Van and Willie went out one night Once they get out on the road Well then everything is alright Had to get away from the kids and the wives Well they ran into some city boys that didn't walk just right And the line was drawn for another showdown Like they'd always seen it done And when the lights came up on the little woods town Ther was an old man bailing out a son
Going out for a night on the town Going out to the smoke and trees Going out for a night on the town Going out for a look and see Said do what your daddy told you Well I just went out and did that Van and Willie went out one night
There's a green table down at the midway Where they rack up the balls for the games And reputations are made There's a green forest full of oaks and pines Where they cleared a cleared a space in the middle Where secret scores are settled And the claim was made round the table that night And they rode off through the trees And the young boys tell how the city boys tried And how one man fell to his knees
Going out for a night on the town Going out to the smoke and trees Going out for a night on the town Going out for a look and see Said what made you go and do that Well we were just having a little fun Van and Willie went out one night
And the line was drawn for another showdown Like they'd always seen and done And one mans night for a drunken old time Left a scar on on another one
Going out for a night on the town Going out to the smoke and trees Going out for a night on the town Going out for a look and see Said do what your daddy told you Well I just went out and did that Van and Willie went out one night
Some live life with eyes that don't see They look away at the time of your greatest need Some talk, some'll just do, some turn their back Turn around and just walk away I know I've done that Lonely Days and lonely nights Easy to be cynical never put yourself on the line I'd like to reach out well why don't I Take the load up off your back I'd like to try
Let me carry your water Let me carry the weight I will bear your burden Let me carry the load
Working hard sweating all day in the long hot sun Feel alone with the heavy load you're not the only one Bossman say time to jump we say how high If you need a hand getting off your feet baby I'll try
I want to cover you the the sea on the sand Easy to be cynical never take a stand Easy for me not to give a damn I'll ask you to call for me and I'll give you a hand
Let me carry your water Let me carry the load I will shoulder your burden Let me carry the load
Lonely nights and lonely days You wait for someone to come along and sweep you away I'll put myself out there it just might feel good I don't always do that but I think I should
They're looking for some hired guns on the Texas border To shoot 'em all down if they try to cross over the water And they've got their old white hoods and the same old orders To keep the dark sons away from their daughters The nights they came on horses Are long gone with the wind Now they're passing out the torches And they're coming back again
There's a shotgun blast There's a secret sign It's not a candle burning and it's not a Sunday night There's a fire on the cross There's a fire on the cross tonight
There wasn't any sound but it felt like sudden thunder Two boards nailed together and burning bright He was walking by the window when he saw it Now he wonders Just what he's got to do to make him see He just want to be brothers The nights they came on horses Are long gone with the wind Now they're passing out the torches And they're coming back again
There's a shotgun blast There's a secret sign It's not a candle burning and it's not a Sunday night There's a fire on the cross There's a fire on the cross tonight
There were people living in a green valley Found a way to make a lot of money Made the green turn gradually gray They figured they could do whatever they wanted Everything would be alright But scars don't always heal away And the sons and the daughters got diamonds and gold But they were given a land where Strong roots never take hold
Good seed don't grow On the barren ground Good things don't come along As you just sit dreaming on Good seed don't grow On the barren ground Say everything fades away There you are still around What'll you do where will you go
Ther was a ship along the coast Carrying a load of black money In the sound near the northern lights When the ship set sail The crew looked for guidance In the bottom of an empty glass Then the captain said "pour me another rye" Then the water turned black as that cold winter's night
Good seed don't grow On the barren ground Good things don't come along As you just sit dreaming on Good seed don't grow On the barren ground Say everything fades away There you are still around What'll you do where will you go
She moved back around here thirty-five weeks ago today Oh down the lane At night she walks on the banks and remembers how she Dreamed of rowing away And how she left one day She left with a driven look in her eyes Came back around with it still inside They said give it some time and you'll forget about it too We know they always do Well I know
Some fine day You will find your way Across the river Row down slow There's a long way to go Across the river
She was proud and so strong And she tried not to listen to idle talk Downtown where she walked They sit around and they say That she came back with her tail between her legs Like they always said she would
Well I hear it's better on the other side They say you'll never do it so don't even try Well you may be beaten downwith your closed mind But don't try and make it mine Well I know
Some fine day You will find your way Across the river Row down slow There's a long way to go Across the river
