When You Were Mine

In the cruel month grey morning
I woke up freezing cold
To possibly start over
Before the day got old
To my anger in my solitude
I had to say goodbye
So i turned on my ignition
No reason to deny
I-95
Alright
From the canyons on the sidewalks
Where the wall st. banners fly
To the farmlands and the deserts
And the flying saucer skies
To the running of the life lines
The highway spirits rhyme
There's a voice that speaks so clear to me
And says
I-95
Yeah
And i say hey hey hey yeah
I'm so glad i'm alive
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
I'm so glad i can drive
Burning down i-95
It's a simple song of freedom
And it feels like de ja vu
Tai jean knew about it
John lennon sang it too
It's the ringing bell of truth and free speech
On the radio
It's there in the constitution
It's little sister
It's called rock 'n roll
And she's alright
And i sing
Hey hey hey yeah
I'm so glad i'm alive
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
I'm so glad i can drive
Burning down i-95
Yeah yeah
I'm so glad i can drive
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
I'm so glad i'm alive
Burning down i-95
Yeah
I-95
She's alright
I-95
In daylight
I-95
At nighttime too
She's alright
She's alright
She's alright
She's alright
Yeah
Said she's alright

I've been out here in this wasteland
Throwing horseshoes at the stars
Nickel, silver, and pearl inlay
On an old guitar for my new life
For the playwright and the printer
Theme cafes and tourist bars
They're on a permanent vacation
Like butterflies in killing jars
How the hell did it get this far
Let's go now
Maybe we'll walk
Maybe we'll fly
C'mon now
Let's get outta here
While we're still young
Take our dreams and run
C'mon now
Let's get outta here
All the songs i sing were for you
Though it's something i've denied
Time is short so let's start running
To hell with pride
Cause time moves fast
C'mon baby make it last
Let's go now
Maybe we'll walk
Maybe we'll fly
C'mon now
Let's get outta here
While we're still young
Take out dreams and run
C'mon now
Let's get outta here
There's a big sky
There's a big sky there for you and me
Got no horizon
Who needs a compass
I've got you and you got me
C'mon baby
It feels so good to be free
Maybe we'll walk
Maybe we'll fly
C'mon now
Let's get outta here
You've got the keys
Baby i can drive
C'mon now let's get outta here
Maybe we'll walk
Maybe we'll fly
C'mon now let's get outta here
You've got that look
You make it clear
C'mon now let's get outta here
Yeah yeah
Get a piece of big sky
It's yours and mine
Yeah yeah
Big sky
Big sky

Nobody feels any pain
Tonight as i stand inside the rain
Everybody knows
That baby's got new clothes
But lately i've seen her
Ribbons and her bows
Have fallen from her curls
She takes just like a woman
She makes love just like a woman
And she aches just like a woman
But she breaks just like a little girl
Yes she does
Yeah
Queen mary
She's my friend
Yes, i believe i'll go see her again
Nobody has to guess
That baby can't be blessed
Till she sees finally
That she's like all the rest
With her fog
Her amphetamine
And her pearls
She takes just like a woman
She makes love just like a woman
And she aches just like a woman
But she breaks just like a little girl
It was raining from the first
And i was dying of thirst
So i came in here
And your long time curse hurts
But what's worse
Is the pain in here
I can't stay in here
Ain't it clear
That i just can't fit
Yes, i believe that it's time for us to quit
When we meet again
Introduced as friends
Please don't let on that you knew me when
I was hungry
And it was your world all the way
Ah, you fake just like a woman
You make love just like a woman
Then you ache just like a woman
But you break just like a little girl
Let me see through you baby
C'mon now
Baby, you can break down yeah
Just like a woman
Just like a woman
Just like a woman
Just like a woman
Show me
Show me baby
Just like a woman
Just like a woman
Yeah
Just like a woman
Just like a woman

