Woke up, fell out of bed
Dragged a comb across my head
Found my way downstairs and drank a cup
And looking up I noticed I was late
Found my coat and grabbed my hat
Made the bus in seconds flat
Made my way upstairs and had a smoke
And everybody spoke and I went into a dream
It started off a routine day,
I got through the morning in the usual way.
I caught the bus on time–
“Good morning, Mr. Driver, drive.”
As I sat inside my overcoat I clutched my cane,
And pressed my nose against the foggy window pane; ho hum–
The life I lead would even make a dead man yawn .
I must have left my house at eight, because I always do
My train, I’m certain, left the station just when it was due
I must have read the morning paper going into town
And having gotten through the editorial, no doubt I must have frowned
I must have made my desk around a quarter after nine
With letters to be read, and heaps of papers waiting to be signed
I must have gone to lunch at half past twelve or so
The usual place, the usual bunch
And still on top of this I’m pretty sure it must have rained
The day before you came
And you may find yourself in a beautiful house
With a beautiful wife
And you may ask yourself, well,
How did I get here?
When you’re in love with a beautiful woman, you watch your friends;
When you’re in love with a beautiful woman, it never ends;
You, know that it’s crazy and you wanna trust her;
Then somebody hangs up when you answer the phone;
When you’re in love with a beautiful woman, you go it alone.
She is frequently kind and she’s suddenly cruel
She can do as she pleases, she’s nobody’s fool
But she can’t be convicted, she’s earned her degree
And the most she will do is throw shadows at you
But she’s always a woman to me
She don’t give the boys the eye
She hates to see me cry
She is happy just to hear me say
That I will never leave her
She don’t give the boys the eye
She will never make me jealous
Gives me all her time as well as
Loving, don’t ask me why
She’s a woman who understands
She’s a woman who loves her man
And, woman,
Hold me close to your heart,
However distant, don’t keep us apart,
After all it is written in the stars…
The promises we made are whispers in the breeze
They echo and they fade just like our memories
Though you are gone from me
We never can really be apart
What’s written on the wind
Is written in my heart
I can’t get to sleep
I think about the implications
Of diving in too deep
And possibly the complications
Especially at night
I worry over situations that
I know will be alright
It’s just overkill
Day after day it reappears
Night after night my heartbeat shows the fear
Ghosts appear and fade away
Ghosts appear and fade away
Ghosts appear and fade away
I’m gonna tell you how it’s gonna be
(Bop-bop-bop-bop)
You’re gonna give your love to me
(Bop-bop-bop-bop)
I want to love you night and day
(Bop-bop-bop-bop)
You know my loving not fade away
(Bop-bop-bop-bop)
Well you know my loving not fade away
(Bop-bop-bop-bop, bop-bop-bop-bop)
Give me love,
Give me love,
Give me peace on earth.
Give me light,
Give me life,
Keep me free from birth.
Give me hope,
Help me cope, with this heavy load…
All we are saying,
Is give peace a chance…
'Cause I’m on the edge of darkness
There ride the Peace Train
Oh, Peace Train take this country
Come take me home again
And so with the slow graceful flow
Of age
I went forth with an age old
Desire to please
On the edge of seventeen
I learned the truth at seventeen
That love was meant for beauty queens
And high school girls with clear skinned smiles
Who married young and then retired
My friends from college they’re all married now
They have their houses and their lawns
They have their silent noons
Tearful nights, angry dawns
Their children hate them for the things they’re not
They hate themselves for what they are
And yet they drink, they laugh
Close the wound, hide the scar
We got married in a fever hotter than a pepper sprout
We been talkin’ ‘bout Jackson ever since the fire went ou-ou-out
Go to Jackson and that’s a natural fact
We’re goin’ to Jackson, ain’t never comin’ back
It all started when Nelly said, “No! No! No!” to Handsome Jack
And struggled for her virtue down by the railroad track;
Nell’s Dad rushed up to save her as the train came down the line,
And Jack fell back across the track and paid the price of crime.
Run to the Roundhouse, Nellie,
He can’t corner you there.