose to chance the dice


Well i'm feeling
about as tired as a bad pair of shoes
When you don't fit
then you know it's time to move
But if you had my troubles you'd be cryin too

My first mistake
was when i thought that you'd be true
My first mistake
was when i thought that you'd be true
now i realise that was a foolish thing to do

Who's that calling way out there?
I've got your signal, loud and clear.
In the distance a light is near,
Through the night, sharp as a spear.

My mind sees all the things my eyes can't see,
What are you trying to say to me?
I've got your signal,
Feel your signal.

Everything seems very strange,
And now you're not that far away.
I feel so calm, I don't feel fear,
Behind that light I know you're there.

My ears hear sounds I've never heard before,
Tell me what you've really come here for.
I've got your signal,
Ohh.... feel your signal.

There's a beacon flashing in the distant night,
Don't feel time passing right before my eyes.


Is my dreaming beyond control?
I feel these movements here below.

Is this the end, or is there more?
I'll stay suspended for evermore.
My eyes hear all the things my heart can't see,
What are you trying to do to me?
I've got your signal,
Feel your signal.

There's a beacon flashing in the distant sky,
Don't feel time passing right before my eyes.
Who's that calling from way out there?
Got your signal, loud and clear.

In the distance I know you're there,
Through the night, sharp as a spear.
My mind sees all the things my eyes can't see,
What are you trying to say to me?
Well, I've got your signal,
I've got your signal,
Feel your signal.

You're like a Slumming Angel
Lost on the wrong side of town
Just want to see the pictures
Tell your man, "Turn down the sound"

You're acting wise but aren't you afraid
'Round here you might get blown away

Like a Slumming Angel
Lost on the wrong side of town
Slumming Angel
Lost on the wrong side of the tracks

I saw you ask the poor kid
To take the time to show you back
Don't burn your wings, flying to high
Around here you might just end up dying

Like a Slumming Angel
Lost on the wrong side of town
Slumming Angel
Don't you know your way around?

Straight out of heaven
Don't you know where you stand?
Take off those rose colored glasses
This place is no wonderland

You're like a Slumming Angel
Born on the wrong side of the tracks
Saw you ask the poor boy
To take the time to show you back

Go home to your Daddy
Where you ought to go
Things have changed around here
Don't you know

You're like a Slumming Angel
Lost on the wrong side of town
Slumming Angel
Lost on the wrong side of town, yeah
Slumming Angel
Let me show you around, yeah

Well, the devil made me do it, do it, do it
The devil made me trip and fall
The devil drove me to it, to it, to it
Till I had no chance at all

What did I do that was so bad, to go and get myself arrested?
Just hit town to have some fun, but I ended up in the trash can
There I was in the witness stand, my eyes turned towards the jury
Trying to recall what went wrong last night, but it won't come right back to me

Well, the devil made me do it, do it, do it
The devil made me trip and fall
The devil drove me to it, to it, to it
Till I had no chance at all

The lawyer said, "Son, won't you plead the fifth, and don't speak unless requested"
Using all the words at his command, his skills were sorely tested
Then, to my complete surprise, they went and called a hostile witness
The devil himself, well he took the stand and that's where my case rested

Well, the devil made me do it, do it, do it
The devil made me trip and fall
The devil drove me to it, to it, to it


Till I had no chance at all

What did I do that was so bad, to go and get myself arrested?
Well, I was just in town to have some fun, but I ended up in the trash can
There I was in the witness box, my eyes turned towards the jury
Trying to recall what went wrong last night, but it won't come back to me

Well, the devil made me do it, do it, do it
The devil made me trip and fall
The devil drove me to it, to it, to it
Till I had no chance at all

Well, the devil made me do it, do it, do it
The devil made me trip and fall
The devil drove me to it, to it, to it
Till I had no chance at all

Well, the devil drove me to it, to it, to it
The devil made me trip and fall
The devil drove me to it, to it, to it
Till I had no chance at all, till I had no chance at all
Till I had no mind at all

Well, it's a straight line as the crow flies,
To a heaven here on earth.
And if you make time, it's a cool drive,
Head down to the coast.
If your taste runs to the gumbo,
Don't know where to go?
Let me introduce you to the King of Zydeco.

If your head leaks like a strainer,
The sea comes to your door.
A strange sound from the juke-joint,
A mile just down the road.
Believe it when you hear it,
The sound of the rubbing board.
Let me introduce you to the King of Zydeco.
Yeahh..

Move it over,
Open up that lane.
Roll it over,
Buddy, I'm insane.

You won't feel like a stranger,
You've found a second home.
You can get out of your tree there,
When that music hits your soul.
Bye-bye Big Brother,
'Cause I'm going away,
I wanna listen to the man,
They call Clifton Chenier.

Feel like a statistic,
Feeling shrink-wrapped too.
It's fun-time baby,
You've been too long in school.
Head down to the place,
Near to Thibodaux,
Let me introduce you to the King of Zydeco.

Move that semi,
Buddy, I'm insane.
It's now or never,
I can't touch the brakes.

Well, it's a stone's throw from the Bayou,
And I can see the sign.
Shining like a beacon,
Right on through the night.
No more airs and graces,
Gotta catch the show.
Let me introduce you to the King of Zydeco.

Is there a car straight under a light that's burning?
Prepared by your soul for all the secrets you're holding.
Step back in time machine for a mind that's frozen.
This is a mind that will challenge the full moon.
Capture on acid a man whose mind is exploding.

This is a life from the edge of the map that's turning.
There on a map they check on the eye of the beholding.
This is a flag for a mind that's frozen.
Don't look for more deep in the sun it's turning.
Ants all over your eyes broken ???

They're watching,
They've got you now.

