Outskirts James McMurtry

streets are slick as glass Ditches lined with stranded cars The tow trucks are busy Dealing with the evening rush I might have picked a better day I probably shouldn't expect that much (I'm just) On the outskirts

Choctaw Bingo James McMurtry

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Where's Johnny James McMurtry

Young Johnny, he really had a wayHe did his homework on the school busAnd he always got an AAnd the girls liked JohnnyMore than anyone 'cept maybe Elton JohnLater on in high schoolHe couldn't keep ...

Vague Directions James McMurtry

This place you say you're looking forThat's a place I used to knowDon't know the number of the roadBut I can tell you how to goHead on down 'till the pavement endsUsed to go back there now and then...

Hands Like Rain James McMurtry

Slowly crawling 'cross the floorComes a shadow through the window From the house next doorAnd the dust specks dancingIn the last of the lightOne more evening passingShe walked on tiptoesOn a gravel...

Candyland James McMurtry

Ugly pictures on the wallTraffic outbound slowing to a crawlEvening papers on the manicured lawnsIt never ceases it just goes on and onThe people next door don't mind at allThey've got 'em a spiked...

Don't Waste Away James McMurtry

Is that smile for me?Did You come by it honestly?Can I show you around?Can I help you tear your fences down?'Cause I know you foster few illusions, suffer no foolsYou don't leave much to chanceBut ...

Good Life James McMurtry

Got two cars and a chainlink fenceGot insurance for accidentsNevermind what I don't knowI dream of places I won't ever go But I lead a good lifeYeah, I lead a good life'N every Sunday we're out at ...

Save Yourself James McMurtry

You couldn't get what you were afterAfter all was said and doneAmid the echoes of the screams and the laughterCracking the blinds to the noonday sunRunning out of room, tugging at the tetherOld des...

Storekeeper James McMurtry

chorus No shoes, no shirt, no service Reads the sign on the front screen door Your friends 011 moke me nervous You best keep 'em out of my store I don't moke no bones about it I don't need your bar...

Off And Running James McMurtry

Answer me when I call to youWhat became of the life I knewTell me why I can't be freeTell me what you expect of meI'm so down about itI can't sleep at nightI sit watching the bugs as they bounce of...

Fuller Brush Man James McMurtry

When I was maybe three or fourThe Fuller Brush man would knock at the doorHe'd always tell me, "Boy, you're gonna miss the fun!Time you're old enough the honky-tonks'll all be gone."Momma had no se...

Rachel's Song James McMurtry

Must be a cold front comingCause I saw the eastbound C&OAnd the coal cars were dusted with a half inch of snowAnd that boy'll drive me crazyDon't know what I'll do with himSchool will be out tomorr...

Down Across The Delaware James McMurtry

"Bills are paid but it makes no difference To the gods that seem to rule our home Heat shut off for no known reason This old building's got a mind of its own I can tell your footsteps on the stair...

Levelland James McMurtry

Flatter than a tabletopMakes you wonder why they stopped hereWagon must have lost a wheel or they lacked ambition oneOn the great migration west Separated from the restThough they might have tried ...

One More Winter James McMurtry

I could not be like one of them Faces shrunken from the bitter wind Their righteous rage, their jealous fear One more winter won't find me here ------------- Lyrics Powered by LyricFind Written By JAMES

Rayolight James McMurtry

phone don't ring These old rough edges we keep finding Just got to work 'em a while till they wear down smooth and shiny Rayolight (Repeat to fade) ------------- Lyrics Powered by LyricFind Written By JAMES

Melinda James McMurtry

Don't expect no favors, nothing in returnTell all your cross-eyed neighbors that it's none of their concernOpen the shades Melinda, let in the outside airI'm deep in doubt and I can't get out, and ...

Where'd You Hide The Body James McMurtry

You look across the table with those guilty eyesSo many mornings now I shouldn't be surprisedWhen you lash out at me and you scream out in the nightWhat could you have done to get in such an awful ...

Right Here Now James McMurtry

If somebody's calling,it don't mean a thingIf I don't feel like talking, I'll just let it ringI Move along slowly andI watch my backAnd you tell me I'm crazy, but I don't believe thatNo, I'm right ...

Too Long In The Wasteland (Live Version) James McMurtry

Hear the trucks on the highway, And the tickin' of the clocksThere's a ghost of a moon in the afternoon, Bullet holes in the mailboxBullet holes in the mailbox, Keyholes in my mindToo long in the w...

Safeside (Live Version) James McMurtry

Down in Piedras Negras you gotta watch yourselfThere's a whole lotta hungry people lookin to share some wealthAnd when the oilfield's busted and the peso takes a diveStay off the side streets if yo...

Painting By Numbers James McMurtry

The gates of the schoolyardare padlocked and chainedto keep all the children in out of the rainthe art teacher's preachingthe virtues of pastel shadesyou pay no attention but it won't hurt your gra...

