We were sitting at the head of a car. And her lips were dry and parched. And we turned to each other. We were listening to "Suspicious Minds". . CHORUS.
A lie to say, "O my mountain has coal veins and beds to dig. 500 men with axes and they all dig for me". A lie to say, "O my river where many fish do swim.
dance to the sun. a kiss to the earth. embrace a stone. . come the small black book. come the brandy cask. one strange disease. the well worded paper.
Wide open falsehood. The clan destine truths. Rival till the end. In a series of duels. . Pardon the drapery language I choose. Waltz in Vienna has taught me to use.
Jenny, Jenny you don't know the nights I hide. Below a second story room to whistle you down. The man who's let to divvy up, time is a miser. He's got a silver coin only lets it shine for hours.
Steep is the water tower. Painted off blue to match the sky. . Can't ignore the train. . Night walks in the valley silent. You could swear the earth just moved.
Over your shoulder, please dont mind me. If my eyes have fallen onto your magazine. Oh, Ive been watching and wondering. Why your face is changing with every line you read.
Heaven, is this Heaven?. Heaven, is this Heaven?. Heaven, is this Heaven where we are?. See them walking if you dare all, if you call that walking. Stumble, stagger, fall and drag themselves along the streets of Heaven.
One time. You made me cry. Be proud that I. Remember. . My chin is sore. The bruise is gone. But the spot is tender. . Gave my hand a sister coy. To Cotton Alley where.
I should know to leave them home. They follow me through the store with these toys I can't afford. Kids, take them back, you know better than that. Dolls that talk, astronauts, t.v. games, airplanes.
Why are some men born. With minds that earn degrees. The loving cups. Gilded plaques. Grace their study walls. Hide the cracks. While their genius is turned.
I always knew that you would take yourself far from home. As soon as, as far as, you could go. By the quarter inch cut of your hair and the Army issue pay.
In the dark night a giant slumbered. Untouched for centuries. 'Til awakened by a white man's cry. "This is the Eden I was to find". . There were lands to be charted.
To your common sense firm arguments. I won't listen to your voice of reason, trying to change my mind. I mind my feelings and not your words, didn't you notice.
He fills the flower vases, trims the candle bases. Takes small change from the poor box, Tyler has the key. He takes nail and hammer to tack up the banner.
On one morning. In the month of May. When all the birds. Were singing. . I saw a lovely maiden stray. Across the fields at break of day. She softly sung her roundelay.
The legs of Maddox kitchen tables. My whole life twisted on a lathe. In a foreman's torrent. My first English was. "Faster boy if you want your pay". Barking commands.
Big big plans are being made. For my sisters Wedding Day. We'll have a ball at the sons of Roma Hall. Family, friends come one and all. . First the best man makes a toast.
Now I've been happy lately. Thinking about the good things to come. And I believe it could be. Something good has begun. . Oh, I've been smiling lately.
Mercy, mercy, why didn't we hear it?. Mercy, mercy, why did we read it. Buried on the last page of our morning papers?. . The plan was drafted, drafted in secret.