"Your wild days are through" is what they said I dreamed she came, when I was down and I walked where she led
Standing on the shore She looks to the west with a look of longing To where the grass seems greener There's a hard and distant prize It probably won't happen but I think I'll try Well even if it doesn't happen for me It still beats hanging around here Well I know
Some fine day You will find your way Across the river Row down slow There's a long way to go Across the river
Well she was so fine On the first impression I was taken, taken in by the view With eyes so soft And a face so smooth I found her selling in a fashion booth All that I said was "Do you sell suits?" She said you're a scream and your accent's so cute Her mother had to meet me, it all sounded funny But then my friends told me well the girls got money
It's alright, It's okay Hey don't you worry about a thing You're the king today but there's a price you may pay If you take your seat in the royal suite You might get stranded on easy street
Well she said she was A good time girl Laughing laughing a bit too loud Such a face The specialist creates She gets the benefit of the doubt I know that she wanted more than I could give But I just had to see how the other half lived She showed me her friends, she showed me her throne I didn't sell my soul I just took out a loan
It's alright, It's okay Hey don't you worry about a thing You're the king today but there's a price you may pay If you take your seat in the royal suite You might get stranded on easy street
She runs to her mother the social x-ray star She put me at the wheel of her father's new car She loved how her touch made me want to drive farther She loved how her money meant she'd tell me how far
It's alright, It's okay Hey don't you worry about a thing You're the king today but there's a price you may pay If you take your seat in the royal suite You might get stranded on easy street
And he stands at the banquet room bar Looking over the crowd The reunion band playing too loud And he sees his fellow old star Looks him up and down Sees a little of himself in his frown
The stander on the mountain Looking for the fountain to drink some, to think some About the old days King of the mountain Nothing could be found of the old ways, the old days When he was the one And the stander on the mountain runs
Let us sit and talk of old times That's what we're supposed to do And you don't look a day over thirty-two Yes we were so funny and wild There's an old friend of mine Says I'm looking back most all the time
And the stander on the mountain Listens to the sound of the city streets, the lonely heat The town he once owned King of the mountain Nothing could be found of the old ways, the old days When he was the one And the stander on the mountain runs King of the hill runs away
Oh she's knocking on your door tonight Oh she wants to see if she remembers right Say won't you come outside tonight Alright They drive to the lookout on the hill
And when it was over They sat there and looked back Tomorrow was way in the distance Tomorrow was a long time away Nobody thought much about it And there's nothing wrong if we live for today
I recall when you filled it on up And you bowed to the crowd The girls in the short skirts screaming loud
The stander on the mountain Looking for the fountain to drink some, to think some About the old days Big man around town Nothing could be found of the old ways, the old days When he was the one And the stander on the mountain runs
There was a man of confused and sad nature Thought no one loved him that was not true He said he was a lost soul didn't fit in anywhere Didn't know where to turn or who to turn to
There's a lost soul coming down the road Somewhere between two worlds With an oar in his hands and a song on your lips We'll row the boat to the far shore Row the boat of the loved lost soul
Ever since oh I can remember We all tried to ease the pain Took him in when he needed some shelter Tried to make him feel he was one of us again There was one day oh I can remember He sat alone with a pencil in his hand All day long he drew careful on the paper In the end just a picture of a man
Of the lost soul coming down the road Somewhere between two worlds With an oar in his hands and a song on your lips We'll row the boat to the far shore Row the boat of love lost soul
Oh dear Mary do you remember The day we went walking downtown As I recall it was in early December After school had just let out When I see you on the street in the twilight I may tip my hat and keep my head down You show me love but maybe I don't deserve it I've been called but not been found
There's a lost soul coming down the road Somewhere between two worlds With an oar in his hands and a song on your lips We'll row the boat to the far shore Row the boat of the loved lost soul
Woke up this morning looking at the screen There's a couple of men talking I'm not sure what they mean There's a conversation many men running wild We learn about the world while they're fighting in the aisles
Here we go What do you say, what do you know You've got your life and you watch it away It's just another day in this old town So get down
Home Shopping Channel's got us by the eyes Scrambling to the phones ordering porcelain flies Talk to the women talk to the wives Everybody's buying important things for their lives
Here we go What do you say, what do you know You've got your life and you watch it away It's just another day in this old town So get down
He's a high performance engine with Jesus as the fuel Old father's handing out forty acres and a mule Preaching the word of prosperity Make a little more money they might just put you on t.v.
