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Smoking Gun Cafe
The Pope's in love with Jesus Christ The FBI's screamin' 'bout an armored car heist The girl in the red dress sure looks nice Could be a shortcut to paradise Any way you want it, that's all right with me Sir Galahad wore long black hair He rescued damsels in deep despair He kissed their hands, which was very rare Then rode away too wise to care about yesterday That's all right with me Galileo Jones works day and night Squinting in the candle light He's reading the books by Theodore White To determine if might makes right And wondering, whatever happened to fair play? And Chaucer races to his room Eagerly rhymes June with Moon He s hoping to write a big hit tune He needs the money very soon And the critics call him the Dylan of his day Me, I obey the highway signs And stay away from damsels with designs Keep my distance from battlelines Y'know I've heard it takes all kinds to find a way And that's all right with me 'Cause The Pope's in love with Jesus Christ The FBI's screamin' 'bout an armored car heist The girl in the red dress sure looks nice Could be a shortcut to paradise Any way you want it, that's all right with me Did you set out to be admired? Did you grow up to be put down? Did you get hired just to get fired? Did you ask for the run-around? If you keep runnin' on the treadmill Don't you think you'll lose your mind? Well I'm waitin' here at the contradiction Wonderin' if you're close behind? Sometimes things are what they seem to be There's a lot around to fear It takes less than a bullet to paralyze you The shot don't have to be near Who do you think is bloodthirsty? Who do you think is kind? Well I'm waitin' here at the contradiction Wonderin' if you're close behind? An' someone tried to kill the President As he walked on through the crowd When she heard, his wife cried quite softly The Vice President, he cried out loud Who do you think is bloodthirsty? Who do you think is kind? Well I'm waitin' here at the contradiction Wonderin' if you're close behind? You may say life's a fantasy Or you may say life is real You may say you only meant to borrow When I know you meant to steal Take a look at your heroes And tell me what you find I'm waitin' here at the contradiction Wonderin' if you're close behind? Sometimes a friend can be a lover Sometimes a lover can be a friend Sometimes forever lasts a lifetime Sometimes forever's got to end But I can see you when I play my guitar I can feel you when I play my guitar I can hold you when I play my guitar I can love you again Sometimes two people walk together Sometimes each must walk alone Sometimes they promise each other the future Always the future is unknown But I can see you when I play my guitar I can feel you when I play my guitar I can hold you when I play my guitar I can love you again Sometimes I'm on the center stage Sometimes the spotlight goes out Sometimes I know exactly where I'm goin' Sometimes I'm overcome with doubt But I can see you when I play my guitar I can feel you when I play my guitar I can hold you when I play my guitar I can love you again Sometimes it's quiet desperation Sometimes it's takin' chances, takin' a dare Sometimes it's gettin' through those goddamn lonely nights Sometimes it's walkin' on the air But I can see you when I play my guitar I can feel you when I play my guitar I can hold you when I play my guitar I can love you again I can love you again I can love you again There once was a man who studied the stars Spent his nights watchin' the sky The Pope had this man thrown behind bars Proclaimed what he said was a lie There once was a woman Heard voices in the night Led armies to fight for liberty When she was caught She was burned at the stake It doesn't stop the fight to be free Is it a matter of faith? Is it a matter of the mind? Do you mind the truth? Does your faith leave you blind? When things on the planet just don't seem right I wonder, how is the sky tonight? I once loved a woman, I gave her my heart I gave her the best of my love She turned away, now when I watch the night sky It's her that I'm thinkin' of So I ride with my friends and we talk about things Wonderin' what the future will be Where are the visions, where are the dreams? Used to be so easy to see Is it a matter of faith? Is it a matter of the mind? Do you mind the truth? Does your faith leave you blind? When things on the planet just don't seem right I wonder, how is the sky tonight? When the night, curtain, descends upon my soul I want, you, next to me When the darkness, falls, and circles my soul I want, you, next to me I tasted fine wine when I spent the night with you I saw the sun rise in your eyes I felt the sunshine and I felt alright with you I saw the promise in your prize If I go, to heaven, I know it won't be as good As the time, I've spent, with you If I was, a star, shinning in the night sky I would not shine as brightly as your flame I tasted fine wine when I spent the night with you I saw the sun rise in your eyes I felt the sunshine and I felt alright with you I saw the promise in your prize When the day, is dawning, sweeps up my heart I want, you, next to me When the light is shinning, breathing life into