the brownest eyes

My baby has the brownest of eyes
They can see through my every disguise
They lay me bare
She brushes back her hair
To reveal under there
A pair
Of the brownest eyes

Solitary man

I got my telephone ringing in the corner
I really don't care who placed the call
I'll let it ring and ring until the light of morning
Til from the sky every star does fall
Tonight I am a solitary man
Keep the voices out anyway I can
Tonight I am a solitary man
And when the sun comes up
I'll be right back where I began
There's a stranger out there standing on my doorstep
Pounds his fists relentless on my door
He could be here bringing fame and countless millions
He can pound and pound until his fists are sore
Because tonight I am a solitary man
Keep the voices out any way I can
Tonight I am a solitary man
When the sun comes up
I'll be right back where I began
There's a beauty out there underneath my window
She'll end it all if I don't let her in
How she packed up left her man and ran right over
But I don't get involved in other peoples sin
Tonight I am a solitary man
Keep the voices out anyway I can
Tonight I am a solitary man
And when the sun comes up
I'll be right back where I began

ghosts

Alone with my thoughts
Is a mighty lonely place
Just me and my ghosts
Tryin to find some time to waste
Checking in with all
The friends who've passed
Hope they're in a better place
God but we had a blast
It's a wonder I'm alive at all
Amazing I can walk
Let alone stand so tall
That lonely junkie tortured soul
Without the talent to back it up
Can only get you so far in life
Til you realize it's time to put up or shut up
Let go of the ghosts
There's only so much of me to go around
But everyone wants their piece
It tears my brain apart
Fragmented to say the least
It's gonna take some pretty strong glue
To keep it all together
Just gonna fall apart again
In stormy weather
Got to let go of the ghosts