Lyrics

Enjoy The Ride
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Enjoy The Ride
Ida's Tune
So Close
The Minister Of Shadows (L'Eminence Gris)

It's Not Looking Good
Bum's Rush
Miss Judy
The Last Thing
Ain't No Easy Way

Enjoy The Ride

Folks my age have usually got it made
Life for me has been an uphill grade
Never drew that ace, never won that race
Now momentum's got the best of me
My brakes are shot and my tank's on E
Every fling's been flung, hell, I can't die young

I'm rolling downhill with a tailwind
It's almost laughable the shape I'm in
But forget my pride and enjoy the ride
I spiral downward in a tailspin
My face still plastered with that foolish grin
Overshot my prime but makin' damn good time

I had a friend who suffered many a fall
I asked if he'd learned anything at all
He said, "I close my eyes and just enjoy the ride"

Now that old friend, he never falls no more
Since he stumbled through that final door
He's found lots of grace in a better place

I'm rolling downhill with a tailwind
It's almost laughable the shape I'm in
But forget my pride and enjoy the ride
I spiral downward in a tailspin
My face still plastered with that foolish grin
Overshot my prime but makin' damn good time

Freewheeling downhill with a tailwind
It's almost laughable the shape I'm in
But forget my pride and enjoy the ride
I spiral downward in a tailspin
My face still plastered with that foolish grin
Overshot my prime but makin' damn good time

Ida's Tune

(Instrumental)

So Close

What would you do if you were free?
There was a time you scorned uncertainty
Sable and ermine, white gloves and lace
The scar across your nose, your timeless face
The sleepy gaze of your green eyes that fades to black
The gentle rain, the quiet night, the scent of French lilac

Please stay the same, I'll take the blame
I've never known a love I thought deserved the name
But, oh, you came so close, so close

You reach for me then pull away
You make believe my touch is all you crave
Did I hear you loved me or simply sighs?
Your breath in mine has left me mesmerized
Your warmth against my leg, your nails across my throat
I long to see your ecstacy reflect the dawn's first glow

Please stay the same, I'll take the blame
I've never known a love I thought deserved the name
But, oh, you came so close, so close

Did I disturb your revery?
You've never lost that air of mystery
Languid and luscious, no long goodbyes
I slide my hand from yours, no pointless lies
I can't speak my heart, you'd never understand
Promises are never more than castles made of sand

Please stay the same, I'll take the blame
I've never known a love I thought deserved the name
But, oh, you came so close, so close

The Minister Of Shadows (L'Eminence Gris)

What a day, I must have freed 10,000 souls
From the prison of desire
Undo my vest and watch the evening unfold
Pour a drink and light the fire
Why do so many stop and turn the other way
And pray that I'll leave them alone?
Don't they know I'm here to take them home?

I know a girl who thinks a night can last forever,
That time can't touch a painted face
I find her morals loose and her wit by half too clever
Too old too young in any case
Does she know I see her nearly every day?
And that her time is not her own?
My turn will come and I will take her home

Sometimes a man can grow too cautious
Acts like the world is made of ice
Uncertainty he finds obnoxious
And he regrets he thinks but twice
He must know the piper always must be paid
Life's not a gift, it's just a loan
Put down your things, I've come to take you home

Next week I get to see old Ernie in Havana
Cigars and rum and nothing saved
His foot is planted on the peel of a banana
As he dances round his grave
He'll smile to show me that he's never been afraid
And nod as if he's always known
Extend his hand to me to take him home

It's Not Looking Good

It's getting late, she told me eight
She takes her time and she takes mine
She promised she'd make it right the first chance she could
I've been waiting here way too long, it's not looking good

The sun would shine if she were mine
She'd take my hand to the promised land
I'm standing on the rock just the way old Moses stood
I've been waiting here way too long, it's not looking good

I'm going broke, it ain't no joke
No years of gold when I grow old
I'm looking for my ship to come in like they said it would
I've been waiting here way too long, it's not looking good

