Steve Forbert

Ba da ba da ba da ba da ba da ba da
Autumn this year is gonna break my heart
Leaves start fallin and the feelin starts
Days turn shorter and the nights turn cool
And children walk home from school
And children walk home from school

Ba da ba da ba da

Blue skys clearer when that old mill stream
Flows cold water down a clean pipe dream
Airs like apples in the mild day sun
When summertimes race has run
When summertimes race has run

CHORUS
It gets in your throat
That melancholy mood
Its bound to make you sadder
But its good soul food
Uh huh, uh huh, uh huh . . .

Round moons yellow and its gold light glows
Bare, black branches in a blind breeze blow
Old folk fables tend to talk like wine
And younger times haunt my mind

Halloween comes and its the last sweet night
Everything changes in the next days light
One tough cricket sings his last lone song
And wintertime comes on strong
And wintertime comes on strong

The world is new in your newborn eyes
You got no shame and you tell no lies
Your slate is clean and your mind is free
Your soul is pure let it shine on me

Let it shine, oh baby, baby
Let it shine, yes let the whole thing breathe
Let it shine, baby

A concrete town and a deep blue sea
A highway sign and some lonesome trees
The mountains reach and the rivers flow
They wait for you in the year's too long

Let it shine, yeah baby, baby
Let it shine, let the whole thing breathe
Just let it shine, oh baby

Prayers up to a God
Prayers up to a God
Prayers up to a God to your soul for the key

Sad old city moon
Sad old city moon
Sad old city moon
Sit down, down watched you sleep
Yes you little baby

You'll travel up and you'll travel down
Walk the road while the world spins around
With twinkling stars high above your head
You'll live and die and you'll end up dead

Let it shine, oh baby, baby
Let it shine, yes, let the whole thing breathe
Let it shine, oh baby

The world is new in your newborn eyes
You got no shame and you tell no lies
Your slate is clean and your mind is free
Your soul is pure let it shine on me

Let it shine, oh baby, baby
Let it shine, yes let the whole thing breathe
Let it shine, baby

A concrete town and a deep blue sea
A highway sign and some lonesome trees
The mountains reach and the rivers flow
They wait for you in the year's too long

Let it shine, yeah baby, baby
Let it shine, let the whole thing breathe
Just let it shine, oh baby

Prayers up to a God
Prayers up to a God
Prayers up to a God to your soul for the key

Sad old city moon
Sad old city moon
Sad old city moon
Sit down, down watched you sleep
Yes you little baby

You'll travel up and you'll travel down
Walk the road while the world spins around
With twinkling stars high above your head
You'll live and die and you'll end up dead

Let it shine, oh baby, baby
Let it shine, yes, let the whole thing breathe
Let it shine, oh baby

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Written By FORBERT, S. STEPHEN
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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.

What a big new world
Is it all this tall?
Shelves in the den
And the fan blades that spin
Seem far away;
On my hands and knees
I can crawl the hall,
Wide open door
To the warm carpet floor
Says, "Please come through."

When I'm alone and in my room
And lights are low,
I want some more of all those things
That make time go;
I like the strange and changing
Daytime sights and sounds
And I like that ev'ning fun
When everyone's around.

In the pots and pans
I enjoy myself;
Food I'll consume
If I hold my own spoon
In my own way.

When I'm alone and in my room
And lights are low,
I want some more of all those things
That make time go;
I like the strange and changing
Daytime sights and sounds
And I like that ev'ning fun
When everyone's around.



Let me laugh with you,
Toss me high and smile;
Sleep what a bore,
What's the point? What's it for?
And why so soon?
When I'm alone and in my room
And lights are low,
I want some more of all those things
That make time go;
I like the strange and changing
Daytime sights and sounds
And I like that ev'ning fun
When everyone's around.

Oh la, la, la, etc.
What a big new world.

Saddle up that old grey mare for me
I wanna ride until these eyes of mine can't see
I never really feel like looking very much anymore
And nothing really matters till it's closer than the house next door...
People talk a lot, but they can never find the heart and the soul
To put a lot of time into more than just a search for gold
The river's flowing dirty and it's moving down to Pass Christian
There used to be a time when it's water was a healing hand...
Born too late and everything you know is gone, gone
Born too late and everything you know is wrong
I've got a wife in Cleveland and she hates my guts
And everything about her's a reflection of what drove me nuts
I stopped to buy a beer inside the trading post and lost my keys
that somber wooden indian by the door began to laugh at me...
My silver Catalina's busy rusting in the cool night air
he's only got a few more miles beneath his hood out there
I stood a while beside him and I thought about his thirst for oil
I thought about his greed for speed and how we've all got spoiled/

Dear Lord, hear Lord,
Please, if you will, my plea,
Send me someone else,
Send me someone else.

I can't eat, I can't sleep,
I don't even brush my teeth,
Down here by myself,
Down here by myself.

Though my paths may wind through walls of
grapevine,
Though the trees hang ripe with fruit to eat,
Though the berry buds may bloom and taste fine,
I can't help but look for fruit more sweet.

The one thing that I'd bring
To this scene so free
Is somethin' much like me,
Is somethin' much like me

Except with soft lips
An' tender breasts an' hips
An' pretty eyes to see
An' pretty eyes to see.

Though these last few nights were white with moonlight,
Though your brooks and streams are clean and clear,
Though your morning sun's a fine and bright sight,
I can't help but look for more down here.

So dear Lord, hear Lord,
Make me someone new,
If you'd be so kind,
If you'd be so kind.

My bed's cold, the game's old,
I'm awf'ly bored and blue.
If you would not mind,
If you would not mind.

So you're down,
So it's hard,
Don't stop,
Don't stop now.

Stop an' you're negating
Ev'rything that you've been waiting for so long;
Stop an' you're denying
Ev'rything that you've been trying for so long.


So you're down,
So it's hard,
Don't stop,
Don't stop now.

What you gonna do when
You're not in there tryin' t' do what you can do?
I know you can do it
If you'll only just stick to it's up to you.

There comes a time when things look so uncertain,
Seems like fate just won't allow
Reason's rhyme, but you set sail for something
And I'm on that dream boat now.

So you're down,
So it's hard,
Don't stop,
Don't stop now.

Don't say you don't care about
The whereabouts of why it's not insane;
Don't say it don't matter,
Got to climb that broken ladder in the rain.

In your eyes I look to find the person
That I've always found before,
If she's gone, I just can't say for certain
I belong here anymore.

So you're down,
So it's hard,
Don't stop,
Don't stop now.

World don't owe you nothing
An' the world don't show you nothing but the door,
But when you surrender
All your hopes an' dreams will end there, that's for sure.


So you're down,
So it's hard,
Don't stop,
Don't stop.

The signal lights jerk in the wind
And snow blows off the road like sand,
The driver squints and sets his chin,
He's got to hold the upper hand,
Saginaw by midnight, that's the plan
And then the snow blows harder still
On covered roads and slip'ry hills,
This trip will surely test his will...

