Тексты песен «John Wesley Harding»

Her glasses fell on the grass They were reflected in the lens Though short-sighted she knew That they could never be friends And as he pulled her down She threw off his new suede shoes He didn't carry protection and...

"hey you" she said "i think that I have something in my eye" And she posed beneath the standard lamp As her clothes waved goodbye And she was Naked as a new apology For something she hadn't yet done...

I'm standing in the corridor, successfully being me Smoking a quick cigarette to liven up the journey Of course I got my walkman on, it's playing let it bleed Cos I'm the patron saint of losers And you're the queen of...

Got a stupid job, but it's fair money Got a brand new car but I can't drive I've got a sweetheart, I call her honey And I've also got a wife People say that they're depressed But they go out, they're so well dressed...

I put my forehead to the door And I heard the famous sound of infidelity Looks like I loved and lost once more, Oh, but all's fair in love and war supposedly I couldn't even burst in on you See scrabbling sheets hear...

Midweek and we reached Scarlet Town I was almost dying of thirst We parked the car in some old schoolyard The windscreen caked in dirt There was no water in the engine left No tread upon the tyres The electrics were...

The east coast is a woman The mid-west is a man And the west coast is the baby They will never understand And the south is where it Wants to be And america is hard to see California's on the left And maine is on the...

The secret angel fell from grace Condemned to wear a human face Evicted from her paradise Excommunicated twice Settled for second best And so she found me Don't ask the nature of her crime Don't ask her why she's...

I've lived my life backwards Or heaven knows I've tried Hope I find my perfection before I die Maybe once we were fantastic Maybe once we were divine Now we're flailing in the wake Of progress passing by At the speed of...

There's entertainment news on the hotel tv They run it for 24 hours Where stars discuss celebrity And celebrities talk about stars And who's having who on so and so's set The lifestyles of the rich and useless From...

I sing of the triumph of trash The rise to success of hard cash The birth of annihilation The end of my patience I sing of the triumph of trash Trash is the product of greed Selfishness planted the seed Everybody knows...

I was arrested for disturbing the peace But, hey, I was disturbing the war I was waving a small white handkerchief Singing "please don't fight no more" And I thought there'd be an army each side But there were...

I was holding up a cigarette and trying to find my mouth Tyring hard to look so cool like any other ticket tout People sipping on each other's blood, they're all out for the count Talking turkey all around me, what are...

I was holding up a cigarette and trying to find my mouth Tyring hard to look so cool like any other ticket tout People sipping on each other's blood, they're all out for the count Talking turkey all around me, what are...

The time on the clock on the wall in the bedroom Tells him it's time to leave Last glass of wine drowns the changes She wipes her eyes on her sleeve She's not crying she tries to persuade him No-one really believes...

One, two, three You might remember this conversation when you get older You may recall the warning signs by the road But if you lose all recollection or misplace your sense of direction Here's a quarter, taped to the...

To whom it may concern Whatever your address I didn't think I'd have the nerve To write this I confess To get it off my chest But now that I have your attention I must make sure I get it right To whom it may concern...

I'd love to get inside your head And let's be blunt There are other words That rhyme as well But that's just the way I am Understand That I am underneath your spell Am I reading too much into the way you touch me? When...

I started Playing guitar by the town memorial All my songs were singing editorials And when I'd done, the sermon on the mount I counted my change and put it in my bank account I didn't want to work at the local abbatoir...

Those resourceful romeos have all revealed You're the juliet who couldn't be genteel All the parents looked askance with much displeasure As you dared to dance off with their little treasures And the teachers who...