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Hayseed 2013
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Songbook: Hayseed 2013
This songbook includes all of the songs on the Hayseed project. No piano music, just the guitar chords.
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Back to the Land |
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Egg Money |
3.
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City Kids |
4.
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Snowmobiles |
5.
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Bumper Crop |
6.
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While You Wait For The Rain |
7.
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Herbicides |
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Plant The Stars |
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Something To Be Said |
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Iowa |
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Ode to Aldo Leopold |
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Live at The Center for Arts in Natick 2011
- 1 Hey Hey 3:23
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2
Heaven So Small
5:00
Lyrics
Heaven So Small - Lyrics
excuse me sir, what did you say?
when you shout so loud, it's hard to tell
you say that i must change my ways
for i am surely bound to hell
well i know you'd damn me if you could
but my friend, that's simply not your call
if god is great and god is good
why is your heaven so small
you say you know you say you've read
that holy bible up on your shelf
do you recall when jesus said
judge not, lest ye be judged yourself
for i know you'd damn me if you could
but my friend, that's simply not your call
if god is great, and god is good
why is your heaven so small
with your fists that shake, and your eyes that burn
what makes you do these things you do?
i would not be surprised to learn
someone somewhere excluded you
but my friend, imagine it if you would
a love much mightier than us all
o if god is great and god is good
why is your heaven
so small -
3
Our Father
4:15
Lyrics
Our Father - Lyrics
Thy kingdom come to every nation
Thy will be done in everything we do
Lord, lead us not into temptation
And deliver us
from those who think they're You
Lord send us forth to be of service
To build the schools and dig the wells
And deliver us from the creepy preachers
With their narrow minds and very wide lapels
Lord give us strength to bring compassion
to every corner of the world
And please allow for women in the Catholic priesthood
And remind the pope that he coulda been a girl
Lord deliver us from politicians
Who drop Your name in every speech
As if they're Your best friend from high school
As if they practice what they preach -
4
Did Trouble Me
4:10
Lyrics
Did Trouble Me - Lyrics
When I closed my eyes so I would not see
My Lord did trouble me
When I let things stand that should not be
My Lord did trouble me
When I held my head too high too proud
My Lord did trouble me
When I raised my voice too little too loud
My Lord did trouble me
Did trouble me
With a word or a sign
With the ringing of the bell in the back of my mind
Did trouble me
Did stir my soul
For to make me human, to make me whole
When I slept too long, slept too deep
My Lord did trouble me
Put a worrisome vision into my sleep
My Lord did trouble me
When I held myself away and apart
My Lord did trouble me
And the tears of my brother didn't move my heart
My Lord did trouble me
...
And of this I'm sure, of this I know
My Lord will trouble me
Whatever I do and wherever I go
My Lord will trouble me
In the whisper of the wind, in the rhythm of a song
My Lord will trouble me
To keep me on the path where I belong
My Lord will trouble me
Will trouble me... -
5
My Different Son
4:56
Lyrics
My Different Son - Lyrics
my little boy plays all alone
lives in a world that's all his own
my different son, my different son
he's not the same as everyone -
he's my different son
my little boy doesn't quite fit in
schools and rules were never made for him
my different son, my different son
won't have anybody making fun
of my different son
my different son already knows by now
he's always gonna be a different boy somehow
but there's so much passion, so much pride
so much possibility inside
my different son, my different son
wanna set him free and watch him run
for my different son, i'm doing all i can
one day my different son is gonna be a man
want him to build a life he can be proud of
find his purpose, find some love
my different son, my different son
cause he's just the same as everyone
but he's not the same as everyone
he's - he's - my -
son -
6
Kicking The Beehive
4:20
Lyrics
Kicking The Beehive - Lyrics
some people love their easy chair
some people love to spend their evenings
sitting right there
some people sip their morning tea
some people love their days as dull and calm as can be
not me
CHORUS:
i keep kicking the beehive just to feel alive again
i keep bursting bubbles
stirring up trouble where i can
i keep playing with matches
something catches let it burn
i keep kicking the beehive
and i know i'll never learn
some people need to get along
some people live in fear
they might say something wrong
some people happily comply
some people do as they are told and never ask why
not i
CHORUS
so don't teach me - don't preach to me
strange, some people never want to feel a thing
strange, the way i kinda like to feel the sting
CHORUS
so don't teach me - there's no reaching me -
7
I Know What I Want
4:51
Lyrics
I Know What I Want - Lyrics
i know what i want and i want you
i know what i want and i want you
i know what i need and i need you
and i don't want nobody else
no i don't want nobody else
all of my life i've wanted to find you
and i love the way nature designed you
but some people can't see
me with you, you with me
why can't they let love be
because we know what we want
CHORUS
my family and friends, they don't understand it
'cause my fairy tale didn't go like they planned it
they fought it right from the start
they said you don't look the part
oh but i know in my heart
why can't they let love be
mamma don't get it (no no)
daddy don't get it (no no)
this town don't get it (no no)
this county don't get it (no no)
this state don't get it (no no)
let's move on out (yes yes)
let's move up north (yes yes)
let's move out east (yes yes)
get somewhere else (yes yes)
CHORUS -
8
The Last Words of Bonnie Parker
3:51
Lyrics
The Last Words of Bonnie Parker - Lyrics
i don't wanna think about it
or take a backwards look
i don't wanna hear 'em saying
how i mighta got took
all i know is when i met you
my whole little world shook
i just wanna be with you
i just wanna be with you
and i don't wanna know the difference
between wrong and right
all i know is when i met you
it was love at first sight
hair wild as a windstorm
eyes dark as the night
i just wanna be with you
i just wanna be with you
CHORUS:
so drive me baby round the bend
we'll take this highway to the end
there's no turning back again
and i don't wanna know the reason
why my marriage didn't last
say it's over when it's over
call the past the past
throw the money in a suitcase
and then drive away fast
i just wanna be with you
i just wanna be with you
and i don't wanna know the meaning
i don't wanna understand
why i like to hold a pistol
in the palm of my hand
why you only feel the first time
that you gotta kill a man
i just wanna be with you
i just wanna be with you
CHORUS
so hold me close right by your side
if'n this is our last ride
jesus christ
i love you,
clyde -
9
Manhattan, Kansas
3:58
Lyrics
Manhattan, Kansas - Lyrics
out where the prairie grass waves in the wind
and where the sunsets last forever
that's where i fell in love with him
did i see this coming - never
CHORUS:
manhattan, kansas
we all do what we gotta do
i did what i did
and i surely don't blame you
i simply needed
for things to turn out differently
manhattan, kansas, can you understand me
i was a college girl from out of state
he was a rancher from salina
when i told him i was three weeks late
he said, "i can't be a father..."
CHORUS
the longest sidewalk i will ever see
deputies on either side of me
people crying, praying rosaries
but all of that was many years ago
now i'm out in pennsylvania
i watch my lovely daughters as they grow
and i keep sunflowers on the table
CHORUS -
10
Time Between Trains
6:25
Lyrics
Time Between Trains - Lyrics
I'm waitin' at the station
I can choose my destination
I'm a free soul, I got no chains
But it's a long time between trains
I took a long nap, I read a whole book
I got nice legs, I got decent looks
And I'm not one who complains
But it's a long time between trains
And who'd have thought it all those years
That I would find myself back here
Feelin' restless and ignored
Starin' at the schedule board
Wonderin' why the fates above
Always route love through Miami
And somewhere lovers smile their smiles
While I count the ceiling tiles
And well give or take a few
There's one thousand fifty-two
But that depends if you include
The eighty-eight out in the hall
Yes I'm waitin' at the station
With my old friend sublimation
You know the Wright boys designed planes
Must have been a long time... -
11
Red Dress
3:23
Lyrics
Red Dress - Lyrics
i got on my red dress, honey
got on my red dress for you
welcome home now, baby
and you're welcome to me too
you've been working so hard darling
thought you might like a little treat
put down that heavy suitcase
and help me put up both of my feet
cause i love to hear you calling
to the father, son and the holy ghost
and i love that sweet sweet music
of your wedding ring 'gainst the brass bedpost
got on my red dress, honey
got on my red dress for you
'cause it's like you love to tell me -
my little red dress, it fits you too -
12
Chicago Any Day
3:36
Lyrics
Chicago Any Day - Lyrics
You take Manhattan
You can have that'n
Give me Chicago any day
L.A. may be hot
Ain't got what we've got
Give me Chicago any day
Give me the down home people
who say what they mean
Give me the lake and the river
so marvelous and clean
Give me the best tall buildings
the world has ever seen
We scrape the blue from the sky
so there's nothing left for Cleveland
Don't need to see more
of old Baltimore
Give me Chicago any day
Or go get lost in
the streets in Boston
Give me Chicago any day
Just give me Michigan Avenue
any time of year
Leave and you'll wish again
that you were livin' here
We got Studs Terkel
Got Wiener Circle
Give me Chicago any day
Give me the full length overcoat
the two button suit
Give me the Field Museum
the Art Institute
Give me the Cubs out at Wrigley
We root, root, root
And if the win you would say
they exceeded expectations
Go see Grant Park
That ain't no scant park
Give me Chicago any day
Go ride the L train
Now isn't that a swell train
Give me Chicago any day
Because the way I reckon
when the reckoning's done
You'll find the second city
is second to none
Enough chit-chattin'
about Manhattan
Give me Chicago any day
Give me Chicago any day -
13
I Can't Be New
3:52
Lyrics
I Can't Be New - Lyrics
Coffee, ham and eggs
I can be your diner
Tired aching legs
I'll be your recliner
And when you need a breath of air
I'll be your balcony
When you need a laugh
I can be your joker
Cut a loss in half
I can be your broker
'Cos all of that and more
You have been for me
And I'll be the release
When the pressure's heightening
I can be the grease
When your wheels are tightening
And when you need a dance
I can be that old soft-shoe
I can be your girl
Through the best and worst time
But I can't be the girl you notice
For the first time
There's so much I can do
But I can't be new
And when they're buying you steak baby
I can be the gravy
When they throw you in the lake
I can be the navy
Be that three-day leave
I can be that bad tattoo
I can be the sky
The very wild blue yonder
Still I can't catch your eye
When it starts to wander
As I've seen it do
Oh at least a time or two
I'll be anything for you baby
But I can't be new... -
14
May I Suggest
5:19
Lyrics
May I Suggest - Lyrics
May I suggest
May I suggest to you
May I suggest this is the best part of your life
May I suggest
This time is blessed for you
This time is blessed and shining almost blinding bright
Just turn your head
And you'll begin to see
The thousand reasons that were just beyond your sight
The reasons why
Why I suggest to you
Why I suggest this is the best part of your life
There is a world
That's been addressed to you
Addressed to you, intended only for your eyes
A secret world
Like a treasure chest to you
Of private scenes and brilliant dreams that mesmerise
A lover's trusting smile
A tiny baby's hands
The million stars that fill the turning sky at night
Oh I suggest
Oh I suggest to you
Oh I suggest this is the best part of your life
There is a hope
That's been expressed in you
The hope of seven generations, maybe more
And this is the faith
That they invest in you
It's that you'll do one better than was done before
Inside you know
Inside you understand
Inside you know what's yours to finally set right
And I suggest
And I suggest to you
And I suggest this is the best part of your life
This is a song
Comes from the west to you
Comes from the west, comes from the slowly setting sun
With a request
With a request of you
To see how very short the endless days will run
And when they're gone
And when the dark descends
Oh we'd give anything for one more hour of light
And I suggest this is the best part of your life -
15
Movie of My Life
4:06
Lyrics
Movie of My Life - Lyrics
When they make the movie of my life
I hope they get somebody beautiful to play me
Somebody eloquent and beautiful to play me
When they make the movie of my life
And when they make the movie of my life
I hope they get somebody famous to direct it
Somebody famous and a genius to direct it
When they make the movie of my life
And everyone will see
How hard it's been for me
How much I've overcome
To be someone
Deserving of a motion picture
And when they write the book about my life
I hope they write about my sexual adventures
My very legendary passionate adventures
When they write the book about my life
And when they write the book about my life
I hope they mention I was very good with children
Good with the elderly and animals and children
When they write the book about my life
And everyone will see
They underrated me
Oh how they disbelieved and misperceived
This living saint and tiger woman
But if they really made a movie of my life
They'd show me going to a thousand stupid movies
And if they really wrote a book about my life
They'd say I read a lot of nothing little novels
And all this is true
And everyone will see
My mediocrity
How I deserve to be
Forgotten just like everybody else
So please don't make a movie of my life
Don't make a musical or write me into fiction
I don't deserve any portrayal or depiction
Please just let me live my little
Very very very little
Life
My life, my life
My life
Yes, yes, yes
Brilliant, just brilliant
Comic genius - 16 Living on Love | Trina Hamlin 3:20
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17
Help Somebody
4:29
Lyrics
Help Somebody - Lyrics
i got plenty and then some
what do i do?
go out and help somebody
get plenty and then some, too
i got a roof over my head
what do i do?
go out and help somebody
get a roof over their head, too
i got supper on the table
what do i do?
go out and help somebody
get supper on the table, too
'cause i got it to give
i got it to give
and when you got enough to give away
well it's the only way to live
i'm going to heaven
what do i do?
go out and help somebody
get to heaven, too
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Kicking The Beehive 2011
Kicking the Beehive is an 11-song collection of provocative, poignant, lyrical originals that are infused with the rustic roots of American folk, blues and country music. Produced by Rodney Crowell, recorded in Nashville and featuring such all star-guests as Vince Gill, Keb’ Mo’ and Paul Franklin, Kicking the Beehive is a personal project where Werner intuitively explorers the full impact of looking beyond the superficial and delving into soulful honesty.
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1
Kicking The Beehive
3:40
Lyrics
Kicking The Beehive - Lyrics
some people love their easy chair
some people love to spend their evenings
sitting right there
some people sip their morning tea
some people love their days as dull and calm as can be
not me
CHORUS:
i keep kicking the beehive just to feel alive again
i keep bursting bubbles
stirring up trouble where i can
i keep playing with matches
something catches let it burn
i keep kicking the beehive
and i know i'll never learn
some people need to get along
some people live in fear
they might say something wrong
some people happily comply
some people do as they are told and never ask why
not i
CHORUS
so don't teach me - don't preach to me
strange, some people never want to feel a thing
strange, the way i kinda like to feel the sting
CHORUS
so don't teach me - there's no reaching me -
2
Doctor Doctor
3:51
Lyrics
Doctor Doctor - Lyrics
doctor doctor this just can't be
i can't believe this news you're telling me
doctor doctor you've got it wrong
she looks so well and so very healthy and strong
and she's the sun
she's everything
she holds my heart
she wears my ring
don't take her away
CHORUS:
don't take my baby away
she means the world to me
my whole world can't you see
don't take my baby away
take everything i own
my work, my pride, my home
but don't take my baby away
doctor doctor i'm so confused
by all these numbers and these words you use
i know, i know you're trying to help
forgive me doctor i'm beside myself
cause she's the sun
she's everything
she holds my heart
she wears my ring
CHORUS
she is the warmth inside my bed
she is the calm inside my head
she is the meaning of success
she is my every happiness
don't, don't, don't
CHORUS -
3
My Different Son
3:48
Lyrics
My Different Son - Lyrics
my little boy plays all alone
lives in a world that's all his own
my different son, my different son
he's not the same as everyone -
he's my different son
my little boy doesn't quite fit in
schools and rules were never made for him
my different son, my different son
won't have anybody making fun
of my different son
my different son already knows by now
he's always gonna be a different boy somehow
but there's so much passion, so much pride
so much possibility inside
my different son, my different son
wanna set him free and watch him run
for my different son, i'm doing all i can
one day my different son is gonna be a man
want him to build a life he can be proud of
find his purpose, find some love
my different son, my different son
cause he's just the same as everyone
but he's not the same as everyone
he's - he's - my -
son -
4
I Know What I Want
3:09
Lyrics
I Know What I Want - Lyrics
i know what i want and i want you
i know what i want and i want you
i know what i need and i need you
and i don't want nobody else
no i don't want nobody else
all of my life i've wanted to find you
and i love the way nature designed you
but some people can't see
me with you, you with me
why can't they let love be
because we know what we want
CHORUS
my family and friends, they don't understand it
'cause my fairy tale didn't go like they planned it
they fought it right from the start
they said you don't look the part
oh but i know in my heart
why can't they let love be
mamma don't get it (no no)
daddy don't get it (no no)
this town don't get it (no no)
this county don't get it (no no)
this state don't get it (no no)
let's move on out (yes yes)
let's move up north (yes yes)
let's move out east (yes yes)
get somewhere else (yes yes)
CHORUS -
5
The Last Words of Bonnie Parker
3:41
Lyrics
The Last Words of Bonnie Parker - Lyrics
i don't wanna think about it
or take a backwards look
i don't wanna hear 'em saying
how i mighta got took
all i know is when i met you
my whole little world shook
i just wanna be with you
i just wanna be with you
and i don't wanna know the difference
between wrong and right
all i know is when i met you
it was love at first sight
hair wild as a windstorm
eyes dark as the night
i just wanna be with you
i just wanna be with you
CHORUS:
so drive me baby round the bend
we'll take this highway to the end
there's no turning back again
and i don't wanna know the reason
why my marriage didn't last
say it's over when it's over
call the past the past
throw the money in a suitcase
and then drive away fast
i just wanna be with you
i just wanna be with you
and i don't wanna know the meaning
i don't wanna understand
why i like to hold a pistol
in the palm of my hand
why you only feel the first time
that you gotta kill a man
i just wanna be with you
i just wanna be with you
CHORUS
so hold me close right by your side
if'n this is our last ride
jesus christ
i love you,
clyde -
6
Manhattan, Kansas
3:46
Lyrics
Manhattan, Kansas - Lyrics
out where the prairie grass waves in the wind
and where the sunsets last forever
that's where i fell in love with him
did i see this coming - never
CHORUS:
manhattan, kansas
we all do what we gotta do
i did what i did
and i surely don't blame you
i simply needed
for things to turn out differently
manhattan, kansas, can you understand me
i was a college girl from out of state
he was a rancher from salina
when i told him i was three weeks late
he said, "i can't be a father..."
