Jayhawks
Jayhawks : Hollywood town hall (1992)

1. Waiting for the sun
I was waiting for the sun
Then I walked on home alone
What I didn't know
Was he was waiting for you to fall
So I never made amends
For the sake of no one else
For the simple reason
That he was waiting for you to fall
It was not lost on me
It was not lost on me
Walkin' on down the road
Looking for a friend to handout
Somethin' might ease my soul
So I kept my spirits high
Entertaining passers-by
Wrapped in my confusion
While he was waiting for you to fall
It was not lost on me
It was not lost on me
Walkin' on down the road
Looking for a friend to handout
Somethin' might ease my soul
It was not lost on me (x 2)
Walkin' on down the road (x 4)
Then I walked on home alone
What I didn't know
Was he was waiting for you to fall
So I never made amends
For the sake of no one else
For the simple reason
That he was waiting for you to fall
It was not lost on me
It was not lost on me
Walkin' on down the road
Looking for a friend to handout
Somethin' might ease my soul
So I kept my spirits high
Entertaining passers-by
Wrapped in my confusion
While he was waiting for you to fall
It was not lost on me
It was not lost on me
Walkin' on down the road
Looking for a friend to handout
Somethin' might ease my soul
It was not lost on me (x 2)
Walkin' on down the road (x 4)
2. Crowded in the wings
It's taken you so long
Where can you be ?
I would of laid my life down for you
Nothing seems real
Nothing seems real
Now that you're gone
Have you seen the sister's blue-eyed curls of gold
Hell and no one there to be seen
The sunlight looks down
Stripped bare to the ground
Held by the leaves
Been crowded in the wings
Mostly I don't mind
Been crowded in the wings
Then it's you I find (x 3)
Two hundred yards in front of the man
He could never see his way to another day
This time meant the same
Cold, cold, cold
Cold once again
Been crowded in the wings
Mostly I don't mind
Been crowded in the wings
Then it's you I find (x 3)
You brought me to the mother of mountains
You brought me to
And no one reads to you at night
Then all your lies came to pass
Just something I said
Made you turn your life in
Been crowded in the wings
Mostly I don't mind
Been crowded in the wings
Then it's you I find (x 3)
Been crowded in the wings
Mostly I don't mind
Been crowded in the wings
Then it's you I find (x 3)
Been crowded in the wings (x 4)
Where can you be ?
I would of laid my life down for you
Nothing seems real
Nothing seems real
Now that you're gone
Have you seen the sister's blue-eyed curls of gold
Hell and no one there to be seen
The sunlight looks down
Stripped bare to the ground
Held by the leaves
Been crowded in the wings
Mostly I don't mind
Been crowded in the wings
Then it's you I find (x 3)
Two hundred yards in front of the man
He could never see his way to another day
This time meant the same
Cold, cold, cold
Cold once again
Been crowded in the wings
Mostly I don't mind
Been crowded in the wings
Then it's you I find (x 3)
You brought me to the mother of mountains
You brought me to
And no one reads to you at night
Then all your lies came to pass
Just something I said
Made you turn your life in
Been crowded in the wings
Mostly I don't mind
Been crowded in the wings
Then it's you I find (x 3)
Been crowded in the wings
Mostly I don't mind
Been crowded in the wings
Then it's you I find (x 3)
Been crowded in the wings (x 4)
3. Clouds
God of the rich man ain't the God for the poor
Autumn ending the state hospital's closed
Then wouldn't you know
Winos and office girls in the park
Wanted you alone to walk beside her
Wanted you alone to live beside her
It was mornin'
Better roads with light on them
Can your diamonds talk to you
Can you see them shine
Keep them hiding in your room
Can they guide you in your time
Can they guide you in your time
Windows were broken by your dear one's hands
Gates left swinging by your dear one's hands
An old book salesman asked if he could step in
The sidewalks you slept on held no rest
Gave away the money you saved in your trust
You're sorry now
Light hits you funny at the time
Can your diamonds talk to you
Can you see them shine
Keep them hiding in your room
Can they guide you in your time
Can they guide you in your time
The sidewalks you slept on
They're so broken, they're so broken down
I'll meet you there
I'll meet you there
Years before when the trees would start to bloom
You walked outside, wanted back in your room
What did you hope for
Turn the corner while you slept
God of the rich man ain't the God for the poor
Autumn ending the state hospital is closed
And wouldn't you know
Winos and office girls in the park
Can your diamonds talk to you
Can you see them shine
Keep them hiding in your room
Can they guide you in your time
Can they guide you in your time
Can your diamonds talk to you
Can you see them shine
Keep them hiding in your room
Can they guide you in your time
Can they guide you in your time
Autumn ending the state hospital's closed
Then wouldn't you know
Winos and office girls in the park
Wanted you alone to walk beside her
Wanted you alone to live beside her
It was mornin'
Better roads with light on them
Can your diamonds talk to you
Can you see them shine
Keep them hiding in your room
Can they guide you in your time
