Livin' in a city of immigrants I don't need to go travelin' Open my door and the world walks in Livin' in a city of immigrants Livin' in a city that
Yellow moon, amber light Baby, baby, baby, please come home to me Another blue and lonesome night Baby, baby, baby, please come home to me I knew I'
Another year has come and gone Another circle 'round the sun Another thousand tears have fallen I don't ever count 'em 'cause I'm surrounded by your
Pale male the famous redtail hawk performs wingstands high above midtown Manhattan Circles around for one last pass over the park Got his eye on a fat
I was walkin' Walkin' down the Jericho road And every mile that I traveled showed And I'm walkin' down the Jericho road I just kept on walkin' Walkin
Well my daddy worked in the coal mine Till the company shut it down Then he sat around and drank hisself blind Till we put him back underground Now nothin
Top of my shift-frog in my throat-sleep in my eyes Startin' to drift, cuppa hot joe, checkin' the sky Never can tell, makin' my list, checkin' it twice
My baby sparkle and shine Sparkle and shine Sparkle and shine My baby sparkle and shine And everyone knows she's fine She blesses all that she sees A
One of these days I'm gonna lay this hammer down And I won't have to drag this weight around When there ain't no hunger And there ain't no pain Then
Sunset in my mirror, pedal on the floor Bound for New York City and I won't be back no more Won't be back no more, boys won't see me around Goodbye guitar
When you walk through the garden You gotta watch your back Well I beg your pardon Walk the straight and narrow track If you walk with Jesus He's gonna
North wind blowin' like a hurricane house Old man leanin' like he's pullin' a plow Neck bowed, bendin' like a willow bough Red sky color of the end