Jackson Browne - The Pretender

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I`m going to rent myself a house
In the shade of the freeway
I`m going to pack my lunch in the morning
And go to work each day
And when the evening rolls around
I`ll go on home and lay my body down
And when the morning light comes streaming in
I`ll get up and do it again
Amen
Say it again
Amen

I want to know what became of the changes
We waited for love to bring
Were they only the fitful dreams
Of some greater awakening
I`ve been aware of the time going by
They say in the end it`s the wink of an eye
And when the morning light comes streaming in
You`ll get up and do it again
Amen

Caught between the longing for love
And the struggle for the legal tender
Where the sirens sing and the church bells ring
And the junk man pounds his fender
Where the veterans dream of the fight
Fast asleep at the traffic light
And the children solemnly wait
For the ice cream vendor
Out into the cool of the evening
Strolls the Pretender
He knows that all his hopes and dreams
Begin and end there

Ah the laughter of the lovers
As they run through the night
Leaving nothing for the others
But to choose off and fight
And tear at the world with all their might
While the ships bearing their dreams
Sail out of sight

I`m going to find myself a girl
Who can show me what laughter means
And we`ll fill in the missing colors
In each other`s paint-by-number dreams
And then we`ll put our dark glasses on
And we`ll make love until our strength is gone
And when the morning light comes streaming in
We`ll get up and do it again
Get it up again

I`m going to be a happy idiot
And struggle for the legal tender
Where the ads take aim and lay their claim
To the heart and the soul of the spender
And believe in whatever may lie
In those things that money can buy
Though true love could have been a contender
Are you there?
Say a prayer for the Pretender
Who started out so young and strong
Only to surrender

Film and TV Credits

• Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)

Release History

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Best Of ... Live

1. Before The Deluge (8:20)
2. Doctor My Eyes (3:23)
3. For a Rocker (4:23)
4. In The Shape of a Heart (5:44)
5. My Problem is You (4:59)
6. Running on Empty (4:55)
7. Somebody's Baby (4:25)
8. Stay (3:24)
9. Take It Easy (3:51)
10. The Load-out (5:06)
11. The Pretender (5:55)

2000

Going Home

1. I'm Alive (5:11)
2. Farther on (5:19)
3. Doctor My Eyes (3:23)
4. These Days (4:42)
5. BIRDS OF ST. MARKS
6. Your Bright Baby Blues (6:03)
7. Take It Easy (3:51)
8. In The Shape of a Heart (5:44)
9. Everywhere I Go (4:38)
10. World in Motion (6:27)
11. You Can Get It If You Really Want It
12. Good Morning Little Mutant
13. All Along The Watchtower
14. The Pretender (5:55)
15. For Everyman (5:58)
16. Lives in The Balance (4:17)
17. Knock on Any Door (3:38)
18. My Problem is You (4:59)
19. Too Many Angels (5:07)
20. Sleep's Dark and Silent Gate (2:37)
21. Sky Blue and Black (6:08)
22. Before The Deluge (8:20)
23. Running On Empty / Credits

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2003

Jackson Browne: Best of...Live

1. Doctor My Eyes (3:23)
2. My Problem is You (4:59)
3. In The Shape of a Heart (5:44)
4. Take It Easy (3:51)
5. For a Dancer (4:45)
6. The Pretender (5:55)
7. Running on Empty (4:55)
8. The Load-out (5:06)
9. Stay (3:24)
10. Somebody's Baby (4:25)
11. Before The Deluge (8:20)

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Jackson Browne Live in Burlington, VT

1. Linda Paloma (5:02)
2. Looking into You (6:29)
3. The World Love Wants to See (5:27)
4. For Everyman (5:58)
5. Sky Blue and Black (6:08)
6. Song for Adam (3:54)
7. READY OR NOT (9:04)
8. Doctor My Eyes (3:23)
9. Don't You Want to Be There (5:16)
10. Jamaica (3:17)
11. The Pretender (5:55)
12. Take It Easy (3:51)
13. Our Lady of The Well (3:53)
14. I'm a Patriot (4:47)

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Rare And Live, Volume 1

1. Before The Deluge (8:20)
2. Doctor My Eyes (3:23)
3. For a Dancer (4:45)
4. For Everyman (5:58)
5. I'm Alive (5:11)
6. IF I ONLY HAD A BRAIN
7. In The Shape of a Heart (5:44)
8. Late for The Sky (5:40)
9. REDEMPTION SONG
10. Running on Empty (4:55)
11. Sky Blue and Black (6:08)
12. Soldier of Plenty (4:37)
13. The Pretender (5:55)
14. WE'RE OFF TO SEE THE WIZARD
15. World in Motion (6:27)

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Retrospective

1. Doctor My Eyes (3:23)
2. For a Dancer (4:45)
3. I Am a Patriot (4:06)
4. In The Shape of a Heart (5:44)
5. Late for The Sky (5:40)
6. Running on Empty (4:55)
7. Somebody's Baby (4:25)
8. Take It Easy (3:51)
9. Tender is The Night (4:39)
10. That Girl Could Sing (4:36)
11. The Pretender (5:55)
12. These Days (4:42)

11 October 2005

Solo Acoustic, Vol. 1

1. The Birds of St. Marks (4:46)
2. Your Bright Baby Blues (6:03)
3. Too Many Angels (5:07)
4. The Pretender (5:55)
5. Looking East (4:57)
6. The Barricades of Heaven (5:46)
7. Lives in The Balance (4:17)
8. Fountain of Sorrow (6:55)
9. For a Dancer (4:45)
10. Take It Easy (3:51)
11. These Days (4:42)
12. For Everyman (5:58)

