easy street down easy street down easy street down easy street did you hear the one about the friend of a friend who tried to end it all at the last moment he picked up the phone and gave you a call you thought about letting it ring but you answered after all you answered after all you answered after all and there you were put on the spot at the end of the other line for all the questions that you never thought you d ever have to answer to who do you turn to when the ones you always turn to go and turn on you it leaves you in the dark feeling for a switch to turn it on again you turn it on again you turn it on again there are no easy answers the questions remain tough there s no shortcuts to easy street no corners you can cut can you cut this can you cut this diamond in the rough and it s good to see you alive sign your will to survive look into your heart before it sees its final hour live each day like there is no tomorrow beyond this mess ahead there is a street so very hard to find though i have thought to lay my head down at this dead end so many times and if we ever get to easy street you can say with a smile i came just for the ride easy street down easy street down easy street down easy street

degradation takes a soul potential the woman ain t to blame infiltrate the morning s passing hours but love remains the same i know i wish you were black but ain t no use you pretending she ain t ever coming back to put you on the right track un american humour with all american smile love is on the horizon baby but no one can reply well well i know i wish you were black but it ain t no use singing gospel she ain t ever coming back to put you on the right track she put you on the right track put you on the right right right she put you on the right track yeah breezin breezin she s no lover nobody s lover babe she says breezin breezin satisfaction unrequited baby a ghetto in your heart hoards of mass production baby is keeping us apart well well i know i wish you were black but ain t no use singing gospel she ain t ever coming back to put you on the right track ooh put you on the right track yeah she put you on the right right right she put you on the right track yeah i know i wish you were black but ain t no use singing gospel she ain t ever coming back to put you on the right track she put you on the right track put you on the right right right she put you on the right track yeah put you on the right track put you on the right track yeah put you on the right track

when the party hit full swing i saw you come reeling in you had that six pack in a stranglehold now you stagger now you sway why don t you fall the other way cause i ve got something here worth more than gold i said don t sit on my jimmy shands don t sit on my jimmy shands they don t mend with sticky tape and glue don t sit on my jimmy shands don t sit on my jimmy shands and that s my very best advice to you call me precious i don t mind 78s are hard to find you just can t get the shellac since the war this one s the beltona brand finest label in the land they don t make them like that any more i said don t sit on my jimmy shands don t sit on my jimmy shands unless you want to wind up black and blue don t sit on my jimmy shands don t sit on my jimmy shands and that s my very best advice to you darling though you re twice my size i don t mean to patronize honey let me lead you by the hand find a lap or find a chair you can park it anywhere just don t rest your cheeks against my man i said don t sit on my jimmy shands don t sit on my jimmy shands they don t mend with sticky tape and glue don t sit on my jimmy shands don t sit on my jimmy shands and that s my very best advice to you no shindig is half complete without that famous polka beat that s why they invite me i suppose waltzes strathspeys eightsome reels now you know how good it feels crank that handle babe away she goes i said don t sit on my jimmy shands don t sit on my jimmy shands unless you want to wind up black and blue i said don t sit on my jimmy shands don t sit on my jimmy shands and that s my very best advice to you

all of these flowers for this friend of ours it s such a shame all of these people all of them equally feel the same there s solace in weeping looks like he s sleeping the children say they say he was ready i hope he was ready is the prayer i m praying when gabriel begins to blow victory shall be mine when the horses get ready to go angels won t leave me behind i m gonna be got to be ready when the chariot comes i m gonna be got to be ready when the chariot comes over the prairie the pallbearers carry and lay him to rest satan s a cheater christ is the teacher and life s the test oh lord take me higher never liked fire i can t stay here i gotta get ready gotta get ready time has drawn near when gabriel begins to blow victory shall be mine when the horses get ready to go the angels won t leave me behind i m gonna be got to be ready when the chariot comes said i m gonna be got to be ready when the chariot comes as i lay me down to sleep i pray my soul you keep if i die before i wake i pray my soul you ll take cause i gotta be gotta be ready when jesus comes when that chariot comes mmm got to be got to be ready when the chariot comes said i ve got to be got to be ready when the chariot comes got to be ready when the chariot comes got to be ready when the chariot comes got to be ready when the chariot comes got to be ready when the chariot comes got to be ready when the chariot comes got to be ready when the chariot comes got to be ready when the chariot comes got to be ready when the chariot comes got to be ready when the chariot comes

