I'm hanging on to my peace of mind I just don't know The apple of my eye Oh, I just don't know, no, no, no, no Singing like a nightingale Coming my way Down along that devastation trail I'm hanging on to those good times, baby Just want to let them roll

I can't move Freedom, cut me loose 'Cause I need freedom, too I break chains all by myself Won't let my freedom rot in hell Hey! I'ma keep running 'Cause a winner don't quit on themselves I'm telling these tears, go and fall away, fall away

I could skate away on Oh I wish I had a river It's coming on Christmas They're cutting down trees They're putting up reindeer And singing songs of joy and peace I wish I had a river I wish I had a river so long I would teach my feet to fly

I'm not the one who's so far away When I feel the snake bite enter my veins Never did want to be here again And I don't remember why I came I'm coming back again When I feel the snake bite enter my veins Never did I want to be here again And I don't

Swing me way down south Sing me something brave from your mouth And I'll bring you Pearls of water on my hips And the love in my lips All the love from my lips You don't like the sound of the truth Coming from my mouth

I was the one who left you Now I am up in arms again Always coming back I cannot forget you, girl The rain is here, and you, my dear, are still my friend Always coming back I cannot forget you, girl It's true two of us are back as one again It's true,

Shattered by your smile Shattered by your weaknesses Move over, move over So please don't stand in my way There's a climax coming in my way I don't like you, don't compromise Shattered by your weakness And I'm not very fond of you, and your lies There's

Always was, always gonna be Always gonna only be you You ain't just a sundown, you're spinning my whole world You ain't just a number, I call when I'm lonely They see blue jeans walking by I see my ship coming in They see the end of the night I see a

I could skate away on I wish I had a river It's coming on Christmas They're cutting down trees They're putting up reindeer And singing songs of joy and peace I wish I had a river so long I would teach my feet to fly Oh I wish I had a river

I'm the patron saint of the denial With an angel face and a taste for suicidal St. Jimmy's comin' down across the alleyway Up on the boulevard like a zip gun on parade Light of a silhouette He's insubordinate Coming at you on the count of one, two (one,