Letter From Abroad John Cale

in the soccer field Stretching their necks in the goal Taking them out in the elephant grass feeding them to the hyena's Don't you hear it Everybody's lips are thin, eventually eyes are empty This a letter

Save Us John Cale

Save us from the wind that bleeds Save us from the falling rain Save us from the House of God Save us from the wind that bleeds Nothing seems to matter anyway When that wind begins to blow Save us from

Brotherman John Cale

Where the hype comin' from Brotherman Brotherman Where the hype comin' from Brotherman Brotherman Sitting in the courtyard with Uncle Sam Uncle Sam Uncle Sam Uncle Sam Where the heat comin' from Brotherman

Perfect John Cale

waiting You're perfect for me I'm not perfect But you're perfect for me right now I've been waiting for the moment I'm not perfect But you're perfect for me I couldn't care less You're perfect for me From

Please John Cale

sneeze, I've caught a cold Another way to go Just hold on tightly This shows on my breed They speak so very slow It gets so hard to follow Slowly in the mist of captive eyes To carry you from

Gravel Drive John Cale

You're going away again It's almost as if you never came I'm tired and helpless and midnight's here leave me something something that will make me smile Someone is calling from the den "when does survivor

Black Rose John Cale

Just another little Miss Too-much-far-too-soon Dreamstreet romance is not the same as burning love You can light a thousand candles, you can wear your satin glove And you can dance, dance, dance from

Twilight Zone John Cale

"Hanging with dictators in the south of France Checking shipments to le Monde Arabe Obsession with detail precision with terms Remember you're speaking from the TZ Your reputation precedes you now you're

Look Horizon John Cale

pope's in Rome I'm on a beach in Zanzibar Or at least I'll be here soon What a shame we carry with us The residue of fools Instead of better wisdom And advance tools we prefer to be standing Looking out from

Sold Motel John Cale

inner mind ooh – get up Beach blanket bourgeois sunning themselves miles of logic and nonsense ooh – get up Send out the messenger pick up the word wild Tchapoutoulas have you heard Make it a journey from

Song Of The Valley John Cale

The waves crash on the shore I was a soldier of the alley I cannot fight there anymore So now I just wait for the hour Lips parted like a kiss I just assume there is a power Who can deliver me from

Caravan John Cale

I'm slipping away from planet earth Hand in my pocket full of dirt Shaking all over Shaking all over with the funny stuff Climbing the fens in the Norfolk Broad Waiting for Godot and Niagara Falls Mustn't

Dirty Ass Rock 'N' Roll John Cale

Well it's too damn early and your eyes are bleeding From the vicious bottle the night before And the last thing you need is a nicety-nice And small talk crawls out your ears Maybe it makes you feel just

In A Flood John Cale

You thought you had it covered but you didn't The best you had to offer went up in smoke I heard from other people where you went Down the Mississippi in a flood Somewhere south of Santa Fe it started

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

Turn The Lights On John Cale

lights on When you see me coming Dreaming Seeing things appear in my head Sleeping Listening to what's there in stead Make sure the reason for that isn't the same as the last Foolish thing thing sent from

I Wanna Be Around John Cale

see I mean, I wanna be around to see how he does it When he breaks your heart to bits 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

Ghost Story John Cale

The next year she bought a new stomach From Liverpool made in Detroit Constantly passing old matches Some sentries and millionaires Who did?

For A Ride John Cale

I love to drive you 'round Paris and Rome Take you shopping, then drive you home Show you The Lowlands and The Highlands No way we can get from here Someone wants to take you for a ride Someone wants to

Satellite Walk John Cale

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 the fishes in the deep blue sea?

Ski Patrol John Cale

the tattered hills lie down Ooh, the snow is on the ground And it drifts on everyone Makes everybody so glad Makes everybody so glad And the candidates who ran Will throng that rebel band Playing now from

The Jeweller John Cale

Very slowly he sipped his tea, not shifting his glance from the thick double spaced printing he read with his jeweller's eye Engrossed in his corner, he passed onto the other inhabitants of the room a

Sudden Death John Cale

sudden death Then the ships were leaving port full of tourists in disguise They said they'd seen quite enough Didn't matter who was dead or who was alive or who'd done what They just wanted to get away from

Charlemagne John Cale

wish I knew what time of year it was What kind of people will be there When gruesome tales of two cities ran Running all the way Father might have heard his prayers were answered Inhibitions all the way from

I Wanna Talk 2 U John Cale

my ear That you were coming back this year Looking to make an exception this time We know what's coming down Hey you wait up I wanna talk with you Hey you wait up I wanna talk with you Taking me down from

Mary John Cale

don't have to call me Mary You don't have to call me Mary You don't even know what you're after The same as me I bet Don't you worry Don't you worry The future will come back soon Shouting at the teacher From

Zen John Cale

I see you clearly from day to day As clearly as I see tonite.

Guts John Cale

Familiar hyperbole And there would go the secret plot The piss had missed the hole in the pot Like that ancient teenage dream From soul to poison soul to poison soul Guts, guts, got no guts And stitches

Ship Of Fools John Cale

Tombstone The last time we had eaten Was when the flies were going for free You could count the hardships by the open doors But sandwiched in between Were the fishermen who still Wished they could sail from

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...