Sandy Denny Mark Olson

Once Sandy Denny was young And she wore a school girl's uniform Windows of our lives become boarded up in time Decisions made for spite And we're unprepared for life The things we dislike in others We

You Never Wanted Me Sandy Denny

broken and there isn't any key I'm only in your mind, only you can set me free You can't hurt me anymore and it isn't hard to see Someday, someone will leave you and I know you'll feel the same But you'll mark

My Carol Mark Olson

I've come to fetch my Carol I've wandered in the mud Dirty sheets outside broken windows Lies that poor folks never tell rich ones Louder still is the sound of love Is the sound of love Where she...

Clifton Bridge Mark Olson

Daylight, comes a soundWe walked across Clifton BridgeWhich way would it be, up or down?We laid our cards on the tableI woke up before the sunWhich way is the wayBetween the heart and the soulYou s...

Poor Michael's Boat Mark Olson

Poor Michael? s boat is taking in waterThat won? t surprise some of youHe set off with so many big plansAin't it funny how big plans fall throughStill I trust in one moment there with youKnow when ...

National Express Mark Olson

Once I lost my self-respectI was stranded in blue and all by myselfThen my luck came up to meI want to ride with you by the seaOh, my loveThese traveling blues got a hold of meIt makes no differenc...

Salvation Blues Mark Olson

There's such joy and sweet momentsTo be found in this worldWe know they'll come to an endJust how makes our hearts hurtSalvation blues and these blues will help us all[Incomprehensible]'Til we do s...

Keith Mark Olson

I found a coin in the dirtSisters in times of sorrowSisters in times of joyWhat happens now is yoursUncles will shake themselvesThen they'll go back to ploughingUnder the willow tree right where ou...

Winter Song Mark Olson

I remember our winter songSlipping on a frozen lakeThere I'll miss you when you're goneOh, this winter songAnother cup of Brunel wineDreams that once seemed so sweetAre silent empty streetsStreets ...

Look Into The Night Mark Olson

The weeds have grown in the playgroundHouse we lived in fell downYour mother's cryin', my fatherHas left and gone downtownLook into the nightSee if we can find a place to beAcross the highway with ...

My One Book Philosophy Mark Olson

My one book philosophyBack when we ran freeAnd played under the sunA honeymoon no moreThe streets and the citiesAnd did you lie awake?Though your dreams become too steepAnd slip under an icy treeMy...

Take Me Away Sandy Denny

Such sweet love is so hard to find Look around, these are troublesome times The sun beats down on our hunger and thirst It would soon all be over if we let it be worse Chorus Take me away, take me...

Tomorrow Is A Long Time Sandy Denny

If today was not an endless highway, If tonight was not a crooked trail, If tomorrow wasn't such a long time, Then lonesome would mean nothing to you at all. Yes, and only if my own true love was w...

Full Moon Sandy Denny

My father he rides with your sheriffs; And I know he would never mean harm, But to see both sides of a quarrel Is to judge without haste or alarm Chorus Oh, oh, helpless and slow, And you don't ha...

Knockin` On Heaven`s Door Sandy Denny

Mama, take this badge off of me I can\'t use it anymore. It\'s gettin\' dark, too dark for me to see I feel like I\'m knockin\' on heaven\'s door. Knock, knock, knockin\' on heaven\'s door Knock, ...

Blackwaterside Sandy Denny

One evening fair I took the air Down by Blackwaterside 'Twas gazing all around me When the Irish lad I spied All through the first part of that night We did lie in sport and play, When this young ...

Late November Sandy Denny

The wine it was drunk, the ship it was sunk, The shot it was dead, all the sorrows were drowned. The birds they were clouds, the brides and the shrouds And as we drew south the mist it came down. ...

Gold Dust Sandy Denny

This is the text on the Rendezvous album: If your eyes are blue you know the rest Champagne if it's very cool It's never very formal how you dress For oysters by the swimming pool Then slip away i...

I`m A Dreamer Sandy Denny

You make me nervous when I see you. I can't imagine what it's like to be you. It's a mystery to me every day, And I've got to get away. I put a bet on with a bookie For the race they put on over i...

Friends Sandy Denny

I've watched you rise up and I've watched you fall down 'Til you've lost everything but what money can own. And you feel alright now, but for how long? You feel alright now, how long? Do me a favo...

I'm A Dreamer Sandy Denny

You make me nervous when I see you. I can't imagine what it's like to be you. It's a mystery to me every day, And I've got to get away. I put a bet on with a bookie For the race they put on ov...

Listen, Listen Sandy Denny

The young man rose his pretty face,All for to feel the salty spray.When storms are mustering, they sayI'll come and take you all away.I am a traveller by trade,I only have what I have made.A fortun...

The Lady Sandy Denny

The lady she had a silver tongue.For to sing she said,And maybe that's all.Wait for the dawn and we will have that song.When it ends it will seemThat we hear silence fall.The lady she had a golden ...

One-Way Donkey Ride Sandy Denny

There you may stand in your splendour and jewelsSwaying me in both directions.One is the right one, the other for fools,How do I make my selection?The city lies silent in the warm morning light,The...

It'll Take A Long Time Sandy Denny

Oh it's like a storm at seaAnd everything is lost,And the fretful sailors calling out their woes,As to the waves they're tossed.Oh they are all gentlemen,And never will they knowIf there is a reaso...

