Outlaw Pete 

 He was borna little baby on the Appalachian Trail

At sixmonths old he'd done three months in jail

He robbed abank in his diapers

and littlebare baby feet

 

All he saidwas "Folks my name is Outlaw Pete"

I'm OutlawPete, I'm Outlaw Pete, can you hear me?

At 25 a Mustang pony he did steal

And he rodeher 'round and 'round on heaven's wheel

FatherJesus I'm an outlaw, killer and a thief

And I slowdown only to sow my grief

I'm OutlawPete, I'm Outlaw Pete, can you hear me?

He cut histrail of tears across the countryside

And wherehe went women wept and men died

One nighthe awoke from a vision of his own death

Saddled hispony and rode out deep into the West

Married aNavajo girl and settled down on the res.

And as thesnow fell

he heldtheir beautiful daughter to his chest

I'm OutlawPete, I'm Outlaw Pete, can you hear me?

Can youhear me? Can you hear me?

Out of theEast on an Irish stallion

came bountyhunter Dan

His heartquickened and burdened

by the needto get his man

He foundPete peacefully fishing by the river

Pulled hisgun and got the drop

He said"Pete you think you've changed but you have not"

He cockedhis pistol pulled the trigger and shouted,

"Letit start"

Pete drew aknife from his boot, threw it,

And piercedDan through the heart

Dan smiledas he lay in his own blood

dying inthe sun

Whisperedin Pete's ear "We cannot undo these things we've done"

You'reOutlaw Pete, You're Outlaw Pete, can you hear me?

Can youhear me? Can you hear me?

For fortydays & nights Pete rode and did not stop

Till he sathigh upon an icy mountaintop

He watcheda hawk on a desert updraft, slip & slide

Moved tothe edge and dug his spurs

deep intohis pony's side

Some sayPete and his pony

vanishedover the edge

And somesay they remain frozen

high up onthat icy ledge

A youngNavajo girl washes in the river, her skin so fair

And braidsa piece of Pete's buckskin chaps into her hair

OutlawPete, Outlaw Pete, can you hear me?

Can youhear me? Can you hear me? Can you hear me?

Can you hear me? Can you hear me?

  My Lucky Day

In the roomwhere fortune falls

On a daywhen chance is all

In the darkof this exile

I felt thegrace of your smile

Honeyyou're my lucky day

Baby you'remy lucky day

When I'velost all the other bets I've made

Honeyyou're my lucky day

 

I've seenstrong hearts give way

To theburdens of the day

To theweary hands of time

Wherefortune is not kind

Honeyyou're my lucky day

Baby you'remy lucky day

When I'velost all the other bets I've made

Honeyyou're my lucky day

 

 I havewaited at your side

I've countedthe tears you've cried

But to windarling we must pay

So don'thide your heart away

Honeyyou're my lucky day

Baby you'remy lucky day

when I'velost all the other bets I've made

Honeyyou're my lucky day

 

Working on a Dream
Out herethe nights are long the days are lonely

I think ofyou and I'm working on a dream

I'm workingon a dream

 

 The cardsI've drawn's a rough hand darlin'

Istraighten my back and I'm working on a dream

I'm workingon a dream

 

 I'm workingon a dream

Thoughsometimes it feels so far away

I'm workingon a dream

And how itwill be mine someday

 

 Rainpourin' down I swing my hammer

My handsare rough from working on a dream

I'm workingon a dream

 

 I'm workingon a dream

Thoughtrouble can feel like it's here to stay

I'm workingon a dream

Our lovewill chase the trouble away

 

 I'm workingon a dream

Though itcan feel so far away

I'm workingon a dream

And our love will make it real someday

Sunrise come I climb the ladder

The new daybreaks and I'm working on a dream

I'm workingon a dream

I'm workingon a dream

I'm workingon a dream

 

 I'm workingon a dream

Though itcan feel so far away

I'm workingon a dream

And ourlove will make it real someday

I'm workingon a dream

Though itcan feel so far away

I'm workingon a dream

And ourlove will make it real someday

Queen of the Supermarket

There's awonderful world where all you desire

Andeverything you've longed for is at your fingertips

Where thebittersweet taste of life is at your lips

Whereaisles and aisles of dreams await you

And thecool promise of ecstasy fills the air

At the endof each working day she's waiting there

 

 I'm in lovewith the queen of the supermarket

As theevening sky turns blue

A dreamawaits in aisle number two

 

 With myshopping cart I move through the heart

Of a sea offools so blissfully unaware

Thatthey're in the presence of something wonderful and rare

 The way shemoves behind the counter

Beneath herwhite apron her secrets remain hers

As she bagsthe groceries, her eyes so bored

And sureshe is unobserved

 

