Get up on your high horse, woman
Get up on your high horse now
Get up on your high horse, woman
I'll make it up to you somehow

Moonlit shadows she starts tripping fire light
Jumping the trees lying across the right of way
Silvery morning it glistens down the valley
But she don't stop till we ride the night away

Get up on your high horse, woman
Get up on your high horse now
Get up on your high horse, woman
I'll make it up to you somehow

Long braids tangled at the misty break of morning
Catching light through a dusty window pane
Lost in lust in denial of the warning
She digs her heels in the stallion's flank again

Get up on your high horse, woman
Get up on your high horse now
Get up on your high horse, woman
I'll make it up to you somehow

Get up on your high horse, woman
You pay the price, you get to play, hey
Get up on your high horse, woman
You're gonna ride to the break of day
To the break of day
To the break of day

Get up on your high horse, woman
Get up on your high horse now
Get up on your high horse, woman
I'll make it up to you somehow

Get up on your high horse, woman
You pay the price you get to play, hey
Get up on your high horse, woman
You're gonna ride to the break of day
To the break of day
To the break of day
To the break of day

I've been lookin' for a love, someone to hold as I lay sleeping
I'm not talking about someone who's scared of promises or keeping 'em
I'm just looking for a love to stand the test of time
I've been lookin' for someone to be all mine

I had too much lonely
I need a one and only
Someone I can care about and call my own
Faithful to tradition
Without an intermission
We'll still be together when the kids are grown

I've been lookin for a love, someone to hold as I lay sleeping
I'm not talking about someone who's scared of promises or keeping 'em
I'm just lookin' for a love to stand the test of time
I've been looking for someone to be all mine

I've been lookin' for a love, someone to hold as I lay sleeping
I'm not talking about someone who's scared of promises or keeping 'em
I' m just lookin' for a love to stand the test of time
I've been looking for someone to be all mine
I've been looking for someone to be all mine
I've been looking for someone to be all...

I've been lookin' for a love, someone to hold as I lay sleeping
I'm not talking about someone who's scared of promises or keeping 'em
I've been lookin' for a love, someone to hold as I lay sleeping
I'm not talking about someone who's scared of promises or keeping 'em

I don't need the same excuses
All this talk is really useless
You run for cover every time I'm close to you
Don't want to hear about the others
There's something here we should discover
Let's make a little magic before the night is through

Ooh, you've seen it all before and heard the same lines
But if you're willing just to take a chance
It could be all right, so fine
We'll find ourselves dancing by firelight

So don't you try to change the subject
Or try to put yourself above it
A boy could get pneumonia sitting next to you, that's true
A little sleep is all we're losing
It's up to us to do the choosing
Let's make a little magic 'fore the night is through
Make a little magic 'fore the night is through

Ooh, to the blue skies where no one can reach us
It may sound crazy but just hold on tight
Never has a love run deeper
Baby my heart is true
Baby my heart is true

A little sleep is all we're losing
It's up to us to do the choosing
Let's make a little magic 'fore the night is through

Let's make a little magic
Let's make a little magic
Make a little magic 'fore the night is through

Clouds so swift the rain won't lift
The gates won't close, the railing's froze
So get your mind off wintertime
You ain't goin' nowhere

Oooo-eee, ride me high
Tomorrow's the day my bride's gonna come
Oh-o are we gonna fly
Down in the easy chair

Buy me a flute and a gun that shoots
Tail gates and substitutes
Strap yourself to a tree with roots
You ain't goin' nowhere

Oooo-eee, ride me high
Tomorrow's the day my bride's gonna come
Oh-o, are we gonna fly
Down in the easy chair

Well, I don't care how many letters they sent
The morning came and the morning went
Pack up your money and pick up your tent
You ain't goin' nowhere

Oooo-eee, ride me high
Tomorrow's the day my bride's gonna come
Oh-o, are we gonna fly
Down in the easy chair

And Genghis Khan, he could not keep
All his men supplied with sleep
We'll climb that hill no matter how steep
When we get up to it

Oooo-eee, ride me high
Tomorrow's the day my bride's gonna come
Oh-o are we gonna fly
Down in the easy chair
Oooo-eee, ride me high
Tomorrow's the day my bride's gonna come
Oh-o are we gonna fly
Down in the easy chair

Way back in my memory there's a scene that I recall
Of a little run-down cabin in the woods
Where my daddy never promised that our blue moon would turn gold
But he laid awake nights wishin' that it would

