When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky (Springtime In New York, The Bootleg Series 1-3)

You can look out across the fields and see me returning
Smoke is in your eyes, you draw a smile
From the fireplace where right now my letters to you are burning
You’ve had time to think about it for a while

I’ve walked two hundred miles, now look me over
It’s the end of the chase and the moon is high
It won’t matter who loves who
You’ll love me or I’ll love you
When the night comes falling from the sky

I can see through your walls and I know you’re hurting
Sorrow covers you up like a cape
Only yesterday I know that you’d been flirting
With disaster that you somehow managed to escape

Well, I can’t provide for you no easy answer
Who are you that I should have to lie?
You’ll know everything, my love
Down below and up above
When the night comes falling from the sky

I can hear your trembling heart beat like a river
And recently you thought you’d seen it all
But you’re disappointed now in those who did not deliver
But it was you who set yourself up for a fall

Ah, I saw thousands who could have overcome the darkness
For the love of a lousy buck, I’ve watched them die
Stick around, baby, we’re not through
Don’t look for me, I’ll see you
When the night comes falling from the sky

In your teardrops, I can see my own reflection
Luck was with me when I crossed the borderline
I don’t want to be a fool that’s starving for affection
I don’t want to drown in someone else’s wine

For all eternity I think I will remember
That whirlpool of life that’s in your eye
You will seek me and you’ll find me
In the wasteland of your mind
When the night comes falling from the sky

Well, I gave to you my heart, like buried treasure
When suffering seemed to fit you like a glove
I’ve got so tired of those who use you for their own pleasure
Who thought they had a monopoly on love


Well, this time I’m asking for freedom
Freedom from a world that you deny
And you’ll give it to me now
Or I’ll take it anyhow
When the night comes falling from the sky

You can look out across the fields, see me returning
Smoke is in your eyes, you draw a smile
From the fireplace where my – all my letters to you are burning
You’ve had time to think about it for a while

I’ve walked two hundred miles, look me over
It’s the end of the chase, the moon is high
It won’t matter who loves who
Either you’ll love me or I’ll love you
When the night comes falling from the sky

I can see through your walls and I know you’re hurting
Sorrow covers you up like a cape
Only yesterday I know that you’d been flirting
With disaster that you somehow managed to escape

I can’t provide for you no easy answer
Who are you that I should have to lie?
You’ll know everything, my love
Down below and up above

When the night comes falling from the sky

I can hear your trembling heart beat like a river
Recently, you thought you’d known it all
But you’re disappointed now with those who did not deliver
It was you who set yourself up for a fall

I saw thousands who could have overcome the darkness
For the love of a lousy buck, I’ve watched them die
(Na na na na na na na)
Don’t look for me, I’ll see you
When the night comes falling from the sky

In your teardrops, I see my own reflection
Luck was with me when I crossed the borderline
I don’t want to be a fool that’s starving for affection
I don’t want to drown in someone else’s wine

For all eternity I think I will remember
That whirlpool of life that’s in your eye
You will seek me and you’ll find me
In the wasteland of your mind
When the night comes falling from the sky

Well, I gave to you my heart, like buried treasure
When suffering seemed to fit you like a glove
I’m so tired of those who used you for their pleasure
They thought they had a monopoly on love


This time I’m asking for freedom
Freedom from a world which you deny
And you’ll give it to me now
Or I’ll take it anyhow
When the night comes falling from the sky

When the night
When the night
When the night
When the night
When the night
When the night
When the night
When the night

You can look out across the fields, see me returning
Smoke gets in your eyes, you draw a smile
From the fireplace where all my letters to you are burning
You’ve had time to think about it for a while

I’ve walked two hundred miles, now look me over
It’s the end of the chase and the moon is high
It don’t matter who loves who
Either you’ll love me or I’ll love you
When the night comes falling from the sky

I can see through your walls and I know you’re hurting
Sorrow covers you up like a cape
Only yesterday I know that you’d been flirting
With disaster that you somehow managed to escape

Oh, well, I can’t provide for you no easy answer
Who are you that I should have to lie?
You’ll know everything, my love
Down below and up above
When the night comes falling from the sky

I can hear your trembling heart beat like a river
And recently you thought you’d seen it all
But you’re disappointed now with those who did not deliver
But it was you who
set yourself up for a fall

I’ve seen thousands who could have overcome the darkness
For the love of a lousy buck, I’ve watched them die
Stick around, baby, we’re not through
Don’t look for me, I’ll see you
When the night comes falling from the sky

In your teardrops, I can see my own reflection
Luck was with me when I crossed the borderline
I don’t want to be a fool that’s starving for affection
I don’t want to drown in someone else’s wine

For all eternity I think I will remember
The whirlpool of life that’s in your eye
You will seek me and you’ll find me
In the wasteland of your mind
When the night comes falling from the sky

Well, I gave to you my heart, like buried treasure
Though suffering seemed to fit you like a glove
I’m so tired of those who use you for their own pleasure
Who think they’ve got a monopoly on love


Well, this time I’m asking for freedom
Freedom from a world which you deny
And you’ll give it to me now
Or I’ll take it anyhow
When the night comes falling from the sky

Look out across the fields, see me returning
Smoke is in your eyes, you draw a smile
From the fireplace where my letters to you are burning
You’ve had time to think about it for a while

Well, I’ve walked two hundred miles, look me over
It’s the end of the chase and the moon is high
It won’t matter who loves who
You’ll love me or I’ll love you
When the night comes falling
When the night comes falling
When the night comes falling from the sky

