So long ago I don't remember when That's when they say I lost my only friend. Well, they said she died easy of a broken heart disease As I listened through the cemetary trees.
I seen the sun comin' up at the funeral at dawn The long broken arm of human law Now it always seemed such a waste, she always had a pretty face I wondered how she hung around this place.
CHORUS
Hey, come on try a little,
Nothin' is forever,
There's got to be somethin' better than
In the middle
But me and Cinderella
We put it all together
We can drive it home
With one headlight.
She said it's cold, it feels like Independance Day, And I can't break away from this parade. But there's got to be an opening Somewhere here in front of me Through this maze of ugliness and greed.
And I see the sign up ahead at the county line bridge Sayin' all there's good and nothingness is dead. We'll run until she's out of breath, She ran until there's nothing left, She hit the end- it's just her window ledge.
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Well, this place is old, it feels just like a beat up truck I turn the engine but the engine doesn't turn. Well it smells of cheap wine and cigarettes, This place is always such a mess, Sometimes I think I'd like to watch it burn.
I'm so alone, and I feel just like somebody else, Man, I ain't changed, but I know I ain't the same. But somewhere here inbetween These city walls of dyin' dreams I think her death, it must be killin' me.
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Sirens ring, the shots ring out A stranger cries, screams out loud I had my world strapped against my back I held my hands, never knew how to act
CHORUS
And the same black line that was drawn on you
Was drawn on me
And now it's drawn me in
6th Avenue heartache
Below me was a homeless man I'm singin' songs I knew complete On the steps alone, his guitar in hand It's fifty years, stood where he stands
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Now walkin' home on those streets The river winds move my feet Subway steam, like silhouettes in dreams They stood by me, just like moonbeams
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Look out the window, down upon that street And gone like a midnight was that man But I see his six strings laid against that wall And all his things, they all look so small I got my fingers crossed on a shooting star Just like me-just moved on
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Once upon a time, they called me the bleeder, Well swimmin' up this river, with sentimental fever, But this ain't my first ride, it ain't my last try, Got to keep a-movin' on, If they catch me ever, they'll throw me back forever. CHORUS I guess I should be ashamed, But I forget to be vain, I did the best I could, I guess, But everything just bleeds. They say you're only sad and lonely, And no one is impressed. I sent it off in a letter, I need somethin' better, Than a nail and a hammer to put me back together. But this ain't my first ride, it ain't my last try, Just got to keep a-movin' on, Got to keep this together, maybe next time is never. CHORUS Sometimes I must confess, I do feel a little overdressed, Sometimes it's hard to tell the wishing from the well, Where you threw the penny and where it fell. I guess I should be ashamed, But I forget to be vain, I did the best I could, I guess, But everything just bleeds. I guess I should be ashamed, But I forget to be vain, I did the best I could, I guess, But everything just bleeds. They say you're only sad and lonely, And no one is impressed.
Alone tonight in somebody's bed, She's gone and dyed her hair red. She only went and did what she did, 'Cause he would drive her home, then. There's lipstick on her new dress, She hadn't even paid yet. But it doesn't matter where the money went, It wasn't how she paid the rent. One, two, three Marlenas, There's got to be someone we can trust Out here among us. Now lookin' out across the city lights She thought they'd be a good pair. He could make a living selling cars, Maybe she could work there. She's gonna pick a star in the night, And pray to make it all right. She tried so hard not to pick a kite, She always prayed to head lights. One, two, three Marlenas, There's got to be someone we can trust Out here among us. One, two, three Marlenas, It's see no, speak no, hear no evil about us, The three Marlenas. Well I think I'm gonna buy myself a Rolls, Maybe a Chevrolet. One where I can pull that top down, Just let my radio play. Now I'm headin' out on that highway, I'm goin' right out of state, And I ain't lookin' back until I've gone Right through heaven's gates. One, two, three Marlenas, There's got to be someone we can trust Out here among us. One, two, three Marlenas, Ya see no, speak no, hear no evil among us, The three Marlenas, Three Marlenas, Three Marlenas.
