Dead in the water It's not a paid vacation The sons and daughters of city officials Attend demonstrations It's hardly a sink or swim When all is well if the ticket sells Out with a wimper It's not a blaze of glory You look down from your temple As people endeavor to make it a story And chisel a marble word But all is lost if it's never heard But I've got someone to make reports That tell me how my money's spent To book my stays and draw my blinds So I can't tell what's really there And all I need's a great big congratulations I'll keep your dreams You pay attention for me As strange as it seems I'd rather dissolve than have you ignore me The ground may be moving fast But I've tied my boots to a broken mast The difference is clear You throw it in your cauldron Rust and veneer, dusk and dawn Steinways and Baldwins You start with a simple stock Of all the waste and salt to taste But damn my luck and damn these friends That keep on combing back their smiles I save my grace with half-assed guilt And lay down the quilt upon the lawn Spread my arms and soak up congratulations

All the people you knew were all mad at you All the people you knew crowded the avenue If you're not appearing then you're disappearing If you're not appearing then you'll disappear You're looking pale, here, take a vitamin Open the door, please, let some sunshine in If you're not appearing then you're disap- If you're not appearing then you'll disap- If you go down to Memphis Please don't go swimming in the Mississippi River If you must, if you do, ooh Take off your jacket and take off your boots Just don't wash up on Beale

Everybody talking 'bout one, two, three, four Everybody talking 'bout one, two, three, four Everybody do the one, two, three, four Everybody talking 'bout one, two, three Well, you know I'd walk a mile just to die Gotta learn what that door is for Gotta learn what that door is for Gotta learn what that door is for Gotta learn what that door is for Well you know I'd walk a mile just to die, die, die, die, die Bad luck coming up Good luck is gone Bad luck coming up Good luck is gone And the mile that I speak of is the one I'm on Whoo! Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, Tommy Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, Tommy Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, Tommy Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, Tommy Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, Tommy Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, Tommy Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, Tommy Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, Tommy They were all my friends And they died

Have you seen my lover with her long blonde hair? Everything we did just went so wrong Last time that I saw her, she was standing there Now, I've come to wonder where she's gone Where she's gone, Lord Where she's gone, Lord Now, I've come to wonder where she's gone And have you seen my mother She's out looking for my father? Didn't think that she'd be gone this long He's gone where you can't go but I let her have her fun Now, I've come to wonder where she's gone Where she's gone, Lord Where she's gone, Lord Now, I've come to wonder where she's gone And what about my sister? She looks just like me Looking into her is like a mirror And when we were young We weren't two but one Sometimes I come to wonder where she's gone Where she's gone, Lord Where she's gone Without a kingdom Without a bed over my head Don't believe what they told you Believe what you heard or what I said And now I go down, towards the water In which we cried And now I go down, towards the dirt In which we died, died, died, died Destroyer (destroyer) Destroyer (destroyer) And, oh, what about me? I'm out wandering the streets Silently carrying a song Until it gets too loud And it comes rushing out of my mouth Oh, you'll probably wonder where I've gone Where I've gone, Lord Where I've gone, Lord Oh, you'll probably wonder where I've gone Destroyer Destroyer (destroyer) (Destroyer) (Destroyer) (Destroyer) (Destroyer) (Destroyer)

When I was young, just under 21 I tore my town apart by emptying my loaded gun Into the atmosphere, catching bodies along the way And now the Lord can't help me, and there ain't no god to save A wretch like me A wretch like me A wretch like me My family is upset, but I'm still their baby boy Who's never gone nowhere alone, but now I ain't got no choice I'm going down, I'm going down I'm going down, down, down, I'm going down Oh, but I don't wanna go to hell No, I don't wanna go to hell But if the devil is a bully Then I guess I might as well still be alive And at the football games, everyone will know my name Won't matter if they're local, or they're in from outta state The innocent boy turned dangerous who went to the mall that day He grew up in the foothills He went to that mall to slay And like a bad dream, that feels so real That it can't be, but it is still And like a nightmare taken out of sleep It hits you in the morning like a newspaper at your feet My name will reign My name will reign My name will reign Cryin' on my mama's shoulders holdin' my daddy's hand Look into my sister's eyes, I know it's hard to understand That what I did, won't be forgiven And what I did, is neverending But look up at the school and tell me What do you see? There's something wrong with all of them There's nothing wrong with me My name will reign My name will reign My name will reign My name will reign My name will reign, reign My name will reign My name will reign, reign My name will reign My name will reign, reign My name will reign My name will reign, reign My name will reign When I was young, just under 21 I tore my town apart by emptying my loaded gun Into the atmosphere, catching bodies along the way And now the Lord can't help me, and there ain't no god to save A wretch like me

There's a dead deer in the road up ahead Must be an omen From an hour ago or so Must have been chosen And the day moves fast, and the day moves slow Don't I know it? And I never met a morning that I didn't like And I never met a night that I wouldn't try twice You should go before the dawn Cast no shadows But I'm already gone, mmh And grab provisions There's nothing for a hundred miles And cast your vision On the dark road For a while Storm is coming now, it sits in a cloud And soon the sky will open up its big mouth I feel it in my bones, I feel so alone My heart's the guitar, and my mouth the piano I have many teeth in many different keys Honey, if you're good, then don't do it for free Do what I have to do, say what I have to say Put a quarter in my jukebox then be on your way And grab provisions There's nothing for a hundred miles And cast your vision On a memory For a while Puerto Rican bride with tears in her eyes On her wedding day Oh, loves a parade, but don't just give it away Choose carefully Confetti in my hand, are you ready to be a man? Are you inside the kingdom, or just dead where you stand? And the tin cans drum on the pavement And somebody yells, "Someone save us!" You were a wishing well, oh, inside of hell And I'd stand over you and I'd laugh as it fell Wish you would come again As lovers or friends, I don't care but 'til then Grab provisions There's nothing for a hundred miles And cast your vision On a melody For a while Oh, sound off, one, two Three, four, who's at the door? And five, six, who is this? And seven, eight, I'm feeling fine And sound off, one, two Three, four, get on the floor And five, six, pick up sticks And seven, eight, who's at the gate? Oh, and sound off, one, two Three, four, who's at my door And five, six, who is this? And seven, eight, mm-mm-mm Grab provisions There's nothing for a hundred miles And cast your vision On the dark road For a while