Queen of New Orleans
She said: "Baby our love's
just like your songs
The beat ain't bad but the words
are all wrong
It's time to pack my bags, it's
time to just move on"
She sang: "Johnny, I'm gone,
gone, gone"
And she was gone, yeah
Me and Leigh met summer of '95
In a burgundy dress lookin' finer
than a French wine
A Cajun queen with another side
She was a schoolboy's dream, I
was out of my mind
She was lookin' fine
She said: "You wanna drive
me home"
But what I didn't know...
Ooh, ooh, (shalala) I was dancing
with the Queen of New Orleans
Ooh, ooh, (shalala) dancing in
the streets of New Orleans
Ooh, ooh, (shalala) dancing cheek
to cheek in New Orleans
Ooh, ooh, (shalala) it was almost
like a dream (almost like a dream)
That night I made my move
Man I fell hard when I put my
hands in her cookie jar
She was more than a girl, she was
a cabaret star
I was a deer in the lights of a
speeding car
Nothing's what it seems, she was
a Venus De Milo in her sister's jeans
Ooh, ooh, (shalala) I was dancing
with the Queen of New Orleans
Ooh, ooh, (shalala) dancing in
the streets of New Orleans
Ooh, ooh, (shalala) dancing cheek
to cheek in New Orleans
Ooh, ooh, (shalala) it was almost
like a dream (almost like a dream)
{Guitar solo}
Ooh, ooh, (shalala) I was dancing
with the Queen of New Orleans
Ooh, ooh, (shalala) dancing in
the streets of New Orleans
Ooh, ooh, (shalala) I was dancing
cheek to cheek in New Orleans
Ooh, ooh, (shalala) dancing with
the Queen down Bourbon Street
Ooh, ooh, (shalala) dancing with
the Queen of New Orleans
Ooh, ooh, (shalala) dancing in
the streets of New Orleans
Ooh, ooh, (shalala) nothing's
what it seems in New Orleans
Ooh, ooh, (shalala) dancing with
the Queen of New Orleans
Ooh, ooh, (shalala) dancing with
a Queen of New Orleans
Ooh, ooh, (shalala) dancing with
the Queen of New Orleans
Ooh, ooh, (shalala) dancing with
the Queen of New Orleans
Janie don’t you take your love to
town
Sitting here just watching you
sleep
Wish I could slip inside and be
in some technicolor dream
But the air's too thick for one
of us to breathe
I'm not fool enough to think you
couldn't live life without me
I didn't come this far to throw
the towel in
I didn't fight this hard to walk
away
If I ain't smart enough to say
I'm sorry
It's just because the words got
in the way
I remember how it used to be
I was you and you were me
We were more than just the same
Now these shoes don't fit, my
skin's too tight
When you want a kiss, I take a
bite
Let your heart call up the cops,
read me my rights
Last night I drank enough to
drown
Raise a toast to your good looks
and to my health
Look, we both know how much I've
let you down
Janie, don't you take your love
to town
Janie, don't you take your love
to town
Janie, don't you take your love
to town
If I gotta beg, I'll beg, just
don't walk away
Janie, don't you take your love
to town
You deserve a shooter, a saint
Someone to give it to you
straight
To find the soul through flesh
and bone
My life's a treasure, full of
sunny weather
But it's left me feeling cold
Now all you wanna do is take me
home
I hated you, the night you said
you loved me
I hated you, 'cause I couldn't
love myself
I'm begging you now, baby please
just hold me
I got one foot in, one foot off
the ground
Janie, don't you take your love
to town
Janie, don't you take your love
to town
If I gotta beg, I'll beg, just
don't walk away
Janie, don't you take your love
to town
Janie, don't you take your
love...
