Cryer's Paradise

Ron Hynes

Still Got My Highschool Jacket
Still Got My Highschool Ring
Tucked In The Corner Of My Wallet
Is A Tattered Photo Of The King
And I Have To Cry
Starin' Back At Silent Eyes
I Saw A Star Burn Out Last Night
South Of Cryer's Paradise (yes I did)

And I Got Stumblin' Blind Ambition
Couple Of Cards I Haven't Played
I Got A Gambler's Intuition
I Know When I Stay Too Late
Yet I Have To Cry
Starin' Back At Silent Eyes
Where Do Gamblers Go To Die
They Go To Cryer's Paradise

Bridge:
When That Man From Memphis Left Us
We'd Already Turned Our Backs
He Was A Heartbroke Hotel Exile
That's The Cold And Lonely Facts

And The Whole World Grieved
I Saw The Whole Thing On Tv
Now I Ask That Eternal Question
Does The Darkness Grant Release
Yet I Have To Cry
As The Motorcade Goes By
Takin' A Sad Lonely Boy
Off To Cryer's Paradise

I Got Demons Bound To Daunt Me
I Got A Ghost From Stair To Shelf
I Got Bad Mistakes To Haunt Me
Till I'm Just A Ghost Myself
Yet I Have To Cry
Starin' Back At Silent Eyes
Must My Heart Be Crucified
To Get Into Cryer's Paradise

Bridge:
When That Man From Memphis Left Us
We'd Already Turned Our Backs
He Was A Heartbroke Hotel Exile
That's The Cold And Lonely Facts

Yes I Have To Cry
Starin' Back At Silent Eyes
Must My Heart Be Crucified
To Get Into Cryer's Paradise

Man Of A Thousand Songs

Ron Hynes

He Got A Crimson Red Tattoo
Keeps It Hidden Just Above His T-Shirt Sleeve
It's A Broken Heart And The Inscription Reads
'No Love Songs If You Please'
But He Don'y Really Mean That
Yes It's Only Cheeky Tongue
He Stands Up And Sings One Every Night
He's The Man Of A Thousand Songs

He Knows The Street Like He Knows His Last Name
And The City From The Wrong Side Out
He Knows That Time Is Cruel And Any Man's A Fool
To Hide The Truth Behind His Mouth
He Knows"The Duke Of Earl", He Knows"My Girl"
And "The House Of The Rising Sun"
And The Opening Line On His Marquee Sign
Reads 'The Man Of A Thousand Songs'

Bridge:
He Knows An Old Hotel
Where The Desk Clerk Will Sell You
Your Soul Back Reasonably Cheap
Or This Guy You Can Call
When You're Crawlin' The Wall
And The Whole Town's Asleep

He Don't Promise What He Don't Deliver
He Keeps It All In The Easy Keys
He Don't Dream Beyond His Expectations
But He Got The Stance Down To A 'T'
He Got A Friend In The Backstage Alley
Got Just The Thing To Make The Night Move Along
He's Takin' All Requests As You Might Have Guessed
He's The Man Of A Thousand Songs

Bridge:
He Knows An Old Hotel
Where The Desk Clerk Will Sell You
Your Soul Back Reasonably Cheap
Or This Guy You Can Call
When You're Crawlin' The Wall
And The Whole Town's Asleep

No Kathleen

Ron Hynes/Connie Hynes

No Kathleen
Don't Go Walkin' Down That Road
Don't Take The Hand That Reaches
Don't Believe The Eyes That Turn To Greet You
Can't You See
What Was Made So Plain To Me
All The Years Just Go For Nothing
With Nothing In Between
No Kathleen
No Kathleen

Don't Go Kathleen
You Can't Make It Sight Unseen
All The Words They Whisper To You
Aren't Exactly What They Mean
You Can Only Lose
On This Beaten Path You Choose
And Though You Might Escape You'll Lie Awake
And Ask What Might Have Been
No Kathleen
Don't Go Kathleen

Bridge:
Look At These Lines Upon My Face
And This Trembling In My Hands
I'm Just A Shadow In This Place
Where There Is No Escaping

