Room Enough: Lyrics
FULL GOSPEL (Hyche/Kelly)
SURE IS FUNNY SOMETIMES HOW A THING TURNS BAD
HOW YOU COME UP MISSING WHAT YOU THOUGHT YOU HAD
EVERY TIME I THINK THAT I MIGHT HAVE IT MADE
SOMETHING COMES ALONG TO PUT ME IN THE SHADE
SOMEDAY, THAT LIGHT WILL SHINE ON ME
TRY TO KEEP IT SIMPLE, TRY TO KEEP IT STRAIGHT
KEEP IT ROLLING FORWARD UNDER SHIFTING WEIGHT
IF I GUN THE ENGINE, I MIGHT MISS THE CURVE
IT AIN’T UP TO ME TO SAY WHAT I DESERVE
SOMEDAY, THAT LIGHT WILL SHINE ON ME
DAYLIGHT TURNS TO DARKNESS, DIAMONDS TURN TO DUST
IS IT FACT OR FICTION? IS IT LOVE OR LUST?
I’M ASKING QUESTIONS, BUT I GET NOWHERE
I’M STUCK IN NEUTRAL WITH NO TIME TO SPARE
SOMEDAY, THAT LIGHT WILL SHINE ON ME
JUST KEEP A-GRINDING, KICK OUT ALL THE JAMS
AIN’T NOTHING EASY THAT IS WORTH A DAMN
MY DAY IS COMING IN A COSMIC FLASH
ALL THAT IS PROMISED SOON WILL COME TO PASS
SOMEDAY, THAT LIGHT WILL SHINE ON ME
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KNOWING LESS (Kelly)
“ONCE YOU’VE STARTED DOWN THE ROAD,” SHE SAID,
“YOU’RE FOREVER LOOKING BACK, AFRAID OF WHAT YOU’VE FLED”
I SAID, “I DON’T SEE IT LIKE YOU DO
“IF YOU DETACH YOURSELF, FEAR CAN’T FOLLOW YOU”
PROXIMITY PUSHING US APART
WE CAN’T FATHOM WHAT WE CANNOT CHART
I SAID, “THE HORIZON’S JUST A LINE
“YOU CAN SEE BEYOND IF YOU STEP OUTSIDE YOUR MIND”
“MY NEXT STEP IS THE ONE THAT COUNTS,” SHE SAID
“A MIND UNOCCUPIED IS A NEEDLE WITH NO THREAD”
DELUSION REIGNS SUPREME
WE CAN’T RECONCILE OUR SEPARATE DREAMS
DESPERATE FOR SOME CONTACT
WE’RE TOO WILLING TO AMEND THE FACTS
“AND WHEN YOU COME BACK AROUND,” SHE SAID
“THE STREETS DON’T WALK THE SAME, THE AIR IS DAMP WITH DREAD”
I SAID, “CHANGE WILL WORK ITS WAY ON YOU,
“DISTORT THE THINGS YOU SAY, OBSTRUCT YOUR POINT OF VIEW”
“RACING TO STAND STILL
“WE’LL FIND NOTHING TO RELIEVE THE CHILL,”
I SAID...
