Graham Nash Album

Greenwood Oklahoma, June of '21,
Someone set the night on fire.
Lost a lot of people as the day begun,
Who lit the funeral pyre?

On an elevator in the heart of town,
Someone make somebody scream.
Black and white, going up and down.
Who's gonna lose a dream?

Dirty Little Secret.

Headlines printed in the daily news
Awake the sleeping rage inside.
Disarm the people, keep ‘em all confused.
Kill before they turn the tide.

Dirty Little Secrets going round,
Whispering from ear to ear.
Burning down the very heart of town.
Nobody shed a tear.

Dirty Little Secret, Dirty Little Secret.

Look up to the sky, your tears fall from the clouds
But Greenwood don't you cry, just shout it right out loud.
It's such a Dirty Little Secret.

Getting so much darker every day.
It's hard to rise above it all.
"Can't we get along?" I heard somebody say.
Who's gonna make the call?

“Cause all the walking wounded pay the price
For living in the promised land.
Take care of your neighbor would be my advice,
‘cause nothing ever goes as planned.

It's such a Dirty Little Secret,
Dirty Little Secret, Dirty Little Secret
Dirty Little Secret

In the sea of sadness there's bound to be a tear or two.
And in the maze of madness someone's got a sign for you.
And though it seems so dark something clear is coming through.

Oh, you've been here before and seen your temperature rise.
You can't take anymore, so wipe the tear from your eyes.
Don't walk out of that door, back into a blizzard of lies.

And when the sky is falling and everything is on your mind.
If the child is calling, you've got to leave it all behind.
And though it seems so hard, just turn around and you will find.

Oh, you've been here before and seen your temperature rise.
You can't take anymore, so wipe the tear from your eyes.
Don't walk out of that door, back into a blizzard of lies.

And if you're always using, excuses will be your friend.
And they might never leave you, could be with you until the end.
You know just who you are, so turn around and make amends.

Oh, you've been here before and seen your temperature rise.
You can't take anymore, so wipe the tear from your eyes.
Don't walk out of that door, back into a blizzard of lies.
Back into a blizzard of lies, oh, back into a blizzard of lies.

Just another morning cup of tea
I turn my radio on
and in between the static and the headlines
I heard that you were gone
we lost another one
there was a time we thought we were invincible
that we'd go on and on and on and all along we'd thought we'd do another show
and write another song
but I guess we've lost another one
let it slip away
breaking all the silver threads that hold you to your dreams
one day they'll fall and you'll fly away
after all the trouble and heartache
we all go out alone
nobody else can live your life for you
you're in it on your own
and you just lost another one
we let it slip away (yes we did)
breaking all the silver threads that hold you to your dreams
one day they'll fall and you'll fly away
I lost a lot of friends on this highway
so long everyone
I watched them all sailing to the distance
like a setting sun
they'd only just begun
and we just lost another one
we lost another one
we lost another one

Down at the Chelsea Hotel, with poetry and paintings
The walls are still holding memories of people who fell,
Down through the years, fighting their fears.

Down at the Chelsea Hotel,
A sailor was dying to end all his feelings,
Everything had just turned to hell, his lover was gone,
But we have to carry on.

We will carry on, searching for truth with perpetual youth that will fade
And be gone in the blink of an eye
The world will be passing us by.

Down at the Chelsea Hotel,
Where Raymond is writing of poets and painters.
It's something he does very well,
A lover of his art, a lover in his heart.

At the Chelsea Hotel,
Where lovers and fighters are desperately dreaming
Of checking their hearts at the door.
Never really sure, we've all been here before.

We've all been here before, searching for truth searching for truth with perpetual youth that will fade
And what's more in the blink of an eye, the world will be passing us by
At the Chelsea Hotel, at the Chelsea Hotel, down at the Chelsea Hotel.

When you feel like you're drowning,
And waves crash all around
I'll be a rock you can stand on, I'm your solid ground.

And love knows no reason, love knows no rhyme,
So just reach out and I'll be there, time after time.

I'll be there for you wherever, whenever, whatever for you
I'll be there for you, whatever you do.

People call us a family, and some say that we're friends.
But it doesn't matter to me, ‘cause there's just no end.

I'll be there for you wherever, whenever, whatever for you
I'll be there for you, whatever you do.

In your darkest day I'll send you the sun
And take away the rain.
And whenever life is too much to bear
Open your heart, and I will be there.

I'll be there for you wherever, whenever, whatever for you
I'll be there for you, whatever you do. Whenever for you, forever

I'll be there for you wherever, whenever, whatever for you
I'll be there for you, Here is my heart, I give it to you.

There's something coming through – for you.
I can feel it in my heart – the question is can you?
Leave the love light in your eyes.
You must believe – it's true.
That there's nothing in the world I won't do for you.

When you live for love and lose, and your heart is gone.
That's no time for you to choose not to carry on, no
I know your world is full of pain
And your soul is black and blue.
But there's nothing in the world I won't do for you.

Well, I believe you know desire
But right now she don't know you.
And I can see your heart's on fire.
You better burn right on through.
‘Cause in the future you could find.
That there's someone there for you, just for you
And there'll be nothing in the world,
They won't do for you.

