Torch Singer Buffalo Tom

These things crawl across my floorI can't use them anymoreThere's a heaven in her bandAlleluias in my handAll my patience love's insideShe just climbed the stage and diedLights that rose and fell a...

The Torch Singer John Prine

The night club was burning From the torch singer's song And the sweat was floodin' her eyes The catwalk squeaked 'neath the bartender's feet And the smoke was too heavy to rise She sang of

For All To See Buffalo Tom

Ive fallen into my surroundings once again She comes in pieces and she opens up my mouth One sign said north one sign said east so I went south I promised myself Id come back another time Left all ...

She Belongs To Me Buffalo Tom

Shes got everything she needs, Shes an artist, she dont look back. Shes got everything she needs, Shes an artist, she dont look back. She can take the dark out of the nighttime And paint the daytim...

Hawaiian Baby Buffalo Tom

This is a picture of Hawaii that you brought me Santa Claus with a baby that you brought me Standing by the back screen door watching you wash dishes Writing love letters to other just for kicks Mo...

The Spider And The Fly Buffalo Tom

Sittin thinkin sinkin drinkin Wondring what Ill do when Im through tonight Smokin mopin maybe just hopin Some little girl will pass on by To want to be alone But I love my girl at home I remember w...

Cupid Come Buffalo Tom

Cupid come from coffee cup Sickly heavy heart Semi-set adrift in your Lifted sugar eye Come back down Im waiting here And lick me with your fire Connected silver tounges Our lips beside Everytime I...

Guiding Star Buffalo Tom

When everything you own is lost And every friendship has its cost Your rolling stone has gathered moss And all your clouds cover the sun And all your karma has undone Remember youre my number one. ...

All Tomorrow's Parties Buffalo Tom

And what costume shall the poor girl wear To all tomorrows parties A hand-me-down dress from who knows where To all tomorrows parties And where will she go and what shall she do When midnight comes...

Summer Buffalo Tom

Sight unseen, sadder seas Summer song sung all along Dragged across the seven seas To the beach come follow me Summers gone a summer song Youve wasted every day, every day Cellophane, a grandmas to...

Sodajerk Buffalo Tom

Watch an eyeball Take a free fall At the mention of a name In its socket And like a rocket Rises just the same Could my eyelids [could my eye] Cover what I did The shuttin of the door A...

Taillights Fade Buffalo Tom

Sister can you hear me now 자매여, 지금 제 말 들리나요? The ringing in your ears 귓속의 종소리 말이에요 Im down on the ground 난 땅바닥에 쓰러졌어요 My lucks been dry for years 내 행운은 수년간 말라 붙었었죠 Im lost in the dark 난 어둠 속에서 방황했어...

Mineral Buffalo Tom

All spangled up, glittering on Theres a monster in the kitchen his lights turned on Thanks for coming it meant a lot But you sure do know how to put me on the spot Youre so green Youre so green You...

Kitchen Door Buffalo Tom

I scratched my finger On the door in front of you You scratched your finger At the girl outside Thats a bigger Responsibility When All My Children Is an endless bore Im the number on your kitchen d...

Enemy Buffalo Tom

Enemy, all over my body Shes wrapped up Shes wrapped up in alcohol Shes wrapped up Shes wrapped up in caffeine Shes my enemy Shes my enemy Shes my enemy Shes my enemy I woke up, she was painting th...

Sunflower Suit Buffalo Tom

How can I follow suit When nothing seems to matter anyway Living too close to nothing new It takes a lot to get used to today But I follow suit And I follow suit anyway But I follow suit And I foll...

Tree House Buffalo Tom

Seasons change and I have found you Looks like you''ve been here a long time Looks like you''re here to stay And I reason that that''s O.K. When though, when will you be leaving Way up in the ...

Larry Buffalo Tom

When I sleep is when you rise Get out of bed wipe the sleep from your eyes I shut my eyes all the world drops dead Nows the time friend of mine With a passage to A passage from Your daily missal We...

Postcard Buffalo Tom

You have spoken The photos fading And nothing is going right A shooters hand To turn a cheek to A cough in an empty room at night Leaves are eyes That look inside A secret society Heres victory now...

Tangerine Buffalo Tom

Breathless from the coffee I drop my newspaper down And left my eyeballs to read about some other town Your blueberry flu and message at breakfast was nice But when you shoot your mouth off expect ...

Rachael Buffalo Tom

Rachael Thelmy is not very sure A little girl inside her uniform But arent you really just a penny short? Rachael tell me what Im waiting for Right now, right now, right now Right now, right now, r...

I'm Allowed Buffalo Tom

Waited for an answer But I waited for twenty five years They stopped my bleeding But could never stop all those tears I waited for the day when He came out from beneath all that weight I tried to l...

Birdbrain Buffalo Tom

Im out, Im out in bushes Playing, playing with plastics Birdbrain, they say Im a birdbrain If I am then can I just fly away Shoe straps and eyelashes washing my brain Twenty-five years are just was...

Velvet Roof Buffalo Tom

Here she comes across the street But Im already there downstairs to meet with her She could make my life complete But Im already there to compete with her Climb aboard my velvet roof And smile show...

Going Underground Buffalo Tom

Some people might say my life is in a rut, But Im quite happy with what I got People might say that I should strive for more, But Im so happy I cant see the point. Somethings happening here today A...

Late At Night Buffalo Tom

i close my door at night but they get in all right and she turns on the light i held her hands so tight cause words dont come out right and she sees things at night me, im closer to the door i dont...

