Strange, when you leave me Rain comes down, down, down When you withdraw from me Towers come tumbling down, down, down Here comes the sound that I've been waiting for The sound that tells me when you're walking out my door Rob me blind, defenseless My heart sinks down, down, down I can't wave, I'm drowning And sinking fast, down, down, down, down Here comes the sound I've been expecting all these years Here comes the sound of everything I've ever feared Here comes the sound, the floors below me disappear Here comes the sound, I force my fingers in my ears I'm drinking from this bitter cup The only place that's left is up I could not fall, no further than this Down, down, down, down Here comes the sound of someone crying in the rain Here comes the sound of someone pouring out their pain All lines of communication, down, down, down, down My forces in retreat and running from this battleground Here comes the sound I've never heard before The sound that tells me when you're walking out my door Here comes the sound of someone calling out for aid Here comes the sound of someone falling

Pack your bags, baby polish up Ride out You gotta bolt when you see the gates are down Bronco running wild Yeah baby, I'm on fire I'm just my daddy's child Running something on the wire Flash of fire, feel the afterglow Hit the ground and who's laughing now? Forget about the score, yeah, who cares anymore? Bad news buddy, every dog does get its day Yeah, I know Catch the sun, boy, let 'em say your name Bronco running wild Yeah baby, I'm on fire I'm just my daddy's child Running something down the wire Sick of waiting for the hole to mend Play it out like it's all pretend Passing up a fight, you're gonna lose in the end And oooh, see the cowboy sing, yeah And oooh, it's just another scene And oooh You've gotta live with what you said Circling the drain, wondering if the pain is the same Bronco running wild Yeah baby, I'm on fire I'm just my daddy's child Running something down the wire Come on in hot, babe Hurry up, babe Can't you see the gate from here? And nothing holds me back at all Nothing left to fear Best of luck, my dear Bucking side to side Bronco running wild

I remember it all very well, lookin' back It was the summer I turned eighteen We lived in a one-room, worn out shack On the outskirts of New Orleans We didn't have money for food or rent To say the least, we was hard pressed Then Mama spent every last penny we had To buy me a dancin' dress Mama washed and combed and curled my hair And she painted my eyes and lips Stepped into a satin dancin' dress That had a slit in the side clean up to my hips It was red velvet trim, and it fit me good Starin' back from the lookin' glass There stood a woman where a half-gown boy had stood "Here's your one chance, Fancy, don't let me down Here's your one chance, Fancy, don't let me down" Mama dabbed a little bit of perfume on my neck And she kissed my cheek I could see the tears wellin' up in her troubled eyes As she started to speak She looked at our pitiful shack And then she looked at me and took a ragged breath She said, "Your pa's runned off, and I'm real sick And the baby's gonna starve to death" She handed me a heart-shaped locket that said "To thine own self be true" And I shivered as I watched a roach crawl across The toe of my high heeled shoe It sounded like somebody else that was talkin' Askin', "Mama, what do I do?" She said, "Just be nice to the gentlemen, Fancy They'll be nice to you" "Here's your chance, Fancy, don't let me down Here's your one chance, Fancy, don't let me down Lord, forgive me for what I do But if you want out, well, it's up to you Now don't let me down now Your mama's gonna move you uptown" That was the last time I saw my ma The night I left that rickety shack The welfare people came and took the baby Mama died, and I ain't been back But the wheels of fate had started to turn And for me there was no way out It wasn't very long 'til I knew exactly What my mama'd been talkin' about I knew what I had to do, but I made myself this solemn vow Said I was gonna be a lady someday Though it didn't matter when or how I couldn't see spending the rest of my life With my head held down in shame You know I might have been born just plain white trash But Fancy was my name "Here's your one chance, Fancy, don't let me down Here's your one chance, Fancy, don't let me down" It wasn't long after a benevolent man Took me in off the street And one week later, I was pourin' his tea In a five-room hotel suite I charmed a king, a congressman And the occasional aristocrat I got me a Georgia mansion And an elegant New York townhouse flat And I ain't done bad Now in this life, there's a lot of self-righteous hypocrites That call me bad And criticize mama for turning me out No matter how little we had And though I ain't had to worry 'bout nothin' For now on fifteen years I can still hear the desperation In my poor mama's voice ringin' in my ears "Here's your one chance, Fancy, don't let me down Here's your one chance, Fancy, don't let me down Lord, forgive me for what I do But if you want out, well, it's up to you Now don't let me down Your mama's gonna move you uptown" (Fancy)

Catch 'em by surprise and Chasin' the horizon Nothing holds me down Askin', "Where the time's gone?" Dreamin' with the lights on Tryna keep your eyes on Something along the rise You and I Bide our time And I Miss summertime Catch him on the run, they Punish those who love young Never right on time Watch each other fallin' Always catch the call and Whistle while we're walkin' Something inside me dies You and I Why? Oh, why? And I miss summertime Keep on rockin', baby Keep on risin' on the tide (Somewhere along the rise) Son of a gun and maybe We'll be riding all night (Something inside me dies) You and I (you and I) You and I By and by And I I miss summertime You and I (you and I) Yeah, you and I Why? Oh, why And I I miss summertime

Red sky at morning, I still think of calling You met me alone in the city A fisherman's son, my dad liked to run Can't picture your face, but I know it was pretty Yeah, you drew me that night I saw love in your eyes But I didn't know how to begin When I walked you to mine, promised we'd take our time Baby, some of us we ain't meant to win Saddle up and ride on down Maybe when the tide comes out Come and find me Waiting on the street where we met Haven't found the time to forget Funny what we lose, yeah, when we bet Hey! Red sky at night, I was holding too tight You left me alone by the Thames Under waterloo's shine, had a dream we were fine Maybe somehow we were, in between Still there's something 'bout men that I don't understand They're always leaving wherever they've been Brush it off with a shrug, I don't know much about love Still I give it a try now and then Saddle up and ride on down Maybe when the tide comes out Come and find me Waiting on the street where we met Haven't found the time to forget Funny what we lose, yeah, when we bet Red skies all gone, I guess it's been long I haven't gone back that much to your city Still nothing compares to the night we were there It's okay – I don't want any pity Yeah, but spare me a thought if you got any heart I know you had one deep inside I don't miss you that much but baby, watching you blush Some of us, we just gotta ride Some of us, we gotta saddle up and ride Saddle up and ride Yeah, saddle up and ride Saddle up and – and ride Oooh Saddle up and ride

Hurry over and cry, Lafayette I knew that I'd lose you the moment we met But the bayou still sings every night in my head Though I can't understand what it wants I love when it rains, but I hate getting wet Never thought it'd be me that you'd haunt Can't remember your words, Lafayette You said, "Word's didn't matter, it's what's in your head" But if you don't ask then you're bound not to get Still I know what you said wasn't wrong I can't turn a corner or walk down the street Without seeing your face come along Last born son, yeah, loaded gun You know I recall somebody saying, "There ain't no cowboys left" But they ain't met mе and they ain't met you, Lafayette They ain't met me, Lafayette, ooh They ain't met you, Lafayette The months march away, Lafayette I hear it takes years for the heart to reset Yeah, but one of these days, I'll be done with regret Didn't think it would take me this long Still sing Delta dawn when I catch a sunset I remember how you loved that song Last born son, yeah, loaded gun You know I recall somebody saying, "There ain't no cowboys left" But they ain't met me and they ain't met you, Lafayette