Jackson Browne Quotes

I can't keep up with what's been going down,
I think my heart must just be slowing down.
Among the human beings
In their designer jeans,
Am I the only one who hears the screams
And the strangled cries of lawyers in love?

I try to shut my eyes
But I can't get her outta my sight.
I know I'm gonna know her,
But I gotta get over my fright.
Well, I'm just gonna walk up to her,
I'm gonna talk to her tonight.<p>Yeah, she's gonna be somebody's only light,
Gonna shine tonight.
Yeah, she's gonna be somebody's baby tonight.

Well, I'm a standing on a corner
In Winslow, Arizona
And such a fine sight to see,
It's a girl, my lord, in a flatbed Ford
Slowin' down to have a look at me.

Honey you shake and I'll rattle and we'll roll on down the line
And see if we can't get in touch with a very close friend of mine.
But let me clue you in, it ain't like him
To argue or pretend--
Honey let me introduce you to my redneck friend.

I want to know what became of the changes
We waited for love to bring.
Were they only the fitful dreams
Of some greater awakening?
I've been aware of the time going by;
They say in the end it's the wink of an eye.

Now the seats are all empty,
Let the roadies take the stage.
Pack it up and tear it down.
They're the first to come and the last to leave,
Working for that minimum wage.
They'll set it up in another town.

Everybody's just waiting to hear from the one
Who can give them the answers
And lead them back to that place in the warmth of the sun
Where sweet childhood still dances Who'll come along And hold out that strong But gentle fathers hand?

Let the music keep our spirits high
And let the buildings keep our children dry Let creation reveal its secrets by and by.

You love the thunder and you love the rain.
You know your hunger like you know your name.
I know you wonder how you ever came To be a woman in love with a man in search of the flame.

And their feathers once so fine grew torn and tattered
And in the end they traded their tired wings
For the resignation that living brings.

I'm going to find myself a girl
Who can show me what laughter means.
And we'll fill in the missing colors
In each other's paint-by-number dreams.

Doctor, my eyes have seen the years
And the slow parade of fears without crying.
Now I want to understand;
I have done all that I could
To see the evil and the good without hiding.
You must help me if you can.<p>Doctor, my eyes
Tell me what is wrong.
Was I unwise to leave them open for so long?

Running on, running on empty
Running on, running blind.
Running on, running into the sun
But I'm running behind.

I got a thing or two to say
Before I walk on by.
I'm feeling good today.
But if die a little farther along,
I'm trusting everyone to carry on.

What I was seeing wasn't what was happening at all.