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Certainly not on par with Dylan, Young, or Springsteen, but he's right up there, for sure.

I think he's far better than Springsteen.

And I do honestly think he's on par with Dylan.

It's dreamy weather we're on

You waved your crooked wand

Along an icy pond with a frozen moon

A murder of silhouette crows I saw

And the tears on my face

And the skates on the pond

They spell Alice

I disappear in your name

But you must wait for me

Somewhere across the sea

There's a wreck of a ship

Your hair is like meadow grass on the tide

And the raindrops on my window

And the ice in my drink

Baby all I can think of is Alice

Arithmetic arithmetock

Turn the hands back on the clock

How does the ocean rock the boat?

How did the razor find my throat?

The only strings that hold me here

Are tangled up around the pier

And so a secret kiss

Brings madness with the bliss

And I will think of this

When I'm dead in my grave

Set me adrift and I'm lost over there

And I must be insane

To go skating on your name

And by tracing it twice

I fell through the ice

Of Alice

And so a secret kiss

Brings madness with the bliss

And I will think of this

When I'm dead in my grave

Set me adrift and I'm lost over there

And I must be insane

To go skating on your name

And by tracing it twice

I fell through the ice

Of Alice

There's only Alice

Little black girl in a red dress

On a hot night with a broken shoe

Little black girl you shoulda never left home

Theres probly someone thats still waitin up for you

Its cold back in chicago

But in los angeles its worse

When all you got is $29.00 and an alligator purse

I see already that vulture in the fleetwood

With the shartruse hood

Can see youre trying to get your bearings

And you say hey which ways the main stem

And where ever you say youre from

Hell say he grew up there himself

And hell comeon and make you feel

Like you grew up right next door to him

And you say take a left on central

And he throws it in reverse

Cause you only got $29.00 and an alligator purse

And hell come on like a gentleman

And youll be a little shy

You say your ex old man was a sax player

Hell say baby I used to play bass for sly

And you say you like his cadillac, say honey I got 2 or 3

Hell say sweetheart youre sure fortunate

That you ran into me

When youve done a dime in the joint

You figure nothin could be worse

And you got $29.00 in an alligator purse

Well he got pharoh on the 8 track

You start smokin a little boo

You thinkin gettin out of chicago was the

Best thing ever happened to you

But he aint no good samaritan

Hell make sure hes reimbursed

Lot more than $29.00 and an alligator purse

Now the sirens just an epilog

The cops always get there to late

They always stop for coffee on the way to the scene of the

Crime

They always try so hard to look like movie stars

They couldnt catch a cold

You only wasting your dime

And shes lucky to be alive

The doctor whispered to the nurse

She only lost a 1/2 pint of blood

$29.00 and an alligator purse

Well, Jesus will be here

Be here soon

he's gonna cover us up with leaves

With a blanket from the moon

With a promise and a vow

And a lullaby for my brow

Jesus gonna be here

Be here soon

Well I'm just gonna wait here

I don't have to shout

I have no reason and

I have no doubt

I'm gonna get myself

Unfurled from this mortal coiled up world

Because Jesus gonna be here

Be here soon

I got to keep my eyes open

So I can see my Lord

I'm gonna watch the horizon

For a brand new Ford

I can hear him rolling on down the lane

I said Hollywood be thy name

Jesus gonna be

Gonna be here soon

Well I've been faithful

And I've been so good

Except for drinking

But he new that I would

I'm gonna leave this place better

Than the way I found it was

And Jesus gonna be here

Be here soon

Well my time went so quickly, I went lickety-splickly out to my old '55

As I drove away slowly, feeling so holy, God knows, I was feeling alive.

Now the sun's coming up, I'm riding with Lady Luck, freeway cars and trucks,

Stars beginning to fade, and I lead the parade

Just a-wishing I'd stayed a little longer,

Oh, Lord, let me tell you that the feeling's getting stronger.

And it's six in the morning, gave me no warning; I had to be on my way.

Well there's trucks all a-passing me, and the lights are all flashing,

I'm on my way home from your place.

And now the sun's coming up, I'm riding with Lady Luck, freeway cars and trucks,

Stars beginning to fade, and I lead the parade

Just a-wishing I'd stayed a little longer,

Oh, Lord, let me tell you that the feeling's getting stronger.

And my time went so quickly, I went lickety-splickly out to my old '55

As I pulled away slowly, feeling so holy, God knows, I was feeling alive.

Now the sun's coming up, I'm riding with Lady Luck,

Freeway cars and trucks, freeway cars and trucks, freeway cars and trucks...

WOW I am going to have to check this guy out. Dylans voice is nothing spectacular, but he was the last of the great romantic poets and according to many the greatest lyrisist of our time so for you to do this comparison and list what you did makes me want to check him out. What album would you suggest as a first?

