We became invisible Quite some time ago But ah we once were men Let the record show We blazed our paths through time Until time was done with us Now our replacements ask We go without a fuss We look at the young girls And our hearts must make a vow To never say a […]
I got the 12th bar blues Ah they’re pounding in my head I’m feeling like tomorrow I may wake up dead Her name was Margarita Hair as black as night If she came to you no man alive would put up a fight There’s a cowboy in the corner Fast asleep beneath his hat He […]
(For my mother Grace: 1927-2010) Here in the twilight of reason Here in this strange new land Ah won’t someone take my hand I used to be a young girl Oh I had my days Now it’s just my mind that strays I used to have a husband I still see his face But the […]
This life has happy endings – not as many as we’d wish We all end up somewhere – we can’t predict the finish You may find yourself in heaven You may find yourself in hell Or in a lonely room at The Thunderbird Motel Love is what we chase for the whole time that we’re […]
I’ve been the king and I’ve played the clown That’s life I’ve been the verb and I’ve been the noun That’s life When you’re on the top you don’t know it When you’re at the bottom well you just don’t show it I’ve been right side up and upside down That’s life I’ve been loved […]
The sun comes up The sun goes down Another day is burned Our eyes open Our eyes close Another lesson learned…no Nothing seems to change We’re still the ones to blame And this crazy world Goes on just the same A child is born An old man dies The circle goes around A great oak […]
The only one you wanted was the one who was not there This is how you came to me with riddles in your hair As I tried to solve them you laughed without a care I unwound all your secrets in a hotel room somewhere But morning shuffled in and they withered in its stare […]
Tokyo nights LA days Sunset on the seven seas European ways Asian eyes Woken by a tropical breeze Grand Central Station The lost and found Looking for the answer to 13 down New York games London rain The colors of New England fall Brazilian smiles African skies The dusty winds of Senegal A tiny island […]