Because You Are A Woman Brett Dennen

I only wanted to be closer to you I thought I had something to prove Instead I fled with my superstition Because you are a woman Now I was a poet since before I could speak A man's emotions are

Frozen In Slow Motion Brett Dennen

Goodbye woman of my dreams You were running for steam I got swept in your slip stream. Like a vision, you came strong Then you were gone, and you moved on.

When You Feel It Brett Dennen

Mama got to worrying 'Cause her boy left home home in a hurry again Her photograph was fading She keeps a box in a closet for the maid That is where I left the note on the floor in my room I always

She's Mine Brett Dennen

into a tabernacle on the lawn but i don't follow because she's mine she's mine she's mine all mine yeah she's mine mine mine mmm midnight moved across the people's park and i fled the fire like a

Closer To You Brett Dennen

"Well I've tasted love so sweet Played around but not for keeps I never been knocked off my feet Till you came along In the room surrounding me Are angels I cannot see I know they come to carry me to Where

Surprise, Surprise Brett Dennen

think the world owes you It's not the way it's supposed to go Well you know It's just a matter of time Songbird sittig in a tree house with a trumpet to her lips I'm laying on my back in the tall green

There Is So Much More Brett Dennen

When I heard the news, my heart fell on the floor I was on a plane on my way to Baltimore In these troubled times it's hard enough as it is My soul has known a better life than this I wondered how

Dancing At A Funeral Brett Dennen

Now's not the time to be so sad and mournful We are going to the funeral and we'll be dancing the night away So, so, so don't be so shy, we are living and we're dying We are laughing and we're crying every

Not A Free Country Brett Dennen

So many colors on the street are bleeding None of them are red, white, and blue People talking 'bout the Sunday funnies People walking in shopping bag shoes You were born into a history of violence It

See the World Brett Dennen

Where are you going my brown eyed son? You used to crawl but now you run You started off on a road half dark And the river curled into a question mark Will you sleep on diamond beaches, dear?

Little Cosmic Girl Brett Dennen

While the constellations weep Chorus: Little cosmic girl, isn't it a big world?

The Last Stop Brett Dennen

the world is yours And watch the closing doors The place you are, it was not made by hands of men I’ll be waiting here for you That’s all I do Don’t leave me hanging I’ll be waiting here for you Wait

When She's Gone Brett Dennen

"Your gonna fall apart It's gonna break your heart Your gonna know that you were wrong Down to the boatyard you'll run Like you did at your graduation Your gonna miss her when she's gone Who you trying

Alpenglow Brett Dennen

I've probably told you a hundred thousand times Maybe more Here I am telling you again In case I lose the floor And now the light is changing I see it on your face I'd like to give my thanks and praises

Make You Crazy (Feat. Femi Kuti) Brett Dennen

You know it's hard to be yourself Free yourself, to see yourself When all around you there are lies just to get you Spies just to get you to buy so they can get you There are cameras in the sky Lasers

Can't Stop Thinking About You Brett Dennen

about you All day long, it's all I do From the moment that I wake up No, I can't stop thinkin' about you And it makes me sad Because I know that you don't want me And all these thoughts in my head They

Hard Times Come Again No More Brett Dennen

Let us pause in life's pleasures And count its many tears While we all sup sorrow with the poor There's a song that will linger Forever in our ears Oh, hard times come again no more 'Tis the song, the

The Ballad of Lily and Tres Brett Dennen

Here come a song about star crossed lovers Named Lily and Tres Two kids in the barrio Via east LA Lily always looked at him like a brother ’Til one day something changed He started acting all moonstruck

Ain`t No Reason Brett Dennen

There ain\'t no reason things are this way It\'s how they\' always been and they intend to stay I can\'t explain why we live this way We do it every day Preachers on the podium speakin\' of saints

Ain't No Reason Brett Dennen

There ain't no reason things are this way It's how they' always been and they intend to stay I can't explain why we live this way We do it every day Preachers on the podium speakin' of saints Prophets

In Your Mother's Eyes Brett Dennen

Before your name was spoken out loud Papa was building pyramids that drank from the clouds You were just a vision that she kept to herself She talked of you to no one else In your mother's eyes You're

Must Be Losing My Mind Brett Dennen

Here it comes Here it comes again Behind the theater, in the alley by the dumpsters Far away from the glow of the marquee There alone in the darkness, below the Hotel Congress I was Incomprehensible for a

Only Want You Brett Dennen

Listen to the river Does it make you wonder How anything could ever stand still First lightning then thunder thunder A kiss in the rain love Feel the thrill Сhorus I only want you I only want you I want

Dharma Baby Brett Dennen

Dharma baby While mama was in the kitchen You were out there on the sidewalk with the priests of no religion She rolled her eyes like a soccer ball Singing “All and all another brick in the wall” The firemen

Seagull Brett Dennen

Seagull flying far away from the sea You don’t look that lost to me Are you trying Trying to get away From where you’re meant to be?

