Well, I woke to the rise, sun going down Still taste the whiskey, fresh on my mouth Hot cup of coffee, smoke in my hand Another day in the life of a guitar man La de da Well last night was a good night as I reach in my jeans Crumpled up ones, a few tens in between And a red head named Annie, she's still fast asleep Made me make her a promise, she knows I can't keep La de da Time to fire up that two tone bucket of rust Throw my amp and my case in the back of my truck Breathe in my freedom with the windows rolled down Forty six miles 'til the next nameless town La de da Well, the place is still empty when I walk in the door Stench from the beer, spilling up through the floor Give a nod to sweet Lisa, she mixes the drinks Life's been hard on her, but she's been good to me La de da Off in the shadows Stands a stool and a stage Many souls before me were put on display I take one last breath, time to pay some more dues Won't add up to nothing but tips and cheap booze Yeah, the fruits of my labor's when the crowd sings along Nothing short of a savior, I go home alone I'm an empty, faceless, spotlight mic stand I'll getcha high, getcha low I'm the guitar man, yeah Well they'll ask for more love songs and I'll play with a smile To help them hold on or forget for a while They can fill up that jukebox with a week's worth of pay But I can't feel their happy and I can't feel their pain, no No drums, no pianos, no sweet harmonies It's all in a song and it's all on me Won't find nothing fancy I'm a tired one man band I'm the picking and grinning guitar man Yeah the fruits of my labor's when the crowd sings along Nothing short of a savior, I go home alone I'm an empty, faceless, spotlight mic stand I'll getcha high, I'll getcha low, I'm the guitar man Yeah Well I had me a pretty baby, thought she was the one But she soon grew tired of this love on the run She said she felt second, told me I had to choose She's back in Georgia and I'm there with you The end of the night, we'll all be best friends Then strangers 'tiI roll through town again I'll yell out, "hey Lisa, something cold in a can" One for the road for the guitar man Yeah the fruits of my labor's when the crowd sings along Nothing short of a savior, still I go home alone I'm an empty, faceless, spotlight mic stand I'll getcha high, getcha low, I'm the guitar man I'll play 'em fast, I'll play 'em slow, I'm the guitar man Yeah

They call you ecstasy Nothing ever sticks to you Not velcro, not scotch tape Not my arms dipped in glue Not if I wrap myself in nylon A piece of duct tape down my back Love pierced the arrow with the twelve And I can't get you back Ah, ecstasy Ecstasy Ah, ecstasy Across the streets an old Ford, they took off its wheels The engine is gone In its seat sits a box With a note that says, Goodbye Charlie, thanks a lot I see a child through a window with a bib And I think of us and what we almost did The Hudson rocketing with light The ships pass the Statue of Liberty at night They call it ecstasy, ah Ecstasy Ecstasy, ah Ecstasy Some men call me St. Ivory Some call me St. Maurice I'm smooth as alabaster With white veins runnin' through my cheeks A big stud through my eyebrow A scar on my arm that says, Domain I put it over the tattoo That contained your name They called you ecstasy, ecstasy Ecstasy They call you ecstasy, ecstasy Ecstasy The moon passing through a cloud A body facing up is floating towards a crowd And I think of a time and what I couldn't do I couldn't hold you close, I couldn't, I couldn't become you They call you ecstasy, I can't hold you down I can't hold you up I feel like that car that I saw today, no radio No engine, no hood I'm going to the cafe, I hope they've got music And I hope that they can play But if we have to part I'll have a new scar right over my heart I'll call it ecstasy Oh, ecstasy, ecstasy Ecstasy Ecstasy, ecstasy Ecstasy

Here comes the ocean And the waves down by the sea Here comes the ocean And the waves where have they been Don't swim tonight my love, the sea is mad my love It's known to drive men crazy Malcolm has burned at sea, the castle it sits and reeks The madness can make you hazy But here come the waves Down by the shore Washing the rocks that have been here Centuries or more Down by the sea Here come the ocean And the waves down by the sea Here comes the ocean And the waves where have they been Castles glowing at night, towers above out fright Warlocks decapitating Malcolm he lives on hate, serve your brain on a plate Feasts on your mouth for dinner But here come the waves Down by the sea Washing the eyes of the men Who have died Down by the sea Here come the waves Here come the waves Here come the waves Here come the waves

I'm standing with you on your roof Looking at the chemical sky All purple blue and oranges Some pigeons flying by The traffic on canal street's so noisy It's a shock And someone's shooting fireworks or a gun On the next block An-an-and, I wanna hookywooky with you I wanna hookywooky with you The traffic's so noisy it's a shock Sounds like fireworks or a gun on the next block Ah, hookywooky with you Your ex-lover satchel is here from france Yet another ex They gather about you like a mother superior All of you still friends, but - None of my old flames ever talk to me when things End for me they end They take your pants, your money, your name But the song still remains An-an-and, I wanna hookywooky with you Ah-ha-ha-ha, I wanna hookywooky with you Then they take your pants, your money, your name But the song still remains, sayin' - I wanna hookywooky with you You're so civilized it hurts I guess I could learn a lot, ha-ha... About people, plants and relationships How not to get hurt a lot And each lover I meet up your roof I wouldn't want to throw him off, mmmmm. Into the chemical sky, down into the streets to die Under the wheels of a car on canal street And each lover I meet up on your roof I wouldn't want to throw him off, mmmmm. Into the chemical sky Under the wheels of a car to die on canal street Ah-ah-hi, I wanna, ah, hookywooky with you Ah-huh, huh-huh-huh-ah I wanna hookywooky with you I wouldn't want to throw him off into the chemical sky Down into the streets to die Under the wheels of a car on canal street Under the wheels of a car on canal street Under the wheels of a car on canal street Hookywooky Under the wheels of a car on canal street Hookywooky Under the wheels of a car on canal street Under the wheels of a car on canal street Hooky-hooky-hooky-wooky (Under the wheels of a car on canal street) (Under the wheels of a car on canal street) (Under the wheels of a car on canal street) (Under the wheels of a car on canal street)