Yes I am the Hiway Man
I played my hand and I won
Rode on down from Richmond
Join the other side
War was raging out 1865
Riding, cloak is flying
Slapping in he breeze.


Money, give me all you have
Maybe I'll take your life
Cause the Hiway Man cuts quickly
Through the night.


(Hate myself, choose the road
Won't you fall this way
Captain Walter understands
Wash your feet and pray.)


Money, give me all you have
Cause the Hiway Man cuts quickly through the night.


Riding down a country road
I race the silver moon
Chasin' shadows 'cross the field
Dogs coming soon
Kick my horse and wail out loud
The fog was rolling by
The dust did blow, the gold was mined
The lady, heard her cry.


Money, give me all you have
Maybe I'll save your life
Cause the Hiway Man's not sure how long to last.


Sing easy towards the sun
You know we'll find our way
(Gotta find my way)(HA HA)
I got to hide away (HA HA)
(Got to hide away)
When the lightning strikes
You know we'll find our way
(Got to find my way)
Oh!


Money, give me all you have
Cause the Hiway Man comes soon
Cause the Hiway Man cuts quickly
Through the night.

You're a young man now and
You toss the hair from your shoulders
Feeling strong and
All the young girls are coming on bolder
Back at home you know the old folks just get older
Why wait around when the world needs a leader.


Either you could be a believer
Either you might have a leader.


There's a light to your life and
Your eyes are glowing much brighter
There's a voice in the dark and
She whispers, "You gotta hold tighter"
Storm is lifted and your spirits are soaring much higher
It's a race to the end but the way seems to be clearing.


Either you could be a believer
Either you might have a leader
Oh Yeah.


There's a band in the streets
Gonna play "Homecoming Soldier"
Well back in D.C., man
The White House is shakin' us some
Cause the Senators fear that the young vote is gonna take over
(Watch it)
You're a young man now
He's got to toss the hair from his shoulder.


Either you could be a believer
Either you might have a leader
You're a young man now and you haven't got a lot to lose.

Here's money troubles and I don't know what to do
My best friends they tell me I'm looking blue
I couldn't pay my taxes these last few years
And every time I go to court, they wipe away my tears
But oh, don't you know, feels so good to go broke.


I spend my money in Chicago, baby, St. Louie too
I spend my money all around, now I'm feeling blue
I spend my money down in Tucson and Memphis Tennessee
I spend my money all around and now they're after me
But oh, ow, don't you know, feels so good to go broke.


Well I owe so much money they don't know where I am
And even if they'd let me go, they'd make me pay the man
First they took my house and now they want my car
Gonna take everything I own
That's how they are
But oh, don't you know, feels so good to go broke.


I spend my money in Chicago, baby, St. Louie too
I spend my money all around, now I'm feeling blue
I spend my money down in Tucson and Memphis Tennessee
I spend my money all around and now they're after me
But oh, don't you know, feels so good to go broke
But oh....

Oh yes, Am a traveling man
No place to call my own
I travel on the wind, Blow home
Sing you a song for a cup of warm and wine
Sing you a song take a little bit off your mind.


Long ago when I was young
Pretty well of two
I used to lie waiting nights
Hear those trains go by
They were a-rumbling.


Silver moon hang up above
Star lights of star fill lights the sky
Sit right here, Wait right here
For my train to ride
For my train to ride.


My pleasures' on me
I take them when I will
Do anything for free, yeah
World I left, there ain't no world at all
World I left better get ready for the fall.


Oh yes, Am a traveling man
Hobo to the bone
I travel on the wind and blow home
Sing you a song for a cup of warm and wine
See you later baby, Take your time
Oh yeah, Yeah.

Billy Joe went lookin' round
One yellow summer day
To see if he could find some grass
To help him on his way
But everywhere that Billy went
They said the town was dry
So he got to talkin' round
And ask the reason why.


Oh! pleasant hope
He asked the reason why
Oh! pleasant hope
When we're gonna get our dope!


Oh! pleasant hope
Won't you help him on his way
Oh! pleasant hope
Won't you help him on his way.


They said they're burning farmers now
Long live Mexico!
For some uncertain reason now
Just won't let grass grow
All we have to do is wait some more
And bide our time
And pretty soon the times will change
And grass will flow like wine.


Oh! pleasant hope
Grass will flow like wine
Oh! pleasant hope
Grass will flow like wine
Oh! pleasant hope
Grass will flow like wine
Oh! pleasant hope
Grass will flow like wine!

It's not the Devil that you conjure
When you turn your back on me
You'll just be looking in the shadows
I'm the light, I'm the light
I'm the only one you'll see.


Speak to you through illusions, babe
You must tune yourself to me
You mustn't waste your time with all you've seen
I'm the light, I'm the light
And this is just one of my dreams.


