Sally Anne Sally Anne run away while you can Don’t the past catch up to you oh Sally Anne Memories of the first love never leave A torn red bandana in the sun Golden hair and a cap-gun smile Cowboys and indians on the run An album full of polaroid emotions ‘Bout the girl from the shot-gun shack next door Secret heart holding back the tears While she sweeps her daddy of the floor The teen-eye blinks and she’s gone Ran away with the traveling show Following the endless highway Anywhere the next ride goes Then one day she re-appears A kiss for a twenty-dollar bill She says she day she’s coming back to stay But I know she never will

Who was once a bull hooking son of a gun Now who keeps a pint hid out behind chute No 1 Who was ridin' high till a pretty girl rode him to the ground Any kid knows where to find me I'm Bandy the rodeo clown. In the ridin' and a ropin' I was closin' in on No 1 Now in dreams at night I ride on that silver saddle I never won Since she left me the whiskey takes me to the rodeo grounds Where the cowboys think I'm handy I'm Bandy the rodeo clown. I could ride 'em all the bulls and the broncos knew I was boss But the ride that woman took me on Broke a whole lot more than this ole cowboy's bones While the tears on my make-up melts my painted smile into a frown The crowd thinks I'm a dandy I'm Bandy the rodeo clown

Lies of Love whispered fables Stories of a special one Weapons of mass emotion Towers crashing all around Tell me lies tell me secrets Promises you’ll never keep Tell me that I’m not heading down The wrong way on a one way street Reprecussions from the process Fault lines running through the heart Flamming stabs at reproduction Conquering heroes on the march Not a chance for reciprecation Not a glance from the other side That look’s reserved for the chosen With the gift of golden shine Promises that can’t deliver Cruel illusions of success Close behind someone’s leaving Not even a second guess

I recognize the writing on the plain white envelope I've wondered where she'd wind up before she called or wrote The answer's in a circle through the word 'Love' on a stamp Postmarked Birmingham I'd have bet on California 'Cause her sister's in Bel Aire Or I could see Seattle with her mom and dad up there She never mentioned Alabama so I don't understand Postmarked Birmingham A two-page letter written on Ramada stationary Date Aprill twenty-two She asked me not to hate her, Said she's sorry But leavin's what she felt she had to do So the day she left she made it two hundred miles south Did she settle there, did she mail this note On her way out of town What chance is there to find here when the Only clue I have is Postmarked Birmingham A two-page letter written on Ramada stationary Dated Aprill twenty-two She asked me not to hate her, Said she's sorry But leavin's what she felt she had to do Every day down by the mailbox Standin' on the curb I check The upper right hand corner of every piece of mail I get Hopin' there's that certain circle Through the word 'Love' on a stamp Postmarked Birmingham

The traveling show the best game around Is finally coming to town driving a savior train The crowd gathers ‘round anticipation fills the air But the Hero fails to please Something went wrong today his mother passed away Thumbs down turn around turn your back to his face Put him back in his place Let him crash and burn if he falls from grace Ready for the game the gladiator stands In the stadium that’s filled with rabid fans While they sip their lemonade relaxing in the shade A casual decision is made and the swords’ bloody blade Conquers all desires Thumbs down turn around turn your back to his face Put him back in his place Let him crash and burn if he falls from grace The current favorite tribe beloved stars of the show Provide vicarious thrills for inquiring minds that wanna know But their joyous expectations shield a judges mask Gnashing vengeful jaws Tearing flesh from bone while the prisoner stands alone And the walls are closing in the rain’s pouring down Friends can’t be found And the road back home washed out long ago The heaven’s brightest star eventually falls from the sky Another quickly appears ready to give it a try But among the dying embers a fire that once burned bright Once lighting up the night An eternity of blame can never rekindle the flame And the walls are closing in the rain’s pouring down Friends can’t be found And the road back home washed out long ago It’s lonely at the top on that narrow pedestal Worshipped by a public demanding one strict rule That you drown yourself in excess fulfilling their desire Fantasy for hire No weaknesses allowed or you’ll face the angry crowd And thumbs down turn around They turn their backs to your face put you back in your place They let you crash and burn when you fall from grace

Oh your poison love has stained the life blood in my heart and soul dear And I know my life will never be the same For my pleading has all been in vain for you and you alone dear And you know that you are guilty of the same. Into each life a love is born for one and one alone dear The love I chose was surely not for me For your poison love has stained the life blood in my heart and soul dear And I know our love was never meant to be. But still my heart cries out for you and you alone my darling It makes me never ever let you go But my pleading has all been in vain for your and you alone dear And my better judgement tells me to say no

She never calls to say she’s leaving she just walks away And when I see her in his arms she doesn’t have to say How much she doesn’t care she’ll be glad to tell you so But it’s something I already know Well she’s not one for talking she leaves it all unsaid There’s not much point in telling me what she once felt is dead The fact that she’s moved on she’ll be glad to let you know It’s something I already know Don’t ask her to remember she works hard to forget For her sympathy is just a form of regret There’s no shelter from these feelings no safe haven to hide ‘Cause the tempest that surrounds her just batters me inside And her favorite game to play is watch the old guy squirm I guess I’ve got more lessons to learn Don’t ask her to remember she works hard to forget Circumstantial evidence that hasn’t happened yet I’ll be glad to forget her when she’s finally gone And I won’t have to hear her name every time I turn around I won’t have to pretend that I’m good at letting go But I think that she already knows It’s something she already knows

I used to play around with hearts that hastened at my call, But when I met that little girl I knew that I would fall. Poor little fool, oh yeah, I was a fool, uh huh.. She played around and teased me with her carefree devil eyes, She'd hold me close and kiss me but her heart was full of lies. She told me how she cared for me and that we'd never part, And so for the very first time I gave away my heart. The next day she was gone and I knew she'd lied to me, She left me with a broken heart and won her victory. I'd played this game with other hearts but I never thought I'd see, The day that someone else would play love's foolish game with me

When your casual denials turn monumental And your manners of depression are all that pull you through And your righteousness is so presidential You’re a self-made martyr through and through When all the saints refuse your collect phone calls And return all your christmas cards And everyone accuses you of building brick walls You’re a self-made martyr standing guard When your memories all run together like water color And illusions become your daily bread And you question happiness like a jealous lover You’re a self-made martyr still in bed When your night times are always waiting for the sunrise And your mornings are black as coffee And the telephone only rings with surprise You’re a self-made martyr sanctimoniously When your indignation chokes you like a halter And recognition saunters right on by And no one genuflects at your altar You’re a self-made martyr wondering why When all of your pretensions cry for recognition And you’re dying for a crumb of sympathy And your boasts are just an act of contrition You’re a self-made martyr like me

Slippery hill of love sin below heaven above keep sliding down can’t seem to stop I’ll never reach the top They say true love’s like a mountain where the faithful find a home but the cheater never makes it he slides back down he’s left alone I’m trying hard to make that climb but this girl is giving me the sign she’s turned on her green light there’ll be some slipping and sliding tonight Set me free turn me loose don’t hold me down oh what’s the use I know I’m gonna slip again I’m trapped in this valley of pain Slippery hill of love sin below heaven above keep sliding down can’t seem to stop I’ll never reach the top oh I’ll never reach the top