Back To Zero Now
Mr. Roland
Baby Face
Back Again
Safe In The Light
Gold Town
When someone told me where to go
Way down past the last horizon
Not realizing
I walked down by the alley where people knew
Just where to stare blindly
Someone finding
Where you’d gone
I couldn’t believe your predicament
Now I’m stuck in the thick of it
How could you be so enchanted
Will I lose another friend
To a world that never ends
Inside of a sea of false pride
I feel down in this gold town
I feel down in this gold town
So we run back to the scene
Of a hundred dreams in fire
Going higher
Now you’ve found out what the hell
They have done to all your brothers
And many others
I feel down in this gold town
I feel down in this gold town
I feel down in this gold town
I feel down in this gold town
Places That Are Gone
Paper Words And Lies
Kill Your Sons
All your two-bit psychiatrists are giving you electro shock
They say, they let you live at home, with mom and dad
Instead of mental hospital
But every time you tried to read a book
You couldn’t get to page 17
‘Cause you forgot, where you were
So you couldn’t even read
Don’t you know, they’re gonna kill your sons
Don’t you know, they’re gonna kill, kill your sons
They’re gonna kill, kill your sons
Until they run run run run run run run run away
Mom informed me on the phone
She didn’t know what to do about dad
Took an axe and broke the table
Aren’t you glad you’re married
And sister, she got married on the island
And her husband takes the train
He’s big and he’s fat and he doesn’t even have a brain
They’re gonna kill your sons
Don’t you know, they’re gonna kill, kill your sons
Don’t you know, they’re gonna kill, kill your sons
Until they run away
Creedmore treated me very good
But Paine Whitney was even better
And when I flipped on PHC
I was so sad I didn’t even get a letter
All of the drugs, that we took, it really was lots of fun
But when they shoot you up with thorizene on crystal smoke
You choke like a son of a gun
Don’t you know, they’re gonna kill your sons
Don’t you know, they’re gonna kill, kill your sons
They’re gonna kill, kill your sons
Until they run run run run run run run run away
(c) Lou Reed
Call On Me
My Mother Looked Like Marilyn Monroe
Underworld
Astronomy
Run Now
Nothing Can Change You
This Saturday night
Will I see you around
I’m counting the lights
Jeannie took a long long time
To say where she was coming from
I see you take the long way around
Hey I’ve only come this far
Now nothing can change you
When you feel foreign to love
Your world has a strange view
Can you tell me things that you’re dreaming of
Stop falling in love
With every thing that lets you down
There’s someone above
I know she wears glasses
Sometimes they seem to help her mood
I see her on the long ride home
But I guess I never spoke too soon
Now nothing can change you
When you feel foreign to love
Your world has a strange view
Can you tell me things that you’re dreaming of
You don’t wanna get left behind
You wanna find some piece of mind
They say it takes a long time then
You see her there
She was in the crowd
We’re rolling along
Where everybody wants to ride
Now Joe’s never home
He met them at the tableside
Where everything’s changed so
We all know that
You’re waking up to die inside
Now there’s nowhere left to go
Now nothing can change you
And you feel foreign to love
Your world has a strange view
Can you tell me things that you love
Now nothing can change you
When you feel foreign to love
Your world has a strange view
And you tell me things that you’re dreaming of
This Could Be Fiction
We’re living on some money tree
I think about what you did to me
I’ll never see you in a crowded place
I’m looking for you in a stranger’s face
At times we lie to forget our rage
For a better life, I’ll turn another page
The quietness that once eluded me
has come and gone for everyone to see
Drown in the words that bind you
Lost in the sea behind you
The weight of the world could pull you down
Maybe you try too hard to tell them lies
This could be fiction
Now the doctor said he ran a million tests
You could hear the woman understand the rest
Don’t laugh away your little mystery
They’re singing for you
Now it’s history
Maybe your world is falling down
Maybe you try too hard to understand
This could be fiction
And way far away the laughs and cries of a million people
Are starting to fade away
Drown in the words that bing you
Lost in the sea behind you
The weight of the world could pull you down
Maybe you try too hard to understand
This could be fiction
There’s not time for love or sorrow
These are things I’ll do tomorrow.