11 October 2005

Solo Acoustic, Volume 1

1. The Barricades of Heaven (5:46)
2. Intro to These Days (1:43)
3. These Days (4:42)
4. Intro to The Birds of St. Marks (0:30)
5. The Birds of St. Marks (4:46)
6. Intro to Fountain of Sorrow (2:11)
7. Fountain of Sorrow (6:55)
8. Your Bright Baby Blues (6:03)
9. For a Dancer (4:45)
10. Too Many Angels (5:07)
11. Intro to For Everyman (1:21)
12. For Everyman (5:58)
13. Intro to Lives in the Balance (0:30)
14. Lives in The Balance (4:17)
15. Intro to Looking East (0:35)
16. Looking East (4:57)
17. Intro to The Pretender (0:15)
18. The Pretender (5:55)
19. Intro to Take It Easy (1:21)
20. Take It Easy (3:51)

0000-00-00

The Best of Jackson Browne

1. Doctor My Eyes (3:23)
2. These Days (4:42)
3. Fountain of Sorrow (6:55)
4. Late for The Sky (5:40)
5. The Pretender (5:55)
6. Running on Empty (4:55)
7. The Load-out (5:06)
8. Stay (3:24)
9. Call It a Loan (4:20)
10. Somebody's Baby (4:25)
11. Tender is The Night (4:39)
12. In The Shape of a Heart (5:44)
13. Lives in The Balance (4:17)
14. The Barricades of Heaven (5:46)
15. THE NEXT VOICE YOU HEAR (4:49)

29 September 1997

The Best of Jackson Browne

1. Doctor My Eyes (3:23)
2. These Days (4:42)
3. Fountain of Sorrow (6:55)
4. Late for The Sky (5:40)
5. The Pretender (5:55)
6. Running on Empty (4:55)
7. The Load-out (5:06)
8. Stay (3:24)
9. Call It a Loan (4:20)
10. Somebody's Baby (4:25)
11. Tender is The Night (4:39)
12. In The Shape of a Heart (5:44)
13. Lives in The Balance (4:17)
14. The Barricades of Heaven (5:46)
15. THE REBEL JESUS (4:40)
16. THE NEXT VOICE YOU HEAR (4:49)

29 January 2007

The Next Voice You Hear: The Best of Jackson Browne

1. Doctor My Eyes (3:23)
2. These Days (4:42)
3. Fountain of Sorrow (6:55)
4. Late for The Sky (5:40)
5. The Pretender (5:55)
6. Running on Empty (4:55)
7. Call It a Loan (4:20)
8. Somebody's Baby (4:25)
9. Tender is The Night (4:39)
10. In The Shape of a Heart (5:44)
11. Lives in The Balance (4:17)
12. Sky Blue and Black (6:08)
13. The Barricades of Heaven (5:46)
14. THE REBEL JESUS (4:40)
15. THE NEXT VOICE YOU HEAR (4:49)

25 October 1990

The Pretender

1. The Fuse (5:50)
2. Your Bright Baby Blues (6:03)
3. Linda Paloma (5:02)
4. Here Come Those Tears Again (3:37)
5. The Only Child (3:44)
6. Daddy's Tune (3:38)
7. Sleep's Dark and Silent Gate (2:37)
8. The Pretender (5:55)

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2004

The Very Best Of

1. Doctor My Eyes (3:23)
2. Jamaica Say You Will (3:25)
3. Rock Me on The Water (4:14)
4. Take It Easy (3:51)
5. These Days (4:42)
6. Redneck Friend (4:01)
7. For Everyman (5:58)
8. For a Dancer (4:45)
9. Fountain of Sorrow (6:55)
10. Late for The Sky (5:40)
11. Before The Deluge (8:20)
12. Your Bright Baby Blues (6:03)
13. The Pretender (5:55)
14. Here Comes Those Tears Again
15. The Load-out (5:06)
16. Stay (3:24)
17. Running on Empty (4:55)
18. You Love The Thunder (3:55)
19. Boulevard (3:21)
20. Somebody's Baby (4:25)
21. Tender is The Night (4:39)
22. Lawyers in Love (4:21)
23. In The Shape of a Heart (5:44)
24. Lawless Avenues (5:40)
25. Lives in The Balance (4:17)
26. I Am a Patriot (4:06)
27. Sky Blue and Black (6:08)
28. I'm Alive (5:11)
29. The Barricades of Heaven (5:46)
30. Looking East (4:57)
31. The Naked Ride Home (5:58)
32. The Night Inside Me (4:40)

16 March 2004

The Very Best of Jackson Browne

1. Doctor My Eyes (3:23)
2. Running on Empty (4:55)
3. Jamaica Say You Will (3:25)
4. You Love The Thunder (3:55)
5. Boulevard (3:21)
6. Rock Me on The Water (4:14)
7. Somebody's Baby (4:25)
8. Take It Easy (3:51)
9. Tender is The Night (4:39)
10. These Days (4:42)
11. Lawyers in Love (4:21)
12. Redneck Friend (4:01)
13. For Everyman (5:58)
14. In The Shape of a Heart (5:44)
15. For a Dancer (4:45)
16. Lawless Avenues (5:40)
17. Fountain of Sorrow (6:55)
18. Lives in The Balance (4:17)
19. I Am a Patriot (4:06)
20. Late for The Sky (5:40)
21. Before The Deluge (8:20)
22. Sky Blue and Black (6:08)
23. I'm Alive (5:11)
24. Your Bright Baby Blues (6:03)
25. The Barricades of Heaven (5:46)
26. The Pretender (5:55)
27. Here Come Those Tears Again (3:37)
28. Looking East (4:57)
29. The Load-out (5:06)
30. The Naked Ride Home (5:58)
31. Stay (3:24)
32. The Night Inside Me (4:40)