Lyrics

Doin' Time
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Rocker
Diamonds Burn
Still So Restless
No Mystery
The Natch

Doin' Time
Rich Man's Daughter
Then Again
Sunset Cafe

Rocker

She said I didn't rock her
She said I was too slow
Then she told me nineteen lies
She thought for sure would ease the blow
Well, nothing lasts forever
Tell me something I don't know

So come on, boys, now don't be shy
All you can do is give it your best try and rock her
Come on now, rock her

Ain't nobody's baby
Ain't nobody's girl
Knows all about the wicked
Ways of this old world
She's already seen you comin'
She ain't gonna watch you go

So come on, boys, she sure ain't mine
Step right up to be the next in line to rock her
Come on now, rock her

Don't let her see you hungry
Don't let her see you sweat
Don't let her ever see that she's
The best that you've had yet
You can want her all you want to
Long as you don't let it show

So come on, boys, don't let me down
Drag her out to every other place in this town and rock her
Come on now, rock her

So come on, boys, there's fire in the hole
Just pray for luck and give them bones a roll and rock her
Come on now, rock her
All you can do is rock her
Come on now, rock her

Diamonds Burn

From the moment that they met
She knew she didn't stand a chance
She loved his wicked smile
When he pulled her closer as they danced
She toppled like a tree
When asked if she would be his wife
The diamonds in the ring
Supposed to hold his love for all her life

Captured by the fire
Of rapture and desire
There's just no easy way to learn
Diamonds burn

When she spent her nights alone
She didn't even bat an eye
Her father had strayed too
And she never saw her mother cry
But when she found the woman's note
The time and place agreed upon
The love before the name
She finally knew his heart was really gone

Captured by the fire
Of rapture and desire
There's just no easy way to learn
Diamonds burn

She wasn't that surprised
The night they brought his body home
A jealous husband found his wife
Fragrant with another man's cologne
She threw her ring into the fire
And saw the brief but brilliant flash
Some diamonds last forever
Some are destined to be nothing more than ash

Captured by the fire
Of rapture and desire
There's just no easy way to learn
Diamonds burn

Still So Restless

It's not you, no, you're fine
Sometimes I picture making your life mine
But I have trouble staying inside the lines
'Cause I'm still so restless

Later on, lying in bed
I still can see you dancing inside my head
What a fool, I should be sleeping instead
But I'm still so restless

I'll leave the earth to those who never fly
The day I settle down's the day I die

Judgment Day, outside the door
You'd think I'd never been to hell before
But now paradise would be just a bore
'Cause I'm still so restless

No Mystery

People shake their heads, say I've lost my mind
They may be right, it's not like I don't know your kind
You hurt me, desert me
Then you swear you're mine eternally
To fall for all your lies I must be blind

It's no secret, there's no mystery
It's there for everyone but you to see
Want to know what makes me act like a fool?
It's simple: I love you

You can have your fun, you can play your game
And whisper in my ear your other lover's name
I'll take it, I'll fake it
You've bruised my heart too long to break it
Do what you want, I'll always feel the same

It's no secret, there's no mystery
It's there for everyone but you to see
Want to know what makes me act like a fool?
It's simple: I love you

It's no secret, there's no mystery
It's there for everyone but you to see
Want to know what makes me act like a fool?
It's simple: I love you

The Natch

No sad distraction, no bad reaction
No gut contraction, no foreign faction
On the natch, you know you know the way
On the natch, just take it day by day

No condemnation, no hesitation
No doomed elation, no sweet damnation
On the natch, ain't sayin' nothin' new
On the natch, Ol' Natch will see you through

No institution, no restitution
No revolution in constitution
On the natch, mojo is here to stay
On the natch, there'll be no hell to pay

No pale emotion, no sick devotion
No feeble notion of endless motion
On the natch, you know just what to do
On the natch, Ol' Natch, he been there too

No untold tale, no glad betrayal
No secret sale, no coffin nail
On the natch, you know you'll be okay
On the natch, Ol' Natch comes into play

No chances taken, no faith is shaken
No dreams forsaken when you awaken
On the natch, that long night is through
On the natch, old sun comes bright and new
On the natch, you know you know the way
On the natch, just take it day by day
On the natch, ain't sayin' nothin' new
On the natch, Ol' Natch will see you through
On the natch

Doin' Time

Time on my hands, nowhere to go
Nothing to do but listen to the wind blow
I never hurt nobody
Why I'm here I'll never know

Wish I was out but that old wall's too steep to climb
So for now I guess I'm stuck here, doin' time

Same old faces, same old cell
Heaven only knows if I'm on the road to hell
But I sure ain't in no hurry
Looks like I'll be here a spell

Wish I was out but that old wall's too steep to climb
So for now I guess I'm stuck here, doin' time

What did I do to deserve such a fate?
I never know until it's too late

One fine mornin', I'll be that bird up in the sky
One fine mornin', I'll know the reason why
But 'til that mornin' gets here
I'll just sit and watch the clouds roll by

Wish I was out but that old wall's too steep to climb
So for now I guess I'm stuck here, doin' time
So for now I guess I'm stuck here, doin' time
So for now I guess I'm stuck here, doin' time

Rich Man's Daughter

Turn your pretty eyes away
Don't let them toy with mine
We never even had today
But these few minutes were just fine

I know all about it
I've known it all my life
A rich man's daughter
Never wanna be a poor man's wife

Take your pretty hand away
With its diamonds and its gold
We never found too much to say
I didn't want to seem too bold

I know all about it
I've known it all my life
A rich man's daughter
Never wanna be a poor man's wife

I'll steal your pretty heart away
If you give me half a chance
So now you'd best be on your way
Without a backward glance

I know all about it
I've known it all my life
A rich man's daughter
Never wanna be a poor man's wife

I know all about it
I've known it all my life
A rich man's daughter
A rich man's daughter
A rich man's daughter
Never wanna be a poor man's wife

Then Again

(Instrumental)

Sunset Cafe

We sat by the window, we sipped Chadonnay
We watched the sailboats dance on the bay
And the deepening colors as the sun slipped away
Au Cafe de Coucher du Soleil

We talked of life that lasts but a day
Of far too much work and not enough play
And love, whose month is ever May
Au Cafe de Coucher du Soleil

Time disappears when you're happy
Doubt never enters your heart
You don't realize 'til you're lonely
It's just time that keeps us apart

Time disappears when you're happy
Doubt never enters your heart
You don't realize 'til you're lonely
It's just time that keeps us apart

I know when the sky has turned cloudy and gray
I'll wish we could share one last sunset ray
Here's hoping out hearts still show us the way
Au Cafe de Coucher du Soleil
Au Cafe de Coucher du Soleil

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