It's one foot in the astral world
Other one in the breeze
Can't you see my light
Can't you see my light
It's one hand for all mankind
While the other holds the flame
Can't you see my light
Can't you see my light
Can't you see my light.


I play the master game
I hold the key to time
Do you see my light, baby
You have the greatest scene
Ten thousand times.


It's one foot in the astral world
Other one in the breeze
Can't you see my light
Can't you see my light
It's one hand for all mankind
While the other holds the flame
Can't you see my light
Can't you see my light
Can't you see my light.


I'm the light
I'm the light
I'm the only one you'll see
Do you see my light
Do you see my light
Do you see my light
I'm the light
I'm the light
I'm the only one you'll see.

Oh baby, bring my gas mask here
Oh baby, honey bring my gas mask here
I got a real bad feeling
You know my mind's not there.


Well I'm full of problems
And now I got a pair
I can not drink the water
I could hardly breathe the air.


Oh mama, honey what's a poor man to do
Well I'm goin' down slow
Got those Ecological Blues.


Come on hit it!


Well it's down by the ocean
I like diggin' by the sea
I caught myself one dead fish
Full of mercury.


Oh baby, honey what's a poor man to do
Well I'm goin' down choking
Got those Ecological Blues
Tell you what you should do:


Oh mama, honey better stick out your hand
Oh mama, honey better stick out your hand
Better stick out your hand
Here comes the garbage man.

When Lester was a little bitty baby
Mama told him, "Son,
Never be kind to strangers
And always carry a gun."
And Lester vowed to make her proud
Until the day he died
He had her name tattooed on his arm
To show the world his pride.


Lester the Arrester
Riding in the sky
Lester the Arrester
Will you never die
Late at night when the moon is bright
The same old ghost goes riding by.


Lester always loved his work, no Lester wasn't soft
He loved upholding law so much he never took time off
Late one night he got a call to go to the edge of town
A prowler was reported off of the graveyard on the shroud.


Lester the Arrester
Found the Devil in disguise
The Devil said to Lester,
"You can take your prize
I've watched you for quite some time
And I'm sure you're my kind of man."


The Devil turned to Lester in a greasy cloud of smoke
He laughed out loud and
Oh, what fun it was to play this kind of joke (HA HA HA HA)
Lester became immortal and more famous than most
He rides the sky forever as a legend
There he goes.


Lester the Arrester
Riding in the sky
Lester the Arrester
Will you never die
Late at night when the moon is bright
The same old ghost goes riding by.


Oh, Lester (by-by-by-by-by) the Arrester
He's the legendary law, He's the legendary law
Lester the Arrester goes riding by
The ghost of Lester ain't a-never, never, never, never
Ever, ever gonna die, die, die
Oooohh Right!

You the kind of person with money in your hand
You drive around town in a chauffeured sedan
You might have a stand but let me tell you before you go
You ain't got a thing without a heart full of soul
Without a little bit of soul it wouldn't be right
This screaming guitar, it would not sound so outta sight.


You get some soul, oh yeah
You get some soul, oh yeah
You know it ain't no good if you're on your own
It only goes to show you a heart's made of stone
You need love really bad, Good, good love you never had
You never had good, good love
You never known a love's that's grown
So please don't you tell me 'bout your cares and woe
Please don't you tell me 'bout a love's that's grown
And don't you understand I'm a hungry man
Got a heart full of soul tryin' the best I can
Oh, try the best I can!


You know I'm gonna love you the best I can
But you just seem to dig that painted garbage can
Well I been around, I done see your show
How can I love you when you got no soul
Scratch you up if only I could
But I can't seem to make it with a heart made of wood.


You get some soul, oh yeah
You get some soul, oh yeah
You know it ain't no good if you're all alone
It only goes to show you a heart's made of stone
You need love really bad, Good, good love you never had
You never had good, good love
You never known a love's that's grown
So please don't you tell me 'bout your cares and woe
Please don't you tell me 'bout a love's that's grown
And don't you understand I'm a hungry man
I got a heart full of soul tryin' the best I can
Oh, yeah!


You the kind of person with money in his hand
And drives around town in a painted garbage can
Well I been around and I done see your show
How can I love you when you got no soul
Without a little bit of soul it wouldn't be right
That screaming guitar, it wouldn't sound so outta sight.


You get some soul, oh yeah
You get some soul, oh yeah
You know it ain't no good if you're all alone
It only goes to show you a heart's made of stone
You need love really bad, Good, good love you never had
You never had good, good love
You never known a love's that's grown
So please don't you tell me 'bout your cares and woe
Please don't you tell me 'bout a love's that's grown
And don't you understand I'm a hungry man
I got a heart full of soul try to understand
Oh yeah, Oh!