Works In Progress

Danang (Takes 7 & 8)
Sing A Song For You (Take 11)
Buzzin' Fly (Take 3)
Song to the Siren (Take 7)
Happy Time (Take 14)
Sing A Song For You (Take 8)
Chase the Blues Away (Take 3)
Hi Lily, Hi Lo (Take 7)
Buzzin' Fly (Take 9)
Wayfaring Stranger (Take 4)
Ashbury Park Version 1 (Take 8)
Ashbury Park Version 2 (Take 14)
Ashbury Park Version 2 (Take 25)
Dream Letter (Takes 16 & 17)
The Father Song (Take 3)

How can my giving find the rhythm and the time of you
Unless you sing your song to me
The smell of your sweet skin does entangle my dreams
May I stand here awhile living your smile

Oh, how could you ever know the least you have done
Was to warm my heart when I alone

How can my giving find the rhythm and the time of you
Unless you sing your song to me
The smell of your sweet skin does entangle my dreams
May I stand here awhile living your smile

Oh, how could you ever know the least you have done
Was to warm my heart when I alone

How can my giving find the rhythm and the time of you
Unless you sing your song to me
The smell of your sweet skin does entangle my dreams
May I stand here awhile living your smile

Oh, how could you ever know the least you have done
Was to warm my heart when I alone

In my heart is where I long for you
In my smile I search for you
Each time you turn and run away I cry inside
My silly way, too young to know any more

In my world the devil dances and dares
To leave my soul just anywhere,
Until I find peace in this world
I'll sing my song everywhere
Too young to know any more

The wind covers me cold
The starry skies all around my eyes
Far behind the city moans
Well worthy of the people there
Oh, the psalms they love to hear

So please let me sing a song for you
One I've known so very long
Please let me sing a song for you
And help your day along
Oh, please could you find the time

In my heart is where I long for you
In my smile I search for you
Each time you turn and run away I cry inside
My silly way, too young to know any more

In my world the devil dances and dares
To leave my soul just anywhere,
Until I find peace in this world
I'll sing a song everywhere
Oh, please could you find the time

The wind covers me cold
The starry skies all around my eyes
Far behind the city moans
Well worthy of the people there
Oh, the psalms they'd love to hear

So please let me sing a song for you
One I've known so very long
Please let me sing a song for you
To help your day along
Oh, please could you find the time

Just like a buzzin' fly
I came into your life
And I float away
Like honey in the sun
And was it right or wrong
I couldn't sing that song anyway

Oh, darlin' I remember
How the sun shown down
How it warmed your prayin' smile
When all the love was there

You're the one I talk about
You're the one I think about
Everywhere I go
Sometimes honey
In the mornin'
Oh, I miss you so

That’s how I know I found a home
That's how I know I found a home

I hear the mountains ringing
Yes, I can feel them singing
Out your name
And everybody knows
Which way the river flows
Down to the sea

I wanna know
Everything about you now
I wanna know
Everything about you darlin'

What makes you smile
What makes you wild
What makes you love me this way
Darlin' I wanna know
Darlin' I wanna know

Oh, you're the one I talk about
You're the one I think about
Everywhere I go
Sometimes honey
In the mornin'
Lord, I miss you so

That’s how I know I found a home
That’s how I know I found a home

Just like a buzzin' fly
I came into your life
And I float away
Like honey in the sun
And was it right or wrong
I couldn't sing that song anyway

Oh, darlin' I remember
How the sun shown down
How it warmed our prayin' smiles
When all the love was there

You're the one I talk about
You're the one I think about
Everywhere I go
Sometimes honey
In the mornin'
Lord, I miss you so

That's how I know I found a home
That’s how I know I found a home

Long afloat on shipless oceans
I did all my best to smile
'Til your singing eyes and fingers
Drew me loving to your isle
And you sang
Sail to me
Sail to me
Let me enfold you
Here I am
Here I am
Waiting to hold you

Did I dream you dreamed about me?
Were you hare when I was fox?
But now my foolish boat is leaning
Broken lovelorn on your rocks,
For you sing, “Touch me not, touch me not, come back tomorrow
O my heart, O my heart shies from the sorrow”

I'm puzzled as the oyster
I'm troubled at the tide:
Should I stand amid the breakers?
Or should I lie with Death my bride?
Hear me sing, “Swim to me, Swim to me, Let me enfold you
O my heart, O my heart is waiting to hold you”

Oooow, it’s a happy time inside my mind
When a melody does find a rhyme
And says to me I'm comin' home to stay
I'm comin' home to stay
I'm comin' home to stay

Ah, now it’s just the same old story
Something about love for glory
A nickel and a dime a dozen
Fame
Oh, it's such a shame
The way they'll use your name
Ah, but it's only mine to sing a song
Hoping that you'd cross along my way
Before we have to move along
Oh, now move along
Oh, but we'll be back again

Ah, it's a happy time inside my mind
When a melody does find a rhyme
And says to me I'm comin' home to stay
I'm comin' home to stay
I'm comin' home to stay

Oh, sleep late my darlin'
Let the mornin' sun warm your bed
Sleep late my darlin'
Let the wind blow through your hair
Sleep late my little…

In my heart is where I long for you
In my smile I search for you
Each time you turn and run away I cry inside
My silly way, just too young to know any more

In my world the devil dances and dares
To leave my soul just anywhere,
Until I find peace in this world
I'll sing a song everywhere I can
Just too young to know any more

The wind covers me cold
The starry skies all around my eyes
Far behind the city moans
Well worthy of the people there
Oh, the psalms they love to hear

So let me sing a song for you
Just to help your day along
Let me sing a song for you
One I've known so very long
Oh, please could you find the time

