unknown

Driving home she grabs something to eat
Turns a corner and drives down her street
Into a row of houses she just melts away
Like the scenery in another man's play
Into a house where the blinds are closed
To keep from seeing things she don't wanna know
She pulls the blinds and looks out on the street
The cool of the night takes the edge off the heat

In the jackson cage
Down in jackson cage
You can try with all your might
But you're reminded every night
That you been judged and handed life
Down in jackson cage

Every day ends in wasted motion
Just crossed swords on the killing floor
To settle back is to settle without knowing
The hard edge that you're settling for
Because there's always just one more day
And it's always gonna be that way
Little girl you've been down here so long
I can tell by the way that you move you belong to

The jackson cage
Down in jackson cage
And it don't matter just what you say
Are you tough enough to play the game they play
Or will you just do your time and fade away
Down into the jackson cage

Baby there's nights when i dream of a better world
But i wake up so downhearted girl
I see you feeling so tired and confused
I wonder what it's worth to me or you
Just waiting to see some sun
Never knowing if that day will ever come
Left alone standing out on the street
Till you become the hand that turns the key down in

Jackson cage
Down in jackson cage
Well darlin' can you understand
The way that they will turn a man
Into a stranger to waste away
Down in the jackson cage

Night after night
I keep holding on
You say you love me
Then you leave me so lonely
Baby i don't believe a word you're sayin'
I think it's all some evil game you're playin'

Still all day long all i do is think about you
You got me believin' that i can't live without you
Well if you want it, here's my confession
Baby i can't help it, you're my obsession

Protection, that's what i need
I need protection, baby, from your love
Protection, that's what i need
I need protection, baby, from your love

I wait at home by the telephone
When i call your house, baby, you're not there
Knock on the door and i rush down the stairs
When i open up, baby, you're not there
When we're together
When we're together and you put your arms around me

You keep my mind
Forever, ever in doubt
You want me believin'
That, baby, i can't live without

Protection, that's what i need
I need protection, baby, from your love
Protection, that's what i need
I need protection, baby, from your love

We stand alone, at my window
And stare out, at the shadows down below
I feel your fingers on my face
I want to stay, i want to run away

Protection, that's what i need
I need protection, baby, from your love
Protection, that's what i need
I need protection, baby, from your love
Protection

Liner notes on "lost masters" bootleg cd:
Bruce springsteen and the e street band, the hit factory, new york city,
August 1, 1983. the full e street band completed take of song written for
Donna summer.

Monday, i go to work
Tuesday, can't find my shirt
Wednesday, i'm feelin' blue
I'm helpless, darlin'
Without you, without you
Without you, without you
Thursdays, everything's fine
Friday, i'm out of my mind
Friday, i'm out of my mind
Saturday, sunday too
It's hopeless, darlin'
Without you, without you
Without you, without you

Each and every night of the week
I toss and turn in my sleep
Worryin' if you're all right
Wonderin' where you are tonight

I had a friend was a big baseball player
Back in high school
He could throw that speedball by you
Make you look like a fool boy
Saw him the other night at this roadside bar
I was walking in, he was walking out
We went back inside sat down had a few drinks
But all he kept talking about was

Chorus:
Glory days well they'll pass you by
Glory days in the wink of a young girl's eye
Glory days, glory days

Well there's a girl that lives up the block
Back in school she could turn all the boy's heads
Sometimes on a friday i'll stop by
And have a few drinks after she put her kids to bed
Her and her husband bobby well they split up
I guess it's two years gone by now
We just sit around talking about the old times,
She says when she feels like crying
She starts laughing thinking about

Chorus

My old man worked 20 years on the line
And they let him go
Now everywhere he goes out looking for work
They just tell him that he's too old
I was 9 nine years old and he was working at the
Metuchen ford plant assembly line
Now he just sits on a stool down at the legion hall
But i can tell what's on his mind

Glory days yeah goin back
Glory days aw he ain't never had
Glory days, glory days

Now i think i'm going down to the well tonight
And i'm going to drink till i get my fill
And i hope when i get old i don't sit around thinking about it
But i probably will
Yeah, just sitting back trying to recapture
A little of the glory of, well time slips away
And leaves you with nothing mister but
Boring stories of glory days

Chorus (repeat twice)

Assorted all rights, oh yeahs, come on nows, hoots, etc til fade

Well, she comes to me like a childhood soul
Or an old time friend i ain't seen so long
When she sings to me, it's like a loving song
She can be so sweet, she don't do me no wrong

You mean so much to me, baby
You know you drive me crazy
You mean so much to me, baby
I want you for my girl

Well, sometimes she's like a baby playing with a toy,
Then she's so much woman she makes me feel like a little boy
And when she comes to me, and she's all alone,
And she cries: "oh daddy, oh daddy make me strong!"

That's when she means so much to me baby,
You know you drive me crazy
You mean so much to me, baby
I want you for my girl

Well janey's got a doctor who tears apart her insides.
He investigates her and silently bates her every little sigh.
Oh, he probes with his fingers but he knows her heart only through a stethescope.
Oh, his hands are so old and his instruments so cold
Janey turns him down like dope.

And janey's got a proctor. from his marble pulpit he smiles.
He provides consolation and an open invitation to confession at any time.
Between the pages of his bible he holds from what janey he hides.
With her doors open wide she begs "come inside."
He's too long been content to mess around with the handles on the outside.

And janey needs a shooter
A shooter like this boy on her side
Janey needs a shooter
Someone who knows her style
And i know her style

Well janey loved a mechanic who owned a gas station down on route 9.
Well she took him to bed and i beat my head on *his gas tanks and bled all over his tires.
And then he smashed my car with big tow bar. i got out and asked him why.
He said, "'cuz with her it's either you or me, and it's gonna be me."
And i watched janey silently stand by.

Then she flopped with a cop who lived 'round the block.
He'd come peak in my window every night.
Janey's skin would turn pale as the siren he'd wail outside my house all night long when he knew she was inside.
She said his big gun was fun but janey's small, and sometimes he scared her.
So i held her real close. she was more a saint than a ghost.
And told her i so long had been prepared for her.

And janey needs a shooter
A shooter just like me on her side
Janey needs a shooter
Somebody who won't let her slide
And i can't let her slide

Woah, stay in here tonight, baby, and i won't let you slide.
I'm stayin' here tonight, woah, janey, and i won't let you slide.
I'm stayin' here tonight. baby i'm a-can'(t) let you slide.

Shrieks of sheiks as they run across the movie screen
A thousand sand-dune soldiers led by an arabian queen
And the harem girls move like fancy (clancy's) dancers
In my dirty dreams
And i wake up on the floor clutching the bed-lamp
And mama comes in, she screams
"hey you been out with that tramp again last night
You know that silver-sequined arab black bitch
The one that mama don't like ?"
But mama she sings me moontime melodies
With this great top 40 hook
She shrugs her shoulders, she don't care
Papa just stares and says "mary, look the girl's alright
The girl's alright"

And there's a tenseness in the air he turns and says
Don't you know, can't you feel it "tell me son, what's the word ?"
Because there's something hanging there 'cos you know he can't hear it
Pull back the mist and reveal it but don't go near it
And even if you fear what you near it's criticized as too absurd
Don't conceal it even the animals fear it
'cos if what mama feels is too real papa says "fetch me my flashlight,
Son"
She just claims she don't feel it and she stumbles out the front door

So come out from behind your bunkers
'cos the lift-off's been a bust
Oh papa's gone and mama's dead
And buried in my rocket dust
You're alone now for the first time
Don't worry, 'cos that's all right
All fear will completely disappear
Come the arabian night

Well the soundman smiles and turns the dials
To set the meter readin' rising
He pulls the singer's voice from out of his pocket
To see if the audience likes it
Oh and in the very first row sits sweet jenny rue
With a bell on her shoe and she wants him to make it
He flicks a switch but jenny moves too fast
And the audience sways to the sound of her shotgun blast
The manager comes running out from behind stage and says
Check the band's arms for bullet holes
Make that man roll up his sleeves"
The drummer shoots himself with cyanide
And then asks to be relieved
And me, i say "well, it's too crazy in here
Which is the stage door out, i gotta get up tomorrow morning for work"
And the promoter says "man, once you're in they all lead out
What's the matter man, ain't you heard ?
There's a war going on on the outside
And i'm paying you to sing like a bird
So get in and get tough or get up and get out
Because things aren't too tight"
I said "don't worry, man, everything's gonna loosen up
Come the arabian night"
Come the arabian night

So i get back in my bed
But outside my window i hear another gang fight
It's duke and the boys against the devil's best man
And both sides have drawn their knives
And duke he's a well-known knife-fighter
And with one quick jab he brings the devil down
He smiles 'cos he knows there's a high bounty on devils
In any god-fearin' town
Well they say duke sold the devil to some priest in pennsylvania
To exhibit on his altar christmas night
But the devil's eyes they still burn red with fire
As long as duke walks upright
And he swears there's a going to be a showdown
Come sundown on the arabian night

When i was a little kid
I never liked to eat
Mom would put things on my plate
And i'd dump 'em on her feet
But then one day she made this soup
I ate it all in bed
I asked her what she put in it
And this is what she said:

"oh, chicken lips and lizard hips
And alligator eyes
Monkey legs and buzzard eggs
And salamander thighs
Rabbit ears and camel rears
And tasty toenail pies
Stir 'em all together
And it's mama's soup surprise"

