301 Annotated TLG Songs

…  access the Lyrics files while on-tour. Daniel Gold started the lyrics collection with a discussion thread on the TLG Forum in …  from the Annotated Songbook site’s perspective. Let Us Go starts with a very geographical lyric. July 29, 2008, WOW! Trevor Garrod …

…  we work hard and play harder than that And we’re just stars and it’s a natural fact. We attack the stage when we’re rippin’ a set, …

…  vegetarian But with the over-population and inflation and starvation And the crazy politicians I dont feel safe in this world no …

…  a song have lyrics, and be an instrumental? A few songs started life as an instrumental jam, and later had lyrics added, such as  …  thinking gone eyes feel groove guess done side keep fixed stars walk planet window watching next play sleep beneath coffee table drink …

…  last they’ve found me It’s hard to run from From a starving family Yes they’ve found me I won’t run I’m tired of hearing There …  me At last they’ve found me It’s hard to run From a starving family Yes they’ve found me I won’t run I’m tired of hearing There …

…  minutes all that it takes 1 whiff of the air and she’s starting to wake yeah she never lets you know she’s addicted to dough got …

…  us Salty merchants Up the ocean Sandy ridges Man the starboard Spacecraft soundly Keep it steady Or cast adrift Cast adrift …  flat with No spare tire The bitch is broke and The bastard’s buyin’ The wind kicks up as The ghosts fly high Left behind …

…  manana they don’t want to go (and the)/those carnival stars swing from side to side (while the moon is)/(with the moon) lookin’ …

…  and cheese, i need you crackers and cheese, i need you staring at the motion of the ever changing ocean i got myself some tan …

…  your eyes if I wanted to hear crying I guess that I’d start trying to make a little baby of my very own oh don’t cry baby baby …

…  sweet child behind the wheel steers The engine starts to squeel and pockets all she owns She found the flesh around her …

…  variation of Deep River) I landed here alone born a starshine eons old with a child’s mind to mold and a country-side to …  reveals that sweet child on the wheel steers The engine starts to squeel And it’s a deep river, and I’m dying for a drink And I just …

…  dealin’ with your best friend That’s when the teardrops start – fella Pick up the phone I’m here alone Or make a social call Come …

…  up in the sky, little lamb, Do you see what I see? A star, a star, dancing in the night With a tail as big as a kite, With a tail as big …

…  I can hear the world rumble butterfly make my eyes start to see double cuz if I stayed home I would never see trouble …

…  curse at the night You can’t win that fight Let the stars shine bright Carry you on Everyone’s feeling loose Everyone’s …  curse at the night You can’t win that fight Let the stars shine bright Carry you on There’s a spirit that screams There’s …

…  of streams from hidden sources Blindly ride the star streaked heavens Breath in deep and risk your fortunes Judge the …  tolled / told rumination Yes, we’ll stretch for stars and promised lands We’ll stretch for stars and promise lands So if you’re thirsty you can drink from me My toes …

…  phone lines To good times and bad times Under the starlight Under the moon Shining down on me Shining down on me I’d write …

…  SunMosquitoMr. BrownstoneMy Bastard BrotherNo BlanketNot HumanOcean ViewOne ReasonPanspermic …  TogetherSaw Your MamaSea Monkey’sSex in the 70′sShooting StarSlip AwaySnoopSteal Your ImaginationStormcloudStrange Ode to NatureTake Me …  I (What’s My Name)?Willin’You Shook Me All Night LongZiggy StardustZoom …

…  a never ending story That has never even started Yes I’m walkin’ by the starlight Cuz your lantern has grown cold I’m learnin’ that I’m nothin’ …

…  we were both too tired to sleep. So we took turns a starin’ out the window at the darkness ’til boredom overtook us, and he …

darlin, i’m a germinatin seed don’t know what i need until the sun beats down upon this, heartless granite stone the rock beneath the dome of your blue skies blue skies, full blown sunrise, a reason to revive a sleeping love lost there upon this hea …

…  that ass had the jaws dropped low as he strummed in the stars fingers moving so fast it would melt the guitar was born with a gift …

…  knows how long we been knocked out They seem to think we started (?) and I can’t say that they’re wrong Broken chairs and splintered …

