Bruce Springsteen [E Street Band]

Springsteen

Well, you don't like, don't like the way I walk
And you don't like, don't like the way I talk
You criticize about me endlessly
Logic defies how you get stuck with me.

And you complain about the clothes I wear
And you explain there's other boys out there
You complain my car makes too much noise
And you cry, I'm always out with the boys.

Whoa whoa (whoa whoa whoa whoa)
I give up, little darling (whoa whoa, little darling)
Yeah, no matter what I do, girl, you know it's true
Ain't good enough for you.

You complain the way I love you at night
You explain I'm really not your type
If we go out, you say I'm such a bore
If we stay in, you say what are we living for.

I don't understand, there's nothing I can do
There ain't no way I can satisfy you
End of the night, I lean in for a kiss
Here comes the pitch, a swing and a miss.

Whoa whoa whoa whoa (whoa whoa, whoa whoa)
I quit, little darling (whoa whoa, little darling)
Yeah, no matter what I do, well, you know it's true
Ain't good enough for you, hey!, hey!

Whoa whoa whoa whoa (whoa whoa whoa whoa)
Hey hey, little darling (whoa whoa, little darling)
No matter what I do, girl, you know it's true
Ain't good enough for you.

I tried to change, I got a job in sales
I bought a shirt uptown in Bloomindales
And, babe, I tried to make the latest scene
Hitting cool just like Jimmy Iovine.

I bought a record with all the latest grooves
A book of love with all the latest moves
I bought some flowers and I waited at your door
And you came out, didn't want to see me no more.

Whoa whoa whoa (whoa whoa whoa whoa)
I quit, little darling (whoa whoa little darling)
Yeah, no matter what I do, girl, you know it's true
Ain't good enough for you, hey! hey! hey!
No matter what I do, girll you know it's true
Ain't good enough for you
Oh, no matter what I do, girl, you know it's true
Ain't good enough for you.

Take me now baby here as I am
Pull me close try and understand
Desire is hunger, is the fire I breathe
Love is the banquet on which we feed
Come on now try and understand
The way I feel when I'm in your hands
Take my hand, come under cover
They can't hurt you now
They can't hurt you now
They can't hurt you now

Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to lust
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to us

I hear my doubt when I'm alone
Love is a ring, the telephone
Love is an angel disguised as lust
Here in our bed 'til the morning comes
Come on now try and understand
The way I feel under your command
Take my hand as the sun descends
They can't touch you now
They can't touch you now
They can't touch you now

Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to lust
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to us

With love we sleep
With doubt the vicious circle
Turns and burns
Without you I cannot live
Forgive, me now
The time has come to take the moment and
They can't hurt us now
They can't hurt us now

Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to lust
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to us

Springsteen

Sonny abandoned his car last night
Had a meeting on the docks with a light blue Monterrey
To breakaway.

Sonny was playing all his cards last night
In a hotel room he dealt his life away
To breakaway.

Now the promises and the lies they demand it
Let the hearts that have been broken stand as the price you pay
To breakaway, oh, breakaway, oh Ronde, Ronde, Ronde, Ronde Ray
To breakaway.

Janie slipped from behind the bar last night
Cashed out and walked onto streets rainy and grey
To breakaway.

Janie slid into a car last night
In a parking lot she gave her soul away
To breakaway.

Now the promises and the lies they demand it
Let the hearts that have been broken stand as the price you pay
To breakaway, oh, breakaway, oh Ronde, Ronde, Ronde, Ronde Ray
To breakaway.

Bobby lay 'neath a sheet of stars last night
His back on blacktop still warm from the heat of the day
From breakaway.

Bobby went down hard last night
Saw a shooting star as the evening light slipped away
From breakaway.

Now the promises and the lies they demand it
Let the hearts that have been broken stand as the price you pay
To breakaway, oh, breakaway, oh Ronde, Ronde, Ronde, Ronde Ray
From breakaway
Oh, breakaway
To breakaway
To breakaway
To breakaway
...

Springsteen

In Candy's room their are pictures of her saviour on the wall
But to get to Candy's room, you got to walk the darkness of Candy's hall
Strangers from the city call my baby's number and they bring Candy toys
But when I come knockin', she smiles pretty, she knows tonight I'm gonna be Candy's boy.

Well, in the olden days when the Mongolian gangs rode herd out on Route 9
We go ridin' in the rain, runnin' south, way down through the pines
Weekends in the sun in that cheap motel down by the Dynamo
We loved each other till their was nothing left and drove that old car as hard and fast as she would go.

Well, I got a cold winter wind blowin' behind me and you
But Candy's got a man who takes care of her better than I do.

Well there's machines and there's fire waiting for us on the edge of town*
And there's some boys for hire and there waiting to blow me and Candy down
And that's alright cause they can't touch us now babe it seems
Cause I know that I will forever be Candy's boy
Mmmmm, I will forever be Candy's boy, alright.

Let's do the intro.

Once more.

Springsteen

Taxi Cab, Taxi Cab, at the light
Won't you take me on a ride through this city of night ?
I got some money and I'm feeling fine
I ain't in no hurry so just take your time.

Some people wanna die young and gloriously
But, Taxi Cab driver, well, that ain't me
I got a cute little baby down at 12th and Vine
And she opens for business just about closing time.

Ah hey hey, ah hey hey
City of night, city of night.

And I don't believe what I see in this street
I don't know how people they can take the heat
Well, baby, I'm a liar, I'm a cheat and I don't care
I got my money, I can take my fare.

Ah hey hey, ah hey hey
City of night, city of night.

I'm riding tonight to see my sugar girl
You know she wears that dress without a care in the world
Yeah, she got some loving that's as bright as the sun
And she brings it with her man when she comes.

Hey hey, city of night
Ah-hey, ah-hey, city of night
Ride on.

Put on your black dress baby, and put your hair up right
There's a party way down in Factory Town tonight
I'll be going down there if you need a ride
Come on, come on, let's go tonight

How many men fail, their dreams denied
They walk through these streets with death in their eyes
Now the man on the radio says "Elvis Presley died"
Come on, come on, let's go tonight

Well now some came to witness, now some came to weep

Drawn by death's strange glory, they stood in the street
Drawn together forever in the promise of an endless sleep
Come on, come on, let's go tonight
Baby, come on, come on, let's go tonight
Da da da da da da da
Da da da da da da da da
Da da da da da da da

Springsteen

I'm driving in my car, I turn on the radio
I'm pulling you close, you just say no
You say you don't like it but, girl, I know you're a liar
'Cause when we kiss, mmm, fire.

Late at night, I'm takin' you home
I whisper stay, you say you wanna be alone
You say you don't need me but, baby, I know you're a liar
'Cause when we kiss, mmm, fire, fire.

You had a hold on me right from the start
In a grip so tight I can't tear it apart
My nerves all jumpin' actin' like a fool
Your kisses they burn but your heart stays cool.

