I want a word with you 'bout your average Jimmy. He told me things that I guess I never knew. He was a bad dancer till he learned to shimmy. He was adrift till the world came into view.
Its the way that you repair the broken parts. Its the way that you assemble. and its wondering that keep the stops and starts. . Oh, this still life has its virtues.
I hear, you're waving me off. I hear, you're moving on past. I hear, you're sending me on. At last. . I hear, your time has come. I hope your time will last.
No silence on the streets, dirty feet, you cannot sleep. Your taxi is your home. You want to clean it up, the dirty scum, the filthy bums. You write when you're alone.
Come steer me now. Leave ideas in my head. And I'll come alive. Or cover me instead. . There's a ceiling light above me. And a song that says I will. And it's kneeling down upon me.
Slow down, I'm not looking for an answer.. But at least not today.. Instead entertain me for the moment.. Oh this won't go away.. . Chorus:. You speak to me then sentence me..
It doesn't matter if you are going to wait. but the lesson's learned and its seems ok. and you might not like this at all. but I never thought that you cared much at all.
Oh, you never learned the 'Whens' and 'Wheres' and 'Whys'. And I still believe that you were dying to be everything. To everyone and for all time. Ah, the golden boy did you stop trying?.
Going to take you back, all the way to yesterday. When everything supposedly began. Met some guy, sight unseen, steady diet of everything. And a plan, ohh, man.
Someone tells me somethin' , well, I'm prepared to listen. Nothin's goin' on, nothin's goin' on. Standing next to no one, well, that was my intention.
My brother told me. What had happened on that day.. Although I knew,. The feeling did not hit me right away.. . Then I fell asleep into a dream and thought that it was real..
I see you shuffle on the set when you stand inside it.. And there's applause raining down that won't last.. And it's the lines that I forget that keep me around, I guess..
So surprised,. I fought windmills.. So surprised,. I saw angels.. I know my place in this.... . So surprised,. I had visions.. So surprised,. You were in them..
They say you've been around. They say you've been uptown. Funny, I was with you. I just can't recall. But they say you've been around. . They say you've been denied.
Hey there Sal, you sure are crazy. And boy you love to have a ball. Must be great with all the ladies. Watch it Sal, don't you fall. . You can cry like a loser, like a clown.
I'm so glad you finally called. It's been way too long. How's New York and you been getting on?. . You say you're prayin' for one whole week. Well, let me just tell you.
You say you don't like my kind, don't drink moonshine. Homegrown ain't your thing. Never been to a roadhouse, knockdown drag-out. Raised a little country Cain.
She takes spinning class, she cooks low fat. Always passes on the butter pats. She's regimented, resolute. Looks dang good in her birthday suit. . She wishes I would walk the line.
I hated like the devil. To tell her we were through. I was sure it would break her heart. Tear her world in two. . She is such a fragile thing. Lord, I hate to make her cry.
She never cried when old Yeller died. She wasn't washed in the blood of the lamb. She never stood up for the star spangled banner. And she wasn't a John Wayne fan.