You say there's nothing wrong
With the lessons that your learning
The school of the streets
You'll kick next year
Skateboarding hollywood and vine
Yeah
You're a spaced out face in a crowd
You're 17 and shooting
The cars slow down to check you out
And your tattered freak flag flies
For sale, your habit
Where to? let's go!
I know
Out on the internet tonight
Deals made
Between the strangers
In green lights
No names
No touch no feel humanity
You and your suicide life
In a cardboard mansion sleeping
Out there just beneath the freeway
On a broken bottle carpet
Snoring now
The lord of the universe
Yeah
A hippie called john henry
A burnt out acid tripper
Yeah yeah yeah
A symbol and a brush stroke
And a barstool for a throne
Encino, jerusalem
Angel, dust and blow
I know
Out on the interstate tonight
Hell's angels
And poet cops alright alright
New names
And tie dyed blissed out humanity
You and your suicide life
Suicide life
Yeah baby
Have a nice day
At the heart of all this darkness
You got a crush on venus big time
Nodding out into a wet dream
The strangers take you
They take you
The slave trade sister rapes you
I know
Out on the interstate tonight
Hell's angels
And poet cops alright alright
New names
And tie dyed blissed out humanity
Oh no
You live in real time
Kings the knife
You and your suicide life
Suicide life
Hell's angels
And poet cops alright
Spare change and have a nice day
I believe you're here to stay
Yeah
Have a nice day
I believe your here to stay
Come home
Come home baby
I think you're here to stay
Time to come home
Hippie called john henry

Well i stood by the streetlight
And i whispered your name
To the circle of darkness again
In the mercury night
The snow fell like cocaine
But all i want for christmas is you
I'd been out with some good friends
And we raised a glass or two
It's the time of the year to get loose
Like a dog on the freeway
With the headlights in my eyes
All i get from you is the truth
I don't need a new cadillac
Or a new set of clothes
Just donner and blitzen
To bring me fresh mistletoe
And make my world
A world
Where love don't get old
Cause all i want for christmas is you
Well i stand in the spotlight
But it's always royal blue
And it won't bring you back here
That's true
I got my name in lights
Strung out on the avenue
And all i want for christmas is you
I don't need a new cadillac
Or a new suit of clothes
Just donner and blitzen
To bring me fresh mistletoe
And make my world
A world
Where love don't get old
Cause all i want for christmas is you
All i want for christmas is you
Yeah
All i want for christmas is you
Yeah baby

The day begins with cnn
And it looks like wwiii
The forecast calls for freezing rain
It doesn't matter much to me
The wheel of fortune never turns
It's all insanity
Have you seen her my friend?
I've been up all night
I've been out all day
Though i try to pretend
That she's still in town
And i'll be ok
Till i can hear her footsteps
Outside my door again
I'll wonder if she's lonely like me
Oh, no! no!
Have you seen her my friend?
The dreams i have are troubled dreams
I thought that i could change
The winter's come inside my head
And it's blowing through my brain
The road i'm on won't straighten out
So here i go again
Have you seen her my friend?
I've been up all night
I've been out all day
Though i try to pretend
That she's still in town
And i'll be ok
Till i can hear her footsteps
Outside my door again
I'll wonder if she's lonely like me
Oh, no! no!
Have you seen her my friend?
And if she calls you
Say hello
Don't tell her how things are
The sun may shine tomorrow
Tomorrow baby
Maybe tomorrow
I just don't know
Have you seen her my friend?
I've been up all night
I've been out all day
Though i try to pretend
That she's still in town
And i'll be ok
Have you seen her my friend?
I've been up all night
Out all day
Though i try to pretend
That she's still in town
And i'll be ok
Cause i can feel her
I can sense her
I can feel her everywhere
I can feel her
I can sense her
I can breathe her
In the air
In my world
I can sense her
I believe
And i still care
I can feel her
And i know she's
In my world
She's everywhere
She's everywhere
I can feel her
Everywhere