James Taylor — Line Em Up - Live at the Colonial Theatre

I remember Richard Nixon back in '74 And the final scene at the White House door And the staff lined up to say good-bye Tiny tear in his shifty little eye He said, "nobody knows me, nobody understands These little people were good to me I'm gonna shake some hands." Somebody line 'em up, line 'em all up Line 'em up, line 'em all up Somebody line 'em up, line 'em all up Line 'em up, line 'em all up At that time my heart was all broke I looked like ashes and smelled like smoke And I turned away from my loving kind Try to leave my body and live in my mind But it's much too much emotion to hold it in your hand They've got waves out on the ocean They've got to wear away the land Somebody line 'em up, line 'em all up Line 'em up, line 'em all up Want you to line 'em up, line 'em all up Line 'em up, line 'em all up Oh, I've seen corn in Kansas I've seen picket fences And certain cowboy dances I've gone lining up for shows I've been safely placed in rows Sure I know how it goes Another day goes by, little time machine I'm raking my brain over what it might mean Just to claim the time and to turn away To make today today Who waits for you, lonely tired old toad? It's your life laid out before you Like the broken white line down the center of the doggone road Line 'em up, line 'em all up Line 'em up, line 'em all up Line 'em up, line 'em all up Yeah, big moon landing, people are standing up Smiles for the loved ones, they go walking on down the aisles Each re-engages stepping into the sun I watch them turn like pages one by one by one Somebody line 'em up, line 'em all up Want you to line 'em up, line 'em all up