Terry James McMurtry

McMurtry Terry's off the track Sent him away and he won't be back for a while Fifteen years old One night he lost control Straight shots Staggered out to the parking lot Someone called him names He was

Shining Eyes James McMurtry

McMurtry When a telephone rings in an empty room Does it make a sound When I get back from the east coast Will you still be around Well that's hard to say Doesn't look that way Pigeons on the sidewalk

Song For A Deck Hands Daughter James McMurtry

McMurtry He'd always whistle Jolie Blonde On his way out the back door on a Friday night So many times he just stayed gone Rarely did he try to treat your mama right Shut off the tractor with the field

I'm Not From Here James McMurtry

I'm not from hereI just live hereGrew up somewhere far awayCame here thinking I'd never stay longI'd be going back soon somedayIt's been a few years since I got hereSeen 'em come and I've seen 'em ...

Too Long In The Wasteland James McMurtry

Hear the trucks on the highway, And the tickin' of the clocksThere's a ghost of a moon in the afternoon, Bullet holes in the mailboxBullet holes in the mailbox, Keyholes in my mindToo long in the w...

Crazy Wind James McMurtry

This magic world, this magic worldThis magic world, it inspiresWith the faith that I was born withIn my schooling in the forgesTime has lost its power to do its worstBut I don't mean to bore youWit...

Poor Lost Soul James McMurtry

McMurtry You heard the bright lights calling Many years ago You never came back crawling How you hung in there I don't know You're at home in the big town You got it all figured out Back home they can't

Angeline James McMurtry

Angeline, Angeline, darker nights I've never seen I don't love these East Texas pines Where I can't find my sleep in the shadows so deep And dark as the doubts in my mind Freight train on the trest...

Talkin At The Texaco James McMurtry

Well if you're lookin' for a good time You're a little bit late We rolled up the sidewalks At a quarter to eight It's a small town We can't sell you no beer It's a small town, so May I ask what you...

Outskirts 77s

Outskirts I'm gonna move Way out on the outskirts of town Everybody dogged me Yeah they dogged me right on down They hit me once They hit me twice They hit me three times people But that's

Outskirts Bob Welch

Outskirts Written by Bob Welch and John Carter.

Outskirts Blue Rodeo

Here on the outskirts of life Dreams seldom come true Flipping through photographs emotional holographs Cutouts of all the figures you might have been Reflections of a life you once lived As the

Outskirts Elusive

I looked through the windowAnd the world is looked inLike a cold breath of winterFreezes your skin.Empty eyes deprived of their tears,All alone, no one is there.And it feels like I'm falling.I know...

Outskirts Small Black

I stood and watched Longer than I should What was I waiting for Get in get out Maybe take a glance But for Christ's sake Don't linger there They'll see you stare I'm on the outskirts Looking in I'm on

Outskirts Sam Hunt

down all these avenues Doin' everything but thinkin 'bout you As long as I stay on 'em, I'm fine The city side of those city limit signs You don't really cross my mind But soon as I get out here on the outskirts

The Outskirts Buck 65

Young and attractive, Quote-unquote "old soul".Down in a cold hole, Playing my controlled roleThe world is mine, good and bad, I never sleep,Odd Fire trucks and squad cauad cars, Strugglingin god's...

The Lights Robbie Robertson

There was something strange In the sky tonight I was left standing With three moons shining Just on the outskirts of civilization Just on the outskirts of civilization Indians have always seen the lights

Outskirts Of Town Willie Nelson

Well I'm gon' tell you baby We'll move away from here Gonna sell my icebox and buy me a Frigidaire When we move out on the outskirts of town Cause I don't want nobody foolin' or always hangin' round It

Outskirts of Nowhere Clifton 2.5

Don't you leave me on the outskirts of nowhere I don't have anyone else to talk to Don't you leave me on the outskirts of nowhere Where the rivers are green, and I'm blue Why did I fall for you, back then

James bangles

I knew it'd turn out like this I'm keeping one foot on the train And I must be a masochist To ever take up with you, James.

James The Bangles

James The Bangles I knew it'd turn out like this I'm keeping one foot on the train And I must be a masochist To ever have taked up with you James It sounds familar that tone in your voice You're

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James Josh Rouse

He decided he’d be better off alone So he left his wife and child and went solo It is summertime, Atlanta’s hot as hell He thinks back to what he had, and where he’s now James can’t stop hangin’ out

James Billy Joel

James... we were always friends, From our childhood days And we made our plans, And we had to go our seperate ways. I went on the road You pursued an education.

James O.A.R.

And breathe, breathe, deep for me James. Don't you feel that you're free now from pain? I've heard about heaven for years. Can't be sure where you are.

James Carly Simon

James, Your voice is like the water When I lift this shell to my ear I can hear you pourin' out your heart to me James, The beauty of your voice Lifts us from sadness James, Let us become like water together

James Camera Obscura

"James, he came to my place He said he had to see my face He hopes that we can still be friends In his own way, he'll love me til the end And, James, he came to the door Wanting to know for sure