Romeo and Juliet, Samson and Delilah
You can bet their love, they didn't deny
Your words say split but your words they lie
When we kiss, oh, fire, fire.

You had a hold on me right from the start
In a grip so tight I can't tear it apart
My nerves all jumpin' actin' like a fool
Your kisses they burn but your heart stays cool.

Romeo and Juliet, Samson and Delilah
You can bet their love, they didn't deny
Your words say split but your words they lie
When we kiss, oh, fire, fire, fire, fire ...

Springsteen

Yeah, girl, now won't you come on out tonight ?
Yeah, girl, where the stars are shining bright ?
Gotta get that feeling (gotta get that feeling)
Yeah, we gotta get that feeling (gotta get that feeling)
Oh, back again, yeah, back again.

Tonight, you know there's something in the air
Tonight, we ain't got money but we don't care
Just gotta get that feeling (gotta get that feeling)
Yeah, I wanna get that feeling (gotta get that feeling)
Before the night is through, I want you to get that feeling too.

Hold me in your arms, the night will take care of us
Come the rain or the storm, love will be be there with us
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

(Sha la la la)
(Sha la la la)
(Sha la la la)
...

Tonight, you know there's something in the air
Tonight, we ain't got money but we don't care
We just gotta get that feeling (gotta get that feeling)
Yeah, we gotta get that feeling (gotta get that feeling)
Oh, back again, yeah, back again.

Gotta get that feeling (gotta get that feeling)
Now I wanna get that feeling (gotta get that feeling)
Gotta get that feeling (gotta get that feeling)
Now I wanna get that feeling (gotta get that feeling)

(Doo doo doo doo doo doo)
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo)
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo)
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo) yeah yeah yeah
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo)
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo)
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo) come on darling
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo)
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo) oh, yeah
...

Springsteen

Well, I walk the way you want me to
And I've talk the way you want me to
And I've tried to do all I can just to please you.

Well, I work hard every day for you
And I brought home all my pay for you
And I've cried my tears through the rain night and again.

And, oh girl, it's a shame
Oh girl, it's a doggone shame
We worked so hard but it's all in vain
Oh girl, it's a shame.

Now I bought your gold and diamond rings
And I brought you home your pretty things
And I thought I'd shown all the love I had for you, yes I did.

But as hard as I try it all falls through
Well, maybe I was born to be just your fool
Trying to satisfy your every desire, each need you require.

Well, oh girl, it's a shame
Oh girl, it's a doggone shame
I worked so hard, but it's all in vain
Oh girl, it's a shame.

Someone now!

Oh girl, it's a shame
Oh girl, it's a doggone shame
We worked so hard, but it's all in vain
Oh girl, it's a shame.

Oh girl, it's a shame
Oh girl, it's a doggone shame
I worked so hard, but it's all in vain
Oh, girl it's a shame.

Springsteen

Well, if the sun should fall from the sky tomorrow
If the rain brings a tear to your eye, I would share your sorrow
If you must go, then take your leave
Our love was strong, our love was sweet
But we were walking on the wild side, running down a one way street.

In the night, I see only ..... the fire in your eyes
The morning light brings the shadows of your lies
And so the change has come today
And for our wrongs, well, we must pay
We were walking on the wild side, running down a one way street.

Oh, my darling, I must, I must confess
This can't be love, no, I am just a man possessed
And so the tide has turned to day
We can turn and walk away
'Cause we were walking on the wild side, running down a one way street, yes we are
Girl, we're walking on the wild side, running down a one way street.

Whoa-hoo

It’s all over now, the thing we had
I ain’t sorry girl, I just feel mad
You walk real pretty and you talk real fine
But night after night babe I’m on the line
My life’s the same story, again and again
I’m on the outside looking in

(I’m on the outside looking in)

Well everyday this play’s the same
You go out looking for some strange new games
But pretty soon them games ain’t fun anymore
But something else that you’re looking for
You got all the answers, you and your friends
And I’m on the outside looking in

(I’m on the outside looking in)
Yes I’m on the outside looking in

Now you’ve got the pretty things you want
The sins of the angels baby they will haunt
Those pretty eyes that they all adore
But baby not me not anymore
I do what I want to, I’ll be what I am
I’m on the outside looking in

(I’m on the outside looking in)
Yeah I’m on the outside looking in
(I’m on the outside looking in)
Baby yes I am
(I’m on the outside looking in)
I said I guess I am
(I’m on the outside looking in)
Well baby I’m on the outside looking in

I got a sixty-nine Chevy with a 396
Fuelie heads and a Hurst on the floor
She's waiting tonight down in the parking lot
Outside the Seven-Eleven store
Me and my partner Sonny built her straight out of scratch
And he rides with me from town to town
We only run for the money got no strings attached
We shut 'em up and then we shut 'em down

Tonight, tonight the strip's just right
I wanna blow 'em off in my first heat
Summer's here and the time is right
For racing in the street

We take all the action we can meet
And we cover all the north east state
When the strip shuts down we run 'em in the street
From the fire roads to the interstate
Some guys they just give up living
And start dying little by little, piece by piece
Some guys come home from work and wash up
And go racing in the street

Tonight, tonight the strip's just right
I wanna blow 'em all out of their seats
Calling out around the world, we're going racing in the street

I met her on the strip three years ago
In a Camaro with this dude from L.A.
I blew that Camaro off my back and drove that little girl away
But now there's wrinkles around my baby's eyes
And she cries herself to sleep at night
When I come home the house is dark
She sighs "Baby did you make it all right"
She sits on the porch of her daddy's house
But all her pretty dreams are torn
She stares off alone into the night
With the eyes of one who hates for just being born
For all the shut down strangers and hot rod angels
Rumbling through this promised land
Tonight my baby and me we're gonna ride to the sea
And wash these sins off our hands

Tonight tonight the highway's bright
Out of our way mister you best keep
'Cause summer's here and the time is right
For racing in the street

had a dream our love would last forever
I had a dream tonight my dream comes true
And if you'll hold me tight
We'll be riders, girl, on the night
Ooh, I want a rendezvous

Haven't I told you, girl, how much I like you
I got a feeling that you like me too
well if you hold me tight
We'll be riders, girl, on the night
Ooh, I want a rendezvous

You deserve so much more than this, girl
Well I'm riding on the power and livin' on the promise in your last kiss
Because I had a dream our love would last forever
I had a dream tonight my dream comes true
And if you'll hold me tight
We'll be riders, girl, on the night
Ooh, ooh, rendezvous
I want a rendezvous
I want a rendezvous

Springsteen

Now there's something coming through the air that softly reminds me
Tonight I'll park out on the hill and wait until they find me
Here slipping through the ether, a voice is coming through
So keep me in your heart tonight and I'll save my love for you.

