i met a dove once white as snow i turned her a shade of gray a dove she wants to spread her wings but a crow clips her dove wings away chorus how does a crow fly like an eagle how does a crow fly like an eagle how does a crow learn to fly so high where he can rise up to heaven again i went down to the depths of despair i wanted loose dirt on my grave i felt around in the dark for a while among the wicked and depraved chorus repeat how does a heart turn black as coal how does a heart turn black as coal how does a heart turn black as coal how does a crow save his own wretched soul chorus repeat

i got a message from the outside passing for a lifeline wheeling and dealing to let the prayer for the sparest change never be heard never be heard and now we re stuck inside a cave in buried under hatchets but what is forgiven to let the prayer for the sparest change never be heard never be heard i need some kind of evidence wanna look in the eye i can t help when i m crying out when you leave me hanging in the lurch i need some kind of evidence wanna look in the eye i can t help when i m crying out when you leave me hanging in the lurch i know the distance that we offer will only ever cost us an arm and a leg but if we cut them off now they will never grow back never grow back so if we go and take our last breath racing through this labyrinth and refuge is willing i hope you hear me loud and clear cause i ve never been heard never been heard i need some kind of evidence wanna look in the eye i can t help when i m crying out when you leave me hanging in the lurch i need some kind of evidence wanna look in the eye i can t help when i m crying out when you leave me hanging in the lurch if you re a fatalist by admission and you re tangled in the web of denial then there is only one way that you re gonna get out that s if you go to the source of the fire cause it s a long way down when you re waiting for the dust to clear long way down when you re waiting for the dust to clear cause it s a long way down when you re waiting for the dust to clear long way down when you re waiting for the dust to clear i need some kind of evidence wanna look in the eye i can t help when i m crying out when you leave me hanging in the lurch i need some kind of evidence wanna look in the eye i can t help when i m crying out when you leave me hanging in the lurch when you leave me hanging in the lurch when you leave me hanging in the1

one path leads to destruction i got two idle hands thatll get me there three stand before me to enlighten id reach for the shores if i dared chorus let the wind act as a savior let it guide like a savoir should may the river have mercy have mercy on the drifting wood i may be hanging from a tree come next morning gone to from whence i came my world is burning down to ashes by match or by chance its all the same chorus repeat these waters are deep and they are unheeding i could swim upstream or just go along for the ride the latter of which has this clear warning thats to doom myself to a passive suicide chorus repeat

georgia lee shes like a springtime storm shes gonna teach me to be withered weathered and worn dresses all tattered and torn shes gonna wallow in the mud born on the front porch of an old wood shack she keeps everything she owns in a torn up burlap sack gives no account for where shes at when she gonna wallow in the mud chorus hey hey hey georgia lee were gonna wallow in the mud shes got an old guitar she claims was blessed by muddys hand she cant play for much but she can sure play that hoochie coochie man shes glad to show you anytime she can that she can wallow in the mud shes a wild child of the age of 32 you ask her what shes looking at she says oh boy im looking straight at you now whatcha gonna do were gonna wallow in the mud chorus repeat

so when ya dance all night and you ain t around for sleepin there s few establishments for hidin and a peepin it s no good but baby it s all right i m gonna pick you up and we re gonna freakin dance tonight all the real cool kids out in silverlake tonight it s so tight it s so tight and all the real cool kids out in silverlake tonight it s so tight it s so tight so if you date this guy he s gonna let us in don t be uncool man cause the owner s like my best friend make sure you tell him though just how important that i am i am from silverlake and therefore i don t give a damn don t you know who i am don t you know who i am and so we danced all night and ain t nobody sleepin i know a place it s aight and the place i know well i hear your ass swing like i m king shit of fuck mountain and all the real cool kids out in silverlake tonight it s so tight it s so tight and all the real cool kids out in silverlake all right it s so tight it s so tight so if you date this guy he s gonna let us in don t be uncool baby you know you are my everything make sure you tell him though just how important that i am i am from silverlake and i am in a cool band don t you know who i am don t you know who i am and all the real cool kids out in silverlake tonight it s so tight it s so tight and all the real cool kids out in silverlake tonight it s so tight it s so tight okay i m not the guy i might have said i am its almost closing time come on man please just let me in can you not the see the style of hipster i most surely am i m trying twice as hard as anyone you just let in don t you know who i am don t you know who i am don t you know don t you know don t you know don t you know don t you know i don t know who i am

