Played a roadhouse in Montana
Played a cathouse in Macao
Played Othello for a day
On the stage to Santa Fe
But I've never played better than I'm playing now
Seen the Red Sea in a schooner
Seen the Black Sea in a dhow
Seen a cop in Magaluf
Who said he wanted proof
That I've never seen better than I'm seeing now
Heard the early morning singing
Heard a falcon on the bough
Heard some white boy hit the blues
When his black girl made the news
But I've never heard better than I'm hearing now
Felt the pain of rolling thunder
Felt the need they don' t allow
Felt abandoned in the dark
Like the saint who priests call Mark
But I've never felt sweeter than I'm feeling now
Ate venison and caviar
Ate bread books with chairman Mao
Ate the junk that they call food
In a hotel's solitude
But I never ate better than I'm eating now
Played a Hilton down in Paris
Played a shopping mall in Slough
Played a doctor not a nurse
For your cliched universe
But I've never played better than I'm playing now
Played at something you'd call working
Played at being too highbrow
Played a famous three chord trick
Until it made me sick
But I've never played better than I'm playing now
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