Waveland Lyrics

Sail On Silver Girl
(Music and lyrics by Nero Simon)

We'll there ain't no waves in Waveland
It's calm there all the time
And they say the water's muddy
Though the fish don't seem to mind
Well it's hot in Oklahoma
And I still don't understand
Why the Sonics left Seattle
Mmmhmm
And will they ever come home again

Oooh get yourself back
Get yourself back you know you been away for far too long where you been
Oooh rollin' it back
Rollin' it back you know it's never too late to be whole again
Home again

We'll there ain't no snakes in Waveland
Except the one I saw last night
And they're still building houses
They just put 'em up real high
Well it's cold in Oklahoma
And I still don't understand
Why the Sonics left Seattle
Mmmhmm
And will they ever come home again

Oooh get yourself back
Get yourself back you know you been away for far too long where you been
Oooh rollin' it back
Rollin' it back you know it's never too late to be whole again
Home again

We'll there ain't no waves in Waveland
But I think I understand
Why the people still build houses
Mmmhmm
And why they come back home again

When I hear that song
The third verse gets me every time
When I hear them sing
Sail on silver girl
And then I think of you
And I am home again

Ahhh... Sail on silver girl
Ahhh... Sail on silver girl
Ahhh... Sail on silver girl
Ahhh... Sail on silver girl

Mermaids of Key West
(Music and lyrics by Nero Simon)

You don't need any reason to follow your dreams down A1A
Fall in line, get into the habit of clear and present mind
Look around this place people
You'll find treasure on every avenue

Well you see them walk with their tails on the ground
Dragging behind like a bridal gown
The boys on Duval never seen such a sight
Circling around on a Saturday night

Oooh when you see her combing her long yellow hair
Sings a song that you know so well
Clear as a nightingale
Oooh when you're out tonight at The Absinthe Bar
Her voice stuck inside of your head

Singing do do do do do do do do do do
Do do do do do
Do do do do do do do do do do
Do do do do do

Olivia you're so hard to define
You want to settle down but always looking for a good time
Why can't you be more like Pauline
Live a quiet life on a dead end street
Catherine and Virginia know all too well
Lure you out to sea with a magic spell
These are the Mermaids of Key West
Putting your fidelity to the test

Oooh when you see her combing her long yellow hair
Sings a song that you know so well
Clear as a nightingale
Oooh when you're home tonight in your lover's arms
Think of what could've been

Singing do do do do do do do do do do
Do do do do do
Do do do do do do do do do do
Do do do do do
Do do do do do do do do do do
Do do do do do

These are the mermaids of Key West
These are the mermaids of Key West

Tell Me
(Music and lyrics by Nero Simon)

Tell no lies
Look into my sleepy eyes
And tell me so tender
I'm just gonna love you forever

Move ahead
Don't ever let me feel misled
Make me surrender
I'm just gonna love you forever

If you've ever hated someone
Because they broke your heart and left you for dead
You need to find it in yourself to forget
Because the anger you feel

Is overshadowed by the lovin'
The sweet sweet lovin' ahead
Be so kind
If only you could read my mind
We'd say it together

I'm just gonna love you forever
Look around
There's nothing that can weigh us down
We're light as a feather
I'm just gonna love you forever

If you've ever hated someone
Because they broke your heart and left you for dead
You need to find it in yourself to forget
Because the anger you feel
Is overshadowed by the lovin'
The sweet sweet lovin' ahead

Tell me tell me tell me that you're gonna love me forever
Tell me tell me tell me that you're gonna love me forever
Tell me tell me tell me that you're gonna love me forever
Tell me tell me tell me that you're gonna love me forever

Long Way Around
(Music and lyrics by Steve Flores)

A little wine'in, a little dinin'
A little walk by the shore
A perfect moment with the one that I adore

Our feet in the water and our heads in the clouds
The ice cubes clink
I feel the glow as the sky catches fire and we drink

Slow days are like lost ways
They call my name
It sounds like an ocean's song through the haze

