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[Verse 1] We got the roller coaster piling along The power and the glory with the song Holy moly, where did the time go I told you baby, now you know
[Pre-Chorus] I'm keeping the balls in the air When I'm up here on the band There'll be a little bit here and there I'll still be trying to understand
[Chorus] But they'll all be in the air When I'm up here on the band What it is, I'm juggling here I've only got two pairs of hands
[Verse 2] There's a pin-drop, they follow a thread And a lone voice cries out overhead When the thunder bursts in the velvet night There's joy and wonder and delight
[Pre-Chorus] I'm keeping the balls in the air Tryna keep up with the band There'll be a little bit here and there I might get covered by the drifting sand
[Chorus] But they'll all be in the air When I'm up here on the band What it is, I'm juggling here I've only got two pairs of hands
[Verse 3] They're back in the streets and into the bars The trams and the trains and back in their cars Holy moly, where did the time go I told you baby, now you know
[Pre-Chorus] I'm keeping the balls in the air Trying to keep up with the band There'll be a little bit here and there Might get covered by the drifting sand
[Chorus] But they'll all be in the air When I'm up here on the band What it is, I'm juggling here I've only got two pairs of hands
2.
Ahead of the Game
[Verse 1] It was nothing but the hits in a room downtown They're noisy as hell but nice People don't usually get to play in there More than a time or twice You had you a regular spot They were even advertising your name Better than the usual thing you got Staying just ahead of the game Ahead of the game
[Verse 2] And I can't tell you one thing new About playing for the door Some of my dream is back there too With the sawdust on the floor We're worn out and weary, all of us But we know why we came Banged up and battered like this old bus Staying just ahead of the game, ahead of the game
[Bridge] The sky's as big as nowhere Which is where we've been Left a dream behind there somewhere You've got to have a dream
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3] I gave your buddy a ride to the train He was telling me he'd be back There was a red light shining, love in vain When we rolled across the tracks Barista/bartender selling beat up car Needs a ticket for a bus or a plane Singer/songwriter heading for home Staying just ahead of the game Ahead of the game
[Instrumental Outro]
3.
Smart Money
[Verse 1] The Santa Ana's been kicking up sand All the way from Utah to La La Land Sways the fairy lights up in the boughs The finger-lickers who test the blow And make predictions for best in show Say the smart money ain’t on your dog now Ain’t on your dog now
[Verse 2] Cinderella’s in the square They wait in line to see her there This little tootsie she’s showing 'em how Fresh out of fame school class This little hoofer means to kick some ass And the smart money ain’t on your dog now Ain’t on your dog now
[Bridge] Helicopters overhead Showbiz kids are getting wed They already sold the shoot The ring going on her finger The slipper on her foot
[Verse 3] Down on the river the wind’s turned cool It’s blowing all the way from Boston to Liverpool At least the summer knows when to take a bow Groovy nights and golden days Feel they could might just slip away And the smart money ain’t on your dog now Ain’t on your dog now
4.
Scavengers Yard
[Verse 1] I closed my eyes and made a wish Lord, don’t let me lose this fish Scored myself a genuine squillionaire I’m the drawing room boy with the pinky ring I’m here to sell you anything I’ve got a brand new friend And we’re doing a good job there
[Pre-Chorus 1] Thought he’d come down to sniff around In my old blood-stained hunting ground Walked right in, I never should have stayed He’s taking all my sage advice So keep it shut, you’ll get your slice We do him both ends twice and we both get paid
[Chorus] In Scavengers Yard where the wild things roam Welcome - the bag man’s home Come on down to where the tigers roar In Scavengers Yard the wild things roam Welcome - the bag man’s home You’ll find me down on the killing floor
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 2] Now as someone I’d recommend I bring you in, a dear old friend Who knows just where there’s another shiny toy It goes the way I want it to There’s a major drink in this for you Finder wins and seller too, old boy
[Bridge] He’s a greedy swine, he loves a steal We tell him here’s one killer deal I’ll hold his hand and a reaming there will be I’ve let him know he’s number one I’ve told him as a rule of thumb I don’t trust anyone, not even me
[Pre-Chorus 2] Never had a sucker come on like this He’s giving me arthritis I feel like I have grown a set of claws I’m not going to let this one slip And I don’t intend to lose my grip Now that I’ve got him in my jaws
[Chorus] In Scavengers Yard where the wild things roam Welcome - the bag man’s home Come on down to where the tigers roar In Scavengers Yard the wild things roam Welcome - the bag man’s home You’ll find me down on the killing floor
[Outro]
5.
Black Tie Jobs
[Verse 1] So sorry for your trouble Tell me to take a walk And I would understand Of course it’s good to talk Here take my handkerchief No, I don’t need it back Please don’t worry
[Verse 2] So sorry for your trouble And I was wondering And I would understand If you might have one to hand If you had a photograph Of course I’d bring it back Please don’t worry
[Verse 3] And I wonder, if I stay in this How hard boiled will I become As hard boiled as some My friends in the newsroom The Colins and Bobs All done their black tie jobs
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 4] I have to go, so sorry Walking back to the car And I can hear your sobs I hate these black tie jobs
6.
