I never thought Bethlehem was a real place. I just thought that was where my lord was born. Not until that day and I still think it’s a disgrace…. the tanks rolled in to Bethlehem…. We pulled in to Seattle run, we pulled into Seattle fly, shook off the news and played like a child…
Category: In His Own Worlds
So Close to Dreams
When a little boy thinks he’s superman then he almost can, he almost can fly. When he takes his toy truck and moves it through the sand the boy moves mountains with his little hand. And the world really is magic. Nothing could be clearer, nothing could be clearer. Then somebody says, “no, it’s all…
Maybe Some Day
I wish I knew the magic words to dry up all our tears. I wish I had a magic wand to make our troubles disappear. But I don’t know the magic words and I don’t have a magic wand. But here’s an empty hand my dear, hold on, hold on, hold on. Yeah, when I…
The Lazy Way
so many round here think i went the lazy way all under the table rolling down the highway sleepin’ where i wanted to no place to call my own those were the darndest hardest working lovely days i’ve ever known. now i play my guitar all day and people wonder when i’ll make my move…
When a Woman
When a woman cuts your hair she ties a little ribbon there the little ribbon that she ties is invisible to other eyes but you can always feel it there when a woman cuts your hair when a woman calls your name it never again quite sounds the same and all through your runnin’ years…
Understand Under
i want to play like jelly roll morton, write like waldo emerson, sing like Odetta — say give me Liberty like Patrick Henry escape like Houdini on the very last breath i want to fly straight as an arrow, crooked sparrow i want to swallow fir, i want paint the town red i want to…
Angel of Delight
I’m not saying you’re wrong and I’m right. I’m not saying you’re chained and I’m free. I’m not saying my way leads to the light and yours to a place you can’t see. but my eyes have seen the sight of the angel of delight and man she’s as pretty as can be and she…