I went into the bathroom
And i stood beside the sink
I said, "i'm feeling slightly ill
And i think i'd like a drink"

Mama said, "i've just the thing
I'll get it in a wink
It's full of lots of protein
And vitamins, i think"

"oh, chicken lips and lizard hips
And alligator eyes
Monkey legs and buzzard eggs
And salamander thighs
Rabbit ears and camel rears
And tasty toenail pies
Stir 'em all together
And it's mama's soup surprise"

I ain't got no home, i'm just a ramblin' around
A hard working ramblin' man, i go from town to town
The police make it hard wherever i may go
And i ain't got no home in this world anymore

I was farmin' on the shares and always i was poor
My crops i laid into the banker's door
And my wife took down and died upon the cabin floor
And i ain't got no home in this world anymore

I ain't got no home, i'm just a ramblin' around
A hard working ramblin' man, i go from town to town
The police make it hard wherever i may go
And i ain't got no home in this world anymore

Now as i look around it's mighty plain to see
This wide wicked world is a funny place to be
The gamblin' man is rich and the workin' man is poor
And i ain't got no home in this world anymore

I bought a scooter and i rented a shack
Out in the sun, by the railroad track
I got a job and i'm a-breakin' my back
Workin' and workin' for the big payback

I keep a puttin' and a puttin' out
I keep a sweatin' like a hog and all
I work so long that i'm a losin' track
I work so long that i'm a losin' track
Waitin', waitin' on the big payback

Well, it's a wham, bam, thank you ma'am, god damn, ring out sam
I took on that train rumblin' down this track
They got your neck in the noose, you're draggin' long in back
Chasin' and chasin' the big payback

Oh what my foreman does well i don't know
He just throws me a shovel and yells "go, bobby, go"
Oh well-a all day long he's just a busy wise crack
While i'm sweatin' and sweatin' the big payback

Well, it's a wham, bam, thank you ma'am, god damn, ring out sam
I took on that train rumblin' down the track
They got your neck in the noose, your hands are tied up in back
And you're a-workin' and workin' for the big payback

I quit that job, and mister i ain't goin' back
Got me a knife and she's a long and bad
I'll tell you how i make the peace with that man
Down in the alley of the big payback

I go a wham, bam, thank you ma'am, god damn, c'mon man
You're a goin' to that train rumblin' down this track
I got your neck in the noose and i don't give a damn, jack
I'm on that long lost highway of the big payback
I'm on that long lost highway of the big payback
I'm on that long lost highway of the big payback

I see a bad moon rising
I see troubles on the way
I see earthquakes and lightning
I see bad times today

Don't go 'round tonight
Well, it's bound to take your life
There's a bad moon on the rise

I hear hurricanes a-blowin'
I know the end it's coming soon
I fear rivers overflowing
I hear the voice of rage and ruin

Don't go 'round tonight
Well, it's bound to take your life
There's a bad moon on the rise

Hope you got your things together
Hope you're quite prepared to die
Looks like we're in for nasty weather
One eye is taken for an eye

Don't go 'round tonight
Well, it's bound to take your life
There's a bad moon on the rise

Don't go 'round tonight
Well, it's bound to take your life
There's a bad moon on the rise

Well, hurry up hurry up, here we go
C'mon let's hit the road
Here we go
Rockin' all over the world

Well, giddy up giddy up and get away
We're goin' crazy and we're goin' today
Here we go
Rockin' all over the world

And i like it, i like it, i like it
Here we go
Rockin' all over the world

Well, i'm gonna tell your mama what you're gonna do
Hey come tonight, we got dancin' shoes
Here we go
Rockin' all over the world

And i like it, i like it...

Boom boom boom boom
I wanna shoot you right down
Take you in my arms
I'm in love with you
A love that is true
Boom boom boom boom

I need you right now
I mean right now
I don't mean tomorrow
I mean right now
Come on come on
I wanna give it up babe

Shake it up babe
Come on and shake
Shake it up babe
Come on come on shake it up babe

I like the way you walk
I like the way you talk
When you walk that walk
And you talk that talk
You knock me out
Right over my feet

Shake it up babe
Come on and shake
Shake it up babe
Come on come on shake it up babe

Boom boom boom boom
I wanna shoot you right down
Take you in my arms
I'm in love with you
A love that is true
Boom boom boom boom

Bring it down, band!
Now , i just came here tonight to say
I just wanna say ...
I just wanna say ...

Merry christmas baby, you surely treat me nice
Merry christmas baby, you surely treat me nice
I feel just like i'm living in paradise

Now listen
Now you see, i feel real good tonight
And i got music on the radio
And i feel good tonight
And i got music on the radio
And i feel just like i wanna kiss you
Underneath my mistle-toe

But now listen
Santa came down chimney, half past three
With lots of nice little presents for my baby and me
Merry christmas baby, you surely treat me nice
And i feel like i'm living, just living in paradise
Come on boys

Well now
Santa came down chimney, half past three
With lots of nice little presents for my baby and me
Merry christmas baby, you surely treat me nice
And i feel like i'm living, just living in paradise

And i just came down to say ... merry christmas baby
I just wanna say ... merry christmas baby
I just wanna say ... merry christmas baby
I just wanna say ... merry christmas baby
And happy new year too
Oh yeah
Play it boys go !
Merry christmas, happy new year

They broke your toys this morning, henry
Rode your board right into dust
Surrounded you with strangers who you could not trust
And then they had the gall
To write your name up on the girls' room wall
And send you out to maria
Who spoke of babies and all
And wanted to shoot your joy
It's a hard world when you're the new kid in town
Ain't it, henry boy

Well the north side is for diamond-studded woman
Subtly selling their wares
And the west side is for debutantes
And would be millionaires
Oh the east side is for lost boys
Who know their moves too well
The south side is for gamblers, henry boy
The train stops once for hell
It's a hard world when they're forcing you
To live your life out on broadway
But henry i'm sure you're gonna like it well

The constellation she points to gate eleven
That's where you got your connections
Let me take a look inside my magic book
I don't think you're beyond my inventions
Oh these doctor's appendages i'm giving you for wings
I'm sure it'll meet the occasion
I'm gonna mix you some magic, you'll spittin' sparks
And ready for the invasion

Oh and the milky way's a trip for dippers
They saw ya coming a mile away
In the amusement park you'll get clipped by rippers
Hiding behind candy 'cades
In the alleyway you'll get ripped by strippers
All who know your name
In the stalls sit the soldier-boy kisserson leave for just a day
And henry couldn't take it
He's gonna be a submariner
Riding underground for the pope
Gonna stand on the corner of broadway
And scream: "up 'scope"

Well look out mama your little girl she has changed
She cut her baby curls
And she's got her act rearranged
Look out daddy what she needs now
She can't find at home
Oh rickie wants a man of her
She wants a man of her
Rickie wants a man of her own

Mama says her little girl won't talk to her anymore
She just goes in her room, turns on the radio and shuts
The door
She's got her own bathroom, tv, stereo, extension phone
Oh, but mama, rickie wants a man of her
She wants a man of her
Rickie wants a man of her own

Well daddy says when he drop her off friday night at the
Gym
She slides way down in the front seat
So the kids won't see her with him
She don't do no work
She won't tell nobody when she's coming home
And she makes poor daddy wait down on the corner
At midnight all alone

Well daddy's pullin' out his hair
He says that girl ain't got no direction
She don't care to bring her boyfriends home
To pass daddy's inspection
Now we're left peeking through the curtains
Everytime that we hear a horn blow
Well i guess rickie wants a man of her own

Mama says: "son, talk to her, she'll listen to you"
Yeah, she listens real nice and she does what she wants
To do
Well daddy says: "she wears her jeans so tight
Well, you change 'em or you're staying home"ah, but daddy, rickie wants a man
Of her
She wants a man of her
Rickie wants a man of her own
She's almost grown

Rickie wants a man of her
She wants a man of her
Rickie wants a man of her own

I hear the guitars ringing out there
Ringing out down union street
I hear the lead singer shouting out yeah
And i wanna be a slave to the beat
And tonight i wanna break my chains
Somebody break my heart
Somebody shake my brains
Downtown they're singing what i wanna hear
It's the sound little girl thats ringing in my ear

I wanna be where the bands are
I wanna be where the bands are
Where the bands are
I wanna be where the bands are

Get off from work and i grab something to eat
I turn the corner and i drive down your street
Little gray houses, mama, looks like nowhere
But hey i know you're hiding in there
Come on out for just a little while
You know that heart of stone
Girl it just ain't your style
Tonight i want to feel, feel the crowd
And when i tell you that i love you
I wanna shout it out loud
Shout it out loud
Shout it out loud

I wanna be where the bands are
I wanna be where the bands are
Where the bands are
I wanna be where the bands are
I.....wanna.....be
Where the bands are

Oh god said to abraham, "kill me a son"
Abe says, "man, you must be putting me on"
God say, "no". abe say, "what?"
God say, "you can do what you want abe, but
The next time you see me comin' you better run"
Well abe says, "where do you want this killing done?"
God says, "out on highway 61".

Well georgia sam he had a bloody nose
Welfare department they wouldn't give him no clothes
He asked poor howard where can i go
Howard said there's only one place i know
Sam said tell me quick man i got to run
Ol' howard just pointed with his gun
And said that way down on highway 61.