They're showing pictures on a screen,
Time slips and places where you've been.

They're little secret of Saigon.
You trust them mostly to Hong Kong.

Guess what's right in the market place?
Selling secrets at the lowest price.
Eye to eye, come on it's your weakness.
A childish game, marked with foolish ??
Walking city, cat 'n' mouse charming.

They've got you - they've got you now.
They'll watch you - they've got you now.

There's a light that shines on me
ever since you came to me
It won't go,it won't go away
Now i know that you're gonna stay
Now that i know
your love means so much more to me now

Come here now baby
Now look what you've done to me now
I don't pray for what could have been
I feel i'm flyin naturally

I can fly but i won't go away
In your sky that's where i wanna stay

Come here now baby


Now look what you've done to me now
If i don't show would you know
where to look for me now

I do not stare absently
Counting waves up on the sea
Now i know where i wanna stay
There ain't no hard decisions to make


Come here now baby
Now look what you've done to me now
If i don't show would you know
who to send for me now

There's a light (x3)

Baby I no longer wanna be, just a thorn in your side.
Tell me what you gave me baby, and I will give you back.

The troubles you gave me, gonna wrap em' up in a box,
Tie em' up with string, send em' back to you,
They no longer mean a thing to me.

Better get used to bein' my used to be.

Baby I no longer wanna be, just a cushion for your pride.
Here's my fastback baby, this man's got a ride away.

Before you make me change my mind,
I'll be gone before you notice, that I'm not around.
You'll look everywhere baby, but I just won't be found.

Better get used to bein' my used to be.

I used to be the hands of your clock baby,
But I always knew in time.
I'd no longer be the key to your lock baby,
And you would change your mind.
Owww...

I used to be the hands of your clock baby,
But I always knew in time.
I'd no longer be the key to your lock baby,
And you would suddenly change your mind.
Owww...

Baby I remember a time when you, really used to try.
But now-a-days baby, you can't even look me in the eye.
Your love is drifting with the tide.

Well I ain't gonna blame you, if you ain't gonna blame me.
I'll just move on down, I'm sure that you'll agree.

Better get used to bein' my used to be.

Well I ain't gonna blame you, if you ain't gonna blame me.
I'll just move on down the line, I'm sure that you'll agree.

Better get used to bein' my used to be.

I'm walkin' wounded,
Got my heart in a sling.
I've been injected,
Till I don't feel a thing.
You got me hurting,
Where it gets me most.
If I had some sense,
I'd move back to the Southern Coast.

Yeahhhh....

I'm truly wounded
Like a fox in a snare.
I feel inspected,
'Cause I'm caught in your glare.
You've done your damage,
Are you sure that you're through?
Don't cross me no more,
I've had enough of you.

Yeahhhh....

I'm sleepwalkin',


Like an unlit fuse,
I'm breaking out, baby,
Got no time to lose.

I feel suspended',
Got no lust for life.
You drew my picture,
As sharp as a knife.
Time is a wastin',
But the message got through.
Don't cross me no more,
I've had enough of you.

I'm walkin' wounded,
Got my heart in a sling.
I've been injected,
Till I don't feel a thing.
You got me hurtin',
Where it gets me most.
I've got some sense now,
I'm going back to the Southern Coast.

Yeahhhh....yeah.

Well you always were a problem
Always running wild
Trouble is your middle name
You know you're the wayward child
You always get your feet wet
You always play with knives
Watch that you don't cut yourself
You know you're the wayward child
They call you the wayward child
Well you've always gone your own way
Sometimes you play with fire
Well can you run forever
Before you run right out of time
Will you run right out of time
Nothing's gonna change you


It ain't no use
Well who is gonna tame you
Tie you in a noose
Well no one's gonna change ya
Ain't no use
And no one's gonna tame you
Tie you in a noose
Well you always were a problem
Never meek and mild
Life is just a street fight
Well you know you're the wayward child
You always get your feet wet
You always play with knives
Watch that you don't cut yourself
You know you're the wayward child x3

A whole lot of people talking,
Trying to make sense.
Seems everybody's living on a barbed wire fence,
Whole lotta people too proud to call,
'Cause it won't get no help at all.

Everybody's waiting for the good news day,
But it seems so far away.
Wonder if it's ever gonna come,
'Cause the way it's been,
The restless one.

Lot of things have gotta change,
If it's not already too late.
But it is worth the wait,
So, let's not hang our heads,
The light will shine one day.



Lot of things have gotta change,
If it's not already too late.
But it is worth the wait,


So, let's not hang our heads,
The light will show through yet.

Yeahh...

Now listen baby, and listen well,
I've got only one thing to tell.
Don't you worry about people telling lies,
They're only catching flies.

Yeahhh..

A whole lotta people talking,
Trying to make sense.
Seems everybody's living on a barbed wire fence,
Whole lotta people too proud to call,
'Cause it won't get no,
'Cause it won't get no,
'Cause it won't get no,
Help at all,
Help at all.

Well you can ride on the crest of a wave if that's where you want to be
But does the look on your face mean you're really feeling happy
Or do you feel like you're standing on a wooden leg
Or a poor man much to proud to beg
Or a page from a book that can't be read at all

Well you can see by the way that they are talking
That it's time for you to pick up your grip and start walking
'Cause they want to see your long ... legs flying
Go to the place where the earth meets the sky and
don't turn around and wave goodbye at all

They won't be satisfied, till you're out of their sight
But I wonder how will you feel


With a deck of cards and you're not around to deal
You're not around to deal , yeah

They won't be satisfied, till you're out of their sight
But I wonder how will you feel
With a deck of cards and you're not around to deal
You're not around to deal , yeah

You can say it's a lie, a joke that you are living
But you know one thing they don't,
You won't give in
'Cause you're like a cat chasin' its tail makes a million circles
But you're gonna fail
Sometimes you just don't understand

I don't know where I'm going,
Don't know where I've been.
'Cause I haven't seen my baby,
Since I don't know when.

