Sara - Desire
I laid on a dune, i looked at the sky, When the children were babies and played on the beach. You came up behind me, i saw you go by, You were always so close and still within reach. Sara, sara, Whatever made you want to change your mind? Sara, sara, So easy to look […]
Up on the white veranda She wears a necktie and a panama hat. Her passport shows a face From another time and place She looks nothin’ like that. And all the remnants of her recent past Are scattered in the wild wind. She walks across the marble floor Where a voice from the gambling room […]
Hot chili peppers in the blistering sun Dust on my face and my cape, Me and magdalena on the run I think this time we shall escape. Sold my guitar to the baker’s son For a few crumbs and a place to hide, But i can get another one And i’ll play for magdalena as […]
Joey - Desire
Born in red hook, brooklyn, in the year of who knows when Opened up his eyes to the tune of an accordion Always on the outside of whatever side there was When they asked him why it had to be that way, "well," he answered, "just Because." Larry was the oldest, joey was next to […]
Oh, sister, when i come to lie in your arms You should not treat me like a stranger. Our father would not like the way that you act And you must realize the danger. Oh, sister, am i not a brother to you And one deserving of affection? And is our purpose not the same […]
Your breath is sweet Your eyes are like two jewels in the sky. Your back is straight, your hair is smooth On the pillow where you lie. But i don’t sense affection No gratitude or love Your loyalty is not to me But to the stars above. One more cup of coffee for the road, […]
I like to spend some time in mozambique The sunny sky is aqua blue And all the couples dancing cheek to cheek. It’s very nice to stay a week or two. There’s lots of pretty girls in mozambique And plenty time for good romance And everybody likes to stop and speak To give the special […]
Isis - Desire
i married isis on the fifth day of may, But i could not hold on to her very long. So i cut off my hair and i rode straight away For the wild unknown country where i could not go wrong. I came to a high place of darkness and light. The dividing line ran […]
Pistol shots ring out in the barroom night Enter patty valentine from the upper hall. She sees the bartender in a pool of blood, Cries out, "my god, they killed them all!" Here comes the story of the hurricane, The man the authorities came to blame For somethin’ that he never done. Put in a […]