the day I want, you, next to me I want, you, next to me I want, you, next to me I've been caught in the headlights Sometimes I don't mind I have stood in the line-up It's where I learned it takes all kinds They will burn the books We will shift our shape They'll reguate our looks Confiscate our taste But somewhere between the mind and heart It's Revolution Number Nine Keep your eyes wide open, and Read Between the Lines She would dance in the moonlight Become a shadow in the bright sunshine He was ready for the next fight In the desert he would read the sign They will burn the books We will shift our shape They'll reguate our looks Confiscate our taste But somewhere between the mind and heart It's Revolution Number Nine Save your popcorn for the very best part and Read Between the Lines And a chill goes down my spine When it's already after the fact Decision made is locked in time And you can't take it back I've been down with the fever Lost in the whispering pines One night I danced in the moonlight It's there I learned to take my time We will shift our shape They will fall behind We'll unlock the gate The ties that bind will unwind And somewhere between the mind and heart It's Revolution Number Nine Stick around for the very best part and Live between the lines There's a place at the edge of town Any town, any movie, any map It's where the liquor an' the hard talk goes down Under the brim of a black cap They say the truth will set you free They say Let It Be In war truth is the first casualty They say the truth will set you free-- Do you wanna be free? There are men who plan our fate There are men who plot and figure There are men who do the dirty work There are men who pull the trigger Welcome to the Smoking Gun Cafe Welcome to the ghost of John Kennedy The ghosts of King and RFK (and many more) Welcome to the Smoking Gun Cafe They say the truth will set you free They say Let It Be In war truth is the first casualty They say the truth will set you free-- Do you wanna be free? Believe the myth of the lone assassin Believe no one meets to make conspiracy Believe there are no secret plans Believe there is no Smoking Gun Cafe But there's a place at the edge of town Any town, any movie, any map It's where the liquor and the hard talk goes down Under the brim of a black cap Welcome to the Smoking Gun Cafe Do you wanna be free? Welcome to the Smoking Gun Cafe Do you wanna be free? Welcome to the Smoking Gun Cafe Do you wanna be free? Welcome to the Smoking Gun Cafe Do you wanna be free? I was born in Selma Lived in Dallas for a week Went to school at a place called My Lai I learned lies are the truth that we seek I learned lies are the truth that we seek An' I don't know a woman in Baghdad I don't know a woman in Chiapas, Mexico I didn't know those four girls down in Birmingham I know bombs make the graveyards grow I know bombs make the graveyards grow And I don't have the voice of an angel I don't sing like I'm from Heaven above Sometimes I wish I was Jesus So I could heal you with my love I know a cowboy down in Florida Wrangles horses for the tourists all day Needs a bottle on the table at home every evening Before he's got somethin' to say Before he's got somethin' to say I know a dancer from Texarkanna She dances naked for the Japanese men She's makin' plans to make plans to make plans to quit The money's good so she doesn't know when The money's good so she doesn't know when And I don't have the voice of an angel I don't sing like I'm from Heaven above Sometimes I wish I was Jesus So I could heal you with my love There is darkness that leads to confusion There is darkness that leads to the dawn There is darkness that leads to the tunnel of hate I want the magic to make it be gone I want the magic to make it be gone There's a cactus on my neighbor's roof Standin' like a tall, green bone I want to take on out to Joshua Tree So it won't have to stand all alone So it won't have to stand all alone And I don't have the voice of an angel I don't sing like I'm from Heaven above Sometimes I wish I was Jesus So I could heal you with my love You go walkin' down the road You are walkin' homeward bound Maybe you're singin' your favorite song Is there a future to this town? There's a truck comin' up behind you They're there to hunt you down They pull up and offer you a ride Is there a future to this town? They grab you, hold you down and tie you To the rear axle you are bound There's no need for a gag Is there a future to this town? They drag you up and down the highway They drag you all around Not a soul can hear your screams Is there a future to this town? Sometime durin' the night, your heart stopped beating An' sometime durin' the night, you stopped singing your favorite song An' sometime durin' the night, you stopped thinking An' sometime durin' the night, you stopped feeling An' sometime durin' the night, you stopped screaming An' sometime durin' the night, your heart stopped beating An' all you were doin' was walkin' down the road An all you were wearin' was black skin under your clothes Now I ain't standin' here to preach An' I'm not tryin' to be profound I'm just a storyteller with a question Is there a future to this town? You go walkin' down the road You