CHORUS
the longest sidewalk i will ever see
deputies on either side of me
people crying, praying rosaries
but all of that was many years ago
now i'm out in pennsylvania
i watch my lovely daughters as they grow
and i keep sunflowers on the table
CHORUS -
7
Red Dress
2:57
Lyrics
Red Dress - Lyrics
i got on my red dress, honey
got on my red dress for you
welcome home now, baby
and you're welcome to me too
you've been working so hard darling
thought you might like a little treat
put down that heavy suitcase
and help me put up both of my feet
cause i love to hear you calling
to the father, son and the holy ghost
and i love that sweet sweet music
of your wedding ring 'gainst the brass bedpost
got on my red dress, honey
got on my red dress for you
'cause it's like you love to tell me -
my little red dress, it fits you too -
8
Botanical Greenery Blues
4:16
Lyrics
Botanical Greenery Blues - Lyrics
i know a man with a broken heart
never did completely heal
takes his medication
so he does not feel the bruise
he's got the botanical greenery blues
i know a man with a secret heart
a heart too tender to reveal
tosses up a smokescreen
so that no one reads the clues
he's got the botanical greenery blues
a little buzz to close the evening
troubles drifting away
a little buzz to start the morning
spend your day partly aware -
just -
partially there
i know a man with a captain's heart
never got to take the wheel
now every night he takes his mind out
for a moonlight cruise
he's got the botanical greenery blues
a little buzz to round the edges
a little buzz to ease the pain
a little buzz to dim the sunlight
spend your day partially clear -
just -
partially here
but what do we all do with this human heart
and all the sadness that we feel
everyone has one temptation that they can't refuse
and i know a man
with the botanical greenery blues -
9
Sleeping On A Train
3:43
Lyrics
Sleeping On A Train - Lyrics
sleeping on a train, sleeping on a train
staying out of the cold and the pouring rain
well i get my rest one hour at a time
til they wake me up at the end of the line
sleeping on a train
you're afraid of me -
well, i'm afraid of you -
what the hell do you think i'm gonna do?
i make one wrong move and the call the heat
and the cops'll throw me back out on the street
i'm just sleeping on a train
and the nights are awful cold
nights are awful long
and its safer in here where the lights stay on
safer in here than a shelter bed
somebody there liable to crack your head
that's why i'm sleeping on a train
CHORUS:
red line, blue line
oh i wish they'd build a new line
sleep the whole night through line
sorry 'bout my hair
i know i'm looking like hell
it's twelve dollars a night at the men's hotel
and i made five dollars jingling that cup
til the rain came down and the money dried up
so i'm sleeping on a train
and i'm going nowhere
nowhere to be
i ain't looking out the window
cause there's nothing to see
just the lights of the city as they pass me by
prettier world when i close my eyes
sleeping on a train -
10
Irrelevance
3:20
Lyrics
Irrelevance - Lyrics
i see it coming from far away
and it's getting closer every day
it's like a dust cloud from the west
and although i try to do my best
i feel a panic start to grip my chest
it's so frightening and immense
irrelvance
i used to really wanna make my mark
to live my life in a dramatic arc
i was bohemian and unkempt
thinking somehow i could be exempt
but now it's clear that nothing i attempt
will matter in the least, twenty years hence
irrelevance
and i'm sure there's a "gift" in this somewhere
i'm sure there's a "lesson" as well
yes i'm sure there's a "gift" in this somewhere
but for now i'm unhappy as hell
i guess i coulda lived a more different life
i was never a traditional wife
i maybe shoulda had a kid or two
or twenty seven like the mormon's do
but most parents will admit it's true
having children is no defense
against Irrelevance
and i'm sure there's a "gift" in this somewhere
a gift all wrapped in dread and defeat
yes i'm sure there's a "gift" in this somewhere
it's so hard to accept it -
i hope somebody kept the receipt
and when that final day rolls around
and they bury me in the ground
i can pretty much guarantee
that when the gods look down on me
they'll all shake their heads and agree
"she did nothin of consequence"
Irrelevance -
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On The Other Side
2:53
Lyrics
On The Other Side - Lyrics
on the other side of night there shines a light
on the other side of night
people say there shines a light
well i'd surely liek to see it for myself
on the other side of doubt's where you find out
on the other side of doubt
people say's where you find out
well i'd surely like to know it for myself
on the other side, on the other side
but sometimes that wall's so tall so wide
built of bitterness, fear, and pride
on the other side of desire lies something higher
on the other side of desire
people say there lies something higher
well i'd surely like to feel it for myself
on the other side of despair a voice is there
on the other side of despair
people say a voice is there
well i'd surely like to hear it -
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Lonely People|America
2:23
Lyrics
Lonely People|America - Lyrics
(by America)
This is for all the lonely people
Thinking that life has passed them by
Dont give up until you drink from the silver cup
And ride that highway in the sky
This is for all the single people
Thinking that love has left them dry
Dont give up until you drink from the silver cup
You never know until you try
Well, Im on my way
Yes, Im back to stay
Well, Im on my way back home (hit it)
This is for all the lonely people
Thinking that life has passed them by
Dont give up until you drink from the silver cup
And never take you down or never give you up
You never know until you try -
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Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)|Marvin Gaye
3:17
Lyrics
Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)|Marvin Gaye - Lyrics
(by Marvin Gaye)
Oh, mercy mercy me
Oh, things ain't what they used to be
No, no
Where did all the blue sky go?
Poison is the wind that blows
From the north, east, south, and sea
Oh, mercy mercy me
Oh, things ain't what they used to be
No, no
Oil wasted on the oceans and upon our seas
Fish full of mercury
Oh, mercy mercy me
Oh, things ain't what they used to be
No, no
Radiation in the ground and in the sky
Animals and birds who live nearby are dying
Oh, mercy mercy me
Oh, things ain't what they used to be
What about this overcrowded land?
How much more abuse from man can you stand?
My sweet Lord
My sweet Lord
My sweet Lord -
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The Wind|Cat Stevens / Bach
2:19
Lyrics
The Wind|Cat Stevens / Bach - Lyrics
(by Cat Stevens)
I listen to the wind
to the wind of my soul
Where I'll end up well I think,
only God really knows
I've sat upon the setting sun
But never, never never never
I never wanted water once
No, never, never, never
I listen to my words but
they fall far below
I let my music take me where
my heart wants to go
I swam upon the devil's lake
But never, never never never
I'll never make the same mistake
No, never, never, never -
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Waiting In Vain|Bob Marley / Satie
4:38
Lyrics
Waiting In Vain|Bob Marley / Satie - Lyrics
(by Bob Marley)
From the very first time I rest my eyes on you,boy
My heart said follow through but I know now
That Im way down on your line
But the waiting feelings fine
So dont treat me like a puppet on a string
Because I know how to do my thing
Dont talk to me as if you think Im dumb
I wanna know when youre gotta come,you see
I dont wanna wait in a vain for your love
I dont wanna wait in a vain for your love
I dont wanna wait in a vain for your love
cause sommer is here
And Im still waiting there
Winter is here
Im still waiting there
Like I said
Its been three years since Im knocking on your door
And still I can knock some more
Ooh boy,ooh boy,is it crazy look,i wanna know now
For I to knock some more,you see
In life I know
That there is lots of grief
But your love is my relief
Tears in my eyes burn
Tears in my eyes burn
While Im waitin
While Im waitin for my turn,you see
I dont wanna wait in a vain for your love
I dont wanna wait in a vain for your love
I dont wanna wait in a vain for your love
Like I said-
I dont wanna,i dont wanna
I dont wanna,i dont wanna
I dont wanna wait in vain
I dont wanna,i dont wanna
I dont wanna,i dont wanna
I dont wanna wait in vain
Its been three years since Im knocking on your door
And still I can knock some more
Ooh boy,ooh boy,is it crazy look,i wanna know now
Like I said,the tears in my eyes burn
Tears in my eyes burn
While Im waiting
While Im waiting for my turn,you see
Ooh boy,ooh boy,is it crazy look,i wanna know now
For I to knock some more
In life I know there is lots of grief
But your love is my relief -
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A Hazy Shade of Winter|Simon & Garfunkel / Vivaldi
4:48
Lyrics
A Hazy Shade of Winter|Simon & Garfunkel / Vivaldi - Lyrics
(by Simon & Garfunkel)
Time, time, time, see whats become of me
While I looked around
For my possibilities
I was so hard to please
But look around, leaves are brown
And the sky is a hazy shade of winter
Hear the salvation army band
Down by the riverside, its bound to be a better ride
Than what youve got planned
Carry your cup in your hand
And look around, leaves are brown now
And the sky is a hazy shade of winter
Hang on to your hopes, my friend
Thats an easy thing to say, but if your hopes should pass away
Simply pretend
That you can build them again
Look around, the grass is high
The fields are ripe, its the springtime of my life
Ahhh, seasons change with the scenery
Weaving time in a tapestry
Wont you stop and remember me
At any convenient time
Funny how my memory slips while looking over manuscripts
Of unpublished rhyme
Drinking my vodka and lime
But look around, leaves are brown now
And the sky is a hazy shade of winter
Look around, leaves are brown
Theres a patch of snow on the ground... -
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Turn Turn Turn|Pete Seeger / The Byrds
3:39
Lyrics
Turn Turn Turn|Pete Seeger / The Byrds - Lyrics
(by The Byrds)
To everything (turn, turn, turn)
There is a season (turn, turn, turn)
And a time for every purpose, under heaven
A time to be born, a time to die
A time to plant, a time to reap
A time to kill, a time to heal
A time to laugh, a time to weep
To everything (turn, turn, turn)
There is a season (turn, turn, turn)
And a time for every purpose, under heaven
A time to build up,a time to break down
A time to dance, a time to mourn
A time to cast away stones, a time to gather stones together
To everything (turn, turn, turn)
There is a season (turn, turn, turn)
And a time for every purpose, under heaven
A time of love, a time of hate
A time of war, a time of peace
A time you may embrace, a time to refrain from embracing
To everything (turn, turn, turn)
There is a season (turn, turn, turn)
And a time for every purpose, under heaven
A time to gain, a time to lose
A time to rend, a time to sew
A time to love, a time to hate
A time for peace, I swear its not too late -
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All In Love Is Fair|Stevie Wonder / Chopin
3:44
Lyrics
All In Love Is Fair|Stevie Wonder / Chopin - Lyrics
(by Stevie Wonder)
All is fair in love
Loves a crazy game
Two people vow to stay
In love as one they say
But all is changed with time
The future none can see
The road you leave behind
Ahead lies mystery
But all is fair in love
I had to go away
A writer takes his pen
To write the words again
That all in love is fair
All of fates a chance
Its either good or bad
I tossed my coin to say
In love with me youd stay
But all in war is so cold
You either win or lose
When all is put away
The losing side Ill play
But all is fair in love
I should have never left your side
A writer takes his pen
To write the words again
That all in love is fair
A writer takes his pen
To write the words again
That all in love is fair -
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Maybe I'm Amazed|Paul McCartney
3:15
Lyrics
Maybe I'm Amazed|Paul McCartney - Lyrics
(by Paul McCartney)
Baby Im amazed at the way you love me all the time
Maybe Im afraid of the way I love you
Baby Im amazed at the the way you pulled me out of time
Hung me on a line
Maybe Im amazed at the way I really need you
Baby Im a man and maybe Im a lonely man
Whos in the middle of something
That he dosent really understand
Babe Im a man and maybe youre the only woman
Who could ever help me
Baby wont you help to me understand
Baby Im a man and maybe Im a lonely man
Whos in the middle of something
That he dosent really understand
Babe Im a man and maybe youre the only woman
Who could ever help me
Baby wont you help me understand
Baby Im amazed at the way youre with me all the time
Maybe Im afraid of the way I leave you
Baby Im amazed at the way you help me sing my song
You right me when Im wrong
Maybe Im amazed at the way I really need you -
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Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood|The Animals / Rodrigo
4:25
Lyrics
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood|The Animals / Rodrigo - Lyrics
(by The Animals)
Baby, do you understand me now
Sometimes I feel a little mad
But don't you know that no one alive
Can always be an angel
When things go wrong I seem to be bad
But I'm just a soul whose intentions are good
Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood
Baby, sometimes I'm so carefree
With a joy that's hard to hide
And sometimes it seems that all I have do is worry
Then you're bound to see my other side
But I'm just a soul whose intentions are good
Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood
If I seem edgy I want you to know
That I never mean to take it out on you
Life has it's problems and I get my share
And that's one thing I never meant to do
Because I love you
Oh, Oh baby don't you know I'm human
Have thoughts like any other one
Sometimes I find myself long regretting
Some foolish thing some little simple thing I've done
But I'm just a soul whose intentions are good
Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood
Yes, I'm just a soul whose intentions are good
Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood
Yes, I'm just a soul whose intentions are good
Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood -
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I Just Wasn't Made for These Times|The Beach Boys
3:12
Lyrics
I Just Wasn't Made for These Times|The Beach Boys - Lyrics
(by The Beach Boys)
I keep looking for a place to fit
Where I can speak my mind
Ive been trying hard to find the people
That I wont leave behind
They say I got brains
But they aint doing me no good
I wish they could
Each time things start to happen again
I think I got something good goin for myself
But what goes wrong
Sometimes I feel very sad
Sometimes I feel very sad
(cant find nothin I can put my heart and soul into)
Sometimes I feel very sad
(cant find nothin I can put my heart and soul into)
I guess I just wasnt made for these times
Every time I get the inspiration
To go change things around
No one wants to help me look for places
Where new things might be found
Where can I turn when my fair weather friends cop out
Whats it all about
Each time things start to happen again
I think I got something good goin for myself
But what goes wrong
Sometimes I feel very sad
Sometimes I feel very sad
(cant find nothin I can put my heart and soul into)
Sometimes I feel very sad
(cant find nothin I can put my heart and soul into)
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Live at Passim 2008
A collection of live recordings of Susan Werner performing with band from two nights at Passim (May 31st & June 1st 2007) during her CD Release tour for “The Gospel Truth.” The band setup includes Werner’s long-time upright bass player, Greg Holt, as well as angelic harmonies and percussion from Colleen Sexton and sizzling harmonica, backup vocals and percussion from Trina Hamlin.
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Time Between Trains
5:15
Lyrics
Time Between Trains - Lyrics
I'm waitin' at the station
I can choose my destination
I'm a free soul, I got no chains
But it's a long time between trains
I took a long nap, I read a whole book
I got nice legs, I got decent looks
And I'm not one who complains
But it's a long time between trains
And who'd have thought it all those years
That I would find myself back here
Feelin' restless and ignored
Starin' at the schedule board
Wonderin' why the fates above
Always route love through Miami
And somewhere lovers smile their smiles
While I count the ceiling tiles
And well give or take a few
There's one thousand fifty-two
But that depends if you include
The eighty-eight out in the hall
Yes I'm waitin' at the station
With my old friend sublimation
You know the Wright boys designed planes
Must have been a long time... -
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Lost My Religion
3:50
Lyrics
Lost My Religion - Lyrics
Lost my religion
At the age of ten
seen too much with my own eyes
already by then
Lost my religion
Got a little off track
Lost my religion
Never really got it back
Lost my religion
In the holy church
Preacher told me "girls like you
Are more trouble than theyÕre worth"
Lost my religion
I guess it had to be
Lost my religion
Or my religion lost me
Things we cling to
Things we hold true
smoke clouds, white lies
just to get by
Lost my religion
Again yesterday
When my baby said goodbye
And turned and walked away
Lost my religion
But I don't need it anymore
I found a new religion
Down at the corner store -
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Did Trouble Me
3:57
Lyrics
Did Trouble Me - Lyrics
When I closed my eyes so I would not see
My Lord did trouble me
When I let things stand that should not be
My Lord did trouble me
When I held my head too high too proud
My Lord did trouble me
When I raised my voice too little too loud
My Lord did trouble me
Did trouble me
With a word or a sign
With the ringing of the bell in the back of my mind
Did trouble me
Did stir my soul
For to make me human, to make me whole
When I slept too long, slept too deep
My Lord did trouble me
Put a worrisome vision into my sleep
My Lord did trouble me
When I held myself away and apart
My Lord did trouble me
And the tears of my brother didn't move my heart
My Lord did trouble me
...