Well mack the finger said to louie the king
I got forty red white and blue shoe strings
And a thousand telephones that don't ring
Do you know where i can get rid of these things
And louie the king said let me think for a minute son
And he said yes i think it can be easily done
Just take everything down to highway 61.

Now the fifth daughter on the twelfth night
Told the first father that things weren't right
My complexion she said is much too white
He said come here and step into the light he says hmm you're right
Let me tell the second mother this has been done
But the second mother was with the seventh son
And they were both out on highway 61.

Now the rovin' gambler he was very bored
He was tryin' to create a next world war
He found a promoter who nearly fell off the floor
He said i never engaged in this kind of thing before
But yes i think it can be very easily done
We'll just put some bleachers out in the sun
And have it on highway 61.

(ry cooder/john hiatt/jim dickinson)

There's a place, so i've been told,
Every street is paved with gold
And it's just across the borderline
And when it's time to take your turn
There's a lesson that you must learn
You may lose more than you'll ever hope to find.

(chorus)
And when you reach that broken promised land
And all your dreams slip though your hand
You have learned it's too late to change your mind
Cause you pay the price to come so far
Just to wind up where you are
And you're still just across the borderline.

Up and down the rio grande
A thousand foot prints in the sand
Reveal a secret no one can define
The river rolls on like a breath
In between our life and death
Tell me who is next to cross that borderline.

(chorus)
And when you reach that broken promised land
And all your dreams slip though your hand
You'll know it's too late to change your mind
Cause you pay the price to come so far
Just to wind up where you are
And you're still just across the borderline.

How many roads must a man walk down
Before you can call him a man
Yes 'n how many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand
Yes and how many times must the cannonballs fly
Before they're forever banned
The answer my friend is blowing in the wind
The answer is blowing in the wind

Yes and how many years can a mountain exist
Before it is washed to the sea
Yes and how many years can some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free
Yes and how many times can a man turn his head
And pretend that he just doesn't see
The answer my friend is blowing in the wind
The answer is blowing in the wind

Yes and how many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky
Yes and how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry
Yes and how many deaths will it take 'till he knows
That too many people have died
The answer my friend is blowing in the wind
The answer is blowing in the wind

They call him mr. outside
Cause he don't care
Mr. outside
He's just havin' his fun
Mr. outside
He's just looking out for no. 1

Well mr. outside
All your money and your power
Won't help you come the dark hour
Well kingdoms crumble
Unto your feet
You're lest another thief out on the street

Mr. outside
Yeah he don't care
Mr. outside
He's just having his fun
Mr. outside
Oh looking out for no. 1

Dark glasses and money for hire
He got (?) and hight tension wire (?)
He got dark,dark cadillac
He got pretty little little girl in back

Mr. outside
Oh yeah he don't care
Mr. outside
He's just having his fun
Mr. outside
Just looking out for no. 1

Oh little baby got no diamond ring
You cry cause you ain't got no pretty things
Them pretty things babe just look dumb
You gotta take 'em when they come

Mr. outside
Oh lord he don't care
Mr. outside
Oh has his fun
Mr. outside
He's just looking out for no. 1

Mr. outside
Oh yeah he don't care
Mr. outside
He's just having his fun
Mr. outside
He's just looking out for no. 1

From their northeast source the sour wind roars
Bear gifts fresh from the valley waters.
Hallow echoes strip pennsylvania mountain walls
With their corsets and their old betsy ruffle
And their slips with pearly white.
They stand bulging up against the screen door,
A banshee "good night."

Summer's sweet and she brings me water,
But give me winter, that old icy whore.
While summer lies meek and follows orders,
Winter cries "me!" and pulls you through the door.

The limp milk tramp cries metal-flake tears.
They drip like honey down <soot?> momma's leg.
You lay watchin' them off. eat a hole in his cloth.
He'll ask, but he don't beg.
Said i'd like to the mademoiselle
Who holds the keys to all these doors around the waist
And rings the bell.

Summer's sweet and she brings me water,
But give me winter, that old icy whore.
Summer lies meek and follows orders,
Winter cries "me!" and pulls you through the door.

With scufflin' sound, the knot-voiced matron makes her rounds,
Knockin' on each and every door.
With a look like white heat, she sways, salty, sweet
And leads me 'cross her persian floor.
She squeeze' my hand and before her i stood.
I was scared. it was dark, but it was good.

Summer's sweet and she brings me water,
But give me winter, that old icy whore.
While summer lies meek and follows orders,
Winter cries "me!" and pulls me through her door.

They caught bobby by lakefoot road
Saying how the story gets told
(?)
(?)

(2nd verse unintelligible)
E
Everybody's looking for somebody
Everybody's looking
Everybody's looking
Everybody's looking for somebody

It was christmas eve, i was standin' in the parking lot
Of "fabulous girls, nude - nude - nude"
In the car next to me there was a young lady givin' a blow-job
To a man in a santa claus suit
His beard was crooked, his hat askew
Embarrassed, i turned to go
When from the back seat of that mazda i heard somebody shout "oh baby, don't
Stop"

And a merry "ho-ho-ho"

When i walked inside, i ordered a beer and a double shot of whisk
And in three minutes i had fallen in love
The dj announced "ladies and gentlemen, from forth worth, texas: lady godiva"
And i sat and worshipped 'neath the angel above
At the end of her set she brushed her hair
Came and sat on the stool to my right
And said "will you buy me a drink?"
My heart beats fast, my trousers grew tight
And wittily i replied "uhhh...."

She showed me a picture of her kid
Said during the day she's an art student
She dances six nights a week for slobs and idiots like this
Of course, present company excluded.

On donner, on dancer, on comet, on blitzen
I'm lost in the valley of the supervixens
Worshippin' at the feet of the goddess above
I'm a pilgrim in the temple of love, ma, just a pilgrim in the temple
Of love

Well then santa came stumblin' in, and somebody shouted
"hey santa, where's your elves?"
He sat down on the stool to my left
And the bartender took a vodka bottle of the shelf
He asked if mrs. claus had called
To tell her he worked on the late shift at the mall
And he was sorry, but he just got through
I turned and i asked him:
"how's the kid this year, santa?"
Beneath his breath he whispered "a merry fuck you"

Well then the owner come over and he was a short gfat ugly guy
With a funny kind of pushed-in face
He shook my hand and said it was the first time
They'd ever had a real superstar in this place
Lady godiva bought me a few drinks
And words came out of my mouth
What they were, i couldn't guess
But it was something about showgirls, lapdancing, motley crue
You can guess the rest

Well i walked outside, snow was falling
I had some toys to put together - it was christmas time
Santa followed me into the parking lot
And threw up on the hood of the car next to mine
I gave him my handkerchief, pulled out onto the highway
And as i sat at the light
I swear i saw a sleigh with a dozen of reindeers
Pull up out of the parking lot and cut across the mall
And a voice shouted "merry christmas to all you assholes
And to all a good fucking night!"

I fell asleep on the couch last night, woke up with the tv on.
There was a woman in tight cotton exercise shorts
And a big plastic machine she was climbing on.
She said "the abacycle guarantees ten inches off your waist,
And 50 pounds in just 3 minutes a day."
I went to bed knowing the revolution had been postponed
And everything was ok.

You can buy it, you can try it, go right ahead.
But don't be fooled folks, there's only one.
I forget the guy's name but i know somebody must have said
Sell it and they will come boys, sell it and they will come.

I switched the channels and there was evel knievel, i thought that he was
Dead.
I found myself sitting there quietly, hanging on every word he said.
"now folks, the stimulator removes all pain from your life.
And the best day of your life will be when you try this little thing out."
The camera moved in as he said, "now let me tell you ladies and gentlemen,
Pain is something old evel knows a little about"

You can buy it, you can try it, that's what i said.
But don't be fooled folks, there's only one.
I forget that guy's name but i know somebody must have said
Sell it and they will come boys, sell it and they will come.

And a fellow comes on shouting "free haircuts for life!",
Somehow you cut your hair with a vacuum cleaner.
And then i switched the channels and there was dionne warwick, communing
With her psychic friends.
I watched for hours, taking warmth, comfort,
And pleasure in the things that i despise.
Touched by how much they needed me, and that gleeful desperation in their
Eyes.

You can buy it, you can try it, it'll help you in bed.
But don't be fooled folks, there's only one.
I forget that guy's name but i know somebody said
Sell it and they will come boys, sell it and they will come.

So dionne, cher, and all my late-night friends, i drink to your health.
And tony little, america's personal trainer, please kill yourself.
Now i've sold a few things myself in my time, and by the way folks,
There's some t-shirts on your way outside.
Well last night i dreamed of lipstick and tight little cotton shorts
"harder, faster", she breathed.
"one, two, three, four, five"
Ride, sally ride, girl, ride sally ride.

You can buy it, you can try it, it'll help you in bed.
But don't be fooled folks, there's only one.
I forget that guy's name but somebody said
Sell it and they will come boys, sell it and they will come.

One, two, three, four

Girl, on the edge flippin' off the lamp
There'll be an end darling to your endless night
On the other side of the street.
Yea, the light on your portrait and the light in your face
And you'll be looking for another pretty place
Baby, this side of the street.

Well, keep dreaming baby that your desire brings and girl
I know the sadness that you find in things, it's true
Well, baby if you can't take the heat, what can i do?

Well, you and your poetry and your boku (?!) world
Behind the face you hide the face of a modern girl
On the other side of the street.
Yea, you've got the look as if you owe the world
Therefore, you go out there and say what you can earn
On the wrong side of the street.

