Hey, Sebastian, don't be blue It ain't up to you Sometimes this world just has a way of goin' astray And hey, Sebastian, look around It's a crazy lost and found We're all tryin' to find a place in this human race to shine Everybody wants to shine And brother mine, the way you shine is something to behold Has anybody ever told you, Sebastian When you shine you shine like gold When you shine you shine like gold
Oh, brother, brother, my little brother I can't save you from this world any more Than I can save myself Oh, brother, brother, my little brother No, I can't save you from this world any more Than I can save myself Sebastian, don't be blue Though sometimes it may seem this world ain't made Ah, for the likes of you Sometimes it will seem this world ain't made Ah, for the likes of you
Hey, Sebastian, don't be blue It ain't up to you Sometimes this world just has a way of goin' astray And hey, Sebastian, look around It's a great big lost and found You're just tryin' to find a place in this human race to shine Sebastian, everybody wants to shine And brother mine, the way you shine is something to behold Has anybody ever told you, Sebastian When you shine you shine like gold You shine like gold When you shine you shine like gold
Oh, brother, brother, my little brother I can't save you from this world any more Than I can save myself Oh, brother, brother, my little brother No, I can't save you from this world any more Than I can save myself, mmm Sebastian, don't be blue Though sometimes it will seem this world ain't made For the likes of you Sebastian, sometimes it will seem this world ain't made For the likes of you
Little brother mine, the way you shine is something to behold And have I ever told you, Sebastian When you shine you shine like gold You shine like gold When you shine you shine like gold You shine like gold When you shine you shine like gold You shine like gold When you shine you shine like gold And you shine like gold And when you shine you shine like gold
Hey, I didn't mean a thing I said last night. I swear I didn't mean a word I used. You don't have to listen, baby. You have every right to feel that heart of yours has been abused. I know I've used up all my chances a long, long time ago and I really don't deserve to call you mine, but, if I told you that I loved you, could I lay back down beside you? Could you take it on faith one more time?
Look at me I'm crying... imagine me crying. Well, it's time I learned to anyway, 'cause if you're really set on one of us leaving, I guess there's really nothing left to say. It seems like such a shame, but baby, I could never blame you, baby, for leaving this old story far behind and if I told that I love you, could I lay back down beside you? Could you take it on faith one more time?
I know I promised to you before I wouldn't do anything to hurt you no more If I could take it all back and start again... take it all back well maybe then, I could tell you that I love you. I could lay back down beside you. I could tell you that I love you, lay back down beside you. If I told you that I love, could I lay back down beside you? Could you take me on faith one more time?
In Carolina's eyes I see the ocean. In Carolina's eyes I see the one for me. When Carolina's eyes fill with emotion, I see the better man she makes me wanna be. And I say, "Oh, Carolina, you deserve a better man than me."
A warm breeze blowin' from the sea tonight. Dreamin' 'bout my Carolina, prayin' that she's alright. I'm just a piano man singin' songs for people I don't know. Oh, Carolina, wish you never would've let me go.
In Carolina's eyes I see the ocean. In Carolina's eyes I see the one for me. When Carolina's eyes fill with emotion, I see the better man she makes me wanna be. And I say, "Oh, Carolina, you deserve a better man than me. Sweet, sweet Carolina, you deserve a better man than me."
Spend my time in cars and planes and empty hotel rooms. Yeah, it's a beautiful life, everyone assumes. But, I am just a country boy in a world I don't belong. Oh, Carolina, tonight, I'm singin' them your song.
In Carolina's eyes I see the ocean. In Carolina's eyes I see the one for me. When Carolina's eyes fill with emotion, I see the better man she makes me wanna be. And I say, "Oh, Carolina, you deserve a better man than me. Sweet, sweet Carolina, you deserve a better man than me."
