Took 10 years to get this song ight. Thanks, Melvin!
Lyrics
“Raymond Burr”
There’s a lady who has caused you to be blue
And she walks a fine line inside of you
She calls you on the phone both night and day
Don’t matter what you do…she won’t go away
You say “Go away! Leave me all alone!
Let me stand here on my own
Don’t ya try to change for me
You’ll never become the love I need.”
So you’re finally leavin’ home
Not far to travel but you’re on your own
To rate a feeling as the “very best”
You’ve got to love someone and forget the rest.
And you wanna be in their saving grace
Spreading your antiseptic fears all over the place
And you wanna be cast as Raymond Burr
Telling ghost stories to the campfire girls…
Telling ghost stories to the campfire girls…
Now you’re hopelessly dependent
Cosmic River overload
Ever challenging the Magic
Causing children not to grow….
And twice you’ve overcome it
Only to dwell in cabin wood
And wreck havoc on those
Frosted River feelings….if you could
It’s hard to see the road ahead
On this night without a moon
It’s dark as hell and the clouds keep rollin’ in
Hope my pony knows the way
On this trail we’ve spent many a day
Many a man we’ve left behind upon the ground
Rebel fade….into memory
Devil’s paid…..for delivery
Down the hall silhouetted
Stands the shadow of a man
Renegade….and a traitor
Came of age……in the Great War
But he died by his own sword
With his back against the world.
