Walking all alone in the dead end, the gypsy wants us all around, yeah
I took your fare, I paid your party
There’s a hell to spent above these clowns, oh hey hey
And nobody knows where we’re going too far
Something for sure or we got it booted, oh hey!
Down to the tough sweet mountain, yeah
There’s a psychic woman under in Old North
Do y’all wanna set this speed off, baby?
I persuade you don’t I have my fill? Oh hey hey
And nobody knows where we’re going too far, yeah
Something was sure or we gotta do, oh hey!
Maybe we got no direction. Said we got no place to go, no no.
She shoved all our batch end; am I just a big wad blow? Yeah yeah
Gypsy woman’s passion, said I’m not gonna let you go
What’d I say, anyway, let’s get on with it!
Watch out!
Now the queens they’re humping back
And we made it on our train, heading south down the tracks
She comes to me however that you’ll see (?)
Our only self is a gypsy need, yeah
And nobody knows where we’re going too far, yeah
Something for sure or we gotta do, oh hey! Hell, fucking great!
We got no direction. Said we got no place to go, no no.
She shoved all our batch end; am I just a big wad blow? Yeah yeah
Gypsy woman’s passion, said I’m not gonna let you go
What’d I say, anyway, let’s take it on home, yeah!
We flew into town on Sunday
Had to find a place by Monday
Tried Bridgeport and Westport
‘Til we found a place that we thought would do
157 Riverside Avenue
Saugatuck River’s flowin’
Mother nature’s colors were showin’
So cold, so rainy, we couldn’t help feelin’ blue
Not enough time, too many things to do
So we just sat back and played some
Well we met a young girl on Main Street
Wanted to pass her by
She was homely, and we were lonely
She said, “Can I make love to you?”
I said, “157 Riverside Avenue”
And see she talk like a guitar, she said
Oh a fast talkin’ woman
It’s over, Miss Lena, we’re leaving
Such a pleasant stay, I must say
So nice, so easy
We hate to say goodbye to you
At 157 Riverside Avenue
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Standing by the roadside
Old newspaper in my hand.
Reading yesterday’s headlines,
Nothing new, I said it’s all the same.
Everywhere!
I’m the fool of the year and I’ve been waiting
Twenty five years of anticipating
I’ve seen changes in my land
People I’m here to tell you,
I’ve been around since the world began.
Well, mr. politician, reform me if you can,
I’m an anti-establishment man.
I’m tired of your treating
All of my children the same.
Everywhere!
Spending all that money
On a stupid war in vietnam
(when we need it at home)
People I’m here to tell you,
I think it’s ’bout time that the world began (all over!)
Well, mr. politician, reform me if you can,
I’m an anti-establishment man.
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I’ve played your game
And I’ve played it well.
I’ll be another fool
To hang upon your wall.
I laid my heart out
Like an open book.
It’s a simple thing and don’t take much
To crack it open and bleed.
Lay me down.
Lay me down when you’re through with me.
Lay me down.
Let me bleed when you’re through with me.
Don’t let me think you’re wrong,
Just let me fall down.
I’ll pick myself up again.
It’s the kindest thing you can do for me,
So, woman, won’t you lay me down.
I lied to myself.
Tried to believe in you.
But it’s hard to rely on the ghost of someone you hardly even knew
You bring things out
Just to bring me down.
Then you twist them about and shove ’em in my face
Til my eyes can’t see any good.
Yeah!