Solo Sandy Denny

Good morning, good afternoon,And what have you got to say?Well i'm waiting, but i can't stay long,It's such a lovely day.There's a time to be talkingAnd a time when it's no use.Right now i think th...

Next Time Around Sandy Denny

Then came the question and it was about time.The answer came back and it was long.The house it was built by some man in a rhyme,But whatever came of his talented son?Who wrote me a dialogue set to ...

For Shame Of Doing Wrong Sandy Denny

It seems like a lifetime since I saw youLover lover Ive been away too longWhen I see lovers holdings hands and sighingI hang my head for shame of doing wrongBus wheels spinning, song birds singing ...

Fotheringay Sandy Denny

How often she has gazed from castle windows o'er,And watched the daylight passing within her captive wall,With no-one to heed her call.The evening hour is fading within the dwindling sun,And in a l...

Who Knows Where The Time Goes? Sandy Denny

Across the evening sky, all the birds are leavingBut how can they know it's time for them to go?Before the winter fire, I will still be dreamingI have no thought of timeFor who knows where the time...

Nothing More Sandy Denny

My friend i know you've suffered,Although you are still young.Why was it you who'd not take helpFrom anyone?Oh it's true, it's very true, he said,Some hard times i have known,But i have always over...

The Sea Sandy Denny

Do I ever wonder? You don't know.You'll never follow, and I'll never show.D'you see the water and watch it flowAnd float an empty shell,And you think that I'm hiding from the island.You've a fault ...

The Pond And The Stream Sandy Denny

Annie wanders on the land.She loves the freedom of the air.She finds a friend in ev'ry place she goes.There's always a face she knows.I wish that I was there.She says, "I'm leaving here tomorrowTo ...

Banks Of The Nile Sandy Denny

They've robbed us of our sweethearts while their bodies they feed the lions, On the dry and sandy deserts which are the banks of the Nile. "

When Will I Be Loved Sandy Denny

"I've been cheated,Been mistreatedWhen will I be loved?I've been made blue,I've been lied toWhen will I be loved?When I meet a new boyThat I want for mineHe always breaks my heart in twoIt happens ...

Learning The Game Sandy Denny

"Hearts that are broken A love that's untrueThese go with learning the gameWhen you love himAnd he doesn't love youYou're only learning the gameWhen he says that you're The only one he'll ever love...

Here In Silence Sandy Denny

"Summer skies are gone for everNothing left but to rememberMorning leaves a bed of echoesTears of blood in weaping meadowsCan you see me, can you hear meCan you leave me here in silence?Drums and f...

Man Of Iron Sandy Denny

"Where are you riding to Sir KnightAlone and armed for war?If not to fight for right Sir KnightThen what are weapons for?Why d'you hide your face Sir KnightWithin a face of iron?The more you shield...

Like An Old Fashioned Waltz Sandy Denny

Roses are red, and violets are blue,Primroses pale on a velvet green hue,Warm summer days by cool waterfalls,Like the music we hear,Those things we'll always hold dear,Like an old fashioned waltz.W...

Carnival Sandy Denny

The summertime's escaping, and the carnival's away,And the sunshine is awaiting for another sunny day.Breakers whisper to the shells upon the shore,And hear the seagulls they cry for more.And hear ...

No End Sandy Denny

They said that it was snowing in astounded tones upon the news.I wonder why they're always so surprised 'cos every year it snows.Frozen images of snowploughs as they churn along the motorways.I hav...

For Shame Of Doing Wrong (I Wish I Was A Fool For You Again) Sandy Denny

It seems like a lifetime since I saw youLover lover Ive been away too longWhen I see lovers holdings hands and sighingI hang my head for shame of doing wrongBus wheels spinning, song birds singing ...

One Way Donkey Ride Sandy Denny

There you may stand in your splendour and jewelsSwaying me in both directions.One is the right one, the other for fools,How do I make my selection?The city lies silent in the warm morning light,The...

All Our Days Sandy Denny

We search for everythingKeeping what we would winOrchids or tiny flowersWooden huts or ivory towersCenturies or hoursDark are the winter daysHoly in many waysVaults of time unshakenWhilst as throug...

No More Sad Refrains Sandy Denny

Here comes the morning how it pleasesIt always brings me something newIts golden light will wash away the dust of yesterdayIf I try it may let me forget youAnd when these winter days are overI mean...

The Sea Captain Sandy Denny

To cross the wide sea I deserted,From the shore I did fly.I thought it time that I travelled,So I took to the roads of the sky.It was late and the wind it did gently blow,Oh the night it was calm.I...

Down In The Flood Sandy Denny

Crash on the levee, mama,Water's gonna overflow,Swamp's gonna rise,No boat's gonna row.Now, you can train on downTo Williams Point,You can bust your feet,You can rock this joint.But oh mama, ain't ...

John The Gun Sandy Denny

''My shadow follows meWherever I should chance to go'',John The Gun did say.''If you should chance to meet meAs I wander to and fro,Sad would be your day.My life is mine and the light did shineTill...

The Optimist Sandy Denny

The steps he took were nice and easy.He never knew he could stumble and go down.As he saw the buildings and the mountains crumble,Over the road he would take to the town.He said, ``Next year I'm co...

Let's Jump The Broomstick Sandy Denny

Well, come-a little baby Let's jump the broomstickCome on let's tie a knotCome-a little baby Let's jump the broomstickCome on let's tie a knotFather don't like it, My brother don't like itMy sister...