Outside of Albuquerque, about an hour north of there She's got a house of three little Indians in the middle of nowhere You wonder where her man went, you wonder if she minds They've got smiles and healthy tummies, so you guess they're doing fine She sells jewelry by the roadside, silver beads and things She can weave a spell upon you with any song she sings
She's a desert flower growing free and wild Her beauty seems so fragile, fragile as a child And you want to take her with you, but you know she must remain So you leave her wishing you could turn yourself into the rain Turn yourself into the rain, turn yourself into the rain You leave her wishing you could turn yourself into the rain
Her kids were playing leapfrog, jumping in the sand I pulled my car off the road and parked beside her stand She asked where I was going so fast and so alone I told her how love was something I wasn't sure I'd ever known She said: 'Maybe you never heard the desert sing her song at night Or maybe you've just been trying much too hard to get it right'
She's a desert flower growing free and wild Her beauty seems so fragile, fragile as a child And you want to take her with you, but you know she must remain So you leave her wishing you could turn yourself into the rain Turn yourself into the rain, turn yourself into the rain You leave her wishing you could turn yourself into the rain
Waving in my rear-view mirror Then the next thing that I know Are the broken lines on a long, black highway Off to another show
She's a desert flower growing free and wild Her beauty seems so fragile, fragile as a child And you want to take her with you, but you know she must remain So you leave her wishing you could turn yourself into the rain Turn yourself into the rain, turn yourself into the rain You leave her wishing you could turn yourself into the rain
Once upon a time In a little Spanish town There lived a girl who played guitar They came from all around
She sang of all their laughter She sang of all their pains She knew their lives And wove them into sweet guitar refrains
There were the songs she sang for lovers There were the songs she sang for the souls departed There were the songs she sang for dreamers This is the song she sang for the broken hearted
El Diablo Amor El Diablo Amor That ol' devil they call love Broke another heart again
El Diablo Amor El Diablo Amor That ol' devil they call love Broke another heart again
The way she played the music The way she sang the tune In service to the sacred soul She was a mistress of the moon
There were the songs she sang for lovers There were the songs she sang for the souls departed There were the songs she sang for dreamers This is the song she sang for the broken hearted
El Diablo Amor El Diablo Amor That ol' devil they call love Broke another heart again
El Diablo Amor El Diablo Amor That ol' devil they call love Broke another heart again
El Diablo Amor El Diablo Amor That ol' devil they call love Broke another heart again
El Diablo Amor El Diablo Amor That ol' devil they call love Broke another heart again
Sometimes I wish this world was an easier place And when I see those tears falling from your face I pray, little angel, don't give up on yourself Don't let nothin' get you down Just keep on reaching for your higher group
If you could only see yourself through my eyes If I could only help you to realize That there's a light inside of you I can see it shinin' all around Just keep on reaching for your higher ground
Cause I believe in you sure as a smile lights up a child's face I believe in you sure as the stars do shine in velvet space I believe in you sure as the morning sun kisses the sky I believe in you, with every beat of my heart hear me testify I believe, I believe, I believe, I believe, I believe Yes, I believe in you
I see you tryin' so hard to be who it is you wanna be Precious angel, don't you know You're already everything to me And though sometimes it seems a cold Hard rain's tryna keep your visions down Just keep on reaching for your higher ground
Cause I believe in you sure as a smile lights up a child's face I believe in you sure as the stars do shine in velvet space I believe in you sure as the morning sun kisses the sky I believe in you, with every beat of my heart hear me testify I believe, I believe, I believe, I believe, I believe
Oh, I believe in you sure as the autumn leaves Dance to the ground I believe in you sure as Heaven Only knows what spins this world around I believe in you sure as the spring does melt a winter's snow I believe in you sure as the light you shine touches my soul I believe, I believe, I believe, I believe, I believe I believe, I believe, I believe, I believe, I believe I believe, I believe, I believe, I believe, I believe Yes, I believe in you
So, please, little angel, don't give up on yourself Don't let nothin' get you down Just keep on reaching for your higher ground
Rosie and Pauly in the back alley... the funniest twosome that you ever did see. Standing on a trash can, Pauly talks. If he ain't too drunk and his words are clear he gives the prettiest sermon you ever did hear while Rosie wags her tail by the collection box. When I'm low on inspiration I go down and join the congregation.
