1971 Chrys-A-Lee Music Ltd.
Once there was a time - I'd rob my mama
For a good meal - and a smoke.
Once there was a time - I'd sell my brother
For a dollar - when I was broke.
But I'd never - sell my guitar
And my strings were always sharp.
'Cause if I don't - have a guitar,
I'll be strummin' on some angel's harp.
And if I don't - get to heaven
And I go down there below,
Better be a guitar - when I get there
Or I will refuse to go
Once there was a time - I was hungry
And I'd find my food - in some bin.
But I'd never, never sell my guitar
'Cause that would, darlin', that would be a sin.
One More Chance"
1975 Space Songs Ltd.
I'm gonna give you one more chance
I'll play the music, you just dance
I'm gonna give you what I got
I'll play the music, good and hot
You just got to get it
I'm gonna blow away your blues
I'll put the rhythm in your shoes
I'm gonna make it loud and clear
I'll blow the music in your ear
You just got to get it
I'm gonna give you one more chance
I'll play the music, you just dance
I'm gonna give you what I got
I'll play the music, good and hot
You just got to get it
I'm gonna give you one more chance
I'll play the music, you just dance
I'm gonna blow away your blues
I'll put the rhythm in your shoes
You just got to get it......ooooh....oh, yeah
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah
"One Of These Days"
1973 Chrys-A-Lee Music Ltd.
One of these days, boys, gonna see my baby,
Gonna see my baby - comin' down the road.
She'll have my pardon in her apron, wo, Lord,
Gonna see the governor - who said, "Release my man."
She's comin' down the road, boy, she's comin' down the road,
Red dress on, yeah, she's got her red dress on.
She's comin' down the road, boy, she's comin' down the road,
Her bags down low, she's got her bags down low.
One of these days, boys, gonna see my woman;
She'll have my children, children on her knee.
I'll run up to my woman - and hold her in my arms,
Tears in her eyes, she says, "I'm glad you're free."
"On The Road To Freedom"
1973 Chrys-A-Lee Music Ltd.
I'm on the road to freedom
On the road to love
Yonder can you see them
Who they're thinking of
I met a rich man on the road, he told me where to go
To get my hands upon some gold, but still I answered no
Cause freedom waits for me ahead, your gold will slow me down
I smiled as I walked on my way, and left him with a frown
I met an old man on the road, his eyes were clear and wise
Can you direct me on my way, to where the answer lies
I'm looking for the road to freedom so I can be free
He said keep thinking as you walk, and one day you will see
I'm on the road to freedom, on the road to truth
Yonder can you see them wasting precious youth
I thought as I walked down the road, of what the man had said
It seems to me that what he meant is freedom's in your head
The road I walk along is time, it's measured out in hours
And now I need not rush along, I stop to see the flowers.
Stop to smell the flowers.
"Ordinary Man"
1986 Space Songs Ltd.
I've been working day and night, tryin' to make it all come right
I've been giving it my best, ain't no time to take a rest
Just an ordinary man, and I keep doing what I can
Nobody can say I'm doing wrong - honey, I'm just trying to get a long
Just an ordinary man,
Just an ordinary man
I've been keeping things in line, I've been using all my time
Ain't no time for fooling 'round, 'cause there's too much going down
Well, the money's getting thin - I got to keep it coming in
I'm an ordinary man and I'm doing what I can
Got to keep on pushing,
Lord, I'm just an ordinary man
I've been working day and night, tryin' to make it all come right
I've been giving it my best, ain't no time to take a rest
Just an ordinary man, and I keep doing what I can
Nobody can say I'm doing wrong - honey, I'm just trying to get a long
Just an ordinary man, Just an ordinary man
Just an ordinary man, Just an ordinary man
"Outside My Window"
1989 Space Songs
Outside my window, rain fallin' down,
Call for my woman, no-where around.
I hear laughter, outside in the hall,
Outside my window, I see nothing at all.
There's a star in the night and it's shining so bright,
I could swear it was callin' to me.
There's a hope in my heart that is broken apart,
and the pain for a moment is free.
Outside my window, there's a light burning bright,
and it keeps on callin' me into the night.
Outside my window, something callin' me.
Outside my window, someone waits for me.
How long I wonder, can this go on ?
I had it all, now it is gone.
So lonely, here with the blues,
I never knew I had so much to lose.
There's a star in the night and it's shining so bright,
I could swear it was callin' to me.
There's a hope in my heart that is broken apart,
and the pain for a moment is free.
Outside my window, there's a light burning bright,
and it keeps on callin' me into the night.
Outside my window, something callin' me.
Outside my window, someone waits for me.
I feel so lonely, life got me down,
I call all my friends, but they're all out of town.
I keep on seaching, trying to find
Someone to love me, let me ease my worried mind.
"Over The Hill"
1971 Chrys-A-Lee Music Ltd.
I got water on the brain, my mind is like a drain;
Here I go again - over the hill.
My eyes don't seem to clear, I'm not sure what I hear;
It seems I'm goin' clear - over the hill.
Like a cripple and his crutch, I have leaned a bit too much;
Seems that I should never touch again.
Now it seems it's plain to see - that this stuff is killin' me;
Got to quit so I'll be free again.
I got too much to lose, no one can fill my shoes;
Think I'll leave the blues - over the hill.