- A Cool Goodbye
Will I see you tonight with the moon in your hair?
Your sad little smile, your poetic despair
Will we meet on the freeway under the sky
For a cool goodbye?
There's a crack in my voice, there's a crack in my heart
The foundation is crumbling, I'm falling apart
And the cars on the freeway are whistling by
- Blackbirds
[Verse 1]
The blackbirds came at dusk and they roosted in the cane
Raised such a ruckus that it shook my windowpane
And I’m covered up in dirt and I stink of kerosene
And no matter what I do I can’t get clean
Last thing I remember was your footsteps in the hall
Whisky in your voice and a shotgun on the wall
Now there’s shadows in the shadows, there’s trouble in the cane
- Five Minutes
I’ve got five minutes to sneak a cigarette
Five minutes to myself
Back behind the screen door of Andy’s Luncheonette
And I ain’t got time to worry bout my health
My boss Andy says I smoke myself to death
Andy he reminds me some of you
Back when you were Romeo and I was Juliet
West Texas Capulet and Montague
- Hello Cruel World
haven’t done as well as I thought I would
I’m not dead but I’m damaged goods
And it’s gettin’ late
I’m a rusty hinge, a squeaky wheel
at the bad end of a shaky deal
cursed by the hand of fate
and ooooooh – I’m a very lucky girl
yeah ooooooh – hello cruel world
- Little World
Baby lock that old front door
Got a good red wine to pour
'Cause the world is just too much for me tonight
I'm a soldier back from war
Too tired to care no more
And too sad to put up any kind of fight
But from here to the garden gate
Where the sweet wild roses wait
- Museum
I am an artist, I won't crawl
I'll paint a picture of my heart
And hang it on a wall
It's my sweet release
It's my masterpiece
Hanging on a wall in a museum
- The Secret Of Life
Couple of guys sittin' around drinkin' down at the Starlight Bar
One of 'em says, you know I been thinkin' - other one says that won't get you too far
He says this is your life and welcome to it - it's just workin' and drinkin' and dreams
Ad on the TV says "Just do it" - hell if I know what that means...
The secret of life is a good cup of coffee
The secret of life is keep your eye on the ball
The secret of life is a beautiful woman