Chorus: Come on, Pauly, come and save my soul. Everybody's tryin' but you never do know and it sure feels good to say, "Amen. " Come on, Pauly, come and save my soul. It's driving me crazy and I'm losing control but you always help me get it back together again.
Neffertiti and the girls are there fanning themselves on Eddie's back stair. Pauly always sets their souls on fire. Movin' and shakin' and wavin' their hands, raisin' their voices to a far-away land, they start in singing like a great big choir. With harmonies that sound so sweet you forget all about the trash beneath your feet.
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Call him a Messiah, or just another clown, but somethin' about the trash can prophet always leads me to a higher ground.
Molly's in the attic as the sun goes down Looking through some boxes for her wedding gown
Now she's standing in the mirror in dusy white Talking to herself in the rusty light
She says "I've never been to Paris, but I've wanted to go To see the moon reflecting in the Seine, you know To climb the Eiffel tower with the city lights sparkling below
Now they're just some tired cliche's Just some wrinkles that the mirror betray Singing old woman, old woman what have you done with you days
I've never been to Venice, but my dreams are divine Riding gondolas under lantern shine Listening to guitars and sipping sweet Italian wine
Now they're just some tired cliche's Just some wrinkles that the mirror betray Singing old woman, old woman what have you done with you days
I was a wife I raised a child But in my dreams I still go running wild It's a good life I see my friends But can this be how all my dreaming ends?
I've never seen Morokko, but the things I had planned To savour all the spices in that faraway land To buy a silk sarong and wear it dancing in the sand
Now they're just some tired cliche's Just some wrinkles that the mirror betray Singing old woman, old woman what have you done with you days Old woman, old woman what have you done with your days Old woman, old woman what have you done with your days
The moon ain't made of cheese you'd say So find your own truths along the way But Santa Claus and his magic sleigh Had to be you in the rain that day
The Super Heroes on TV Saturday's we'd pretend to be You'd say: 'Boys, well it seems to me You're the best heroes this world will ever see You're the best heroes this world will ever see'
And after all is said and done And my battles for independence won I'm proud to say that I'm my father's son And after all is said and done And my battles for independence won Hear me you old sly son-of-a-gun I'm proud to say that I'm my father's son
A fool thinks he ain't bought and sold 'Cause every man sells a bit of his soul To bring his family home some gold Before he knows he's gotten hold
You boys are not baseball stars You never got that fleet of fancy cars And Mama left you for the distant stars But you never showed your battle scars You never did like to show your battle scars And after all is said and done And my battles for independence won I'm proud to say that I'm my father's son And after all is said and done And my battles for independence won Hear me you old sly son-of-a-gun I'm proud to say that I'm my father's son
You made mistakes, but you made 'em well You got up each time you fell You paid your price and you lived some hell But didn't it make for tales to tell
We learned to laugh, we learned to bend We learned the lessons never end And I'm the luckiest fool who's been To be your son and to get to call you friend To get to be your son and to call you my best friend
And after all is said and done And my battles for independence won I'm proud to say that I'm my father's son And after all is said and done And my battles for independence won Hear me you old sly son-of-a-gun I'm proud to say that I'm my father's son I'm proud to say that I'm my father's son
May the roads in your gypsy soul Lead you to a higher ground Kindred pilgrim, my kindred pilgrim 'Till what you seek is found
I see you now wandering through this world And how you seem to me Like a grounded angel Remembering the sky and trying to be free
So fly on, fly on Fly on little angel fly away It's time to spread your wings Fly on, fly on Fly on little angel fly away I pray for you for beautiful things
So fly on fly on Fly on little angel fly away It's time to spread your wings Fly on, fly on Fly on little angel fly away I pray for you only beautiful things
In Carolina's eyes I see the ocean. In Carolina's eyes I see the one for me. When Carolina's eyes fill with emotion, I see the better man she makes me wanna be. And I say, "Oh, Carolina, you deserve a better man than me."
