If I had the nerve
I'd throw the world a curve
And who would care?
Who would ever really know?

I could be lost
In the tall grass of Durango
I was with her there
A long time ago

Safe from the winter
In her arms and warm
Blue skies, her lips, her eyes
The world does no harm

Been stuck on this road
Been trapped in the city
And the city night's not dark
Like Durango

Where there's not a clock to count
And there are more stars than souls
Time and tide will wait for me
In Durango

I've spent too much time
trying to make up my mind
I long to find my love
In Durango

Safe from the winter
In her arms and warm
Blue skies, her lips, her eyes
The world does no harm

If I had the nerve
I'd throw the world a curve
And who would care
If I ever dared to go?
I was with her there
A long time ago
Oh, the city night's not dark
Like Durango

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I wish I was at Marianne's
These thoughts in my head
Could be drinks in my hands
Windows filled with falling snow
We're months away from the undertow

I want to walk where I used to run
I want to soak in the winter sun
I want to wear away her will
Leaning on my windowsill
Dreaming up a secret plan
For Marianne

When I play the altered waltz
She takes it with a grain of salt
I think she'd vanish if I blinked
She's drawn with disappearing ink

She can sleep with the TV loud
She can wade through any crowd
We're not dressed up
But we have a place to go
We'll get ice cream in Barstow
On our way from the snow to the sand
With Marianne

When she whispered in my ear
I might have seen that I would hear
Every word ever spoken by
Anyone who's ever broken my heart
Or let go of my hand
Like Marianne
Marianne, Marianne

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Tucumcari, Tucumcari
Make no mistake
Just stay awake on 54
Tucumcari, Tucumcari
We’ll get a room
I’ll take the bed
You’ll take the floor

Tucumcari, Tucumcari
We’re gonna be in Guaymas
By tomorrow night
Tucumcari, Tucumcari
Then Mazatlan and Punta Mita
Man, we’re gonna see some sights

Tucumcari, Tucumcari
Route 66 is looking dead
And long past broke
Tucumcari, Tucumcari
They got a smoke shop
But they don’t got what I smoke

Tucumcari, Tucumcari
Nos echamos unas chelas
On the street
Tucumcari, Tucumcari
Now we’re borrachos
But we’re standing on our feet

In Tucumcari
Hey, Tucumcari
Tucumcari
Hey, Tucumcari

Tucumcari, Tucumcari
The oldest hooker in America
Is here
Tucumcari, Tucumcari
If you snap to it she might do it
For a beer

Tucumcari, Tucumcari
¿Porque se ria?
I agree her accent’s bad
Tucumcari, Tucumcari
But it’s the best one you can buy
In this entire ciudad

Tucumcari, Tucumcari
Beneath a double rainbow
In the sky
Tucumcari, Tucumcari
I’m feeling sorry for the peaches
In my pie

Tucumcari, Tucumcari
I think I saw my body
In a cloud
Tucumcari, Tucumcari
It used to let me go
Where now I’m not allowed

Tucumcari
Hey, Tucumcari
Tucumcari
Hey, Tucumcari

Tucumcari, Tucumcari
El miércoles nos vemos
Near the sea
En el blanco de mi ojo
Hay un río que es rojo
And that river’s running
Furious and free

Tucumcari, Tucumcari
We’ll be far away
The day it starts to snow
Tucumcari, Tucumcari
It’s hardly ever been this hard
To let you go

Tucumcari
Hey, Tucumcari
Tucumcari
Hey, Tucumcari

Tucumcari, Tucumcari
We gotta be in Guaymas
By tomorrow night
Tucumcari, Tucumcari
Then Mazatlan and Punta Mita
Man, that’s tight
Hey!

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I think I made a mistake
I never made a promise
I didn't want to break
When I told you that I loved you
I was out of my mind
But it was true at the time

I never should have asked for your name
I know who you are
You're always the same
I told you you were different
And I couldn't define you
Which was true at the time

True at the time I thought up the words
True in my mind
My mouth moved, your ears heard
True at the time I told them to you
It's so strange, my mind changed
But tell me what else could it do?

I don't want to make you cry
But everything is sad
‘Cause everything dies
I know I said forever
But we're stuck here in time

True at the time I thought up the words
True in my mind
My mouth moved, your ears heard
True at the time I told them to you
But things change, it's so strange
We don’t know what we’re gonna do

Oh, when my shadow has left the valley
You're gonna have to go on without me
I gotta go where the waters are still
Where I can breathe
I shall not want you until I leave

I don't want to leave you like this
But what would make it worse
Is my kiss on your lips
I got no explanation
No reason, no rhyme
But I was true at the time

True at the time I thought of the words
True in my mind
My mouth moved, your ears heard
True at the time I told them to you
It's so strange how I've changed
But to myself I must be true

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The measures that she's taken
Aren't drastic
Her boundaries are just elastic
My room is rubber
She wants plastic toys

Her mission is most like Magellan's
She likes to find things round
Like watermelons
She could sink a thousand ships
With a face like Helen of Troy's
But what is that noise?
What is that noise?

She might be cast as Sally Bowles
She doesn't need a pill
To swallow whole
Softer than a flower
Louder than a Rolls Royce
But what is that noise?
What is that noise?
What is that noise?

