I Feel a Change Coming On -- Bob Dylan
(written by Bob Dylan & Robert Hunter) only registered users can see external links Well I'm looking the world over Looking far off into the East And I see my baby coming She's walking with the village priest I feel a change coming on And the last part of the day is already gone We've got so much in common We strive for the same old ends And I just can't wait Wait for us to become friends I feel a change coming on And the fourth part of the day is already gone Life is for love And they say that love is blind If you want to live easy Baby pack your clothes with mine I feel a change coming on And the fourth part of the day is already gone Well now, what's the use in dreaming You got better things to do Dreams never did work for me anyway Even when they did come true You are as whorish as ever Baby you could start a fire I must be losing my mind You're the object of my desire I feel a change coming on And the fourth part of the day is already gone I'm listening to Billy Joe Shaver And I'm reading James Joyce Some people they tell me I got the blood of the land in my voice Everybody got all the money Everybody got all the beautiful clothes Everybody got all the flowers I don't have one single rose I feel a change coming on And the fourth part of the day is already gone |
Almost Independence Day -- Van Morrison
only registered users can see external links I can hear them calling way from Oregon I can hear them calling way from Oregon And it's almost Independence Day Me and my lady, we go steppin' (we go steppin') We go steppin' way out on China town All to buy some Hong Kong silver And the wadin' rushing river (we go steppin') We go out on the, out on the town tonight I can hear the fireworks I can hear the fireworks I can hear the fireworks Up and down the, up and down the San Francisco bay Up and down the, up and down the San Francisco bay I can hear them echoing I can hear, I can hear them echoing Up and down the, up and down the San Francisco bay I can see the boats in the harbor (way across the harbor) Lights shining out (lights shining out) And a cool, cool night And a cool, cool night across the harbor I can hear the fireworks I can hear the people, people shouting out I can hear the people shouting out (up and down the line) And it's almost Independence Day See Van Morrison Live Get tickets as low as $137 You might also like Redwood Tree Van Morrison Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison Manchild Sabrina Carpenter I can see the lights way out in the harbor And the cool, and the cool, and the cool night And the cool, and the cool, and the cool night breeze And I feel the cool night breeze And I feel, feel, feel the cool night breeze And the boats go by And it's almost Independence Day And it's almost, and it's almost Independence Day Way up and down the line Way up and down the line... |
Solid Rock -- Bob Dylan
only registered users can see external links Well, I'm hanging on to a solid rock Made before the foundation of the world And I won't let go and I can't let go Won't let go and I can't let go Won't let go and I can't let go no more (Won't let go and I can't let go no more) For me, He was chastised, for me, He was hated For me, He was rejected by a world that He created Nations are angry, cursed are some People are expecting a false peace to come Well, I'm hanging on to a solid rock Made before the foundation of the world And I won't let go and I can't let go Won't let go and I can't let go Won't let go and I can't let go no more (Won't let go and I can't let go no more) It's the ways of the flesh to war against the spirit Twenty-four hours a day, you can feel it and you can hear it Using every angle under the sun And He never give up 'til the battle's lost or won Well, I'm hanging on (oh yes, I am) To a solid rock Made before the foundation of the world I won't let go and I can't let go I won't let go and I can't let go Won't let go and I can't let go no more (Won't let go and I can't let go no more) |
Call Me -- Aretha Franklin
only registered users can see external links I love you (I love you) And I love you (I love you) And I love you too (And I love you) Baby will you call me the moment you get there? Hey baby, um-hum I love you (I love you) And I love you (I love you) And I love you too (And I love you) Baby will you call me the moment you get there? Hey baby, um-hum Call me (The moment) The moment (You get there) You get there? Yeah, yeah, baby, yeah My dearest, my dearest of all darling (Ah-ooo) I know, I know, I know, I know we've got to part (Ah-ooo) Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby It really doesn't hurt me that bad yeah (Ah-ooo) Because you're taking me with you And I'm keeping you right-a here in my heart It's all because I love you (I love you) Woo-hoo, and I love you (I love you) And I love you too (And I love you) Baby will you call me the moment you get there, baby? Will you do that? Will you do that for me now? Call me (The moment) The moment (You get there) You get there? Yeah, yeah, baby, yeah Call me (The moment) The moment (You get there) You get there? Yeah, yeah, baby, yeah Call me (The moment) The moment (You get there) You get there? Yeah, yeah, baby, yeah |
