I think I know now what's making me sadIt's a yearnin' for my own back yardI realize maybe I was wrong to leaveBetter swallow up my silly country prideGoing home, running homeDown to Gasoline Alley where I started fromGoing home, and I'm running homedown to Gasoline Alley where I was bornWhen the weather's better and the rails unfreezeand the wind don't whistle 'round my kneesI'll put on my weddin' suit and catch the evening trainI'll be home before the milk's upon the door
Going home, running homedown to Gasoline Alley where I started fromGoing home, and I'm running homedown to Gasoline Alley where I was bornBut if anything should happen and my plans go wrongShould I stray to the house on the hillLet it be known that my intentions were goodI'd be singing in my alley if I couldAnd if I'm called away and it's my turn to goShould the blood run cold in my veinsJust one favor I'll be asking of youDon't bury me here, it's too coldTake me back, carry me backDown to Gasoline Alley where I started fromTake me back, won't you carry me homeDown to Gasoline Alley where I started fromTake me back, carry me backDown to Gasoline Alley where I started fromTake me back, carry me backDown to Gasoline Alley where I started fromTake me back, carry me backDown to Gasoline Alley where I started from
North winds have made my face a little olderand my back is bent through trying too hardMy vest is torn so I make no perfect pictureto place upon your white-washed wallI'd like to stay but you have not asked meStill I don't really expect you toDusty boots would shame you now Lady DayAre we really that far apartI wish the world could see you now Lady Daylaughing down at your oldest friendThe one who shared just about all he hadin a one-sided love affairI get scared when I remember too muchWasted time I suppose you could say thatStrange it don't seem that way to meBut wait a minuteI don't even think you're listeningJust let me tell you how I really feelI've seen the inside of your heart Lady Daywhen you wanted to be shown the wayI loved you then as I love ya now girl
Spent some time feelin' inferiorstanding in front of my mirrorCombed my hair in a thousand waysbut I came out looking just the sameDaddy said, "Son, you better see the worldI wouldn't blame you if you wanted to leaveBut remember one thing don't lose your headto a woman that'll spend your bread"So I got outParis was a place you could hide awayif you felt you didn't fit inFrench police wouldn't give me no peaceThey claimed I was a nasty personDown along the Left Bank minding my ownWas knocked down by a human stampedeGot arrested for inciting a peacful riotwhen all I wanted was a cup of teaI was accusedI moved onDown in Rome I wasn't getting enoughof the things that keeps a young man aliveMy body stunk but I kept my funkat a time when I was right out of luckGetting desperate indeed I wasLooking like a tourist attractionOh my dear I better get out of here'for the Vatican don't give no sanctionI wasn't ready for that, no noI moved right out east yeah!On the Peking ferry I was feeling merrysailing on my way back hereI fell in love with a slit eyed ladyby the light of an eastern moonShangai Lil never used the pillShe claimed that it just ain't naturalShe took me up on deck and bit my neckOh people I was glad I found herOh yeah I was glad I found herI firmly believe that I didn't need anyone but meI sincerely thought I was so completeLook how wrong you can beThe women I've known I wouldn't let tie my shoeThey wouldn't give you the time of dayBut the slit eyed lady knocked me off my feetGod I was glad I found herAnd if they had the words I could tell to youto help you on the way down the roadI couldn't quote you no Dickens, Shelley or Keats'cause it's all been said beforeMake the best out of the bad just laugh it offYou didn't have to come here anywaySo remember, every picture tells a story don't it
Wake up Maggie I think I got something to say to youIt's late September and I really should be back at schoolI know I keep you amused but I feel I'm being usedOh Maggie I couldn't have tried any moreYou lured me away from home just to save you from being aloneYou stole my heart and that's what really hurtThe morning sun when it's in your face really shows your ageBut that don't worry me none in my eyes you're everythingI laughed at all of your jokes my love you didn't need to coaxOh, Maggie I couldn't have tried any moreYou lured me away from home, just to save you from being aloneYou stole my soul and that's a pain I can do withoutAll I needed was a friend to lend a guiding handBut you turned into a lover andmother what a lover, you wore me outAll you did was wreck my bedand in the morning kick me in the headOh Maggie I couldn't have tried anymoreYou lured me away from home 'cause you didn't want to be aloneYou stole my heart I couldn't leave you if I triedI suppose I could collect my books and get on back to schoolOr steal my daddy's cue and make a living out of playing poolOr find myself a rock and roll band that needs a helpin' handOh Maggie I wish I'd never seen your faceYou made a first-class fool out of meBut I'm as blind as a fool can beYou stole my heart but I love you anywayMaggie I wish I'd never seen your faceI'll get on back home one of these days
In the morningDon't say you love meCause I'll only kick you out of the doorI know your name is RitaCause your perfum smelling sweeterSince when I saw you down on the floorguitarWon't need to much pursuadingI don't mean to sound degradingBut with a face like thatYou got nothing to laugh aboutRed lips hair and fingernailsI hear your a mean old jezabelLets go up stairs and read my tarot cardsStay with meStay with meFor tonight you better stay with meStay with meStay with meFor tonight you better stay with meSo in the morningPlease don't say you love meCause you know I'll only kick you out the doorYea I'll pay your cab fare homeYou can even use my best colongeJust don't be here in the morning when I wake upStay with meStay with meCause tonight you better stay with meSit down, get up, get downStay with meStay with meCause tonight your going stay with meHey, whats your name againoh no, get down, wooo
Pain, flows like a river, just keeps on livin'with all them memoriesShame, you're so heartbrokennow you're scared to open and give your love againAnd now anticipation waits for loveWill it be everything you dreamed this time aroundI know you have your doubtsbut I won't let you downDarlin' if, if we fall in love tonightyou're gonna be alrightyour heart is in good handsDarlin' if, if we fall in love againon me you can depend, if you could take a chanceOpen your heart and let love, love againBlame, who's fault is it this timeI can see it in your eyes, I know you're wonderin'Things can change, say you'll be all mineI'm gonna love you all the timeDon't let it slip awayAnd now anticipation waits for loveWill it be everything you dreamed this time aroundI know you've got your doubtsbut honey I won't let you downDarlin' if, if we fall in love tonightyou're gonna be alrightyour heart is in good handsDarlin' if, if we fell in love againon me you can depend, if you can take a chanceand open your heart and let love, love againHoney I don't, I don't want you to have any doubts about meWhatever makes you happy, I'm gonna doBaby I'm so ready to love you downI can't wait another moment I need you right nowDarlin' if, if we fall in love tonightyou're gonna be alrightyour heart is in good handsDarlin' if, if we fall in love againon me you can depend, if you can take a chance[repeat once]Open your heart and let love, love again[repeat and fade]
I can tell by your eyes that you've prob'bly been cryin' forever,and the stars in the sky don't mean nothin' to you, they're a mirror.I don't want to talk about it, how you broke my heart.If I stay here just a little bit longer,If I stay here, won't you listen to my heart, whoa, heart?If I stand all alone, will the shadow hide the color of my heart;blue for the tears, black for the night's fears.The star in the sky don't mean nothin' to you, they're a mirror.I don't want to talk about it, how you broke my heart.If I stay here just a little bit longer,if I stay here, won't you listen to my heart, whoa, heart?I don't want to talk about it, how you broke this ol' heart.If I stay here just a little bit longer,if I stay here, won't you listen to my heart, whoa, heart?My heart, whoa, heart.