Nils Lofgren

If I could hold on to just one thought
For long enough to know
Why my mind is moving so fast
And the conversation is slow.
Burn off all the fog
And let the sun through to the snow
Let me see your face again
Before I have to go.

I have seen you in the movies
And in those magazines at night
I saw you on the barstool when
You held that glass so tight.
And I saw you in my nightmares
But I'll see you in my dreams
And I might live a thousand years
Before I know what that means.

Once there was a friend of mine
Who died a thousand deaths
His life was filled with parasites
And countless idle threats.
He trusted in a woman
And on her he made his bets
Once there was a friend of mine
Who died a thousand deaths.

Gonna leave the pain behind
Gonna leave the fools in line
Gonna take the magic potion
Gettin' in an old black car
Gonna take a ride so far
To the land of sun tan lotion
Gonna take it state by state
Til I hit the golden gate
Get my feet wet in the ocean

I'm still living in the dream we had,
For me it's not over...

Walkin on the bridge on day
Lookin out across the bay
I saw a rippling in the water
Once a big ship had passed
I borrowed a traveller's glass
And focused on the ocean's daughter
Kind of like a wave confused
Dancing in the sunset hews
She waved to me and called me over

I'm still living in the dream we had,
For me it's not over...

Talkin' bout a friend of mine
Talkin' bout a gold mine
Richest vein in any mountain
Talkin' bout the enemy
Inside of me
Talkin' bout that youthful fountain
Talkin' bout you and me
Talkin' bout eternity
Talkin' bout the big time

I'm still living in the dream we had,
For me it's not over...

One last time from Freddy's joint
we drove out to lover's point
shared our last kiss eye to eye
Spoke of tender times long past
said they weren't meant to last
too many different dreams to satisfy

She wants
new shoulders to cry on
new backseats to lie on
and she always gets her way
She wants to see other guys
get lost in other eyes
baby's in the black books
yes she's in the black books today

I've yet to find a dreary bar
where whispers don't drift from afar
about her wild and wicked ways
The hardest truths don't have a why
often true love will just die
and leave a grief to haunt
the lonely nights and days

She wants
new shoulders to cry on
new backseats to lie on
and she always gets her way
She wants to hurt other guys
put tears in other eyes
baby's in the black books
yes she's in the black books today

She wants to hurt other guys
put tears in other eyes
Baby's in the black books
yes she's in the black books today

One last time from Freddy's joint
we drove out to lover's point
shared our last kiss eye to eye
Spoke of tender times long past
said they weren't meant to last
too many different dreams to satisfy

She wants
new shoulders to cry on
new backseats to lie on
and she always gets her way
She wants to see other guys
get lost in other eyes
baby's in the black books
yes she's in the black books today

I've yet to find a dreary bar
where whispers don't drift from afar
about her wild and wicked ways
The hardest truths don't have a why
often true love will just die
and leave a grief to haunt
the lonely nights and days

She wants
new shoulders to cry on
new backseats to lie on
and she always gets her way
She wants to hurt other guys
put tears in other eyes
baby's in the black books
yes she's in the black books today

She wants to hurt other guys
put tears in other eyes
Baby's in the black books
yes she's in the black books today

One last time from Freddy's joint
we drove out to lover's point
shared our last kiss eye to eye
Spoke of tender times long past
said they weren't meant to last
too many different dreams to satisfy

She wants
new shoulders to cry on
new backseats to lie on
and she always gets her way
She wants to see other guys
get lost in other eyes
baby's in the black books
yes she's in the black books today

I've yet to find a dreary bar
where whispers don't drift from afar
about her wild and wicked ways
The hardest truths don't have a why
often true love will just die
and leave a grief to haunt
the lonely nights and days

She wants
new shoulders to cry on
new backseats to lie on
and she always gets her way
She wants to hurt other guys
put tears in other eyes
baby's in the black books
yes she's in the black books today

She wants to hurt other guys
put tears in other eyes
Baby's in the black books
yes she's in the black books today

Already late to the union hall
Tired and dragging my feet on the ground
Doctor Feelgood is right down my street
I feel run over and it hurt me sweet
"Doc Feel, and I'm getting weak in the knees"