I know that this day will end
When the sun goes down
But I know that I can take my time
And go the long way around

Sand in our hair without a care
A breeze blows by
The sun is set and our spirits they are high
The sound of the crashing waves
It lures us in
Moonlight shining off of the beach and our skin

I know that this day will end
When the sun goes down
But I know that I can take my time
And go the long way around

What happens tomorrow I can't say
Does it really matter anyway?
We do what we can everyday
So take my hand and let's get lost in the waves

We walk through the night and we follow the light
It's like a trance
The music's playing and the people are swaying
So we dance
The bar is closing but the band plays on
For one more song
We'll stay here, if we can, 'till the dawn

I know that this night will end
When the sun comes around
But I know that I can take my time
And go the long way around

Soldier of Fortune
(Music and lyrics by Nero Simon)

Always be a soldier of fortune
Roll with whatever comes your way

When you rise up in the morning sun
And you owe no debt to anyone
There's a freedom that easily drifts away
If you fight against the current of the day

You cannot hold back the ocean tide
There's no way to make the thunder be still
It makes no difference what you feel deep inside
You cannot make her love against her will

Always be a soldier of fortune
Roll with whatever comes your way
Never waste your precious moments
There's only so much a worried mind can take

When you lay down 'neath the evening stars
And you think of her in another's arms
There's a sadness that does not go away
If you dwell upon the sins of yesterday

You cannot roll back the hands of time
What is lost can never be retrieved
It makes no difference what you say
You will not make her suddenly believe

Always be a soldier of fortune
Roll with whatever comes your way
Never waste your precious moments
There's only so much a worried mind can take

I met a young man once on the island of St. Thomas
His name happened to be Thomas, that's a fact
Now Thomas was a good man, maybe not a Saint but who am I to judge
He knew the island well
Said he left for the big city once but found the traffic to be hell
So he made his way back home to the island
Spends his time working hard, trying to find his way
Just an ordinary guy trying to make it in this world
Like the rest of us
But Thomas gave me a piece of advice I'll never forget
Some words that he said he got from his Mama
He said Nero… Always be a soldier of fortune
Just roll with whatever comes your way
Some very wise words from a young man
And words that ring true to this day

Oooh Oooh Oooh Oooh
Oooh Oooh Oooh Oooh

Always be a soldier of fortune
Roll with whatever comes your way

Moonlight (Getting It Right)
(Music and lyrics by Nero Simon)

When I saw you standing in the moonlight
And I thought you were precious
Did my heart lie
Maybe I was wrong
Maybe I was wrong
Maybe I was wrong
Loving you so long
Loving you so long
Loving you so long

We were one in a million
That's what we said
When you think love's perpetual
It dies in your bed
We don't need to fight
We don't need to fight
We don't need to fight
Late into the night
Late into the night
Late into the night

Getting something right
Getting it right
Shouldn't take a lifetime of pain
Shouldn't wash away
At the mere thought of the rain
Collapse in a mudslide

Tell our secrets oh oh oh
I don't mind
There's no truth to them anyway
Waiting on a sign
Waiting on a sign
Waiting on a sign
Hanging on the line
Hanging on the line
Hanging on the line

Getting something right
Getting it right
Shouldn't take a lifetime of pain
Shouldn't wash away
At the mere thought of the rain
Collapse in a mudslide

When I saw you standing in the moonlight
And I thought you were precious
Did my heart lie
Maybe I was wrong
Maybe I was wrong
Maybe I was wrong
Loving you so long
Loving you so long
Loving you so long

When The Devil Hears You Pray
(Music and lyrics by Nero Simon)

Stepped into the valley of the kingdom
Waited at the gateway for hours
Never caught a glimpse of St. Peter
So I left to start a search for higher powers

Walked a hundred miles through the Delta
To meet with an ecclesial minister
He said boy you don't belong with the saints and the winners
Now go and take your place among the losers and the sinners

