a fine way to go
writers carole king, toni stern
recorded by b.j. thomas

he makes love to her every night
and you know this ain’t no lie
she makes love in the afternoon
with another guy
he comes in saying where ya been
she just look him in the eye
she says you can get everything you need
at the movie
it’s a fine way to go
livin’ in someone else’s shoes
for just a little while
it’s a fine way to go
if anyone asks ya how you know
you just tell them i told you so
well sidewalk joe he lives alone
and he waits till the sun goes down
so he can slip out on the streets
and go down to movietown
well he sits on the side
half alive
hoping that when the lights go down
ya know old joe really gets off at the movie
it’s a fine way to go
livin’ in someone else’s shoes
for just a little while
it’s a fine way to go
if anyone asks ya how you know
you just tell them i told you so ohhh
it’s a fine way to go
livin’ in someone else’s shoes
for just a little while
it’s a fine way to go
if anyone asks ya how you know
you just tell them i told you so ohhh

i remember one young sister with rainbows in her eyes
standing on a corner with the afternoon’s supply
she spoke of other places, perhaps a better road
then she asked if i could tell her where they kept the mother lode

like a night this side of dying
her day’s inside the dropper on the shelf
when she hears her lifeline crying
not a thing you say can stop her
when she just can’t stop herself

i remember that july, the panic and the heat
the savage shine of summer, the strychnine in the street
the way they sold each other for a favor in glassine
the best of friends sold brothers for a dime of quinine dreams

like a night this side of dying
her day’s inside the dropper on the shelf
like the shelter she’s been buying
not a thing i’ve got can save her
when she just can’t save herself
she just can’t save herself

all i want is a quiet place to live
where i can enjoy the fruits of my labor
read the paper
and not have to cry out loud

in my mind i can see it crystal clear
sharing my dreams with the people around me
now they surround me
and i’m just a part of the crowd

what will become of us
what about the children
what will they do to us next time around
what will the answer be
what will it mean to me
when are they gonna see we’re underground
here underground

and all i want is a quiet place to live
where i can be free in a world of my making
instead of taking
what they decided to give
i wouldn’t want what they have - no
if i could only find
a quiet place to live

a road to nowhere
writers gerry goffin, carole king

i tried to hang on for as long as i could
but now i can see that it just ain’t no good
our love it has wasted
right down to the core
whatever we had
we don’t have anymore
you’ve got to get off a road to nowhere
you’ve got to get off a road to nowhere
well i tried and i tried to make things work out right
but i guess we’re two people who can’t help but fight
your eyes they are open
and oh so are mine
we both need our freedom
don’t you think it’s about time
i’m trying to get off this road to nowhere
i’m trying to get off this road to nowhere
thank you for the good times we’ve had in the past
but we both know enough to know good times don’t last
baby you’re just no good for me
and i’m no good for you
let’s not waste our time talkin’
we both know what to do
we’ve got to get off this road to nowhere
it’s time to get off this road to nowhere
you’ve got to get off this road to nowhere
we’ve got to get off this road to nowhere

ooh, i get a feeling every night when you come home
that life is sweet, yeah, baby
sweeter than a honeycomb
and oh, darlin, i’m so glad that you are mine
and that you still love me after all this time

you bring music to my soul
yes, and i can hear it play
sweeter and longer and stronger
with each and every passing day
and, oh lord, our love is just like vintage wine
because it’s still so good after all this time

i believe, i believe with your sweet love
that you could make a tiger tame
fill a desert full of rain
bring me joy when i’m in pain

and even on the coldest winter day
i can hear my heart sing, yeah, baby
for the warmth and the light and the love you give me
to me it’s like an early spring
no matter what the season, there can be no doubt in my mind
that i still love you after all this time