Been so long, I can’t remember when
I’ve been to Canaan and I want to go back again
Been so long, I’m living till then
'Cause I’ve been to Canaan and I won’t rest until
I go back again.
Well, Satan got mad and he knows I’m glad
Missed that soul that he thought he had
Now, didn’t Pharaoh’s army get drowned?
Oh, Mary, don’t you weep
The last good joy that Mary had,
It was the joy of seven,
To see her own son Jesus Christ
To wear the crown of heaven.
I don’t believe in heaven and hell, no saints, no sinners, no devil as well
No pearly gates, no thorny crown, you’re always letting us humans down
The wars you bring, the babes you drown, those lost at sea and never found
And it’s the same the whole world round, the hurt I see helps to compound
That father son and holy ghost are just somebody’s unholy hoax
And if you’re up there, you’ll perceive that my heart’s here upon my sleeve
If there’s one thing I don’t believe in…
It’s you
Dear god
So, so you think you can tell
Heaven from hell
Blue skies from pain
Can you tell a green field
From a cold steel rail?
A smile from a veil?
Do you think you can tell?
Did they get you to trade
Your heroes for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees?
Hot air for a cool breeze?
Cold comfort for change?
Did you exchange
A walk on part in the war
For a lead role in a cage?
There she stood in the doorway;
I heard the mission bell
And I was thinking to myself
‘This could be heaven or this could be Hell’
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
There were voices down the corridor,
I thought I heard them say
Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place (such a lovely place)
Such a lovely face.
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Any time of year (any time of year) you can find it here
You know I don’t understand why you don’t treat yourself better
Do the crazy things that you do
'Cause all the debutantes in Houston, baby,
Couldn’t hold a candle to you
Did you do it for love?
Did you do it for money?
Did you do it for spite?
Did you think you had to, honey?
Who is gonna make it?
We’ll find out in the long run (in the long run)
I know we can take it
If our love is a strong one (is a strong one)
I’m telling you
That I’m strong enough to live without you
Strong enough and I quit crying
Long enough now I’m strong enough
To know you gotta go
Longer than there’ve been fishes in the ocean
Higher than any bird ever flew
Longer than there’ve been stars up in the heavens
I’ve been in love with you
Helter skelter in a summer swelter
The birds flew off with a fallout shelter
Eight miles high and falling fast
It landed foul on the grass
The players tried for a forward pass
With the jester on the sidelines in a cast
Now the half-time air was sweet perfume
While the sergeants played a marching tune
We all got up to dance
Oh, but we never got the chance!
Do you love me?
I can really move
Do you love me?
I’m in the groove
Now, do you love me?
Do you love me?
Now that I can dance?
Of course I can dance of course I can dance
I’m sure I can dance, I’m sure I can dance
I can dance
I can da-hance, I really hit the floor
Ah it feels good, look at me dancin’
Say the word, and I’ll summon the band with my hand
Let your mind and your body be free, dance with me
Casey would waltz with a strawberry blonde
And the band played on.
He’d glide 'cross the floor with the girl he adored
And the band played on.
But his brain was so loaded it nearly exploded;
The poor girl would shake with alarm.
He’d ne’er leave the girl with the strawberry curls
And the band played on.
A present from you
Strawberry letter 22
The music plays,
I sit in for a few…
Give me a ticket for an aeroplane
Aint got time to take a fast train
Lonely days are gone, I’m-a goin’ home
My baby just wrote me a letter
I used to think maybe you loved me now baby I’m sure
And I just can’t wait till the day when you knock on my door
Now every time I go for the mailbox, gotta hold myself down
'Cause I just can’t wait 'til you write me you’re coming around
I’m walking on sunshine (Woh-oh!)
I’m walking on sunshine (Woh-oh!)
I’m walking on sunshine (Woh-oh!)
And don’t it feel good!
Mama, take this badge off of me
I can’t use it anymore
It’s gettin’ dark, too dark for me to see
I feel like I’m knockin’ on heaven’s door
Knock, knock, knockin’ on heaven’s door
Ashes of laughter
The coast is clear
Why do all the best things always disappear,
Like Ophelia, please darken my door…
I left, out of Tucson, with no destination in mind.
I was runnin’ from trouble and the jail-term the Judge had in mind.
And the border meant freedom, a new life, romance,
And that’s why I thought I should go,
And start my life over on the seashores of old Mexico.