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I DON’T MIND (Beckham/Hyche/Kelly/Ruha)
SHE GOT A STRANGE WAY OF SHOWIN’
THE WAY SHE WANTS ME GOIN’
BUT THE GETTIN’S GOOD AND THE GOIN’S FINE
SO I DON’T MIND
SHE GOT INTRIGUING WAYS OF WAITIN’
WHILE I FINISH HESITATIN’
KNOWIN’ ALL ALONG HOW I’VE BEEN INCLINED
AND I DON’T MIND
NO, I DON’T MIND
I DON’T MIND THE WAY SHE SEES RIGHT THROUGH
ALL MY SELFISH WAYS AND MEANS
JUST AS LONG AS MY AIM IS TRUE
SHE KEEPS ME SHOOTIN’ STRAIGHT AND CLEAN
SHE KEEPS THE WEATHER OUT, SHE KNOWS WHAT I’M ABOUT
AND I DON’T MIND
NO, I DON’T MIND
I DON’T MIND
I SURE DON’T MIND
SHE GOT A WAY OF NOT PRETENDIN’
ABOUT WHAT SHE’S INTENDIN’
AND IT’S ALWAYS RIGHT AND IT’S ALWAYS FINE
SO I DON’T MIND
SHE GOT A WAY OF ASKIN' QUESTIONS
THAT FUNCTION AS SUGGESTIONS
TO LEAD ME TOWARD WHAT I NEED TO FIND
AND I DON’T MIND
NO, I DON’T MIND
I DON’T MIND THE WAY THAT SHE DON’T MIND
THINGS THAT MATTER MOST TO ME
JUST AS LONG AS I WALK THE LINE
SHE’S RIGHT WHERE ALL MY WALKIN' LEADS
SHE IS THE SUN AND MOON, SHE KEEPS ME RIGHT IN TUNE
AND I DON’T MIND
NO, I DON’T MIND
I DON’T MIND
I SURE DON’T MIND
SHE GOT JUST THE WAY OF LOVIN’
TO KEEP MY MIND A-MOVIN’
TOWARD A HIGHER PLANE
WHERE THE STARS ALIGN
AND I DON’T MIND
NO, I DON’T MIND
I DON’T MIND
I SURE DON’T MIND
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TRAIN TOWN (Kelly)
IN THE WANING TWILIGHT, THE WHISTLE OF A TRAIN
BLOWS AWAY THE YEARS
AND AS THE EVENING GATHERS, I AM A CHILD AGAIN
WONDERING WHEN THE FUTURE WILL APPEAR
ONCE UPON A TIME, THAT TRAIN STOPPED HERE
PAST TO FUTURE BOUND
BUT THE TIME PASSED ON, AND IT ALL DISAPPEARED
AND LEFT THIS LINGERING ECHO OF A TOWN
PAST TO FUTURE BOUND
SEASONS FADE AWAY
FADE AWAY AS THE WORLD BEGINS TO TURN
TO A DIFFERENT DAY
YONDER STOOD THE DEPOT, ACROSS FROM THE HOTEL
TRADE FROM MILES AROUND
THERE ROSE THE WATER TOWER, UNTIL THE DAY IT FELL
BUT BY THEN, THERE WAS NO ONE TO HEAR THE SOUND
PAST TO FUTURE BOUND
SEASONS FADE AWAY
FADE AWAY AS THE WORLD BEGINS TO TURN
TO A DIFFERENT DAY
IN THE BRILLIANT DAYLIGHT, THE WHISTLE OF A TRAIN
BRINGS BACK /ALL THE YEARS
STANDING IN THE MOMENT, I WONDER YET AGAIN
AT THE REASONS THINGS HAVE TO DISAPPEAR
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DARLIN' CORY (Traditional)
DIG A HOLE IN THE MEADOW, DIG A HOLE IN THE COLD, COLD GROUND
DIG A HOLE IN THE MEADOW, GONNA LAY DARLIN' CORY DOWN
WAKE UP, WAKE UP DARLIN' CORY
WHAT MAKES YOU SLEEP SO SOUND
WELL, THAT REVENUE OFFICER'S COMIN'
GONNA TEAR YOUR STILL HOUSE DOWN
DIG A HOLE IN THE MEADOW, DIG A HOLE IN THE COLD, COLD GROUND
DIG A HOLE IN THE MEADOW, GONNA LAY DARLIN' CORY DOWN
LAST NIGHT, I LAY ON MY PILLOW
LAST NIGHT, I LAY IN BED
LAST NIGHT, AS I LAY ON MY PILLOW
I DREAMED DARLIN' CORY DEAD
WELL, THE CROW, HE FLEW O'ER THE MEADOW
HE FLEW IN FROM THE WEST
TO THE BEDSIDE OF SLEEPIN' CORY
YOU'RE THE ONE THAT SHE LOVES BEST
AND ANOTHER CROW, O'ER THE RIVER
HE FLEW IN FROM THE EAST
TO THE BEDSIDE OF SLEEPIN' CORY
THEN HE GIVE HER THE KISS OF PEACE
AND ANOTHER CROW, O'ER THE OCEAN
