This wild rose that I hold in my hand
It's the strangest thing I've seen
One bud only just started to show
And the leaves are the lightest green
It's had its share of the rain
It needs some feeling to light it's fiery flame again
One cruel lie
And it could die
Oh Carol oh
Won't you let this flower grow
Don't kill it Carol
Oh Carol oh
Won't you let this flower grow
Don't kill it Carol
This wild rose that I hold in my hand
It could grow to be so strong
Born one night in the calm of the storm
It was made for a rock and roll song
It's only just seen the light
It could so easily fall back to the gentle night
One cruel lie
And it could die
It's looking for a place to live
Outside all space and time
Where there's no need for it to fade
There's a secret garden that I think we can find
Lots of sunshine there's a touch of shade.
You angel you
You got me under your wing
And the way you walk and the way you talk
Feel I could almost sing
You angel you
You're as fine as anything's fine
Though I just walk and I watch you talk
Your memory's on my mind
Even though I can't sleep at night for trying
Well I never did feel this way before
I never did get up and walk the floor
If this is love then give me more and more and more and more and more
You angel you
You're as fine as fine can be
And the way you walk and the way you talk
Is the way it ought to be
Down, down in Hollywood town
The lost and found come to find their way
Walking outside feelings they hide
Putting their pride through well known paces
Stepping on stars and shining on cars
Passing by their heads are high
But their hearts are low down
Dragging as they go
Reaching out to those other faces
Down down in Hollywood town
The good time sounds are heard all day
But the night time's coming, you're on your own
Looking for a place
someone to share with
Waiting in queues
to hear the blues
To find a way from the emptiness
to be found inside
Of those who try
to climb to the image of the TV good guy
Stranger I know you
We learned to walk together
lovers wondering whether we really are
I'd like to show you
Images of sister, brother
Standing off from one another
But not very far
The road is empty
The subway lies ahead
There is no music all the sounds have gone dead
The day is misty
There's no life around
'Cause there's something wrong in this town
Out in the distance
There's a simple sound
It comes, it grows
Bell of the earth
Ringing like a tambourine
Calling right out of the silent places
Calling to me from the empty spaces
Core of the earth
Singing like a violin
Calling right out of the silent places
Calling me
Out on the freeway silence abounds
The crowded highway is making no sound
The limo driver he endlessly waits
For the long drive across the golden state
There's a finger on the dial
The Lucky wheel goes round
Little joker knows he can't escape
The same time every year
The fun fair's back in town
Numbers in the air like ticker tape
58, 56, 54 Good angels at my door
63, 62, 61, 60, 59, 58, Good angels at my gate
Throw a seven down
Place another bet
The joker laughs as the stakes get higher
The gambler and the clown
Without a safety net
Balancing unsteady on a wire
You are, you are
You are the moment Martha's Madman came out of darkness
You are the eyeglass of the nearly blind
You are the footprint in the sand of Easter Island
You are the fusion in the furnace of the sun
I am the captain cried across the lonely sea
I am and I'll be what I'll be
I am the soldier sang across the lonely field
I am and I'll do whatever I feel
You are the time between solar fire and the silence
You are the last chord in the symphony of the lost
You are the sign between the high road and the low road
You are the pen in the moving hand of time
You are the last played by the Alamo soldier
You are a spaceman at the very edge of time
You are the single shaft of sunlight in the night time
You are the coolness in the very heat of the fire
You told me you were gonna make it
You told me you were gonna win
And I believed it was true
Yes I believed in you
There you go running through the alleys
Can't you see you're waiting for the rain
Look at you now wondering what you could be
You've had all the hard luck you can handle
Can't you see you're slipping down again
And I believed it was true
Yes I believed, I believed in you
There you go, you're running through the fire
Can't you see you're near the danger zone
Look at you now you're hiding from the sunshine
You've had all the hard luck you can handle
Can't you see you're slipping down again
You deserve the sunshine and not the rain
You deserve the rainbow you've had enough pain
I wanna see you win and get it all
Hey, I never wanna see you fall
Jesus Christ you've come out of hiding
Just sign on the dotted line, I'll see you're OK
I'll say to you expenses are all high
Seeing you've made it before I'll take 20% and no more
(Gross)
Tell me Lord did you happen to bring with you
A saleable piece of the cross
Crown of thorns
A disciple or two
We'll sell them
Jesus hats, Jesus socks, Jesus coats
We'll sue the Pope
Jesus shoes
Jesus dirty books too
I wonder what will Billy Graham do
Let me say how much I respect your wish
To feed the multitude with 5 loaves and a fish
But I'm sure you'll see by going on the road with me
Will make the needy pay
There's more money that way