December
There was a world, it was always December
I had a hole in my boot, no money, no overcoat
I could smell snow in the air
And a future that waited somewhere
There was a world, it looked much like this one
Except it was different then
Despite the confusion, and often the heartache
There were so many roads you might take
Chorus: And every night the bars were full
of friends and laughs and alcohol
Time to waste and boys to brawl
Dreams to spark, before last call
There was a world, I so clearly remember
Taking the bus through the park
To my job on the West Side
Where I met the love of my life
When I lost him I thought I'd die
Chorus: But every night the bars were full …
There was a world, it was always December
It was always December
Like Summer and Childhood
I saw a picture of you
I didn't know you anymore
You were all new and improved
I liked you better before
But it's easier now to think of you as lost
Like summer and childhood and the city as it was
I don't know why
It cut so deep
Made me so jealous
Robbed me of sleep
But it's easier now to think of you as lost
Like summer and childhood and the city as it was
The change in seasons brings on a melancholy
That's just natural to me
The change in seasons unearths the memories
That won't fade
I miss who you were
When you made me laugh
And made fun of yourself
I miss what we had
But it's easier now to think of you as lost
Like summer and childhood nd the city as it was
Pigeons
I don't wonder what you'll think about it
I don't worry you might say
It's not my best
You can't think, you don't feel
I'm not waiting for your good opinion
For your tears to fall
Always the test
You can't think, you don't feel
Three rock pigeons are sitting on a bare branch in the winter time
Oh it's winter, and you're nowhere
You took a late night train from one city to the next
Marking all those pretty places with your exit
I don't wonder if I've let you down
I don't worry you might feel
Abandoned now
You can't think, you don't feel
Three rock pigeons are sitting on a bare branch in the winter time
Oh it's winter, and you're nowhere
I think the whole world changes
As one person at a time
Takes their beauty with them
When they say goodbye
You can't think, you don't feel.
You can't think, you don't feel…
The Blows
You don't bounce back the way you did
You say the blows accumulated from the time you were a kid
You know yourself, you know what you can take
Leave it to somebody else to make or break
Chorus: One day you stayed down
You said that's enough now
You gave up or gave in
And every since then
It's been fine, it's been fine
Not that the natural world is kind
But beauty compensates
It brings you peace of mind
If loneliness accompanies the hours
You've got the birds and trees and your memories
And two dusty guitars
Chorus: One day you stayed down …
Miami
I was out of my head that whole year after you told me
Saying your name in the dark while you started a family
It's been hard to find any other place I belong
You know I went back to school but I'm still writing love songs
I've given up on convention, you know it never fit me
Tried to love again, but no one seemed to get me
Not like you did, babe, did you really forget me?
In the middle of a dream, do you wake and still want me?
Chorus: Darling, there is grey in my hair and I'm walking against the wind
On another fall day, how many more, before we reach the end?
They say life is long but since you're gone
I've waited for the day to come
When we might talk about it
I guess you think I'd make a scene
Or change your course and come between the life you made
But it's getting late
The last time you held me in the hotel in Miami
I thought we might have a chance and I wanted it badly
You were swimming in the ocean when I came to my senses
Oh, you can love someone and it can still be a madness
Chorus: Darling there is grey in my hair…
Around Again
Absorbed by clouds you tend to drift
Into dreams of ending it
But life is stronger than fatigue
Stripped of all you seemed to need
The sky is still miraculous
And who knows what becomes of us
The end will be here soon enough
What's your hurry?
Chorus: Oh, babe, years they come and go
leaves are on the ground
finally it snows
And spring, it comes around again
Sometimes we met outside the park
Where you could smoke and we could talk
Your cigarettes, your jaunty cap
I see your ghost there
Impossible you don't exist
To think of everything you've missed
The ones who hurt and loved you best
Have all just gone on living
Chorus: Oh, babe, years they come and go…
Sleep with the Dog
Stare at the trees, sleep with the dog
Sing to the birds, talk to the ghosts
Some traveled beside you
And got lost in the weeds
Oh, the night is a minefield of memories
Talk to the birds, sings to the ghosts
The ones you depended on, the ones you loved most
Time is an ocean
You could drown in your sleep
Oh, the night is minefield of memories
When you come to me in dreams
It's always the same
Some complication comes between us
But it's good to see you anyway
Stare at the trees, sleep with the dog
Talk to the birds, Sing to the ghosts
Some traveled beside you
Until they lost hope
Oh, the night is a minefield of memories
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