I SWEAR

I SWEAR I COULD SING YOU THE NEW YORK TIMES 
I KNOW THAT I COULD ~ IF YOU'D LET ME I WOULD
I WAS ALWAYS GOOD WITH THE BLUES

I'LL SHOW YOU THE ASHES THAT ONCE WERE A MAN
THE BONES OF DEAD ANGELS AND WHERE THEY WOULD PLAY
ARE YOU FEELIN' LUCKY ~  WILL YOU GET AWAY?

ARE YOU FEELIN' LUCKY ~ DO YOU THINK YOU'RE CHARMED? I'LL SHOW YOU THE ASHES ~ COME TAKE MY ARM?

LOOK AT YOUR DAUGHTER ~ LOOK WHAT SHE'S DONE 
TOOK OFF HER MASK FOR THY KINGDOM COME
TOOK OFF HER MASK ~ JUST LIKE YOUR SON
ATTENDED A PARTY AND NOW IT'S DONE 
CORONAVIRIS ONCE AGAIN WON

I SWEAR I COULD SING YOU THE NEW YORK TIMES
I BELIEVE THAT I COULD ~ IF YOU'D LET ME I WOULD
I WAS ALWAYS GOOD WITH THE BLUES

THESE DAYS ARE INSANE ~ WILL THE ONE'S THAT REMAIN ALL BE THE SAME?
WITH THE GOVERNMENT SENDING IN "DIAMOND DOGS" STUPIDLY "PUTTING OUT FIRE WITH GASOLINE"

"IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING" BUT "A CHANGE IS GONNA COME"
"KISS THE RAIN" "PURPLE RAIN" "PAINT IT BLACK" IT'S A "SIGN 'O' THE TIMES" 

I SWEAR I COULD SING YOU THE NEW YORK TIMES
I BELIEVE THAT I COULD ~ IF YOU'D LET ME I WOULD
I WAS ALWAYS GOOD WITH THE BLUES

I'LL SHOW YOU THE ASHES THAT ONCE WERE A MAN
THE BONES OF DEAD ANGELS AND WHERE THEY WOULD PLAY
ARE YOU FEELIN' LUCKY ~ WILL YOU GET AWAY?

ARE YOU FEELIN' LUCKY ~ DO YOU THINK YOU'RE CHARMED'? I'LL SHOW THE ASHES ~ COME TAKE MY ARM

I SWEAR I COULD SING YOU THE NEW YORK TIMES
I BELIEVE THAT I COULD ~ IF YOU'D LET ME I WOULD
I WAS ALWAYS GOOD WITH THE BLUES

"KISS THE RAIN" "PURPLE RAIN" "PAINT IT BLACK" IT'S A "SIGN 'O' THE TIMES"
"A CHANGE IS GONNA COME"                                   tmp

"SOUL POSSESSED"

"DARK LADY" "COMING OUT OF THE DARK" "IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR" "WALKING IN A HURRICANE" "KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR" 

"WHY SHOULD I CRY  FOR YOU?" "THE GHOST IN YOU" 
"SOMEONE LIKE YOU" "CRYING IN THE RAIN"
"LOCKED OUT OF HEAVEN"

"WHO'S GONNA RIDE YOUR WILD HORSES"
"WHO ELSE IS GONNA BRING YOU A BOTTLE OF RAIN"
"WHO WILL SAVE YOUR SOUL"

"LADY D'ARBANVILLE" 
"DOWN BY THE RIVER"
"SLIP SLIDIN' AWAY"
"IN THE STILL OF THE NIGHT"

"WHY SHOULD I CRY FOR YOU?" 
"THE GHOST IN YOU"
"SOMEONE LIKE YOU" "CRYING IN THE RAIN"
"LOCKED OUT OF HEAVEN"

"MISGUIDED ANGEL"
"ALWAYS CRASHING IN THE SAME CAR"
"DOWN IN THE WILLOW GARDEN"
"COMING AROUND AGAIN"

"REMEMBER (WALKING IN THE SAND)"
"DANCING BAREFOOT"
"NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN"
"SISTER MORPHINE" "SWEET JANE" "COCAINE"
"THE NEEDLE AND THE DAMAGE DONE"

