A Moment Of Forever

Casey joins the hollow sound of silent people walking down
The stairway to the subway in the shadows down below;
Following their footsteps through the neon-darkened corridors
Of silent desperation, never speakin' to a soul.
The poison air he's breathin' has the dirty smell of dying
'cause it's never seen the sunshine and it's never felt the rain.
But casey minds the arrows and ignores the fatal echoes
Of the clickin' of the turnstiles and the rattle of his chains.

"oh!" she said, "casey it's been so long since i've seen you!"
"here" she said, "just a kiss to make a body smile!"
"see" she said, "i've put on new stockings just to please you!"
"lord!" she said, "casey can you only stay a while?"

Casey leaves the under-ground and stops inside the golden crown
For something wet to wipe away the chill that's on his bone.
Seeing his reflection in the lives of all the lonely men
Who reach for any thing they can to keep from goin' home.
Standin' in the corner casey drinks his pint of bitter
Never glancing in the mirror at the people passing by
Then he stumbles as he's leaving and he wonders if the reason
Is the beer that's in his belly, or the tear that's in his eye.

"oh!" she said, "i suppose you seldom think about me,
"now" she said, "now that you've a fam'ly of your own";
"still" she said, "it's so blessed good to feel your body!"
"lord!" she said" "casey it's a shame to be alone!"

The moment that you saw him
You just looked the other way
The blood within his eye
Was like a curse
He had two heavy pistols
Which were greasied up and ready
And a face like bobby dylan, only worse

He ordered up a whisky, which he drank like he was thirsty
And ordered him another of the same
Suddenly the silence of the frozen room was shattered
By a kid who shot before he called his name

He looked up at his killer
>from the floor where he had fallen
Said, "well look what you have gone and done to me."

He said, "son, i think you blew it
But you're truly welcome to it
You can be the new mister me"

Chorus:
"you can be the new mist me, me, me
Ain't it true that's what you want to be, yesiree bob
And i'll be somewhere sunny where it's funny and it's free
And you can be the new mister me."

Well i was there the day they say that bobby dylan died
You and i both know he got away
He's out there stealin' horses
Really learnin' how to ride
And he's the reason i am free today

Chorus:
Singin' "you can be the new mister me, me, me
Ain't it true that's what you wanna be, yes indeed
And i'll be somewhere sunny where it's funny and it's free
And you can be the new mister me.

Once upon a dusty reservation
Somewhere in the land of sitting bull
Johnny lobo played with fire and dreamed of open spaces
Locked inside a heaven gone to hell
All the dreams were gone but not forgotten
Murdered like the holy buffalo
But johnny lobo knew the rules and grew into a warrior
Fighting for his people and his soul

Chorus:
Oh...... johnny lobo
Oh...... johnny lobo

Loaded down with lessons that he carried
Home from viet nam to wounded knee
Johnny lobo burned a flag he knew had been dishonored
Paid the price for thinking he was free
Someone set his house on fire, burned it to the ground
With his wife and children locked inside
Later when the bitter tears were falling to the ashes
Something good in johnny lobo died

Chorus:
Oh...... johnny lobo
Oh...... johnny lobo

In a darkened corner of a tavern
Burning down old memories again
Johnny lobo stares into the smoke and dream of clouds
Running like wild horses with the wind
Holy phoenix rising from the ashes
Into the circle of the sun
Johnny lobo's warrior heart was burnished in the embers
And the battle's just begun

Chorus:
Oh...... johnny lobo
Oh...... johnny lobo

The moment i entered the world of your vision
I swear that i started to shine
You feel like an angel descending from glory
To come like a dream into mine

Trembling and holding your breath at the wonder
Of hunger so holy and pure
Wild as the freedom i feel in my spirit
So tightly entangled in yours.

Chorus:
It's a new game now
I cast my fortunes with you
I see the dream comin' true
I've got that feelin' inside

When it all came down
Did you think i'd be tried and be true?
Did you know i was waiting for you
To love you the rest of my life?

Standing alone with your soul to the darkness
Deep as the stars in the sky
Are you the one they have chosen to lead me?
To wonder how far we can fly.

Chorus:
It's a new game now
I cast my fortunes with you
I see the dream comin' true
I've got that feelin' inside

When it all came down
Did you think i'd be tried and be true?
Did you know i was waiting for you
To love you the rest of my life?

(by kris kristofferson and glen clark)

Break a man, break a promise
Break a heart, break a home
Take a long hard look at a heaven
Gone to hell under the gun

See the child, young and hungry
Growing wild, on the run
And he'll die reaching for freedom
He was born under the gun

Swollen men, blind with power
Break the rules, one by one
With their lies raising the danger
Of their games under the gun.

No more time, no more chances
No more wars will be won
In the end only the losers
Hold the land under the gun

Hold the truth like a candle
Let it shine like the sun
On the love that's left to believe in
In a world under the gun.

There's a silence full of stars
For as far as i can see
In the silence where you are
Do you ever dream of me?

The moon is dark; the night is silver
Wild perfume is on the breeze
I feel the stars cold as forever
Half as true as you and me

I'll be your friend; i'll be your lover
I'll be whatever you ever need
Right to the end, until it's over
I swear to you, you can count on me

But my heart is breaking here tonight
My soul is weary from the fight
My god, i've tried and i've been true
My love, i'm coming home to you

Well you fight like the devil to
Just keep your head above water
Chained to whatever you got
That you can't throw away
And you're shooting through space
On that river of life that you're riding
And it's swirling and sucking you
Deeper on down everyday.

So you turn to your trusty old partner
To share some old feelings
And you find to your shock that
Your faithful companion is gone (so long, tonto)
And the truth slowly dawns that you're
Lost and alone in deep water
And you don't even know how much longer
There is to go on

Like an old holy bible you've clung to
For so many seasons
With the rules of survival in words
You could still understand.
When they proved something wrong
You believed in so long you go crazy
And you're so close to foldin' the cards
That you hold in your hand

Singing, holy toledo i can't see the light anymore
(hank williams said that)
All those horizons that i used to guide me are gone
(i'm damn sure van morrison said that ...)
And the darkness is driving me farther away from the shore
(i said that.)
Throw me a rhyme or a reason to try to go on.

(come on, danny, throw me a line, baby!)