They say She’s got that beauty mark They say It shines neath her wild left eye Right north of her heart And they say When she smiles it glows Like a diamond in the dark She got that sting It leaves men dreams And I was lost I did not know I was And the moon kept ramblin on About some nighttime junk A cool wind It shuffled in Whenever you showed up I felt the ground Tremble round me Everywhere you walked When you was young No one took you on Babe you’s quick you’s fast you’s good You showed them how to run They said That redhead sure got skill She sho is tough And then one day You just slipped away Ten miles south And seven miles around Babe you’s spinnin whirlin dreamin Summoning up that sound And when all the authorities came to find you out They could not bear The wild brave air No They paled and turned around But you soon moved on You never stayed too long Your feet was like thunderclouds And your heart was storms And no one knew where you’s comin from Or where you’s goin But you did not mind You just passed them by Now way back west You always dressed your best And a sad light glowed beneath Your golden summer dress And babe you didn’t need to say no thang To leave me well impressed I was well aware How well your red hair Dangled round your breath And the sky was blue When you burst in that saloon Your gun stay hidden but No one there could move They called you the fastest gun Said you was the prettiest one too And everywhere people stopped and stared To see what you would do And I was gone I did not know how much All my notebooks lay scattered ripped The lines all double crossed Babe it could’ve happened anywhere It only happened once That day you came Blazed through my way And there you was Covered all in blood And by that wild strange look in your eye I knew exactly what you’d done And you sauntered over you stammered up Then slowly start to talk You said Hey boy what you lookin at Do you really think that you’re the one You think you’re the one that got The nerve to break my heart And you said Boy do it well You know it better hurt You said I wanna feel that rhythm swell The way it pounds out loud cross this lonely earth You said these things Then you turned away And I seen you got That beauty mark I saw it shine neath your wild left eye Straight north of your heart And babe when you cried I felt a lightnin through my heart You left your sting I still be dreamin So bring your drum And bring your violin The organ man gon’ growl Whenever you walk in Cause babe you was my favorite stranger You was my only relative And I still believe that you roam free

I’m lookin for that fryin’ pan And she said Babe you got to find a safe place to land She said You got to have a table and a place to eat I said I don’t think much about them things I’m standing in the kitchen by the kitchen sink Fillin up the tupperware with things to drink And this fork and spoon they sure sound good Bangin out a rhythm on the countertop wood I’m lookin for that fryin’ pan And she said Babe you got to find a safe place to land She said You got to have a table A stable place where you can eat I said I don’t think much about them things And now I’m in the alley diggin through the trash I might tell you what I’m looking for But it’s best if you don’t ask I found the kitchen window by the midnight glow And now I’m in the kitchen gettin ready for the show Then she cried out Boy I think you’re weird I said Babe I know I’m weird And that’s why I call you dear And she says Boy I think you’re crazy Said I already know And now I’m in the kitchen getting ready for the Lookin for that fryin’ pan Babe there really ain’t no safe place to land Left channel Right channel Fade in clean Meet you in the middle if you know what I mean Babe it’s like a heartbeat just don’t quit That starts off in my footsteps Then rumbles up into my fingertips She said That fryin’ pan is in your hand That fryin’ pan is in my hand

The water never functions The water’s never hot The way them kitchen lights look now The ceiling might erupt Just like rain on Sunday All around the bay The water falls in every house Water by the way By the way First you check the faucet And then you flip the stove The water’s running hot But not as hot as you’d have hoped The rain keeps looking for you Everywhere you go The water’s fallin all around Water don’t you know Don’t you know Don’t you know Don’t you know So paint another chapter And draw another verse First one it comes easy But the second one it hurts Just like rain on Sunday All around the bay The water’s fallin in your mouth Water by the way By the way So dream another fathom And draw another verse First you’ll start off feelin bad Then start feelin worse Just like rain on Sunday Rainy holiday She’s lookin at you like a child That don’t know what to say

Peeled from the wreckage And shocked to the max Stuck between the hard rain and the tire tracks Babe I was stranded I was stranded and gone Thinkin about things right And things just went wrong And there you was standing With your back to my front You was layin down wild cards one by one And you spoke like an outlaw With rain on your lips And babe I never knew we’d both wind up like this There’s always somethin there I choose to miss So you pulled out your pistol And you waved it around And you shot it off three times just to hear the sound And the band started cookin Yeah the rhythm kicked in Them light shards fell hard round where you hid All round your phantom moonlight mystery skin You spoke like an outlaw With rain on your tongue I listened close that sweet voice rose from your lungs You said Break out the lap steel Get your fiddle and drum We’ll sing this same sad song til kingdom come We’ll sing this same sad song til kingdom come And there you kept standing This time with nothin to lose This time them wild cards fell down two by two So I kept on looking somewhere off toward the back Makin out strange things tween the tire tracks

Hey you With your sad eyes and your salty skin I kept my mouth shut bout how I surprised I was When you wandered in Now I’m down on the road with a lavender rose Tucked tween my lips And I feel so much that I just don’t know What to do with it Hey you With your prickly eyes and your wispy breath Babe why does it seem Each time that you fade out that I fade in All the choirs of light on this drunken midnight Cry in brave suspense It’s a long slow road that takes you back home Then out again Always out again And there’s too much water to drink And I can’t help comin back for more Too much water to drink And I can’t help comin back to pour Too much water to drink And I can’t help comin back for more Too much water to drink And I can’t help comin back to pour Hey you With your pursed lips your ruby hips And all your accidents Babe why does it seem Each time that you fade out that I fade in Now I’m down on my hands With a light and a pen and a cigarette And I wanna get close But I just don’t know how close I’ll get And I wanna get close And I just don’t know how close I’ll get And I wanna get close But I just don’t know I wanna get close But I just don’t know how close I’ll get

It’s just a vision Just a touch I never thought that we could love this much Fallin backwards on my crutch While your hidden woman image starts to open up Up the stairwell on the docks Where you might walk It’s like a bunch of magic dots swirl up all together And then you show up Purple garters Yellow rose We both been gettin good at watchin paint dry slow On the horizon flamin giraffes Burn when you turn to laugh And when you want to I can talk And baby when you’d rather I can just shut up Long legged elephants march by slow They march on the horizon With the sea the sky the stone In the morning by the mirror When the sun shines in I dream I’m painting these figures ever clearer While the wonder undiscovered starts to trickle in Up the hallway down the stairwell And where you might go Long legged elephants walk by slow They march on the horizon With the sea the sky the stone In the morning by the mirror Where the sun shines in I dream I’m painting these figures ever clearer While the wonder undiscovered starts to trickle in Up the hallway and down the stairwell And on down the road Long legged elephants walk by slow They march on the horizon with the sea Long legged elephants march by slow They march on the horizon with the sea Long legged elephants march by slow They walk on the horizon With the sea the sky the stone