I've been hit too hard, I've seen too much; Nothing can heal me now, but your touch
The truth was obscure, too profound and too pure, to live it you have to explode.
Everybody's wearing a disguise; To hide what they've got left behind their eyes
Wealth is a filthy rag; So erotic so unpatriotic; So wrapped up in the American flag
We're going all the way 'til the wheels fall off and burn
Lovin' you is the one thing I'll never regret.
And every one of them words rang true; And glowed like burnin' coal; Pourin' off of every page; Like it was written in my soul from me to you
Don't trust me to show you love; When my love may be only lust.
People disagreeing everywhere you look,; Makes you wanna stop and read a book.
I wouldn't be ashamed to be seen with you anywhere.
My warehouse eyes, my Arabian drums,; Should I leave them by your gate,; Or, sad-eyed lady, should I wait?
When my life is over, it'll be like a puff of smoke
What was it you wanted; When you were kissing my check?
All my friends have told me; If I hang around with you; That I'll go blind
But the enemy I see
Wears a cloak of decency
Now I wish I could write you a melody so plain; That could hold you dear lady from going insane
Heart of mine be still,; You can play with fire, But you'll get the bill
I've gained some recognition but I lost my appetite.
Did I miss the mark or; Over-step the line; That only you could see?
I hear the ancient footsteps like the motion of the sea; Sometimes I turn, there's someone there, other times it's only me.
There's no one here, the gardener is gone
I still got my voice left, I can take it anywhere I go
When you got nothing, you got nothing to lose
Sometimes I wonder what it's gonna take; To find dignity
Junk is piling up, taking up space
Try to be pure at heart, they arrest you for robbery,; Mistake your shyness for aloofness, your shyness for snobbery
Let's try to get beneath the surface waste, girl,; No more booby traps and bombs,; No more decadence and charm,; No more affection that's misplaced, girl
'Cause he doesn't tell you jokes or fairy tales, say he's got no style.
the ancient empty street's too dead for dreaming
Tell ev'rybody; Down in ol' 'Frisco; That Tiny Montgomery's comin'; Down to say Hello
I'll let you be in my dreams if I can be in yours
The sky cracked its poems in naked wonder
You can't get to glory by the raising and the lowering of no flag.; Put your goodness next to God's and it comes out like a filthy rag.
We grew up together; From the cradle to the grave; We died and were reborn; And then mysteriously saved.
The man in me will hide sometimes to keep from bein' seen,; But that's just because he doesn't want to turn into some machine.
I couldn't see where we were goin'; But you said you knew an' I took your word
God is in heaven; And we all want what's his; But power and greed and corruptible seed; Seem to be all that there is
There's some people that; You don't forget,; Even though you've only seen'm; One time or two.
Now, don't crowd me, lady; Or I'll fill up your shoe
You were snow, you were rain; You were striped, you were plain,;
I can still hear the sounds of those Methodist bells; I'd taken the cure and had just gotten through
People are crazy and times are strange
I saw a highway of diamonds with nobody on it
Wiggle 'til you're high, wiggle 'til you're higher,; Wiggle 'til you vomit fire
It's the last temptation; The last account; The last time you might hear the sermon on the mount,; The last radio is playing.
It's mighty funny; the end of time has just begun
The sky is erupting, I must go where it's quiet.
Well, I'm livin' in a foreign country but I'm bound to cross the line,; Beauty walks a razor's edge, someday I'll make it mine.
Some things are too hot to touch; The human mind can only stand so much
Sundown, yellow moon, I replay the past; I know every scene by heart, they all went by so fast
And now the heart is filled with gold; As if it was a purse.; But, oh, what kind of love is this; Which goes from bad to worse?
Try imagining a place where it's always safe and warm.
But is your heart made out of stone, or is it lime; Or is it just solid rock?
I am hanging in the balance, of the reality of man; like every sparrow falling, like every grain of sand
You shouldn't let other people get your kicks for you
Well, the chances are against it and the odds are slim,; That he'll live by the rules that the world makes for him
When I met you, baby,; You didn't show no visible scars.
She knows where I'd like to be; But it doesn't matter.