Buffalo Ballet John Cale

When Abilene was young and gayAnd thunder storms filled up the dayThe cattle roamed outside the townSleeping in the midday sunSleeping in the midday sunSleeping in the midday sunSleeping in the mid...

Buffalo River Home John Hiatt

delta with no place to call your own mixing up drinks with mixed feelings all along the paint was peeling down to an Indian blanket on a pony with no rider in the flesh and bone looking for his buffalo

Hello There John Cale

Hooked up on a fishing line, Looking for the break of day I've never been here before anyway Its the line in my feet that's to blame. Settled down in the mud Giving everybody blood It's just not ...

Amsterdam John Cale

She's back from Amsterdam And I think the journey did her well Her face has lost it's touch The tell tale signs of loneliness inside But I love her still And need her company still more Come down...

Cleo John Cale

Cleo, Cleo, won't you come around and play girl Cleo, Cleo, won't you come around and stay girl You can find the lines to say, if you try Someone else has just confessed To drinking up all your w...

Please John Cale

Won't you help me please, I'm growing old A million years ago Won't you help me sneeze, I've caught a cold Another way to go Just hold on tightly This shows on my breed They speak so very slow I...

Adelaide John Cale

I want to go home, I want to go home I want to go back to Adelaide It' s time for a change, don't want to be late It's probably night in Adelaide In a day or two, I'll be there asking for you To ...

Big White Cloud John Cale

When I stand, my back to the sea A big white cloud, looking right down on me Sound of sun, missing my eyes Everything's clear, everything's bright Big white cloud, big white cloud Big white cloud...

Charlemagne John Cale

The manager is waiting to be paid Along with priests and deacons of his court A quartermaster, quite a man, a mistress of the line Has found a last cent avenue of pain A Mardi Gras just passed th...

Fairweather Friend John Cale

Board boy, board boy, rolling down the road Board boy, board boy, what have you been told Do you wear your jeans of blue? Oh that way is paved with gold Board boy, board boy what have you been so...

Bring it on Up John Cale

Everybody's praying for the rains to come And the snow is gonna fall, down on me Lost up in the desert with a gun in my hand And the locust gonna come to find me. Started long ago, in my paper cu...

Ghost Story John Cale

It was seven o'clock in the morning Too late to handle the day At home it was only two thirty The skin on my wrists turning grey Stood up, wished us good luck He changed his attitudes twice The b...

I Wanna Be Around John Cale

Let's see if the puzzle fits so fine And that's when I'll discover that revenge is sweet As I sit there applaudin' from a front-row seat When somebody breaks your heart Like you, like you broke mine Cale

Hello, There John Cale

Hooked up on a fishing line,Looking for the break of dayI've never been here before anywayIts the line in my feet that's to blame.Settled down in the mudGiving everybody bloodIt's just not such a b...

Gideon's Bible John Cale

Holding on, with both eyes, to things that don't existPeering through the cutting wrist, at grand old mother greedyRolling out the cotton ship, upon the carpet pillowThrottling children callously, ...

Fairweather Friend (Previously Unreleased Alternate Version) John Cale

Board boy, board boy, rolling down the road Board boy, board boy, what have you been toldDo you wear your jeans of blue?Oh that way is paved with goldBoard boy, board boy what have you been soldYes...

Outta The Bag John Cale

Letting the cat outta the bagyou're gonna find a good homeLetting the cat outta the bagYou can't always have it your wayLetting the cat outta the bagI know it wasn't what you wanted to hearYou got ...

For A Ride John Cale

I love to drive you 'round Paris and RomeTake you shopping, then drive you homeShow you The Lowlands and The HighlandsNo way we can get from hereSomeone wants to take you for a rideSomeone wants to...

Brotherman John Cale

I write reams of this shit every day,I'm not the only one either!Where the hype comin' from Brotherman BrothermanWhere the hype comin' from Brotherman BrothermanSitting in the courtyard with Uncle ...

Satisfied John Cale

There's been a nightly visit for such a long timeBecause of youIt's got all the hallmarks of a classic affairThat we all knowIt may suprise us still – for both of us untilYou'll be wondering at itI...

In A Flood John Cale

You thought youhad it coveredbut you didn'tThe best you hadto offer wentup in smokeI heard from otherpeople whereyou wentDown theMississippiin a floodSomewheresouthofSanta Fe it startedsinking inTh...

Hush John Cale

Hush, hush hushPut your lips on minePut your lips on mineHush, hush hush goodnightHush, hush hush goodnightHush, hush hush goodnightHushPut your lips on mineAnd don't tell a soulPut your lips on mi...

Gravel Drive John Cale

You're going away againIt's almost as if you never cameI'm tired and helplessand midnight's hereleave me somethingsomething that will make me smileSomeone is calling from the den"when does survivor...

Perfect John Cale

I can't help itYou're perfect for meI couldn't care lessYou're perfect for meI've been waitingYou're perfect for me right nowIn the momentYou're perfect for meI've been waitingYou're perfect for me...

Sold Motel John Cale

Sold in a motelengraved in the darkThe hilfiger needle stabbedme twice in the backooh – good niteA shadow crawlsacross my faceBlurring my visionin the usual wayooh – good niteSold motel on the boul...