I'm walking down that long road,
With a smile up on my face.
I'm broken hearted,
But you won't see a trace.

Feeling disconnected,
These blues are out to kill.
Sweep them in the corner,
Put 'em in the bin.

All right so you don't sympathise,
Don't expect that you should.


Walk right for one day you might,
Run into this patch of grey clouds too.

All right so you don't sympathise,
I don't expect that you should.
Stay bright for one day you might,
Run into this patch of grey clouds too.

Gravel in my pockets,
From the places I have been,
The soles of my shoes are paper thin.

I got sand here in my pockets.
From the place that I come from.
That's where I'm going,
So I'll say so long...yeah.

I'm not awake yet, I haven't opened my eyes.
But I haven't been late yet, I'm gonna to be on time.
For today's the day that you are coming back.
And I can't wait to see you materialize.

How much can I take now before I break inside?
How long will it take now before I realize,
That I can't live without you by my side,
And nothing else will keep me satisfied?

I've looked at my heart now and I trusted my eyes.
I made that mistake now ain't gonna make it twice.
But time can put the man on the other side.
And I can't wait to see what's left behind.

I'm not awake yet, I haven't opened my eyes.
I haven't been late yet.
Gonna be on time, gonna be on time,
gonna be on, gonna be on time.
But today's the day that you are coming back,
And I can't wait to see you materialize.

Look out baby, your man is back in town
Look out baby, your man is back in town
Look out baby, I won't stand no messinround

The first man I wanna see is the Chief Police,
bring that man right over here
I wanna speak (?) my peace
I wanna 'cause no trouble, no fuzz, no fight,
but you look out man, you know this is Saturday night

The second man I wanna see is the old fire chief,
bring that man right over here
Stand him right in front of me
I wanna cause no trouble, no fuzz, no fight
see this match, I might set this place alight
So look out...


The third man I wanna see is the old D.A.,
he was the man who sent me away
Twenty two years, twenty three days, twenty four minutes
I was locked away

You come along baby, ask me where I've been,
up-the-river-holiday (?), up in Sing Sing
One cold floor, four bare walls,
that's all they gave me, nothing else at all
Sing Sing, Sing Sing, Sing Sing,
when I came out I could not feel a thing...

Now I'm back in your town,
in your town, in your town, in your town...

Running through a pool of rain
I think i'll do it one more time again
I hope i always feel this way
maybe i will

Searching for a piece of ground
where i can lay my body down
with the earth for a pillow under my head

Wake up in the morning
it's a brand new day
And though it seems the same
it's different from yesterday
Then i read the leaves
and put my cup away


Running down a country lane
Looking on a a field of grain
Just to see you smile
makes me feel alive again

Opening another door
I'll see what i have not seen before
Maybe i'll find what i'm looking for

Running through a pool of rain
I think i'll do it one more time again
I hope i always feel this way
maybe i will
maybe i will

Well you took me out of my mind baby
You took me out of my head
My friends have gone to look for me
I ain't been seen yet

No i ain't disappeared
i'm only over here
Well you found me out of my skull baby
staring at the stars
You will appear now just in time
to what i was looking for
I had no place to run
Did not have anyone

Well i wonder
why the day is so bright
What can the reason be
You light up the darkest night
like a pearl out of the sea

Hope it can always be


but i must wait and see
Give me some of your love baby
That is all i need
Tell me what it's all about
Tell me what you see

Where have you been so long
My tears have dried and gone
Where have you been so long
all my blues have gone

Well you took me out of my mind baby
You took me out of my head
My friends have gone to look for me
I ain't been seen yet

No i ain't disappeared
i'm only over here

No i ain't disappeared
i'm only over here

Well, I don't need too much persuasion,
When I'm in your arms this way,
Well, I don't need a sense of occasion,
I'm ready any day,

Well, just tell me your location,
And I will get to you,
There will be no hesitation,
I'll be right there out of the blue.

Perfection, you seem to me,
This connection, we ought to seal,
My emotions, I can't conceal,
Your heart I'll steal away.

Ahhh..........

I won't put up too much of a struggle,
When you look that way,
But, I know that I'm in trouble,
My defense just melts away.

Well, I think that I'm in heaven,
When you knock on my door,
Well, I start to seeing double,
My resistance is way down low,



Perfection, you seem to me,
This connection, we ought to seal,
My emotions, I can't conceal,
Your heart I'll steal away.

Heart I'll steal away.

Owwww......

Well, I don't need too much persuasion,
When I'm in your arms this way,
Well, I don't need a sense of occasion,
I'm ready any day.

Won't you tell me your location,
And I will get to you,
There will be no hesitation,
I'll be right there out of the blue.

Perfection, you seem to me,
This connection, we ought to seal,
My emotions, I can't conceal,
Your heart I'll steal away.

Heart I'll steal away.

That's right.

Should've learnt my lesson
long long time ago
Should've learnt my lesson
long long time ago
Bored like a mule
i've always learnt my lesson slow

Should have listened
taken my friends advice
Should have listened
to my best friends and to my eyes
They said "you must be prepared to lose"
If you choose to chance the dice


Well i'm feeling
about as tired as a bad pair of shoes
When you don't fit
then you know it's time to move
But if you had my troubles you'd be cryin too

My first mistake
was when i thought that you'd be true
My first mistake
was when i thought that you'd be true
now i realise that was a foolish thing to do

There's a light that shines on me
ever since you came to me
It won't go,it won't go away
Now i know that you're gonna stay
Now that i know
your love means so much more to me now

Come here now baby
Now look what you've done to me now
I don't pray for what could have been
I feel i'm flyin naturally

I can fly but i won't go away
In your sky that's where i wanna stay

Come here now baby


Now look what you've done to me now
If i don't show would you know
where to look for me now

I do not stare absently
Counting waves up on the sea
Now i know where i wanna stay
There ain't no hard decisions to make


Come here now baby
Now look what you've done to me now
If i don't show would you know
who to send for me now

There's a light (x3)

Baby I no longer wanna be, just a thorn in your side.
Tell me what you gave me baby, and I will give you back.

