I close my eyes when I get too sad
I think thoughts that I know are bad
Close my eyes and I count to ten
Hope it’s over when I open them
I want the things that I had before
Like a Star Wars poster on my bedroom door
I wish I could count to ten
Make everything be wonderful again
You can come as you are with just your heart
And I’ll take you in though you’re rejected and hurt
To me you’re worth, girl, what you have within
Oh honey, boy, I don’t need no superstar
'Cause I’ll accept you as you are
You won’t be denied, 'cause I’m satisfied
With the love that you can inspire
You don’t have to be a star, baby, to be in my show
Oh, honey, you don’t have to be a star, baby, to be in my show
Come inside, the show’s about to start
Guaranteed to blow your head apart
Rest assured you’ll get your money’s worth
Greatest show in Heaven, Hell or Earth
You’ve got to see the show, it’s a dynamo!
You’ve got to see the show, it’s rock and roll!
The overture is about to start,
You cross your fingers and hold your heart,
It’s curtain time and away we go,
Another op’nin’, another show
Another op’nin’, another show
In Philly, Boston or Baltimoe,
A chance for stagefolks to say “hello”
Another op’nin’, another show.
Step right up, hurry, hurry before the show begins, my friends
Stand in line, get your tickets, I hope you will attend
It’ll only cost you fifty cents to see
What life has done to those like you and me
One down, one to go
Another town and one more show
Downtown they’re giving away
But she never came back
The lights are much brighter there
You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares
So go downtown
Things will be great when you’re downtown
No finer place for sure, downtown
Everything’s waiting for you
Dim all the light sweet honey
Cause tonight it’s you and me
No need to worry darlin’
Cause it’s for eternity
So listen very carefully
Closer now and you will see what I mean
It isn’t a dream
The only sound that you will hear
Is when I whisper in your ear
“I love you forever and ever”
So where did you go?
Where do you go in the big sleep?
Going out to the deep sleep
Is where you’re wandering now
So where did you go
When you are in the big sleep?
Drifting in wildlife
And still you’re wandering now
Baby, baby
Where did our love go
And all your promisses
Of a love forever more
It’s a far cry from the world we thought we’d inherit
It’s a far cry from the way we thought we’d share it
May you grow up to be righteous
May you grow up to be true
May you always know the truth
And see the lights surrounding you
May you always be courageous
Stand upright and be strong
May you stay forever young
Forever young, forever young
May you stay forever young.
Well I stood stone-like at midnight, suspended in my masquerade
And I combed my hair till it was just right and commanded the night brigade
I was open to pain and crossed by the rain and I walked on a crooked crutch
I strolled all alone through a fallout zone and come out with my soul untouched
I hid in the clouded wrath of the crowd
But when they said, “Sit down,” I stood up
Ooh… growin’ up
Well you can have your TV and you nightclubs,
And you can have your drive in picture show,
I’ll stay here with my little man near, we’ll listen to the radio,
Biding my time and watching Scotty grow
Here is a child playing in a garden
Here is an old man with a broken heart
Here comes a train to take you away
It all goes round and round and comes back to the start
I was never really sure what I was waiting for
When the moment came I was looking away
Obsessed with a past, scared of the future
Never took the time to be here today
He take a thunder from the mountain
He take a lightning from the sky
He bring a strong man to his begging knee
He make a young girl’s mama cry
You got to hidey-hide
You got to jump and run
You got to hidey-hidey-hide
The old man is down the road
I went down to the crossroads
Fell down on my knees
Asked the Lod above for mercy
Save me if you please
I’ll tip my hat to the new constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
Then I’ll get on my knees and pray
We don’t get fooled again
There’s nothing you can do or say
I thought about this for many a day
And my mind’s made up to feel this way
And you can’t change that