Sammy Walker - Catcher In The Rye lyrics
rate meI'm gonna to catch me a ride<br />
On the subway car, <br />
That's heading for the Old North Star.<br />
And leave my troubles<br />
Stranded on the mainland.<br />
<br />
I'm gonna crown the god of night<br />
With light, <br />
And pull myself clean outta sight.<br />
And turn the phony world<br />
I live to sand.<br />
<br />
I would gladly sail away and<br />
Never mind a word you say.<br />
They're just the figments<br />
Of your imagination.<br />
<br />
Cast your riddles at my head<br />
About the way I must be fed<br />
Upon your rules<br />
And schools of institutions.<br />
<br />
Why Lord why<br />
Were the mountains built so high?<br />
And the shores of the Sea<br />
Sometimes get lonely?<br />
<br />
Why Lord why<br />
Must I learn to testify?<br />
When all I want to be<br />
Is just a catcher in the rye?<br />
<br />
It's hard to dream<br />
Within a scheme<br />
That says your soul can't be redeemed<br />
And Silent Night is heard<br />
Outside my window.<br />
<br />
Days are long<br />
And ways are short<br />
And night to left<br />
With no resort except to<br />
Listen to the lonesome wind blow.<br />
<br />
Why Lord why<br />
Were the mountains built so high?<br />
And the shores of the Sea<br />
Sometimes get lonely?<br />
<br />
Why Lord why<br />
Must I learn to testify<br />
When all I want to be<br />
Is just a catcher in the rye?<br />
<br />
If you can't sing the fine ink<br />
Of the rules set for the game.<br />
They'll throw you in a school of restitution.<br />
They'll look you in the eye<br />
And grin and say<br />
<br />
I'd like to be a friend<br />
And wear a sign that<br />
Long live execution.<br />
<br />
Why Lord why<br />
Were the mountains built so high?<br />
And the shores of the Sea<br />
Sometimes get lonely?<br />
<br />
Why Lord why<br />
Must I learn to testify<br />
When all I want to be<br />
Is just a catcher in the rye?
