SOMEONE'S IN THE KITCHEN
I spent Sunday afternoon just hanging around
hanging by my nails two miles up and falling down
checking out the weather
with my strung out feathers
holding up a singer
by my good luck finger
oh I'm hanging on
come back tomorrow to see if I'm gone(x2)
I missed the train by a second or two
screaming through my fist, screaming out "please
love me do"
hanging with a Haitian
at the ticket station
talking about money
how it sure is funny
oh I'm hanging out if ever you need me
just give me a shout(x2)
woke up this morning, my guitar was on fire
smoke it up jimi, I thought that
you had long retired
charcoal smoke and red hot ember
smell like Christmas
in september
oh, I'm waking up
the sugar plum fairy's
in my coffe cup(x2)
CHORUS
someone's in the kitchen
smells like suppertime
someone's in the kitchen
and they're popping a bottle of wine
I got a letter from a long lost sis
jumping in the lily, jumping in the sunshine kiss
"I'm dying and I'm dying on a hospital bed
come come kiss me just before I'm dead"
oh long ago someone figured that I would just know(x2)
I caught a ferry across the lonely bay
and I bussed up to boston and
I bought a ticket just one way
I jumped upon a plane
a coal-black stallion
I crossed the finish line
and I grabbed the medallion
oh I'm finally home promise me that you won't go(x2)
CHORUS
SMILING DOWN
Saturday night I was making my way
I was making my way back home
walking on the broken bottles
swinging from the streetlights
swinging home
walking along with spring in my bended knee
walking on a leather side walk
feeling like a cowboy
riding on
CHORUS
and the moon...
and the moon...
and the moon...
and the moon is smiling down
a tip of the hat and a square of the chin
to the corner milky whites
waiting on a city streetlight
grazing on the asphalt
hanging out
a burning machine like a red hot iron wagon wheel
a wild horse in the city traffic
screaming out "CAR CRASH"
in my ear
CHORUS
broken glass from the tin can candy
the tin can candy red
blue smoke and a cold sweat shower
screaming out "SILENCE"
in the crowd
nobody moves because nobody can
stand back on the city corner
everybody's wondering if they're dead
a hollering whoop from a redhead ambulance
take off like a magic carpet
rub the red lantern
and make a wish
CHORUS
MATCHBOX WHISTLER
bring in the litewood the sun is all dry
the matchbox whistler is all cheeks and smiles
from a walk in the snow with smoke in the sky
hand over hand with ears in the wool
quick close the door cause the winter is cruel
I saved your life once now don't you be a fool
remember the ashes
remember the black
remember the oak walking stick to your back
remember the knife and the blue steel stars
he ran away cold and left you at the bar
the oven is hot and your supper is free
so take off your boots and I'll put on the tea
cause it's no easy hike through those city streets
hat on the nail the old dusty black
is saved for your brother if he ever comes back
but he's gone and he's gone down his lonely track
remember the cold the snow and the moon
the crowds inside with liquor in their tune
remember his breath and the hatred it kept
he ran away cold and left you on the step
now watch him run from you,
run from you, run from you
(x4)
he'd wait in the trees as a boy yea high
with peace and quiet of a cloud in the sky
and he'd wait for the sparrows till the sun was dry
remember the dark
remember the light
the cold of the snow the heat of the flight
I remember it all and I'm really quite sure
he ran away cold and left you at the door
now watch him run from you,
run from you, run from you
(x4)
bring in the litewood the sun is all dry
whistle a tune as you light up the fire
cause the snow's on the ground
and the smoke's in the sky
DARK AND LONELY MAN
dark and lonely, lonely man
"turn around pick a door and take your chance"
the innocent breeze whispered in his ear
"promises, promises..." the old man leered
dark and lonely, lonely man
"take a bud from my side" the thin vine cried
the sinuous growth nestled in his hair
"let me go, let me be" the man despairs
dark and lonely, lonely man
"where have you been?" the old tree began
"I have never known fear except for you, sad friend"
"I can't move, I can't move" he said, about the bend
CHORUS
light foot footstep shadow long secrets
cover your face with your hats and your sequins
light foot footstep shadow long gone
cover your face when you're singing that song
(x2)
dark and lonely, lonely man
"taste of my fruit if you only can"
said the patient tree made of elephant wood,
"I'm not hungry, won't eat, and I'm gone for good"
dark and lonely, lonely man
"will you ever smile?" said the breeze again
"someday I think you will if you let us in"
"I'll try, I'll try" he whispered again
CHORUS(x2)
dark and lonely, lonely man
"turn around pick a door and take your chance"
the innocent breeze whispered in his ear
"promises, promises..." the old man leered
CHORUS(x4)
QUIET
she came in the back door with
her heart on her sleeve
if I had even noticed would've asked her to leave
but I was too far away from the scene of the crime
just me and a cup of hot sleepytime
reading the latest biography
hoping that it might be someone like me
just to find me a way out of my head
but let's forget all that, cause it's time for bed
she came in the back door with her heart in her hand
and she's quiet as the old dusty baby grand
and I'm half asleep in the candlelight
that hot cup of tea did me just right
she's slipping around through open doors
two white socks on the hardwood floors
she sat herself down behind the keys
she played and she played as loud as she pleased
CHORUS
whoever you are you've gone to far
cause I need my precious peace and quiet
open wide and you come inside
to disturb my precious peace and quiet
I love the way that you play
but I need my precious peace and quiet
I'd kick you out with my scream and shout
but I just can't seem to do it
so I jumped out of bed with my heart in my throat
and I picked up my heels so I could get your goat
cause I remember the last time you did this trick
you had me spooking around with a candlestick
peace and quiet that's what I had
but you can't help being bad
through the back door with your heart in your hand
you take your favorite seat behind the baby grand
she came in the back door with her heart on a string
she kicked off the dust and she made it sing
and I'm down the stairs in a squint of an eye
just to see what's up and see just why
someone busted down my back door
and snuck across the kitchen floor
and is playing a tune while I'm counting sheep
it sure is pretty but I can't sleep
CHORUS
who do you think you are?
