Steve forbert planet earth song lyrics

VERSE



Down Silver Avenue in rain and mist



You're lookin' for Easy Street which don't exist



And count the years, yes, and count the years



You smash the mirrored walls and you cut your fist



You can't control yourself, you can't resist



And shed a tear, oh, yes, and shed a tear







CHORUS #1



Gotta love to live



Gotta wild, old, rambling road, boy







VERSE



You've seen the queen of hearts get torn in half



Beneath the chandelier, the golden calf



And diamond rings, yes, yes, yes and diamond rings



You've seen them factories and railroad yards



And silver moonlit walls with windows barred



And all these thing, oh, yes, and all these things







CHORUS #2



Gotta love to live



Gotta long, old, winding road, boy







(INSTRUMENTAL BREAK)







VERSE



And back in Baltimore the morning came



Her face was paradise--you hear her name



Can't break her spell, oh, no, you can't break her spell



She's bound for distant lands and she won't be back



Her voice was soft and sweet, her skin so black



And fare you well, oh, say well, well, well and fare you well







CHORUS #3



Gotta love to live



Gotta lost, old, lonesome road, boy