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1. |
| 7:12 | ||||
I was never one for singing
what I really feel Except tonight, I'm bringing everything I know that's real Stars, they come and go They come fast or slow They go like the last light of the sun, all in a blaze and all you see is glory But it gets lonely there when there's no one here to share We can shake it away if you'll hear a story People lust for fame Like athletes in a game we break our collarbones and come up swinging Some of us are downed Some of us are crowned and some are lost and never found But most have seen it all They live their lives in sad cafes and music halls They always have a story Some make it when they're young before the world has done its dirty job and later on, someone will say "You've had your day You must make way" But they'll never know the pain of living with a name you never owned or the many years forgetting what you know too well The ones who gave the crown have been let down You try to make amends without defending Perhaps pretending you never saw the eyes of grown men of twenty five that followed as you walked and asked for autographs or kissed you on the cheek and you never could believe they really loved you Some make it when they're old (Perhaps they have a soul they're not afraid to bare Or perhaps there's nothing there) Some women have a body men will want to see, so they put it on display Some people play a fine guitar I could listen to them play all day Some ladies really move across a stage and gee, they sure can dance I guess I could learn how if I have it half a chance but I always feel so funny when my body tries to soar and I seem to always worry about missing the next chord I guess there isn't anything to put up on display except the tunes and whatever else I say Anyway, that isn't really what I meant to say I meant to tell a story I live from day to day Stars, they come and go They come fast or slow They go like the last light of the sun, all in a blaze and all you see is glory But those who've seen it all they live their lives in sad cafes and music halls we always have a story So if you don't lose patience with my fumbling around, I'll come up singing for you even when I'm down |
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2. |
| 2:59 | ||||
I love the light, I love the changing season
I love without much thought to reason I'd give it all if I could make you see I love the man that you were meant to be I love the man you are in me I love the man who waits beside you I love the man who hides behind you I love the shadow though it disappears I love the afterglow, reflected through the tears I love the shadows in my tears I love the dreams you can't remember Lost in the early waking hours I love the season of forever I'll live without the light of laughter I'll live without an everafter I'd give it all, if I could make you see I need the man that you were meant to be I love the man you are in me |
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3. |
| 2:43 | ||||
I want to lie by your side
and watch the tide run over Lay your head upon my shoulder I want to lie by the bed and send my head out reeling Honey, lay this feeling down I'm ready to ride *Sweet sympathy, won't you pity me tonight? Yes I got to hurry to the surry get the saddle on tight Honey won't you let me? Honey just allow me Honey, won't you pleasure me right? Sweet sympathy, won't you carry me tonight? I want to lay myself down and take a sweet, soft shelter Still my waters here forever I want to lay my body down I want to lay my body down Honey, lay me lightly down I'm ready to ride Can we get together Can we get together Can we get together right now? Well, you give me the music and you know how to use it Drive me out of my shoes I got the blues tonight I've got sweet titillation Honey, won't you pleasure me right? Sweet sympathy won't you carry me tonight? *Repeat |
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4. |
| 3:08 | ||||
Would you really come and live with me
We can watch TV when the nights are cold And it’s hard to sleep When I’m hungry, when I’m old When I’m angry, when I’m cold Honey, I don’t know Would you really come and take my cares away Set me down in an easy chair and stay a while Child, that’s a righteous thing you do To make somebody just this happy Like you done me to I can see the years go down You and me, we’ll paint the town Lord, if my mama and my papa could see me now I'm great at building castles in the air And living there for days - you’d be amazed I live in dreams and when I can I go to sleep and there I am and there you are When I’m hungry for the taste Of loving you and your embrace It’s hard to wait ‘Cause I’ve been waiting here so long a time But if you say it’s right, honey, I don’t mind We got all the years ahead Time for everything we said Lord, if my mama and my papa could see me now I'd be happy living in a shack With all the plumbing in the back But you might not, you know So maybe we better have a home I’d be glad on a farm with a million dogs Or a cave with bats But you wouldn’t like that Maybe we gotta have a home Will you really come and live with me I'd be so proud In loving you, I’m loving me I make it funny and I make you laugh ‘Cause it makes it easy getting past All the being scared I can see the years go down You and me, we’ll paint the town Lord if my mama and my papa could see me now Oh lord, if my mama and my papa could see me now |
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5. |
| 2:41 | ||||
Mom and I had our ups and downs, mostly during my
