December Last Call

December’s on the phone

A pixel in her eye

And a heart that’s on the line

December how’ve you been

Your arms are lookin thin

But the air is sweet and we haven’t got too far

I stopped the car

We hit the bar

Made our mark

Drew out lines

Carved them out, deep in the birch tree bark

And the rain that fell

Turned to snow

Covered up the ground

Till it was hard to know

Where the ground gave up and the sky kicked in

I hope you had yourself a ball

December Last call

December what’s the word

Are you lonely like I heard

‘Cause I can’t see a single thing at all

December last call

Every Which Way but Loose

If you see her at Mary’s place

If you see her home

Tell her I love her, tell her I was wrong

I know there’s no sense in fighting

But can you see me shaking man

I can’t stand the thought of him holding her hand

I’m drowning already

Brother it’s plain to see

Just send me out into the river

And set this soul at ease

And if you see him at the truck stop

If you see him out

Tell him he’d better keep an open eye

Best be lookin out

I got a fist full of penny’s

I got a heart of lead

Tell him in confidence

He’d be better off dead

Cause you know I’m tearing

Every which way but loose

I’m telling you this different

I just never seen it so blue

She let it go

Every which way but loose

Think I’m just gonna sit right here

And melt into the blue

You can get close

But never close enough

Just when you think she’s a stone

You’ll see she’s not so tough

She’ll make you a millionaire

She’ll make you poor

She’ll dice you up into mince meat

You’ll be begging for more

Cause you know I’m tearing

Every which way but loose

I’m telling you this is not like me

I just never seen it so blue

She let it go

Every which way but loose

Think I’m just gonna sit right here

And melt into the blue

Every which way but loose

Just A Kid

Tears coming down

Lying on your burgundy couch

It was a long long day of feeling down

You know the difference

But you don’t know how

How’s the part you just can’t figure out

Oh well

I never could understand

It’s the way you do it to him

It’s the fact that you do it at all

By and by you’re just a kid

Combing through the weeds

There go the reason and the fixed intentions

Here comes the liquor charity

Takes a heavy sigh just to be heard

Reach out your hand now

Can you take the hit

There’s a bad day burning in your lover’s eyes

Oh well

I never could understand

It’s the way you do it to him

It’s the fact that you do it at all

By and by you’re just a kid

Combing through the weeds

One is a shadow you see in the shade

Two is an echo in the dark

Still you’re crying all alone

At the party you hated

It’s not your fault

But it’s not your right

You check your face in the mirror

And you cool it to the other side

Oh well

I never could understand

It’s the way you do it to him

It’s the fact that you do it at all

By and by you’re just a kid

Combing through the weeds

Float Away

There’s a light wind blowing from the west

There’s a tongue never spoken in jest

Looking over pastures green

And I’m just realizing what it all means

And like that whippoorwill hanging on the breeze

Singing to live, living to sing

We could float away any minute

So you better not let go

If I lied here in the starlit morning

Long enough, I could feel

Your hair coming over my cheek

Your voice coming over my ear

And all these things from the Earth that bind us Would slip away and fall off behind us

And on and on into the crimson blue

I’ll sail with you

We could float away any minute

So you better not let go

Milk and honey

Black black tea

I’ll steep in you

You’ll wash into me

We could float away any minute

So you better not let go

Continental Lincoln

Pickin’ you up in the Lincoln

There’s a kick drum down the road

Continental Lincoln, cigarettes out the window

I can see all of the mayflies

On the gas station moon

Fillin’ it up for a high time with you

Remember the girl from the city

She liked to hang with the boys

Riding around just giddy

When she picked you out of the toys

Every road was a racetrack

In the dog days of June

Fillin’ it up for a high time with you

Caught up in the wind, caught up in the clouds (repeat)

Pickin’ you up in the Lincoln

There’s a kick drum down road

Continental Lincoln, cigarettes out the window

Where were the days always going?

That I haven’t a clue

Just fillin’ it up for a high time with you

Up All Night Blues

I read the news

It made the paper

So the day finally came

And now my friend

You’re turning over

Guess we learned the hard way

Guessing we did

Don’t close your eyes

It won’t change a thing

The up all night blues

Ain’t what they used to be

I’ve been around long enough to see that

The whole gang’s gone

Everything fell away

There’s nothing to lose

But we’re lost anyway

You lost your faith

Fell out of order

But yesterday’s not your name

And this old hat

Well it’s just a feeling

Time to take the long way

Head on back home

Don’t close your eyes

It won’t change a thing

The up all night blues

Ain’t what they used to be

I’ve been around long enough to see that

The whole gang’s gone

Everything fell away

There’s nothing to lose

But we’re lost anyway

Don’t close your eyes

It won’t change a thing

The up all night blues

Ain’t what they used to be

I’ve been around long enough to see that

The whole gang’s gone

Everything fell away

There’s nothing to lose

So you left it for dead

Now you sit all alone

Feeling lost anyway

Here at Last

There goes the end

Here comes the beginning

There’s no point in running

For a race that nobody’s winning

Time it will turn you inside out

Leave you on your back flat

But here we are

Here at last

I got one hand for frettin’

One hand for pickin’

Got time for spending

But there’s only once to be living

Time it will turn you inside out

Leave you on your back flat

But here we are

Here at last

You bring the fish pole

I’ll bring the beer

Hear that Robin singing

See that trout stream running clear

Time it will turn you inside out

Leave you on your back flat

But here we are

Here at last

Been walking the back roads

Humming all the same tunes

Say, I was just wondering

When I’d be seeing you again

It’s so hard to know

Know what you really need

It’s so hard to see it

Until it’s taking you off your feet

Time it will turn you inside out

Leave you on your back flat

But here we are

Here at last

Know You’re Mine

Burning out

It’s a pity

All of the spirits that haunt this town

But it’s alright

Different than last year

Things are much lighter cuz I’ve got you

I don’t need a whole lotta money

I only need time

To look deep into your eyes and know you’re mine

Nobody knows

There’s no reason

Things are just changing

They always were

It’s not my turn

Anymore

But you call the moon and the stars

When you say goodnight

I don’t need a whole lotta money

I only need time

To look deep into your eyes and know you’re mine

Stardust

I get down and it’s hard to remember

That it’s only a piece of time

One cup pulled from the river

But I can’t keep it in my mind

And where it goes

Is not for me to know

Now I can stand in the water

I’ll tell you how it feels

But it’s never been so hard to see what’s real

To live in the light and carry a flame

Is like chasing a kite through a hurricane

Who are we and how will we be seen?

Deep, deep, blues, bad bad news

All out of fears

Whole lot of dues

Where does it go? Where does it end?

All the answers lost in the wind

All I know is, I don’t know

But I forget we’re all living in Stardust

Spinning on a tiny piece

Awestruck just to be standing here breathing

How lucky are we?

How lucky are we to fight this fight?

How lucky are we to hold so tight?

How lucky are we to let it slip?

How lucky are we to lose our grip?