Closer to the Bone - The Highwaymen

Skin to bone, steel to rust Ash to ashes, dust to dust Let tomorrow have its way With the promises we made Skin to bone, steel to rust Ash to ashes, dust to dust Your deception, my disgust When your name is finally drawn I'll be happy that you're gone Ash to ashes, dust to dust Ah, ash to ashes, dust to dust Ah, skin to bone and steel to rust Right to left, left to right Night to day and day to night As the starlight fades to grey I'll be marching far away Right to left and left to right Ah, ash to ashes, dust to dust Ah, skin to bone and steel to rust Let tomorrow have its way With the promises betrayed Skin to bone and steel to rust Skin to bone and steel to rust Skin to bone and steel to rust

I feel it in my bones, even when I'm alone Mama said, "I told you so," going down a different road You call me late at night, I pick up every time Wish that I could rewind, get some peace of mind Shut up, don't wanna hear it now, I'm fed up Wish I could say it was enough, oh, to make me walk away And I'm messed up 'cause every time I start to get up And now my head feels fucked up, and I know it won't change The things you do Only make me want to get closer to you And the things that you say Only make me want to stay Can't push me away, I'm not going, I'll wait You know this street runs two ways, say So I need to hear your voice Know I'm standing here by choice And I can't hear the background noise, anyway Shut up, don't wanna hear it now, I'm fed up Wish I could say it was enough, oh, to make me walk away And I'm messed up 'cause every time I start to get up And now my head feels fucked up, and I know it won't change The things you do Only make me want to get closer to you And the things that you say Only make me want to stay

Ooh, yeah She takes you down easy Going down to her knees Going down to the devil Down, down to 90 degrees Oh, she's blowing me crazy 'til my ammunition is dry Oh, she's using her head again She's using her head Oh, she's using her head again I'm just a-givin' the dog a bone (givin' the dog a bone) Yeah, I'm givin' the dog a bone (givin' the dog a bone) I'm just a-givin' the dog a bone (givin' the dog a bone) I'm just a-givin' the dog a bone (givin' the dog a bone) Yaw! Oh, she's no Mona Lisa No, she's no Playboy star But she'd send you to Heaven Then explode you to Mars Oh, she's using her head again (using her head again) She's using her head (using her head again) Ah, she's using her head again (using her head) I'm just a-givin' the dog a bone (givin' the dog a bone) Givin' the dog a bone (givin' the dog a bone) I'm just a-givin' the dog a bone (givin' the dog a bone) Why don't you givin' the dog a bone? (Givin' the dog a bone) Come on Ow-oh-oh-oh! She got the power of union Yeah, she only hits when it's hot And if she likes what you're doing Yeah, she'll give you the lot Givin' everything I'm just givin' the dog a bone (givin' the dog a bone) Givin' the dog a bone (givin' the dog a bone) Givin' the dog a bone (givin' the dog a bone) I'm just a-givin' the dog a bone (givin' the dog a bone) Givin' the dog a bone (givin' the dog a bone) Givin' the dog a bone (givin' the dog a bone) I'm just a-givin' the dog a bone (givin' the dog a bone) I'm just a givin' a dog, givin' a dog, givin' a dog Ooh, I'm just a givin' a dog a bone Aw, no

متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف وتفوت أيام وتمر سنين وانا حالي غريب انا مين انا مين مشدود في الساقية وعايش مبسوط وحزين ومحبط وجرئ ورزين مشدود في الساقية وعايش مبسوط وحزين ومحبط وجرئ ورزين على غفلة اتحول بركان جبار انا ضلمة وليل أنا نار ونهار متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف ماشي على طريق مكتوب مرسوم بس انا مسؤول وعليا اللوم ماقدرش أقول من الذنب برئ لا انا ابليس ولا هبقى رسول ماقدرش أقول من الذنب برئ لا انا ابليس ولا هبقى رسول قدامي طريق همشيه همشيه نفهم في الآخر كل ده لية متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف

فوسط زحمة وناس كتير وطريق أنا ماشي فيه عكس السير وسط الطموح والأمل والتمني فاضلي خطوة توصلني فوسط حاجات ومكيفات بحاول أنسى كل اللي فات في وسط صدري ضلعي مكسور ومن خلاله قلبي شايف نور أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع فوسط الليل وأنا بعيد عن البشر شفت نور يشبه نور القمر بس القمر مسيره يفارق ويسيبني تاني مع الوحدة أحارب فوسط قصة حب يعني وهمية كان لازم أصدق اصل الوحدة قوية مش كل المشاعر حقيقية أنا شفت نور معرفتش اغمض عنيا أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع

You're on the phone with your girlfriend, she's upset She's going off about something that you said 'Cause she doesn't get your humor like I do I'm in my room, it's a typical Tuesday night I'm listening to the kind of music she doesn't like And she'll never know your story like I do 'Cause she wears short skirts, I wear t-shirts She's cheer captain and I'm on the bleachers Dreaming 'bout the day when you wake up and find That what you're looking for has been here the whole time If you could see that I'm the one who understands you Been here all along, so why can't you see? You belong with me, you belong with me Walk in the streets with you in your worn-out jeans I can't help thinking this is how it ought to be Laughing on a park bench thinking to myself "Hey, isn't this easy?" And you've got a smile that can light up this whole town I haven't seen it in a while since she brought you down You say, "You're fine", I know you better than that Hey, what you doing with a girl like that? She wears high heels, I wear sneakers She's cheer captain and I'm on the bleachers Dreaming 'bout the day when you wake up and find That what you're looking for has been here the whole time If you could see that I'm the one who understands you Been here all along, so why can't you see? You belong with me Standing by and waiting at your back door All this time, how could you not know, baby? You belong with me, you belong with me Oh, I remember you driving to my house In the middle of the night I'm the one who makes you laugh When you know you're 'bout to cry I know your favorite songs And you tell me 'bout your dreams Think I know where you belong Think I know it's with me Can't you see that I'm the one who understands you? Been here all along, so why can't you see? You belong with me Standing by and waiting at your back door All this time, how could you not know, baby? You belong with me, you belong with me You belong with me Have you ever thought just maybe, you belong with me? You belong with me