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Your phone call took my by surprise
Gee, it's been a long, long time Since those hot and humid Texas nights When we went swimm'n in the tide Corpus Christi seems so far away And I'm not talk'n 'bout the miles And there ain't much I wouldn't give today Just to see one of your smiles [Chorus:] But here I sit alone in Denver Sipp'n the California wine And I've got all night to remember you I'm in a lone star state of mind I just saw John Wayne on the Late, Late Show Save the girl and ride away And I was hoping as the credits rolled He'd make it back to her someday [Chorus] It's a thousand miles or more From here to your front door I'd be there tomorrow if I left today And I'd just pack up my guitar You know it's really not that far When you called you said I'd have a place to stay |
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From a distance the world looks blue and green
And the snow-capped mountains white From a distance the ocean meets the stream And the eagle takes to flight From a distance there is harmony And it echoes through the land It's the voice of hope, it's the voice of peace It's the voice of every man From a distance we all have enough And no one is in need There are no guns, no bombs, no diseases No hungry mouths to feed From a distance we are instruments Marching in a common band Playing songs of home, playing songs of peace They're the songs of every man God is watching us, God is watching us God is watching us from a distance From a distance you look like my friend Even though we are at war From a distance I can't comprehend What all this war is for From a distance there is harmony And it echoes through the land It's the hope of hopes, it's the love of loves It's the heart of every man It's the hope of hopes, It's the love of loves It's the song of every man |
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She drove west from Salt Lake City to the California coastline.
She hit the San Diego Freeway doing sixty miles an hour. She had a husband on her bumper, she had five restless children. And she was singing as sweet as a mockingbird in that Ford Econoline. And she's the salt of the earth, Straight from the bosom of the Mormon church, With a voice like wine, Cruising along in that Ford Econoline. Her husband was a gambler, he was a Salt Lake City rambler, And he built a golden cage around his silver-throated wife. So many nights he left her crying with his cheating and his lying, But his big mistake was in buying her that Ford Econoline. She's the salt of the earth, Straight from the bosom of the Mormon church, With a voice like wine, Cruising along in that Ford Econoline. She's the salt of the earth, Straight from the bosom of the Mormon church, With a voice like wine, Cruising along in that Ford Econoline. Now she sings her songs around this country from Seattle to Montgomery, Those kids are grown and that rounder knows you cannot cage your wife. Along the back roads of our nation, she's become a living legend, She drives a Coupe De Ville but her heart rides still in that Ford Econoline. She drives a Coupe De Ville but her heart rides still in that Ford Econoline |
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Baby I know that we've got trouble in the fields
When the bankers swarm like locust out there turning away our yield The trains roll by our silos, silver in the rain They leave our pockets full of nothing But our dreams and the golden grain Have you seen the folks in line downtown at the station They're all buying their ticket out and talking the great depression Our parents had their hard times fifty years ago When they stood out in these empty fields in dust as deep as snow [Chorus:] And all this trouble in our fields If this rain can fall, these wounds can heal They'll never take our native soil But if we sell that new John Deere And then we'll work these crops with sweat and tears You'll be the mule I'll be the plow Come harvest time we'll work it out There's still a lot of love, here in these troubled fields There's a book up on the shelf about the dust bowl days And there's a little bit of you and a little bit of me In the photos on every page Now our children live in the city and they rest upon our shoulders They never want the rain to fall or the weather to get colder [Chorus] You'll be the mule I'll be the plow Come harvest time we'll work it out There's still a lot of love, here in these troubled fields |
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There's a light beyond these woods, Mary Margaret.
Do you think that we will go there, And see what makes it shine, Mary Margaret? It's almost morning, and we've talked all night, You know we've made big plans for ten-year-olds, You and I. Have you met my new boy friend, Margaret? His name is John, and he rides my bus to school, And he holds my hand. He's fourteen, he's my older man. But we'll still be the best of friends, The three of us, Margaret, John, and I. Let's go to New York City, Margaret! We'll hide out in the subways And drink the poets' wine, oh, But I had John, so you went and I stayed behind. But you were home in time for the senior prom, When we lost John. The fantasies we plan, I'm living them now. All the dreams we sang when we knew how, Well, they haven't changed. There's never been two friends like you and me, Mary Margaret. It's nice to see you family growing, Margaret. Your daughter and your husband there, They really treat you right, But we've talked all night And what about the light, that glowed beyond Our woods when we were ten? You were the rambler then. The fantasies we planned, well, Maggie, I'm living them now. All the dreams we sang, oh, we damn sure knew How, but I haven't changed. There'll never be two friends like you and me, Maggie, can't you see? There's a light beyond your woods, Mary Margaret. |
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Sister had a crystal voice
