HARD TRAVELLIN` The Lyrics

IN THE CITY (D. Sharp)


Smokestack in a rainstorm
A wrong way to move on
Iron chains are too long
No moon and sun gone
I rolled up on a lifeline
Tracks up on a train line
Bad eye and bad luck
A rat hole and a thin line
Bus ride on a greyhound
Waking up in a bad land
Warm hearts and cold hands
I can`t sit and I can`t stand
Thank God on a bad day
Bad job and a low pay
No ride and no way
Be up again some day

Way down in the city
Way down in the city
Ain`t nothin` too pretty
Way down in the city

Wife dead on a gun boke
Way stop the gun jokes
Man rush the bad smoke
I get sick on a no joke
Green house of big heat
Dead trees and dead meat
Fast food you can`t eat
Starved kids I`m dead beat
I don`t free the hostage
Bank raid `n get rich
Fuel pumping oil slick
Black gold that you dig
Six feet and gravestone
Testify
I burned up and I done wrong man you know I
I just can`t get satisfied

Way down in the city
Way down in the city
Ain`t nothin` too pretty
Way down in the city
Scream

Way down

Straight down to State Street
Hot tub and a hair grease
Dogged round a big freeze
Bad trouble and police
Switchbacks and a switchblade
No sense a crusade
Long tail and no place
This land that God made
White world a moonshine
Black bear and a bad time
I lost sight and I`ve gone blind
Last chance of a lifetime
Black deuce of love stone
White rose a milestone
Saouthbound and unknown
Last stop to headstone

Way down in the city
Way down in the city
Ain`t nothin` too pretty
Way down in the city
Way down in the city
Way down in the city
Hah
Ain`t nothin` too pretty
Yeah
Way down in the city
Way down in the city
Way down in the city
Ain`t nothin` too pretty

Way down in the city
Way down in the city


IT AIN`T LONG FOR THE DAY (D. Sharp)


Hey Jessie
Where are you tonight
Heard about a thing
That`s
Driving you wild
Looks like the big wheel
Is here to stay
How come
It`s going down this way

Heard about a horse
All the king`s men
Been dragging you down
Heat street again
Sure getting though
To believe anything you say
How come
It`s going down this way

It ain`t long for the day
It ain`t long for the day
It ain`t long
It ain`t long
It ain`t long for the day

Heard about a barricade
All over the town
Heard about a place
On Temple Mount
You`re breaking a promise
At the break of day
How come
It`s going down this way

Heard about a deal
Between man and God
Heard about what is
And what is not
Sure is a shame
The things people say
How come
It`s going down this way

It ain`t long for the day
It ain`t long for the day
It ain`t long
It ain`t long
It ain`t long for the day
It ain`t long

Heard about a way
To get out of this
Talk about a jewel
What is yours
What is his
Does anybody remember
Was it straight
How come
It`s going down this way

It ain`t long for the day
It ain`t long for the day
It ain`t long
It ain`t long
It ain`t long for the day


WONDERFUL WORLD (D. Sharp)


Well guys wearing gas masks are levelling them guns
At school children singing whilst studying sums
It`s a clear sign of violence
And it`s laced with heavy support
This whole situation`s been
Dragged through the dirt
By gargoyles and monstres and
Man eating birds
Who act like the jury
But you never see them stand up in court

Well it`s savage and ugly
The riots unfurl
But these are the ways of this wonderful world
These are the ways
Of this wonderful world

Now back at their banquet the madam meets her fate
Whilst almost a mile
From a country estate
The helpless
And homeless
Are dancing their ring in the rain
Whilst hunted by pressure
From an old man abroad
Fifty five of them ministers are trying to reach accord
On some ill judged remark concerning Madam Baby Lorraine

Well it`s savage and ugly
The riots unfurl
But these are the ways of this wonderful world
These are the ways
Of this wonderful world

Aah rock it son

Aha

Consignments of bibles and
Passenger planes
Japanese funerals and
Gambeling games
Backers and bidders are
Dealing in textiles and lace
They order reviews
That will salvage the state
Can`t seem to put off
And cast off their capes
While the latest concers
Are reports of a slackening pace