So turn up your radio and, darling, dial me in close
We're riding on the airwaves and we're traveling coast to coast
Over river and highway, your voice comes clear and true
Though we're far apart tonight, I'll save my love for you.

Hold me in your arms and our doubts won't break us
If we open up our hearts, love won't forsake us
Let's let the music take us and carry us home.

There's a prayer coming through the air like a shot straight through my heart
Tearing open the evening sky, tearing me apart
Now I'll ride that signal down the line till I'm home again with you
So turn up your radio and I'll save my love for you
Turn up your radio and I'll save my love for you.

Your voice comes calling through the mist
I awake from a dream and my heart begins to drift
Tonight we're on our own
Tonight we're all alone
Oh-oh, tonight

Someday we'll be together
And the night will fall around us
This love will last forever
Someday we'll be together
Together

I can't sleep so I lay awake listenin' to the sounds of the city below
I get dressed and walk the streets but I got nowhere to go
Tonight it's you I miss
Tonight my only wish is
Oh-oh, tonight

Someday we'll be together
And the night will fall around us
This love will last forever
Someday you'll be mine

Tonight we're on our own
Tonight we're all alone
Oh-oh, tonight

Someday we'll be together
And the night will fall around us
This love will last forever
Someday you'll be mine
Woah-whoaaa
Someday you'll be mine
Woah-whoaaa (this love will last forever)
Someday you'll be mine
(Someday we'll be together)
(The night will fall around us)
(This love will last forever)
(Someday you'll be mine)
(Someday we'll be together)
[Fades Out]

Springsteen

Hey, little girl, is your daddy home
Did he go away and leave you all alone ?
Baby, I been watching you for a long, long time.

Come close, we could have us some fun
And after the burning is done
Our ruins will shine through the night
Where you took me with your Spanish eyes.

He's your Saturday night special, baby, is he good to you ?
Does he have money, honey, like I do ?
Can he do the things that I'll do for you ?

If your answer it isn't so clear
Then maybe you should stay right here
And let your doubts slip away 'neath you sighs
Let me kiss your Spanish eyes.

When the music it plays and the dancers sway with sweet emotion
And the dance floor is filled with promises of complete devotion
Close to feel your motion, yeah, bring it on in.

Come on and stretch out, baby, and call your daddy home
I'm running tonight, I won't be long
I got something special, baby, just meant for you.

Here where the road narrows and turns
The only light's from the fire that burns
Here 'neath the coal black skies
When I look into your Spanish eyes
Into your Spanish eyes
Into your Spanish eyes
Into your Spanish eyes.

Springsteen

Well, every night I see a light shine in your window
And every night you don't answer when I come knocking at your door
Well, your daddy won't ever let me in
And I see from the street your silhouette sitting close to him
What must I do, what does it take to get you to ?

Ah, talk to me, well, until the night's over
Little girl, won't you talk to me ? Well, until the night's over
Yeah, yeah, I got a full week's pay
And, baby, I've been working hard each day
I'm not asking for the world, you see
I'm just asking, girl, talk to me.

Well, now late at night I hear the music softly playing
And late at night I see the two of you softly swaying
I don't understand, darling, what was my sin
Why am I down here below ? Your arms are open to him
What did I do, what did I say, what must I pay to get you to ?

Talk to me, well, until the night's over
Little girl, won't you talk to me, just until it's all over ?
Yeah yeah yeah, I got a full week's pay
And, baby, I've been working hard each day
I'm not asking for the world, you see
I'm just asking, darling, talk to me, oh, alright.

I don't understand, darling, what was my sin
Why am I down here below and your arms are open to him ?
What did I do, what did I say, what must I pay to get you to ?

Talk to me, just until the night's over
Little girl, won't you talk to me ? Well, until the night's over
Yeah yeah yeah, I got a full week's pay
And, baby, I've been working hard each day
I'm not asking for the world, you see
Oh, I'm just, well, I'm just asking, darling, please
And, baby, I'm down on my knees to get you to.

Talk to me, well, until the night's over
Little girl, won't you talk to me until it's all over ?
Come on, darling, and talk to me, well, until it's all over
Little girl, won't you talk to me ? Well, until it's all over
Well, I wanna say yeah! yeah! yeah! yeah!
Yeah! yeah! say! say!
Yeah! yeah!
(Yeah! yeah! yeah! yeah!)

Ah, talk to me (until the night's over)
Come on talk to me (until the night's over)
Talk to me (until the night's over)
(Come on, baby)

Springsteen

Well, darling, oh, won't you come a little closer ?
I promise, pretty darling, I didn't know what I was saying
And now I'm praying that you won't say it's over
Come here, pretty baby, and rest your head upon my shoulder.

Just one kiss and we started
Now don't leave me to the brokenhearted, the brokenhearted, the brokenhearted
And tell me that you need me.

Well, now baby, the lonely nights keep growing longer
And my love for you just keeps growing stronger
Like a wheel of chance so endlessly turning
My fate lay in your hands, my heart forever burning.

In a sweet fire your kiss started
Now don't leave me to the brokenhearted, the brokenhearted, the brokenhearted
And tell me that you love me
Tell me that you want me, girl.

The cruel mistakes I've made, the hard price that I've paid
For the good times and for laughter
Girl, I should've known for the indifference that I've shown
I'd pay forever after.

And, darling, now all I'm trying to say is passion
And, love, they have a way of slipping into blackness
Uncared for of slipping away
The deck is cut, the cards turned, the hand is played
And all we ever hope for, burns to ashes and drifts away.

Now don't let our love slip into this darkness
Don't leave me to the brokenhearted, the brokenhearted, the brokenhearted
And tell me that you love me
Tell me that you need me
Tell me that you love me
Tell me that you want me
Tell me that you need me
Tell me that you want me
Tell me that you love me
Yeah, tell me that you love me
Tell me that you love me
Tell me that you want me
And come on now, darling
Say it right now, baby
Say it right now, darling
Tell me that you love me
...

The way she kisses so tenderly
The way she gives her love to me
I been felt by the graces and angels up above
The little things my baby does
The little things my baby does
The little things my baby does
That make me love her

The way she sighs when I hold her tight
Good times and bad will be alright
Faces on the street they push hard and they shove
Disappear with the little things my baby does
The little things my baby does
The little things my baby does
I know I love her

The soft summer breeze fills her every sigh
Her eyes are bluer than the summer sky

I been felt by the graces and angels up above
The little things my baby does

The little things my baby does
The little things my baby does
That make me love her

And when the night closes in
I'm drifting and I can't find a friend
On the wings of the angels I'm saved by her love
The little things my baby does
The little things my baby does
The little things my baby does
That make me love her

The little things my baby does
The little things my baby does
The little things my baby does
The little things my baby does
[Fades Out]

Springsteen

Johnny works in a factory and Billy works downtown
Terry works in a rock and roll band lookin' for that million-dollar sound
And I got a little job down in Darlington but some nights I don't go
Some nights I go to the drive-in or some nights I stay home
I followed that dream just like those guys do up on the screen
And I drive a Challenger down Route 9 through the dead ends and all the bad scenes
And when the promise was broken, I cashed in a few of my dream.

