Sleep all day, out all night
I know where you're goin'
I don't think that's actin' right
You don't think it's showin'

Jumpin' up, fallin' down
Don't misunderstand me
You don't think I know your plan?
What you tryin' to hand me?

Out all night, sleep all day
I know what you're doin'
If you're gonna act that way
I think there's trouble brewin'

Would you like to come home with me?
I could think of things to show you
Thinkin' that I'd like to get to know you
Good

Mornin', milkman's comin'
Get up, greet my day
Evenin' brings the sun in
Still I find my way, yeah, yeah, yeah

Change of plans
Makin' a landin' to see you
And I do wanna be your man
Oh yeah

Sunday, highway drivin'
It all looks about the same
Nowhere, just arrivin'
Still I play the game

I'm home-grown, growin' my own
And I need you
Need you to beg my pardon
To tend my garden

Flowers, she's sittin' for poses
She wants me to sing my song
Hours, she's like a stoned Moses
Guess I'll sing along

A. Closet Queen (J. Walsh, J. Fox, and D. Peters)
B. Bolero (M. Ravel; arranged by J. Walsh)
C. Cast Your Fate to the Wind (V. Guaraldi)


When I became of age, my mama sat me down
Said, "Son, you're growin' up, it's time you looked around"
So I began to notice some things I hadn't seen before
That's what brought me here, knockin' on your back door
Oh, yeah

The Closet Queen, the bus stop dream, it wants to shake my hand
I don't wanna be there, she decides she can
It's Apple Dan, he's just the man to pick fruit from your branches
I can't sleep, and he can't keep his cattle on my ranches
Oh, yeah, hey, yeah

It's too strong, something's wrong, and I guess I lost the feelin'
I don't mind the games you play, but I don't like your dealin'
God looked bad, the luck's been had, and there's nothin' left to smoke
Will I be back tomorrow for the punchline of the joke?
Oh, woah

Takin' my time
Choosin' my lines
Tryin' to decide what to do
Looks like my stop
Don't wanna get off
Got myself hung up on you

Seems to me
You don't want to talk about it
Seems to me
You just turn your pretty head and walk away

Places I've known
Things that I'm growin'
Won't taste the same without you
I got myself in
The worst mess I've been
And I find myself startin' to doubt you

Seems to me
We talk all night, here comes the morning
Seems to me
You just forget what we said and greet the day

Seems to me
You don't wanna talk about it
Seems to me
You just turn your pretty head and walk away

I've got to cool myself down
Stompin' around
Thinkin' some words I can't name ya
Meet you halfway
I got nothin' to say
Still I don't s'pose I can blame ya

Seems to me
You don't wanna talk about it
Seems to me
You just turn your pretty head and walk away
Walk away

I'm the Midnight Man
I do all I can
To make sure that I am
The Midnight Man

Midnight Man's on time
Everything is fine
All the words in rhyme
With everything

[Woman sings]
Midnight Man, you're pretty
Midnight Man, you're fine
Midnight Man, be careful
Midnight Man...
Midnight man, be mine

Mother says, "Be careful
And don't stay out too long
Don't do things you shouldn't
Miss me when I'm gone."
Daddy says, "Not now, son
Just do the best you can
And you'll make out somehow, son
Be just like I am, just like I am."

You won't need a reason
She don't let you choose
And so to make the game easy
Mother makes the rules
We all know how the rules are
Changin' from day to day
That's the breaks, and I'm sorry
Some of us must be going
Some of us have to stay
Some of us may be showing
Some just fade away

Sad to say, it's the ending
And all the feeling's gone
If you don't like pretending
You can come along
And Mother says she's ready
And if you have the time
She'll help us all get steady
Make us all feel better
Make us all feel fine
Make us all feel better
Make us all feel fine

Hey, now, the well's run dry
Pages of your book on fire
Read the writing on the wall
Hoe down, it's a showdown
Everywhere you look we're fighting, hear the call
And you know it's gettin' stronger
It can't last very much longer
Turn to stone

Well, there's a change in the wind
You know the signs don't lie
Such a strange feeling and I don't know why
It's takin' such a long time

Backyard people and they work all day
Tired of the speeches
And the way that the reasons keep changin'
Just to make the words rhyme

And you know it's getting stronger
Can't fake 'em out much longer
Turn to stone

And you know it's getting stronger
It can't last very much longer
Turn to stone

Can't think of any reason
Don't know exactly why
Must be it's out of season
Give it another try

I'm out here in the meadow
Part of an old stone wall
Stand here because he said so
Waitin' around to fall

Some things are left unspoken
Some things are handed down
The circle stands unbroken
Sendin' it back around

I've seen you roll in clover
Dressed for a scarecrow wall
Too bad the dance is over
Nothin' to show at all

Can't help but feel uncertain
Knowing which way to turn
They want to raise the curtain
And you're holdin' the words to learn

