If Not For You If not for you, babe, I couldn't find the door Couldn't even see the floor I'd be sad and blue if not for you. If not for you, baby, I'd lay awake all night Wait for the morning light To shine in through But it will not be new if not for you. If not for you, my sky would fall, rain would gather too Without your love I'd be nowhere at all I'd be lost if not for you And you know it's true. If not for you, my sky would fall, rain would gather too Without your love I'd be nowhere at all Oh what would I do if not for you ? If not for you, winter would have no spring I couldn't hear the robins sing I just wouldn't have a clue Anyway it wouldn't ring true if not for you If not for you, if not for you. Day Of The Locusts Oh the benches were stained with tears and perspiration The birdies were flying from tree to tree There was little to say, there was no conversation As I stepped to the stage to pick up my degree And the locusts sang off in the distance Yeah the locusts sang such a sweet melody Oh, the locusts sang off in the distance Yeah, the locusts sang and they were singing for me. I glanced into the chamber where the judges were talking Darkness was everywhere, it smelled like a tomb I was ready to leave, I was already walkin' But the next time I looked there was light in the room And the locusts sang, yeah, it give me a chill Oh, the locusts sang such a sweet melody Oh, the locusts sang their high whinning trill Yeah, the locusts sang and they were singing for me. Outside of the gates the trucks were unloadin' The weather was hot, a-nearly 90 degrees The man standin' next to me, his head was exploding Well, I was prayin' the pieces wouldn't fall on me Yeah,the locusts sang off in the distance Yeah the locusts sang such a sweet melody Oh, the locusts sang off in the distance And the locusts sang and they were singing for me. I put down my robe, picked up my diploma Took hold of my sweetheart and away we did drive Straight for the hills, the black hills of Dakota Sure was glad to get out of there alive And the locusts sang, yeah, it give me a chill Yeah, the locusts sang such a sweet melody And the locusts sang with a high whinning trill Yeah, the locusts sang and they were singing for me Singing for me, well, singing for me. Time Passes Slowly Time passes slowly up here in the mountain We sit beside the bridges and walk beside the fountains Catch the wild fishes that float though the stream Time passes slowly when you're lost in a dream. Once I had a sweetheart, she was fine and good-looking She sat in the kitchen while her mama was cooking Stared on out the window to the stars high above Time passes slowly when you're searching for love. Ain't no reason to go in a wagon to town Ain't no reason to go to the fair Ain't no reason to go up, ain't no reason to go down Ain't no reason to go anywhere. Time passes slowly up here in the daylight We stare straight ahead and try so hard to stay right Like the red rose of summer that blooms in the day Time passes slowly and fades away. Went To Se The Gypsy Went to see the gypsy Staying in a big hotel He smiled when he saw me coming And he said, þWell, well, well" His room was dark and crowded Lights were low and dim þHow are you" he said to me I said it back to him. I went down to the lobby To make a small call out A pretty dancing girl was there And she began to shout þGo on back to see the gypsy He can move you from the rear Drive you from your fear Bring you through the mirror He did it in Las Vegas And he can do it here". Outside the lights were shining On the river of tears I watched them from the distance With the music in my ears. I went back to see the gypsy It was nearly early dawn The gypsy's door was open wide But the gypsy was gone And that pretty dancing girl She could not be found So I watched that sun come rising From that little Minnesota town. Winterlude Winterlude, Winterlude, oh darling Winterlude by the road tonight Tonight there will be no quarreling Everything is gonna be all right Oh I see by the angel beside me That love has a reason to shine You're the one I adore come over here and give me more Winterlude, this dude thinks you're fine. Winterlude, Winterlude, my little apple Winterlude by the corn in the field Winterlude, let's go down to the chapel Then come back and cook up a meal Well, come out when the skating rink glistens By the sun near the old crossroad sign The snow is so cold but our love can be bold Winterlude, don't be rude please be mine. Winterlude, Winterlude, my little daisy Winterlude by the telephone wire Winterlude, it's making me lazy Come one, sit by the logs in the fire The moonlight reflects from the window Where the snowflakes they cover the sand Come out tonight everything will be tight Winterlude, this dude thinks you're grand. If Dogs Run Free If dogs run free, then why not we Across the swooping plain ? My ears hear a symphony Of two mules, trains and rain The best is always yet to come That's what they explain to me Just do your thing, you'll be king If dogs run free. If dogs run free, why