Buffalo Springfield Songs
| "It's a victory for the heart / every time the music starts" |
Non-album songs from this period: This is not actually an album. The Buffalo Springfield era was about 1967 to 1969.
NOWADAYS CLANCY CAN'T EVEN SING Who's that stomping all over my face? Where's that silhouette I'm trying to trace? Who's putting sponge in the bells I once rung And taking my gypsy before she's begun To singing the meaning of what's in my mind Before I can take home what's rightfully mine. Joinin' and listenin' and talkin' in rhymes Stoppin' the feeling to wait for the times. Who's saying baby, that don't mean a thing, 'Cause nowadays Clancy can't even sing. And who's all hung-up on that happiness thing? Who's trying to tune all the bells that he rings? And who's in the corner and down on the floor With pencil and paper just counting the score? And who's trying to act like he's just in between? The line isn't black, if you know that it's green. Don't bother looking, you're too blind to see Who's coming on like he wanted to be. Who's saying baby, that don't mean a thing, 'Cause nowadays Clancy can't even sing. And who's coming home on the old nine-to-five? Who's got the feeling that he came alive, Though havin' it, sharin' it ain't quite the same It ain't no gold nugget, you can't lay a claim Who's seeing eyes through the crack in the floor There it is baby, don't you worry no more Who should be sleepin', but is writing this song Wishin' and a-hopin' he weren't so damned wrong. Who's saying baby, that don't mean a thing, 'Cause nowadays Clancy can't even sing.
FLYING ON THE GROUND IS WRONG Is my world not falling down I'm in pieces on the ground And my eyes aren't open And I'm standing on my knees But if crying and holding on And flying on the ground is wrong Then I'm sorry to let you down, But you're from my side of town And I miss you. Turn me up or turn me down Turn me off or turn me round I wish I could have met you in a place Where we both belong But if crying and holding on And flying on the ground is wrong Then I'm sorry to let you down, But you're from my side of town And I miss you. Sometimes I feel like I'm just a helpless child Sometimes I feel like a kid. But baby, since I have changed I can't take nothing home. City lights at a country fair Never shine but always glare If I'm bright enough to see you, You're just to dark to care. But if crying and holding on And flying on the ground is wrong Then I'm sorry to let you down, But you're from my side of town And I miss you.
BURNED Been burned and with both feet on the ground, I've learned that it's painful comin' down. No use runnin' away, and there's no time left to stay. Now I'm finding out that it's so confusin', No time left and I know I'm losin'. Flashed and I think I'm fallin' down, Crashed, and my ears can't hear a sound. No use runnin' away, and there's no time left to stay. Now I'm finding out that it's so confusin', No time left and I know I'm losin'. Now I'm finding out that it's so confusin', No time left and I know I'm losin'. Burned and with both feet on the ground. I've learned that it's painful comin' down. No use runnin' away, and there's no time left to stay. Now I'm finding out that it's so confusin', No time left and I know I'm losin'.
DO I HAVE TO COME RIGHT OUT AND SAY IT Do I have to come right out and say it, Tell you that you look so fine? Do I have to come right out and ask you to be mine? If it was a game I could play it, Trying to make it but I'm losing time I got to bring you in, you're overworking my mind. Indecision is crowding me, I have no room to spare And I can't believe she cared Like a dream she has taken me And now I don't know where And a part of me is scared The part of me I shared Once before. Do I have to come right out and say it, Tell you that you look so fine? Do I have to come right out and ask you to be mine? Indecision is crowding me, I have no room to spare And I can't believe she cared Like a dream she has taken me And now I don't know where And a part of me is scared The part of me I shared Once before. Do I have to come right out and say it, girl Tell you that you look so fine? Do I have to come right out and ask you to be mine? If it was a game I could play it, Trying to make it but I'm losing time I got to bring you in, you're overworking my mind. Do I have to come right out and say it, girl Tell you that you look so fine?
OUT OF MY MIND Out of my mind And I just can't take it anymore Left behind By myself and what I'm living for All I hear are screams from outside the limousines That are taking me Out of my mind Through the keyhole in an open door Happy to find That I don't know what I'm smiling for Tired of hanging on, If you've missed me, I've just gone Cause they're taking me Out of my mind Out of my mind And I just can't take it anymore Left behind By myself and what I'm living for All I hear are screams from outside the limousines That are taking me Out of my mind
MR. SOUL Oh, hello Mr. Soul, I dropped by to pick up a reason For the thought that I caught that my head is the event of the season Why in crowds just a trace of my face could seem so pleasin' I'll cop out to the change, but a stranger is putting the tease on. I was down on a frown when the messenger brought me a letter I was raised by the praise of a fan who said I upset her Any girl in the world could have easily known me better She said, You're strange, but don't change, and I let her. In a while will the smile on my face turn to plaster? Stick around while the clown who is sick does the trick of disaster For the race of my head and my face is moving much faster Is it strange I should change? I don't know, why don't you ask her?
