I feel like an old railroad man Ridin' out on the Bluemont Line Hummin' along Old Dominion blues Not much to see, and not much left to lose And I know I can walk along the tracks It may take a little longer But I'll know how to find my way back I feel like an old railroad man Who's really tried the best that he can To make his life add up to something good But this engine no longer burns on wood And I guess I may never understand The times that I live in Are not made for a railroad man I feel like an old railroad man Gettin' on board at the end of an age The station's empty and the whistle blows Things are faster now, this train is just too slow And I know I can walk along the tracks It may take a little longer But I'll know how to find my way back

Everybody's laughin', loud as it can be, But please don't point your finger, especially not at me. 'Cause I'm not tryin' to be somebody, I just do what I can, But you just keep on laughin', call yourself a man! I'm not lookin' for somebody, to defend my case. I've been scorned by more than one, so stop this paper chase. If you can't accept me, just for what I am, Go ahead, reject me, call yourself a man! Tell me who you're foolin', is it not yourself? Go ahead, be cool, and, I'll just be myself. And if you can't accept me, just for what I am, Go ahead, reject me, call yourself a man!

This is a man's world This is a man's world But it wouldn't be nothing Nothing Without a woman or a girl, no You see, Man made the car To take us over the road And man made the train To carry the heavy load And man made the electric light To take us out of the dark Man made the boat for the water Just like Noah made the ark This is a man's world But it wouldn't be nothing Without a woman or a girl Man thinks about a little bitty baby girl And a baby boy Man makes them happy 'Cause man makes them toys I'm a man makin' everything Everything I can You know that man makes money To buy from other men This is a man's world But it wouldn't be nothing Without a woman or a girl He's lost In the wilderness Lost In bitterness He's lost This is a man's world This is a man's world A man's, man's, man's man's, man's world But it wouldn't be nothing Without a woman or a girl This is a man's world, yeah This is a man's world But it wouldn't be nothing Without a woman or a girl Oh, a girl This is a man's world This is a man's world Man, it's a man's world ...

Who will buy a glad story That a young man has to sell? Come into my house of glory And I will treat you well. Who will buy a sad story That a widow has to sell? Come into my house of lonely And I will treat you well. Young and old, we all have stories That we all must try to sell Tales of how you get to heaven And how we been through hell Who will buy a perfumed story That a young girl has to sell? Sleep with me on satin pillows And I will treat you well.

You want to take me to a doctor To talk to me about my mind To try to give directions to some places That I don't really want to find Trouble in me is not related To things that I might say or do I'm really not that complicated Your good doctor friend, he oughta talk to you I notice that he can't remember Things that he never should forget Why does he spend his evenings smoking Them funny-smelling cigarettes? I have a friend that knows your best friend He goes some places where she goes He said he saw y'all at a party Sniffing white powder up your nose You got the nerve to call me narrow-minded 'Cause I'm not loose and indiscreet People lying down always get blinded By people standing on their own two feet Life is just a shadow That I just can't seem to find sometimes Oh Lordy, sometimes But I guess I'll make it 'Cause I found out that it's really in my mind Really all in my mind You shouldn't take it too seriously 'Cause it really ain't gon' last too long Really ain't gon' last too long You really only got two choices You can lay down and be weak Or you can stand up where you're at And still be strong Stand up and still be strong Hey, tomorrow depends too much on today And yesterday, all that gentleman is to you is gone All he is, is gone All you find out looking back Is the fact that both of us was wrong Both of us was wrong Hey, now you're talking right to me But you really ain't saying a thang You're pouring muddy water on me Trying to convince me it's rain Now you're talking to me crazy But you're trying to make me feel insane Oh Lordy, feel insane You're like a Sunday family Digging animals in a zoo But while you're looking at monkeys Monkey's looking dead at you Two people getting done Trying to figure out who's doing who If you're throwing dirt at people You got to get some dirt on you I got to take a ton of lies Just to get an ounce of truth from you You're like a man loving Jesus That says he can't stand a Jew Get on down and play the dozens Talk about your folks From your mama to your cousins You head down there Now you know what I'm talking 'bout Get on down and play the dozens Talk about your folks From your mama to your cousins You head down there Now you know what I'm talking 'bout

Summer night in Harlem Man it's really hot Well it's too hot to sleep and too cold to eat I don't care if I die or not Winter night in Harlem Oh oh radiator won't get hot And that mean old landlord He don't care if I freeze to death or not Saturday night in Harlem Oh every thing's alright You can really swing and shake your pretty thing The parties are out of sight Sunday morning here in Harlem Now every body's all dressed up The heathen folk just gettin' home from the party And the good folk just got up Our crooked delegation wants a donation To send the preacher to the holy land Hey hey Lord, honey don't give your money To that lyin', cheatin' man Saturday night in Harlem Hey hey, every thing's alright You can really swing and shake your pretty thing The parties are out of sight Sunday morning here in Harlem Now every body's all dressed up The heathen folk just gettin' home from the party And the good folk just got up Our crooked delegation wants a donation To send the preacher to the holy land Hey hey Lord, honey don't give your money To that lyin', cheatin' man

Love, everybody needs you sometimes Why do I have to call on you When I'm only feeling sad and lonely Let's just love awhile and smile Love, can we just be happy one time Why must it always end with you and I Only feeling sad and lonely Let's just love awhile and smile Love, help me shake it Can we make it right (love can make it right) We can make it (love can make it right) Help me make it right (love can make it right) We can make it (love can make it right) If we make it right Love, everybody needs but one time Try not to make it end with you and I Only feeling sad and lonely Let's just love awhile and smile Love, help me shake it Can we make it right (love can make it right) We can make it (love can make it right) Help me make it right (love can make it right) We can make it (love can make it right) If we make it right