look at the news Look at all the people in denial We're running time, leaving grace Still we worship at the marketplace While common sense is goin' out
Love was all we had Now I sit and watch our love unraveling I pick up the morning paper All the news is bad How did we get on this road we're traveling
home to an empty house And I found your little note "Don't wait up for me tonight" And that was all she wrote Do you think I don't know that you're out
has just begun You're racin' out the door Don't have very much to say Your motor's runnin' hot You can't wait to get away Lookin' up the road ahead You
You're the only one who's ever heard my song I might be lonely now, but I won't be lonely long Take a look at me, baby Tell me, what do you see? Take
your story? How many hangovers can you endure Just to get some snuggling done? You're living in a hollow dream You don't have the slightest notion What long
long, how long Woman will you weep How long, how long Rock yourself to sleep How long, how long (long and drawn out) Muddy River runs so deep How long, how long (long and drawn out
It's not the first time That I've had the sense that something's wrong But I'm old enough to know That things don't always work out like they should
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I come before you with my heart in my hand Hoping you can see me through this veil of tears Somehow I've got to make you understand Ah, don't you know
A perfect day, the sun is sinkin' low As evening falls, the gentle breezes blow The time we shared went by so fast Just like a dream, we knew it couldn
I like to go out every now and then I can't wait to do it again But I haven't had the time Lately I like to step out every once in a while I kind of
Yeah, I love to watch a woman dance I feel my heart beating, and I wonder Will it ever satisfy my longing? I'm gonna hold on to you for as long as I
passing by galaxies unfolding, new worlds being born pilgrims and prodigals creeping toward the dawn but it's a long road out of eden music blasting
they are gone for good And you, for ill, and I Am only a passer-by We and the trees and the way Back from the fields of play Lasted as long as we could
when someone leaves and you don't know why I can see that you've been hurting, baby I've been lonely too I've been out here lost and searching, looking
You feel bad, but not bad enough You know you had it coming 'cause you played so rough Back over your shoulder got an icy chill Man, you thought you'
need to make a new start But I still wanna know When my arms let you go What do I do What do I do with my heart? Oh, girl, don't you remember? It was not so long