When the world was on our radio, hard work was on our minds
We lived our day-to-day in plain dirt fashion
With old overalls and cotton balls all strapped across your back
Man, it's hard to make believe there ain't nothing wrong

But mama kept the Bible read and daddy kept our family fed
And somewhere in between I must have grown
'Cause someday I was dreamin' that a song that I was singin'
Takes me down the road to where I want to go
Now I know
It's a long hard road

Sometimes I remember when I stay up late at night
When sun-up came we got up and went
In the shadows of a workin' day our moonlight hours spent
Singin' songs along with Grandma's radio

Now I'm beatin' down an ol' blacktop road, sleepin' in a sack
Livin' in my memories all in vain
'Cause those city lights ain't all that bright compared to what its like
To see lightning bugs go dancin' in the rain

Mama played the guitar then and daddy made the saw blade bend
And raindrops played the tin roof like a drum
But I just kept on dreamin' that a song that I was singin'
Takes me down the road to where my name is known
Now I'm gone
And its a long hard road
Yes, I know
Its a long hard road

Dark cloud is coming
Headed straight for your heart
Might get just a little bit crazy, baby
Might try to tear us apart
When the storm blows over
Only the strong love remains
If we're ever gonna see a rainbow
We have to stand a little rain

Everybody wants love to be easy
But it's never been that way
Each love starts out with blue skies
Sometimes those blue skies turn gray
And when the storm blows over
Only the true love remains
If we're ever gonna see a rainbow
We have to stand a little rain

Thunder rolls and the lightning strikes
Hold on darling it's gonna be alright
'cause when the storm blows over
I swear our love will remain
If we're ever gonna see a rainbow
We have to stand a little rain

If we're ever gonna see a rainbow
We have to stand a little rain
Have to stand a little rain
If we're ever gonna see a rainbow
We have to stand a little rain
Have to stand a little rain
If we're ever gonna see a rainbow
We have to stand a little rain

I played a weddin' for the money
And I wished I could've told the bride and groom
Just what I think of marriage
And what's in store after their honeymoon

And I was grumblin' to the dancers
About how men and women ought to live apart
And how a promise never made cannot be broken
And can never break your heart

Then suddenly from out of nowhere
A little girl came dancin' cross the floor
And all her crinolines were billowin'
Beneath the skirt of calico she wore

Oh, what a joy fell on the honored guests
As each one of them was drawn into her dream
And they laughed and stamped and clapped their hands
And hollered at her "Dance, little Jean"

And they said, "Dance, little Jean, this day is for you
Two people you love stood up to say I do"
Dance, little Jean a prayer that you had
Was answered today
Your mama's marryin' your dad

Well, my cynical heart just melted
'Cause I figured what this get together meant
How it ended years of tears and sad confusion
That the little girl had spent

And they told the band to pack it up
About the time the couple cut the cake
But we played as long as they stayed
For love and laughs and little Jeannie's sake

And we played, "Dance, little Jean this day is for you
Two people you love stood up to say I do"
Dance, little Jean, a prayer that you had
Was answered today
Your mama's marryin' your dad
Your mama's marryin' your dad

I knew a man, Bojangles, and he'd dance for you
In worn out shoes
With silver hair, a ragged shirt, and baggy pants
The old soft shoe
He jumped so high, jumped so high
Then he lightly touched down

I met him in a cell in New Orleans I was
Down and out
He looked to me to be the eyes of age
As he spoke right out
He talked of life, talked of life, he laughed
Clicked his heels and stepped

He said his name "Bojangles", and he danced a lick
Across the cell
He grabbed his pants and spread his stance,
Oh, he jumped so high and then he clicked his heels
He let go a laugh, let go a laugh
And shook back his clothes all around

Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles
Mr. Bojangles, dance

He danced for those at minstrel shows and county fairs
Throughout the south
He spoke through tears of fifteen years how his dog and him
Traveled about
The dog up and died, he up and died
And after twenty years he still grieves

He said I dance now at every chance in honky-tonks
For drinks and tips
But most the time I spend behind these county bars
'Cause I drinks a bit
He shook his head, and as he shook his head
I heard someone ask him please

Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles
Mr. Bojangles, dance

Sittin' alone in the dark
Wastin' my time in a park
'Cause I've got nowhere to go
Had me a job 'til the market fell out
Tried hard to borrow but there was no help
Now I've got nowhere to go
I need a job for these two hands
I'm a workin' man
With nowhere to go