Well, now I built that Challenger by myself but I needed money and so I sold it
I lived a secret I should'a kept to myself but I got drunk one night and I told it
All my life I fought this fight, the fight that no man can never win
Every day it just gets harder to live this dream I'm believing in.

Thunder Road, oh baby, you were so right
Thunder Road, there's something dyin' on the highway tonight.

I won big once and I hit the coast, oh, but somehow I paid the big cost
Inside I felt like I was carryin' the broken spirits of all the other ones who lost
When the promise is broken, you go on living but it steals something from down in your soul
Like when the truth is spoken and it don't make no difference, something in your heart goes cold.

Thunder Road, for the lost lovers and all the fixed games
Thunder Road, for the tires rushing by in the rain
Thunder Road, Billy and me we'd always say.
Thunder Road, we were gonna take it all then threw it all away.

Springsteen

Turn on the radio, turn off the lights
We'll bring an end, darling, to your endless night
You're on the wrong side of the street.

I see your fortune in the lines in your face
I knew you're looking for your saving grace
You're on the wrong side of the street.

Fear and desire such a sweet confusion
Well, open your eyes and throw down your illusions
And see you never belonged here with me.

You and your poetry and your cool, cool world
You been working hard on that face of a martyr girl
You're on the wrong side of the street.

You got the look and you own your world
But here you better check your diamonds and your pearls
You're on the wrong side of the street.

You get bored of every day bringing the same
So you go out looking for some strange new games
But pretty soon you don't know the score or what you're looking for.

You get bored of every day bringing the same
So you go out looking for some strange new games
But pretty soon you don't know the score or what you came here for.

Turn on the radio, turn off the lights
We'll bring an end, darling, to this endless night
Here on the wrong side of the street.

Fear and desire, such a sweet confusion
Open your eyes and throw down your illusions
And see tonight there's no one here but you and me.

Springsteen

Now there's something coming through the air that softly reminds me
Tonight I'll park out on the hill and wait until they find me
Here slipping through the ether, a voice is coming through
So keep me in your heart tonight and I'll save my love for you.

So turn up your radio and, darling, dial me in close
We're riding on the airwaves and we're traveling coast to coast
Over river and highway, your voice comes clear and true
Though we're far apart tonight, I'll save my love for you.

Hold me in your arms and our doubts won't break us
If we open up our hearts, love won't forsake us
Let's let the music take us and carry us home.

There's a prayer coming through the air like a shot straight through my heart
Tearing open the evening sky, tearing me apart
Now I'll ride that signal down the line till I'm home again with you
So turn up your radio and I'll save my love for you
Turn up your radio and I'll save my love for you.

Men walkin' 'long the railroad tracks
Goin' someplace there's no goin' back
Highway patrol choppers comin' up over the ridge
Hot soup on a campfire under the bridge
Shelter line stretchin' round the corner
Welcome to the new world order
Families sleepin' in their cars in the southwest
No home no job no peace no rest

The highway is alive tonight
But nobody's kiddin' nobody about where it goes
I'm sittin' down here in the campfire light
Searchin' for the ghost of Tom Joad

He pulls prayer book out of his sleeping bag
Preacher lights up a butt and takes a drag
Waitin' for when the last shall be first and the first shall be last
In a cardboard box 'neath the underpass
Got a one-way ticket to the promised land
You got a hole in your belly and a gun in your hand
Sleeping on a pillow of solid rock
Bathin' in the city aqueduct

The highway is alive tonight
But where it's headed everybody knows
I'm sittin' down here in the campfire light
Waitin' on the ghost of Tom Joad

Now Tom said "Mom, wherever there's a cop beatin' a guy
Wherever a hungry newborn baby cries
Where there's a fight 'gainst the blood and hatred in the air
Look for me Mom I'll be there
Wherever there's somebody fightin' for a place to stand
Or decent job or a helpin' hand
Wherever somebody's strugglin' to be free
Look in their eyes, Mom, you'll see me."

The highway is alive tonight
But nobody's kiddin' nobody about where it goes
I'm sittin' downhere in the campfire light
With the ghost of old Tom Joad

I've been cheated, been mistreated
When will I be loved?
I've been pushed down, I've been pushed 'round
When will I be loved?

When I find a new girl that I want for mine
She always breaks my heart in two, it happens every time.

I've been made blue, I've been lied to
When will I be loved?

When I find a new girl that I want for mine
She always breaks my heart in two, it happens every time.

I've been cheated, been mistreated
When will I be loved?
When will I be loved?
Tell me, when will I be loved?

Hear me now!
I was born 13th child, ?neath the 13th moon
Spit out all hungry and born anew

Daddy drag me to the river tie me in rocks
Throw me in where it?s deep and wide
I go down, I don?t die
Hole in the river bottom, I crawl through

Come back kill six brothers and sisters, kill papa too
Sway down Mama, sway down low
They gonna know me wherever I go

Into my bed with her kerosene my mama creep
Set my flesh to burning, whilst I sleep

I burn, burn, burn, till my soul burn black
Black rains fall, I come back, I come back
Get down Mama, get down low
They gonna know me wherever I go

16 witches, cast 16 spells
Make me a guitar outta skin and human skull
Sing you a song like the wind in the sandy loam
Bring you baby out your happy home

Ram?s head, forked tail, clove hoof, love?s my trail
I sup on your body, sip on your blood like wine
Out world theirs, this world mine

So kiss me baby till it hurts
God lost in heaven, we lost on earth
Sway down Mama, sway down low
They gonna know me wherever I go
Wherever I go, wherever I go

Well I got a brand new lover
I love her yes I do,
She?s my one and only and her name is Baby Blue ?

Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho!

I was standing by the river
Where the cold black water runs
I was standing by the river
Where the cold black water runs
I had my good eye to the dark
And my blind eye to the sun

I had all of the riches
I had each and every one
I had all of the riches
I had each and every one
I had my good eye to the dark
And my blind eye to the sun

Well I swore you were my darling
Yeah, you were the only one
Since I swore you were my darling
You were the only one
Had my good eye to the dark
And my blind eye to the sun

Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho!

With you I don't hear the minutes ticking by
I don't feel the hours as they fly
I don't see the summer as it wanes
Just a subtle change of light upon your face

Walk away, walk away, walk away, walk away
This is our kingdom of days

I watched the sun as it rises and sets
I watched the moon trace its arc with no regret
My jacket 'round your shoulders, the falling leaves
The wet grass on our backs as the autumn breeze drifts through the trees

Walk away, walk away, walk away, walk away
This is our kingdom of days
This is our kingdom of days

I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I do
You whisper "Then prove it, then prove it, then prove it, to me baby."

