Liar S Nightmare lyrics

Liar`s Nightmare
Melody by Jean Ritche
Words by Graham Nash
Pub. By Geordie Music, Inc. (ASCAP), Nashnotes, Inc. (BMI)

I have always been here
And I`ll always be there
I can honestly tell you
That I really don`t care

If all the babies are broken
And the old folks are blind
There`s a hole in my heart
But I know you don`t mind

If I laugh at the cripples
And I cry for the clowns
And I welcome the madness
That I see coming down

And I have no opinions
So I feel no remorse
I can see the Black Knight
Riding up on his horse

And there`s fire in his nostrils
And blood in his eyes
And he`s looking at you, kid
As he races on by

So watch out for his hooves
They`re gonna kill you for sure
He`s got some kind of sickness
That no man can cure

And his breath it will burn you
And put out your eyes
He`ll tear out your tongues
So you can`t even cry

That your body is broken
And your spirit is dead
And you hope against hope
That it`s a bad dream you had

About a meeting with Elvis
At the back of the store
You`re both shoveling plasticware
Right out of the door

And the men who control you
Keep yelling for more, more, more, more
You pay all your taxes
But you don`t know what for

`Cause nothing seems to get better
Things seem to get worse
We`re all living in danger
From a politician`s curse

All promises have been broken
All lips have been read
Well the mouth has spoken
But nothing`s been said

The dream has been shattered
The flags have been burned
You better make up your minds
From whatever you`ve learned

About your family values
And the way they`ve been scorned
Some babies have been battered
Way before they`ve been born

Some call me a liar
Some call me a thief
But the way that I look at things
I can`t get no relief

So I went to a meeting
Spoke out of fear
They said, "Thank you for sharing,
Now why are you here?"

I said: everything`s shaking
Including myself
I keep all my feelings
High up on a shelf

And I can`t seem to reach them
But I know they were there
I`m trapped in this vacuum
And I`m gasping for air

Some people get better
Some people just fold.
Some people rise above it
Or so I`ve been told

So I started to leave,
I was searching for more
They caught ahold of my sleeve
But I slipped through the door

I ran back to the office
With my back to the wall
When I came to my senses
I had no one to call

So I called up the doctor
He told me to lie
He said, “Get out of this nightmare
Or you surely will die.”

So I forced myself to wake up
And opened my eyes
But the man in the mirror
Was there in disguise

He was playing his part,
Living in a trance
Sentenced to be a witness
`Cause he had no defense

The anesthetic is wearing thin
And you`re starting to sweat
And you finally realize
That it ain`t over yet

`Cause the way you`ve been feeling
They must have hit a nerve
I know it`s not what you want
But it`s what you deserve

The operation is over
Listen to me please
I`m begging forgiveness
Down on my knees

Coming back to consciousness
I was out of my head
Well the dream is over
And I`m back in my bed

I`ve always been here
And I`ll always be there
I can honestly tell you
That I really do care

I gotta tell you the truth
About the sadness I find
I have opened my heart to you,