Well it`s savage and ugly
The riots unfurl
But these are the ways of this wonderful world
These are the ways
Of this wonderful world
Of this wonderful world


LONG BLACK NIGHT (D. Sharp)


Take the gold
Take the coal
Take the heat
But leave the money and run

Take the wrong way out
And the rain is sure to come
And when the leaves are broke
And the high tides rolling in
Well it`s sure coming down to a case of
Sink or swim

In the long black night
`Till the sunrise
When it`s too black and dark
To see the way
In the long black night
Between now and the morning light
Oh lay you down
`Till the breaking
Of the day

Oh lay you down

Don`t be losing no sleep
Trying to figure it one more time
When the black dog`s lying down it`s the end of the line
Well if the tiddle of the shock on a bloodstained Downtown Street
As we loaded gay going down and everybody gets beat

In the long black night
`Till the sunrise
When it`s too black and dark
To see the way
In the long black night
Between now and the morning light
Oh lay you down
`Till the breaking
Of the day

Oh lay you down

Down be digging them bones by the light of the
Qually moon
It`s a total waste of time it`s a digging a grave too soon
And away it`s too late
Over the great divide
For the finding of peace in the lonesome
Valley tonight

In the long black night
`Till the sunrise
When it`s too black and dark
To see the way
In the long black night
Between now and the morning light
Oh lay you down
`Till the breaking
Of the day
Oh lay you down
`Till the breaking
Of the day
Oh lay you down
`Till the breaking
Of the day


LAST SMILIN` VILLAIN FROM THE SOUTH (D. Sharp)


I`d never seen him before
As he run up the flag
A police protection
They had an armoured tank
Was a confrontation
Shape of things to come
You can hear the warning
Coming on a big car
They had a ghost white face
They came from out of town
They had the stare of an eagle
On the playing ground
They said that things must change
We got to look ahead
We got to rebuild this thing
Or everybody`s going to lose their heads

Here comes the last
Smilin` villain from the south
He`ll suck you in and then he`ll blow you out
You won`t know him then
So you ought to know him now
Here comes the last
Smilin` villain from the south

He said we need a refugee
We`ve got to dig a hole
By taking on a monster
They`re going to swallow us whole
We need a little respect
Then we move around
We need a resurrection here
Everybody living underground
Well they need a reaction
You`re going to be the bait
You won`t even remember
In what part of the street
Sweet kind of religion
You`ve got to have some more
And when you get an answer back
You finally better be sure

Here comes the last
Smilin` villain from the south
He`ll suck you in and then he`ll blow you out
Yeah you won`t know him then
So you ought to know him now
Here comes the last
Smilin` villain from the south

He`s a man of God and
He`ll leave you blind
Walk straight across
Leaves a trail out far behind
Swears blind that heaven says
If you don`t mind
Lend me your hand
And don`t ask me for mine

String son

Aaha

Well
When you`re down on your knees
They`re going to help you up
When you`re dying of thirst
He`s got a golden cup
He`s the giver of good
He`s the fairest in the land
He keeps you while he`s already yours
He`s got a hoodoo held in his hand
You`ve seen him down in the alley
You`ve seen him on TV
You`ve seen him selling candy
On the corner of the street
He`s everywhere you look
You don`t know his name
But you can hear him coming for miles
He`s dragging a long heavy chain

Here comes the last
Smilin` villain from the south
He`ll suck you in and then he`ll blow you out
Yeah you won`t know him then
So you ought to know him now
Here comes the last
Smilin` villain from the south
Yeah here comes the last
Smilin` villain from the south
Aah here comes the last
Smilin` villain from the south
Here comes the last
Smilin` villain from the south
Here comes the last
Smilin` villain from the south


NEW AGE EDEN (D. Sharp)


We got a rumble here
Everybody knows
Except you
You`re crazy
Pan handle in the road
Can`t you see
There`s a jungle here
It`s real and it`s cold
Why the hell can`t you sort it out
The whole thing`s set to explode

In a new
Age
Eden
Dream on
Dream on
Dream on

It looks like a graveyard here
But who can tell
Could be a sinking dream
The bottom of a bottomless well
Could be
It`s a private war
But it`s way to mean
Could be
A hurricane
Like it said
In Time Magazine

