Empty
It’s been too long a time since I had you by my side
Ramblin’ and roamin’ hasn’t left me satisfied
I want to drink a deep draught from your lovin’ cup
Only your mercy can fill me up
chorus
I’m feelin’ empty; Hollow as a big kick drum
So very empty; Hollow as a big kick drum
Only hope I have is the change I pray is gonna come
Starin’ out the window of a great big department store
For the life of me I can’t remember what I came here for
There ain’t nothin’ they could sell me that would soothe my soul
You got the only mojo that can make me whole
I’m feelin’ empty; Hollow as a tollin’ bell
So very empty; Hollow as a tollin’ bell
Only hope I have is that you save me from this living hell
Drivin’ down the highway and I’m pushing 125
Prayin’ that the danger’s gonna make me feel alive
Then the engine sputters as the gasket blows
A thousand miles from nowhere and the motor froze
I’m feelin’ empty; Hollow as a broken vow
So very empty; Hollow as a broken vow
I can hardly hope that your love is gonna save me now |
Hey, Mister
Hey, Mister! When you gonna walk upon the water?
Hey, Mister! When you gonna turn that water to wine?
Take that wine and do some transubstantiation.
Don’t want no prophesies and signs.
Hey, Mister! How you wanna share the loaves and fishes?
Hey, Mister! Are you gonna win their hearts and minds?
The bakerman is gonna want remuneration.
All the fisherman’s got is salt and brine.
Hey, Mister Moneybags! Can’t you spare a quarter?
Hey, Mister Politician! Can’t you spare the time?
Time has come for you to make your restitution.
Don’t want to hear you moan and whine.
Hey, Mister! How we gonna part the rising water?
Hey, Mister! How we gonna stem the cresting tide?
Time & Tide don’t wait on our deliberations.
The tide is up and the river is wide. |
Ill-gotten Gains
You may steal from the destitute and rob from the blind
Your heart is as black as the Peabody mine.
You may clear-cut the forest and poison the rain
May you find ever-lasting mis’ry in your ill-gotten gains
You may broker the future for a few dollars more
You insist that’s just what the future is for
You may lie with the best of them for fortune and fame
May you find ever-lasting mis’ry in your ill-gotten gains
Ill-gotten Gains
Ill-gotten Gains
Ill-gotten Gains
Ill-gotten Gains
May you find ever-lasting mis’ry in your ill-gotten gains
You may never understand what you learned as a child
“Live and Let Live” has never gone out of style
You may be the very last of us to go down the drain
May you find ever-lasting mis’ry in your ill-gotten gains
Ill-gotten Gains
Ill-gotten Gains
Ill-gotten Gains
Ill-gotten Gains
May you find ever-lasting mis’ry in your ill-gotten gains
May you find ever-lasting mis’ry in your ill-gotten gains
May you find ever-lasting mis’ry in your ill-gotten gains |
October Moon
I recall...
walking hand in hand
underneath a bright, silver moon
The air was scented with sweet perfume
As we strolled ‘neath the October Moon
I recall…
Looking into her eyes
On that night of the bright, silver moon
And the leaves rustled a fond farewell
As we paused ‘neath the October Moon
I recall…
Knowing our hearts were one
In the glow of the bright, silver moon
And the lawn felt like a feather-bed
As we lay ‘neath the October Moon
Our love blossomed in moonlight
But an early frost killed the bloom
I recall…
dreaming this memory
at a time when clouds hid the moon
And the sky wept as a lover would
For the dream ‘neath the October Moon |
Older Than I look, Younger Thank I Feel
So, I’m strolling down the street the other day
A pretty little thing comes walking my way
I tip my hat n say ‘Howdee do?’
She eyeballs me as if to say ‘Dad, what’s got into you?’
I smile n shrug n shake it off; I got someplace to be
Gonna meet a friend of mine at a local eatery
I slide into the corner booth; check the specials of the day
When a 20-something waitress traipses over with her tray
I say ‘Howdy, Hon! You’re new here. Won’tcha tell me what’s your name?’
She puts down her tray, cocks her head n sneers ‘I don’t play that game.
Why, you’re old enough to be my dad. You oughta be ashamed.
I got a mind to call the cops.’ Yeah, she was that inflamed.
I throw up my hands, say ‘Ho-ho-hold it there. No need to be so rude.
I ain’t trying to make a play. I just wanna get some food
Since you’re new, you might not know I’ve been coming here for years.
And all that time, I’ve been watching myself grow old in the shaving mirror. I’ll tell you this:
I’m older than I look but I’m younger than I feel
I’m older than I look but I’m younger than I feel
I’m older than I look but I’m younger than I feel
(spoken) Right now, I feel like some Farina; a cup of broth; some dry toast, Metamucil…
Right then my oldest friend comes in and he’s looking rather glum.
He says, ’Y’know what I really miss the most ‘bout being young n dumb?’
I say ‘Tell me, son; might it be all the stupid shit we done?’
‘Well, there is that, my friend, but you gotta admit it was lotsa fun’!
But now;
I’m younger than I look but I’m older than I feel
I’m older than I look but I’m younger than I feel
I’m older than I look but I’m younger than I feel
(spoken) I feel like an 18-year-old; maybe two; one blonde, an’ …
Yeah, I know. Dream on, old man. Dream on… |
Shame
Shame! It’s a shame.
Shame, shame, shame. It’s a dirty shame.
Somebody somewhere is taking somebody’s life.
Somebody, somewhere… Somebody, somewhere, Right now!
Somebody, somewhere is taking somebody’s life.
Now you might say, ”That’s the way things are.”
Yes, indeed, that’s the way it’s always been
But my brothers and my sisters, why must this tragedy go on?
Why do so many precious lives end in killing?
Killing somebody} (bgnd singers – call response)
Somebody they love
Somebody they hate
Somebody they don’t know
Somebody for the dough
Somebody for loving somebody else
Somebody for thinking a different way
Somebody with a gun
Somebody just for fun
With a car-bomb - Right now!
Somebody somewhere is taking somebody’s life
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