When I count my blessings and you're mine for always
We laughed beneath the covers
and count the wrinkles and the grays

Sing away, sing away, sing away, sing away
Sing away, sing away, my darling, we'll sing away
This is our kingdom of days
This is our kingdom of days
This is our kingdom of days
This is our kingdom of days
This is our kingdom of days

We met down in the valley, where the wine of love and destruction flows
There in that curve of darkness where flowers of temptation grow
I left the rest for the others it was you and nothing else
You felt so good to me baby, as good as life itself

You were life itself, rushing over me
Life itself, the wind in the black elms
Life itself, in your heart and in your eyes
I can't make it without you

I knew you were in trouble, anyone could tell
You carried your little black book from which all your secrets fell
You squandered all your riches, your love, your beauty and your wealth
Like you had no further use for, for life itself

You were life itself, rushing over me
Life itself, the wind in the black elms
Life itself, in your heart and in your eyes
I can't make it without you

Why the things that we treasure most slip away in time
'Til to the music we grow deaf and to god's beauty blind
Why do the things that connect us slowly pull us apart
'Til we fall away in our own darkness, stranger to our own hearts

And to life itself, rushing over me
Life itself, the wind in the black elms
Life itself, in your heart and in your eyes
I can't make it without you

So here's one for the road
Here's one to your health
And to life itself, rushing over me
Life itself, the wind in the black elms
Life itself, in your heart and in your eyes
I can't make it without you

Life itself
Life itself
Life itself
Life itself

In the room where fortune falls
On a day when chance is all
In the dark of fierce exile
I felt the grace of your smile

Honey, you're my lucky day
Baby, you're my lucky day
Well I lost all the other bets I made
Honey, you're my lucky day

When I see strong hearts give way
To the burdens of the day
To the weary hands of time
Where fortune is not kind

Honey, you're my lucky day
Baby, you're my lucky day
Well I lost all the other bets I made
Honey, you're my lucky day

Whoa!

[Guitar solo]
[Sax solo]

I've waited at your side
I've carried the tears you've cried
But to win, darlin' we must play
So don't hide your heart away

Honey, you're my lucky day
Baby, you're my lucky day
Well I lost all the other bets I made
Honey, you're my lucky day

Whoa!

He was born a little baby on the Appalachian Trail
At six months old he'd done three months in jail
He robbed a bank in his diapers and his little bare baby feet
All he said was, "Folks, my name is Outlaw Pete

"I'm Outlaw Pete,
"I'm Outlaw Pete,
"Can you hear me?"

At 25 a Mustang pony he did steal
and he rode around and 'round on Heaven's wheel
"Father Jesus, I'm an outlaw, killer and a thief
"and I slow down only to sow my grief.

"I'm Outlaw Pete,
"I'm Outlaw Pete,
"Can you hear me?"

He cut his trail of tears across the countryside
and where he went, women wept and men died

One night he awoke from a vision of his own death
Saddled his pony and rode out deep into the west
Met a Navajo girl and settled down on the res'
and as the smoke fell, he held that beautiful daughter to his chest

"I'm Outlaw Pete,
"I'm Outlaw Pete,
"Can you hear me?
"Can you hear me?
"Can you hear me?"

Out of the east on an Irish stallion came Bounty Hunter Dan,
his heart quickened and burdened by the need to get his man.
He found Pete peaceful and fishing by the river, pulled his gun and got the drop.
He said, "Pete, you think you've changed, but you have not."

He cocked his pistol, pulled the trigger, and shouted, "Let it stop!"
He drew a knife from his boot, threw it and pierced Dan through the heart.
Dan smiled as he lay in his own blood dying in the sun.
Whispered in Pete's ear, "We cannot undo these things we've done.

"You're Outlaw Pete,
"You're Outlaw Pete,
"Can you hear me?
"Can you hear me?"

For 40 days and nights Pete rode and did not stop
till he sat high upon an icy mountaintop.
He watched a hawk on a desert updraft slip and slide.
Moved to the edge and dug his spurs deep into his pony's side.

Some say Pete and his pony vanished over the edge.
Some say they remain frozen high upon that icy ledge.
A young Navajo girl washes in the river, skin so fair
and braids a piece of Pete's buckskin chaps into her hair.

"Outlaw Pete
"Outlaw Pete
"Can you hear me?
"Can you hear me?
"Can you hear me?
"Can you hear me?
"Can you hear me?
"Can you hear me?
"Can you hear me?
"Can you hear me?
"Can you hear me?
"Can you hear me?
"Can you hear me?
"Can you hear me?"

There's a wonderful world where all you desire
and everything you've longed for is at your fingertips,
where the bittersweet taste of life is at your lips,
where aisles and aisles of dreams await you,
the cool promise of ecstasy fills the air.
At the end of each working day she's waiting there.

I'm in love with the queen of the supermarket.
As the evening sky turns blue,
a dream awaits in aisle number two.

With my shopping cart I move through the heart
of a sea of fools so blissfully unaware
that they're in the presence of something wonderful and rare.
The way she moves behind the counter.
Beneath her white apron her secrets remain hers.
As she bag the groceries, her eyes so bored and sure she's unobserved.

I'm in love with the queen of the supermarket.
There's nothing I can say.
Each night I take my groceries
and I drift away.
And I drift away.

Guidance from the gods above.
At night I pray for the strength to tell her
why I love, I love, I love, I love her so.
Take my place in the checkout line
till one moment, her eyes meet mine
and lift it up, lift it up, lift it up, lift it up.

I'm in love with the queen of the supermarket.
Though a company cap covers her hair,
nothing can hide the beauty waiting there
The beauty waiting there.

I'm in love with the queen of the supermarket.
I'm in love with the queen of the supermarket.

As I lift my groceries into my car
I turn back for a moment and catch a smile
that blows this whole fuckin' place apart.

I'm in love with the queen of the supermarket.
I'm in love with the queen of the supermarket.
I'm in love with the queen of the supermarket.

Well surprise surprise surprise
Yeah surprise surprise surprise
Well surprise surprise
come on open your eyes
And let your love shine down
Well surprise surprise surprise
Yeah surprise surprise surprise
Well surprise surprise
come on open your eyes
And let your love shine down
Well today is your birthday
We've traveled so far we two
So let's blow out the
candles on your cake
And we'll raise a glass or two
And when the sun
comes out tomorrow
It'll be the start
of a brand new day
And all that you have wished for
I have know will come your way
Well surprise surprise surprise
Yeah surprise surprise surprise
Well surprise surprise
come on open your eyes
And let your love shine down
In the hollow of the evening
as you lay your head to rest
May the evening stars
scatter a shining crown
upon your breast
In the darkness of the morning
as the sky struggles to light
May the rising sun caress
and bless your soul
throughout your life

Well surprise surprise surprise
Yeah surprise surprise surprise
Well surprise surprise
come on open your eyes
And let your love shine down
Well surprise surprise surprise
Yeah surprise surprise surprise
Well surprise surprise
come on open your eyes
And let your love shine down
let your love shine down
Let your love shine down
Surprise surprise
come on open your eyes
And let your love shine down

Have you ever seen a one trick pony in the field so happy and free?
If you've ever seen a one trick pony then you've seen me
Have you ever seen a one-legged dog making its way down the street?
If you've ever seen a one-legged dog then you've seen me

Then you've seen me, I come and stand at every door
Then you've seen me, I always leave with less than I had before
Then you've seen me, bet I can make you smile when the blood, it hits the floor
Tell me, friend, can you ask for anything more?
Tell me can you ask for anything more?