Black Rider by Bob Dylan
only registered users can see external links Black Rider Black Rider you been livin’ too hard You been up all night havin’ to stay on your guard The path that you’re walkin’ - is too narrow to walk Every step of the way another stumblin’ block The road that you’re on - same road that you know But it’s not the same as - it was a minute ago Black Rider Black Rider you’ve seen it all You’ve seen the great world and you’ve seen the small You fell into the fire and you’re eating the flame Better seal up your lips if you want to stay in the game Be reasonable Mister - be honest be fair Let all of your earthly thoughts be a prayer Black Rider Black Rider all dressed in black I’m walking away and you try to make me look back My heart is at rest I’d like to keep it that way I don’t want to fight - at least not today Go home to your wife stop visiting mine One of these days I’ll forget to be kind Black Rider Black Rider tell me when - tell me how If there ever was a time then let it be now Let me go through - open the door My soul is distressed my mind is at war Don’t hug me - don’t flatter me - don’t turn on the charm I’ll take out a sword and have to hack off your arm Black Rider Black Rider hold it right there The size of your cock will get you nowhere I’ll suffer in silence I’ll not make a sound Maybe I’ll take the - high moral ground Some enchanted evening I’ll sing you a SONG Black Rider Black Rider you’ve been on the job too long |
Saved -- The Band (Leiber & Stoller)
only registered users can see external links I used to smoke I used to drink I used to smoke, drink and dance the hootchie-koo I used to smoke and drink, smoke and drink and dance the hootchie-koo It's true Now I'm standing on this corner Praying for me and you That's why I'm saved I am saved People, let me tell you about Kingdom come You know I'm saved I'm saved I'm gonna preach it until you're deaf and dumb I'm in the soul saving army, beatin' on the big bass drum I used to cuss I used to fuss I used to cuss, fuss and boogie all night long I used to cuss and fuss, cuss and fuss and boogie all night long Now I'm standing on this corner I know right from wrong Because I'm saved I am saved People, let me tell you about Kingdom come You know I'm saved Saved I'm gonna preach it until you're deaf and dumb I'm in that soul saving army, beatin' on the big bass drum I used to lie I used to cheat I used to lie, cheat and step on people's feet I used to lie and cheat, lie and cheat and step on people's feet But now I'm stepping on the glory Salvation is my beat Because I'm saved I'm saved People, let me tell you about Kingdom come You know I'm saved Saved I'm gonna preach it until you're deaf and dumb I'm in that soul saving army, beatin' on a big bass drum |
I Drink -- Charles Aznavour
only registered users can see external links I drink to drive away all the years I have hated The ambitions frustrated that no longer survive I drink day after day to the chaos behind me Yes, I drink to remind me that still I'm alive So I give you a toast to the endless confusions To the lies and delusions that have swallowed my life Yes, I give you a toast to the wine and the roses To the deadly cirrhosis that can cut like a knife I drink to catch a gleam of the love we degraded Of a life that has faded like the vanishing moon I drink, as in a dream, to my waning desire To the passionate fire that has burned out so soon I drink and I drown in the promise you made me All the times you betrayed me in your anger and spite When you took on the town, when you looked for the action When you took satisfaction, like a whore in the night I drink to make-believe that my life is worth living That the gods are forgiving at the end of the day I drink because I grieve for the dreams when we started For the innocent-hearted who got lost on the way For the children unborn, for their dead, phantom faces For our sterile embraces in the tomb of your bed I drink, and I mourn for the harvest that failed For the ship that has sailed, for the hope that is dead I drink to find a place where the darkness can hide me Till the terror inside me can at last disappear I drink to my disgrace, till oblivion claims me Till there's nothing that shames me, till I'm blind to my fear Yes, I drink till I burst in my own degradation To the edge of damnation that is waiting below Yes, I drink with a thirst that destroys and depraves me And cuffs and enslaves me, and will never let go I drink until I'm lost, and the street is my hideout Where I vomit my pride out till I'm gasping for breath I drink to count the cost of a life I despair for Until God hears my prayer for the compassion of death So I spit out my bile at the gods who demean us At the silence between us, at the love none can save For a life that is vile, for a soul that is ailing For a body that's failing as it heads for the grave I drink without a care... drink because I must... Drink to my despair... I drink to your disgust... I drink, drink, drink... by God, I drink! Yes, I drink! |