Dream, dream
Of a Sunday,
Dream, dream,
Safe in bed,
Dream, dream,
With the sheets high round your head,
Home instead,
Dream, dream,
Dream, dream...

She don't sell drugs or ev'ning news,
She's got those rosebuds in her hand,
She took those Goodwill, bulky shoes
Because she's got so long to stand
Down there where the offramp meets with Grand
And when the dark cuts off the day,
She'll drag that box and walk away,
Back to that place they let her stay...

Dream, dream
Of a Sunday,
Dream, dream,
Safe in bed,
Dream, dream,
With the sheets high round your head,
Home instead,
Dream, dream...

Someday soon the breaks won't bring you down;
One day soon you'll wake up safe and sound.

So now Hadzici's been returned
And Tuesday night Ilidza will,
So many houses here've been burned,
Their ol' town hall stands smold'ring still,
Muslim cheers and car horns split the chill
And though he's far from home tonight,
And though it's not his fight to fight,
The cause for peace must mean it's right...

Dream, dream
Of a Sunday,
Dream, dream,
Safe in bed,
Dream, dream,
With the sheets high round your head,
Home instead,
Dream, dream,
Dream, dream,
Dream, dream,
Dream, dream...

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

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

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

[B] Good Planets are hard to find now
Temp'rate zones and tropic climes
[E] True currents in thriving seas
[B] Winds blowin' through breathing trees
[F#] Strong ozone and [G#min] safe sunshine
[E] Good Planets are [A] hard to find [B]

Good Planets are in demand
Clean beaches and sparkling sand
Land masses with room to spare
Jet streams and perfect air
High forests and low wetlands

Good Planets are in demand
And the mind don't [E] know
If the heart can't [B] see
Let the blind man [E] go
To his destin-[F#]-y

Good planets are rare indeed
Rain fallin’ on crops and seeds
Big rivers and good topspoil
Fuel sources from cane to oil
Green gardens of all we need
Good planets are rare indeed

(GUITAR)

And the mind don't know
If the heart can't see
Let the blind man go
To his destiny

Good planets are scarce and few
Earthworms and caribou
Strong food chains and tasty meals
Textiles and plants that heal
Iron mountains and skies of blue
Good planets are scarce and few

(GUITAR)

(NOTE: Steve uses a capo at the Second Fret and plays A, D, A, E, F#M, D, G and A chords for the verse and D, A, D, E for the Chorus/Bridge part)
corrections mail to Jim Tillman

.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.

{soc}
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

I need hope to hold up my head in this town
I need faith to get out of bed when I'm down
When my dreams are falling
And all that I've tried has gone wrong
Oh I need love to move on ahead and be strong

I need hope to look for the good through the bad
I need faith to know I ain't lost what I had
When they've lied and cheat me, and tear what I care for in two
I need love to rise up above and renew

I need hope - hope against sorrow
I need faith - faith in tomorrow
I need a whole lotta love

I need hope to go where I know I should be
I need faith to know there's an answer for me
When my skies are falling and clouds of despair start to form
I need love to weather the wilds of the storm

I need hope - hope against sorrow
I need faith - faith in tomorrow
I need a whole lotta love

(D)Childhood often seemed a (G)pain to (D)me
so hard (A)waiting to be (D) grown
(D) childhood climbed up in a (G) white oak (D)tree
(G)I blinked (A)once and it was (D)gone

Airplane flyin across the midnight sky
His tiny lights blinked off and on
I watched 'im move across the moon on high
I blinked once and it was gone

(A)gone (Bm)gone (G) I blinked (A)once and it was (D)gone

A girl I'd met was all I cared for , friends
I called her my very own
We went down to hear the band begin
I blinked once and she was gone

gone gone I blinked once and it was gone
I won big money on the gamblin wheel
And I thought i's sittin on a throne
big john told me bout his condo deal
I blinked once and It was gone
gone gone I blinked once and it was gone

the nineteen seventies was ten long years
was ten long years to sing a song
It kicked off madly with a new Year's cheer
I blinked once and it was gone
gone gone I blinked once and it was gone

now old man's talkin bout a gun he'd shot
an' he weren't much more than skin an bone
lyin there breathin on this worn out cot
I blinked once and he was gone
gone gone, I blinked once and he was gone

I know what I know,
I see what I see
And whatever will be and not be
Is not up to me;
I struggle and strain
Again and again
While the power that makes and breaks things
Works effortlessly.

I know what I know.

I scheme and I try,
I grab at the sky,
But my urge for that whole control thing
Will never fulfill;
I dream and I plan,
I do what I can,
But whatever gets done and not done
Is strictly God's will.

I know what I know.
I know what I know.
I know what I know.
I know what I know.
I know what I know.

I know what I know,
Though I can't speak for you,
I know what I know
Yeah, from my point of view...

The man in the moon
Would sing a new tune,
But he can't rearrange or change things
And nobody can
Alone on their own;
I see what I'm shown
And the power to mold and hold things
Is out of my hands.

I know what I know.
I know what I know.
I know what I know.
I know what I know.
I know what I know.

Who took your hand
When I had nothing to say?
Who brushed your tears away?
Who heard your cries?
When I had no time to spare?
Who came on wings that day?

Look, if I want you now
It's 'cause I only want what I can't have
And if I want you now
It's 'cause I only want what I can't have,
Darling...

Turn down your street
And try to moonage daydream,
Turn up your soundtrack high;
Turn back weird years
And fly to champagne rain days,
Turn down your bed and sigh

'Cause if I want you now
It's 'cause I only want what I can't have
And if I want you now
It's 'cause I only want what I can't have,
Darling...

Who's built his world
Around your green eyed laugh lines?
Who wakes each day to find
Love's filled his heart
With light like no known past times
And mixed his need with mine?

Look, if I want you now
It's 'cause I only want what I can't have
And if I want you now
It's 'cause I only want what I can't have
And if I want you now
It's 'cause I only want what I can't have
And if I want you now
It's 'cause I only want what I can't have,
Darling...

.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

.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

.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

.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

It Sure Was Better Back Then a€" Steve Forbert
Live version a€" Folk Live from Mountain Stage

(guitar Intro)

Working on the Georgia Line the live long day
Ninety nine degrees and only half past May
Nailing down the metal with the crosstime blues
I had creosote all over my shoes
I hated it, you know, now I find I miss it
Every time my little pension check rolls in
Course I had it bad... not as bad as this is
It sure was better back then
yeah It sure was better back then

Working in the rain beneath surplus tarp
Foreman in the wagon twanging a sad Jews harp
Passing out at night still in my mud caked jeans
I was living off of berries and beans
I hated it, you know, now I swear I miss it
Every time I look down on my pale white skin
Course I had it bad... not as bad as this is
It sure was better back then
It sure was better back then

(guitar lead)

Well, the cable caught my leg, and, boy, the damn thing bled
Foreman sewed the muscle up with tarp patch thread
Sit me by the camp, gonna have the cook clean pans
And scrub them down with Georgia red sand...
I hated it, you know, now I really I miss it
Staring in my TV till the broadcast ends
Course I had it bad... not as bad as this is
It sure was better back then
It sure was better back then
It sure was better back... one more time...
It sure was better back then

(guitar lead)

(spoken over guitar lead) Let's go on off with 'em (??)
...Some kind of beat happenin' (audience clapping)
...that's gonna do, that's good... (??)

