One Headlight

So long ago, i don't remember when
that's when they say i lost my only friend
well they said she died easy of a broken heart disease
as i listened through the cemetery trees
i seen the sun comin' up at the funeral at dawn
the long broken arm of human law
now it always seemed such a waste
she always had a pretty face
so i wondered how she hung around this place

hey, come on try a little
nothing is forever
there's got to be something better than
in the middle
but me & cinderella
we put it all together we can drive it home
with one headlight

she said it's cold
it feels like independence day
and i can't break away from this parade
but there's got to be an opening
somewhere here in front of me
through this maze of ugliness and greed
and i seen the sign up ahead
at the county line bridge
sayin' all there's good and nothingness is dead
we'll run until she's out of breath
she ran until there's nothin' left
she hit the end it's just her window ledge

hey, come on try a little
nothing is forever
there's got to be something better than
in the middle
but me & cinderella
we put it all together we can drive it home
with one headlight

well this place is old
it feels just like a beat up truck
i turn the engine, but the engine doesn't turn
well it smells of cheap wine and cigarettes
this place is always such a mess
sometimes i think i'd like to watch it burn
i'm so alone, and i feel just like somebody else
man, i ain't changed, but i know i ain't the same
but somewhere here in between the city walls of dyin' dreams
i think of death it must be killin' me

hey, come on try a little
nothing is forever
there's got to be something better than
in the middle
but me & cinderella
we put it all together we can drive it home
with one headlight

The Difference

One, two boys by the river
down by the water
tellin' riddles in the dark
with fireflies under the moonlight
carvin' the insides of a tree with a knife
ever hear the one about the boy's big sister
his best friend come along
he tried to kiss her

the only difference
that i see
is you are exactly the same
as you used to be

one boy lives in a tower
with bow and arrow
and the artificial heart
with his girl
maid of dishoner
he loaded the cannon
with a jealous appetite
they say that children now
they come in all ages
and maybe sometimes old men die
with little boy faces

the only difference
that i see
is you are exactly the same
as you used to be

you always said that you needed some
but you always had more, more than anyone

the only difference
that i see
is you are exactly the same
as you used to be

Sleepwalker

Maybe i could be the one they adore,
That could be my reputation,
It's where i'm from that lets them think i'm a whore,
I'm an educated virgin,
Now sleepwalker don't be shy,
Don't open your eyes tonight,
You'll be the one,
That defends my life
while i'm dead asleep dreaming,
Cupid don't draw back your bow,
Sam cooke didn't know what i know,
I'll never be your valentine,
The sleepwalker in me and god,
Only know that i've tried,
Let me in, let me drown or learn how to swim,
Just don't leave me at the window,
I could be the one to be your next best friend,
You may need someone to hold you,
Sleepwalker take this knife,
You may see someone tonight,
And you'd be the one to save my life,
When i'm dead asleep dreaming,
Now cupid don't draw back your bow,
Sam cooke didn't know what i know,
Never be your valentine,
The sleepwalker in me and god,
Only know that i've tried,
I'm in your movie,
And everyone looks sad,
I can hear you,
Your voice in the laughtrack,
But you never saw my best scene,
The one where i sleep,
Sleepwalk into your dream,
Now sleepwalker,
What's my line,
It's only a matter of time until i,
Learn to open up my eyes,
When i'm dead asleep dreaming,
Now cupid don't draw back your bow,
Sam cooke didn't know what i know,
I'll never be your valentine,
The sleepwalker in me,
Now the sleepwalker in me,
Now the sleepwalker in me,
And god only knows that i've tried.

Three Marlenas
Alone tonight in somebody's bed
she gone and dyed her hair red
she only went and did what she did
'cause he would drive her home then
there's lipstick on her new dress
she hadn't even paid yet
but it doesn't matter where the money went
it wasn't how she paid her rent

one, two, three marlenas
there's got to be someone we can trust
out here among us

now lookin' out across the city lights
she thought they'd be a good pair
now he could make a living sellin' cars
maybe she could work there
she's gonna pick a star in the night
and pray to make it all right
she tried so hard not to pick a kite
she always prayed to heaven lights

one, two, three marlenas
there's got to be someone we can trust
out here among us
one, two, three marlenas
it's see no, speak no, hear no evil about us
the three marlenas

man, i think i'm gonna buy myself a rolls
maybe a chevrolet
one where i can pull that top down
just let my radio play
now i'm headin' out on that highway
i'm goin' right out of state
now i ain't lookin' back until i'm gone
right through heaven's gates

one, two, three marlenas
there's got to be someone we can trust
out here among us
one, two, three marlenas
ya see no, speak no, hear no evil among us
the three marlenas
three marlenas
three marlenas

6th Avenue Heartache
Sirens ring, the shots ring out
A stranger cries, screams out loud
I had my world strapped against my back
I held my hands, never knew how to act
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And the same black line that was drawn on you
Was drawn on me
And now it's drawn me in
6th avenue heartache

Below me was a homeless man
Singin' songs i knew complete
On the steps alone, his guitar in hand
His fifty years, he stood where he stands

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Now walkin' home on those streets
The river winds move my feet
The subway steam, like silhouettes in dreams
They stood by me, just like moonbeams

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Looked out the window, down upon that street
And gone like a midnight was that man
But i seen his six strings laid against that wall
And all his things, they all look so small
I got my fingers crossed on a shooting star
Just like me- he just moved on

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