"WHY SHOULD I CRY FOR YOU?"
"THE GHOST IN YOU"
"SOMEONE LIKE YOU" "CRYING IN THE RAIN"
"LIKE AN OLD TIME MOVIE"

"I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU" "THE GHOST IN YOU"
"SOMEONE LIKE YOU" "CRYING IN THE RAIN"
"LOCKED OUT OF HEAVEN"

"WHO'S GONNA RIDE YOUR WILD HORSES"
"WHO ELSE IS GONNA BRING YOU A BROKEN ARROW?" 
"WHO WILL SAVE YOUR SOUL"

"HELP ME OUT"
"I FEEL POSSESSED" 
"LIKE A VIRGIN" "LIVING IN A GHOST TOWN"
"STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF LOVE"
"I WANT CANDY" "SEX AND CANDY"

"WHY SHOULD I CRY FOR YOU?" "THE GHOST IN YOU"
"SOMEONE LIKE YOU" "CRYING IN THE RAIN"
"LOCKED OUT OF HEAVEN"
"STUCK INSIDE OF MOBILE WITH THE MEMPHIS BLUES AGAIN"

"DARK LADY" "COMING OUT OF THE DARK" "IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR" "WALKING IN A HURRICANE"
"KNOCKIN' ON HEAVENS DOOR"

"I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU" "THE GHOST IN YOU" 
"SOMEONE LIKE YOU" "CRYING IN THE RAIN"
"LOCKED OUT OF HEAVEN"

"SOMETHING" "SOMETIME" "SOMEONE" "SOMEDAY"
"SOMEDAY, SOMEWAY"
"SOMEONE, SOMEWHERE IN SUMMERTIME"

"BETWEEN SOMETHING AND NOTHING"
 "NOTHING REALLY MATTERS"
"NOTHING'S CHANGED"
"SOONER OR LATER" "WE ALL SLEEP ALONE"

"WHY SHOULD I CRY FOR YOU?"
"THE GHOST IN YOU"
"SOMEONE LIKE YOU"
"CRYING IN THE RAIN"
"LOCKED OUT OF HEAVEN"
"STUCK INSIDE OF MOBILE WITH THE MEMPHIS BLUES AGAIN"


 

THINGS THAT CRAWL

AIN'T IT FUNNY WHEN YOU'RE DOWN?
YOU DON'T MIND THE THINGS THAT CRAWL IN AND OUT OF THE ALLEY WHERE YOU'RE FOUND.

AIN'T IT FUNNY WHEN YOU'RE DOWN?
YOU DON'T MIND THE THINGS THAT CRAWL IN AND OUT AND ON YOU IN THE ALLEY WHERE YOU'RE FOUND.

YOU ARE YOUNG AND WANT TO BE USED
YOU LIVE FOR HAVING HANDS ON YOU
BUT AS SEASONS CHANGE AND YEARS GO BY ~ YOUR PASSION GROWS BUT SOON WILL DIE

YOU'LL END UP HERE OUT ON THE STREET ~ YOUR FADING LOOKS WILL NOT COMPETE WITH  INNOCENCE AND FRESH FACED YOUTH

YOU'LL SCRATCH AND CLAW BUT NEVER FIND YOUR WAY BACK TO THE LIGHT
YOU'LL HIDE IN SHADOWS ~ ALWAYS KEEPING OUT OF SIGHT

AIN'T IT FUNNY WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG?
YOU DON'T MIND THE THINGS THAT CRAWL IN AND OUT OF THE ALLEY WHERE YOU'RE FOUND.

AIN'T IT FUNNY WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG?
YOU DON'T MIND THE THINGS THAT CRAWL IN AND OUT AND ON YOU IN THE ALLEY WHERE YOU'RE FOUND.

IT AIN'T FUNNY WHEN YOU'RE DOWN AND YOU HAVE TO FIGHT THE THINGS THAT CRAWL IN AND OUT OF THE ALLEY WHERE YOU'RE FOUND?