{Guitar solo}
Sitting here while you're fast
asleep
In the bathroom by the sink
Trying to write the right words
down
I turn out the lights, close my
eyes
There ain't no prayers or kiss
goodnight
What I'll forget to say tomorrow,
I'll say now
Janie, don't you take your love
to town
Janie, don't you take your love
to town
Janie, don't you take your love
to town
If I gotta beg, I'll beg, just
don't walk away
Janie, don't you take your love
to town
Janie, don't you take your love
to town
Janie, don't you take your love
to town
If I gotta beg, I'll beg, just
don't walk away
Janie, don't you take your love
to town
Janie, don't you take your love
to town
Janie, don't you take your love
to town
If I gotta beg, I'll beg, just
don't walk away
Janie, don't you take your love
to town
Janie, don't you take your love
Midnight in Chelsea
The kids round here look just
like sticks
They trade old licks with a beat
up six
I just smile and catch the groove
Gothic girls all dressed in black
Serious as heart attacks
Takes a little bit of getting
used to
The old man with the whisky
stains
Lost the night, forgot his name
His poor wife will sleep alone
again
And it ain't hard to understand
Why she's holding onto her own
hand
It's midnight in Chelsea
(shalalala, shalala)
Midnight in Chelsea (shalalala,
shalala)
No one's asking me for favors
(shalalala, shalala)
No one's looking for a savior
They're too busy... saving me
(shalalala, shalala)
I've seen a lone sloane ranger
drive
Seems her chauffeur took a dive
And sold her secrets to the Sun
And later in a magazine
I finally figured what it means
To be a saint, not a queen
Two lustful lovers catch a spark
Chase their shadows in the dark
Someone's getting off tonight
A big red bus that's packed so
tight disappears in a trail of light
Somewhere someone's dreaming baby
it's alright...
It's midnight in Chelsea
(shalalala, shalala)
Midnight in Chelsea (shalalala,
shalala)
No one's asking me for favors
(shalalala, shalala)
No one's looking for a savior
They're too busy saving me
(shalalala, shalala)
(shalalala, shalala)
Midnight in Chelsea (shalalala,
shalala)
No one's pinned their dreams on
me
No one's asking me to bleed
I'm the man I wanna be
When Chelsea girls sing
Shalalala, shalalala
Shalalala, shalala, oh
Shalalala, shalalala
Shalalala, shalala, oh, oh...
It's morning when I go to sleep
In the distant dawn a church bell
rings
Another day is coming on
A baby's born, an old man dies
Somewhere young lovers kiss good
bye
I leave my soul and just move on
And wish that I was there to sing
this song
{Guitar solo}
(shalalala, shalala)
(shalalala, shalala)
It's midnight in Chelsea
(shalalala, shalala)
Oh, midnight in Chelsea
(shalalala, shalala)
No one's asking me for favors
(shalalala, shalala)
No one's looking for a savior
They're too busy saving me
(shalalala, shalala)
It's midnight in Chelsea
(shalalala, shalala) woh (shalalala, shalala) yeah
No one's pinned their dreams on
me
No one's asking me to bleed
I'm the man I wanna be
The man I wanna be, the man I
wanna be (shalalala, shalala)
Midnight in Chelsea (shalalala,
shalala... )
Ugly
If you're ugly, I'm ugly too
In your eyes the sky's a
different blue
If you could see yourself like
others do
You'd wish you were as beautiful
as you, yeah
And I wish I was a camera
sometimes
So I could take your picture with
my mind
Put it in a frame for you to see
How beautiful you really are to
me
Ugly, ugly
All of us just feel like that
some days
Ain't no rainbow in the sky, when
you feel U. G. L. Y.
And that's ugly, yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah
Ugly, ugly
All of us just feel like that
some days
Ain't no rainbow in the sky, when
you feel U. G. L. Y.
And that's ugly, ugly
All of us just feel like that
some days
Ain't no cure that you can buy
When you feel U. G. L. Y.
And that's ugly
So if you're ugly, I'm ugly too
If you're a nut, then I must be a
screw
If you could see yourself the way
I do
You'd wish you were as beautiful
as you, yeah
I wish I was as beautiful as you
Staring at your window with the
suitcase in my hand
You think you know me just
because you know my name
You think you see me 'cause
you've seen every line on my face
You want to want me just because
I say that I want you
But does it matter if anything
I'm saying is the truth
You need somebody, somebody to
hold onto
But this ain't the movies, and we
ain't heroes
Staring at your window with a
suitcase in my hand
The streetlights buzz as the cars
roll by and the moon don't give a damn
My boots just keep on walkin',
but a heart don't understand
Why I'm staring at your window
with a suitcase in my hand
I said that I want you, but when
we woke up one of us was crying
You rolled over and all you said
was, "Man, I think I'm dying"
Our song is over, this band of
gold has been feeling like a noose
You place your bets 'cause no one
thinks they'll lose
Staring at your window with a
suitcase in my hand
The streetlights buzz as the cars
roll by and the moon don't give a damn
My boots just keep on walkin',
but my heart don't understand
Why I'm staring at your window
The light of love can blind you
'til you cover up your eyes
And you try to find the reason
not to say good bye
It's the curse of every sailor
standing on dry land
Staring at your window with a
suitcase in my hand
{Guitar solo}
The night is fading like my old
tattoo
A heart and a dagger that says
"Forever"
Staring at your window with a
suitcase in my hand
The streetlights buzz as the cars
roll by and the moon don't give a damn
I'm getting tired of talkin',
even I don't understand
Why I'm staring at your window
with a suitcase in my hand
Every word was a piece of my
heart
I've been staring at the page for
what seems like days
I guess I put this one off for a
while
Did I see a tear fall from your
eyes ?
