Linger a little longer in the twilight with me
Heavenly shades of night are falling
It’s twilight time
Out of the mist your voice is calling
'Tis twilight time
When purple colored curtains
Mark the end of the day
I hear you my dear at twilight time
Help, I’m steppin’ into the Twilight Zone
Place is a madhouse, feels like being cloned
My beacon’s been moved under moon and star
Where am I to go now that I’ve gone too far?
And if I should paint a picture too
That showed the loveliness of you,
My art would be,
Like my heart and me,
Dedicated to you.
To you,
Because your love is the beacon that lights up my way.
To you,
Because with you I know a lifetime could be just one heavenly day.
And even as I wander
I’m keeping you in sight
You’re a candle in the window
On a cold, dark winter’s night
And I’m getting closer than I ever thought I might
So raise the candles high
'Cause if you don’t we could stay black against the night
Oh, raise them higher again
And if you do we could stay dry against the rain
Lay down, lay down, let it all down
Let your white birds smile up at the ones who stand and frown
White bird
In a golden cage
On a winter’s day
In the rain
White bird must fly
Or she will die
She was only a bird
In a gilded cage
A beautiful sight to view…
Like a bird on the wire
Like a drunk in a midnight choir
I have tried in my way to be free
I want to break free,
I want to break free,
I want to break free from your lies;
You’re so self satisfied I don’t need you.
I’ve got to break free,
God knows, God knows I want to break free.
I’m free…
I’m free…
And freedom, tastes
Of reality…
'Cause I live and breathe this Philadelphia freedom
From the day that I was born I’ve waved the flag
Philadelphia freedom took me knee high to a man, yeah
Gave me a piece of mama, daddy never had
Like the warm September wind, babe
Say you’ll always be my friend, babe
We can make it to the end, babe
Again, babe, I’ve gotta say
I wanna be free
I wanna be free
I wanna be free
I don’t want to say goodbye, for the summer
Knowing the love we’ll miss
So let us make a pledge to meet in September
And seal it with a kiss
Yes it’s gonna be a cold lonely summer
But I’ll fill the emptiness
I’ll send you all my love every day in a letter
Sealed with a kiss
See you in September,
See you when the summer’s through.
Here we are, saying goodbye at the station,
Summer vacation,
Is taking you away.
Take the last train to Clarksville
And I’ll meet you at the station
You can be there by four-thirty
'Cause I’ve made your reservation, don’t be slow
Oh, no, no, no
Oh, no, no, no
They took the whole Cherokee nation,
Put us on this reservation.
Took away our ways of life,
The tomahawk and the bow and knife.
Took away our native tongue,
And taught their English to our young.
And all the beads we made by hand,
Are nowadays made in Japan.
Oh, the shark has pretty teeth, dear
And he shows them, pearly white
Just a jackknife has MacHeath, dear
And he keeps it out of sight
When the shark bites with his teeth, dear
Scarlet billows start to spread
Fancy gloves though wears MacHeath, dear
So there’s not a trace of red
The loud mouth in the corner’s gettin’ to me
Talking 'bout my earrings and my hair
I guess he ain’t read the signs that say I been to prison
Someone ought to warn him 'fore I knock him off his chair
‘Cause my long hair just can’t cover up my red neck
I’ve won every fight, I’ve ever fought
Hey, I don’t need some turkey telling me that I ain’t country
And sayin’ I ain’t worth the damned ol’ ticket that he bought
And the sign said “Long-haired freaky people need not apply,”
So I tucked my hair up under my hat and I went in to ask him why.
He said “You look like a fine upstanding young man, I think you’ll do,”
So I took off my hat, I said “Imagine that. Huh! Me workin’ for you!”