No Kathleen
Don't Go Walkin' Down That Road
Because The Place Where You Start Out
Is As Far As You Can Go
And The Pain Doesn't Pass
And The Promises Don't Last
And The Day Comes
And You Smash The Looking Glass To Smitherines
No Kathleen
No Kathleen

Bridge:
Look At These Lines Upon My Face
And This Trembling In My Hands
I'm Just A Shadow In This Place
Where There Is No Escaping

If I Left You Alone With My Heart

Ron Hynes

Chorus:
If I Left You Alone With My Heart
Could I Fall Asleep Depending Upon You To Do Your Part
Could I Drift Off Without Worry
Somewhere Out There In The Dark
If I Left You Alone With My Heart

I've Been Up And Down This Highway
I've Seen Twenty Years Roll By
Like You'd See In The Twinklin' Of An Eye
And I Played Every Dive There Is
I Heard Every Story Told
And I Never Questioned One Man's Reason Why

And I Cover All The Current Hit Parade
Most Nights I'm Left With Less Than I Get Paid

But Could I Drift Off Without Worry
Somewhere Out There In The Dark
If I Left You Alone With My Heart

Now I May Not Get To Breakfast Until Early Afternoon
And That Evening Stretch Weighs Heavy On My Mind
But When I Hit That Naked Spotlight
I Got Everything In Tune
But The One Thing That I Choose To Leave Behind

And I Send One Song Out To You Across The Miles
It's The One That Always Leaves 'Em With A Smile

Could I Drift Off Without Worry
Somewhere Out There In The Dark
If I Left You Alone With My Heart

If I Left You Alone With My Heart
Could I Fall Asleep Depending Upon You To Do Your Part
Could I Drift Off There In The Dark
If I Left You Alone With My Heart

Could I Drift Off Without Worry
Somewhere Out There In The Dark
If I Left You Alone With My Heart

Ron Hynes
© 1992 Blue Murder/Sold For A Song:Tmp Socan

Story Of My Life

Ron Hynes

This Town Ain't No Place To Cash In
If You're Askin' Me That Question
Cause It's Got That Vague Suggestion
Of A Town My Heart Got Lost In
Though I Haven't Felt That Pain Since
I Did Report It's Absence
And Other Circumstantial Evidence
That's The Story Of My Life

Like A Participle Dangling
When I Hit The Ground I'm Standing
So I Try To Keep My Hand In
And I Pray For A Better Ending
Like A Scarecrow In The Tall Corn
With That Same Sad Suit Of Clothes On
And A Limited Horizon
That's The Story Of My Life

Bridge:
And When I'm Drivin' Down The Road Boys
Got A Thousand Miles To Go Boys
Got A Fever Burning In My Head
And A Red Hot White Line Road Straight Out Ahead

Bridge:
And When I'm Drivin' Down The Road Boys
Got A Thousand Miles To Go Boys
Got A Fever Burnin' In My Head
And A Red Hot White Line Road Straight Out Ahead

This Town Ain't No Place To Cash In
If You're Askin' Me That Question
Somehow It's Got That Vague Suggestion
Of A Town My Heart Got Lost In One Time
Though I Haven't Felt That Pain Since
I Did Report It's Absence
And Other Circumstantial Evidence
That's The Story Of My Life
Though I Haven't Felt That Pain Since
That's The Story Of My Life
Story Of My Life
That's The Story Of My Life
Story Of My Life

Maybe She Went Crazy

Ron Hynes/Connie Hynes

Her time had taken a turn for the worse
One day's a blessing and one's a curse
So like a martyr to a state of grace
She disappeared without a trace
All anyone could say
Was that she simply went away
Years turn to yesterdays

But I can remember when I was a child
Her shining eyes and her sweet smile
Till the night that she came home way past dark
And what she brought home was a broken heart
And whatever had made the change
Had a face that she would never name
She wrote it down under lock and chain

Maybe she took a walk out across the sand
Because the pain would never end
She ran all the way to the deepest end
But rumours abound
History's hazy
Maybe she went crazy
Maybe she went crazy

All anyone could say
Was that she simply went away
Years turn to yesterdays

Maybe she took a walk out across the sand
Because the pain would never end
She ran all the way to the deepest end
But rumours abound
History's hazy
Maybe she went crazy
Maybe she went crazy

