…I was a highwayman. Along the coach roads I did ride With sword and pistol by my side Many a young maid lost her baubles to my trade Many a soldier shed his lifeblood on my blade The bastards hung me in the spring of…

…train they call the City of New Orleans I'll be gone 500 miles when the day is done Dealin′ cards with the old men in the club car Penny a point, ain't no one keepin′ score Pass the paper bag that holds the bottle And…

…all soaked with sweat They’re riding hard to catch that herd, but theyt ain’t caught ‘em yet ‘Cause they’ll have to ride forever on that range up in the sky On horses snorting fire as they ride on, hear them cry As the…

…I went into the wilderness with Uncle Walt I discovered the wild Learning to suck all the experience Seeing the world through cradle's bars The wild blessed me with an errant mind Showing the way for the ultimate lore…

…Trapped in autumn, buried beneath the leaves To the echo of the summer softly weeping Sinking further in this sanguinary sea Painting pain with pastels through her cemetery eyes Into the night we ride, scars wide open…

…My power over you Grows stronger yet And though you turn from me To glance behind The Phantom of the Opera is there Inside your mind Those who have seen your face Draw back in fear I am the mask you wear It's me they…

…A lady with a violin Playing to the seals Hearken to the sound Of calling Who tied my hands to the wheel The zodiac turns over me Come to me Somewhere there my fate revealed I hear but how will I see? I tied myself to the wheel Winds talk to my sails Not me Come to me Somewhere there my fate revealed I hear but how will I see?…

…An old man by a seashore at the end of day Gazes the horizon with seawinds in his face Tempest-tossed island seasons all the same Anchorage unpainted and a ship without a name Sea without a shore for the banished one…