Well, the sun burned hot, it burned my eyes Burned so hot I thought I'd died Thought I'd died and gone to hell Looking for the water from a deeper well Well, I...

Driving across the Illinois plain Hard times in '33 John's got a bottle and he's feeling no pain Just the usual low down misery Hey John don't you think it's a ...

A faraway place A faraway time He broke the bread He poured the wine The hour was near The moment nigh So to his friends He said goodbye The time has come For m...

Well I got religion And I got it bad And it made me crazy And it made me mad So I blew it off And I got free Now I'm just as lost as I want to be I think I'll ...

Man, you should have seen me way back then I could tell a tale I could make it spin I could tell you black was white I could tell you day was night Not only th...

It was in the morning papers, the evening papers too And I saw it on TV, so I know it must be true This is no idle rumor, they've got the cold hard facts They'v...

Lightning spoke to the wind, "The devil's in me today, my friend Do you see that old oak tree down yonder? Blow like hell and bring down thunder When your ragin...

When the wind don't blow in Amarillo And the moon along the Gunnison don't rise Shall I cast my dreams upon your love, babe And lie beneath the laughter of your...

I don't know how to explain The way I feel when I feel the rain Or why the seasons come and where they go But your smile is sweet And that's all I need to know ...