I Met Him On A Sunday Laura Nyro

[snapping and clapping] well i met him on a sunday [oo oo oo oo oo oo] and i missed him on monday [oo oo oo oo oo oo] well i found him on tuesday [oo oo oo oo oo oo] and i dated him

Tom Cat Goodby Laura Nyro

I got your name Tom I got your children what about the children Tom CAT Tom CAT you old rag - you old rag Where have you been too?

Been On A Train Laura Nyro

Been on a train And did you hear the whistle blow? Been on a train north Baby did you hear the whistle blow? I saw a man take a needleful of hard drug And die slow.

He's A Runner Laura Nyro

He's a runner and he'll run away soon there'll be no man woman ain't be born who can make him stay woman get away while you can He's a runner and he'll run away with the midnight train woman ain't been

Mother's Spiritual Laura Nyro

On a street corner Where the kids boogie all night Or where the winds sing And the stars shine Like holiday lights Come a band of angels Salvation in their might And as for peace on earth...

When I Was A Freeport And You Were The Main Drag Laura Nyro

He liked to be alone creating works of art which he painted in a cottage made of stone one day I crept inside and I was unaware of what I was going to find well the pictures opened up my mind I saw

Lazy Susan Laura Nyro

I have lost and loved him, you have seen it all. Lazy Susan, lazy through, hasn창?р？？t got a think to do. Oh, but to sit there and light up the hillside, sun-fried, black-eyed Sue.

The Confession Laura Nyro

I would love to love you baby now Would you love to love me baby?

Lite A Flame (The Animal Rights Song) Laura Nyro

In the zoo They gave him a cage Circus put a sparkle On his face Away from life The elephant walks Shadow across a dream Lost for ivory Oh freedom Lite a flame It's like prejudice For the color of your

Nowhere To Run Laura Nyro

It's not love I'm a running from, It's the heartbreak I know will come. 'Cause I know you're no good for me, but you've become a part of me.

(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (Live) Laura Nyro

I Used To Feel Uninspired And When I Knew I Had To Face Another Day Oh It Made Me Feel So Tired Before The Day I Met You Life Was So Unkind But Your Love Was The Key To My Peace Of Mind Cause You

Sweet Lovin' Baby Laura Nyro

I belong To the man Don't belong without him When I sleep without him Loneliness Loneliness My dreams with God Softly waiting I belong to the man Sweet lovin' baby Oh sweet lovin' baby I want

Time And Love Laura Nyro

So winter froze the river And winter birds don't sing So winter makes you shiver So time is gonna bring you spring so he swears he'll never marry Says that cuddles are a curse Just tell him plain You're

Flim Flam Man Laura Nyro

Oh lord, the man's a fraud, he's flim flam man. He창?р？？s so cagey, he창?р？？s a flim flam man. Hands off the man, flim flam man. He's the one in the Trojan horse making out like he's Santa Claus.

Stoney End Laura Nyro

I was born from love And my poor mother worked the mines I was raised on the Good Book Jesus Till I read between the lines Now I don't believe I want to see the morning Going down the Stoney End I never

You've Really Got A Hold On Me Laura Nyro

"I don't like you, but I love you, Seems that I'm always thinking of you. Oh, oh, oh, you treat me badly, I love you madly, you really got a hold on me.

Up On The Roof Laura Nyro

When this old world starts getting me down And people are much too much for me to take, up on the roof I climb right up to the top of the stairs And all my cares just drift right into space

Up On The Roof (Live) Laura Nyro

When this old world starts getting me down And people are just too much for me to face I climb way up to the top of the stairs And all my cares just drift right into space On the roof, it's peaceful as

Mercy On Broadway Laura Nyro

Madison smiled and she hung with a band of strays the band was gone bringin it on to the Broadway blaze once I lived under the city in my sweet July July mercy on broadway don't you believe it you better

Gibsom Street Laura Nyro

Don't go to Gibsom cross the river The devil is hungry The devil is sweet If you are soft then you will shiver They hang the alley cats on Gibsom Street...

And When I Die Laura Nyro

And when I die and when I'm dead, dead and gone, there'll be one child born and a world to carry on, to carry on. I'm not scared of dying and I don't really care.

I Am The Blues Laura Nyro

who am I? I am the blues soothe me Horn's warm red love-makin' Funky music Move me Night wind, red tail lights, and Funky music 'cause I'm restless In my love for sale shoes Who?...

Eli's Comin' Laura Nyro

Eli's comin' Eli's comin' Whoa you better hide your heart Your lovin heart Eli's a comin and the cards say Broken heart Oh broken heart Eli's comin' Hide your heart girl Eli's comin' Hide your heart girl

Good By Joe Laura Nyro

We were lost in the fair on the highland Good by Joe With the sky and the deer on the highland Good by Joe Time is full of changes And now you've got to go Don't forget that we loved on the highland Good

The Morning News Laura Nyro

news is wet from the rain Letters are blurred down the page Morning news filled my head, it said business is fine War and business make the man He stole the sky in the Indian land His wife helped him

Smile Laura Nyro

winter turn on the night turn on your love light I'm a non-believer but I believe in your smile well I'm gonna talk to you baby on brandy-wine mars in the stars mars is arisin mars in the stars mars is

Lu Laura Nyro

Silver was the color Winter was a snowbell Mother of the wind boys Livin' off the lovewell [Chorus:] With Lu And everybody's callin' Luie Luie, Luie You got a thing about you Keep the light goin' for Luie

Save The Country Laura Nyro

Come on, people! Come on, children! COme on down to the glory river. Gonna wash you up, and wash you down, gonna lay the devil down, gonna lay that devil down.