And of this I'm sure, of this I know
My Lord will trouble me
Whatever I do and wherever I go
My Lord will trouble me
In the whisper of the wind, in the rhythm of a song
My Lord will trouble me
To keep me on the path where I belong
My Lord will trouble me
Will trouble me... -
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After All Of This
2:41
Lyrics
After All Of This - Lyrics
i would like to think
there's something
after all of this
when life's final kiss
has faded
i will have waited to see
if there might be more
still another door to open
i'm hoping
and i can say that faith
is one thing
i could never risk
too much of a leap
too steep a fall
but after all of this
i just can't resist
wondering what's to come
and there may be nothing
but there must be something
no one really knows
but i would like to think -
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Our Father (The New, Revised Edition)
3:46
Lyrics
Our Father (The New, Revised Edition) - Lyrics
Thy kingdom come to every nation
Thy will be done in everything we do
Lord, lead us not into temptation
And deliver us
from those who think they're You
Lord send us forth to be of service
To build the schools and dig the wells
And deliver us from the creepy preachers
With their narrow minds and very wide lapels
Lord give us strength to bring compassion
to every corner of the world
And please allow for women in the Catholic priesthood
And remind the pope that he coulda been a girl
Lord deliver us from politicians
Who drop Your name in every speech
As if they're Your best friend from high school
As if they practice what they preach -
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Chicago Any Day
2:58
Lyrics
Chicago Any Day - Lyrics
You take Manhattan
You can have that'n
Give me Chicago any day
L.A. may be hot
Ain't got what we've got
Give me Chicago any day
Give me the down home people
who say what they mean
Give me the lake and the river
so marvelous and clean
Give me the best tall buildings
the world has ever seen
We scrape the blue from the sky
so there's nothing left for Cleveland
Don't need to see more
of old Baltimore
Give me Chicago any day
Or go get lost in
the streets in Boston
Give me Chicago any day
Just give me Michigan Avenue
any time of year
Leave and you'll wish again
that you were livin' here
We got Studs Terkel
Got Wiener Circle
Give me Chicago any day
Give me the full length overcoat
the two button suit
Give me the Field Museum
the Art Institute
Give me the Cubs out at Wrigley
We root, root, root
And if the win you would say
they exceeded expectations
Go see Grant Park
That ain't no scant park
Give me Chicago any day
Go ride the L train
Now isn't that a swell train
Give me Chicago any day
Because the way I reckon
when the reckoning's done
You'll find the second city
is second to none
Enough chit-chattin'
about Manhattan
Give me Chicago any day
Give me Chicago any day -
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Barbed Wire Boys
4:52
Lyrics
Barbed Wire Boys - Lyrics
Well I come from the rural Midwest
It's the land I love more than all the rest
It's the place I know and understand
Like a false-front building
Like the back of my hand
And the men I knew when I was coming up
Were sober as coffee in a Styrofoam cup
There were Earls and Rays, Harlans and Roys
They were full-grown men
They were barbed wire boys
They raised grain and cattle on the treeless fields
Sat at the head of the table and prayed before meals
Prayed an Our Father and that was enough
Pray more than that and you couldn't stay tough
Tough as the busted thumbnails on the weathered hands
They worked the gold plate off their wedding bands
And they never complained, no they never made noise
And they never left home
These barbed wire boys
'Cos their wildest dreams were all fenced in
By the weight of family, by the feeling of sin
That'll prick your skin at the slightest touch
If you reach too far, if you feel too much
So their deepest hopes never were expressed
Just beat like bird's wings in the cage of their chest
All the restless longings, all the secret joys
That never were set free
In the barbed wire boys
And now one by one they're departing this earth
And it's clear to me now 'xactly what they're worth
Oh they were just like Atlas holding up the sky
You never heard him speak, you never saw him cry
But where do the tears go, that you never shed
Where do the words go, that you never said
Well there's a blink of the eye, there's a catch in the voice
That is the unsung song
Of the barbed wire boys -
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I Can't Be New
3:25
Lyrics
I Can't Be New - Lyrics
Coffee, ham and eggs
I can be your diner
Tired aching legs
I'll be your recliner
And when you need a breath of air
I'll be your balcony
When you need a laugh
I can be your joker
Cut a loss in half
I can be your broker
'Cos all of that and more
You have been for me
And I'll be the release
When the pressure's heightening
I can be the grease
When your wheels are tightening
And when you need a dance
I can be that old soft-shoe
I can be your girl
Through the best and worst time
But I can't be the girl you notice
For the first time
There's so much I can do
But I can't be new
And when they're buying you steak baby
I can be the gravy
When they throw you in the lake
I can be the navy
Be that three-day leave
I can be that bad tattoo
I can be the sky
The very wild blue yonder
Still I can't catch your eye
When it starts to wander
As I've seen it do
Oh at least a time or two
I'll be anything for you baby
But I can't be new... -
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Movie of My Life
4:01
Lyrics
Movie of My Life - Lyrics
When they make the movie of my life
I hope they get somebody beautiful to play me
Somebody eloquent and beautiful to play me
When they make the movie of my life
And when they make the movie of my life
I hope they get somebody famous to direct it
Somebody famous and a genius to direct it
When they make the movie of my life
And everyone will see
How hard it's been for me
How much I've overcome
To be someone
Deserving of a motion picture
And when they write the book about my life
I hope they write about my sexual adventures
My very legendary passionate adventures
When they write the book about my life
And when they write the book about my life
I hope they mention I was very good with children
Good with the elderly and animals and children
When they write the book about my life
And everyone will see
They underrated me
Oh how they disbelieved and misperceived
This living saint and tiger woman
But if they really made a movie of my life
They'd show me going to a thousand stupid movies
And if they really wrote a book about my life
They'd say I read a lot of nothing little novels
And all this is true
And everyone will see
My mediocrity
How I deserve to be
Forgotten just like everybody else
So please don't make a movie of my life
Don't make a musical or write me into fiction
I don't deserve any portrayal or depiction
Please just let me live my little
Very very very little
Life
My life, my life
My life
Yes, yes, yes
Brilliant, just brilliant
Comic genius -
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May I Suggest
5:05
Lyrics
May I Suggest - Lyrics
May I suggest
May I suggest to you
May I suggest this is the best part of your life
May I suggest
This time is blessed for you
This time is blessed and shining almost blinding bright
Just turn your head
And you'll begin to see
The thousand reasons that were just beyond your sight
The reasons why
Why I suggest to you
Why I suggest this is the best part of your life
There is a world
That's been addressed to you
Addressed to you, intended only for your eyes
A secret world
Like a treasure chest to you
Of private scenes and brilliant dreams that mesmerise
A lover's trusting smile
A tiny baby's hands
The million stars that fill the turning sky at night
Oh I suggest
Oh I suggest to you
Oh I suggest this is the best part of your life
There is a hope
That's been expressed in you
The hope of seven generations, maybe more
And this is the faith
That they invest in you
It's that you'll do one better than was done before
Inside you know
Inside you understand
Inside you know what's yours to finally set right
And I suggest
And I suggest to you
And I suggest this is the best part of your life
This is a song
Comes from the west to you
Comes from the west, comes from the slowly setting sun
With a request
With a request of you
To see how very short the endless days will run
And when they're gone
And when the dark descends
Oh we'd give anything for one more hour of light
And I suggest this is the best part of your life -
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Help Somebody
4:13
Lyrics
Help Somebody - Lyrics
i got plenty and then some
what do i do?
go out and help somebody
get plenty and then some, too
i got a roof over my head
what do i do?
go out and help somebody
get a roof over their head, too
i got supper on the table
what do i do?
go out and help somebody
get supper on the table, too
'cause i got it to give
i got it to give
and when you got enough to give away
well it's the only way to live
i'm going to heaven
what do i do?
go out and help somebody
get to heaven, too -
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Together
4:36
Lyrics
Together - Lyrics
there must be a time
there must be a place
when everyone will finally come together
if there is a God
with a human face
i'm sure He'd want us all to come together
and get beyond these bolted doors
get beyond these awful bloody wars
get beyond this way of settling scores
'cause the score is never even
and if i had the words
then i'd make the case
that everyone has got to come together
if i had the hounds
i'd call off the chase
and everyone could finally come together
and we'd get beyond who's right and wrong
get beyond the need to look so strong
and just get on with simply getting along
'cause that's a thing we can all believe in
'cause that's enough of the bitter tears
that's enough of talking to our mirrors
that's enough of separate hemispheres
that's enough that's enough
we really gotta come together
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Songbook: The Gospel Truth
Different from the last songbook, which was piano-centric, this sheet music is also great for piano but much more guitar friendly, whether you play with or without a capo. We are providing lyrics and chords for all songs, plus lead sheets/complete charts for five of the most requested songs on the record.
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(Why Is Your) Heaven So Small |
2.
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Help Somebody |
3.
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Forgiveness |
4.
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Did Trouble Me |
5.
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Sunday Morning |
6.
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Our Father (The New, Revised Edition) |
7.
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Lost My Religion |
8.
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Don’t Explain It Away |
9.
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I Will Have My Portion |
10.
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Probably Not |
11.
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Together |
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The Gospel Truth 2007
Susan Werner takes on the church in contemporary American life in this gospel/bluegrass – tinged collection of 11 new originals. Quite possibly the first “agnostic gospel” album, this CD surveys the wide variety of viewpoints regarding the church today, ranging from earnest and uplifting handclap choir rousers such as “help somebody” to the introspective and critical “forgiveness” and “sunday mornings,” pausing along the way for comic relief in the frank and humorous “our father” and what is sure to become the anthem of agnostics everywhere, “probably not.” A project sure to confirm Werner’s reputation as “one of the most innovative songwriters working today” (Chicago Tribune).
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(Why Is Your) Heaven So Small
3:29
Lyrics
(Why Is Your) Heaven So Small - Lyrics
excuse me sir, what did you say?
when you shout so loud, it's hard to tell
you say that i must change my ways
for i am surely bound to hell
well i know you'd damn me if you could
but my friend, that's simply not your call
if god is great and god is good
why is your heaven so small
you say you know you say you've read
that holy bible up on your shelf
do you recall when jesus said
judge not, lest ye be judged yourself
for i know you'd damn me if you could
but my friend, that's simply not your call
if god is great, and god is good
why is your heaven so small
with your fists that shake, and your eyes that burn
what makes you do these things you do?
i would not be surprised to learn
someone somewhere excluded you
but my friend, imagine it if you would
a love much mightier than us all
o if god is great and god is good
why is your heaven
so small -
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Help Somebody
2:51
Lyrics
Help Somebody - Lyrics
i got plenty and then some
what do i do?
go out and help somebody
get plenty and then some, too
i got a roof over my head
what do i do?
go out and help somebody
get a roof over their head, too
i got supper on the table
what do i do?
go out and help somebody
get supper on the table, too
'cause i got it to give
i got it to give
and when you got enough to give away
well it's the only way to live
i'm going to heaven
what do i do?
go out and help somebody
get to heaven, too -
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Forgiveness
3:12
Lyrics
Forgiveness - Lyrics
How do you love those
Who never will love you
Who are happy to shove you
Out in front of the train
How do you not hate those
Who would leave you lie bleeding
While they hold their prayer meeting
How do you love those
Who never will love you
Who are so frightened of you
They are calling for war
How do you not hate those
Who have loaded their bibles
And armed their disciples
'cause I donÕt know anymore
And I canÕt find forgiveness
For them anywhere in this
And with God as my witness
I really have tried
How do you love those
Who never will love you
I think only God knows
and He is not taking sides
I hope one day He shows us
How we can love those
Who never will love us
but who still we must love -
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Did Trouble Me
3:35
Lyrics
Did Trouble Me - Lyrics
When I closed my eyes so I would not see
My Lord did trouble me
When I let things stand that should not be
My Lord did trouble me
When I held my head too high too proud
My Lord did trouble me
When I raised my voice too little too loud
My Lord did trouble me
Did trouble me
With a word or a sign
With the ringing of the bell in the back of my mind
Did trouble me
Did stir my soul
For to make me human, to make me whole
When I slept too long, slept too deep
My Lord did trouble me
Put a worrisome vision into my sleep
My Lord did trouble me
When I held myself away and apart
My Lord did trouble me
And the tears of my brother didn't move my heart
My Lord did trouble me
...
And of this I'm sure, of this I know
My Lord will trouble me
Whatever I do and wherever I go
My Lord will trouble me
In the whisper of the wind, in the rhythm of a song
My Lord will trouble me
To keep me on the path where I belong
My Lord will trouble me
Will trouble me... -
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Sunday Morning
4:05
Lyrics
Sunday Morning - Lyrics
sunday morning
there is someplace that 'm supposed to be
keeps returning
the feeling keeps coming over me
just like music
or like sunlight on a distant memory
sunday morning
sunday morning
my mother choosing what to wear
my father combs his jet black hair
we are their little prizes
in our mary janes and clip on ties
we hurry down the aisle
the neighbors smile because we're
late again
on sunday morning
there is someplace ...
daddy prays because the money's tight
mama prays she'll raise her children right
and my brother prays he'll change
so he won't feel so very strangely out of tune
and i went back the other day
closed my eyes and tried to pray
but a voice spoke loud and clear
"you ask too many questions, dear"
and i said, "you ask too few"
that's why i still don't know quite what to do
on sunday mornings ... -
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Our Father (The New, Revised Edition)
3:30
Lyrics
Our Father (The New, Revised Edition) - Lyrics
Thy kingdom come to every nation
Thy will be done in everything we do
Lord, lead us not into temptation
And deliver us
from those who think they're You
Lord send us forth to be of service
To build the schools and dig the wells
And deliver us from the creepy preachers
With their narrow minds and very wide lapels
Lord give us strength to bring compassion
to every corner of the world
And please allow for women in the Catholic priesthood
And remind the pope that he coulda been a girl
Lord deliver us from politicians
Who drop Your name in every speech
As if they're Your best friend from high school
As if they practice what they preach -
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Lost My Religion
3:07
Lyrics
Lost My Religion - Lyrics
Lost my religion
At the age of ten
seen too much with my own eyes
already by then
Lost my religion
Got a little off track
Lost my religion
Never really got it back
Lost my religion
In the holy church
Preacher told me "girls like you
Are more trouble than they're worth"
Lost my religion
I guess it had to be
Lost my religion
Or my religion lost me
Things we cling to
Things we hold true
smoke clouds, white lies
just to get by
Lost my religion
Again yesterday
When my baby said goodbye
And turned and walked away
Lost my religion
But I don't need it anymore
I found a new religion
Down at the corner store -
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Don't Explain It Away
4:04
Lyrics
Don't Explain It Away - Lyrics
If you find yourself looking at someone
at their shining hair so silky soft and black
If you find yourself smiling at someone
And then suddenly you find they're smiling back
Well that's how love comes calling
It may call you today
Don't stop yourself from falling
Don't explain it away
If you find yourself in the dead of night
In the moonless light
In the middle of the woods
And you've turned around, you turned left and right
And you're lost for now
But you might be lost for good
And you need someone to guide you
When you have gone astray
Well, that still small voice inside you
Don't explain it away
Don't explain it away
When the moment mystifies you
Don't explain it away
And the feeling will surprise you
Don't explain it away
If you find yourself at the water's edge
And you're listening as the waves break on the shore
While a sea of stars rolls above your head
And you realize you're part of so much more
And you're struck dumb with wonder
Can't find the words to say
Don't break the spell you're under
Don't -
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I Will Have My Portion
3:02
Lyrics
I Will Have My Portion - Lyrics
And some would say
That time has passed me by
And some would say
That the wells have all run dry
Some would say
That's how its meant to be
So some would say
But I beg to disagree
Cause I know good fortune waits for me somewhere
I will have my portion I will have my share
I'll keep my feet in motion til they carry me there
I will have my portion I will have my share
Cause I do believe
There's a harvest in the field
I do believe
There's truth to be revealed
I do believe
There's treasure to be found
And I do believe
There's enough to go around
I know good fortune waits for me somewhere
I will have my portion I will have my share
I'll keep my feet in motion til they carry me there
I will have my portion I will have my share
Cause somewhere there's a blessing and it bears my name
and soon or late, it's coming to me just the same
Can't wait to see
What's set aside for me
With every new sunrise
I'm gonna keep my eyes wide open -
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Probably Not
2:55
Lyrics
Probably Not - Lyrics
Well I've travelled far and wide
'Cross hills and countryside
To answer the questions troubling me
And one day out of the blue
I realized I knew
And the answer was simple as could be
Is there a god above?
Is there eternal love?
Probably not
Probably not
Is there a home up in the sky?
