The Guitar-Sage's Lyric Page

I am old
Young again I'll never be
I'm told
As I once was
Youth will not return
It rarely does

Life is long
Was the road I traveled on so wrong?
Near the end
Will I find the bones of my lost friend
That I once loved?
Thought she was an angel from above
But she brought rain
Then like a cloud she hurried on again

And rain is hard
It falls on young and old with no regard
For who am I
To dream of ever falling from the sky?

I like midnight
Like black and blue
The other side of daylight
Baby, how 'bout you?

Would you take me dancing
Underneath the moon?
Feed me milk and honey
From a silver spoon?

  I like midnight
Hear coyote howl
Gonna hold you so tight
Black cat on the prowl
Baby, let's go dancing
Underneath the stars
Gaze upon Uranus
Jupiter and Mars

  I like midnight
Black jacket too
Seems to fit me just right
Like an attitude

Would you take me dancing
Underneath the moon?
I like it un-sunny
The opposite of noon

Now I know where I stand
Here with my heart in my hand
Stunned and staring at all the blood
So much for such a little love

So here I am and it's the end
Still can't quite seem to comprehend
What made me care so much for you
So much for such a little love

I didn't mean anything to you
Now what am I supposed to do
With all this blood I bleed for you
So much for such a little love

I went down there on business
Could not believe my eyes
Not much worse to witness
Than a city's slow demise

(Refrain)
It was a city with a Mission
And spotless skies of blue
It had some damn fine fishin'
And problems there were few

Chorus
They call it "City of Angels"
I have to wonder why
If it's the City of Angels
Then I don't wanna die

Where the riverbeds are concrete
And buildings scrape the sky
Where humanity is obsolete
And homeless children cry

(Refrain)
Now it's dangerous to breathe
And every neighborhood's at war
It's kinda hard to conceive
Just what is all this killing for

Repeat 1st verse and Chorus

Gonna sit right down and write myself a letter
Tell myself I've never felt any better
Gonna say that I don't miss her
Wouldn't try to kiss her
If she was sittin' right here
Try to think up some new lies
To get these tears out of my eyes

Gonna fax myself a memorandum
Reminding me of my new freedom
And how I'd really like to meet 'em
All these lovely ladies
Sittin' right here
I'm makin' up a new agenda
Workin' on some new lies
To get these tears out of my eyes

  Gonna e-mail me and ask a question
Like ain't it time you got a new profession
A gigolo or a Dollar Dancer
Instead of wastin' all your time
Sittin' 'round here
Hey! this is only a suggestion
But forget about all those lies
And getting tears out of your eyes

Will I see you again
Would you be my long-lost friend or
Be an enemy to me
When from you will I be free

I'm askin'

(Chorus)
How long? (repeat 2x)

I dreamed you standing there
Hair flyin' everywhere
There am I on bended knee
Askin' you to marry me

I'm dreamin'

Chorus

What would the answer be
Would you just laugh at me or
Be mine eternally
Don't keep me waiting please

I'm beggin'

Chourus

It's been
Too long
In between
It's so long
It's obcene
Too damn long

Watching you absorb the sun
I sense the rising of your heat
My temperature is rising too
I've waited long
And hard for you

It's been
So hard
Can't get it down
It's too hard
And too big around
Too damn hard

A sweetness fills the air
A scent to which none can compare
It's turning blue
The time is now
At your command I'll humbly bow

Repeat 1st verse

My life has come undone,
and I am all alone.
I've lost my family,
my sanity, my home.
If you could see my brain, you'd
grab the nearest phone
and call Security;
my mind has come undone!

I'm left here picking up
the pieces of my dreams.
Can my life really be
as hopeless as it seems?
I guess that, after all,
I am my father's son.
Hey, daddy, look at me!
I've finally come undone!

Please lie and tell me that
all will be overcome.
Forget reality -
my world has come undone.
Hide your head inside your hole;
there is nowhere to run.
Hey, are you hearing me?
Everything's come undone!

The sun shakes free its mooring
While the moon is softly sinking
He wakes and braces
Waiting
For the feeling to come creeping
She rises
Brews the coffee
He pretends that he's still sleeping

He watches while she dresses
From a corner of the mirror
She gathers her possessions and is
Heading for the door
He stops himself from screaming by
Remembering the reason
He wonders what she's thinking
But she goes without saying

Though her leaving is a blessing
He is lost inside his freedom
For longing often lingers
Like a land that has no season
'Cept one that carries onward
Like a bad dream
Without waking

And forgiving
And fogetting
Are the same
There's no division
No algebraic equation to remember
Just surrender
And love is like a lady
On her way to many meetings
And in the end
My friend
She goes without saying