Late last night I heard the screen door slam
And a big yellow taxi took away my old man
Now, don’t it always seem to go
That you don’t know what you’ve got 'til its gone
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
This lying, and cryin’, is upsettin’ and gettin’ ya no where
It don’t stack up, so slack up and pack up
I just don’t care
Don’t let the screen door hit you, on your way out.
Don’t you drown when your dream boat runs onto the ground
I’d just like to know do you love him or just making time
By filling his glass with your fast flowing bitter-sweet wine.
He’ll taste the aftertaste when you come home late some night.
With your eyes all a mist from the smoke of a distant fire.
Your Mama used to worry about that big muddy river,
Honey, do you remember?
You let the screen door slam when you stepped off the front porch,
Hear your Mama calling “don’t be late…”
It was back in nineteen forty-two,
I was a member of a good platoon.
We were on maneuvers in-a Louisiana,
One night by the light of the moon.
The captain told us to ford a river,
That’s how it all begun.
We were – knee deep in the Big Muddy,
But the big fool said to push on.
In 1814 we took a liitle trip,
Along with Col.Jackson down the mighty Mississipp’
Well, go on down to Jackson; go ahead and wreck your health.
Go play your hand you big-talkin’ man, make a big fool of yourself,
Yeah, go to Jackson; go comb your hair!
Honey, I’m gonna snowball Jackson
See if I care
Clean shirt, new shoes,
And I don’t know where I am goin’ to.
Silk suit, black tie,
I don’t need a reason why.
They come runnin’ just as fast as they can,
'Cause every girl’s crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man.
Stylin’ wilin’
Livin’ it up in the city
Got Chucks on with Saint Laurent,
Gotta kiss myself,
I’m so pretty…
It’s the way you love me
It’s a feeling like this
It’s centrifugal motion
It’s perpetual bliss
It’s that pivotal moment
It’s impossible
This kiss, this kiss (Unstoppable)
This kiss, this kiss
Chestnut brown canary
Ruby throated sparrow
Sing the song, don’t be long
Thrill me to the marrow
Voices of the angels
Ring around the moonlight
Asking me, said she so free
How can you catch the sparrow?
You are pulled from the wreckage of you’re silent reverie,
You’re in the arms of the Angel,
May you find some comfort there…
I do declare
There were times when I was so lonesome
I took some comfort there, le le le le le le le
See them tumbling down
Pledging their love to the ground!
Lonely, but free, I’ll be found
Drifting along with the tumbling tumbleweeds
I woke up this morning baby
I had you on my mind
I woke up this morning baby
You know that I felt so fine
You know I need you
You know that I love you
This is my pledge of love to
My pledge of love
Come and be with me
Live my twisted dream
Pro devoted pledge
Time for primal concrete sledge
Little heaven
Riding waves of doubt
Turns me inside out
I will exhale primal shout
Little heaven
I understand
The fire will come
Not for the strength of will
Or passion of anyone
I understand
The fire will come
Not for the end of days
Not for the faithless ones
I lit a fire with the love you left behind,
And it burned wild and crept up the mountainside,
I followed your ashes into outer space,
I can’t look out the window,
I can’t look at this place,
I can’t look at the stars…
Spread my ashes to the stars
Join the raw chaos at heart
Spread my ashes to the stars
Fall forever in the dark
Wise men say
Only fools rush in
But I can’t help
Falling in love with you
And so, when wise men say to me
That love’s young dream never comes true,
To prove that even wise men can be wrong,
I concentrate on you.