Have you ever seen a scarecrow filled with nothing but dust and wheat?
If you've ever seen that scarecrow then you've seen me
Have you ever seen a one-armed man punching at nothing but the breeze?
If you've ever seen a one-armed man then you've seen me

Then you've seen me, I come and stand at every door
Then you've seen me, I always leave with less than I had before
Then you've seen me, bet I can make you smile when the blood, it hits the floor
Tell me, friend, can you ask for anything more?
Tell me can you ask for anything more?

These things that have comforted me, I drive away
This place that is my home I cannot stay
My only faith's in the broken bones and bruises I display

Have you ever seen a one-legged man trying to dance his way free?
If you've ever seen a one-legged man then you've seen me

A bang then stardust in your eyes
A billion years for just this night
In a way it will be alright

A blackness then the light of a million stars
As you slip into in my car
The evening sky strikes sparks

This life, this life and then the next
With you I have been blessed
What more can you expect

At night at my telescope alone
This emptiness I've roamed
Searching for a home

The stars, a brief string of shining charms
Rushing in right out of our arms
Into the drifting dark

This life, this life and then the next
With you I have been blessed
What more can you expect

This life, this life and then the next
I finger the hem of your dress
My universe at rest

We reach for starlight all night long
But gravity is too strong
Chained to this earth we go on and on and on and on and on

Then a million sighs cresting were you stood
A beauty in the neighborhood
This lonely planet never looked so good

This life, this life and then the next
With you I have been blessed
What more can you expect

This life, this life and then the next
I finger the hem of your dress
My universe at rest

Where the cold wind blows
Tomorrow never knows
Where your sweet smile goes
Tomorrow never knows

You and me we've been standing here, my dear
Waiting for that time to come
Where the green grass grows
Tomorrow never knows

In the field your long hair flows
Down by the tail end of the tracks
Beneath the water tower
I carried you on my back
Over the rusted spikes of that highway of steel
When no more thunder sounds
Where the turn goes
Tomorrow never knows

Well he who waits for the day's riches will be lost
In the whispering tide
Where the river flows
Tomorrow never knows

There's a pillar in the temple where I carved your name
There's a soul sitting sad and blue
Now the remedies you've taken are all in vain
Let me show you what love can do
Let me show you what love can do

Darling I can't stop the rain
Or turn your black sky blue
Well let me show you what love can do
Let me show you what love can do

Well now our truth lay shattered, we stood at world's end
There's a dead sun rose in view
As if any of this matters, a kiss my friend
Let me show you what love can do
Let me show you what love can do

Darling we can't stop this train
When it comes crashing through
But let me show you what love can do
Let me show you what love can do

On the bench you lie all is nails and rust
And the love you've given's turned ashes and dust
When the hope you've gathered's drifted to the wind
It's you and I now, friend (you and I now, friend)
You and I now, friend

Here our memory lay corrupted and our city lay dry
Let me make this vow to you
Here where it's blood for blood and an eye for an eye
Let me show you what love can do
Let me show you what love can do

Here we bear the mark of Cain
But let the light shine through
Let me show you what love can do
Let me show you what love can do
Let me show you what love can do
Let me show you what love can do

Out here the nights are long, the days are lonely
I think of you and I'm working on a dream
I'm working on a dream

Now the cards I've drawn's a rough hand, darling
I straighten the back and I'm working on a dream
I'm working on a dream

Come on!

I'm working on a dream
Though sometimes it feels so far away
I'm working on a dream
And I know it will be mine someday

Rain pourin' down, I swing my hammer
My hands are rough from working on a dream
I'm working on a dream

Let's go!

I'm working on a dream
Though trouble can feel like it's here to stay
I'm working on a dream
Well our love will chase trouble away

Alright!

[whistling interlude]
That's professional whistling right there!

I'm working on a dream
Though it can feel so far away
I'm working on a dream
Our love will make it real someday

The sun rise up, I climb the ladder
The new day breaks and I'm working on a dream
I'm working on a dream
I'm working on a dream
I'm working on a dream

Hey!

I'm working on a dream
Though it can feel so far away
I'm working on a dream
Our love will make it real someday
I'm working on a dream
Though it can feel so far away
I'm working on a dream
And our love will make it real someday

In the room where fortune falls
On a day when chance is all
In the dark of fierce exile
I felt the grace of your smile

Honey, you're my lucky day
Baby, you're my lucky day
Well I lost all the other bets I made
Honey, you're my lucky day

When I see strong hearts give way
To the burdens of the day
To the weary hands of time
Where fortune is not kind

Honey, you're my lucky day
Baby, you're my lucky day
Well I lost all the other bets I made
Honey, you're my lucky day

Whoa!

[Guitar solo]
[Sax solo]

I've waited at your side
I've carried the tears you've cried
But to win, darlin' we must play
So don't hide your heart away

Honey, you're my lucky day
Baby, you're my lucky day
Well I lost all the other bets I made
Honey, you're my lucky day

Whoa!

Out here the nights are long, the days are lonely
I think of you and i'm working on a dream
I'm working on a dream

Now the cards i've drawn's a rough hand, darling
I straighten the back and i'm working on a dream
I'm working on a dream

Come on!

I'm working on a dream
Though sometimes it feels so far away
I'm working on a dream
And i know it will be mine someday

Rain pourin' down, i swing my hammer
My hands are rough from working on a dream
I'm working on a dream

Let's go!

I'm working on a dream
Though trouble can feel like it's here to stay
I'm working on a dream
Well our love will chase trouble away

Alright!

[whistling interlude]
That's professional whistling right there!

I'm working on a dream
Though it can feel so far away
I'm working on a dream
Our love will make it real someday

The sun rise up, i climb the ladder
The new day breaks and i'm working on a dream
I'm working on a dream
I'm working on a dream
I'm working on a dream

Hey!