HE FLEW UP FROM THE SOUTH
TO THE BEDSIDE OF SLEEPIN' CORY
AND PUT A GOLD COIN IN HER MOUTH
AND THE LAST CROW FLEW O'ER THE FOREST
FLEW IN FROM THE NORTH
TO THE BEDSIDE OF SLEEPIN' CORY
SAID, "RISE, MY LOVE, AND COME FORTH"
DIG A HOLE IN THE MEADOW, DIG A HOLE IN THE COLD, COLD GROUND
DIG A HOLE IN THE MEADOW, GONNA LAY DARLIN' CORY DOWN
THE FIRST TIME I SEEN DARLIN' CORY
WAS SITTIN' BY THE DEEP BLUE SEA
WITH A .44 WRAPPED AROUND HER BODY
AND A BANJO ON HER KNEE
WELL, THE NEXT TIME I SEEN DARLIN' CORY
SHE HAD A BIG SMILE ON HER FACE
WITH A BOTTLE OF MESCAL IN HER RIGHT HAND
SHE WAS HEADIN' IN THAT OTHER GIRL'S PLACE
SO DIG A HOLE IN THE MEADOW, DIG A HOLE IN THE COLD, COLD GROUND
DIG A HOLE IN THE MEADOW, GONNA LAY DARLIN' CORY DOWN
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NEED OF SAVING (Beckham/Fields/Kelly/Lasecki)
THE NEED FOR CONFIRMATION IS WEARING ME DOWN
THE FEAR OF CONFRONTATION KEEPS ME UNDERGROUND
I’M FINDING OUT THE HARD WAY WORDS DON’T SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES
THOUGH THEY HELP TO FILL THE HOLES THAT SOCIETY DELVES
WELL, I THOUGHT THE WORLD WAS READY FOR SALVATION
TO CONFESS THE SINS OF IGNORANCE AND POVERTY
BUT I SEE NOW I MISREAD THE SITUATION
AND THE ONE IN NEED OF SAVING MIGHT BE ME
THE WEIGHT OF EXPECTATION IS A WELCOME RELIEF
WHEN THE CLAMMY HAND OF COMMERCE PICKS YOUR SOUL LIKE A THIEF
THE PRICE OF OBLIGATION IS WHATEVER THEY SAY
THEY CALCULATE YOUR INTEREST, THEN THEY TAKE IT AWAY
SO YOU THINK YOU’VE DONE THE WORLD A GREAT BIG FAVOR
JUST BECAUSE YOU NEVER QUESTIONED ITS CONCEITS
I JUST HOPE YOU’VE BEEN WELL-PAID FOR YOUR BEHAVIOR
OR WELL-VERSED IN THE ART OF SELF-DECEIT
WELL, I THOUGHT THE WORLD WAS READY FOR SALVATION
TO CONFESS THE SINS OF IGNORANCE AND POVERTY
BUT I SEE NOW I MISREAD THE SITUATION
AND THE ONE IN NEED OF SAVING MIGHT BE ME
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CROSS COUNTRY LIMOUSINE (Hyche/Kelly)
OUT ON THE ROAD, TRYING HARD TO RUN AWAY
EVERY EXIT LEADS TO NOWHERE, EVERYTHING IS SO CLICHÉD
JUST TO BREAK INTO THE OPEN, TRY TO SEE WHAT DON’T GET SEEN
AIN’T BUT ONE WAY TO GET THERE: A BIG CROSS COUNTRY LIMOUSINE
IT’S HIGH AND WIDE, LIKE THE MOUNTAINS AND THE PLAINS
WITH ROOM ENOUGH FOR EVERYBODY WHO WANTS TO SEE THE DREAM SUSTAINED
IT DON’T PUT OUT BAD EMISSIONS, IT DON’T RUN ON GASOLINE
THERE AIN’T NOTHING THAT AIN’T NATURAL ‘BOUT THAT BIG CROSS COUNTRY LIMOUSINE
SIT BACK AND RIDE OUT THERE OFF THE INTERSTATE
SEE THE PLACES PEOPLE LIVE IN, PLACES LEFT TO THEIR OWN FATES
IN THE DAYTIME OR THE NIGHTTIME — COUNTRY, TOWN OR IN BETWEEN
FOLKS’LL LOVE TO SEE IT COMING, THAT BIG CROSS COUNTRY LIMOUSINE
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LEVELS OF SURRENDER (Hyche)
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SOME DAYS THE DRAGON WINS (Fields)
YOU FORM YOUR FIRST IMPRESSION, BUT FROM THE INCEPTION
IT’S ALWAYS CLOUDED BY PRIDE
BUT WHEN HE STARTS FLYING, THERE’S NO DENYING
SOME DAYS THE DRAGON HIDES
WHAT’S REALLY TRAGIC, HE DON’T HAVE MAGIC
