"Hospitals And Jails"

We could sit beneath the evening
And let the day turn blue
I could never let the darkness
Replace the thought of you
C'mon darling let's catch that train
To wherever we call god
Maybe it's in massachusettes
Or maybe not
It's just you and i
It's just you and i, my dear
Just you and i
It's just you and i
Let's keep our boots pointed west
Stay left of the police
I know you're like a freight train
To escape your family
You've got a father who has done you wrong
And a mother who doesn't care
Get your backbone up my darling
Let down your hair
It's just you and i
It's just you and i, my dear
Just you and i
It's just you and i
When all the world turns into hospitals and jails
I can always count on your love to be my bail
And we'll go traveling on from year to year
Just you and i, my dear
I've got my backpack full of fourteen cartons
Of cigarettes, cigarettes
I've got a bumper sticker on my chest that says
No regrets, no regrets
I've got your love draped all around me like
A big black cape, a big black cape
All the billboards on the highway say
Don't be late, don't be late
It's just you and i
It's just you and i
When all the world turns into hospitals and jails
I can always count on your love to be my bail
We'll go traveling on from year to year
Just you and i, my dear
Well i woke up in the middle of the kitchen floor
I was listening for your knocking
But you weren't outside my door
And i know that you won't be coming 'round
In the way i want you to
I wish you'd throw your arms around me
But it's not for me
It's not for me
It'll be just me
It'll be just me
And i know i never told you how i felt
But you could never understand the blues that you have dealt me
So i'll keep traveling on from year to year
It'll be just me, my dear
It'll be just me, my dear
Same thing year after year
It'll be just me, my dear

"Isabel"

It might have been some other story
Our book must have been bought used
'cause it was missing all the late chapters
They were gone with the liberty that everybody loves to abuse
And i'm not ready to never feel good again
Mistakes were made by you as well, as well
I will come by road, i will come by rail
To come by isabel
Demons, my demons
Always behind me
Everywhere i go they come along
And demons, my demons
Always remind me
They keep singing my favorite song
And i keep sliding all around
All my vices are gone that held me so well, so well
I will come by control of the things you don't tell
To come by isabel
Early in the morning i lay awake in my bed
Wondering when the day will show a trace
Well it always comes like a prison guard
Looking in my cell
Shining his flashlight in my face
He always says "hey boy,
Where do you think you're going"
There's only one place i can tell, i can tell
I come flat broke, i will come by hell
To come by isabel
I will come by control of the things you don't tell
To come by my isabel

"Simple Life"

Well she's sitting on the edge of my bed
Taking her shirt off over her head
I should be somewhere else but i am right here instead
As this old scene unfurls
In this ever changing world
I ask myself how did i lose my woman for this here girl
Well she lays back like a queen
In some dark medieval dream
All at once god becomes a big old machine
And i've got one hand on the switch
Building up a fearsome itch
To turn him off for a little while
And dig myself a six foot ditch
'cause every move she makes
Tempts this here bough to break
I know man lives on love
How much love can one man take
If there's a train coming I can't see it
If there's a lesson here I don't need it
I'm gonna slide right down into my own bad idea
So save it if you will
Stop the doctor, crush the pill
The simple life is overated
I have simply had my fill

"Summer Dress"

Dark clouds coming, honey we go to the sea
Dark clouds coming, honey we go to the sea
Dark clouds coming, honey we go to the sea
Slip out the back door and leave our cars
Leave everybody inside wondering where we are
Pull you in close, lay you naked down on your back
Pull you in close, lay you naked down on your back
Pull you in close, lay you naked down on your back
Oh, life has been good to me
Turn a little phrase and give you my sympathy
Waited for the rain and the rain it finally came
Waited for the rain and the rain it finally came
We waited for the rain and the rain it finally came
And came, and came oh yes
Like compliments to a brand new summer dress

"Little Details"

There's no street lamps on the road i take
I'm not blessed with brakes
I've got no place to be
The things i love always get up and go
Like they're late for a show
Well, late they'll always be
'cause it's the little details that derail your dreams
As simple as it seems
The separate little things that you should have done
Define your life, honey, one by one
I may be living but I'll die for an end
With no money to spend
There'll be no treasure to find
'cause nothing I do ever seems to get done
A lot of things get begun but then they slip my mind
It's the little details that derail your dreams
As simple as it seems
The separate little things that you should have done
They define your life, honey, one by one
I've tried to run, but there ain't nowhere to run
Tried to hide, but there ain't nowhere to hide
I've looked for peace, honey, peace could not be found
I've done myself wrong and put my anchor down
And happiness, happiness is up in the hills
You can take your dollar bills or you can leave 'em behind
And emptiness, emptiness is up in my head
All the books that i've read just cleaned out my mind
It's the little details that derail your dreams
As simple as it seems
The separate little things that you should have done
They define your life, honey, one by one
I've tried to run, but there ain't nowhere to run
Tried to hide, but there ain't nowhere to hide
I've looked for peace, honey, peace could not be found
I've done myself wrong and put my anchor down
Well the truth is this: i don't care if i belong
When there's all these stupid songs are on the radio

