My Land Janis Ian

hands are clean I've never seen the guillotine Must you say I'm guilty, guilty all the same Such things can't be in my USA 'cause no no no, it just can't be in a land like mine, all decent and free You

SEARCHING FOR AMERICA Janis Ian

SEARCHING FOR AMERICA (Janis Ian) Where have you been that made you weep And left these stains upon your cheek What did you see while you were gone That haunts your eyes this sunny dawn They

SEARCHING FOR AMERICA Janis Ian

curse was left unsaid Into a place that knows no spring Where only steel and silver sing They made us dance until we dropped And the music of the jackhammers stopped I caught a cinder in my

When You Love Someone Janis Ian

When You Love Someone (Janis Ian) When you love someone - it's an arrow in the heart When you love someone - it's a shot in the dark When you love someone - it's a needle in the vein When you

When You Love Someone Janis Ian

- there's a song in every word When you love someone - you are more than you deserve When you love someone - there is magic in your hands When you love someone - and there is peace upon the land

See My Grammy Ride Janis Ian

Come in through the window See my butterfly Come in through the pillow Look at my grammy ride Come in through the doorway See my pretty butterfly Come in through the night and the day Look at my grammy

BREAKING SILENCE Janis Ian

COME INTO MY SOLITUDE THOUGH I WEARY BE COME INTO MY TENDERNESS DREAM ALONG WITH ME LISTEN TO THE WHISPERS SING LISTEN TO THE SINGER SHOUT COME INTO MY SOLITUDE ME AND MY BIG MOUTH

BREAKING SILENCE Janis Ian

BREAKING SILENCE (Janis Ian) COME INTO MY SOLITUDE THOUGH I WEARY BE COME INTO MY TENDERNESS DREAM ALONG WITH ME LISTEN TO THE WHISPERS SING LISTEN TO THE SINGER SHOUT COME INTO MY SOLITUDE

Getting Over You Janis Ian

And what will I do with my mornings? And what will I do with my nights? Tell me what you see in her that used to be in me, Why is it the simple truths are hardest to believe?

BOOTS LIKE EMMY LOU'S Janis Ian

IF I HAD BOOTS LIKE EMMY LOU'S I'D BE A COUNTRY STAR WITH RHINESTONES ON MY BVD'S AND A HUMMINGBIRD GUITAR I'D BUY MYSELF THE BIGGEST BUS THAT EVER GRACED THE TRACK WITH A LOVESEAT

Boots Like Emmy Lou`s Janis Ian

<Janis Ian If I had boots like emmy lou's I'd be a country star With rhinestones on my bvd's And a hummingbird guitar I'd buy myself the biggest bus That ever graced

Society's Child Janis Ian

COME TO MY DOOR, BABY FACE IS CLEAN AND SHINING BLACK AS NIGHT MY MAMA WENT TO ANSWER YOU KNOW THAT YOU LOOKED SO FINE NOW I COULD UNDERSTAND THE TEARS & THE SHAME SHE CALLED YOU BOY INSTEAD OF

Society's Child Janis Ian

COME TO MY DOOR, BABY FACE IS CLEAN AND SHINING BLACK AS NIGHT MY MAMA WENT TO ANSWER YOU KNOW THAT YOU LOOKED SO FINE NOW I COULD UNDERSTAND THE TEARS & THE SHAME SHE CALLED YOU BOY

COSMOPOLITAN GIRL Janis Ian

COSMOPOLITAN GIRL (Janis Ian) I WAS ONLY 29 AND LONELY AS A BULL MOOSE IN HEAT WHEN HE CAME ALONG, SINGING THAT SAME OLD SONG I SAID - YOU KNOW I'M ENTERING MY PRIME THIRTY-ONE TO THIRTY-NINE

Alabama Janis Ian

See the light Southern light Show me the way to go home See the light Southern light Show me the way to go home Alabama, lady of the nation Guardian of the South My pretty belle Wishing well Mississippi

GOD &amp; THE FBI Janis Ian

EVIDENCE NONE OF THIS MAKES ANY SENSE (chorus) THEY CALLED THE FBI I HAD TO DISAPPEAR CALLED THE G-MEN, T-MEN, SEE YOU AT THE SCENE MEN TOLD 'EM I WAS HIDING HERE THEY COULD FINGERPRINT MY