Oh, sing the song of love
I know not why we try again but let me know
Lord, I'd sing all night long
Oh, lost inside the memories
I try so hard to make the breeze blow by
But I sing all night long

I just came to chase the blues away
For awhile
Oh, darlin', for awhile

Oh, lost I know not where
But though she cares so much
I could not even say
Oh, she takes my breath away now
And lost inside the sins of lovers
Bring this wave away I know not why
Take my heart away

I just came to chase the blues away
For awhile Oh, darlin', for awhile

Oh, now the words come back to me
And know not why I try so hard to see
The way it all goes
But this time I know not why
[an unintelligible line]
Oh, all night long

I just came to chase the blues away
For awhile
Oh, darlin', for awhile
Darlin', for awhile

The song of love is a sad song
For we have loved and it’s so
So come and dance a while Lily
Come and join the show

Come dance and dance and dance a while
Come and dance and dance and dance a while
Come and dance and dance and dance a while
With me

The circus comes once a year, Lily
Then we have to go
Follow your heart that smiles, Lily
Come and join the show

Hi lily lily hi
Lo lily lily hi
Lo lily lily hi lo

The song of love is a sad song
For I have loved and it's so
Again you come and dance, oh, Lily
My heart longs so

Come dance and dance and dance a while
Come and dance and dance and dance a while
Come and dance and dance and dance a while
With me

Don't let the boys in the back make fun of you, Lily
Dance a while
Dance a while
Dance a while

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Just like a buzzin' fly
I come into your life
And I float away
Like honey in the sun
Oh, was it right or wrong
I couldn't sing that song anyway

Ahh, but darlin'
I remember
How the sun shown down
How it warmed your prayin' smile
When all the love was there

You're the one I talk about
You're the one I think about
Everywhere I go
But sometimes honey
In the mornin'
Whoa, I miss you so

And that’s how I know I’ve found a home
That's how I know I’ve found a home

Oh, hear the mountains ringing
Yes, I can feel them singing, mama
Out your name
Oh, everybody knows
Just how that river flows
Down to the sea

I wanna know
Everything about you, darlin’
I wanna know
Everything about you, darlin'

What makes ya smile
What makes ya wild
What makes ya love me this way
Darlin' I wanna know
Darlin' I wanna know

You're the one I talk about
You're the one I think about
Everywhere I go
But sometimes honey
In the mornin'
Oh, I miss you so

That’s how I know I found a home
That’s how I know I’ve found a home

Just like a buzzin' fly
I come into your life
And I float away
Like honey in the sun
Now, was it right or wrong
I couldn't sing that song anyway

Ahh, now darlin'
I remember
How the sun shown down
And how it warmed your prayin' smile
When all the love was there

You're the one I talk about
You're the one I think about
Everywhere I go
But sometimes honey
In the mornin'
Oh, I miss you so
I miss you so
I miss you so
Darlin’, I miss you so
I miss you so
I miss you so, now
I miss you so

I am a poor wayfaring stranger
A-trav’ling through this world of woe
But I find sickness, toil and danger
Everywhere I go, Lord, everywhere
I'm going there to see my brother
I'm going there no more to roam
I'm going there, oh, it's just over Jordan
I'm going there to my new home

One of these mornings and it won't be long
All men will rise and stand side by side
And hand in hand they are bound for glory
Their pose will fall on freedom's side
I'm going there to see my brother
I'm going there no more to roam
I'm going there oh, it's just over Jordan
I'm going there to my new home
To my new home
To my new home

Oh the time it takes
It takes to heal
Lord I don't understand the reason why
It goes this far along
But I know I would never believe
That you ever lose
A single thing
As long as you remember
As long as you have your dreams
Lord it all stays with you

Oh I'll always be
Behind the dream you've had
And not that way
I'll sing though I don't understand
Who is awake
Oh, la dee dee

And I was lost without a song without a melody
You came into my hotel life
You made my room a home
Ah, mama, don't you know what you done

Ah, you made the sun shine in the city
Ah, how you warmed my heart
You changed an old man filled with pity
Into to a child again
Ah, mama, can't you see what you done

So tell me darlin' if the feeling’s wrong
Don't waste another day
Lord, the saddest thing I've ever known
Was to watch it die away
Ah now, mama, don't you lie

And I was lost without a song without a melody
You came into my hotel life
You made my room a home
Ah, mama, don't you know what you done

Ah, you made the sun shine in the city
Ah, how you warmed my heart
You changed an old man filled with pity
Back to a child again
Ah, mama, can't you see what you’ve done

So tell me darlin' if the feeling’s wrong
Ah, don't waste another day
The saddest thing I've ever known
Was to watch it die away
Ah now, mama, don't you lie

Lady time fly away
I've been thinking 'bout my yesterday
Oh, please listen darlin' to my empty prayers
Sleep inside my dreams tonight
All I need to know tonight are you and my child

Oh, is he a soldier or is he a dreamer?
Is he mama’s little man?
Does he help you when he can?
Or does he ask about me?

Just like a soldier boy I been out fighting wars
That the world never knows about
But I never win them loud
There’s no crowds around me

Oh, when I get to thinkin'
'Bout the old days
When love was here to stay
I wonder if we'd ever tried
Oh, what I'd give to hold him

Sometimes I wonder
Where has my love gone?
Though I believe you
Each time you say you care
Still I'm alone

I know I'll never be
The man you want me to be
I feel so hungry
So empty inside
So tired of trying
But I'm too young to hide

I didn't mean to smile
And turn your love to fire

Oh, tell me Father
Is there shame in your heart for me?
Oh, tell me Father
Why do you curse the day that I was born?