"Isabella Part II"

Isabella, isabella
Don't you turn me down
I've been knockin' on the front door
Of my very own house
Isabella, isabella
Don't treat me like i'm dead and gone
I just want to see my baby daughter
Before her childhood is gone
Isabella, isabella
Let me in the door
Or i'll kick out the window
And spill glass on the floor
Isabella, isabella
Tell me where my daughter is
Tell me how all my love
Could have led to this
Isabella you don't have to love me like you did
Maybe things have fallen for the better
Isabella maybe you're just glad to be rid of me
I hope i'm on your mind
Isabella's on my mind
I can hardly help but think
Of all the damage we have left behind us
Isabella, isabella
Don't you turn me down
I've been knockin' on the front door
Of my very own house
Isabella, isabella
Don't treat me
Like i'm dead and gone
I just want to
My baby daughter
Before her childhood is gone
Isabella you don't have to love me like you did
Maybe things have fallen for the better
Isabella maybe you're just glad to be rid of me
I hope i'm on your mind
Isabella's on my mind
I can hardly help but think
Of all the damage we have left behind us
Isabella, isabella
I know where you keep your gun
Don't think that i've forgotten
All that you've done
Isabella, isabella
They won't ever find you
Six feet under till the rain and thunder
Finish all that i have left you
Isabella you don't have to love me like you did
Maybe things have fallen for the better
Isabella maybe you're just glad to be rid of me
I hope i'm on your mind
Isabella's on my mind
I can hardly help but think
Of all the damage we have left behind us, isabella

"In My Grave"

Hollow body bones and shoes
You can never get back what you lose
When will I stop crying
When will I stop crying
Oh my dear, I know too well
When I am in my grave
When I am in my grave
When I'm in my grave
That will be the day
Happiness, you're so untrue
I can't stand the sight of you
When will I stop lying
When will I stop lying
Oh my dear, I know too well
When I am in my grave
When I am in my grave
When I'm in my grave
That will be the day
Put a stone where no one knows
Dress me in my sunday clothes
There'll be no more talk of the holy
There will be silence only
I cannot wait for the day
When I am in my grave
When I am in my grave
When I'm in my grave
That will be the day
That will be the day
That's gonna be the day
That will be the day

"Family Tree"

Well all the dreams have gone from my worried mind
Ain't no pretty pictures left by luck's design
And baby, i'm just a leaf hanging on my family tree
I'm just a leaf hanging on my family tree
And it's a weak branch that's been hanging me
April if you may comes to june and july
All these months to the flame and still no butterfly boy
I'm just a leaf blowing on my family tree
I'm just a leaf blowing on my family tree
And it's strong wind that's been blowing me
Baby don't you cry
It won't matter to you
'cause every bad life goes by and your mama loves you
Yes she does
Now there's alotta good things that my daddy did but
There ain't no burden like an unplanned kid
And baby, i'm falling now don't know where i'm gonna land
I'm falling now don't know where i'm gonna land
Half in the shadows, honey, and half in the light, that's right

Baby don't you cry
It won't matter to you
It won't matter to you
'cause every bad life goes by and your mama loves you

"Ain't Gonna Die"

Pardon me my dear you've gone straight to my head
It's now been two months that i expected to be dead
And i can swear on this but I can't be sure
I think the hands of fate just got a manicure
'cause everything about you darling seems to indicate
There's gonna be a little wait for the pearly gates
I ain't gonna die, i ain't gonna die this year
I ain't gonna die, i ain't gonna die this year
I said, i ain't gonna die, i ain't gonna die this year
And after that it's still unclear
But i ain't gonna die, i ain't gonna die this year
No more medicine, no more wine
No more cigarettes, this party only serves time
And honey, you're my religion
Even though you haven't yet expanded
To include a heaven after
Even though I have demanded it
I just want to tell you darling
How i feel about you
The best way I know how to
So i ain't gonna die, i ain't gonna die this year
I said, i ain't gonna die, i ain't gonna die this year
I said, i ain't gonna die, i ain't gonna die this year
After that it's still unclear
But i ain't gonna die, i ain't gonna die this year

That's what i said

"Amphetamine Girl"

Well she told me let's stay out late
Let's stay out late
Let's walk the world
Well she told me, it was my mistake
My mistake
Amphetamine girl
She told me let's stay out long
Let's stay out long
On top of the world
Well she told me honey was I wrong
Oh was I wrong
Amphetamine girl
What am I going to do
Now that she is gone
What am I going to do
Now that she is gone
What am I going to do
What does this world mean
Without my little white skinned girl
My mean
Amphetamine
She told me let's stay out high
Let's stay out high
On top of the world
Well she sold me honey oh my my
Oh my my
Amphetamine girl
What am I going to do
Now that she is gone
What am I going to do
Now that she is gone
What am I going to do
What does this world mean
Without my little white skinned girl
My mean
Amphetamine
Oh honey let me down
Amphetamine