GOD & THE FBI Janis Ian

GOD & THE FBI (Janis Ian) MAMA'S MAKING VIDEOS PETE'S ON THE STEREO SINGING 'BOUT FREEDOM BUGS IN THE BEDROOM BIG INVESTIGATION BE PATIENT BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE A DANGER TO THE NATION

Can You Reach Me Janis Ian

to reach out to you Can you reach me Would you teach me to be free Is it such an easy thing, to be a friend Can you reach me Would you teach me to be free Have you got a helping hand to lend beause, my

DAYS LIKE THESE Janis Ian

EARTH WITH HOPE UNTIL THE RAINS COME DOWN IN LIVES LIKE THESE WHERE EVERY MOMENT COUNTS I ADD UP ALL THE THINGS THAT I CAN LIVE WITHOUT WHEN THE ONE THING LEFT IS THE BLESSING OF MY

DAYS LIKE THESE Janis Ian

DAYS LIKE THESE (Janis Ian) ON DAYS LIKE THESE WHEN THE RAIN WON'T FALL AND THE SKY IS SO DRY THAT EVEN BIRDS CAN'T CALL I CAN FEEL YOUR TEARS DISAPPEARING IN THE AIR CARRIED ON THE BREEZE

When The Party's Over Janis Ian

Would you like to learn to sing Would you like to sing my song Would you like to learn to love me best of all Anyone can learn the words and the melody's so plain This is my song to bring you back again

Honor Them All Janis Ian

THEY SAY THAT YOU CAN CHOOSE YOUR FRIENDS BUT YOU CAN'T CHOOSE YOUR FAMILY AND IT'S A LUCKY MAN WHO ENDS UP IN GOOD COMPANY I'VE DONE MY SHARE OF LOOKING BACK REGRET'S MY MIDDLE NAME BUT THE TIME GOES

MURDERING STRAVINSKY Janis Ian

MURDERING STRAVINSKY (Philip Clark/Janis Ian) WE'RE MURDERING STRAVINSKY SHOOTING AT RAVEL BURYING PICASSO, SLAUGHTERING CAETANO AT THE GATES OF HELL WE'RE BRINGING DOWN THE BEATLES DYLAN AND

Tea And Sympathy Janis Ian

( In my opinion this is one of the most beautiful songs ever written ) I don't want to ride that milk train anymore .

Memphis Janis Ian

Memphis (Janis Ian) WE WERE STANDING BY THE RIVER STARING INTO TOWN ALL THE WORLD WAS ON HIS SHOULDERS THE TEARS WERE RAINING DOWN ALL ALONG THE SOUTHERN SKYLINE CITY LIGHTS BEGAN TO BLOOM

Memphis Janis Ian

MUSIC FILLED THE AIR ALL THE PADDLE BOATS CAME ROLLING FROM EAST OF EVERYWHERE NOW THE STREETS ARE FILLED WITH SILENCE AND SONGS NO ONE CAN HEAR BUT HER MEMORY LINGERS IT SLIPS THROUGH MY

SHE MUST BE BEAUTIFUL Janis Ian

SHE MUST BE BEAUTIFUL (Janis Ian/Kye Fleming) THE SEAGULLS OF SUMMER HAVE FLOWN THE SAILORS HAVE WINTERED THEIR BOATS COME SIT BY THE FIRE AND TELL ME YOUR SECRETS LOVE ISN'T KEPT EASILY THE

Present Company Janis Ian

Used to drive a pipeline from here to Blind Man's Bend Tried and ride the main line I went there with my friends I like to be together I like to be alone Yes, and what I like best is I like it like this

Weary Lady Janis Ian

Lo, I be weary Traveling on Lo, I be a weary lady Look to the sunlight Take me back home Lo, I be a weary lady Looking to the gardens in the night Sound of fireflies upon my pillow Looking for the sound

He's A Rainbow Janis Ian

He's a rainbow He's a rainbow He's a rainbow searching for the sun Let him find you Let him guide you He's a rainbow searching for the sun In my life there've been many cast aside when the evening spread

Tea & Sympathy Janis Ian

sympathy for the good old days long gone We'll drink a toast to those who most believe in what they've won It's a long, long time 'til morning plays wasted on the dawn I'll not write another line for my

Jesse Janis Ian

THERE'S A HOLE IN THE BED WHERE WE SLEPT NOW IT'S GROWING COLD HEY JESSE, YOUR FACE IN THE PLACE WHERE WE LAY BY THE HEARTH, ALL APART IT HANGS ON MY HEART AND I'M LEAVING THE LIGHT ON THE STAIRS NO I'M