Woman John Cale

You're ignorant, you're coolYou never learnt to say you're sorryA woman in my pastis living on pins and needlesOh, ohOh, ohIts all my faultOh, ohOh, ohWhat's a fool to doA woman in my pastA woman i...

Wasteland John Cale

We're living ina wastelandThe soil iscold and dampVolcanoes inthe distanceRiverbeds run dryYou comfort mehold mein the darkA black seaa wind blowsThe dinosaursare goneGave up theghost of yesteryear...

Turn The Lights On John Cale

A shadowLiving in between the me youA gamblerBetting we'll be fine in the endOnce in a while you'd be wrongPutting your feelings acrossFreaking me out in the darkTurn the lights onWhen you see me c...

Everytime the Dog Barks John Cale

"If you want to be the heart of midnight You've gotta be either cynical or dead All those you hold in estimation You can no longer count among your friends Your friends look to surprise you As fri...

Dying on the Vine John Cale

"I've been chasing ghosts and I don't like it I wish someone would show me where to draw the line I'd lay down my sword if you would take it And tell everyone back home I'm doing fine I was with y...

The Sleeper John Cale

Your mailbox is always emptyAnd your landlord always complainsAnd you try to forget your pastBut it's just adding to your painAnd it's time for one more cigaretteYes, I slept on your satin pillowsT...

Vigilante Lover John Cale

"Oh you think you got a gypsy smile But it won't get you out of trouble this time All you ever had is the memory And the rose that you keep for company Anyone could have cracked the code Anybody c...

Song Of The Valley John Cale

"I roamed the world for love and glory Full-time ambassador of mirth I never thought that I'd be sorry To squander most of my true worth The sun beats down on the valley The waves crash on the sho...

Fadeaway Tomorrow John Cale

Well they say that every dog has his dayBut puppy love was never really my wayHear your voice - am I asleep or awake?Since you're goneLove that's here today - fade away tomorrowLove that's here tod...

Black Rose John Cale

"Everybody melting but the heat just won't affect ya Backlot Casanovas and Black Russian defectors Are here to take your picture away I know you don't have space left on your windowsill Black rose...

Satellite Walk John Cale

"Who's that in the big Japanese car? Dealing sushi from a German bar Well no one knows but he won't get far I took my tomahawk for a satellite walk I took my tomahawk for a satellite walk Who put...

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night John Cale

Words: Dylan ThomasDo not go gentle into that good night,Old age should burn and rave at close of day;Rage, rage against the dying of the light.Though wise men at their end know dark is right,Becau...

Zen John Cale

It's midnightand our silver tongued obsessions come at us out of the darkScrambling to be recognised before tearing themselves apartIt's zen and the art of BollywoodHeroes turning on a spitThe love...

Reading My Mind John Cale

"I was careful and cautiously optimisticSaving enough for the Cobra on sale downtownTest driving my motor and she was reading my mindFour on the floor hugs the road designated driver tonightDriving...

Things John Cale

"Elsewhere in the temple the llamas are gearing upTo assault a tiger mountain when the sun comes upWe sat around whispering in the candle lightMissing a game plan for the nightLearning about the di...

Look Horizon John Cale

"The bears are in the forestThe pope's in RomeI'm on a beach in ZanzibarOr at least I'll be here soonWhat a shame we carry with usThe residue of foolsInstead of better wisdomAnd advance toolswe pre...

Magritte John Cale

"I forgotten how often we saw MagritteHe's been much on my mind these daysOften we saw MagritteInside a canvas of blue saturated with beautyIn a web of glassPinned to the edges of visionThere's a c...

Archimedes John Cale

"Keep me away form a naked flameI am made of vapor and I will explodeThere's been something rattling in the closet trying to get outThe car antenna's gone missing - it's out there somewhereCruising...

Caravan John Cale

I'm slipping away from planet earthHand in my pocket full of dirtShaking all overShaking all over with the funny stuffClimbing the fens in the Norfolk BroadWaiting for Godot and Niagara FallsMustn'...

Twilight Zone John Cale

"Hanging with dictators in the south of FranceChecking shipments to le Monde ArabeObsession with detail precision with termsRemember you're speaking from the TZYour reputation precedes you now you'...

Letter From Abroad John Cale

"It's a squalid little town with a tenuous beautyThe cool wet mornings are so appealingPeople waking up suddenly in the nightVery disappointedAt the water's edge fishermen smashing their boats, tak...

Things X John Cale

"Elsewhere in the temple the llamas are gearing upTo assault a tiger mountain when the sun comes upDeconstructing Hollywood into the sandPutting it back together with a rubber bandLegendary failure...

Over Her Head John Cale

"She sees flames in the kitchen it's a vision of hellA sign that madam is not feeling wellLike the pigeons in the yard she's getting fat on starchShe's cooking for sailors and combing her hair in t...

I Wanna Talk 2 U John Cale

Enter the city on the nightI felt that something's wrongBuilding were emptyLights were outAnd we were running lostI heard you whisper in my earThat you were coming back this yearLooking to make an ...

Scotland Yard John Cale

When the hungry days are goneThen came the hungry nightsHolding on to what you've gotStanding in the spotlightThey'll show you mostlyWhat they want you to seeWalking the city at midnightAnd whistli...