Arriving On A Train Freedy Johnston

Sunrise on the tower clock Back streets still wet with rain Rowhouses slow then stop I am arriving on a train You were always telling me Not to be so sure And if I cannot get away Try to get through Suddenly

Until the Sun Comes Back Again Freedy Johnston

Until the sun comes back again We'll drop our paper and our pen The lonely day is at an end Until the sun comes back again You look like a quiet type But keep up if you can Turn thesign and pull the shades

Moving on a Holiday Freedy Johnston

"Here comes the first good snow Only to decorate a vacant yard Moving out of here tonight All that's left to do is sweep the floor Old address book in my hand How'd I lose my place again The only thing

On the Way Out Freedy Johnston

"On the way out I'm thinkin' You get what you take anyway On the way out you're watchin' Wonder if I am gonna pay No I'm just lookin' round Thanks a lot I gotta be goin' now Will I get caught On the way

He Wasn't Murdered Freedy Johnston

"He wasn't murdered by love or loneliness He walked out on his own It was a holiday night He was out of state before she knew he'd gone Leaving just enough for the weekly rent Plus a little change Taking

Gone Like The Water Freedy Johnston

A red suitcase she'll never miss A leather coat he used to wear Thinking tough, looking tired With momma's money and daddy's ring Chorus: He's gone like the water down to NYC Sleeping on the 802 Along

Pretend It's Summer Freedy Johnston

I remember when we met A summer storm wasn't over yet We discovered our initials matched Now the radiator's cold And you're off somewhere I don't know I pretend it's summer And go outside Change the weather

Radio For Heartache Freedy Johnston

refrain: She's a radio for heartache Wandering along the river Anyone who's on her wavelength She will ask you what's the matter He was so alone He wouldn't have recognized his face She sat down and gazed

Can't Sink This Town Freedy Johnston

A barefoot whore Walking by a famous clock Against her door Waiting for the chimes to start Chorus: Can't sink this town Pull the gates and bring it down I'd gladly drown and let you leave me lonely She

One More Thing To Break Freedy Johnston

"You always tell me I'm just one more thing to break You wonder why I want to fall apart that way Crack my reason Wearing you pretty face Dropped me a couple times I come around anyway Demolition by words

I'm Not Hypnotized Freedy Johnston

you're only having fun You want me to stare into your eyes Whatever, you're the only one OK, but I'm not hypnotized Colored lights shine through the blinds You enfold your hand in mine Give the trance a

Underwater Life Freedy Johnston

I sail alone In a homemade boat Repairs and jokes and stares Everywhere I go And then one night Out about ten miles The sea glowed far below On the starboard side There underneath the waves A drowned city

Back To My Machine Freedy Johnston

I went back to my machine One moonless night Down a dark strange street Familiar in the day I went back to my machine Said I forgot a couple things And she was listening And came to life again And I looked

If It's True Freedy Johnston

"We turned on life Now it's made us decide You look so tired All night praying for advice If it's true Make him come down from heaven Let him decide for you If it's true You're gonna be a mother I don't

Gone To See The Fire Freedy Johnston

see the fire When the roof fell in He lit up again She thought she knew him well Until they had gone to see the fire Friends with her brother He started to call Now it's been two months Summer to fall A

Depending on the Night Freedy Johnston

This is how the story ends Face up on the floor again Wondering how he let himself believe her Darkness now his only friend Since she's gone away He's depending on the night Only gets through the day Waiting

Something's Out There Freedy Johnston

"I'm not saying you've got to believe me Something's out there Ever wonder why everybody Knows each other Those shows go on too long They always get the ending wrong If I'm not already gone Talk to me

Across The Avenue Freedy Johnston

Though you've gone away I play your favorite song Feel the blue and gold With your dark glasses on I always think I see you Across the avenue Walking by where I lost you It's all I ever do You just walked

Caught as You Look Away Freedy Johnston

I don't believe I'd had a birthday yet You're holding me and talking to someone else A backyard afternoon Forever in this frame I keep you here Caught as you look away A camera can't lie and it won't defend

Two Lovers Stop Freedy Johnston

cry One last kiss by the edge then hand in hand Two lovers stop their hearts Better than to be apart They have run from her father to the highest bridge Holding together as they jumped in Lovers lie On

Evie's Garden Freedy Johnston

In the middle of Evie's garden Was a rock she could never move Worn away by a faithful handtill No one knows the date Chorus: Bring back the rain We'll go walking Bring back the wind Like you do Of the

Dolores Freedy Johnston

Talking to a hotel mirror with my glasses off Now you know just what he's crying about Dolores was her middle name Dangling from a silver chain Where'd you learn to talk that way?