clementine dont you cry for me when the smell of the roses fades eventually just go for now and leave me to my sleep im free from this world from this painful heartbeat chorus hey clementine dont you cry for me clementine may your path be blessed never again to wear your black veil and dress let each step take you far from pain dont let this world leave its dirty old black stain chorus repeat clementine now its time to part theres no breath in me but still an ache in my heart just give me one last smile and dry your eyes we had our time and now its time to say goodbye chorus repeat

i walk through the valley i see no stars tonight theyve all died away because the blood theyre spilling floods like a crimson tide chorus red skies turn black as night it means youll see that next sun come but if theyre fiery red in the morning light it means youll see that last red dawn i see all the misery of what is dead and gone and the sails they cry in vain because the ship theyre sailing is made up of skin and bones chorus repeat i feel a storm coming it whispers in the night and the sea it just trembled when it sees that last red light

oh yes i got me some trouble lord because i changed one woman s name oh yes i feel so sad and lonesome words will dress me up all up in shame just like the good lord walked the wall so long ago on the sea of galilee suddenly a big ol bag o miracles come and lift that woman right off of me amen oh yes i got me some trouble lord because i changed one woman s name oh yes i feel so sad and lonesome words will dress me up all up in shame just like the good lord jesus walked the wall so long ago on the sea of galilee suddenly a big ol bag o miracles come and lift that woman right off of me amen praise god

i got a nickel that i keep here in my pocket i got these snakeskin boots here wrapped around my feet i got a picture that i keep here in a locket of a woman whos much too good for me chorus i said drifters they dont step in mud puddles for fear theyll fill it up with their own blood i said drifters they dont step in mud puddles for fear theyll fill it up with their own blood i got a pocket knife my daddy gave me when i was 20 i found this dusty old hat here at 25 the years of my living add up to plenty but i doubt ill ever make it to 29 chorus repeat in these familiar streets i used to tread i see only shadows and demons instead constant reminders of the sins that ive made blood that ive lost and the price ive paid chorus repeat

ive been picking all the wallpaper off the walls ive been calling all the numbers on the bathrooms stalls im walking down a gravel road kicking a can ive been trying to figure out just who i am chorus im searching for some peace of mind to steady my steep decline if youre gonna live then youre bound to learn ive got love letters to burn ive been washing myself in muddy water i dont want to be clean but i think i oughta ive been putting my sins right up on a shelf to forget your past is to lose your self chorus repeat asked a part time thief what should i do he said use that pain to sing them blues he said one more thing thatll help my brother before you can open that door youd better close the other chorus repeat

i got a woman see you moving down the line she s always rolling and she s rolling just fine if you want to keep her moving you going to burn her like gas i got me a woman love to shake her ass whoo come on baby get moving get moving get moving come on baby get moving get moving get moving come on baby get moving get moving get moving come on baby get moving ooh get moving get moving ooh so maybe woman said i had the right light so maybe woman told me i hit it right on time you wanna break the motor but it s just a waste of gas i said i got me a woman love to shake her ass whoo come on baby get moving get moving get moving whoo come on baby get moving get moving get moving whoo come on baby get moving get moving get moving whoo come on baby get moving get moving get moving whoo

for so long the king was alone king baby duck sat alone on his throne everyday went and alone he remained then came the queen bee and everything changed you can t have some rock lest you got some roll now the two are complete and they rule the whole show hail the king and queen queen bee and baby duck hail the king and queen queen bee and baby duck hail the king and queen queen bee and baby duck stop the king and queen they couldn t take no chance baby duck and queen bee have to make us dance and with a wave of their hand and by a royal decree baby duck and queen bee will make us see yeah hail the king and queen queen bee and baby duck hail the king and queen queen bee and baby duck hail the king and queen queen bee and baby duck hail stop

idgy vaughn backup vocal rick richards drums another road another city the wheels keep rolling on down the line the price i pay for this lonely life is getting higher as time goes by the only friend i know is on the cb we talk about the weather because it kills the time but hell soon fade away on that open road and leave me thinking about you and i chorus i ride on through these dirty old towns and every road sign says that you aint around another hard life long forgotten on this lonely dark highway through amarillo on my way to colorado it makes me remember how much i like that song ill be there long before morning thinking about you long after im gone chorus repeat another road another city the wheels keep rolling on down the line singing along to you were always on my mind with my best willie its getting better each day alt chorus you were always on my mind and every road sign says how far i left you behind another hard life long forgotten on this lonely dark highway

