The Walkmen

Is your skin your skeleton Splinters my daydreams Under surface see is it any seed Shadows fly across the wall I walk outside and try to see you right in front of me Silhouette of something sweet and so bright Don't know what to offer you I'm only broke...

I'd give you all my love i'd give you all my love But my heart itself is broken How many nights must lumber by I sit alone and I wonder why Oh hazy, lazy days I could dream of you forever Under the shade of a Juniper tree I sing a sad song of you and...

Finally close the door you'd left open wide locked it for me inside lay me down count me out watch out it's on you there's worse ways to see it baby set a fire and watch it burnin' come here sit next to me I'll tell you about a dream i'm looking ou...

You are the morning I am the night I was the only one Left at the right time And only I… …Still call you mine Only I…. …Still hanging on Blown by a strong wind But it we feared All that you said to me Is still so very clear So take my hand All...

Because he knows Our Romeo, He can't climb back. He swings in loopholes. When he goes through the air Their vengeance will stretch out. I made the best of it. I made the best of it. I made the best of it. This velvet rope Has fell before In vain....

I’ll see you tonight at Sophia’s place It’s always a good time That polished mahogany, gin and cigars Yeah, come on in Hey, you, am I getting through? There’s one more silver lining for the weekend Hey, you, am I getting through? The candles in your ey...

I've left my friend. Our train came in on time. But he never showed up. But he speaks French; he's fine. I don't. Where'd you go? Where'd you go? I should have known. I should have known. Hey, I'm glad you've finally caught up. Cause to get around....

I have no business, asking you the words I know the reason, you exaggerate I know the answers, to all your demands I have no secrets I'm not your heartbreaker Some tender ballad playin' I'm not your heartbreaker These are the good years Ah, the best we'll ev...

Our children will always hear Romantic tales of distant years Our gilded age may come and go Our crooked dreams will always glow Stick with me, oh you're my best friend All of my life, you've always been Remember remember All we fight for Remember re...

Drive on, drive on. The highway bright and long The river's overflowing The house's burning down. Drive on, drive on The engines on the lawn We kiss goodbye and drink up Some hours before the dawn We kiss goodbye and drink up I'll miss you when yo...

Oh, I'm still living At the old address And I'm waiting on the weather That I know will pass I know that it's true It's gonna be a good year Out of the darkness And into the fire I tell you I love you And my heart's in the strangest place That's how...

Somebody's waiting for me at home Somebody's waiting for me at home I should've known I should've known And somebody's got a car outside Somebody's got a car outside Let's take a ride Let's take a ride Somebody's waiting for me at home Somebody's wa...

Gone are the flames Gone is the world of mystery The slaughtered lamb is gonna stay that way one man he waits one mans a dancing to his grave who do I follow? who do I blame? You can't deny it The ports are old You can't deny they wrote it wrong...

The news is all good And I'm flying higher I'm back on my own Don't worry about me I got no more baggage I threw all my old things away I got your letter Thanks for the offer I really don't need a thing Open the door in front of me The sun is now sh...

When I was told You lied to me I hung my head in shame. When I was told You were cheating me I bit my lip in pain. So back up, Back away. And you better know now, Just for a little while, So it one more time, Just for a little while. Oh, back up,...

All the windows are glowing The branches bending low The skyline is swinging Rocking back and forth Walking down this dirt road Watching at the sky It’s all I can do It’s all I can do All the years keep rolling The decades flying by But… The days a...

The red moon is rising behind you The ocean is pounding away I held up a light to the smoke but The redness blows it away And the night is cold And the clouds go by Tomorrow morning I hope to be home By your side The riptide is pulling me under I’m...

My hands Come together And I draw in the breath through my teeth Your curt shots Sarcastic remarks Come so often They’re never sincere Darker amusement sets in That’s the problem You’re saying something and my eyes Open wider And we grin and we sta...

Johnny's in the basement Mixing up the medicine I'm on the pavement Thinking about the government The man in the trench coat Badge out, laid off Says he's got a bad cough Wants to get it paid off Look out kid It's somethin' you did God knows when But you're do...

For everyone… And sleeping at night. And you’re good enough. I’m not gonna eat it. You wear yourself out. You’re talking backwards. You wear yourself out. You wear yourself out… out. I thought I was too high. I fall so low that now I, I learn Break...

Windows close just like my eyelids as I'm sleeping, Lift the blinds up slowly, let the night in. We've begun to work things out again. There's no other way around it. Windows close just like your ear drum, as I'm saying, Lets forget those things I did thi...

You don't love me, just the kissing Don't trust the facts, trust the fiction I'll take the fiction I'll take the fiction What it is and what it should be Baby I want everything What it is and what it should be Baby it's the love you love Baby it's the love y...

You've got a nerve to be asking a favor You've got a nerve to be calling my number I know we've been through this before Can't you hear me I'm calling out your name Can't you see me I'm pounding on your door You've got a nerve to be asking a favor You've got...

It starts like this The kiss is a kiss The kiss is a kiss Smiles are all smiles Say your goodbyes Cause love will decide Your life in hand You made your demands You made your demands And now what else can you do Cause that don’t mean love Love will...

I'm waiting on a subway line I'm waiting for a train to arrive I'm thinking of a dream I had Maybe you're right we're gonna have a good time tonight cuz when you're coming around you'll be sorry for the plans we made when you're coming around, you'll be...

Out of station through my radio nothings on it's like a joke thats told with out its final line where's it going where had it round I know I'm trying I'm trying to wake up wake up and I tell by you way too far looking back I had a casing sentimenta...

I was the Duke of Earl The Duke of Earl But it couldn't last I was the Pony Express But I ran out of gas Golden dreams Golden dreams All lose their glow I don't need perfection I love the whole Give me a life That needs correction Nobody loves Loves perfecti...

Well I'm a modern guy I don't care much for the go-go or the retro image I see so often telling me to keep trying maybe you'll get here someday keep up the working, ok I close the book on them right there I see myself change as the days change over I he...

Oh I feel dried out from the summer’s light. As I wander home with spirits high. If I don’t look so good, pay no mind. Young girl you know who I am, took care of all my sins. I come to you a better man. Are you calling me, what’s that sound? Al...

What's in it for me x2 I came here for a good time and you're telling me to leave But you don't have to say it again, I heard you the first time We're counting on you x2 Well I like to remember it like that When we had one in the hand, that was one in th...

Well, they say can't please everyone But I'm stuck on a winning streak Well, today there's clarity And tonight I see tomorrow All at once the winter's here All the lochs are frozen over As I look in back of me See a shape beside the walkway Half of m...