John Cale Paradise Nevada Lyrics

Paradise Nevada Lyrics

God knows how long she was waiting on the mountain, staring at the river,
watching all her dreams go by. every single morning she sang of crystal
fountains, counting the days until she spread he
Gs and fly. she had her eye on a man, the hero of the valley. born in an alley
wearing felony-shoes. when it came to the ladies, that man became a legend,
famous for his freedom, freed to pick a
Oose. lay your money, lay your money down. lay your money, lay your money
down.

It was a marriage made in heaven, meant for each other, natural born lovers
want to sing each other’s song. it was too good to be true, too good not to
try, too soon to tell, it was too late to
There were shadows in [the kitchen], poison in the air. secrets to be hidden,
they were too much to care. it was lipstick for breakfast, and fine wine in a
glass, resentments in the mirror, ther
No way you can last. lay your money, lay your money down. lay your money, lay
your money down.

There was static on the juke box and murder on their minds, money on the table,
there were [walls left to climb]. lights across the water, and fireworks in the
sky, paradise nevada on the fifth
Of july. twisting like a dancer she took everything he had. this side of
whiskey nothing cut in half is bad. there are losses, there are debts, there
are winners to be found, there are wagers,
Are bets, there are losers in the crowd. lay your money, lay your money down.
lay your money, lay your money down.