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I only want to say
That if there is a way I want my baby back with me 'cause he's my true love my only one don't you see? And on that fateful day Perhaps in the new sun of May My baby walks back into my arms I'll keep him beside me forever from harm You see I was afraid to let my baby stray I kept him too tightly by my side and then one sad day he went away and he died Blue Moon, you saw me standing alone without a dream in my heart without a love of my own Blue Moon, you knew just what I was there for You heard me saying a prayer for someone I really could care for I only want to say That if there is a way I want my baby back with me 'cause he's my true love my only one don't you see? |
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Anyone who's ever had a heart
Wouldn't turn around and break it And anyone who's ever played a part Wouldn't turn around and hate it Sweet Jane, sweet Jane Sweet, sweet Jane You're waiting For Jimmy down in the alley Waiting there For him to come back home Waiting down on the corner And thinking of ways To get back home Sweet Jane, sweet Jane Sweet, sweet Jane Anyone who's ever had a dream Anyone who's ever played a part Anyone who's ever been lonely And anyone who's ever split apart Sweet Jane, sweet Jane Sweet, sweet Jane Heavenly widened roses Seem to whisper to me When you smile Heavenly widened roses Seem to whisper to me When you smile La la la la, la la la, Sweet Jane Sweet, sweet Jane |
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I said "Mama, he's crazy and he scares me
But I want him by my side though he's wild and he's bad and sometimes just plain mad I need him to keep me satisfied" I said "Papa, don't cry cause it's alright And I see you in some of his ways Though he might not give me the life that you wanted I'll love him the rest of my days" Misguided angel hangin' over me Heart like a Gabriel, pure and white as ivory Soul like a Lucifer, black and cold like a piece of lead Misguided angel, love you 'til I'm dead I said "Brother, you speak to me of passion You said never to settle for nothing less Well, it's in the way he walks, it's in the way he talks His smile, his anger and his kisses" I said "Sister, don't you understand? He's all I ever wanted in a man I'm tired of sittin' around the T.V. every night Hoping I'm finding a Mr. Right" Misguided angel hangin' over me Heart like a Gabriel, pure and white as ivory Soul like a Lucifer Black and cold like a piece of lead Misguided angel, love you 'til I'm dead He says "Baby, don't listen to what they say There comes a time when you have to break away" He says "Baby there are things we all cling to all our life It's time to let them go and become my wife" Misguided angel hangin' over me Heart like a Gabriel, pure and white as ivory Soul like a Lucifer Black and cold like a piece of lead Misguided angel, love you 'til I'm dead |
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Hear the lonesome whippoorwill
His song's too blue to fly The midnight train is a-winding low I'm so lonesome I could cry I've never seen a night so long When time keeps crawling by The moon is gone behind the clouds To hide his face and cry Have you ever seen a robin weep When leaves have turned to brown? Like me he's lost his will to live I'm so lonesome I could cry The silence of a falling star Lights up a purple haze and as I wonder where you are I'm so lonesome I could cry |
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(Michael Timmins)
She captured both Rock and Bird tied one to the leg of the other kept them as prisoners until they knew who was master then she threw them to the sky Bird with unbarred wings disappeared Rock with weighted heart returned and Rock became her anchor and Bird became her dream Now she stands on the forest floor among the pines and towering firs Rock still firm beneath her feet Bird perched high above her singing songs of love's betrayal 'I offered you my endless skies you countered with hoods and chains this song I sing will be the last to be inspired by your memory' |
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Sun comes up, it's tuesday morning
Hits me straight in the eye Guess you forgot to close the blind last night Oh, that's right, I forgot, it was me I sure do miss the smell of black coffee in the morning, The sound of water splashing all over the bathroom, The kiss that you would give me even though I was sleeping, But I kind of like the feel of this extra few feet in my bed Telephone's ringing, but I don't answer it 'cause everybody knows that good news always sleeps till noon Guess it's tea and toast for breakfast again Maybe I'll add a little t.v. too No milk! god, how I hate that Guess I'll go to the corner, get breakfast from jenny She's got a black eye this morning, 'jen how'd ya get it? ' She says, 'last night, bobby got a little bit out of hand' Lunchtime. I start to dial your number Then I remember so I reach for something to smoke And anyways I'd rather listen to coltrane Than go through all that shit again There's something about an afternoon spent doing nothing Just listening to records and watching the sun falling Thinking of things that don't have to add up to something And this spell won't be broken By the sound of keys scraping in the lock Maybe tonight it's a movie With plenty of room for elbows and knees A bag of popcorn all to myself, Black and white with a strong female lead And if I don't like it, no debate, I'll leave Here comes that feeling that I'd forgotten How strange these streets feel When you're alone on them Each pair of eyes just filled with suggestion So I lower my head, make a beeline for home Seething inside Funny, I'd never noticed The sound the streetcars make as they pass my window Which reminds me that I forgot to close the blind again Yeah, sure I'll admit there are times when I miss you Especially like now when I need someone to hold me But there are some things that can never be forgiven And I just gotta tell you That I kinda like this extra few feet in my bed |
