Jackson Browne Quotes

Make it on your own if you think you can.
If you see somewhere to go, I understand.

I told her I had always lived alone and I probably always would.
And all I wanted was my freedom.
And she told me that she understood.
But I let her do some of my laundry,
And she slipped a few meals in between.
And the next thing I remember, she was all moved in.
And I was buying her a washing machine.

Someone's gonna have to explain it to me,
I'm not sure what it means.
My baby's feelin' funny in the morning;
She's having trouble getting into her jeans

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 thought I knew where I was going, until I heard your laughter flowing
And came upon the wisdom in your eyes

It's such a clever innocence with which you do your sorcery
As if somehow the years just bow and let that young girl go free
I thought I was a child, until you turned and smiled

Oh people, look around you, the signs are everywhere
You've left it for somebody other than you to be the one to care
You're lost inside your houses,theres no time to find you now

'Cause I have wandered through this world
And as each moment has unfurled,
I've been waiting to awaken from these dreams.
People go just where they will,
I never noticed them until I got this feeling
That it's later than it seems.

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?

Though Adam was a friend of mine, I did not know him well.
He was alone into his distance, he was deep into his well.
I could guess what he was laughing at, but I couldn't really tell.
Now the stories told that Adam jumped, but I'm thinking that he fell.

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, just look at that girl
With the lights comin' up in her eyes.
She's got to be somebody's baby;
She must be somebody's baby.

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.

Take it easy, take it easy Don't let the sound of your own wheels
Drive you crazy.

Well I'm running down the road
Tryin' to loosen my load,
I've got seven women on my mind,
Four that wanna own me,
Two that wanna stone me,
One says she's a friend of mine.