[ LYRICS ]
Music and Lyrics by Jeffrey Dean Foster - Dark Ride Springs Music - BMI Administered by BUG Music
Lily of The Highway
When the sunshine hits the windshield
She’s five years old again
When the highway turns to dirt road red she’s ten
To smell the fumes when she’s pumping gas, she’s fifteen years old
She remembers when nineteen sounded old
She was the lily of the highway
You know a five speed queen makes my day
She was the lily of the highway and she’s free
At the camptown race he found her
Camped out on the line with a hand full of bills like a fan above her eyes
She bet on a bobtailed loser
He’d always lost before
She said you can’t even count on losers anymore
Yeah a song’ll sing you back home
Against your will, against your will
When you’re a long way from home
You’re never really alone, you're never really alone
ALL I DO IS DREAM
I wanna sing a new song, it’s coming round the bend
It’ll be here by morning, we’ll be different then
I wanna sing a new song, stripped of all we know
Make tomorrow my sister, make a cool wind blow
I’m losing power, I’m losing steam
When I step on the gas all I do is dream
All I do is dream
I wanna sing a new song, make the old brand new
Make the babies see the future, make me see you
I wanna sing a new song, of true love ways
Make the darkest nighttime, like a high noon day
The Summer of the Son of Sam
I was still in school, in the summer of the son of sam
The nights were cool, and nothin’ could have brought us down
The nights were long and the band played on
One long song, just to keep the power on.
All the light that shines on you is from a dying star
The star’s been dead a billion years
Now it’s shining off your car
The city was dark, in the summer of the son of sam
The devil left his mark
And the freebird hit the ground
All the light that shines on you is from a dying star
The stars been dead a billion years
And now it’s shining off your car
Chorus
To light your way, I feel my troubles slipping away
I feel my troubles, I feel your troubles slippin away x2
All the light that shines on you is from a dying star
The stars been dead a billion years
And now it’s shining off your car
now it’s shining off your car
now it’s shining off your car
To light your way, I feel my troubles slipping away
slipping away.
Little Priest
Hey Little Priest won’t you sing me a song
You’re so sweet but tell me what went wrong
Hey Little Priest won’t you sing me a song
Tell me what went wrong
Hey little bird won’t you talk to me
You’re still free, like we used to be
Hey little bird won’t you talk to me
You’re still free, like we used to be
Mama’s at the wheel but she seems so lonely
Daddy’s got a brake but he won’t step on it
Baby’s in the back with a big smile on her face
Mama’s still the queen but she seems so lonely
Daddy’s got a crown but he still don’t own it
Baby’s growing up and the boys all want a taste
Names forgotten, things misplaced, people lost and time erased
All these things we’ll see again someday
Break Her Heart
In the twilight, in the underground
When the stars are bright and there’s no sound.
You will break her heart.
You will break her heart.
You will break her heart.
Because you can.
In the dark night the guitars will fade.
And the birds take flight through the amplifiers haze.
You will break her heart.
You will break her heart.
You will break her heart.
Because you can.
Don’t Listen to Me
Well you’re gonna live your life like a star, a fallen star.
You’ll wake up at night and wonder where you are and what you are.
Just take a little drive with me. Walk a little while with me.
Cause I’ve lost more than you will ever see.
Well it’s sticking in the back of your mind, turning over slow.
She was the perfect three minute song on the radio.
Just take a little drive with me. Walk a little while with me.
Cause I’ve lost more than you will ever see.
But don’t listen to me.
don’t listen to me.
don’t listen to me.
don’t listen to me.
Cause I’m just a clown and you don’t want me around.
So don’t listen to me.
Well you leave it all behind in the flood, and it takes everything.
All you’ll find there lying in the mud are them silly songs you sang.
Just take a little drive with me. Walk a little while with me.
Cause I’ve lost more than you will ever see.
But don’t listen to me.
don’t listen to me.
don’t listen to me.
don’t listen to me.
Cause I’m just a clown and you don’t want me around.
Yeah I’ll drag you down, I get lost in my own town.
I wish you the best, I know you're not like all the rest.
Long Gone Sailor
Hey buddy, are you in a band?
Come take my hand, I’ll be your main man. I’ll be your main man.
The stars are waiting to take us away
Let’s leave today. That’s all I’ve gotta say. That’s all I’ve gotta say.
I’m a long gone sailor sailin’ on your sea
Don’t send your rock and roll boat for me
Hey buddy, are you out of tune?
It’s too much too soon I’m feelin’ out of tune, I’m feelin’ out of tune.
I’m a long gone sailor sailin’ on your sea.
Don’t send your rock and roll boat for me.
I’m a long gone sailor sailin’ on your sea.
I need a loving hand to rescue me.
You wanted the big prize to make you feel alive.
You wanted the big prize, well it’s a ball of lies.
I’m a long gone sailor sailin’ on your sea.
Don’t send your rock and roll boat for me.
I’m a long gone sailor sailin’ on your sea.
I need a loving hand to rescue me.
Yeah rescue me.
Hey buddy let’s break up the band.