I can see through your walls and I know you’re hurting
Sorrow covers you up like a cape
Only yesterday I know that you’d been flirting
With disaster you somehow managed to escape

Well, I can’t provide for you no easy answers
Who are you that I should have to lie?
You’ll know all about it, love
It’ll fit you like a glove
When the night comes falling
When the night comes falling
When the night comes falling from the sky

I can hear your trembling heart beat like a river
You must have been protecting someone last time I called.
I’ve never asked you for nothing that you couldn’t deliver
I’ve never asked you to set yourself up for a fall

I saw thousands who could have overcome the darkness
For the love of a lousy buck, I’ve watched them die
Stick around, baby, we’re not through
Don’t look for me, I’ll see you
When the night comes falling
When the night comes falling
When the night comes falling from the sky

In your teardrops, I can see my own reflection
It was on the northern border of Texas where I crossed the line
I don’t want to be a fool starving for affection
I don’t want to drown in someone else’s wine

For all eternity I think I will remember
That icy wind that’s howling in your eye
You will seek me and you’ll find me
In the wasteland of your mind
When the night comes falling
When the night comes falling
When the night comes falling from the sky

Well, I sent you my feelings in a letter
When you were gambling for support
This time tomorrow I’ll know you better
When my memory is not so short

This time I’m asking for freedom
Freedom from a world which you deny
And you’ll give it to me now
I’ll take it anyhow
When the night comes falling
When the night comes falling
When the night comes falling from the sky

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Tweeter And The Monkey Man (Outtake)

An ambulance comes rollin’ in, a State Trooper close behind
Tweeter took his gun and tied him up, and treated him unkind
Undercover cop was left tied up to a tree
Near the souvenir stand by the abandoned factory

An ambulance rolled up, a State Trooper close behind
Tweeter took his gun away and messed up his mind
The undercover cop was left tied up to a tree
Near the souvenir stand by the old abandoned factory

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Watching The River Flow (Shadow Kingdom July 18, 2021)

Wish I was back in the city
In my true love’s arms
She likes older men
They can’t resist her charms.


People disappearing everywhere you look
Don’t know where to draw the line
Only yesterday I seen somebody
Who was really in a bind.

Wish I was back in the city
Instead of this old bank of sand
With the sun beating down over the chimney tops
And the one I love so close at hand


People disagreeing on just about everything, yep
Makes you stop and wonder why
Why only yesterday I saw somebody on the street
Who just couldn’t help but cry

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What Was It You Wanted? (Shadow Kingdom July 18, 2021)

What was it you wanted
Could you say it again?
I’ll be back in a minute
You can tell me then.

Is there something you needed
Something I don’t understand
What was it you wanted
When you were holding my hand?

What was it you wanted
Could you say it again?
I’ll be back in a minute
You can get it together by then.

Is there something you needed
Something I don’t understand
What was it you wanted
Do I have it here in my hand?

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When I Paint My Masterpiece (October 29, 2019)

Got to hurry on back to my hotel room
Gonna wash off my clothes, scrape off all of the grease
Gonna lock the doors and turn my back on the world for a while
Gonna stay right there till
I paint my masterpiece

Got to hurry on back to my hotel room
Where I’ve got me a date with Botticelli’s niece
She promised that she’d be right there with me
When I paint my masterpiece

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Dignity (May 4, 2019)

So many dead roads, so much at stake
I’m at the edge of the river, by the rolling lake
Sometimes I wonder what it’s gonna take
To find dignity

So many roads, so much at stake
So many dead ends, I’m at the edge of the lake
Sometimes I wonder what it’s gonna take
To find dignity

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Dignity (April 29, 2019)

Fat man looking at a blade of steel 
Thin man looking at a heartbreaker 
Hollow man looking for his last meal 
For dignity 
 
Drinkin’ man looking for the man he is
In a room full of covered-up mirrors 
Into the lost forgotten years 
Of dignity 

Fat man lookin’ in a blade of steel
Thin man lookin’ at his last meal
Hollow man lookin’ in a cottonfield
For dignity

Drinkin’ man listenin’ to the voice he hears
In a crowded room full of covered-up mirrors
Lookin’ into the lost forgotten years
For dignity

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Gotta Serve Somebody (April 28, 2019)

You may be in Las Vegas
Having lots of fun
Hidin’ in the bushes
Holding a smokin’ gun

You’ve got to serve somebody

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Dignity (April 28, 2019)

Someone got murdered on Christmas Eve
Somebody said dignity was the first to leave
I went into the city, went into the town
Went into the land of the midnight sun

Somebody got murdered on New Year’s Eve
Somebody said dignity was the first to leave
I went into the city, went into the town
Went into the land of the midnight sun

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Standing In The Doorway (April 1, 2017)

The light in this place is so bad 
It’s just making me sick in the head 
All the laughter is making me sad 
Even the stars have turned cherry red 
I’ve been riding the midnight train 
I got my heart locked in a lock and chain 

The ghost of our old love has not gone away 
It didn’t look like it will anytime soon 
You left me standing in the doorway crying 
Under the midnight moon 

The light in this place is so bad
Making me sick in the head
All the laughter is just making me sad
The stars have turned cherry red
I’m strumming on my gay guitar
Smoking a cheap cigar

The ghost of our old love has not gone away
Don’t look it like it will anytime soon
You left me standing in the doorway crying
Under the midnight moon

Maybe they’ll get me and maybe they won’t
But not tonight and it won’t be here
There are things I could say but I don’t
I know the mercy of God must be near
I’ve been riding the midnight train
Got ice water in my veins
I would be crazy if I took you back
It would go up against every rule
You left me standing in the doorway crying
Suffering like a fool

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