I could've been Joan of Arc
Or on a late night talk show
I could've been a mad man
Or that iceman in the snow
I could've been Jimmy Dean
Or Cleopatra's guard
You could've been my lover babe
And died right in my arsm
You see this ain't the first time
I've been

I never cared to be a football star
Kick a leather bag of wind around the park (in the rain)
Wouldn't feel right drivin' a train
But there's got to be something I can claim
My fifteen minutes of fame, fifteen minutes of fame
If I put my head down and work real hard
Maybe

How much pain is a heart made to hold
How long's the chain made from a handful of gold
How many times do you need to be told
How many tears will a bottle release
How many years do you serve 'til you're free
How long can you stare - until you finally see
Well you may never

On a highway bound for nowhere
Past the burtn out dams and the river beds
The bull ants march
As the sun bleached bones get whiter
He can see the grass through the railroad tracks
Well that train went to city
And it ain't coming back
He spits from the window, it steam

Well I know that I've been wanting all night long
To get you on the floor to dance
Well I also see he's got you there wrapped in his arms so
I won't get the chance
So I thought I'd take this opportunity to talk to you
While he's gone to use the phone
Oh won't you please c

I've been working these bone dry fields all day
While she stays on my mind
Since she left in '89 - nothing's worked out right
She married a man with some bottom land
And moved just down hte road
I hear he's afraid he's losing her - and I'm afraid he won't
One man's prayin

Been waiting heres ince daybreak
Like so many daybreaks past
Can't stand another cheery morning
With the smiles that fade too fast
Well sticks and stones may bruise me
But breaks and bruises heal
If ever was a deadly weapon
It's the touch that just don't feel
Pool

I can't walk on water
But you know I would try
As long as I could have your love
Waiting on the other side
I'd stand up to temptation
I said yes to yesterday
My love is a rock
And it won't waste away
Tried and true, my love keeps on coming
Right on through, al

I've seen angels on walls, angels dressed in white
Angels in my dreams and angels of bright light
But I never saw an angel until I saw you
It's you my lover that has made me feel brand new
'Cos I wouldn't have nothin' if I didn't have you
Baby we got something - something tha

I don't know how you learn these lessons
Some people are better equipped
They must stare into each others eyes
Longer than they kiss each others lips
Hungry for the touch
Hungry for the kiss
When love turns inside out
It's always veerybody's turn
To break up and f

As I write this letter; I can hear the river
Runnin' by the back door, whispering a dream
You're somewhere in the night sky
high above the ocean
Flying across the dateline
I hope you get some sleep
As you move, as you fly, think of me watching
the river go by
I'm

Everybody's looking for a greener place
To find their fortunes to ake thier dreams come true
Sometimes we look for meaning in another place
For me the answer's right here with you
No pretty face or promise of the moon
Could tear us apart
Somehow you threw a rope around my