Well, the cable caught my leg, and, boy, the damn thing bled
Foreman sewed the muscle up with tarp patch thread
Sit me by the camp, gonna have the cook clean pans
And scrub them down with Georgia red sand...
I hated it, you know, now I really I miss it
Starin' in the TV till the broadcast ends
Course I had it bad... not as bad as this is
It sure was better back then
It sure was better back then
It sure was better back... one more time...
It sure was better back then

(guitar out)

Pick me up, shake me out
And hang me on the line
I'm a fool for you

I looked up, saw you smile
And then I saw your eyes
I'm in love with you

You're too much for me
I'm a worn-out sail
On the sidewalk sea

There's a light
There's a fire shining day and night
It came burning through

Shine on me, shine on down
You keep me high and dry
I'm in love with you

You're too much for me
I'm a worn-out sail
On the sidewalk sea

Too many faces
Breaking aces half in two
Some guys in scarlet
Singing further down in the blues

Eyes on the sidewalk
They're ancient angry flashing true
Baby, it's too many mornings
Waking lonely cause of you

Time goes by
You break on down
You can't keep holding on
You don't know what to do

I looked up, saw you smile
I know I'm not so strong
No, and I'm in love with you

You're too much for me
I'm a worn-out sail
On the sidewalk sea

나를 사로잡았다 떠나 버리고
나를 전화에 매달리게 한
당신을 사랑한 내가 바보에요
고개를 들어 보니 당신이 웃고 있었죠
그리고 당신의 눈을 들여다 보고
난 사랑에 빠졌어요

당신은 내게 과분한 사람이죠
나는 해안을 헤매다가
지쳐 버린 배에요

불빛이 보여요
온종일 불 밝힌 빛이 보여요
꺼지지 않고 타오르고 있어요

내게 빛을 비춰 주오
나를 구속해 버린 당신과
나는 사랑에 빠졌어요

당신은 내게 과분한 사람이죠
나는 해안을 헤매다가
지쳐 버린 배에요

둘로 갈라 서는
너무도 많은 사람들
상처 입고 시름에
더욱 빠져 드는 사람들

거리를 거니는 사람들의 눈은
분노로 이글거려요
외로이 맞아야 했던 수 많은 아침
그건 당신 때문이에요

흐르는 시간 속에
무너져 내리고
견딜 수 없고
어찌할 바를 모르게 되죠

고개를 들어 보니 당신이 웃고 있었죠
그리고 당신의 눈을 들여다 보고
난 사랑에 빠졌어요

당신은 내게 과분한 사람이죠
나는 해안을 헤매다가
지쳐 버린 배에요



이 앨범 자켓에 있는 모습 역시 그렇지만, 일단 사진으로 처음 대한 Steve Forbert의 모습은 참 순진한 시골 청년 같다는 인상입니다. 제가 본게 젊을 때 모습이었나 봅니다. 옆 사진은 나이가 좀 들었을 적 모습이네요. 1955년생이니 지금은 나이 지긋한 중장년 아저씨가 되어 있겠군요.

11살에 기타를 처음 배워서 학창 시절에는 밴드 생활을 했었고 트럭 운전사 경력도 가지고 있는 Steve Forbert가 1978년 데뷔작을 내고 처음 등장했을 때에는 'New Dylan'이란 별명을 얻을 정도로 포크락계에 신선한 바람을 일으켰다고 합니다. 1979년 두 번째 앨범 (Jackrabbit Slim)을 통해 그는 더욱 확고한 위치를 다지게 되는데 상큼한 피아노와 기타 반주로 앨범의 포문을 열고 있는 'Romeo's Tune'이 탑40를 장식하며 그의 베스트 셀링 앨범으로 기록됩니다.

Poco의 'Sea Of Heartbreak'처럼 사랑을 잃은 자신을 등대를 찾아 표류하는 배에 비유한 이 곡은 국내에서도 꽤 많은 사랑을 받으며 80년대초 국내 다방가에서 자주 들려지던 곡이라고 합니다.

Plane comes down on the old runway, home again for a week I'll stay
Hanging out like I used to do, hope to find some old friends I knew
Hear the news in the honky tonk, who got married, yes, and who split up G
Drinking beer while the jukebox plays, brand new songs for brand new days
Quiet nights and empty streets, sleepy town, humble home
Same old waltz in the wind, by the railroad track
Riding out to a country bridge, moonlight shining across the ridge
Frozen trees neath a billion stars, 7 friends jammed in Robby's car
High as kites and wild and gone, drunk as well and laughing loud
Back at home I say good night (Good night) and I close the door
Sunday morning the church bell rings, the organ plays and the choir
sings. Where am I while the preacher speaks? Dreaming dreams neath
my sheets asleep
Waking up and trying to think, what went down, what'd we do? I rub
my eyes and I shake my head and feel the sun
Plane takes off on the old runway, snow fell light on the ground
today Lost an hour that I gained before, headed back to my New York
door. fare thee well, adios, adieu and best of luck to all of you I
ain't no saint and I don't pretend to be, but I hope you all found a G
friend in me
ity lights blink and shine, down below, let it change
It's often said that life is strange, oh yes, but compared to what?

capo on 3rd fret...

intro:
[F] walk down to [Dm] [G] [C] walk down to [Am] [Dm] [G] [C]

[C]In spite of you, you [F]like yourself
An' [G]that's alright with [C]me,
[C]It gets so lonesome [F]fillin' space
An' [G]someone must [C]believe.

[C]Erase them golden [F]memories
An' [G]blow the candle [C]out,
[C]Let's get on off [F]away somewhere
An' [G]see what we're [C]about.

chorus: (play intro)
Lay down your [F] weary [A min7] tune [G] again
and [C] rest your [C/B] head on [A min] me,
Your [Dm]phone call says you're sorry
An' the [G]grapevine says you're [C]free.

[C]Your drugstore dady's [F]flesh an' blood
Like [G]marilyn mon[C]roe,
[C]An' out there on the [F]runway now
The [G]king's all set to [C]go.

[C]They'll cover up the [F]window soon
'Cause [G]he'll be rollin' [C]in,
He's [C]Elvis Presley, [F]honey chile,
An' [G]I can't cop his [C]grin.

chorus

[C]The missionary [F]paid my way
An' [G]put me off to [C]sleep,
[C]I woke up early [F]yesterday
An' [G]found a place to [C]eat.