yes i ride the lightning yes i m on the go and when i go down slow i need more power now it keeps me damn lucky yes i just won t stop i m lit to pop oh yes i got the power now i got a secret that i wanna tell i m feeling power from the pit of hell yeah i got something to say i think i m gonna say it the power s flowing and it just won t stop i touch a woman make the flesh burn hot want love to spread i think i m gonna spread it the secret s easy now lend me your ear don t ever hesitate there s not a thing to fear oh yes i ride the lightning yes i m on the go and when i go down slow i need more power now it keeps me damn lucky yes i just won t stop i m lit to pop oh yes i got the power now you take the power but it don t come free the devil charges such a hefty fee yeah you gotta pay the piper when he comes collecting please don t hurry but you can t take long just give yourself up to the rock n roll song yeah it s gonna keep you strong and keep you always winning the devil really wants to see you swim just take the deal and then you jump right in oh yes i ride the lightning yes i m on the go and when i go down slow i need more power now it keeps me damn lucky yes i just won t stop i m lit to popoh yes i got the power now oh yes i ride the lightning yes i m on the go and when i go down slow i need more power now it keeps me damn lucky yes i just won t stop i m lit to popoh yes i got the power now the devil really wants to see you swim just take the deal and then you jump right in oh yes i ride the lightning yes i m on the go and when i go down slow i need more power now it keeps me damn lucky yes i just won t stop i m lit to popoh yes i got the power now oh yes i ride the lightning yes i m on the go and when i go down slow i need more power now it keeps me damn lucky yes i just won t stop i m lit to popoh yes i got the power now

arms legs toes and feet lipstick and eyes sneaky peeks split tail buttons and bows pink butterflies on painted toes i m a skin tight boogie baby right on top of the world you re a skin tight boogie baby don t you stop baby girl yeah everybody wanna hold my hand gonna drag me off to a promised land baby oh no i don t think so you re just a dumb dumb toad who s done run out of road so you ain t going nowhere with me beat it rules are bending still pretending mind expanding never ending rules are bending still pretending mind expanding never ending come close closer still some boys won t but you know i will can i walk you home carry your books so you re not alone i m a skin tight boogie baby right on top of the world you re a skin tight boogie baby don t you stop baby girl

y all can t dayayayance watcha need is the reverend to slip ya some boogie y all can t dayayayance watcha need is the reverend to slip ya some boogie now sugar look at y all dance cause the reverend done slipped ya some boogie woogie now sugar wave bye bye cause the reverend is needed from city to city now honey wave bye bye wave bye bye wave bye bye wave bye bye wave bye bye wave bye bye wave bye bye

i can t be foolin i can t take no chance cause when my feet movin i sure can dance i ve got to move i just can t stop when i see the deuce yeah she s lit to pop oh yeah the deuce can boogie me and the deuce yeah we hit the floor then you know the boogie is the rock n roll and i ve got to dance i just can t stop when i see the deuce yeah she s lit to pop oh yeah the deuce can boogie you know the deuce can boogie don t need no schoolin just need tight pants oh no no fashion victims of circumstance with attitude that just don t stop when i see the deuce yeah she s lit to pop oh yeah the deuce can boogie you know the deuce can boogie

oh boy i m alone with the moan oh boy i m alone with the moan oh boy i m alone with the moan well doing me wrong somebody calling out my somebody calling out my somebody calling out my keep on calling keep on calling call on me call on me right oh boy i m alone with the moan oh boy i m alone with the moan oh boy i m alone with the moan keep on calling keep on calling keep on calling yeah

hear her calling come to me thought of her wont let me be go to the valley climb the hill whatever it takes darling you know i will hey now darling heavy soul darling heavy soul darling heavy soul darling heavy soul darling hear her calling hurry home been so long since i been gone i wont get tired wont go astray i hear her calling call my name hey now darling heavy soul darling heavy soul darling heavy soul darling heavy soul darling heavy soul just my color just my kind got a heavy soul next to mine heart s on fire get no sleep drive all night no relief yeah now darling heavy soul darling heavy soul darling heavy soul darling heavy soul darling heavy soul

if you need lovin oh baby i ll travel i ll travel from maine down to mexico to find that girl who loves me so no matter where i be i ll find that girl and she ll satisfy me have love will travel have love will travel if you need lovin oh baby i ll travel if you need lovin oh baby i ll travel i might take a boat might take a plane i might hitchhike or jump a railroad train your kind of love drives a man insane so look for me walkin just any old way have love will travel have love will travel if you need lovin oh baby i ll travel if you need lovin oh baby i ll travel