The troubles you gave me, gonna wrap em' up in a box,
Tie em' up with string, send em' back to you,
They no longer mean a thing to me.

Better get used to bein' my used to be.

Baby I no longer wanna be, just a cushion for your pride.
Here's my fastback baby, this man's got a ride away.

Before you make me change my mind,
I'll be gone before you notice, that I'm not around.
You'll look everywhere baby, but I just won't be found.

Better get used to bein' my used to be.

I used to be the hands of your clock baby,
But I always knew in time.
I'd no longer be the key to your lock baby,
And you would change your mind.
Owww...

I used to be the hands of your clock baby,
But I always knew in time.
I'd no longer be the key to your lock baby,
And you would suddenly change your mind.
Owww...

Baby I remember a time when you, really used to try.
But now-a-days baby, you can't even look me in the eye.
Your love is drifting with the tide.

Well I ain't gonna blame you, if you ain't gonna blame me.
I'll just move on down, I'm sure that you'll agree.

Better get used to bein' my used to be.

Well I ain't gonna blame you, if you ain't gonna blame me.
I'll just move on down the line, I'm sure that you'll agree.

Better get used to bein' my used to be.

A whole lot of people talking,
Trying to make sense.
Seems everybody's living on a barbed wire fence,
Whole lotta people too proud to call,
'Cause it won't get no help at all.

Everybody's waiting for the good news day,
But it seems so far away.
Wonder if it's ever gonna come,
'Cause the way it's been,
The restless one.

Lot of things have gotta change,
If it's not already too late.
But it is worth the wait,
So, let's not hang our heads,
The light will shine one day.



Lot of things have gotta change,
If it's not already too late.
But it is worth the wait,


So, let's not hang our heads,
The light will show through yet.

Yeahh...

Now listen baby, and listen well,
I've got only one thing to tell.
Don't you worry about people telling lies,
They're only catching flies.

Yeahhh..

A whole lotta people talking,
Trying to make sense.
Seems everybody's living on a barbed wire fence,
Whole lotta people too proud to call,
'Cause it won't get no,
'Cause it won't get no,
'Cause it won't get no,
Help at all,
Help at all.

Well, you think you're sitting pretty
But you're sitting on a powder keg.
Well, you think you're standing steady
But you're weak as a matchstick leg.
Well, there's a rumble in the city,
There's a call out for your head.
Now isn't it a pity
Your future's just a lump of lead.

But now you're running scared, you've got no place to run;
You're caught between the law and the Big Guns.

Well, it's a long way from the pool halls,
Through the rackets and the petty crime.
Well, you thought you were a tough one
But you've bitten off too much this time.
You've stepped on the wrong toes,
Now look who you've upset.
You walked on the wrong toes,
You've got your picture on the police gazette.

Well, now you're running scared, you've got no place to run;
Yor're caught between the law and the Big Guns.

Your backis against a wall, you don't like it there at all.
Now you!re too proud to fall, you got no friends you can call.

Well, you never felt so gritty,
The sweat's pouring down your back.
You're like a tiger in the jungle
And you can't find your way back.
You hadn't played your cards right,
You hadn't seen the signs,
Well, you tried to run the whole game,
Now you've come to the end of the line.

Well, now you're running scared, you've got no place to run;
Now you're face to face with the Big Guns.

Well, you think you're sitting pretty
But you're sitting on a powder keg.
Well, you think you're standing steady
But you're weak as a matchstick leg.
Well, there's a rumble in the city,
There's a call out for your head.
Now isn't it a pity
Your future's just a lump of lead.

But now you're running scared, you've got no place to run;
You're caught between the law and the Big Guns.

Well, it's a long way from the pool halls,
Through the rackets and the petty crime.
Well, you thought you were a tough one
But you've bitten off too much this time.
You've stepped on the wrong toes,
Now look who you've upset.
You walked on the wrong toes,
You've got your picture on the police gazette.

Well, now you're running scared, you've got no place to run;
Yor're caught between the law and the Big Guns.

Your backis against a wall, you don't like it there at all.
Now you!re too proud to fall, you got no friends you can call.

Well, you never felt so gritty,
The sweat's pouring down your back.
You're like a tiger in the jungle
And you can't find your way back.
You hadn't played your cards right,
You hadn't seen the signs,
Well, you tried to run the whole game,
Now you've come to the end of the line.

Well, now you're running scared, you've got no place to run;
Now you're face to face with the Big Guns.

Well, he's drinking down the bourbon like it was soda pop,
Trying to quell a feeling he knows ain't gonna stop,
He's mortgaged out his blood for one more chance to breathe.
He had the D.T.'s for breakfast, the shakes till noon,
He picked up his bag and left the motel room,
His head is held high but his heart is on it's knees.

Well, he packed his guitar and his bar-room tan,
Gotta get some miles behind him as fast as he can,
Another destination, some place else to play.

Well, he left a life behind him in some old trailer park.
They tried to make it work; it was ruined from the start.
He had to shake the rust, it became time to leave.

It's a honky-tonk engagement,
But there's no better place to play.
His face feels like crazy pavement,
It's getting more lined every day.

