Kasey Chambers

Barricades and brickwalls
Won't keep me from you
You can tie me down on the railroad track
You can let that freight train loose
Iron bars and big ole cars
Won't run me out of town
I'll be damned if you're not my man
Before the sun goes down

You can chain me down
On the edge of town
You can leave me there to die
But the railroad track
Will bring me back
When the lonesome whistle cries

You can lock me out
You can scream and shout
You can try to change your name
By the end of the day
I'll take you away
Like a force 10 hurricane

Well a wise man once said to me
If your heart don't break you won't be free
But I'm as free as a bird
Flying out over
Flying out over the sea

I call out to the wind
No one comes to let me in
I hear the thunder
The weight on my shoulders
The weight upon my shoulder is crushing me

Shine down on this mountain
Rain down on my face
Call out to the river
To wash me out
To wash me out of this place

Well I wish that I was a sailorman
With the wheel of the ship held in my hand
But I don't like the water
I'm more like the anchor
I wish I was the anchor in me

Sometimes I wish I was a sin
So the ones I love wouldn't let me in
I wouldn't have to try to find the answers
To give 'em all the answers they need

Shine down on this mountain
Rain down on my face
Call out to the river
To wash me out
To wash me out of this place

Well a wise man once said to me
If your heart don't break you won't be free
But I'm as free as a bird
Flying out over
Flying out over the sea

Well time can pass and time can heal
But it don't ever pass the way I feel
You went away a long time ago
And why you left I never knew
Lonely days and lonely nights
I guess the world knows I ain't feeling right
And when you're gone the hours pass so slow
And now I'm still feelin' blue

And baby since you walked out of my life
I never felt so low
Can't help but wonder why you had to go

There are so many girls but I can't say
They come and go but still I feel this way
And ever since the day you said goodbye
No one treats me like you used to do
I hope your out and happy now
And doing up the town cause you know how
Every time I hear your name I want to die
And now I'm still feeling blue, alright

And baby since you walked out of my life
I never felt so low
Can't help but wonder why you had to go

There are so many girls but I can't say
They come and go but still I feel this way
And ever since the day you said goodbye
No one treats me like you used to do
I hope your out and happy now
And doing up the town cause you know how
Every time I hear your name I want to die
And now I'm still feeling blue
And now I'm still feeling blue

Take my hand
Break my stride
Make me smile
For every time I've cried
Hold my heart
In the palm of your hand
Don't listen to it breakin'
Just listen to the band

Do you wanna ride in my car
It's parked out on the street
Or just stay with me awhile
Before I fall asleep
Take these tears
Wash your skin
I'm havin' trouble breathin'
Since you walked in

My hands are tied
My head is reelin'
My eyes have cried
A million tears
From wishin' you were here

All my life
I've welcomed pain
I've made up more excuses
To bring it back again
Now I'm here
And I'll drink to the shame
I'll drink to the madness
That made me this way

My hands are tied
My head is reelin'
My eyes have cried
A million tears
From wishin' you were here

Take these tears
Wash your skin
I'm havin' trouble breathin'
Since you walked in

When the fire burns out here
It's brighter than the city lights
Warmer than a heart of gold
And dingoes howl just to break the silence
The sun comes up just to break the cold
Last night I woke
With the stars looking back at me
Swallowing the sky
I felt no anger, I felt no shame
I felt no reason to cry

If I'm not here in the morning
Yeah, I'll cry a river of tears
And I'll learn to live in a new town
But my heart is staying here

Well it's quiet out here
A hundred miles away
You can hear the train on the line
The whistle blows just to break the silence
I wave just to break the time
I close my eyes
I think of runnin' water
I think of runnin' away
But the fire is burnt to ashes
And it's darker than before
But I can see as clear as day

If I'm not here in the morning
Yeah, I'll cry a river of tears
And I'll learn to live in a new town
But my heart is staying here

I'll learn to live in a new town
But my heart is staying here

I'm a little bit lonesome
I'm a little bit blue
I cant stop crying since I lost you
theres a pain in my heart
like a lightnin' bolt
I'm a little bit lonesome
and its all your fault

Well every time I wake up
I got you rolling in my head
your eyes are looking at me
but you seeing her instead
I got a big fat broken heart
with a pain sharper than a steel plated knife
well thanks to you these lonely blues
are the best thing in my life