the night was black and velvet the stars were all around a stranger landed lightly on the frosty ground his eyes were wide with wonder filled with stars and space he d searched the heavens over till he found this place a sweet and snowy carol echoed in his ears a song so faint and distant so strong it drew him here here is christmas come inside here is christmas far and wide a thousand candles burning bright here is christmas shining in our eyes he wandered through the city lost in the shopping crowds people rushing people pushing he watched without a sound cash machines were singing about the biggest year but above this strange confusion the carol still rang clear then he saw a raggedy man with an ancient mandolin and he knew he d found the answer when the song began again here is christmas come inside here is christmas far and wide a million candles burning bright here is christmas shining in our eyes

when the bells all ring and the horns all blow and the coubles we know are fondly kissing will i be with you or will i be amoung the missing maybe it s much too early in the game oh but i thought i d ask you just the same what are you doing new year s new year s eve wonder whose arms will hold you good and tight when it s exactly twelve o clock that night welcoming in the new year new year s eve maybe i m crazy to suppose i d ever be the one you chose out of the thousand invitations you ll received but in case i stand one little chance here comes the jackpot question in advance what are you doing new year s new year s eve out of the thousand invitations you ll received oh but in case i stand one little chance here comes the jackpot question in advance what are you doing new year s new year s eve what are you doing new year s eve

it was winter in manhattan falling snowflakes ffilled the air the streets were covered with a film of ice but a little simple magic that i d heard about somewhere changed the weather all around just within a trice you bought me violets for my furs and it was spring for a while remember you bought me violets for my furs and there was april in that december the snow drifted on the flowers and melted where it lay the snow looked like dew on the blossoms as on a summer day you bought me violets for my furs and there was blue in the wintry sky you pinned the violets to my furs and gave a lift to the crowds passing by you smiled at me so sweetly since then one thought occurs that we fell in love completely the day you bought me violets for my furs

forgive writers carly simon andreas vollenweider let me be before the world what i am when i m alone and when my vision falls below let there be forgiveness let me answer when i m called let me know the voice is right and when it s deep inside my soul i ll know it by it s light and when it s deep inside my soul i ll know it by it s light help me to make the loving choice let me answer when i m called by the mighty and the small in the service of my soul let there always be forgiveness forgive

it came upon a midnight clear that glorious song of old from angels bending near the earth to touch their harps of gold peace on the earth goodwill to men from heaven s gracious king the world in silent stillness lay to hear the angels sing through the starless night they come with peaceful wings unfolded and still their heavenly music floats over the weary world above its sad and lowly plains they bend on lofting wings and over the aching hearts of men the blessed angels sing a great and mighty wonder a full and blessed cure a rose is come to blossom which shall for us endure the word is dwelled among us the true light from on high and cherubim sing anthems to shepards from the sky

hold me with a suspended note as only you can hold me in the palm of your hand as only you can as only you can in the palm of your hand suspending us both in the palm of your hand like so many notes as only you can you are the one with the clearest tone you re where i go youre where i go for when i was a child i spoke as a child understood as a child i thought as a child only now only now i know that i still yearn you re where i go

let me be before the world what i am when i m alone and when my vision falls below let there be forgiveness let me answer when i m called let me know the voice is right and when it s deep inside my soul i ll know it by its light and when it s deep inside my soul i ll know it by its light help me to make the loving choice let me answer when i m called by the mighty and the small in the service of my soul let there always be forgiveness forgive

could there be a secret heart beneath the star where snowflakes fall for you and you alone they pass this world into and touch your gentle dreams and all is calm and all is just the way it seems to feel the place within your soul that dates bright ancient kings to seek the star to touch the land humbly following to feel the place within your soul that place like ancient kings to seek the star to touch the land humbly following so humbly following so humbly following

defile your life with religion and sell your soul you put all trust in your holy man you may deny it s illusion just worthless rules you turn away when you think you can corrupting life with suppression the safest way you wash your hands in your piety the winds have turned in your favour your time is here a congregation on a massive scale but when the night finally falls and when the truth finally dawns just like the oar strikes the water like the oar strikes the water as the oar strikes the water just like the oar strikes the water like the oar strikes the water

crawling through ages in search of dignity stained with the backlash of filth we call humanity brother brother brother what have we done brother brother brother what have we done draining the life force of everything within our grasp selfless needs and dirty deeds we leave nothing to chance at all mother mother mother what have we done father father father what have we done creating a wasteland we sink slowly awaiting death born to suffer live to kill our motto of all mankind brother brother brother what have we done brother brother brother what have we done

