Arthur Russell - Ballad of the lights
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PART 1
[Allen Ginsberg]
CA young man sits on the bridge
After nightfall
And looks across the Hudson River to New Jersey
He wonders about life
And he wonders if he'll ever get old
He sees the lights
He wonders if they are talking to each other
And he wonders if they are talking to him
And he asks if they are
[Arthur Russell]
CMy mind settles down
On those Flights Gfrom CNew Jersey
Why FI chose New CJersey to Flook at, GI don't Cknow
CWell one thing's for sure
I'm here to see those Flights
It Gdoesn't matter, don't matter, Cno
Where I come from or Fwhere I Cgo
CWell what does it Gmean
FThose lights
I Ccan't resist the Fthought that Gthey are twinkling to each otCher
Are Fthey?C
Are Fthey?C
[Allen Ginsberg / continue repeating the chord progression from previous verse]
His leisure hours are spent in a way
That mystifies his younger years
Thinking hard, he has no say what's in his eyes
And meets his ears
[Arthur Russell]
CWell one thing's for sure
I'm here to see those Flights
It Gdoesn't matter, don't matter, Cno
Where I come from or Fwhere I Cgo
CWell what does it Gmean
FThose lights
I Ccan't resist the Fthought that Gthey are twinkling to each otCher
Are Fthey?C
Are Fthey?C
PART 2
[Arthur Russell]
DLights are D/C#shining brD/Bighter now D
GBut it's not home for Dme
Different lights aGcross the Driver
GLights of Dindustry
DThey are so beautiful
[Allen Ginsberg]
Very, very, Gvery beautiful
[Arthur Russell]
DPlease GMr. AMysterDy
GIf I'm sitting Doh so still
GAll along it's Donly me
GAll those lights have Bmlost their meaning
GPlease oh MAr. MysteDry
[Allen Ginsberg]
GSuddenly the Dice that was floating down the Hudson sGtops
The flow has Dstopped
GAnd so, dejected
He wanders Dback
Into the city
GBack to the bars
DBack to where he first found happiness
GBut he didn't notice
DOn the brick warehouse wall
GThe hulking, lurking shadow oDf a human form
GMr. Mystery D
G D (repeat until end)