not me Across the swamp of time ? My mind weaves a symphony And tapestry of rhyme Oh, winds which rush my tale to thee So it may flow and be To each his own, it's all unknown If dogs run free. If dogs run free, then what must be Must be and that is all True love can make a blade of grass Stand up straight and tall In harmony with the cosmic sea True love needs no company It can cure the soul, it can make it whole If dogs run free. New Morning Can't you hear that rooster crowing ? Rabbit running down across the road Underneath the bridge where the water flows through So happy just to see you smile Underneath the sky of blue On this new morning, new morning On this new morning with you. Can't you hear that motor turning Automobile coming into style Coming down the road for a country mile or two ? So happy just to see you smile Underneath the sky of blue On this new morning, new morning On this new morning with you. The night passed away so quickly It always does when you're with me. Can't you feel that sun a-shinning ? Ground hog running by the country stream This must be the day when all of my dreams come true So happy just to be alive Underneath the sky of blue On this new morning, new morning On this new morning with you. So happy just to be alive Underneath the sky of blue On this new morning, new morning On this new morning with you New morning ... Sign On The Window Sign on the window says, þLonely" Sign on the door said, þNo company allowed" Sign on the street says, þYou don't own me" Sign on a porch says, þThree's a crowd" Sign on a porch says that three's a crowd. Her and her boyfriend went to California Her and her boyfriend done changed their tune My best friend said, þNow didn't I warn you ? Brightoon girls are like the moon Brightoon girls are like the moon". Looks like a-nothing but rain Sure gonna be wet tonight on Main Street Hope that it don't sleet. Built me a cabin in Utah Marry me a wife, catch a rainbow trout Have a bunch of kids who call me pa That must be what it's all about That must be what it's all about. One More Weekend Slipping and sliding like a weasel on the run I'm looking good to see you, yeah, we could have some fun One more weekend, one more weekend with you One more weekend, one more weekend will do. Come on down to my ship, honey, ride on deck We'll fly over the ocean, just like you suspect One more weekend, one more weekend with you One more weekend, one more weekend will do. We'll fly the night away Hang up the whole next day Things will be okay You wait and see We'll go to some place unknown Leave all the children home Honey, why not go alone Just you and me. Coming and going like a rabbit in the wood I'm happy just to see you, yeah, looking so good One more weekend, one more weekend with you One more weekend, one more weekend will do, yes you will. Like a needle in a haystack I'm gonna find you yet You're the sweetest girl mama that this boy is ever gonna get One more weekend, one more weekend with you One more weekend, one more weekend will do. The Man In Me The man in me will do nearly any task As for compensation, there's a little he will ask Take a woman like you To get through to the man in me. Storm clouds are raging all around my door I think to myself I might not take it anymore Take a woman like your kind To find the man in me. But, oh what a wonderful feeling Just to know that you are near It sets my heart a-reeling From my toes up to my ears. The man in me will hide sometimes to keep from being seen But that's just because he doesn't want to turn into some machine Take a woman like you To get through to the man in me. Three Angels Three angels up above the street Each one playing a horn Dressed in green robes with wings that stick out They're been there since Christmas morn' The wildest cat from Montana passes by in a flash Then a lady in a bright orange dress One U-Haul trailer, a truck with no wheels The Tenth Avenue bus going west The dogs and pigeons fly up and they flutter around A man with a badge skips by Three fellows crawling on their way back to work Nobody stops to ask why The bakery truck stops outside of that fence Where the angels stand high on their poles The driver peeks out, trying to find one face In this concrete world full of souls The angels play on their horns all day The whole earth in progressions seems to pass by But does anyone hear the music they play ? Does anyone even try ? Father Of Night Father of night, Father of day Father who takes the darkness away Father who teacheth the birds to fly Builder of rainbows up in the sky Father of loneliness and pain Father of love and Father of rain. Father of day, Father of night Father of black, Father of white Father who built the mountains so high Who shapeth the cloud there up in the sky Father of time and Father of dreams Father who turneth the river and stream. Father of grain, Father of wheat Father of cold and Father of heat Father of air and Father of trees Who dwells in our hearts and our memories Father of minutes, Father of days Father of whom we most solemnly praise.