Can they guide you in your time
Windows were broken by your dear one's hands
Gates left swinging by your dear one's hands
An old book salesman asked if he could step in
The sidewalks you slept on held no rest
Gave away the money you saved in your trust
You're sorry now
Light hits you funny at the time
Can your diamonds talk to you
Can you see them shine
Keep them hiding in your room
Can they guide you in your time
Can they guide you in your time
The sidewalks you slept on
They're so broken, they're so broken down
I'll meet you there
I'll meet you there
Years before when the trees would start to bloom
You walked outside, wanted back in your room
What did you hope for
Turn the corner while you slept
God of the rich man ain't the God for the poor
Autumn ending the state hospital is closed
And wouldn't you know
Winos and office girls in the park
Can your diamonds talk to you
Can you see them shine
Keep them hiding in your room
Can they guide you in your time
Can they guide you in your time
Can your diamonds talk to you
Can you see them shine
Keep them hiding in your room
Can they guide you in your time
Can they guide you in your time
4. Two angels
I'd hope to find you this morning
Talking to the trees
I could miss you
After what went down
If false love could lie by you
While I'm swinging low
I could steal downtown
Making some sweet time
Two Angels
One bad end
This lifetime's easy
Way back home there's a funeral
Think I'll take to the sidewalk
Knowing it's not real
I could steal downtown
Making some sweet time
Two Angels
One bad end
This lifetime's easy
Way back home there's a funeral
Two Angels
One bad end
Two Angels
One bad end
This lifetime's easy
Way back home there's a funeral
Two Angels
One bad end
This lifetime's easy
Way back home there's a funeral
Talking to the trees
I could miss you
After what went down
If false love could lie by you
While I'm swinging low
I could steal downtown
Making some sweet time
Two Angels
One bad end
This lifetime's easy
Way back home there's a funeral
Think I'll take to the sidewalk
Knowing it's not real
I could steal downtown
Making some sweet time
Two Angels
One bad end
This lifetime's easy
Way back home there's a funeral
Two Angels
One bad end
Two Angels
One bad end
This lifetime's easy
Way back home there's a funeral
Two Angels
One bad end
This lifetime's easy
Way back home there's a funeral
5. Take me with you (when you go)
Day is done, night is returning
Icy black, the muddy waters
I've got to know, won't you please tell me
Sinking like a stone, the icy waters
Each night when I go to bed I pray
Take me with you when you go
Each night when I go to bed I pray
Take me with you when you go
Each night when I go to bed I pray
Past the house, where first they brought you
Carried you to sleep, protected from harm
And when they're gone, soon be returning
The ones you lived by, they found a foothold
Each night when I go to bed I pray
Take me with you when you go
Each night when I go to bed I pray
Take me with you when you go
Each night when I go to bed I pray
Like the sweet, sweet breeze that brought you
Left by chance, broke down by your words
What did I know, to ask you to leave me
Evening will die upon my doorstep
Each night when I go to bed I pray
Take me with you when you go
Each night when I go to bed I pray
Take me with you when you go
Each night when I go to bed I pray
Take me with you when you go
Each night when I go to bed I pray
Take me with you when you go
Each night when I go to bed I pray
Icy black, the muddy waters
I've got to know, won't you please tell me
Sinking like a stone, the icy waters
Each night when I go to bed I pray
Take me with you when you go
Each night when I go to bed I pray
Take me with you when you go
Each night when I go to bed I pray
Past the house, where first they brought you
Carried you to sleep, protected from harm
And when they're gone, soon be returning
The ones you lived by, they found a foothold
Each night when I go to bed I pray
Take me with you when you go
Each night when I go to bed I pray
Take me with you when you go
Each night when I go to bed I pray
Like the sweet, sweet breeze that brought you
Left by chance, broke down by your words
What did I know, to ask you to leave me
Evening will die upon my doorstep
Each night when I go to bed I pray
Take me with you when you go
Each night when I go to bed I pray
Take me with you when you go
Each night when I go to bed I pray
Take me with you when you go
Each night when I go to bed I pray
Take me with you when you go
Each night when I go to bed I pray
6. Sister cry
Sister cry, from what you needed
Bought yourself things you could not use
Could be some man will come along and claim you
Could be you'll wind up in another town
Sister cry, count the stars
As many in the sky that passed you by
Could be up ahead you'll be seeing changes
Somehow the changes made won't belong to you
Someone come along and carry you down
(And you called my name)
(I was so hungry then)
Someone come along and carry you down
(And could not see you)
Someone come along and carry you down
(And we don't talk at all)
(It's the hardest way)
Someone come along and carry you down
Sister cry, been mistreated
Doesn't mean someone won't let you in
Could be some man will come along and claim you