 I'm in lovewith the queen of the supermarket

There'snothing I can say

Each nightI take my groceries and I drift away, and I drift away

 Withguidance from the gods above

At night Ipray for the strength to tell the one I love

I love, Ilove, I love her so

I take myplace in the checkout line

For onemoment her eyes meet mine

And I'mlifted up, lifted up, lifted up, lifted up, lifted away

 

 I'm in lovewith the queen of the supermarket

Though acompany cap covers her hair

Nothing canhide the beauty waiting there

The beautywaiting there

 

 As I liftmy groceries into my cart

I turn backfor a moment and catch a smile

That blows thiswhole fucking place apart

I'm in lovewith the queen of the supermarket

I'm in love with the queen of the supermarket

 

What Love can Do
There's apillar in the temple where I carved your name

There's asoul sitting sad and blue

Now there medies you've taken are all in vain

Let me show you what love can do

Let me show you what love can do

 

 Darlin', Ican't stop the rain

Or turnyour black sky blue

But let me show you what love can do

Let me show you what love can do

Well, now our truth lay shattered

you stood at world's end

As the dead sun rose in view

Well, if any of this matters, with a kiss my friend

Let me show you what love can do

Let me show you what love can do

 

 Darling, we can't stop this train

When it comes crashing through

But let me show you what love can do

Let me show you what love can do

 

 When the bed you lie on is nails and rust

And the love you've given's turned to ashes and dust

When the hope you've gathered's drifted to the wind

And it's you and I my friend

You and I now friend

 

 Here our memory lay corrupted and our city lay dry

Let me make this vow to you

Here where it's blood for blood and an eye for an eye

Let me show you what love can do

Let me show you what love can do

 

 Here we bear the mark of Cain

We'll let the light shine through

Let me show you what love can do

Let me show you what love can do

Let me show you what love can do

Let me show you what love can do

 

This Life

A bang thenstardust in your eyes

A billionyears or just this night

Either wayit'll be all right

A blacknessthen the light of a million stars

As you slipinto my car

the eveningsky strikes sparks

This life,this life and then the next

With you Ihave been blessed,

what morecan you expect

 

 At night atmy telescope alone

Thisemptiness I've roamed

Searchingfor a home

The stars abrief string of shining charms

Rushing inred out of our arms

into thedrifting dark

This life,this life and then the next

With you Ihave been blessed,

what morecan you expect

This life,this life and then the next

I fingerthe hem of your dress, my universe at rest

 

  We reachfor starlight all night long

but gravity'stoo strong

Chained tothis earth we go on and on and on

Then amillion suns

crestingwhere you stood

A beauty inthe neighborhood

This lonelyplanet never looked so good

 

This life,this life and then the next

With you Ihave been blessed,

what morecan you expect

This life,this life and then the next

I finger the hem of your dress, my universe at rest

Good Eye

I was standing by the river

where the cold black water run

I was standing by the river

where the cold black water run

I had my good eye to the dark

and my blind eye to the sun

 

I had all earthly riches I had each and every one

I had all earthly riches I had each and every one

But I had my good eye to the dark

and my blind eye to the sun

 

Well Is wore to you my darlin', that you were the only one

Yes I swore to you my darlin', you were the only one

But I had my good eye to the dark

and my blind eye to the sun

 

Tomorrow Never Knows

Where the cold wind blows

Tomorrow never knows

Where your sweet smile goes

Tomorrow never knows

You and me,we been standing here my dear

Waiting for our time to come

Where the green grass grows

Tomorrow never knows

 

 In the field your long hair flowed

Down by the Tildenberry tracks

There'neath the water tower

I carried you on my back

Over the  rusted spikes of that highway of steel

Where no more thunder sounds

Where the time goes

Tomorrow never knows

 

He who waits for the day's riches will be lost

In the whispering tide

Where the river flows

Tomorrow never knows

 

Life Itself
We met down in the valley

where the wine of love and destruction flowed

There in that curve of darkness

where the flowers of temptation grow

I left the rest for the others it was you and nothing else

You felt so good to me baby, good as life itself

 

You were life itself, rushing over me

Life itself, the wind in black elms,

Life itself in your heart and in your eyes,

I can't make it without you

 

I knew you were in trouble anyone could tell

You carried your little black book

from which all your secrets fell

You squandered all your riches

your beauty and your wealth

Like you had no further use for, for life itself

 

You were life itself, rushing over me

Life itself, the wind in black elms,

Life itself in your heart and in your eyes,

I can't make it without you

 

Why do the things that we treasure most,

slip away in time

Till to the music we grow deaf,

to God's beauty blind

Why do the things that connect us

slowly pull us apart?