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Brett Dennen

Have yourself a merry little Christmas Let your heart be light Next year all our troubles Will be out of sight Have yourself a merry little Christmas Make the Yuletide gay Next year all our troubles Will

Sydney (I'll Come Running) Brett Dennen

made in the schoolyard Soccer moms gossip in the dog park Their bark is worse than their bite They're only a couple of crazy cougars They're bored and spreading their desperate rumors You know that I

The One Who Love You The Most Brett Dennen

When the sky is falling from above you And the wind is raging from the coast And you want someone who truly loves you I will be the one who loves you the most, yes When the masquerades in Burlesque Falls

The One Who Loves You the Most Brett Dennen

When the sky is falling from above you And the wind is raging from the coast And you want someone who truly loves you I will be the one who loves you the most, yes When the masquerades in Burlesque Falls

Serenity Now Brett Dennen

Serenity now I'm leavin' I believe in myself again It's a beautiful day to embrace the wind Embrace the wind I live on a boat I seldom sail I'm a captain with no crew A man collecting moments as they come

This Is Going To Be The Year Brett Dennen

This is gonna be the year Whisper, "It's all right," in my ear So dance me to the end of the night A new year will shine A new year will shine On you, tomorrow when you open your eyes A new year will shine

Song For Leaving Brett Dennen

"Like a southbound train Here's a song for leaving Don't you know the pain It's a part of the healing Moon with a halo Like a pearl in a peasant's hand Religion on the radio Advertising a promised land

Wild Child Brett Dennen

I am a wild child yes I am I love the country and I I wanna run free and I Don't wanna live up to anyone's plan I wanna feel the good vibes and I Wanna feel the sunshine with you By my side I am I am I

Darlin' Do Not Fear Brett Dennen

do not fear what you don't really know From its place on the mantel my heart was taken down Scattered in a thousand little pieces on the ground And I below the street lamp like an orphan with a halo

Fool in Paradise Brett Dennen

It’s not an original sin You wanna know about gumption That grows in the cracks in the street You wanna know about wisdom It’s falling off of the tree, yes and Faith is a caravan knocking on a door that

Another Day In Babylon Brett Dennen

Another Day In Babylon - words and music by Brett Dennen Hello how have you been? How you finding your new life?

San Francisco Brett Dennen

"Go if you want to go But I won't follow Just so you know Leave if you need to leave But I won't be here I wont be here when you come home [Chorus] I'm gonna to move to San Francisco Look up some old friends

Sweet Persuasion Brett Dennen

I know you got my number And I know your spell I'm under I won't break this I got something on you You know me And my weakness And you know my little secret Still I think that I got something on you Sweet

Careful What You Wish For Brett Dennen

Careful what you wish for You don’t know who you’re talking to Careful what you wish for You don’t know who you’re talking to I may be your guardian angel I may be the devil too You’ve been asking for

Follow Your Heart Brett Dennen

I am a dreamer and I'm a lover I've been let down and I've loved and lost I've been alone I've been far from home Follow your heart Follow your heart Follow your heart and you won't get lost I've been

Ain't Gonna Lose You Brett Dennen

you can put a stick in my spokes I can be the butt of your jokes I can be the laughing stock I can be the hoax but I ain't gonna lose you no I ain't gonna lose you they can come and tear my house down

When the War Comes Home (Bonus Track) Brett Dennen

When they come for you, how will you let them take you? Are you gonna let them break you? When they come for you. 'Cause all I was told, and from fear and greed it grew.

So Far From Me Brett Dennen

"Crows ravaging a field of wheat Stars jealous of the moon Scarecrows know their own defeat Envy and the heart that it consumes Today I walked without you Like an empty bottle drifting out to sea I would

Wrong About Me Brett Dennen

"From my humble beginning To our bitter end You were the one who was pretending That I was your orphan In a brownstone apartment in Brooklyn I found a new place to dwell I tore up my ticket to Tennessee

Heaven Brett Dennen

Whatever you believe Oh Heaven Heaven What the hell is Heaven Is there a home for the homeless Is there hope for the hopeless Throw away your misconceptions There's no walls around Heaven There's no codes

So Long Sweet Misery Brett Dennen

So long my misery I don't need you, you've only caused me grief Forgive me if I fall asleep I haven't slept in centuries Daylight lives like a burden for me So I escape the sins strewn about the

Kumbaya, Life Rolls On Brett Dennen

"Every day I feel a little bit smaller Yet everyday I get a little bit larger" Said the man to himself Stepping off a scale, stepping on a shelf Stepping on a train going home to his wife Put him at a

Only Rain Brett Dennen

You haven't said it but I hear it so loud And there's a cloud around your head, yes it is I stick around, I could be a stranger in your town Or I could fly half way around the world just to be turned down

Couldn't Help Myself Brett Dennen

Someone like you knows how to make Me think the thoughts that keep me awake One if by land, two if by sea My love, you've invaded me Now that I've been there I wanna live there with you Now that I've been

Frosty the Snowman Brett Dennen

Frosty the snowman was a jolly happy soul With a corncob pipe and a button nose And two eyes made out of coal Frosty the snowman is a fairy tale, they say He was made of snow but the children know How