Coming HomeEverything's Going To Work OutI'm Not SleepingCheap MotelSoul SurvivorTouch The RainGone But Not Forgotten1945It's A Hell of A LifeFeeling Better NowIdiot's DelightIn Our Little RoomInnocence Is Beautiful |
Everything's
Going To Work Out
(Joe Grushecky / Bruce Springsteen) I never go out, I just stay at home Change my address and disconnect the phone Turn off the TV because it bothers me I've seen all, seen all I want to see And if my friends ask where I've been Just say I don't know what's become of him
Well I'm not sleeping I'm only resting my eyes I'm not sleeping I'm only taking my time
Well it's so hard, so hard to be responsible Knowing everything, everything that's possible When the bad wind when it comes blowing in I'll pack my things and I'll move on again Feed the rich, fool the poor Stack the bodies outside my door
Cause I'm not sleeping I'm only resting my eyes Well I'm not sleeping I'm only taking my time
The world outside is such a dangerous place That I don't dare, I don't dare show my face They got my number, they know where I live I've got no more to say, I've got no more to give
But I'm not sleeping Yea I'm not sleeping
Another night comes drawing near I lock my doors and then I disappear
But I'm not sleeping I'm only resting my eyes Well I'm not sleeping I'm only taking my time I'm not sleeping
(Joe Grushecky / Bruce Springsteen) I've been drifting from state to state From town to town chasing my fate Working just enough to sleep and eat A man never knows who he might meet
At a cheap motel - cheap motel Where I've been I'll never tell Riding down the highway bound straight for hell And check into a cheap motel
I had a girl once but it didn't work out She wasn't happy traveling about She expected too much of me She wanted a home and security
Instead of cheap motels - cheap motels Where I've been I'll never tell Riding down the highway bound straight for hell And check into a cheap motel - a cheap motel
From the Motel Six in Tucson, Arizona To the Do Drop In in Lawton, Oklahoma Going to spend my winters in New Mexico Where the nights are long and the days are slow The nights are long and the days are slow
The cops come knocking one day at dawn And I got arrested for building a bomb Two days later they cleared the cell And drove me back to this cheap motel
Cheap motel, cheap motel Where I've been I'll never tell Riding down the highway bound straight for hell And check into a cheap motel
(Joe Grushecky/Bill Toms/Rick Witkowski) Staring out my window I'm thinking about you Staring out my window Down a lonely avenue Somewhere a song is playing I don't recognize the tune I used to know every word they were singing It all ended much too soon
Say a prayer for the soul survivor The sounds echo down an empty street Say a prayer for the soul survivor My heart's beating rhythm And my soul still believes
I hear the train rolling Rolling down the tracks Those days are gone forever There's no way they're coming back I can hear the whistle blowing I can hear a baby cry It's time we should be going But I just can't say good bye
Say a prayer for the soul survivor Sounds echo down an empty street Say a prayer for the soul survivor My heart's beating rhythm And my soul still believes
Mustang Sally Slow your mustang down
(Joe Grushecky) Time goes by so quickly I can't even stop to think So I got up early this morning While everyone was still asleep And I thought about his passing And how things will never be the same And when I hear my own kids laughing I can feel the father's pain
I want to touch the rain I want to kiss the sky I want to live it up Live it up until I die I want to laugh out loud I want to ease the pain I want to hold the child I want to touch the rain I want to touch the rain
I spent my time out on the streets Chasing rainbows and searching for gold I tried to find salvation in between the sheets As your sweet mysteries unfold And I found I didn't know a thing All my old ways didn't amount to much I was searching for a lover to wash me clean Until I was saved by her sweet touch
I want to touch the rain I want to kiss the sky I want to live it up Live it up until I die I want to laugh out loud I want to ease the pain I want to hold the child I want to touch the rain I want to touch the rain
(Joe Grushecky/Bill Toms) I woke up this morning And I was all alone I could still smell her on my sheets She packed her things She packed her things and she was gone I guess it's going to be one of those weeks
She's gone but she's not forgotten Like a cool breeze on a hot summer night She's gone but she's not forgotten And she blew right out of my life
I could have tried I could have tried just a little harder I could have changed just a little bit I could have paid the price I could have paid the price to keep her The strong stay on - but the weak just quit
She's gone but she's not forgotten Like a cool breeze on a hot summer night She's gone but she's not forgotten And she blew right out of my life She blew right out of my life
(Joe Grushecky / Bruce Springsteen) John's father was a preacher Who taught him "Thou shalt not kill" But when the draft notice came in August Father pronounced it as God's will He boot camped in Mississippi Not far from New Orleans They drilled him and they trained him And marched him straight into the sea
Just knowing she was waiting Helped him to survive And when he came close to dying Helped him stay alive Now he's coming home - it's 1945
John met her on his furlough His brother was going out with her best friend She took him home to meet her parents John asked if he could see her again First date was to the movies Drove her home to say goodbye to the family She promised she would write him When he shipped out for overseas
