THE JAYHAWKS - HOLLYWOOD TOWN HALL (1992)
I was waiting for the sun
Then I walked on home alone
What I didn't know
Was he was waiting for you to fall
So I never made amends
For the sake of no one else
And for the simple reason
That he was waiting for you to fall
It was not lost on me
It was not lost on me
Walking on down the road
Looking for a friend to hand out
Somebody ease my soul
So I kept my spirits high
Entertaining passers-by
Wrapped in my confusion
While he was waiting for you to fall
It was not lost on me
It was not lost on me
Walking on down the road
Looking for a friend to hand out
Somebody ease my soul
It was not lost on me
It was not lost on me
Walking on down the road
Walking on down the road
Walking on down the road
Walking on down the road
It's taken you so long
Where can you be?
I woulda laid my life down for you
Nothing seems real, nothing seems real
Now that you’re gone
Have you seen the sisters blue-eyed curls of gold
Helen, no one there to be seen
The sun light looks down,
Stripped bear to the ground
Held by the leaves
Been crowded in the wings
Mostly I don’t mind
Been crowded in the wings
Then it’s you I find
Then it’s you I find
Then it’s you I find
Two hundred yards in front of the man
He could never see his way to another day
This time meant the same, cold, cold, cold
Cold once again
Been crowded in the wings
Mostly I don’t mind
Been crowded in the wings
Then it’s you I find
Then it’s you I find
Then it’s you I find
You brought me to the mother of mountains
You brought me to
And no one reads to you at night
And all your lies came to pass
Just something I said
Made you turn your life in
Been crowded in the wings
Mostly I don’t mind
Been crowded in the wings
Then it’s you I find
Then it’s you I find
Then it’s you I find
Been crowded in the wings
Mostly I don’t mind
Been crowded in the wings
Then it’s you I find
Then it’s you I find
Then it’s you I find
Been crowded in the wings
Been crowded in the wings
Been crowded in the wings
Been crowded in the wings
God of the rich man ain't the God for the poor
God, men and the state hospital is closed, and wouldn't you know
Winos and office girls in the park
Wanted you alone to walk beside her
Wanted you alone to live beside her, it was morning
Better roads with light on them
Can your diamonds talk to you, can you see them shine
Keep them hiding in your room, can they guide you in your time
Can they guide you in your time
Windows were broken by your dear one's hands
Gates left swinging by your dear one's hands
An old book salesman asked if he could step in
The sidewalks you slept on held no rest
Gave away the money you saved in your trust, you're sorry now
Light hits you funny at the time
Can your diamonds talk to you, can you see them shine
Keep them hiding in your room, can they guide you in your time
Can they guide you in your time
The sidewalks, you slept on
They're so broken, they're so broken down
I'll meet you there, I'll meet you there
Years before and the trees would start to bloom
You walked outside, wanted back in your room, what did you hope for
Turn the corner while you slept?
God of the rich man ain't the God for the poor
God, men and the state hospital is closed, and won't you know
Winos and office girls in the park.
Can your diamonds talk to you, can you see them shine
Keep them hiding in your room, can they guide you in your time
Can they guide you in your time
Can your diamonds talk to you, can you see them shine
Keep them hiding in your room, can they guide you in your time
Can they guide you in your time
I'd hope to find you this morning
Talking to the trees
I could miss you, after what went down
If false love could lie by you
While I'm swinging low
I could steal downtown, making some sweet time
Two Angels, one bad end
This lifetime's easy
Way back home there's a funeral
Think I'll take to the sidewalk
Knowing it's not real
I could steal downtown, making some sweet time
Two Angels, one bad end
This lifetime's easy
Way back home there's a funeral
Two Angels, one bad end
Two Angels, one bad end
This lifetime's easy
Way back home there's a funeral
Two Angels, one bad end
This lifetime's easy
Way back home there's a funeral
Day is done, night is returning
Icy black, the muddy waters
I've got to know, won't you please tell me
Sinking like a stone, the icy water
Each night when I go to bed I pray, take me with you when you go
Each night when I go to bed I pray, take me with you when you go
Each night when I go to bed I pray
Past the house, where first they brought you
Carried you to sleep, protected from harm
And when they're gone, soon be returning
The ones you lived by, they found a foothold
Each night when I go to bed I pray, take me with you when you go
Each night when I go to bed I pray, take me with you when you go
Each night when I go to bed I pray
Like the sweet, sweet breeze that brought you
Left by chance, broke down by your words
What did I know, to ask you to leave me
Evening will die upon my doorstep
Each night when I go to bed I pray, take me with you when you go