IT’S NOT HIS AURA OR HIS ZEN
BUT WHEN HE STARTS FLYING, THERE’S NO DENYING
SOME DAYS THE DRAGON WINS
SOME DAYS THE DRAGON WINS
SOME DAYS THE DRAGON WINS
YOU’RE GONNA HAVE TO FIND A WHOLE NEW SET OF FRIENDS
‘CAUSE SOME DAYS THE DRAGON WINS
YOU TICKLE HIM, YOU CHASE HIM, YOU’RE GONNA HAVE TO FACE HIM
I WOULDN’T WANT TO BE IN YOUR SHOES
YOU’RE TANNED, YOU’RE RESTED, BUT YOU’VE NOT BEEN TESTED
NO, YOU’VE NOT PAID YOUR DUES
SOME DAYS THE DRAGON WINS
SOME DAYS THE DRAGON WINS
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO FIND A WHOLE NEW SET OF FRIENDS
'CAUSE SOME DAYS THE DRAGON WINS
YOU TICKLE HIM, YOU CHASE HIM, YOU’RE GONNA HAVE TO FACE HIM
NOW HE’S FRONT-PAGE NEWS
HE’S DOUBLE-BREASTED, HE’S FIRE-TESTED
AND NOW HE’S GOT NOTHING TO LOSE
HE’S NO CREAM PUFF, SO USE YOUR BEST STUFF
TO SMOKE HIM OUT OF HIS DEN
IF HE’S NOT FIGHTING, THERE’S STILL NO DENYING
SOME DAYS THE DRAGON WINS
SOME DAYS THE DRAGON WINS
SOME DAYS THE DRAGON WINS
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO FIND A WHOLE NEW SET OF FRIENDS
'CAUSE SOME DAYS THE DRAGON WINS
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THE SECOND COMING (Oates, words by W.B. Yeats)
TURNING AND TURNING IN THE WIDENING GYRE
THE FALCON CANNOT HEAR THE FALCONER
THINGS FALL APART; THE CENTRE CANNOT HOLD
MERE ANARCHY IS LOOSED UPON THE WORLD
THE BLOOD-DIMMED TIDE IS LOOSED, AND EVERYWHERE
THE CEREMONY OF INNOCENCE IS DROWNED
THE BEST LACK ALL CONVICTION, WHILE THE WORST
ARE FULL OF PASSIONATE INTENSITY
SURELY SOME REVELATION IS AT HAND
SURELY THE SECOND COMING IS AT HAND
THE SECOND COMING! HARDLY ARE THOSE WORDS OUT
WHEN A VAST IMAGE OUT OF SPIRITUS MUNDI
TROUBLES MY SIGHT: SOMEWHERE IN THE SANDS OF THE DESERT
A SHAPE WITH LION BODY AND THE HEAD OF A MAN
A GAZE BLANK AND PITILESS AS THE SUN
IS MOVING ITS SLOW THIGHS, WHILE ALL ABOUT IT
REEL SHADOWS OF THE INDIGNANT DESERT BIRDS
THE DARKNESS DROPS AGAIN; BUT NOW I KNOW
THAT TWENTY CENTURIES OF STONY SLEEP
WERE VEXED TO NIGHTMARE BY A ROCKING CRADLE
AND WHAT ROUGH BEAST, ITS HOUR COME ROUND AT LAST
SLOUCHES TOWARD BETHLEHEM TO BE BORN?
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THE GROOM'S STILL WAITING AT THE ALTAR (Bob Dylan)
PRAYED IN THE GHETTO WITH MY FACE IN THE CEMENT
HEARD THE LAST MOAN OF A BOXER, SEEN THE MASSACRE OF THE INNOCENT
FELT AROUND FOR THE LIGHT SWITCH, BECAME NAUSEATED
SHE WAS WALKING DOWN THE HALLWAY WHILE THE ROOM DETERIORATED
WEST OF THE JORDAN, EAST OF THE ROCK OF GIBRALTAR
I SEE THE TURNING OF THE PAGE, CURTAIN RISING ON A NEW AGE
SEE THE GROOM'S STILL WAITING AT THE ALTAR
TRY TO BE PURE AT HEART, THEY ARREST YOU FOR ROBBERY
TAKE YOUR SHYNESS FOR ALOOFNESS, YOUR SILENCE FOR SNOBBERY
I GOT THE MESSAGE THIS MORNING, THE ONE THAT WAS MEANT FOR ME
'BOUT THE MADNESS OF BECOMING WHAT ONE WAS NEVER MEANT TO BE
WEST OF THE JORDAN, EAST OF THE ROCK OF GIBRALTAR
I SEE THE TURNING OF THE PAGE, CURTAIN RISING ON A NEW AGE
SEE THE GROOM'S STILL WAITING AT THE ALTAR
WHAT CAN I SAY ABOUT CLAUDETTE THAT WOULDN'T COME BACK TO HAUNT ME?