I've heard the poor will cry no more
I've heard the meek will get to speak
That fortune smiles on those who do what they should
I've been waiting here way too long, it's not looking good
I've been waiting here way too long, it's not looking good
I've been waiting here way too long, it's not looking good

Bum's Rush

I know what you're thinking, he's probably drinking
But don't let that give you a fright
I was just wondering, 'long as it's thundering
You can't sleep alone tonight
I need a shower and a shave and there's something else I crave
You know what I'm talking about
I'm bound to go far, hell, I'm living in my car
Tomorrow you can kick me out

Don't give the bum's rush, baby, don't you think maybe
We've got better uses for our time
You showed me some blush, lady, oh, you drive me crazy
You and I could make tonight sublime
Oh, sublime

Now, I see you smiling which is so beguiling
That I just don't think you want to leave
Well, your heart says hurry but your head says worry
Who's a girl supposed to believe?
I'm as free a man as any and I'm worth every penny
Never was the kind to wear things out
But tonight I'll keep you warm and give shelter from the storm
There's no benefit of this doubt

Don't give the bum's rush, baby, don't you think maybe
We've got better uses for our time
You showed me some blush, lady, oh, you drive me crazy
You and I could make tonight sublime
Oh, sublime

Well, I guess I can see that it wasn't meant to be
Let's not point the finger of blame
But I'd really like to know if your mind's made up to go
Would your friend there feel the same?

Don't give the bum's rush, baby, don't you think maybe
We've got bigger mountains we could climb
You showed me some blush, lady, oh, you drive me crazy
You and I could make tonight sublime
Oh, sublime

Don't give the bum's rush, baby, don't you think maybe
We've got better uses for our time
You showed me some blush, lady, oh, you drive me crazy
You and I could make tonight sublime
Oh, sublime

Miss Judy

I met Miss Judy on a Saturday night
Out on the dance floor in a dress so tight
And when she beckoned to me
The lightning went right through me
I knew that she would do me in her House Of Delight

Oh-oh, Miss Judy
How do you do that thing you do?
Won't you come on out to play?
You got me dreaming night and day about you

Miss Judy's voodoo's won my heart and my soul 
She's got my mojo running out of control
She never was no faker
I'm talking to my Maker
She's begging me to take her till we rock and we roll

Oh-oh, Miss Judy
How do you do that thing you do?
Won't you come on out to play?
You got me dreaming night and day about you

I see Miss Judy comin' down the street
I swear I've never seen a sight so sweet
With all this love we're makin'
I'm tremblin' and I'm shakin'
She got my body quakin' from my head to my feet

Oh-oh, Miss Judy
How do you do that thing you do?
Won't you come on out to play?
You got me dreaming night and day about you

The Last Thing

So you left without his Porsche and now his locks won't take your key
You spent your youth so freely, now you've gone and pawned your dignity
You spoiled your margarita with the salt of wasted tears
And you don't know if they'll make the twelfth for free
Still the last thing you wanna see
The first thing in the morning is me

So he tutored your replacement in your best tricks so easily
And the script of your life story wouldn't make it past the F. C. C.
Tonight your darkest secrets hold the sum of all your fears
And God's ignored your every desperate plea
Still the last thing you wanna see
The first thing in the morning is me

You'd sell your soul to turn back the assault of wasted years
But your mirror shows the face of what will be
Still the last thing you wanna see
The first thing in the morning is me

Ain't No Easy Way

There ain't no easy way, baby,
To say what I've gotta say
I'll hit that midnight road
And I'll leave this town forever

You take the easy way, darlin',
You do what you always do
You swear there's no one else
Then I find you two together

There ain't no easy way, honey
You cry like you always cry
You'll do somebody new
Some fool you won't remember

So I'll be on my way, baby
I'll go where I want to go
I own that lonesome road
And you won't see me forever

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