And her ring is still on my shelf
And her finger is somewhere else

She's tired of small men
And of big men
What I had with her
Seems like a figment
Of my imagination
Help me Sigmund Freud
What is that noise?
What is that noise?
What is that noise?
What is that noise?
And her ring is still on my shelf

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Baby I'd do just about anything
To be lying in your arms
But you don't want to hear about it
So I'll take my pharms

I'm out of everything else
I usually use to keep me warm
You're out of reach now, baby
So I'll take my pharms
Yeah, I'll take my pharms

Yeah, I'll take my pharms
Yeah, I'll take my pharms

I used to feel so safe with you
You used to keep me from harm
Now you're in a different place
So I'll take my pharms

I’m anxious, tense, and hopeless
But I hope this will make me calm
As soon as I get this bottle open
I'll take my pharms
Yeah, I'll take my pharms

Yeah, I’ll take my pharms
Yeah, I'll take my pharms

I need to get
This sickness out of my head
I hope these pharms will work
Ya’ know, they’re powerful meds

Nothing to do but wait and see
If this substance that’s foreign
Will be able to rescue me
Will be able to put out this storm

Nothing to do now
But wait and see
I think I feel it
In my legs and in my arms
There’s nothing left
Of you and me
There's nothing left
I took my pharms

Yeah, I took my pharms
Yeah, I took my pharms
Yeah, I’ll take my pharms
Yeah

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The light's turning green
I'm sitting under it
And wondering what does it mean
I find I'm frozen in line
A hundred people behind

You called off the search
I left you diamonds
You left me in the lurch
And went your own way
You just couldn't wait

Patiently
I've always loved you
Tenderly
Why didn't you know?
Could it be I never let it show?

The light's turning red
I'm sitting under it
And it's right above my head
I gotta get it in gear
I gotta shift and steer

I throw a pass, it goes long
I have a foolproof plan
It's bound to go drastically wrong
I am your man among beasts
I'm bringing food to your feast

Hungrily
I've always loved you
Tenderly
Why didn't you know?
Could it be I never let it show?

You called off the search
I left you diamonds
You left me in the lurch
And went your own way
You just couldn't wait

You’re breathing too loud
I’m gonna take you
Where breathing will not be allowed
We’ll be the talk of the town
With no one else around

Foolishly
I've always loved you
Tenderly
Why didn't you know?
Could it be I never let it show?
Could it be I never let it show?

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I met her and her friend
And I couldn't decide
Well it seemed like I had a choice
So I led them both on
They went along for the ride
There are some things you just can't avoid

And you never, you never
You never know why

Well I finally chose
It was good, it was bad
I burned one bridge
And the other I crossed
But I went across fast
And I fell for her hard
I should have known
She was an obstacle course

And you never, you never
You’ll never know why
You’ll never, you’ll never
You’ll never, no, never know why

Now I burn for a chance
To go back there again
And do over the things I did wrong
Yes, I long to redo
All the things overdone
But some dead things
Just won't get reborn

And you'd never, you’d never
You’ll never know why
You’ll never, you’ll never
You’ll never, no, never know why
You’ll never, you’ll never
You’ll n-n-n-never know why
You’ll never, you’ll never
You’ll n-n-
You’ll never know why!

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Behind closed doors
No souvenirs, no tears
No Either/Or
Just a head on my lap
And a treasure map
Falling to the floor
No foot came down
And I guess I should have known
To leave well enough alone

What's mine is yours
I'm telling you
I had a view from overhead
But it was no battle
For the empty bottle
And some promises
And heaven only knows
What was under those

Don't know what I was thinking
I went east, east of Lincoln
Yeah, I went mad I suppose
I went south, south of Rose

You dig a hole
You find sticks and stones
Instead of gold
So you come in from the cold
With your second string
That didn't mean a thing
And she takes your guilt
She brings it with her someplace else
I should have kept mine to myself

Don't know what I was thinking
Now she's east, east of Lincoln
Yeah, she was mad I suppose
She went south, south of Rose

Don't know what I was thinking
I went east, east of Lincoln
Yeah, I went mad I suppose
I went south, south of Rose
South of Rose

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She goes the way of the moon
She's not accustomed to the pain
Just waking up is a risk
She knew the sun
Now she sits in the shade

She needs a reason to be here
She needs a reason to stay
If I can give her a reason
Maybe she won't go away

There are no warning signs
Some people look sick when they're fine
She looks great
I've tried philosophy
It hardly works on me
She's afraid

She says it just took her over
Overextending its stay
I told her it's just a season
It's gonna go away

She knows it's no escape
That life's not hers to take away
It's not over until we're under
Then we'll rise above the thunder and rain

She needs a reason to be here
She needs a reason to stay
It's all beyond reason
I hope she won't go away
Hope she won't go away
I need her to stay

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I’m slipping through my fingers
I’m falling, no one's behind me
But hey, no matter what I’m okay

I’m just wanting someone to know me
Anyone right now would do
No matter what there's still you

I’m thinking a lot about trying
To stay how I am now but why?
No matter what it's a lie

I’m knowing the thing about living
I’ll always pretend I don't know

I’ll always pretend not to know
That I’m slipping through my fingers
I’m falling, no one's behind me
But hey, no matter what I’m okay

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