I'm working on a dream
Though it can feel so far away
I'm working on a dream
Our love will make it real someday
I'm working on a dream
Though it can feel so far away
I'm working on a dream
And our love will make it real someday

I got my finger on the trigger
But I don’t know who to trust
When I look into your eyes
There’s just devils and dust
We’re a long, long way from home, Bobbie
Home’s a long, long way from us
I feel a dirty wind blowing
Devils and dust

I got God on my side
And I’m just trying to survive
What if what you do to survive
Kills the things you love
Fear’s a powerful thing,
It can turn your heart black you can trust
It’ll take your God filled soul
And fill it with devils and dust

Well I dreamed of you last night
In a field of blood and stone
The blood began to dry
The smell began to rise
Well I dreamed of you last night, Bobbie
In a field of mud and bone
Your blood began to dry
And the smell began to rise

We’ve got God on our side
We’re just trying to survive
What if what you do to survive
Kills the things you love
Fear’s a powerful thing, baby
It’ll turn your heart black you can trust
It’ll take your God filled soul
Fill it with devils and dust
It’ll take your God filled soul
Fill it with devils and dust

[Harmonica solo]

Now every woman and every man
They wanna take a righteous stand
Find the love that God wills
And the faith that He commands
I’ve got my finger on the trigger
And tonight faith just ain’t enough
When I look inside my heart
There’s just devils and dust

Well I’ve got God on my side
And I’m just trying to survive
What if what you do to survive
Kills the things you love
Fear’s a dangerous thing
It can turn your heart black you can trust
It’ll take your God filled soul
Fill it with devils and dust
Yeah it’ll take your God filled soul
Fill it with devils and dust

[Harmonica solo]

Sandy the fireworks are hailin′ over Little Eden tonight
Forcin′ a light into all those
stoney faces left stranded on this warm July
Down in town the circuit′s full with
switchblade lovers so fast, so shiny, so sharp
As the wizards play down on Pinball Way on the boardwalk way past dark
And the boys from the casino dance with their
shirts open like Latin lovers on the shore
Chasin′ all them silly New York virgins by the score

Sandy, the aurora is risin′ behind us
This pier lights our carnival life forever
Love me tonight for I may never see you again
Hey Sandy girl, my baby

Now the greasers they tramp the streets
or get busted for sleeping on the beach all night
Them boys in their high heels, ah Sandy, their skins are so white
And me I just got tired of hangin′
in them dusty arcades bangin′ them pleasure machines
Chasin′ the factory girls underneath
the boardwalk where they promise to unsnap their jeans
And you know that tilt-a-whirl down on the south beach drag
I got on it last night and my shirt got caught
And they kept me spinnin′
I didn′t think I′d ever get off

Oh Sandy, the aurora is risin′ behind us
This pier lights our carnival life on the water
Runnin′, laughin′ ′neath the boardwalk with the boss′s daughter
I remember, Sandy girl, now baby

Sandy, that waitress I was seeing lost her desire for me
I spoke with her last night, she said
she won′t set themselves on fire for me anymore
She worked that joint under the boardwalk,
she was always the girl you saw boppin′ down on the beach with the radio
The kids say last night she was dressed
like a star in one of them cheap little seaside bars,
and I saw her parked with Loverboy out on the Kokomo
Did you hear the cops finally busted Madame Marie
for tellin′ fortunes better than they do
For me this boardwalk life for me is through
You ought to quit this scene too

Sandy, the aurora is rising behind us
This pier lights our carnival life forever
Oh love me tonight and I promise I′ll love you forever

Sparks fly on E Street when the boy prophets walk it handsome and hot
All the little girls' souls grow weak when the man-child gives them a double shot
Them schoolboy pops pull out all the stops on a Friday night
The teenage tramps in skintight pants do the E Street dance and everything's all right
Well the kids down there are either dancing or hooked up in a scuffle
Dressed in snakeskin suits packed with Detroit muscle
They're doin' the E Street Shuffle
Now those E Street brats in twilight duel flash like phantoms in full star stream
Down fire trails on silver nights with blonde girls pledged sweet sixteen
The newsboys say the heat's been bad since Power Thirteen gave a trooper all he had in a summer scuffle
And Power's girl, Little Angel, been on the corner keepin' those crazy boys out of trouble
Little Angel steps the shuffle like she ain't got no brains
She's death in combat down on Lover's Lane
She drives all them local boys insane
Little Angel says, "Oh, oh, everybody form a line
Oh, oh, everybody form a line"
Sparks light on E Street when the boy prophets walk it handsome and hot
All them little girls' souls grow weak when the man-child gives them a double shot
Little Angel hangs out at Easy Joe's, it's a club where all the riot squad goes when they're cashin' in for a cheap hustle
But them boys are still on the corner loose and doin' that lazy E StreetShuffle
As them sweet summer nights turn into summer dreams
Little Angel picks up Power and he slips on his jeans
And they move on out down to the scene
All the kids are dancin'

Spanish Johnny drove in from the underworld last night
With bruised arms and broken rhythm in a beat-up old Buick
But dressed just like dynamite
He tried sellin' his heart to the hard girls over on Easy Street
But they sighed "Johnny it falls apart so easy and you know hearts these days are cheap"
And the pimps swung their axes and said "Johnny you're a cheater."
Well the pimps swung their axes and said "Johnny you're a liar"
And from out of the shadows came a young girl's voice said: "Johnny don't cry"
Puerto Rican Jane, oh won't you tell me what's your name.
I want to drive you down to the other side of town where paradise ain't so crowded, there'll be action goin' down on Shanty Lane tonight
All them golden-heeled fairies in a real bitch fight
Pull .38s and kiss the girls good night
Oh good night, it's alright Jane
Now let them black boys in to light the soul flame
We may find it out on the street tonight baby
Or we may walk until the daylight maybe

Well like a cool Romeo he made his moves, oh she looked so fine
Like a late Juliet she knew he'd never be true but then she really didn't mind
Upstairs a band was playin', the singer was singin' something about goin' home
She whispered, "Spanish Johnny, you can leave me tonight but just don't leave me alone"

And Johnny cried "Puerto Rican Jane, word is down the cops have found the vein"
Oh them barefoot boys left their homes for the woods
Them little barefoot street boys they say homes ain't no good
They left the corners, threw away all their switchblade knives and kissed each other good-bye

Johnny was sittin' on the fire escape watchin' the kids playin' down the street
He called down "Hey little heroes, summer's long but I guess it ain't very sweet around here anymore"
Janey sleeps in sheets damp with sweat, Johnny sits up alone and watches her dream on, dream on
And the sister prays for lost souls, then breaks down in the chapel after everyone's gone

Jane moves over to share her pillow but opens her eyes to see Johnny up and putting his clothes on
She says "Those romantic young boys
All they ever want to do is fight"
Those romantic young boys
They're callin' through the window
"Hey Spanish Johnny, you want to make a little easy money tonight?"
And Johnny whispered:
Good night, it's all tight Jane
I'll meet you tomorrow night on Lover's Lane
We may find it out on the street tonight baby
Or we may walk until the daylight maybe

Catlong sighs holding Kitty's black tooth
She left to marry some top cat, ain't it the cold truth
And there hasn't been a tally since Sally left the alley
Since Kitty left with Big Pretty things have got pretty thin
It's tight on this fence since them young dudes are musclin' in

Jack Knife cries 'cause baby's in a bundle
She goes running nightly, lightly through the jungle
And them tin cans are explodin' out in the ninety-degree heat
Cat somehow lost his baby down on Bleecker Street
It's sad but it sure is true
Cat shrugs his shoulders, sits back and sighs
OOh, what can I do, ooh, what can I do?
OOh, what can I do, ooh what can I do?

