Jimmy gave us rainbows and
Janis took a piece of our hearts and
Otis brought us all to the dock of a bay
Sing a song to light my fire,
Remember Jim that way
Didn’t you love the things that they stood for?
Didn’t they try to find some good for you and me?
And we’ll be free
Some day soon, it’s gonna be one day
Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he’s gone?
I thought I saw him walkin’ up over the hill
With Abraham, Martin, and John
Did you ever hear what I told you?
Did you ever read what I wrote you?
Did you ever listen to what we played?
Did you ever let in what the word said?
Did we get this far just to feel your hate?
Did we play to become only pawns in the game?
People talking without speaking,
People hearing without listening,
People writing songs that voices never share
As I lie in my bed in the morning
Without you, without you,
Each song in my breast dies a-borning
Without you, without you.
Don’t worry that it’s not
Good enough for anyone
Else to hear
Just sing, sing a song.
Fly like a song, fly while you’re singing
A song without you is a bird without winging
Some city flights leave in the morning
Some city nights end without warning
Some days are diamonds
Some days are rocks
Some doors are open
Some roads are blocked
Because I need some of that vagueness now
It’s all come back too clearly
Yes I loved you dearly
And if you’re offering me diamonds and rust
I’ve already paid
So shine bright tonight, you and I
We’re beautiful like diamonds in the sky
Eye to eye, so alive
We’re beautiful like diamonds in the sky
Shine bright like a diamond
Rise up to the shining
Live long, live now
Rise up to the shining
Don’t be blinded by fools again, fools again
For you, there’ll be no more crying
For you, the sun will be shining.
And I feel that when I’m with you
It’s alright, I know it’s right.
The sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home
Tis summer, the darkies are gay
The corn top’s ripe and the meadow’s in bloom
While the birds make music all the day
Summertime, and the livin’ is easy
Fish are jumpin’ and the cotton is high
Oh, your daddy’s rich and your ma is good-lookin’
So hush little baby, Don’t you cry
Your Mommy’s all right
Your Daddy’s all right
They just seem a little weird
Surrender, surrender
But don’t give yourself away
Hey, heeeeeey
And you give yourself away
My hands are tied
My body bruised, she’s got me with
Nothing left to win
And nothing else to lose
And somewhere in the darkness, the gambler, he broke even.
If you change your mind
I’m the first in line
Honey, I’m still free
Take a chance on me
Waterloo - I was defeated, you won the war
Waterloo - Promise to love you for ever more
Waterloo - Couldn’t escape if I wanted to
Waterloo - Knowing my fate is to be with you
Waterloo - Finally facing my Waterloo
Napoleon at Waterloo,
Writing Josephine a billet-dous:
“Josie, I’ve got to close this, close this epistle,
There goes the whistle.
Here come the British with a bang-bang.”