Roll
And when you lose control And door dogs yelp for your soul The world just frays apart But we know where to start To pull it back together And this time for the better Now we know we must let her Slip inside our minds she protects us in the climbs We climbed a little too high, Passed through the fear to die We know that space and time Is not where we stand Don't you think we'd understand? If we were supposed to know But here is the matter at hand We know how to roll We don't need no control Over all that we have known We know how to roll II. The world it moves too fast Then it moves too slow And then it moves too fast But don't you think we know? The confusion that we cast It all comes back together But never quite the same Now you've been and you know I was there and I saw you roll I watched you lose control Over all that you had known Watched you pull it back together And this time for the better Now you know you must let him Slip inside your mind He protects you in the climbs We climbed a little too high Passed through the fear to die But we know that space and time Is not where we stand Don't you think we'd understand? If we were supposed to know Well here is the matter at hand We know how to roll We don't need no control Over all that we have known We know how to roll
Pure
Stole me away into the black of my mind Brought me near the shore of insanity But then she came and swept me away Now we're smiling; nothing left to say God is good; God is great I'm in love and I won't hesitate To tidy my mind and get my soul straight 'Cause there's nothing I want that Love can't create And of knowing you, I hope this is only the dawn There's only one thing left to be done That is to take our place in the sun Beneath the bright sky we'll commandeer the breeze And drift through the universe like autumn leaves Of the world that's brought me down You've been my cure Because you love me and challenge me To be pure
Home At Last
Butterfly squadron, airborne children Sweet love and flowers, rain from above Tadpole navies trade guns for babies There ain't no death here, no lies, only love I'm in the fields of forgiveness, to the left of the sea Towering castle awareness, summoning me Butterfly squadron, airborne children Sweet love and flowers, rain from above Tadpole navies trade guns for babies There ain't no death here, no lies, only love World is awoken; all are attending W/ apologies spoken all wounds are now mending High in the sky, we can see what we've strived for We're finally free I'm in the fields of forgiveness, to the left of the sea Towering castle awareness, summoning me Ocean spray wonderful, freedom to laugh We're in the land now; we're home at last
Baby, Lover, Honey, Darlin'
Baby, lover, honey, darlin', when you gonna do right by me? You know it ain't funny; it ain't about that money It's all about you and me Well, now you're gone away Well, now you're gone away Well, now you're gone away Baby, lover, honey, darlin', when you gonna put out that flame You know you can't live on cheap cigarettes and poorly cut cocaine Repeat Chorus And it's just like momma used to say There's gonna be rain some days Baby, lover, honey, darlin', when you gonna take a look and see You had it all in the palms of your hands When you gonna do right by me? Repeat Chorus And it's just like momma used to say There's gonna be rain some days And it's just like momma used to say There's gonna be rain some days Baby, lover, honey, darlin', when you ever gonna come down?
Dear Mother of God
Lots of people, less earth Take a bad situation, make it worse ÒDon't mind stepping on friends, Long as I get mine...in the end.Ó That's what they say and That's what they they do Don't you know thatÕs the number one Source of my blues Just let me get some rest tonight, Dear Mother of God Caffeine, nicotine, cocaine It's all the same; just a game To keep us occupied, bound and tied Keep me sedated, Dear Mother of God Am I my brotherÕs keeper? Don't you know that lately I got to be If I turn my back on him, That man will put a bullet through me Just let me get some sleep tonight, Dear Mother of God There's no room for me, space for me IÕm outdated, unrelated, So put me on a shelf, I can't hide, said I can't hide..... I just told you twice I ain't no good at stealth Put me away, Dear Mother of God
Existentialist Blues
Sometimes, things we got to do Sometimes, can't see our way through Tell me brother, have you heard the news? DonÕt it seem there ain't nothing new? Sometimes, people want to put us down Sometimes, want to dog us around Tell me brother, anyway, did you hear that sound? WhatÕs all the funky jive goin' down? Sometimes, I just don't know what to do Sometimes, I just can't help but get the blues Don't it seem there ain't no way but for to lose? I'm down to the point of where... It's all I can do, baby, just to care for you Sometimes, I just don't know what to say Sometimes, I fall down on my knees and pray And it's all too bad about you, now brother, But I hope your children are going to find the way Yeah, It's all too bad about you now brother, But I hope your children gonna find the way
Perception
What's a man Supposed to do? It's hard today just not to lose So, when I'm down and beaten blue I look around and think of you I sink into my contemplation Answers come with concentration Strong opinions: well I have mine And you may find me blind But I don't mind because it's true; I've never needed to see you Walking 'cross the field I realize that Nothings real; no pain or joy Out on the lawn the past is gone I simply can't be wrong anymore Was paid a visit: a strange man He said that Jesus could lend a hand Now many a man can't see the road Or make a stand on his own If God is Love then Love is God And you agree without a nod
Prescription
I don't have a single reasonTo go into town todayI'm out in deep countryClearin' the fog awayGot me a prescription for some countryGonna be damn good for my soulThem people out in that cityGot cold, dead eyes that take their tollFound me a fine little witchDrawin' voodoo paintings in the sandThe only thing I was ever lookin' forWas a kind little woman to hold my handGot me a prescription for some countryGonna be damn good for my soulThem people out in that cityGot cold, dead eyes that take their toll
Angel Seed
I met me an angel on New Year's EveDon't you know, the fallen kindHe told me everything, that I believe....Contradictions; I paid no mindThings in the nighttime, prowlin' aroundHe who walks, waits to be receivedTalks in tongues; tears good men downBut you won't listen, you don't believe I met me a man on New Year's EveWho was not a man; walks not in timeSnakes be a crawlin' all in his seedWalk that way, lose your mind
But who'd say?
