Frightened Town - Lorne Greene

I'm working on my backwards walk Walking with no shoes or socks And the time rewinds to the end of May I wish we'd never met, then met today I'm working on my faults and cracks Filling in the blanks and gaps And when I write them out they don't make sense I need you to pencil in the rest I'm working on drawing a straight line And I'll draw until I get one right It's bold and dark girl, can't you see I done drawn a line between you and me I'm working on erasing you Just don't have the proper tools I'll get hammered, forget that you exist There's no way I'm forgetting this I'm working hard on walking out Shoes keep sticking to the ground My clothes won't let me close the door Cause the trousers seem to love your floor I been working on my backwards walk There's nowhere else for me to go Except back to you just one last time Say yes before I change my mind Say yes before I... You're the shit and I'm knee-deep in it

I'm in the arch of the church Between her thumb and her forefinger I'm a worshipper A zealot king, cursed, a devotee Of the heady golden dance she does She's an uncut drug I found a vein and a pulse Chased it and for a minute I was floating dead Above myself Get out of my heart, she won't, she won't Get out of my heart, she won't, she won't I saw a glimmer in the dark, and now I know She won't get out of my heart She won't I'm in your purse, pull me out, throw me down Stick me to your lip and draw a scarlet 'O' There's a name on my chest in red The embossing of a branded bull And I don't want you to Get out of my heart, she won't, she won't Get out of my heart, she won't, she won't I saw a glimmer in the dark And now I know She won't get out of my heart She won't Get out of my heart, she won't, she won't Get out of my heart, she won't, she won't And there's a heavinly scar, it let's me now She won't get out of my heart She won't

Daybreak comes with the devil's hum A carcass starts to breathe Wakes one more time to try and find A place to count its teeth And scrub the cuts from yesterday's Hot scuffle in the street Show me the door I need somewhere to go Daylight Woke up hurting With tarmac to my side I woke up with dirty knees Not for the first time I woke up hurting Though I can't quite say why I woke up hurting Woke up hurting Slug through the day, sneak between The houses I have made And run sacred rivers up my sleeve Pills by mouth with lemonade As the hours slow down, they all clock out Of the cracked up daily grind I'm in a back back street, coming down I wait for the beam of light Show me the door I need somewhere to go Midnight Woke up hurting With tarmac to my side I woke up with dirty knees Not for the first time I woke up hurting Though I can't quite say why I woke up hurting Woke up hurting If all these southern tales are true We should pray for abduction, pray it comes soon If all these southern tales are true Plan for Heaven though Hell will do

Time passes I accept the blame And I accept that you might never care to see me again At least we can shake off some shame Still I quiver like a dying leaf in a violent wind I don't wish to be excused for this My disguise and my excuses, they have worn so thin May I ask, and answer honestly Oh, what would you have done if you were me? How could it go so wrong so quickly? Oh, what would you do if you were me? Don't assume that I have found this easy Oh, how would you feel if you were me? Time passes Kills everything In its path, and then it buries us in history Some bits, some bits seem to stick Oh, I thought that you and I could be a timeless thing And I have to ask, please answer honestly What would you have done if you were me? How could it go so wrong so quickly? Oh, what would you do if you were me? Don't assume that I have found this easy How would you feel if you were me?

Well, this is easier now I've found all the pieces That I lost in the flood And it wasn't that much And though it's easier now I will always remember The night that I almost drowned All alone in a house And the love that I lost With all of the shit That came out in the wash Just a pocket of fluff And I'm not put upon I'm free from disease No grays, no liver spots Most of the misery's gone Gone, gone to the bone (I am, I am, I am, I am) (I am, I am, I am, I am) Not miserable now (I am, I am, I am, I am) No one knows (I am, I am, I am, I am) No one knows (I am, I am, I am, I am) I'm not miserable So the hymns that I sung Prayers for the fucked From a bitter, forked tongue Sing of history now Though the corners are lit The dark can return With the flick of a switch It hasn't turned on me yet, yet (I am, I am, I am, I am) (I am, I am, I am, I am) Not miserable now (I am, I am, I am, I am) No one knows (I am, I am, I am, I am) No one knows (I am, I am, I am, I am) I'm not miserable (I am, I am, I am, I am) Not miserable now (I am, I am, I am, I am) No one knows (I am, I am, I am, I am) No one knows (I am, I am, I am, I am) I'm not miserable I am, I am, I am, I am I am, I am, I am, I am I am, I am, I am, I am I am, I am, I am, I am