I'm a little bit lonesome
I'm a little bit blue
I cant stop crying since i lost you
theres a pain in my heart
like a lightnin' bolt
I'm a little bit lonesome
and its all your fault

Well the last time that I saw you
she had hold of you hand
you waved across the street at me
so I turned away and rang
when i got home a had a honkey tonk song
and played until me eyes went red

I grabbed a glass
and said "kiss me arse"
I'm gonna drink you outa my head

I'm a little bit lonesome
I'm a little bit blue
I cant stop crying since I lost you
theres a pain in my heart
like a lightnin' bolt
I'm a little bit lonesome
and its all your fault

I'm gonna take you down to the railway line
I'm gonna take you down to the railway
line
I'm gonna take ya
Where your heart won't break ya
And the water tastes like wine
I'm gonna take you down to the railway line

We won't take money
We won't take the long way round
We won't take money
We won't take the long way round
We won't take money
We'll live off the honey
When the train goes underground
We won't take money
We won't take the long way round

I'll drive faster
You'll hold tighter
I'll get wild
You'll get wilder
I'll make thunder
You'll make rain
We'll go down to the runaway train

Clear that track
We're comin on down the line
Clear that track
We're comin on down the line
Clear that track
They won't take us back
They can stick it
Where the sun don't shine
Clear that track
We're comin on down the line

Every time my tears have ever fallen
I keep em in my pocket
For a rainy day
So when it's pourin
I take them outside
I let the rain start washin
My tears away

But on a bad day
When hearts are breakin
There's not enough rain
To carry all the tears away

Every time I'm blue
I take my feeling
I hold it tighter
And I don't let go
And when the sky gets whiter
And tha air is colder
I throw my feeling
To the falling snow

Every time my heart
My heart starts breaking
I take this pain and I hold it down
And I wait for the wailing
When the wind is coming
And my pain in blowin
Through another town

Am I not pretty enough
Is my heart too broken
Do I cry too much
Am I too out spoken
Don't I make you laugh
Should I try it harder
Why do you see right through me

I live I breathe
I let it rain on me
I fall I freeze
I pray down on my knees
I hope I stand
I take it like a man
I try as hard as I can

I found the answer but I never liked it
I took my baby to the 10 step platform
I tied a reef knot on twice with the
blindfold
I whisper 20 steps and point direction

Crossfire doesn't burn you
It only hurts when it gets you in the
heart
If you don't hate me you'll learn to
I thought I had it clear from the start
I don't have a heart

I call my baby just to hang up on the
phone
I take a rain check and I never ever
check the rain
I leave the carton out for hours on
summer days
I took a course on how to break the most
hearts

If I was good I'd tell everyone I know,
If I was free I wouldn't be so keen to go,
If I was wrong I would take it like a man,
If I was smart I would get out while I can,
If I was broken I would probably let it be,
If I was dying I wouldn't go out quietly,
If I was lost well my heart would feel the same,
If I was honest I would probably be ashamed.

But if I were you I would notice me,
If I were you I would wait for me,
If I were you I would easily hold me and say it's all gonna be OK.

If I was rich I would spend it on my own,
If I was dignified I'd only smoke at home,
If I was dark I would only dress in black,
If I was chosen I would gladly give it back.

It's not for you to judge from all this kinda stuff,
I'm only half of what you see.

I've been crushed like paper
I've been washed like rain
I've been scared of sleeping
In case I wake up the same

I've been broken and battered
I've been lost in my home
I've been cryin' a river
I've been cold as a stone

But falling into you
It carries me far enough away
And everything you do
It lightens up my brighter side of day

I just hope that the wind
Doesn't blow you away
I've been left unattended
I've been thrown like a ball

I've been rolled with the punches
And I didn't feel a thing at all
I've been crossed by the wires
I've been blinded by the light

I've been burnt by the fire
I've been kept out of sight

I found the answer but I never liked it
I took my baby to the 10 step platform
I tied a reef knot on twice with the
blindfold
I whisper 20 steps and point direction

Crossfire doesn't burn you
It only hurts when it gets you in the
heart
If you don't hate me you'll learn to
I thought I had it clear from the start
I don't have a heart

I call my baby just to hang up on the
phone
I take a rain check and I never ever
check the rain
I leave the carton out for hours on
summer days
I took a course on how to break the most
hearts

