I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight

This cruel country has driven me down Teased me and lied, teased me and lied I've only sad stories to tell to this town My dreams have withered and died Once I was bending the tops of the trees Kind words in my ear, kind faces to see Then I struck up

A man is like a rusty wheel On a rusty cart He sings his song as he rattles along And then he falls apart And we'll sing hallelujah At the turning of the year And we work all day in the old-fashioned way Till the shining star appears A man is like a

High up above the crowd The great Valerio is walking The rope seems hung from cloud to cloud And time stands still while he is walking His eye is steady on the target His foot is sure upon the rope Alone and peaceful as a mountain And certain as the

I was under the Calvary Cross The pale-faced lady she said to me I've watched you with my one green eye And I'll hurt you 'till you need me You scuff your heels and you spit on your shoes You do nothing with reason One day you catch a train Never lea

Dirty people take what's mine I can leave them all behind They can never cross that line When I get to the border Sawbones standing at the door Waiting 'till I hit the floor He won't find me anymore When I get to the border Monday morning, Monday mor

I'm so tired of working everyday Now the weekend's come I'm gonna throw my troubles away If you've got the cab fare mister you'll do alright. I want to see the bright lights tonight Meet me at the station don't be late I need to spend some money and

I feel for you, you little horror Safe at your mother's breast No lucky break for you around the corner 'Cos your father is a bully And he thinks that you're a pest And your sister, she's no better than a whore Life seems so rosy in the cradle but I'