1. |
Greener Pastures
03:53
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Waking up in Dallas
And the lights are low and dim
We all want somewhere to begin
I sent for my prescription
But it hasn’t shown up yet
I’ll know the feeling when it does
Greener pastures always wait for you
Tell the story one more time
What you ask for starry-eyed and blue
You can make it if you try
I went to see a movie
That everybody liked
Made me wish I was a better guy
I’m waiting on a vision
But it hasn’t shown up yet
We all know the river’s gonna rise
Greener pastures always wait for you
Tell the story one more time
What you ask for starry-eyed and blue
You can make it if you try
I lost a friend this morning
Well I just saw them last week
This fragile world’s so bittersweet
I’m waiting on an answer
But it hasn’t shown up yet
We all want a reason to believe
Greener pastures always wait for you
You can make it tonight
La la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la
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2. |
Before You Go
03:25
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Phone calls from a foreign country
Rich kids asking for money
Newsflash that the summer’s ending
Are they looking out for you and me?
Fallout in the plastic ocean
While you’re putting on your tannin’ lotion
Holiday while the beach is burnin’
Are they looking out for you and me?
Are they looking out for you and me?
Every night when the sun goes down
Hear that high and lonesome sound
Raise a glass for the poor and broken
Lonely faces still enduring
Days ahead
Hangin’ round for better things
Wake the dead
Any kind of song you sing
Before you go here’s all those things you always wanted
Sit alone in an empty theater
Now you see it all much clearer
A sad film with a happy ending
Are they looking out for you and me?
Silent prayers and words of guidance
Finding peace in a local riot
Stay at home, have it all delivered
Are they looking out for you and me?
Are they looking out for you and me?
Days ahead
Hangin’ round for better things
Wake the dead
Any kind of song you sing
Here we go now
From the past into the future
Late at night when the moon is low
With the ones that didn’t go
Raise a glass for the poor and broken
Lonely faces still enduring
Days ahead
Hangin’ round for better things
Wake the dead
Any kinda song you sing
Days ahead
Hanging on for better things
Before you go here’s all those things you always wanted
Days ahead
Before you go
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3. |
State of the Art
03:45
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Staring out the window as I ride on
I’ve been thinking about the world, where I’ve been and gone
Rolling like a river that heads upstream
I hear you’re happier now since you got clean
They put you through the paces when you were young
And they still drink the Kool-aid back where you come from
You walked around town with your collar up
And you never got off on that racist stuff
Living in the state of the art
I’m trying not to take it to heart
While everything is falling apart
I know you wanted more this time
Oh, it’s been a while since I heard from you
I know you don’t like talking when you’re feeling blue
I think I get it, man, cause I’m the same
When everybody else is trying kill the pain
I heard you called your sister from a holding cell
And your friends from the protest, they all wish you well
Another broken system and some killer cops
I read the papers and I cried a lot
Living in the state of the art
I’m trying not to take it to heart
While everything is falling apart
I know you wanted more this time
You always saw the sadness behind my jokes
While all your other friends were busy blowing smoke
Rolling with the punches in a world of lies
With Johnny on the jukebox singing “Born To Cry”
Like a faded picture of a starless night
All your dead heroes couldn’t get it right
You find the silver lining as the thunder rolls
Well the night is dark but the moon is gold
Living in the state of the art
I’m trying not to take it to heart
While everything is falling apart
I know you wanted more
I know you wanted more
We all want something more this time
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4. |
Crawling Back To You
03:24
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Waiting by the side of the road
For day to break so we could go
Down into Los Angeles
With dirty hands and worn out knees
I keep crawling back to you
I keep crawling back to you
The ranger came with burning eyes
The chambermaid awoke surprised
Thought she'd seen the last of him
She shook her head and let him in
I keep crawling back to you
I keep crawling back to you
Hey baby, there's something in your eyes
Tryin' to say to me
That I'm gonna be alright if I believe in you
It's all I want to do
It was me and my sidekick
He was drunk and I was sick
We were caught up in a barroom fight
Till an Indian shot out the lights
I'm so tired of being tired
Sure as night will follow day
Most things that I worry about
Never happen anyway
I keep crawling back to you
I keep crawling back to you
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5. |
Tall Black Horses
04:16
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She didn’t like the parties
She dressed in gray and black
Our love felt like Easter
Always coming back
She came from crooked parents
Balanced it with dance
She hid out in her pages
To graduate with grants
So long