And he said, "Cry tough, son, cry tough"

I told him about my dancing blues
And why I had to fill the bantam nights
"Doctor Feelgood, I promised this lady
If I can't dance, she gonna break my nose"

He said, "Loosen up, boy, 'cause I've go the antidote"

And he said, "Cry tough, for that girl on the floor
Help her up and watch her beg for more"
?Cry tough, go down your soul
You just need another shot of rock and roll"
Just need another shot of rock and roll
Take it away

I feel I'm crippled since they fooled me at school
Until I caught this new kind of spook
Called dancing fever I have to have it

Crazy Doctor Feelgood encouraged my habit
All his time he would devote to discover the antidote
And he said, "Cry tough on your crutches too
You were born to be a dancing fool??

Cry tough, go down your soul
You just need another shot of rock and roll
Yeah, just need another shot of rock and roll
Look out

I need another shot of rock and roll
Need another shot of rock and roll
Need another shot of rock and roll

Already late to the union hall
Tired and dragging my feet on the ground
Doctor Feelgood is right down my street
I feel run over and it hurt me sweet
"Doc Feel, and I'm getting weak in the knees"

And he said, "Cry tough, son, cry tough"

I told him about my dancing blues
And why I had to fill the bantam nights
"Doctor Feelgood, I promised this lady
If I can't dance, she gonna break my nose"

He said, "Loosen up, boy, 'cause I've go the antidote"

And he said, "Cry tough, for that girl on the floor
Help her up and watch her beg for more"
?Cry tough, go down your soul
You just need another shot of rock and roll"
Just need another shot of rock and roll
Take it away

I feel I'm crippled since they fooled me at school
Until I caught this new kind of spook
Called dancing fever I have to have it

Crazy Doctor Feelgood encouraged my habit
All his time he would devote to discover the antidote
And he said, "Cry tough on your crutches too
You were born to be a dancing fool??

Cry tough, go down your soul
You just need another shot of rock and roll
Yeah, just need another shot of rock and roll
Look out

I need another shot of rock and roll
Need another shot of rock and roll
Need another shot of rock and roll

Danger bird, he flies alone
And he rides the wind back to his home
Although his wings have turned to stone

And we used to be so calm
Now I think about you all day long That's the moment that he cracked
'Cause you've been with another man long ago in the museum with his friends.
Here you are and here I am.

The jailbird takes the raps
And he finds himself spread-eagled on the tracks
But the training that he learned will get him nowhere fast.

And I know we should be free (With the rain pounding on his back he recalls)
But freedom's just a prison to me (the moment that he cracked long ago in the museum)
'Cause I lied to keep it kind (with his friends)
When I left you far behind. (And like those memories the rain keeps pounding)
down, down, down

And though these wings have turned to stone
I can fly fly fly away.
Watch me fly above the city
Like a shadow on the sky.
Fly, fly, fly.

I know a girl in a new blue dress
Ready to meet a stranger with good intentions
She's so tender with no corners at all
She is one of nature's unique inventions
I know a girl waving goodbye
I love a girl in motion

Someday's the job I get tied up in knots
I come home drunk and angry, so demanding
She lay me down and squeeze it out
Rub my head while I cry, so understanding
Understanding

I know a girl with a tear in her eye
I know a girl with a notion
I know a girl waving goodbye
I love a girl in motion

Guess it got to be too much taking care of me
Guess it got to be too much, I guess it gotta be
I know a girl with a suitcase packed
I love a girl with a train ticket, takin her away from me
Takin her away
I know a girl with a tear in her eye
I know a girl with a notion
I know a girl waving goodbye
I love a girl in motion

Girl in motion
I know a girl
Girl with emotion
I know a girl
Girl in motion
I know a girl
Girl with a notion
I love a girl
Girl in motion

I come down from the misty mountain
I got lost on the human highway
Take my head refreshing fountain
Take my eyes from what they've seen
Take my head and change my mind
How could people get so unkind.
I came down from the crooked mansion
I went lookin' for the d.j.'s daughter
Since that day I heard it mentioned
That my name is on the line
Now, my name is on the line
How could people get so unkind.
Now, my name is on the line
How could people get so unkind.
I come down from the misty mountain
I got lost on the human highway
Take my head refreshing fountain
Take my eyes from what they've seen
Take my head and change my mind
How could people get so unkind

