And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky And the tears that I cried for that woman are gonna flood you Big River Then I'm gonna sit right here until I die Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry I met her accidentally in Saint Paul

But I see your angel, don't act young and wasteful Come to the garden and let your guard down Come to your senses it will all be clear The star in your eyes, the glimmer in the shadow You are more than able, of cutting through the cable Yeah, yeah (ah) I

I'm going slightly mad It finally happened, happened It finally happened, I'm slightly mad Uh uh ah ah It finally happened When the outside temperature rises And the meaning is oh so clear One thousand and one yellow daffodils

Bootleg, bootleg, Bootleg, howl. Take you a glass of water Make it against the law. See how good the water tastes When you can't have any at all. Findin' a natural woman, Like honey to a bee. But you don't buzz the flower.

When the mellow moon begins to beam Every night I dream a little dream And of course Prince Charming is the theme The he, for me. Although I realize as well as you It is seldom that a dream comes true, To me it's clear That he'll appear. Some day he'll

Com, commotion Git, git, git, gone Traffic in the city turns my head around No, no, no, no, no Backed up on the freeway, I'm backed up in the church Everywhere you look there's a frown, frown People keep a-talkin', they don't say a word Jaw, jaw, jaw,

Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky And the tears that I cried for that woman are gonna flood you Big River Then I'm gonna sit right here until I die I met her accidentally in St. Paul,

I will be right here We ride the highs and lows When the smoke clears You'll never be alone Even when your world explodes 'Cause after all the smoke clears "You and I, against the world" That's what you told me An emotional roller coaster, yeah

I've felt the hate rise up in me Kneel down and clear the stone of leaves Inside my shell, I wait and bleed I wonder out where you can't see You haven't learned a thing I haven't changed a thing My flesh was in my bones The pain was always free

I hate myself for losing you I'm seeing it all so clear What do you do when you look in the mirror And staring at you is why he's not here? And oh, I don't know what to say And I don't know anyway I wish you knew I woke up today