: I live on the second floor Of an old row house down in Baltimore Watching all the colors and the shapes Standing tall up here My face against the
: We were young, twenty one, all those years ago In came a fascination, everything is under control Full of life, untried, through thickets and through
: 1945, the year I was born My mother died, but left behind a son You stayed with me Jesus Yes, you showed the way You flew down from Heaven, to steal
: I'm wide awake, Its the middle of the night Standin in the dark Waitin up for the light And here I'll remain Till the sun is in the sky Standin' in
: There's a message in the skies and in the streets Opportunity, the American dream It's in the radio, it's superstars Are the arteries and veins that
: Am I asleep? Is this a dream? Oh my God, what have I done? Anything? At twenty-three, You walked out on me. Oh my God, where have you gone? Anyway
: Be a sinner or a saint Take the beauty over brains On your malcom draw the Xs on the eyes Fill it in or leave it blank Be a hero or the crank Undercover
: I caught a piece of the sunshine, put a little hope in me But after the flood raged, there's nothing really left to see But I was not done, or beat
: It was the darkest day I could tell from the moment you spoke my name Said in a miserable way with every year you've come to regret it We've colored
: There are ghosts in here They are stuck in the middle Midnight rattling chains Just like fireworks Heading straight for the heavens But explode on
: Looks like these afternoons of revery are through What's left for me to say, what's left for me to do? Float along and feel the water on my back Try
: Shining like a work of art Hanging on a wall of stars Are you what I think you are? You're my satellite You're riding with me tonight Passenger side
: Everyone here's in trouble Man with the megaphone It's smoke and mirrors And crystal balls And red alerts all because The king who hides behind the
: I looked down and I didn't know what to think Vapor trails from the engine of this plane Shut my eyes and I flew right from this place Made a wish
: One half of me is still shaking The other half is still waiting for little hug Walk down the water slide Look in my eyes show me a sigh So people
: I closed the door and stepped into the city The city stepped right back to me There's cracks on every sidewalk of this city Like licking lips to swallow
: Bones are broken and the will is sunk How did everything get so fucked up? Do you want to change your mind? You can always change your mind You and
: Standing on a building I am a lightning rod And all these clouds are so familiar Descending from the mountain tops The gods are threatening But I will