Based On Happy Times
Close the book before you hear another sound
No one’s talking to you there’s no one else around
When the summer comes we’ll all go for a ride
In the old car that we killed before it died
Based on happy times not what I feel right now
Where’s the light in your eyes
With the values that we learned but never shared
I could tell you things that no one else would dare
Based on happy times they’re calling you from nowhere
And if they’re somewhere to be found
I’ll be there
Where everybody comes around
I walked ahead
The book I just read
Just let me down
I’m lost in pages
Ripped from stages
You had found
You could go back to school with
Everything you’ve burned
Take a letter down – this is
Everything you’ve learned
Based on happy times
They’re calling you from nowhere
And if they’re somewhere to be found
I’ll be there where everybody comes around
Don’t you care
Now please don’t let me down
I’ll be there
When Our Vows Break
We were breathing with the drums
The suspense was good and fresh
I was gonna folow you
Way past the fatal edge
You said some things to me
We both wished you’d never said
And though the promises were tall
The pieces are so small
So many pieces when our vows break
You moved me through and through
The trap was baited
You said we were wasting
Every moment we waited
Every faith had worn away
Was reinstated
And though the promises were tall
The pieces are so small
So many pieces when our vows break
We were breathing with the drums
The suspense was good and fresh
I was gonna follow you
Way past the fatal edge
Now a good explanation just sounds like
A bad excuse
All the faith that had worn away
Now shattered with misuse
So many pieces
Highwire Days
You feel safer in the light
I want to go out at night
Though I’m walking in the shadows
I know what you won’t find
I’ve seen it in your mind
I scream but nothing matters
In highwire days
Did I meet you in the marketplace
Highwire days
Now you’re older
All the people stand in line
I missed you everytime
Though I found an imitation
I remember way before
How could I feel secure
Now I’m lost without your A-crowd
In highwire days
Did I meet you in the marketplace
Highwire days
Now you’re older
This time tomorrow
All the names will change
But your face still remains
I’m getting lost inside
A world apart
From those who feel the blame
Looking round at all the sights
Who’ll calmly brave the night
Who’s standing in the doorway
Getting wasted with your lies
The love that money buys
You’ll walk another endless mile
In highwire days
Did I meet you in the marketplace
Highwire days
Now the world’s a cold and lonely place
Highwire days
Now you’re older
So much older
Yeah you’re older
Don’t Sleep In The Daytime
A Way Out
Where’re you going this morning
There is madness in the air
Saw the paper
Seconds later
They were coming down the stairs
Shy was Ginger
Such a winner
She was only born to lose
Apprehension
No attention
Has only made her fade to black
She’s never coming back
To save your life
I heard about the wondrous times
I know it’s no good to lie
And try to find
A way out
At the World’s Fair
Yeah we were there
Unknown to everyone
In a big crowd
We would laugh out loud
We never knew the fun would go away
It won’t be back today to save your life
I heard about the wondrous times
I know it’s no good to lie
And try to find
A way out
Now they’re fading to black
They’re never coming back to save your life
I heard about the wondrous times
I know it’s no good to lie
And try to find
A way out
Love Is A Dangerous Thing
Driving Into The Sun
Down, Down, Down
This feeling inside
The worst has died
I’m happy to say
I’m already late for life
We meet at Love Field
No one is real
Except for to pray
Their souls will be saved
A knife in the back
Is something you lack
You’ll always return
To something you learned from scratch.
Stop throwing your arms around me
Any more I could drown
This feeling is so above me
What’s making me feel so down now?
The silence is blank
I’ve no one to thank
You’re safe in the crowd
I’m thinking out loud
Nothing’s a plus
And nothing’s for us
I’m far from despair
You’re closer to being aware
There’s 1000 ways to love you
Any more I could drown
This feeling is so above you
Stop making me feel so down now
I heard that line in a lullaby
I knew the words but forgot the rhyme
I want to laugh but then start to cry
I’ll probably think of it now and then
If I could start my life all over again
If you couldn’t lie
What would you try
Turning on blue
Is turning on you
A knife in your back
Is nothing I lack
I’ll always return
Now what can you learn from that
There’s 1000 ways to love you
Any more I could drown
This feeling is so above you
What’s making me feel so down now
Who knows when the world will turn round
Stop making me feel so down, down, down.
