She stood there bright as the sun on that California coast He was a midwestern boy on his own She looked at him with those soft eyes, so innocent and blue He knew right then he was too far from home He was too far from home She took his hand and she led him...
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I was born at the break of dawn In the last days of the last great war My father was not in the fighting And my mother never had to mourn I was raised, raised and taught to hurry I've been hurrying and worrying all my days But now as I'm getting older I think...
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I still remember it was autumn and the moon was shinin' Our 60 Cadillac was roarin' through Nebraska whinin' Doin' 120 man the fields was bendin' over Headin' out for the mountains knowin' we was traveling further All our fires were blazing and the spinnin' wheels were turnin' turnin' Had my girl beside me brother....
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Politician 'bout to make his speech Signal for attention, please Then he shuffled his notes And wiped his sweating brow I looked at my friend next to me And we don't dare agree Before this is over We'll wish we woulda left right now 'Cause it sounds like a long song comin' And it looks...
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I used to be a very carefree man, A loving man of the world. Yeah, I would still be except for the time When I met ya, little girl. Say, I've tried and I've tried but I just can't. You sure got a hold on me. Ah, your good, good lovin' is makin' me faint,...
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I seen you walkin' every day on your way, school I seen you talkin' to the children I seen you talkin' to, ooh yeah School teacher, yeah In the boiler beneath the building And I'm so lonely, I'm lonely, yeah Go to your parties, goin' to your meeting You look so busy, are you busy?...
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You can change the way you live You can make it ? You can turn it up or down You can change the things you're told You can crucify the word on a cross of gold You can crucify the word on a cross of gold Oh oh oh You can lie to every face...
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I wanna be a lawyer Doctor or professor A member of the UMC I want an air conditioner Cottage on the river And all the money I can see I wanna drive a Lincoln Spend my evenings drinking The very best burgandy I want a yacht for sailing Private eye for tailing My wife if...
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Seen a lot of walls, seen a lot of halls Got a lot of calls, late at night Seen a lot of doors, seen a lot of floors Done a lot of chores, late at night So don't come in here walkin' So innocent and talkin' Tryin' to make conversation Cause I know and you...
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Jan is tired of her inhaler When she moved here from back east Still she said she'd stay beside me And she brought me a new peace I saw her smilin' in the summer sun I saw her 'neath the quiet moon I knew right then I'd never leave her She had taken me so...
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