Will we be there by and by?
Probably not
Probably not
Think of that Easter day
When they rolled the stone away
And the apostles said they'd seen Jesus by the city wall
Well Saint Thomas' heart was pure
When he said, "o right yeah sure"
That's why Saint Tom was the grooviest apostle of all
Is there a god above?
Is there eternal love?
Probably not
Probably not
Is there a home up in the sky?
Will we be there by and by?
Probably not
Probably not
But what if I've been wrong
And God's been up there all along
And He hands me a heavenly crown
Would I dare to turn Him down
Probably not
Probably not
And if He sends me down to hell
Would I smile and say oh well
Probably not
no Probably Not -
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Together
3:20
Lyrics
Together - Lyrics
there must be a time
there must be a place
when everyone will finally come together
if there is a God
with a human face
i'm sure He'd want us all to come together
and get beyond these bolted doors
get beyond these awful bloody wars
get beyond this way of settling scores
'cause the score is never even
and if i had the words
then i'd make the case
that everyone has got to come together
if i had the hounds
i'd call off the chase
and everyone could finally come together
and we'd get beyond who's right and wrong
get beyond the need to look so strong
and just get on with simply getting along
'cause that's a thing we can all believe in
'cause that's enough of the bitter tears
that's enough of talking to our mirrors
that's enough of separate hemispheres
that's enough that's enough
we really gotta come together -
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After All Of This
2:37
Lyrics
After All Of This - Lyrics
i would like to think
there's something
after all of this
when life's final kiss
has faded
i will have waited to see
if there might be more
still another door to open
i'm hoping
and i can say that faith
is one thing
i could never risk
too much of a leap
too steep a fall
but after all of this
i just can't resist
wondering what's to come
and there may be nothing
but there must be something
no one really knows
but i would like to think
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Songbook: I Can’t Be New
13 Original songs from the CD I Can’t Be New plus two bonus charts: Movie of My Life from the CD Time Between Trains and May I Suggest from the CD New Non-Fiction. Some songs have been transposed for ease of play.
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I Can’t Be New |
2.
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Late For The Dance |
3.
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Seeing You Again |
4.
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I’m Not Sure |
5.
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Much At All |
6.
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Tall Drink of Water |
7.
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You Come Through |
8.
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No One Needs to Know |
9.
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Let’s Regret This In Advance |
10.
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Don’t I Know You |
11.
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Philanthropy |
12.
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Stay On Your Side Of Town |
13.
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Coda: Maybe If I Sang Cole Porter |
14.
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Movie of My Life |
15.
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May I Suggest |
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I Can’t Be New 2004
Always ready to reinvent herself, in 2004 Susan Werner released her album of instant songbook classics “I Can’t Be New” on Koch Records. For years she incorporated cabaret-style numbers in her live performances, exchanging her guitar for a piano (when there was one to be had), and she’d been asked by her audience to put all those songs in one recording. Fans and critics alike sang her praises: the All Music Guide calling it “a brilliantly constructed, soulful, and cleverly tender effort by a songwriter and musician who is in such complete command of her gifts that it’s almost scary.”
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1
I Can't Be New
2:54
Lyrics
I Can't Be New - Lyrics
Coffee, ham and eggs
I can be your diner
Tired aching legs
I'll be your recliner
And when you need a breath of air
I'll be your balcony
When you need a laugh
I can be your joker
Cut a loss in half
I can be your broker
'Cos all of that and more
You have been for me
And I'll be the release
When the pressure's heightening
I can be the grease
When your wheels are tightening
And when you need a dance
I can be that old soft-shoe
I can be your girl
Through the best and worst time
But I can't be the girl you notice
For the first time
There's so much I can do
But I can't be new
And when they're buying you steak baby
I can be the gravy
When they throw you in the lake
I can be the navy
Be that three-day leave
I can be that bad tattoo
I can be the sky
The very wild blue yonder
Still I can't catch your eye
When it starts to wander
As I've seen it do
Oh at least a time or two
I'll be anything for you baby
But I can't be new... -
2
Late For The Dance
3:36
Lyrics
Late For The Dance - Lyrics
I arrived last night at half past two
In my best dress and my best shoes
I rushed up the stairs to look for you
But I was late for the dance
And there was nothing left but faint perfume
And floating smoke in an empty room
And a janitor leaning on his broom
I was late for the dance
I'd been taking my sweet time
Yes I'd been hesitating
But I finally made up my mind
And you weren't there, no
You weren't there
Just tin-foil ashtrays and cigarette butts
And lipstick-printed plastic cups
The barkeep said, "We're all closed up"
I was late for the dance
And I asked the doorman if he'd seen you
He said, "What a pity"
He said you waited on the stairs
Then left with someone
Left with someone
I looked up at the stars and cussed
I thought what might have been for us
But the band was leaving on the bus
And I was late
I was late for the dance -
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Seeing You Again
2:41
Lyrics
Seeing You Again - Lyrics
It was so nice
Seeing you again
So nice
Seeing you again
It would be so nice
Seeing you again
Again
It was so nice to see that familiar grin
I wouldn't think twice if you said you're in
It would be so nice seeing you again
Again
And if our love the first time 'round
Suffered a reversal
Well maybe our love that first time 'round
Was just a dress rehearsal
'Cos it was nice seeing you again
So nice
Seeing you again
It would be so nice
Seeing you again
Again
A-ha
So nice
A-ha
And if it means that time's gone by
And we haven't found a new love
Well maybe it means that we should try
The good old deja-vu love
'Cos it was nice
Seeing you again
So very nice
Seeing you again
So nice
Seeing you again
Again
A-ha
So nice
I wouldn't think twice
If you said you're in
So how ya been -
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I'm Not Sure
4:15
Lyrics
I'm Not Sure - Lyrics
Ask me the first time and I'll tell you yes
Ask me one more time and I'll second-guess
Thought I was certain, that was premature
Is this love
Well I'm not sure
You say forever and it sounds like something sung
I say forever and it trips my tongue
I had been hoping time would be the cure
But time's gone by
And I'm not sure
No I'm not sure and you know I wanna be
Like you are with me
Free of reservations
I'm not sure
No and you deserve more than this
My uneasy kiss
Full of hesitations
Oh to be dancing carefree 'cross the floor
Hard to keep dancing, one foot out the door
I know it's too much, too much to endure
But when you'll go
Well I'm not sure
I'm not sure, no and you deserve more than this
My uneasy kiss
Full of hesitations
'Cos love is the one drug no one does without
Love is a cruel drug when it's cut with doubt
Somewhere my darling you'll find love that's pure
But it's not mine (aah)
No it's not mine (aah)
'Cos I'm not
Sure
No I'm not sure
And you know, and you know, you know I wanna be
Like you are with me
I wanna be, yeah -
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Much At All
4:08
Lyrics
Much At All - Lyrics
I like the sound of quiet with my coffee
I like the look of nothing on the wall
I like to read myself what's in the morning paper
So I guess that I don't miss you much at all
And I never shared your love of the big, big city
I never gave a damn for basketball
I seem to get along without the new New Yorker
So I guess that I don't miss you much at all
But oh the days when we were lovers
We were such the electric pair
Doomed in a way like all the others
Classic affairs are always rare and fleeting
And I must have missed the changing of the seasons
Well I've seen enough New England in the fall
I've seen enough of anywhere we were together
So I guess that I don't miss you much at all
And doomed in a way like all the others
Classic affairs are always rare and fleeting
And now I'm staring out the window in the kitchen
Sitting in the stairwell in the hall
Trying for the life of me to do some living
It's good how I don't miss you much at all -
6
Tall Drink of Water
3:01
Lyrics
Tall Drink of Water - Lyrics
The summer sun's blazing
It bakes the ground
But I'm waitin' baby
'Til you come 'round
You're like a tall drink of water
On a long hot day
Withering flowers
Thirsty grass
Here you come shining
Shimmering in the glass
Just like a tall drink of water
On a long hot day
And all of this summer puts thoughts in my head
Thoughts that simmer the sheets of my bed
And I don't remember just what you said
But oh I'm sizzling now
And you're six foot and something
So cool, so slim
Just add a slice of lemon on the rim
You're a tall drink of water
On a long hot day
And I don't remember just what you said
But oh I'm sizzling now
So pour me a pitcher of those sweet, sweet eyes
And let the mercury forever rise
'Cos you're like a tall drink of water
You're like a tall drink of water
On a long hot day... -
7
You Come Through
3:13
Lyrics
You Come Through - Lyrics
You come through
In every little thing you say you'll do
Baby you come through
You make good
In every single way you said you would
Baby you make good
Oh baby you deliver
In a world
Where they promise you the moon and all you get's a sliver
In a world
Where they offer you a drink and throw you in the river
Mm but baby you're a giver
And you're giving me a love that's so reliable
Yes it's undeniably true
That you
You bring the sweetest love I ever knew
It's irresistible too
Because you make good
You come through
Doo doo doo...
Mm baby you deliver
In a world
Where they promise you the moon and all you get's a sliver
In a world
Where they offer you a drink and throw you in the river
Mm but baby you're a giver
And you're giving me a love that's so reliable
Yes it's undeniably true
That you
You bring the sweetest love I ever knew
It's irresistible too
Because, you got to know, because
You make good
Oh baby you make good
Yeah you make good
You come through -
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No One Needs To Know
2:58
Lyrics
No One Needs To Know - Lyrics
No one needs to know, my love
How sweet our love can be
No one needs to know, my love
The sweet things you do to me
Sometimes the secretest of secrets
Are best kept to themselves
For they lose their power
When we tell someone else
So no one needs to know the way
Your glances cast a spell
No one needs to know how fast
How very hard I fell
And if you're still in love with someone
That you loved years ago
Well darling
No one needs to know
So no one needs to know the way
Your kiss feels on my cheek
And no one needs to know I know
Your words before you speak
And if you're still in love with someone
That you loved years ago
Well darling
No one needs to know -
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Let's Regret This In Advance
2:45
Lyrics
Let's Regret This In Advance - Lyrics
Standing there before the altar
Lovers make a vow
But forevers sometimes falter
In the here and now
Still it's in the holy Bible
One should never stray
So you and I'll be wholly liable
If there's hell to pay
So let's regret this in advance
Why wait until it's over
If we're gonna take a chance
On what tonight may bring
Let's tell all there is to tell
And speak of things unspoken
We both know, we know full well
That true hearts will be broken
So let's feel sorry at the start
And save all the hours later
After both of us depart
From what tonight may bring
If we're about to do
What we set out to do
And yield to this romance
Let's not wait until it's over, no no
Let's regret this in advance
If we're about to do
What we set out to do
When we began this little dance
Let's not wait until it's over
Let's just regret this in advance -
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Don't I Know You
3:05
Lyrics
Don't I Know You - Lyrics
Don't I know you from someplace
I'd swear I know you from someplace
'Cos that really is some face
Don't I know you from someplace
Don't I know you from somewhere
I'd swear I know you from somewhere
From those lips beyond compare
Don't I know you from somewhere
You, I know you from our honeymoon
And from the happy day we met
But when the bills pile high
And when the babies cry
How very quickly we forget
Don't I know you from sometime
Yes it's really been some time
So let's steal tonight from time
'Cos I know you from someplace
You brush against my skin
The passion's back again
This love song isn't over yet
'Cos I still know you from somewhere
I can still hear the drum there
We were never far from there
'Cos I know you from somewhere
I still know you from sometime
Don't I know you from someplace -
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Philanthropy
2:53
Lyrics
Philanthropy - Lyrics
I used to keep unto myself
I didn't think of no one else
I didn't go out of my way
I couldn't spare the time of day
Couldn't stop and lend a hand
To my fellow, fellow man
Couldn't look him in the eye
'Cos I was barely getting by
But since you fell in love with me
It's like I won the lottery
I'm happy as a soul can be
I've taken up philanthopy
(Doo we, doo we, doo we, doo we do)
'Cos baby every time we kiss
It's a hundred thousand just like this
Directly into my account
What a staggering amount
And when I sleep you hold me tight
I make a million overnight
And that's the way I start each day
With so much more to give away
So now when I walk down the street
I smile at everyone I meet
I'm kind to everyone I see
I've taken up philanthropy
Baby you're so good to me
I'm feeling very Carnegie
Oh baby you're my every wish
I'm feeling Rockefeller-ish
I'm feeling very much inclined
To benefit all humankind
To bring whatever I can bring
'Cos I don't want for anything
Since you feel in love with me
It's like I won the lottery
I'm happy as a soul can be
I've taken up philanthropy
Every time it rains it rains
Pennies from heaven -
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Stay On Your Side of Town
2:54
Lyrics
Stay On Your Side of Town - Lyrics
I get the north side where the brownstones are
You get the south side and the big blues bar
Cross the river and you've come too far
Stay on your side of town
I get the sunrise on the lake at dawn
You get three bedrooms and the sprawling lawn
That's the deal and yes the deal's still on
Stay on your side of town
I thought I saw you walking on the pier last night
I thought I saw you walking through the crowd
I thought I saw you walking on the pier last night
And I almost went to find you
Someone should remind you
That there's a line along Grand Avenue
And there's nothing different we can do
Not at least until I'm over you
Stay on your side of town
I thought I saw you walking on the pier last night
And I wouldn't say it matters but
'Til my heart un-shatters
I get the north side where the brownstones are
You get the south side and the big blues bar
Cross the river and you've come too far
Stay on your side of town -
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Coda: Maybe If I Sang Cole Porter
1:45
Lyrics
Coda: Maybe If I Sang Cole Porter - Lyrics
Maybe if my heels were higher
Maybe if I grew my hair
Maybe if I wore those Spanish earrings
Maybe you would see I care
But maybe if I sang Cole Porter
Sang those ballads tenderly
You'd maybe finally see
How happy we could be
And you'd maybe fall in love with me
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New Non-Fiction 2001
Performing Songwriter Magazine’s Editor’s Choice, top 10 DIY records of the year. Washington Post: “always an impressive songwriter, Werner continues to compose sharp, funny, compassionate lyrics, a gift rare enough to set her apart…”
Released 2001. Recorded in Nashville in the summer of 2001, NNF was produced by colin linden (producer of the bruce cockburn’s charity of night and breakfast in new orleans cd’s) and features richard bell on keyboards (from janis joplin’s pearl album), dave roe on bass (johnny cash’s gut-string bass player) and colin playing tasty slide solos and rollicking electric guitar parts.
