Jeff Bridges

Well it rained last night and the stars shone bright
And way off yonder, we heard the whippoorwill.

At the first light of dawn, we heard that he was gone.
Our hearts was empty and our eyes was filled.

Open the gates, welcome him in,
There's a brand new angel,
A brand new angel with an old violin.

In music we heard all the songs of the birds.
And he said that some songs was like clear fall days.

But he played his last refrain; oh, but the song will remain.
Though he's put his bow down and closed his case.

Open the gates, welcome him in,
'Cause there's a brand new angel,
There's a brand new angel with a old violin.

I don't know, baby, where we stand
With the future that we planned, so long ago
I don't know.

I don't know if you're my friend
Or a long gone lover coming back again
Where did you go
Baby I don't know.

You'd think by now that I would know better
But I ain't got a lot to show
I could write a song, I could write a letter
I could write a book about what I don't know.

Watch my life fall through the cracks
Like a long gone train that ain't coming back
Where did it go?
I don't know.

You'd think by now that I would know better
But I ain't got a lot to show
I could write a song, I could write a letter
I could write a book about what I don't know.

My past is pretty rocky
And my future ain't long
Why do I think we got a chance at all?
Where does the wind blow?
Baby I don't know...
Where does the wind blow?
Baby I don't know.

I don't know, baby, where we stand
With the future that we planned, so long ago
I don't know.

I don't know if you're my friend
Or a long gone lover coming back again
Where did you go
Baby I don't know.

You'd think by now that I would know better
But I ain't got a lot to show
I could write a song, I could write a letter
I could write a book about what I don't know.

Watch my life fall through the cracks
Like a long gone train that ain't coming back
Where did it go?
I don't know.

You'd think by now that I would know better
But I ain't got a lot to show
I could write a song, I could write a letter
I could write a book about what I don't know.

My past is pretty rocky
And my future ain't long
Why do I think we got a chance at all?
Where does the wind blow?
Baby I don't know...
Where does the wind blow?
Baby I don't know.

I used to be somebody but now I am somebody else
I used to be somebody but now I am somebody else
Who I'll be tomorrow is anybody's guess.

What was thought to be the right way turned out the wrong way after all
What was thought to be the right way turned out the wrong way after all
What I took to be the high road
Was only leading to a fall.

I used to be a preacher, with women and fame and wealth
I used to be a preacher, with women'n'fame and wealth
From a mighty congregation
To talking to myself.

I was cleared of all the charges with money, women and my pills
I was cleared of all the charges with money, women and my pills
Now that I'm a brand-new man,
You belong with someone else.

I used to be somebody but now I am somebody else
I used to be somebody but now I am somebody else
Who I'll be tomorrow is anybody's guess --
Anybody's guess.