The Del-Lords - Silverlake Lyrics
I wake up tired, I wake up lateIt gets dark these days about half past eightWaited for good fortune to come to meWaited till I couldn’t stand my own companyMy friends said there’s gold in those hills out WestI thought I’d put that old notion to the testThey said, “Be careful, man, the sun don’t rise it setsâ€Maybe that’s funny to youIt’s just a matter of tryin’It’s just a matter of cryin’It’s just a matter of lyin’ to yourselfAnd, everybody elseNow, I’m a stranger where I’ve been many times beforeBut, nothin’ much scares me anymoreA bullet through the heart of the city of my birthA target on my back everywhere I go on this earthI know I will never go home anymoreWhat I’d find I’m not even sureAn orphan in the storm in the Land of Setting SunHow can I explain this to you?It’s just a matter of tryin’It’s just a matter of cryin’It’s just a matter of lyin’ to yourselfAnd, everybody elseEvery night we ride the Mystery TrainLeaving behind the Human StainAnd, yes I carry a few regretsNone of which I will ever forgetBut, I love a woman and she loves me right backMy songs are my lantern, my dreams are my mapAnother chapter in the Big Book of MeWho knows how this story ends?It’s just a matter of tryin’It’s just a matter of cryin’It’s just a matter of lyin’ to yourselfAnd, everybody else