Here we go What do you say, what do you know You've got your life and you watch it away Ain't no big thing it's just another day Ain't no big thing so let it ring Let it ring George
Turn off the lights honey then turn off the set Life around here don't make a lot of damn sense As I closed my eyes I saw in my mind Somebody selling me a nickle for a dime
Here we go What do you say, what do you know You've got your life and you watch it away It's just another day in this old town So get down, ain't no big thing so let it ring In this old town so get down It's another day so go ahead Go ahead Everybody go
Riding in the early evening I'd say I know of a certain tree I always asked if you wanted to go You'd just sit there silently Now you say come on let's go You know where you want to be As I watch you tan in the waters so brown Desire gets the best of modesty Walk me down the side of the water Lay your weary head on me Lay your clothes up on the table Wrap your worries round the red cedar tree
It's a special night Looks like a special night There'll be some changes made on the water tonight Go in a boy and come out a man
Looking out at the water You say "What do you think?" Indecision in my face and arms You say you either swim or you sink Sliding off sliding on down Wetness in the evening mist No ride in the countryside Ever compared to this Walk me down the side of the water Lay your weary head on me Lay your clothes up on the table Wrap your worries round the red cedar tree
It's a special night Looks like a special night There'll be some changes made on the water tonight Go in a boy and come out a man
Well I'm walking on the floor Hanging right round the door Hoping you will come through Wanting you to, sweat on my brow I'm no saint Nothing left but a bad excuse The heat makes you do things You might just not do In your right mind But you'll do what you do You can be sure I'll be there
It's gonna take these arms of mine All that they've got to hold onto you All that I know is these arms of mine Are willing to try to keep hold of you Gonna take a whole, whole, whole lot A whole, whole, whole lot
Well I'm walking the line Between wrong and right I could go either way But now you don't want me to stay You're so tired of waiting Well I'm no saint Tried to have my cake and eat it too But nobody does what you do Now another wins and I lose I might deserve to Now you'll do what you do Might be too late but I'll tell you
It's gonna take these arms of mine All that they've got to hold onto you All that I know is these arms of mine Are willing to try to keep hold of you Gonna hold, hold, hold on Hold, hold, hold on
My mama don't understand She's impossible to the core Now she says that she's gettin' married He's a friend of a friend of the boy next door
He's got all of the best intentions Half of a school degree But when he does his song and dancin' They know they can be happy as the shows on TV
She needs a change, she wants a life Where she can grow and they can thrive Some kind of space of her own
A different view Another slant Another way Another chance To get on with her life
(Mama she don't understand) Mama she don't She don't even know She don't know She don't understand
She's gotta know If she can cut life on her own But like the man says, "You can never go home again"
You gotta come see the new place Mom, you're gonna feel right at home Could you just front that deposit Mama, we'll pay you back when the welfare check comes Nothin's gone as expected No one knows all the trouble we've seen But we'll pull ourselves together It's the two of us now Of course, baby makes three
A little luck An even break We'll find a way To have our cake And even eat a piece or two
We'll show you how We're winnin' now We'll live it up Can't keep 'em down
So mama, please understand (Mama, please understand) If it's possible, we implore Could we just move in these few things We won't get in the way And we'll sleep on the floor Cuz, times have been getting tougher (Times have been getting tough) It's an unfriendly world outside They say things will pick up by summer Can we borrow the car Will you watch little Clyde, Thanks a lot
Woh-wa-no-no-no-no Mama don't understand Woh-wa-no-no-no-no Mama don't understand me Woo-wa-doo Woo-wa-doo-ooo