In these quiet hours, find myself wishing For the cool resonant hand of genius To wipe my forehead w/ the towel of ideas Like an attendant mother sponges the infant in the tub Removes anything that could be harmful; Anything that to a smiling baby could be seen fit To be placed in the mouth and swallowed But mother knows; yes she knows And she smiles and says "no, no." With a seeming indifference That really translates into Love
Fear & Lies
Many are they Whom have whispered lies Many are they Whom have made me despise Many are the lies And many whom have heard She knows that I could love her If not for fear of that word You know that I'll try Put a little sunlight in your eye You know that I'll try Put a little shine in your smile And you know that you can come w/ me, anytime But you know that I have fear Of the fear and the lies
Another Man
You know my woman she left me Left me feelin' low down and blue Turned around and left me Another man come along Up and stole away my joy Left me all alone and cryin' Just like a little boy You know a woman's soul can be evil Pure black and untrue Crawl out from some hole in the ground Come to do me the way she do You know I said we'd try You know I said I'll do the best I can Then you turn around and walk away darlin' You know child I don't understand
Blind In The Sun
I. Can you cringe beneath the shadow of a fly? You'd better try. Running cross the sand The heat burns the souls of your band In the joy of being alive; You're stripped of delusion And so forwardly stride Lost in the garden w/ canonized illusions There are the keepers Of the tower But I am not a member Of the dark December The light of the sun refracts In my eye II. Everything is water Electric fluid matter In a paper cup Called Time III. Somewhere in the North There are real vampires I know you go to visit From time to time To roll in the stench The decadence of Thirst for blood To dine w/ a pack Of wild gods Well, I have no intent Of adopting your bent; Or partying down w/ the devil On your shoulder I have no intent Of going where you went Of beating on a skull In a hellish midnight circle But who am I to say?; That you are not o.k.? I will simply stay Behind'
Three Day Beard
I. Standing in a soup line Sucking on a tail pipe Working on a new crime; Against myself, How many times Can I kill myself? Before I die? God knows I tried To find out II. I wandered where the women went...... Thought my soul could be at ease I never lost my good intent But found myself wishing I'd never had it at all.......... Never had it at all Is that what you'd call A fall from Grace? III. Listen here man and wo-man alike: I won't tell you about all the cigarettes and the booze And the other scenarios I won't tell you about all the hard feelings And the petty larcenies And the broken bones and homes Rendered in brutal beatings And I won't even tell you About the sadness; The heavy, "wish we weren't here" melancholy But I will tell you this: There are people who walk this earth Who are so beautiful, On the inside alone, They make angels Blush And you, Ain't one of them IV. Allow me some time To be angry I'll shout, not speak My mind...... I'm hungry. Don't wanna eat. V. Forgive my trespass I'm not sorry. Thought maybe you had grown, Just a little........... I was wrong. But don't worry. You will. You will. Just not with me. VI. If you wipe the slate clean, Just kick back and dream: Never learn a thing About what you see VII. My license to be blind Has been revoked Just in time And now I see the work Cut out for me
Tragedy
I met tragedy yesterday On the south end today He smiled at me Said walk this way He took my hand, Said to me Welcome friend You'll be w/ me Said I'm pleased to know you I'm pleased to do you Said you may leave, You will return You still smile, child... But you will learn I am no hope I want my freedom I gotta be free I told that man Get the hell away from me I want my life I want my life I want my life Don't need no tragedy
Walnut Street
I walked alone on Walnut Street in the cold December freeze I saw a man, shake all alone he might have died down to the shop near Walnut Street a pack of smokes and a bottle of dreams I passed a man who was not me I walked right by it was a time when wine was breakfast lunch was beer and snacks in between my soul was cold I knew not God I might have died I went on home sat down and cried shook off the cold but felt frozen inside I wanna know..... why? my mind was screamin' to help him, so I staggered drunk into the snow I could not find him, he was gone he might have died (I don't know) all in my mind I saw him freeze I think that night out in the street me and the man out in the cold we might have died
Run You Down