Till we fall away in our own darkness,

a stranger to our own hearts

 

And life itself, rushing over me

Lifei tself, the wind in black elms,

Life itself in your heart and in your eyes,

I can' tmake it without you

So here'sone for the road, here's one to your health and to

 

Life itself,rushing over me

Lifei tself, the wind in the black elms,

Life itself in your heart and in your eyes, I can't make it without you

Life itself, life itself, life itself...

 

  Kingdom of Days

With you I don't hear the minutes ticking by

I don't feel the hours as they fly

I don't see the summer as it wanes

Just asubtle change of light upon your face

 

Walk away,walk away, walk away, walk away

This is our kingdom of days

I watch the sun as it rises and sets

I watch the moon trace its arc with no regrets

 

My jacket around your shoulders, the falling leaves

The wet grass on our backs

as the autumn breeze drifts through the trees

 

Walk away,walk away, walk away, walk away

This is our kingdom of days

This is our kingdom of days

 

I love you,I love you, I love you, I love you I do

You whisper"Then prove it, then prove it,

then prove it to me baby blue."

 

And I count my blessings that you're mine for always

We laugh beneath the covers

and count the wrinkles and the grays

 

Sing away,sing away, sing away, sing away

Sing away,sing away, my darling, we'll sing away

This is our kingdom of days

This is our kingdom of days

This is our kingdom of days

 

  Surprise, Surprise

Well,surprise, surprise, surprise

Yea,surprise, surprise, surprise

Well,surprise, surprise

C'mon open your eyes and let your love shine down

Well,surprise, surprise, surprise

Yea,surprise, surprise, surprise

Well,surprise, surprise

C'mon open your eyes and let your love shine down

 

Today is your birthday we traveled so far we two

So let's blow out the candles on your cake

and we'll raise a glass or two

And when the sun comes out tomorrow

It'll be the start of a brand new day

And all that you have wished for

I know will come your way

 

Well,surprise, surprise, surprise

Yea,surprise, surprise, surprise

Well,surprise, surprise

C'mon open your eyes and let your love shine down

 

In the hollow of the evening,

as you lay your head to rest

May the evening stars scatter a shining crown

upon your breast

In the darkness of the morning

as the sky struggles to light

May the rising sun caress and bless your soul

for all your life

 

Well,surprise, surprise, surprise

Yea,surprise, surprise, surprise

Well,surprise, surprise

C'mon open your eyes and let your love shine down

 

Well,surprise, surprise, surprise

Yea,surprise, surprise, surprise

Well,surprise, surprise

C'mon open your eyes and let your love shine down

Surprise,surprise

C'mon open your eyes and let your love shine down

 

    The Last Carnival

Sundown,sundown

They're taking all the tents down

Where have you gone my handsome Billy?

Sundown,sundown

The carnival trains' leavin' town

Where are you now my darlin' Billy?

 

We won't be dancing together on the high wire

Facing the lions with you at my side anymore

We won't be breathin' the smoke and the fire

On the midway

 

Hangin' from the trapeze

my wrists waitin' for your wrists

Two daredevils high up on the wall of death

You throwin' the knife

that lands inches from my heart

Sundown

 

Moonrise,moonrise

The light that was in your eyes

Has gone away

Daybreak,daybreak

The thing in you that made me ache

Has gone to stay

 

We'll be riding the train without you tonight

The train that keeps on movin'

Its black smoke scorching the evening sky

A million stars shining above us

like every soul livin' and dead

Has been gathered together by a God

to sing a hymn over your bones

 

Sundown,sundown

Empty are the fairgrounds

Where are you now my handsome Billy?

 

The Wrestler

Have you ever seen a one trick pony in the field

so happy and free

If you've ever seen a one trick pony

then you've seen me

Have you ever seen a one legged dog

makin' his way down the street

If you've ever seen a one legged dog

then you've seen me

 

(Then you've seen me)

I come and stand at every door

(Then you've seen me)

I always leave with less than I had before

(Then you've seen me)

but I can make you smile when the blood it hits the floor

Tell me friend can you ask for anything more

Tell me friend can you ask for anything more

 

Have you ever seen a scarecrow filled

with nothing but dust and weeds

If you've ever seen that scarecrow

then you've seen me

Have you ever seen a one armed man

punchin' at nothing but the breeze

If you've ever seen a one armed man

then you've seen me

 

(Then you've seen me)

I come and stand at every door

(Then you've seen me)

I always leave with less than I had before

(Then you've seen me)

but I can make you smile when the blood it hits the floor

Tell me friend can you ask for anything more

Tell me friend can you ask for anything more

 

These things that have comforted me I drive away (anything more)

This place that is my home I cannot stay

(anything more)

My only faith is in the broken bones

and bruises I display

Have you ever seen a one legged man

tryin' to dance his way free

If you've ever seen a one legged man

then you've seen me