In a new
Age
Eden
Dream on
Dream on
Dream on

Deep down in the subways
Way after dark
Some guys singing protest songs
Picking on them guitars
Singing Cane and Abel
Yes
Here it comes again
After a thousand years of this
You`d have thought something
Here would have changed

In a new
Age
Eden
Dream on
Dream on
Dream on

In a new
Age
Eden
Dream on
Dream on
Dream on

It`s high time for prayer now
For all gathered in this house
Forget about them Philistines
They ain`t never
Gonna work it out
Locked in a room full of mirrors
Waiting for the bell
Brings a
Seven winds of
Hades down at
Seven minutes to hell

In a new
Age
Eden
Dream on
Dream on
Dream on

We need a new temple here
The old one`s got to fall
All will be revealed
All you`ve got to do is
Heed the call
As you toil in silence
As you work the land
As you sail across the seas
As you lend a hand

In a new
Age
Eden
In a new
Age
Eden
Dream on
Dream on
Dream on


HARD TRAVELLIN` (D. Sharp)


Out on a wire
Devil`s mountain
Hanging on by a rope
Burning fever
Hard travellin`
Sweet shelter come home

You`ve got somebody
You`ve got somebody
You`ve got somebody
Watching over you

Desert roses
Far from water
Raise a glass to your throat
Come on you poor boys
From the country
This is a power
To behold
Three ravens rising
Two rivers raging
Less fair deal down the road
Late is the hour
Red is the colour
Lord have mercy on your soul

You`ve got somebody
You`ve got somebody
You`ve got somebody
Watching over you

So in the morning
Wait for your darling
You know she`s waiting for you
On the boat
Comes in slowly
Bringing Spanish wine for you
So while you`re dreaming
And hard travellin`
As you labour for this land
Swear on your vision
Of this nation
Say a prayer for the damned

You`ve got somebody
You`ve got somebody
You`ve got somebody
Watching over you


IN THE DEAD OF THE NIGHT (D. Sharp)


In the dead of the night
What is it that you see
In the dead of the night

In the dead of the night
Are you strong enough to sleep
In the dead of the night

In the dead of the night
Caught out at a road block
In a ghost town
By a broken rock
Each faces the Devil
Each way you turn
The streets crawl
And buildings burn
The sermon is dry
Shoulder the plough
Bring it on home
It don`t matter how
These hell hounds`
Just a trick of the light
In the dead of the night

In the dead of the night
What are you going to do
In the dead of the night

In the dead of the night
What`s this world coming to
In the dead of the night

As you twist and turn
Under a ball and chain
That come down once
And will come again
You`re at the mercy of the hour
That`s sucking you dry
Better pray to the Lord
For a breath of life
And when the wind blows in
Burn the candle twice
Reach for the shield
And sharpen a knife
Cut fire and ice
With a kiss of life
In the dead of the night

In the dead of the night
Does it really have to be
In the dead of the night

In the dead of the night
Who do you choose to believe
In the dead of the night

Out on this
Wasteland
Don`t got no
Angels here
For to bless this house
Or break the
Seven seals
Or hear the call of the West
Or greet the fall of the East
Or these rustling stones
On this bed of disease
Ain`t no law ever been made
That`s going to
Settle the blame
Go ahead and steal what is yours
Everybody`s
Doing the same
On this runaway train
Riding out of life
In the dead of the night


BIG ROAD BLUE (D. Sharp)


It`s a
Hard road
To be
Walking down
Bare feet on
Stone ground
It`s a
Long ride
Across
Fifty states
Kicking the dust that
God made
Sowing seeds on a
Mine field
Making the best
Of a bad deal
From the cradle
Way down to
The end of time
It`s down to you

You`d better
Roll with it
You`d better
Go with it
You`d better
Roll with it
Way down the big
Road
Blue
Way down the big
Road
Blue
Way down the big
Road
Blue
Big road blue
Big road blue

Back in the city
The streets are cold
It takes a
Heart of steel
To mine a nickel of gold
You hit a
Brick wall
You
Could have run
But now you`re
Facing up to a machine gun
Beat it down
The avenue
Keep running
Right on to
The only thing that`s going to get you through