Some people ask many favors But they don't, well, add any flavor To your scene or your style You know all the while... They'll stab you in the back and Flash you a smile Some people....just ain't no good Some people give you lies like razors They'll kill your heart; say catch you later They'll rope you and throw a saddle on your back Ride you 'til you drop, 'til your bones creak and they crack Hey baby, get off my back Said, don't you know, Your standing on my track You better be movin' I'll push you back Get out of my way, I'll run you down In this life, I've only got a short time To play my little songs, write my little rhymes It may be silly, but it is what I do One thing I don't need in my way....is you YouÕre a parasite, baby
AT THE BOTTOM
It's a dark day On the water It's a dog day The height of summer It's a down moon Best run for cover There's a danger Like no other I can feel the sun calling me Just to say... But in the depth of this... I won't play It's a dark day On the river Just a handshake Made me shiver At the bottom It's now or never It can't be far now; No light forever I can feel the sun calling me Just to say... In the depth of this, There's a new day What's that you say? I can't believe
Looking For A Way
I climbed like a monkey up in a tree Trying to find a piece of me Way up in the branches so high Well, I found that I cannot fly... But I'm Looking for a way I'm at fault for inciting the madness And sometimes I can't stop the sadness But I'm learning to ride waves of joy Toward manhood moves a boy Looking for a way I got dizzy and fell like a lion Into the dust of Orion Those stars; the ones up in the sky; The one he made up in his mind, The one that's still looking..... Looking for a way And I haven't quit yet.
Pleasant Stroll
Walking down that road W/ your hand in mine This world will be ours, Just give me some time Walkin' toward the sunset No, they haven't beat us yet We will watch the sunrise From the other side When our time is done here Then we will walk on To where we will meet God To teach us a new song Everybody's Happy And everybody smiles The road that we are walking Is measured not in miles
Free Wind (Hillside)
Comin' round the mountain When I saw A beautiful girl Comin' toward me Hair of gold Skin like ambrosia But carryin' a heavy weight On her shoulder She would not look at me She hung her head in shame I said I will carry your weight girl If you'll only share the secrets of your name Just then an eagle Alighted on my shoulder He said don't you ride w/ her, boy She'll push your castles over There's a free wind on the hillside Just let your spirit fly She offered me some water; Sweet and cool The eagle said don't you drink boy Her cup is the chalice of fools I went back to the mountain When I had grown I met w/ the girl and the eagle Just like the time before The temptress caught my eye But the eagle steadied my shoulder He said don't you sail w/ her, boy She'll throw your anchors over
Tact
Pilgrimage to the mountain On through a hurricane Going to pray for my family, Weep for those who lay in the clay And I don't know who will hear me But I will cry on the wind Grant me strength and compassion Give me self-discipline Oh the pressure and the pride They can split your skull When your best ain't enough All you can do is let go An ounce of pure wisdom Sets a thousand years straight A fools minute will erase it Ah, but that is the Way I was tied to a tree And whipped like a dog That's where I learned to be free And to trust in God In the center of the mountain You will find a ring When you wear that peace No mans words will sting
Kids
Wanna tell you a story About a little girl Had a big red balloon; Flew around the world Such a happy child Wanna tell you a story About a little boy Had a bright red wagon Full of shiny toys Such a happy child Wanna tell you a story About some kids I know Happy little babies You know they bound to grow Such a happy child And I'll show you a happy child It's never too late to be a happy child
Slow
It speeds up before you know it, baby So try and not blow it, maybe Ya got to see ya way clear through it Ya know ya really got to do it to it Ya got to slip it some style, crazy Ya got to work the whole while, not lazy Ya got to rock it around the clock Don't let'em knock ya, ya won't be stopped We got people trying to help and teach While all the others try to push and preach And that ain't me but that's beside the point I only came just to work the joint I don't know why they gotta be that way; But it's a crazy world, anyway But ain't that really how to be free? Ya mind yaself and let others be
Underwater
I can feel it Washing over me Same old thing As it used to be And nothing matters So just smile Best you can do, baby Is have some style Standing in my tears Drenched to the bone Don't jive me, baby But don't leave me alone And I will write this Upon the wall A great struggle now Brings greatness to all
Answer Man
