Lyric I ve Been The One

(written by Lowell George)
(Performed by Jackson Browne on the Lowell George tribute album Rock And Roll Doctor;1997)

I ve been the one who has been frightened
and almost borne away by the very thoughts
that I feared yesterday
And it must be the dust or smoke that s in my eyes

How can I cry about something from someone I won t see
Oh my friends all say she had her chance
Let s go shoot some pool
Ya know a fool is just a fool
And I ve tried everything that whiskey cures
But the pain endures and now I m feeling that pain
I put my pride in my pocket
That s how I ll spend my loneliest days
and it must be dust or smoke that s in my eyes

Don t know what to do
Hold the lamp above the rafters
These smoke-filled rooms will not replace her
I ve been the one who has been frightened
and almost borne away by the very thoughts
that I feared yesterday
and it must be dust or smoke that s in my eyes