Or did you laugh so hard that you
cried ?
When I served my secrets on a
silver tray to you (hey now)
Hey now, I guess the night's just
bringing me down
There's no love, there's no hate
I left them there for you to take
But know that every word was a
piece of my heart (hey now)
You've been the blood in my veins
The only one who knows my middle
name
And the smiles, they came easy
'cause of you (hey now)
You know that I love you, but I
hate you
'Cause I know I can never escape
you
So let the choir sing for tonight
I'm an easy mark (hey now)
Hey now, am I acting just a
little too proud ?
There's no love, there's no hate
I left them there for you to take
But know that every word was a
piece of my heart (hey now)
Have I said too much
Maybe I haven't said enough
But know that every word was a
piece of my heart (hey now)
Hush me darling, maybe I've lost
my touch
Maybe I've lost my guts
There, is that truth enough ?
Hey now, hey now...
{Guitar solo}
You know these love letters mix
with whisky
Just don't light a match when you
kiss me
Though I'll blow away, you know
I'll be back soon (hey now)
Hey now, hey now, hey now, am I
talking just a little too loud ?
There's no love, there's no hate
I left them there for you to take
But know that every word was a
piece of my heart (hey now)
Have I said too much
Maybe I haven't said enough
But know that every word was a
piece of my heart
Hey now, am I talking just a
little too proud ?
Hey now, the night's just bringing
me down
It’s just me
You know your favorite old pair
of shoes
The ones with the hole in the toe
you won't lose
Your favorite record that's all
scratched and used
But still you love to play when
your feeling blue
That faded rose that's all dried
out
Those Bukowski poems we couldn't
live without
Your high school picture when you
had wild hair
That stormy day on the beach that
got us here
And oh, you better believe
There's just one thing you need,
oh, can't you see...
It's just me baby, it's just me
baby
There's just one thing that you
should keep in your book of dreams
It's just me baby (it's just me)
Just like a shadow 10 feet tall
Standing right behind you should
you fall
I'll be the one to hold you up to
walk
When this wicked world makes us
want to crawl
And if your waves should ever
break at sea
I'll be there waiting, I'm that
sandy beach
I'm the same old dog, scratching
those same fleas
I'll be by your side, you can
count on me
It's just me baby, it's just me
baby
There's just one thing that you
should keep in your book of dreams
It's just me baby, it's just me
baby
What's it gonna take to make you
see ?
What's it gonna take 'til you
believe in me ? oh...
{Guitar solo}
Oh, how my smile fades and my
heart just breaks every time you go away
But it's just me baby, it's just
me baby
There's one more thing that you
should keep in your book of dreams
It's just me baby, it's just me
baby
What's it gonna take to make you
see ?
What's it gonna take 'til you
believe in me ?
And if someday some new memory
comes along
Looking shiny, new, feeling
really strong
You can tell him that I'll tell
him he can just move on
I'm a fighter, I've been fighting
for you all night long
It's just me baby, it's just me,
it's just me baby, it's just me baby
Destination anywhere
Hey babe, it's me parked outside
your house
I know that he's asleep, so
listen to me now
Darlin', I'm tired of living just
in your dreams
I'm getting out
You know we both sold our souls
We're just growing old in this
sleepy, dead - end town
Destination anywhere - Name the
place, I'll be there
Pack a bag and we're out of here
- let's run
Baby, we both been running uphill
for too long
We both settled for something,
got nothing
And we both know that it's wrong
Go on admit it if we lived it
I'm leaving, get your boots and
come on
I've got my coat and my keys
I need you next to me then I'm
gone, come on
Destination anywhere - Name the
place and I'll be there
Pack a bag and we're out of here
- let's run
Destination anywhere - Left or
right, I don't care
Baby we'll just disappear like
the sun, ooh...
