Gentle ladies, gentleman Waiting ?till the dance begins Carefully we come to speak A word for all to hear If you listen, if you should We won?t be misunderstood
Was there ever a winter so cold and so sad The river too weary to flood The storming wind cut through to my skin But she cut through to my blood I was
See the boys out walking The boys, they look so fine Dressed up in green velvet Their silver buckles shine Soon they?ll be bleary eyed Under a keg of
This cruel country has driven me down Teased me and lied, teased me and lied I?ve only sad stories to tell to this town My dreams have withered and died
I feel for you, you little horror Safe at your mother?s breast No lucky break for you around the corner ?Cos your father is a bully And he thinks that
I know the way That I feel about you I?m never going to run away I?m never going to run away Never knew the way When I lived without you I?m never going
It seems like a lifetime since I saw you Lover lover I?ve been away too long When I see lovers holding hands and sighing I hang my head for shame of
I?m beating my retreat Back home to you I?m beating my retreat Back home to you I?m burning all my bridges I?m burning all my bridges I?m burning all
This old house is falling down around my ears I?m drowning in the river of my tears When all my will is gone you hold me sway I need you at the dimming
Dirty people take what?s mine I can leave them all behind They can never cross that line When I get to the border Sawbones standing at the door Waiting
ringing on the ice-cream bell He?s got the stuff that?ll cool you right down It?s the best that they ever did sell It?s the best that they ever did sell
O who will remember, O who will be sure And still feel the silence as close as before And was there a season without any rain, And never, O never, O
High up above the crowd The great Valerio is walking The rope seems hung from cloud to cloud And time stands still while he is walking His eye is steady
I was under the Calvary Cross The pale-faced lady she said to me I?ve watched you with my one green eye And I?ll hurt you ?till you need me You scuff
Night comes in Like some cool river How can there be Be another day Take my hand O real companion And we?ll dance We?ll dance ?till we fade away O the
I?m so tired of working every day, Now the weekend?s come I?m gonna throw my troubles away If you?ve got the cab fare, mister you?ll do all right I want