But someone’s always breaking my heart
Ride on through on those tall black horses
Why be blue when forever being born
All you need is a little protection
When you realize
All over town I’m the man who aches for you
We talked of San Sebastian
And played Sketches of Spain
We slept safe and silent
She didn’t trust her pain
Seven sins and oceans
I thought I’d get her back
Well I looked in the mirror
And it was just as black
Cause someone’s always breaking my heart
Ride on through on those tall black horses
Why be blue when forever being born
All you need is a little protection
When you realize
All over town I’m the man who aches for you
Can’t you see my love for you
Can’t you see it shining through
But someone’s always breaking my heart
Ride on through on those tall black horses
Why be blue when forever being born
All you need is a little protection
When you realize all over town I’m the man who aches for you
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6. |
Lost Forever
03:24
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You never knew me cause you never were around
Lost in a memory doesn't mean much to me now
You gave me a name and the blood in my veins
But you, you never had time for me
Whoever you are
It’s true
Slipping through Society
Where were you when I learned to walk
Where were you when I got lost
Where were you when I left to school
Where were you when I wasn't cool
And you, you never had time for me
Wherever you are
It’s true just something I just can’t see
The warm winds of summer
Came up from the South
As I wait for hours on the front steps of the house
I waited all day and nobody came
Cause you, you never had time for me
Wherever you are
It's true just something I just can’t see
A place in my mind
Lost forever
Where were you when I lost my job
Where were you when I had no god
Where were you when I had it all failed
Where were you when I went to jail
You, you never had time for me
Whoever you are
It's true slipping through society
I left it behind
You never had time for me
Lost forever
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7. |
Dance On My Grave
03:24
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Well I know you don’t need me
But I’m living just the same
And I didn’t get the message
Anyway
You said “You don’t believe in nothing”
Since the day that you were born
Well I wanted to be the one
To prove you wrong
Won’t you write me a letter
While you dance on my grave
Maybe I could do better
If you turn around
I won’t let you down
Again
Broken as a promise
Restless as the sea
You loved me when I had nothing
But the street
I was born when I met you
I died when you left
And for a little while
We made a mess
Won’t you write me a letter
While you dance on my grave
Maybe I could do better
If you turn around
I won’t let you down
You don’t ever change
Like the women inside my brain
Like the boys down at the rifle range
Won’t you write me a letter
While you dance on my grave
Maybe I could do better
If you turn around
I won’t let you down
Again
Never wanna fall in love
Putting trouble on the run
Waiting for the night to come
Never wanna fall in love
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8. |
Sinner
04:44
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You and your sister grew up real fast
Learned about things that no one would ask
Read all the books that your parents displayed
Loaded and locked, oh what would they say
I’ll be a sinner and I’ll be alright
I’ll be the one who’s chasing the light
I’ll be a sinner and look in my eyes
I’ll be the one who’s paying the price
When I left her body moving along
When you want somebody, you can’t be too strong
I’m not quoting some lines
Sitting and drinking champagne on the rocks
Paint in a corner or in a box
Yankee dollars and digital skies
All of your progress is all just a lie
I’ll be a sinner and I’ll be alright
I’ll be the one who’s chasing the light
I’ll be a sinner and look in my eyes
I’ll be the one who’s paying the price
When it all goes badly
You don’t give a damn
When you want somebody
You don’t understand
I’m not quoting some lines
These are popular times
I’ll be a sinner and look in my eyes
I’ll be the one who’s paying the price
I’ll be a sinner and I’ll be alright
I’ll be around for the rest of my life
I’ll be a soul on ice
I’ll be a soul on ice
I’ll be a soul on ice
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9. |
Backstabbers
04:00
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I was born out in a borough
I was born inside a void
I was looking out for something man that couldn't be destroyed
Running through the city with somebody else's sins
Well, all I ever wanted was just somewhere to begin
Well they stab you in the back and they wanna see you crack
And they say you'll go to heaven in a brand new Cadillac
They wanna see you hurt, and they treat you just like dirt
And you soon find out that life is just a four-letter word
I was dealing with a feeling like a poor boy on the line
I was 16 years old in an A state of mind
I was hanging out at Playland with some kids from Ozone park
Playing computer games and learned to kill like a shark
Well they stab you in the back and they wanna see you crack
And they say you'll go to heaven in a brand new Cadillac
They're giving you a script and they wanna see you trip
But you spit the poison out cause you're sick of being sick
Hey, tell me what do want
Tell me what do you want from me?