Well, you tire of every day bringing the same and so you
Go out looking for some strange new games
Well, pretty soon you don't know the score anymore.

All right now........... (guitar break)

I know the danger that your desire brings
And i know the strangeness that you'll find
Wait and it will seem straighter for you and for me.
Well, turn on the end and baby turn off the lamps
There'll be an end darling to this endless night
On the other side of the street.

Yea, and everyday - well- it just brings the same
You started looking for some very strange new games
On the wrong side of the street.
Well, you and your desires lead to confusion
Well, walk away as i don't follow your illusions
And see, open your eyes and see, girl.

All right..........

Well janey's got a doctor who tears apart her insides.
He investigates her and he silently bates her sighs
He probes with his fingers but he knows her heart only through his stethoscope.
Hands are cold and his body's so old
Janey turns him down like dope.

Janey needs a shooter jack
A shooter like me on her side
Janey needs a shooter jack
A shooter man who knows her style
The way that i know her style

Well janey's got a priest from his marble pulpit he smiles
He provides concilation and confessions at anytime
Through the pages of his bible he holds from what janey hides
With her doors open wide she begs come inside
But he's frozen in the clear on the outside

Janey needs a shooter jack
A shooter like me on her side
Janey needs a shooter jack
A shooter man who knows her style,
The way that i know her style

Well janey's got a cop who lives round the block and checks on her everynight
From at through the jail outside her house his siren roars when he knows that i'm inside
Well janey's small and sometimes he scares her
So i held her real close she flowed like a ghost
And i told her bye, so long, i can't play that dope.

Well janey needs a shooter jack
A shooter like me on her side
Janey needs a shooter jack
A shooter man who knows her style,
Janey needs a shooter jack
A shooter man on her side
Janey needs a shooter man
A shooter man who knows her style
The way that i know her style
A man who knows her style
The way that i know her style
A man who knows her style
The way that i know her style
A man who knows her style
The way that i know her style
A man who knows her style
The way that i know her style
A man who knows her style
The way i know your style
You need a man who knows your style
The way that i know your style
A man who knows her style
The way i know your style

After the music had stopped
I still heard it playing
I moved a little closer to hear
The words she was saying
She said i'll never break your heart
I'll never try to fake it
My love is here for you
All you have to do is take it
Kisses sweeter than wine
My little girl so fine

The night seemed to say it was right
But could i believe her
My heart said, it's time to go
But my eyes wouldn't leave her
There's always somebody trying to break your heart
Somebody trying to take it
My little girl tried so hard
To help me make it
Kisses sweeter than wine
My little girl so fine

Oh, oh, oh, oh, sha la la
Oh, oh, sha la la
So fine
Oh, oh, oh, oh, sha la la
Oh, oh, sha la la
So fine

When we danced
I forgot everything and whispered
Hold me tight
Take a chance
On what tomorrow brings
Won't you be mine, be mine
Be mine tonight

We walked away laughing together
Into the night for ever and ever and ever
Now i know
I'll never break me baby's heart
I'll never try to fake it
I'll give her all my love
All she has to do is take it
Kisses sweeter than wine
My little girl so fine
Kisses sweeter than wine
My little girl so fine
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Kisses sweeter than wine
My little girl so fine

Oh, oh, oh, oh, sha la la
Oh, oh, sha la la
So fine

Last night i was out driving
Coming home at the end of the working day
I was riding alone through the drizzling rain
On a deserted stretch of a county two-lane
When i cam upon a wreck on the highway

There was blood and glass all over
And there was nobody there but me
As the rain tumbled down hard and cold
I seen a young man lying by the side of the road
He cried mister, won't you help me please

An ambulance finally came and took him to riverside
I watched as they drove him away
And i thought of a girlfriend or a young wife
And a state trooper knocking in the middle of the night
To say your baby died in a wreck on the highway

Sometimes i sit up in the darkness
And i watch my baby as she sleeps
Then i climb in bed and i hold her tight
I just lay there awake in the middle of the night
Thinking 'bout the wreck on the highway

Intro to: i sold my heart to the junkman

"...this is a very sad song, this next song we're gonna do.
The song is so sad that sometimes i have to leave the stage and
Cry in the backstage a little bit while i'm singing this song. the reason
This song is so sad because this story happened to me just a little
While ago (not true, but true) (audience laughs) and it was, it was
A thing where i met this this beautiful girl, right? was she a
Beautiful girl as she was, she was nice and ... and i gave her my whole
Heart, every every bit, and she gave it back to me a month later all
Beat up, so bad and so terrible looking that
I sold my heart to the junkman !
Now i can never fall in love again...."
(starts song)

"...song, this is a very sad song, this next
Song we're gonna do.
The song is so sad that sometimes i have to
Leave the stage and cry in the backstage a
Little bit while i'm singing this song.
The reason this song is so sad because this
Story happened to me just a little while ago
(not true, but true) (audience laughs)
And it was, it was a thing where i met this
This beautiful girl, right? was she a
Beautiful girl as she was, she was nice and ...
And i gave her my whole heart, every every bit,
And she gave it back to me a month later all
Beat up, so bad and
So terrible looking that
I sold my heart to the junkman !
Now i can never fall in love again...."

Well i gave my heart to you, open, so open and trusting
And you gave it back to me, it was broken up and busting
(sold my heart) i sold my heart to the junkman
(sold my heart) i sold my heart to the junkman
I can never fall in love again

Oh and i know you took my heart, you thought that you
Could use it
When you gave it back like a toy
You broken and bruised
(sold my heart) i sold my heart to the junkman
(i sold my heart) i sold my heart to the junkman
I can never fall in love again

Now, it was a movie sad scene, i played my part
Ooh i wanted the happy ending, but all i got was
A broken heart
(all he got was a broken heart)
(i sold my heart) i sold my heart to the junkman(i sold my heart) i sold my
Heart to the junkman
I can never fall in love again

Now i swear it was a movie setting, baby i played my part
And all i wanted was a happy ending,
But now i'm left with a broken heart
(now he's left with a broken heart)
(i sold my heart) i sold my heart to the junkman
(i sold my heart) i sold my heart to the junkman
I can never fall in love again

I gave my heart to you, so open and trusting
And you gave it back to me, it was broken up and busting
(so i sold) i sold my heart to the junkman
(yes i sold) i sold my heart to the junkman
I can never fall in love again

Yes i did sold my heart to the junkman
Yes i did, yes i did
Sold my heart to the junkman
Now i can never fall in love again
Since i sold my heart to the junkman.

Well night after lonely night
My head don't touch the bed
I'm on a two-lane black-top
Cruisin' in my rocket sled
I'm on the prowl
Yeah i'm on the prowl
Well i'm looking for a gal, gal, gal
Hey, hey, hey, i'm on the prowl

There's only one thing that i'm certain
Every mile, mile, mile
Keep a-searchin', serachin', serachin'
For a wild, wild, child
I'm on the prowl
I'm on the prowl
I'm looking for a gal, gal, gal
Hey, hey, hey, i'm on the prowl

They got a name for dracula
And frankenstein's son
They ain't got no name now (mister)
For this monster (thing that) i've become
I'm on the prowl
I'm on the prowl
I'm looking for a gal, gal, gal
Hey, hey, hey, i'm on the prowl

I keep lookin'
I keep searchin'
I keep searchin'
I keep searchin'
Only one thing that i'm certain
Every mile, mile, mile
I keep searchin', searchin', searchin', searchin', searchin'

In the morning i check my mirror
And i hang my head and cry
But at night i get a burning, burning, burning deep inside
I'm on the prowl
I'm on the prowl
I'm looking for a gal, gal, gal
Hey, hey, hey, i'm on the prowl

In the morning i check my mirror
And i hang my head and cry
But at night i get a burning, burning, burning, burning, burning. burning

There's only one thing that i'm certain
Every while, while, while
While my heart is hurtin', hurtin'
Every mile, mile, mile
I gotta keep searchin', searchin', searchin', searchin', searchin'

The way your heart beats when i hold you tight
The way you sigh when we kiss goodnight
The way the wind blows through the trees
Well hey, that's the way you belong to me

The way you warm me baby when i'm cold
The way you make me want you body and soul
The way the rivers run to the sea
Well hey, that's the way you belong to me

The way you soothe me when i'm in pain
The way you make the blood rush in my veins
The way the winds rush through the trees
Well hey, that's the way you belong to me

When i lose faith you take my hand
The way you make me feel like i'm a man
The way the sun belongs to the sea
Well hey, that's the way you belong to me

The way you make me feel like i belong
And if i could girl though i know it'd be wrong
I'd lock you deep inside
'till the last rains fall
And hide you from the emptiness of it all

Sometimes at night i lie awake
I pull you close and feel each breath you take
The way the rivers belong to the seas
Well hey, that's the way you belong to me
Well hey, that's the way you belong to me

Well, mister, you see that girl walking down the street
That little girl, she used to turn 'em on
Wild kisses and a heart that's oh-so-sweet
In the middle of the night.

And now, wild kisses <wouldn't> seem to settle down
Afraid to get my feet back on the ground
...
I'm gonna meet her tonight

And now my wild world's tumblin' and dancin'???
...true romancin'
...
Listen to me, baby
I wanna celebrate my dream, girl
I don' wan' no lonely dream, babe
I wanna give everything to my little baby tonight

I gotta... on the track<s>
What she gives me -my god- she break my back
...
...