IT AIN'T FUNNY WHEN YOU'RE DOWN AND YOU HAVE TO FIGHT THE THINGS THAT CRAWL IN AND OUT AND ON YOU IN THE ALLEY WHERE YOU'RE FOUND?

RED - WHITE AND BLACK AND BLUE

EVERY HEART BEATS TRUE FOR THE RED - WHITE AND BLUE
EVERY HEART BEATS TRUE BUT THEY'RE ALL BLACK AND BLUE
WE ALL ACHE FORSOOTH FOR THE SIMPLE TRUTH AND A REASON TO DEFEND THE INDEFENSIBLE  

WITH A RUM-TUM-TUM ~ SAYIN' SOMETHIN' DUMB
BEATIN' ON A DRUM ~ YOU'RE MAKIN' ME NUMB

EVERY HEART BEATS TRUE FOR THE RED - WHITE AND BLUE
EVERY HEART BEATS TRUE BUT THEY'RE BLACK AND BLUE
WE ALL ACHE FORSOOTH FOR THE SIMPLE TRUTH AND A REASON TO DEFEND THE INDEFENSIBLE

MAKING PROMISES YOU'LL NEVER KEEP
TAKING SIDES WITH WITH THEM THAT CREEP
IGNORING SCIENCE AND COMMON SENSE
THEN GIVING US ALL MICHAEL PENCE

WITH A RUM-TUM-TUM ~ SAYIN' SOMETHIN' DUMB
BEATIN' ON A DRUM ~ YOU'RE MAKIN' ME NUMB

EVERY HEART BEATS TRUE FOR THE RED - WHITE AND BLUE
EVERY HEART BEATS TRUE WHETHER BLACK WHITE OR BLUE
WE ALL ACHE FORSOOTH FOR THE SIMPLE TRUTH AND A REASON TO DEFEND THE INDEFENSIBLE

EVERY HEART BEATS TRUE FOR THE RED - WHITE AND BLUE
EVERY HEART BEATS TRUE WHETHER BLACK WHITE OR BLUE
WE ALL ACHE FORSOOTH FOR THE SIMPLE TRUTH 
AND A REASON TO DEFEND THE INDEFENSIBLE

TRANSPARENT

I CAN BE TRANSPARENT AND YOU CAN COME AND LOOK THROUGH ME
LOOK THROUGH ME AND SEE THAT I AM ONLY WHAT YOU SEE AND I AM NOT YOUR ENEMY

REMEMBERING THE WORDS THAT I HAVE WRITTEN IS HARDER THAN YOU'D THINK
BUT I'D LIKE TO TRY TO MAKE THOSE WORDS INTO A SONG
AND I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO SING ALONG...
I CAN BE TRANSPARENT AND YOU CAN COME AND LOOK THROUGH ME 
LOOK THROUGH ME AND SEE THAT I AM ONLY WHAT YOU SEE AND I AM NOT YOUR ENEMY

I NEVER HAD ALLOT TO SAY
NEVER WANTED ANYONE TO GET TO KNOW ME
I WAS ALWAYS IN THE CORNER ~ NEVER OFFERING OPINIONS ~ NEVER UTTERING A WORD
I WAS SO VERY GOOD AT LISTENING ~ SOME THOUGHT ME ABSURD ~ BUT YOU COULD TELL ME ANYTHING AND I WOULD BE YOUR THERAPY

REMEMBERING THE WORDS THAT I HAVE WRITTEN IS MUCH HARDER THAN YOU'D THINK
BUT I'D LIKE TO TRY TO MAKE THOSE WORDS INTO A SONG AND I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO SING ALONG...
I CAN BE TRANSPARENT AND YOU CAN COME AND LOOK THROUGH ME ~ LOOK THROUGH ME AND SEE THAT I AM ONLY WHAT YOU SEE AND I AM ONLY WHAT YOU SEE AND I AM ONLY WHAT YOU SEE 
AND I AM NOT YOUR ENEMY ~ NO ~ NO ~ NOT YOUR ENEMY

I CAN BE TRANSPARENT AND YOU CAN COME AND LOOK THROUGH ME ~ LOOK THROUGH ME AND SEE THAT I AM ONLY WHAT YOU SEE AND I AM NOT YOUR ENEMY