"Jezebel" Lyrics

Jezebel

I met her at the back of a paperback book

One thing led to another like the verse to the hook

Then we were on the run across the USA

Being chased by the ghosts of the great highway

I asked her “Hey, little lady, won’t you take my hand?”

She looked at me like I was crazy and said “Listen here, man

It’s 2018, not 1902

But stick around awhile, I might be good for you”

So when she handed me the apple, I took a bite

And thirty minutes later I was feeling alright

I pulled off onto the shoulder when I lost my grip

And she took the wheel while I took a trip

I could smell the colors, I could taste the dawn

And I saw the crystal palace of Kubla Khan

I knew hell below, I knew heaven above

And I knew enough to know that I was falling in love

(C) Jezebel, Jezebel, oh Jezebel, you cast your spell

Jezebel, Jezebel, my Jezebel, it’s my soul to sell (?)

Jezebel, oh my Jezebel

I woke up to the sound of my favorite song

Looking out at the desert as we rolled along

Told Jezebel my throat was dry as a bone

While Bob Dylan sang like a rolling stone

So she stopped the car and she led the way

As we walked across the sand in the heat of the day

Until about four in the afternoon

When she found us an oasis in-between the dunes

As I kneeled by the water for to quench my thirst

Jezebel dove into the pool headfirst

I saw the pile of her clothes that she’d left behind

And it was then that I knew what she had on her mind

When I looked back up she was standing there

On the opposite shore in her underwear

When she grinned at me, I knew I couldn’t say no

And you can prob’ly guess how the next part goes

(C)

We walked out of the oasis hand in hand

And everywhere we stepped, flowers grew from the sand

We didn’t need to eat by the sweat of my brow

‘Cuz everything we needed came right out of the ground

By the time we got back to her Volkswagen bus

We’d brought a little Paradise along with us

We got back on the road and headed east

What used to be a desert was a forest of trees

Now some might think I was her prey from the start

She broke into my chest and stole my heart

But my love’s locked down like a pirate’s treasure

And if she took it from me, it was because I let her

She’s not a princess and I’m not a prince

But there’s a point to my story and it goes like this

There was no devil on my shoulder tempting me down to hell

Just an asphalt angel named Jezebel

(C)

"Crazy Woman Creek" Lyrics

Crazy Woman Creek

I hiked down to Crazy Woman Creek

It was twice as high as it was last week

I wasn’t quite sure just what that meant

But I knew it wasn’t good, and so I went

Down to the bank where the water met the land

Rolled up my sleeve and stuck my hand

Deep into the water, then I let out a shriek

Something bad was goin’ down on Crazy Woman Creek

Love’s one of those things you can’t ever know

You might try to hold on, but you gotta let go

It’s something you give, not something you get

But I hadn’t figured that out quite yet, so

Now the water was up to my knees

And I yelled “Won’t somebody help me, please!

Give me a hand, ‘cause things are looking bleak

I’m stuck in the middle of Crazy Woman Creek!”

I wish I could hold on to all of those times

When the water was warm and all the lines rhymed

But time brings changes in much the same way

That a strong enough current will wash you away

Now the water was up past my waist and I realized

Escape would be harder than I had just theorized

A minute ago, or maybe it was a week?

It’s hard to keep track of time in Crazy Woman Creek

You’ll try to hold on to what you think is yourself

But too much love can be bad for your health

Test the current first, or you’ll go too far

And by then it’s too late and you already are

Covered in water right up to your head

In a minute or two you’ll probably be dead

You’re tryin’ to swim, but your legs are too weak

‘Nother fool just drowned in Crazy Woman Creek

"Lady Gray" Lyrics

Lady Gray

C'mon lady gray

Won't you stay just one more day, hey

I don't wanna have to miss

the way you talk or the way you kiss

C'mon lady gray

I don't wanna watch you walk away

I know I don't have much money

but you shouldn't let that bother you too much honey

(C) Cause we could both go down

Take your car go down to town

Hell we could drive around

and maybe I'd change your mind around

Yeah yeah

C'mon lady gray

You're turnin me in circles honey every which way

You're all I've been thinkin about

You're the woman for me no doubt

C'mon lady gray

Don't change your mind cause I can change my ways

Honey I'm tellin you

Half those things you heard are less than half true

(C) Cause every single day that goes by

Its harder and harder to keep you off of my mind

Oh honey give me one more try

I'll do anything I can just to make you mine

Yeah yeah

C'mon lady gray

Just name the game I'm more than willing to play

Just tell me what you want me to do

and I'll bend over backwards just to be with you

C'mon lady gray

I'm livin in fear honey every day

I didn't know she was your friend

and I swear to god it won't happen again

(C) Cause you know that one day

you'll look back on this and say that

You're so glad you stayed

Oh please believe me lady gray

Yeah yeah

Yeah yeah