Wild kisses in the morning
<wendy> gives me a ... to go on?
...

And now... like dancin'
...true romancin'
Why won't you... heart.. to try?
Listen to me, baby
I want to ..., girl
I want to...
I want to...

[bridge]
I don't want...
...
Listen to my heart, girl
I know...
...

Mister, see that girl walkin' down the street
Well that girl, she used to drive me wild
Wild kisses...
...meet her tonight

Wild kisses and <yaddas>

The crops are all in, the peaches are rotting
The oranges are piled in their creosote dumps
They're flying you back to the mexico border
To pay all your money to wade back again

My father's own father, he waded that river
They took all the money he made in his life
My brothers and sisters they work in the fruit trees
They rode the truck till they took down and died

Good-bye to my juan, good-bye rosalita
Adios mes amigos, jesus e maria
You won't have a name when you ride the big airplane
And all they will call you will be "deportee"

Some of us are illegal, and some are not wanted
Our work contract's out and we have to move on
Six hundred miles to the mexican border
They chase us like rustlers, like outlaws, like thieves.

We died in your hills. we died on your deserts.
We've died in your mountains, and died on your plains.
We've died 'neath your trees, and we've died in your bushes.
Both sides of the river, we've died just the same.

Good-bye to my juan, good-bye rosalita
Adios mes amigos, jesus e maria
You won't have a name when you ride the big airplane
And all they will call you will be "deportee"

The skyplane caught fire over los gatos canyon
A fireball of lightning that shook all our hills
Who were all these dear friends all scattered like dry leaves?
The radio says they were just deportees.

Is this the best way we can grow our big orchards?
And is this the best way we can grow our good fruit?
To fall like dry leaves and rot on the top soil,
And be known by no name except "deportee".

Good-bye to my juan, good-bye rosalita
Adios mes amigos, jesus e maria
You won't have a name when you ride the big airplane
And all they will call you will be "deportee"

I was there
When you needed someone
Look now baby
And see what we have undone
Oh i did most of the talking
But you were the one who lied

Bye bye baby
Out love is tumbling down
I can't be hanging around
Love on the wrong side of town
Oh baby

You were gone
When i needed you by my side
There was no one
To dry the tears from my eyes
Oh you were the one who cheated
But i was the one who cried

Bye bye baby
Out love is tumbling down
I can't be hanging around
Love on the wrong side of town

Bye bye baby
Out love is tumbling down
I can't be hanging around
Love on the wrong side of town

Bye bye baby
Love on the wrong side of town
Bye bye baby
Bye bye darling
Bye bye baby

The architect angel held <?> juda ranch.
Just a dirty mile down on the borderline.
Where he mastered blastin' and hustled young cattle for slaughter
And dated juda's daughter.
From the cellar aways to the attics and all across the plains
Broke electric static of religious strain,
And though he was never an addict, he wore scars on his veins.
Like a young girl holds her first pimp, he held his bible in.
From desert bars and church bazaars, the hunger slowly came
With vulgar faces from vulgar places lookin' for a game.
Well, ivory gun handles and chamber grease
And souped-up hydroplanes.
The bullets burn from tv silver, bearin' great cowboys' names.
Now with 14 inches of gun barrel, smokin' from the lid,
Spurs on straight black bootheels, he said "they call me the brooklyn kid."
And in his lonely zenith nightmares, well that's just what they did.
Oh, how he played out his scenes, loaded on <?> dreams.
Well, his holster slung low like a hot kid-sister
Tied back to his leg like he gonna do.
He was stompin' the step he called the quickman twister.
His six-guns were pumpin' through.
His tongue hung low like sawdust scrapin' across the plains.
He crawled up outside the juda ranch.
And started callin' the angel names.

And now the architect angel stood, in one hand a staff, the other a gun.
He held the staff high in the wind. the gun was like a piece in the sun.
He started howlin' like a monsoon wind. drew fast. the job was done.
At night the moon stretched tight light 'cross the plains,
As real cowboys sat around real campfire flames,
And the county wolf called as if to explain to his son
The way the west was won.
The west was finally won.
The way the west was won.

The screen door slams, christine's (angelina's) dress waves
Like a vision she dances across the porch as the radio plays
Roy orbison singing for the lonely
(hey) that's me (babe) and i want you only
Don't turn me home again
I just can't face myself alone (in that mirror) again tonight
Don't run back inside, you know just what i'm here for
So you're scared and you're thinking
That maybe you (we) ain't that young anymore
Show a little faith (well woman) there's magic in the night
You ain't a beauty but hey (baby, ah) you're alright
And that's alright with me

This 4/4 she's gonna overheat
Make up your mind girl i gotta get her back out on the street
I know you're lonely like me so baby don't try and fake it
I'm no prince and i can't lay the stars at your feet
But i got this old car and she's pretty tough to beat
There's plenty of room in my front seat, baby if you wanna take it

Oh roll down the window and let the wind blow back your hair
It's like the rushing touch, the dirty wings them highway angels wear
Well tonight we're gonna find out how it feels
I'm gonna trade in your wings - for wheels
Climb in back, heaven's waiting down on the tracks
Ah, mama, come take my hand (well now try hard chrissie to understand)
We're gonna ride all the way to the promised land
Oh i'm gonna dance all the way, dance all the way
(babe if you're born with nothing in your hands
Hey it's your only chance)
Well i don't know but baby i've been told
There's something waiting for us, down that dirty road
Oh take a chance, take a chance, take a chance
(oh i wish you would come
So leave what you've lost, leave what's grown old on thunder road)

Well now i bought this guitar and i learned how to make it talk
I got my car parked out back if you're ready to take that long walk
From your front porch to my front seat
Well i think we could take it all babe, just you and me
Climb in back baby, the ride's for free
Oh come take my hand, we're gonna ride all the way to the promised land
We'll dance all the way
Oh baby i don't know but i've been told
There's something waiting for us, down that dirty road
If we take our chance, take our chance

Now the season's over and i feel it getting cold
I wish i could take you to some sandy beach where we'd never grow old
Ah but baby you know that's just jive
But tonight's bustin' open and i'm alive
Oh do (baby) whay you can to make me feel like a man
But this 4/4/2's gonna overheat
Make up your mind girl, i gotta get her back out on the street
I know you're lonely like me, oh so don't fake it
And maybe i can't lay the stars at your feet
But i got this old car and she's pretty tough to beat
There's plenty of room in my front seat
Oh if you think you can make it, climb in (so christine climb in)
This is town full of losers and baby i was born to win

At sixteen she quit high school
To make a fortune in the promised land
She got a job behind the counter
In an all-night hamburger stand
She rode faithfully home to mama
Now, mama don't you worry none
From small things, mama, big things one day come

It was late one friday
He pulled in out of the dark
He was tall and handsome
First she took his order, then she took his heart
They bought a house up on the hillside
Where little feet soon would run
From small things, mama, big things one day come

Oh, but love is bleeding
It's sad but it's true
When your heart is beating
You don't want to hear the news
She packed her bags
And with a wyoming county interstate map
She drove down to tampa
In an eldorado grand
She wrote back, dear mama
Life is just heaven in the sun
From small things, mama, big things one day come

Well, she shot him dead on a sunny florida road
When they caught her all she said
Was she couldn't stand the way he drove
Back home lonesome johnny waits for his baby's parole
He waits high on the hillside
Where the wyoming rivers roll
And his seed have almost grown now
To a daughter and a handsome son
From small things, mama, big things one day come

The guilty undertaker sighs
The lonesome organ grinder cries
The silver saxophone says
I should refuse you
The cracked bells and washed out horns
Blow into my face with scorn
But it's not that way
I wasn't born to lose you
I want you i want you
I want you so bad
Honey i want you

The drunken politician leaps
Upon the streets where mothers weep
And the saviors who are fast asleep
They wait for you
And i wait for them to interrupt
Me drinking from my broken cup
And ask me to open up
The gate for you

Now all my fathers
They've gone down
True love
They've been without it
But all their daughters
Put me down
'cause i don't
Think about it

Well i return to the queen of spades
And talk with my chamber maid
She knows that i'm not afraid to
Look at her
She is good to me and there's
Nothing she doesn't see
She knows where i'd like to be
But it doesn't matter
Now your dancing child with the chinese suit
He spoke to me i took his flute
No i wasn't very cute to him
Was i
But i did it because he lied
Because he took you for a ride
And because time was on his side
And because i
Want you i want you
I want you so bad
Honey i want you

(southside johnny and the asbury jukes (better days)
Written by bruce

I know what it's like to have failed baby
With the whole world lookin' on
I know what it's like to have been so sure
Wake up and find it all gone

Now you've got no reason to trust me
And tonight my confidence is a little rusty
It's getting late
And if you don't feel leavin' alone
Well maybe i can walk you baby
All the way home

Our old fears and failures
Well they do linger (oh yes they do)
Like the shadow of that ring
That was on your finger
Well those days darling,
Those days are dead and gone
Oh i could walk you baby
All the way home

Now there's things no one can rearrange
We both have yesterdays that we can't change
It's closing time - bartender's ringing last call
These days i don't stand on pride and
I've learned how to take a fall
Now the time has come
And if your first choice - he's gone
Well that's alright baby
'cause i can walk you all the way home
All the way home
All the way home

If your heart is restless from waiting too long
When you're tired and weary, and you can't go on
Well if a distant dream is a callin' you
Then there's just one thing that you can do

Yeah, you gotta follow that dream wherever that dream may lead you
You gotta follow that dream to find the love you need

Now baby, i walk in dreams
And i talk in dreams
I need someone with a love i can trust
And together we'll search for the things that come to us
In dreams, baby in dreams

And i'm gonna follow that dream wherever that dream may lead me
I'm gonna follow that dream to find the love i need

Now every man has the right to live
The right to a chance to give what he has to give
The right to fight for the things he believes
For the things that come to him in dreams

Baby in dreams, i walk in dreams
I talk in dreams
I live in dreams

Well my mother rolled over and died in michigan
My dog got hit by a truck and i cried in michigan
I got drunk and puked up my guts in michigan

But i'm alright, i'm alright, i'm alright, i'm alright
And man i'm riding here tonight in michigan

I ran a race and came in dead last in michigan
Yeah, i shot myself in the ass in michigan
I was lookin' for someplace to feel free but they busted my for just
Being me in michigan

But alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright
And baby i'm riding high tonight in michigan

I ran into a little bad luck in michigan
I met a woman ???

