HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT The Lyrics

VIGILANTE MAN (W. Guthrie)


Have you seen that vigilante man
Have you seen that vigilante man
Have you seen that vigilante man
I been hearin`
His name all over this land

Now who is a vigilante man
Now who is a vigilante man
Now who is a vigilante man
I been hearin`
His name all over this land
Yeah

Now what
Is a vigilante man
Now what is a vigilante man
Does he carry
A gun and a club in his hand
Is that
The vigilante man

Have you seen that vigilante man
Have you seen that vigilante man
Did you gaze he said
Come from miles and miles around
And who
Is the vigilante man


ONE STEP CLOSER TO HOME (D. Sharp)


Well back in `75
When the kid was on the line
And he felt no pain
`Cause there was none
He would bend in the wind takin`
Anything
Like sniffin` roses
And it was alright
Until he fell
And cut his hand
He just could not
Understand
He ran away
Blame pretence for defence
Or plain innocence

Said it was alright
The harder it fights
I`m one step closer
To home
The deeper it bites
I`m one step closer
To home
And you can tie my hands
Or whip my back
I can`t give in
`Til the sky turns black
I may get lost
I`m one step closer to home

Oh yeah now he ran
Hitch rides travelled lights
Left his bags behind
Said he`d lost down
He said
That`s OK
I`ll get money and a smile
From place to place
And they don`t mind
I`ve had the heads
Of businessmen
You know I just give them
Right back again
I got no need for device
Disguise
Or for their compromise

Said it`s alright
The thougher it gets
I`m one step closer
To home
The more that I sweat
I`m one step closer
To home
And you can tie my hands
Or whip my back
I can`t give in
`Til the sky turns black
I may get lost
I`m one step closer
To home

There ain`t no need for this
At all and
Surely you could help me out say
I know a lot of people
Just like you
Plenty to live for
And nothing to lose
So tear it all down
Smash it all up
Break it all down and then just stop
Build it up

And the harder it fights
I`m one step closer
To home
The deeper it bites
I`m one step closer
To home
You can tie my hands
Or whip my back
`Cause I can`t give in
`Til the sky turns black
I may get lost
I`m one step closer
To
Home


GOING TO NEW YORK (W. Guthrie?)


Well I`m going to New York
And I`m really sure
I`m dragging my feet
From under the door
I said I`m going to New York
I said I`m going to New York
I said I`m going to New York
Even if I have to walk

Well I live down South
I been out East
I been out West
But I ain`t going to rest
`Til I get to New York
`Til I get to New York
Well I`m going to New York
Even if I have to walk

Rock it son

I hear ya

Now I`ve been here
And I`ve been there
And I`ve been a just about everywhere
But I`m going to New York
Yes I`m
I`m going to New York
Well I`m going to New York
Even if I have to walk

One more time son

Just like that

I`m going to New York
I said I`m going to New York
What you say
I said I`m going to New York
Well I`m going to New York
Well I`m a going to New York
Even if I have to walk
I said I`m going to New York
Even if I have to walk
What you say
I said I`m going to New York
Even if I have to walk


REASON 41 (D. Sharp)


I used to wonder why that when it`s black there is no white
And why that when it`s day that there is never any night
I got to talking to a soldier
Who tried to put things right
He said if you want peace then you will
Always have to fight
Hey now

I went searching in the desert
Where it just began to rain
And I met up with this drunken bum who said he`d
Lost his name
He said I put it
In this bottle
And it drifted out to sea
I said there is no water here and he walked away from me
Yeah

Then I asked for help
From a very clever man
He kept looking down at them figures and he just didn`t understand
I told him what the problem was
He said man that`s sad
I`d like to help you son but there is nothing
I can add
Give it one time

Yeah
It`s a real rock `n roll feel about it

My throat was getting dry
And I was feeling kind of rough
But I just kept on searching `til I`d just about had enough
I came across a doctor
He said his cure was the best
He diagnosed my troubles but I
Did not get no rest again

Now I was really confused
By the things that had been said
And all the people that I met just started spinning
Around my head
I gave it up for lost
And it suddenly was clear
The only reason you are there is
You ain`t over here


THE OTHER SIDE (D. Sharp)


Got no hope
Got no pride
Heard no truth
In all my life
Ain`t no justice
Ain`t no use
Tired and hungry
Burned up fuse

Swore to God
Made the stand
Made a promise
If I could
I would lend a helping hand

And you better be ready
There`s another bridge to cross
Better get this thing together
Better nail it while it`s hot
You better be ready
There`s another bridge to cross
And it ain`t over
`Til you reach
The other side