[C]I got it down an' [F]felt relieved
An' [G]Jane went off to [C]work,
[C]It's wooden soldier's [F]Christmas time
An' [G]Jane she is a [C]clerk.

chorus

[C]In spite of you, you [F]like yourself
An' [G]I admire you [C]much.
[C]I'm out to get us [F]back in sync,
'Cause we've been [G]so out of [C]touch.

[C]Just meet me next to [F]Noah's ark
An' [G]let's get out of [C]town,
[C]There's got to be [F]someplace somewhere
These [G]rain clouds haven't [C]found.

chorus

chorus

Take your seat in the table
Watch the cabaret fill
Ted came down for the singer
He saw the name on the bill

How the minutes were draggin'
As the audience grew
Ted was growing impatient
As he swallowed his brew

"It's time to welcome the artist"
He heard somebody say
Saw a face in the floodlight
And everything was okay

Singer man, do your work
Sing your song, make it hurt
Sing the tears, sing the pain
Make it all so real

Then the singer was singing
All his serious songs
And his Band wa a-playing
And Ted was hummin' along

Meanwhile back in a corner
There was a table for two
Where sat the singer's cute lover
And she was drinkin' a few

All snuggled up with a stranger
Who had his hand on her thigh
She was receivin' his message
And gazing into his eyes

Singer man, do your work
Sing your song, make it hurt
Sing the tears, sing the pain
Make it all so real

So the sound came a-rollin'
Tumblin' into the night
And all the people were ravin'
Sayin', "Man, our singer's alright"

"He's such a burnin' performer
What a fabulous show"
Little lover was stirrin'
She was ready to go

An' while the singer was wailing
She got up to depart
The crowd was stompin' and cheering
She was breakin' his heart

Singer man, do your work
Sing your song, make it hurt
Sing the tears, sing the pain
Make it all so real

Ted was feelin' terrific
As the crowd filtered out
Ravin' on 'bout the hero
There were whistles and shouts

There was a guy with his sweetheart
Ted came walkin' on past
He could hear what was spoken
He could hear what she asked

She said, "Don't you envy the hero?"
An' the fella answered his girl
"Yes, he's the ultimate singer
He's on top of the world"

Singer man, do your work
Sing your song, make it hurt
Sing the tears, sing the pain
Make it all so real

Sometimes I'm so weary
Sometimes I'm so low
If not for your sweet love
I think I would move to Mexico

TV shows a city
And everything is down
Find your friends and families
'Neath this earthquake shaken town

Mexico, Mexico
Down the highway, down the line
'Cross that border
Back in time to Mexico

Sometimes I'm so weary
How can I complain?
All they got is a cardboard box
To sleep in when it rains

Who will tell his mother?
Who will take the news?
Who will bring his [Incomprehensible] is gone?
Black and all her blues

Mexico, Mexico
Down the highway, down the line
'Cross that border
Back in time to Mexico

Sometimes I'm so weary
I must be insane
Ship me down to Mexico
And show me 'bout some pain

Mexico, Mexico
Down the highway, down the line
'Cross that border
Back in time to Mexico

Mexico, Mexico

The fortune teller's eyes,
They would not look at me,
She said these cards don't lie
An' I said so what d' you see?
She told me what I did,
Her voice was cold an' odd,
She said go hug your kids
An' check your faith in God

Because your time ain't long,
She said your time ain't long,
You ain't done no one wrong,
You've got a fine, safe home,
But, boy, your time ain't long.

I walked out homeward bound
An' I drove them crosstown blocks
An' I felt the sun fade down
An' I passed a stonefaced clock


An' I thought my time ain't long,
I thought my time ain't long,
My drug an' booze day's gone,
I rise an' shine at dawn,
How come my time ain't long?

My wife just laughed at me
An' kept on ironing clothes,
What will an' will not be,
She said there's no one knows,
But if she's got ESP,
Well, how come she lives down there?
It just sounds like bull to me,
She ain't no millionaire.

Who says your time ain't long?
Who says your time ain't long?
You keep your seatbelt on,
You feel your heart beat strong,
Who says your time ain't long?
Who says your time ain't long?
Who says your time ain't long?
Your drug an' booze day's gone,
You rise an' shine at dawn,
Who says your time ain't long?
You ain't done no one wrong,
You've got a fine, safe home,
Who says your time ain't long?

Daybreak has beautifully broken
Boy, what a weird look of roots
Pressure like this you might not even wish
Of the locker room bullies at school

Life heats up hard than the fire lane
Drink nitroglycerin punch
It's been a few plates and shake hands with the snake
While you're runnin' in place eating lunch

Maybe everything's fine if you follow
And then you don't get in the way
And you give it your best
And then you get you some rest
There's tomorrow is a new working day

Some guys fear Capital Gains Tax
Some people more then get by
Watching through gates from their seaside estates
They're amazed at how hard you still try

Keep shifting gears and remember
Rome wasn't build in a week
And everyone's wild for the woman's big smile
With these rolling down hills, won't see peaks

Maybe everything's fine if you follow
And then you don't get in the way
And you give it your best
And then you get you some rest
'Cause tomorrow is a new working day

Live long enough in your own world
Then you'll have come very far
And then you'll be someone's called probably know something
And no one will care what you are

Make all your rounds and keep rolling
What good will breaking down do
You say you feel weird and your fate's disappeared
It's probably just a new stream of the flu

Maybe everything's fine if you follow
And then you don't get in the way
You give it your best
And then you get you some rest
'Cause tomorrow's the new working day

You give it your best
And then you get you some rest
'Cause tomorrow's the new working day

Dm (with variations shown at end of the song ) G Am

Dm G Am
In the shadow of the old north church I courted her
Dm G Am
While the pigeons and the gargoyles perched she sang
Dm G Am
Is there anyone who's seen those eyes dismissing her ?
Dm G Am
Is there anyone who's lips she's kissed complained?


Chorus:
Dm7 F G C C/B Am
Seven months and seven wonders, seven roads of rain and thunder
Dm7 F G C C/B Am
Seven hills of lamplight gleaming, seven turns toward where you're
dreaming
Dm G Am
Oh, to be back with you

Dm G Am
On a mission of the crossroad palms, simplicity
Dm G Am
Could function as a fine first prize for pain
Dm G Am
But picking up the breadcrumb clues efficienctly
Dm G Am
Will light me up a new days dawn, but strange


(Chorus)
Dm G Am
In the shadow of the old north church I courted her
Dm G Am
In the clanging of the cast iron bell, her face
Dm G Am
While the shadows of the hilltop shop distorted her
Dm G Am
I tumbled on my pride, pitfall from grace


(Chorus)
Dm7 F G C C/B Am
Lots of time to think it over, lots of pain to claim and shoulder
Dm7 F G
I was wrong, I don't deny it
C C/B Am
Please forgive me, would you try it
Dm G Am
Oh, to be back with you
Dm G Am
Oh, to be back with you



The Dm at the beginning, as well as throughout the song can be
supplemented by changing the note played on the 6th (highest ) string.
That is:

Dm G Dm7 ( so you don't have to look it up)

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Lyrics supplied by Mike Berry.