Devil Got My Woman by Skip James
only registered users can see external links I'd rather be the devil than to be that woman' man I'd rather be the devil than to be that woman' man Aw, nothin' but the devil, changed my baby's mind Was nothin' but the devil, changed my baby's mind I laid down last night, laid down last night I laid down last night, tried to take my rest My mind got to ramblin', like a wild geese From the west, from the west The woman I love, woman that I loved Woman I loved, took her from my best friend But he got lucky, stoled her back again And he got lucky, stoled her back again |
Most Likely You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine - Bob Dylan
only registered users can see external links You SAY you love me And you're thinkin' of me But you know you could be wrong You SAY you told me That you wanna hold me But you know you're not that strong I just can't do what I done before I just can't beg you anymore I'm gonna let you pass And I'll go last Then time will tell just who has fell And who's been left behind When you go your way and I go mine You SAY you disturb me And you don't deserve me But you know sometimes you lie You SAY you're shakin' And you're always achin' But you know how hard you try Sometimes it gets so hard to care It can't be this way everywhere And I'm gonna let you pass Yes, and I'll go last Then time will tell who has fell And who's been left behind When you go your way and I go mine Well the, the judge he holds a grudge He's gonna call on you But he's badly built And he walks on stilts Watch out he don't fall on you You SAY you're sorry For tellin' stories That you know I believe are true You SAY you got some Other kinda lover And yes, I believe you do Say my kisses are not like his But this time I'm not gonna tell you why that is I'm just gonna let you pass Yes, and I'll go last Then time will tell who has fell And who's been left behind When you go your way and I go mine |
I Contain Multitudes - Bob Dylan
only registered users can see external links Today and TOMORROW and yesterday too The flowers are dying, like all things do Follow me close, I’m going to Bally-Na-Lee I’ll lose my mind if you don’t come with me I fuss with my hair and I fight blood feuds I contain multitudes Got a tell-tale heart, like Mr. Poe Got skeletons in the walls of people you know I’ll drink to the truth, and the things we said I’ll drink to the man that shares your bed I paint landscapes, and I paint nudes I contain multitudes A red cadillac and a black mustache Rings on my fingers that sparkle and flash Tell me what’s next, what shall we do? Half my soul, baby, belongs to you Well, I rollick and I frolic with all the young dudes I contain multitudes I’m just like Anne Frank, like Indiana Jones And them British bad boys, The Rolling Stones I go right to the edge, I go right to the end I go right where all things lost are made good again I sing the songs of experience, like William Blake I have no apologies to make Everything’s flowing, all at the same time I live on a boulevard of crime I drive fast cars and I eat fast foods I contain multitudes Pink pedal pushers, red blue jeans All the pretty maids and all the old queens All the old queens from all my past lives I carry four pistols and two large knives I’m a man of contradictions, I’m a man of many moods I contain multitudes You greedy old wolf, I’ll show you my heart But not all of it, only the hateful part I’ll sell you down the river, I’ll put a price on your head What more can I tell ya, I sleep with life and death in the same bed Get lost, madame, get up off my knee Keep your mouth away from me I’ll keep the path open, the path in my mind I’ll see it to it that there’s no love left behind I play Beethoven sonatas, Chopin’s preludes I contain multitudes |
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I Contain Multitutes - Bob Dylan
