Steve Forbert - Alive On Arrival (1987) by Steve Forbert (보컬) on maniadb.com

Well [C] everybody here, [G] seems to like to laugh

[Dmin] Look at Johnny jivin' across [G] the floor

He [C] can play the fool and [G] make a few mistakes,

[Dmin] But all the same he'll never be [G] a bore

I'm [C] glad to be so young [G] talkin' with my tongue

[D min] Glad to be so careless in [G] my way

[C] Glad to take a chance [G] and play against the odds

[D min] Glad to be so crazy in [G] my day



Well [C] I'm goin' [C/B] down to [A min] Laurel

[G] It's a dirty stinkin' town [Am] yea

[F] But me I know [G] exactly what I'm going to [Am] find

[C-G-A min] [D min] Little girl [E min] I'm goin' to see

[Am] She is a fool for [C] lovin' me

[F] But she's in love [G] and love's a funny state of [C] mind

Yes it is (on second chorus)

Well [C] what was that you said [G] when you had a tear

[D min]Rolling down your cheek the [G] other night

[C] I couldn't catch it all [G] there's something going wrong

[D min]I hope you got it straightened out [G] alright

[C] Everything's so loud [G]and everything's so fast

[D min]I here your brother married once [G]again

Yea [C] best of luck and all and [G] try to have some fun

[D min]They tell me this great life can always [G] end

CHORUS

harmonica theme again: [C-G-D min-G]

I'm [C] smilin' from a car, I'm [G] goin' for a drive

[D min]Feel the whistle blowin' breeze gone [G]flying by

[C] Mirror's on the moon, [G] echo in the sun

[D min] See just a touch of madness [G]in my eye

[C]Please don't mention rain, [G] please don't talk of trains

[D min]Please don't mention buildings burning [G]down

[C]Everybody here seems [G] to like to laugh

[D min] Either step in time or just don't hang [G] around

.Here's to all you all you lucky dogs, it's heads or tails.
Here's to all you filthy rich, I wish you well.
Here's to all the pretty women made for cash.
And here's to dashing daddy's son he's such a flash.

Well, I been lookin' and walkin' 'round the
sunset square,
Singin' an' talkin' with my friends down there,
sittin' an' lis'nin' with a young man's ear,
to all the rainbow dreams

Here's to all the shitty jobs that I despise.
Here's to two-bit guarantees and other lies.
Here's to roads of burning tar and hot cement.
Here's to money in my hand and where it went.

Well, I got my fingers a-tapping on the hard,
stone steps.
I'm waiting for lightning and the rains to fall.
Young lovers are loafin' with their sidewalk smiles
And all their rainbow dreams.

Amy Alice in the Summer
With a sack lunch and a punch card.
See my sister with a drag job.
Man, she feels like she's a hundred years ago.

Here's to people living lives that they regret.
Work your fingers to the bone and sink in debt.
Here's to all those shaky tricks that hustlers try.
You know their easy money is oft' times hard.
They flash a grin an' they wink their eye, well...

I been livin' an' breathin' in the rat trap town.
Tryna get over where the wall breaks down.
Holdin' my head up with my thin tired arms
and all my rainbow dreams

Well [E] don't ya go [A]thinkin', and [E] thinkin', and [B] thinkin'

and [E] thinkin' so [A] much 'till you're [E] stranded be[B]hind

[E] Don't ya go [A] thinkin', and [E] thinkin', and [B] thinkin',

and [E] thinkin' so [A] much 'till you're [B] losin' your [E]mind


There's so [G#min] many [B]depressions all [C#min]plowed in your [E] brain

[A]Trace 'em too [E]far, and they'll drive you [B] insane

[A]You're twisted so [E] tight now, you [A] hardly can [E] talk

Get out in the [F#min]daylight and [A] go for a [B] walk


All the tension inside has gone through to your face

You're flashin' your madness all over the place

You stand in the hallway an' try to explain

I look in your eyes, I see shackles an' chains, aw


You're chasin' some notion you've misunderstood

You're tryin' so hard, can't you tell it's no good?

You analyze everything into a "No"

You're fallin' apart, you got nothing to show

What kinda guy am I really am?
I love some turkey, but I don't eat lamb.
No sweet potato, but I do like ham.
What kinda guy am I really am?
What kinda guy am I really I?
I kept my jacket, but I lost my tie.
I'll tell ya truly that I sometimes lie.
What kinda guy am I really I?
What kinda guy am I really who?
Don't wear pajamas and I don't sniff glue.
I'm Mississippi, got the New York blues.
What kinda guy am I really who?
What kinda guy am I really what?
I might be leavin', but the door ain't shut.
I'm here for lovin', but I ain't no slut.
What kinda guy am I really what?
What kinda guy am I really am?
I love some turkey, but I don't eat lamb.
No sweet potato, but I do like ham.
What kinda guy am I really am?