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Certainly not on par with Dylan, Young, or Springsteen, but he's right up there, for sure.

I think he's far better than Springsteen.

And I do honestly think he's on par with Dylan.

It's dreamy weather we're on

You waved your crooked wand

Along an icy pond with a frozen moon

A murder of silhouette crows I saw

And the tears on my face

And the skates on the pond

They spell Alice

I disappear in your name

But you must wait for me

Somewhere across the sea

There's a wreck of a ship

Your hair is like meadow grass on the tide

And the raindrops on my window

And the ice in my drink

Baby all I can think of is Alice

Arithmetic arithmetock

Turn the hands back on the clock

How does the ocean rock the boat?

How did the razor find my throat?

The only strings that hold me here

Are tangled up around the pier

And so a secret kiss

Brings madness with the bliss

And I will think of this

When I'm dead in my grave

Set me adrift and I'm lost over there

And I must be insane

To go skating on your name

And by tracing it twice

I fell through the ice

Of Alice

And so a secret kiss

Brings madness with the bliss

And I will think of this

When I'm dead in my grave

Set me adrift and I'm lost over there

And I must be insane

To go skating on your name

And by tracing it twice

I fell through the ice

Of Alice

There's only Alice

Little black girl in a red dress

On a hot night with a broken shoe

Little black girl you shoulda never left home

Theres probly someone thats still waitin up for you

Its cold back in chicago

But in los angeles its worse

When all you got is $29.00 and an alligator purse

I see already that vulture in the fleetwood

With the shartruse hood

Can see youre trying to get your bearings

And you say hey which ways the main stem

And where ever you say youre from

Hell say he grew up there himself

And hell comeon and make you feel

Like you grew up right next door to him

And you say take a left on central

And he throws it in reverse

Cause you only got $29.00 and an alligator purse

And hell come on like a gentleman

And youll be a little shy

You say your ex old man was a sax player

Hell say baby I used to play bass for sly

And you say you like his cadillac, say honey I got 2 or 3

Hell say sweetheart youre sure fortunate

That you ran into me

When youve done a dime in the joint

You figure nothin could be worse

And you got $29.00 in an alligator purse

Well he got pharoh on the 8 track

You start smokin a little boo

You thinkin gettin out of chicago was the

Best thing ever happened to you

But he aint no good samaritan

Hell make sure hes reimbursed

Lot more than $29.00 and an alligator purse

Now the sirens just an epilog

The cops always get there to late

They always stop for coffee on the way to the scene of the

Crime

They always try so hard to look like movie stars

They couldnt catch a cold

You only wasting your dime

And shes lucky to be alive

The doctor whispered to the nurse

She only lost a 1/2 pint of blood

$29.00 and an alligator purse

Well, Jesus will be here

Be here soon

he's gonna cover us up with leaves

With a blanket from the moon

With a promise and a vow

And a lullaby for my brow

Jesus gonna be here

Be here soon

Well I'm just gonna wait here

I don't have to shout

I have no reason and

I have no doubt

I'm gonna get myself

Unfurled from this mortal coiled up world

Because Jesus gonna be here

Be here soon

I got to keep my eyes open

So I can see my Lord

I'm gonna watch the horizon

For a brand new Ford

I can hear him rolling on down the lane

I said Hollywood be thy name

Jesus gonna be

Gonna be here soon

Well I've been faithful

And I've been so good

Except for drinking

But he new that I would

I'm gonna leave this place better

Than the way I found it was

And Jesus gonna be here

Be here soon

Well my time went so quickly, I went lickety-splickly out to my old '55

As I drove away slowly, feeling so holy, God knows, I was feeling alive.

Now the sun's coming up, I'm riding with Lady Luck, freeway cars and trucks,

Stars beginning to fade, and I lead the parade

Just a-wishing I'd stayed a little longer,

Oh, Lord, let me tell you that the feeling's getting stronger.

And it's six in the morning, gave me no warning; I had to be on my way.

Well there's trucks all a-passing me, and the lights are all flashing,

I'm on my way home from your place.

And now the sun's coming up, I'm riding with Lady Luck, freeway cars and trucks,

Stars beginning to fade, and I lead the parade

Just a-wishing I'd stayed a little longer,

Oh, Lord, let me tell you that the feeling's getting stronger.

And my time went so quickly, I went lickety-splickly out to my old '55

As I pulled away slowly, feeling so holy, God knows, I was feeling alive.

Now the sun's coming up, I'm riding with Lady Luck,

Freeway cars and trucks, freeway cars and trucks, freeway cars and trucks...

WOW I am going to have to check this guy out. Dylans voice is nothing spectacular, but he was the last of the great romantic poets and according to many the greatest lyrisist of our time so for you to do this comparison and list what you did makes me want to check him out. What album would you suggest as a first?

I would say Rain Dogs, Mule Variations, Alice, and Closing Time are all great to start with.

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