She played a Silverstone from Montgomery Ward Baez songs and Monroe hair She sure could turn the boys heads to stare Swimwear saunter, tan and haunt them Was all she learned in school Books were for the other girls And the other girls were fools Texas back in '69 was drive in movies and dashboard lights Father waltzed her down the aisle Cause college didn't suit her style The sad truth was she could barely read But if you told dear father, well he wouldn't believe you The telephone rang and drove mother insane From all the hearts left on the shelf Sisters gone and she won't be home Cause she didn't take care of herself Texas back in '69 was drive in movies and dashboard lights Where is she now The backseat queen of fraternity Where is she now She's heavy on thigh And light on integrity Someone should have told her When beauty's all you offer How soon the world discovers That your beauty's gone Its gone Mother can't you hear your daughter crying Father wake up her youth is dying The kids are gone Husbands gone away And its a shame cause she had such a lovely face Can't you see she needed more than "Oh what a pretty child" You never taught her truth from lie All you told her was to smile Texas back in '69 was drive in movies and dashboard lights Where is she now The backseat queen of fraternity Where is she now She's heavy on thigh And light on integrity Someone should have told her When beauty's all you offer How soon the world discovers That your beauty's gone Its gone Texas back in '69 was drive in movies and dashboard lights. |
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I am a backseat driver from America
They drive to the left on Falls Road The man at the wheel's name is Seamus We pass a child on the corner he knows And Seamus says, "Now, what chance has that Kid got?" And I say from the back, "I don't know." He says, "There's barbed wire at all of these exits And there ain't no place in Belfast for that kid To go." [Chorus:] It's a hard life It's a hard life It's a very hard life It's a hard life wherever you go If we poison our children with hatred Then, the hard life is all that they'll know And there ain't no place in (Belfast) for These kids to go (Chicago) (This world) A cafeteria line in Chicago The fat man in front of me Is calling black people trash to his children He's the only trash here I see And I'm thinking this man wears a white hood In the night when his children should sleep But, they slip to their window and they see him And they think that white hood's all they need [Chorus] I was a child in the sixties Dreams could be held through TV With Disney, and Cronkite, and Martin Luther Oh, I believed, I believed, I believed Now, I am the backseat driver from America I am not at the wheel of control I am guilty, I am war, I am the root of all evil Lord, and I can't drive on the left side of the road [Chorus] |
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I wish that you loved me
The way that I love you I wish I had Angels Who sang in my dreams If wishes were changes We'd all live in roses And there wouldn't be children Who cried in their sleep He wishes I loved him The way that I love you If wishes were changes I'd dry all his tears If wishes were changes I'd make him my anchor He'd be my Angel Who sang through the years [Chorus] So long to the blue days of wishing If wishes were changes There'd be no goodbyes So long to the heart I have given 'Cause wishing won't bring back The love in your eyes I wish that I had your Wings of desire I wish I had seen you As I see you now I wouldn't feel sorrow You've left here inside me But, wishing won't change Right from wrong for you now [Chorus] I wish that you loved me The way that I love you I wish I had Angels Who sang in my dreams |
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I found your letter in my mailbox today
You were just checkin' if I was okay And if I miss you, well, you know what they say ... just once ... in a very blue moon just once in a very blue moon just once ... in a very blue moon and I feel one comin' on soon No need to tell me, you'd like to be friends and help me get back on my feet again If I miss you at all ... it's just now and then just once ... in a very blue moon just once in a very blue moon just once ... in a very blue moon and I feel one comin' on soon There's a blue moon shinin' when I am reminded of all we've been through Such a blue moon ... shinin' Does it ever shine down on you? You act as if it never hurt you at all Like I'm the only one who's gettin' up from a fall Don't you remember? Can't you recall? just once ... in a very blue moon just once in a very blue moon just once ... in a very blue moon and I feel one comin' on soon ... just once ... in a very ... blue moon |
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ANYONE CAN BE SOMEBODY'S FOOL
(Nanci Griffith) You can cuss the daylights outta this pale winter moon We could ponder every reason why your true love was untrue You can cry your eyes out cuz I've got a shoulder here for you But, everyday your broken heart is gonna turn a lighter shade of blue Chorus Oh, anyone can be somebody's fool Just look at me ... I once was a fool for you So you know it's true Anyone can be somebody's fool Out in this lonely town there is a lovely silver frost So, we could stop and have another round for this true love you've lost It's gonna take a little time before your emptiness grows old But, underneath the silver frost ... you've still got a heart of gold Chorus Hey, when this winter's over You're gonna walk knee deep in clover You know your heart will 'round the corner And you're gonna feel brand new Chorus |
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I knew love
When it still meant forever When a feeling shared didn't always have to hurt And a promise that was made would go unbroken I knew love When it was more than just a word I knew a time When hope was all you needed And if you cared you found a way to make things work When life was what two people shared together Oh, I knew love When it was more than just a word [Chorus:] I knew love When I could still believe It was the greatest power in the world I knew love When it was more than just a word I knew hearts When they made it all so easy And sad goodbyes were seldom ever heard When I wouldn't have to read this note that says you're leaving I knew love When it was more than just a word [Chorus] I knew love when it was more than just a word |
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(James Hooker - Nanci Griffith - Danny Flowers)