A warm breeze blowin' from the sea tonight. Dreamin' 'bout my Carolina, prayin' that she's alright. I'm just a piano man singin' songs for people I don't know. Oh, Carolina, wish you never would've let me go.
In Carolina's eyes I see the ocean. In Carolina's eyes I see the one for me. When Carolina's eyes fill with emotion, I see the better man she makes me wanna be. And I say, "Oh, Carolina, you deserve a better man than me. Sweet, sweet Carolina, you deserve a better man than me."
Spend my time in cars and planes and empty hotel rooms. Yeah, it's a beautiful life, everyone assumes. But, I am just a country boy in a world I don't belong. Oh, Carolina, tonight, I'm singin' them your song.
In Carolina's eyes I see the ocean. In Carolina's eyes I see the one for me. When Carolina's eyes fill with emotion, I see the better man she makes me wanna be. And I say, "Oh, Carolina, you deserve a better man than me. Sweet, sweet Carolina, you deserve a better man than me."
The moon ain't made of cheese you'd say So find your own truths along the way But Santa Claus and his magic sleigh Had to be you in the rain that day
The Super Heroes on TV Saturday's we'd pretend to be You'd say: 'Boys, well it seems to me You're the best heroes this world will ever see You're the best heroes this world will ever see'
And after all is said and done And my battles for independence won I'm proud to say that I'm my father's son And after all is said and done And my battles for independence won Hear me you old sly son-of-a-gun I'm proud to say that I'm my father's son
A fool thinks he ain't bought and sold 'Cause every man sells a bit of his soul To bring his family home some gold Before he knows he's gotten hold
You boys are not baseball stars You never got that fleet of fancy cars And Mama left you for the distant stars But you never showed your battle scars You never did like to show your battle scars And after all is said and done And my battles for independence won I'm proud to say that I'm my father's son And after all is said and done And my battles for independence won Hear me you old sly son-of-a-gun I'm proud to say that I'm my father's son
You made mistakes, but you made 'em well You got up each time you fell You paid your price and you lived some hell But didn't it make for tales to tell
We learned to laugh, we learned to bend We learned the lessons never end And I'm the luckiest fool who's been To be your son and to get to call you friend To get to be your son and to call you my best friend
And after all is said and done And my battles for independence won I'm proud to say that I'm my father's son And after all is said and done And my battles for independence won Hear me you old sly son-of-a-gun I'm proud to say that I'm my father's son I'm proud to say that I'm my father's son
In Carolina's eyes I see the ocean. In Carolina's eyes I see the one for me. When Carolina's eyes fill with emotion, I see the better man she makes me wanna be. And I say, "Oh, Carolina, you deserve a better man than me."
A warm breeze blowin' from the sea tonight. Dreamin' 'bout my Carolina, prayin' that she's alright. I'm just a piano man singin' songs for people I don't know. Oh, Carolina, wish you never would've let me go.
In Carolina's eyes I see the ocean. In Carolina's eyes I see the one for me. When Carolina's eyes fill with emotion, I see the better man she makes me wanna be. And I say, "Oh, Carolina, you deserve a better man than me. Sweet, sweet Carolina, you deserve a better man than me."
Spend my time in cars and planes and empty hotel rooms. Yeah, it's a beautiful life, everyone assumes. But, I am just a country boy in a world I don't belong. Oh, Carolina, tonight, I'm singin' them your song.
In Carolina's eyes I see the ocean. In Carolina's eyes I see the one for me. When Carolina's eyes fill with emotion, I see the better man she makes me wanna be. And I say, "Oh, Carolina, you deserve a better man than me. Sweet, sweet Carolina, you deserve a better man than me."
When all my dreams are fallin' on stony ground and I start wonderin' why I'm even around, can't find the sunshine anywhere, Jessie puts her arms around me and runs her fingers through my hair.