Alternative version (supplied by "MoonMan"):



capo on 3rd fret...

intro:

[Em] [A] [D] walk down to [Bm] <~~~ play twice [Em] [A] [Bm]

In the [Em]shadow of the old norh [A]church
I [Bm]courted her,
While the [Em]pigeons and the gargoyles [A]perched
she [Bm]sang.
Is [Em]there anyone who's seen those [A]eyes
[Bm]dismissing her?
Is there [Em]anyone whose lips she's [A]kissed [Bm]complained?

Chorus: (play like intro)
[Em]Seven months and [A]seven wonders,
[D]Seven roads of the [Bm]rain and thunder,
[Em]Seven hills of [A]lamplight gleaming,
[D]Seven turns towards where you're [Bm]dreaming,
[Em]Oh, [A]to be back with [Bm]you.

[Em]On a mission of the crossroad [A]palms
[Bm]simplicity
[Em]Could function as a fine first [A]prize for [Bm]pain,
[Em]But picking up the bread crumb [A]clues
[Bm]effeciently
[Em]Will light me up a new day's [A]dawn,
but [Bm]strange.

{Chorus}

[Em]In the shadow of the old north [A]church
I [Bm]courted her,
[Em]In the clanging of the cast iron [A]bells,
her [Bm]face;
[Em]While windows of the hilltop [A]shop
[Bm]distorted her,
I [Em]tumbled on my pride [A]pitfall from [Bm]grace.

[Em]Seven months and [A]seven wonders,
[D]Seven roads of [Bm]rain and thunder,
[Em]Seven hills of [A]lamplight gleaming,
[D]Seven turns towards [Bm]where you're dreaming,
[Em]Lots of time to [A]think it over,
[D]Lots of blame to [Bm]claim and shoulder,
[Em]I was wrong, I [A]don't deny it,
[D]Please forgive me, [Bm]would you try it?
[Em]Oh, [A]to be back with [Bm]you,
[Em]Oh, [A]to be back with [Bm]you.

I'll lock myself away and not face one more day
Dm
On the streets of this town
G
And all I've got to lose, is a feelin' called the blues
C
And a little ol' frown;

I signed your dotted line and did my best at tryin',
Dm
Givin' all I could give
G
And all I've gotten back is this feelin' that I lack
C
What I'm needing to live

Dm C
And you say you don't see it when a grown man starts to cry,
Dm F G
You turn your face away and you walk on by.

I found myself a girl who brightened up my world
>From december to may
And then ran off with Jim, but I'll defer to him
And his purple beret
'Cause he knows how to wheel and dealand not to feel
When he's knockin' you down
And I know he'll succeed ' cause thats just what you need
On the streets of this town

And you say you don't see it when a grown man starts to cry,
You turn your face away and you walk on by.

I'll lock myself away and not face one more day
On the streets of this town
And all I've got to lose, is a feelin' called the blues
That's been going around;
I fit your crazy norm and wore your uniform
Where you told me to go
And got back in return this here feelin' that I've learned
What the Indians know

And you say you don't see it when a grown man starts to cry,
You turn your face away and you walk on by.

Open house now for your fading heart,
Tell your ghost it's time to hide;
Strangers won't know when to stop and start
Once they've fin'ly got inside.

Spir'ling staircase toward your dusty mind,
With crates and boxes and bags and trunks;
No one cares what tender dreams they'll find,
All they'll see up there is junk

With silver dollars from a ragdoll's ear
And merc'ry dimes for buttons, too,
And flutes and whistles only kids can hear
And peacock feathers green and blue.

Deep depression in a walnut grain,
Afternoons on rainy days;
Once it stacked up well in both your brains,
And now it's all some purple haze

With vandals picking locks and breaking doors
And smashing keepsakes all around;
Souvenirs of love and foreign shores
And scrapbook pages all unbound.

It's open house now for your fading heart,
Tell your ghost it's time to hide;
Strangers won't know when to stop and start
Once they've fin'ly got inside.

A min
Poor ole surrender
G
Mimosa, fin'ly burnt out by the
A min
sun
I feel pretty burnt
C
out myself
when the
G
long, hot summer is
A min
done

A min
summertime's long been my
G
fav'rite, now I can't grab it no
A min
more
can't find no time for
C
a fish on the line
or that
G
swing in the old
A min
Sycamore
I'm in such a
F
hurry now
it
C
starts to
G
worry me
stop an' smell the roses?

A min
baby I can't hardly see

F
no, I aint forgotten just how good it all can be, but

G
I've got so much
A min
responsibility
baby, you know how I'm
G
working, sorry I'm busy so
A min
much
sorry those days when the
C
world went our way
are so
G
hard to return to
A min
an'touch
maybe our future looks
G
bright

er, maybe our ship will come
A min
in
maybe these years an'these
C
muletrain careers
will be
G
things we wont think about
A min
then
but
I'm in such a
F
hurry now
it
C
starts to worry
G
me
stop an' smell the roses?

A min
baby I can't hardly see

F
no, I aint forgotten just how good it all can be, but

G
I've got so much
A min
responsibility

F
competition's heavy on a hard line wreckin'crew

A min
the good ones never leave an'still
there's always some one new

F
pressure comes down hard up on a top notch rivet team

G
we don't get time to pace ourselves,
we don't stand around and
A min
dream
Poor ole surrender
G
Mimosa, fin'ly burnt out by the
A min
heat
I feel pretty burnt
C

out myself
when I
G
make that ole turn down
A min
our street
summertime's long been my
G
fav'rite, now it's ole autumn
A min
I love
summertime fun on some
C
beach in the sun
is not
G
somethin' I'm seein' much
A min
of
I'm in such a
F
hurry now
it
C
starts to worry
G
me
stop an' smell the roses?

A min
baby I can't hardly see

F
no, I aint forgotten just how good it all can be, but

G
I've got so much
A min
responsibility

Hints:
forefinger and small finger 'work' on 5th string throughout the song;
solo is on 1st string, 0-3-5 0-3-5.