I'm out here in the meadow
Part of an old stone wall
Stand here because he said so
Waitin' around to fall

Spent the last year Rocky Mountain Way
Couldn't get much higher
Out to pasture, think it's safe to say
Time to open fire

And we don't need the ladies
Cryin' 'cause the story's sad
'Cause the Rocky Mountain way
Is better than the way we had

Well he's tellin' us this, and he's tellin' us that
Changes it every day
Says it doesn't matter
Bases are loaded and Casey's at bat
Playin' it play by play
Time to change the batter

And we don't need the ladies
Cryin' 'cause the story's sad
Rocky Mountain way
Is better than the way we had
Yeah, yeah, yeah

Somewhere along the way I found the meaning
Woke up dreaming along the way
Never quite seems the same when you awaken
And makin' up for the time is such a price to pay
And then they take the dream away
And it just ain't fair

So help me through the night, mama
Help me to ease the pain
And tell me it's alright
Help me through the night once again

That's the danger in pretending
Tryin' to defend yourself from someone else's war
Don't know what they're fighting for
And they just don't care

So help me to see the light, mama
Open my eyes again
And tell me it's alright
Help me through the night once again

Would you help me?
Could you help me?

I have a mansion, forget the price
Ain't never been there; they tell me it's nice
I live in hotels, tear out the walls
I have accountants pay for it all

They say I'm crazy, but I have a good time
I'm just lookin' for clues at the scene of the crime
Life's been good to me so far

My Maserati does one eighty-five
I lost my license, now I don't drive
I have a limo, ride in the back
I lock the doors in case I'm attacked

I make hit records; my fans, they can't wait
They write me letters, tell me I'm great
So I got me an office, gold records on the wall
Just leave a message, maybe I'll call

Lucky I'm sane after all I've been through
Everybody say "I'm cool" ("He's cool!")
I can't complain, but sometimes I still do
Life's been good to me so far

I go to parties, sometimes until four
It's hard to leave when you can't find the door
It's tough to handle this fortune and fame
Everybody's so different - I haven't changed

They say I'm lazy, but it takes all my time
Everybody say "Oh yeah" ("Oh yeah!")
I keep on goin', guess I'll never know why
Life's been good to me so far

We get up early and we work all day
We put our time in 'cause we like to stay up
All night long
All night long

Keep a-grinnin' till the weekend comes
Just a pinch between your cheek and gum
All night long
All night long

Start in the mornin' and get the job done
Take care of business, then we have some fun
All night long
All night long

We like a long neck and a good ol' song
We turn it up and we sing along
Sing along
Oh, stay up all night long

All night long
All night long
All night long
All night long
All night long

If you look at your reflection in the bottom of a well
What you see is only on the surface
If you try to see the meaning hidden underneath
The measure of the depth can be deceiving
The bottom has a rocky reputation
You can feel it in the distance, the deeper down you stare
From up above it's hard to see, but you know it'when you're there
On the bottom, words are shallow; on the surface, talk is cheap
You can damn near judge the distance by the company you keep
In the eyes of the Confessor

In the eyes of the Confessor
There's no place you can hide
You can't hide from the eyes
Of the Confessor
Don't you even try
In the eyes of the Confessor
You can't tell a lie
You cannot tell a lie
To the Confessor
Strip you down to size
Naked as the day that you were born
Naked as the day that you were born

Take all the trauma, drama, commas
Guilt and doubt and shame
The 'what if's and 'if only's
The shackles and chains
The violence and aggression
The bitterness and scorn
The jealousy and hatred
The tempest and discord
And give it up!

Sometimes...
I can't help the feeling that I'm
Livin' a life of illusion
And oh, why can't we let it be
And see through the hole in this wall of confusion?
I just can't help the feeling I'm livin' a life of illusion

Pow!
Right between the eyes
Oh, how nature loves her little surprises
Wow! It all seems so logical now
It's just one of her better disguises
And they come with no warning
Nature loves her little surprises
Continual crisis

Hey!
Don't you know it's a waste of your day
Caught up in endless solutions
That have no meaning, just another hunch
Based upon jumping conclusions
Caught up in endless solutions
Backed up against a wall of confusion
Living a life of illusion

I'm just an ordinary average guy
My friends are all boring
And so am I
We're just ordinary average guys

We all lead ordinary average lives
With average kids, and average wives
We all go bowlin' at the bowlin' lanes
Drink a few beers, bowl a few frames
We're just ordinary average guys
Ordinary average guys

And every Saturday, we work in the yard
Pick up the dog doo, hope that it's hard
Take out the garbage and clean out the garage
My friend's got a Chrysler
I've got a Dodge
We're just ordinary average guys
Ordinary average guys

Ordinary average guy, ordinary average guy
Ordinary average guy, ordinary average, average guy
Ordinary average guy, ordinary average guy
Ordinary average guy, ordinary average, average, average guys...