…  help me pull the choke out, we’ll get this thing started yeah, help me pull the chock out and we’ll get this thing started I want to work the clutch on your diesel engine I want to grease …

…  to fill them up with the things that I like movie stars and fast guitars cigarettes and getting high I’m sure that you can’t …

…  got a crush on my girlfriend It started out small But now I can’t help it I’m workin’ up the nerve to call I …  don’t know I exist I got a crush on my girlfriend It started out small But now I can’t help it I’m workin’ up the nerve to call I …

…  you just kept on blinking in my mind well now I just stare at you wide awake the next goddam afternoon your blinking like a damn …

…  again. This river moves slowly It’s material ethereal starin’ through an ancient gorge And I thought that it was easy Before I …

…  modesty (it’ll cost us with modesty) And we count every star before we kiss her …

…  below Heavens Heaven’s below the stars Stars are attached by invisible thread To the darkness that is Love I’ve …  I was innocent, wish I was innocent Swingin’ from stars Too near or too far Watching them shine Doin’ my time Makin’ them …

…  to the top If you wanna rock ‘n’ roll If you wanna be a star of stage and screen Look out it’s rough and mean It’s a long way to the …

…  at the wishing well Where I threw my coins And she started toying With me Yes indeed She gives me dirty love She gives me …

…  tell our sons, if we die, we’re gonna die. So we start where we can And hope it spreads across the land. Its not easy taking …

…  so fine at first But left looking just like a ghost I started out on burgundy But soon hit the harder stuff Everybody said they’d …

…  down Then I met my twin-heart The whole world got a restart Ready for the next part You are gonna stay I’m gonna stay I wanna …

…  my rattles Gonna rattle all my shakers, thank my lucky stars I’m looking west (8x) (Solo) I’m looking west, looking west …

…  of a record player starting) Moonshine, moonshine The sour mash is doing fine I feel like I’m …

…  worrin’s a waste of my fuckin’ time The show usually starts around seven We go on stage around nine Get on the bus about …

…  he’s my brother My brother by a different mother That bastard’s fucking with my woman And I’m going to lay him down Oh my darling, …  February I don’t trust her She been with another My bastard brother and her have done me wrong That’s why I’m biting on this …

…  we go around the sun Let’s keep our eyes fixed on the stars We can walk in this ol’ atmosphere on a planet like this we won’t be …

…  sun was risin’ like a disc of blazing fire and soon we started walking through the brambles our legs were scratching I was wishing …

…  Dogg I be comin’ for you. And to think this whole thing started with a seed First I was a human, now i am a weed Stayn’ true to the …

…  from a winters storm a rooster crows below a starry sky the mornings born from the cold dark night but we’re in our …

…  thru tha breeze then I lightspeed time travel past tha starz into tha Planet of Green Love with stony guitars lay back, relax…breath in tha air smoke a fat doob an’ start talkin’ shit (a lil help)? *chorus* just take a hit…then you’ll …

…  Floating in a wishing well ALT: Colder than the start of time I know she’s growing but too slow to tell Water’s rising past …

…  do Night gets awfully dark But its lit up by the stars But I never see them cuz I’m sittin in some bar Where I drink and I …

…  sun And you bring your mama home your pay Well find a star, if you want to Make a wish if you think that you might (?) Find a star, you can follow Home in the middle of the night Won’t you come home, …

…  talking man is professing the future as seen by the stars layed down far from heaven and covered in tar Injected in lymph …

…  that try to heal i don’t remember now so well it started when we fell i guess there ain’t that much to tell we’re just …

…  slip away Think she’d be pretty if it weren’t for the stars in her eyes Burning through space and into my mind Riding a camel is …

…  got no cure A fairytale’s fall By dying light and starshine With a wish it is born Close your eyes and you are blind I know, …

…  my bite. while the sun, tries to steal, the way of stars, to seal the deal and im teachin little birds the words to tell you how …  the sun is a symphony sinking silenty and we, are stars. the night is ours. we could howl if them birds dont show us …

…  you die, All we can do is echo your anguished cries, Stare as all human feelings die, We are leaving – you don’t need us. Go, …

…  oh the way she moves makes my heart dance with every stare she proves how I never had a chance Heaven Help Me I’m going …