[Em]This [E11]is a right away letter, I've got to mail it todayStraight to my main inspirer, says urgent from the USAIts got this heart inside it, the postage is my [A]soulContains a [Em]message[E11] from millions[B], says Keith don't [A]go10000 guitars wailin', but it ain't quite the sameYou've got a knack for sailin', and it's stamped with your own brand nameWe's all sailors, as captain you must knowYou bring a message to millions, says Keith don't go{c:chorus}{soc}I said [C]Keith don't go; Don't [A]take my fun[Em]Keith[E11] don't go; Keith don't go{eoc}{c: chord break play C A C B}We miss our father Jimi, it's hard to breathe with that lossBut I still got you brother, don't nail yourself to a crossI watch you lead the pack, you put the drive into my soulYou bring a message to millions, says Keith don't go

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[Em]This [E11]is a right away letter, I've got to mail it todayStraight to my main inspirer, says urgent from the USAIts got this heart inside it, the postage is my [A]soulContains a [Em]message[E11] from millions[B], says Keith don't [A]go10000 guitars wailin', but it ain't quite the sameYou've got a knack for sailin', and it's stamped with your own brand nameWe's all sailors, as captain you must knowYou bring a message to millions, says Keith don't go{c:chorus}{soc}I said [C]Keith don't go; Don't [A]take my fun[Em]Keith[E11] don't go; Keith don't go{eoc}{c: chord break play C A C B}We miss our father Jimi, it's hard to breathe with that lossBut I still got you brother, don't nail yourself to a crossI watch you lead the pack, you put the drive into my soulYou bring a message to millions, says Keith don't go

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Written By NILS LOFGREN
<i>Lyrics &copy; Universal Music Publishing Group</i>

I remember your birthday
your first breath out of the womb
we were all crying, you were screaming
it was the most beautiful tune
God needed mother in heaven
suddenly it was just you and I
I felt so shattered and useless
if not for you, I'd have surely died
Yeah it's a mountain when life changes forever
your mom's love was such I felt erased
but someone had to feed and love you
though overwhelmed I did it face to face
Yeah we did it face to face
somehow we found enough
that no matter what love, we'd have it always
from little on up

You were reading and writing
before your first day of school
you weren't afraid of the growing
and I felt so proud of you
remember your first boyfriend
knew no man could ever be enough
We talked the whole thing through
we stayed close from little on up

Yeah we did it face to face
somehow we found enough
that no matter what love we'd have it always
from little on up

Someday we'll be sittin' round in heaven
Mother will smile and say we did good
through the good times, the bad times, and the last times
we loved each other hard as we could
Yeah we did it face to face
somehow we found enough
that no matter what love we'd have it always
from little on up

No matter what love, we'd have it always
from little on up

Long ago in book of old, before the chapter were dreams unfold
A battle raged on open page,
Love was a winner there overcoming hate
Like a little girl who couldn't wait

Love and only love will endure
Hate is everything you think it is
Love and only love will break it down
Love and only love, will break it down
Break it down
Break it down

Tomorrow is a long long time if you're a memory
Trying to find piece of mind
Spirit come to me, give strength and set me free
Let me feel the magic in my heart

Love and only love will endure
Hate is everything you think it is
Love and only love will break it down
Love and only love

just two lonley kids in school
right before geometry
my friend Jimmy lost his cool
and he pulled a gun on me
him and wanda used to date
but that was over months ago
thou shes been sen with me of late
where just a couple friends moving slow
now all of this I try to explain
but Jimmy shook with way to much pain
then he shot himself instead
no one knows yet if he's dead

I wanna talk to the man in the moon
maybe he has an extra room
this place i hell, wanna cut out soon
I wanna live with the man in the moon

I've seen this kinda thing on tv
but all of them were fat and 43
hey I'm only 14 years old
what kind of world am I living in
if I colud live with the man in the moon
just be a kid from july til' june

to hell with wanda
to hell with this
had to bury a friend before my first kiss
I wanna life with some peace in it soon
get me a rocket to the man in the moon
I wanna live with the man in the moon