Made in heaven
Mercy sakes
More religion
Is what it takes
It ain`t easy
Troubled times
Fear and panic
In people`s lives

Bums and banners
Shimmers and shakes
Trigger fingers
Gotta get them rattlesnakes

And you better be ready
There`s another bridge to cross
Better get this thing together
Better nail it while it`s hot
You better be ready
There`s another bridge to cross
And it ain`t over
`Til you reach
The other side

Now the river bed is dried up
The dust is coming down
You had the last
Fair deal
And you`re still twenty miles from town

And you better be ready
There`s another bridge to cross
Better get this thing together
Better nail it while it`s hot
You better be ready
There`s another bridge to cross
And it ain`t over
`Til you reach
The other side
Well it ain`t over
`Til you reach
The other side
Yeah
And it ain`t over
`Til you reach
The other side


JULIA (D. Sharp)


Julia
Julia
Julia
Julia
You`ve never been closer
You`ve never been far
Anything is fair
Is that the way you are
Yeah

This dream`s for you my friend
Keepin` on all night until the end
Lay down
Lay down this dream`s for you

Julia
Julia
Yeah yeah
Julia
Tired dreams
Fast cars
Champaign
Is that the way you are

This dream`s for you my friend
Keepin` on all night until the end
Lay down
Lay down this dream`s for you

Play it brother

That`s sweet

Take it all
Ah take it all
Don`t forget that you knew me now
Do you belong

Yeah
This dream`s for you my friend
Keepin` on all night until the end
Lay down
Lay down this dream`s for you

Yeah this dream`s for you my friend
Keepin` on all night until the end
Lay down
Lay down this dream`s for you


CRISS CROSS AFFAIR OF THE HEART (D. Sharp)


It was a criss
Cross affair
Of the heart
It was fixed up
And boxed off from the start
The beginning
Was the middle
And the ending
Was the start
Of a criss
Cross affair
Of the heart

Ah honey
It`s time for us to move
Admit it
There`s nothing left to prove
If we go one more time
`Round the lap of all our life
There`ll be no roses
For me
Or you

Ah honey
That old love song
In your heart
Has been lyin`
To you right from the start
But we`re ready
To admit
So take note don`t forget
It`s high time
To turn
Another card
On this criss
Cross affair
Of the heart

It was fixed up
And boxed off from the start
The beginning
Was the middle
And the ending
Was the start
Of a criss
Cross affair
Of the heart

Rock it son

How `bout it folks
How `bout it

It was a criss
Cross affair
Of the heart
It was fixed up
And boxed off from the start
The beginning
Was the middle
And the ending
Was the start
Of a criss
Cross affair
Of the heart

Take it down boys

Now
Lovin` you
Was a
Two way affair
Up and down
And then
This way and there
Maybe
We never had a prayer
This ziggin`
And this zaggin`
This lovin`
And this raggin`
Was a criss
Cross affair
Of the heart

It was fixed up
And boxed off from the start
Yes the beginning
Was the middle
And the ending
Was the start
Of this criss
Cross affair
Of the heart

Keep on rollin` boys

It was a criss
Cross affair
Of the heart

It was a criss
Cross affair
Of the heart


STRANGER IN YOUR TOWN (T. Van Zandt)


Well I`m a stranger here
And I`ve just blown into your town
Well I`m a stranger here
And I`ve
Just blown into your town
And just because I`m a stranger
Everybody`s knocked me around

Yeah I wonder how come
Everybody helps a poor stranger so
Come on guys
Yeah I wonder how come
Everybody helps a poor stranger so
I hope they remember
That they`re gonna reap what they sow

Play me one Billy
Play me one
Come on I need it

Ah yeah

Ah hey there

Now I`m going back home
If I wear
99 pairs of shoes
Well I`m going back home
If I wear
99 pairs of shoes
Won`t be no more stranger here and
No more stranger blues

Give it to me one time yeah

Over here

Rock it son

Well it`s a strange town here
The tracks are out of line
Well it`s a strange town here
The tracks are all out of line
Well I`m gonna pack
My suitcase
And move on down the line
Yeah
I`m gonna pack
My suitcase and
Move on down the line


CHANGE II (D. Sharp)


It`s been a long time comin`
And it`s good to be back
It`s been a long time comin`
And it`s good to be back
Been in a head on collision
With a medicine man

Now I`ve been down in the alley
Where the odds they were stacked
I have been down in the alley
And the odds they were stacked
I`ve been down on my knees
There was no turning back

