1. THE WAYWARD WIND

In the lonely shack by the railroad track
I spent my younger days
And I guess the sound of the outward bound
Made me a slave to my wandering ways.

And the wayward wind is a restless wind
A restless wind that yearns to wander
And I was born the next of kin
The next of kin to the wayward wind.

Oh, I met him down in the border town
He vowed we'd never part
Though he tried his best to settle down
Now I'm all alone with a broken heart.

And the wayward wind is a restless wind
A restless wind that yearns to wander
And I was born the next of kin
The next of kin to the wayward wind.

And the wayward wind is a restless wind
A restless wind that yearns to wander
And I was born the next of kin
The next of kin to the wayward wind.

The next of kin to the wayward wind.


2. GET BACK TO THE COUNTRY

When I was a younger man
Got lucky with
A rock 'n' roll band
Struck gold in Hollywood
All that time I knew I would
Get back to the country
Back where it all began
Get back to the country
Back in the barn again.

Now when we hit the road
Big buses and trucks unload
After the curtain falls
Load up and then we all
Get back to the country
Back where it all began
Get back to the country
Back on the road again.

When I was a younger man
Got lucky with
A rock 'n' roll band
Struck gold in Hollywood
All that time I knew I would
Get back to the country
Back where it all began
Get back to the country
Back in the barn again.


3. ARE THERE ANY MORE REAL COWBOYS ?

Are there any more real cowboys
Left out in these hills?
Will the fire hit the iron
One more time?
And will one more dusty pick-up
Coming rolling down the road
With a load of feed before the sun gets high?
Well, I hope that working cowboy never dies.

Not the one that's snorting cocaine
When the honky-tonk's all closed
But the one that prays for more rain
Heaven knows
That the good feed brings the money
And the money buys the clothes
Not the diamond sequins shining on TV
But the kind the working cowboy really needs.

Are there any more country families
Still working hand in hand
Trying hard to stay together
And make a stand?
While the rows and rows of houses
Come creeping up on the land
Where the cattle graze and an old grey barn still stands
Are there any more
real cowboys in this land?

Are there any more real cowboys in this land?


4. ONCE AN ANGEL

Once an angel
Always an angel
You're as close to heaven
As I'll ever be

It's been six years now
Since my ring slipped on your finger
And those years have made
A better man out of me.

Once an angel
Always an angel
You're as close to heaven
As I'll ever be.

There've been times when
I've treated you so badly
I've done things I know
You'll never understand.

But you take me back
Turn your eyes towards the window
Where you hide the tears
You don't want me to see.

Once an angel
Always an angel
You're as close to heaven
As I'll ever be.

Once an angel
Always an angel
You're as close to heaven
As I'll ever be.

You're as close to heaven
As I'll ever be.


5. MISFITS

Up in that new space station
Living Kennedy's dream
There was an automatic camera
Shooting elephantine.

Well the crew was relaxing
Before the video screen
Watching old re-runs
Of Mohammed Ali.

The voice of Houston calling
Brought them back to the scene
Except the sky is fallin'
Do you know what that means?

Out on that Texas sidewalk
Through the hotel mezzanine
There walked a see-thru' hooker
To a suite with two TVs.

But by the elevator
She began to sneeze
With an attack so uncontrolled
It brought her to her knees.

And then the hotel doctor
With nurse and stethoscope
Announced the worst is over
But for her there is no hope.

Way down in South Dakota
On the Needles Highway
There's a lone red rider
On the road today.

And though his war is over
He's fighting on anyway
Although he's seldom sober
He's drinking whisky all day.

Down in that old box canyon
Where only misfits can go
He rides with no companion
But saloon and rodeo.

Up in that new space station
Living Kennedy's dream
There's an automatic camera
Shooting elephantine.

Well the crew is relaxing
Before the video screen
Watching old re-runs
Of Mohammed Ali.

The voice of Houston calling
Brought them back to the scene
Except the sky is falling
Do you know what that means


6. CALIFORNIA SUNSET

I remember long ago
How I wondered where I'd go
While the blizzards, cold wind and snow
Pounded outside my window.

California sunset
Going down in the West
All the colors in the sky
Kiss another day goodbye.

Land of beauty, space and light
Land of promise,
land of might
You're my home now and it's true
California, here's to you.

California sunset
Going down in the West
All the colors in the sky
Kiss another day goodbye.

California sunset
Going down in the West
All the colors in the sky
Kiss another day goodbye.

The golden state


7. OLD WAYS

Old ways, it sure is hard to change them
Come what may
It's hard to teach a dinosaur a new trick
Lately I've been finding out
I'm set in my ways
Old ways, can be your ball and chain.

Oh, I'm gonna stop that grass
And give up all this drinking
Really gonna make my life last
Clean up my whole way of living
Up until the party last night
I was a different man
But old ways
Got their way again.

The economy was getting so bad
I had to lay myself off
Well, working was a habit I had
So I kept showing up anyway
Then one day things turned around
I got my back pay
Old ways
Coming through again.

I got old ways.


8. MY BOY

Why are you growing up so fast my boy?
Oh, you'd better take your time.
Why are you growing up so fast my son?

Almost time to live your dream my boy
Oh, you'd better take your time
Almost time to make some plans my son

Vacation gone, school is out
Summer ends year in year out

Oh, you'd better take your time my boy
I thought we had just begun
Why are you growing up so fast my son?

Vacation gone, school is out
Summer ends year in year out

Why are you growing up so fast my boy?

Why are you growing up so fast my son?


9. BOUND FOR GLORY

Out on the trans-Canada highway
There was a girl hitchhiking with her dog
Fireflies buzzing round her head
Like candles in the fog.

He was three miles down the road
Trying to stay up, but he knew that he couldn't
She was looking for a ride through the night
But out there, who wouldn't.

They were bound for glory
Bound for living on the edge
They were bound for each other
Like two comets heading for a bed.

She had a new way of living
New way of looking at life
He had an '84 International and two kids
He left back home with his wife.

He was tired of writing letters to himself
And living in the dark
She was open to suggestions
And some say she had a broken heart.

He had everything he wanted
Until it all turned out to be a job
One fallen asleep trucker
And a girl hitchhiking with her dog.

They were bound for glory
Bound for living on the edge
They were bound for each other
Like two comets heading for a bed.

She had a new way of living
New way of looking at life
He had an '84 International and two kids
He left back home with his wife.

Out on the trans-Canada highway
The sun came climbing up the cab
By the time it hit the window they were waking up
From what little sleep they had.

When that heat hit the blankets
They were looking for love at second sight
Just staring in each others' eyes
Finding it in the morning light.

They were bound for glory
Bound for living on the edge
They were bound for each other
Like two blankets laying on a bed.

She had a new way of living
New way of looking at life
He had an '84 International and two kids
He left back home with his wife.


10. WHERE IS THE HIGHWAY TONIGHT?

I would be feeling so low
She'd have a new place to go
She'd take me in her arms
And show me all her charms
Until my troubles were gone

Then when I left her behind
Never a tear could I find
Just a haunting melody
Coming back to me
Where is the highway tonight?

Where is the highway tonight?
Where are those old days and crazy nights?

Now the house is all quiet and still
Coyote howls on the hill
How far did I go
Before we said hello
Where is the highway tonight?

Darling, you'll always be mine
I'll never treat you unkind
But a haunting melody
Keeps coming back to me
Where is the highway tonight?

Where is the highway tonight?
Where are those old days and crazy nights?

A haunting melody
Keeps coming back to me
Where is the highway tonight?