Welcome To Acousticville Janis Ian

Welcome To Acousticville (Janis Ian) IT WAS A LONG, LONG ROAD IT WAS A BIG DEEP HOLE AND THEN THE AXLE BROKE I BARELY HAD TIME TO WORK UP A SWEAT WHEN MY POOR CORVETTE WENT UP IN SMOKE I WAS

Thankyous Janis Ian

Thankyous (Janis Ian) Mom and I had our ups and downs, mostly during my adolescence and her first years as a divorced woman. There were months we didn't speak, years we didn't communicate.

Welcome To Acousticville Janis Ian

IT WAS A LONG, LONG ROAD IT WAS A BIG DEEP HOLE AND THEN THE AXLE BROKE I BARELY HAD TIME TO WORK UP A SWEAT WHEN MY POOR CORVETTE WENT UP IN SMOKE I WAS GLUED TO THE SEAT I WAS

Bright Lights & Promises Janis Ian

Everywhere I hear A ringing in my ears Drummer, let the music play Give me small-town blues Make it loud, make it do Listen to the music sway Bar rails and cocktails Have you got a light?

The Come On Janis Ian

No, I just want a bed for the night Someone to tell me they care You can fake it, that's all right In the morning I won't be here It's a sacrificial alter And I'm laying down my head And I'm telling you

Lover\'s Lullaby Janis Ian

glory And we borrowed all his time Lay down, and don\'t you wake till morning Close your eyes and helpless through the night Lay down and dream of love and glory This is a lover\'s lullabye My

Dear Billy Janis Ian

I see by your letter you have no intent to come home so i'll take the kid and the house and make out on my own.

Lover's Lullaby Janis Ian

drank all his glory And we borrowed all his time Lay down, and don't you wake till morning Close your eyes and helpless through the night Lay down and dream of love and glory This is a lover's lullabye My

Hunger Janis Ian

Hunger (Janis Ian) I HUNGER FOR YOU LIKE A SKY FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE SUN I HUNGER FOR YOU LIKE A TIDE FOR THE MOON TO COME I HUNGER FOR YOU LIKE THE SKIN OF A DOE FOR THE BLADE I WATCH YOU LIKE

WATERCOLORS Janis Ian

WATERCOLORS (Janis Ian) I REMEMBER PHOTOGRAPHS WATERCOLORS OF THE PAST HE TURNED & SAID - YOU ASK MUCH OF ME THEN, WHEN WE'D MADE OUR PEACE WE LAY BETWEEN THE SHEETS HE TURNED & SAID - I SET

Hunger Janis Ian

HUNGER IS THE BODY, HUNGER IS THE SOUL HUNGER FOR THE LONELY, HUNGER FOR THE WHOLE HUNGER IN THE HEART, HUNGER IN THE HOME WHENEVER WE'RE APART, I'M HUNGRY TO THE BONE WHY DON'T I DRINK MY

Water Colors Janis Ian

, Come unto me I am beauty I am the light Come unto me Hold the darkness and stay the night I am wonder I am the heart's delight Tomorrow we'll fight Come on, come on Come on, come near to me Come be my

The Come-on Janis Ian

No I just want a bed for the night Someone to tell me they care You can fake it, that's all right In the morning I won't be here It's a sacrificial altar and I'm laying down my head and I'm telling

Thankyous Janis Ian

Eaten off of tables made of wood or stone Through the trials and tribulations I've never known how to say I love you and let my feelings show So thank you for the music Thank you for

Nature's At Peace Janis Ian

Did you notice, the dawn had the nerve to come on to the sunrise today Have I said that my head had the nerve to be dead when I wanted to break Did you see that the sun doesn't need anyone to come in on

Here In Spain Janis Ian

the rain Santo Domini All the children are in estranged here in Spain They say the country is a testament to the free but Romeo and Juliet couldn't find a place to sleep No, no, no no no The child of my

Stars Janis Ian

could listen to them play all day Some ladies really move across a stage And gee, they sure can dance I guess I could learn how If I gave it half a chance But I always feel so funny When my

Bright Lights And Promises Janis Ian

Ev'rywhere I hear a ringing in my ears Drummer, let the music play Small-town blues Make it loud, make it do Listen to the music sway Bar rails and cocktails "Have you got a light?"