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Well I walked through walls to be with you
Early nighttime morning came so soon
And on Thursday night New York glowed
Well I was in your arms black water flowed
And if you were told
Would you ever know
Do you see me tonight with the coins on my eyes?
Love's sweet surprise the light upon your face
All the lovers at war that roll down the line
Your love felt so fine, the light upon your face, yeah
And all while we lie he is alone
Wide eyed lonely and dreaming of home
And you know there is nothing more that I can say
I Just, I close my eyes let you carry me away
And you know if you were told
Would you ever know
Or do you see me tonight with the coins on my eyes?
Love's sweet surprise the light upon your face
And all the lovers at war that roll down the line
Your love felt so fine the light upon your face
Your love is always looking for an open grave
Yet to lay down unfold its arms and die
Do you see me tonight with the coins on my eyes?
Love's sweet surprise the light upon your face
And all the lovers at war that roll down the line
Your love felt so fine the light upon your face, yeah
Singing that Laura has the brightest eyes
Yeah Laura has the brightest eyes, yeah yeah
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Yeah like an ugly James Dean, I was waiting for you
But I was never what you were looking for
Yeah I remember all the days I tasted you on my lip
I was in a haze, I was in a haze
Oh you know it's so hard to let you go
I'm feeling so down, yeah I was low
I leave it to die and then divide
Kiss me goodbye, kiss me goodbye
Now baby make the bed, just destroy it again
Like you always did, like you did before
Yeah I heard you call my name from the top of the stairs
It'll never be the same, it'll never be the same
Oh you know it's so hard to let you go
I'm feeling so down, yeah I was low
I leave it to die and then divide
Kiss me goodbye, kiss me goodbye
Does anybody else here feel half alive
Staring out the corner of your eyes, your eyes
Oh you know it's so hard to let you go
I'm feeling so down, yeah I was low
I leave it to die and then divide
And kiss me goodbye, come kiss me goodbye
Well so long baby you kiss me goodbye
So long baby, goodbye
Well so long baby kiss me goodbye
So long baby, goodbye
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Back then when the heartbreak came yeah it hit me pretty hard
I waved hello and goodbye to the ghosts on the boulevard
Well oh my baby, you're so sweet it makes me cry
Well oh my baby, you're so sweet it makes me cry
You're so sweet
You're so sweet
You're so sweet
I wanna cry
La la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la
Locked up with the dope fiends honey just trying to sympathize
He turned and looked at me with his cold dead blood red drag queen eyes
Well oh my baby, you're so sweet it makes me cry
Well oh my baby, you're so sweet it makes me cry
You're so sweet
You're so sweet
You're so sweet
I wanna cry
La la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la
Your former lover is leaving checking out not coming back
The downtown trains have taken him screaming on down the track
There is a terrible taste on his tongue from the chemicals
He's gonna spit his blood all over the dope white walls
You're so sweet
You're so sweet
You're so sweet
I wanna cry
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 la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la
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Late in the summer children run without clothes
Chill of the winter not far down the road
And in the windows are silhouettes of husbands and wives
Watching in silence till the evening arrives
And there all around insects scream in the trees
The promise of rain can be heard on the breeze
Oh Lord,Oh lord we break so easy
Oh Lord,Oh lord we shatter like glass
The headlights glow and the sky will soon be black
The freeway riders are rolling, heading back
Heading back home
A dark haired woman is driving the roads
Breathing deeply she don't mind being alone
I spend my nights in the reservoir
Saying prayers for the passing cars
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Oh, let me carry your bags
Let me lighten your load
And let me mellow your mind
As we drive down the road
Yeah oh, Lady Memphis let me ride
Your beautiful slide guitar suicide
You know, I'll find you baby, don't try to hide
You know, love is true and it ain't no lie
Tell me how it feels
You tell me how it feels
You tell me how it feels
You tell me how it
Oh baby, take off your clothes
And roll with me
Oh baby, nobody knows
That you're here with me
Yeah oh, Lady Memphis let me ride
Your beautiful slide guitar suicide
You know, I'll find you baby, don't try to hide
You know, love is true and it ain't no lie
Tell me how it feels
You tell me how it feels
You tell me how it feels
You tell me how it
Oh, well, it's late in the day
You say, you got to go home
I'll send you on your way
Leave me on my own
Yeah oh, Lady Memphis let me ride
Your beautiful slide guitar suicide
You know, I'll find you baby, don't try to hide
You know, love is true and it ain't no lie
Tell me how it feels
You tell me how it feels
You tell me how it feels
You tell me how it
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Blue light of morning palm trees in rows
The end of my affair with the west coast
I was already dressed when she opened her mouth
And decided to give up the ghost
Helicopters the coast guard and radar screens
The haunted and lonely technology
I'll cut all my ties with the dead and the dying
I have been wasting my time
In need of a substance to steady my hands
I'm gonna make the most of this day's plans
Falling in love with the shivering engines
Falling in love with the prettiest sound
I'm on your side
Behind the frontlines
A tear in the fabric that no one could see
But your heart was always unraveling
I gathered the twine as it trailed from behind
Collected it all in my coat
The Pacific Ocean you claim as your own
The vineyard the graveyard the grapes and the bones
Falling in love with the weight of the water
Falling in love with the taste of the ghost
I'm on your side
Behind the frontlines
On drugs in the dark with the one I love
That my friends is where I wish I was
Tied up in twine with the dead and the dying
And dragging back home under her control
She's looking for someone to settle her debts
And I always settle for the silhouettes
Falling in love with some back lighted stranger
Falling in love and going into the red