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Stationary
3:16
Lyrics
Stationary - Lyrics
Hold on both hands, don't let go
Don't lean too far back or too far in
And don't get fancy
You might hurt yourself or someone else
Sun up overhead is spinning
All the trees and sidewalks turning 'round
And those familiar faces
Smiling and then disappearing
Loneliness in love propels you
All the world is moving very fast
And everybody tells you
Find one thing that's stationary
Dizzy, dizzy, palms are sweating
All the blood is rushing to your head
And you begin to wonder
If you've had a bit too much
Still you can't resist the ride
You've loved it since you were a child in school
And you were looking for that
Something sure and steady out there
Loneliness in love propels you
All the world is moving very fast
And everybody tells you
Find one thing that's stationary
And baby is that you
'Cos I want it to be you
But you keep moving too
Yeah you keep moving too
And nothing does stand still
Nothing ever will
At least until the world stops turning altogether
Hold on both hands, don't let go
Don't lean too far back or too far in
And don't get fancy
You might lose yourself in someone else
Everywhere the signs are posted
And they say you play at your own risk
But break your heart or something
You'll be back again tomorrow
Loneliness in love propels you
All the world is moving very fast
And everybody tells you
Find one thing that's stationary
Loneliness in love propels you
All the world is moving very fast
And everybody tells you
Find one thing that's stationary -
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Shade of Grey
3:50
Lyrics
Shade of Grey - Lyrics
God forbid you ever mention that you're looking for love
Mention it to anyone
And you'll be gettin' more advice than you could ever dream of
Cheap advice, ain't it fun
Hey, let everybody have their say
And at the end of the day
All you really get's another shade of grey
And everybody's gonna tell you 'xactly what you oughta do
If you're thinking 'bout a family
Have a baby, don't have any, really gotta have two
If you wanna live happily
Hey, let everybody have their say
And at the end of the day
All you really get's another shade of grey
And time just ticks away
With the whole world holding sway
While the sun goes down on one more twenty-four hours and
Everybody yippin' yappin' in the interview chair
Hawking their philosophy
Be a Christian, be a Buddhist, be a billionaire
Be like me, can't you see
Hey, let everybody have their say
And at the end of the day
All you really get's another shade of grey
So get up and walk away
Walk away
So don't tell me the answers
I'd rather learn them for myself
And don't sell me your answers
Put your book back on the shelf
With the new non-fiction and
When everybody's making weather in your overworked brain
Drizzlin' on your picnic
Just take a step in one direction and you're out of the rain
And your road's yellow brick
And hey you're off to see
Hey, let everybody have their say
And at the end of the day
At the end of the day
At the end of the day
All you really get's another shade of
Grey
All you get's another shade of grey
So get up, get up, get up
Get up
Get up and walk away -
3
Blue Guitar
2:55
Lyrics
Blue Guitar - Lyrics
Oh my famous heartache
Here you are at my door
Half a year it's been over
Here you come hoping for more
More of that beautiful tension
More of that sweet release
Oh together we did make a lovely and true masterpiece
But given time we all move on
Grieve awhile then let go
Let the new light come shining in
Let the new colours show
'Cos we can't go back to someplace
Someplace we've already been
That's why I know my darling
We can't paint that blue guitar again
Maybe we're still feeling lonely
Maybe we're still feeling sad
But we gave each other
Everything we had
May well have been the best loving
Best loving I've ever known
But the secret to getting it right
Is to know when to leave it alone
And given time we all move on
Grieve awhile then let go
Let the new light come shining in
Let the new colours show
'Cos we can't go back to someplace
Someplace we've already been
That's why I know my darling
We can't paint that blue guitar again
'Cos we can't go back to someplace
Someplace we've already been
That's why I know, why I know my darling
We can't paint that blue guitar again -
4
Yellow House
2:14
Lyrics
Yellow House - Lyrics
This little yellow house has too many rooms
Too many rooms, too many rooms
This little yellow house has too many rooms
And I sit all alone and cry
I had me a good man, lord I let him go
He went back to St Paul and I let him go
I had me a good man, lord I let him go
Now I sit all alone and cry
And my sister's baby boy has learned to say my name
Learned to say my name, he's learned to say my name
My sister's baby boy has learned to say my name
And I sit all alone and cry
And the sands in the hourglass gather down below
Gather below, they gather below
The sands in the hourglass gather down below
And I sit all alone and cry
In this little yellow house with too many rooms
Too many, too many, too many rooms
This little yellow house has too many rooms
And I sit all alone and cry
Yes I sit all alone and cry -
5
(It's OK to) Feel Good
3:55
Lyrics
(It's OK to) Feel Good - Lyrics
Yes I've seen you here before
Standing just inside the door
'Cos you'd never wanna take up any room
And everybody's slow dancing in the hall
But you just hold tight to the wall
'Cos a little pleasure, that would be too much to presume
Yes and that's the way it's been
But you'd love to join on in
You'd join in but you just don't think you should
Well now come on along with me
Let me help you see
That baby it's okay to feel good
'Cos you're the kind to stand out in the rain
Never tap on a windowpane
'Cos you wouldn't want to trouble anyone
And when they call your name for the parade
You always step back in the shade
'Cos you wouldn't want to inconvenience the sun
No you never ask for much
But you miss that tender touch
And you'd reach out, oh you'd reach out if you could
Well now come on and take my hand
Let me help you understand
That baby it's okay to feel good
Yeah baby it's okay
Let down your guard
Life's too long
Life's too hard
Baby it's okay
To enjoy yourself
To lean your head
On someone else's shoulder for a while
And all you have to say is yes
To a little tenderness
And your heart and soul are just wishing that you would
'Cos the night's still plenty young
And it's okay to need someone
Baby it's okay to feel good -
6
All of The Above
3:41
Lyrics
All of The Above - Lyrics
I'm makin' my list, checkin' it twice
Looking for a lover who is naughty and nice
Looking for an innocent with schoolboy charm
Looking for a kinky little French gendarme
Looking for a felon with a tattooed arm and a leather glove
And I want all of the above
All of the above, that's right
All the above and all of this too
Want me a nature boy paddlin' a canoe
A Wall Street wizard in a pinstripe vest
A doey-eyed Bowie in a little black dress
I once settled for so much less, what was I thinking of
Now I want all of the above
All of the above
All of the above is what I need
All of the aforementioned yes indeed
Feelin' pretty lonely and I must concede
That I need some love
And I want all of the above now
All of the above
Yeah I want all of the above but none of the below
None of what's to follow now no no no
An old man gettin' by on schoolboy charm
A dirty and perverted little French gendarme
A felon with a fully loaded firearm, headin' to Mexico
I want none of the below now
No no no no no no no no
None of the below, none of these please
Nature boy kissin' all the Christmas trees
A Wall Street wizard in a junk bond mess
A doey-eyed Bowie wearin' my black dress
I'm never gonna meet with any real success in that scenario
I want none of the below now
None of the below, nothin' of the kind
None of that was really what I had in mind
True true lovin' baby's hard to find but I know I know
That I want none of the below
And hey, hey
Everybody looking for a Tom Terrific
Hey hey
North Atlantic to the South Pacific
Hey hey
I've done my study and it's scientific and the numbers showed
Take none of the below
And get all of the above
Hey hey hey
All of the above and none of the below
Line up all my candidates in one long row
Line up all my candidates if anybody comes
So far it's just me twiddlin' my thumbs
So far it's just me
Livin' off crumbs
And I want some love
And I want all of the above -
7
Everybody's Talking
4:06
Lyrics
Everybody's Talking - Lyrics
(by Harry Nilsson)
Everybody's talking at me
I can't hear a word they're saying
Only the echoes of my mind
People stop and stare
But I can't see their faces
Only the shadows of their eyes
I'm going where the sun keeps shining
Through the pouring rain
Going where the weather suits my clothes
Banking off of the northeast wind
Sailing on summer breeze
Skipping over the ocean
Like a stone
(Everybody's talking at me
Everybody's talking at me
I don't hear a word they're saying)
Yeah
(Only the echoes of my mind)
(I'm going where the sun keeps shining) I'm going where the sun keeps shining
(Through the pouring rain) Through the pouring rain
(Going where the weather suits my clothes) Going where the weather suits my clothes
(Banking off the northeast wind) Banking off the northeast wind
(Sailing on summer breeze) Sailing on summer breeze
(Skipping over) Skipping over the ocean (skipping over, skipping over the ocean)
Like a stone
'Cos everybody's talking (everybody's talking)
Everybody's talking at me -
8
Misery & Happiness
4:44
Lyrics
Misery & Happiness - Lyrics
Misery
Misery sings at the Hilton
Steps into the purple spotlight
Leans into the microphone
Misery
Sways his hips and smooths his hair back
Winks at you and gets you thinking
He is handsome from a certain angle
Happiness
Slips in and takes a seat
At a table in the corner
And watches you with real concern, yeah
Happiness
Walks up and taps your shoulder and says
"Call me when you wanna come back home"
Misery
Woos you when his show is over
Buys you drinks and keeps you laughing
While he's looking down your shirt
Misery
Says, "I believe in destiny"
Says, "Destiny says brought us together"
Says, "Who's that asshole in the corner?"
Happiness
Doodles on a cocktail napkin
And waits for you to figure out
That you should really lose this loser
And Happiness
Smiles a sympathetic smile that says
"Call me when you wanna come back home"
Misery
Says, "Oh I know life can be too hard to bear sometimes, yeah"
Misery
Says, "So why don't we go get a room upstairs
'Cos I never disappoint"
Misery
Says, "Hey baby where you going?
I thought we had an understanding
You shouldn't really lead me on like that"
Misery
Says, "Well lady I know your kind
You'll settle down with someone boring
And then you will come looking for me"
And Happiness
Says, says, "Misery leave her alone
'Cos I know you get your share of girls
But I prefer a full-grown woman"
Happiness
Says, "Honey you know the number
Call me when you wanna come back home -
9
Barbed Wire Boys
3:20
Lyrics
Barbed Wire Boys - Lyrics
Well I come from the rural Midwest
It's the land I love more than all the rest
It's the place I know and understand
Like a false-front building
Like the back of my hand
And the men I knew when I was coming up
Were sober as coffee in a Styrofoam cup
There were Earls and Rays, Harlans and Roys
They were full-grown men
They were barbed wire boys
They raised grain and cattle on the treeless fields
Sat at the head of the table and prayed before meals
Prayed an Our Father and that was enough
Pray more than that and you couldn't stay tough
Tough as the busted thumbnails on the weathered hands
They worked the gold plate off their wedding bands
And they never complained, no they never made noise
And they never left home
These barbed wire boys
'Cos their wildest dreams were all fenced in
By the weight of family, by the feeling of sin
That'll prick your skin at the slightest touch
If you reach too far, if you feel too much
So their deepest hopes never were expressed
Just beat like bird's wings in the cage of their chest
All the restless longings, all the secret joys
That never were set free
In the barbed wire boys
And now one by one they're departing this earth
And it's clear to me now 'xactly what they're worth
Oh they were just like Atlas holding up the sky
You never heard him speak, you never saw him cry
But where do the tears go, that you never shed
Where do the words go, that you never said
Well there's a blink of the eye, there's a catch in the voice
That is the unsung song
Of the barbed wire boys -
10
Big Car
3:08
Lyrics
Big Car - Lyrics
Don't want style
Don't want speed
I want size, size is what I need
I don't need handling or a fancy name
Just want a humongous mother of a frame
I want a leather power seat
Want you to move when I come down the street
I want a big big car
'Cos size is righteous
Size is good
Piece of steel size of Utah for the hood
Gigantic windows
Gigantic doors
Square corners so I win all the wars
Ain't like the Bible
Ain't that a crime
But you know Goliath takes 'em every time
I want a big big car, yeah
So you can keep your stupid SUV
Give me a big old ugly LTD
A Lincoln Town Car
Or a Grand Marquee
And I'm a woman driving destiny around
Because almighty is how it feels
Driving a one-storey building on wheels
I feel passion
I feel romance
I feel like Patton rolling over France
So tell me mister
Tell me what you got
I want the biggest lemon on the lot
I want a big big big big big big car
I want a big big big big (big big) mother of a car (car)
I want a big big big big big big car -
11
Nefertiti's Dream
3:38
Lyrics
Nefertiti's Dream - Lyrics
Time
Can bring on seven years of rain
Wash the rushes from the plains
But it can't touch us
And time
Can turn a mighty river's course
Break its will and bend it north
But it can't touch us
So let the forces of nature pull
Let the sea's rise fill the deserts full
There's still just one thing immovable in this world
In this world
Just one thing stronger than
Time
Can run its fingers through our hair
Paint us white and silver there
But it can't touch us
And time, time, time
Can steal the light from out our eyes
But something shining still survives
'Cos it can't touch us
No
They'll lay us down in the warm soft earth
A thousand rounds of death and birth
One day they'll uncover what we're worth and they'll see
They'll see the truth of it
That kingdoms come and the kingdoms go
Lost cities in the sands below
One day they'll all learn what we both know
Only love can live forever after
Only love
Only love
Only love
Time
Can take this moment, make it end
Win the game of make-pretend
But it can't
Touch us
No it can't touch us
Only love -
12
Epilogue: May I Suggest
3:28
Lyrics
Epilogue: May I Suggest - Lyrics
May I suggest
May I suggest to you
May I suggest this is the best part of your life
May I suggest
This time is blessed for you
This time is blessed and shining almost blinding bright
Just turn your head
And you'll begin to see
The thousand reasons that were just beyond your sight
The reasons why
Why I suggest to you
Why I suggest this is the best part of your life
There is a world
That's been addressed to you
Addressed to you, intended only for your eyes
A secret world
Like a treasure chest to you
Of private scenes and brilliant dreams that mesmerise
A lover's trusting smile
A tiny baby's hands
The million stars that fill the turning sky at night
Oh I suggest
Oh I suggest to you
Oh I suggest this is the best part of your life
There is a hope
That's been expressed in you
The hope of seven generations, maybe more
And this is the faith
That they invest in you
It's that you'll do one better than was done before
Inside you know
Inside you understand
Inside you know what's yours to finally set right
And I suggest
And I suggest to you
And I suggest this is the best part of your life
This is a song
Comes from the west to you
Comes from the west, comes from the slowly setting sun
With a request
With a request of you
To see how very short the endless days will run
And when they're gone
And when the dark descends
Oh we'd give anything for one more hour of light
And I suggest this is the best part of your life
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- 1 Time Between Trains 7:23
- 2 Petaluma Afternoons 5:27
- 3 Shade of Grey 3:58
- 4 Yellow House 4:11
- 5 Goodbye Carla Faye 5:02
- 6 Shot Tower 6:48
- 7 Big Car 3:08
- 8 Misery & Happiness 4:01
- 9 Barbed Wire Boys 5:54
- 10 Sorry About Jesus 3:31
- 11 Au Naturelle 4:46
- 12 Ain't I Lonely 6:57
- 13 Tall Drink of Water 10:37
- 14 Light Sleeper 14:38
- 15 Standing in My Own Way 4:38
- 16 May I Suggest 4:28
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Time Between Trains 1998
Quintessentially Nashville and rich with stand-out performances that highlight Susan Werner’s strong songwriting. Produced by guitar wizard Darrell Scott, features the likes of upright bassist Viktor Krauss and legendary timekeeper Kenny Malone.
Released 1998. Bottom Line Records. Recorded in Nashville.
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1
Time Between Trains
3:45
Lyrics
Time Between Trains - Lyrics
I'm waitin' at the station
I can choose my destination
I'm a free soul, I got no chains
But it's a long time between trains
I took a long nap, I read a whole book
I got nice legs, I got decent looks
And I'm not one who complains
But it's a long time between trains
And who'd have thought it all those years
That I would find myself back here
Feelin' restless and ignored
Starin' at the schedule board
Wonderin' why the fates above
Always route love through Miami
And somewhere lovers smile their smiles
While I count the ceiling tiles
And well give or take a few
There's one thousand fifty-two
But that depends if you include
The eighty-eight out in the hall
Yes I'm waitin' at the station
With my old friend sublimation
You know the Wright boys designed planes
Must have been a long time... -
2
Old Mistake
4:26
Lyrics
Old Mistake - Lyrics
It was another birthday party
That Tina threw herself
She said that you would be there
So I came armed with someone else
And everybody turned to greet me
McGee and all the rest
'Cept you turned toward the TV
Distinctly unimpressed
'Cos I speak such diamonds
But you know me for a fake
You see right through me
'Cos I'm just your old
Mistake
And time does not undo it
It's been three years or more
Since those most famous kisses
On my living room floor
But those most famous kisses
Were as far as we got
I froze 'cos you were perfect
I froze 'cos I was not
And I poured the champagne
While McGee served up the cake
And you walked right past me
'Cos I'm just your old mistake
I'm just a mistake in judgement
One that you will not make again
Just a mistake in believing
I'd do more than waste your time
My friend
But it was nice to see you
Even from afar
Even as you drove away
In your new lover's car
'Cos you still move the planets
And you still pull the strings
And you still make me want to fade
Into the panelling
'Cos I blew my chances
Yeah I froze up like a lake
And you just skate on by now
'Cos I'm just your old
I'm just your old mistake -
3
Bring 'Round The Boat
3:36
Lyrics
Bring 'Round The Boat - Lyrics
Judy turns fifty. Three days later her husband takes seven thousand dollars from their joint account and buys a diamond ring for his much younger mistress. A week later Judy discovers all of this and, quite upset, she calls him at work for an explanation. And he says, "Yes but the check didn't bounce..."
Bring 'round the boat
Bring 'round the boat, girls
Bring 'round the boat, girls
From what I hear
The island's very nice this time of year
Sheila tells the policeman, "I've got all of his phone messages here on a cassette marked 'Death Threats'. No, he never sent any letters, he's dyslexic so he doesn't like to write anything, ever. It's funny, he always said how that made him more compassionate..."
Bring 'round the boat
Bring 'round the boat, girls
Bring 'round the boat, girls
From what I hear
The island's very nice this time of year
White sand, beaches and emerald seas
Palm trees swayin' in the Mediterranean breeze
Sunshine every day of the week
And all the signs are in Greek
Linda's boyfriend walks in the door. He just drove the fourteen-year-old babysitter home and his tie is untied and his shirt's buttoned up all wrong. He puts the keys on the table, looks up at Linda and says, "Oh did we need milk?"
