Nils Lofgren

60 is the new 18 Got titanium hips 300 Elvis plugs Got sex, sleep, pump and wake up drugs Got a purple porsche, young girls in my phone Man I never knew I could feel this alone Yoga, latte's and facial scrubs Got STDs from group hot tubs I disgust myself so I...

Livin' in the same dead town, Mysteriously I've come alive. It feels great, I'm glowin' so different, Yesterday it was all I could do to survive. Somethin' gave my soul a start, Swift the black off my rusty heart. Maybe it's the hand of fate, Could be the ang...

The Civil War really kicked my ass I wake up dirty like living trash Daydream, nightmares as I zombie through Scouring a wreckage searching for you Are you my Maker, a Savior too A shadow love that can't be true I'm learning how to live without a clue Ain't to...

Amy Joan, Amy Joan Why won't you please come home I'm damaged and I'm blue I can't be satisfied without you There's a dance hall way 'cross town You shake and sweat 'till your fears tumble down I courted you with bum knees and Pa's cane How come you never loo...

Any time at all, any time at all Any time at all, all you've gotta do is call and I'll be there If you need somebody to love Just look into my eyes I'll be there to make you feel right If you're feeling sorry and sad I'd really sympathize Don't you be sad, j...

Beat-up little seagull on a marble stair Tryin' to find the ocean, looking everywhere Hard times in the city, in a hard town by the sea Ain't nowhere to run to, there ain't nothing here for free Oh Baltimore, Man, it's hard just to live Oh Baltimore, Man, i...

Lover, there will be another one To hover over you beneath the sun Tomorrow see the things that never come today When you see me fly away without you Shadow on the things you know Feathers fall around you And show you the way to go It's over It's over Nestle...

One last time from Freddy's joint we drove out to lover's point shared our last kiss eye to eye Spoke of tender times long past said they weren't meant to last too many different dreams to satisfy She wants new shoulders to cry on new backseats to lie on and...

They call him Snake, he minds his own business He got his own sound, we're glad that he's with us I call him bottom, plays so fine Wanna feel that pocket all the time I heard it Dancing in my sleep, shouting in the shower I find true love, I call it pocket pow...

There’s a full moon And a red sun In the sky, all alone My old pick up, dear dog Rain Morning coffee, driving home By and by, too many gone And life’s song not quite the same Gonna dance with my girl Let the sweet sounds ease our pain So the flesh and body’s...

When I was a young boy My mama said to me Your daddy's leavin' home today I think he's gone to stay We packed up all our bags And drove out to Winnipeg When we got to Winnipeg I checked in to school I wore white bucks on my feet When I learned the golden r...

Don't cry no tears around me Don't cry no tears around me 'Cause when all the water's gone The feeling lingers on Old true love ain't too hard to see Don't cry no tears around me. Well I wonder who's with her tonight? And I wonder who's holding her tight? But...

~~~♫♫♫ ~~~ You gotta dance a lot You gotta sing a lot Open your heart a lot And you can be a lot You gotta share your stuff Give when the times get tough Your best can be enough Dream big, work hard, stay humble Give big, stay strong, be humble Humble, humbl...

I seem to turn My world all-around you I keep regretting I found you And it brings power to think you feel the same way too But it's my duty, it's my job It's my sense of knowing right from wrong If you're black and white I brought your colors back to life It...

Is my world not falling down I'm in pieces on the ground And my eyes aren't open And I'm standing on my knees But if crying and holding on And flying on the ground is wrong Then I'm sorry to let you down, But you're from my side of town And I'll miss you. Tur...

I think I'm goin' back To the days when I was young enough to know the truth I think I'm returning to The things I learned so well in my youth. Now there are no games to only pass the time No more electric trains, no more trees to climb Thinking young and gro...

Well I never kept a dollar past sunset Always had a hole in my pants Never went to school when I was happy I never blew a second chance, oh no. I need love, I need love to keep me happy I need love Baby won't you keep me happy? Baby, keep me happy I always t...

I found him sneaking round my store I call my place "Sounds To Go" My rent is 80 meals a week I thought you should be first to know Being his folks, I know this comes as bad news So I'll let you in on something, before you cry the blues Your boy's got soul, y...

~~~♫♫♫ ~~~ Come a little bit closer Hear what I have to say ~~~♫♫♫ ~~~ Just like children sleepin' We could dream this night away. ~~~♫♫♫ ~~~ But there's a full moon risin' Let's go dancin' in the light ~~~♫♫♫ ~~~ We know where the music's playin' Let's go out...

Start sorting out your problems, you're gonna last Time to stop this living in the past Some close friends need a change of heart But that's not where your problems start Home is where the hurt is Home is where the hurt is Swelling up with anger, don't you b...

