"Cortez The Killer"

He came dancing across the water
With his galleons and guns
Looking for the new world
In that palace in the sun.

On the shore lay Montezuma
With his coca leaves and pearls
In his halls he often wondered
With the secrets of the worlds.

And his subjects
gathered 'round him
Like the leaves around a tree
In their clothes of many colors
For the angry gods to see.

And the women all were beautiful
And the men stood
straight and strong
They offered life in sacrifice
So that others could go on.

Hate was just a legend
And war was never known
The people worked together
And they lifted many stones.

They carried them
to the flatlands
And they died along the way
But they built up
with their bare hands
What we still can't do today.

And I know she's living there
And she loves me to this day
I still can't remember when
Or how I lost my way.

He came dancing across the water
Cortez, Cortez
What a killer.

"Through My Sails"

Still glaring
from the city lights
Into paradise I soared
Unable to come down
For reasons I'd ignored.

Total confusion,
Disillusion
New things I'm knowin'.

I'm standing on the shoreline
It's so fine out there
Leaving with the wind blowing
But love takes care.

Know me, know me
Show me, show me
New things I'm knowin'.

Wind blowing through my sails
It feels like I'm gone
Leaving with the wind blowing
Through my sails.

"Long May You Run"

We've been through
some things together
With trunks of memories
still to come
We found things to do
in stormy weather
Long may you run.

Long may you run.
Long may you run.
Although these changes
have come
With your chrome heart shining
in the sun
Long may you run.

Well, it was
back in Blind River in 1962
When I last saw you alive
But we missed that shift
on the long decline
Long may you run.

Long may you run.
Long may you run.
Although these changes
have come
With your chrome heart shining
in the sun
Long may you run.

Maybe The Beach Boys
have got you now
With those waves
singing "Caroline No"
Rollin' down
that empty ocean road
Gettin' to the surf on time.

Long may you run.
Long may you run.
Although these changes
have come
With your chrome heart shining
in the sun
Long may you run.

"Midnight On The Bay"

It's midnight on the bay
And lights are shinin'
And the sailboats sway
And that cool ocean breeze.
Blowin' down through the keys
I think I'll call it a day
Oh, midnight on the bay.
Sure feels good to me.

What's this I see
There's someone comin'
Walkin' right up to me
She tells me I know your name
And if it's all the same
I'd like to spend some time.
And midnight on the bay
Sure feels good to me.

And now it's midnight on the bay
Lights are shinin'
On the sailboats that sway
In the cool ocean breeze
Blowin' down through the keys
I think I'll call it a day
Oh, midnight on the bay.
Sure feels good to me.

"Ocean Girl"

In the jungle land
With the sea and the sand
Can I meet you there?

We'll be drinkin' bananas
From long tall glasses
In the open air.

Ocean girl
Come 'round the world
From forgotten shores.

There'll be music playin'
What no words could say
When you first get there.

We'll be lost in a corner
That we find in each other
There' so much to share.

Ocean girl
Come 'round the world
From forgotten shores.

"Let It Shine"

There's a light on
over my head, my Lord
There's a light on
over my head, my Lord
Let it shine, let it shine
Although it may not be
the only one
Let it shine, shine, shine
Although it may not be
the only one.

There's a moon roof
over my head, my Lord
And my Lincoln is still
the best thing built by Ford
Let it roll, let it roll
Although it may not be
the only one
Let me ride, ride, ride, ride,
Although I may not be
the only one.

I got religion
in the airport, my Lord
They caught me waiting on
my baggage when I was bored
Let them chant, let them chant
Although they may not be
the only one
Let them dance, dance, dance
Although they may not be
the only one.

There's a light on
over my head, my Lord
There's a light on
over my head, let it shine
Let it shine, let it shine
Although it may not be
the only one
Let me shine, shine, shine, shine
Although I may not be
the only one.

"Fontainebleau"

Who put the palm
over my blonde?
Who put all the tar
on the morning sand?
Who took everything
from where it once was
And put it where
it was last seen?

Fontainebleau,
they painted it green
Fontainebleau,
for the well-to-do
At the Fontainebleau.

There's a palace in the gravy
That's holding on and on and on
Even after
all the blue-haired ladies
And the wheelchairs are gone.

I guess the reason
I'm so scared of it
Is I stayed there once
and I almost fit
I left before I got out of it
People were drownin'
in their own...

Fontainebleau
Fontainebleau,
was that me?
Fontainebleau,
well I guess I'll see
Fontainebleau.

Fontainebleau,
where the surfer works
Fontainebleau,
'til the break of day
Fontainebleau,
'cause it takes a shark
Fontainebleau,
to catch a wave at the
Fontainebleau.

"Old Country Waltz"

They were playing
that old country waltz
In this empty bar
echoin' off the wall.
When I first got the bad news
that you set me free,
The band played the
old country waltz to me.

Well, I loved,
and I lost, and I cried
The day that
the two of us died.
Ain't got no excuses,
I just want to ride
While the band plays the
old country waltz.

Out the window the moon shines
On the roofs of the cars
While I knock down
tequila and salt
And the band plays the
old country waltz.

And we're playin' it,
that old country waltz
In this empty bar
echoin' off the wall.
Ain't got no excuses,
we just want to play
That good old country waltz.

I ain't got no excuses,
I just want to play
That good old country waltz.
That good old country waltz.

"Saddle Up The Palomino"

Oh, oh, Carmelina,
The daughter
of the wealthy banker.
Since she came to town
all my friends are gone,
And I'm stuck
out here with melody.

Saddle up the palomino,
the sun is going down.
The way I feel,
this must be real.

If you can't cut it,
don't pick up the knife.
There's no reward
in your conscience stored
When you're sleepin'
with another man's wife.

Saddle up the palomino,
the sun is going down.
The way I feel,
this must be real.

I wanna lick the platter,
the gravy doesn't matter.
It's a cold bowl of chili
when love lets you down,
But it's the neighbor's wife
I'm after.

Saddle up the palomino,
the sun is going down.
The way I feel,
this must be real.

"Hey Babe"

Hey babe,
say you're mine, all mine.
I need it oh so bad.
Hey babe, hey babe.
I know that all things pass.
Let's try to make this last.

Oh, can you see
my love shining for you?
Oh, can you see
my love shining for you?

Hey babe, can I count on you
To see me through?
Hey babe, hey babe.
All I need is your love
And the stars above.

Oh, can you see
my love shining for you?
Oh, can you see
my love shining for you?

Hey babe,
say you're mine, all mine.
I need you oh so bad.
Hey babe, hey babe.
I know that all things pass.
Let's try to make this last.

Oh, can you see
my love shining for you?
Oh, can you see
my love shining for you?

Hey babe,
I know that all things pass.
Let's try to make this last.