2023
Oh so sweet the taste of freedom
The end of Mr. Shallow’s kingdom
Let the desert lie him down
And wash away the painted clown
He’s etched upon his skinny face
The pocket in his jean with mace
Goodbye, tormented one!
Goodbye, tormented one!
The end of all of us helps him think
He walks upon a gust and gives a wink
The yelling in the silo howls
His invitation dies aroused
And weighs upon his blackened mind
See he has the light that shines
Goodbye, tormented one!
Goodbye, tormented one!
See you by the angel dust
Have a kiss you know I must
You love her as she’s now astray
Tell her twice she’s going to have her way
Still born silence in the eager roads
Deep thinking over tea and toast
Some sweet talk atop German beers
No one talks about what no one fears
Sucking the ocean out of its bowl
Into this endless belly of gold
The light lands on an ancient snake
Baby’s calling down from the lake
She’s got her hands locked in a barber’s brawl
And two tickets out of Wichita
They got em hounds scouting us by the school
Baby says you can’t count em fools
As we were talking God and eating free pancakes
I fooled myself with my own handshake
Bypassing the valve that leads to control
Into this endless belly of gold
Sucking the ocean out of its bowl
Into this endless belly of gold
Belly of gold
Belly of gold
Belly of gold
We’re all gonna get there someday
We’re all gonna get there someday
Be calm, move on
Giddy up and get gone
We’re all gonna get there someday
We’re all gonna get there someday
Everyone is free
To augment the elements
If you wanna give up
Stay strong
Tonight we’ll sing along
If it’s good for your heart
And soul
Tonight we’ll lose control
We’re all gonna get there someday
We’re all gonna get there someday
Be calm, move on
Giddy up and get gone
If you wanna give up
Stay strong
Tonight we’ll sing along
If it’s good for your heart
And soul
Tonight we’ll lose control
If you wanna give up
Stay strong
Tonight we’ll sing along
If it’s good for your heart
And soul
Tonight we’ll lose control
If it’s good for your heart
Tonight we’ll lose control
If it’s good for your heart
Tonight we’ll lose control
If it's good for your heart
Tonight we'll lose control
If it's good for your heart
Tonight we'll lose control
Iggy loved her ciggys
But she never had a reason to give love
She always had a sense she was one of those sent from up above
Living like a shooter
She was always waiting with a steady aim
Couldn’t help herself but enjoy a little damage to the brain
The two of us
Getting off way too much
Standing off way too soon
Dead in the afternoon
The boulevard
Filled with broken down hearts
Leaving my lover blue
Dead in the afternoon
Dead in the afternoon
She was such a lovely girl
It really gets me down she got away
Dishing with the boys who were never gonna give her anything
She woke up in Detroit
In the middle of the night with the gang
Flying through the halls of a house she never saw until we sang
The two of us
Getting off way too much
Standing off way too soon
Dead in the afternoon
The boulevard
Filled with broken down hearts
Leaving my lover blue
Dead in the afternoon
Dead in the afternoon
Gonna command my will
To the top of the hill
Go voluntarily climb
Up the sweet sunshine
Gonna commit to being thrilled
Without the help of a pill
Go accidentally blind
In the dead of night
Someone's gonna wanna see that you smile
Someone's gonna wanna fade
Someone's gonna wanna hang you to dry
The heart ain't always up for hire
I think I'll head home and retire
Gonna command my will
Pay for all of the bill
And the lesson is we ride
When the big dogs jive
Someone's gonna wanna see that you smile
Someone's gonna wanna fade
Someone's gonna wanna hang you to dry
The heart ain't always up for hire
I think I'll head home and retire
Gonna command my will
To the top of the hill
I feel eternally obliged
To pierce the green lit sky
I see your big blue eyes
Take off my street disguise
And forget everything
Well I ain’t trying to meet my maker
And I’d be lying that I weep when you take her
Off to get a goodnight’s sleep and you kiss her
She wakes a wink before the brink of spring
And she whispers
Only in your wild, wild dreams
Does the wind blow
Only in your wild, wild dreams
Does the world know
Only in your wild, wild dreams
Does the wind blow
Only in your wild, wild dreams
Does the world know
Does the sun show
Well I ain’t trying to meet my maker
And I’d be lying that I think you can take her
Out to the middle of sea and just sink her
Well it warrants no apology
If you blink first
Only in your wild, wild dreams
Does the wind blow
Only in your wild, wild dreams
Does the world know
Only in your wild, wild dreams
Does the wind blow
Only in your wild, wild dreams
Does the world know
Does the sun show
I can feel it’s beams from here
Only in your wild, wild dreams
Does the wind blow
Only in your wild, wild dreams
Does the world know
Does the sun show
I can feel it’s beams from here
Ah!
Ah!
Ah!
Ah!
Ah!
I was sold as a boy to a soldier
Who died in a cannonball's blaze
He was sure that the love of a stranger
Would make his acquaintance with grace
He’s been coming around when I’m lonely
I’ve been watching him waltz through the gates
I’ve been putting the devil before you
The hour that innocence fades
Growing up with God
Facing innumerable odds
No one wants to say
Why do you think so?
Growing up with God
Facing innumerable odds
No one wants to say
Why do you think so?
Except me
Living Nietzsche’s fantasies
It’s been eating me up what awaits you
And the pain that I’ll see on your face
When I tell you the devil before you
Soon will be taking your place
Growing up with God
Facing innumerable odds
No one wants to say
Why do you think so?
Except me
Living Nietzsche’s fantasies
Now that the war is over I value
The scars that I deemed to be waste
Well I’ve chained up the devil before you
Let’s fire off that boy into space
She lights up underneath a neon sign
Glowing red, orange, blue, lemon lime
Her smile reveals a weakness in my knees
My body’s arrest as she’s starting to please
Into the night we lock holding hands
Nothing to do but erase our plans
Other than the fact that I know you’ve gotta leave me
Everything to do with loving you is so easy
She wants to hear her desire’s applause
Feel the weight of a heartbeat paused
A fire to build to burn down our fears
The time it takes to cruise through the years
Into the night we talk about the world
Nowhere to be but wrapped around my girl
Other than the fact that I know you’ve gotta leave me
Everything to do with loving you is so easy
Into the night we lock holding hands
Nothing to do but erase our plans
Other than the fact that I know you’ve gotta leave me
Everything to do with loving you is so easy
Other than the fact that I know you’ve gotta leave me
Everything to do with loving you is so easy
This is music for the morning
This is music for the morning
This is music for the morning
Throw your train off the tracks
Never think to look back
Heavy moods gonna blow
Time to take nothing slow
Forget you’re here for a while
Breakdown in style and smile
This is music for the morning
This is music for the morning
This is music for the morning
Stop to eat and then pray
Fall asleep through the day
Hear all the dirt at their joint
See her concerns with his point
Don’t kill her childish mind
Save her the prison of time
This is music for the morning
This is music for the morning
This is music for the morning