Ah-ooo
When the devil hears you pray
Ah-ooo
Be careful what you say
Ah-ooo
It gets tangled up inside of you
Ah-ooo
When the devil kneels beside you

Sailed from Tampa Bay down to Kingston
Reaching for a certain kind of wisdom
But I took a bad gamble on a losing game of Faro
Never been able to keep it straight and narrow

Ah-ooo
When the devil hears you pray
Ah-ooo
Be careful what you say
Ah-ooo
It gets tangled up inside of you
Ah-ooo
When the devil kneels beside you

Looked into the meaning of salvation
Only to assess the situation
Never let them tell you your destiny is sorrow
If time is an illusion then why live for tomorrow

Ah-ooo
When the devil hears you pray
Ah-ooo
Be careful what you wish for
Ah-ooo
It gets tangled up inside of you
Ah-ooo
When the devil kneels beside you
Ah-ooo
Yeah when the devil hears you cough
Ah-ooo
You better cover up your mouth
Ah-ooo
Have respect for those around you
Ah-ooo
Or else trouble will surround you

Right Til You’re Wrong
(Music and lyrics by Steve Flores)

I should have known better the first time
I met you
I should have known better the last time
I left you

You said it wasn't my time
Yeah, that's true
You said it wasn't my time
Well how about you now?

You feel the chill but you still hold your ground
You see the light but you won't turn around
You just won't quit until you're wearin' me down
You're right 'til your wrong

Yeah you're right 'til your wrong
Yeah you're right 'til your wrong

We were just tellin' stories
Some of them were true
And after all that conversation
It was neither me neither you

We'd stay up until the morning
Until the light of the day
We kept doing the right things
But in the wrong way

You feel the chill but you still hold your ground
You see the light but you won't turn around
You just won't quit until you're wearin' me down

You're right 'til your wrong
Yeah you're right 'til your wrong
Yeah you're right 'til your wrong

We took a chance and we blew it
I didn't promise to get it right
We were lost and we knew it
Yeah alright

You're right 'til your wrong
Yeah you're right 'til your wrong now
Yeah you're right 'til your wrong
Yeah you're right 'til your wrong now
Yeah you're right 'til your wrong

Neon Sunset
(Music and lyrics by Nero Simon)

Where does the time go
It seems only hours ago
We were somewhere in-between

Real life and a crazy dream
Here in the moment
Waited so long to arrive
It's so hard to find the right words sometimes
But not tonight

You look so beautiful
Bright like a marigold
Aglow as we bathe in the light
Of the neon sunset

Where did those days go
When things were coming apart
Couldn't tell the difference between
True love and a broken heart

Here on the water
Looking out at the clear blue sea
It seems so easy to let our love flow
Together tonight

You look so beautiful
Shine like a ring of gold
Aglow as we bathe in the light
Of the neon sunset

Lovin' never was easy
Until you came along
Now we're living a daydream
A never-ending song
Gazing up at the millions of beautiful
Stars in the sky

Baker Street
(Music and lyrics by Gerry Rafferty)

Winding your way down on Baker Street
Light in your head and dead on your feet
Well, another crazy day
You'll drink the night away
And forget about everything
This city desert makes you feel so cold
It's got so many people, but it's got no soul
And it's taken you so long
To find out you were wrong
When you thought it held everything

You used to think that it was so easy
You used to say that it was so easy
But you're trying, you're trying now
Another year and then you'd be happy
Just one more year and then you'd be happy
But you're crying, you're crying now

Way down the street there's a light in his place
He opens the door, he's got that look on his face
And he asks you where you've been
You tell him who you've seen
And you talk about anything
He's got this dream about buying some land
He's gonna give up the booze and the one-night stands
And then he'll settle down
In some quiet little town
And forget about everything

But you know he'll always keep moving
You know he's never gonna stop moving
'Cause he's rolling, he's the rolling stone
And when you wake up, it's a new morning
The sun is shining, it's a new morning
And you're going, you're going home