Home Sweet Oklahoma Leon Russell

When I was a young man barely seventeen I went on out to Hollywood chasing my dream And dusty Oklahoma was all I'd ever seen And I was getting older The memories of the greyhound Fade and quickly pass

Alcatraz Leon Russell

highway Of hundred and one ways to go Solitary is so confinin' To the legend of Geronimo I know how to bring the rain I used to dance for ABC All the braves down on death row Are pretending to be free Back home

Sweet Emily Leon Russell

just like a willow When the hate is cloudin' up my day When she touches my eyes, She takes my heart in her hand If you knew that child you'd plainly see When she laughs I realize I'm in love with my sweet

Out in the Woods Leon Russell

useless, yes it's useless to me And I think I'm lost, when I'm lost inside this jungle Can't see the forest for the tress Well pretty little woman come and get me Try me, try me one more time Yes and your sweet

Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms Leon Russell

"Rollin' in my sweet baby's arms Rollin' in my sweet baby's arms I'll lay around this shack 'Til the mail train comes back An' I'll roll in my sweet baby's arms I ain't gonna work on the railroad (You

Dixie Lullaby Leon Russell

Gather round me people, got a song to sing About that sweet magnolia thyme The black eyed Susan made some catfish stew And papa brought some homemade wine Now, all the southern children like to rock

Roller Derby Leon Russell

roller derby (Queen of the roller derby) The queen of the roller derby (Queen of the roller derby) Oh, as fast as a bullet, she can jam all night Makes a full grown wonder bull die with fright When we get home

I'll Sail My Ship Alone Leon Russell

dreams I own Drifting out across the ocean blue Yes, I'll sail my ship alone Tho' all the sails you've torn And when it starts to sinkin' I'll blame you Now, I gave a message to the wind To take back home

If the Shoe Fits Leon Russell

we hate to pay Can I have your guitar Can I ride on your car Can you give me a role to play Can I have an autograph Can I sit in your lap Are you really into witchcraft like they say Can I follow you home

Lady Blue Leon Russell

good to you When I'm layin' here makin' love to you Listen real close to me baby You just a-wait and see lady I got a whole lot of love to give you I got a whole life to spend if you'll just Let me sing sweet

Think Of Me Leon Russell

myself You gave me precious love unselfishly That part of you remains a part of me When your weary heart is in retreat And higher ground is crumbling at your feet The taste of life now lingers bitter sweet

Hummingbird Leon Russell

Sometimes I get impatient But she cools me without words And she comes so sweet and softly My hummingbird and have you heard That I thought my life had ended But I find that it's just begun Cause she

Bluebird Leon Russell

away And I'm locked in this room with my sorrow No escape, no way to get away And my only connection with tomorrow Is hoping that you might decide not to stay away I'm out on a limb If I could only find sweet

Delta Lady Leon Russell

naked in the garden And I think of the days And the different ways I held you I held you closely to me Yes, our heart was beating Oh, you're mine delta lady You're mine, be all mine Delta lady When I'm home

The Window Up Above Leon Russell

I've been living a new way Of life that I love so But I can see the clouds are gathering And the storm will wreck our home For last night he held you tightly And you didn't even shove This is true for

Magic Mirror Leon Russell

ones I'm unhappy To the losers I'm a fool To the students I'm a teacher With the teachers I'm in school To the hobos I'm in prison By everything I own To the soldiers I'm just someone else Dying to go home

Crystal Closet Queen Leon Russell

Left my home down in the heart of Georgia Headed out to Hollywood. All I took with me was my healing music, Preaching every step that I could.

Stranger In A Strange Land Leon Russell

How many days has it been Since I was born How many days until I die Do I know any ways That I can make you laugh Or do I only know how to make you cry When the baby looks around him It's such a s...

A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall Leon Russell

Oh, where have you been, my blue-eyed son?Oh, where have you been, my darling young one?I've stumbled on the side of twelve misty mountains,I've walked and I've crawled on six crooked highways,I've...

The Ballad Of Mad Dogs And Englishmen Leon Russell

Kids, planes, runway strikesFlashy pimps and family fightsSpotted dogs, blood-shot eyesOur space captain laughs and triesTo understand the scheme of thingsBut just in time the scene has changedThe ...

Roll Away The Stone Leon Russell

Well it's such a strange world that I'm living inShe was my woman and she was my friendBut I was wrong again.Such a strange changes that you put me throughBut like a fool I fell in love with youWha...

Tight Rope Leon Russell

I'm up on the tightrope , one sides hate and one is hopeIt's a circus game with you and me.I'm up on the tightwire , linked by life and the funeral pyreBut the tophat on my head is all you see.And ...

Shootout On The Plantation Leon Russell

Junior and the drummer are fightingAbout a woman in the neighborhoodOh, the drummer never hit a bad lick in his lifeAnd Junior never hit any goodYeah, the colonel said that women are for loving, no...

This Masquerade Leon Russell

Are we really happy with This lonely game we play Looking for the right words to say Searching but not finding Understanding anyway We're lost in this masquerade Both afraid to say we're just too f...

Back To The Island Leon Russell

Now the day is gone and I sit alone and think of you, girlWhat can I do without you in my life? I guess that our guessing game just had to end that wayThe hardest one to lose of all the games we pl...