only registered users can see external links TODAY and tomorrow and yesterday too The flowers are dying, like all things do Follow me close, I’m going to Bally-Na-Lee I’ll lose my mind if you don’t come with me I fuss with my hair and I fight blood feuds I contain multitudes Got a tell-tale heart, like Mr. Poe Got skeletons in the walls of people you know I’ll drink to the truth, and the things we said I’ll drink to the man that shares your bed I paint landscapes, and I paint nudes I contain multitudes A red cadillac and a black mustache Rings on my fingers that sparkle and flash Tell me what’s next, what shall we do? Half my soul, baby, belongs to you Well, I rollick and I frolic with all the young dudes I contain multitudes I’m just like Anne Frank, like Indiana Jones And them British bad boys, The Rolling Stones I go right to the edge, I go right to the end I go right where all things lost are made good again I sing the songs of experience, like William Blake I have no apologies to make Everything’s flowing, all at the same time I live on a boulevard of crime I drive fast cars and I eat fast foods I contain multitudes Pink pedal pushers, red blue jeans All the pretty maids and all the old queens All the old queens from all my past lives I carry four pistols and two large knives I’m a man of contradictions, I’m a man of many moods I contain multitudes You greedy old wolf, I’ll show you my heart But not all of it, only the hateful part I’ll sell you down the river, I’ll put a price on your head What more can I tell ya, I sleep with life and death in the same bed Get lost, madame, get up off my knee Keep your mouth away from me I’ll keep the path open, the path in my mind I’ll see it to it that there’s no love left behind I play Beethoven sonatas, Chopin’s preludes I contain multitudes |
I've Got a Feeling - The Beatles
only registered users can see external links I've got a feeling, a feeling deep inside Oh yeah, oh yeah, that's right I've got a feeling, a feeling I can't hide No no no, oh no, oh no Yeah yeah I've got a feeling yeah Oh please believe me, I'd hate to miss the train Oh yeah, yeah, oh yeah And if you leave me I won't be late again Oh no, oh no, oh no Yeah yeah I've got a feeling yeah I've got a feeling All these years I've been wandering around Wondering how come nobody told me All that I was looking for was somebody Who looked like you I've got a feeling, that keeps me on my toes Oh yeah, oh yeah I've got a feeling, I think that everybody knows Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah Yeah yeah I've got a feeling yeah Yeah Everybody had a hard year Everybody had a good time Everybody had a wet dream Everybody saw the sunshine Oh yeah, (oh yeah) oh yeah, oh yeah Everybody had a good year Everybody let their hair down Everybody pulled their socks up Everybody put their foot down Oh yeah Yeah I've got a feeling A feeling deep inside Oh yeah Oh yeah I've got a feeling A feeling I can't hide Oh no Oh no no no Yeah yeah yeah yeah I've got a feeling I've got a feeling Everybody had a good year Everybody had a hard time Everybody had a wet dream Everybody saw the sunshine Everybody had a good year Everybody let their hair down Everybody pulled their socks up Everybody put the foot down Oh yeah Oh yeah I've got a feeling Yeah yeah yeah yeah |
"Star Star" by the Rolling Stones
only registered users can see external links Baby, baby, I've been so sad since you've been gone Way back to New York City where you do belong Honey, I missed your two tongue kisses Legs wrapped around me tight If I ever get back to Fun City, girl I'm gonna make you scream all night Honey, honey, call me on the telephone I know you're movin' out to Hollywood With your can of tasty foam All those beat up friends of mine Got to get you in their books And lead guitars and movie stars Get their toes beneath your hook Yeah! You're a star fucker, star fucker, star fucker, star fucker, star Yeah, a star fucker, star fucker, star fucker, star fucker, star A star fucker, star fucker, star fucker, star fucker star Yeah, I heard about you Polaroids Now that's what I call obscene Your tricks with fruit was kind a cute I bet you keep your pussy clean Honey, I miss your two tone kisses Legs wrapped around me tight If I ever get back to New York, girl Gonna make you scream all night Yeah! You're a star fucker, star fucker, star fucker, star fucker, star Yeah, a star fucker, star fucker, star fucker, star fucker, star A star fucker, star fucker, star fucker, star fucker star Yeah, Ali McGraw got mad with you For givin' head to Steve McQueen Yeah, and me we made a pretty pair Fallin' through the Silver Screen Honey, I'm open to anything I don't know where to draw the line Yeah, I'm makin' bets that you gonna get your man before he dies Yeah! You're a star fucker, star fucker, star fucker, star fucker, star Yeah, a star fucker, star fucker, star fucker, star fucker, star A star fucker, star fucker, star fucker, star fucker star |
Do You Hear What I Hear?