Could be you'll wind up in another town
There's devils knocking at your door
But I could lead them all astray
Just don't matter what the people say
Someone come along and carry you down
(And you called my name)
(I was so hungry then)
Someone come along and carry you down
(And could not see you)
Someone come along and carry you down
(And we don't talk at all)
(It's the hardest way)
Someone come along and carry you down
Sister cry, count the stars
As many in the sky that passed you by
Could be up ahead you'll be seeing changes
Somehow the changes made won't belong to you
Could be up ahead you'll be seeing changes
Somehow the changes made won't belong to you
Bought yourself things you could not use
Could be some man will come along and claim you
Could be you'll wind up in another town
Sister cry, count the stars
As many in the sky that passed you by
Could be up ahead you'll be seeing changes
Somehow the changes made won't belong to you
Someone come along and carry you down
(And you called my name)
(I was so hungry then)
Someone come along and carry you down
(And could not see you)
Someone come along and carry you down
(And we don't talk at all)
(It's the hardest way)
Someone come along and carry you down
Sister cry, been mistreated
Doesn't mean someone won't let you in
Could be some man will come along and claim you
Could be you'll wind up in another town
There's devils knocking at your door
But I could lead them all astray
Just don't matter what the people say
Someone come along and carry you down
(And you called my name)
(I was so hungry then)
Someone come along and carry you down
(And could not see you)
Someone come along and carry you down
(And we don't talk at all)
(It's the hardest way)
Someone come along and carry you down
Sister cry, count the stars
As many in the sky that passed you by
Could be up ahead you'll be seeing changes
Somehow the changes made won't belong to you
Could be up ahead you'll be seeing changes
Somehow the changes made won't belong to you
7. Settled down like rain
You came and you gave
Without taking
The best was yet to come, I know
For I was forsaken
And so I kept my fingers crossed
To win at any cost
The sound of water falling down
chorus :
Knock me down
Pick me up
Set me in a row
Your words hung high in the rafters
And settled down like rain
Remain happy ever after
chorus (x 2)
You packed up your bags and belongings
And crept out through the back
The sound of footprints on the ground
Your words hung high in the rafters
And settled down like rain
Remain happy ever after
Happy ever after
Without taking
The best was yet to come, I know
For I was forsaken
And so I kept my fingers crossed
To win at any cost
The sound of water falling down
chorus :
Knock me down
Pick me up
Set me in a row
Your words hung high in the rafters
And settled down like rain
Remain happy ever after
chorus (x 2)
You packed up your bags and belongings
And crept out through the back
The sound of footprints on the ground
Your words hung high in the rafters
And settled down like rain
Remain happy ever after
Happy ever after
8. Wichita
Come to Wichita
Won't be there in 40 days
This, an evil land
Brings a devil's cloud
Take a message
To abide in what you own
And there'll be no more
No more people singing
chorus :
La la la
In one morning you will be mine
Where the fields are smiling
No more people singing la la la
In one morning you will be mine
Where the fields are smiling
Where the fields are smiling
There by crook and fire
And the squatters rights
Don't your cheek get sore
And you mouth get dry
Sevens on your sleeve
Haven't counted days
Then he slouches home
To you loved ones gate
chorus
With my pockets torn
By a whirlwind
Man takes what it needs
Turns you inside out
Come to Wichita
Won't be there in 40 days
This, an evil land
Brings a devil's cloud
chorus
Won't be there in 40 days
This, an evil land
Brings a devil's cloud
Take a message
To abide in what you own
And there'll be no more
No more people singing
chorus :
La la la
In one morning you will be mine
Where the fields are smiling
No more people singing la la la
In one morning you will be mine
Where the fields are smiling
Where the fields are smiling
There by crook and fire
And the squatters rights
Don't your cheek get sore
And you mouth get dry
Sevens on your sleeve
Haven't counted days
Then he slouches home
To you loved ones gate
chorus
With my pockets torn
By a whirlwind
Man takes what it needs
Turns you inside out
Come to Wichita
Won't be there in 40 days
This, an evil land
Brings a devil's cloud
chorus
9. Nevada, California
Left his day job behind
Every fool dies trying to give his back
Kicked around on the bum
Like a child I scolded
For broken toys
Can you help me to find Nevada, California
The last thing I did, was I tried to held her
The stationmaster is gone
I'm your lovesick cousin that never wins
First your twist, then you turn
You're on life's icy mountain, dear passenger
Can you help me to find Nevada, California
Can you help me to find Nevada, California
The last thing I did, was I tried to held her
Nevada, California. Nevada, California
The stationmaster is gone
Behind the lies, you wonder, there lies a jewel
Could it be something's wrong
The love that won't talk to you, but seldom wins (seven??)