Queen Of The Roller Derby Leon Russell

Gonna tell you a story that you wont believeBut I fell in love last friday eveninWith a girl I saw on a bar room t.v. screenWell I was just gettin ready to get my hatWhen she caught my eye and I pu...

Me and Baby Jane Leon Russell

Janie was my first lovewe shared the pains of schoolshe offered me a balance for awhileand she gave me innocentsI seemed like less a foolshe always had a line to make me smilebut we seperated early...

Cajun Love Song Leon Russell

Whoa, mama catch a little fishy, papa catch twoWell, back in the bayou it's-a fishin' timeWorkin' together on a bottle of wineWe'll go down to Thibodeaux tonightGo roun', go roun', lil' Alice blue ...

My Cricket Leon Russell

I was just thinking about you todayAnd the evening we slept in the mountainsBut I cannot get through to you, find words to say to you Darling you're so far away.Oh no I’m not crying these ain't tea...

Little Hideaway Leon Russell

"We got a little hideaway that we go toWhen we're alone togetherA little place where we can goAnd get to know each otherA place to see the sunWhen the day is doneHold on to that feelingWe've been m...

Can't Get Over Losing You Leon Russell

(Leon:) Hold on, let me love you For an hour or so Tell me what you want to do Where we go to find it Cause you love me like a hurricane And then you're gone with the wind You treat me every way but good

My Father's Shoes Leon Russell

What can I say to this town of my woeWhen it looks up to me for the answersYou've got trust in his eyes and so gentle sun weedWhat all the words I can sayCan I tell him of my lifeAnd can it be you ...

A Song For You Leon Russell

"I've been so many places in my life and timeI've sung a lot of songs, I've made some bad rhymeI've acted out my life in stagesWith ten thousand people watchingBut we're alone now and I'm singin' t...

I Put A Spell On You Leon Russell

I put a spell on youBecause you're mine.You better stopThe things that you're doin'.I said, "Watch out!"I ain't lyin', yeah! I ain't gonna take none of yourFoolin' around; I ain't gonna take none o...

Prince Of Peace Leon Russell

Try and judge me only by my time and changesAnd not mistaken words, for I say manyListen only to my song and watch my eyesThere's not much time to spill, there's hardly anyWell, look at all the chi...

Hurtsome Body Leon Russell

When I first saw you down in TennesseeI knew you were the only girl for meAnd when you sang your song it made me happy (yes it did)But you took my money and you took my old carAnd you ran straight ...

Pisces Apple Lady Leon Russell

Get off your bottle Go down and see a friendHe'll know what to do, lordy When you tell him how bad it's beenHe said you oughta get away To the English countrysideThis cryin' won't help you now boyW...

Of Thee I Sing Leon Russell

Hung up in a Pennsylvania mining townGot down to Boston in time for teaDon't know exactly just what's going downBetter hang around until I see.She uses beauty like a knifeShe cuts me even more, she...

It's A Hard Rain Gonna Fall Leon Russell

Tell me, where have you been, my blue-eyed son?Where have you been, my darling young one?I've stumbled up on the side of twelve misty mountainsI've walked and I've crawled over six crooked highways...

It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry Leon Russell

Well, I ride on a mail train, babe, can't buy a thrillI've been up all night, leanin' on a window sillWell, if I don't make it to the top of the hillIf I don't make it, you know my baby willAnd the...

She Smiles Like A River Leon Russell

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Beware Of Darkness Leon Russell

I've been so many placesIn my life and timeI've sung a lot of songsI've made some bad rhymesI've acted out my life in stagesWith ten thousand people watchingBut we're alone nowAn' I'm singing this ...

She Thinks I Still Care Leon Russell

"Just because I asked a friend about her, Just because I spoke her name somewhere,Just because I dialed her number by mistake today, She thinks I still care.Just because I haunt the same old places...

I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry Leon Russell

"Hear the lonesome whippoorwillHe sounds to blue to flyThe midnight train is a-winding lowI'm so lonesome I could cryI've never seen a night so longWhen time keeps crawling byThe moon is gone behin...

A Six Pack To Go Leon Russell

Hey, Mister BartenderPlease don't be so slowI got time for one more roundAnd a six pack to goTomorrow mornin's SundayI'm gonna be feelin' lowSo please, please, bartenderI wanna six pack to goI've b...

The Battle Of New Orleans Leon Russell

In 1814, we took a little trip Along with Colonel Jackson down the mighty Mississip'. We took a little bacon and we took a little beans And we caught the bloody British in a town in New Orleans. We...

Uncle Pen Leon Russell

"Oh, the people would come from miles awayThey'd dance all night till the break of dayWhen the caller hollered, ""Do-se-do""They knew it was time for Uncle Pen to goLate in the evening about sundow...

Truck Drivin' Man Leon Russell

I stopped at a roadhouse in Texas A little place called Hamburger Dan I heard that old jukebox started playin' THe song about a 'Truck Drivin' Man' Well the waitress then brought me some coffee An...

Lost Highway Leon Russell

"I'm a rolling stone, I'm all alone and lostFor a life of sin, I have paid the costOh, when I pass, all the people say""There goes another boy walkin' down the lost highway""Just a deck of cards an...

If I Were A Carpenter Leon Russell

If I were a carpenterAnd you were a ladyWould you marry me anywayWould you have my babyIf a tinker were my tradeWould you still find meCarryin' the pots I madeFollowin' behind meSave my love throug...