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(Michael Timmins)
The way you kissed me this morning it told me that you soon would be going You didn't even look in my eyes when you said goodbye And last night in your sleep you broke all the promises that I knew you would never keep Now I'm reading the letter which you placed on the dresser and you're five hundred miles down the road Escape is so simple in a world where sunsets can be raced But distance only looses the knife the pattern of its scar can always be traced Yeah, I remember when we said 'forever' was the craziest word that we knew but I think that I like it much better than I do 'goodbye' And I could sit here all evening and think of the reasons why you are not by my side Instead I'll go to the kitchen, find a strong chair to sit in and drink myself far, far away Escape is so simple in a world where sunsets can be raced But distance only looses the knife the pattern of its scar can always be traced |
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It's the kind of night that's so cold, when you spit
It freezes before it hits the ground And when a bum asks you for a quarter, you give a dollar If he's out tonight he must be truly down And I'm searching all the windows for a last minute present To prove to you that what I said was real, For something small and frail and plastic, baby, 'cause cheap is how I feel Half moon in the sky tonight, bright enough To come up with an answer To the question why is it that every time I see you My love grows a little stronger But your memory leaves my stomach churning, Feeling like a lie about to be revealed, But I'll horde all this to myself 'cause cheap is how I feel It's not the smell in here that gets to me it's the lights I hate the shadows that they cast, And the sound of clinking bottles is the one sure thing I'll always drag with me from my past I think I'll find a pair of eyes tonight, to fall into And maybe strike a deal Your body for my soul, fair swap 'cause cheap is how I feel |
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(Townes Van Zandt)
Columbine Music ASCAP Won't say I love you babe Won't say I need you babe But I'm going to get you babe and I will not do you wrong Living's mostly wasting time and I waste my share of mine but it never feels too good so let's not take too long I'm as soft as glass and You're a gentle man we got the sky to talk about and the world to lie upon Days up and down they come like rain on a conga drum forget most, remember some but don't turn none away Everything is not enough nothing is too much to bear where you been is good and gone all you keep's the getting there To live is to fly low and high so shake the dust off of your wings and the sleep out of your eyes It's goodbye to all my friends It's time to go again Think of all the poetry and the pickin' down the line I'll miss the system here the bottom's low and the treble's clear but it don't pay to think too much on the things you leave behind I may be gone but I won't be long I'll be bringing back the melody and the rhythm that I find We all got holes to fill and them holes are all that's real some fall on you like a storm sometimes you dig your own But choice is yours to make time is yours to take some dive into the sea some toil upon the stone To live is to fly low and high so shake the dust off of your wings the sleep out of your eyes |
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Murder tonight in the trailer park
Mrs. annabelle evans found With her throat cut after dark Her pockets turned inside out Her dresser drawers turned upside down Anna's neighbour, peg, identifies the body Lets out a hollow kind of sound Homicide is tying yellow ribbons Around her silver airstream Red cherries slashing up the night Cutting through that cordoned crime scene There's been a murder In the trailer park tonight Murder tonight in the trailer park Pack your things ann marie, We're heading west We're going to make a fresh start I've been saving pennies, Been looking forward to this day No time for questions are you coming Or are you going to stay? Crosstown at the waterton George evans is sitting tall and tight, Buying drinks for all the regulars Bragging about how them bones Danced for him tonight There's been a murder In the trailer park tonight Murder tonight in the trailer park Faceless man counting crumpled bills, Hotel neon fights the dark Tv set in the corner, they're talking murder On the late-night news He turns down the sound, Waits for the sports, He only wants to know, 'did I win or did I lose' There's been a murder In the trailer park tonight Murder tonight in the trailer park |
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(Michael Timmins)
The flies have quit their buzzing Even Bear has stopped his barking They all sense something brewing up the James and headed this way Bobby sips his morning coffee Says 'Have you finished with the funnies? Looks like a storm's coming honey guess we'll have to stay in bed today' I've heard that into every life a little of it must fall If there's any truth to the saying, Lord, let it be a southern rain Marie was born in Macon, Georgia She met a west coast lawyer He plucked that sweet magnolia and carried her to the hills of West L.A. She says 'I never thought I'd tire of a dollar But this life has grown so hollow Every night there's lipstick on his collar and every morning I wash it away' She heard that into every life a little of it must fall So she spends her evenings praying for a little of that southern rain Cars alive on city streets of sparkling black water like waves beneath my window never break just roll away Tonight, this rain will be my lullaby these cars, my dreams to carry me home to stay The wipers beat a rhythm Truck spray obscures my vision But I'm closing in on my destination Two more hours and I'll be at your door And it will never cease to amaze me how a little rain can drive folks crazy When I'd trade all my blue skies gladly for your blue eyes, crooked smile and a steady downpour I've heard that into every life a little of it must fall, but you'll never catch me complaining about too much of that southern rain |
