I'm not racist With all due respect I don't have pity for you black niggas, that's the way I feel Screamin' "Black Lives Matter" All the black guys rather be deadbeats than pay your bills Yellin' "nigga this" and "nigga that" Call everybody "nigga" and

And for what? (HEY! ) And if I could go back and make my amends, I'd make all those mistakes again. And kill every last one of those bastards, my friend! Though you see me now, the mere ghost of a man, I once had the heart of a lion. Commanding my ship,

So if you see me stumble you don't have to look away It's not the first time, not the last You can leave me where I lay, because I'm no stranger to shame I've got little to blame You sent for me and so I came I'll come runnin' when you call my name

Got a long list of ex-lovers They'll tell you I'm insane So it's gonna be forever Or it's gonna go down in flames You can tell me when it's over If the high was worth the pain 'Cause you know I love the players And you love the game 'Cause we're young

I can tell that you're not gonna turn back- Though the road is out stretching before you, And the farther you go, Ain't nothing gonna get you to heaven And you know just who you are Ain't nothing gonna get you to heaven- Lady, you come across the water,

Hold me closer tiny dancer Count the headlights on the highway Lay me down in sheets of linen You had a busy day today Blue jean baby, L.A. lady, seamstress for the band Pretty eyed, pirate smile, you'll marry a music man Ballerina, you must have seen

I'm a real machine, it follows I remain aloft and I forget a lot You're a real machine, fed on shadows You're a real machine, fed on shadows I write about words, I find treasure or worse I watch the end of man and, and I dream like a bird I try not to

And a smile from you Close your eyes and dream of a sunny place Watch the world light up when you smile Stay with me and smile at me, sunny face Chase the clouds away with your smile Make a smile for me Lately I've been so lonely Might make these blues

Oh, it's a long, long while from May to December But the days grow short when you reach September When the autumn weather turns the leaves to flame One hasn't got time for the waiting game Oh, the days dwindle down to a precious few September, November

You've answered my prayer For a worthless diamond in our carbon lives You said you'd always be fine And you said you'd never stop Coming 'round in the dead of night You said forever was unkind You said forever was unkind~