Answers can come too late. And time is not one to wait. I no longer believe. . Feelings of deep despair. I tell myself I don't care. It wasn't meant to be.
Oh, send me off to war with a gun in my hand. But I won't pull the trigger. Out destiny is here 'neath the red, white and blue. So lead me to the slaughter.
I who made the sun. And placed it in the heavens. I who made the mighty winds to blow. And the oceans to roar. . I who made the universe. Unfurled it like a canvas.
I still miss someone. At my door the leaves are falling. The cold wild wind will come. Sweethearts walk by together. And I still miss someone. . I go out on a party.
It's true that I used to be crazy. And harder to love than most men. And the blood that ran in these tired hands. Was harder and wilder back then. . And I don't feel as tall as I used to.
I just found out some things I thought of you. I never dreamed that they were true. I just found out that you were leavin' me. I never dreamed that it would be.
If your love were electricity. it might light up the Broadway signs. like opening night.. . And if your love were a small town,. I might find myself wandering off the road.
Well, they dragged me from the party, kicking and screaming,. Clawing at the carpet, chewing up the scenery. and talking to my friends with no regard for decency..
It keeps me up at night.. I'm not certain I was right.. I'm consumed by what might have been. Again and again and again.. . And now the sky is turning black..
Well, I'm a born disciple.. But I'm inherently suspicious. Of anything and everything I love.. I'm coherent to a fault,. So I'm always looking for ways.
I got my first guitar when I was just a boy. I was playin' the blues instead of playin' with toys. Listenin' to the Opera and dreamin' of the neon lights.
Well, I was just a kid, maybe two or three. Had a bad nightmare, scared the life out of me. Mama came in to calm my fears. When nothing she could do would stop those tears.
Every guy in my country road home town. Lost their mind when this one girl came around. Oh, I was seventeen. The first time that she looked my way. Hot as the pavement in July.
A short red dress don't turn my head. At least that's true unless it's you that's wearin' it. Glamor girls, high heels and pearls. They're a dime a dozen in this world.
If you've got faith and you believe in what you're living for. You can stand your ground when the devil's at your door. And a little hope can help you when the road is getting rough.
The first night we brought you home, it scared me half to death. I stood right beside your crib and counted every breath. Lookin' at your little face, Heaven seemed so close.
I see the questions in your eyes. I know what's weighin' on your mind. But you can be sure I know my part. 'Cause I'll stand beside you through the years.
I guess everybody goes to the grocery store, even me. There's no tellin' who in the world there you're gonna see. Lost in space at the cash only aisle number three.
Sometimes a song can touch a nerve that takes me back to you. When I pick up my old guitar and I play your favorite tune. Every now and then, some little thing, I've buried comes bubblin' up.
I like the feel of your name on my lips. And I like the sound of your sweet gentle kiss. The way that your fingers run through my hair. And how your scent lingers even when your not there.