We all have our days Our weeks, our peaks they come and go Some folks just have bad lives And why that is I just don't know I can't tell you if it's going to ...rain or snow... We all gotta sleep Be born; be raised; eat; shit and die Some people that you meet Ain't worth the time it takes to pass them by Don't you ask me why. Unless, perchance you want me to lie Said, I can do that for you Don't you ask me why I ain't no answer man If you press me, I will lie Look at me. I can hardly stand. Don't know black from white But I can make peace and I can make war I can run and I can fight I don't know what I got, but I want more Can you help me out, brother? I'm just tryin' to score Inspiration comes. From where, or why, don't know or care Sit back and crack a smile While yin and yang play in my hair Don't you give me that stare. The one that means I'm supposed to know
Rise
Some people just can't be helped Don't you know you can save your self? It's a hard world, which we live in And a whole lot of strength we've got to be giv'n To survive....... So Rise Some people just can't be pleased They'll sooner see you down on your knees Than to try to rise you to where they think they are at We got a name for those people: call 'em rats So Rise To the challenge today We got to get to the top Ain't no easier way So Rise So Rise
Unchanged
Those wounds open and tender They reveal your face to me Into the chalice of my arms The blood of your suffering flows free It's a mild mannered possession; This waiting for the rain Encumbered by its spell and Groggy in the slumbering delay A scrap of ribbon fallen From a lovers hair Found by the boots of boredom Lament for things not yet dead A piece of my soul floats there Down in the puddle below Lost from a watch pocket An insane notion explodes
Watch For The Sign
And I feel it comes in waves And waves come a crashin' Down and down and watch it Over again And I feel just like a netted fish, a thrashin' He go 'round and 'round But they gonna hold him in And I feel like hittin' the road For a travel Ask myself "Am I just running away?" Hit the highway To where the mystery unravels Gotta find a start and then We're on our way So watch for the sign My eyes are getting blurry We gotta find it before the break of day And watch for the time You know we are in a hurry We can't go on If we go the old way And I feel it So much clearer now But strange and Painful, anyhow Sweet mystery; I cannot hear her now Her silence builds her A wall of sound To drown her In her sorrow Sorrow
Same Mistake
And it's stretched beyond recognition And you can't recall the reason But still you feel the need to tell me Exactly why you said goodbye And I'm in a new position And it's somewhat more pleasing And so I really hate to tell you But memories they fade with time Unstable rails and arms a flailing Unstable mind and still I'm sailing Me to a bad rap you were nailing But somehow I got away And I won't make the same mistake The pain is floating by like clouds And now I watch them, without riding Still, you come w/trivialities And I can't listen no more It makes a little more sense somehow My happiness is no longer hiding Someone else might snatch me up There's no telling what's in store
Into The Fold
Please bring me into the fold I long for warmth from cold I can't seem to bear the load And my anger's like a stone I've been let down again They slip right in and call me friend Lunged at again; I'd prefer another end Before they leave, you know they lie Infiltrate and try To burn my hopes alive; Cast my dreams aside I need myself a family That can protect; I cannot feed The one I have is so in need You see the way the story goes The king's allergic to his clothes The tragedy is known; it shows I've no idea to ride The coattails of another's pride But if it were to mean my hide Suppose I'd give it half a try It has come to seem to me That the Mafioso creed Is a safe bet when in need Of a haven in which to bleed She will kiss and he will crunch Her kiss hurts more; packs more punch Unfortunately, not a hunch; It's all out to lunch
Your Tears
I walked through deserts to see you in mourning I know you were there but you ran I know you hid your tears there in the river And like a fish you swam to sea I cast my net and brought you to shore But you became the serpent; slipped through I've chased you over the mountains and wide plains I've sought you for millions of years When will you show me your tears? When will you let me know, You struck at me through your pain, Not because I didnÕt love you You know that would be untrue You know I always loved you You knew that I would be true I walked through jungles to see you there crying You hide in the trees from the pain Just like a monkey you climbed higher and higher So high, into and eagle you turned I caught an angel who flew me to find you But you became the rains and you fell I've chased you over the mountains and wide plains I've sought you for millions of years When will you show me your tears? When will you let me know, You struck at me through your pain, Not because I didnÕt love you You know that would be untrue You know I always loved you You knew that I would be true
