Thing Of The Past

Vetiver Thing Of The Past歌詞
1.Houses

I could never make in your house
You could never make in mine
Even if we were both wealthy and
High born in another time

Just like a circle 'round the sun
Just like a circle 'round the sun
Where my song has just begun
Just like a circle 'round the sun

I could never make in your jail
You could never make in mine
Even if we were both wealthy and
High born in another time

Just like a circle in the sun
I've got my ticket in my hand
And I'm bound for the promise land
Just like a circle 'round the sun

I could lie down in your ditch
You would never want to in mine
Even if we were both wealthy and
High born in another time

Just like a circle 'round the sun
Just like a circle 'round the sun
Where my song has just begun
Just like a circle 'round the sun

I could never make in your house
You could never make it in mine
Even if we were both wealthy and
High born in another time

Just like a circle 'round the sun
Just like a circle 'round the sun
Where my song has just begun
Just like a circle 'round the sun


2.Roll On Babe


3.Sleep A Million Years

Please don't frown at me when you could smile
Our eternity is just a while
Don't you know that later on
They're going to sleep a million years.

Please dont be false to what you feel
The world is yours if you are real
Don't you know, that after a while,
They're going to sleep a million years,

Don't let your lips say no when you feel yes.
I just might turn from you if I must guess
When we don't live our truth with so much less
Bring yourself here to me now and confess

Please don't pass me by when you could stay
Have you not yet learnt, we are but clay?
Don't you know, that much too soon
We're going to sleep a million years

(Instrumental)

Don't let your lips say no when you feel yes
I just might turn from you if I must guess
When we don't live our truth with so much less.
Bring yourself here to me now, and confess

Please dont pass me by when you could stay
Have you not yet learnt, we aren't but clay?
Don't you know that much too soon,
We're going to sleep a million years


4.Hook & Ladder

There's a fire
And I'm burning
Better get the hook and ladder darling

I got a hot tub running through me
Better get the hook and ladder
And cool me

Singing
Woah-oh

There's a fire
And he's burning
Yes I'm burning
Better get the hook and ladder, darling

I got a hut tub running through me
Better get the hook and ladder
And cool me

Singing
Woah-oh


5.To Baby

You gave me all the love that's necessary
when two people try to find themselves,
love beyond all common sense
based on some sweet permanence
with only one
and baby I thought I needed you
in a changing world
baby I thought I needed you

Wanting some to give away,
important things I had to say
for many days,
suddenly you came along
helped me share my perfect song
in perfect ways,
and baby I thought I needed you
in a changing world,
I thought I needed you

The closer that we drew together
made our love seem like forever,
naturally,
and then I heard you sing the song
that I was singing all along
and failed to see,
baby,
the thing that I most fear
in a changing world:
I saw you disappear

Empty now and silently I face your struggle to be free
to be on your own,
to grow so very carefully
and suffer necessarily
for what I've done
to baby who wants to know the thing
in a changing world
to baby who's learning how to sing

in a changing world
to baby who's learning how to sing


6.Road To Ronderlin


7.Lon Chaney

作詞:Garland Jeffreys

Oh Lon Chaney where you been so long?
Sit right down and let me sing you a song
I seen you on a movie in my room

Oh Lon Chaney with the velvet touch
Silver dagger and the black man's crutch
Now's the time to come out from your tomb

You look so sad with a face of stone
With a hunchback's eye you live

Oh Lon Chaney with the velvet touch
Gypsy woman that you love so much
Say goodbye, you're cured, you're free at last

Oh Lon Chaney what's to hold you back?
The Wolfman's dead and the old black cat is gone
Like a memory faded from your past

You look so sad with a face of stone
Just skin and bone, you're all alone
With a hunchback's eye you live


8.Hurry On Sundown

Well hurry on sundown
See what tomorrow brings
Hurry on sundown
See what tomorrow brings
Well it may bring war
Any old thing
Well look into your mind's eye
See what you can see
There's hundreds of people like you and me.


9.The Swimming Song

This summer I went swimming
This summer I might have drowned
But I held my breath, I kicked my feet
Moved my arms around
I moved my arms around

This summer I swam in the ocean
And I swam in a swimming pool
Salt my wounds, chlorined my eyes
I�m a self-destructive fool
Self-destructive fool

This summer I did the back stroke
And you know that that�s not all
I did the breast stroke, the butterfly
And the old Australian crawl
The old Australian crawl

This summer I swam in a public place
And a reservoir to boot
At the latter I was informal
At the former I wore my suit
I wore my swimming suit

Oh, this summer I did swan dives
And jack-knives for you all
And once when you weren�t looking
I did a cannon-ball
I did a cannon-ball

This summer I went swimming
This summer I might have drowned
But I held my breath, I kicked my feet
And moved my arms around
I moved my arms around


10.Blue Driver


11.Standin'

Well, I'm standin' with my head bowed down, now
That ain't right, that ain't wrong
It's just a feelin' but I can't shake it
Well, I keep on tryin' but it's been so long

If I hurt you, I did not mean to
I beg you pardon, I did not want to
When I leave you, don't you think about me?
Well, I won't be back babe, I'll be long gone

When the time comes and I'm not ready
Seems it's over before I'm started
Well, the time comes and I don't feel it
I don't know nothin' but my own

So I'm standin' with my head bowed down, now
And that ain't right, that ain't wrong
It's just a feelin' but I can't shake it
Well, I keep on tryin' but it's been so long

Our kingdoms into the sky go
And the highway like a river does flow
On my way sometimes it hurts so
On your way, just don't go home

So I'm standin' with my head bowed down now
That ain't right, that ain't wrong
It's just a feelin' but I can't shake it
Well, I keep on tryin' but it's been so long

Well, I'm standin' with my head bowed down now
That ain't right, that ain't wrong
It's just a feelin' but I can't shake it
Well, I keep on tryin' but it's been so long

Well, I'm standin' with my head bowed down now
That ain't right, that ain't wrong
It's just a feelin' but I can't shake it
Well, I keep on tryin' but it's been so long


12.I Must Be In A Good Place Now

Wild apple trees blooming all around
I must be in a good place now
Sunshine coming through
Rainbow coloured sky
Paints pretty pictures in my mind

Oh what a good day to go fishing
And catch the sunset in the hills
Dream of my yesterdays and tomorrow
And hope that you?ll be with me still

Saw a butterfly and I named it after you
Your name has such a pleasant sound
Love is all around and all I see is you
I must be in a good place now

Oh what a good day to go fishing
And catch the sunset in the hills
Dream of my yesterdays and tomorrow
And hope that you'll be with me still

Saw a butterfly and I named it after you
Your name has such a pleasant sound
Love is all around and all I see is you
I must be in a good place now
I must be in a good place now