Each night when I go to bed I pray, take me with you when you go
Each night when I go to bed I pray, take me with you when you go
Each night when I go to bed I pray, take me with you when you go
Each night when I go to bed I pray
Sister cry, what you needed
Bought yourself things you could not use
Could be some man will come along and claim you
Could be you'll wind up in another town
Sister cry, count the stars
Is many in the sky that passed you by
Could be up ahead you'll be seeing changes
Somehow the changes made won’t belong to you
Someone come along and carry you down
And you called my name
I was so hungry then
Someone come along and carry you down
You could not see you
Someone come along and lay you down
And you don’t talk at all
It’s the hardest way
Someone come along and carry you down
Sister cry, been mistreated
Doesn't mean someone won’t let you in
Could be some man will come along and claim you
Could be you'll wind up in another town
This devil’s knocking at your door
But I could lead them all astray
Just don't matter what people say
Someone come along and carry you down
And you called my name
I was so hungry then
Someone come along and carry you down
You could not see you
Someone come along and lay you down
And you don’t talk at all
It’s the hardest way
Someone come along and carry you down
Sister cry, count the stars
Is many in the sky that passed you by
Could be up ahead, you'll be seeing changes
Somehow the changes made won’t belong to you
Could be up ahead you'll be seeing changes
Somehow the changes made won’t belong to you
You came and you gave
Without taking
The best was yet to come, I know
For I was forsaken
And so I kept my fingers crossed
To win at any cost
The sound of water falling down
Knock me down
Pick me up
Set me in a row
Your words hung high in the rafters
And settled down like rain
Remain happy ever after
Knock me down
Pick me up
Set me in a row
Knock me down
Pick me up
Set me in a row
You packed up your bags and belongings
And crept out through the back
The sound of footprints on the ground
Your words hung high in the rafters
And settled down like rain
Remain happy ever after
Happy ever after
Come to Wichita
Won't be there in 40 days
This, an evil land
Brings a devil's cloud
Take a message
To abide in what you own
And there'll be no more
No more people singing
La la la
In one morning you will be mine
Where the fields are smiling
No more people singing la la la
In one morning you will be mine
Where the fields are smiling
Where the fields are smiling
There by crook and fire
And the squatters rights
Don't your cheek get sore
And your mouth get dry
Sevens on your sleeve
Haven't counted days
Then he slouches home
To your loved one's gate
La la la
In one morning you will be mine
Where the fields are smiling
No more people singing la la la
In one morning you will be mine
Where the fields are smiling
Where the fields are smiling
With my pockets torn
By a whirlwind
Man takes what it needs
Turns you inside out
Come to Wichita
Won't be there in 40 days
This, an evil land
Brings a devil's cloud
La la la
In one morning you will be mine
Where the fields are smiling
No more people singing la la la
In one morning you will be mine
Where the fields are smiling
Where the fields are smiling
Left his day job behind
Every fool dies trying to give his back
Kicked around on the bum
Like a child I scolded
For broken toys
Can you help me to find Nevada, California
The last thing I did, was I tried to hold her
The stagemaster is gone
I’m your lovesick cousin that never wins
First you twist, then you turn
You're on life's icy mountain, dear passenger
Can you help me to find Nevada, California
Can you help me to find Nevada, California
The last thing I did, was I tried to hold her
Nevada, California
Nevada, California
The stagemaster is gone
Behind the lies, you wonder, there lies a jewel
Could it be something's wrong
The love that won't talk to you, but seldom wins
Can you help me to find Nevada, California
Can you help me to find Nevada, California, Nevada California
The last thing I did, was I tried to hold her
He's only six years old, that old Killer died
Put him down in a great big hole, I fill it up all the time
See the buildings rise up to the sky, parking meters, traffic cops
You best watch your record son, they'll come and lock you up
I've been working all night
I go long into the day
Ain't got much money now
Got the time ahead, got the time ahead to pay
Smoke and lightning, dressed to kill
Don't talk to strangers, that's all you know
Forty years of sudden death, the daylight's still not over yet
You should live to see evening fall, doctors working overtime
Too much of a good thing, not enough, stepping stones, building blocks
I've been working all night
I go long into the day
Ain't got much money now
Got the time ahead, got the time ahead to pay
I've been working all night
I go long into the day
Ain't got much money now
Got the time ahead to pay
I've been working all night.
I go long into the day.
Ain't got much money now.
Got the time ahead, got the time ahead, got the time ahead to pay