I am a child, I last a while You can't conceive of the pleasure in my smile You hold my hand, rough up my hair It's lots of fun to have you there I gave to you, now you give to me I'd like to know what you've learned The sky is blue and so is the sea What is...

Well, my manager kept tellin' me If I wanna be great I'd better wise up And sing my songs straight I said, "Hey fool, In order to survive I gotta be my dirty self I won't play no jive!" He told me he'd quit I said, "Don't jump to conclusions! Maybe bein' sta...

When I see her comin' down the street, I get so shaky and I feel so weak, I tell my eyes to look the other way, But they don't seem to hear a word I say, And I Go to pieces and I want to cry, Go to pieces and I almost die, Every time my baby passes by. I tel...

Your magic's in the air I can feel it everywhere Encouraging me to fight For what I believe is right Thanks to you And family ties I'll arise I'll arise You sail the sea to find America your home A family you did make Now I don't feel alone Thanks to you An...

I was under a misconception Nothing better than a boy and girl I've got a new impression And I am dancing all around the world If I say, it is so If I say, it is so You're so proud to feel free That's not as common to me I am not looking for you Someone be...

In the fall of the year she flew across the ocean To Ireland the land of her fathers When we said goodbye, a tear was in her eye I lost her then and there My Irish angel The first letter came, she said she loved it there And how much she wished I was there wi...

Well, baby used to stay out all night long She made me cry, she done me wrong She hurt my eyes open, that's no lie Tables turn and now her turn to cry Because I used to love her, but it's all over now Because I used to love her, but it's all over now W...

I came into this World, and I tried what I pleased His shot rang with a low, I fell on my knees I managed to stand, finally walk away I ain't stopped hiding since that day... And the Jealous Gun comes a' hunting One purposed to track me down I hear his footst...

I flushed a thousand pills today Just because you love me I broke the guns, tossed the bullets away Just because you love me You took my blue heart out Scraped away all the pain and doubt Free to be me, happy looking for me This dark world is a kinder place J...

~~~♫♫♫ ~~~ This is a right-away letter, I've got to mail it today Straight to my main inspirer, says urgent from the USA Its got this heart inside it, the postage is my soul Contains a message from millions, says Keith don't go A thousand guitars wailin...

She walks like you, even talks like you But she isn't you, I know that too So long ago, many years gone by How could I let her get away Sorry to bring her up I know it must seem strange I do love you, but it's not the same And you have to know, that I've t...

Once I thought I saw you in a crowded hazy bar, Dancing on the light from star to star. Far across the moonbeam I know that's who you are, I saw your brown eyes turning once to fire. You are like a hurricane There's calm in your eye. And I'm gettin blown away...

With a little bit of soul I'm gonna ease your worried mind With a little bit of heart We're gonna leave your troubles behind With a little bit of love Girl, we're both gonna turn out fine With a little bit baby, with a little bit With a little bit of time Wi...

We've been through some things together With trunks of memories still to come We found things to do in stormy weather Long may you run Long may you run, long may you run Although these changes have come With your chrome heart shining in the sun Long may you r...

In a haunted tavern, drowning your sorrows You find a kind soul, with a million tomorrows You share a few, find you ache for more Lift your injured heart, off a dirty floor Near by, a fragile baby cries Lights a new dawn in your tired eyes Armed with compassi...

The morning sun, it don't shine as bright The evening stars, are dim tonight Your ancient voice, soothes my fearful soul I miss you Ray I miss you Ray I pound my nails Love my wife and kids My gifts are not As grand as yours So this and every song you sing H...

Here I come again on Saturday night After the first love it never felt right Ask me if it's right to love another girl First I'll say, yes and then I'll say why Crying moon tears (Moon tears) Crying moon tears (Moon tears) Crying moon tears (Moon tears) Cryi...

Well, hello Mr. Soul, I dropped by to pick up a reason For the thought that I caught that my head is the event of the season Why in crowds just a trace of my face could seem so pleasin' I'll cop out to the change, but a stranger is putting the tease on. I was...

You used to leave your scent On his whiskey soaked collar You both would paint the town Drink up his very last dollar Then you loved him for fun And rode away when it was done Now he's confused and I know why Man, wipe that mud from your eye Ain't like rain R...

Out for the first, atmosphere is heavy World title lays on the line Strong and proud, he is much older I am the faster, I'm in my prime Third round, late, he starts to tire Open cut over his left eye Smelling blood attack is relentless In the box seats I see...

~~~♫♫♫ ~~~ Teens are hooked on drugs and the internet Cry life is rough we must forget Dad I'm going to the mall, dressed like a whore Mama everyone's doin' it and there's more I need a 24/7 sexting cell or I'll kill myself and see you in hell Dad it's all yo...

When the dream came I held my breath with my eyes closed. I went insane Like a smoke ring day when the wind blows. Now I won't be back till later on If I do come back at all But you know me, and I miss you now In a strange game I saw myself as you knew me Wh...