Well, he's gonna write a letter and try to explain,
She says he's too old to have these growing pains,
But something keeps him moving, living on through the night.

But as the night approaches, a change is in the air,
His heart is pumping fast, he's got no cares.
The music befriends him, it can take him anywhere.

It's a honky-tonk engagement,
But there's no better place to play.
His mind feels like crazy pavement,
He's getting crazed out every day.

Well, he's drinking down the bourbon like it was soda pop,
Trying to quell a feeling he knows ain't gonna stop,
He's mortgaged out his blood for one more chance to breathe.

He had the D.T.'s for breakfast, the chills till noon,
He picked up his bag and left the motel room,
His head is held high but his heart is on it's knees.

Well, he's drinking down the bourbon like it was soda pop,
Trying to quell a feeling he knows ain't gonna stop,
He's mortgaged out his blood for one more chance to breathe.
He had the D.T.'s for breakfast, the shakes till noon,
He picked up his bag and left the motel room,
His head is held high but his heart is on it's knees.

Well, he packed his guitar and his bar-room tan,
Gotta get some miles behind him as fast as he can,
Another destination, some place else to play.

Well, he left a life behind him in some old trailer park.
They tried to make it work; it was ruined from the start.
He had to shake the rust, it became time to leave.

It's a honky-tonk engagement,
But there's no better place to play.
His face feels like crazy pavement,
It's getting more lined every day.

Well, he's gonna write a letter and try to explain,
She says he's too old to have these growing pains,
But something keeps him moving, living on through the night.

But as the night approaches, a change is in the air,
His heart is pumping fast, he's got no cares.
The music befriends him, it can take him anywhere.

It's a honky-tonk engagement,
But there's no better place to play.
His mind feels like crazy pavement,
He's getting crazed out every day.

Well, he's drinking down the bourbon like it was soda pop,
Trying to quell a feeling he knows ain't gonna stop,
He's mortgaged out his blood for one more chance to breathe.

He had the D.T.'s for breakfast, the chills till noon,
He picked up his bag and left the motel room,
His head is held high but his heart is on it's knees.

You give me double vision, strange transmission,
When you walk in the room.
Tongue-tied feeling, can't see the ceiling,
You've turned out the moon.

Tell me, darling, what you're trying to do.

You give me double vision, strange condition,
When you act that way.
I'm walking sideways, my nights become days,
But I feel okay.



Tell me, darling, what you're trying to do.

You give me double vision, soul transmission,
When you act so cruel.
My mind is reeling, can't see the ceiling,
'Cause you've turned out the moon.

Tell me, mama, what you're trying to do.
You got me jumpin' like a man with the voodoo.

Tell me, darling, what you're trying to do.
You got me mad like a man with the voodoo.

You give me double vision, strange transmission,
When you walk in the room.
Tongue-tied feeling, can't see the ceiling,
You've turned out the moon.

Tell me, darling, what you're trying to do.

You give me double vision, strange condition,
When you act that way.
I'm walking sideways, my nights become days,
But I feel okay.



Tell me, darling, what you're trying to do.

You give me double vision, soul transmission,
When you act so cruel.
My mind is reeling, can't see the ceiling,
'Cause you've turned out the moon.

Tell me, mama, what you're trying to do.
You got me jumpin' like a man with the voodoo.

Tell me, darling, what you're trying to do.
You got me mad like a man with the voodoo.

I'm easy come and easy go,
Now you're not so carefree.
You found the thorn behind the rose,
You took it, oh, so badly.

Lost inside yourself,
You've gotta break out soon.
You've gotta try again,
To hear a brand new tune.

Oh yeah...

Once easy come and easy go,
You just hear sad notes lately.
You use to fly and chase the wind,
I don't know you lately.

Don't take it, oh, so bad,
Things are gonna change.
Don't make it, oh, so sad,
The sun will shine again.

Oh yeah...

Please don't lock me out,
What's it all about?
I'll change it all completely,
Won't you let me in,
Don't you need a friend?
If I can help, just call me.

I'm easy come and easy go,
Don't paint it all so sadly.
Before you know the light will shine,
Don't burn out completely.

Locked inside yourself,
You've gotta break out soon.
Come on and try again,
And hear a different tune.

Oh yeah...

I'm easy come and easy go,
Now you're not so carefree.
You found the thorn behind the rose,
You took it, oh, so badly.

Lost inside yourself,
You've gotta break out soon.
You've gotta try again,
To hear a brand new tune.

Oh yeah...

Once easy come and easy go,
You just hear sad notes lately.
You use to fly and chase the wind,
I don't know you lately.

Don't take it, oh, so bad,
Things are gonna change.
Don't make it, oh, so sad,
The sun will shine again.


Oh yeah...

Please don't lock me out,
What's it all about?
I'll change it all completely,
Won't you let me in,
Don't you need a friend?
If I can help, just call me.

I'm easy come and easy go,
Don't paint it all so sadly.
Before you know the light will shine,
Don't burn out completely.

Locked inside yourself,
You've gotta break out soon.
Come on and try again,
And hear a different tune.

Oh yeah...

My heart's in trouble, my soul's on fire,
My mind is aching for my one desire.
This heavy weather, will it never seem to end,
I start to wonder will my poor heart ever mend.

I don't know what I am supposed to think,
This must be some kind of jinx.

My line's been tapped, my mail's been screened,
I could be wrong but that's the way I feel,
Everything I try just crumbles before I start,
Feel like a lost child, searching in the dark.

Will I swim or will I sink,
This must be some kind of jinx.



You've got your heart locked up,
And you've thrown away the key,
Feel like I'm sinking down,
Into the endless sea.

