Ooh, hoo, Jackie Blue. Lives a life from inside of her room. Hides a smile when she's wearing a frown. Ooh, Jackie, your not so down. . You like your life in a free form style.
Now I'm lookin' out my house and what I see doesn't please me. People goin' here, goin' there where's that leave me. Now they're comin' in my door to explore what's running around in me.
(GUITAR INTRO). I've been sittin' today, looking out over my land. a home of my own, I'm so lucky for all that I have. if ev'ry one I knew, could feel the way I do....
Tomorrow you my be preachin' high on a hill. And some people that come to see you may feel a thrill. Everybody's gawking at you some are even laughing at you again.
When the man comes to you. Tells you what you always knew was comin'. You feel it came twice as fast. You always thought the world would last way past you.
Just about a hundred years or so ago. Ten men rode their way down the mighty Colorado. And as I read about their journey. I couldn't help but feel a very similar yearning to Mr. Powell.
(GUITAR INTRO). when that moon is on the rise. and the light gets in your eyes. and stirs somethin' that used to lie. inside you 'till you ask why. . why ain't I just passin' by.
(GUITAR & BASS INTRO). with a sky blue. and a cold ground. and a windmill stalled in mid-air. we head across Kansas. on our way home. Colorado, thank you, goodbye.
(GUITAR & STRINGS INTRO). there are people livin' in poverty. their lives are just misery. can't get enough relief. there are children needing some food to eat.
If I only knew what wakes me. If I only knew then I would be outside walkin'. Through the morning dew with you. It shouldn't be too far. It shouldn't be far away, away, away.
Down in the hills of the Ozarks. There are some women that'll have your heart. All wrapped up in chains it's a shame. . If you make the bad mistake of telling them.
Have you ever felt yourself in a place a little strange. When nothin' seemed the way it should be?. And every time you'd set your sight and take an aim.
(GUITAR & KEYBOARD INTRO). sometimes I know how good it feels. to be as free as a rolling wheel. cause then you just appear to me. within the shapes of things I see.
Lately I've felt a little crazy. Like I do when that moon's gettin' full. Is there a change in the air or the way that I care. How can I explain how I feel.
(SOLO GUITAR INTRO). lately I've felt a little crazy. like I do when that moon's gettin' full. is there a change in the air or the way that I care. how can I explain how I feel.