River Of No Return

Ron Hynes/Terry Kelly

Water Rising And Rain Full Force
Riverboat On A Reckless Course
All The Gamblers Goin' For Broke
Through The Steam And The Sweat And The Smoke
But What Have They All Got To Lose
Only These Gamblers' Blues
Only These Gamblers Who Never Learn
Down The River Of No Return

Rush Of Wind Like A Runaway Train
Subway Screamin' A Wild Refrain
Lonely Child On The City Street
Weary Face At A Window Seat
Has Been Waiting There For So Long
Waiting For Love To Come Home
But Love's Not A Going Concern
Down The River Of No Return

Bridge:
Ever Wonder Who's Hand Is On The Wheel
Ever Wonder Who Negotiates These Deals
Ever Ask Yourself Why
Ever Ask Yourself Why

I Had A Friend Who Had All He Desired
Had A Lover With Eyes On Fire
A Love That Was Pure From The Start
Except For That Restless Heart
Cause Restless Hearts Always Betray
Somehow They Get Swept Away
To A Place Where Love's Fire Won't Burn
Down The River Of No Return

Bridge:
Ever Wonder Who's Hand Is On The Wheel
Ever Wonder Who Negotiates These Deals
Ever Ask Yourself Why
Ever Ask Yourself

Water Rising And Rain Full Force
Riverboat On A Reckless Course
All The Gamblers Goin' For Broke
In The Steam And The Sweat And The Smoke
But What Have They All Got To Lose
Only These Gamblers' Blues
Only These Gamblers Who Never Learn (Never Learn)
Down The River Of No Return

Falsehearted Love

Ron Hynes

There's A Tight Guard Surrounding My Heart
Because It Shelters Your Love Alone
Like A Safe Ship In From It's Last Trip
Or Like A Soft Hand In A Glove Of Stone

So I Pay Attention To How I'm Walkin'
To Who I'm Talkin' And What I Say
I Don't Mention Her Name In Passing
Love Everlasting Don't Ever Stray

Chorus:
Some Love Lies Wounded In Dim Lighted Places
And It's Dark And Distant As The Cold Stars Above
But I Don't Let My Heart Stray
Although I Pass That Door Each Day
I Don't Fall Prey To Falsehearted Love
I Don't Fall Prey To Falsehearted Love

I Sowed A Wild Few, I Ain't No Angel
I Caused My Fair Share, I'll Make No Lie
But When I Saw Her,That Life Was Over
Truehearted Lovers Testify

Ron Hynes
©1990 Blue Murder/Sold For A Song:Tmp Socan

Where Do You Get Off

Ron Hynes

Where Do You Get Off
To Invade My Heart This Way
What Gives You The Right
To Make Me Say The Things I Want To Say
Darlin' You And What Man's Army
Gets To Walk In And Disarm Me
With Your All-Consuming Love
Where Do You Get Off
Where Do You Get Off

Who Do You Think You Are
The Way You Come Down Blazing In Like Some Shooting Star
From A Wild Space In Time
You Put The Thought Into My Mind
(Darlin' And The) Pressure Is Enormous
(Darlin' And Your) Opening Performance
Simply Took My Heart Aloft
Where Do You Get Off
Where Do You Get Off

Chorus:
Where Do You Get Off
Darlin' Enough's Enough
What Makes You So Relentless
Darlin' What Makes You So Tough

Who Do You Think You Are
The Way You Come Down On Me Like A Falling Star
From A Wild Space In Time
You Put The Thought Into My Mind
(Darlin' And The) Pressure Is Enormous
(Darlin' And Your) Opening Performance
Simply Took My Heart Aloft
Where Do You Get Off
Where Do You Get Off

Chorus:
Where Do You Get Off
Darlin' Enough's Enough
What Makes You So Relentless
Darlin' What Makes You So Tough

Where Do You Get Off
To Invade My Heart This Way
What Gives You The Right
To Make Me Say The Things I Want To Say
Darlin' You And What Man's Army
Gets To Waltz In And Disarm Me
With Your All-Consuming Love
Where Do You Get Off
Where Do You Get Off