I said change change change
Lord knows I need a change
I said change change change
Lord knows I need a change
I said change change change
Lord knows I need a change

Well in a no man`s land
Between sorrow and sweet
In a no man`s land
Between sorrow and sweet
That`s where the devil himself
Sits in the judgement seat

I have been six feet under
I`ve been dead on my feet
I have been six feet under
I`ve been dead on my feet
I`ve been drowned in the rain
Turned in the wind
And the sleet

I said change change change
Lord knows I need a change
I said change change change
Lord knows I need a change
I said change change change
Lord knows I need a change


IN THE CITY (D. Sharp)


Smoke stack and a rain storm
A wrong way to move on
Iron chains are too long
No moon the 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 a greyhound
Wake up on a badland
Warm heart 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 no way
Be up again someday

Way down in the city
Way down in the city
Way down in the city
Way down in the city

Bad debt and I`m gone broke
Waste dump I`m done choked
I get sick and I don`t joke
Big rust and bad smoke
Dead trees and dead meat
Hot town a big heat
Fast food you can`t eat
Starved kids I`m dead beat
Bank raid I get rich
Bank raid I get rich
Fuel pump and oil slick
Hot house you get sick
Six feet of grave stone
Testify
Burned up and I done wrong 
I just can`t get satisfied

Way down in the city
Way down in the city
Way down in the city
Way down in the city
Scream

Straight down to State Street
Hot tub and a hair grease
Dogged round a big freeze
Bad trouble and police
No sense a crusade
Switchbacks and a switchblade
This land that God made
White world a moonshine
Black bear and a bad time
I lost sight and I`m gone blind
Last chance of a lifetime
Black deuce and a lovestone
White rose and a moonstone
Southbound and unknown
Last stop`s a headstone

Way down in the city
Way down in the city
Way down in the city
Way down in the city
Breakdown
Breakdown

Breakdown

Way down in the city
Way down in the city
Way down in the city
Way down in the city
Way down in the city
Way down in the city
Way down in the city
Way down in the city
Breakdown
Breakdown
Way down in the city
Way down in the city
Way down in the city
Way down in the city
Way down in the city
Way down in the city
Way down in the city


WONDERFUL WORLD (D. Sharp)


Guys wearing gas masks are levelling their 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 monsters 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 the banquet a madam meets her fate
Whilst almost a mile from her
Country estate
The helpless and homeless
Are dancing
A ring in the rain
Whilst prompted by pressure
From home and abroad
Fifty-five of them ministers will try to reach accord
On some ill judged remarks
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

Consignments of bibles and
Passenger planes
Japanese funerals and
Gambling games
Them backers
And bidders
Are dealing
In textiles and lace
They order revues that will
Salvage the state
Guaranteed to put off
And pass up that decay
While the latest concerns
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

One more time

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
This wonderful world


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


I`d never seen him before
As he ran up the flag
He had police protection
He had an armoured tank
There was a confrontation
Shape of things to come
You could hear the warning
Comin` on the big drum

Had a ghost white face
Came from out of town
Had the stare of an eagle
On the praying ground
Said that things must change
We gotta look ahead
We gotta rebuild this thing
Everybody gonna lose their head

Here comes the last
Smiling villain
From the south
He`ll suck you in and then he`ll blow you out
You won`t
Know him then
So you oughta know him now
Here comes the last
Smiling villain
From the south

He said we need a refuge
We gotta dig a hole
We`re checkin` on a monster
That`s gonna swallow us whole
We need a little respect
Then we`ll move around
We need a resurrection here
Everybody livin` underground

When he needs a reaction
You`re gonna be the bait
You won`t even remember
In what part of the state
A strange kinda religion
You gotta have some more
And when you get
An answer back
You finally better be sure

Here comes the last
Smiling villain
From the south
He`ll suck you in and then he`ll blow you out
You won`t
Know him then
So you oughta know him now
Here comes the last
Smiling villain
From the south

He`s a man of God and he`ll
Leave you blind
He walks with a cross
Leaves the trail off far behind
Swears father heaven`s sakes
If you don`t mind
Lend me your hand
But don`t ask me for mine
Yeah

Well
When you`re down on your knees
He can help you up
When you`re dying of thirst
He`s got a golden cup
He`s a giver of good
He`s the fairest
In the land
He`ll getcha what is already yours
He`s got a hoodoo held in his hand

