Bob Seger

[fox69]

"I've Got Time"

"I've Got Time"



I was born at the break of dawn
In the last days of the last great war
My father was not in the fighting
And my mother never had to mourn
I was raised, raised and taught to hurry
I've been hurrying and worrying all my days
But now as I'm getting older
I think I'm learning how to run the race
And with you by my side, your heart close to mine
I've got time

I used to wake up every morning
And lie there far too long
Everything I did was wrong
With you, and your faith in me
Oh, how you made my whole life shine
And I've got time
You, and your faith in me
Little girl you made my whole life shine
And I've got time

 

[fox69]

"If I Were A Carpenter"

"If I Were A Carpenter"



If I were a carpenter and you were a lady
Would you marry me anyway?
Would you have my baby?

If I worked my hands in wood
I wonder would you still love me?
I say yes, I would, I'll put you above me
That's what I want you to say

And would you save my love from loneliness,
Would you save my love from sorrow, if you would
I give you my onlyness, girl and all of my tomorrows

If a tinker were my trade, would you still find me?
Carrying the pots and the pans that I made,
Walking along the highway
That long lonely highway

If I was a carpenter, and you were a lady
And I was just a carpenter,
Instead of a rock and roll star
Just a carpenter
A carpenter
A carpenter

 

[fox69]

"In Your Time"

"In Your Time"



In your time
The innocence will fall away
In your time
The mission bells will toll
All along
The corridors and river beds
There'll be sign
In your time

Towering waves
Will crash across your southern capes
Massive storms
Will reach your eastern shores
Fields of green

Will tumble through your summer days
By design
In your time

Feel the wind
And set yourself the bolder course
Keep your heart
As open as a shrine
You'll sail the perfect line

And after all
The dead ends and the lessons learned
After all
The stars have turned to stone
There'll be peace
Across the great unbroken void
All benign
In your time
You'll be fine
In your time

 

[fox69]

"Innervenus Eyes"

"Innervenus Eyes"



Innervenus eye, the fool performs the sky
Innervenus eye, cause every little heartache whines
Lord, she looked, she looked, she looked so good
She looked, she looked, she looked so good

Innervenus blue, the fools are not so few
Innervenus blue, corporations ran first too
She looked, she looked at me,
She looked at me so good

Looked so good, looked so good to me yeah
Cause you see, I'm free
Well I'm swimmin' in a sea, Ohhh

She makes her story short for double standard listeners
Deep inside of me, she knows
The mirror of her heart is sort of like her sister
And aviating rhyme and role

Innervenus chain
Pills won't ease the pain
Innervenus brain
Cause the universe is sane

Oh but she looked so good, looked so good to me
She's all alone, she's on her own
The wind has blown the heart has grown

 

[fox69]

"It's A Mystery"

"It's A Mystery"



It's A Mystery
How the heart beats
How the sun shines
How our eyes meet

It's A Mystery
lt's a wonder
How we keep from
Sinking under

It's A Mystery

All the nonsense
Set before us
Supposed to shock us
But it bores us

All the ennui
All the replays
All the rewrites
All the "can't says"

It's A Mystery

Electron guns fire images
They end in interstellar space
Within the year

And through it all
We dance and starve and
Burn and clear

It's A Mystery
How they con us
How they sneak til
They're upon us

All the anchors
With their helmets
Getting ratings
With their zealots

All the pundits
All the salesmen
Setting snake oil
To the nation

All the specials
Every rerun
All the penguins
Getting well-done

It's A Mystery

It's A Mystery
How the heart beats
How the sun shines
How our eyes meet

It's A Mystery
It's a wonder
How we ever
Find each other

It's A Mystery

 

[fox69]

"It's You"

"It's You"



Just about the time I think I've had it
Everything I've planned has fallen through
Just about the time the whole thing's crumblin' in
And I can't hold back no matter what I do
And just about the time I feel like screamin'
And findin' me a wall to punch right through
I look up and I just can't help smilin'
It's you

You're the only reason I'm still here, girl
You're the only one who keeps me sane
Somethin' `bout the way you've learned to calm me down
And see me through the anger and the pain
And just about the time I'm standin' on the edge
And searchin' for a light to see me through
I look up and I can see it shinin'
It's you

I don't really claim to understand it
I just know the way you make me feel
No one has to tell me I'm a lucky man
No one has to tell me that it's real

And just about the time I think I've lost it
I'm lookin' for a hole to crawl into
I look up and I just can't believe it
It's you
It's you

I look up
And honey, it's you
Gettin' me through
Keepin' it new

 

[fox69]

"It's Your World"

"It's Your World"



Let's talk about acid in the ocean
Let's look at all the dying coral reefs
Let's talk about shorter growing seasons
Let's talk about what we're gonna eat

Say a prayer for the victims of extinction
Say another for the redwood trees
Say another for arctic and the tundra
Let's talk about who we're tryin' to please

It's your world

The rich keep bitchin' and the rest keep wishin' it away
All these children have to face our mess someday

Let's talk about mining in Wisconsin
Let's talk about breathing in Beijing
Let's talk about chemicals in rivers
Let's talk about cash as king

Let's talk about runoff from the mountains
Check the levels on Lake Mead
Let's talk about mortgaging the future
We borrow and we borrow and we borrow, borrow, borrow

It's your world

 

[fox69]

"Ivory"

"Ivory"



You were born with a face that would let you get your way
Yeah you had everything you wanted child, that is until the day
you know you're much too fine and free, Ivory
You've been dressed in a vest, every minute of your day
You walk into a room, stand in a lit shade
Is your timer too high for me, Ivory
Ivory
How does it feel to be so high
Ivory
How long how long will it take for you to cry
Ivory
I'm in need
Ivory
Ivory
I'll touch your soul, might even touch your brain
I know you can't see me
I know your blind
Come back come back and see
Ivory
So good to me
Ivory

 

[fox69]

"James, Jesse"

"James, Jesse"



He killed many a man
And he roamed over the Scarsdale range
Robbin' from the rich
And givin' to the poor
He was dark and cold and full of rage
Oh yes he was, sing with me
Poor Jesse had a wife
To mourn for his life
And three children
They were oh so brave
But that dirty little coward
He went and shot Mr. Howard
Laid poor Jesse in his grave yeah

It was on a Saturday night
When Jesse was at home
Talking to old railroad Jed
Along come Robert Ford
Like a theif in the night
And he shot poor Jesse in the back

Poor Jesse had a wife
To mourn for his life
Three children
They were oh so brave
But that dirty little coward
He went and shot Mr. Howard
Laid poor Jesse in his grave yeah
He lays
Six feet under the ground

 

[fox69]

"Jody Girl"

"Jody Girl"


Jody Girl, Jody Girl, Spend your time today
Watchin' clocks, spin the hours away
Jody girl, you know the world
Goin' round all day
Thinkin' back
To the things you used to say

Didn't he put you on a pedastal
When first you met
Sure was some honeymoon
Ain't it hard to forget

Now whatever happened to that crazy boy
With the love light in his eye
Used to bring you flowers every day

Now you sit here
On a cloudy afternoon
Watchin' the soap opera on the tv
An your old man's workin'
And your kids are out playin'
And you ain't feelin' too free

You keep thinkin' back
Thinkin' back to high school
Those high school days
All the wild wild wild good times you had
All the boyfriends,
Boyfriends knockin' at your door

[repeat first verse]