Other souls beyond this smile I found session, betrayed now, it's on now, I saw, human, I see so Well I am certain of, I don't know how, I hate you from the bottom of my heart I have no fucking right now, I see so Beside you, I saw, ?, Well I thought

And from the first time that I saw you Had I known you better then I would've said those three old words You couldn't wait to get to sleep and dream About the one you wish was there beside you Were you ever so in love In the past few days I've grown To

I never saw the gal again Just dig my grave beside the railroad So I can hear the trains go by (Traditional, adapted by Ry Cooder) Come and gather all around me Listen to my tale of woe Got some good advice to give you Lots of things you oughta know Take

I saw your daughter yesterday As I was idle on the porch She slept-walked from your house down the walkway As though she'd done it all before And the moon was out And in her gown beside the riverbed She got down on her knees And wrapped her long hair up

A stranger no more Take my hand I'm a stranger in paradise All lost in a wonderland A stranger in paradise If I stand starry-eyed That's the danger in paradise For mortals who stand beside an angel like you I saw your face as I ascended

Let it burn Nor that I would Under my skin I know you'll find your own way when I'm not with you So tell everybody, the ones who walk beside me, yeah Now I think I understand How this world can overcome a man Like a friend we saw it through In the end I