{Guitar solo}
When these wheels spin, baby they
can all eat our dust
As far as I'm concerned, this
whole town lost its nuts
We won't be here when they put us
down
It's our big chance, I'm calling
you now
They'll never let us go unless we
try
I'm tired of living just to die
We're getting out of here,
destination anywhere
Destination anywhere - Name the
place and I'll be there
Pack a bag and we're out of here
- let's run
Destination anywhere - Left or
right, I don't care
Maybe we'll just disappear chase
the sun
Come on, come on, come on
Learning how to fall
I was walking on a wire
Looking down, there was no net
Now, I'm standing at your door
Me and my last cigarette, oh
Yeah, we've been through this
before
Too late to cover up my tracks
Damn the fool who begs for more
I'll take my past and paint it
black
Now this circus has left town
This clown has gotta get his feet
back on the ground
I'm learning how to fall
(learning how to fall)
Learning how to take a hit
(learning how to fall )
I had to walk before I crawled
It was winner take it all
Now I'm learning how to fall... (learning
how to fall)
Yeah, I got the hang of it
I was standing in the light
There were faces all around
I put my gloves up for the fight
One sucker punch and I was down
I'm learning how to fall
(learning how to fall)
Learning how to take a hit
(learning how to fall)
Had to walk before I crawled
It was winner take it all
I'm learning how to fall...
(learning how to fall)
Yeah, I got the hang of it
I was flying through the clouds
Pucker up, it's time to kiss the
ground
I'm learning how to fall
(learning how to fall)
Learning how to take a hit
(learning how to fall)
Had to walk before I crawled
It was winner take it all
I'm learning how to fall...
(learning how to fall)
Now I got the hang of it
(learning how to fall), (learning how to fall), (learning how to fall)
Yeah I got the hang of it,
(learning how to fall), (learning how to fall), (learning how to fall)
Learning how to fall, (learning
how to fall), (learning how to fall), learning how to fall
Naked
My friend had a girlfriend
She liked her drink
Sucked the head off her lager
Threw me a wink
And she sang to me, "Buddy,
what's your sign?"
I was off, I was runnin'
Knocked me clean off my feet
Her tongue kept on selling
What any blind man could see
And I just kept on stumbling
through the stop signs
She said, "What's you hiding
underneath that shirt?"
Right behind the buttons there's
a heart that hurts
Adam's evening left the curse
Take it off make it work
Naked, naked - just get back to
basics, yeah
Naked, face it - you can't fake
it when you're (naked)
Naked (naked) face it
All I'm saying
The tail you been chasing
Put the K back in kink
Threw a coin in her jukebox
I started to think
But she just smiled and offered
me a peace sign
How far you gonna run in those
designer shoes ?
The soul with holes ain't gonna
be the one you lose
I don't know which one is worse:
Adam, me or you
Naked, naked - just get back to
basics, yeah
Naked, face it - you can't fake
it when you're (naked)
Naked (naked) face it
All I'm saying
{Guitar solo}
Take it, embrace it
Baby, here we are
Can't you almost... taste it
Naked, naked - just get back to
basics (yeah)
Naked, face it - you can't fake
it when you're (naked)
Naked (naked, naked) naked
(naked, naked) naked (naked, naked) naked (naked)
{Jon talking to fade}
Little city
I got my call light on, gimme one
more fare tonight
Just get me over the bridge, I
can see those shiny bay lights
You know I'm never alone but I'm
feeling lonely tonight
Damn, I got my last cigarette but
I ain't got no light
God let these wheels roll to
where the girls are pretty
Where the nights explode and life
is still living
Down this open road, the arms of
pity
Wait to greet me tonight in
little city
In my rear view mirror, I see
someone else's hairline
I hear that fire in your eyes is
on the rock and doing hard time
And the grapes of wrath, they're
on the vine
There's wine in this dirt
Here love ain't love, tt's just
another four letter word
God let these wheels roll to
where the girls are pretty
Where the nights explode and life
is still living
Down this open road, the arms of
pity
Wait to greet me tonight in
little city
Shalalalalala, shalalalalala,
shalalalalala, oh
Shalalalalala, shalalalalala, shalalalalala,
oh
God let these wheels roll to
where the girls are pretty
Where the nights explode and life
is still living
Down this open road, the arms of
pity
Wait to greet me tonight in
little city
Now that cold gray fog's just a
rolling down the highway
He's come to carry me home
It puts a little smile on my face
Yeah, roll with me baby
I can see those daylights calling
me home
Yeah, I'm never alone
Just turn the radio on
There's an old song I used to
know
August 7, 415
Ah...