Meet me in the middle of the day
Let me hear you say everything's okay
Bring me southern kisses from your room
Meet me in the middle of the night
Let me hear you say everything's alright
Let me smell the moon in your perfume

Oh, Gods and years will rise and fall
And there's always something more
It's lost in talk, I waste my time
And it's all been said before
While further down behind the masquerade the tears are there
I don't ask for all that much I just want someone to care
That's right now

Meet me in the middle of the day
Let me hear you say everything's okay
Come on out beneath the shining sun

Meet me in the middle of the night
Let me hear you say everything's alright
Sneak on out beneath the stars and run

Oh yeah, oh yeah yeah, oh yeah

It's king and queen and we must go down now beyond the chandelier
Where I won't have to speak my mind and you won't have to hear
Shreds of news and afterthoughts and complicated scenes
We'll huddle down behind the light and fade like magazines

Meet me in the middle of the day
Let me hear you say everything's okay
Bring me southern kisses from your room

Hey hey, meet me in the middle of the night
Let me hear you say everything's alright
Let me smell the moon in your perfume

Oh now, meet me in the middle of the day
Let me hear you say everything's okay
Let me see you smiling back at me

Hey, meet me in the middle of the night
Let me hear you say everything's alright
Hold me tight and love and loving's free

Whoa yeah

Meet me in the middle of the day
Let me hear you say everything's okay
Bring me southern kisses from your room
Meet me in the middle of the night
Let me hear you say everything's alright
Let me smell the moon in your perfume

Oh, Gods and years will rise and fall
And there's always something more
It's lost in talk, I waste my time
And it's all been said before
While further down behind the masquerade the tears are there
I don't ask for all that much I just want someone to care
That's right now

Meet me in the middle of the day
Let me hear you say everything's okay
Come on out beneath the shining sun

Meet me in the middle of the night
Let me hear you say everything's alright
Sneak on out beneath the stars and run

Oh yeah, oh yeah yeah, oh yeah

It's king and queen and we must go down now beyond the chandelier
Where I won't have to speak my mind and you won't have to hear
Shreds of news and afterthoughts and complicated scenes
We'll huddle down behind the light and fade like magazines

Meet me in the middle of the day
Let me hear you say everything's okay
Bring me southern kisses from your room

Hey hey, meet me in the middle of the night
Let me hear you say everything's alright
Let me smell the moon in your perfume

Oh now, meet me in the middle of the day
Let me hear you say everything's okay
Let me see you smiling back at me

Hey, meet me in the middle of the night
Let me hear you say everything's alright
Hold me tight and love and loving's free

Whoa yeah

Meet me in the middle of the day
Let me hear you say everything's okay
Bring me southern kisses from your room
Meet me in the middle of the night
Let me hear you say everything's alright
Let me smell the moon in your perfume

Oh, Gods and years will rise and fall
And there's always something more
It's lost in talk, I waste my time
And it's all been said before
While further down behind the masquerade the tears are there
I don't ask for all that much I just want someone to care
That's right now

Meet me in the middle of the day
Let me hear you say everything's okay
Come on out beneath the shining sun

Meet me in the middle of the night
Let me hear you say everything's alright
Sneak on out beneath the stars and run

Oh yeah, oh yeah yeah, oh yeah

It's king and queen and we must go down now beyond the chandelier
Where I won't have to speak my mind and you won't have to hear
Shreds of news and afterthoughts and complicated scenes
We'll huddle down behind the light and fade like magazines

Meet me in the middle of the day
Let me hear you say everything's okay
Bring me southern kisses from your room

Hey hey, meet me in the middle of the night
Let me hear you say everything's alright
Let me smell the moon in your perfume

Oh now, meet me in the middle of the day
Let me hear you say everything's okay
Let me see you smiling back at me

Hey, meet me in the middle of the night
Let me hear you say everything's alright
Hold me tight and love and loving's free

Whoa yeah

Meet me in the middle of the day
Let me hear you say everything's okay
Bring me southern kisses from your room
Meet me in the middle of the night
Let me hear you say everything's alright
Let me smell the moon in your perfume

Oh, Gods and years will rise and fall
And there's always something more
It's lost in talk, I waste my time
And it's all been said before
While further down behind the masquerade the tears are there
I don't ask for all that much I just want someone to care
That's right now

Meet me in the middle of the day
Let me hear you say everything's okay
Come on out beneath the shining sun

Meet me in the middle of the night
Let me hear you say everything's alright
Sneak on out beneath the stars and run

Oh yeah, oh yeah yeah, oh yeah

It's king and queen and we must go down now beyond the chandelier
Where I won't have to speak my mind and you won't have to hear
Shreds of news and afterthoughts and complicated scenes
We'll huddle down behind the light and fade like magazines

Meet me in the middle of the day
Let me hear you say everything's okay
Bring me southern kisses from your room

Hey hey, meet me in the middle of the night
Let me hear you say everything's alright
Let me smell the moon in your perfume

Oh now, meet me in the middle of the day
Let me hear you say everything's okay
Let me see you smiling back at me

Hey, meet me in the middle of the night
Let me hear you say everything's alright
Hold me tight and love and loving's free

Whoa yeah

Meet me in the middle of the day
Let me hear you say everything's okay
Bring me southern kisses from your room
Meet me in the middle of the night
Let me hear you say everything's alright
Let me smell the moon in your perfume

Oh, Gods and years will rise and fall
And there's always something more
It's lost in talk, I waste my time
And it's all been said before
While further down behind the masquerade the tears are there
I don't ask for all that much I just want someone to care
That's right now

Meet me in the middle of the day
Let me hear you say everything's okay
Come on out beneath the shining sun

Meet me in the middle of the night
Let me hear you say everything's alright
Sneak on out beneath the stars and run

Oh yeah, oh yeah yeah, oh yeah

It's king and queen and we must go down now beyond the chandelier
Where I won't have to speak my mind and you won't have to hear
Shreds of news and afterthoughts and complicated scenes
We'll huddle down behind the light and fade like magazines

Meet me in the middle of the day
Let me hear you say everything's okay
Bring me southern kisses from your room

Hey hey, meet me in the middle of the night
Let me hear you say everything's alright
Let me smell the moon in your perfume

Oh now, meet me in the middle of the day
Let me hear you say everything's okay
Let me see you smiling back at me

Hey, meet me in the middle of the night
Let me hear you say everything's alright
Hold me tight and love and loving's free

Whoa yeah

Meet me in the middle of the day
Let me hear you say everything's okay
Bring me southern kisses from your room
Meet me in the middle of the night
Let me hear you say everything's alright
Let me smell the moon in your perfume

Oh, Gods and years will rise and fall
And there's always something more
It's lost in talk, I waste my time
And it's all been said before
While further down behind the masquerade the tears are there
I don't ask for all that much I just want someone to care
That's right now

Meet me in the middle of the day
Let me hear you say everything's okay
Come on out beneath the shining sun

Meet me in the middle of the night
Let me hear you say everything's alright
Sneak on out beneath the stars and run

Oh yeah, oh yeah yeah, oh yeah

It's king and queen and we must go down now beyond the chandelier
Where I won't have to speak my mind and you won't have to hear
Shreds of news and afterthoughts and complicated scenes
We'll huddle down behind the light and fade like magazines

Meet me in the middle of the day
Let me hear you say everything's okay
Bring me southern kisses from your room

Hey hey, meet me in the middle of the night
Let me hear you say everything's alright
Let me smell the moon in your perfume

Oh now, meet me in the middle of the day
Let me hear you say everything's okay
Let me see you smiling back at me

Hey, meet me in the middle of the night
Let me hear you say everything's alright
Hold me tight and love and loving's free

