Over There

John Gorka

I never ran with the pack, butI'm not alone anymoreI go to work and I come backIt's pretty clear what I'm working forNow I know that I don't come firstI know some of what my parents knewIt's me to we and ours from him and hersMore of all that what you hav.. Read »

Out Of The Valley

John Gorka

They talk of getting out of the valleyOut of the valley here belowMaybe ride the river and run off'Cause there's no place left to goThey talk of taking the sunshineTaking their bright eyes awayMaybe make a move for the big timeWatch it get harder every da.. Read »

Out Of My Mind

John Gorka

You're out of my mind Guess that makes two of us Being lead by the blind It can't be true of us Taking lessons from the man Who sells the pencils on the corner Baby please where do I sign To prove you're out of my mind I'm forgetting with wine But that's .. Read »

Oh Abraham

John Gorka

I see a penny and I pick it upIf not the moneyI could use the luckAnd if it's face downI turn it overHead for Wood AvenueBetween Inman and New DoverBack in my home townGas is cheaper where I'm fromBut the driving's not so goodPeople go and stay where they.. Read »

Overture

John Cale

Overture - a) A Tourist - b) A Contact - c) A PrisonerExcuse me, excuse me! Can you show me the way out of here?Of course. This way. Just pass The Headless Horsemen, the Caf¨¦ Shabu.And how far is that?Not far. You're the tourist here, you should take it .. Read »

Open House

John Cale

Words and music: Lou Reed & John CalePleaseCome over to 81st street I'm in the apartment above the barYou know you can't miss it, it's across from the subwayand the tacky store with the Mylar scarvesMy skin's as pale as outdoors moonMy hair's silver like .. Read »

On A Wedding Anniversary

John Cale

Words: Dylan ThomasThe sky is torn acrossThis ragged anniversary of twoWho moved for three years in tuneDown the long walks of their vows.Now their love lies a lossAnd Love and his patients roar on a chain;From every true or craterCarrying cloud. Death st.. Read »

Old Man Down The Road

John Fogerty

He take the thunder from the mountainHe take the lightning from the skyHe bring the strong man to his bended kneeHe make the young girls mama cryYou got to hidey-hideYou got to jump and runYou got to hidey hidey-hideThe old man's down the roadHe got the v.. Read »

Old China

John Cale

Sitting 'round, talking 'bout old China and how the ladies hair will go to grey, paying for a speedy revolution, hoping those fine lines will go away. Someone screams about abuse of power, so lonely there was nothing left to say, hoping for a speaking rev.. Read »

Ocean Life

John Cale

The sky's full of dirty, aching air, that's burning a greasy yellow and zoomingslowly in on everyone, [untie] these fighting sunsets that will not be fulfilled.The noise on her eyes is still there, even when the retina yields in the strain ofthe dull, sac.. Read »