One, two boys by the river, Down by the water Tellin' riddles in the dark. With fireflies under the moonlight, Carvin' the insides of a tree with a knife. Ever hear the one about the boy's big sister, His best friend come along, He tried to kiss her. CHORUS The only difference That I see Is you are exactly the same As you used to be. One boy lives in the tower With bow and arrow And the artificial heart With his girl The maid of dishonor He loaded the cannon With a jealous appetite. They say that children now They come in all ages Maybe sometimes old men die With little boy faces. CHORUS CHORUS You always said that you need some, But you always had more, more than anyone. CHORUS CHORUS
Lookin' back at the crash site, I don't see me by the roadside. Well this heart is on wheels tonight, Straight through the ghettos And without lights. Now every heart has a blind side, Where it learns how to improvise, Well this place is a whorehouse tonight, Cheaper lovers make expensive wives. CHORUS But all of these horses That you chase around In the end they are the ones That always bring you down This invisible city Where no one sees nothing We're touching faces in the dark Feelin' pretty is so hard. Now all of these voices And all of these noises With all their illusions of choices They've come to my door With one dozen roses. The imitation of good faith Is how you stumble upon hate, It may have been the first of mistakes When we held on too loosely Then opened the gates. CHORUS Now I try not to tell lies, But there's pressures from inside, So I've learned how to compromise Good people for alibis. CHORUS
Man, you oughta finish what you've started You can't leave me here alive Well I know it started as a fist fight But you've got me covered up in hives. I don't need an invitation The best peach is at the top of that tree But when all this indecision reigns So aimlessness that helps me see straight. You got me walkin' up a tightrope With vaseline from my head to my feet You got me lookin' into blindfolds But I know you've got your hands all over me So when all these imitations fail Just don't look back 'cause I won't be there. CHORUS Laughing out loud When I didn't ever know just what it was all about. Laughing out loud When I didn't ever know just why you push me around. Well I'm doing time inside a grapevine Little things amuse little minds Well, nothin's free except a little bit of bad advice On how to live on only water, bread and rice. I don't need an invitation The best peach is at the top of that tree So when all this nighttime vision fails I'll lose all these chains and slip out of this jail. CHORUS CHORUS
I feel pretty good I feel all right And I've been thinkin' maybe I could spend the night I know you've been sad I know I've been bad But if you'd let me Make you ribbons from a paper bag. CHORUS Josephine You're so good to me And I know It ain't easy Josephine You're so sweet You must taste just like sugar and tangerines. I won't make a sound Sleep on the ground When you wake I will Drive you into town I missed your smile Your schoolgirl style But I never had much fun Maybe the very first mile CHORUS Don't you know I watched you walkin' home from school Your friends on the old playgrounds You never looked so down Won't you come and help me with these cuts of mine? I've disconnected my heart And cut myself on the wires Josephine I know I was wrong I knew all along But I got so far from my home I never thought I'd be so lonesome CHORUS
Senorita Looks like you ain't done nothing Good women ain't supposed to do Oh no no no no I seen her downtown 'Bout an hour ago Behind the glass at a peep show I got nervous 'cause I don't know Can she see me behind that window? It's almost nine and I'm back in line I can't get the girl with the Spanish tears Out of my mind I've got to make her mine, all mine But somethin' is wrong She don't belong She oughta be back where she's from Maybe back home is Mexico City Man, I don't know her But she sure is pretty CHORUS But God don't make lonely girls Sure didn't want 'em in His world God don't make lonely girls Yeah, yeah, doo doo doo doo Now when I make that girl all mine I'm gonna stand by her Once I get inside of Her barbed wire Once I get inside I bet she'd look good in a brand new dress She never felt good in her fish net She's got to be this towns best mess But it ain't nothin' that her face would suggest CHORUS I gotta make her see I'm a guarantee Oh, if she'd only come along with me Well I can make her see Gonna take a walk right through these walls 'Cause she's comin' home with me I ain't even gonna touch her at all Man, I'm only gonna lay awake and watch her sleep CHORUS
She knows just what I like The angel on my bike She found me down on a two ton anchor Tangled up in wire She always gets it right The angel on my bike I could be killed if the train goes faster Well angel watch my life CHORUS I can't handle a care I want, but I can't be there While angel's at prayer It's 45 miles on that highway Angel double prayer I have to sleep with my eyes on the white lines Elvis need of repair I only wanted to believe That angel it's me that you need And there's only, only one heart on that highway Angel double prayer CHORUS CHORUS Now it's hard time on these wheels These fairytales Turn to rusted steel and it's Gettin' hard now to believe She's seein' me Angel, please, tell me Can't you see Angel it's only me Angel it's only me CHORUS CHORUS
Say when you're alone
It's better 'cause nobody knows you
When no one's your friend
It's better 'cause nobody leaves you
So you turned your back
On a world that you could never have
'Cause your heart's been cracked
And everyone else's is goin' mad
CHORUS
But I hear voices
And I see colors
But I wish I felt nothing
Then it might be easy for me
Like it is for you
Now all of these people
Come up from deep holes
Pullin' you down
And it's just no use
When all the abuse follows you down
By the morning you've gone
Leavin' me here all alone
Sayin' it's no mystery
I know that nobody here needs me
CHORUS
And I know you believe that you and me don't belong here
And the worst we could do
Is keep trying to pretend we care
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