Love Grows Freedy Johnston

She ain't got no money Clothes are kinda funny Hair is kinda wild and free Oh, but love grows where my Rosemary goes And nobody knows like me She talks kinda lazy People say she's crazy And her life's a

I Can Hear The Laughs Freedy Johnston

"You can really fall Wake up in a ruined house Wrapped in a torn down curtain And when I get to hell Will the lovely girls come down To the banks of that red, red river I can hear the laughs When they

Hotel Seventeen Freedy Johnston

what you wanna do Well you tell me you're okay But you look so far away And I should have more to say Knowing you like I do So now you only want me When I tell you what to do I did not leave a

While I Wait for You Freedy Johnston

"You left your watch It's already stopped Your favorite shoes Where you dropped them And the rain won't stay And the sun won't move And I hold my hands While I wait for you Won't be long A note by the

The Farthest Lights Freedy Johnston

At the window by yourself I'm outside with everyone else Hold yourself against the chill And look at me with no expression In the eyes I know so well Is a question and a spell An astronomerall my life

Western Sky Freedy Johnston

"A pilot's son won't fly So it's a two-day drive Kissed his brave new wife goodbye The road ends in a fence She flies off overhead He starts his lonely trip out west Western sky The miles go by She'll

You Get Me Lost Freedy Johnston

"Did I wake you up again Talking in my sleep Unfamiliar afternoon We were out for a little while Voices from the street Sunlight in a rented room I don't know how You get me lost Forgotten where I'm running

Seventies Girl Freedy Johnston

"Down from the attic in your old things My new girlfriend has a curious streak Half lit, in the hall She's like you Twenty years ago Clothes from a case you'd thrown at me Orange, yellow, red and chartreuse

Evie's Tears Freedy Johnston

comes over and holds her hand I wake up, she is crying I guess he was here again Chorus: Evie's tears are never going to dry Evie's secret tears burn this bed she comes to only when it's light We met in a

Save Yourself, City Girl Freedy Johnston

, city girl I can't do much from way out here Cut your collar and sell your pearls Save yourself, city girl You got invited then decided to begin Nobody noticed when you couldn't find your seat again A

Disappointed Man Freedy Johnston

your mother's name So you could sleep easily She took you back too late And now you never even call Did you take that money drawer While she was praying They said you disappeared Just like water down a

Broken Mirror Freedy Johnston

refrain2: I wouldn't believe everything you said Now what do I see A broken mirror looking at me Am I now the one who's incomplete refrain: Broken mirror You did not lie You told me what's wrong And you

Waste Your Time Freedy Johnston

your time Like I waste your time And if you ever get the sense You're gonna see me again I'm gonna waste your time Like I waste your time Do you still complain About everything You make it sound like a

Anyone Freedy Johnston

way that I feel tonight And anyone who's ever been let down Knows what I'm talking about Did you think I didn't care Did you think that I'd not be there You fall to pieces and you don't get none I had a

Changed Your Mind Freedy Johnston

You call me up late You're loaded and say Can I come talk And I'm thinking no way You're dumping that guy And when he asked why Bet you said hey if you're ready or not you Changed your mind You dec...

Emily Freedy Johnston

Well I wonder who knowsIf anyone knowsWhere lovers go in their sleepAnd what if they meetDream the same streetAnd she passes obliviouslyEmily, you're lovely tonightLook at me baby, it's meEmily, ar...

That's Alright With Me Freedy Johnston

You can tell me noAnd that's alrightHelp me closeAnd get the lightsIf you wait for me tonightI won't be longBaby that's alright with meEverybody knowsWishes can't be toldYour talk about leaving tow...

In My Dream Freedy Johnston

Open my eyesAnother dayI see your faceAnd your eyesIn my dreamIn my cold and quiet dreamYou could not go outsideIn my dreamThey would ask where I had beenThey would know when I liedAnd so I goInto ...

This Perfect World Freedy Johnston

You oughta see your faceYou oughta hear your voiceLast time I was hereI wouldn't turn aroundYou oughta lock that doorSomebody might get inDidn't I teach you thatThis perfect worldSo blue I can't be...

Cold Again Freedy Johnston

When I woke upI was already evictedAnd when you say lieDo you think I believe anything?Cold againCold againWalking over Brooklyn bridgeCold againCold againHey, Miss Liberty, where have you been?Whe...

Laura Johnnie Johnston

Laura is the face in the misty lights Footsteps that you hear down the hall The love that floats on a summer night That you can never quite recall And you see Laura on a train that is passing through Those

The Lucky One Mary Lou Lord

> Walkin' to the bus stop Couldn't wait to get off I know I am the lucky one Hmm, hmm Walking in the twilight Cold Nevada twilight I know I am the lucky one On the wheels On the tabletop On the handles

Arriving U.F.O. Yes

I could not take it oh so seriously really When you called and said you'd seen a UFO But then it dawned on me the message in writing Spelt out a meeting never dreamed of before I looked out, in the night

Arriving UFO yes

Arriving UFO Anderson/Howe/Wakeman I could not take it oh so seriously really When you called and said you'd seen a UFO But then it dawned on me the message in writing Spelt out a meeting never

Bad Reputation Freedy Johnson

I know I got a bad reputation and it isn't just talk, talk, talk If I could only give you everything You know I haven't got I couldn't have one conversation If it wasn't for the lies, lies, lies

Some Things Last a Long Time Daniel Johnston

Your picture is still On my wall, on my wall The colors are bright Bright, as ever [Chorus] The red is strong, the blue is pure Some things last a long time Some things last a long time [Verse 2] Your

Foxy Girl Daniel Johnston

She's so precious She's so luscious Put your head in a whirl Spinning 'round the world She's the kind of girl You've seen a thousand times before And how often that you hoped She'd open up the door She's

Lousy Weekend Daniel Johnston

Talk about a lousy weekend Couldn't find a single friend friend Had my heart set on disappointment Up walks a super Joe Joe Asks me how my day go go Tells me good luck and spits on my shoe But oh, oh,