Bob Dylan (among many others) Words by Noлl Regney, music by Gloria Shayne only registered users can see external links Said the night wind to the little lamb Do you see what I see Way up in the sky little lamb Do you see what I see A star, a star Dancing in the night With a tail as big as a kite With a tail as big as a kite Said the little lamb to the shepard boy Do you hear what I hear Ringing through the sky shepard boy Do you hear what I hear A song, a song High above the tree With a voice as big as the sea With a voice as big as the sea Said the shepard boy to the mighty king Do you know what I know In your palace wall mighty king Do you know what I know A child, a child Shivers in the cold Let us bring him silver and gold Let us bring him silver and gold Said the king to the people everywhere Listen to what I say Pray for peace people everywhere Listen to what I say The child, the child Sleeping in the night He will bring us goodness and light He will bring us goodness and light The child, the child Sleeping in the night He will bring us goodness and light |
World Gone Wrong -- Bob Dylan
(Originally by The Mississippi Sheiks) only registered users can see external links Strange things have happened, like never before My baby told me I would have to go I can't be good no more, once like I did before I can't be good, baby Honey, because the world's gone wrong Feel bad this morning, ain't got no home No use in worrying, 'cause the world gone wrong I can't be good no more, once like I did before I can't be good, baby Honey, because the world's gone wrong I told you, baby, right to your head If I didn't leave you, I would have to kill you dead I can't be good no more, once like I did before I can't be good, baby Honey, 'cause the world's gone wrong I tried to be loving and treat you kind But it seems like you never right, you got no loyal mind I can't be good no more, once like I did before I can't be good, baby Honey, 'cause the world's gone wrong If you have a woman and she don't treat you kind Praise the Good Lord to get her out of your mind I can't be good no more, once like I did before I can't be good, baby Honey, because the world's gone wrong Said, when you been good now, can't do no more Just tell her kindly, "There is the front door" I can't be good no more, once like I did before I can't be good, baby Honey, because the world's gone wrong Pack up my suitcase, give me my hat No use to ask me, baby, 'cause I'll never be back I can't be good no more, once like I did before I can't be good, baby Honey, because the world's gone wrong |
Bob Dylan's 115th Dream
only registered users can see external links I was riding on the Mayflower When I thought I spied some land I was riding on the Mayflower When I thought I spied some land I yelled for Captain Arab I have you understand Who came running to the deck Said, "Boys, forget the whale Look on over yonder Cut the engines Change the sail Haul on the bowline." We sang that melody Like all tough sailors do When they're far away at sea "I think I'll call it America," I said as we hit land I took a deep breath I fell down, I could not stand Captain Arab he started Writing up some deeds He said, "Let's set up a fort And start buying a place with beads." Just then this cop comes down the street Crazy as a loon He throws us all in jail For carryin' harpoons Ah, me I busted out Don't even ask me how I went to get some help I walked by a Guernsey cow Who directed me down To the Bowery slums Where people carried signs around Saying, "Ban the bums." I jumped right into line Saying, "I hope that I'm not late." When I realized I hadn't eaten For five days straight I went into a restaurant Lookin' for the COOK I told him I was the editor Of a famous etiquette book The waitress he was handsome He wore a powder blue cape I ordered some Suzette, I said, "Could you please make that Crepe?" Just then the whole kitchen exploded From boilin' fat Food was flying everywhere I left without my hat Now, I didn't mean to be nosy But I went into a bank To get some bail for Arab And all the boys back in the tank They asked me for some collateral And I pulled down my pants They threw me in the alley When up comes this girl from France Who invited me to her house I went, but she had a friend Who knocked me out And robbed my boots And I was on the street again Well, I rapped upon a house With the US flag upon display I said, "Could you help me out I got some friends down the way." The man says, "Get out of here I'll tear you limb from limb." I said, "You know they refused Jesus, too." He said, "You're not Him Get out of here before I break your bones I ain't your pop." I decided to have him arrested And I went looking for