Middle of "Tenth Avenue Freeze Out"
´´(sings ´Take Me to the River´) That´s right….I was a young man and I was in search of that river….that river of life….and of love….and of cold beer at a reasonable price….and most important, that river of meaning….some place where I could build myself a meaningful life….but I was frightened to go through the woods, you see., because the woods were dark….and I was alone….but I saw a light in the trees and I walked in….and there was a gypsy woman….in an air-stream camper…. sitting outside with (?) over her head….but she had a crystal ball and I told her my problem….that I was frightened to go through the woods to reach the river on the other side….and she said ´Well, well, yeah, because you´re all by yourself !….you´re alone !….let me look into the crystal ball´….and she looked into the crystal ball and said ´Oh, yeah, you need….you need help and intelligence….Professor Roy Bittan on the piano, that´s what you need´….she said ´You need a band ! you´ve got to have a band, you need friendship, Stevie Van Zandt on the guitar….you need foundation, Mr.Garry W.Tallent….you need rhythm, Mighty Max Weinberg on the drums….you need heart, Nils Lofgren on the guitar….you need mystery, Phantom Dan Federici on the organ…..you need love and sexual healing, brother….and some sweet harmony (chuckles) Miss Patti Scialfa on the guitar and vocals….and most of all you need brotherhood….and some soul….do I have to say his name ?….do I have to say his name ?….say what ?….say what ?….say what ?….say what ?….say what ?….say what ?….say what ?….say what ?….say who ?….say who ?….say who ?….”
Middle of "Light of Day"
´´Mahwah, see you, Ma !….and everywhere I´ve gone I´ve seen people lost in confusion, lost in the wilderness, lost in bitterness, downhearted, disgusted, disspirited, dispossessed, analyzed, downsized, Pokemonized, retropsychedelicized, (?), Koczinskyed, Stravinskyed, Lewinskyed, I´m here tonight to tell you we´re here on a search-and-rescue mission, coming to get you, we´re coming to get you, we´re coming to get you, I´m gonna resuscitate, regenerate, reconfiscate, reindoctrinate, resexualate, reliberate with the power, the promise, with the foolishness, the mystery, the ministry…..of rock and roll !….(?)….I can´t promise you life everlasting ….but I….I can promise you life right now !….and all you´ve got to do is say ´I´….”
| Compiled by : Johanna Pirttijärvi. |