And Jessie sings soft as the Georgia rain coming down easy on a windowpane. And Jessie sings warm as a late night summer breeze hummin' some faraway tune to the willow trees. And life is everything God meant it to be when Jessie's singing soft as the Georgia rain to me.
She calls me angel and says, 'Let me dry your eyes. You mean by now you still don't realize that everything I want is what I got, so angel stop your thinkin' 'bout all the things your not.'
And Jessie sings soft as the Georgia rain coming down easy on a windowpane. Jessie sings warm as a late night summer breeze hummin' some faraway tune to the willow trees. And life is everything God meant it to be when Jessie's singing soft as the Georgia rain to me.
There's a trailer by the sea down in Mexico. We dreamt a lot about it but we never did go. Some dreams are better from afar, that's just how things are. And everything's all right 'cause Jessie's singing me to sleep tonight. Jessie's singing me to sleep tonight.
And Jessie sings soft as the Georgia rain coming down easy on a windowpane. Jessie sings warm as a late night summer breeze hummin' some faraway tune to the willow trees. And life is everything God meant it to be when Jessie's singing soft as the Georgia rain to me, when Jessie's singing soft as the Georgia rain to me.
From a phone booth in Vegas, Jessie calls at 5 A.M. to tell me how she's tired of all of them. She says, "Baby, I been thinking 'bout a trailer by the sea. We could go to Mexico... you, the cat and me. We'll drink tequila and look for sea shells. Now, doesn't that sound sweet?" Oh, Jessie, you always do this every time I get back on my feet.
Jessie paint your pictures 'bout how it's gonna be. By now I should know better, your dreams are never free. But tell me all about our little trailer by the sea; Jessie you can always sell any dream to me. Oh, Jessie, you can always sell any dream to me.
She asks me how the cat's been. I say, "Moses he's just fine but he used to think about you all the time. We finally took your pictures down off the wall. Oh, Jessie, how do you always seem to know just when to call?" She says, "Get your stuff together. Bring Moses and drive real fast." And I listen to her promise, "I swear to God this time it's gonna last."
Jessie paint your pictures 'bout how it's gonna be. By now I should know better, your dreams are never free. But tell me all about our little trailer by the sea; Jessie you can always sell any dream to me. Oh, Jessie, you can always sell any dream to me.
I'll love you in the sunshine, lay you down in the warm white sand. And who knows, maybe this time things'll turn out just the way you planned.
Jessie paint your pictures 'bout how it's gonna be. By now I should know better, your dreams are never free. But tell me all about our little trailer by the sea; Jessie you can always sell any dream to me. Oh, Jessie, you can always sell any dream to me.
He tells her, 'I want to paint you naked on a big brass bed with bright orange poppies all around your head.' And she says, 'Crazy old man, I'm not young anymore.' 'That's all right,' he whispers, 'I've never painted before.
'Do you love me Lady Jane, Lady Jane? Do you love me Lady Jane, Lady Jane? You got me talkin' to the moon, you got me walkin' in the rain. Do you love me, do you love me Lady Jane?'
'I want to read your tea leaves by candle light. On a fat velvet sofa, I want to be with you all night. I want to tickle your feet with a peacock plume.' And she says, 'Can you talk a little softer, there are people in the room.'
'Do you love me Lady Jane, Lady Jane? Do you love me Lady Jane, Lady Jane? You got me talkin' to the moon, you got me walkin' in the rain. Do you love me, do you love me Lady Jane?'
And Jane says, 'My children brought me here and promised me they'd call. You know kids forget that's just the way of it all.' And he says, 'Well, that makes us both footloose and fancy free, so Jane do you want to come see the Painted Desert with me?
'Do you love me Lady Jane, Lady Jane? Do you love me Lady Jane, Lady Jane? You got me talkin' to the moon, you got me walkin' in the rain. Do you love me, do you love me Lady Jane?'