When you were young and on your own How did it feel to be alone I was always thinking of games that I was playing Tryin' to make best of my time But only love can break your heart Try to be sure right from the start Yes, only love can break your heart What if...

I sent the wife a postcard yesterday Said everything's going just right I ran down my sightseeing day But I had to forget last night The picture said I'd be home soon Knowing I'd be happy, fogged in for life And sure enough when I landed It might as well have...

Just another room, just another town Same old crazy people, hangin' around Still you shine silently Strarin' down in space, comin' down alone Feel like packin' all my bags, headin' home Still you shine silently Shine silently I don't need no light, in...

I ain't really that good looking It ain't that I'm big or tall It ain't cause I'm short and funny, I know honey It's my slippery fingers, that's all Slippery fingers Slippery fingers Slippery fingers Slippery fingers Slippery fingers Slippin' all over you You...

He look a perfect stranger, Like a cross of himself and a fox. He's a feeling arranger And a changer of the ways he talks. He's the unforeseen danger The keeper of the key to the locks. Know when you see him, Nothing can free him. Step aside, open wide, It's a...

I dropped out of high school It bored me to death They taught me a dress code And lodged my respect I flied up to New York And learned from the plants That the sun hadn't set On this boy yet I came back an artist I tried to play a story Friends called me los...

I brought you into this World to be a dreamer. One heart like a lion, still my pals shut me down They laugh in my face, you know they need a clown I swing from the trees, to my parallel bars I feel so removed, like being from Mars Oh, I miss love like water,...

Today I'm thinking about the world we live in All the love and hate that's floating around And all the times I've felt so lost and helpless You've stood by me you never let me down Still I keep throwing up these walls Most of them I've built with stone You tea...

The armageddon was about to drop You smiled a tear and the whole mess stopped A hot tornado swept through our sleepy town Lifted everyone and everything gently set 'em down You were mine My beloved Harley was stolen out the yard I was crushed, he was my best...

~~~♫♫♫ ~~~ How come the sun still warms my feet? Wicked fear inside I can't erase Brothers and sisters keep get'n shot down And me left standing in this flirty town Why am I running crazed and free? No answers come, Why me? Spent too much time on daddy's kne...

I've waited for you, Winterlong You seem to be where I belong. It's all illusion anyway. If things should ever turn out wrong And all the love we have is gone, It won't be easy on that day. Waiting to follow Through the dreamlight of your way Is not so easy...

I've been walking all night long My footsteps made me crazy Baby, you've been gone so long I'm wonderin' if you'll come home I'm hopin' that you'll be my baby I'm wonderin' if I'll be alone Knowin' that I need you to save me. I've been talking all day long To...

You know I lose, you know I win You know I call for the shape I'm in. It's just a game you see me play, Only real in the way That I feel from day to day. Although the answer is not unknown, I'm searchin', searchin', and how I've grown. It's not all right to...

Ah, you, wake me with the gentlest touch. When you, kiss me, oh, I feel I must have you; You have everything I need, Except a burning love for me. When I first saw you that day, I had to ask you stay. We talked and drunk too much, And our hearts softly touche...

Everyday I get complaints from you Starts me thinking baby I'm your fool Broken dreams all on the floor You can't back it up anymore 'Cause I found out, love just ain't enough I need devotion to back it up I found out, love just ain't enough I need devotion t...

Is anybody really happy Don't dreamers get the blues The hustlers make the millions The losers pay the dues So what of the forgotten The little ones confused Don't it seem like the big tears fall From the children's eyes... falling Seems like the big tears fa...

Already late to the union hall Tired and dragging my feet on the ground Doctor Feelgood is right down my street I feel run over and it hurt me sweet "Doc Feel, and I'm getting weak in the knees" And he said, "Cry tough, son, cry tough" I told him about my da...

~~~♫♫♫ ~~~ Easy Benny used to keep me happy He'd kick my head a little higher each day The closer we got, the stiffer I awoke too late, too late... Well, my heart began to grow, I went after girls We started kissin' each other on the mouth The harder stuff d...

I thought you had a pretty good sense of self I thought you were being ironic when you ripped your jeans I thought you were being ironic when you ripped your jeans So sinful that all you want from me is sympathy So, I'll cry tomorrow, I ain't got time today I...

I remember your birthday Your first breath out of the womb We were all crying, you were screaming It was the most beautiful tune God needed mother in heaven Suddenly it was just you and I I felt so shattered and useless If not for you, I'd have surely died Yea...

Armies play, families fight Long workday, sleepless night Some try so hard but not for the team So some must dream Restless souls, shattered hearts Talk of peace that never starts Self-proclaimed saviours just float downstream So some must dream Follow your h...