Song Lyrics
Burn the Houses Down
He burned the houses down the day I stumbled into town
Someone
lit a match
And the people looked around standin' on their holy
ground
But that town was full of ash...
They all called him a criminal, said he must have lost his mind...
But
I'll shake the hand of the man
who burned the houses down.
Well they came from California, just like mothers giving birth
Set a
city upon a hillside, built their fortress in the earth...
Now some
were politicians, some had law degrees...
But mostly they had
money, to cut down all our trees...
I call that criminal, I call that insane
So I'll shake the hand of the man
who burned the houses down.
Now it's ten bucks to see a mountain, but most
People just drive right through...
And watch from
air conditioned caddies,
The last unpoisoned view.
I call that criminal, I call that insane
So I'll shake the hand of the man
who burned the houses down.
Heaven
You never gave me a reason...for saying goodbye
You just left
me angry...and wonderin' why
Now I'm afraid of the truth...'cause you hurt
me so bad
Don't want to look in the mirror...afraid I might look back.
It's
such a lonely world, if you carry the load
Such a lonely life, running the
show
Heaven is a place I go, Heaven is a place I know.
I've been inside of
me too long...unaware of the wind
Changing direction, changing me from within
If I can only be willing, to let it all go...
To a place that is higher, from
what I've ever known.
It's such a lonely world, if you carry the load
Such
a lonely life, running the show
Heaven is a place I go, Heaven is a place I
know.
And all the people you've prayed to ... when you're feeling
lost
Mohammed or Buddha, or Christ on the cross.
Don't tell me you're not a
believer, and all your angels are dead
And God is a puppet for your little
head.
It's such a lonely world, if you carry the load
Such a lonely
life, running the show
Heaven is a place I go, Heaven is a place I know.
Heaven
is a place I go, Heaven is a place I know (repeat)
Whisky Man
Whiskey come knockin' on my door tonight
Let's paint the town
'til the early light
Take my hand, you'll be all right
He beckons me to him
And I sail across the water...with a whiskey man.
Talkin' to Jesus just the other day
He said, IISon you don't
have to live that way.
Take my hand you'll be o.k."
He beckons me to him.
And I sail across the water...with a whiskey man.
All my life I've been afraid
And I don't know just why
All my
life I've always tried
To find a reason why I don't have to cry no more.
Well, I been down so long, I can't get up
Thinkin' of dyin'
is not enough
Hands are shakin' underneath these sheets
You can't fight what
you cannot see...
And I sail across the water...with a whiskey. man.
All my life I've been afraid
And I don't know just why
All my life I've always tried
To find a reason why I don't have to cry no more.
Whiskey come knockin' on my door tonight
Let's paint the town
'til the early light
Take my hand you'll be allright
He beckons me to him
And
I sail across the water...with a whiskey man.
And I sail across the water with a whiskey man.
And I sail across
the water with a whiskey man.
I'm on My Way
Now you prayed to the God of Abraham and of Shiva
Walked a hundred
miles in the pouring rain
Spent half of your life just tryin' to get even
With
every son of a bitch that got in your way
I'm on my way, steel wheels and a
thunder rolling
I'm on my way, waitin' for you under a blood red sky
I'm on
my way, ridin' into the light of day.
C'mon baby I'm the card you ain't playin'
And I'm just waitin' down this road
Let's fire it up and let's burn on down
the highway
Your love is never bought or sold
I'm on my way, underneath these
sycamore swayin'
I'm on my way, in a canyon of clay you can find me prayin'
I'm on my way, ridin' into the light of day .
Bridge: I'm on my way, I don't
know where I'm going
I'd like to stay, but I keep movin' on, always movin'
on..... I'm on my way....
Everybody always been lookin' for someone
Everybody
wants to-be turned on
If you're tired of the life that you been livin' girl
Hold onto me, you can't go wrong cause
I'm on my way, I'm on my way (repeat)