My heart's uneasy, my soul's on fire,
You're the ice--please put out this fire.
This crazy weather, will it never seem to end.
It's getting harder with all the bad news that you send.

I don't know what I am supposed to think,
This must be some kind of jinx.
I don't care what anybody thinks,
'Cos this must be some kind of jinx.
Will I swimor will I sink,
This must be some kind of jinx.

My heart's in trouble, my soul's on fire,
My mind is aching for my one desire.
This heavy weather, will it never seem to end,
I start to wonder will my poor heart ever mend.

I don't know what I am supposed to think,
This must be some kind of jinx.

My line's been tapped, my mail's been screened,
I could be wrong but that's the way I feel,
Everything I try just crumbles before I start,
Feel like a lost child, searching in the dark.

Will I swim or will I sink,
This must be some kind of jinx.



You've got your heart locked up,
And you've thrown away the key,
Feel like I'm sinking down,
Into the endless sea.

My heart's uneasy, my soul's on fire,
You're the ice--please put out this fire.
This crazy weather, will it never seem to end.
It's getting harder with all the bad news that you send.

I don't know what I am supposed to think,
This must be some kind of jinx.
I don't care what anybody thinks,
'Cos this must be some kind of jinx.
Will I swimor will I sink,
This must be some kind of jinx.

It's five 'o'clock in the morning,
Ain't got a dime.
Standing under your window,
That ain't no crime.

Keeping out of the weather,
Up for the dawn.
Yeah I'm stealing stealing,
When I should be gone.

Six 'o'clock in the morning,
Ain't got no prayer.
Cause your never no answer,
But I know your there.

It's my own fault you see,
It must be the wine.
Got this fever, getting deeper,
Until it cuts like a knife.
yeah

You've got me walking that lonely mile,
Just like a child.
Why you trying to act so tough,
Tell me what's my crime.
yeah

Nine 'o'clock in the morning,
Still no sign.
Turn on the big sun,
Switch down the night.
Like a hand in a glove.

We were partners in crime,
I'm goin to leave here.
Shouldn't be here,
Walk down that lonely mile.

Loose talk from up-tight people,
Looking out for blood to draw.
Just keep cool, don't let it phase you,
All that stuff ain't worth a straw.

Tight talk from stay-put people,
Aimed to hurt, aimed to wound.
Step on your toes, step on your fingers,
Just don't take it, now don't be fooled.

Don't let them know where you're going,
Don't play their games or they'll snow you in.
Call on me if they derail you,
Call on me 'cause I won't lock you in.


Yeah......

Don't let them know where you're going,
Don't play their games 'cause they'll snow you in.
Call on me if they derail you,
Stay with me 'cause I won't lock you in.
Yeah......

Double-talking, double-meaning
Tight-rope tactics to trip you up.
Don't play their games, go where your heart says,
Keep on pushing, you'll get there yet.
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah

Loose talk from up-tight people,
Looking out for blood to draw.
Just keep cool, don't let it phase you,
All that stuff ain't worth a straw.

Tight talk from stay-put people,
Aimed to hurt, aimed to wound.
Step on your toes, step on your fingers,
Just don't take it, now don't be fooled.

Don't let them know where you're going,
Don't play their games or they'll snow you in.
Call on me if they derail you,
Call on me 'cause I won't lock you in.


Yeah......

Don't let them know where you're going,
Don't play their games 'cause they'll snow you in.
Call on me if they derail you,
Stay with me 'cause I won't lock you in.
Yeah......

Double-talking, double-meaning
Tight-rope tactics to trip you up.
Don't play their games, go where your heart says,
Keep on pushing, you'll get there yet.
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah

Well you know yourself little girl,
You ain't treating your daddy right.
Leave home in the morning,
Ain't back till late at night.

That's nothin' but the devil,
Make you treat me the way you do.
I'm gonna break out like the measles,
I'm gonna be all over you.

Went out early this morning baby,
You dressed up like a queen.
Saying you going to see your sister,
But your sister, you've never seen.

That's nothin' but the devil,
Make you treat me the way you do.
I'm gonna break out like the measles,
Gonna inject you with the Asian flu.

Well you know yourself little girl,


Doing your daddy wrong.
You go out in the evening,
You're never coming home.

It's nothin' but the devil,
Make you treat me the way you do.
Break out like the measles,
Inject you with the Asian flu.

Well you know yourself little girl,
Treating your daddy wrong.
Go in the mornin',
Come back alone.

Nothin' but the devil,
Make you treat me the way you do.
I'm gonna break out like the measles,
I'm gonna be all over you.

I'm gonna break out like the measles,
Gonna be all over you.

Well I left my home in Vicksburg and startet travelling north
Made it to New Orleans as the bus was taking off
The citizens' committee was giving away the fare
Saying, "If you don't like the south, boy, just ride on outta here"
Ride on, ride on Red, ride on
Gonna ride off to my freedom
And make those Northern States my home.
We made it into Shreveport, where we were supposed to eat
I got myself a sandwich and ate it on the street
Ride on, Louisianna Red, ride on
Gonna ride on to your freedom


And make those Northern States your home.
We made it into Little Rock, we made another state
took the whole of the U.S. army to make one school integrate
Ride on, ride on Red, ride on
Gonna ride on to your freedom
And make those Northern States your home.
Well I live here in New York and I am doing fine
Have myself a ball above the Mason-Dixon line
Ride on, ride on Red, ride on
Gonna ride on to my freedom
And make those Northern States my home.