(x12)
she came in the back door with her
heart on her sleeve
If I had even noticed would've asked her to leave
but I was too far away from the scene of the crime
just me and a cup of hot sleepytime
reading the latest biography
hoping that it mught be someone like me
just to find me a way out of my head
but let's forget all that cause it's time for bed
BECAUSE OF YOU
goodnight to the river
goodnight to the harbor lights
goodnight to the city
goodnight will never be the same
because of you
I can sit here drinking licorice tea
and stare up at the golden moon
just picturing the way things used to be
the hot summer in the middle of June
you were there in your peach silk dress
laughing at me cause I was a mess
a tall glass of lemonade
come on let's go lay down in the shade
it really wasn't that long ago
it really wasn't that long ago
I can sit here in my rocking chair
down by the riverside
I could think about your golden hair
but I'll think about my foolish pride
you were ther beside me
lay down your head sweet Rosa Marie
just you and me and the distant hound
just one kiss and the sun went down
it really wasn't that long ago
it really wasn't that long ago
let the river pull me under
down to the cold cold blue
let the lightning and the thunder
have just one crack and I'm through
let the stars chooce my number
but I ain't going down not because of you
I can sit here all alone
and howl as the moon goes down
a burning fever down in my bones
I'm almost certain that I'll come around
the roller coaster and the ferris wheel
cotton candy whatever you feel
just hold my hand and hold it tight
a candy apple in the middle of the night
it really wasn't that long ago
it really wasn't that long ago
let the city drag me down
like she just might do
til I'm scraping the ground
with holes in my shoes
with my head spinning round
but I ain't going down not because of you
DANCING VIRGINIA
your moon has come out tonight
round as crying eye
round as a ringlet of smoke
from your smoke signal sky
I am the oak and the maple
I have covered my roots
you are the dancing virginia
in black leather boots
come as the silver morning
come as the dragonfly
come as my sleeping sister
through the midnight sky
CHORUS
cover me with your fire's ashes
cover me with your midnight veil
cover me with your smokey river
cover me dancing virginia
there's a pain in my side
and it's killing me
there's a field of crows
now a black sea
and I have called upon the hills
and I have called upon the soil
and they have screamed in my ear
"where's your heart boy?"