adolescence and her first years as a divorced woman. There were months we didn't speak, years we didn't communicate. Later I realized she'd done the best she could, and began to understand what a hard road she'd chosen, living single as a middle-aged woman in the '60's. I grew not just to respect but to admire her. I finished this song while I was living in her apartment, shamefacedly taking grocery money from her because I was hoping to write my next album and get a recording deal. I walked into her bedroom while she was standing on the bed hanging a picture, said "Mom, I wrote a new song", and began singing it. She stood facing the wall until I'd finished, then turned to me with tears rolling down her face. It was the first time I realized how much a song could heal; we began to be close, close friends after that. Thankyous Papa gave me music. Mama gave me soul. Brother gave me reaching out to hold. Teacher gave me license Learning set me free Schooling gave me nothing ?music showed me how to be Papa gave me want-to-be Brother gave me empathy Mama gave me women, but that isn't all I need I have lived in houses. I have lived in homes. Eaten off of tables made of wood or stone Through the trials and tribulations I've never known how to say I love you and let my feelings show So thank you for the music Thank you for the song Bless you for the freedom in knowing right from wrong Thank you for the laughter the heartaches and the tears It's a blessing to grow It's a goodness to be here You give me want-to-be You give me sympathy You give me woman Thank you for loving me and letting it show It's a pleasure to be here so bless us, every one |
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6. |
| 3:19 | ||||
And when the war was over
I went dancing in the streets with the corpse of my dead brother to the sacrificial beat the Boy Scouts and the Legionnaires come home from overseas singing Glory Hallelujah! to the swank Gestapo beat Hallelujah I've never been In the whole of my life an intelligent sacrifice Hallelujah Give me a reason to go on believing and I'm ready to pay the price I heard of a plan in the president's mansion (high up in the sky) It called for a sacrifice and my brother paid the price Sent him home in a bag, Tha American flag was draped around the box The coffin lid was locked The note said Thanks a lot Some and dance with me I'm home from overseas I'm a corpse up to my knees Celebrate the victory Do you want to dance and hold me tight? I'm feeling most diseased but I'm easier to please Come and dance |
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7. |
| 2:05 | ||||
I miss you, jealous lover
Won’t you come on over To my side of town I need you Like the city needs the sound of human voices I want you Like the winter wants the springtime Lover, without you The world stands alone Without you The past lingers on Tomorrow becoming today Without you, it’s all the same Without you Outside my window Gentle lover The birds are singing songs of love I need you They are calling for the sound of laughing children I want you They are singing for your pleasure Lover, without you The world stands alone Without you The past lingers on Tomorrow becoming today Without you, it’s all the same I see you A world without end Then I need you All over again Without you the sun doesn’t shine Tomorrow is blind Without you |
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8. |
| 4:08 | ||||
JESSE COME HOME
THERE'S A HOLE IN THE BED WHERE WE SLEPT NOW IT'S GROWING COLD HEY JESSE, YOUR FACE IN THE PLACE WHERE WE LAY BY THE HEARTH, ALL APART IT HANGS ON MY HEART AND I'M LEAVING THE LIGHT ON THE STAIRS NO I'M NOT SCARED - I WAIT FOR YOU HEY JESSE, I'M LONELY, COME HOME JESSE, THE FLOORS AND THE BOARDS RECALLING YOUR STEP AND I REMEMBER, TOO ALL THE PICTURES ARE FADING AND SHADED IN GREY BUT I STILL SET A PLACE ON THE TABLE AT NOON AND I'M LEAVING A LIGHT ON THE STAIRS NO I'M NOT SCARED - I WAIT FOR YOU HEY JESSE, I'M LONELY, COME HOME JESSE, THE SPREAD ON THE BED IS LIKE WHEN YOU LEFT I'VE KEPT IT ALL FOR YOU AND ALL THE BLUES AND THE GREENS HAVE BEEN RECENTLY CLEANED AND THEY'RE SEEMINGLY NEW HEY JES, ME AND YOU WE'LL SWALLOW THE LIGHT ON THE STAIRS WE'LL DO UP MY HAIR WE'LL SLEEP UNAWARE HEY JESSE, I'M LONELY, COME HOME |
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9. |
| 3:20 | ||||
You’ve got me on a string
I don’t mean a thing to you I’m holding on to no one I’m a long time lover And my long time love is gone If my man beats me, robs me blind Long as he don’t leave me, I don’t mind I would beg and I would crawl Though it does no good at all My man’s been gone so long And I keep holding on And if he needed me, I’d be there No matter how he mistreated me I don’t care I would get down on my knees Though it does no good to please My man’s been gone for so long And I keep holding on Broken windows, boarded doorways Choose your prison When I’m with him I’m a fool for loving you And well I know How the head says ? no And the heart says Go down on your knees, woman And keep on holding on |
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10. |
| 4:03 | ||||
APPLAUSE, APPLAUSE
GIVE THE SINGER A CHANCE TREAT HER RIGHT BE POLITE MAYBE SHE WILL DANCE APPLAUSE, APPLAUSE GIVE THE SINGER A BREAK HOW MUCH CAN YOU GIVE HOW MUCH CAN YOU TAKE GIVE THE SINGER A CHANCE WANNA GIVE THE SINGER A CHANCE ANYTHING TO BUY YOUR SOUL AND MAYBE SHE WILL DANCE APPLAUSE, APPLAUSE SHE'LL STAND UPON HER HEAD APPLAUSE, APPLAUSE SHE'LL TAKE YOU TO HER BED AND SHARE WITH YOU THE MEMORIES OF DREAMS SHE CAN'T FORGET APPLAUSE, APPLAUSE LET'S GIVE THE PRIZE TO THE LITTLE LADY WITH THE STARS IN HER EYES I'LL SELL MY SOUL FOR A SONG PAY THE PRICE AND CARRY ON AND SHARE WITH YOU THE MEMORIES OF DREAMS I CAN'T FORGET OF LOVERS I HAVE MET APPLAUSE, APPLAUSE LET'S GIVE THE PRIZE TO THE LITTLE LADY WITH THE STARS IN HER EYES APPLAUSE, APPLAUSE GIVE THE SINGER A CHANCE TREAT HER RIGHT BE POLITE MAYBE SHE WILL DANCE APPLAUSE, APPLAUSE GIVE THE SINGER A BREAK HOW MUCH CAN YOU GIVE HOW MUCH CAN YOU TAKE GIVE THE SINGER A CHANCE WANNA GIVE THE SINGER A CHANCE ANYTHING TO BUY YOUR SOUL AND MAYBE SHE WILL DANCE MAYBE SHE WILL DANCE MAYBE SHE WILL? |