a cop I ran right outside I hopped inside a cab I went out the other door This Englishman said, "Fab." As he saw me leap a hot dog stand And a chariot that stood Parked across from a building Advertising brotherhood I ran right through the front door Like a hobo sailor does But it was just a funeral parlor And a man asked me who I was I repeated that my friends Were all in jail, with a sigh He gave me his card He said, "Call me if they die." I shook his hand and said "Goodbye" Ran out to the street When a bowling ball came down the road And knocked me off my feet A pay phone was ringing And it just about blew my mind When I picked it up and said "Hello" This foot came through the line Well, by this time I's fed up At trying to make a stab At bringin' back any help For my friends and captain Arab I decided to flip a coin Like either heads or tails Would let me know if I should go Back to ship or back to jail So I hocked my sailor's suit And I got a coin to flip It came up tails It rhymed with sails So I made it back to the ship Well, I got back and took The parkin' ticket off the mast I was ripping it to shreds When this coastguard boat went past They asked me my name And I said, "Captain Kidd." They believed me but They wanted to know What exactly that I did I said for the Pope of Eruke I was employed They let me go right away They were very paranoid Well, the last I heard of Arab He was stuck on a whale That was married to the deputy Sheriff of the jail But the funniest thing was When I was leavin' the bay I saw three ships sailin' They were all heading my way I asked the captain what his name was And how come he didn't drive a truck He said his name was Columbus I just said, "Good luck." |
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Paradise -- John Prine
only registered users can see external links When I was a child, my family would travel Down to Western Kentucky where my parents were born And there's a backwards old town that's often remembered So many times that my memories are worn And daddy won't you take me back to Muhlenberg County Down by the Green River where Paradise lay? Well, I'm sorry, my son, but you're too late in asking Mister Peabody's coal train has hauled it away Well, sometimes we'd travel right down the Green River To the abandoned old prison down by Adrie Hill Where the air smelled like snakes and we'd shoot with our pistols But empty pop bottles was all we would kill And daddy won't you take me back to Muhlenberg County Down by the green river where Paradise lay? Well, I'm sorry, my son, but you're too late in asking Mister Peabody's coal train has hauled it away Then the coal company came with the world's largest shovel And they tortured the timber and stripped all the land Well, they dug for their coal till the land was forsaken Then they wrote it all down as the progress of man And daddy won't you take me back to Muhlenberg County Down by the Green River where Paradise lay? Well, I'm sorry, my son, but you're too late in asking Mister Peabody's coal train has hauled it away When I die let my ashes float down the Green River Let my soul roll on up to the Rochester dam I'll be halfway to Heaven with paradise waitin' Just five miles away from wherever I am And daddy won't you take me back to Muhlenberg County Down by the green river where Paradise lay? Well, I'm sorry my son, but you're too late in asking Mister Peabody's coal train has hauled it away |
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Spirit on the Water -- Bob Dylan
only registered users can see external links Spirit on the water Darkness on the face of the deep I keep thinkin' about you, baby And I can't hardly sleep I'm travelin' by land Travelin' through the dawn of day You're always on my mind I can't stay away I'd forgotten about you Then you turned up again I always knew We were meant to be more than friend When you're near It's just as plain as it can be I'm wild about you, gal You ought to be a fool about me Can't explain The sources of this hidden pain You burned your way into my heart You got the key to my brain I've been tramplin' through mud Prayin' to the powers above I'm sweatin' blood You got a face that begs for love Life without you Doesn't mean a thing to me If I can't have you I'll throw my love into the deep blue sea Sometimes I wonder Why you can't treat me right? You do good all day And then you do wrong all night When you're with me I'm a thousand times happier than I could ever say What does it matter? Or what price I pay? They brag about your sugar Brag about it all over town Put some sugar in my bowl I feel like layin' down I'm as pale as a ghost Holdin' a blossom on a stem You ever seen a ghost? No But you