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Written By FORBERT, STEVE
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.You've traveled so far, the wind in your face
G A
you're thinking you've found the one special place
D
where all your dreams will walk out in line,
G
and follow the course you've made in your mind
D Bm
CH: Well, it isn't gonna be that way
A
It isn't gonna be--that way

I came on my own
and felt much like you
i thought i was king
and knew what to do
but everything burned
and fell from my hand
i had to turn back
and build a new plan

It isn't gonna be--that way

if i were a god
id give you a clue
this minute would crack
and id go through
and id walk out in time
where no one has been
and come back to you
and tell what id seen

youll just have to live and see
what you find
take it from there
and follow the signs
think you can live
and dream your own fate
you think you can wish
and walk through the gate

It isn't gonna be--that way

Buildings an' people down under the skies,
I walk down the street lookin' out through my eyes,
I'm getting so skinny it hurts to sit down,
I'm deep in the well, I'm in the rat trap town.
Where it's dirty for dirty, it's an eye for an eye,
it's a tooth for a tooth an' a sigh for a sigh
an' ev'rything's edgy like musical chairs
an' ev'ryone's lookin', but who really cares?
Well, I'm tryna get up, tryna laugh in my head,
I'm walkin' on eggs and I'm climbin' on thread.
There's motors an' traffic an' racket an' horns;
my weary ol' stairway is wobbly an' worn.
There a hissin' of heaters an' bangin' ol' pipes,
screaming of women an' laughin' all night,
there's babies a-cryin' an' somebody's dog,
he's barkin' so loudly, there's a man in the hall...
Hell, it's some kinda lunatic followin' me.
He's down by the john so I can't take a pee.
I'm 's'posed t' be happy, I'm here where it's at,
I'm a face in the crowd, I'm a big city cat.

.Gra[F]nd Central [C]Station wheels and it deals, [Dm]the [F]crowds rush and scramble,
[D7]Round past the newsstands and [G]out across the floors

And [Dm]I [F]did some [C]singing, [Dm]and I [F]played [C]guitar, [Dm]down near a [C]doorway,
[D7]howling out words and [G]banging out chords.

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Well, [C]think what you will, [Em]laugh if you like, it [Am]don't make no [Em]difference to [F]me.
[C]I'll open my case, [Em]and I might catch a coin, but [F]all ears may listen for free


Big clocks were tickin', trains came and went, ]sad, ragged figures
]limped in the hallways and dug through the trash

While old folks and young folks, passed in a flood, on dashing somewhere,
wrapped in their lives and gone in a flash


Well, a man came a talkin', he stopped where I [C]stood. He warned me so gravely,
'The [D7]cops here'll nab ya, boy and they'll ]take ya right on down,' yes, but
I took my]chances, and luck saw me through, I s]tayed until I'd finis]ed,
Played what I pleased and poured out my sound

Standin' on the corner, waiting for the snow,
wishin' I's a little warmer, wond'rin' where to go...
I saw a man break down today,
break down into tears,
tonight I feel so far away from home.
Who can I confide in? Who can really hear?
Who can keep my secrets? Who can see me clear?
I saw a man break down today,
break down into tears,
tonight I feel so far away from home.
Watch out there mama with your TV blues.
Go walkin' lightly in your high-heeled shoes.
Look out there mister since ya seen so much
Go lightly flyin' on your graveyard crutch.
People seeking people, standing on the earth,
reaching for connection, they know what it's worth.
I saw a man break down today,
break down into tears,
tonight I feel so far away from home.

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Written By FORBERT, S. STEPHEN
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If I seem a little crazy well it's just because I am
But that ain't no call to talk behind my back
Sometimes I go derailin' when it's chaos in my mind
But all in all my wheels are mainly on the track

So won't you settle down settle down?
Baby love, my baby love
Oh don't quit your faith in me

Well I hear you when you whisper and I've seen your nervous eyes
I've known your fear and held your doubtful hand
You're judging way too soon you're underestimating me
Sometimes I rock a bit but I can stand

So won't you settle down, settle down?
Baby love, my baby love
Hey don't quit your faith in me

Out on the highway out on the cold road
Some lonesome losin' rounder wears a frown
And I could be there without a notion
If not for all the love you've brought around

Hey, if I'm caught up in a whirlwind babe I know
I'll make it through
I've seen that spinning power rise an' fall
I can ride it sailin' higher I can ride it comin' down
It's a natural kind of cycle babe that's all

So won't you settle down, settle down?
Baby love, my baby love
Ooh don't quit your faith in me

I was sittin' by the road, my head in a cloud,
Wishin' that I had some wings;
Wishin' for a scooter, a-wishin' for a train
Or any kin' o' movin' thing.
Well, I looked at the trees,
I looked at the sky,
I seen it was a lovely day.
I looked up the road, I looked at my feet,
I picked it up an' walked away.
Well, you cannot win if you do not play.
No, you cannot win if you do not play.
Well, I went to the fair, lookin' for fun.
I think the whole world was there.
I saw a fat man, I saw a thin man.
I saw a little teddy bear.
Well, I said to myself,
"I know what I want. I gotta get a bear some way."
I heard a loud voice. It said a few words.
It said, "You gotta take a chance an' pay."
Well, you cannot win if you do not play
No, you cannot win if you do not play
Pretty young Pam, you're bringin' me down baby,
All ya do is make-uh me blue.
I'm under the trees, I'm waiting alone,
Tryna sing a song to you.
Well, the night is so clear, the moon is so bright;
You're wastin' it all away.
You're up on a hill, I'm down here below.
I'm tryna tell ya babe, it ain't okay.
Well, you cannot win if you do not play.
You cannot win if you do not play.