Roamin'

I went down to Alabama,
'Cause they said it was going ill with my mamma,
And when she passed, my heart got set on,
Running on up to Santa Ana,

I was looking for something,
I didn't know what it was,
But still I made up my mind,
To jump the gun and hop on the bus,

Lord, I ain't asking,
For you to make me better,
Just make me whole,

I don't want you,
To take away my fear,
Just make me bold,

Only a pitch blackness do I see,
Oh, Lord, won't you,
Make just a man out of me,

Nothing more than a drifter,
For life, of life had made me bereft,
Without all the things I once had,
To the will of the wind I was left,

And with no purpose at all,
All I could do was roam,
On and on,
Like a rolling stone,

Lord, I ain't asking,
For you to make me better,
Just make me whole,

I don't want you,
To take away my fear,
Just make me bold,

Only a pitch blackness do I see,
Oh, Lord, won't you,
Make just a man out of me,

A man without hope,
Will quicker rather,
Than soon be,
At the end of his rope,

It's been so long since I've,
Seen the face of a bright day,
And maybe tomorrow will be the day I always say,
But I find that big lamp in the sky just won't light up,

Lord, I ain't asking,
For you to make me better,
Just make me whole,

I don't want you,
To take away my fear,
Just make me bold,


Only a pitch blackness do I see,
Oh, Lord, won't you,
Make just a man out of me,


ARealRock'N'Rolla

Love is life in disguise

Hey, open up a tab, barkeep,
Pour me a glass of sweet whiskey,
And let me in return, tell you my story,
And please don't let me know,
When it's time for me to go,

Long ago a girl I did meet,
She had a white bandana wrapped 'round her head,
She was wearing a red summer dress,
She took in a puff from her cigarette,
The sweetest legs, the loveliest hands,
Her long silky brown hair blowing in the wind,
I fell hard and fast for her right there and then,
But a fool was I for I did not see,
That she could, that she would,
Rip my heart out of me,

Hey barkeep, fill me up,
And would you please tell me something,
Some words of comfort to soothe,
These heart twisting blues,
Should I keep on trying to win,
Or should I just roll over and loose,

Man, If you think it's about,
Winning or losing, you've already lost,
Love ain't a game you play,
It's the fire that burns your way,
Out of an empty cage,

Well friend, it broke me outta the cage,
But then it slipped through my fingers like the wind,
I tried to hold it for a while,
But it ran too fast and hot and wild,
And it got outta my hands,

Man, if you force it you break it,
Love ain't a thing, you can't just take it,
You can only embrace it,
Gently in your arms and try to make it,
And hope it don't ever scape ya,

Then friend, you're saying there's nothing but,
Feeling like you're blindfolded,
With no sense of direction while holding a gun,
And trying to hit a a bird,
That's trying to fly into the sun,

Man, all you can really do is wait,
There's nothing to it,
It ain't gonna be pretty,
Specially in those times when the city,
Seems to be overrun by it,

Now it's time for you to go on home,
But before you do,
I got these last words for you,

Love is a runaway bride,
Love is a getaway car,
Love is a loaded gun,
Love is a pair of sad eyes,
Love is dirty and hard like a rock,
Love is pristine, love is soft,
Love is a lie told honestly,
Love is a truth that lies like dust on the floor,

Love is life in disguise,(2X)

ARealRock'N'Rolla

Hello Moon

Hello moon,
You look so fair,
Dangling up there,
Dancing in the starry night,

Friends and lovers,
Come and go,
Like the ever passing clouds,
But you always remain aglow,

Moon,
I see you shining oh, so pale,
With a beauty so frail,
That brings tears to this lonely face,
But still you linger in your place,

As the night lives on,
And you lightly fade out,
To cede your stead to the sun,
I'll sing you away until you've gone,

Hello moon,
How've you been,
I'm still stuck here,
In this crazy scene,

Everyone,
Down here,
Is running wild, being a gull,
They're rushing to go nowhere at all,

Moon,
I see you shining oh, so pale,
With a beauty so frail,
That brings tears to this lonely face,
But still you linger in your place,

As the night lives on,
And you lightly fade out,
To cede your stead to the sun,
I'll sing you away until you've gone,

ARealRock'N'Rolla