Save The Country (Live) Laura Nyro

Come on, people, come on, children Come on down to the glory river. Gonna wash you up, and wash you down, Gonna lay the devil down, gonna lay that devil down.

Goodbye Joe Laura Nyro

We were lost in the fair on the highland, good bye, Joe, with the sky and the deer on the highland, good bye, Joe. Time is full of changes and now you창?р？？ve got to go. Don창?р？？

The Cat-Song Laura Nyro

My name is Eddie I am a cat And I sleep with one eye open Watching the morning sail Someone calls 'Eddie' Up to their lap And I purr But I'd sure like to get me My breakfast Especially a fishtail

Woman's Blues Laura Nyro

My lover's mouth Been so good to me My lover's mouth Been so good to me It promised joy for a jailhouse And a broken key [Chorus:] Woah, God, I got a job On the chamber's walls of heartache Woah, God,

Wedding Bell Blues Laura Nyro

Bill, I love you so, I always will I look at you and see the passion eyes of May Oh, but am I ever gonna see my wedding day I was on your side Bill when you were loosin' I never scheme or lie Bill,

Poverty Train Laura Nyro

"""Last call for the poverty train Last call for the poverty train It looks good and dirty on shiny light strip And if you don't get beat you got yourself a trip You can see the walls roar, see your brains

Money Laura Nyro

She said I'm young enough I'm old enough To paint a smile I tasted heaven and hell Heaven, stay a while A good friend Is a rare find Their straight talk Can ease your mind A good pimp's Gonna rob you blind

Beads Of Sweat Laura Nyro

I pricked my fingers On the thorns And this rain is a-raining hard This sky's gonna beckon Mariah To match my soul Rain in the river Rain in the river Rain on the river banks Down my neck Beads of sweat

Blackpatch Laura Nyro

Morning Came to the windows in the street Selling red watermelon, 5 cents a piece.

Louise's Church Laura Nyro

"I wrote this song for Louise Nevelson, the sculptor, Also Billie Holiday, and a group of kick-ass women artists.

Brown Earth Laura Nyro

Morning, come to the windows of the street Selling red watermelon, five cents a piece Merry boat on the river, freedom Fresh dreams to deliver, freedom Over and over and over I call out your name God standing

Sweet Blindness Laura Nyro

Let's go down by the grapevine drink my dady's wine get happy down by the grapevine drink my daddy's wine get happy happy oh sweet blindness a little magic a little kindness oh sweet blindness

Christmas In My Soul Laura Nyro

Come young braves Come young children Come to the book of love with me Respect your brothers and your sisters Come to the book of love I know it ain't easy But we're gonna look for a better day Come young

New York Tendaberry Laura Nyro

Blue berry A rush on rum Of brush and drum And the past is a blue note Inside me I ran away in the morningNew York tendaberry Blue berry Rugs and drapes and drugs And capes Sweet kids in hunger slums Firecrackers

A Wilderness Laura Nyro

Cinnamon hills Sweet child Sees waves of whisper blue Earth calls to you everyday in every way Mommas puttin' on some warpaint For a little bit of combat You asked the reason You gotta fight for your freedom

Capt. St. Lucifer Laura Nyro

Mama, Mama You're a whiz and a scholar too Mama open up the room lock Sip, sip I'm going to the moon dock He gives to me Buckles off shingles Off a cockleshell on Norway basin Coke and tuna Boots and roses

Captain Saint Lucifer Laura Nyro

Mama mama You're a whiz and a scholar too Mama open up the room lock Sip sip I'm going to the moon dock He gives to me Buckles off shingles Off a cockleshell on norway basin Coke and tuna Boots and roses

Emmie Laura Nyro

Emily and her love to be, Carved in a heart on a berry tree But it's only a little farewell love spell, Time to design a woman.

Spanish Harlem Laura Nyro

"There is a rose in Spanish Harlem A red rose up in Spanish Harlem It is a special one, it's never seen the sun It only comes out when the moon is on the run And all the stars are gleaming It's growing

To A Child Laura Nyro

Did you read about it In a magazine? Silent lies Never give you what you need Is there hope For a mother And an elf on speed?

Stormy Love Laura Nyro

You were my darlin' light Everything was gonna be all right And you were my everything Boy, once you could make me sing Well, I ain't gonna fly away And I ain't gonna cry all day But I might spread my

To A Child (Album Version) Laura Nyro

Did you read about it In a magazine? Silent lies Never give you what you need Is there hope For a mother And an elf on speed?