Wisher Buffalo Tom

The autumn leaves Me here without a tooth Youve given me the shaft My friends cars breaking down And Ive got no ride home And Im left out The apes in the evergreens The grape leaves and jasmine tea...

Staples Buffalo Tom

"Staple my hand Staple my hands to my heart Staple my hand Staple my lips shut Staple my hand Staple my lips shut I'm staying right here I won't move 'til I'm dead I'm staying right here You can c...

Mountains of Your Head Buffalo Tom

"I've been turned on In that little room And I am all caved in now like a cat I've woken up 'Cause you've spoken up I'm catatonic but ready to roll Drift sense of time Turning 'round on a dime Cros...

Darl Buffalo Tom

"I'm not cryin' for ya I'll let the angels bore ya I'm just tryin' to understand 1,2,3,4,5 I'm callin' Julie you just keep on walkin' I can't laugh at all that matters I can't sleep at night withou...

I'm Not There Buffalo Tom

"Maybe it's only - 'cause I'm so poor That you don't count me - anymore Maybe I'm tryin' to compare Take my picture - don't you dare Maybe it's only - 'cause I fall I'm so much closer - but yer so ...

Stymied Buffalo Tom

Broken By words left unspoken I thought you was joking The words you say Stymied Please come untie me You're lying right beside me Don't lie to me Lying I caught you lying You caught me trying Don...

Porchlight Buffalo Tom

Hey when the need becomes too strong or long And drawn out for me to take Like a cigarette burn to the fleshy turbines of my heart That faded afternoon floats breezily into my memory Cool shafts of...

Frozen Lake Buffalo Tom

I'm between the lines just one more time Read it in a book I almost looked In the frozen lake she comes and takes Give up my whole world she's just a girl In my frozen mind I'm stuck in time I can'...

Saving Grace Buffalo Tom

"Can't get rid of this blue sun It's been so long since I've had fun She's wearing a special dress We're in a terrible mess It's been so long since I've been home Since I've had fun I'm coming home...

Crutch Buffalo Tom

"Leaving She came along She came a long way to see me She came across snowy fields Baby I've almost grown somehow I'm in between the coasts, but my mind My mind must be back in Boston And you're a...

Wah-wah (Live on WMBR) Buffalo Tom

"Wah-wahYou've given me a wah-wahAnd I'm thinking of youAnd all the things that we used to doWah-wah, wah-wahWah-wahYou made me such a big starBeing there at the right timeCheaper than a dimeWah-wa...

Wiser (Edit) Buffalo Tom

The autumn leavesMe here without a toothYou've given me the shaftMy friend's car's breaking downAnd I've got no ride homeAnd I'm left outThe apes in the evergreensThe grape leaves and jasmine teaCo...

Knot In It Buffalo Tom

I'm not looking for the shell shocked signs of lifeYour shadow still looms larger in the nightThere's a nickel on the sill for good luck's sakeI left it out for only you to takeBut there's pine res...

The Bible Buffalo Tom

Bell, book and candle, murder and greedThese are the things that bring your love to meHow sweet the sentence, How sweet the lipsHow do you expect, the same face that they kissIt's only the Bible, I...

Scottish Windows Buffalo Tom

Gone, advice from a side roadAnd a dying breath and yellow oakBig tall weeds and leaves of goldNow a wasted clock hollowAnd I'm not the drowning man you thinkThough I flail my arms, I refuse to sin...

White Paint Morning Buffalo Tom

Sixty eight at twenty oneThe girl has risen with the sunIt's a white paint morning now that the fog is goneIt's a bright, dumbfounded dawnShe lays down out on the lawnAnd the new day wakes and turn...

Wiser (Full Version) Buffalo Tom

The autumn leavesMe here without a toothYou've given me the shaftMy friend's car's breaking downAnd I've got no ride homeAnd I'm left outThe apes in the evergreensThe grape leaves and jasmine teaCo...

See To Me Buffalo Tom

It's a cold northern rainTwo degrees abovI'm standing outside the chineseWith a glow lamp to light my waySee to me nowThere's no manual to show you howBut there's reams of scrapbooks in my basement...

Register Side Buffalo Tom

Well, I compare you twoYou've got the same toothy grinAnd a penchant for dramatic endsSee the harbor lightsHis five brothers down thereFrom the salty bay back home againHe went from one ball and ch...

Do You In Buffalo Tom

Did it lieOr did you fallIs that why you're now not answering my callNow who counts on you to be home at fiveDo you even care if I'm still aliveI've got to knowIf I'm still aliveDid you collapseOr ...

Under Milkwood Buffalo Tom

In the sad blue light, in the deepest shadeMargaret Mary saddles, all our love awayThe shallow moonlight sips her milky eyesAnd underneath the ground, the mother sends the childAnd the rain buries ...

Walking Wounded Buffalo Tom

The evening light still paleI went out to the mailMy movements like a snailApologies from a friendI'm spread out so thinIt's time to start againGreetings from the walking woundedDid you just see wh...

Rules Buffalo Tom

Everyone has their own mythsIf not their father's troublesIt's the mother's kissBut me would you save my lifeOr take it away from me stab me with a knifeHey you could find it in yourself, I knowTo ...

It's You Buffalo Tom

There's no time a few hours to sleepJust drive 'til tomorrowHere I go my drunk tank's on emptyI've run low on sorrowOne last lemon drop is all that's left from our last tripAnd that is the taste of...