I'm going back to New York City; I do believe I've had enough
Gonna take dancing lessons do the jitterbug rag; Ain't no shortcuts, gonna dress in drag; Only a fool in here would think he's got anything to prove
Yes, to dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand waving free,; Silhouetted by the sea, circled by the circus sands,; With all memory and fate driven deep beneath the waves,; Let me forget about today until tomorrow.
For all eternity I think I will remember; That icy wind that's howling in your eye.
Somethin' there is about you that I can't quite put my finger on.
And if my thought-dreams could be seen, They'd probably put my head in a guillotine
I hate myself for lovin' you and the weakness that it showed; You were just a painted face on a trip down Suicide Road
Let the wind blow low, let the wind blow high.; One day the little boy and the little girl were both baked in a pie.
Sundown, yellow moon, I replay the past; I know every scene by heart, they all went by so fast
The vagabond who's rapping at your door; Is standing in the clothes that you once wore.
She's got everything she needs,; She's an artist, she don't look back
The night is pitch black, come an' make my; Pale face fit into place, ah, please!
I just want you to know; I can see through your masks
Now at midnight all the agents; And the superhuman crew; Come out and round up everyone; That knows more than they do
Twenty years of schoolin' and they put you on the day shift
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a bowl of soup
Don't you know there's nothing new that's under the sun?; Well, there ain't no man righteous, no not one.
And you, you took me in,; You loved me then; You didn't waste time.
We're going all the way 'til the wheels fall off and burn
They'll stone ya when you're at the breakfast table.
It's so impossible to even learn the tune.
Talk about perfection, I ain't never seen none
I feel like I'm knockin' on heaven's door.
Does she know I still care?
What good am I if I know and don't do,; I If I see and don't say, if I look right through you
Sometimes the devil likes to drive you from the neighborhood.; He'll even work his ways through those whose intentions are good.
People disagreeing everywhere you look,; Makes you wanna stop and read a book.
When I'm all alone; In the great unknown,; I'll remember you.
All he believes are his eyes, And his eyes, they just tell him lies
Now the rainman gave me two cures,; Then he said, "Jump right in."; The one was Texas medicine,; The other was just railroad gin.
When they came for Him in the garden, did they know?
Lookin' at my shadow watching the colors up above
Every time you leave and go off someplace,; Things fall to pieces in my face
your pleasure knows no limits
Our conversation was short and sweet; It nearly swept me off-a my feet.
Your magnetic movements; Still capture the minutes I'm in.
My feet are so tired, my brain is so wired
Gon' walk on down that dirt road 'til I'm right beside the sun
Won't you descend from the throne, from where you sit?
Let me ask you one question; Is your money that good
Oh, but if I had the stars from the darkest night,; And the diamonds from the deepest ocean,; I'd forsake them all for your sweet kiss,; For that's all I'm wishin' to be ownin'.
Try imagining a place where it's always safe and warm.
My children will go, As soon as they grow.; Well, there ain't nothing here now to hold them.
Roses are red, violets are blue; And time is beginning to crawl
You say you love me; And you're thinkin' of me,; But you know you could be wrong.
But the enemy I see
Wears a cloak of decency
Most of the time; I can't even be sure; If she was ever with me; Or if I was with her.
Now the moon is almost hidden; The stars are beginning to hide; The fortunetelling lady; Has even taken all her things inside
We're idiots, babe.; It's a wonder we can even feed ourselves.
But even the president of the United States, Sometimes must have, To stand naked.
Oh, jewels and binoculars hang from the head of the mule
Pain sure brings out the best in people, doesn't it?
Everybody must get stoned.
I have dined with kings, I've been offered wings, And I've never been too impressed.
Leaving men wholly, totally free; To do anything they wish to do but die
When I met you, baby,; You didn't show no visible scars.
Well, I try my best; To be just like I am,; But everybody wants you; To be just like them.
Put my tears in a bottle
Screw the top on tight
I just can't fit; Yes, I believe it's time for us to quit