EXPECTING TO FLY There you stood on the edge of your feather, Expecting to fly. While I laughed, I wondered whether I could wave goodbye, Knowin' that you'd gone. By the summer it was healing, We had said goodbye. All the years we'd spent with feeling Ended with a cry, Babe, ended with a cry, Babe, ended with a cry. I tried so hard to stand As I stumbled and fell to the ground. So hard to laugh as I fumbled And reached for the love I found, Knowin' it was gone. If I never lived without you, Now you know I'd die. If I never said I loved you, Now you know I'd try, Babe, now you know I'd try. Babe, now you know I'd try, Babe.
BROKEN ARROW The lights turned on and the curtain fell down, And when it was over it felt like a dream, They stood at the stage door and begged for a scream, The agents had paid for the black limousine That waited outside in the rain. Did you see them, did you see them? Did you see them in the river? They were there to wave to you. Could you tell that the empty quivered, Brown skinned Indian on the banks That were crowded and narrow, Held a broken arrow? Eighteen years of American dream, He saw that his brother had sworn on the wall. He hung up his eyelids and ran down the hall, His mother had told him a trip was a fall, And don't mention babies at all. Did you see him, did you see him? Did you see him in the river? He were there to wave to you. Could you tell that the empty quivered, Brown skinned Indian on the banks That were crowded and narrow, Held a broken arrow? The streets were lined for the wedding parade, The Queen wore the white gloves, the county of song, The black covered caisson her horses had drawn Protected her King from the sun rays of dawn. They married for peace and were gone. Did you see them, did you see them? Did you see them in the river? They were there to wave to you. Could you tell that the empty quivered, Brown skinned Indian on the banks That were crowded and narrow, Held a broken arrow?
ON THE WAY HOME When the dream came I held my breath with my eyes closed I went insane, Like a smoke ring day When the wind blows Now I won't be back till later on If I do come back at all But you know me, and I miss you now. In a strange game I saw myself as you knew me When the change came, And you had a Chance to see through me Though the other side is just the same You can tell my dream is real Because I love you, can you see me now. Though we rush ahead to save our time We are only what we feel And I love you, can you feel it now.
IT'S SO HARD TO WAIT I just can't seem to get movin' Love me enough to begin And I'll never forget you I hope that you care More than a little for me It's so hard to wait. If I should stand and stare Don't be alarmed at me It's so hard to wait. I just can't seem to get movin' Love me enough to begin And I'll never forget you.
I AM A CHILD I am a child, I'll last a while. You can't conceive of the pleasure in my smile. You hold my hand, rough up my hair, It's lots of fun to have you there. God gave to you, now, you give to me, I'd like to know what you learned. The sky is blue and so is the sea. What is the color, when black is burned? What is the color? You are a man, you understand. You pick me up and you lay me down again. You make the rules, you say what's fair, It's lots of fun to have you there. God gave to you, now, you give to me, I'd like to know what you learned. The sky is blue and so is the sea. What is the color, when black is burned? What is the color? I am a child, I'll last a while. You can't conceive of the pleasure in my smile.
DOWN TO THE WIRE See Decade.
ONE MORE SIGN No, I'm not gonna to hide my feelings Couldn't if I tried No, I'm not holding them inside Holding back is so close to stealing Though we both have tried We could lose it all if we lied. Someday it's later than The feelings we have now It's of the ground I've always played around But now I don't know how. Listen easy because I'm saying What I mean this time Sharing words I always said were mine I was breezy, now I'm swaying Like the tree we climbed Asking you to give me one more sign.
THERE GOES MY BABE The end has come The sky has lost it's sun The harm is done He was the only one There goes my babe There goes what might have been There goes my babe In the cool morning rain And now my heart Lies empty and still again If he were here I'd long to hold him near But now it's clear The price of love is dear There goes my babe There goes what might have been There goes my babe In the cool morning rain And now my heart Lies empty and still again
DOWN DOWN DOWN Come to see her in the river She'll be there to wave to you In the hope that you'll forgive her She will join you there. Find out that now was the answer to answers that you gave later She did the things that we both did before now and who forgave her? Now you see how down you've fallen Now you hear your conscience call Thank yourself alone for not stalling I'm not there to call Call me a fool, 'cause I need her and see her but now you're now Something inside you will tell you I'm wise to what you're spreading round. If I could stand to see her cryin' I would tell her not to care When she learns of all your lyin' Will she join you there? Find out that now was the answer to answers that you gave later. |