Lyrics for new album
Silence
Nightclub eyes like candles burn
Ghosts of smoke at every turn
Psychic hands of revolution
Talk in tongues of cruel confusion
Rain reflects the neon signs
Headlights, horns, the daily grind
Lonely street just caught on fire
Ride that streetcar called desire
Silence,
I need silence
Solitude and peace of mind
All alone, I need to find
Silence
Passing strangers, ice-like eyes
Circumstance turns truth to lies
Bleeding hearts and tears of passion
Last year’s fad is next year’s fashion
Running down the avenue
Naked city cold as blue
Front page headlines made me wonder
Blatant lies as loud as thunder
Silence,
I need silence
Solitude and peace of mind
All alone, I need to find
Silence
Marlboro Country
Ain’t got nothing up my sleeve
Ain’t got nothing in my pocket
Got some worn out old blue jeans
I keep knocking, someone please unlock it
I keep a record of the places
And I think about the faces
of the folks that done me good
Smoking filtered cigarettes
Lost in Vegas making bets
Drinking whiskey feeling blue
I keep wondering what to do
I left a number if you need me
If I’m hungry could you feed me
Could you tell me something new?
Thank God I’m here again – in Marlboro Country
Cheap motels and expensive gas
When my ship comes in I’m gonna go first class
I gotta keep believing that my blues won’t last
I’ve been hanging round so long
Must be doing something wrong
Can’t remember my last fight
Must be doing something right
I keep growing, I keep changing
And I’m always rearranging
All those thoughts I have of you
Thank God I’m here again – in Marlboro Country
Violet Skies
Whirl like a dervish and howl at the moon
Someday looks like pretty soon
Speed, strength and stamina,
Looks like I’m having a dream
Go get Goliath cuz David’s on his way
I think something good’s gonna happen today
20 years from Tuesday
It looks like I’m having a dream
The Sun Was Red
In Violet Skies
Pray to the one who answers all your prayers
Wear what you want but avoid all the stares
Call out the cavalry
Looks like I’m having a dream
Hold back the water with your thumb in a dam
Look in the mirror and guess who I am
Say something simple
It looks like I’m having a dream
The sun was red
In Violet Skies
10, 20, 30, 40 50 million
Words can be deadlier than any gun
Can you believe it,
It looks like I’m having a dream
Open up the closet let the skeletons out
Living in the present while the past still shouts
Close out my calendar
Looks like I’m having a dream