Catlong lies back bent on a trash can,
Flashing lights cut the night, dude in the white says he's the man
Well you better learn to move fast when you're young or you're not long around
Cat somehow lost his Kitty down in the city pound
So get right, get tight, get down
Well who's that down at the end of the alley?
She's been gone so long

Kitty's back in town, here she comes now
Kitty's back in town
Kitty's back in town, here she comes now
Kitty's back in town
Kitty's back in town, here she comes now
Kitty's back in town

Now Cat knows his Kitty's been untrue
And that she left him for a city dude
But she's so soft, she's so blue
When he looks into her eyes
He just sits back and sighs
Ooh, what can I do, ooh, what can I do?

Billy he's down by the railroad tracks
Sittin' low in the back seat of his Cadillac
Diamond Jackie, she's so intact
As she falls so softly beneath him
Jackie's heels are stacked
Billy's got cleats on his boots
Together they're gonna boogaloo down Broadway and come back home with the loot
It's midnight in Manhattan, this is no time to get cute
It's a mad dog's promenade
So walk tall or baby don't walk at all
Fish lady, oh fish lady
She baits them tenement walls
She won't take corner boys
They ain't got no money
And they're so easy
I said "Hey, baby
Won't you take my hand
Walk with me down Broadway
Well mama take my arm and move with me down Broadway"
I'm a young man, I talk it real loud
Yeah babe I walk it real proud for you
Ah so shake it away
So shake away your street life
Shake away your city life
Hook up to the train
And hook up to the night train
Hook it up
Hook up to the train
But I know that she won't take the train, no she won't take the train
Oh she won't take the train, no she won't take the train
Oh she won't take the train, no she won't take the train
Oh she won't take the train, no she won't take the train
She's afraid them tracks are gonna slow her down
And when she turns this boy'll be gone
So long, sometimes you just gotta walk on, walk on

Hey vibes man, hey jazz man, play me your serenade
Any deeper blue and you're playin' in your grave
Save your notes, don't spend 'em on the blues boy
Save your notes, don't spend 'em on the darlin' yearlin' sharp boy
Straight for the church note ringin', vibes man sting a trash can
Listen to your junk man
Listen to your junk man
Listen to your junk man
He's singin', he's singin', he's singin'
All dressed up in satin, walkin' past the alley
He's singin', singin', singin', singin'

Spread out now Rosie doctor come cut loose her mama′s reins
You know playin′ blind man′s bluff is a little baby′s game
You pick up Little Dynamite I′m gonna pick up Little Gun
And together we′re gonna go out tonight and make that highway run
You don′t have to call me lieutenant Rosie and I don′t want to be your son
The only lover I′m ever gonna need′s your soft sweet little girl′s tongue and

Rosie you′re the one
Dynamite′s in the belfry playin′ with the bats
Little Gun′s downtown in front of Woolworth′s tryin′ out his attitude on all the cats
Papa′s on the corner waitin′ for the bus
Mama she′s home in the window waitin′ up for us
She′ll be there in that chair when they wrestle her upstairs `cause you know we ain′t gonna come
I ain′t here for business, I′m only here for fun

Rosalita jump a little lighter, senorita come sit by my fire
I just want to be your lover ain′t no liar, Rosalita you′re my stone desire

Jack the Rabbit and Weak Knees Willie you know they′re gonna be there
Ah sloppy Sue and Big Bones Billie they′ll be comin′ up for air
We′re gonna play some pool skip some school act real cool
Stay out all night it′s gonna feel alright
Rosie come out tonight, Rosie come out tonight
Windows are for cheaters chimneys for the poor
Closets are for hangers winners use the door

Rosalita jump a little...

Now I know your mama she don′t like me `cause I play in a rock and roll band
And I know your daddy he don′t dig me but he never did understand
Papa lowered the boom he locked you in your room
I′m comin′ to lend a hand
I′m comin′ to liberate you confiscate you I want to be your man
Someday we′ll look back on this and it will all seem funny
But now you′re sad your mama′s mad
And your papa says he knows that I don′t have any money
Tell him this is last chance to get his daughter in a fine romance
Because a record company Rosie just gave me a big advance

My tires were slashed and I almost crashed but the Lord had mercy
My machine she′s a dud out stuck in the mud somewhere in the swamps of Jersey
Hold on tight stay up all night `cause Rosie I′m comin′ on strong
By the time we meet the morning light I will hold you in my arms
I know a pretty little place in Southern California down San Diego way
There′s a little cafe where they play guitars all night and day
You can hear them in the back room strummin′
So hold tight baby `cause don′t you know daddy′s comin′

Rosalita jump a little...

The machinist climbs his ferris wheel like a brave
And the fire eater's lyin' in a pool of sweat, victim of the heatwave
Behind the tent the hired hand tightens his legs on the sword swallower's blade
And circus town's on the shortwave

The runway lies ahead like a great false dawn
Fat lady, big mama, Missy Bimbo sits in her chair and yawns
And the man-beast lies in his cage sniffin' popcorn
As the midget licks his fingers and suffers Missy Bimbo's scorn
Circus town's been born

Whoa, and a press roll drummer go, ballerina to and fro
Cartwheelin' up on that tightrope with a cannon blast lightin' flash
Movin' fast through the tent Mars bent, he's gonna miss his fall
Oh God save the human cannonball.
And the flying Zambinis watch Margarita do her neck twist,
And the ringmaster gets the crowd to count along: "Ninety-five, ninety-six, ninety-seven"
A ragged suitcase in his hand, he steals silently away from the circus grounds
And the highway's haunted by the carnival sounds
They dance like a great greasepaint ghost on the wind
A man in baggy pants, a lonely face, a crazy grin
Runnin' home to some small Ohio town
Jesus send some good women to save all your clowns

And circus boy dances like a monkey on barbed wire
And the barker romances with a junkie, she's got a flat tire,
And now the elephants dance real funky and the band plays like a jungle fire
Circus town's on the live wire
And the strong man Sampson lifts the midget little Tiny Tim way up on his shoulders, way up
And carries him on down the midway past the kids, past the sailors
To his dimly lit trailer
And the ferris wheel turns and turns like it ain't ever gonna stop
And the circus boss leans over, whispers into the little boy's ear "Hey son, you want to try the big top?"
All aboard, Nebraska's our next stop.