How Long Is Too Long Wasn't Long Enough

[Nearly Sane]

They used to tell me
I was building a dream.
And so I followed the mob
When there was earth to plow
Or guns to bear
I was always there
Right on the job.
They used to tell me
I was building a dream
With peace and glory ahead.
Why should I be standing in line
Just waiting for bread?

Once I built a railroad
I made it run
Made it race against time.
Once I built a railroad
Now it's done
Brother, can you spare a dime?

[Udayana]

This old town should've burned down in 1929
That's when we stood in line
Waiting for our soup
Swallowing our pride

This old town should've burn down in 1931
When the rain refused to come
Air filled up our bellies, dust filled up our lungs
And we thought our time had come

This old town was built by hand
In the dust bowl of the motherland
There must be rock beneath this sand
Oh' I'll be damned, this town still stands

[Aruntraveller]

In my little town I never meant nothing
I was just my father's son
Saving my money
Dreamin of glory
Twitching like a finger on a trigger of a gun

Nothing but the dead and dying back in my little town
Nothing but the dead and dying back in my little town
Nothing but the dead and dying back in my little town

[Nearly Sane]

A man's love is mighty
He'll even buy a nightie
For a gal who he thinks is fun.
But they don't buy pajamas
For Pistol packin' mamas,
And you can't get a hug
From a mug with a slug,
Oh you can't get a man with a gun.

[Aruntraveller]

I went to a party at the local county jail
 All the cons were dancing and the band began to wail
 But the guys were indiscreet
 They were brawling in the street
 At the local dance at the local county jail

 Well the band were playing
 And the booze began to flow
 But the sound came over on the police car radio
 Down at Precinct 49
 Having a tear-gas of a time
 Sergeant Baker got a call from the governor of the county jail

 Load up, load up, load up with rubber bullets
 Load up, load up, load up with rubber bullets

 I love to hear those convicts squeal
 It's a shame these slugs ain't real
 But we can't have dancin' at the local county jail

[Nearly Sane]

By the time we got into tulsa town,
We had eighty-five trucks in all.
But they's a roadblock up on the cloverleaf,
And them bears was wall-to-wall.
Yeah, them smokies is thick as bugs on a bumper;
They even had a bear in the air!
I says, callin' all trucks, this here's the duck.
We about to go a-huntin' bear.

'cause we got a great big convoy
Rockin' through the night.
Yeah, we got a great big convoy,
Ain't she a beautiful sight?
Come on and join our convoy
Ain't nothin' gonna get in our way.
We gonna roll this truckin' convoy
'cross the u-s-a.
Convoy!

[Robbie]

Dearest darling I had to write to say that I won't be home anymore
'Cause something happened to me while I was driving home
And I'm not the same anymore

Oh, I was only twenty four hours from Tulsa
Ah, only one day away from your arms
I saw a welcoming light and stopped to rest for the night
And that is when I saw her as I pulled in outside of the small motel she was there
And so I walked up to her, asked where I could get something to eat
And she showed me where.

Oh, I was only twenty four hours from Tulsa
Ah, only one day away from your arms
She took me to the café, I asked her if she would stay, she said "OK"

Oh, I was only twenty four hours from Tulsa
Ah, only one day away from your arms

The jukebox started to play and night time turned into day as we were dancing
Closely, all of a sudden I lost control as I held her charms
And I caressed her, kissed her, told her I'd die
Before I would let her out of my arms

Oh, I was only twenty four hours from Tulsa
Ah, only one day away from your arms
I hate to do this to you but I love somebody new, what can I do?
And I can never, never, never go home again.

[ekim]

Never say never
(Never, never)
Yeah, yeah
See I never thought that I could walk through fire
I never thought that I could take the burn
I never had the strength to take it higher
Until I reached the point of no return
And there's just no turning back
When your heart's under attack
Gonna give everything I have
It's my destiny.

[Nearly Sane]

Doctor, lawyer, beggar man thief
Philly Joe remarkable looks on in disbelief
If you want a taste of madness, you'll have to wait in line
You'll probably see someone you know on heartattack and vine

Boney's high on china white, Shorty found a punk
Don't you know there ain't no devil, there's just God when he's drunk
Well this stuff will probably kill you, let's do another line
What you say you meet me down on heartattack and vine

[Robbie]

I'm stoned again
I miss you very much
I'm stoned again
I'm missin' that vital love

That you chose to give to me
But not for eternity
I'm stoned again
I miss you very much

[Nearly Sane]

I know you think I'm wrong, but I'm not your tour guide
Have a guess, I don't let you look inside
Cold dry stone

What makes you want to carve your initials in me?
Rained and weathered, erasing, hard to read
Find me distant, outwardly rough, obscene
Cold dry stone

[Robbie]

You've got a good heart,
But I know it changes.
A restless tide, untameable.
You came my way, and I knew a storm could come too.
You'd lift me high, or let me fall.
But I took your hand, promised I'd withstand
Any blaze you blew my way.

'Cause something inside, it solidified,
And I knew I'd always stay.
You can build me up, you can tear me down,
You can try but I'm unbreakable.
You can do your best, but I'll stand the test.