Woh-wa-no-no-no-no Mama don't understand Woh-wa-no-no-no-no Mama don't understand me (Mama don't understand me) Woo-wa-doo Woo-wa-doo-ooo (Mama don't understand me, no)
Woh-wa-no-no-no-no Mama don't understand Woh-wa-no-no-no-no She don't understand me (Mama don't understand me) Woo-wa-doo Woo-wa-doo-ooo (Mama, she don't understand me, yeah)
There's a new sun arisin' (In your eyes) I can see a new horizon (Realize) That will keep me realizin' You're the biggest part of me
(Stay the night) Need your lovin' here beside me (Shine the light) Need you close enough to guide me (For all my life) I've been hopin' you would find me You're the biggest part of me
Well
Make a wish, baby Well, and I will make it come true Make a list, baby Of the things I'll do for you Ain't no risk, now, In lettin' my love rain down on you, So we could wash away the past, So that we may start anew
(Rainbow) Risin' over my shoulder; (Love flows) Gettin' better as we're older (All I know) All I want to do is hold her She's the life that breathes in me (Forever) Got a feelin' that forever (Together) We are gonna stay together (For better) For me, there's nothin' better You're biggest part of me
Well
Make a wish, baby Well, and I will make it come true Make a list, baby Of the things I'll do for you Ain't no risk, now, In lettin' my love rain down on you, So we could wash away the past, So that we may start anew
Oh
More than an easy feelin', She brings joy to me How can I tell you What it means to me? Flow like a lazy river For an eternity I've finally found someone Who believes in me, And I'll never leave
Oh
Oh, not to doubt now Mmmm, make life grand
Well
Make a wish, baby Well, and I will make it come true Make a list, baby Of the things I'll do for you Ain't no risk, now, In lettin' my love rain down on you, So we could wash away the past, So that we may start anew
(Beside me) Need your lovin' here beside me (To guide me) Keep it close enough to guide me (Inside of me) From the fears that are inside of me You're the biggest part of me
(Forever) Got a feelin' that forever (Together) We are gonna stay together (Forever) From now until forever You're the biggest part of me You're the life that breathes in me You're the biggest part of me
Mmmmm
You changed my life You made it right And I'll be a servant to you For the rest of my life You're the biggest part of me....
Oh Baby said now you, you talk about the things I do But baby, I'll try to expain the reasons why Cause I've been thinking about things you said late last night when all the words I said didn't come out right And you were so afraid that I found someone new Darling, there's no need for what we're going through
You and I have been in love too long To worry about tomorrow Here's the place where we both belong You're the only woman that I've been dreaming of You're the only woman that I really love
Baby, see what a foolish heart has done for me Darling why would you break my heart and make me cry You can't go back and change the ways things are All this foolish talk won't take us very far I hope you're listening because I'm telling you about the way I'm feeling and what I am going through
Don't speak. Shhhh....
When the pain of love surrounds you And the world may be unkind I'll put my loving arms around you And take you far from this place and time
Sometimes I think about the only way That I'll ever see life beyond L.A. is dying I sit in the corner of a hotel room With a room service menu and I'm looking at the moon, I'm crying
I'm out here waiting, praying, trying to keep from sayin' That I don't miss you, though I do You've got me shaking, praying, trying to keep from sayin' That I don't miss you, though I do, You know I do...
Livin' out here you soon come to know That it ain't how good you are as much as who you know and how you fake it Working this dive it's a matter of time 'Cause I'm a good lead player got a way with a line And I can make it
And when the day breaks dawn Something is in my room When all my faith is gone Something begets my gloom
I'm out here waiting, praying, trying to keep from sayin' That I don't miss you, though I do
You've got me shaking, playing, trying to keep from sayin' That I don't miss you, though I do Well, you know I do. Yes.I do
Sometimes I think about the only time That I'll ever be happy in my own mind is dying...