have heard of them I see you there I'm blinded by the colors I see I take good care Of what belongs to me I hear your name Ringin' up and down the line I'm sayin' it plain These ties are strong enough to bind Now your sweet voice Calls out from some old familiar shrine I got no choice Can't believe these things would ever fade from your mind I could live forever With you perfectly You don't ever Have to make a fuss over me From East to West Ever since the world began I only mean it for the best I want to be with you any way I can I've been in a brawl Now I'm feeling the wall I'm going 'way, baby I won't be back 'til fall High on the hill You can carry all my thoughts with you You've numbed my will This love could tear me in two I wanna be with you in paradise And it seems so unfair I can't go to paradise, no more I killed a man back there You think, I'm over the hill Think, I'm past my prime Let me see what you got We can have a whoppin' good time |
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Lily, Rosemary & the Jack of Hearts - Bob Dylan
A bit of a long one here... only registered users can see external links The festival was over, the boys were all plannin' for a fall The cabaret was quiet except for the drillin' in the wall The curfew had been lifted and the gamblin' wheel shut down Anyone who had any sense had already left town He was standin' in the doorway lookin' like the Jack of Hearts He moved across the mirrored room, "Set it up for everyone," he said Then everyone commenced to do what they were doin' before he turned their heads Then he walked up to a stranger and he asked him with a grin "Could you kindly tell me, friend, what time the show begins?" Then he moved into the corner, face down like the Jack of Hearts Backstage the girls were playin' five-card stud by the stairs Lily had two queens, she was hopin' for a third to match her pair Outside the streets were fillin' up, the window was open wide A gentle breeze was blowin', you could feel it from inside Lily called another bet and drew up the Jack of Hearts Big Jim was no one's fool, he owned the town's only diamond mine He made his usual entrance lookin' so dandy and so fine With his bodyguards and silver cane and every hair in place He took whatever he wanted to and he laid it all to waste But his bodyguards and silver cane were no match for the Jack of Hearts Rosemary combed her hair and took a carriage into town She slipped in through the side door lookin' like a queen without a crown She fluttered her false eyelashes and whispered in his ear "Sorry, darlin', that I'm late," but he didn't seem to hear He was starin' into space over at the Jack of Hearts "I know I've seen that face somewhere," Big Jim was thinkin' to himself "Maybe down in Mexico or a picture up on somebody's shelf." But then the crowd began to stamp their feet and the house lights did dim And in the darkness of the room there was only Jim and him Starin' at the butterfly who just drew the Jack of Hearts Lily was a princess, she was fair-skinned and precious as a child She did whatever she had to do, she had that certain flash every time she smiled She had come away from a broken home, had lots of strange affairs With men in every walk of life which took her everywhere But she'd never met anyone quite like the Jack of Hearts The hangin' judge came in unnoticed and was being wined and dined The drillin' in the wall kept up but no one seemed to pay it any mind It was known all around that Lily had Jim's ring And nothing would ever come between Lily and the king No, nothin' ever would except maybe the Jack of Hearts Rosemary started drinkin' hard and seein' her reflection in the knife She was tired of the attention, tired of playin' the role of Big Jim's wife She had done a lot of bad things, even once tried suicide Was lookin' to do just one good deed before she died She was gazin' to the future, riding on the Jack of Hearts Lily took her dress off and buried it away "Has your luck run out?" she laughed at him, "Well, I guess you must Have known it would someday Be careful not to touch the wall, there's a brand-new coat of paint I'm glad to see you're still alive, you're lookin' like a saint." Down the hallway footsteps were comin' for the Jack of Hearts The backstage manager was pacing all around by his chair "There's something funny going on," he said, "I can just feel it in the air." He went to get the hangin' judge, but the hangin' judge was drunk As the leading actor hurried by in the costume of a monk There was no actor anywhere better than the Jack of Hearts No one knew the circumstance but they say that it happened pretty quick The door to the dressing room burst open and a Colt revolver CLICKED