Bring 'round the boat
Bring 'round the boat, girls
Bring 'round the boat, girls
From what I hear
The island's very nice this time of
Year
Bring 'round the boat, bring 'round the boat, bring 'round the boat
Bring 'round the boat, girls
'Cos the island's very nice this time of year
Anchors away -
4
Sorry About Jesus
3:09
Lyrics
Sorry About Jesus - Lyrics
Hello Amy Miles
I'm surprised to see you
Do you live here now
Are you married
Do you have some kids
Are you still painting
Oh, that's good, that's good
You really were good at it
Yes I'm fine, I'm fine
I live in Houston now
I have a son
His name is Tyler and he's three years old
His dad and I
We couldn't work it out
But really that's okay
And by the way
I'm sure that you remember I was weird in school
I'm sorry about Jesus and all that you know
When I memorized the Bible I went overboard
And I prayed for your soul and you were saved, you said
And I was glad to tears you wouldn't go to hell
With everybody else
Oh I was weird in school
I'm sorry about Jesus and all that you know
I try to just forget about it all
So how is your mom
Yeah she was funny
Yeah she made me laugh
And she smoked Camels
I remember that
She drinks a lot
Oh yeah I guess she does
I guess she always did
Yeah my dad's alright
He's got the house out by the reservoir
I only see him maybe once a year
My mom's in Tulsa with her husband Bill
Who doesn't beat her up
And by the way
I'm sure that you remember I was weird in school
I'm sorry about Jesus and all that you know
I'm hardly like the person that I was back then
I never read the Bible
I don't pray to God
I'm not real sure he listens, you know what I mean
But I really hoped he did when I was seventeen
I'm sorry about Jesus and all that you know
I try to just forget about it all
I try to just forget about it all
I try to just forget about it all -
5
Petaluma Afternoons
3:52
Lyrics
Petaluma Afternoons - Lyrics
Sonoma County on a Sunday
Not a cloud in the California sky
Cement Buddha in the backyard
Unperturbed by the ants crawling up his thigh
T.J. sittin' in a deck chair
Smiles her easy smile from ear to ear
Maura standin' in the doorway
Says, "You really ought to move out here"
Petaluma afternoons
When the light comes pouring in
The buttered sunshine on your skin is
Full of love and vitamins
And they always end too soon
These Petaluma afternoons
Yeah
Put your book up on the table
Stretch yourself back underneath the sun
Close your eyes and let the daydreams
Dance across your forehead one by one
Troubles fade into the distance
The Doobie Brothers on the radio
Maura reads the weather for ya
Says, "New York City got another three feet of snow"
Petaluma afternoons
When the light comes pouring in
The buttered sunshine on your skin is
Full of love and vitamins
And they always end too soon
These Petaluma afternoons
Feel the healing golden rays
Feel them warm your frozen bones
Listen as the music plays
And the serotonin flows in
Goodbye kisses 'round sundown
Gas and coffee by the Interstate
Due in Vancouver in the morning
Safe to say you're gonna be just a little late
But Portland's nothing but a downspout
Seattle is only sailboats in the rain
So drag your feet in California
God knows you got nothing to explain
Petaluma afternoons
When the light comes pouring in
The buttered sunshine on your skin's
Full of love and vitamins
And they always end too soon
These Petaluma afternoons
These Petaluma afternoons
These Petaluma afternoons
These Petaluma afternoons
Feel the healing golden rays
As the serotonin flows in -
6
Courting The Muse
3:30
Lyrics
Courting The Muse - Lyrics
Well I lit up all the candles
And I turned out all the lights
And I waited up all hours
But she did not come by last night
She is beautiful as music
But jealous to the bone
And she will only love you
If you love her alone
And she used to sleep beside me
In my narrow single bed
When I took public transportation
And I was badly underfed
And she loved me more than a lover
More than anyone I've known
Yes she will truly love you
If you love her alone, yeah
But then came some fame and fortune
And I got to feelin' pleased
And I paid her less attention
As my situation eased
So she left me for a busker
On the Spanish steps in Rome
And I could see that she loved him
'Cos he loved her alone
Now every night I light the candles
And I pray that she'll return
For I have learned the double lesson
That all her suitors learn
Don't get too much lovin'
Don't care what you own
'Cos she will only love you
If you love her alone
Love her alone
You must love her alone, yeah -
7
Montgomery Street
4:59
Lyrics
Montgomery Street - Lyrics
The air is still sweet on Montgomery Street
Where the road bends around to the west
The flowershop waits for the five-thirty train
And the wives wait around for the rest
There are loves that you wear in a ring on your hand
In a frame on the living-room shelf
There are some that you sing to the wide open plains
There are some that you keep to yourself
The books that you read at the side of your bed
And the turn at the top of the stairs
The sound of my name in the sound of your voice
The beginnings of grey in your hair
There are loves that you wear in a ring on your hand
In a frame on the living-room shelf
There are some that you sing to the wide open plains
There are some that keep to yourself
The air is still sweet on Montgomery Street
But the moon is unbearably bright
The ache unmistakably somebody else
Where you sleep in her arms every night
There are loves that you wear in a ring on your hand
In a frame on the living-room shelf
There are some that you sing to the wide open plains
There are some that you keep -
8
Like Bonsai
4:07
Lyrics
Like Bonsai - Lyrics
The lady at the greenhouse said, "That would be seven-fifty please"
You drove us down the gravel roads, I held it balanced on my knees
You said we'd keep it inside so the branches wouldn't freeze
And I asked you what would happen
If we let it grow
And you said
Some trees were meant to reach
Reach up for the sky
Some trees we trim to keep them pretty
Like bonsai
Winters and then summers and then I was seventeen
We packed up my fall sweaters and my possibilities
And we cried the day you left me at the university
And it was something I remember
As I watched you turn and go
That some trees were meant to reach, you said
Reach up for the sky
Some trees we trim to keep them pretty
Like bonsai, like bonsai
Some trees we trim back
Some hands we tie
Some wings we clip
Some feet we bind
Nineteen forty-eight it was and you were twelve years old
Dreaming about high school and you asked if you could go
And your mother said
"Even very clever girls are better off at home"
Some trees were meant to reach
Reach up for the sky
Some trees we trim to keep them pretty
Like bonsai, like bonsai -
9
Can't Let You In
3:44
Lyrics
Can't Let You In - Lyrics
I can hear you at the bottom of the stairs
The sound of breaking bottles, curses splittin' the air
You're shoutin' up the hallway, shouting down the street
I have to close my ears, I can't stand the heat
And I can't let you in, I can't let you in, I can't let you in
And I have a picture hanging on the wall
Of you in all your tall and handsome just before the fall
And I have a black mark written in my book
Of all the times you ripped me off and everything you took
And I can't let you in, I can't let you in, I can't let you in
Your long sad story breaks my heart
And no sarcasm on my part
But if I let you look me in the face
You'll get the best of me
You know my weakest place
And I can't let you in
And I can hear you cryin' leanin' up against the door
Cryin' like a lost child that I don't love you anymore
But love you, yes I love you and that's what this is about
I can't pick you up, I can't throw you out
And I can't let you in, I can't let you in... -
10
Standing In My Own Way
3:57
Lyrics
Standing In My Own Way - Lyrics
( By Dana Cooper)
There goes me
Giving in easily
Trying too hard to please
Soft in the middle
Faithlessly
Chickening out on me
Blaming the big machine
Cursing in riddles
Frightened and little
Standing in my own way
Here am I
Questioning where, how, why
Watching my life roll by
I don't want to blow it, no
Contrary me
Begging to disagree
Making mistakes in threes
Wrong and I know it
Too proud to show it
Standing in my own way
Standing in my own way
You naysayer
Oh you're doing what you do best again
Get out of my way you betrayer, no
Don't be so damn sure
You'll win
'Cos we are through
There's not enough room for two
I'm stepping right over you
Open that front door
'Cos here I come
Banging my broken drum
I've got you on the run
I'm winning this old war
There will be no more
Standing in my own way
Standing in my own way -
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Vincent
3:39
Lyrics
Vincent - Lyrics
Starry starry night
Paint your palette blue and grey
Look out on a summer's day
With eyes that know the darkness of the soul
Shadows on the hill
Sketch the trees and the daffodils
Catch the breeze and the winter chills
In colours on the snowy linen land
Now I understand
What you tried to say to me
How you suffered for your sanity
And how you tried to set them free
They wouldn't listen, they did not know how
Perhaps they'll listen now
Starry starry night
Flaming flowers brightly blaze
Swirling clouds in violet haze
Reflect in Vincent's eyes of china blue
Colours changing hue
Morning fields of amber grain
Weathered faces lined in pain
All soothed beneath the artist's loving hand
Now I understand
Just what you tried to say to me
And how you suffered for your sanity
And how you tried to set them free
They wouldn't listen, they did not know how
Perhaps they'll listen now
And no they did not love you
But still your love was true
And when no hope was left in sight
On that starry starry night
You took your life as lovers often do
But I could have told you Vincent
This world was never meant
For one as beautiful as you
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Last of The Good Straight Girls 1995
Released 1995. Private Music. Susan’s national label debut (Private Music/BMG) created an audience for her beyond the east coast, with two tours with joan armatrading following this release, recorded in New York City and Los Angeles.
Produced by Fernando Saunders (Lou Reed’s long time bass player and collaborator), the cast of players includes Marshall Crenshaw and Mitchell Froom.
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Last of The Good Straight Girls
3:43
Lyrics
Last of The Good Straight Girls - Lyrics
She is waiting in the rain
She is taking a commuter train
She is wearing a beret
Always wanted just to look that way
She appreciates the thought
As you help her with the bag she brought
She extends a little smile
As she looks at you across the aisle
But gone the days of the corduroy jumpers
And your very first string of pearls
Say a prayer for the souls of the fallen
And the last of the good straight girls
She is riding on the bus
And she winces when the people cuss
She is reading from a book
That she needed for a class she took
She puts a marker in the spine
As we're crossing over city line
As she steps down on the street
There's a man she never planned to meet
Hey gone the days of the corduroy jumpers
And your very first string of pearls
Say a prayer for the souls of the fallen
And the last of the good straight girls
And you say oh, oh, oh, oh, where did the gentle women go
And you say where oh where is the town I used to know
And you say why, oh why is it slipping out of sight
Is there something in the night
Is there something out there happening in the night
Yeah
She bought a second-hand Ford
Doesn't bother with the bus no more
She rolls the windows up tight
When she's waiting at the traffic light
Through the bulletproof glass
She buys a paper and a tank of gas
Does she seem a little scared
Well she's always gotta be prepared
Hey gone the days of the corduroy jumpers
And your very first string of pearls
It's keys in hand and a gun in the pocket
Of the last of the good straight girls
Say goodbye to your Eisenhower-shiny world
Say a prayer for the souls of the fallen
And the last of the good straight girls -
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Still Believe
5:19
Lyrics
Still Believe - Lyrics
Lewis lost his marriage when he lost his illusions
That it had been the modern-day ideal
They both worked way too hard and made love way too little
No surprise she found that San Jose had more appeal
But last night I saw Lewis walking down by the river
With a suitcase in his hand
Lewis looked at me with eyes that were wiser and said
"I'm going there to make her understand"
That I still believe, hmm, I still believe
I still believe, I still believe
I still believe, hmm, I still believe
I still believe, I still
Lucy lost her parents when she lost her illusions
That theirs had been the family ideal
Lucy dove into the fast and shiny city
She found her feet in dancing but she lost the heart to feel much of anything
But last night I saw Lucy walking down by the river
With a husband and a brand-new son
And Lucy looked at me with eyes that were wiser and said
"Who'd have thought that I would be the one?"
But I still believe, I still believe
I still believe, I still believe
I still believe, I still believe
I still believe, I still
Laura lost her bearings when she lost her illusions
That she had nothing much to fear
She lost her ponytail and six long months of sleeping
When the Big C came to call last fall
But last night I saw Laura walking down by the river
And I could hardly hide my tears
Laura looked at me with eyes that were wiser and said
"Wanna go with me to Italy next year?"
I still believe, mm-hmm, I still believe -
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Man I Used To Love
4:09
Lyrics
Man I Used To Love - Lyrics
I could throw my things together
Hustle for the train
Pay my weight in silver
For the last seat on that westbound plane
I would fidget in the taxi
I would pray I find him in
Get down right there on my knees
But where would I begin
It's such a long way, a long way back
To the man I used to love
It's a long way, such a long way back
To the man I used to love
There were eyes that seemed to reach me
Arms that opened wide
There were lips that seemed to know me
It was bottled up inside me
It was winter up in Boston
It was springtime in DC
It was June in Chattanooga
It was much too much for me
Now it's a long way, a long way back
To the man I used to love
It's a long way, such a long way back
To the man I used to love
A beautiful thing, liberation
Lets you write your ticket to hell
Offer your own explanation
But the fact is this does not reflect too well on me
Now it's sizzling in Manhattan
And the sirens down below
Are screaming some disaster
Like I don't already know
That my anchorman is leaving me
Closing down the show
There's a preacher on the TV hollering
"Girl I told you so"
Now it's a long way, a long way back
To the man I used to love
It's a long way, such a long way back
To the man I used
To love
Such a long way back
Such a long way back to the man I used to love
It's a long way back
A long way, a long way
Such a long way -
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St. Mary's Of Regret
4:07
Lyrics
St. Mary's Of Regret - Lyrics
I'm wearing that dress
I've pulled on those gloves
I put on my veil
We once were in love
We once had it all
The entire sky
We threw it away
And I wonder why
Passion's always half impossibility
But lovers that we lose we never dare forget
We visit them in mourning in December and in May
In the graveyard of St Mary's of Regret
The end of the street
The wrought-iron gate
The cobblestone path
The names and the date
The anxious hello
The everyday laugh
The intimate tears
The epitaph
Passion's always half impossibility
But lovers that we lose we never dare forget
We visit them in mourning in December and in May
In the graveyard of St Mary's of Regret
You're married by now
She's kind I suppose
Does she know what she has
Does she tell you she knows
Do you put on the suit
Do you try on the tie
Do you walk through that gate
Do you wonder why
Passion's always half impossibility
But lovers that we lose we never dare forget
Maybe someday there I'll see you in December or in May
In the graveyard of St Mary's of Regret
In the graveyard of St Mary's of Regret... -
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No One Here But Me
4:13
Lyrics
No One Here But Me - Lyrics
I tried everything
I've been everywhere
I asked all my friends
And they've all been there
And it's always been
It'll always be
That there's no one here but me
I read the ancient walls
Walked the winding streets
Followed the pretty words
Slept in tangled sheets
But there is no cure
Across the sea
No there's no one here but me
And all the while
I've been wasting time
Putting the miles
In an uphill climb
Chasing the smiles
Of the satisfied
On the other side
He was the poet king
He was the promised land
He was the solid rock
He was the shifting sand
And the only thing
That's guaranteed
Is there's no one here but me
And all the while
I've been wasting time
Putting the miles
In an uphill climb
Chasing the smiles
Of the satisfied
On the other side
And all the years (yeah)
I just threw away
Wringing the tears (yeah)
From a perfect day
Chasing the ghost
Of a paradigm
From another time
So now there's no one to measure the size of my dreams
No one to tell me how crazy they seem
No one to tell me the way it ought to be
I get to write my history
I get to tell it like I see it
If there's no one here but me
Hey all the while (yeah)
I've been wasting time
Putting the miles (yeah)
In an uphill climb
Chasing the smiles
Of the satisfied
On the other side
And all the years (yeah)
I just threw away
Wringing the tears (yeah)
From a perfect day
Chasing the ghost (yeah)
Of a paradigm
From another time -
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Through The Glass
4:40
Lyrics
Through The Glass - Lyrics
God was I naive
Waiting like some little lamb
Willing to believe
The story of the big strong man
Who follows his own dreams
The man who would be king some day
But it isn't all it seems
With something always in the way
And the empire falls with every word you're fumbling for tonight
And I can't bear to fool myself again
When you say
Hang on, just a little bit longer
You say
Hold on, just a little bit more
But I, I know now what I didn't before
And I will not love you through the glass
Such a sleight of hand
Such a touch with subtle lies
Such a fine command
Of every common alibi
But then you lost your grip
And sank into a six-pack slide
Living for the sip
And killing off the king inside you
Call it running from the shadows
Call it running from the light
But you're fumbling for my name again tonight
And you say
Hang on, just a little bit longer
You say
Hold on, just a little bit more
But I, I know now what I didn't before
And I will not love you through the glass
Why dream on a dream that burns me
Why dream on a dream expired
I'm told that this dream returns
But lately I'm
So tired
I used to be naive
Waiting like some little lamb
Willing to believe
The story of the big strong man
Follows his own dreams
The man who would be king some day
But it isn't all it seems
With empty bottles standing in the way
And you say
Hang on, just a little bit longer
You say
Hold on, just a little bit more
But I, I know now what I didn't before
And I will not love you through the glass
You say
Hang on, just a little bit longer
You say
Hold on, just a little bit more
But I, I know now what I didn't before
And I will not love you through the glass
I will not love you
I will not love you through it -
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Some Other Town
4:08
Lyrics
Some Other Town - Lyrics
Some other town
Some other place
Some other eyes
Some other face
Some other tribe
Some other race
Lives in some other town
They shoot their drugs
They shoot their friends
And who's to blame
It all depends
There is a tear nobody mends
Down in some other town
In some other town
Somebody's boy
Is learning a dangerous trade
In some other town
Somebody's girl
Is joining the red-light parade
We contemplate
The business day
We throw the Sunday Times away
The cleaning ladies take their pay
Back to some other town
They take their cheque
They stand in line
Play every week
Lose every time
We call it fair
It could be crime
But that's some other town
In some other town
Somebody's boy
Has mastered his dangerous trade
In some other town
Somebody's girl
Is leading the red-light parade
Na na na na...