One last look at my land
Auctioneer with his gavel in hand
And he says "it's got to go"
Worked this piece all my life
It broke my heart and it took my wife
Now I've got nothing to show
I need a job for these two hands
I'm a workin' man
With nowhere to go

Wandered aimless in the city
With my dirt workin' boots and my old straw hat in hand
Singing a song by Woody Guthrie
This land is your land but it ain't my land
I'm a workin' man, with nowhere to go

I was born to the sunrise
Breaking back all day
Now I've got something to say
I am broke, but not broken
And I am not alone
'cause there's a lot of folks
With nowhere to go

Are they ever gonna understand?
You can't leave a workin' man
With nowhere to go
Are they ever gonna understand?
You can't leave a workin' man
With nowhere to go
Nowhere to go
Nowhere to go

I've got ripplin' waters to wake me
To the morning, my woman and love
And tall pine trees are pointing us easily to Heaven above
Blue spruce flaming on the grate in the evening
Takes the chill away fine
Cut the telephone line and the story's the same

There's a worn red chair by the window
That we found at a sale down the way
When some old women said that they needed more room for the winter
People like pulling out the stuffing when they sit down
So it passes the time
Cut the telephone line and the story's the same

Oh, like a bubble on a windy day
Start to flutter when I hear you say
That you feel too good to go away
And you make me feel fine
And you've made my world a warmer place
By the sparkling of your diamond face
On a frayed spot put a little lace
And you make me feel fine
Warm as the mountain sunshine
On the edge of the snowline
In a meadow of columbine

Oh little Jennifer, I'd give a penny for
What you've got on your mind
It seems like most of the time you're lying there dreaming
Maybe in your vision you see how our mission
Is slightly less than divine
Cut the telephone line and the story's the same

Now ripplin' waters flow through pipes
In the walls and they're keeping me warm
And the closest I've been to my family for days is my music
But to silently stare at the morning sky
It's like hearing her calling my name
You cut the telephone line and the story might change

Oh, like a bubble on a windy day
Start to flutter when I hear you say
That you feel too good to go away
And you make me feel fine
And you've made my world a warmer place
By the sparkling of your diamond face
On a frayed spot, put a little lace
And you make me feel fine
Warm as the mountain sunshine
On the edge of the snowline
In a meadow of columbine

Lazy yellow moon comin' up tonight
shinin' through the trees
Crickets are singin' and the lightning bugs
are floatin' on the breeze
Baby get ready

Across the field where the creek turns back by the ole stump road
I'm gonna take you to a special place that nobody knows
Baby get ready
Ooooo Ooooo

You and me going fishin' in the dark
Lying on our backs and counting the stars
Where the cool grass grows
Down by the river in the full moon light
We'll be fallin' in love in the middle of the night
Just movin' slow
Stayin' the whole night through, it feels so good to be with you

Spring is almost over and the summer's come
And the days are gettin' long
Waited all winter for the time to be right just to take you along
Baby get ready

And it don't matter if we sit forever and the fish don't bite
We'll jump in the river and cool ourselves from the heat of the night
Baby get ready
Ooooo Ooooo

You and me going fishin' in the dark
Lying on our backs and counting the stars
Where the cool grass grows
Down by the river in the full moon light
We'll be fallin' in love in the middle of the night
Just movin' slow

Stayin' the whole night thru, it feels so good to be with
You and me going fishin' in the dark
Lying on our backs and counting the stars
Where the cool grass grows
Down by the river in the full moon light
We'll be fallin' in love in the middle of the night
Just movin' slow
Stayin' the whole night thru, it feels so good to be with you

Sittin' on the front porch tryin' to keep still
Baby's lookin' finer than a fifty dollar bill
Pretty blue eyes and it isn't hard to see
That baby's got a hold on me

Long blond hair down the middle of her back
She's got the keys to her daddy's Cadillac
Got every little thing that I'm ever gonna need
Baby's got a hold on me

Got a hold on, got a hold on me
Got a hold on, baby's got a hold on me

We've got a full tank of gas, lookin' for a thrill
A three day weekend, lot of time to kill
Put the top down but we're never gonna freeze
'Cause baby's got a hold on me

Got a hold on, got a hold on me
Got a hold on, baby's got a hold on me
Hold on.......