No One In This City
Turning On Blue
Merry Christmas on the telephone
Hold the line before you dial
And make it worthwhile
Got of lot of what’s coming to me
In the interim won’t you smile
And tell me you’re alive too
And I’ll meet you on the boulevard
If not on Sunday then on Monday
Then you tell me it’s another day
Where the world can show you nothing
Now you’re turning on blue
Down at Lulu’s there’s a holocaust
How did I get so uninspired
To let it fall through
Three o’clock you’re in the tiled room
The only place you know right now is
Coming back to haunt you
We can make it if we hurry now
Before the last few hours come calling
And I guess I know the reasons why
You will stay forever lost inside you’re
Turning on blue
With all we’ve been through
They’re so glad you made it
If only I could trade it
In for something else I need it now
My infatuation could be your frustration
At any moment now I will come round to
Turning on blue
It’s all I can do
April showers on the face card
Tell the gypsy you’ll be back
To hit the road Jack
Roaring on to find a clipper ship
There’s a blinking light ahead
But don’t pass go, go on through
And I’ll meet you on the boulevard
If not on Sunday then on Monday
Then you tell me it’s another day
Where the world can show me nothing
Now I’m
Turning on blue
With all we’ve been through
Turning on blue
It’s all I can do
Your Heart Beats Alone
Wasting my time, you think I’m out of line
I wanted to see how much I really could take this time
If you remember how you remember a thought will cling
Go to sleep now cos you can blame no one for anything
Although the silence won’t be known
Tonight your heart beats alone
And they say I’m drawn to the very same thing
Unlike the prophet who sees only stars worth remembering
Calling all souls who follow their footsteps to a bitter end
Resolute now you’ve got to begin to begin again
At the dawn you’re over the unknown
Tonight your heart beats alone
Chase away your reasons for disdain
Nobody can hear you when you’re sane
With the pain comes the rain
Although the silence won’t be known
Tonight your heart beats alone
Silent Town
The day will dawn I guess it’s not my own
Tomorrow’s cries have already been shown
Remember me as I would have been before
But don’t look back, you will not ask for more
Things we’ll never be
In a silent town
Suddenly the ship of fools has gone
Of course it’s not the avenue we’re on
Scenes we’ll never see
In a silent town
Dream eternally
In a silent town
This hold land of treasure
Nothing designed for pleasure
Falling traces of
A world you left behind
You woke up once
You woke up far from home
Gravitating back won’t leave you alone
Things we’ll never be
In a silent town
Scenes we’ll never see
If only love was free
These dreams keep haunting me
In a silent town
Good Thing Going
My tale begins tomorrow
Should I beg steal or borrow
To be free
I’ll meet you at the station
Where you lie in desperation
Endlessly
When trouble fills these times
I’ll lie down by your side
We’ve got a good thing going
If I should get to see you
I’d be glad to say I need you
In this way
I told her that I’d follow
In a world that seemed so hollow
Yesterday
And your world would stay that way
Forever and a day
Don’t throw your love away
We’ve got a good thing going
You’d know that I was lying
If I said I wasn’t trying
To forget about the things that used to be
Forever and a day
Don’t throw your love away
We’ve got a good thing going
When trouble fills these times
I’ll lay down by your side
We’ve got a good thing going
Compromise
I’ve been here before so many times
That I’ve forgotten just what
I really thought we could be
Now I’m falling away in your eyes
I’m watching the way
I’m stuck in this compromise
Sugar said she was through with it all
Now she would do whatever she could
To be free
Did anyone see her demise
Now we’re watching the way
We’re stuck in this compromise
Get out get back
Don’t tell them you’ll make concessions
I thought by now
You’d turn in a new direction
Alone
We’ve been here before so many times that we’ve
Forgotten just what
We really thought we could be
Did anyone see our demise
Now we’re watching the way
We’re stuck in this compromise
Long Time Missing (Live)
The people all around said they don’t understand
The wonder kid’s gone and some one will have their say
But he worked hard for yesterday
He came upon the scene with a definite plan
I know about the woman who wished upon a star
They said he’d never get that far
I read the news that shook the world apart
now I know
You’ve been a long time missing
And the world won’t listen
To the long time missing in your life
The balladeer man with a ward from the wings
is selling his soul for so many things we knew
but never dreamed they would come true
The girl on the phone said she’d go it alone
Waking up the world to find what she always knew
Will leave you lost and lonely too
Got his number it’s so hard to ring
even though
You’ve been a long time missing
by your own admission
There’s a long time missing in your life that we found
Now I lay me down
Tomorrow’s gone forever
Like the weather
Maybe never will our dreams be found
I listened to the kids and I thought I could hear
A thousand and one tiny voices ringing clear
Another day in your career
Around the corner there’s a newer breed
Even though I thought you would succeed
You’ve been a long time missing
by your own admission
There’s a long time missing in your life
You’ve been a long time missing
now the world will listen
To the long time missing in your life
The World Outside
Laughing with your mother
She saw through your eyes
Now time has run away and left us feeling so
High and dry
When I fall apart you’ll face the world outside
But don’t walk away until your feelings die
Some things go together
We learned all too well
Now I can’t shake away these feelings that you’ve never
Heard me tell
When I fall apart you’ll face the world outside
But don’t walk away until your feelings die
Somewhere in time I could live without you
Now can I learn no to dream about you
I’ll find a way somehow
Laughing with the others
They saw through your eyes
Now time has run away and left us feeling so
High and dry
When I fall apart you’ll face the world outside
But don’t walk away until your feelings die
When I fall apart you’ll face the world outside
But don’t walk away until your feelings die
Never Really Been Gone
Never believed much in apparitions
Or any confrontations
With someone I know who once went away
Calling all the ghost inside me
Or anyone to guide me
All along the way
I’ve fallen through
Throw your heartaches away
When you’re here I wanna stay
No I know you’ve never really been gone
There was a time when I felt so jaded
And very overrated
There’s a picture I’ve just begun to see
Just a bell but I know I hear you
And though I long to see you
I know that I’m not alone anymore
So call my name in the wind
Now I know just where you’ve been
When I say you’ve never really been gone
Yeah I feel alright to be here
Inside we are two
Everything is getting clearer
I know it’s true.
