We walked the beach of Cocoa Beach, Florida We walked the beaches of Tel Aviv, Israel We walked the beaches of Centro, Portugal We walked the beaches of Stinson and Bolinas, California
We walked along the Tuscarawas in Ohio We walked along the Niagara River in Buffalo We walked along the American River in Coloma And along the Sacramento River in California
We've driven through the Sierras Through Donner's Pass and Truckee through the snow and the pine trees We've driven down Highway 1 so many times For fried oysters, green chili soup and Olallieberry pie
I remember our first kiss like it was yesterday We both said "First I want to brush my teeth first" At the exact time And since then I've been yours and you've been mine And these have been the most wonderful years of my life These have been the most wonderful years of my life
We've shared beds in St. Malo And Reykjavik and Tokyo And in my Dad's extra bedroom in Massillon, Ohio And in New Orleans at the Monteleone
Yeah I've spent time with others throughout our time And I've grappled with that duality of my life That I don't expect civilians to comprehend, understand or know The complications of my idiosyncratic soul Home life verses, the turbulent life of rock 'n' roll The road is loneliness, emptiness, alienation A life of temptation, flirtation, and preoccupation Of jugglin' and compartmentalization Can't carry this weight anymore Shame, sorrow and frustration
Yeah I didn't marry my high school sweetheart Didn't get a dog and a 4-door car and a picket fence I told y'all I'm half man, I'm half alley cat On Among the Leaves And somehow y'all gave me praise for that And somehow y'all gave me praise for that
Now I'm almost 54 and life has intervened And I've closin' those old doors And sayin' goodbye to that life and I mean it And every day I love you more and more and more and more Every day I love you and can't wait to see you walk inside my door Everyday I'm grateful to get to know you more
Now and then I dream I'm on stage Runnin' around tryin' to get from place to place to place The other night I dreamed Hal Willner was still alive That I was on stage singin' one of his events and so beautiful was the vibe The band was shakin' the stage the sound was so alive The band was shakin' the stage the sound was so alive And I walked off stage and there you were Caroline by my side
Then I woke up and my god I felt so fucking down Where did it all go, where did he go, my old music friend Hal? I think of the world before and I think of the world now And I just want to take this moment to say, I miss you Hal
Sunny days in San Francisco are so rare But this mornin' I woke up and so clear was the air Walked up the hill, sat on a bench at Lafayette Park Talked to my sister, told her I loved her She said, I love you too, Mark
And Caroline called and I said can't wait to see you tonight And share the bed with you and your cat and watch some TV and get a bite to eat I've been waking up every day next to a pillow Thinkin' you're there, and then I find myself alone and 10 pounds fatter
Still readin' John Fante's Full of Life Still writin' words and music for it is my blood For it is my life I beat myself that I'm not as good as Henry Miller or John Fante But like both all I want to be is true And write a love song for you That's all I want to do is write a love song for you
Your brown eyes are like a mahogany dream Your skin is sweet as coffee ice cream Your lips are as sensual as the freshest Japanese seabream You lift my spirits, you lift my pride and my self-esteem
Oh we're just back from Kokkari Places are openin' back up and everybody in the restaurant seemed so jolly When fall turns to winter I hope the world doesn't get back to its horror story And gets more divided and more Civil Warry Either way if I'm with you there's no need for me to worry Don't know where to go now or what to do with this story Except to give credit where credit is due My life lacks inspiration and purpose without you Don't know where to go now don't know what to do Except to write this love song for you Except to write this love song for youTeksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.