Baby i'm running late but you got here one hell of a state
In michigan
Oh michigan

This song has been played in a few towns in the us, each time the
Title has been changed and some of the lyrics as well.
(gotj tour)

I pick you up with flowers
When you get off from work
It's like you don't even care
It's like i'm some kind of jerk
I take you out on a date
And then you won't even kiss me
Boy when i ain't around
I'll bet you don't even miss me

I don't know why
I love you like i do
I try and try
You treat me like a fool
It makes me want to cry
It makes me feel so blue
But i just do, baby, i just do

I call you up
Just to pass the time
Soon as you hear my voice
You disconnect the line
And when i call you back
Your mother says you ain't home
Cindy i know that's you on the other end of this phone
Oh in this world
There ain't another like you
My little candy girl
So hard-hearted and cruel
I think that's what
Keeps me coming back
I'm a fool for you cindy and i like it like that

I came to get you last night
Cindy, at quarter to six
Your daddy came to the door
He said cindy got sick
She got sent home from work
With a note from the nurse
And my very presencewould make your condition worse
But it ain't your health
'cause well you sure look fine
Little girl it's something else
That's on my mind
Well you can give it to me
'cause if it's good enough for you
It's good enough for me

I don't know why
I love you like i do
You make me cry
And feel like such a fool
I guess i like it
When you hurt me this way
You dish it out and i just put it away

Grab your ticket and your suitcase
Thunder's rolling down the tracks
Don't know where you're goin'
Sky is turnin' black
Well darlin' if you're weary
Lay your head upon my chest
We'll take what we can carry
And we'll leave behind the rest

Big wheels rolling through fields
Where sunlight streams
Meet me in a land of hope and dreams

Well i will provide for you
Ya and i will stand by your side
You'll need a good companion darlin'
For this part of the ride
Ya leave behind your sorrows
Ya this day at last
Tomorrow they'll be sunny skies
And all this darkness past

Big wheels rolling through fields
Where sunlight streams
Meet me in a land of hope and dreams

This train
Carries saints and sinners
This train
Carries losers and winners
This train
Carries whores and gamblers
This train
Carries midnight ramblers
This train
Carries broken hearted
This train
Carries souls departed
This train
Dreams will not be thwarted
This train
Faith will be rewarded
This train
Carries fools and kings
This train
Hear the big wheels singing
This train
Bells of freedom ringing

Every day i <can't believe> i wanna be around you
Gotta gotta gotta gotta be, i wanna be with you
What i want ... baby, ...
But god, i just can't stop and let you go

And i can't leave you
Tonight!
All i wanna do is kiss your lips
Tonight!
All i ...fingertips
Tonight!
...
Tonight tonight tonight tonight tonight
Woah, tonight.

...
Come on come on come on come back, baby, ...
And i've got ...
Well i ...
When i ...
And i...

Tonight!
Tonight!
All i wanna do is kiss your lips
Tonight!

Tonight!
Tonight tonight tonight tonight tonight
Woah, tonight

...
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...
...
...
...
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Tonight!

Tonight!

Tonight!
Tonight tonight tonight tonight tonight

Tonight, tonight, tonight, tonight

It's midnight down in sector two
Little girl walkin' dressed in innocence and cool
Only fourteen and dressed up for the score
Hold that breath now boy, he(?)
She dances, baby, to the beat
Of breaking glass and running feet

Down in white town
Down in white town
Down in white town

Oh, she comes home from work and grabs something to eat
Turn the corner and walks down her street
In a row of houses, chic, shiny and dirty and grey
Disappears like the scenery in another man's play
And as she dances, oh, to the beat
Oh the trooper stickin' dresses for the number on the sheet

Down in white town
Down in white town
Down in white town
Down in white town

Yeah, mr. outside, you're walkin' so free
If you turn your eyes so you don't see
You act like you're the hand turns the key
And you become the hand that turns the key
And no matter how i try i cannot understand
The way that they will turn a man
Into a stranger in his own land

Down in white town
(repeat to fade)

Get up stand up, stand up for your right
Get up stand up, don't give up the fight

Preacher man don't tell me
Heaven is under the earth
I know you don't know
What life is really worth
It's not all that glitters is gold
Half the story has never been told
So now you see the light
Stand up for your right

Get up stand up, stand up for your right
Get up stand up, don't give up the fight

Most people think
Great god will come from the sky
Take away everything
And make everybody feel high
But if you knew what life is worth
You could look for yours on earth
And now you've seen the light
Stand up for your rights

Get up stand up, stand up for your right
Get up stand up, don't give up the fight

We're sick and tired of your easing kissing
Gone to die and go to heaven in jesus name
We know and we understand
Almighty god is a living man
You can fool some people sometimes
But you can't fool all the people all the time
And we've seen the light
We're gonna stand up for our rights

Princess di did find another man
Prince charles may want to live as a tampon in another woman's
Underpants
I know what he feels like
I've been there too
But there'll never be any other for me but you

Will elizibeth taylor get married again? buddy, that's the question
Poor larry fortenski got busted on his harly for illegal weapons
Possession
I've been that down, i've been that crazy
I've been that much of a fool
But there'll never be any other for me but you

Man, a love that's real
Is a love that's hard
Like a pit bull on your ass, in a very small back yard
A love that's hard can be a love that's true
But i swear there'll never be any other for me but you

Elvis and priscilla
Jim baker and tammy fay
Donald and ivana once swore their love forever and a day
I said those words yes, i meant 'em too
But i swear there'll never be any other for me but you
No baby, there'll never be any other for me but you

I was born right here on randolph street in freehold
Here right behind that big red maple in freehold
Well, i went to school right here
Got laid and had my first beer
In freehold

Well, my folks always lived and worked right here in freehold
I remember running up the street, past the condo to the church here in
Freehold
Chase my daddy down in these bars
First fell in love with this guitar
Here in frehold

Well, i had my first kiss at the ymca canteen on a friday night
Maria espenoza tell me where are you tonight?
You were 13 but way ahead of your time
I walked home with a limp but i felt fine
That night in freehold

Well, the girls at freehold regional they looked pretty fine
And my heart broke at least half a dozen times
I wonder if they miss me, they still get the itch
Would they have dumped me if they knew i'd strike it rich?
Straight out of freehold

Well, tex, rest in peace, and marion gave us kids a hand in freehold
George and me started up a little rock and roll band in freehold
Well, we learned pretty quick how to rock it
I'll never forget the feeling of that first 5 bucks in my pocket
That i earned in freehold

Well, i got outta here really hard and fast in freehold
Everybody wanted to kick my ass back there in freehold
Well, if you were different, black or brown
It was a bit of a redneck town
Back then in freehold

Well, something broke my daddy's back in freehold
In '69 he left and he never come back to freehold
'cept once he drove from california, 3000 miles in three days
Called my mothers relatives some dirty names
And pulled straight out of freehold

My sister had her first little baby at 17 in freehold
Well people they can be pretty mean
Honey, you had a rough road to go, but you ain't made of nothin' but soul
I love you more than you'll ever know
We both survived freehold

Well, my buddy mike, well, he's the mayor now in freehold
I remember when we used to have a lot more hair in freehold
Well, i left and swore i'd never walk these streets again, jack
Tonight all i can say is "holy shit, i'm back!"
Back in freehold

Well, this summer everything was green in freehold
Rode my kids on the fire engine through the streets of freehold
I showed 'em where their dad was born and raised
And first felt the sun on his face
There in freehold

Well, i still got a lot of good friends right here in town
I can usually find me a free beer somewhere
With offers of free meals i am blessed
Should i go crazy, blow all my money and ruin my life, well, at least i'll
Never go hungry i guess
Here in freehold

Well, i got a good catholic education here in freehold
Led to an awful lot of masturbation here in freehold
Father, it was just something i did for a smile
Hell, i still get a good one off once in a while
And dedicate it to freehold
Don't get me wrong, i ain't puttin' anybody down
Hell, in the end it all just goes and comes around
It's one hell of a town, freehold!

Well, i got a little girl down by the river
Now she keeps ??? tight
I got a little girl, she every night

She says "i'm feeling like a wild, hands on ???
Then she keeps me all night.

So come on, down by the river
Come on, come on now.
Just come on, down by the river
It's alright.