Somewhere, somehow, I've found you could love me all my life.
Fall into my open arms where love lies tonight.

Only lonely hearts can break, I see it everyday.
Underneath a crushing weight, love flies away.

How many times have I loved and lost?
If only my heartaches could heal.
How many times can I count the cost?
Knowing the way that I feel.

When you walked into my heart my life just opened wide.
Giving me a brand new start, where love lies tonight.

How many times have I loved and lost?
If only my heartaches could heal.
How many times can I count the cost?
Knowing the way that I feel.

Somewhere, somehow, I found you could love me all my life.
Fall into my open arms where love lies tonight.
Where love lies tonight.

Pavanne, cold steel woman, Pavanne.
How do you love a woman?
With eyes as cold as the barrel of her gun,
Who's never missed her mark on anyone,
Pavanne, Pavanne, Pavanne.

Casino doors swing open, rich men raise their eyes they say “Who is this beauty"?
As elegant as ice, and later there's an accident, another charges d'affaires
Is lying in a pool of blood no witness anywhere.

And they say she was a hundred miles away.
The hotel porter saw her climb the stairs.
And the maid with trembling hands knows what to say.
When the judge says, “Are you sure? “I'm sure? she swears.

Pavanne, cold steel woman, Pavanne.
How do you love a woman?
With eyes as cold as the barrel of her gun,
Who's never missed her mark on anyone,
Pavanne, Pavanne, Pavanne.

At the presidential palace a thousand people saw
His excellency leave his car and never make the door.
The blood flow through his fingers as he clutches at the stain
And staggers like a drunken man lies twisted in the rain.

And they say she grew up well provided for.
Her mother used to keep her boys for sure.
And her father's close attentions led to talk.
She learned to stab her food with a silver fork.

Pavanne, cold steel woman, Pavanne.

And they say she didn't do it for the money.
And they say she didn't do it for a man.
They say she did it for the pleasure.
The pleasure of the moment.

Pavanne, cold steel woman, Pavanne.
How do you stop this woman?
When everyone is moving through a trance.
Like prisoners of some slow courtly dance.
Pavanne, Pavanne, Pavanne, Pavanne.

I have always been here
And I'll always be there
I can honestly tell you
That I really don't care

If all the babies are broken
And the old folks are blind
There's a hole in my heart
But I know you don't mind

If I laugh at the cripples
And I cry for the clowns
And I welcome the madness
That I see coming down

And I have no opinions
So I feel no remorse
I can see the Black Knight
Riding up on his horse

And there's fire in his nostrils
And blood in his eyes
And he's looking at you, kid
As he races on by

So watch out for his hooves
They're gonna kill you for sure
He's got some kind of sickness
That no man can cure

And his breath it will burn you
And put out your eyes
He'll tear out your tongues
So you can't even cry

That your body is broken
And your spirit is dead
And you hope against hope
That it's a bad dream you had

About a meeting with Elvis
At the back of the store
You're both shoveling plasticware
Right out of the door

And the men who control you
Keep yelling for more, more, more, more
You pay all your taxes
But you don't know what for

'Cause nothing seems to get better
Things seem to get worse
We're all living in danger
From a politician's curse

All promises have been broken
All lips have been read
Well the mouth has spoken
But nothing's been said

The dream has been shattered
The flags have been burned
You better make up your minds
From whatever you've learned

About your family values
And the way they've been scorned
Some babies have been battered
Way before they've been born

Some call me a liar
Some call me a thief
But the way that I look at things
I can't get no relief

So I went to a meeting
Spoke out of fear
They said, "Thank you for sharing,
Now why are you here?"

I said: everything's shaking
Including myself
I keep all my feelings
High up on a shelf

And I can't seem to reach them
But I know they were there
I'm trapped in this vacuum
And I'm gasping for air

Some people get better
Some people just fold.
Some people rise above it
Or so I've been told

So I started to leave,
I was searching for more
They caught ahold of my sleeve
But I slipped through the door

I ran back to the office
With my back to the wall
When I came to my senses
I had no one to call

So I called up the doctor
He told me to lie
He said, “Get out of this nightmare
Or you surely will die?

So I forced myself to wake up
And opened my eyes
But the man in the mirror
Was there in disguise

He was playing his part,
Living in a trance
Sentenced to be a witness
'Cause he had no defense

The anesthetic is wearing thin
And you're starting to sweat
And you finally realize
That it ain't over yet

'Cause the way you've been feeling
They must have hit a nerve
I know it's not what you want
But it's what you deserve

The operation is over
Listen to me please
I'm begging forgiveness
Down on my knees

Coming back to consciousness
I was out of my head
Well the dream is over
And I'm back in my bed

I've always been here
And I'll always be there
I can honestly tell you
That I really do care

I gotta tell you the truth
About the sadness I find
I have opened my heart to you,
And I hope you don't mind.

Fine lines intersecting, knowing they're going to touch.
Let them be, sets us free, come with me.

Old tree reaching upward, closer to the sky.
Touch your face, saving grace, come with me.

Love never dies, it lies deeper and deeper.
With my hand on my heart we'll go on and on.

Love never dies it lies deeper and deeper.
With my hand on my heart we'll go on and on.

With our open arms intertwining, loving you so much.
Let us be, honestly, come with me.