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'm born to love again I'm a brand new man By the fire in your touch and the flame in your eyes I saw the light, I've been baptized Woah, I saw the light, I've been baptized Well the whole town's talking 'Bout the line I've been walking That leads right

It's the beginning of forever Keep doing it, and doing it again, oh Soon as I saw you, baby, I had plans Then we'll change, change the world So after you change your clothes Girl, if you change your mind I'm ready, whatever time You don't have to go

Didn't they say that only love will win in the end Alone again And you saw me low Loneliness and all I was stuck to the spot without a friend And I hunger and I thirst For some shiver For some whispered words And the promise to come

No fake shit against me shall prosper So its fuck 'em 'til the end And they always gonna hate Always gonna have some shit to say And they don't wanna see you win Yes I came I saw I conquered Yes I came I conquered They don't wanna see you win Eating in

The creature lives I saw the creature fall Into the swamp from which he spawned I heard them laugh and say They never liked him anyway I tried to talk to them To help you on your feet again They laughed and said to me The swamp is right where I should be

I'm just waiting on the wild sun And I saw my friends, and I saw my friends Maybe we can wake the dogs tonight Maybe we can see the morning light Maybe everyone can go to hell Maybe I don't need your calls for help Again, I'm your friend Crash and tumble

I should've said something Whoa oh oh oh So we board up the windows we used to look through Yeah, I should've said something to you I should've said something to you When I saw you walk away Instead, I did nothing You're gone and it's too late

I saw you again and again and again There's some room to move on, to move on, to move on And I saw you again and again and again How do we fix this if we never have vision At times like these It's obvious I saw you again I think you used me again Should

I saw the news this morning And saw your face across the screen And as I poured my coffee, I picked up a magazine But as I turned the page And looked inside There you were again (there you were) Oh these lonely times