And Big Jim was standin' there, ya couldn't say surprised Rosemary right beside him, steady in her eyes She was with Big Jim but she was leanin' to the Jack of Hearts Two doors down the boys finally made it through the wall And cleaned out the bank safe, it's said they got off with quite a haul In the darkness by the riverbed they waited on the ground For one more member who had business back in town But they couldn't go no further without the Jack of Hearts The next day was hangin' day, the sky was overcast and black Big Jim lay covered up, killed by a penknife in the back And Rosemary on the gallows, she didn't even blink The hangin' judge was sober, he hadn't had a drink The only person on the scene missin' was the Jack of Hearts The cabaret was empty now, a sign said, "Closed for repair," Lily had already taken all of the dye out of her hair She was thinkin' 'bout her father, who she very rarely saw Thinkin' 'bout Rosemary and thinkin' about the law But, most of all she was thinkin' 'bout the Jack of Hearts |
She's Your Lover Now -- Bob Dylan
only registered users can see external links The pawnbroker roared Also, so, so did the landlord The scene was so crazy, wasn't it? Both were so glad To watch me destroy what I had Pain sure brings out the best in people, doesn't it? Why didn't you just leave me if you didn't want to stay? Why'd you have to treat me so bad? Did it have to be that way...? Now you stand here expectin' me to remember somethin' you forgot to say Yes, and you, I see you're still with her, well That's fine 'cause she's comin' on so strange, can't you tell? Somebody had better explain She's got her iron chain I'd do it, but I, I just can't remember how You talk to her She's your lover now I already assumed That we're in the felony room But I ain't a judge, you don't have to be nice to me But please tell that To your friend in the cowboy hat You know he keeps on sayin' ev'rythin' twice to me You know I was straight with you You know I've never tried to change you in any way You know if you didn't want to be with me That you, didn't have to stay Now you stand here sayin' you forgive and forget, honey, what can I say? Yes, you, you just sit around and ask for ashtrays, can't you REACH? I see you kiss her on the cheek ev'rytime she gives a speech With her picture books of the pyramid And her postcards of Billy the Kid Why must everybody bow? You better talk to her 'bout it You're her lover now Oh, ev'rybody that cares Is goin' up the castle stairs But I'm not up in your castle, honey It's true, I just can't recall San Francisco at all I can't even remember El Paso, uh, honey You never had to be faithful I didn't want you to grieve Oh, why was it so hard for you If you didn't want to be with me, just to leave? Now you stand here while your finger's goin' up my sleeve An' you, just what do you do anyway? Ain't there nothin' you can say? She'll be standin' on the bar soon With a fish head an' a harpoon An' a fake beard plastered on her brow You'd better do somethin' quick She's your lover now Must I fall into the sadness, do I look like Charles? Do you think I still got, what you used to got baby? A voice is really warm, it's just and got it a new form But if Jazz is like a dead man, let's press stop baby All your mind used to be... So make your eyes used to be so blue You heard, you used to be so meaningless, and your tears used to be so full Now your mouth cries... What? |
When He Returns -- Bob Dylan
only registered users can see external links The iron hand it ain't no match for the iron rod, The strongest wall will crumble and fall to a mighty God. For all those who have eyes and all those who have ears It is only He who can reduce me to tears. Don't you cry and don't you die and don't you burn For like a thief in the night, He'll replace wrong with right When He returns. Truth is an arrow and the gate is narrow that it passes through, He unleashed His power at an unknown hour that no one knew. How long can I listen to the lies of prejudice? How long can I stay drunk on fear out in the wilderness? Can I cast it aside, all this loyalty and this pride? Will I ever learn that there'll be no peace, that the war won't cease Until He returns? Surrender your crown on this blood-stained ground, take off your mask, He sees your deeds, He knows your needs even before you ask. How long can you falsify and DENY what is real? How long can you hate yourself for the weakness you conceal? Of every earthly plan that be known to man, He is unconcerned, He's got plans of His own to set up His throne When He returns. |
It could be longer and prettier, but it still gets very hard. And since it's the same age as me (67), that's no small thing. |