Made me a slave to the secrets of your silence
But you told me to stay
And you told me you’re mine
And our bodies float on the river
To the oceans of demise
And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon god they made
And the sign flashed out its warning
In the words that it was forming
And the sign said “The words of the prophets
Are written on the subway walls
And tenement halls
And whispered in the sounds of silence”
For the words of the profits
Are written on the studio walls
Concert halls
Echo with the sounds of salesmen
Soul gets squeezed out
Edges get blurred
Demographic
Gives what you want
One of the wonders of the world is going down
It’s going down I know
It’s one of the blunders of the world that no-one cares
No-one cares anymore
I wonder as I wander out under the sky
How Jesus the Saviour did come for to die
For poor on’ry people like you and like I;
I wonder as I wander out under the sky
Look at me I’m trying
Every day I fall down
Make mistakes, get back up
Try again, next time that, see me
I’m walking I’m walking I’m walking
I’m walking I’m walking I’m walking
I’m walking I’m walking I’m walking
I’m walking I’m walking I’m walking
I get knocked down
But I get up again
You ain’t never gonna bring me down
Hangin’ around
Nothin’ to do but frown
Rainy days and Mondays always get me down
It’s raining again
Oh no, my love’s at an end
Oh no, it’s raining again
And you know it’s hard to pretend
Hmm yeah
Sunshine blue skies please go away
The girl has found another and gone away
With her went my future my life is filled with gloom
So day after day I stay locked up in my room
I know to you, it might sound strange but I wish it would rain, oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I’m not a rat to be spat on locked up in this room
Those bars that look towards the sun at night look towards the moon
Everyday the swallows play in the clouds of love
Make me wish that I had wings take me high above
And I looked high and saw the empty sky
If I could only, I could only fly
I’d drift with them in endless space
But no man flies from this place
Somewhere over the rainbow bluebirds fly
Birds fly over the rainbow.
Why then, oh, why can’t I?
If happy little bluebirds fly
Beyond the rainbow.
Why, oh, why can’t I?
I wonder
I wah-wah-wah-wah-wonder
Why
Why, why, why, why, why
She ran away
The sun and I
Watch rainbow days go by
Then he drifts away
And I’m staring a hole in the sky
Ooooh…
Wonderful
Oh, give me the beat boys and free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away
Yeah, give me the beat boys and free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock and roll and drift away
One rock ‘n’ roll too many
One more joint put out
One more twist of the wrist
Makes you twist, twist and shout
There’s been too many strobes and laser beams
You got too many nightmares and not enough dreams,
One rock ‘n’ roll too many
Takes its toll out, out of you
Well, the hurt you leave behind
It’s the hurt that’s on your mind
Oh, and last night’s show took its toll on me
Well the city lights fly by me
As I lay my body in my bed
Oh, and dreams of you dance through my head
It’s a highway song
You sing it on and on
On and on
Highway song
Is as lonely
As the road I’m on
Oh, God said to Abraham, “Kill me a son”
Abe said, “Man, you must be puttin’ me on”
God said, “No” Abe say, “What?”
God say, “You can do what you want, Abe, but
The next time you see me comin’, you better run”
Well, Abe said, “Where d’you want this killin’ done?”
God said, “Out on Highway 61”
So I’m heading out to the highway
I got nothing to lose at all
I’m gonna do it my way
Take a chance before I fall
A chance before I fall
Get your motor runnin’
Head out on the highway
Lookin’ for adventure
And whatever comes our way