Is it any wonder that my mind’s on fire
Imprisoned by the thoughts of what to do
Is it any wonder that the joke’s an iron
And the joke’s on you
And the joke’s on you
And the joke’s on you…
Put me on a pedestal and I’ll only disappoint you
Tell me I’m exceptional, I promise to exploit you
Give me all your money, and I’ll make some origami, honey
I think you’re a joke, but I don’t find you very funny
When the jester sang for the king and queen
In a coat he borrowed from James Dean
And a voice that came from you and me
Oh and while the king was looking down
The jester stole his thorny crown
The courtroom was adjourned
No verdict was returned
I’m a joker,
I’m a smoker, a midnight toker,
I get my lovin’ on the run,
Ooh, ooh, ooh…
Endless realms of faded dreams
Lie stranded with the truth
We climb up on the wind of change
We say “You know the joke’s on you”
Strange days
Incredible days
Bring all my children to me
Strange ways
Incredible ways
On a dark star’s endless journey
Carry me through the universe
Carry me back to my home
In search of the gateway
That leads us into the black hole
Journey on the waves of time
Across your open mind
I trace erratic lines
In motion and in time
I fought a battle won
To the surface of the sun
Through fires on and on
They’re coming to take me away, hoho!
They’re coming to take me away, haha!
To the funny farm!
Where life is beautiful all the time
And I’ll be happy to see those nice young men
In their clean white coats
And they’re coming to take me away, haha!
Ninja’ed!
It’s a life of a warrior, who never comes out
It’s a song without music, she’s one of a kind
She’s a black ninja!
You can’t see her in the night
Close your eyes, feel the magic of the night
Lonely voices whispering her ancient name
Mama said there’ll be days like this,
My Mama said, Mama said,
Mama said there’ll be days like this…
Oh Mama can this really be the end?
I’m stuck outside of Mobile
With the Memphis blues again
I’m goin’ home
And when I want to go home
I’m goin’ mobile
Well, I’m gonna find a home
And we’ll see how it feels
Goin’ mobile
Keep me movin’
What’s God if not the spark that started life
Smile of a stranger, sweet music, starry skies
Wonder, mystery wherever my road goes
Early wake-ups in a moving home
Scent of fresh-mown grass in the morning-sun
Open theme park gates waiting for
Riding the day, every day is a sunset
Finding the way back home
Sundowns are golden
Then fade away
But if I never do nothing
I’m coming back some day
I’m comin’ back some day,
Come what may,
To Blue Bayou…
Wish, I was back on the bayou
Rollin’ with some Cajun Queen
Wishin’ I were a fast freight train
Just a chooglin’ on down to New Orleans
I had a job, I had a girl
I had something going, mister, in this world
I got laid off down at the lumber yard
Our love went bad, times got hard
Now I work down at the car wash
Where all it ever does is rain
Don’t you feel like you’re a rider on a downbound train
I hear the train a comin’
It’s rollin’ 'round the bend,
And I ain’t seen the sunshine
Since, I don’t know when
I’m stuck in Folsom Prison
And time keeps draggin’ on
But that train keeps a-rollin’
On down to San Antone
And the shadows we pass turn my soul into glass
And the streets that I walk are all tamed
Hear the toll of the bell ringing out all is well
And the city’s golden lights shining on
Ride the long black train
Ride the long black train