I'm on your side
Behind the frontlines
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All the Protestant girls
They're all swinging their hips
Fresh coat of red on their lips
In a solar eclipse
I sat on the steps
Church bells rang in my ears
Big blue sky was so clear
When the sun disappeared
White horses on the highway ride under this strange and darker sky
A wind will come and scatter seeds and it will bury all of these
The children sing across the plains their voices rise and quickly fade
On a passenger train
Slightly out of my mind
All the women so kind
Sending chills down my spine
And I fell into sleep
And in that sleep I did dream
That I was torn at the seams
I don't know what it means
Inside of mama baby kicks
And this house is made of stone and sticks
All these things can break my bones and everyone must run alone
I run all night with bursting lungs
I will always be my mother's son
Yes I will always be my mother's son
And I'm no different from anyone
Stopped traffic and stadium lights
That's the view from the sky
As that old black bird flies
I wish I could fly
What will we become
When we sleep in the dirt
Who will rise up first
One can never be sure
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You started over yesterday
In dirty rain, the sky was so gray
You listen to the engine sing
And you forget about everything
Let the sun shine
Like it's never shined
Across a blue sky
And watch the time fly
Free all the lonely boys who loves no one
And dream on through the years
And leave the light on
Leave the light on
You never felt a night so cold
Your angry eyes were tightly shut closed
You fell out of love with rock and roll
You shot a hole in your radio
Let the sun shine
Like it's never shined
Across a blue sky
And watch the time fly
Free all the lonely boys who loves no one
And dream on through the years
And leave the light on
Free all the lonely boys who loves no one
And dream on through the years
And leave the light on
Free all the lonely boys who loves no one
And dream on
Come what may, I'll leave the light on
I'll leave the light on
Don't you dream on, dream on, dream on, dream on
Don't you dream on, dream on, dream on, dream on
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No love
No love
Stop right where you are
There's no use pretending
There's nothing left to see below
Love below
Love our little window
There's the sound of shouting explosions in the street
So sleep well tonight my dear
Sleep sound shut out the noise you hear
You know it gets harder with each passing year
No love
No love
Stop right where you are
There's no use pretending
There's nothing left to see
Sleep well tonight my dear
Sleep sound shut out the noise you hear
You know it gets harder with each passing year
City in love
City on fire
City in love
City on fire
I awoke to find the city on fire
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Put me in your holy war
I will lay my body down
I will lay my body down
I will run into the flames
Put me in that holy warv We will do most anything
We will ride on angels wings
Like new crowned Christian Kings
All god's children
Got automatic weapons
We're coming after you
We're coming after you
'Cause Jesus loves you too
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I take the train across town
New York City take me down
Beneath my feet the city street
The dirt the shit and the concrete
Well I'm on my way
Get closer every day
Gonna close my eyes and pray
For salvation day
Another year another war
Something else worth dying for
So spill your blood for the land you love
And bring them fire from above
Well I'm on my way
Get closer every day
Gonna close my eyes and pray
For salvation day
Breathe honey breathe honey breathe
While you still can
Well I'm on my way
Get closer every day
Gonna close my eyes and pray
For salvation day
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The soldiers will run and the guns they will blow them away
They're choking on sand in some faraway land today
Don't go
Stay at home
Was it you that I saw in the market just losing your way
With your head in your hands and baby just crying away
Don't go
Stay at home
Such a sad sight to see all the sweethearts alone in their rooms
The dancehalls are empty under the summer moon
Don't go
Stay at home
Stay home
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Oh, the child is an acrobat
And he walks upon the wire
Knowing well that he might fall
Still he climbs up higher
If he should slip he will surely die
And his body will break and his soul will fly
Into the night where the spirits scream
He will leave this world and become a dream
Oh, my father was a sailor
And he lived upon the water
Knowing well that he might drown
He sailed beyond the harbor
If he should fall, he will surely die
And his body will sink and his soul will fly
Into the night where the spirits scream
He will leave this world and become a dream
He will leave this world and become a dream
Nothing will change, nothing will change
Nothing will change, nothing will change
Oh, the time goes by, nothing will
Nothing will, nothing will, nothing will
My love she is my saving grace
She holds me through the winter
Knowing well that I will leave
Still she holds me closer
And if my heart should break, well, I will surely die
And my blood will flow and my soul will fly
Into the night where the spirits scream
I will leave this world and become a dream
I will leave this world and become a dream
I will leave this world and become a dream
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So you've loved me now
For half a year
Despite the distance and the fear
Of a falling sky and a gathering storm
That'll blow me back where I came from
That ain't the way I see you baby
I know you're not that kind of girl
When you die I will come looking for you
I wouldn't miss it for the world
An opportunist waiting for a chance
To fuck you over leave you flat
Take off your dress and go straight to the press
To make time on the evening news
Is that the way you see me baby
I know you're not that kind of girl
When you die I will come looking for you
I wouldn't miss it for the world
That murderer who shares your cell
Well his sentence don't have to be yours as well
Cause when you sleep you count the stars
He's making enemies across the bars
That ain't the way I see you baby
I know you're not that kind of girl
When you die I will come looking for you
I wouldn't miss it for the world
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