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

Coral Moon John Cale

When the wind blows through the trees You can feel the summer breeze Deep in a coral moon Deep in a coral moon Skies are broken, clear and bright Crazy sunsets, lonely nights You in a coral moon Deep in

Woman John Cale

You're ignorant, you're cool You never learnt to say you're sorry A woman in my past is living on pins and needles Oh, oh Oh, oh Its all my fault Oh, oh Oh, oh What's a fool to do A woman in my past A

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

Things John Cale

"Elsewhere in the temple the llamas are gearing up To assault a tiger mountain when the sun comes up We sat around whispering in the candle light Missing a game plan for the night Learning about the difference

Look Horizon John Cale

"The bears are in the forest The pope's in Rome I'm on a beach in Zanzibar Or at least I'll be here soon What a shame we carry with us The residue of fools Instead of better wisdom And advance tools we

Satellite Walk John Cale

"Who's that in the big Japanese car?

Wasteland John Cale

We're living in a wasteland The soil is cold and damp Volcanoes in the distance Riverbeds run dry You comfort me hold me in the dark A black sea a wind blows The dinosaurs are gone Gave up the ghost of

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

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

Face To The Sky John Cale

She is standing listening to the wind Darkness lifting her face to the sky Her homecoming laughter Swirling around her Dizzy as a top on a chessboard Dizzy as a top on a chessboard Her memories of wild

Turn The Lights On John Cale

A shadow Living in between the me you A gambler Betting we'll be fine in the end Once in a while you'd be wrong Putting your feelings across Freaking me out in the dark Turn the lights on When you see

Hello There John Cale

Hooked up on a fishing line, Looking for the break of day I've never been here before anyway Its the line in my feet that's to blame.

Hello, There John Cale

Hooked up on a fishing line, Looking for the break of day I've never been here before anyway Its the line in my feet that's to blame.

Over Her Head John Cale

"She sees flames in the kitchen it's a vision of hell A sign that madam is not feeling well Like the pigeons in the yard she's getting fat on starch She's cooking for sailors and combing her hair in the

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

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

Gun John Cale

hundred to one Four forgotten and the rest just won't come When you've begun to think like a gun The rest of the year has already gone When you've begun to think like a gun The days of the year have suddenly

The Jeweller John Cale

Very slowly he sipped his tea, not shifting his glance from the thick double spaced printing he read with his jeweller's eye Engrossed in his corner, he passed onto the other inhabitants of the room a

Ship Of Fools John Cale

The Ship of Fools is coming in Take me off I've got to eat Same old stories same old thing Letting out and pulling in Mister, there's a caravan parked out back Restless hoping for a Christian rider The

Fear Is A Man's Best Friend John Cale

Standing waiting for a man to show Wide eyed one eye fixed on the door This waiting's killing me, it's wearing me down Day in day out, my feet are burning holes in the ground Darkness warmer than a bedroom

For A Ride John Cale

I love to drive you 'round Paris and Rome Take you shopping, then drive you home Show you The Lowlands and The Highlands No way we can get from here Someone wants to take you for a ride Someone wants to

Charlemagne John Cale

The manager is waiting to be paid Along with 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

Sold Motel John Cale

Sold in a motel engraved in the dark The hilfiger needle stabbed me twice in the back ooh – good nite A shadow crawls across my face Blurring my vision in the usual way ooh – good nite Sold motel on the

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

Living With You John Cale

I've got four walls and a roof Gonna put the roof on top I've got glass for the windows We'll have windows to look thru Cuz this is living This is living with you Cuz this is living This is living with

Magritte John Cale

"I forgotten how often we saw Magritte He's been much on my mind these days Often we saw Magritte Inside a canvas of blue saturated with beauty In a web of glass Pinned to the edges of vision There's a

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

Vigilante Lover John Cale

could have cracked that code So touch up your makeup And save up all your pride You once made everyone your lover And I bet you felt just like a bride While they were talking in some foreign

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

Dying on the Vine John Cale

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 you down in

Zen John Cale

It's midnight and our silver tongued obsessions come at us out of the dark Scrambling to be recognised before tearing themselves apart It's zen and the art of Bollywood Heroes turning on a spit The lovers

Please John Cale

Won't you help me please, I'm growing old A million years ago Won't you help me sneeze, I've caught a cold Another way to go Just hold on tightly This shows on my breed They speak so very

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

Twilight Zone John Cale

"Hanging with dictators in the south of France Checking shipments to le Monde Arabe Obsession with detail precision with terms Remember you're speaking from the TZ Your reputation precedes you now you're

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

Bring it on Up John Cale

Everybody's praying for the rains to come And the snow is gonna fall, down on me Lost up in the desert with a gun in my hand And the locust gonna come to find me.

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

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

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

Everytime the Dog Barks John Cale

"If you want to be the heart of midnight You've gotta be either cynical or dead All those you hold in estimation You can no longer count among your friends Your friends look to surprise you As friends

Song Of The Valley John Cale

world for love and glory Full-time ambassador of mirth I never thought that I'd be sorry To squander most of my true worth The sun beats down on the valley The waves crash on the shore I was a

Heartbreak Hotel John Cale

Well, since my baby left me, I found a new place to dwell. It's down at the end of lonely street At Heartbreak Hotel. You make me so lonely baby, I get so lonely, I get so lonely I could die.

Hemmingway John Cale

I always held on to the thought That if they loved you long enough Would find out what wa missing When they finally called your bluff The line between the friend and foe Is abritrary still Drowning in

Sudden Death John Cale

Justice looks so tired The gunman on the roof picks his target carefully 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

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

The Sleeper John Cale

always empty And your landlord always complains And you try to forget your past But it's just adding to your pain And it's time for one more cigarette Yes, I slept on your satin pillows They felt like a

Fadeaway Tomorrow John Cale

or should I just take a walk Little words add up to small talk Love that's here today - fade away tomorrow Love that's here today - fade away tomorrow Love is fickle, love is true You can count on memories

Helen Of Troy John Cale

Oh, d'you see that, him standing in the street?

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