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

Smoke And Mirrors Brett Dennen

I know what you're thinking You're thinking about leaving yeah you're thinking about leaving You wonder what you're missing You don't see me yeah you're looking right through me And please be wise it's

Someday Brett Dennen

will, I'll make my great escape, yes So many ways to walk upon the earth I trace my footsteps to the place of my birth So what do you do with all your precious time So many ways, in which to reach for

Because You Are A Woman Brett Dennen

look all over, all over to find It don't keep me satisfied All the conquest that I construe Fail miserably in front of you Have you ever been loved by such a charismatic fool And I'm a circle for

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

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

Make You Fall In Love With Me Brett Dennen

I saw you dance and sing on stage with your bare feet and your hair in braids You press your lips against your horn If I could only be the notes you moan Ever since I heard my first love song I've been

Cutting to the Chase Brett Dennen

I won’t waste your time Beating 'round the bush like an idiom On a wild goose chase leaving bread crumbs Just enough to hold in your hand I’m cutting to the chase Picking up the pace My baby says I’m dragging

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

Heaven Brett Dennen

Where fact and fiction meet There's no color lines cast or classes There's no fooling the masses Whatever faith you practice Whatever you believe Oh Heaven Heaven What the hell is Heaven Is there a home for

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?

The Last Stop Brett Dennen

hope you will enjoy Your time here if it’s your final destination Step on through, 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

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 For

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.

Paul Newman Daytona Rolex Brett Dennen

I never been accused of being fancy I'm not stupid with my money, honey, I could be stupid for free I took it to the antique road show They told me it was worth a boat load But I'm never gonna sell it,

Make You Crazy (Feat. Femi Kuti) Brett Dennen

never hesitate (Never hesitate) 'Cause it's enough to make you go crazy (Whoa) It's enough to make you mad It's enough to make you go crazy (Whoa) And I'm amazed I haven't yet Na sol them go lock you for

Queen Of The Westside Brett Dennen

oh you know it She's making love for breakfast in Venice In the little white house with rent control She's got Turquoise tiles on the counter in the kitchen she cooks she listens to Nina Simone and all

She's Mine Brett Dennen

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 spinning spark up onto a porch in the dark she was waiting right there for

Wrong About Me Brett Dennen

click their bootheels They're all settling their debts I'm not making any more deals I ain't placing no more bets Downtown on wall street where the millionaires smoke their cigars I traded all my savings for

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

Only Rain Brett Dennen

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 Don't hold back your tears from falling Don't pretend they're for

Sydney (I'll Come Running) Brett Dennen

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 was never that cool But I won't be taken for

Couldn't Help Myself Brett Dennen

invaded me Now that I've been there I wanna live there with you Now that I've been there I wanna live with you I was yours Yesterday I was tied to you Tied tight I'm still yours Never thought I would reach For

So Far From Me Brett Dennen

you're waking Phone calls could not complete us Letters cannot replace Miles and miles and miles between us Another time another place I have yet to meet another Who burns bright as you I'm not looking for

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.

You Make It Easy Brett Dennen

I've been down on love for so long My bad luck seems to be gone Yeah something it happens Every time you come around You make me feel like dancing So please stay around Hey baby come close to me Lovin'

Ain`t No Reason Brett Dennen

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 on the sidewalk beggin\' for

Ain't No Reason Brett Dennen

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 on the sidewalk beggin' for

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

Kumbaya, Life Rolls On Brett Dennen

I'm a shine then you'll shine too I am as common as a breakup or a blade of grass" Fighters on the TV shaking hands when the fight is done Say, "Kumbaya, life rolls on" Life rolls on If you got room for

San Francisco Brett Dennen

too many people in my junk I'm gonna do a lot of drinking Cause it don't hurt when I'm drunk [Chorus] I'm gonna rent me an old Victorian Down in the Lower Haight I'm gonna find me an old accordion Play for

Frosty the Snowman Brett Dennen

eyes made out of coal Frosty the snowman is a fairy tale, they say He was made of snow but the children know How he came to life one day There must have been some magic in That old silk hat they found For

There Is So Much More Brett Dennen

I heard about a woman who lives in Colorado She built a monument of sorts behind her garage door Where everyday she prays for all whom are born And all whose souls have passed on Sometimes my trouble

See the World Brett Dennen

out there with war paint on And hearts break like crayons Bеfore you left, the world was small Now thе hills are bleeding like waterfalls There are a lot of bad things that are buried shallow And cries for

Dharma Baby Brett Dennen

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 came and the sheriff too and The kids showed up to throw a party for

Dancing At A Funeral Brett Dennen

single day Strange we're not surprising, IncomprehensibleHow we tasted death like this to bring us together You know you'll always be my flesh and blood I could never do you wrong And the one who was gone for

When We Were Young Brett Dennen

We were young Remember when we were broke Money would come and go The whole world is a hand-me-down So you gotta where it proud Whenever I reminisce I know that the greatest risk Is giving up the fun for

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

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

When She's Gone Brett Dennen

"Your gonna fall apartIt's gonna break your heartYour gonna know that you were wrongDown to the boatyard you'll runLike you did at your graduationYour gonna miss her when she's goneWho you trying t...

World Keeps Turning Brett Dennen

"[Chorus]This world this world keeps turning, turning aroundThis world keeps turning me upside downI can't do nothing to slow it downThis world keeps turning and turning aroundEverything you have t...

Follow Your Heart Brett Dennen

I am a dreamerand I'm a loverI've been let downand I've loved and lostI've been aloneI've been far from homeFollow your heart Follow your heart Follow your heart and you won't get lostI've been a p...

Ain't Gonna Lose You Brett Dennen

you can put a stick in my spokesI can be the butt of your jokesI can be the laughing stockI can be the hoaxbut I ain't gonna lose youno I ain't gonna lose youthey can come and tear my house downthe...

Surprise, Surprise Brett Dennen

Dark clouds gather in the afternoonCome together just to crySeagulls struggling against the windFalling out of the skyGrandma's gathering aluminum cans in a rusty shopping cartBorn-againers getting...

Can't Stop Thinking Brett Dennen

was numb, I couldn't sleepGently strung out on caffeine,Did I fall in love?Was I delirious?I was dumb, found youMind mind was wonderin'I was wishin that I could beKissin' your skin.And now you're i...

Little Cosmic Girl Brett Dennen

When you're sleeping, safe from harmWhat you do dream about when you're in my arms?All through the night the world was spinningAt the speed of lightWars were fought, while I held you tightYou fell ...

Walk Away, Watch Me Burn Brett Dennen

vs 1Woke up early this mornin'To a Thunder and Rain storm;Last night I forgot to closeMy windows.My heart has been brokenAnd my heart's been blownWide open.I don't wanna feel angry.I don't wanna fe...

Darlin' Do Not Fear Brett Dennen

When I arrived in my old set of clothes I was half a world away from my home And I was hunted by the wolves and I was heckled by the crows Darlin? do not fear what you don't really know Alongside ...

The One Who Love You The Most Brett Dennen

When the sky is falling from above youAnd the wind is raging from the coastAnd you want someone who truly loves youI will be the one who loves you the most, yesWhen the masquerades in Burlesque Fal...

I Asked When Brett Dennen

Well, I dreamed I went out wandering I heard promises become fables forgotten I saw bridges stretching out across the water And towers pushing taller I knew my reality was clearly defined By the f...