Gulf Coast Highway He worked the rails He worked the rice fields With their cool dark wells He worked the oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico The only thing we've ever owned Is this old house here by the road And when he dies he says he'll catch some blackbird's wing Then he will fly away to Heaven come some sweet blue bonnet spring She walked through springtime When I was home The days were sweet The nights were warm The seasons change the jobs would come the flowers fade This old house felt so alone When the work took me away And when she dies she says; she'll catch some blackbird's wing Then she will fly away to Heaven come some sweet blue bonnet spring Highway 90 The jobs are gone We tend our garden We set the sun This is the only place on earth blue bonnets grow Once a year they come and go At this old house here by the road And when we die we say we'll catch some blackbird's wing Then we will fly away to heaven come some sweet blue bonnet spring And when we die we'll catch some blackbird's wing We will fly away together come some sweet blue bonnet spring |
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I don't wanna be standing here
With this ticket for this outbound plane Oh, I've been here before Somehow this doesn't feel the same Talk is cheap So we could talk all night long And we may never figure out just Where your love went wrong [Chorus:] 'Cause I don't wanna be standin' here Don't wanna be talkin' here And I don't really care who's to blame 'Cause if love won't fly on it's own Free will It's gonna catch that outbound plane The old folks say That love's not forever anymore Because these young people walk Away from love alone To pace the floor Young or old I say that love is still the same You may walk away from love but You'll fall head and heels again [Chorus] Two lonely hearts in this airport Knowing Neither cares where that other Heart is going But, if love won't fly on it's own Free will, it's gonna catch that Outbound plane That frown you're wearing's Just you're halo turned upside down Where is the laughter we once Shared back in the lost and found? These broken wings are gonna leave Me here to stand my ground You can have this ticket for that Lonely plane that's flying out [Chorus] |
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Love at the Five and Dime
Rita was sixteen years Hazel eyes and chestnut hair She made the Woolworth counter shine And Eddie was a sweet romancer And a darn good dancer And they waltzed the aisles of the five and dime And they'd sing Dance a little closer to me Hey, dance a little closer now Dance a little closer tonight Dance a little closer to me Hey, it's closing time And love's on sale Tonight at this five and dime verse: Eddie played the steel guitar And his mama cried 'cause he played in the bars And he kept young Rita out late at night Soon they married up in Abelene Lost a child in Tennessee But still that love survived One of the boys in Eddie's band Took a shine to Rita's hand So , Eddie ran off with the bass man's wife Oh, but he was back by June Singin' a different tune Sporting Miss Rita back by his side Eddie played in the barroom band 'Til arthritis took his hands Now he sells insurance on the side And Rita's got her house to keep She sells dime store novels with a love so sweet And they dance to the radio late at night and still sing |
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The telephone is ringin' in the middle of the night
And I pull the bed clothes higher Will it stop calling out if I turn on the light? I'm afraid of these shadows here Cause my past is truly frightening And I'm afraid of the warmth in the down Of a feathered heart in flight [Chorus:] It's just another morning here (it's morning) It's just another morning here It's just another morning here (it's morning) And it's a miracle that it comes around Every day of the year The neighbors scream and their baby cries I'm hiding in the corner I won't be them, pray I won't be them one day Maybe it's just the breath of August So hot upon my shoulder Or an open window for a winged heart To fly away [Chorus] The telephone is ringin' in the middle of the night I pull the bed clothes higher Will it stop calling out if I turn on the light? I'm afraid of these shadows here Cause my past is truly frightening And I'm afraid of the warmth in the down Of a feathered heart in flight [Chorus: x2] |
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I'm working on a morning flight to anywhere but here
I'm watching this evening fire burn away my tears All my life I've left my troubles by the door Leavin' is all I've ever known before [Chorus:] It's not the way you hold me when the sun goes down It's not the way you call my name that left me stranded on the ground It's not the way you say you hear my heart when the music ends I am just learning how to fly away again It's not the way you say you hear my heart when the music ends I am just learning how to fly away again And maybe you were thinkin' that you thought you knew me well But, no one ever knows the heart of anyone else I feel like Garbo in this late night grande hotel Cause living alone is all I've ever done well [Chorus: x2] |
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Everybody packs their goals
And sails away for better shores I have seen times My sails have held a brilliant shine I hear tell that dreams come true Along these crowded avenues But, my peace of mind Is a place I go when I close my eyes [Chorus:] I need a hometown street where the boys are pretty And a friend is still a friend I need a hometown street where the love you're given Surely comes back 'round again Hometown streets are paved in gold With faces that you've always known But, you'll never see them Until you pack your dreams and leave them The one I loved has moved away It's hot in this city Hey, it's always late Here in this place Love doesn't get the time of day [Chorus:] I can't remember What I came here for I'm gonna pull up my anchor And sail for shore [Chorus:] |
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The wing and the wheel... they carry things away
whether it's me that does the leavin' or the love that flies away The moon outside my window looks so lonely tonight oh, there's a chunk out of it's middle... big enough for an old fool to hide Where are all the dreamers... that I used know? We used to linger beneath street lamps in the halos and the smoke The wing and the wheel... came to carry them away now they all live out in the suburbs where their dreams are in their children at play There's a pale sky in the east... all the stars are in the west Oh, here's to all the dreamers... may our open hearts find rest The wing and the wheel are gonna carry us along And we'll have memories for company... long after the songs are gone |
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