You`ve seen him down the alley
You`ve seen him on TV
You`ve even
Seen him
Sellin`
Candy on the corner of the street
He`s everywhere you look
You don`t know his name
But you can hear him
Comin` from miles
He`s draggin` along heavy chains

Here comes the last
Smiling villain
From the south
Yeah
He`ll suck you in and then he`ll blow you out
You won`t
Know him then
So you oughta know him now
Here comes the last
Smiling villain
From the south

Oh look out here he comes

Here comes the last
Smiling villain
From the south
He`ll suck you in and then he`ll blow you out
You won`t
Know him then
So you oughta know him now
Here comes the last
Smiling villain
From the south


REASON 36 (D. Sharp)


Now I`ve been told how to keep my place
And to build a house that suits my face
And I gotta move
And that is serious
I was given the tools that`ll help in a trade
And I can`t dig with a pick nor spade
And you know as well as I do
That makes no sense
Yeah

I try to speak out or get spoken for
And when I`m done I`m gonna do it up
Some more
It`s a long road to
Where the old
Meets the new
And I ain`t
Gonna live
This way
Now I need the present
And I need the future too
So I ain`t
Gonna live
This way

Now I`ve been far
And I`ve been wide
And I`ve seen things from many sides
And I walk
The way
The paving stones are laid
And now and then I get these blues
Up and down these avenues
But never
So it gets
Me afraid
Yeah

I try to speak out or get spoken for
And when I`m done I`m gonna do it up
Some more
It`s a long road to
Where the old
Meets the new
And I ain`t
Gonna live
This way
Now I need the present
And I need the future too
So I ain`t
Gonna live
This way
Hey hey

Now I`ve had deals I `ve called my way
And I guess I`ve had the nerve to say
That there`s rules for others
And other rules for me
So when I`m down and I`m feelin` bad
And I`ve given up everything I ever had
I give up more
And give it
Gladly
Yeah

I try to speak out or get spoken for
And when I`m done I`m gonna do it up
Some more
It`s a long road to
Where the old
Meets the new
And I ain`t
Gonna live
This way
Now I need the present
And I need the future too
So I ain`t
Gonna live
This way
Hey hey


GOD SAVE SOMEBODY (D. Sharp)


People are saying money`s falling off the trees
Well I don`t see nobody here with a piece
Nobody got it
Everybody want it
Even people out there
Begging on the streets from the
Red Square
Down to the sea
Step on the sidewalk and you might see
Somethin` going on
Make a poor heart bleed
Sounds like a new age
Stampede

God save somebody
God save somebody
All through the land everybody lend a hand
God save
Somebody

Broke walls
People digging through
Skidding on the tarmac and tripping on the view
Halfway useful
Wholeway hopeful
Soak hearts in a vision of food
Welcome West to the world excess
I bet you
Halfway through some will settle for less
Big break sleeping rough at night
On a
Stone floor`s like a freezed ice

God save somebody
God save somebody
All through the land everybody lend a hand
God save
Somebody
Save somebody

Now the whole place looks like a war`s going on
Flash floods and fire bombs
A whole bunch of folk
Who say
It ain`t so
They`re from a place that nobody goes
Shell shock
And big decay
No policy`s gonna
Take that away
Bells ringing out right now for the day
They`re even tryin` to tear down
God`s highway

God save somebody
God save somebody
All through the land everybody lend a hand
God save
Somebody

God save
Somebody
Save somebody


ONE MORE RIVER STILL TO CROSS (D. Sharp)


I`ve gotta get some hope
I`ve gotta get some pride
Got to be some truth
All of this life

It`s gotta be some justice
It`s gotta be some use
When you`re starved and
Hungry
With a burned fuse

I swore to God
I made a stand
I made a promise
To lend a hand

And you better come together
You better nail it while it`s hot
You better get ready
Oh lord
There is one
More river
Still to cross

Made in heaven
Mercy sakes
Maybe more religion
Is what it takes

Bums and banners
Shivers and shakes
Trigger fingers
Rattlesnakes

Well you better come together
You better nail it while it`s hot
You better get ready
Oh lord
There is one
More river
Still to cross
There is one
More river
Still to cross

Now the river bed is dryin` up
The dust is coming down
You`ve had the last
Fair deal
And you`re still twenty miles from town
Said you better come together
Better nail it while it`s hot
You better
Get ready
Oh lord
There is one
More river
Still to cross
Yes there is one
More river
Still to cross


HARD TRAVELLIN` (D. Sharp)


