Althea (Live at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY 3/9/81)

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I told Althea I was feeling lost Lacking in some direction Althea told me upon scrutiny That my back might need protection I told Althea that treachery Was tearing me limb from limb Althea told me, "Now, cool down, boy Settle down easy, Jim" [Instrumental Break] [Verse 2] You may be Saturday's child all grown And moving with a pinch of grace You may be a clown in the burying ground Or just another pretty face You may be the fate of Ophelia Sleeping and perchance to dream Honest to the point of recklessness Self-centered to the extreme [Instrumental Break] [Verse 3] Ain't nobody messing with you but you Your friends are getting most concerned Loose with the truth, maybe it's your fire Baby, I hope you don't get burned When the smoke has cleared, she said That's what she said to me You're gonna want a bed to lay your head And a little sympathy [Instrumental Break] [Bridge] There are things you can replace And others you cannot The time has come to weigh those things This space is getting hot You know this space is getting hot [Instrumental Break] [Verse 4] I told Althea I'm a roving sign I was born to be a bachelor Althea told me: "Okay, that's fine" Now I'm trying to catch her Can't talk to you without talking to me We're guilty of the same old thing Thinking a lot about less and less And forgetting the love we bring [Instrumental]