Picture To Hollywood

Ron Hynes/Connie Hynes

The bride wore a floor length gown of nylon lace
And a sweetheart crown that held in place
A fingertip veil of illusion
She carried an American Beauty rose bouquet
And the piano played O Promise Me
Promise me love eternally

But Rita Alverna remembers a different dream
Than the one that she came to realize
When she was young and she looked real good
She sent her picture to Hollywood
And she waited for a reply
Beneath a blue New Brunswick sky

Reception was held in the school auditorium
And the best man's toast to the bride and groom
Wished them the stars and the moon
And Rita would say Betty Mae caught the bride's bouquet
As they drove away that day
In a fifty five chevrolet

And all the crowd
Came from Harcourt and Browns Yard
And from the Maritimes
And south of the forty nine

The bride wore a floor length gown of nylon lace
And a veil that hid the only trace
Of a single tear that stained her face
She carried an American Beauty rose bouquet
And the piano played O Promise Me
Promise me love eternally

When she was young and she looked real good
She sent her picture to Hollywood
And she waited for a reply
Beneath a blue New Brunswick sky

Roy Orbison Came On

Ron Hynes

I Remember It Now Like It Was Just Yesterday
I Remember The Night That We Slipped Away
Just As The Band Played The Last Song
Nobody Noticed That We Were Gone
Out To Your Daddy's Car,Out Past The Town Lights
Out Through The Dark Night
Oh Oh Oh Oh And All Night Long
The Radio Played Song After Song
I Remember We Were Just Comin' Home, It Was Just Before Dawn
And Roy Orbison Came On
And My Heart Almost Gave Up And Died
He Sang Only The Lonely Know Why
Sha La La La La La La

I Was Just Seventeen, I Was Hopelessly Green
Just Out Of School But I Was Still A Fool
I Couldn't Tell Wrinkles From Creases
My Carefully Molded Suit Went To Pieces
And What With The Climb In The Temperature Of The Times
I Walked Around Stone Blind
Until I Finally Came Clean
Right In The Middle Of Love's Sweet Dream
We Took A Transistor Out To An Ocean Of Heartbroken Songs
And Roy Orbison Came On
And My Whole World Just Faded To Blue
To A Place Where All Dreams Would Come True
Sha La La La La La La

Bridge:
Now When Memory Serves Me
I Still Can Recall
Love So Sweet And So Tender
And How The Young Heart Can Surrender

I Remember It All Like A High School Play
So Sad The Way That It Slips Away
You Barely Savor The Moment
You Spend A Lifetime Dwellin' Upon It
It Seems The More We Acquire
The More We Desire Those Hungry Days
Last Night It Cut Me Like A Knife
Crawlin' Home With The Rest Of The Nine To Five
Punchin' The Fm Stereo In Search Of One Sole Surviving Song
And Roy Orbison Came On
And The Stars Were Enshrined In The Sky
It's For Lost Love That Blue Angels Cry
Heavenly Tears From Blue Angel Eyes
Sha La La La La La La
Sha La La La La La La
Dum Dum Dum Dum Dee Doo Waa

Atlantic Blue

Ron Hynes

What Color Is A Heartache
From A Love Lost At Sea
What Shade Of Memory Never Fades
But Lingers To Eternity
How Dark Is The Light Of Day
That Sleepless Eyes Of Mine Survey
Is That You Atlantic Blue
My Heart Is As Cold As You

How Is One Heart Chosen
To Never Lie At Peace
How Many Moments Remain
Is There Not One Of Sweet Release
And Who's The Stranger At My Door
To Haunt My Dreams Forevermore
Is That You Atlantic Blue
My Heart Is As Cold As You

Bridge:
I Lie Awake In The Morning
As The Waves Wash On The Sand
I Hold My Hurt At Bay
I Hold The Lives Of His Children In My Hands

And Who's Plea Will Receive No Answer
Who's Cry Is Lost Upon The Wind
Who's The Voice So Familiar
Whispers My Name As The Night Comes In
And Who's Wish Never Fails To Find
My Vacant Heart On Valentines
Is That You Atlantic Blue
My Heart Is As Cold
My Heart Is As Cold
My Heart Is As Cold As You