let s be honest with our drinking i know you entered the room after me i m one step ahead of you at turning dramatic and sensitive now your picture s sparking memories that haven t started happening i can see us laughing there inside these awkward lines of poetry won t come to me as easily somehow i m still making things lighter tell if i m wrong for yelling inside i ve had a lot to drink this past week i m sorry but you re on my mind i ll get it off i ll get you off i ll get it off i ll get you off i ll spend all of my time stretching and warming up for a useless attempt i m two steps ahead of you at running around till i m out of breath now your picture s sparking memories that haven t started happening i can see us laughing there inside these awkward lines of poetry won t come to me as easily somehow i m still making things lighter tell if i m wrong for yelling inside i ve had a lot to drink this past week i m sorry but you re on my mind i ll get it off i ll get you off i ll get it off i ll get you off as long as i can breathe i m sure i ll be fine cuz lately i can t speak without drinking yelling makes me feel all right i ll get it off i ll get you off repeat after me i wanna hear these words from your mouth watch your step because the floor might just cave in i ll remove most of the nails with hopes to board up every entrance tell me if i m wrong for yelling inside i ve had a lot to drink this past week i m sorry but you re on my mind i ll get it off i ll get you off i ll get it off i ll get you off as long as i can breathe i m sure i ll be fine cuz lately i can t speak without drinking yelling makes me feel all right i ll get it off i ll get it off repeat after me i wanna hear these words you re on my mind you re on my mind

you don t have to be so sad she said to me chasing things you thought would make you glad to be she read me now so i d believe that i deserved to be free of seeking sympathy and needing love and fighting to remain above i m glad you could meet me halfway and even find something to say so glad you could meet me halfway you don t have to be so sad she said to me looking at the life we had that swept us all away i thought that i was on the right track to making your day if you see me getting smaller it s because i am leaving but it means a lot that you can believe you don t have to be so sad i m glad you could meet me halfway and even find something to say so glad you could meet me halfway

you were lonely on a friday night and the rents were outta town you hit my cellular phone with the plan you already knew that i was down and now it s all about the chemistry you bring the best outta me i m so high for you it s such a head rush every time our lips touch i m so high for you you ve got me feeling like an addict i ve gotta have it come on i don t usually get so caught up when it comes to makin moves but let s be honest i ve never really felt way i feel when i m with you

to the girl with the dog eyes you re the only one who knows thats a nice thing to say i got woken up at sunrise to your ukulele ringing through my brains some song about a brooklyn moon and a poor boy exhaling into you and your chorus was that old familiar phrase singing the road giveth and the road taketh away to my toothless angel you re the only one who ll smile at that line i found a word for the color of your nameless and perfect eyes but i lost it in a drunken haze i screamed it out into the north country rain and when it echoed back all it did say was the road giveth and the road taketh away i wont sleep when i m dead when i m dead they ll probably be other stuff to do i don t need to sleep i don t need to sing this to them i just need to sing this to you to the girl with the dog eyes and whatever else it was that brought me here i hope you wake up next sunrise with this song at the edge of your ears and all the blue skies that warm your blood let you realize how lucky i was i had the perfect farewell but it somehow slipped away singing the road giveth and the road taketh away

used to be a cop but i got to be too jumpy i used to like to party till i coughed up half a lung sometimes late at night i hear the beat a bumping i reach for my holster and i wake up all alone used to have a wife but she told me i was crazy said she couldn t stand the way i fidget all the time sometimes late at night i circle round the house i look through the windows and i dream that she s still mine i got scars on my back from the way my daddy raised me i used to have a family until i got divorced i ve gone too far from the things that could save me i used to be a cop but they kicked me off the force i used to be a cop till they kicked me off the force used to have a car but the bank came and took it paying for a house that that bitch lives in now children that we had won t even look at me guess there s nothing left to lose nothing matters anyhow got a scar on my arm from the bullet that once grazed me i keep it in a box to remind me where i ve been that thin blue line was the only thing that could save me i used to have a badge but they made me turn it in and i used to play football but i wasn t big enough for college but i passed the entrance exam first try and on my way police academy gave me the only thing i was ever good at but my temper and the shakes and they took that thing away used to have a wife but she just couldn t deal with the anger and the tension that was welling inside of me sometimes late at night i circle round the house i look through the window and i remember how it used to be i look through the windows and i remember how it used to be

choking on a candle light mouths are burning teeth fall down the outside needs a place to hide lock us in and breathe my face we are already wasted we are throwing up our favourite words choking on a little lie wood is burning i wave bye bye the outside needs a place to hide as the smoke fills up my eyes we are already wasted we are throwing up our favourite words dress me up let s leave this world cause we re so fucking wasted hit my nose on the handlebar so we ll walk like we used to do suck the love out of a cigarette let me laugh this one last time we are already wasted we are throwing up our favourite words dress me up let s leave this world cause we re so fucking wasted