The Way It Is

Met her a thursday
Broken is the will
Golden is the word
Taken by the thrill
Shoulda known better
Shoulda worn my overcoat
Throw away the fur
Sink until i float

Oh it still hurts
Maybe you're the one
Livin' on the earth

I need a little faith
I'm livin' in a dream
Carryin' a heavy load

'cos i need someone who lives far away
I'm going down south, down to new orleans
Try to find another road
And still i live here with the curse

Don't know why, i wake before the fall
Won't you lead the way
I can hear the call
Maybe one day, i hope you'll come around
Voices in the wind, above the ground

In the silence of the morning
Comes a burnin' yellow light
A brand new day is dawnin'
And nothin' felt so right

Inside i feel the spirit
As i face and turn the sun
And you were nowhere near it
Now my life has just begun

I don't want you, i don't want you
I don't want you anyway
And i could never, i could never
Hurt you the way that you hurt me

And i don't understand
How could anyone have the right
To try and take my freedom
I don't want you, i don't want you
I don't want you anyway

Push your boat out into the water
As the tide comes rushing out
Your mother's only daughter

Now there seems to be some doubt
As you walk across the wasteland
That you seem to be proud of
You lay shackled in your fortress
That you look down from above

I could never hurt you
I'm not that kind of man

Strange fascination, in your eyes
In the mornin' you're hypnotized
Situation, something's wrong
Realization, is much too string
When i tell you, my friend
You say it doesn't matter
Then i ask you again
If your dreams have been shattered?

When you fly, in the storm
I can feel your vibration
Now your soul has been torn
Won't you listen
Shallow people
Shallow mind
Too much evil, you will find
Take it easy, take it slow
When you hit the bottom
You will know

Are you able to move
When you stand in the fountain?
Now i tell you the truth
You will fall from the mountain
When you fly in the storm
I can feel your vibration
Now your soul has been torn
Won't you listen
I won't let them take you down!

I'm talkin' about your life
Keep on walkin', say it's alright
An invitation, room to breathe
I say a prayer
Now please don't leave

I see a worried man
I see the church
Hello, calypso,
Say goodbye to planet earth

Here come the dream man
Here come the luck
Here come the movie
That was taken from the book

I know of a place down in mexico
I know a place when i'm done
I can see by your face
That you've been overcome
And you're not the only one
'cause i'm the second son

Inside your chevrolet
No place to hide
You read the paper
With a pistol by your side

Outside the fortress
You build a bridge
Inside the pleasure dome
There burns a will to live

Chorus

Time is the healer
Time has no face
Time has no master plan
And time can't fall from grace

Chorus

You got my pride hangin' out of my bed
You're messin' with my life so i brought my lead
Even messin' with my children
And you're screamin' at my life

Get off my back, if you want to get out of here alive

Freedom-that's what i want now
Freedom-that what i need now
Freedom-to live
Freedom-so i can give

You got my heart, split the last drink of water
You got my soul, screamin' and hollerin'
You know you hooked my girlfriend
You know the drugstore man
Well i don't need it now
Just trying to slap it out of her hand

Freedom-so i can live
Freedom-so i can give
Freedom-yeah yeah
Freedom-that's what i need

You don't have to say that you love me
If you don't mean it, you better believe
If you need me or you just wanna bleed me
You better stick in you daggers someone else
So i can leave-set me free
Right on, straight ahead
Straight up there, straight ahead

Freedom-so i can live
Freedom-so i can give...

Keep on pushing, straight ahead
Keep on pushing, straight ahead...

Oh it seems like somethin' tells me
I've been here before
And it don't feel right
I won't be you leper anymore
How many fingers do you see?
Now tell me, can you see the real me?

How many bodies can there be?
Like bobby deniro on the big bad screen
He sure can play that role!

Stoned in the temple of madness with you
Stoned in the sadness
You don't have a clue

How's your private life?
How come you don't hang around no more
You're so serious
You can't tell the doorway from the floor

What do you need to cure your ill?
Now tell me, can you see the real me?
How do you swallow your pill?
You're psychomatic on a westside jones
Where did you get that face?

Stoned in the temple
I'm gonna fix
Stoned in the blue room
I'm gonna fix
Stoned in the darkness
I'm gonna fix
Stoned in the big house