are walkin' homeward bound Maybe you're singin' your favorite song Is there a future to this town? It was many years ago He lived in Atlanta He met a woman there Who captured his heart When a memory takes hold It can really take your soul In the quiet of the evening He remembers their first kiss It was so many years ago He decides to go the distance When a memory takes hold It can really take your soul He's goin' back to that town He's gonna track that memory down He's gonna take a trip To his past Only memories last What would you do If love came knockin' at your door? If it was an old flame or one night stand From many years ago? When a memory takes hold It can really take your soul He's goin' back to that town He's gonna track that memory down He's gonna take a trip To his past Only memories last Now he's standin' at her door Now she stands before him He takes her in his arms Like so many years ago When he lived in Atlanta The night was dark and stormy Or maybe his soul just wouldn't sell Did you ever feel like Elvis At the Heartbreak Hotel? He sang: My thoughts & prayers are with you For all the good they'll do The hours, they grow longer The days, the grow few Sometimes it gets lonely Sometimes it's too sad to tell Did you ever feel like Elvis At the Heartbreak Hotel? She said: My thoughts and prayers are with you She gave him a hug on the phone And for one, brief moment He didn't feel so all alone Sometimes she gets quiet Wonders if there's really a hell Did you ever feel like Lady MacBeth Walkin' thru the hallways at the Heartbreak Hotel? An' I sing: My thoughts and prayers are with you I hope they find you well I'm standin' in the lobby Of the Heartbreak Hotel There's a teenager in one room Feelin' more than the world's weight Feelin' pushed toward a decision Feelin' there's no choice, it's fate There's a TV in the corner Another tragedy starts the day The man on TV has a speech prepared He steps up and has this to say He says: My thoughts and prayers are with you The nation cares about your pain When this tragedy strikes the next town, the next school He's all set to say it again He had talent; she had ambition She had a plan all set to sell But you can't predict all consequences At the Heartbreak Hotel An' maybe it's betrayal Sometimes the heartstrings duel Sometimes the blood an' booze won't wash away It's not the King; emotions rule Some say she wanted power Oh the stories they would tell Did you ever feel like Lady MacBeth Walkin' thru the hallways at the Heartbreak Hotel? He's wonderin' what's the price of comfort? He's wonderin' what's the source of rage? He opens the Hotel issue Bible He sheds some tears an' turns the page An' I find myself on my knees In my own prison cell I am kneeling at the corner of the bed In my room at the Heartbreak Hotel I find myself alone with my thoughts An' I'm all set to pray My thoughts and prayers are with you I hope you're not alone today She was the queen of his heart Sunrise and sunset Love from the start As good as it gets He was the batting champion Hit the long ball all the way Oh how the crowd would cheer for him A whole life lived in a day An' if Jesus was the Governor of Texas I don't think he'd kill anyone An' if I was the Emperor of Georgia I'm sure I'd have some fun An' it's a whole life lived in a day It's a whole life lived in a day He rode a motorcycle Used to come when I was gone He's the one who stole the queen of my heart Left me with this song I've been on the road for years now Chasin' the long ball Sometimes murder rides in my heart Seems every rise has got a fall An' if Jesus was the Governor of Texas I don't think he'd kill anyone An' if I was the Emperor of Georgia I'm sure I'd have some fun An' it's a whole life lived in a day It's a whole life lived in a day Some say you can learn from the past Take it all day by day Got to let go of yesterday's loss There's a game to play today She was the queen of my heart Sunrise and sunset Love from the start As good as it gets An' it's a good thing I'm a peaceful man He's more'n lucky with each breath If I were the Governor of Texas I might've fried him to death An' if Jesus was the Governor of Texas I don't think he'd kill anyone An' if I was the Emperor of Georgia I'm sure I'd have some fun An' it's a whole life lived in a day It's a whole life lived in a day I've been walkin' down the road I've been thinkin' about you I've been thinkin' as I'm walkin' I've been thinkin' about you An' I don't know where I'm goin' Barely know where I've been I keep walkin' down this highway Hopin' I see you again There's a season once a year Everything is born again There's a reason once a year I keep thinkin' of you again An' I don't know where I'm goin' Barely know where I've been I keep walkin' down this highway Hopin' I see you again In the darkness of the night time I sit an' watch 'em close the bars There's the taste, alcohol I don't have to walk very far In the mornin', in the mornin' It's the middle of the afternoon It ain't mornin' an' I ain't mornin' Oh I hope to see you soon An' I don't know where I'm goin' Barely know where I've been I keep walkin' down this highway Hopin' I see you again I keep walkin' down this highway Hopin' I see you again |