Taking It All Away John Cale

that wishful wishing well Well now you're in misery and in pain Well now you're in misery and in pain So she broke your heart And you let her die Well that's your name and that's the game 'Cause they're taking

Letter From Abroad John Cale

"It's a squalid little town with a tenuous beauty The cool wet mornings are so appealing People waking up suddenly in the night Very disappointed At the water's edge fishermen smashing their boats, taking

Hello There John Cale

Left the castle in Spain In an ambulance all the way Could it be that the clock's really stopped? Hello, there. Everbody, when's the next train out of here?

Hello, There John Cale

Left the castle in Spain In an ambulance all the way Could it be that the clock's really stopped? Hello, there. Everbody, when's the next train out of here?

China Sea John Cale

Seems like you're always dreaming Your mind is wandering far away Thinking 'bout your boy in China A junkie on the China Sea Oh your mother told me so You're gonna be all right Don't let your heart get

I Wanna Talk 2 U John Cale

you whisper in my ear That you were coming back this year Looking to make an exception this time We know what's coming down Hey you wait up I wanna talk with you Hey you wait up I wanna talk with you Taking

Caravan John Cale

I'm slipping away from planet earth Hand in my pocket full of dirt Shaking all over Shaking all over with the funny stuff Climbing the fens in the Norfolk Broad Waiting for Godot and Niagara Falls Mustn't

Sudden Death John Cale

The last thing they expected to see was sudden death The army was on full alert, watching everything Trying hard not to look you in the eye If what you saw wasn't what you knew and ignorance was bliss It

The Sleeper John Cale

cigarette Yes, I slept on your satin pillows They felt like a second skin You needn't have looked so helpless there I was the moth stuck on your pin Sleeping, I am the sleeper Sleeping, I am the sleeper Oh it

Leaving It Up To You John Cale

Looking for a friend, looking everywhere Walked along the boulevard, the boulevard of friends All those mild mannered friends I've got They're careless and they fall down All over the place, all over town

Dirty Ass Rock 'N' Roll John Cale

Well it's too damn early and your eyes are bleeding From the vicious bottle the night before And the last thing you need is a nicety-nice And small talk crawls out your ears Maybe it makes you feel just

Ghost Story John Cale

It was seven o'clock in the morning Too late to handle the day At home it was only two thirty The skin on my wrists turning grey Stood up, wished us good luck He changed his attitudes twice The

Ski Patrol John Cale

Here comes the ski patrol It comes but once a year On down the mountain side And they'll make sure that we're all right Make sure that we're all right Sure that we're all right Sure that we're all right

Guts John Cale

The bugger in the short sleeves fucked my wife Did it quick and split Back home, fresh as a daisy to Maisy, oh Maisy And the twelve-bore it stood in the corner Quite operatic in its self disgust It blew

Satisfied John Cale

There's been a nightly visit for such a long time Because of you It's got all the hallmarks of a classic affair That we all know It may suprise us still – for both of us until You'll be wondering at it

Mothra John Cale

Open the window In come the clouds Reaching around my neck Looked in the mirror nobody there What's gonna happen next Mothra Mothra give it a whirl Try something new today Mothra Mothra Try it again try

Fadeaway Tomorrow John Cale

Since you're gone Love that's here today - fade away tomorrow Love that's here today - fade away tomorrow Where to go? should I just stay here or run?

In A Flood John Cale

You thought you had it covered but you didn't The best you had to offer went up in smoke I heard from other people where you went Down the Mississippi in a flood Somewhere south of Santa Fe it started

Archimedes John Cale

"Keep me away form a naked flame I am made of vapor and I will explode There's been something rattling in the closet trying to get out The car antenna's gone missing - it's out there somewhere Cruising

Dying on the Vine John Cale

"I've been chasing ghosts and I don't like it I wish someone would show me where to draw the line I'd lay down my sword if you would take it And tell everyone back home I'm doing fine I was with

Momamma Scuba John Cale

Skin dub me down Scuba mama sink me down Love your sinking, hold me down Love you som much Skin will drown and drown Soul in deep, deep ocean water We hide in the cool, cool shade Seeking, reaping Make it

Gravel Drive John Cale

You're going away again It's almost as if you never came I'm tired and helpless and midnight's here leave me something something that will make me smile Someone is calling from the den "when does survivor

Adelaide John Cale

I want to go home, I want to go home I want to go back to Adelaide It' s time for a change, don't want to be late It's probably night in Adelaide In a day or two, I'll be there asking for you

Outta The Bag John Cale

Letting the cat outta the bag you're gonna find a good home Letting the cat outta the bag You can't always have it your way Letting the cat outta the bag I know it wasn't what you wanted to hear You got

I'm Not The Loving Kind John Cale

passes me by I lose the love I thought I had in mind send no flowers or words of regret cause I'm not the loving kind day by day I was hoping you'd be the kind of love that would give me peace of mind but it

