The Carny Lyrics

Alice wakesIt is morningShe is yawningAs she walks about the roomHer hair rolls down her breastShe is naked and it is JuneStanding at the windowI wonder if she knows that I can see...Read Full Lyrics

I've searched the holy booksI tried to unravel the mystery of Jesus Christ, the SaviorI've read the poets and the analystsSearched through the books on human behaviorI traveled thi...Read Full Lyrics

When you're sad and when you're lonelyAnd you haven't got a friendJust remember that death is not the endAnd all that you held sacredFalls down and does not mendJust remember that ...Read Full Lyrics

It was back in '32 when times were hardHe had a Colt forty-five and a deck of cardsStagger Lee He wore rat-drawn shoes and an old stetson hatHad a '28 Ford, had payments on thatSta...Read Full Lyrics

I left by the back doorWith my wife's lover's smoking gunI don't know what I was hoping forI hit the road at a runI was your loverI was your manThere never was no otherI was your f...Read Full Lyrics

Dig yourself, LazarusDig yourself, LazarusDig yourself, LazarusDig yourself, back in that holeLarry made his nest up in the autumn branchesBuilt from nothing but high hopes and thi...Read Full Lyrics

I've been loving you a long timeDown all the years, down all the daysAnd I've cried for all your troublesSmiled at your funny little waysWe watched our friends grow up togetherAnd ...Read Full Lyrics

I met a little girl in KnoxvilleA town we all know wellAnd every Sunday eveningOut in her home I'd dwellWe went to take an evening walkAbout a mile from townI picked a stick up off...Read Full Lyrics

When you're sad and when you're lonelyAnd you haven't got a friendJust remember that death is not the endAnd all that you held sacredFalls down and does not mendJust remember that ...Read Full Lyrics

I set out on MondayThe night was cold and vastMy brother sleptI left quite quietlyMy father raged and ragedMy mother weptMy life was like a riverAll sucked into the groundAnd then ...Read Full Lyrics