Whoa yeah

The walls closin' around you and he won't be home tonight
He's out somewhere and gamblin' and perhaps he's in a fight
And yes you know about the woman, and you know there's three or four
Perhaps he's out there laughin' now and dancin' 'round the floor
And yes you try to make the best of it, which isn't much I know
You thought you've had your fill of it, you see that it wasn't so, oh
No

Now your babies are sleepin' soundly and you hang your head and think
He damn near broke your nose last night and hardly does he drink
And as the wind blows at the windows and the clouds go by the moon
The walls closin' around you and your sadness still's around
And yet you try to make the best of it, which isn't much I know
You thought you've had your fill of it, but you see that it wasn't so, oh
No, oh no

You know you make your own decisions and you live the life you choose
I watch it from the sidelines and it sure gives me the blues
You know you're sure to find me waiting, should you ever come around
I am the one who loves you while he drives you further down
And yes you try to make the best of it, which isn't much I know
You thought you've had your fill of it, but you see that it wasn't so, oh
No, no babe

Just say goodbye to little Jo
Just turn her loose now let her go
And she???ll be leaving while the sun goes down
She doesn???t love ya anymore

Sometimes it???s worth it to talk
Some wounds are easy to heal
Sometimes it???s all in your mind
Uh, but this time it???s big and it???s real

Gold turning back into night
This time you can???t make her stay
Don???t try to block her in pain
Or don???t try to stand in her way

Just say goodbye to little Jo
Just turn her loose now let her go
And she???ll be leaving while the sun goes down
She doesn???t love ya anymore

She tried to take ya somewhere
Somewhere you needed to be
Ya howl and ya curse at the gate
Til she tried to give you the key

You got no right to her love
You with your bloody hot brain
Aw, don???t try to suck her back in
No one could make her remain

Just say goodbye to little Jo
Just turn her loose now let her go
She???ll be leaving ya while the sun goes down
She doesn???t love you anymore

Say goodbye she???s gonna let it all unwind
Say goodbye she???ll la-la-leave it all behind
She???s meant to be gone let her leave without fighting
Rollin away down the line

You???ve shown so much of your hate
She???s seen so much of your greed
She???s taken shit for so long, yes, yes
That you ain???t got nothin she needs

You don???t deserve her no how
Go fading back into fate
Go sit ya down where ya were
Don???t grab and beg it???s too late

Just say goodbye to little Jo
Just turn her loose man, let her go
She???ll be leaving while the sun goes down
She doesn???t love you anymore
She doesn???t love ya anymore
She doesn???t love ya anymore
She doesn???t love you anymore

Just say goodbye to little Jo
Just turn her loose now let her go
And she???ll be leaving while the sun goes down
She doesn???t love ya anymore

Sometimes it???s worth it to talk
Some wounds are easy to heal
Sometimes it???s all in your mind
Uh, but this time it???s big and it???s real

Gold turning back into night
This time you can???t make her stay
Don???t try to block her in pain
Or don???t try to stand in her way

Just say goodbye to little Jo
Just turn her loose now let her go
And she???ll be leaving while the sun goes down
She doesn???t love ya anymore

She tried to take ya somewhere
Somewhere you needed to be
Ya howl and ya curse at the gate
Til she tried to give you the key

You got no right to her love
You with your bloody hot brain
Aw, don???t try to suck her back in
No one could make her remain

Just say goodbye to little Jo
Just turn her loose now let her go
She???ll be leaving ya while the sun goes down
She doesn???t love you anymore

Say goodbye she???s gonna let it all unwind
Say goodbye she???ll la-la-leave it all behind
She???s meant to be gone let her leave without fighting
Rollin away down the line

You???ve shown so much of your hate
She???s seen so much of your greed
She???s taken shit for so long, yes, yes
That you ain???t got nothin she needs

You don???t deserve her no how
Go fading back into fate
Go sit ya down where ya were
Don???t grab and beg it???s too late

Just say goodbye to little Jo
Just turn her loose man, let her go
She???ll be leaving while the sun goes down
She doesn???t love you anymore
She doesn???t love ya anymore
She doesn???t love ya anymore
She doesn???t love you anymore

Just say goodbye to little Jo
Just turn her loose now let her go
And she???ll be leaving while the sun goes down
She doesn???t love ya anymore

Sometimes it???s worth it to talk
Some wounds are easy to heal
Sometimes it???s all in your mind
Uh, but this time it???s big and it???s real

Gold turning back into night
This time you can???t make her stay
Don???t try to block her in pain
Or don???t try to stand in her way

Just say goodbye to little Jo
Just turn her loose now let her go
And she???ll be leaving while the sun goes down
She doesn???t love ya anymore

She tried to take ya somewhere
Somewhere you needed to be
Ya howl and ya curse at the gate
Til she tried to give you the key

You got no right to her love
You with your bloody hot brain
Aw, don???t try to suck her back in
No one could make her remain

Just say goodbye to little Jo
Just turn her loose now let her go
She???ll be leaving ya while the sun goes down
She doesn???t love you anymore

Say goodbye she???s gonna let it all unwind
Say goodbye she???ll la-la-leave it all behind
She???s meant to be gone let her leave without fighting
Rollin away down the line

You???ve shown so much of your hate
She???s seen so much of your greed
She???s taken shit for so long, yes, yes
That you ain???t got nothin she needs

You don???t deserve her no how
Go fading back into fate
Go sit ya down where ya were
Don???t grab and beg it???s too late

Just say goodbye to little Jo
Just turn her loose man, let her go
She???ll be leaving while the sun goes down
She doesn???t love you anymore
She doesn???t love ya anymore
She doesn???t love ya anymore
She doesn???t love you anymore

School girl won't you talk to me,
Show a little hospitality,
I'm a lonesome stranger in your college town baby,
School girl won't you walk me round

School girl with your fancy looks ,
Hey baby let me tote your books,
Won't you try a little love you can't go wrong , darlin',
School girl let me walk you home,

Its a hey , hey ,
Hey yes and the sun is sinking down its a going away
Its a hey hey
Every nighttime is the right time to say ok

School girl let me help you please,
Have you studied bout the birds and the bees?,
You can write a little paper on the rites of spring , baby
School girl sha la la le#

And the sun is sinking down and its going away
Hey hey,
Yes and the night time is the right time to say ok
Ground me..

School girl tell me what you say
Hey baby don't you turn away
Stop thinking don't you want a romance,
School girl give me half a chance

Its a hey , hey ,
Hey yes and the sun is sinking down its a going away
Its a hey hey
Every nighttime is the right time to say ok

School girl give me half a chance.

School girl won't you talk to me,
Show a little hospitality,
I'm a lonesome stranger in your college town baby,
School girl won't you walk me round

School girl with your fancy looks ,
Hey baby let me tote your books,
Won't you try a little love you can't go wrong , darlin',
School girl let me walk you home,

Its a hey , hey ,
Hey yes and the sun is sinking down its a going away
Its a hey hey
Every nighttime is the right time to say ok

School girl let me help you please,
Have you studied bout the birds and the bees?,
You can write a little paper on the rites of spring , baby
School girl sha la la le#

And the sun is sinking down and its going away
Hey hey,
Yes and the night time is the right time to say ok
Ground me..