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

You got somebody
You got somebody
And you got somebody
Watchin` over you

Desert roses
Far from water
Raise a glass
To your throat
Come on you poor boys
From the country
`Tis a power
To behold
Three ravens risin`
Two rivers ragin`
Last fair deal
Down the road
Late is the hour and
Red is the colour and
Lord have mercy on your soul

You got somebody
And you got somebody
You got somebody
Watching over you

So in the mornin`
Wait for your darlin`
You know she`s waitin` for you
Upn on the boat
Comes in slowly
Bringing Spanish wine for you
So while you`re dreamin`
And hard travellin`
As you labour for this land
Swear on your vision
Of this nation and
Say a prayer
Or be damned

You got somebody
And you got somebody
You got somebody
Watching over you

Watching over you
Watching over you

Aah watching over you


DRIVIN` HARD RAIN (D. Sharp)


Drivin` hard rain
Drivin` hard into this ground
I`m five dollars short in this
Two dollar town
Train keeps on rollin`
Ain`t never broke down
And it gets me to wonderin` where am I bound
I sometimes get lost
And I sometimes get found
It`s a
Mighty hard road to be
Travellin` down

Now the waters they`re risin` so
White may they be
Done raised a white light
In the starry-eyed East
I followed some fateful footsteps
So it seems
Now I`m burnin` these streets with this
Singin` machine
No wall ever too high will get me to ground
It`s a
Mighty hard road to be
Travellin` down
A mighty hard road to be
Travellin` down

They fleece the poor slowly and they
Pay the rich quick
They`d tax my religion now
If that`d stick
Their whole house is fallin` for want
Of a brick
And it sure is a gettin`
Some good people licked
And you`d better watch good
Now your time is a comin` around
It`s a
Mighty hard road to be
Travellin` down
A mighty hard road to be
Travellin` down

Now the lord only knows now this
Town`s going broke
Gotta raise me some income I`d
Kill for a smoke
There`s a new kind of sickness
Down here in the streets
That`s hangin` around in the
Air that I breathe
There should be a warning sign here
In the ground
It`s a
Mighty hard road to be
Travellin` down
A mighty hard road to be
Travellin` down
It`s a
Mighty hard road to be
Travellin` down


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
Up on Temple Mount
You`re breaking a promise
At the break of day
And 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
And how come
That 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 way
To get out of this
Talk about a jewel
What is yours
What is his
Does anybody remember
Was it ever straight
And how come
It ever got to be 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
It ain`t long for the day
It ain`t long
No it ain`t long
It ain`t long
It ain`t long for the day


DRIVE THESE BLUES AWAY (D. Sharp)


Well now the wind blows cold
Way across town tonight
It`s too dark to see
Anything but the bright headlights
Church bells ring out for the day
Steel glass rain outside
And it`s a hard hard time in the city
Not a whole lot of joy within
Not a whole lot of hope outside

Well it don`t have to be this way
No it don`t have to be this way
Yes there`s a man who rides
That Sunnyland train
He`s gonna drive these blues away
It don`t have to be this way

Down in the alley by the old liquor store
Nobody knows folks like these
They`re gonna do what they can tonight
To get a little sweet
Sweet relief
Yes it`s a hard hard time in the city
So hard make a poor boy weep
It`ll make a poor boy grieve

Well it don`t have to be this way
And it don`t
Have to be this way
Yes there`s a man who rides
That Sunnyland train
He`s gonna drive these blues away
It don`t have to be this way

Well get a car take a long fast drive
Get the hell out on the road and ride
Hey hey now the wind blows so cold
Way across town tonight
Way across town tonight

And it don`t have to be this way
And it don`t
Have to be this way
Yes there`s a man who rides
That Sunnyland train
He`s gonna drive these blues away

Yes there`s a man who rides
That Sunnyland train
He`s gonna drive these blues away
It don`t have to be this way
It don`t have to be this way

Way out on the road tonight
Drive these blues away
Drive these blues away


I DON`T WANT YOUR MILLIONS MISTER (J. Garland)


I don`t want your millions mister
I don`t need your diamond ring
I want the right to live mister
Give me back my job again

Now I don`t want your Rolls Royce mister
I don`t need your diamond ring
I want food for these children
Give to me my old job back

We worked to build this country mister
While you enoyed your life of ease
You stole all that we build mister
Yes give me back my job to me

Now think me dumb
If you wish mister
Call me green
Or blue or red
This one thing I sure know mister
These hungry folks
They got to be fed

I don`t want
Your millions mister
I don`t need your diamond ring
I want the right to live mister
Yes give me back
My job again
Yes give me back
My job again
Lord give me back
My job again