Hey, tell me what do want
Tell me what do you want from me?
Hey, tell me what do want
Tell me what do you want from me?
Well I made an appointment cause I needed some advice
But the doctor and the dealer man were charging the same price
They say they want my body but they can't touch my soul
I’m gonna keep my distance, man, and play some rock and roll
They stab you in the back and they want to see you crack
And they say you'll go to heaven in a brand new Cadillac
They tell you it's a sin then they want to stick it in
But all you ever wanted was just somewhere to begin
Hey, tell me what do want
Tell me what do you want from me?
Hey, tell me what do want
Tell me what do you want from me?
I've seen some roll over
Some just grow colder
And turn to stone
And I, I won't be broken, I won't be stolen
I'll let it roll
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10. |
The Way We Used To Roll
03:01
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Let's begin at the end
I'm in trouble again
You can ignore it all
Til you lose all your friends
Man of the future with all of the rage
Til the money ran out, had to do what they say
Oh, do you remember
The way we used to roll
Oh, do you remember
Before they got my soul
I was charged with a crime
I was misunderstood
Now I lie to the people who thought I was good
I wrote a great story about all I could be
Tony Montana's got nothing on me
Oh, do you remember
The way we used to roll
Oh, do you remember
Before they got my soul
I came up
From the streets
Had the world
At my feet
I was chased
I was caught
I was sold
I was bought
I was up on the ledge
In the lie of the mind
Get this guy out or I'll cut him tonight
Been pacin' my cage
And I'll leave him for dead
So set him up, Joe, get me out of my head
Oh, do you remember
The way we used to roll
Oh, do you remember
Before they got my soul
Oh, do you remember
The way we used to roll
Oh, do you remember me
Before they got my soul
Call the man
Call the cops
Give me all
That you got
Don't you know
Who I am
I'm in trouble again
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11. |
Todd Youth
03:16
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Leaving Babylon
I was out of time and out of body on a Saturday night
Well my phone kept ringing but my heart had stopped
I really didn't want to go
Well I never had nothing
I never had much
I never had reason man
To tell you that I'd keep in touch
And it's a long way back through a sunset city
I made my bed I don't want no pity
I never say goodbye it just ends
Well I sold my records and my last guitar
On a night so dark I couldn't see the stars
Next thing I knew I was leaving
Leaving this Babylon
And it's a long way back through a sunset city
I made my bed I don't want no pity
I never say goodbye it just ends
And it's a mean old world
I’m slipping through society
Boys and girls of the devil’s new economy
Looking out for the light up ahead
(Sailing on)
(Sailing on)
People talking 'bout me what I did and could have done
Like sand through my fingers or poison in my blood
Send my love to my daughters they did nothing wrong
Leaving Babylon, I am sailing on
And it's a long way back through a sunset city
I made my bed I don't want no pity
I never say goodbye, it just ends
And the ashes burn but my soul’s delivered
From Tompkins Square to a holy river
I never say goodbye, it just ends
(Sailing on)
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12. |
Almost Criminal
03:28
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Did it my way
Still I found you
In the star life
That surrounds you
When I met you
I couldn’t forget you
When I first saw you
I was out of time
It was unpredictable
So formidable
Lightning striking twice
Kinda miracle
Perfect metaphor
I never heard before
Supernatural
Almost criminal
Going my way
Thinking ‘bout you
Don’t know how I
Lived without you
When I saw you
I couldn’t ignore you
When I felt you
I was under your spell
It was unpredictable
So formidable
Lightning striking twice
Kinda miracle
Perfect metaphor
I never heard before
Supernatural
Almost criminal
Don’t cry now, baby
Don’t cry now
You came along
Like a story that’s unwritten
And you came along
Like a dream I never had
I know the way it was then
I know the way that I feel about you now
It was unpredictable
So formidable
Lightning striking twice
Kinda miracle
Perfect metaphor
I never heard before
Supernatural
Almost criminal
Unforgettable
Roots rock radical
So formidable
Midnight beautiful
Don’t cry now, baby
Don’t cry now
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13. |
A Little Death
03:33
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She flew in from Miami
First class on an ego trip
Father was a doctor and her mother was a trip
Tried her hand at college with some fashion and design
Living in the beautiful decline
Where do you go?