Well baby, let me protect you little darling
If you let me ???
I know, if you'll just let me in.
Well, every day just brings in the same

But every night...???

Yes, come on, down by the river
Oh, come on, girl, it's alright.
Well, come on, down by the river
Hold tight.

Rainy night down in the engine house
Sleepin' just as still as a mouse
A man came along and chase us out in the rain
Well was that a vigilante man?

Stormy days, we pass the time away
Sleeping in some good warm place
A cop come along we give him a little race
Say was that a vigilante man?

Well tell me why does a vigilante man
Tell me why does a vigilante man
Carry that sawed off shotgun in his hands
To shoot his brothers and sisters down that no good vigilante man

Well i ramble around from town to town
Yeah i ramble around from town to town
Yeah and they run us around like a wild herd of cattle lord
Is that your vigilante man?

Well tell me why does a vigilante man
Tell me why does a vigilante man
Carry that club in his hands
Would he beat an innocent man down that no good vigilante man

Once upon a time you dressed so fine
You threw the bums a dime in your prime
Didn't you
People called say beware doll
You're bound to fall
You thought they were all
Kidding you
You used to laugh about
Everybody that was hanging it out
Now you don't talk so loud
Now you don't seem so proud
About having to be scrounging
For your next meal

How does it feel
How does it feel
To be without a home
Like a complete unknown
Like a rolling stone

You've gone to the finest school
Allright miss lonely
But you know you only used to get
Juiced in it
Nobody's ever taught you
How to live in the street
And now you're gonna have to get
Used to it
You say you never compromise
With the mystery tramp
But now you realize
He's not selling any alibis
As you stare into the vacuum of his eyes
And say do you want to do
Make a deal

How does it feel
How does it feel
To be on your homewith no direction home
A complete unknown
Like a rolling stone

You never turned around to see the frowns
On the jugglers and the clowns
When they all did tricks for you
You never understood that it ain't no good
You shouldn't let other people
Get your kicks for you
You used to ride on the chrome horse
With your diplomat
Who carried on his shoulder a siamese cat
Ain't it hard when you discover that
He really wasn't where it's at
After he took from you everything
He could steal

How does it feel
How does it feel
To hang on your home
With no direction home
Like a complete unknown
Like a rolling stone

Princess on the steeple
And all the pretty people
They're drinking thinking
That they got it made
Exchanging all precious gifts
But you'd better
Take a diamond ring
You'd better pawn it babe
You used to be so amused
At napoleon in rags
And the language that he used
Go to him now he calls you
You can't refuse
When you ain't got nothing
You got nothing to lose
You are invisible nowyou got no secrets to conceal

How does it feel
How does it feel
To be on your home
With no direction home
Like a complete unknown
Like a rolling stone

How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
Yes, 'n' how many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, and how many times must the cannon balls fly
Before they're forever banned?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

How many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
Yes, 'n' how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, 'n' how many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

How many years can a mountain exist
Before it is washed to the sea
Yes, 'n' how many years can some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free?
Yes, 'n' how many times can a man turn his head,
Pretending he just doesn't see?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

It's over now, the thing we had
I ain't sorry, babe, i just feel mad
You walk real pretty and you talk real fine
Night after night you wrote the lines

My life's the same story
Again and again
I' m on the outside looking in
On the outside looking in

Hey, make-believe ain't real
I don't doubt the way i feel
You walk real pretty and you talk real sweet
Well babe i was born in the driving seat

My life's the same story
Again and again
I' m on the outside looking in
On the outside looking in
Yes i' m on the outside looking in

It's over now, the thing we had
I ain't sorry, babe, i just feel mad
You walk real pretty and you talk real fine
Night after night you wrote the lines

My life's the same story
Beginning to end
Beginning to end
I' m on the outside looking in
On the outside looking in
Yes i' m on the outside looking in
Yes i am
Yes i guess i am
Baby i' m on the outside looking in

Johnny works in a factory and billy works downtown
Terry works in a rock 'n' roll band looking for that million-dollar sound
Me i got a little job down in darlington but some nights i don't go
Some nights i go to the drive-in and some night i stay home

You see i followed that dream just like those guys do way up on the screen
With a built-up challenger down route 9
Through the dead ends and all the bad scenes
And when the promise was broken i cashed in a few of my old dreams

You see i built that challenger by myself
But i needed money and so i sold it
And i lived a secret i should have kept to myself
But i got drunk one night and i told it
All my life i fought that fight
The one that i can't ever win
And everyday it just gets harder to live
The dreams i'm believing in
Thunder road
Oh baby you were so right
Thunder road
There's something dying on the highway tonight

Well now my daddy taught me how to walk quiet
And how to make my peace with the past
And i learned real good to tighten up inside
And i don't say nothin' unless i'm asked

When the promise is broken you go on livin'
But it takes something from down in your soul
Like when the truth is spoken
And it don't make no difference
Something in your heart turns cold

You see i followed that dream, me and some guys
Through the dead ends and all the two-bit bars
When the promise was broken
I was drunk and far away from home
Sleeping with a stranger in the back seat of a borrowed car
Thunder road
And when it washes away with the rain
Thunder road
You learn to walk among the remains
Thunder road
I remember when me and terry we'd always say
Thunder road
We were gonna take it all
And throw it all
Away

If your heart is restless and you can't go on
When you're tired and weary, but you can't go on
Well a distant dream is a callin' you
Then there's just one thing that you can do

Yeah, you gotta follow that dream wherever that dream may lead you
You gotta follow that dream wherever that dream may lead

Now if i walk in dreams
And if i talk in dreams
I need someone with a love i can trust
And together we'll search for the things that come to us
Baby in dreams, in dreams

Now every man has the right to live
The right to a chance to give what he has to give
The right to fight for the things he believes
For the things that come to him in dreams

Baby in dreams, i walk in dreams
I talk in dreams
I live in dreams

Well, i dreamed i was a gypsy riding the land
With a tambourine and a gypsy queen and a rainbow caravan
??? ???? yeah, but i won't be
Stealing diamonds from the rich men to throw in the sea

Singing look to the land 'cause the land is the key
Keep an eye on the lake, yeah and an eye on the sea

Yes, i dreamed i was a cabin boy on that american clipper line
??? ??? southcaroline



Oh bring flowers for the captain that they may not wilt
On the ??? ????? (yeah, allright)

Yes i dreamed i was the captain of a river queen
Carressing mississippi waters down to new orleans
Just a riverboat captain that's what i want to be
Won't you come on now i'll let you ride my ??

Singin' look towards the river for the river's the key
Keep an eye on the river and an eye on the sea (and you know it's allright)

Where the sun shines i will go mama take my hand
I wanna bring you to the lake
And the wild wind blows and the mountains grow and the people know
Yes they know you must let the river flow, let the river go

Where the river flows i will follow, where the sun shines i must go
Now mama, take my hand i wanna bring you to the lake
Where the wild wind blows and the people know
And the mountains grow, yes they grow
And the river flows, gotta let the river flow

Yes i dreamed i was a river flowing free
And i dreamed that ?? just flow naturally
Yes i dreamed i was a crystal mountain stream
Running down the biggest mountain you've ever seen, singin'

Look towards the river for ?????
Keep an eye on the river and an eye on the sea

Dreamed i was your lover 'cause that's what i wanna be
I dreamed that every night you dreamed only of me
We'll walk together by the sea hand in hand
I'd tell you you were my only woman and i'll be your only man, singin'

Look towards the lovers for they are the key
Keep an eye on the lovers and an eye on the war machine

She's leaving, she's leaving
Everybody knows
She's leaving, she's leaving
And i feel like such a fool
She left me standing here just two feet tall
I just don't know how she could do it
In front of our friends and all
She had better things to do and bigger plans
I thought we could make it with just us two
But i guess we can't
'cause she can't
And i'm only one man
But i love her

It's winter
Suddenly it's winter
And i feel so cold inside
It's different
It could've been so different
If only she didn't feel that need to lie
What's the matter girl
Didn't you think i was that strong
That you couldn't tell me
What was going on

Little christine
We're takin' one more run
Secret heart, when the time has begun
Come to part
And hey, you're the one
And now we know
My heart is sold
And though we tried
You took me with your spanish eyes

Hey badlands
Realize
That someone else is yearning
Special sunday night
And baby there's time
Time enough to cry
With all our sad stories
And all the bad that we've done
And all the times
We've rode on for glory
And ...
And you took me with your spanish eyes

Stretch out baby
And call your daddy home
'cause i'm runnin' tonight
Couldn't be all alone
Yes i know how something died
But baby it was just for kicks
It was just for fun
Even with all the bad that we done
They can't say we didn't try
And i fell for your spanish eyes

Saturday night special
Waitin' in the sheets
Oh come on
Talk to me, my sweet
And i'll try to make it complete this timecome close and let me dry your eyes
Let me try to turn the lies
And let me kiss your spanish eyes
Let me kiss your spanish eyes
Let me kiss your spanish eyes
Let me kiss your spanish eyes
Come here, baby

Well i've been walking through midnight
And there's no trace of dawn
I'm stuck in this moonlight
It's leading me on
My body's on fire
And i can't stand the pain
This burning desire
I feel once again

Now i'm fighting with madness
As i move down the street
Surrounded by sadness
I can't take this heat
The streetlamps are glowing
Like coals in the mist
Their lights keep me moving
I just can't resist

Now there's peace in this valley
But none in my mind
Like a drunk in an alley
I'm stumbling blind
With no destination
At an unholy speed
I must keep on moving
Try to walk off this need

She's a broken winged angel
Refugee from things her mama knew
And she's done everything the bible say not to do
Well i don't know if she believes in jesus
The good book, or even satan you see
I'm just trying to get her to believe in me
Oh, 'cause when i see her face
No matter where i am i'm in the right place
And the girls i left behind
Oh, they never satisfied me, it's so true
But baby, baby, you do
She's the belle of eighth street
High society's midnight vamp
Oh, she's my queen and i'm her tramp
Yes she's a free falling flyer
And she flows whichever way that the wind blows
And she's the only woman i never knew
Who could teach me more about me, bind me in chains
And still let me be free
My heart swells up inside
Starts beating like i'm gonna die
And my body breaks in pain
As she falls down on me like the rain
It's only her and my songs that keep me from going insane
And i guess i'm one of those people
Who measures love in pain
You see, i never had too much personal success
And to me there's nothing sweeter
Than a teardrop of rain
I just love that feeling of sadness
Oh and it worries me so ...

