Well it started out Down a dirty road. Started out All alone. And the sun went down As I crossed the hill. And the town lit up, And the world got still. I'm learnin' to fly, But I ain't got wings. Comin' down Is the hardest thing. Well the good ol' days May not return. And the rocks might melt, And the sea may burn. I'm learnin' to fly, But I ain't got wings. Comin' down Is the hardest thing. Well some say life Will beat you down, And break your heart, Steal your crown. So it started out For God-knows-where. I guess I'll know When I get there. I'm learning to fly Around the clouds. What goes up Must come down. I'm learnin to fly But I ain't got wings. Comin' down Is the hardest thing. I'm learnin' to fly Around the clouds. But what goes up Must come down. I'm learnin' to fly. I'm learnin' to fly.

I was walking on a wire Looking down, there was no net Now, I'm standing at your door Me and my last cigarette, oh Yeah, we've been through this before Too late to cover up my tracks Damn the fool who begs for more I'll take my past and paint it black Now the circus has left town This clown has got to get his feet back on the ground I'm learning how to fall (Learning how to fall) Learning how to take a hit (Learning how to fall) Had to walk before I crawled It was winner take it all Now I'm learning how to fall (Learning how to fall) Yeah, I got the hang of it I was standing in the light There were faces all around I put my gloves up for a fight One sucker punch and I was down I'm learning how to fall (Learning how to fall) Learning how to take a hit (Learning how to fall) Had to walk before I crawled It was winner take it all I'm learning how to fall (Learning how to fall) Yeah, I got the hang of it I was flying through the clouds Pucker up, it's time to kiss the ground I'm learning how to fall (Learning how to fall) Learning how to take a hit (Learning how to fall) Had to walk before I crawled It was winner take it all I'm learning how to fall (Learning how to fall) Now I got the hang of it Learning how to fall, learning how to fall Learning how to fall (Yeah, I've got the hang of it) Learning how to fall, learning how to fall Learning how to fall (Learning how to fall) Learning how to fall, learning how to fall (Learning how to fall)

I could shed my skin and in the blink of an eye I could fly, fly, fly Tie my dreams up in a sack and Lay my head down on the track and die die die My life's been so sweet I just can't stand it I must admit I've made out like a bandit Last night's conversation with a real good friend of mine, drinkin wine Wine wine Said fifty years of livin and your worst mistakes forgiven just takes time time time One man's lust for life brings world reknown And the next guy can't get two feet off the ground... he's earthbound Earthbound... hear the wind through the tops of the trees Earthbound... summer sun nearly ninety degrees Earthbound... big ol' moon sinking down... think I might stick Around EARTHBOUND I knew love once way back when she had almond eyes and olive skin And long black hair She was Irish Spanish mixbreed, I was southeast Texas hayseed We were almost there Earth Daddy did not like my kind around True love took the next train out of town... earthbound Earthbound... where there's fathers and daughters in pain Earthbound... mama's boy walking home in the rain Earthbound... like a ship run aground, think I might stick around EARTHBOUND With each new day that passes I'm in need of thicker glasses but it's All O K Someday I'll be leaving but I just can't help believing that it's not Today Every golden moment I have found I've done my best to run right in the ground... earthbound Earthbound... see the sky big and beautiful blue Earthbound... fallen angels come callin' for you Earthbound... keepin' close to the ground think I might stick around Earthbound... Tom Waits, Aretha Franklin, Mary Karr Earthbound... Walter Cronkite, Seamus Heaney, Ringo Starr Dalai Lama, Charlie Brown make me wanna stick around EARTHBOUND

Sometimes there's heartaches and teardrops will fall Good years and bad years, we live through it all There's no easy answer to the trouble I see But I'm happy just knowin', you're saving the last waltz for me Sometimes it's diamonds and sometimes it's dirt Sometimes it's magic and sometimes it's work There's no easy answer to the trouble I see But I'm happy just knowin', your saving the last waltz for me Someday we're gonna sail away Somehow we're gonna fly Someway we'll see the light of day Shine on high After the harvest when winter is near The last fiddle playin' is all I can hear There's no easy answer to the trouble I see But I'm happy just knowin', you're saving the last waltz for me There's no easy answer to the trouble I see But I'm happy just knowin', you're saving the last waltz for me Someday, someway, ooh, ooh

So I grew up hungry and I grew up hard Took the streets and alleys for my own backyard I've got a break and enter on my list of crimes Been before the judge one too many times East Houston blues, scale of one to ten Bout a nine and a half is where it's always been It's in the drinking water and in the bar ditch mud East Houston blues, gets in a poor boy's blood I learned to drink and drive when I was 12 years old My uncle Fireball Stoddard rest his rugged soul He ran a 54' Ford up and down the drag Sippin' early times straight from a paper bag East Houston blues, picture Dowling Street And Navigation Blvd where the crossroads meet Three sheets in the wind brick shy of a load East Houston blues, down a nowhere road 40 dollar boots, big bangora hat Stolen money from an inside job, maybe think about that I'm a third ward child, my mother's only son Which means exactly nothing without a loaded gun I don't believe in love, this I guarantee If there's a god above, he's got it in for me East Houston blues, what you want me to say I need to find me a woman to keep the wolves at bay Keep my head on straight, make me toe the line East Houston blues, ain't no friend of mine Just so you understand that of which I speak I'm a worried man on a losing streak.

Come on baby let me take you by the hand Come on sugar let me take you by the hand You're for me let me be all your own candy candy your candy man Well come on baby I love your honey lovin' ways Hey there sweet thing I love your honey lovin' honey lovin' ways Oh come to me let me be all your own candy candy your candy man [ Harmonica ] Come on woman I'm gonna treat you right I'll give you candy kisses every single night (Candy man your candy man your candy man your candy man) Oh come to me let me be all your own candy candy your candy man Yeah candy candy candy I got the sweet sweet things for you Yeah candy candy candy I got the sweet sweet things for you

I don't like humus, I hate long lines Nosy neighbors and the nation blind Chirpy news anchors alter my mood I'm offended by buss words like awesome men do I look like a train wreck, I feel like a blob Till you get to know me, you may think I'm a snob But I'm closer to heaven than I've ever been I don't eat sushi, I don't smoke grass I don't wear pajamas, I don't drive fast I hate that all gossip and tassel shoes Slick politicians, they give me the blues I don't ride in Limos, I don't play golf I don't own a riffle that will blow your head off But I'm closer to heaven than I've ever been I'm riding that way from cradle to grave I'm learning to feel my hands on the wheel I love my friends, I love my wife Four little babies are the light of my life I love Sissy Spacek, I love God Clark All the biscuits and gravy I can eat with a fork I don't wanna be famous, who gives a damn? I just wanna be happy where ever I am And I'm closer to heaven than I've ever been I'm closer to heaven than I've ever been Closer to heaven Closer to heaven

We try so hard to make it all work out Sometimes sittin' on the top of the world Sometimes very deep in doubt And if the only thing that tomorrow brings Is the sunrise on the top of that hill I'm gonna sit right down and watch the world go around And never think about another damn bill Some men live for money some for art One guy thinks he's funny The other guy thinks he's smart Everybody's gonna get lucky every now and then And the one who's feelin' so low down Now is later on gonna win (Chorus) Let the picture paint itself and it'll be all right You don't have to try so hard You don't have to hold on so tight Let the picture paint itself and it'll only get better And when the day is through and it's just me and you We'll be feeling so good we'll be knocking on wood If you think you've got troubles just look around And don't go out in public all turned upside down If the only thing that you're livin' for is pain There's a real good chance you'll get nothing more Than a lot more of the same (Chorus)