Big wheel keep on turnin’
Proud Mary keep on burnin’
Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ on the river
Will the wind ever remember
The names it has blown in the past
And with this crutch, its old age and its wisdom
It whispers, “No, this will be the last.”
And the wind cries Mary
Down by the river
I shot my baby
Down by the river,
Dead, oh, shot her dead.
You take my hand,
I’ll take your hand
Together we may get away
This much madness
is too much sorrow
It’s impossible
to make it today.
And the thread takes two paths…
Choose wisely, grasshopper.
The wheels on the bus go round and round
Round and round
Round and round.
Big wheel keep on turning
Proud Mary keep on burning
And we’re rolling, rolling
Rolling on the river
All the burning bridges that have fallen after me
All the lonely feelings and the burning memories
Everyone I left behind each time I closed the door
Burning bridges lost forevermore
We don’t care what the people may say
If there’s a price it’s the price we’ll pay
And we’ll burn that bridge when we come to it
Oh, it’s the price we gotta pay
And all the games we gotta play
Makes me wonder if it’s worth it to carry on
'Cause it’s a game we gotta lose
Though it’s a life we gotta choose
And the price is our own life until it’s done
Oh the games people play now
Every night and every day now
Never meaning what they say now
Never saying what they mean
Well, we all fall in love, but we disregard the danger,
Though we share so many secrets, there are some we never tell.
Why were you so surprised that you never saw The Stranger?
Did you ever let your lover see The Stranger in yourself?
People are strange when you’re a stranger
Faces look ugly when you’re alone
Women seem wicked when you’re unwanted
Streets are uneven when you’re down
Won’t you answer this fervent prayer
Of a stranger in paradise?
Don’t send me in dark despair
From all that I hunger for…
And love is a stranger who’ll beckon you on
Don’t think of the danger or the stranger is gone
Love is a stranger in an open car
To tempt you in and drive you far away
And I want you, and I want you, and I want you
So it’s an obsession
How can we dance
When our earth is turning ?
How do we sleep
While our beds are burning ?
Calling out around the world
Are you ready for a brand new beat
Summer’s here and the time is right
For dancing in the streets
All around the world, you’ve gotta spread the word
Tell 'em what you’ve heard
You’re gonna make a better day
All around the world, you’ve gotta spread the word
Tell 'em what you’ve heard
You know it’s gonna be okay
What are words for
When no one listens anymore
Words for, when no one listens
What are words for when no one listens
It’s no use talkin’ at all
Starry-eyed an’ laughing as I recall when we were caught
Trapped by no track of hours for they hanged suspended
As we listened one last time an’ we watched with one last look
Spellbound an’ swallowed 'til the tolling ended