CHORUS
your moon has come out tonight
round as crying eye
round as a ringlet of smoke
from your smoke signal sky
come as the silver morning
come as the dragonfly
come as my sleeping sister
through the midnight sky
CHORUS
cover me with you revelation
cover me with your sorrow's tale
cover me with your holy water
cover me dancing virginia
the gray elephant folds of adventure
the blue oasis of meditation
the feathered touch of a sleepy afternoon
beneath the tent of a palmetto haven
and I'm rising upwards from my feet
as children run side by side with their elation
MY HEART IS ON THE OCEAN
old man walking on the old foot path
old man walking with his first son
oh son my heart is on the ocean
and my eyes are burning from the salt sea
the sun is steady as the sun it will rise
morning the wind is in the willow
oh son the wind is in the willow
and the morning is steady as the sunrise
CHORUS
my heart is in the ocean
my heart is in the ocean
and my eyes are burning from the salt sea
the ship is sailing as the ships they do sail
over the blue and misty water
oh son your ship is in the harbor
and your bag is tuggin at your shoulder
the seagull is flying as seagulls do fly
corssing over the ocean
oh son you're corssing over the ocean
and the seagull is flying as the bird flies
CHORUS
the sun is steady as the sun it will rise
farewell my first son
oh son my heart is on the ocean
and my eyes are buring from the salt sea
CHORUS
U CAN LOOK
me and this girl
red lip blue eye dark long curl
dance around until her flags unfurl
crazy as a demon from another world
get down
cause I feel like I own this whole town
so I do, so do you
make a jungle sound and I make one too
try to say good-bye to the color blue
mmm I really shouldn't talk to you (x3)
I have a sis
strawberry blond and chocolate kiss
thigh high boots and all of this
boogie like a fiend until pure bliss
hello
this is not a place that I sohuld flow
talk about the sky or the lunar show
make it up as I go
so very sweet that it hurts my teeth
the topical discussion is beyond belief
I'm trapped like a mouse in a cat's paw
sexiest persian that I ever saw
you got to speak up cause I cannot hear
lips moving closer to my ear
be a dear... not so near
go ahead and buy me just one more beer
I try to turn the focus down to my shoe
mmm I really shouldn't talk to you (x4)
CHORUS:
U can look but U can't touch (x3)
I really kind of like it but it's much too much
U can look but U can't touch (x3)
I really kind of like it but it's much too much
my, what a chick
fiery red and your first pick
hanging out with her is quite a kick
to be or not to be is the trick
she says the two of you are just good friends
all good things can come to an end
and what's the problem anyway when there's no ring
very interesting
hey man, I love you but you know how it is
even mr. cracker never counted on cheez whiz
I'm trying to be cool I swear but by golly
your girl is so nice... and my folly
riles me up every time I even look at her
my mind is saying "no" but my body does me good sir
every little thing ga goo goo ga goo
what can what can I do? pick up the glue
and paste up my mouth and my eyeballs, too
mmm I really shouldn't talk to you (x4)
CHORUS
me and this girl
red lip blue eye dark long curl
dance around until her flags unfurl
crazy as a demon from another world
get down
cause I feel like I own this whole town
so I do, so do you
make a jungle sound and I make one too
try to say good-bye to the color blue
mmm I really shouldn't talk to you (x3.5 + 4)
CHORUS (x2)
LAMPLIGHT
on the edge of the lamplight
a little boy stays
close enough to be seen
far enough to be safe
sitting down in the lamplight
a little boy's gaze
falters from the blank stars
fishes through the swollen haze
hiding out in the moonlight
a little boy plays
all alone in a crowd
firmly set in his ways
climbing back to the lamplight
a little boy takes
a last look, a last chance
gone away too afraid
CHORUS
and he waits...
and he waits...
and he waits...
for another chance
(x2)
floating up in the limelight
a little boy weighs
half as much as he did
when he was offstage
crashing down in the lamplight
a little boy razed
every hope that he had
every dream that he chased
CHORUS
slipping back to the lamplight
a little boy waits
waterfalls down his cheeks
a last wish too late
on the edge of the lamplight
a little boy stays
close enough to be seen
far enough to be safe
CHORUS(x2)
OPIUM
"do you smoke opium?" he said
as he opened my wallet on the street
please god please can you breathe just a little softer
It's hard enough to stand up straight cause I'm beat
don't call your girlfriend on the phone
there's lots of other numbers you can use
get this dial tone off me
let's go out and get some coffee
caffeine will make you less and less confused
I didn't want to be Chinese
I just ended up in this part of town
I'm an entertainer
and I will try to make you saner
at least turn your frown upside down
here take a look upon my face
It's dark, I know you can't see at all
but try and take some notice
at least try and focus
or else your going to stumble or even fall
CHORUS:
there's one man coming from the south land
just off the new fix
the sleeve tricks
strike it up if judah sticks
the brass band
hold hands
right across the new land
have an ancient pay your rent
at least conceal your identity
cause it's cheaper when it's free
the warble in the purple
and the bubble's in trouble again
I heard there was a murder just upstairs
I saw the graffiti on the van
the tears on her cheek
they were as clean as a squeek
a crack in the window and they ran
please let me hold you by the belt the fall is at least
three stories down
It's easier I swear
comb your teeth and brush your hair
a few flights of steps and we're into town
"do you smoke opium?" he said
as he offered the back seat of a cab
If you have no quid
then don't you even make a bid
don't worry I'll just put it on your tab
the yellow of the hood began to roar
and the seat became soft or so it seemed
just press it to your skin
and let the fun begin
the music in your throat will make you scream
CHORUS
you don't know me but I'm famous
you might even like me given a chance
I'm nervous and I'm shaking
I'm toasted and I'm still baking
from this drug that gives this evening such romance
"do you smoke opium?" he said
as we walked into the early morning gray
with my hand upon his sleeve
before I took my leave
I said "no and now I'll be on my way."