My eyes were open I was reading every line Then somehow I lost my place In the Book of Life Was I looking after Jesus? Was He looking after me? Before I found the answer, Lord We parted company
When you look into my eyes And you see the crazy gypsy in my soul It always comes as a surprise
When I feel my withered roots begin to grow Well I never had a place that I could call my very own That's all right, my love, 'cause you're my home When you touch my weary head And you tell me everything will be all right You say, "Use my body for your bed And my love will keep you warm throughout the night"
Desperado, Why don't you come to your senses, You've been out ridin fences For so long now, Oh and you're a hard one, But I know that you've got your reasons, The things that are pleasin' you Can hurt you somehow.
Don't you draw the queen of diamonds boy, She'll beat you if she's able. You know the queen of hearts is always Your best bet. Now it seems to me some fine things Have been laid upon your table, But you only want the ones You can't get.
It's nine o'clock on a Saturday The regular crowd shuffles in There's an old man sitting next to me Makin' love to his tonic and gin
He says, "Son, can you play me a memory I'm not really sure how it goes But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete When I wore a younger man's clothes."
la la la, di da da La la, di di da da dum
Sing us a song, you're the piano man Sing us a song tonight