It was another day
Perfect Texas afternoon
Mother and two children play
The way they always do
As they raced home from the
mailbox
A mother and her son
Against a little girl of six
years old
The independent one
Ah...
The deputies went door to door
through all the neighborhood
They said I got some news to tell
you folks
I'm afraid it ain't so good
Somehow something happened
Someone got away
Someone got the answers for what
happened here today
Oh no, oh no, oh no no no no
Tell me it was just a dream -
August 7, 4:15
God closed His eyes and the world
got mean - August 7, 4:15
Now the people from the papers
And the local TV news tried to
find the reason
Cop dogs sniffed around for clues
Someone shouted "Hit and
run"
The coroner cried
"Foul"
Her blue dress was what she wore
The day they laid her body down
Oh no, oh no, oh no no no no
Tell me it was just a dream -
August 7, 4:15
God closed His eyes and the world
got mean - August 7, 4:15
No...
{Guitar solo}
I know tonight that there's an
angel up on Heaven's highest hill
And no one there can hurt you
baby, no one ever will
Somewhere someone's conscience is
like a burning bed
The flames are all around you
How you gonna sleep again ?
Oh no, oh no, oh no no no no
Tell me it was just a dream -
August 7, 4:15
God closed His eyes and the world
got mean - August 7, 4:15
Tell me it was just a dream -
August 7, 4:15
God closed His eyes and the world
got mean - August 7, 4:15
{ 4:15 to fade }
Billy gets your guns
I just seen trouble, he's calling
out your name tonight
Billy get your guns
You could walk away but I know
you were born to fight
So Billy get your guns
The bandileros are strung out in
the promenade
Billy get your guns
And the wind whispers softly that
the devil's to blame
Billy get your guns
Billy get your guns
There's trouble blowing like a
hurricane
Billy get your guns
That's the price on your head for
the price of fame
And it'll never change
Billy get your guns
There's a whiskey bottle empty
sittin' on the bar
Billy get your guns
And some organ grinder singing
about some sucker moving on
Billy get your guns
All the whores are hanging out
waiting to get paid
Billy get your guns
From some Johnny on the spot who
said hey keep the change baby
Billy get your guns
Billy get your guns
There's trouble blowing like a
hurricane
Billy get your guns
That's the price on your head for
the price of fame
And it'll never change
No, Billy get your guns
They christened you with whiskey
And there's fire running through
your veins
Well you're an outlaw just the
same
And every night a bullet wears
your name
{Guitar solo}
Billy get your guns
There's trouble blowing like a
hurricane
Billy get your guns
That's the price on your head for
the price of fame
And it'll never change
No, Billy get your guns
I've seen a hangman dancing
beneath the pale moonlight
Billy get your guns
And every stranger that you meet
thinks it's his lucky night
Billy get your guns
I don't envy you Billy but I want
to say
You better get your guns
'Cause every outlaw that's died
will live to ride again
Billy get your guns
Billy get your guns
There's trouble blowing like a
hurricane
Billy get your guns
That's the price on your head for
the price of fame
And it'll never change
Billy get your guns, Billy get
your guns
Billy get your guns, Billy get
your guns
Miracle
A penny for your thoughts now
baby
Looks like the weight of the
world's on your shoulders now
I know you think you're going
crazy
Just when it seems everything's
gonna work itself out
They drive you right back down
And you said it ain't fair
That a man walks
When a bird can fly
We have to kick the ground
The stars kiss the sky
They say that spirits live
A man has to die
They promised us truth
Now they're giving us lies
Gonna take a miracle top save us
this time (ooh... )
And your savior has just left
town
Gonna need a miracle 'cause it's
all on the line
And I won't let you down
(No I won't let you down, ooh...