Where do you go when there’s nowhere else to run?
(When you flip the script)
Oh what a lonely life
(When you take the hit)
Born in a different time
(It’s a little death)
Hey is it what you want?
(When you hit the light)
Oh tell me what you got
I woke up in the middle or somewhere in between
Trying to tell the difference between a nightmare and a dream
Running through the midnight like a doll without a pin
The voodoo that you do to stick it in
Where do you go?
Where do you go when there’s nowhere else to run?
(Flip the script)
Oh what a lonely life
(When you take the hit)
Born in a different time
(It’s a little death)
Hey is it what you want?
(When you hit the light)
Oh tell me what you got
I’m Sister Ray
I’m on display
I’m Queen of May
I’m here today
And I’ve got some money in the bank
I’m on the floor
I’m at your door
I’m with your friends
I need some more
And I got some people I can thank
I haven’t thought about him and I guess it had been a while
Heard you met somebody that you thought could make her smile
It’s hard to tell a person what they can and can’t protect
Knowing what you give is what you get
Where do you go?
Where do you go when there’s nowhere else to run?
(When you flip the script)
Oh what a lonely life
(When you take the hit)
Born in a different time
(It’s a little death)
Hey is it what you want?
(When you hit the light)
Oh tell me what you got
I’m Sister Ray
I’m on display
I’m Queen of May
I’m here today
And I’ve got some money in the bank
I’m on the floor
I’m at your door
I’m with your friends
I need some more
And I got some people I can thank
I’m fast as punk
I’m dead as junk
I’m Daffy Duck
I self-destruct
And I’ve got some money in the bank
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14. |
Dance With The System
03:38
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Getting down
Getting down to the heart and soul
I was bound
I was bound in the arms of love
I was lost
I was lost like a holocaust
So dance with the system like you’re down on your back
Dance with the system like it’s blood on the tracks
Dance with the system in your rebel boots
Dance with the system like you’re swinging the blues
Getting down
Getting down and out of love
When I met you, I was so messed up
When I saw you, I was out of luck
When I felt you, there was nowhere I could hide
Getting down like a stranger on the town
Stay free and you don’t owe me
One day you’re gonna realize
We got a good thing, don’t let them burn it down
Dance with the system like you’re down on your back
Dance with the system like it’s blood on the tracks
Dance with the system in your rebel boots
Dance with the system like you’re swinging the blues
Getting down
Getting down in the arms of love
Going round like a stranger on the town
Dance with the system
Dance with the system
Dance with the system
Dance with the…
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15. |
Saint Christopher
03:23
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I packed up all my troubles
And I got on a train
I had my Saint Christopher
On a silver chain
I didn’t have much money
Something I could feel
All I want and all I want and all I want is real
Hey man whatd’ya say?
I’m all fucked up in the USA
Hey man where do I go?
Cause I’ve been all over the world
I see lovers kiss at midnight
Under a broken moon
Lovers of a fast life
Shoot up in a room
From the California sunshine
To New York in the rain
All I want and all I want and all I want
But nothing seems to change
Hey man whatd’ya say?
I’m all fucked up in the USA
Hey man where do I go?
Cause I’ve been all over the world
La la la la
La la la la
I’ve been high in the mountains
I’ve been down there in the tombs
I’ve been green with envy
I’ve been black as the blues
From the mighty river
To the burning sky
All I want and all I want is a love that never dies
Hey man whatd’ya say?
I’m all fucked up in the USA
Hey man where do I go?
Cause I’ve been all over the world
Hey man whatd’ya say?
I’m all fucked up in the USA
Hey man where do I go?
Cause I’ve been all over the world
La la la la
La la la la
La la la la
La la la la
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