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I know this guy yeah you know the type

his opinions gush out like a drain pipe

he's got the answers he's got 'em right here in his brown paper bag

I know he's harmless but thats not the point

its one of those things gets my nose out of joint

indicative of a deeper concern that troubles my heart

East of the moon, west of the sun, right of the many and left of the one

mean what you say and say what you mean

meet me down in between

How can you always be so damn sure the things you believe in perfectly pure

when time after time we see after the fact buildings go down because the footings are cracked 

its the blind leading the blind

we fall into line with the rest of our kind

always comes down to a natural fact

up in your penthouse and down in my shack

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The wolf wears a lamb when he's out on the street

smiles in the faces of people he meets

 says lend me your ear I'll sing you a song

you'll never believe it could ever go wrong

and the faithful stream to the call ready to due ready to settle it all

most of us end up on top of the wall

we don't know which way to fall

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I am the pilot of a rocking chair that soars among the stars

a pilgrim on a journey

cruising up and down the galaxy, across the Milky Way

dodging asteroids by night and meteors by day

One more time around the world one more trip around the sun

in a single revolution we're right back, baby we're right back, we're right back to where we started from

When you see a shooting star or a ring around the sun'

you'll know I'm up in heaven on a mission

a streak across your atmosphere, placing in the night

a distant constellation where everything's all right

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A wise man tells a story 'bout the way the world goes round

the universe is made up of vibrations

and when the song's in tune, our feet will leave the ground

and we'll join him in the stars while the world goes round and round

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This tale gets told time and time again

as old and as new as original sin

begins with a promise that cannot be sustained

and dies in the rust of abandon

the story goes there's a ghost in the mill

after 50 odd years he's in there still

if you look close enough you just might catch a glimpse

in the old shattered glass of a window

this town took a turn when the factory fell

the old men among us remember it well

doin't you close it all down without paying your bill

cries the ghost, the ghost in the mill

they say his old heart is black as coal

the fading light of a forgotten soul

he wanders alone on the factory floor where nobody works anymore

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now the wind whispers through that cavernous hall with a whispering moan of relentless fall

where once there was light and unbridled belief is not but a shad elf America

and whats to become of this old iron beast as it fades in the west with no hope forth east, Whats a young man to do with his industry now that there's no place to shape his conviciton

will we clean it all up or tear it all down?

stoke the first again or burn it down to the ground

will we learn from the past or suffer the fate of the ghost, the ghost in the mill

There's a time to close your eyes and drift away

Find the faith the let the river have it's way

give yourself to love and sweet surrender

to dangerous curves and silent currents

a single leaf will race around a stone

revolving in the current all alone

when all alone we're all just great pretenders

round dangerous curves and silent currents

all the things you thought you knew

tumble down to a chosen few

close your eyes I'll get you through

do what we've got to do

throw your arms around my neck

we shall brave the swirling wreck

run the restless waterfalls

in answer to the rivers call

its so easy to believe you're in control

and wash up on a lonely hidden shoal

when a leap of faith can guide you on the water

round dangerous curves and silent currents

things we see in the caves of our dreams come to light in the streets

where people are reeling in life and what happens to them is what happens

and we watch the story develop with heroes and villians

and the victims they leave in the dirt sing songs we never remember

and we cry at injustice and the toll it takes

we cry for ten million heartbreaks

we cry for the faithful left on the shore

and we cry cry cry nevermore

things we know in the depths of our souls seldom find a way into the world that we know

that we know in our hearts is the way it should be it should be it could be

if we willed it to be

and the stars race across the sky

we look to our heroes to never say die

and we drink to the fallen on the fourth of July

and our sons and our daughters right down the line

step into it time after time

nevermore nevermore

Things we do as we stagger to find our place in the world in the world in the world

where justice breaks down and nobility breaks down

and kindness and all of her brothers break down

with bare hands and bare feet baring arms baring arms

with a shot in the dark a shot in the dark

and we cry at injustice and the toll it takes

we cry for ten million heartbreaks

we cry for the faithful left on the shore

and we cry cry cry nevermore

I fell asleep

asleep at the wheel

somewhere south

south of redemption

and though I'm sorry I am sorry I'm so sorry

sorry for my sins

the road goes on

without exemption

way away out

way out in the woods

a run down shack

way up in the trees

there's a shotgun rockin' on a rocking' chair

a field of fire a thousand yard stare

this is your dead end son

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there's a wolf pack howling' at the moon

calling' the devil down and he's comin' soon

you can hear 'em wailin' at the top of their lungs

speakin' in tongues

Lord said wake up

change your evil ways

and the serpent sighed

I see your intentions

there is a crossroads up along this highway

a crimson sky a fall from grace

this is your last chance to pay

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this ain't no dream

long live America

open your eyes

land of the free

take the high road searchin' for salvation

a leap of faith for a sinful nation

we stand at heaven's gate

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You can say that the wheel begins when the rain drops down and the water comes

a little trickle in the dirt comes down deep in the ground deep in the ground deep in the ground

in the low ground

let it whisper in your ear

the words you long to hear

the words you need to wash away wash away your pain

and nothing will remain but a beating heart

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let it rain down down down

let it rain down down down

let it rain down down down

and let it wash away

let the rain fall on your face let it tickle your eyelids lost in space

a little naked child of God talking to a rainbow riding on a cloud

let it whisper in your ear

the words you long to hear

the words you need to wash away wash away your pain

and nothing will remain but a beating heart

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Mother nature's got a way of turning the tide turning the tide turning the tide turning the tide

on the dark side

in the rhythm of the falling rain calling your name calling your name 

calling your name calling your name 

for the long ride

for the long ride

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She counts the staves in the fence while she passes

with comfort in knowing its always the same

forty-three steps from the door to the corner

and down to the garden that carries her name

we tell her take it slow

keep an even pace

easy as you go

its not a race

Rosie take your time

don't forget your age

leave the running to the kids

You'll find her here every day in the summer

chasing a shadow she cast long ago

drawn by a duty she can't quite remember

to guard that approach from the high and the low

and now the kids are gone

with barely a goodbye

she's finally slowing down

no need to cry

Rosie its your time

yours is no disgrace

and in the end we find

our place is down by the slope in the meadow

the one with the white picket fence 'long the drive

folks 'round here say that at time in the evening

a beautiful golden retriever trots by

but that could never be

must be something in your eye

there hasn't been a dog 'round here

since 1985

but go ahead and look

ain't no reason not to try

they say kids can see her best.

She counts the staves in the fence while she passes

with comfort in knowing its always the same

forty-three steps from the door to the corner

and down to the garden that carries her name

Goodnight my love

Good night my love

just close your eyes and go to sleep

a princess in a dream

in a lofty castle keep

with all the world beneath your feet

Goodnight my love

Goodnight my love

let the evening fade away

the morning sun will shine

and all the birds will sing

that all is right with everything

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and when the universe turns upside down

and the earth begins to quake

I'll be there to hold you in my arms

your knight in shining armor

on a stallion running free

on the windy cliffs that rise above the sea

Goodnight... Goodnight my love

All your days will be this way

and it shall never be undone

simple as a smile

solid as a tree

blue skies as far as you can see

and in your eyes shall ever be

all the beauty of the earth

a mountain in the mist

a sultry desert breeze

the majesty of the seven seas

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Goodnight my love

Good night my love

just close your eyes and go to sleep

a princess in a dream

in a lofty castle keep

with all the world beneath your feet

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