Well, the full moon's shinin' on a Carolina night
Drivin' my girl across the interstate line
Got a preacher waitin' and that's how it's gonna be
'Cause baby's got a hold on me

Got a hold on, got a hold on me
Got a hold on, baby's got a hold on me

Got a hold on, got a hold on
Got a hold on, baby's got a hold on me
Baby's got a hold on me
Baby's got a hold on me
Baby's got a hold on me

She's history
No one would give her a star on the walk
She'd have a hundred if pillows could talk
Where have I seen her before
She's the face on the cutting room floor

It's no mystery
Acting in school at the tenderest age
Lit up the room when she stepped on the stage
Came to L.A. for some more
She's the face on the cutting room floor

She had visions of contracts
And thousands of people in line
To see her
Knocking on door after door
After all of this time
She's not sure

Up in Hollywood
Stayed with an agent she met in a bar
Laughed when he told her he'd make her a star
Where had she heard that before
She's the face on the cutting room floor

One night he told her that she'd never get anywhere
In her clothes
That's what it takes to play movieland musical chairs
Now she knows

Goodbye, Hollywood
Leaving tonight on the 2:30 'hound
Sunrise on Sunset she won't be around
But they'll replace her with so many more
She's the face on the cutting room floor
Oh, she's the face on the cutting room floor
Poor little face on the cutting room floor
Face on the cutting room floor

The promoter says he wants to cancel
'Cause there ain't enough tickets sold
The air conditioner on the bus just broke
And I can't shake this cold

The single lost the bullet
The singer's losin' his wife
Well, I might be crazy but I wouldn't change
A single thing about this life

Sometimes we feel like champions
Sometimes we just can't win
Sometimes our records hit the top of the charts
Or the discount bargain bin

Through almost twenty years of touring
We've remained partners, brothers and friends
Well, we keep it together 'cause we're sure
We're gonna be big time before it all ends

Well, as long as Johnny's got his fiddle
And Jimmie's got his drums along
Then Jeffrey and me and Bobby will be
Singing all our favorite songs

We'll catch the fire from the folks in the front row
Fan the flames as the beat gets strong
It's great to be a part of something
So good that's lasted so long

Well, I saw a story in the paper
Suddenly the band's big news
The critics all like our records just fine
But they seem a bit confused

Is it folk or rock or country
Seems like everybody cares but us
So just leave us an early wake-up call
So we don't miss the bus

Well as long as Johnny's got his fiddle
And Jimmie's got his drums along
Then Jeffrey and me and Bobby will be
Singing all our favorite songs

We'll catch the fire from the folks in the front row
Fan the flames as the beat gets strong
It's great to be a part of something
So good that's lasted so long

The band says it can't stand my latest song, it's too personal
But my first wife's second marriage blew up
They had to get the dang thing annulled
Well if that ain't something to sing about
Then you tell me what is
And we'll give it a beat and put it on the street
And we just might have another hit

Well, as long as Johnny's got his banjo
And Jimmie's got his harps along
Then Jeffrey and me and Bobby will be
Singing all our favorite songs

We'll catch the fire from the folks in the front row
Fan the flames as the beat gets strong
It's great to be a part of something
So good that's lasted so long
Yeah, it's great to be a part of something so good that's lasted so long

There she sits, buddy, just a-gleaming in the sun
There to greet a working man when his day is done
Gonna pack my Pa and I'm gonna pack my aunt
Gonna take 'em down to the Cadillac Ranch

El Dorado fins, whitewalls and skirts
Drives just like a little bit of heaven here on earth
So when I die, buddy, throw my body in the back
Take me to the junkyard in my Cadillac

Cadillac, Cadillac
Long and dark, shiny and black
Open up them engines, let `em roar
Tearing up the highway like a big old dinosaur

James Dean in a Mercury `49
Junior Johnson runnin' in the woods of Caroline
Even Burt Reynolds in a black Trans Am
Are gonna meet me down at the Cadillac Ranch

Cadillac, Cadillac
Long and dark, shiny and black
Open up your engines, let 'em roar
Tearin' up the highway like a big old dinosaur

Hey little girlie in the blue jeans so tight
Drivin' all alone in the Colorado night
You're my last love, baby, you're my last chance
Don't let `em take me down to the Cadillac Ranch

Cadillac, Cadillac...
Long and dark, shiny and black
Open up them engines, let 'em roar
Tearin' up the highway like a big old dinosaur

Cadillac, Cadillac...
Long and dark, shiny and black
Open up them engines, let 'em roar
Tearin' up the highway like a big old dinosaur