I was born down by the riverWhere the dirty river flowsAnd the cool wind cut through meIt cut right through my clothesAnd the anger and the yearningLike fever in my veinsSet the fire burningShe came down from KnightstownWith her hands hard from the lineFr.. Read »
Jazz Musician
Well it's Saturday night in New JerseyAnd you're feeling kinda wetNow the summer heat is getting you worriedSo you try to look as innocent as you can as you sweatAnd you've got a woman on the other side of the lawBut it ain't cool to go see her yetBecause.. Read »
Janey, Don't You Lose Heart
You got your book baby with all your fears Let me honey and I'll catch your tears I'll take your sorrow if you want me to Come tomorrow That's what I'll do Listen to me Janey don't you lose heart Janey don't you lose heart Janey don't you lose heart Janey.. Read »
Janey Needs A Shooter ('72 Piano Demo)
Well Janey's got a doctor who tears apart her insides.He investigates her and silently bates her every little sigh.Oh, he probes with his fingers but he knows her heart only through a stethescope.Oh, his hands are so old and his instruments so coldJaney t.. Read »
Jacob's Ladder
Jacob was a dirt poor farm boyRaised at the fork in the road in a clapboard houseAnd Rachael was a land baron's daughterBorn with a silver spoon in her mouthHer daddy said he wouldn't standFor Rachael to waste her life with a common manHe tried hard to ke.. Read »
Jackson Cage
Driving home she grabs something to eat Turns a corner and drives down her street Into a row of houses she just melts away Like the scenery in another man's play Into a house where the blinds are closed To keep from seeing things she don't wanna know She .. Read »
Jack Of All Trades
I'll mow your lawnClean the leaves out your drainI'll mend your roof to keep out the rainI'll take the work that God providesI'm a Jack of all tradesHoney, we'll be alrightI'll hammer the nailsAnd I'll set the stoneI'll harvest your crops when they're rip.. Read »
Just A Little Girl
sometimes I feel, you're not, listeningSometimes, I feel, you don't understandbut i , think I, got the answerAlready, no what, you're gonnasay'Cause I'm just a little girl you seeBut there's a hell of a lot more to meDon't ever underestimate what I can do.. Read »
Just Like A Timepiece
the ghost of my own songhave named themselves no onestrings of their shadows have led through the worldthe hands of the dream windthat blows from beneath thembring thin sheets of paper, they ask me for morethey offer a ride in their submarine dragonflybro.. Read »