Let’s just shake hands, I’m still your main man. I’m still your man main.
I Know How Your Broken Heart Feels
I had a worn out flag that I flew for you
But it hit the ground so we burned that too
Was it law or superstition or un-american thrill
I know how your broken heart feels
I had one sweet dream, with a picture of you
But it was just a dream, and it won’t come true
You can wish until you’re blue that it was real
I know how your broken heart feels
Yeah I know how your broken heart feels
So tired of beating, so tired of climbing hills
Now your blood feels like wire and you’re tired of making deals
I know how your broken heart feels
I know how.
I had one flat tire dedicated to you
And the sparks they’d fly as the rim showed through
Well I thought that I could make it on three good wheels
I know how your broken heart feels
When Will I be a Man
He’s got a house out in the woods. Gets up at dawn just like he should.
He’s not like me, I’m still asleep, I’m drifting aimlessly.
When will I be, When will I be, when will I be a man.
He’s got a life that’s not his own. He’s thrown away his jealous bone.
He’s not like me, selfish and cheap. He knows there’s nothing free.
When will I be, When will I be, when will I be a man.
Speak to me help me to see that I’m not the only one.
That I’m not the only one.
I’ve got a lot. There’s one thing that I ain’t got.
I need a satisfied mind.
When will I be, When will I be, when will I be a man.
When will I be, When will I be, when will I be a man.
when will I be a man.
when will I be a man.
Lost in My Own Town
I get low when you’re not around.
I get lost in my own town.
I been drivin’ up and down your street.
I been hiding from your ghost but she won’t stop talking to me.
I made myself believe in you.
Yeah I made myself believe in you.
the road again.
You’re on the road again.
You’re on the road.
And I’m on the street.
The dogs stopped barking when you disappeared.
They talk to me in voice that only I can hear.
They talk to me in a secret code.
They say the world’s too small to hide from the ones you love.
I made myself believe in you.
Yeah I made myself believe in you.
You’re on the road again.
You’re on the road again.
You’re on the road.
You’re on the road
And I’m on the street.
Milk and Honey
I found myself out in a field where some mother’s sons had died.
I was alone but surrounded, by a hundred fallen eyes.
They tried to tell me not to worry, that they were safe and warm at last.
But then the movie became blurry and they stumbled off into the past.
I found myself up on a mountain. I saw the flags they’d planted there.
They’d come and gone back down the mountain, disappeared into the air.
They tried to tell me not to worry, that they had all done this before.
But in the thin air things got blurry and they wondered off into the storm.
There is no fabled promised land, no milk and honey tree.
It’s always been a perfect plan. It’s only you, only you and me.
I found myself down by the river, I was thin a pale and slow.
There were children all around me. They looked like someone I should know.
They tried to tell me not to worry, that I had shown them all the way.
I’m not alone but surrounded. I’ve seen the end and it’s ok.
There is no fabled promised land, no milk and honey tree.
It’s always been a perfect plan. It’s only you, only you and me.
Corner of My Eye
Out of the corner of my eye I saw the flicker of a light that you left on.
Where you waiting up for me or just crying over all the things gone wrong.
All the lights on the road are out, they‘ve all gone to sleep
The deer are still and the dogs they bark,
And jesus has their souls to keep.
You should never be lonely
You should never be alone
The river runs on by through the trees I see the light reflecting on.
It’s not waiting on a sign, or someone to say goodbye, it’s just rolls on.
Down below on the river bed they’ve all gone to sleep
They’ll sing their way to the ocean floor
And jesus has their souls to keep.
When lonely’s leaving town
We’ll stay right here and try and settle down.
When lonely calls your name
We’ll sing that song and we won’t hear a thing.
You should never be lonely
You should never be alone
Everything You Say Sounds Like Goodbye
Like a leaf falls, like song low
And sweet from your mouth
I hear the words and the bass drum
But I still can’t figure it out
What you mean when you say goodbye
On the rooftop, with the clock stopped
The rockets flew
We could talk ‘til our heads flew off
And I still would not know you
And what you mean when you say goodbye
All the leaves are brown
Everything will die
Now everything you say
Sounds like goodbye
Diamond Shaped
We can live up on the mountain, we can crawl the streets at night
We can spin the wheel of fortune, we can stop it where we like.
We bow our heads, we count our blessings We pray for light where there is dark.
We lift our hands, we lift our eyes. We ask for guidance from above.
Diamond shaped and full of light. Rings on fingers up above.
Mansions filled with earthly toys. All these rooms no where for love.
We bow our heads, we count our blessings We pray for light where there is dark.
We lift our hands, we lift our eyes. We ask for guidance from above.
You can see the wall between us. The one that’s keeping you from me.
The wall is high and goes on forever. The wall is also where we meet.
We bow our heads, we count our blessings We pray for light where there is dark.
We lift our hands, we lift our eyes. We ask for guidance from above.
We bow our heads, we count our blessings We pray for light where there is dark.
We lift our hands, we lift our eyes. We ask for guidance from above.
From above. From above. From above.
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