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His best friend was the robber And his wife was a thief All the children were killers They couldn't get no relief. | |
Oh, Mother Goose, she's on the skids Shoe ain't happy, neither are the kids. | |
If you go when the snowflakes storm When the rivers freeze and summer ends Please see if she has a coat so warm To keep her from the howlin' winds. | |
It's so hard for me staying here all alone When you could be taking me for a ride. | |
Some get stoned, some get strange, But sooner or later it all gets real. | |
We drove that car as far as we could Abandoned it out West Split it up on a dark sad night Both agreeing it was best. | |
Once there was a friend of mine Who died a thousand deaths His life was filled with parasites And countless idle threats. | |
And though I know your dissatisfied With your position and your place Don't you understand it's not my problem. | |
Inside the museums, Infinity goes up on trial Voices echo this is what salvation must be like after a while. | |
I searched out my companions, Who were lost in crystal canyons When the aimless blade of science Slashed the pearly gates. | |
Yellow moon on the rise, Big birds flying across the sky, Throwing shadows on our eyes. | |
But I hope I treat her kind And don't mess with her mind When she starts to see the darker side of me. | |
I waited for you on the running boards, near the cypress trees while the springtime turned Slowly into autumn. | |
Now the moon is almost hidden The stars are beginning to hide The fortune-telling lady Has even taken all her things inside. | |
At dawn my lover comes to me And tells me of her dreams With no attempts to shovel the glimpse Into the ditch of what each one means. | |
Hate was just a legend And war was never known The people worked together And they lifted many stones. | |
Sundown yellow moon I replay the past I know every scene by heart they all went by so fast. | |
His best friend was the robber And his wife was a thief All the children were killers They couldn't get no relief. | |
Once there was a friend of mine Who died a thousand deaths His life was filled with parasites And countless idle threats. | |
But to live outside the law, you must be honest I know you always say that you agree. | |
But I hope I treat her kind And don't mess with her mind When she starts to see the darker side of me. | |
Love is so simple to quote a phrase You've known it all the time I'm learning it these days. | |
It's so hard for me staying here all alone When you could be taking me for a ride. | |
He looked into her eyes when she stopped him to ask If he wanted to dance he had a face like a mask. | |
I waited for you on the running boards, near the cypress trees while the springtime turned Slowly into autumn. | |
Dead man lying by the side of the road With the daylight in his eyes. | |
I searched out my companions, Who were lost in crystal canyons When the aimless blade of science Slashed the pearly gates. | |
Inside the museums, Infinity goes up on trial Voices echo this is what salvation must be like after a while. | |
Lullabies, look in your eyes, Run around the same old town. Doesn't mean that much to me To mean that much to you. | |
There were children crying And colors flying All around the chosen ones. | |
I don't have the strength To get up and take another shot And my best friend, my doctor Won't even say what it is I've got. | |
And I just turned twenty-two I was wonderin' what to do And the closer they got, The more those feelings grew. | |
Oh, Mother Goose, she's on the skids Shoe ain't happy, neither are the kids. | |
And she says, 'Your debutante just knows what you need But I know what you want' | |
Some get stoned, some get strange, But sooner or later it all gets real. | |
Love is all there is, it makes the world go ’round Love and only love, it can’t be denied | |
We drove that car as far as we could Abandoned it out West Split it up on a dark sad night Both agreeing it was best. | |
At dawn my lover comes to me And tells me of her dreams With no attempts to shovel the glimpse Into the ditch of what each one means. | |
Yellow moon on the rise, Big birds flying across the sky, Throwing shadows on our eyes. | |
Standing next to me in this lonely crowd Is a man who swears he’s not to blame All day long I hear him shout so loud Crying out that he was framed. | |
Now the moon is almost hidden The stars are beginning to hide The fortune-telling lady Has even taken all her things inside. | |
Is it hard to make arrangements with yourself, When you're old enough to repay but young enough to sell? | |
And though I know your dissatisfied With your position and your place Don't you understand it's not my problem. | |
If you go when the snowflakes storm When the rivers freeze and summer ends Please see if she has a coat so warm To keep her from the howlin' winds. | |
Ten silver saxes, a bass with a bow The drummer relaxes and waits between shows. | |
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