They lie in boothills all through the West The outlaws, the gunslingers The Billy the Kids, and worse Say a fella like the coward That shot Bill Hickock in the back There's always one like that in every time of history Most of them were varmints But every once in a while in one of them There may have lived A man He lay face down in the desert sand Clutching his six-gun in his hand Shot from behind, I thought he was dead But under his heart was an ounce of lead But a spark still burned so I used my knife And late that night I saved the life of Ringo (Ringo, Ringo) I nursed him 'til the danger passed The days went by, he mended fast And then from dawn 'til setting sun He practiced with that deadly gun And hour on hour I watched in awe No human being could match the draw of Ringo (Ringo, Ringo) One day we rode the mountain crest And I went East, and he went West I took to law and wore a star While he spread terror near and far With lead and blood he gained such fame All through the West they feared the name of Ringo (Ringo, Ringo) I knew someday I'd face the test Which one of us would be the best And sure enough the word came down That he was holed up in the town I left the posse out in the street And I went in alone to meet Ringo (Ringo, Ringo) They said my speed was next to none But my lightning draw had just begun When I heard a blast that stung my wrist The gun went flying from my fist And I was looking down the bore Of the deadly 44 of Ringo (Ringo, Ringo) They say that was the only time That anyone had seen him smile He slowly lowered his gun and then He said to me "We're even, friend" And so at last I understood That there was still a spark of good in Ringo (Ringo, Ringo) I blocked the path of his retreat He turned and stepped into the street A dozen guns spit fire and lead A moment later, he lay dead The town began to shout and cheer Nowhere was there shed a tear for Ringo (Ringo) The story spread throughout the land That I had beaten Ringo's hand And it was just the years, they say That made me put my guns away But on his grave they can't explain The tarnished star above the name of Ringo (Ringo, Ringo) (Ringo, Ringo)

Pressed down I'll be Your key To release a new sound, make melody If You're pleased, just give me a chance To show You that I'm serious And I'll take Your hand Make noise to draw the curious Show them You're here with us Used, used by You Can I be used, used by You? Just an instrument I'm Your instrument Play me Lord used, used by You Whatever You want me to do I'm Your instrument, yeah yeah I'm Your instrument, play me 'Cause I'm your instrument For You When I'm tuned I'll be Your strings The sound of heaven will fill the room with harmony And I will bring everything that I am To show You that I'm serious And I'll take your hand Make noise to draw the curious Show them You're here with us, yeah Used, used by You Can I be used, used by You? Just an instrument, yeah whoa Yeah I'm Your instrument, play me Whoa Used, used by You And whatever You want me to do I'm Your instrument, yeah yeah Oh, I'm Your instrument Play me I'll be Your instrument I'll be a, I'll be a instrument for You Just for You, just for You I'll be loud, Your symphony Whenever You want to hear a sound You can trust me to keep the beat Through the night we'll dance, oh yeah And have our own experience I know I'm safe in Your hands We'll make noise to draw the curious Show them You're here with us, yeah Used, used by You Oh, can I be used, used by You? Just an instrument, yeah whoa I'm Your instrument Play me, whoa Used, used by you And whatever You want me to do I'm Your instrument, yeah whoa I'm just Your instrument Play me Oh, I'm Your instrument Whoa oh Oh oh oh oh So play me I'm Your instra