Heartless powers try to tell us what to think If the spirit's sleeping, then the flesh is ink. History's page, it is thusly carved in stone The future's here, we are it, we are on our own.

Done time in the lockup, done time in the street Done time on the upswing and time in defeat I know what I'm asking, and I know it's a lot When I say that I love you, believe it or not Believe it or not

My uncle starts winning, cowboys got sore One of them called him, and then two more Accused him of cheating, well no it couldn't be I know my uncle, he's as honest as me And I'm as honest as a Denver man can be

Shaking in the bedroom, covers on your head, Are you still in fear of the hand beneath the bed? Grabbing at the handle, scratching at the door, Maybe it's mystery killer you saw on channel four. When push comes to shove, you're afraid of love.

The girl I love, she's sweet and true, You know the dress she wears, sweet mama, it's pink and blue, She brings me coffee, you know she brings me tea, She brings me 'bout every damm thing but the jailhouse key.

Before you get on board, sir, your name we'd like to know She smiled all in her countenance, "they call me Jack-A-Roe" "Oh, they call me Jack-A-Roe"

Here's a half dollar if you dare Double twist when you hit the air, Look at Julie down below, The levee doin' the do-pas-o.

My eyes turned to me, my darlin' and this is what she said: "You know that I will only be happy, when you and I are wed." Then God way up in heaven one day for her did call I lost my bride, oh how I loved her, my Rosalie McFall.

And when the day had ended, with rainbow colors blended, Their minds remained unbended, He had to die, Oh, you know he had to die.

Dressed myself in green Lord I went down unto the sea Try to see what's going down Lord, try to read between the lines

William Tell has stretched his bow Till it won't stretch no furthermore And/or it will require a change that hasn't come before

When all the cards are down, there's nothing left to see, There's just the pavement left and broken dreams.

The wheel is turning and you can't slow down, You can't let go and you can't hold on, You can't go back and you can't stand still, If the thunder don't get you then the lightning will.

Blue light rain, whoa unbroken chain, Looking for familiar faces in an empty window pane.

They love each other, Lord you can see that it's true, Lord you can see that it's true Lord you can see that it's true.

I'm gonna break you down That's what I'm gonna do You're gonna wish the ground Was six feet over you

Wait until that deal come round, don't you let that deal go down, Wait until that deal come round, don't you let that deal go down, Don't you let that deal go down, don't you let that deal go down.

Bayo, Bayo, tell me how can this be? You arrest the girls for turning tricks But you're scared of Stagger Lee. Stagger Lee is a madman and he shot my Billy D. Bayo go get him or give the job to me.

Mirror shatters in formless reflections of matter. Glass hand dissolving to ice petal flowers revolving. Lady in velvet recedes in the nights of goodbye. Shall we go, you and I while we can Through the transitive nightfall of diamonds?

In a bed, in a bed By the waterside I will lay my head Listen to the river sing sweet songs To rock my soul

So forget about your yesterdays of sorrow And forget about the darkness you have seen For there's only you and me at the edge of an endless sea And remember that the only time is now

Tell you what I'll do, I'll watch out for you You're my woman now, make yourself easy, make yourself easy Make yourself eeeeeeasy

Don't worry about me, nah nah nah, don't worry about me, no And I'm in no hurry, nah nah nah, I know where to go.

Compass card is spinning, Helm is swinging to and fro. Oh, where is the dog star Oh, where's the moon. You're a lost sailor, Been away too long at sea.

It's a buck dancer's choice my friend; better take my advice. You know all the rules by now and the fire from the ice. Will you come with me? Won't you come with me? Wo, oh, what I want to know, will you come with me?

Wait a minute, watch what you're doin' with your time All the endless ruins of the past must stay behind, yeah

I'd rather be in some dark hollow Where the sun don't ever shine Than to see you another man's darling And to know that you'll never be mine

I don't know, it must have been the roses, The roses or the ribbons in her long brown hair. I don't know, maybe it was the roses, All I know, I could not leave her there.

You're a loop of lazy lightning Liquid loop of lazy lightning Must admit you're kind of frightening You're a loop of lazy lightning

Still I feel like a stranger Feel like a stranger Well you know it's gonna get stranger So let's get on with the show

And it's just a box of rain, I don't know who put it there, Believe it if you need it, or leave it if you dare.

Cosmic Charlie, how do you do? Truckin' in style along the avenue Dum dee dum dee doodley doo Go on home, your mother's calling you

Got a wife in Chino, babe, and one in Cherokee The first one says she's got my child, but it don't look like me. Set out runnin' but I take my time, A friend of the devil is a friend of mine, If I get home before daylight, I just might get some sleep tonight.

Going where the climate suits my clothes I'm going where the climate suits my clothes Going where the climate suits my clothes Don't wanna be treated this a way

One long party from front to end Tune to the whistle going round the bend No big hurry, what do you say Might as well travel the elegant way

Is there anything a man don't stand to lose When he lets a woman hold him in her hands You just might find yourself out there on horseback in the dark Just riding and running across those desert sands

Shine your shoes, light your fuse. Can you use them ol' U.S. Blues? I'll drink your health, share your wealth Run your life, steal your wife. Wave that flag, wave it wide and high. Summertime done come and gone, my, oh, my.

My love is bigger than a Cadillac I try to show you but you drive me back Your love for me has gotta be real You're gonna know just how I feel A love that's real not fade away Not fade away

But I'll get back on my feet again someday, The good Lord willin', if He says I may. I know that the life i'm livin's no good, I'll get a new start, live the life I should. I'll get up and fly away, I'll get up and fly away, fly away.

The bottles stand as empty now, as they were filled before Time there was and plenty, but from that cup no more Though I could not caution all, I still might warn a few Don't lend your hand to raise no flag atop no ship of fools

Well there ain't nothing wrong with the way she moves, Scarlet begonias or a touch of the blues. And there's nothing wrong with the look that's in her eyes, I had to learn the hard way to let her pass by, let her pass by.

Operator, can you help me Help me if you please Give me the right area code And the number that I need My rider left upon the midnight flyer Singing like a summer breeze

You got to tell me girl And I've heard it said There's something wrong with my head now You got to help me girl Could it be infatuation Or am I just being misled

Yes and when I get back on the K C road When I get back on the K C road When I get back on the K C road Gonna love my woman like I never loved before

Tell me the cost; I can pay, let me go, tell me love is not lost. Sell everything; without love day to day insanity's king. I will pay day by day, anyway, lock, bolt and key. Crippled but free, I was blind all the time I was learning to see.

When Reuben played on his painted mandolin The breeze would pause and listen in before going its way again Masquerade began when nightfall finally woke Like waves against the bandstand, dancers broke to the painted mandolin

Comic book colors on a violin river Cryin' Leonardo words from out a silk trombone. I rang a silent bell, beneath a shower of pearls, In the eagle-winged palace of the Queen Chinee.

I went down to the mountain, I was drinking some wine I looked up into heaven, lord I saw a mighty sign Writ in fire across the heaven, plain as black and white Get prepared, there's gonna be a party tonight

I was losing time, I had nothing to do, No one to fight, I came to you. Wheels broke down, the leader won't draw, The line is busted, the last one I saw.

Went back home with two black eyes You know I'll love her till the day I die Round and round and round and round Don't take much to get the word around I like your smile but I ain't your type Don't shake the tree when the fruit ain't ripe