Charlemagne John Cale

priests and deacons of his court A quartermaster, quite a man, a mistress of the line Has found a last cent avenue of pain A Mardi Gras just passed this way a while ago Making hungry people of us all

Mr. Wilson John Cale

you say And I'm always thinking of you When I hear your music play And you know it's true That Wales is not like California in any way And when I listen to your music You're still thousands of miles away

Mary John Cale

don't know why You don't know why You don't have to call me Mary I'll be fine with that I wanted to say We don't go into that There's a window in my mind You can see in Just look an you'll want to sigh It

Save Us John Cale

When that wind begins to blow Save us from the falling rain Save us from the House of God Save us from the wind that bleeds Save us from the falling rain And in the dark and cold of night I have to face it

You Know More Than I Know John Cale

morning news In bed - what endlessness ahead And there's no more to be said You know more than I know You know more than I know You know more than I know The blind may see, but stay behind relief Of all

Helen Of Troy John Cale

Mmm, he looks so big Listen, baby, I've seen it before He's running round with all the boys Oh, love him Mmm, big thighs Creepy, creepy in the dark Shiny, shiny Joan of Arc When the moonlight starts its

Sandman (Flying Dutchman) John Cale

He is drifting drifting away He is waving again He is leaving Sandman's on his way He is laughing again He is sailing sailing the seas Something happened today He is sailing sailing the seas Something

Cleo John Cale

Cleo, Cleo, won't you come around and play girl Cleo, Cleo, won't you come around and stay girl You can find the lines to say, if you try Someone else has just confessed To drinking up all your

Vigilante Lover John Cale

"Oh you think you got a gypsy smile But it won't get you out of trouble this time All you ever had is the memory And the rose that you keep for company Anyone could have cracked the code Anybody

Ship Of Fools John Cale

the fishermen who still Wished they could sail from Tenessee to Arizona So hold on, won't be long The call is on the line Hold on, Sister's gone South to give the sign We picked up Dracula in Memphis It

Perfect John Cale

I can't help it You're perfect for me I couldn't care less You're perfect for me I've been waiting You're perfect for me right now In the moment You're perfect for me I've been waiting You're perfect for

Emily John Cale

with you Walking hand in hand On the shifting sands Maybe we'll love again Maybe we'll love again Soon the time will come When we must say Goodbye my dear dear friend Till we meet again Though I'm far away

Song Of The Valley John Cale

me from this The sun beats down on the valley The waves crash on the shore I was a soldier of the alley I cannot fight there anymore To roam the world for love and glory To roam the world at all

Big White Cloud John Cale

After all is said and done Everything, is just like it began Days that came, years again Came in here once again Oh how I love you, Yes how I love you Oh how I love you so.

Mary Lou John Cale

Oh, watch out, here comes Mary Lou She thought that she lived in a shoe Everybody told her, "Baby it's all right Oh, it's all right, it's all right, it's all right now" Oh Mary, watch out Mary Lou Oh Mary

Black Rose John Cale

"Everybody melting but the heat just won't affect ya Backlot Casanovas and Black Russian defectors Are here to take your picture away I know you don't have space left on your windowsill Black rose

Heartbreak Hotel John Cale

Where broken hearted lovers Do cry away their gloom. You make me so lonely baby, I get so lonely, I get so lonely I could die.

Look Horizon John Cale

standing Looking out from higher ground Breathing air to lift the spirits Or racing balloons in the alps While on the beach in Zanzibar We're struggling in the surf Seeing the look horizon Moving further away

Barracuda John Cale

Dark woman in the water drowning Sinking in a funny way Black footing full of faces floating Mimicking our final days The ocean will have us all The ocean will have us all Dark woman in a cupboard burning

Vampire Cafe John Cale

They're setting the tables They're dimming the lights They're leaving the priesthood It's all over tonight 'Cause somebody's missing Somebody's cold You better clean all your windows And sell all your

Brotherman John Cale

Uncle Sam Uncle Sam Uncle Sam Where the heat comin' from Brotherman Brotherman Uncle Sam Here in the courtyard with Uncle Sam Uncle Sam Uncle Sam You're just feeling some of the magic But you're feelin' it

Things John Cale

(doing the thing) Doing it (doing the thing) Doing it (doing the thing) The thing you'd do in Denver when you're dead A month is a Saturday, Wednesday is a week I saw the way you looked at her Charlie

Things X John Cale

"Elsewhere in the temple the llamas are gearing up To assault a tiger mountain when the sun comes up Deconstructing Hollywood into the sand Putting it back together with a rubber band Legendary failures

Fear Is A Man's Best Friend John Cale

burning holes in the ground Darkness warmer than a bedroom floor Want someone to hold me close forever more I'm a sleeping dog, but you can't tell When I'm on the prowl you'ld better run like hell You know it

Hush John Cale

hush Put your lips on mine Put your lips on mine Hush, hush hush goodnight Hush, hush hush goodnight Hush, hush hush goodnight Hush Put your lips on mine And don't tell a soul Put your lips on mine Give it