The Sad Cafe

 

Out in the shiny night the rain was

softly falling

The tracks that ran down the boulevard

had all been washed away

Out of the silver light the past came

softly calling

And I remembered the times we spent

Inside the Sad Cafe

 

Oh, it seemed like a holy place

Protected by amazing grace

And we would sing right out loud

The things we could not say

We thought we could change this world

With words like "love" and "freedom"

We were part of the lonely crowd

Inside the Sad Cafe

 

Oh, expecting to fly

We would meet on that beautiful shore

in the sweet by and by

 

Some of their dreams came true

Some just passed away

And some of them stayed behind

Inside the Sad Cafe

 

The clouds rolled in and hid that shore

Now that Glory Train, it don’t

stop here no more

 

Now I look at the years gone by

And wonder at the powers that be

I don’t know why fortune smiles on some

And lets the rest go free

 

Maybe the time has drawn the faces I recall

But things in this life change very

slowly if they ever change at all

There’s no use in asking why

It just turned out that way

So meet me at midnight, baby

Inside the Sad Cafe

Why don’t you meet me at midnight, baby

Inside the Sad Cafe


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Seven Bridges Road

 

There are stars in the southern sky

Southward as you go.

There is moonlight and moss in the trees

Down the Seven Bridges Road.

 

Now I have loved you like a baby...

Like some lonesome child,

And I have loved you in a tame way,

And I have loved you wild.

 

Sometimes there’s a part of me

Has to turn from here and go...

Running like a child from these warm stars

Down the Seven Bridges Road.

 

There are stars in the southern sky.

And if ever you decide you should go,

There is a taste of time sweet and honey

Down the Seven Bridges Road.


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LIFE IN THE FAST LANE

 

He was a hard-headed man he was brutally handsome

And she was terminally pretty

She held him up and he held for ransom

In the heart of the cold, cold city

He had a nasty reputation as a cruel dude

They said he was ruthless said he was crude

They had one thing in common

They were good in bed

She said, “Faster, faster.

“The lights are turning red.”

 

Life in the fast lane

Surely make you lose your mind

Life in the fast lane

 

Are you with me so far?

 

Eager for action hot for the game

The calling attraction the drop of the name

They knew all the right people

They took all the right pills

They threw outrageous parties

They paid heavenly bills

There were lines on the mirror, lines on her face

She pretended not to notice she was caught up in the race

Out every evening until it was light

He was too tired to make it she was too tired to fight about it

 

Life in the fast lane

Surely make you lose your mind

Life in the fast lane

Life in the fast lane

Everything all the time

Life in the fast lane

 

Glowing and burning blinded by thirst

They didn’t see the stop sign

Took a turn for the worse

She said, “Listen baby.  You can hear the engine rev.

“We’ve up and down this highway, haven’t seen a goddamn thing.”

He said, “Call the doctor.  I think I’m gonna crash.”

“The doctor say he’s coming but you gotta pay in cash.”

They were rushing down that freeway,

Messed around and got lost

They didn’t care they were just dieing to get off and it was

 

Life in the fast lane

Surely make you lose your mind

Life in the fast lane

Life in the fast lane

Everything all the time

Life in the fast lane

 

Life in the fast lane

Life in the fast lane


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I Can’t Tell You Why

 

Look at us baby, up all night

Tearing our love apart

Aren’t we the same two people who lived

through years in the dark? Ooh-oh

Every time I try to walk away

Somethin’ makes me turn around and stay

And I can’t tell you why

 

When we get crazy, it just ain’t right

(Try to keep your head, little girl)

Girl, I get lonely too

You don’t have to worry, just hold on tight

(Don’t get caught in your little world)

‘Cause I love you

 

Nothin’s wrong as far as I can see

We make it harder than it has to be

And I can’t tell you why -no,baby

I can’t tell you why

I can’t tell you why

 

Every time I try to walk away

Somethin’ makes me turn around and stay

And I can’t tell you why, no, no, baby

I can’t tell you why

I can’t tell you why

I can’t tell you why


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Hotel California

 

 On a dark desert highway

 Cool wind in my hair

 Warm smell of colitas

 Rising up through the air

 Up ahead in the distance

 I saw a shimmering light

 My head grew heavy, and my sight grew dim

 I had to stop for the night

 There she stood in the doorway

 I heard the mission bell

 And I was thinking to myself

 This could be Heaven or this could be Hell

 Then she lit up a candle

 And she showed me the way

 There were voices down the corridor

 I thought I heard them say

 

  Welcome to the Hotel California

 Such a lovely place

 Such a lovely place (background)

 Such a lovely face

 Plenty of room at the Hotel California

 Any time of year

 Any time of year (background)

 You can find it here

 You can find it here

 

  Her mind is Tiffany twisted

 She’s got the Mercedes bends

 She’s got a lot of pretty, pretty boys

 That she calls friends

 How they dance in the courtyard

 Sweet summer sweat

 Some dance to remember

 Some dance to forget

 So I called up the Captain

 Please bring me my wine

 He said

 We haven’t had that spirit here since 1969

 And still those voices are calling from far away

 Wake you up in the middle of the night

 Just to hear them say

 

  Welcome to the Hotel California

 Such a lovely Place

 Such a lovely Place (background)

 Such a lovely face

 They’re livin’ it up at the Hotel California

 What a nice surprise

 What a nice surprise (background)

 Bring your alibies

 

  Mirrors on the ceiling

 Pink champagne on ice

 And she said

 We are all just prisoners here

 Of our own device

 And in the master’s chambers

 They gathered for the feast

 They stab it with their steely knives

 But they just can’t kill the beast

 Last thing I remember

 I was running for the door

 I had to find the passage back to the place I was before

 Relax said the nightman

 We are programed to recieve

 You can check out any time you like

 But you can never leave


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