Well I've kicked around a lot since high school I've worked a lot of nowhere gigs From keyboard man in a rock'n ska band To haulin' boss crude in the
In the mornin' you go gunnin' For the man who stole your water And you fire till he is done in But they catch you at the border And the mourners are
When black Friday comes, I'll stand down by the door And catch the gray men when they dive from the fourteenth floor When black Friday comes, I'll collect
Worry the bottle mama, it's grapefruit wine Kick off your high heel, sneakers, it's party time The girls don't seem to care what's on, as long as they
Five names that I can hardly stand to hear Includin' yours and mine and one more chimp who isn't here I can see the ladies talkin', how the times are
While the music played you worked by candlelight Those San Francisco nights you were the best in town Just by chance you crossed the diamond with the
I've seen your picture Your name in lights above it This is your big debut It's like a dream come true So won't you smile for a camera? I know they're
Way back when, in sixty-seven I was the dandy of gamma chi Sweet things from Boston So young and willing Moved down to Scarsdale Where the hell am I
Your everlasting summer you can see it fading fast So you grab a piece of something that you think is gonna last Well you wouldn't even know a diamond
I don't mind the quiet Or the lonely nights I don't miss the funky attitudes And I don't miss the fights I lie on the couch 'til suppertime And hunker
I remember the thirty-five sweet goodbyes When you put me on the Wolverine up to Annandale It was still September when your daddy was quite surprised
This is the day Of the expanding man That shape is my shade There where I used to stand It seems like only yesterday I gazed through the glass At ramblers
Times are hard You're afraid to pay the fee So you find yourself somebody Who can do the job for free When you need a bit of lovin' 'Cause your man is
We hear you're leavin' That's okay I thought our little wild time Had just begun I guessed you kind of Scared yourself You turn and run But if you have
Drive west on Sunset To the sea Turn that jungle music down Just until we're out of town This is no one night stand It's a real occasion Close your eyes
Bodhisattva, would you take me by the hand Bodhisattva, would you take me by the hand Can you show me the shine of your Japan The sparkle of your china
On a night like this You look up at your lover It's like you're in some old cartoon Then you detect The scent of faded roses Up in the sky There's that