Just knowing she was waiting Helped him to survive And when he came close to dying Helped him stay alive Now he's coming home - it's 1945
He got wounded south of Paris In the summer of '44 They patched him up in England Sent him back to the war He remembers the day it ended But he can't recall the place He took her picture from his helmet And just stared into her face
Just knowing she was waiting Helped him to survive And when he came close to dying Helped him to survive Now he's coming home - it's 1945
(Joe Grushecky) I grew up in Greene County in a tin covered shotgun shack Daddy said anyone who had a brain had already gone And they weren't coming back I remember mama leaving and as she walked out the door She said, "I love you all dearly, I just can't stand no more"
It's a hell of a life In the summer in this county when the wells all run dry It's a hell of a life Lying here sweating in bed listening to the wild dogs cry And dreaming of angels and castles in the sky And praying for rain and help from on high If wishes had wings you know I would fly Away from this life It's a hell of a life
When the mines closed down The jobs that were left kept us barely alive So I dropped out of school and joined the marines in 1965 I volunteered for Vietnam and got tore up twice I came back to Greene County looking for work and a wife
It's a hell of a life In the summer in this county when the wells all run dry It's a hell of a life Lying here sweating in bed listening to the wild dogs cry And dreaming of Elvis and Graceland in the sky And praying for rain and help from on high If wishes had wings you know I would fly Away from this life It's a hell of a life
I remember mama leaving and as she walked out the door She said "I love you all dearly, I just can't stand no more"
It's a hell of a life Well, it's a hell of a life
(Joe Grushecky) I used to walk around with my head in the clouds Searching for what I don't know Something I could never find Yeah I've been knocked around I used to dress in hand me downs Some people used to laugh at me But it don't matter - I don't mind
Suddenly I feel just like a new man Because I've found better things to do I'm feeling better now I'm feeling better now I'm feeling better - feeling you
I never dined on French cuisine I never drove in a limousine I never had any cash Some people called me poor white trash I used to live in a trailer park Never went out until after dark I said goodbye to all that mess I just changed my address
Suddenly I feel just like a new man Because I've found better things to do I'm feeling better now I'm feeling better now I'm feeling better now - feeling you
Excuse me if I appear to be having so much fun I apologize it's just a state of mind I've got a feeling that it's only just begun I tried acting sad but it's a waste of time
Suddenly I feel just like a new man Because I found better things to do I'm feeling better now I'm feeling better now I'm feeling better - feeling you
(Joe Grushecky / Bruce Springsteen) I met up with St. Peter He was working at the pearly gates He said I can't let you in now son You're going to have to wait So just sit back and take it easy And kick off both your shoes And grab yourself a beer While I watch the evening news
The jackals leave here laughing as they slip into the night How did something so beautiful turn into an idiot's delight
He said what makes them all so stupid Oh what I cannot tell Maybe I should go down there And show them just a little hell But would they get the message Would anybody learn Such a might effort For such a small return
The jackals leave here laughing as they slip into the night How did something so beautiful turn into an idiot's delight
He said sometimes I get so angry My blood begins to boil I must of put my seed Into some mutant type of soil They don't understand a thing And they ain't got no respect But they sure do keep me laughing man So what the heck The jackals leave here laughing as they slip into the night How did something so beautiful turn into an idiot's delight
(Joe Grushecky) I always wondered what you see in me When you could have any man you want I know now you always believed in me And this is what you got
A little house on a city street Two angels upstairs who are sound asleep A true heart forever yours to keep All these things mean a lot
In our little room In our little room I'll make love to you In our little room
All those old dreams seem so far away Replaced by bills that are hard to pay Seems like I never have enough time to play I'm searching for new songs I can sing
So baby turn the blanket down And I promise that I won't make a sound Who knows when our next chance will come around But I won't change a thing
In our little room In our little room I'll make love to you In our little room
(Joe Grushecky) Hey kids time for bed now You've played so hard the whole day through Don't try to put it off any longer Mama's wore out and I am too A goodnight kiss will do Your innocence is beautiful
Hey kids time for a bedtime story Let's forget about the birds and bees We'll talk about it before you get married If you ask me now I just might be Less than truthful Your innocence is beautiful
Little girl, little boy Don't you know you are your daddy's joy And I pray to make this moment last Cause time is slipping by too fast
Hey kids I really love your Mother You once were a sparkle in her eyes Someday I'll tell you about when we were younger How we were wild How we did fly How all our dreams came true Your innocence is beautiful So beautiful |
