The New Soft Shoe (Live) - Gram Parsons

It's either - Something in their eyes or something in the drink But whatever it is they both stop and think There's no going back and nothing above It's lust or loneliness - but never love. She takes a breath as he takes his keys First name terms is the extent of it There's no getting out as they're going in But by tomorrow they both will begin To regret and renege on a bond they have struck A small price to pay and casual luck Some lose nothing - some lose a lot But whatever we have is all we have got. He takes her hand and leads to the room In half light and silence for their clothes to remove There's doubt in her mind but hope in her heart That this last one of many may be the start. So they wriggle and writhe for an hour or two But time has no place when two are consumed. They moan and they gasp but they don't really speak As no conversation could fit this scene. And tomorrow as always, always comes As she slips away - he still dumb He felt the urge just as she felt the need Now the need to get out, still carrying his seed, Which trickles down her leg and onto her shoe Onto the pavement and then out of view Into the gutter and down into a drain Joining a river and there to remain - There's no going back and there's nothing above It's lust and loneliness that drives us along It's lust and loneliness - but it's seldom love.

There are pyramids in my head There's one underneath my bed And my lady's getting cranky Every possible location Has a simple explanation And it isn't hanky-panky I had read Somewhere in a book They improve all your food and your wine, it said That everything you grow in your garden Would taste pretty fine, instead All I ever get is a pain in the neck And a yap-yap-yap-yap-yap-yap-yap-yap I've consulted all the sages I could find in yellow pages But there aren't many of them And the Mayan panoramas On my pyramid pajamas Haven't helped my little problem I've been told Someone in the know Can be sure that his luck is as good as gold Money in the bank And you don't even pay for it, if you fold A dollar in the shape Of the pyramid that's printed on the back It's no lie You can keep the edge Of a razor as sharp as an eagle's eye You can grow a hedge That is vertically straight over ten feet high All you really need is a pyramid and just a little luck La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-ooh La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-ooh I had read Somewhere in a book They improve all your food and wine And I've been told Someone in the know can be sure of his good luck And it's no lie All you really need is a little bit of pyramidic help

Watching, waiting Rising, falling Listening, calling Drifting Touching, feeling (I see your) Seeing, believing (shadow coming) Hoping, sending (closer every) Leaving (day) I couldn't say why you and I are Gemini If I tried to write a million words a day I see your shadow (I could not) Coming closer (say why you and) Then watch you (I are) Drifting away (Gemini) Watching (watching), waiting (waiting) Rising (rising), falling (falling) Listening (listening), calling (calling) Drifting (drifting, drifting, drifting) Touching (touching), feeling (feeling) (I feel your) Seeing (seeing), believing (believing) (shadow coming) Hoping (hoping), sending (sending) (closer every) Leaving (leaving) (day) (Leaving, leaving) I couldn't say why you and I are Gemini We are travelling a million worlds away I see your (watching) shadow (waiting) (I could not) Coming (rising) closer (falling) (say why you and) Then watch you (listening) (I are) Drifting away (Gemini) (Calling, calling, calling) Watch you (watching) (I could) Drifting away (not say why) Falling (falling) (you and I) Listen who's calling (calling, calling) (are Gemini) (Calling, calling, calling, calling, calling)