We've Neve

I call her up at midnight
Say i'm feeling scared
Boy you've got to let it go
I tell her what we've got is so right
Can it last out there
In this world you never know
Then i close my eyes and i wait
Imagining what she might say
Here comes your goodbye
And then she says
She believes in dreaming
And then she says
She talks to the stars
And then she says
She can see forever
From where we are
I see myself in her eyes
And my mind plays games
What if this all comes apart
Everyone around me turning
Promises to pain
History loves a broken heart
Then i see a smile on her face
And i wonder how long will it stay
True romance has died
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Then i think of all the lonely people
All thinking about
Why they're the ones that live without
Then i see a smile on her face
And i wonder how long will it stay
True romance has died
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Another cold day
Three weeks in a row
I spend more time getting dressed than
Where it is i go
There are people on the streets
Shaking out their hands
Some to say hello others
Stay as warm as they can
I'm stopping in
For a hot cup of coffee
With an old bum who says
He could've been james dean
Now the chief of police
Has asked him to leave
I say no, no, no
This man's with me
He makes me laugh
He makes me smile
And sometimes i cry
And he wrecks my mind
With a simple smile
Sometimes i believe in god for a while
Now i give a nod to lucy
She knows my name
I've been around alot here lately
Wow...someone knows my name
There's dylan on the jukebox
A song from highway 61
James says he knows dylan
That he wrote this one
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James has got a real name
But he prefers james
It reminds him of his youth
When he had a body just like yours
He says no one ever gives a damn
Unless they've got something to sell
It's a long way back
When you've fallen through hell
I'm stopping in
For a hot cup of coffee
With an old bum who says
He could've been james dean
The chief of police
Has asked him to leave
And he whispers to me
As he tugs on my sleeve
You make me laugh
You make me smile
And sometimes i cry
But you never wrecked my mind
With a simple smile
Sometimes i believe in god for a while

Was he a painter
Underground major
Wasn't he conspiring with ralph nader
Sunday afternoons in central park
Was he a writer
A freedom fighter
Did he make your world a little brighter
Mondays after dark
Andy warhol had to die
We don't know why
We don't know why
Now he's painting passersby
In his corner of the sky
Was he a thinker
A heavy drinker
Was nixon wrapped around his finger
I've heard crazy alli swear he was
Was he a controller
A hip rock n' roller
Did he realize that the war was over
Or let them go on just because
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While lou's still walking on the wild side
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Now i've been working
Nights at the diner
Where a soup can serves as my reminder
Did he ever draw jfk
Has anyone seen him
Talked to him lately
Would you tell him that i'm waiting
Sunday afternoons in central park

I never shared i never cared
It didn't matter much
And no one stared
I didn't pretend to be someone
To be somewhere
You know that's not my style
So put my picture on your button
My name around your hat
Call all the neighbors
And tell them i'm back
I've changed
I've come in from the ledge
I've changed
There's nothing here at all
No nothing here at all
For me to run from
I'd like to show you sometime
What i'm all about
I am pushing myself through
And hanging on
Without love it's lonely
Where i stand
Are you lonely too
It's a long, long road home
But i'll run, i'll run for you
You're everyone's everything
I'm dust in a saturn ring
I champion the things you hate
The list is long
An hour late
I've changed
I've come in from the ledge
I've changed
There's nothing here at all
No nothing here at all
For me to run from
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I'd like to spend some time with you

You never smile
The way you used to do
I see you trying
But it's just not you
What is wrong
And what is right
Marvin said he tried
He just couldn't get through
Maybe it's a line
He's just not used to
What went wrong
And what went right
Tell me do you plan this pain
Does it come down on you
Like the rain
Is there something i can say to you
I can't stop the storm
But i can cover you
There's something in the doorway
Between you and me
From my angle
It's too hard to see
Tell me would you please
Humor me
Do you care about me
Then care about yourself
Or carry on your way
All by yourself
Your sinking ship
Is drowning me
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Every now and then
I think of how it used to be
The power you would send
Would light up the city
For miles aroundyou were never alone
I can see you struggle
And i can feel your pain
I think we're headed for trouble
Are we falling apart again
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I know you know what i'm about to say
But let me tell it to you anyway
Although i never mean to let you down
You keep your head up and you stand your ground
Don't think i don't see all the things that you do
You're the reason we've made it through
There you are
On the phone again
Reminding me why we're still friends
There's a road we're on that never ends
Cause there you are again
I know that sometimes i don't think to call
But don't start thinking i don't care at all
I'm always on my way to somewhere else
Searching high and low to find myself
Stuck on that highway
Between here and there
I could be anywhere
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You're like the eye of a hurricane
You are a constant in a world of change
You are the calm in the storm
When life gets strange
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