unknown

Did he know what he was doing
Putting eyes into my head
If he didn't want me watching women
He should've left my eyeballs dead

Isn't that so
Isn't that so
You've got to go where your heart says go
Isn't that so


Did he know what he was doing
When he divided high and low
You've got to bury the seeds in the dirt my friend
If you want the thing to grow

[chorus]

Well it's the line of the least resistance
That leads me on....

Did he know what he was doing
When he made that perfect vine
His own son got the reputation
Of turning water into wine

[chorus]

You've got to go where your heart says go
Isn't that so

Johnny took the 4:05 and he rode it
Rode it down the line
He did not know that the ghost of charlie christian
Was riding too

That's when he got the feeling
Felt his soul and spirit rise
Closed his eyes and saw a vision
And he was sanctified

He said,
"i have heard a calling
I have heard a calling
I have heard it in the night
And i stood under the light of the calling."

Somebody brushed him on the shoulder
He felt a chill run right down his spine
He did not know that the ghost of charlie christian
Was riding too
(riding too)

But that's when he got the feeling
[with?] the music coming up from the back
Heard the sound of fingers on steel
And a wheel upon a track

(chorus)

He said,
"i have heard a calling
I can heard a calling
Like a priest or a missionary
I am only following the calling."

Following the calling....

When i was a boy
I went running off to school
Went home every evening
Like there was nothing else to do

One night i looked out my window
And while the moon was racing past
I sat up there and wondered
Am i goin' nowhere fast?

I see the telephone post
I watch a sparrow fly
And all the lonely souls know
But i just drive on by

And i think of all the dreams there
That never came to pass
And i can't help but wonder
Hey are we goin' nowhere fast?
Nowhere fast

And i don't have an answer
And i don't have a clue
Why people act so crazy
But i guess i'm crazy too
A little bit crazy too

I watch my baby sleeping
It's been a long hard day
And she looks so peaceful
Lost in the faraway

Sometimes i just wanna hold her
And make one moment last
But all i do is wonder
Hey are we goin' nowhere fast?
Nowhere fast

Nowhere
Are we goin' nowhere fast?

A little boy sits by the light of the moon
He knows that he's lost something precious too soon
But he's quiety singing a nursery tune
He sings for whoever may hear him

But one day he finds for whatever it's worth
The moon and the stars and the blue spinning earth
They'll all come and go through death and rebirth
And the ones that he's lost will be near him

Chorus:
No matter the distance they're putting between us
Whether on earth or on high
I'll send up a prayer, if you blow me some kisses
From the far away, nearby
Bye
Bye

So whether you're weary or cold as a stone
Baby, maybe you're reeling and feeling alone
But remember your sadness, well it isn't unknown
Just think of the one's that you're missing (and sing)

[chorus]

Middle 8:
You can hear them all singing and dancing
Kicking up their heels from across the divide...listen
You can hear the music playing
A calling out to someone from the other side

[chorus to end]

Sleepless nights and senseless fights
Many that i've known
Are proportional to the desperate hours
Spent on the telephone

Now i'm sitting here trying to get through to god
Screaming in a microphone
Singing, watch out for me cause it's plain to see
I can't make it on my own

When all i got are them

[chorus]
Bits and pieces
Of my sorrow and regret
A memorial for lovers
And a covenance they respect

And though here on this young man's face
A tear trace you detect
Well it's only for the bits and pieces
That i can recollect

[bridge]
I had to let you know
So you'll try to understand
It wasn't a scheme it was a foolish dream
That didn't work out like i planned
Just didn't work out like i planned
Hey tell me that you understand, yeah

So give me back my music
And those off-stage whispered cues
Cause i got me a ten song repitoire
Hey it includes a sad song too

So when you see me serenading the darkness
You'll know exactly who i'm singing to
And those tears are only for the years
I may just spend with you

But all i'm left with is

Bits and pieces...

A little gray around the crown
A little hint of slowing down
She puts on some old evening gown
And dances alone
Years are hazy and days are slow
The seasons come and the reasons go
And while the wind and memory blows
She turns to stone

Sayin'
Blow on, blow on chilly wind
Go ahead and blow
Blow on chilly wind
Just let the chilly wind blow
Yeah let the chilly wind blow

Down the halls that whisper names
Through the walls and the picture frames
It's not just old in here
It's swirling underneath the door
And all around the cabinet drawers
It's getting pretty cold in here

But i say
Blow on, blow on chilly wind
Go ahead and blow
Blow on chilly wind
Just let the chilly wind blow

Let the chilly wind blow
And the chilly wind will blow

I took a walk down by shaker square
A christmas tree was standing there
That same old chill was in the air
And i buttoned up my overcoat
I thought of things that change and things that don't
How they say some folks will and some folks won't

But i say
Blow on, blow on chilly wind
Go ahead and blow
Blow on chilly wind
Just let the chilly wind blow

Let the chilly wind blow
And the chilly wind will blow

Said you must blow on, mama
Blow on chilly wind

You must blow on