Well I left my home in Vicksburg and startet travelling north
Made it to New Orleans as the bus was taking off
The citizens' committee was giving away the fare
Saying, "If you don't like the south, boy, just ride on outta here"
Ride on, ride on Red, ride on
Gonna ride off to my freedom
And make those Northern States my home.
We made it into Shreveport, where we were supposed to eat
I got myself a sandwich and ate it on the street
Ride on, Louisianna Red, ride on
Gonna ride on to your freedom


And make those Northern States your home.
We made it into Little Rock, we made another state
took the whole of the U.S. army to make one school integrate
Ride on, ride on Red, ride on
Gonna ride on to your freedom
And make those Northern States your home.
Well I live here in New York and I am doing fine
Have myself a ball above the Mason-Dixon line
Ride on, ride on Red, ride on
Gonna ride on to my freedom
And make those Northern States my home.

Who's that calling way out there?
I've got your signal, loud and clear.
In the distance a light is near,
Through the night, sharp as a spear.

My mind sees all the things my eyes can't see,
What are you trying to say to me?
I've got your signal,
Feel your signal.

Everything seems very strange,
And now you're not that far away.
I feel so calm, I don't feel fear,
Behind that light I know you're there.

My ears hear sounds I've never heard before,
Tell me what you've really come here for.
I've got your signal,
Ohh.... feel your signal.

There's a beacon flashing in the distant night,
Don't feel time passing right before my eyes.


Is my dreaming beyond control?
I feel these movements here below.

Is this the end, or is there more?
I'll stay suspended for evermore.
My eyes hear all the things my heart can't see,
What are you trying to do to me?
I've got your signal,
Feel your signal.

There's a beacon flashing in the distant sky,
Don't feel time passing right before my eyes.
Who's that calling from way out there?
Got your signal, loud and clear.

In the distance I know you're there,
Through the night, sharp as a spear.
My mind sees all the things my eyes can't see,
What are you trying to say to me?
Well, I've got your signal,
I've got your signal,
Feel your signal.

Who's that calling way out there?
I've got your signal, loud and clear.
In the distance a light is near,
Through the night, sharp as a spear.

My mind sees all the things my eyes can't see,
What are you trying to say to me?
I've got your signal,
Feel your signal.

Everything seems very strange,
And now you're not that far away.
I feel so calm, I don't feel fear,
Behind that light I know you're there.

My ears hear sounds I've never heard before,
Tell me what you've really come here for.
I've got your signal,
Ohh.... feel your signal.

There's a beacon flashing in the distant night,
Don't feel time passing right before my eyes.


Is my dreaming beyond control?
I feel these movements here below.

Is this the end, or is there more?
I'll stay suspended for evermore.
My eyes hear all the things my heart can't see,
What are you trying to do to me?
I've got your signal,
Feel your signal.

There's a beacon flashing in the distant sky,
Don't feel time passing right before my eyes.
Who's that calling from way out there?
Got your signal, loud and clear.

In the distance I know you're there,
Through the night, sharp as a spear.
My mind sees all the things my eyes can't see,
What are you trying to say to me?
Well, I've got your signal,
I've got your signal,
Feel your signal.

Well, the devil made me do it, do it, do it
The devil made me trip and fall
The devil drove me to it, to it, to it
Till I had no chance at all

What did I do that was so bad, to go and get myself arrested?
Just hit town to have some fun, but I ended up in the trash can
There I was in the witness stand, my eyes turned towards the jury
Trying to recall what went wrong last night, but it won't come right back to me

Well, the devil made me do it, do it, do it
The devil made me trip and fall
The devil drove me to it, to it, to it
Till I had no chance at all

The lawyer said, "Son, won't you plead the fifth, and don't speak unless requested"
Using all the words at his command, his skills were sorely tested
Then, to my complete surprise, they went and called a hostile witness
The devil himself, well he took the stand and that's where my case rested

Well, the devil made me do it, do it, do it
The devil made me trip and fall
The devil drove me to it, to it, to it


Till I had no chance at all

What did I do that was so bad, to go and get myself arrested?
Well, I was just in town to have some fun, but I ended up in the trash can
There I was in the witness box, my eyes turned towards the jury
Trying to recall what went wrong last night, but it won't come back to me

Well, the devil made me do it, do it, do it
The devil made me trip and fall
The devil drove me to it, to it, to it
Till I had no chance at all

Well, the devil made me do it, do it, do it
The devil made me trip and fall
The devil drove me to it, to it, to it
Till I had no chance at all

Well, the devil drove me to it, to it, to it
The devil made me trip and fall
The devil drove me to it, to it, to it
Till I had no chance at all, till I had no chance at all
Till I had no mind at all

Well, the devil made me do it, do it, do it
The devil made me trip and fall
The devil drove me to it, to it, to it
Till I had no chance at all

What did I do that was so bad, to go and get myself arrested?
Just hit town to have some fun, but I ended up in the trash can
There I was in the witness stand, my eyes turned towards the jury
Trying to recall what went wrong last night, but it won't come right back to me

Well, the devil made me do it, do it, do it
The devil made me trip and fall
The devil drove me to it, to it, to it
Till I had no chance at all

The lawyer said, "Son, won't you plead the fifth, and don't speak unless requested"
Using all the words at his command, his skills were sorely tested
Then, to my complete surprise, they went and called a hostile witness
The devil himself, well he took the stand and that's where my case rested

Well, the devil made me do it, do it, do it
The devil made me trip and fall
The devil drove me to it, to it, to it


Till I had no chance at all

What did I do that was so bad, to go and get myself arrested?
Well, I was just in town to have some fun, but I ended up in the trash can
There I was in the witness box, my eyes turned towards the jury
Trying to recall what went wrong last night, but it won't come back to me

Well, the devil made me do it, do it, do it
The devil made me trip and fall
The devil drove me to it, to it, to it
Till I had no chance at all

Well, the devil made me do it, do it, do it
The devil made me trip and fall
The devil drove me to it, to it, to it
Till I had no chance at all

Well, the devil drove me to it, to it, to it
The devil made me trip and fall
The devil drove me to it, to it, to it
Till I had no chance at all, till I had no chance at all
Till I had no mind at all

You've done me wrong,
For the last time,
You've sung your song,
Now I'm going to sing mine,
Out loud, so loud,
Like the roaring sea.