)
The river of your hope is
flooding
And I know the dam is busted
If you need me I'll come running
I won't let you down... no, no
You're looking for salvation
You thought that it'd be shining
like an angel's light, yeah
Well, the angels left this nation
And salvation caught the last
train out tonight
He lost a hell of a fight
He said: "I'm just one man,
that's all I'll ever be
I never can be everything you
wanted from me
I've got big plans so big that
any blind man could see
I'm standing in the river
Now I'm drowning in the sea
Gonna take a miracle top save us
this time (ooh... )
And your savior has just left
town
Gonna need a miracle 'cause your
heart's on the line
And your heartbeat is slowing
down (heartbeat's blowing, ooh... )
Your feet are grounded still
you're reaching for the sky
You can let 'em clip your wings
'cause I believe that you can fly
{Solo (fly baby)}
Well my eyes have seen the horror
of the coming of the flood
I've driven deep the thorny crown
into the soul of someone's son
Still I'll look you in the eye
'cause I've believed in things I've thought
And I'll die without regret for
the wars I have fought
Gonna take a miracle top save you
this time (ooh... )
And your savior has just left
town
Gonna need a miracle 'cause your
heart's doing time
And your conscience is calling
you out (conscience's calling, ooh... )
It ain't all for nothing
Life ain't written in the sand
I know the tide is coming
But it's time we made a stand
with a miracle
Gonna take a miracle, I need a
miracle
I need a miracle, I need a
miracle
Na, miracle (miracle) oh...
Blaze of glory
I wake up in the morning
And I raise my weary head
I've got an old coat for a pillow
And the earth was last night's
bed
I don't know where I'm going
Only God knows where I've been
I'm a devil on the run
A six gun lover
A candle in the wind, yeah
When you're brought into this
world
They say you're born in sin
Well at least they gave me
something
I didn't have to steal or have to
win
Well, they tell me that I'm
wanted
Yeah, I'm a wanted man
I'm a colt through your stable
I'm what Cain was to Abel
Mister catch me if you can
I'm going down (down) in a blaze
of glory
Take me now but know the truth
I'm going out (out) in a blaze of
glory
And Lord, I never drew first but
I drew first blood
I'm no one's son, call me young
gun
You ask about my conscience
And I offer you my soul
You ask if I'll grow to be a wise
man
Well I ask if I'll grow old
You ask me if I've known love
And what it's like to sing songs
in the rain
Well I've seen love come, I've
seen it shot down
I've seen it die in vain
Shot down (down) in a blaze of
glory
Take me now but know the truth
'Cause I'm going down (down) in a
blaze of glory
Lord, I never drew first but I
drew first blood
I'm the devil's son, call me
young gun, na... yeah
{Guitar solo}
Each night I go to bed
I pray the Lord my soul to keep
No I ain't looking for
forgiveness
But before I'm six foot deep
Lord, I gotta ask a favor
And I hope you'll understand
'Cause I've lived life to the
fullest
Let this boy's die like a man
Staring down a bullet
Let me make my final stand
Shot down (down) in a blaze of
glory
Take me now but know the truth
I'm going out (out) in a blaze of
glory
Lord, I never drew first but I
drew first blood
I'm no one's son, call me young
gun
I'm a young gun, yeah
Young gun, yeah... , Young gun
Blood money
Hey Patty Garrett that's what I
used to call you
They tell me you want me but I
hear they've got you
They made you a lawman with a
badge made of silver
They paid you some money to sell
them my blood
But you say, this ain't about me
and this ain't about you
Or the good and the bad times
we've both been through
When the lines between brothers
and justice have changed
You do what you've gotta cause you
can't walk away
Wonder what would of have
happened if you were the killer and I was the hero
Would things be the same ?
Or would I have traded your life
for my own life ?
Would I have paid your debts in
your place ?
