[Verse 1] A man walks down the street He says, "Why am I soft in the middle, now? Why am I soft in the middle? The rest of my life is so hard I need a photo-opportunity I want a shot at redemption Don't want to end up a cartoon In a cartoon graveyard" Bonedigger, Bonedigger Dogs in the moonlight Far away in my well-lit door Mr. Beerbelly,...Learn More

Joseph's face was black as night The pale yellow moon shone in his eyes His path was marked By the stars in the southern hemisphere And he walked his days Under African skies [Chorus] This is the story of how we begin to remember This is the powerful pulsing of love in the vein After the dream of falling and calling your name out These are the...Learn More

[Verse 1] Fat Charlie the Archangel sloped into the room He said, "I have no opinion about this And I have no opinion about that" Sad as a lonely little wrinkled balloon He said, "Well I don't claim to be happy about this, boys And I don't seem to be happy about that" [Chorus] I don't want no part of this crazy love I don't want no part of your...Learn More

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[Verse 1] A long time ago, yeah, before you was born, dude When I was still single and life was great I held this job as a traveling salesman That kept me moving from state to state [Chorus 1] Well, I'm standing on the corner of Lafayette State of Louisiana Wondering where a city boy could go To get a little conversation Drink a little red...Learn More

[Verse 1] The mama pajama rolled out of bed And she ran to the police station When the papa found out, he began to shout And he started the investigation [Refrain] It's against the law, it was against the law What the Mama saw, it was against the law [Verse 2] The mama looked down and spit on the ground Every time my name gets mentioned The papa...Learn More

[Verse 1] Over the mountain, down in the valley Lives a former talk-show host Everybody knows his name He said, "There's no doubt about it It was the myth of fingerprints I've seen them all and man, they're all the same" [Chorus 1] Well, the sun gets weary And the sun goes down Ever since the watermelon And the lights come up On the black pit...Learn More

[Verse 1] The Mississippi Delta Was shining like a National guitar I am following the river down the highway Through the cradle of the Civil War [Chorus] I'm going to Graceland, Graceland Memphis, Tennessee, I'm going to Graceland Poor boys and pilgrims with families And we are going to Graceland My traveling companion is nine years old He is the...Learn More

I was having this discussion In a taxi heading downtown Rearranging my position On this friend of mine who had a little bit of a breakdown I said, "Hey, you know, breakdowns come and breakdowns go, so What are you going to do about it? That's what I'd like to know" [Chorus] You don't feel you could love me But I feel you could It was in the early...Learn More

[Verse 1] She looked me over And I guess she thought I was all right All right in a sort of a limited way For an off-night She said, "Don't I know you From the cinematographer's party?" I said, "Who am I To blow against the wind?" [Chorus] I know what I know I'll sing what I said We come and we go That's a thing that I keep in the back of my...Learn More

[Verse 1] It was a slow day and the sun was beating On the soldiers by the side of the road There was a bright light, a shattering of shop windows The bomb in the baby carriage was wired to the radio [Chorus] These are the days of miracle and wonder This is the long distance call The way the camera follows us in slo-mo The way we look to us...Learn More