Well a wise man once said to me
If your heart don't break you won't be free
But I'm as free as a bird
Flying out over
Flying out over the sea

I call out to the wind
No one comes to let me in
I hear the thunder
The weight on my shoulders
The weight upon my shoulder is crushing me

Shine down on this mountain
Rain down on my face
Call out to the river
To wash me out
To wash me out of this place

Well I wish that I was a sailorman
With the wheel of the ship held in my hand
But I don't like the water
I'm more like the anchor
I wish I was the anchor in me

Sometimes I wish I was a sin
So the ones I love wouldn't let me in
I wouldn't have to try to find the answers
To give 'em all the answers they need

Shine down on this mountain
Rain down on my face
Call out to the river
To wash me out
To wash me out of this place

Well a wise man once said to me
If your heart don't break you won't be free
But I'm as free as a bird
Flying out over
Flying out over the sea

Well time can pass and time can heal
But it don't ever pass the way I feel
You went away a long time ago
And why you left I never knew
Lonely days and lonely nights
I guess the world knows I ain't feeling right
And when you're gone the hours pass so slow
And now I'm still feelin' blue

And baby since you walked out of my life
I never felt so low
Can't help but wonder why you had to go

There are so many girls but I can't say
They come and go but still I feel this way
And ever since the day you said goodbye
No one treats me like you used to do
I hope your out and happy now
And doing up the town cause you know how
Every time I hear your name I want to die
And now I'm still feeling blue, alright

And baby since you walked out of my life
I never felt so low
Can't help but wonder why you had to go

There are so many girls but I can't say
They come and go but still I feel this way
And ever since the day you said goodbye
No one treats me like you used to do
I hope your out and happy now
And doing up the town cause you know how
Every time I hear your name I want to die
And now I'm still feeling blue
And now I'm still feeling blue

These pines are not the ones that i'm used to
They won't carry me home when I cry
Am I too far gone to recover
Or can I turn if I try
Should I trade my soul for another
Should I stay and pretend that I'm happy
Like so many times before

Yeah these pines
Are not mine
They don't smell so sweet
like the ones in my mind
And I search the needles
'Til I run out of time
But I don't see you in These Pines.

Di I stumble or falter my words
When I'm saying everything is all right
I'm not one to release my depression
But these trees bring it out every night
Well i don't talk 'cos I'm trying to listen
To the wind take me home through these leaves
But it's quiet and don't hear nothing
Cos the wind doesn't blow through these trees

We're all gonna die someday lord
We're all gonna die someday
Mama's on pills daddy's over the hill
But we're all gonna die someday

Well it hurts down here on Earth lord
It hurts down here on Earth
It hurts down here cause we're running out of beer
But we're all gonna die someday

We're all gonna die someday lord
We're all gonna die someday
Mama's on pills daddy's over the hill
But we're all gonna die someday

Well all of my friends are stoned lord
All of my friends are stoned
Janie got stoned cause she couldn't get boned
But we're all gonna die someday

We're all gonna die someday lord
We're all gonna die someday
Mama's on pills daddy's over the hill
But we're all gonna die someday

Well they can all kiss my ass lord
They can all kiss my ass
If they want to kiss my ass well they better do it fast
'Cause we're all gonna die someday

Yeah we're all gonna die someday lord
We're all gonna die someday
Mama's on pills daddy's over the hill
But we're all gonna die someday

I say

We're all gonna die someday lord
We're all gonna die someday
Mama's on pills daddy's over the hill
But we're all gonna die someday

As your disappearing I'm hearing
All I wanted you to say
I should focus more on the thought of
letting you just slip away
But I get this strange feeling your not revealing
Everything you wanted to say
So it's just a little harder for me to play the part of
Watching you walk away
So before you disappear again
Just think of what you're feeling and don't go
There's more to what your telling me
I'm not buying what your selling me don't go

Don't you understand that I'm stranded
In a feeling I can't shake
Don't you realise that I'm frightened
Of all the things your gonna to take
And now you seem so distant so much more resistant
To ever let the feeling show
So it's hard for me to face it
Even less replace it
Everything your letting go

So before you disappear again
Just think of what you're feeling and don't go
There's more to what your telling me
I'm not buying what your selling me don't go