Can you help me to find Nevada, California
Can you help me to find Nevada, California, Nevada California
The last thing I did, was I tried to held her
Every fool dies trying to give his back
Kicked around on the bum
Like a child I scolded
For broken toys
Can you help me to find Nevada, California
The last thing I did, was I tried to held her
The stationmaster is gone
I'm your lovesick cousin that never wins
First your twist, then you turn
You're on life's icy mountain, dear passenger
Can you help me to find Nevada, California
Can you help me to find Nevada, California
The last thing I did, was I tried to held her
Nevada, California. Nevada, California
The stationmaster is gone
Behind the lies, you wonder, there lies a jewel
Could it be something's wrong
The love that won't talk to you, but seldom wins (seven??)
Can you help me to find Nevada, California
Can you help me to find Nevada, California, Nevada California
The last thing I did, was I tried to held her
10. Martin's song
He's only six years old, that old Killer died.
Put him down in a great big hole, I fill it up all the time.
See the buildings rise up to the sky, parking meters, traffic cops.
You best watch your record son, they'll come and lock you up.
chorus :
I've been working all night.
I go long into the day.
Ain't got much money now.
Got the time ahead, got the time ahead to pay
Smoke and lightning, dressed to kill.
Don't talk to strangers, that's all you know.
Forty years of sudden death, the daylight's still not over yet.
You should live to see evening fall, doctors working overtime.
Too much of a good thing, not enough, stepping stones, building blocks.
chorus
I've been working all night.
I go long into the day.
Ain't got much money now.
Got the time ahead
I've been working all night.
I go long into the day.
Ain't got much money now.
Got the time ahead, got the time ahead, got the time ahead to pay
Put him down in a great big hole, I fill it up all the time.
See the buildings rise up to the sky, parking meters, traffic cops.
You best watch your record son, they'll come and lock you up.
chorus :
I've been working all night.
I go long into the day.
Ain't got much money now.
Got the time ahead, got the time ahead to pay
Smoke and lightning, dressed to kill.
Don't talk to strangers, that's all you know.
Forty years of sudden death, the daylight's still not over yet.
You should live to see evening fall, doctors working overtime.
Too much of a good thing, not enough, stepping stones, building blocks.
chorus
I've been working all night.
I go long into the day.
Ain't got much money now.
Got the time ahead
I've been working all night.
I go long into the day.
Ain't got much money now.
Got the time ahead, got the time ahead, got the time ahead to pay
11. Leave no gold
The light is failing
No hands to take the watchmen home weep and moan
No one to got them
They are not living
Candle is dead, the strength is gone.
chorus :
Leave no gold upon your hands
Will not help you when you fall
Leave no gold upon your hands
Will not help you when you fall
But you wear your longing stance
Keep no gold upon your hands
My love is beside me
No more rest now. Do I own in this time?
No one to got him
They are not living
Candle is dead, the strength is gone.
Leave no gold upon your hands
Will not help you when you fall
Leave no gold upon your hands
Will not help you when you fall
But you wear your longing stance
Leave no gold upon your hands
Everyone, everyone is gone
That once loved someone, everyone is gone
I can know you in one moment
I can't see your light, it's true
I can know you in one moment
I can't see your light, it's true
chorus
But you wear your longing stance
Leave no gold upon your hands
No hands to take the watchmen home weep and moan
No one to got them
They are not living
Candle is dead, the strength is gone.
chorus :
Leave no gold upon your hands
Will not help you when you fall
Leave no gold upon your hands
Will not help you when you fall
But you wear your longing stance
Keep no gold upon your hands
My love is beside me
No more rest now. Do I own in this time?
No one to got him
They are not living
Candle is dead, the strength is gone.
Leave no gold upon your hands
Will not help you when you fall
Leave no gold upon your hands
Will not help you when you fall
But you wear your longing stance
Leave no gold upon your hands
Everyone, everyone is gone
That once loved someone, everyone is gone
I can know you in one moment
I can't see your light, it's true
I can know you in one moment
I can't see your light, it's true
chorus
But you wear your longing stance
Leave no gold upon your hands