You`d better
Roll with it
You`d better
Go with it
You`d better
Roll with it
Way down the big
Road
Blue
Way down the big
Road
Blue
Way down the big
Road
Blue
Big road blue
Big road blue

It takes a kinda faith
Where you`re headed to
Breathing in and
See it through
It`s hard to heal
And easy to brew
It keep coming
Right on through
The road ahead`s gonna rise to you

You`d better
Roll with it
You`d better
Go with it
You`d better
Roll with it
Way down the big
Road
Blue
Way down the big
Road
Blue
Way down the big
Road
Blue
Big road blue
The big road blue
The big road blue

It`s a hard road to be walking down


JOEY THE JONE (D. Sharp)


Heard a howling banshee
On a funeral stone
Was the sound of the children
Weeping for one of their own
The kid died in an instant
Took a bullet in the back
Shot from a .45 in a police attack
Was a routine shakedown
New Jersey was the place
A quick right from the sin is where
The kid took it in the face

This is the killing of Joey the jone
Innocent to the bone
Now his name is cast in stone
This is the killing
The killing of Joey the jone

There was a Reverend and a doctor
Shaking a mojo around
Little children weeping tears
As Joey was put in the ground
They covered the kid with dust
Nobody was digging the scene
As the local social workers
Moved in looking mean
Trying to smooth the anger
Firing up the crowd
Trying to get things back together
Force the people underground
Something`s going on here
What it is nobody`s sure
The Reverend prayed for guidance
And the doctor`s seeking a cure
There`s a plot smelt to the heavens
The whole town`s hung in shame
Blood on a whole generation
Of an entire city insane
And there`s a bridge from coast to coast
Linking people by the hand
At a time when war
Is being declared
On the poor people of the land

This is the killing of Joey the jone
Innocent to the bone
Now his name is cast in stone
This is the killing
The killing of Joey the jone

Now there`s a whole lot of talk in the churches
A whole lot of talk around the place
The talk is talk
The talk is cheap
And those who want to save face
This schoolyard shakedown has got a whole bunch of folks on the run
The Reverend the doctor hit the streets
To see what could be done
And at the funerals down town
The bodies were under age
And there were sermons spoken every night for to calm the people`s rage
Meanwhile after the killing
At an all night candle lit wake
The hymn was no justice no peace
The powers that be are all fake
The crowd started a riot
Police cars burned the streets
There was a big fuzz
The Reverend declared we`ve got to stop or we`re all dead meat
Now the Lord came down
Said
Reverend get up off your knees
And go to the powers and call out loud
To stop this big city squeeze

This is the killing of Joey the jone
Innocent to the bone
Now his name is cast in stone
This is the killing
The killing of Joey the jone

Now the doctor said we`ve got to heal this place
It needs a heart to keep it alive
You`ve got to speak if there`s going to be change
And the Reverend`s going to tell you why
Some say the crowds are a danger
You see it every time they meet
You might recall that Jesus was nailed by a crowd gathered in the street
But if it`s a question of justice
Look them straight in the eye
Say who did the hanging
Who did the swinging
And who was it for that he died

This is the killing of Joey the jone
Innocent to the bone
Now his name is cast in stone
This is the killing
The killing of Joey the jone


HOMELESS CHILD (D. Sharp)


Homeless vhild
Put your arms round me
Got to find shelter
At times like these
Don`t need no conscience
To know how it feels
Homeless child
Put your arms round me

Walking like a gypsy
Just trying to be free
Hunted and haunted
By the things that you see
Promise to the Lord above
Got to find rescue
And somebody to love
Gold and diamonds
Don`t give me none
Keep on walking
`Till the setting son
Don`t need no nation
Don`t follow no one
Homeless child
Where did you come from
Hey now
You don`t have to walk alone
Hey now
When you`re a long way from home
hey now
What`s going on
Hey now
Where are you coming from

Homeless vhild
Put your arms round me
Got to find shelter
At times like these
Don`t need no conscience
To know how it feels
Homeless child
Put your arms round me