Tunnel 13
[Verse 1] In the Siskiyou Mountains the old railroad winds Through the golds of the maples and the green of the pines Up to Tunnel 13 the Southern she climbs And three bandits waiting with evil in mind
[Verse 2] The D’Autremont brothers had chosen their road Chosen to live by a criminal code Word was the mailcar was loaded with gold The brothers had heard it, or had maybe been told
[Bridge] They wanted no witnesses, that was a fact The brothers were bent on a barbarous act Gold there was none, only sadness and tears And the law coming after them year after year
[Verse 3] Three bandits, hearts filled with resentment and hate Killed mail clerk Elvyn Daugherty, engineer Sydney Bates With shotgun and pistols they were panicking when They killed brakeman Coyle Johnson and fireman Marvin Seng
[Verse 4] Robbing and looting is as old as the hills They’re still jumping freight trains with crowbars and drills A hundred years later in Downtown LA They rob the Union Pacific damn near every day
[Outro] Four good men lay murdered in the dogwoods and pines Leaving widows and children and heartbreak behind Tunnel 13 is the place in the song Where the beautiful redwood for my guitar came from
[Instrumental Outro]
7.
Janine
8.
Watch Me Gone
[Verse 1] There was a train leaving for a big beat in a big life Are you coming I may have asked you once or twice But I'd already left the hallway with broken lights Some dingy landing we used to tumble from Where the stairs were cracked and worn, whatever
[Chorus] Watch me go, babe, watch me gone
[Verse 2] And the songs were pushing harder all the time Wasn’t your fault, then again, it wasn't mine Broke, frustrated, and obsessed You saw me as ridiculous, I guess
[Verse 3] And I didn’t know from nothing, not even my own voice But I knew there was something and I knew there was no choice I was leaving mostly heartache but I was in no mood to rejoice There was so much that was wrong, whatever
[Chorus] Watch me go, babe, watch me gone (watch me go, babe, watch me gone) Watch me go, babe, watch me gone (watch me go, babe, watch me gone)
[Verse 4] Well, maybe I’ll hit the road with Bob or maybe hitch a ride with Van It’s all gonna happen and I'll be a happening man And God must still be laughing at a boy and his plans In the streets where they were born
[Verse 5] And the hopscotch traces, well, you can still see them here The chalk lines faded and unclear Time for me to disappear Put my old boots back on, whatever
[Chorus] Watch me go, babe, watch me gone (watch me go, babe, watch me gone) Watch me go, babe, watch me gone (watch me go, babe, watch me gone)
[Chorus] Watch me go, babe, watch me gone (watch me go, babe, watch me gone) Watch me go, babe, watch me gone (watch me go, babe, watch me gone)
[Instrumental Outro]
9.
Sweeter Than the Rain
[Intro] My hunter’s heart may not be merciless But on this day of freezing snow It’s as cold as the heart of the ice princess Who didn’t want to know
[Verse 1] I take my orders, ask few questions It’s no real life for a decent man Few clear cut lines or regulations Low on prospects and future plans
[Verse 2] If you should hearken to the devil’s bidding Perchance you’ll bring me work to do It may not be my heart’s true calling But I will surely come for you
[Chorus 1] To you who live by rape and plunder I’ll shoot or hang with scant remorse My Old Reliable the avenging thunder Else my rope and faithful horse
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3] Your late companion in haste repented I had him take a ride with me Through this poor country he had so tormented Until we came to the highest tree
[Chorus 2] He did reveal in his confession That you were making for the train This bitter snow will soon be melting And nothing sweeter than the rain
10.
Before My Train Comes
[Verse 1] That’s my train coming I can hear the whistle blow There’s something you should know Before I leave you And I hang up my guns Before my train comes
[Verse 2] Good times together Can last you for a while And a memory take you back in style Some will fade away forever But I know some will not Yours all mean a lot
[Chorus] Well, a cloud can come from nowhere Out of a blue sky Sad to be leaving for somewhere Without a goodbye That’s my train coming I can hear the whistle blow There’s something you should know
[Chorus] Well, a cloud can come from nowhere Out of a blue sky Sad to be leaving for somewhere Without a goodbye That’s my train coming I can hear the whistle blow There’s something you should know
[Outro] Before I leave you And I hang up my guns Before my train comes Before my train comes
11.
This One's Not Going to End Well
[Verse 1] This one’s not going to end well But after he’s gone The traders will trade Fliers will fly Seafarers will ride on the swell Shading their eyes in the glare of the sun Though this one’s not going to end well For anyone
[Verse 2] This one’s not going to end well But after he’s gone The gypsy will smile And the poets will dream And their fortunes in crystal she’ll tell As she looks in the glass where the stories are spun Though this one’s not going to end well For anyone
[Bridge] Chained to the oars below Or bound to the wheel Drums beating hard and slow Under the heel
[Verse 3] This one’s not going to end well Still after he’s gone They’ll whip up old lies To ride into power And history comes back from hell Give a tyrant his way with the club and the gun This one’s not going to end well For anyone This one’s not going to end well For anyone
12.
One Deep River
[Verse 1] Now the highway is sleeping The plains are still The steel rails are silent Sun’s going down behind the hills And the night comes falling With the evening star Wherever you’re going Wherever you are
[Chorus] You are one deep river, old friend One deep river, amen You’re one deep river, old friend One deep river, amen
[Verse 2] The wild geese are flying Into the west And your soul is heading To its rest But your light will keep on burning Like that evening star And your song will keep returning Wherever you are
[Chorus] You are one deep river, old friend One deep river, amen You’re one deep river, old friend One deep river, amen