Illegal Stills by Stephen Stills 1976, Columbia Records 1.Buyin' Time 2.Midnight in Paris 3.Different Tongues 4.Soldier 5.The Loner 6.Stateline Blues 7.Closer to You 8.No Me Niegas 9.Ring of Love 10.Circlin' ---------------------------- Buyin' Time (Stephen Stills) Unless you believe in magic There ain't much left you can be A skeptic or a fool Have you been watching your TV Incredible is all I think of Did I really see Wordless faces double talkin' A runnin' it down to me... About buyin' time Brother can you spare a dime Ain't it a crime How we got to buy time People goin' hungry Ain't no jobs, they's in the street Nobody's got no answer They're just staring at their feet Ain't no doubt about it Things are lookin' pretty bleak An' everybody's scufflin' hard Tryin' to make ends meet About buyin' time Brother can you spare a dime Ain't it a crime How we got to buy time It happened once before, you know In 1932 But now there's so many more of us There's something we gotta do Something radical, something different Got to hit on something new America, the dream is lost And it's killin' me and you About buyin' time Brother can you spare a dime Ain't it a crime How we got to buy time ------------------------------------------------- Midnight in Paris (Donnie Dacus, Veronique Sanson) There's a whole lot of magic When you're in Paris And I swear I've never seen So many pretty women go by And I can't stop from dancing I'm spinning 'round like a clock That's wound up too tight I want to tell you 'bout all I see Stars in my eyes that you would not believe I'm a little funky wearin' out my shoes Don't mean anything unless I'm dancin' with you Midnight, midnight in Paris Midnight, midnight in Paris Donne mois ta main Si je viens de loin Je n'ai pas de remors ŕ te vouloir Et ŕ te désirer Si je viens de loin Moi je prux te parler de ma musique Et parle moi de toi Si tu veux me dire un jour bon quelque chose J'ouvre un autre coté de ma vie et tu dépose Si tu veux te sentir un moment comme moi Tu regarde moi quand je danse avec toi Midnight, midnight in Paris Midnight, midnight in Paris Well, we'll have another bottle Monsieur Luigi So we can toast the autumn Since it's all around And I'll always remember Singing in the park When the rain Came down I want to tell you 'bout all I see Stars in my eyes that you would not believe I'm a little funky wearin' out my shoes Don't mean anything unless I'm dancin' with you Midnight, midnight in Paris Midnight, midnight in Paris ----------------------------------------------- Different Tongues (Stephen Stills, Donnie Dacus) Do you know me Can you tell me so Do you know how my Motivations grow And it's all right That's something you ought to know about me Are you into being on the line Facing people one at a time And it's all right That's something you ought to know about me You ought to know me Well enough by now Watching me growing You are the why and the how Ev'rything you show me Making it so we need each other more and more I'm not exactly altogether sure That I could handle being left here all alone I got a house honey I need a home Yeah We were speaking in diff'rent tongues Still it mattered We did what then was done It's still all right That's something you ought to know about me Do you trust me Do you trust yourself Do you know when it's time to ask for help It's all right That's something you ought to know 'Cause it has to do with growing That's something you ought to know about me ------------------------------------- Soldier (Stephen Stills, Donnie Dacus) Soldier, soldier, soldier Stuck in a hospital ward Living in a wheelchair Do you remember the war It's not over It'll never be over for you It's not over Till they stop playing war with you, Soldier, Soldier Do you remember who found you The helicopter crew Out of the Au Shan Valley What could they do It's not over It'll never be over for you It's not over Till they stop playing war with you, Soldier, Soldier Was anybody with you When you felt your body die Knowing that you live on The shell of a man to hide It's not over It'll never be over for you It's not over Till they stop playing God with you, Soldier, Soldier Soldier, Soldier ----------------------- The Loner (Neil Young) He's a perfect stranger, like a cross of himself and a fox. He's a feeling arranger and a changer of the ways he talks. He's the unforseen danger the keeper of the key to the locks. Know when you see him, nothing can free him. Step aside, open wide, it's the loner. If you see him in the subway, he'll be down at the end of the car. Watching you move until he knows he knows who you are. When you get off at your station alone, he'll know that you are. Know when you see him, nothing can free him. Step aside, open wide, it's the loner. There was a woman he knew about a year or so ago. She had something that he needed and he pleaded with her not to go. On the day that she left, he died - but it did not show. Know when you see him, nothing can free him. Step aside, open wide, it's the loner. -------------------------------- Stateline