My heart is left
My head is right
My uniform
Suburban white
And I'll be driving home tonight
Over some other town
Around some other town
Right by some other town -
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Yes to You (Tappan Zee)
4:05
Lyrics
Yes to You (Tappan Zee) - Lyrics
Well it was all worked out from here to Oklahoma
All mapped out across the Tappan Zee
All laid out like dresses at the tailor's
Someone's groom and someone's bride-to-be
But you walked up and you changed the conversation
Quite profoundly you rocked my point of view
And here I am still straightening the paintings
Working my mind overtime on you
Well how would it be
If I said yes to you
How would I find
The strength to pull me through it
And how would it feel
If I got next to you
Well I don't know
But I know I'm gonna, mm-hmm
Now when storm clouds roll they roll from one direction
West to east they roll up against the moon
But you I swear I did not see this coming
And I do not see it moving on too soon
And God devised a mighty mighty heavy magnet
To draw the world up together man and wife
But someone must have slipped you some exemption
To throw this mighty wrench into my life
Well how would it be
If I said yes to you
How would I find
The strength to pull me through it
And how would it feel
If I got next to you
Well I don't know
But I know I'm gonna
That's right
Yeah
Well how would it be
If I said yes to you
How would I find
The strength to pull me through it
How would it feel
If I got next to you
Well I don't know
But I know I'm gonna
That's right, that's right
Well I don't know
But I know I'm a-gonna
Mm-hmm
I know I'm a-gonna go home
Oh I know
I know I'm a-gonna go home
I know
I know I know I can't
I can't help myself
Oh no with you I'm going -
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Something So Right
5:27
Lyrics
Something So Right - Lyrics
(By Paul Simon)
You got the cool water
When the fever runs high
You've got the look of love
Light in your eyes
And I was in crazy motion
'Til you calmed me down
It took a little time
To calm me down
When something goes wrong
I'm the first to admit it
The first to admit it
The last one to know
But if something goes right
Oh it's likely to lose me
It's out to confuse me
Because it's such an unusual sight
I swear I can't
I can't get used to something so right
Something so right
They got a wall in China
That's a thousand miles long
To keep out the foreigners
They made it strong
And I got a wall around me
That you can't even see
It took a little time
To let you get next to me
When something goes wrong
I'm the first to admit it
The first to admit it
The last one to know
But if something goes right
Oh it's likely to lose me
It's out to confuse me
Because it's such an unusual sight
I swear I can't
I can't get used to something so right
Mm something so right
Some people never say the words "I love you"
It's not their style
To be so bold
Some people never say those words "I love you"
But like a child
They're longing to be told
Mm
Something goes wrong
I'm the first to admit it
The first to admit it
The last one to know
But if something goes right
Oh it's likely to lose me
It's out to confuse me
Because it's such an unusual sight
I swear I can't
I can't get used to something so right
Mm something so right
Something so right
Something so right
Something so, something so right
Something so, something so right
So right, so right, so right
Something so right
Finally found myself
Something so right -
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Signing Your Name
5:10
Lyrics
Signing Your Name - Lyrics
Once in a while in my living room
I look up at your face
The man in the hand-painted photograph
I know you from someplace
What comes so hard from history
Comes so easy to my pen
And I keep signing your name
While the world remains the same around you
And I keep signing your name
Is that all that remains of us
Year after year in the shrinking walls
Nothing to the exchange
Wood in the smiles at the holidays
And your kiss that fit me strange
What comes so hard from history
Comes so easy to my pen
And I keep signing your name
While the world stays the same around you
And I keep signing your name
Is that all that remains of us
Gave the truth to the lie
Turned your eye to the sky
Looked away when I looked your way
There's a myth in the air
It's too late to repair
But you look at me anyway
Now where the kiss and the smile would be
The distance lies instead
Nine hundred miles of what might have been
And a world of things much better left unsaid
And I keep signing your name
While the world stays the same around you
And I keep signing your name
Is that all that remains of us
I keep signing your name
While the world remains the same around you
And I keep signing your name
Is that all remains of us
I keep signing your name -
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Much At All
3:15
Lyrics
Much At All - Lyrics
I like the sound of quiet with my coffee
I like the look of nothing on the wall
I like to read myself what's in the morning paper
I guess that I don't miss you much at all
I never shared your passion for the city
I never really cared for basketball
I seem to get along without the new New Yorker
I guess that I don't miss you much at all
But oh the days when we were lovers
Such the electric pair
Doomed in a way like all the others
Classic affairs are rare and fleeting
I must have missed the changing of the seasons
Well I've seen enough of New England in the fall
I've seen enough of anywhere we were together
I guess that I don't miss you much at all
Doomed in a way like all the others
Classic affairs are rare and fleeting
I'm staring out the window in the kitchen
I'm leaning on the railing in the hall
I'm trying for the life of me to do some living
It's good how I don't miss you much at all
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Live at Tin Angel 1993
Released 1993. Collected solo performances from Susan’s early years, all recorded at Philadelphia’s best listening room, the tin angel located on Second Street in old city Philly.
Highlights include My Mother’s Garden, My Soul’s Not At War, Society Ball, The Country Send Up, Ain’t I Lonely Tonight, and a version of Edith Piaf’s La Vie En Rose.
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1
So Heavy
3:41
Lyrics
So Heavy - Lyrics
My sister Sarah was a straight A student
Parked her soul behind a Ph.D
One day Sarah says, "I've never seen Paris"
I get a postcard from across the sea and she says
It's so heavy when you're holding up the ceiling
Ain't it lighter when you let the thing fall
Ain't it better having something you believe in
And ain't it heaven when you're never holding back at all
My brother Benny was a big time lawyer
A beautiful man in a Brooks Brothers suit
One day Benny throws his briefcase out the window
And he sold his car and bought a silver-plated flute and says
It's so heavy when you're holding up the ceiling
Ain't it lighter when you let the thing fall
Ain't it better having something you believe in
And ain't it heaven when you're never holding back at all
My brother Benny was a big man in the city
Benny always knew his way inside
Sarah always knew her ancient history
But it never comes to nothing if you never let it slide sometime
Sometime, yeah
This morning Richard never made it to the office
Richard called says he's home sick in bed
This morning Richard was a Rudolf Valentino
And I saw his wife tonight
And she was smiling when she said it to me
It's so heavy when you're holding up the ceiling
Ain't it lighter when you let the thing fall
Ain't it better having something you believe in
And ain't it heaven when you're never holding back at all -
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The Great Out There
4:21
Lyrics
The Great Out There - Lyrics
Catherine flew out to Senegal
In her Malian motley robes
In her voice were more colours than the rainbow she wore
And her cheeks were sweet Irish rose
She talked of dancing in bars in Dakar
To that African high-life jive
Her ma said, "Girl you're gonna get yourself killed"
She says, "I'm going just to be alive"
Oh when you get there, is there a there there
Do people care there, are people aware there
Do the boys and girls do more than
Break their toys and perm their hair there
Send an update Kate to your old roommate
From your big round world to my small flat state
Tell me what do you find when you open your eyes and your mind
To the great out there
She sent me a card from Zanzibar
From Khartoum and Marrakesh
And then later that year some letters appeared
From Nepal and Bangladesh
At first the words were laughter
The strange ways we live in peace
The next, the words were blurred with tears
The war, the famine, the disease
Oh when you get there, is there a there there
Do people care there, are people aware there
Do the boys and girls do more than
Break their toys and perm their hair there
Send an update Kate to your old roommate
From your big round world to my small flat state
Tell me what do you find when you open your eyes and your mind
To the great out there
I was born in Iowa
And that's where they'll bury me too
And the sacred things I hold near and dear
Are probably the same for you
So I'm glad I got my friend Catherine
She needs to know the new
Oh I spend my time wrapped up in my tribe
Till she brings the world into view
Catherine flew back from India
With malaria in her veins
But the fire returned to her clear blue eyes
Just as soon as it whirled from her brain
I said, "Catherine who will you be
When you're finally who you are?"
She smiled and said, "We'll see won't we
But there'll be more to be by far"
Oh when you get there, is there a there there
Do people care there, are people aware there
Do the boys and girls do more than
Break their toys and perm their hair there
Send an update Kate to your old roommate
From your big round world to my small flat state
Tell me what do you find when you open your eyes and your mind
To the great out there -
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Still Believe
5:26
Lyrics
Still Believe - Lyrics
Lewis lost his marriage when he lost his illusions
That it had been the modern-day ideal
They both worked way too hard and made love way too little
No surprise she found that San Jose had more appeal
But last night I saw Lewis walking down by the river
With a suitcase in his hand
Lewis looked at me with eyes that were wiser and said
"I'm going there to make her understand"
That I still believe, hmm, I still believe
I still believe, I still believe
I still believe, hmm, I still believe
I still believe, I still
Lucy lost her parents when she lost her illusions
That theirs had been the family ideal
Lucy dove into the fast and shiny city
She found her feet in dancing but she lost the heart to feel much of anything
But last night I saw Lucy walking down by the river
With a husband and a brand-new son
And Lucy looked at me with eyes that were wiser and said
"Who'd have thought that I would be the one?"
But I still believe, I still believe
I still believe, I still believe
I still believe, I still believe
I still believe, I still
Laura lost her bearings when she lost her illusions
That she had nothing much to fear
She lost her ponytail and six long months of sleeping
When the Big C came to call last fall
But last night I saw Laura walking down by the river
And I could hardly hide my tears
Laura looked at me with eyes that were wiser and said
"Wanna go with me to Italy next year?"
I still believe, mm-hmm, I still believe -
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Last of The Good Straight Girls
2:41
Lyrics
Last of The Good Straight Girls - Lyrics
She is waiting in the rain
She is taking a commuter train
She is wearing a beret
Always wanted just to look that way
She appreciates the thought
As you help her with the bag she brought
She extends a little smile
As she looks at you across the aisle
But gone the days of the corduroy jumpers
And your very first string of pearls
Say a prayer for the souls of the fallen
And the last of the good straight girls
She is riding on the bus
And she winces when the people cuss
She is reading from a book
That she needed for a class she took
She puts a marker in the spine
As we're crossing over city line
As she steps down on the street
There's a man she didn't plan to meet
Oh gone the days of the corduroy jumpers
And your very first string of pearls
Say a prayer for the souls of the fallen
And the last of the good straight girls
And you say oh, oh, oh, where did the gentle women go
And you say where oh where is the town I used to know
And you say why why why is it slipping out of sight
Is there something in the night
She bought a second-hand Ford
Doesn't bother with the bus no more
She rolls the windows up tight
When she's waiting at the traffic light
Through the bullet-proof glass
She buys a paper and a tank of gas
Does she seem a little scared
Well she's always gotta be prepared
Oh gone the days of the corduroy jumpers
And your very first string of pearls
It's keys in hand and a gun in the pocket
Of the last of the good straight girls
So say goodbye to your Dairy Queen soda
And your Eisenhower-shiny world
Say a prayer for the souls of the fallen and the last, mm
Of the good straight girls -
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Snow White
3:11
Lyrics
Snow White - Lyrics
Forgive me if I love
The love that's shining in your eyes
Not that I'm surprised
I simply didn't think it possible
Forgive me if I love
The love that you and I just made
Not that I'm afraid
I simply didn't think it possible
I thought Snow White and fairytales
Could not apply to me
But I've seen the light
As of tonight
I'm as snow white as I can be
Forgive me if I love
The picture that you have in mind
Not that I'm inclined
I simply didn't think it possible
I thought Snow White and fairytales
Could not apply to me
But I've seen the light
As of tonight
I'm as snow white as I can be
Forgive me if I love
The picture that you have in mind
Not that I'm inclined
I simply didn't think it possible -
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My Mother's Garden
4:22
Lyrics
My Mother's Garden - Lyrics
If it's warm and it's clear and a full moon tonight
Let's go down to my mother's garden
I'll tap on your door at a quarter to one
Come quickly as soon as you hear me
And we'll steal down the carpeted stairs
In pyjamas of Packers and Bears
And we'll hold in our breath till we're out the back door
With food for the dog so he's quiet
We'll skip 'cross the grass in our tender bare feet
With the blades clinging on to our ankles
And the crickets will sing us the Latin high mass
As we come to the altar of flowers
And the snapdragons narrow and tall
And the zinneas the brightest of all
And the peonies came from great-grandmother's farm
And someday I'll grow them at my house
Come over a row to the peas and the beans
All waiting like good little soldiers
Go on help yourself to a handful of each
The best ones are always the young ones
And the ground cherries grow down the line
Eat a dozen or so off the vine
Hey the muskmelon's ripe so we'll crack one in two
And we'll feast just like thieves up in heaven
Then we'll sneak back inside like the Indians would
Be sure not to step on the branches
And we'll slip into bed and we'll lie wide awake
'Til the moon sinks below California
And my mother she sleeps and she knows
One eye open, the other eye closed
In the morning she'll smile and she'll wave us goodbye
And she'll never betray our adventure
If it's warm and it's clear and a full moon tonight
Let's go down
To my mother's garden -
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Shackamaxon Street
3:35
Lyrics
Shackamaxon Street - Lyrics
That old Shackamaxon Street sugar refinery
It's just a place by the river
Where I sometimes go
Every season just floats by
The channel's filled with broken ice
Today's the day that winter finally let go
Today's the day that winter let go
There are swollen buds on the poplar trees
On that worn-out pier at Noble Street
There are no winter shadows on the red warehouse wall
Like half-forgotten make-believe
Old sorrow, nonsense, lies and grief
The sharp frozen boulders they go down to the sea
Let 'em all go out and down to the sea
I've waited
I've waited so long for the springtime
I've waited for the love in your eyes
I've waited
I've waited so long for the springtime
I've waited for the love in your eyes
That old Shackamaxon Street sugar refinery
It's just a place by the river
Where I sometimes go
Every season just floats by
The channel's deep and the tide looks high
Today's the day that wintertime finally let go
Today's the day that winter let go -
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Attend The Sky
3:52
Lyrics
Attend The Sky - Lyrics
Have you ever had life pour in like sunlight through the window
Have you ever had love pour down like summer in the rain
Have you ever had justice come and settle in your corner
Well if you never have
Well it will happen one day
Have you ever been so inspired you couldn't get to sleeping
Have you ever been unafraid to take it all the way
Have you ever been so in love you lived it to the limit
Well if you never have
Well it will happen one day
So don't you give up now
Don't you give in
Give yourself time now
And you will love the skin you're living in
Don't you lay down now
Don't you lay low
Attend the sky now
And you'll have more than you'll ever know
Have you ever read someone's words like water in the desert
Have you ever seen God himself come dancing back in May, yeah
Have you ever heard angels sing although you're not a Catholic
Well if you never have
Well it will happen one day
So don't you give up now, mm
Don't you give in
Give yourself time now
And you will love the skin you're living in
Don't you lay down now
Don't you lay low
Attend the sky now
And you'll have more than you'll ever know
Have you ever had life pour in like sunlight through the window
Have you ever had love pour down like summer in the rain
Have you ever had justice come and settle in your corner, well
Well if you never have, well it will happen you know
If you never have, well it will happen I swear
If you never have, well it will happen one day -
9
Soul's Not At War
4:26
Lyrics
Soul's Not At War - Lyrics
I wish I could remember the time and the day
I think it was November but it could have been last May
And I wish that I could tell you just how it came to be
Partly pain and trial-by-fire and partly lottery
But I woke up in the morning and the earth was standing still
I thought somebody dropped the bomb or I had fallen ill
'Cos I didn't hear the pounding of the traffic in my brain
That nearly had me tied and bound and classified insane
And I'd say it's like the movies
Like walking through a door
But the truth is it came as a total surprise
That my soul's not at war anymore
I used to raid my memory with a candle and a sword
Smoking out the enemy, expecting some reward
And I used to look for pain relief to get me through the night
Someone's arms or some applause or artificial flight
I used to cross the ocean just to leave it all behind
But lately I can sit here on the back porch of my mind
Letting all the days roll in and settle on the shelf
Feeling so at ease inside I swear I hardly know myself
And now I hear the music
That was never there before
Oh let's dance with the sailors, hmm
And kiss the marines
'Cos my soul's not at war anymore, no
My soul's not at war anymore
'Cos I'd say it's like the movies
Like walking through a door
But the truth is it came as a total surprise
That my soul's not at war anymore
No my soul's not at war anymore -
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Maybe If I Sang Cole Porter
3:55
Lyrics
Maybe If I Sang Cole Porter - Lyrics
Maybe if my heels were higher
Maybe if I grew my hair
Maybe if I wore those Spanish earrings
Maybe you would see I care
Maybe if I snuck up on a rainbow
Maybe if I snared the stars
You'd maybe turn your head in my direction
And see the perfect pair we are
But my heart's begun to sink again some
I've had these kind of dreams before
I drank your favourite drink and then some
But that just made me want you more
I'd balance candelabras on my forehead
Disrupt the royal family at tea
I'd swim Niagara Falls
Swim any falls at all
To make you fall in love with me
Maybe if I spoke some football
Maybe if I waxed my car
Maybe if I chewed tobacco
Believe me I would go that far
But maybe if I sang Cole Porter
Sang those ballads tenderly
Then maybe you would see
How happy we could be
And maybe fall in love with me
And maybe fall in love with me -
11
Society Ball (Just The Band)
1:57
Lyrics
Society Ball (Just The Band) - Lyrics
You got forty doormen waiting at the Waldorf
Front door's fancy as the Taj Mahal
But there's Jimmy and Don and Jack all loading in from the back
We're just the band at the society ball
You got everybody strutting their Armani
Yes and everybody knows what's in for fall
But we're scavenging up the bucks
For a twenty-five-dollar tux
We're just the band at the society ball, mm-hmm
You got old men good and ready for the coffin
With some twig girl of twenty on their arm
Oh, you got women with their faces tight as pup tents
I'd better pack me up my Samsonite and get back to the farm
You got everybody buttoned like the British
And everybody loves old Satin Doll
But we'd rather get roaring drunk
And rip off a little Monk
We're just the band at the society ball
You got everybody playing up their English
And everybody playing down their drawl
But we're just the working brass
From a substantially lower class
And it's some kind of foreign land
When you are looking out from the stand
And you're the band
At the society ball -
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La Vie En Rose
2:57
Lyrics
La Vie En Rose - Lyrics
Quand il me prend dans ses bras
Il me parle tout bas
Je vois la vie en rose
Il me dit des mots d'amour
Des mots de tous le jours
Et a me fait quelque chose
Il est entrŽ dans mon coeur
Une part de bonheur
Dont je connais la cause
C'est lui pour moi
Moi pour lui dans la vie
Il me l'a dit, l'a jurŽ pour la vie
Et ds que je l'aperois
Alors je sense en moi
Mon coeur qui bat
Des yeux qui font baisser les miens
Un rire qui se perd sur sa bouche
Voilˆ le potrais sans retouche
De l'homme auquel j'appartiens
Il est entrŽ dans mon coeur
Une part de bonheur
Dont je connais la cause
C'est lui pour moi
Moi pour lui dans la vie
Il me l'a dit, l'a jurŽ pour la vie
Et ds que je l'aperois
Alors je sense en moi
Mon coeur qui bat -
13
Ain't I Lonely
3:55
Lyrics
Ain't I Lonely - Lyrics
Well I'm standing at the jukebox in this little corner bar
Where the playlist is all country stars
On a good day I'd give my last quarter and smile
Just to hear George Strait singing awhile
But the song in my head is as loud as a plane
And as long as a train pulling grain
And it follows me around like a three-legged hound
Getting by on two legs
And a sprain
Well ain't I strong
Ain't I stunning
Ain't I stable now
Ain't I smart
Ain't I stuck with a big empty heart
Ain't I brave
Ain't I beautiful
Ain't I better now
Ain't I bright
Jesus Christ ain't I lonely tonight
Patsy Cline's singing "Crazy" and I was a time or two
Who'd believe everything I've gone through
But now I'm sane
Now I'm simpler
Now I'm standing here on my own
Now I'm spending the night all alone
But ain't I strong
Ain't I stunning
Ain't I stable now
Ain't I smart
Ain't I stuck with a big empty heart
Ain't I brave
Ain't I beautiful
Ain't I better now
Ain't I bright
Jesus Christ ain't I lonely tonight
Well I wrote it with lipstick on the bathroom mirror
I wrote it with riddles in my diary
I said it before I fell asleep at night
But "I love you" don't mean that much to me
No, "I love you" don't mean that much to me
From me
Well my mind's got a jukebox with a mind of its own
And tonight it won't leave me alone
So I settle my bill and leave two dollars more
On the bar as I turn toward the door
It's then that I notice the man across the way
His eyes read like headlines that say
Ain't I strong
Ain't I gentle
Ain't I married now
Ain't I right
Jesus Christ ain't I lonely tonight
But ain't I strong
Ain't I stunning
Ain't I stable now
Ain't I smart
Ain't I stuck with a big empty heart, oh no
Ain't I brave
Ain't I beautiful
Ain't I better now
Ain't I bright
Jesus Christ ain't I lonely tonight
Jesus Christ ain't I lonely tonight
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Midwestern Saturday Night 1993
Released 1993. Susan’s first recording, made possible by a gift from the late Philadelphia philanthropist Phoebe Valentine. Produced by Grant Macavoy and performed with a cast of Philadelphia musicians, this collection of songs indicates musical styles Susan would continue to explore over the next years of her career.
