We all make decisions, and some you've got to live with. And some you just pretend they don't exist. Me I've made some bad ones, in the name of havin' fun.
When you're walking down the street. I'll be the one that stares like a statue. You turn the corner. I'll be the one that follows you downtown. . When you finally notice me.
Its a small crowd here again tonight. Im playing these old songs I write. Nobodys listening. But a rich guy in the corner booth. . And I think Id like to be just like him.
Everything is shinin' and surrounded by light. In this rows of halos, like stars in the night. Sidewalks paved with diamonds up on Hallelujah Boulevard.
Im sittin in car in southern California. Just like I do every day thinkin bout my life. And waiting for the light to change. Told her I was leavin. . She said I dont believe you.
Yes I 've been with someone new. She's a good woman too. But she can't compare to you. Chorus:. The more time that I spend with her. The more I see what it's about.
Started workin' here when I was 21. Summer of '56, my life had just begun. Back then this place was some place to be. Thought I could grow with the company.
I'm far from perfect baby I know it's true. But I guess nobody has to tell you. I don't always listen and I talk too much. I think I'm in tune when I'm out of touch, baby.
Beyond the cost of diesel fuel. And the tearing down of my old high school. I still think about her. The nation's rising deficit. My fatal crave for cigarettes.
Rebels facing a brand new world. Standing in the doorway without a clue. Devil's inside all of us. And we'll go right straight to hell before we're through.
She left Arizona, like her father had before. She took a bus 'cause she hated planes. She prayed the trip would ease her pain. And lead to open doors.
How many times have you heard someone say. If I had his money I could do things my way. But little they know that is so hard to find one rich man in ten with a satisfied mind.
Well I headed to Atlanta for the weekend. Just to step out of my boring little life. I was going to my best friend's brothers' wedding. Thought I'd eat and drink for free for just one night.
I beg you pardon I never promised you a rose garden. Along with the sunshine there's gotta be a little rain sometimes. When you take you got to give, so live and let live or let go.
Angels in the heaven, demons on the ground. My head is spinning somewhere in between. Homes that look like mansions not so far away. From the cardboard ones that make our streets unclean.
Rainin' in my heart since we been apart. Oh I know I was wrong darlin' please come on home. . You've got me crying about to lose my mind. Oh don't let me cry in vain just try my love one more time.
It's Tuesday night, it's twenty to eight. I'm picking up my baby and I'm already late. There's a blond hair beauty in the liquor store line. She asked me to share her bottle of wine.
Don't build for me no paper mansions that only stand until you're gone. You paint the nicest futures of anyone I know. You always leave me holding on to pretty words that glow.
I'm gonna find how far your mem'ry reaches and then go one mile more. I'm gonna find a place where your mem'ry leaves me and then go one mile more. . Old beatup suitcase on the platform a train ticket in my hand.
My name aint up in lights. But Im a hero in this bar. And I play four big shows a night. With just me and my guitar. . I dont make a lot of money. And I dont have a lot of gear.