I don't know
But this ain't about me and this
ain't about you
Or the good and the bad times
we've both been through
When the lines between brothers
and justice have changed
You do what you've gotta cause
you can't walk away
Blood money, that's what I call
it
'Cause money for blood ain't no
fair exchange
Blood money
Bought and then sold you
But your conscience is all you
can take to your grave
Santa Fe
They say that no man is an island
And good things come to those who
wait
But the things I hear are there
just to remind me
Every dog will have his day
The spirits, they intoxicate me
I watched them infiltrate my soul
They try to say it's too late for
me
Tell my guns I'm coming home
I swear I'm gonna live forever
Tell my maker he can wait
I'm riding somewhere south of
heaven
Heading back to Santa Fe
It's judgment day in Santa Fe
Once I was promised absolution
There's only one solution for my
sins
You gotta face your ghosts and
know with no illusions
That only one of you is going
home again
And I blame this world for making
a good man evil
It's this world that can drive a
good man mad
And it's this world that turns a
killer into a hero
Well I blame this world for
making a good man bad
Now I ain't getting into heaven
if the devil has his way
I swear I'm gonna live forever
Heading back to Santa Fe
Got debts to pay in Santa Fe
It's judgment day in Santa Fe
Lord have mercy
{Guitar solo}
So I save a prayer when I need it
most
To the Father, Son and the Holy
Ghost
And sign it from a sinner with no
name
When I meet my maker
Will he close the book on the
hearts I broke and the lives I took ?
Will he walk away 'cause my
soul's too late to save ?
Now I ain't getting into heaven
If the devil has his way
I swear I'm gonna live forever
Heading back to Santa Fe
Got debts to pay in Santa Fe
It's judgment day in Santa Fe
Justice in barrel
There's no country, there's no
freedom
There's no you, there's no me
There's no justice, there's no
justice, there's no justice
Hey mister can you help me
I'm a loner on the run
I'm just looking for tomorrow
And I ain't gonna hurt no one
I jumped headfirst into a bottle
I was looking for a friend
Came up just short of nothing
I didn't find the truth, I only
found an end
So tell me who's gonna save me
Or my father or my son
When the only justice a man can
see
Is the barrel of a loaded gun, oh
yeah
I been broke and I've been hungry
I think they're both my middle
name, ooh
But I don't never ever never seem
to get enough
Still guess I guess complain
'Cause what you get in life you take
it
You've gotta hold on, make it
last, ooh
They say good things come to
those who wait
But it's life that goes so fast
And when there's just one rule
you live by
Each day you kiss the rising sun
When you live and die by the life
we breathe
In the barrel of a loaded...
Gun talk to me in my sleep at
night
And a gun somewhere is burning
with my name
{Guitar solo}
Winners are losers
And losers will have to face all
those yesterdays
And all of the dreams they blew
away
So Mister can you help me or are
you my gun
Have the ghosts of justice
brought you here to me to taste, ooh
The barrel of a loaded gun
There's justice in the barrel of
a loaded gun
Justice in the barrel of a loaded
gun
Justice in the barrel of a loaded
gun
Justice in the barrel of a loaded
gun
Never say die
As we stood there older than men
And younger than the boys (that's
right)
We were as still as the wind
That blows on a hot August night
And you were lonesome as a
jukebox
But deadly just the same
I could be as gentle as a newborn
Then spit into the eye of a
hurricane
And we knew how to laugh
And we knew how to cry
Yeah, we sure knew how to live
But we don't ever
Never say die, never say die
I guess you'd say we had a pact
These words we knew so well
(that's right)
Still they remained unspoken
And we'd take them to the fiery
gates of hell
Once I was afraid of love
But when it's your brother those
things change
'Cause love is just another word
for trust
So hear me when I say
Never say die, never say no
You got to look 'em in the eye
and don't let go
When it's your own blood you'll
bleed
And your own tears you'll cry
When you're brought up to believe
That it's the strong who survive
Never say die
{Guitar solo}
Yeah, and we could run like
lightning (we could run like lightning)
Through the pouring rain (through
the rain)
And we'll be standing like a
soldier
Who comes marching home again
(left, right, left, right)
They ask what it is that I want
written (they ask what it is that I want written)
On the gravestone where I'll lie
(on the gravestone where I'll lie)
Tell them it's just my bones that
died there (tell them it's just my bones that died there)
So save the tears they'll cry (so
save the tears they'll cry)
My spirit is still riding
somewhere's in this night
And it's these three words that
come to me
As I kiss this world good bye
Never say die, never say no
You got to look 'em in the eye
and don't let go
When it's your own blood you'll
bleed
And your own tears you'll cry
When you're brought up to believe
That it's the strong who survive
Never say die, never say die...