She's my west side angel
She looks so funky in her hollywood wing
And she knows how i stumble when i talk
So she says: "don't talk, babe, just sing"
And i have seen her body in candle glow
In the deep heart of the night
When you finally let loose of everything
Oh, and she loves me like such a good woman
And still, oh, she's just a sweet young thing
And i know this might sound crazy
Or just the words of a young fool
But i swear i'd be on the floor
And she ever walked out the door
I swear i'd wish that she would shoot me first
And i know that sounds insane but sometimes i believe it's true
And that's what scares me worst

'cause i dance for her
Take any chance for her
And i play for her
Lord god knows i play for her
And i need for her
And i bleed for her

She got high class,
She rides around in a cut down chevy machine.
Her eyes are plate glass,
Oh and legs like a limousine.
She comes stocked with sass,
And pride ain't there to be mean.
She's the baddest thing this town's ever seen.
Oh, street queen.

Well, she got a turbine engine, mama,
With maximum thrust.
Cadillac hips, she's got the best on the strip,
She knows how to use a clutch.
She comes on shiny and black,
And, boys, if you hit her you better be tough.
Oh she's the slickest thing that i've ever seen.
Oh, street queen.

And you can always tell a moment she's around,
You can hear the loud engine roaring.
She says, "come on, get in. hey baby, you want to go for a ride?"
I know she sets your mind soaring.
Oh and the boys, they jump back,
As that engine unwinds.
I'm glued to my seat, mama,
As i watch that speed-o-meter climb.
Oh she moves so fast she's almost obscene.
Street queen.

Well, if you're going to come streakin' down my street, baby,
Like an angel with them chevy wings.
If you're going to come streakin' down my street, baby,
Like an angel with them chevy wings.
You better watch out, street queen,
Cause you're messing with the king.

(paradise by the sea)

Well there's sparklin' angels on your fire-escape tonight
They line them up for you trying to keep you safe
But with them fire alley burglars on a midnight vamp
You lost your heart on main street to a beautiful tramp
That's all right, i don't mind
`cause i got (you got) a love so fine
A love so fine, me and my baby
A love so fine, me and my baby
A love so fine

The rat's traps are filled with soul crusaders
Everybody's popping and hopping and jumping
At little melvin and the invaders
You're out on the floor and you can't get up
Your baby's out there dancing and struttin' that continental strut
She looks so good, she looks so fine (she blows your mind)
Oh we (you) got a love so fine
A love so fine
A love so fine
A love so fine

Everybody's reeling when the band hits the ceiling
Don't you know you just wanna go
The boys start (joint gets) rockin', your knees start knockin'
Everybody party, go
Let's go

The bar's closed down (it's 3 o'clock and the bar's closed)
You walk to the shady side of town all alone (well you walk along with your)
Papa's screaming at you, he wants some cash (baby to the dirty side of town)
Mama's chewing you (me) off about hanging out with (alley) trash
That's all right, oh you don't mind
'cause you've got a love so fine, oh me and my baby
A love so fine
A love so fine
A love so fine

Here she comes, walking down the street
You know she's walking just like she's walking to come and see
Oh she's so young
And she's so fine
I know what's on your mind, know what you want to do
But if you mess with her, i'm gonna mess with you
You better watch your step, you better stay in line

This little girl is mine, oh oh
This little girl is mine, oh oh
This little girl is mine, this little girl, this little girl is mine
Oh oh this little girl is mine
This little girl is mine, oh oh
This little girl is mine, this little girl, this little girl is mine

Well if the world were mine to do with what i want to do, sir
Well i'd wrap it up in a bow and giver it all to her
Yeah and all of my love, all of the time
You know i'd hold her tight, i'd never let her go
And late at night you know i'd love her so
Yeah i'd treat her right, so she'd never mind
That

This little girl is mine, oh oh
This little girl is mine, oh oh
This little girl is mine, this little girl, this little girl is mine

Hey ! you better watch out
I'm telling you the score
Or you're gonna be sweeping your broken heart up off the floor
Oh and that ain't all
I'm telling you my friend

I know what's on your mind, know what you wanna do
But if you mess with her, i'm gonna mess with you
You like the way she moves, you like to watch her walk
You better listen up, 'cause man this ain't just talk
You better watch your step, you better stay in line

This little girl is mine, oh oh
This little girl is mine, oh oh
This little girl is mine, this little girl, this little girl is mine
Oh oh this little girl is mine
This little girl is mine, oh oh
This little girl is mine, this little girl, this little girl is mine

This little girl is mine, oh oh
This little girl is mine, oh oh
This little girl is mine, this little girl, this little girl is mine
Oh oh this little girl is mine
This little girl is mine, oh oh
This little girl is mine, this little girl, this little girl is mine

You may have diamonds
You may have pearls
You may think you got it baby
Over all the other girls
But honey you ain't got nothing
And i'll tell you why
If you're empty as a soul can be, baby
Deep down inside

You better start savin' up
For the things that money can't buy
You better start savin' up
For the things that money can't buy
You better start savin' up
For the things that money can't buy
You better start savin' up
For the things that money can't buy

You may have a big backyard
And ruby rings
And my love's just a second-place runner, honey
To your fancy things
But what you got to hold on to
When the lights go down
You come lookin' for me baby
But i ain't nowhere around

You better start savin' up
For the things that money can't buy
You better start savin' up
For the things that money can't buy
You better start

You need a strong man, baby
To love and understand you
A man who ain't afraid, sugar
To get some dirt on his hands for you
And when you're feeling so down-hearted
And all you wanna do is cry
Ah, just come on, take my hand, baby
Together you and i

We could start savin' up
For the things that money can't buy
We'd better start savin' up
For the things that money can't buy
You better start savin' up
For the things that money can't buy
You better start savin' up
For the things that money can't buy

Here i am baby, right where you found me
Trying to break these chains that surround me
If i look a little different, it's because i've changed
Half-painted pictures are all that remains

I can't let my past mistakes
Let 'em bring me down
I ain't waitin' on no angel of mercy
I've tried my best and i can't help myself

And i'm trapped again
And i can't get out without losing you
And i'm trapped again
Why can't you feel what i'm going through
I'm trapped again
I need an answer girl, can't you see
I'm trapped again
Come and rescue me

Monday morning came so fast
What a fool to think that dreams would last
Close my eyes and it's still so clear
Remember the night girl, the world disappeared

Can't let the hand of fate
Let it drag me down
I can't get no angel of mercy
I cam to stay but i got swept away

And i'm trapped again
And i can't get out without losing you
And i'm trapped again
Why can't you feel what i'm going through
I'm trapped again
I need an answer girl, can't you see
I'm trapped again
Come and rescue me

Can't let the hand of fate
Let it drag me down
I can't get no angel of mercy
I cam to stay but i got swept away

And i'm trapped again
And i can't get out without losing you
And i'm trapped again
Why can't you feel what i'm going through
I'm trapped again
I need an answer girl, can't you see
I'm trapped again
Come and rescue me

And i'm trapped again
And i can't get out without losing you
And i'm trapped again
Why can't you feel what i'm going through
I'm trapped again

Oh billy stares at cherry in the hall
And walks out into the rain so blessed and tall
Standin' on the corner with a gun underneath his coat
Beneath the stars on the street
Oh on lexington avenue they stand
Velvet aces they case the promised land
Reachin' out across the hoods with both hands
Oh, tryin' to catch a ride

Tonight we're lovers in the cold
Running past the graveyards in the snow
Walking in the street with nowhere to go
And it's no, no, no

Oh and the getaway driver waits outside the store
He pulls away just as billy runs out the door
Oh and billy won't run anymore, no, no, no

Oh baby i can't lay the stars at your feet
Oh but i think we could take it all, just you and me
Oh come on, you'll see, there's a lot of room
For you baby, in this front seat

Tonight we're lovers on that road (in the snow)
Running past the graveyards in the snow
Walking in the street with nowhere to go
And it's oh, oh, oh

Sick at heart and lonely
Deep in dark despair
Thinking one thought only
Where is she, tell me where
And if she says to you
She don't love me
Just give here my message
Tell her of my plea

And i know, if she had me back again
I would never make her sad
I got a heart......full of soul


And i know....

She's been gone such a long time
Longer than i can bear
But if she says she wants me
Tell her that i'll be there
And if she says to you
She don't love me
Just give her my message
Tell her my plea

And i know......