Blues (Stephen Stills) Fancy Dan, gamblin' man Top hat of the peanut man Talk about your pot of gold With a silver lining Tumblin' dice, hit it twice The boats and the flushes they sure look nice On a pot of gold With a silver lining Stateline, give you a hard time Don't you stay too long Goodbye, pretty women I ain't stayin' on Come on and... Get a bunch, bet a bunch If you come to gamble, better pack a lunch For a pot of gold With a silver lining. The less you bet, stayin' in The more you lose even when you win On a pot of gold With a silver lining If you don't know when to stop Lady Luck she gonna see you're taught That there ain't no pot of gold And no silver lining Easy money, come too fast Come too quick turn a good man bad On a pot of gold With a silver lining. ----------------------------------------------------------- Closer to You (Donnie Dacus, Stephen Stills, Warner Schwebke) Have you seen The ladies passing by They don't seem to notice That I'm lonesome and I cry But soon they'll listen I can tell you, tell you why Gonna make a record Gonna go sky high I just wanna be closer to you I just wanna see if you can be moved I don't wanna be a fool for you Or be alone Going to the city All the hustlers in the street Can't you imagine where This country boy's head might be Bright lights are shining I can see in front of me At night clockwork deception Won't save or set us free I just wanna be closer to you I just wanna see if you can be moved I don't wanna be a fool for you Or be alone Gonna tour the country Gonna play for all my friends Such a positive action I've got energy to lend So come on down, we're cookin' Let the rhythm get you high Bring all the ladies Tell them why, why, why I just wanna be closer to you I just wanna see if you can be moved I don't wanna be a fool for you Or be alone ----------------------------- No Me Niegas (Stephen Stills) Don't turn your back on me I love you It may not mean that much to you That's OK But don't you turn away Let me hear you say I love you Y si tu no me comprendes dijame lo. Yo te dejaré tu sola y yo llorando Y lo que llegará you lo pasara Como quieres querida como quieres tu. There may be an angry sky Above us Come, let's look into our eyes And love us 'Cause I won't turn away Let me hear you say I love you. No me dejes miserable que quiero. Y si vienes de su corazón como sientes tú. Oigame querida escucha me mi amor De quiero infinamente par toda nuestra vida. ----------------------------------------- Ring of Love (Donnie Dacus, Stephen Stills) I met you in the strangest way Into a night of crazy smiling faces Had it been another day, the sound of a thousand voices wailing dismay Having seen no other way, We looked at each other once And felt the love begin, love begin 'Cause you know there's a ring of love surrounding you and me Ring of love in perfect harmony Ring of love surrounding you and me All the way I've never met anyone ever could touch me so all the way You know you're the first one to make me believe in something People are full of lies Always willing to compromise Their love and their tomorrow Such a sorrow, sorrow The world is ours if we can cope We don't have to lose the faith That gave us this much hope Let us blow with the wind To seek out the fountain of life And all its miracles, its miracles 'Cause you know there's a ring of love surrounding you and me Ring of love in perfect harmony Ring of love surrounding you and me All the way I've never met anyone ever could touch me so all the way You know you're the first one to make me believe in something People are full of lies Always willing to compromise Their love and their tomorrow Such a sorrow, sorrow 'Cause you know there's a ring of love surrounding you and me Ring of love in perfect harmony Ring of love surrounding you and me ------------------------------------------ Circlin' (Stephen Stills, Kenny Passarelli) Can I tell a people story, it ain't too long. There's very few that can face each other or themselves alone. Circlin', round and about, no way out, no way in. Circlin', hasslin' doubt when you know you can, well all right. Feet, where are you goin', you're just circlin'. The meaning of a runaround is a circle game. Tellin' lies and bein' jive with the one you love hurts the same. Circlin', round and about, no way out, no way in. Circlin', hasslin' doubt when you know you can, well all right. Feet, where are you goin', you're just circlin'. Go on, do it, straight ahead. Do what you know, the best you can, it's good for your head. Think about all the times you just up and ran. So go on, you got to try, give yourself a hand. Circlin', round and about, no way out, no way in. Circlin', hasslin' doubt when you know you can, well all right. Feet, where are you goin', you're just circlin'. Do you know that time is only water that we drink. Washing under bridges all eventually they gonna sink. Circlin', round and about, no way out, no way in. Circlin', hasslin' doubt when you know you can, well all right. Feet, where are you goin', you're just circlin'.