Here's a tale of Tom
Who worked the rivers run
His wife would cook his meat
But he wouldn't care to eat
Poor Tom, Seventh Son, Always knew what's goin on
Ain't a thing that you can hide from Tom
There ain't nothing that you can hide from Tom
Worked for thirty years
Sharin' hopes and fears
Dreamin' of the day
He could turn and say
Poor Tom, work's gone, lazin' out in the noonday sun
Ain't a thing that you can hide from Tom
His wife was Ellie May
One of many games she played
When Tom was out of town
She couldn't keep her dress down
Poor Tom, Seventh Son, always knew what's goin on
Ain't a thing that you can hide from Tom
And so it was one day
People got to Ellie May
Tom took a gun in his hand
And stopped all the runnin' around
Poor Tom, Seventh Son, gotta die for what you've done
All those years of work are thrown away
To ease your mind is that all you can say?
But what about that grandson on your knee?
And railroad song is he could be
Ain't nothing that you can hide from Tom
Keep-a Truckin'
I can't quit you babe
Woman I think I'm gonna put you down for a little while
I can't quit you babe
I... think I'm gonna put you down for a while
I said you messed up my happy home
Made me mistreat my only child
You built my hopes so high
Baby then you let me down so low
You built my hopes so high then ya let me down... so low
Don'tcha realize sweet baby?
Woman I don't know... which way to go
Woman I can't quit you babe
I think I'm gonna put you down for a while
Oh, know I feel so strange lookin' at the door
Tryin' hard to change and can't let go
Good ideas playin' it more and more
Everything's the same as you walk the floor
I'm walkin' the floor over you, I'm walkin' the floor
Every heart that breaks is a heart that's cold
To the hand that takes your dreamless soul
Is it long to wait? Is there much to pay?
Sometimes it's hard waitin' for the day
You know it's hard, I said it's hard
You know it's hard, I said it's hard
You know it's hard
Every tear that falls is a smile that's large
And you hear on the phone that you got the part
And they stand alone, do you wonder how?
Do you step aside? Does is matter now?
It was love that... In the eye of the night
In the day everything will
Though the smile and the tears
Every woman's thorn know it's true now
I'm walkin' the floor over you, I'm walkin' the floor
Every tear that falls is a smile that's large
And you hear on the phone that you got the part
And they stand alone, do you wonder how?
Do you step aside? Does it matter now?
I hear ya knock on my door
I ain't been savin' this thing for ya honey
Don't wantcha ringin my bell
It's too late for you to be my honey
ooh, it's my love
ooh, it's my own true love (repeat 2 times)
Don't want you wasting my time
Tired of ya doing the things that you do
It's no use standing in line
Follow the line, you better follow queue
I say, ooooh, it's my love
oooh, it's my own true love (repeat 2 times)
I could stay on the river run-yeah!
But I know that's just
I could wish for a million years
But I know I'm still at home
I could cry within the darkness and sail away
It's my own true love, oh it's my love
'Cause you know, you know, you know what I said
And I say Ooh, it's my love
Oooh, it's my own true love (repeat)
Darlene, oooh Darlene, oooh Darlene,
Darlene, oh oh Darlene, oh oh Darlene
oooh Come on baby give me some
When I see you at that dance with your tight dress on
Whatcha got it sure is fine
I wanna get me some
Darlene, woooh baby baby Darlene, oooh be my baby Darlene,
ooh, come on baby... be my baby
Darlene, ooh, Darlene, hey! hey! Darlene, oh oh
Come back and be my sweet little girl
When I see you on the street, it makes my heart go flitter
I see you walkin with all those guys
It makes me feel so sick
And I don't care what people say
And I don't care what they do
Sweet child I gotta make you mine
You're the only thing that I want: You!
Baby Baby when you walk down the block,
See the people fight
Woooh! Child! Oh ya drive me wild!
I gotta do it really gonna try
Oh baby, I got my car
I'll take you as far
I'm gonna take you every place
I'm gonna boogie-woogie-woogie-woogie that's fine
I'm gonna prove it, Darlene
I'm gonna make ya my girl
I'm gonna boogie, Darlene
I'm gonna send ya in another world
Cause I love Darlene, I gotta love 'er, Yes I do
I've been savin all my money
I've been workin all day long
I gotta give it all back to you!
Strumentale
It starts out like a murmur
Then it grows like thunder
Until it bursts inside of you
Try to hold it steady
Wait until you're ready
Any second now will do
Throw the door wide open
Not a word is spoken
Anything that you want to do
Ya know, ya know, ya know...
Don't you feel the same way?
Don't you feel the same way?
But you don't know what to do
No time for hesitatin'
Ain't no time for hesitatin'
All you got to do is move
They say you're feeling blue, well
I just found a cure
It's a thing you gotta do, yeah
Ya know, ya know, ya know...
Now listen: You say your body's aching?
I know that it's aching
Chill bumps come up on you
Yeah, the funny fool
I love the funny fool
Just like foolin' after school?
And then you ask for mediciation
Who cares for medication
When you've worn away the cure
Ya know, ya know, ya know...
Go back to the country
Yeah, go back to the country
Feel a change is good for you
When you keep convincin'
Ah, don't keep convincin'
What's that creeping up behind a you?
It's just an old friend
It's just an old friend
And what's that he's got for you?
Ya know, ya know, ya know...
Do your dance do your dance do your dance
Oooooh, medication. Medication! Medication!