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Baby hit the back door
breathin' real heavy said the boys in the alley wouldn't leave her alone Mama did her make-up in a terrible hurry she finally got ready but the boys were gone Mama don't you worry, night's approachin' there's a hole in heaven where some sin slips through just close your eyes and dream real steady maybe just a little will spill on you Dark don't lie Dreams come true Could be a few will see you through Old lady Rose, lookin' down her nose at lonely Miss Lily hiding in the hall Lily's just praying for the trial to be over lady Rose just waiting for the axe to fall Show me off on the way to town the sky's still shiny and the earth's still brown Tell the judge I'm ready for the vases gonna dance in their faces when the guitar sounds Won't be long I won't be gone Been leaning toward the shadows all along Those in the know say so it goes you plan on reapin', you better sow You plan on sleepin', you better keep movin' sleepin' ain't allowed around here, you know Tell me please when the rollin's over Me and my baby gonna have some fun Bury our backs in a bed of clover Smile in style while the sun goes down Snake eyes cry Boxcars sigh Seven's stuck in the middle just wonderin' why Dark don't lie Dreams come true All it takes is one or two Maybe just a few will see you through |
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Have you ever seen a sight as beautiful
as that of the rain-soaked purple of the white birch in spring? Have you ever felt more fresh or wonderful than on a warm fall night under a Mackerel sky, the smell of grapes on the wind? Well I have known all these things and the joys that they can bring And I'll share them all for a cup of coffee and to wear your ring Have you ever had the pleasure of watching a quiet winter's snow slowly gathering like simple moments adding up? Have you ever satisfied a gut feeling to follow a dry dirt road that's beckoning you to the heart of a shimmering summer's day? Well I have known all these things and the joys that they can bring And I'll share them all for a cup of coffee and to wear your ring And I don't know how I survived those days before I held your hand Well I never thought that I would be the one to admit that the moon and the sun shine so much more brighter when seen through two pairs of eyes than when seen through just one Have you ever seen a sight as beautiful as a face in a crowd of people that lights up just for you? Have you ever felt more fresh or wonderful as when you wake by the side of that boy or girl who has pledged their love to you? Well I have known all these things and the joys that they can bring And now every morning there's a cup of coffee and I wear your ring |
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If I pour your cup, that is friendship
If I add your milk, that is manners If I stop there, claiming ignorance of taste, that is tea But if I measure the sugar to satisfy your expectant tongue then that is love, But if I measure the sugar to satisfy your expectant tongue then that is love, sitting untouched and growing cold |
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She placed her ring on the sill,
dishes piled high She's on the front porch step and the air smells like snow She's thinking of the siege to come and how she'll miss those weekends in the park with the sun on her face and her book by her side and that lingering taste that he left on her tongue He lifts his glass from the table It leaves a ring where it stood He sees the light from the window caress her like he knows he should He's remembering the first time he kissed her and how he'd wake and immediately he'd miss her, like a spell, with each breath, he'd taste her breath like a haunting, irritating as hell Do you remember when you'd pray to never see the day when someone would make you feel this way 'Cause you knew they would cut right through you and once inside, you were afraid they'd find nothing to hold on to He puts her ring on her finger, she brushes back his hair He takes a sip from his glass, she inhales the cold fall air And they're thinking of the long road ahead and the strength that they will need just to reach the end And there in the silence they search for the balance between this fear that they feel and a love that has graced their lives |
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If it ain't one thing
I tell you it's always another I wonder why I started treating you like a step-brother Love is hard to explain I know my loss is someone else's gain Sometime's love is like a bitter pill But we just have to take it like it is Sometimes life is the sweetest thing and sometimes it's just naked pain Oh, it's so hard to explain I know my loss is someone else's gain My troubles started when I found you But that's when I (wrapped?) my world around you And now my living ain't so easy I thought that's what a woman was supposed to do You see, it's so hard to explain I know my loss is someone else's gain I went to see my doctor 'Cause I thought I had a hole in my heart but he said "Girl, you're just wasting my time Because some man messed up, went and messed up your mind" It's so hard to explain I know my loss is someone else's gain Oh, love it's so hard to explain It'll make you forget your name It'll turn you upside down It'll make you wish that you'd never been found |
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