You've played around,
For the last time,
You've shown your claws,
Now I'm going to show mine,
Watch out, I'll be about,
In the night.



You ran around,
Since the very first day,
You've had your moment,
Now I'm gonna have my play,
So long, I'll be gone,
In the night.

You put me down,
For the very last time,
I hit the floor,
But I got up on the count of nine,
Goodbye, don't cry,
When I'm gone.

The gypsy woman told me
you were your mother's bad luck child
the gypsy woman told me
you were your mother's bad luck child
you're having a good time now
you'll be having trouble after a while

Went to see the gypsy woman
to have my fortune told
she said run right home right away
and look through your keyhole
the gypsy woman told me
you were your mother's bad luck child


you're having a good time now
you'll be having bad times after a while

I believed everything the gypsy woman told me
every single word she said
i ran right home right away
and looked through my keyhole
another man in my bed
the gypsy woman told me
you were your mother's bad luck child
you're having a good time now
you'll be having bad times after a while

Hands up reach for the sky
And I will tell you why
This is just a game I'm playin
You won't feel the same I'm betting now
Get up you know this time
That you made up your mind
Think of all the dreams you're chasin
Think of all the time you're wastin now


My world is upside down
My inside is inside out
I'm hangin to a leaf that's shakin
That's hangin to a branch that's breakin off now
Go out into the night
Left to the sky
You'll walk out the shoes you're wearin
Might even lose your blues, no tellin now

Like a cat that's playing with a ball of twine that you call my heart
Oh but baby is it so hard to tell the two apart
and so slowly you unwind it 'til I fall apart

I don't mind waiting for your love for of time
I've got plenty of rain or shine
Please bring out your love make it shine like the stars above

Like a cat that's playing with a ball of twine that you call my heart
Oh, but baby is it so hard to tell the two apart
and so slowly you unwind it 'til I fall apart

I'm only living for the hour that I see your face
When that happens I don't wanna be no other place
'Til the end of time you'll be on my mind


I don't mind waiting for your love,
for of time I've got plenty of
Rain or shine please bring out your love,
make it shine like the stars above

I'm only living for the moment that I hear your voice
Oh, I'm waiting
I don't have any choice and the day is long
So won't you come where you should be

Like a cat that's playing with a ball of twine that you call my heart
Oh baby, is it so hard to tell the two apart
and so slowly you unwind it 'til I fall apart

Well, my babe I had you on my mind,
Well, by little I watched my love slow down.

Yeah, yeah,
Do you know what it means to be alone?

Today you're laughing pretty baby,
Tomorrow you could be cryin'.

Well you live for the day you're gonna know,
You got Little Charlie,
Now come on and try to make it home.
Whoa-ohh.

Do you know what it means to be alone?

Today you're laughing woman,
Tomorrow you could be cryin'.
Yeah.

Well they tell me every dog has his day,


Tell me why all the good dogs can't ever run away.
Yeah, yeah,
Do you know what it means to be alone?

Today you're laughing pretty baby,
Tomorrow you could be cryin'.

Woo-ooh-ooh-ooh

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Do you know what it means to be alone?

Today you're laughing pretty baby,
Tomorrow you could be cryin'.

Just the smile that is spreading all over her face
Could warm up the room and set fire to the place
Yes, it could, you know it could

Now, the fog is clinging all over the town
Put one foot in front then you just might fall down
On the ground, she's in town

Like the rain that is falling all over the land
She cools down my mind when she touches my hand
Feels so good, yeah, so good

Well, just the smile that is spreading all over her face
Could warm up the room and set fire to the place
Yes, she could, you know it could

What do you think of that?
I'm sleeping down at the laundromat
If you should pass by be sure to drop my bag
Come 'round and meet my friends
They'll be there with me right through to the end
Right through to the end
Right through to the end

What do you think of that?
I'm sleeping down at the laundromat
If you should pass you should drop my bag

But I don't have no clothes to clean,
to put inside the machine
It was the craziest place I've ever been

Oh, come around and meet my friends
They'll be there with me right through to the end

Say I told you so


Maybe bad times come and go
You don't know that right now but then you'll never know

What do you think of that
I'm on the street like an old stray cat
If you should look for me you'd know exactly where to go

Oh, come around and meet my friends
They'll be there with me, with me to the end

What do you think of that
I'm sleeping down at the laundromat
If you should pass by drop right in

But I have no clothes to clean
To put inside the machine
It was the craziest place I've ever been

Oh, come around and meet my friends
They'll be there with me right through to the end

City streets and rolling cars,
The only sound you can hear.
But you know you might be wrong,
Just look right over here.
Back up against the wall,
Hands on the bottle.
You're gonna walk on by,
Then he cries you gotta, gotta, gotta,
gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta.

Take that sinner boy home,
Wrap him up, keep him warm,
He won't do no harm.

Take him home right away,
He's got no place to stay,
Let him walk right inside your home.

Go on and ask him his name,


Let him try and explain,
What in the world done him wrong.

Tell the man, lift him up,
Take away the paper cup.
One more inside him won't do him no good.
Sinner boy,

Take that sinner boy home,
Wrap him up, keep him warm,
He won't do no harm.

Take him home right away,
He's got no place to stay,
Let him walk right inside your home.

Take that sinner boy home,
Wrap him up, keep him warm,
He won't do you, he won't do you no harm.