Do You Wanna Run Away (With Me Mary Lou)

I'm down right and tired, of runnin' round,
My legs can't cut it no more,
I'm 'bout ready to fall and hit the ground,
'Cause it don't look as good as it did before,

Well, I think my pockets are full o' holes,
I can't seem to hold on to a paycheck for long,
This job I got, man, it don't feed my belly, it don't feed my soul,
I thought I could hack it once long ago, but I guess I ain't that strong,

Well now, baby, pack your dresses and shoes,
'Cause I think it's 'bout time we jumped the fence,
Let's see what's on the other side, I'm tired of the blues,
Let's step out of the line, stayin on it don't make no sense,
We can do favours for friends we don't know,
We can even do some for ourselves, along the road,
We'd go and see and do, whatever we wanted to,
What do you say, do want to runaway with me Mary Lou,

We stay up all night, whenever we want to,
No more early mornings, no more crack o'dawn,
We're on top of the world, honey, it's just me and you,
In bed overlookin' the river, starin' at the risin' sun,

No more o' that waitin 'til the last day to see,
If we're gonna be able to make ends meet,
We've got enough dough, you and I,
To buy stars, and suns and galaxies, babe we'll make it home free,

Like two wandering pirates searching for,
Nothing at all, we hit the nightly streets,
I'm your king, you're my queen,
And this here city, belongs to you and me,

Lately the cops have been on our tail, breathin' down our necks,
And the d.a is lookin' to make a name for himself,
Well now darling, don't go getting scared, jumping the gun, we gotta use our heads,
'Coz in the end, we ain't got much more than each other and ourselves,

The city lights don't seem to shine,
Quite as hard and bright as they did not so long ago,
And safely kept, within your eyes, breaths the only light I can find,
Why, if this city's too hot for us, let's hop on a plain,
Or a train or a bus, babe and let´s just go,

Well now, baby, pack your dresses and shoes,
'Cause I think it's 'bout time we jumped the fence,
Let's get outta this city, I'm tired of the blues,
Let's run away babe, stayin here don't make no sense,
We've got coppers and lawmen huntin' us down,
Take my hand, we'll never look back, we'll just skip town,
Everything's gonna be just fine, it's just me and you
What do you say, do want to runaway with me Mary Lou,

Did the world shrink down in the last couple o' days,
Or does it just seem that way,
Well, we got Uncle Sam's cavalry standing outside,
Waitin' to take us out for a very long ride,

I'll never let go o' your hand I swear,
Let me kiss you twice, one for now and one for the road,
Let's see what's got 'em boys all winded up and hollarin' out there,
Let's meet 'em with our twin tommies, and then,
Darling I promiss, we're free to go,

Well now, baby, close your eyes and cut your hair loose,
I think it's 'bout time we jumped the fence,
Let's see what's on the other side, I'm tired of the blues,
Let's run outside the line, stayin on it don't make no sense,
Well, now we've got the one thing we ever really needed, yes, we do,
What do you say, for old time's sake,
Do you wanna run away with me Mary Lou,

ARealRock'N'Rolla

Just Another Hole In The Ground

I was painting murals and telling stories,
Of people livin' out all the dreams I once had,
Father told me, son, what you doin' that for,
What do you think you're gonna get out of that,
Get yourself a payin' job, so you can be a man,
And toss those foolish dreams out into the trash can,

This world is just another hole in the ground,
And everyone is just another oil man,
Tryin' to get something out of it,
Maybe I'll just, dig myself a deeper hole,
And never ever, climb out of it,

Well, I got myself a girl, so sweet , so pretty,
Brown eyes, soft lips, long hair, her name was Mary lou,
Like homeless cats we'd roam 'round the city,
Doin' the things that kids up and do,
She loved me for a long hard second and she loved me good,
She left when she saw I couldn't give her the things another man could

That's when I understood,

This world is just another hole in the ground,
And everyone is just another gold digger,
Tryin' to get something out of it,
Maybe I'll just, dig myself a deeper hole,
And never ever, climb out of it,

Well now, life in the city ain't no easy life,
When your pockets are lined with dust,
Pressed up against your throat, there's a huntin' knife,
And holdin' it is the man, the man you cannot trust,
Well maybe it's just best to do somethin,
Somethin' on the wrong side of the line, and take the coast line bus,

'Cause this world is just another hole in the ground,
And everyone's just another thief in the night,
Tryin' to get something out of it,
Maybe I'll dig myself a deeper hole,
And never ever, climb out of it,

ARealRock'N'Rolla

C'est La Vie (New Orleans Is My Home)

Way back when,
In the old days,
When I was tramping,
'Cross the U. S. A,
I was a stoaway,
On a runaway train,
And there I met a man,
With a wooden cain,
A ragged shirt,
A pair of wornout shoes,
A dusty hat,
And grey hair,
We both happened,
To be headin',
Down to New Orleans,
He had a guitar,
Right beside him,
Tucked away,
In it's case,
He took it out,
And right there and then,
He began to play,
He sang about love,
And life and time,
And how they swiftly eat away,
At the flower of youth,
He said time,
Was unforgiving,
It gives no man,,
No quarter no treuce,

But, C'est la vie,
C'est la vie,
C'est la vie,
C'est la vie,

Well, we got off,
In Memphis, Tennessee,
And walked all the way down,
To Beale Street,
And like the drifter he was,
A tramping bard,
Around his chest,
He strapped his guitar,
He started to play,
And the people walking by,
Would stop and  gather 'round,
And pennies and nickels they 'd all lay down,
When he finished it must have been,
'Bout 9 o'clock,
We was headed,
Down to the docks,
I said man,
Don't you ever tire,
Of playing on street corners,
For nickels and dimes,
He said son,
I don't play for no one,
See, like the bee,
Is driven to make honey just to make honey,
So am I,
Driven to play,
To sing, to walk,
 Until the day I die,

C'est la vie,
C'est la vie,
C'est la vie,
C'est la vie,

After days of sailing down,
The Mississippi,
And playin' the towns,
Of Baton Rouge and Donaldsville,
That dark, soulful stream,
Finnally got us down to New Orleans,
Where some time ago,
I lost my baby,
Into those very waters,
She sank,

When the rain was heavy,
And the levees broke,
And the seas spoke,
So loud you could hear it out on the river banks,

I said I ain't never,
Gonna be the same,
Neither will the city,
That care forgot,
He looked to me,
For a while,
Didn't say nothin',
No, he just smiled,
Then he turned his face,
Towards the moon,
His hands made love to his guitar,
And he let out a croon,
Then he said,
When you've lost your heart,
You ain't got nothing left to lose,
You realize how everything else,
Just ain't no use,

C'est la vie,
C'est la vie,
C'est la vie,
C'est la vie,

Well, he said all you can really do,
Is live today,
Oh, yeah, live today,
So you can die tomorrow,
Now my friend,
The time has come,
For me to bid you,
Adieu,
He walked away,
And got lost,
In the live streets,
Of The Big Easy,
I stood there for some time,
Like a child,
Naked in the dark,
Thinkin' all the while,
In New Orleans,
My soul was torn,
But goin' anywhere else,
I've tried that I just don't belong,

New Orleans is my home,
New Orleans is my home,
I'm a New Orleans man,
Down to the bone

C'est la vie,
C'est la vie,
C'est la vie,
C'est la vie,

ARealRock'N'Rolla