School girl tell me what you say
Hey baby don't you turn away
Stop thinking don't you want a romance,
School girl give me half a chance

Its a hey , hey ,
Hey yes and the sun is sinking down its a going away
Its a hey hey
Every nighttime is the right time to say ok

School girl give me half a chance.

The world is too much with you all of the time
You got no space for grace inside of your mind
Somethings can't be conquered so your thoughts all sayin'
But if you search your heart you'll find a way

Compared to how things were here something is wrong
But we're here now and that means then he is now gone

Don't wanna take gloom for granted
Don't wanna bridge time to time
And if you search your heart you'll ease your mind

You know that those golden days of fall give way to
Frozen nights of howlin' sounds of wind that have their way
No matter what those silver bells of Christmas tell you
But remember what you don't know

And don't take it all too hard there may be things behind
Your skies can show you sights no eyes can see
No words can say so just behold these golden days
These days of fall these golden days these golden
Clear blue autumn days

You walk on old childhood sidewalks looking for clues
Till someone stairs and swears you couldn't be you
You've been down the long way you know times are tough
But if you search your heart you'll find I say
If you search your heart you'll find I say
If you search your heart you'll find enough

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

Moon shines on the end of my street;
Moon shines where the demonoids meet.

Moon shines on the battlefront town;
Moon shines where the buildings burnt down.

I can't cry and I don't look back,
I can't cry and I don't look back,
Back...

Moon shines on the reservoir tide;
Moon shines on the silver lake side.

Moon shines on the telescope dome;
Moon shines on the billionaire's home.

I can't cry and I don't look back,
I can't cry and I don't look back,
Back...

Moon shines on the swingin' white gate;
Moon shines while the limousine waits.

Moon shines on the rockin' horse head;
Moon shines on the sheets of my bed.

I can't cry and I don't look back,
I can't cry and I don't look back,
Back...

I'm just standin' on shaky ground,
Ever since you put me down,
Standin' on shaky ground,
Ever since you put me down,
Standin' on shaky ground,
Ever since you put me down,
Standin' on shaky ground,
Ever since you put me down.

Capo 5'th (Works with 3)



Intro: F G E Am F G F G
C G F
I had to get loose from those quarreling tongues,
C G F
Had to get free from that ball and chain,
C G F
Had to get far from those boring towns
G F C
An' it's so good to feel good again,

A perfect stranger might could make you smile,
Might could take your mind off your despair for half a while,
But time moves quickly, strangers look like friends,
Friends might fall in love and perfect strangers might pretend
And so it happens,
Take a look around,
Some will rake the coals
And some will burn a wedding gown.

The sad romantics fail to grasp the world,
Fail to recognize there ain't no perfect boy or girl
And so keep fumbling, feelin' incomplete,
Makin' love and breakin' hearts and searchin' on the street
And so it happens,
Take a look around,
Some will rake the coals
And some will burn a wedding gown.

And look at me
(or maybe don't, now)


Hey, yeah, look at me
(or maybe don't, now)
Look at me
(or maybe don't, now)
Hey, yeah, look at me
(or maybe don't, now)

And Charlie Chaplin had to realize
Eighteen year old Oona made a golden final prize,
And Warren Beatty must have gotten scared
When Madonna made him fin'ly see he'd lost some hair
And so it happens,
Take a look around,
Some will rake the coals
And some will burn a wedding gown,
Some will rake the coals
And some will burn a wedding gown.

You sure looked good, bound for Shilburn Town
Tryin' to drive that car while the rain came down
And you sure looked fine
Oh yeah, you're readin' highway signs

And you sure looked good up on Crystal Beach
Reelin' in them fish, with your hair all bleached
And you sure looked fine
Hey, yeah, with your hooks and lines

La, da, di, dumb, da, la, da, di, dumb, day
Every move you make, everything you say
Well, you sure are fine
Oh yes, and you blow my mind

And you sure looked good out at Rainbow Falls
Pass the parking lots and all the crowded malls, yeah
And you sure looked fine
Um hum, underneath them pines

La, da, di, dumb, da, la, da, di, dumb, day
Every move you make, everything you say
Well, you sure are fine
Oh yes, indeed, and you blow my mind

You sure look good back in ol' Canton
With your new blue dress and with your lipstick on
And you sure look fine
Yeah, drinkin' the cheap red wine

And you sure look good back in Meisha-Shay
With your reindeer eyes on Christmas day
And you sure looked fine
Um hum, like a valentine

La, da, di, dumb, da, la, da, di, dumb, day
Every move you make, everything you say
Well, you sure are fine
Oh yeah, and you blow my mind

You sure looked good, bound for Shilburn Town
Tryin' to drive that car while the rain came down
And you sure looked fine
Oh yeah, you're readin' highway signs

And you sure looked good up on Crystal Beach
Reelin' in them fish, with your hair all bleached
And you sure looked fine
Hey, yeah, with your hooks and lines

La, da, di, dumb, da, la, da, di, dumb, day
Every move you make, everything you say
Well, you sure are fine
Oh yes, and you blow my mind

And you sure looked good out at Rainbow Falls
Pass the parking lots and all the crowded malls, yeah
And you sure looked fine
Um hum, underneath them pines

La, da, di, dumb, da, la, da, di, dumb, day
Every move you make, everything you say
Well, you sure are fine
Oh yes, indeed, and you blow my mind

You sure look good back in ol' Canton
With your new blue dress and with your lipstick on
And you sure look fine
Yeah, drinkin' the cheap red wine

And you sure look good back in Meisha-Shay
With your reindeer eyes on Christmas day
And you sure looked fine
Um hum, like a valentine

La, da, di, dumb, da, la, da, di, dumb, day
Every move you make, everything you say
Well, you sure are fine
Oh yeah, and you blow my mind

.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

.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

I need me a destination
I ain't the kinda cat's gon'
Just jump in his car and drive
I'm usin' my transportation
So then when am I going to arrive?

And I guess it's just
The American in me
And I guess it's just
Said the way I'm at to be
And I guess it's just

They're stoppin' me out on the freeway
They ask of me what I do
And where the hell I'm bound
I used to get a lot more leeway
Hey well now I get a lot more down

And I guess it's just
The American in me
And I guess it's just
Said the way I'm at to be
And I guess it's just

The off ramp backed up miles today
And the carbon fumes
Were drifting towards the sky
The sky began to cry
And the thunder booms

And I'm back once again on the car lot
And I ain't even paid for that thing I drove up in yet
Well I might make a trade and I might not
But I know I'll remain in debt

And I guess it's just
The American in me
And I guess it's just
Say the way I'm at to be
And I guess it's just, yeah

And I guess it's just
The American in me
And I guess it's just
Yeah the way I'm at to be
And I guess it's just, yeah