(that's right)
You really got me now
1, 2, 3, 4
Well you're dancing with the
shadow
You been talking in your sleep
Well you can walk on water
But don't want to wet your feet
You really got me, you really got
me now
You know I don't know how you do
it
But you really put me through it
You got me, yeah
You say you talk to everyone
Who is anyone in town
But they don't recognize you
With your feet out of your mouth
You really got me, you really got
me now, yeah
You know I don't know how you do
it
But you really drive me through
it
You got me
Who am I to judge a man who says
that's he's his own biggest fan
It's true / Richard...
[Piano solo]
You brought a knife out to a
gunfight
And you're shouting that I'm dead
My old friends Smith and Wesson
Think you're in over your head
You really got me, you really got
me now
You know I don't know how you do
it
But you really drive me through
it
You got me now
You really got me, you really got
me now
You burn your bridges baby
You know I don't know how you do
it
But you really put me through it
You got me, yeah
Bang A Drum
I went to see the preacher to
teach me how to pray
He looked at me and smiled
Then that preacher turned away
He said if you want to tell him
something
You ain't gotta fold your hands
Say it with your heart, your soul
and believe it
And I'd say amen
Bang a drum for the sinners
Bang a drum for the sins
Bang a drum for the losers
And those who win
Bang a drum, bang it loudly
Or as soft as you need
Bang a drum for yourself son
And a drum for me
Ooh, let me hear you say yeah
(yeah), hallelujah, amen
I called upon my brother just the
other day
He said: John I'm gonna die if I
don't start to live again
I work each day and night like
clockwork
Just trying to make ends meet
I could kick this bad world's ass
If I could just get on my feet
I'd bang a drum for the dying
Bang a drum for the truth
Bang a drum for the innocence
lost in our youth
Bang a drum, bang it loudly
Or as soft as you need
Bang a drum for you brother
And a drum for me
I don't know where all the rivers
run
I don't know how far, I don't
know how come
Well I'm gonna die believin' each
step that I take
Ain't worth the ground that I
walk on
If we don't walk it our way
[Guitar solo]
(ooh...)
No I don't claim to be a wiseman,
a poet or a saint
I'm just another man who's
searching for a better way
But my heart beats loud as
thunder
For the things that I believe
Sometimes I wanna run for cover
Sometimes I want to scream
Bang a drum for tomorrow
Bang a drum for the past
Bang a drum for the heroes that
won't come back
Bang a drum for the promise
Bang a drum for the lies
Bang a drum for the lovers and
the tears they've cried
Bang a drum, bang it loudly
Or as soft as you need
But as long as my heart keeps on
bangin'
I got a reason to believe (I got
a reason to believe)
(Yeah, yeah, oh yeah, yeah,
hallelujah, amen)
Let me hear you say yeah (yeah)
yeah (yeah) oh yeah
Let me hear you say yeah (yeah)
hallelujah, amen
Come on now (yeah) yeah (yeah) oh
yeah
Let me hear you say yeah (yeah)
hallelujah, amen
All right girls (yeah) brother
(yeah) yeah (yeah) oh yeah
Let me hear you say yeah (yeah) hallelujah,
amen
Dyin' Ain't Much Of A Livin
[Josiah Gordon "Doc"
Scurlock:]
"You rode a 15 year old boy
straight to his grave and the rest of us straight to hell."
A whiskey bottle comforts me
And tells me not to cry
While a full moon says a prayer
for me
I try to close my eyes
But the night's there to remind
me
Of the guns and the early graves
The ghosts appear as I fall
asleep
To sing an outlaw's serenade
Dyin' ain't much of a livin'
When you're livin' on the run
Dyin' ain't much of a livin' for
the young
Is it too late to ask for
forgiveness
For the things that I have done ?
Dyin' ain't much of a livin' for
the young
Oh... the desert's been a friend
to me
It covers me by night
And a snakebite's not my enemy
But it taught me how to fight
All this fame don't bring you
freedom
Though it wears a thin disguise
And an outlaw is just a man to me
And a man has to die
Oh, dyin' ain't much of a livin'
When you're livin' on the run
Dyin' ain't much of a livin' for
the young
Is it too late to ask for
forgiveness
For the things that I have done ?
Dyin' ain't much of a livin' for
the young
na...
And I hope someone will pray for
me
When it's my turn to die... pray
for me
Dyin' ain't much of a livin'
When you're livin' on the run
Dyin' ain't much of a livin' for
the young
Is it too late to ask for
forgiveness
For the things that I have done ?
Dyin' ain't much of a livin' for
the young
na...