Hello Brother

A man wants to workfor his pay A man wants a placein the sun A man wants a gal proud to say That she’ll become his lovin’ wife He wants a chance to give his kids a better life Well hello ah hello brother You can travel all around the world and back You can fly or sail or ride a railroad track But no matter where you go you’re gonna find That people have the same things on their minds A man wants to workfor his pay A man wants a placein the sun A man wants a galproud to say That she’ll becomehis lovin’ wife He wants a chance to give his kids a better life Well hello brother, hello He wants a chance to give his kids a better life, yes Well hello, hello, brother hello I said hello, hello, brother hello

The Portal

There's a house down Willow Lane Just a simple seaside shack Through the wind and pourin' rain She wants you black There's a portal o'er the door In the evening, comes a draft From the life we had before You left Lost in Baton Rouge And all I got's the sense of it 'Cause all I had was you Lost down Pico Way And all I got's incensed by it Now don't you go away There is nothin' left to say (I love you so) There is nothin' left to do There is nothin' left to make (I love you so) There is nothin' left of you I'm in trouble and I do not see the light There's a problem with my sight It's a fight to stay alive and it's not fair You're everywhere Callin' up my past But they're all gone and tired of me And all my cryin' spells Talkin' back to fate But fate has done expired on me And you who knew me well I'm in trouble and my heart is set to fold There's a problem with my soul I'm a stone and it's not rollin' half-way there You're everywhere There is nothin' left to say (I love you so) There is nothin' left to do There is nothin' left to take (I love you so) There is nothin' left of you Lost on Willow Lane Our love has turned to tumbleweed Now don't you blow away