In a silent night I wonder
If I’ll make it through
If it’s just the spell I’m under
Please say it’s you
So clear away all the devastation
Cause there’s a new elation
We’re riding on to bluer skies
Throw your heartaches away
When you’re here I wanna stay
Now I know you’ve never really been gone
Yeah I know you’ve never really been gone.
Big Blue Sky
Do you face the world in anger
Or do you sympathize
How I wanted so to find
That feeling deep inside
I’m in heaven in your mansion
But I won’t apologize
Just to suffer for a ransom
On my head it lies
Big blue sky
Open wide and
Show me all I cannot find
I will lie here waiting for the voice of reason
You can never be so free become free
Until you reconcile
To discover now the answer
Was with you all the while
Big blue sky
Crystalize
Now I feel so warm inside
I will lie here waiting staring at your ceiling
And though you’ve come so far this time I know
Close your eyes
You’re alive tonight
Alll the lonely-hearted people
Sick and terrified
I’m going back to what I feel
Will only sanctify verify
Big blue sky
Open wide
Show me all I cannot find
I will lie here waiting for the voice of reason
Big blue sky
Clarify sanctify
Tell me where the future lies
Got to hurry before the sun goes down in sorrow
And we’re alive tonight
Black & White New York (Acoustic Version)
The beats went on and before too long
We came into view
The lights were flash, the wind would dash
Down Seventh avenue
Black and white, clear and bright
Everyone’s on fast
I lost my shoe and before I knew
I’d given it the gas
Close another door
Black and white New York
Another trip, east village hip
Bobby got a new haircut
Took the train flirting with fame
We weren’t too green to dream
A knowledge box hitting on
All cylinders
We went inside, didn’t try to hide
From all the hymn hustlers
Lights along the shore
Black and white New York thrilling me
Chase a moment when you’re on the flypaper
Out on the roof with your eyes on fire
And the night won’t go out of sight and
If I’m (you’re) lying that I’m (you’re) flying
Lights along the shore
Black and white New York
Thrilling me
All around me
We were free
Warren In The 60’s
Hey watch your back
You know what they said about Dean
I hear your song
All the boys and girls sing along
A dream about a former life
They wish they had known Warren in the 60’s
We went to get a glow
Friends of boys on the loose
Long gone and ready
Now we’re gonna rock steady
With a stroke that can’t go wrong
A deep sea diver Warren in the 60’s
Rocket in your pocket
We’ll go somewhere and light the fuse
Slay me now I don’t want to know
Sweating out the rest of it in time will be fine
No bats allowed
Now that you’ve got me laid out
Pack, shack and stack
He won’t be coming back
Pouring on the coal you’re driving
All the way with Warren in the 60’s
A dream about a former life
We wish we had known Warren in the 60s
Warren in the 60s
Lives Become Lies
Guarantees
They got away from you
Legally so far away from you
Got to go with the motion now when
Lives become lies
Yours and mine and our’s survive
When your lives become lies
It won’t be too long before you
Synchronize
Remember when
We had a somber hue
That turned around
And brought us a world so new
Unforeseen the road got twisted and
Lives becomes lies
Only dead leaves will survive
When your eyes become wise
You will work it out and come back to your life
Can’t stop this downward spiral
Routine’s become so vital
All I want is to be there
When you realize finally I’m going nowhere
When lives become lies
Your and mine and our’s survive
When your eyes become wise
You will work it out and
Come back to your life
Please come back to your life
Come back to your life
Please come back to your life
A Secret Life Of Stories
Save This Harmony
Tomorrow’s Gone Tonight
Leaving Your World Behind
You only wanna own me
I was nothing but your trophy
And knowing what you’ve taken from me
And seeing what you want out of me
You gotta let me go
You wanted me to trust you
If only I had not seen through
Cause now you want to put it to me
You take away my reason to be
You gotta let me go
Maybe I won’t even do anything
I don’t think I will
But I could change my mind
And still be leaving your world behind
You’re nothing but a pantomime
Look at me leaving your world behind
You only wanna follow
Think of all the things you don’t know
Cause now you’re only fucking with me
You wanna make a jerk out of me
You gotta let me go
(c) R. Flynt / 20/20