You'll find that I'm unshakeable.
When the fire's burnt,
When the wind has blown,
When the water's dried, you'll still find stone.
My heart of stone.

[Nearly Sane]

I've been to Hollywood, I've been to redwood
I crossed the ocean for a heart of gold
I've been admired by, it's such a fine light
That keeps me searching for a heart of gold
And I'm getting old

Keep me searching for a heart of gold
And I'm getting old

[Robbie]

Old friends, old friends,
Sat on their park bench like bookends
A newspaper blown through the grass
Falls on the round toes
of the high shoes of the old friends

Old friends, winter companions, the old men
Lost in their overcoats, waiting for the sun
The sounds of the city sifting through trees
Settles like dust on the shoulders of the old friends

Can you imagine us years from today,
Sharing a park bench quietly
How terribly strange to be seventy

Old friends, memory brushes the same years,
Silently sharing the same fears

[ekim]

(The sweet, sweet memories you've given me
You can't beat the memories you've given me)
Take one fresh and tender kiss,
Add one stolen night of bliss,
One girl; one boy; some grief; some joy:
Memories are made of this.
Don't forget a small moonbeam.
Fold it lightly with a dream.
Your lips and mine,
Two sips of wine:
Memories are made of this.

[Nearly Sane]

Quiet thought come floating down
 And settle softly to the ground
 Like golden autumn leaves around my feet
 I touched them and they burst apart with sweet memories
 Sweet memories
 Of holding hands and red bouquets
 And twilight trimmed in purple haze
 And laughing eyes and simple ways
 And quiet nights and gentle days with you

 Memories, pressed between the pages of my mind
 Memories, sweetened thru the ages just like wine

[Robbie]

You say you've got to go home
'cause he's sitting on his own again this evening.
I know you're gonna let him bore your pants off again.
Oh God, it's half past eight,
You'll be late.
You say you've never been sure,
Though it makes good sense for you to be together.
Still you bought a toy that can reach the places he never goes.
Oh, now it's getting late.
He's so straight.

Do you remember the first time?
I can't remember a worse time.
But you know that we've changed so much since then,
Oh yeah,
We've grown.
Now I don't care what you're doing,
No I don't care if you screw him.
Just as long as you save a piece for me,
Oh yeah

[Nearly Sane]

Yeah 'n' I'm doin' all right in school
 They ain't said I broke no rule
 I ain't never been in Dutch
 I don't browse around too much

 Don't bother me, leave me alone
 Anyway I'm almost grown

 I don't run around with no mob
 Got myself a little job
 I'm gonna buy me a little car
 Drive my girl in the park

 Don't bother just leave us alone
 Anyway we're almost grown

[Robbie]

They say for every boy and girl
There's just one love in this whole world
And I know I've found mine
The heavenly touch of your embrace
Tells me no one could take your place
Ever in my heart

Young love (young love), first love (first love)
Filled with true devotion
Young love (young love), our love (our love)
We share with deep emotion

[Nearly Sane]

When I was a young boy
My mama said to me
There's only one girl in the world for you
And she probably lives in Tahiti

I'd go the whole wide world
I'd go the whole wide world just to find her

Or maybe she's in the Bahamas
Where the Caribbean Sea is blue
Weeping in a tropical moonlit night
Because nobody's told her 'bout you

I'd go the whole wide world
I'd go the whole wide world just to find her

[Robbie]

How did you tell it's okay?
When I need a high from the story
And you are the one that I crave

Every night, you know, I'm searching for you
I'm searching for you, you
I'm searching for you
For you
I'm searching for you
For you
Searching for you
For you
For you
For you

[ekim]

Strangers in the night exchanging glances
Wondering in the night
What were the chances we'd be sharing love
Before the night was through.
Something in your eyes was so inviting,
Something in your smile was so exciting,
Something in my heart,
Told me I must have you.
Strangers in the night
Two lonely people we were strangers in the night
Up to the moment
When we said our first hello.
Little bit we know
Love was just a glance away,
A warm embracing dance away,

[Nearly Sane]

Can you remember remember my name
 As I flow through your life
 A thousand oceans I have flown
 And cold spirits of ice
 All my life
 I am the echo of your past

 I am returning the echo of a point in time
 Distant faces shine
 A thousand warriors I have known
 And laughing as the spirits appear
 All your life
 Shadows of another day

 And if you hear me talking on the wind
 You've got to understand
 We must remain
 Perfect Strangers

[Robbie]

That night we fell in love
Beneath the stars above
That was a lovely summer night
Remember then, then
Then, then, then
Remember

Re-mem-mem
Re-mem-mem-mem-ber
Re-mem-mem
Re-mem-mem-mem-ber
Re-mem-mem
Re-mem-mem-mem-ber
Then, then, remember then

[Nearly Sane]

Summer breeze makes me feel fine
 Blowing through the jasmine in my mind
 Summer breeze makes me feel fine
 Blowing through the jasmine in my mind

 See the curtains hanging in the window
 In the evening on a Friday night
 A little light shining through the window
 Lets me know everything's alright