FINALLY HAD TO GIVE HER UP 'BOUT THE TIME SHE BEGAN TO WANT ME
WELL, I KNOW GOD HAS MERCY ON THE SLANDERED AND HUMILIATED
I'D HAVE DONE ANYTHING FOR THAT WOMAN IF SHE'D MADE ME FEEL OBLIGATED
WEST OF THE JORDAN, EAST OF THE ROCK OF GIBRALTAR
I SEE THE TURNING OF THE PAGE, CURTAIN RISING ON A NEW AGE
SEE THE GROOM'S STILL WAITING AT THE ALTAR
PUT YOUR HAND ON MY HEAD, BABY, DO I HAVE TEMPERATURE?
I SEE PEOPLE WHO'RE SUPPOSED TO KNOW BETTER, STANDING AROUND LIKE FURNITURE
THERE'S A WALL BETWEEN YOU AND WHAT YOU WANT, AND YOU'VE GOT TO LEAP IT
TONIGHT, YOU'VE GOT THE POWER TO TAKE IT, TOMORROW, YOU WON'T HAVE THE POWER TO KEEP IT
WEST OF THE JORDAN, EAST OF THE ROCK OF GIBRALTAR
I SEE THE TURNING OF THE PAGE, CURTAIN RISING ON A NEW AGE
SEE THE GROOM'S STILL WAITING AT THE ALTAR
CITIES ON FIRE, PHONES OUT OF ORDER
THEY'RE KILLING NUNS AND SOLDIERS, THERE'S FIGHTING ON THE BORDER
WHAT CAN I SAY ABOUT CLAUDETTE? I AIN'T SEEN HER SINCE JANUARY
SHE COULD BE RESPECTABLY WED, OR RUNNING A WHOREHOUSE IN BUENOS AIRES
WEST OF THE JORDAN, EAST OF THE ROCK OF GIBRALTAR
I SEE THE TURNING OF A PAGE, CURTAIN RISING ON A NEW AGE
SEE THE GROOM'S STILL WAITING AT THE ALTAR
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BACK TO JERICHO (Hyche/Kelly)
SOUND OF DRUMBEATS IN A CAPTIVE COUNTRY
MAMAS THIRSTIN’, BABIES GOIN’ HUNGRY
PAINTED FACES, ENFORCED JUBILATION
ALL JUST DIGITIZED MANIPULATION
GIVE IT UP, ALL UP, AND YOU WON’T GET IT BACK
THE PRICE OF LIVIN’ AIN’T HARDLY ON A DOWNWARD TRACK
GET ON THE TRAIN, GIVE THE MAN YOUR NAME
TELL HIM, “I’M GOIN’ BACK TO JERICHO”
PEOPLE MARCHIN’, PEOPLE DEMONSTRATIN’
FEELIN’ LIKE THEY’RE IN A LIVIN’ NATION
WAVE A-CRESTIN’, GENERATIN’ FORCES
FLOWIN’ TOGETHER FROM A MILLION SOURCES
DAM IT UP, ALL UP, AND THERE’LL BE NO RETURN
SLIP OFF TO ONE SIDE, AND YOU CAN WATCH THE LANDSCAPE BURN
GET ON THE TRAIN, GIVE THE MAN YOUR NAME
TELL HIM, “TAKE ME BACK TO JERICHO”
PERSON TO PERSON, STATION TO STATION
REVOLUTION, RECONCILIATION
A NOBLE CAUSE IS NEVER….LOST OR WON
THE COUNTIN’ DON’T START TILL THE KILLIN’S DONE
KEEP IT UP, KEEP UP, OR YOU’LL BE LEFT BEHIND
THE FLESH IS WILLIN’, BUT YOU BETTER EXERCISE YOUR MIND
GET ON THE TRAIN, GIVE THE MAN YOUR NAME
TELL HIM, “GET ME BACK TO JERICHO”
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