After dark

I used to visit all the very gay places Those come-what-may places Where one relaxes on the axis of the wheel of life To get the feel of life From jazz and cocktails The men I knew had sad and sullen...

Under the ruins of a walled city Crumbling towers and beams of yellow light No flags of truce, no cries of pity The siege guns had been pounding through the night It took a day to build the city We...

Broken windows and empty hallways A pale dead moon in the sky streaked with gray Human kindness is overflowing And I think it's going to rain today Scarecrows dressed in the latest styles With frozen...

One man come in the name of love One man come and go One man come, he to justify One man to overthrow In the name of love What more in the name of love In the name of love What more in the name of...

No milk today, my love has gone away The bottle stands forlorn, a symbol of the dawn No milk today, it seems a common sight But people passing by don't know the reason why How could they know just...

Now the fun is over Where do words begin I'm trying to find the path ahead Any way you say it The charade goes on But your eyes won't see it It's the same old song I don't believe in you I don't...

Don't love the mountains Don't love the sea Don't love Jesus He ain't never done a thing for me I ain't pretty like my sister Or smart like my dad Or good like my mama It's money that I love It's...

More than a distant land Over a shining sea More than the streaming green More than the shining eyes Well they tell me it's only a dream in Rio Nothing could be as sweet as it seems On this very first...

There's nothing left for you to find Been there and back in space and time Know we're looking at the same sky You know why it's blue Is there someone out there calling you Since you came back you're...

After dark, you can hear the breaking hearts, All the stars plummet from the sky, And the ocean tells a tale of an imminent doom One you cant escape, once it has you in its eyes By the shoreline on...