Highlights include Greg Simon’s The Great Out There, The Satirical Baby Boomer Song, Uncle John, and the first recording of the piano ballad Maybe If I Sang Cole Porter.
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1
So Heavy
3:35
Lyrics
So Heavy - Lyrics
My sister Sarah was a straight A student
Parked her soul behind a Ph.D
One day Sarah says, "I've never seen Paris"
I get a postcard from across the sea and she says
It's so heavy when you're holding up the ceiling
Ain't it lighter when you let the thing fall
Ain't it better having something you believe in
And ain't it heaven when you're never holding back at all
My brother Benny was a big time lawyer
A beautiful man in a Brooks Brothers suit
One day Benny throws his briefcase out the window
And he sold his car and bought a silver-plated flute and says
It's so heavy when you're holding up the ceiling
Ain't it lighter when you let the thing fall
Ain't it better having something you believe in
And ain't it heaven when you're never holding back at all
My brother Benny was a big man in the city
Benny always knew his way inside
Sarah always knew her ancient history
But it never comes to nothing if you never let it slide sometime
Sometime, yeah
This morning Richard never made it to the office
Richard called says he's home sick in bed
This morning Richard was a Rudolf Valentino
And I saw his wife tonight
And she was smiling when she said it to me
It's so heavy when you're holding up the ceiling
Ain't it lighter when you let the thing fall
Ain't it better having something you believe in
And ain't it heaven when you're never holding back at all -
2
Born a Little Late (The Baby Boomer Song)
2:55
Lyrics
Born a Little Late (The Baby Boomer Song) - Lyrics
I was four years old in nineteen-sixty-nine
When everybody had their thing and I had mine
There were some people smoking weed, there were some others doing speed
But I was way big into raisins at the time
And now I'm all grown up and I'm a-writing a-folky songs
But there are people telling me that I don't belong
These folk music consumers are Birkenstock-ed baby boomers
They say, "You're way too young and you dress completely wrong"
They say, "You showed up just in time to miss the boat
You slept right through our rendezvous with fate
And though we're getting old and grey we still can gloat
Must be a thorn to have been born a little late"
That's what they say
Yes they were all at Yasgur's farm in 'sixty-nine
They all made love to Country Joe and Johnny Prine
And every one of them adored young Bonnie Raitt
They love to tell me I was born a little late
And at folk festivals I've seen them a-hanging around
I've seen them having sex and sleeping on the ground
They'll all be sitting around the campfire singing Beatles and The Byrds
And then they laugh at me 'cos I don't know the words
And they say, "You showed up just in time to miss the boat
Yes you slept right through our rendezvous with fate
And though we're getting old and grey we still can gloat
Must be a thorn to have been born a little late"
Rub it in now
I get upset about Social Security
It's like the government just steals my cash away
'Cos by the time I'm sixty-three there won't be nothing left for me
When all the boomers have retired and bought a house in Santa Fe
And they'll say, "You showed up just in time to miss the boat
Yes you slept right through our rendezvous with fate
And though we're getting old and grey we still can gloat
Must be a thorn to have been born a little late"
Yes indeed, must be a thorn to have been born a little late -
3
Midwestern Saturday Night
5:21
Lyrics
Midwestern Saturday Night - Lyrics
Thanks for the concert, it was quite enlightening
Although Mahler does tend to make me wanna do myself in
And now we'll top off the night with some cognac and coffee
And we'll talk about all the places we've been
I'm impressed by your French, I'm impressed by your English
I'm impressed that I'll risk what I've got on my mind
I would trade all this in and this Burberry jacket
For a date of a different kind
'Cos I wanna knit you wool sweaters with little deer all over
I wanna feed you from my kitchen till your belt feels too tight
I wanna make love till three and never judge my performance
On a Midwestern Saturday night
Now I can see you're confused when confronted with jello
And I'm certain you're lost when there's four feet of snow
And you think I'm the kind who could tear down Manhattan
But I prefer nights with no place to go
Just a Wisconsin cap and a reliable pickup
Just a vise-grips and a pair of old dungarees
Just a set of four seasons and a good long October
And a good man who's looking at me
'Cos I wanna knit you wool sweaters with little deer all over
I wanna feed you from my kitchen till your belt feels too tight
I wanna make love till three and never judge my performance
On a Midwestern Saturday night
Yes my thinking's as straight as the Panhandle's narrow
Yes my thinking's as straight as the prairie is plain
Let me fix you some oatmeal, let me talk to your mother
Let me try one more time to explain
That I wanna knit you wool sweaters with little deer all over
I wanna feed you from my kitchen till your belt feels too tight
I wanna make love till three and never judge my performance
On a Midwestern Saturday night... -
4
I Still Believe
5:21
Lyrics
I Still Believe - Lyrics
Lewis lost his marriage when he lost his illusions
That it had been the modern-day ideal
They both worked way too hard and made love way too little
No surprise she found that San Jose had more appeal
But last night I saw Lewis walking down by the river
With a suitcase in his hand
And Lewis looked at me with eyes that were wiser and said
"I'm going there to make her understand"
That I still believe, I still believe
I still believe, I still believe
I still believe, I still believe
I still believe, I still
Lucy lost her parents when she lost her illusions
That they had been the family ideal
Lucy dove into the fast and shiny city
She found her feet in dancing but she lost the heart to feel much of anything
But last night I saw Lucy walking down by the river
With a husband and a brand new son
And Lucy looked at me with eyes that were wiser and said
"Who'd have thought that I would be the one?"
But I still believe, I still believe
I still believe, I still believe
I still believe, I still believe
I still believe, I still
Laura lost her bearings when she lost her illusions
That she had nothing much to fear
She lost her ponytail and six long months of sleeping
When the big C came to call last fall
But last night I saw Laura walking down by the river
And I could hardly hide my tears
But Laura looked at me with eyes that were wiser and said
"Wanna go with me to Italy next year?"
'Cos I still believe, I still believe -
5
Rubber Glove Blues
2:44
Lyrics
Rubber Glove Blues - Lyrics
Eyes so sharp, hair so dark
I need a little action, maybe this boy is the spark
He's got savvy, he's got skill
Now he's coming my way, moving in for the kill
He says, "Hey little lady why don't we go upstairs?"
I said, "Listen up little man before we go anywhere"
You wanna play in my park, you better follow my rules
You wanna swing in the dark, I wasn't born no fool
He says, "But b-b-b-b-baby give me a taste of the best"
I said, "You can't come to dinner improperly dressed"
He says, "B-b-b-babe I need to make a little love"
I said, "You can't do my dishes without rubber gloves"
Well that man he just turns on his heel and heads right out the door
But don't you know that I have seen this all before
They may stay or they may go
But the one who gets my loving is the one in the know
So if you're looking to get you a little access
Get away little man and get dressed for success
You wanna play in my park, you better follow my rules
You wanna swing in the dark, I wasn't born yesterday
He says, "B-b-b-b-baby give me a taste of the best"
I said, "You can't come to dinner improperly dressed"
He says, "B-b-b-babe I want to make a little love"
I said, "You can't do my dishes without rubber gloves" -
6
Lullaby For One
4:09
Lyrics
Lullaby For One - Lyrics
I am my own big brother
And I am my own best friend
I am the songs of my mother
And I am the one I'm depending on
So why lie awake over far away fears
If the good moon should slip out of sight
I'll just lean down and kiss me
And turn out the light
'Cos it's me who can tell me goodnight
The night comes to call on my troubles
He asks for the worries I keep
I give him the weight off my shoulders
I give myself sweet dreams and plenty of sleep
I give myself buckets of laughter
I give myself busloads of kids full of play
I send myself seventy-six dozen roses
I send myself night and I send myself day
So why lie awake over far away fears
If the good moon should slip out of sight
I'll just lean down and kiss me
And turn out the light
'Cos it's me who can tell me goodnight
I am my own big brother
And I am my own best friend
I am the songs of my mother
And I am the one I'm depending on
So why lie awake over far away fears
If the good moon should slip out of sight
I'll just lean down and kiss me
And turn out the light
'Cos it's me who can tell me goodnight -
7
Uncle John
2:32
Lyrics
Uncle John - Lyrics
I love you so much Uncle John
I love to hear about your year in France
I love the way you put your sneakers on
And I love the way you make me dizzy when we dance
I love to tell you about my boyfriend
And I know you never had a wife
You never mention any girlfriend
But still there must be someone in your life
I think it's time I told you
That I'm not just a little girl
And I believe that there's a thousand seven hundred ways
Of making love in this big world
I thought I'd tell you Uncle John
That I don't think you've got a thing to hide
If you get tired of these holidays
At least you know there's someone on your side
I love you so much Uncle John
And here's the way I think it oughta be
That you can love whoever you wanna love
And you can call anytime at all to dance with me -
8
The Great Out There
3:42
Lyrics
The Great Out There - Lyrics
Catherine flew out to Senegal
In her Malian motley robes
In her voice were more colours than the rainbow she wore
And her cheeks were sweet Irish rose
She talked of dancing in bars in Dakar
To that African high-life jive
Her ma said, "Girl you're gonna get yourself killed"
She says, "I'm going just to be alive"
Oh when you get there, is there a there there
Do people care there, are people aware there
Do the boys and girls do more than
Break their toys and perm their hair there
Send an update Kate to your old roommate
From your big round world to my small flat state
Tell me what do you find when you open your eyes and your mind
To the great out there
She sent me a card from Zanzibar
From Khartoum and Marrakesh
And then later that year some letters appeared
From Nepal and Bangladesh
At first the words were laughter
The strange ways we live in peace
The next, the words were blurred with tears
The war, the famine, the disease
Oh when you get there, is there a there there
Do people care there, are people aware there
Do the boys and girls do more than
Break their toys and perm their hair there
Send an update Kate to your old roommate
From your big round world to my small flat state
Tell me what do you find when you open your eyes and your mind
To the great out there
I was born in Iowa
And that's where they'll bury me too
And the sacred things I hold near and dear
Are probably the same for you
So I'm glad I got my friend Catherine
'Cos she needs to know the new
Oh I spend my time wrapped up in my tribe
Well she brings the world into view
Catherine came back from India
With malaria in her veins
But the fire returned to her clear blue eyes
Just as soon as it whirled from her brain
I said, "Catherine who will you be
When you're finally who you are?"
She just smiled and said, "We'll see won't we
But there'll be more to be by far"
Oh when you get there, is there a there there
Do people care there, are people aware there
Do the boys and girls do more than
Break their toys and perm their hair there
Send an update Kate to your old roommate
From your big round world to my small flat state
Tell me what do you find when you open your eyes and your mind
To the great out there -
9
Maybe If I Sang Cole Porter
4:37
Lyrics
Maybe If I Sang Cole Porter - Lyrics
Maybe if my heels were higher
Maybe if I grew my hair
Maybe if I wore those Spanish earrings
Maybe you would see I care
Maybe if I snuck up on a rainbow
Maybe if I snared the stars
You'd maybe turn your head in my direction
And see the perfect pair we are
But my heart's begun to sink again some
I've had these kinds of dreams before
I drank your favourite drink and then some
But that just made me want you more
I'd balance candelabras on my forehead
Disrupt the royal family at tea
I'd swim Niagara falls, swim any falls at all
To make you fall in love with me
Maybe if I spoke some football
Maybe if I waxed my car
Maybe if I chewed tobacco
Believe me I would go that far
But maybe if I sang Cole Porter
Sang those ballads tenderly
Then maybe you would see
How happy we could be
And maybe fall in love with me
And maybe fall in love with me -
10
Shadow Dancing
4:01
Lyrics
Shadow Dancing - Lyrics
Friend it's good to see you
But have you seen yourself today
You got a bad thought brewing in the back of your head baby
You got a big fear written all over your face
The little tiny worry looking over your shoulder
Be a big tall worry by the afternoon
The sun goes down and you think you've outrun it
But it'll come around and catch you by the light of the moon
So you better go shadow dancing (shadow dancing)
Shadow dancing (shadow dancing)
Shadow dancing (shadow dancing)
Shadow dancing (shadow dancing)
You say you couldn't name it
But you think you got the same old blues
Well they've been rattling around like a string of old tin cans
Darling put on those dancing shoes
'Cos the little tiny worry looking over your shoulder
Be a big tall worry by the afternoon
The sun goes down and you think you've outrun it
But it'll come around and catch you by the light of the moon
So you better go shadow dancing (shadow dancing)
Shadow dancing (shadow dancing)
Shadow dancing (shadow dancing)
Shadow dancing (shadow dancing)
A little heap of trouble be a mountain of regret
And the longer you ignore it the bigger it will get, yeah
You got an old ghost chasing round you
You better put him six feet underground
And those bad thoughts brewing in the back of your head baby
Just pour a cup and drink them down
'Cos the little tiny worry looking over your shoulder
Be a big tall worry by the afternoon
The sun goes down and you think you've outrun it
But it'll come around and catch you by the light of
The moon
So you better go shadow dancing (shadow dancing)
Shadow dancing (shadow dancing)
Shadow dancing (shadow dancing)
You better go, you better go shadow dancing (shadow dancing)
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