Last Love Michelle Shocked

She got bells on her ankles and a stud in her nose For us to entangle was wrong I suppose Her family reunion, a time and a place And I could see eight good years disappear from her face And love

God Is A Real Estate Developer Michelle Shocked

speculation He may be an absentee landlord Yeah, this may be a low rent universe Well, the roof may need repairs But at least the floor is there And the rent is not due 'til the first So save one last

The Chain Smoker Michelle Shocked

his life And tomorrow don't hold nothing that he ain't already seen And while the habit just might be killing him Least that's what the Surgeon General warns These words of encouragement are the last

The Incomplete Image (4/4 Troubadour) Michelle Shocked

Last seen hitching down the Whitehorse Highway Picking on a guitar And waiting on a ride He'd been running on steam since he was sixteen Now the Daddy wants to see the boy before he dies Did I tell

Fogtown Michelle Shocked

It was a red sun rising early in this ghetto A full moon was rising late last night But you would not know, no you was fast asleeping You only see this city in the broad daylight In the broad daylight

Blackberry Blossom Michelle Shocked

Can you tell me what happened to the blossom The blackberry blossom when summertime came The blackberry blossom, well the last time I saw one Was down in the bramble where I rambled in the spring

Sleep Keeps Me Awake Michelle Shocked

Oh, I've been worried 'bout you, lollie I think the least that you could do was Phone to say you'd be late Last week it was one a.m. This week it was two a.m. Last night it was three a.m.

Anchorage Michelle Shocked

was wild then Hey Chel, you know it's kinda funny Texas always seems so big But you know you're in the largest state in the Union When you're anchored down in Anchorage Hey girl I think the last

Over The Waterfall Michelle Shocked

river wide and deep Her banks were very tall At one end was a mountain stream The other was a waterfall, boys The other was a waterfall I asked the old man by the river He did not recall The last

Fever Breaks Michelle Shocked

of Mind as the fever breaks It's all parlor talk at the dead man's wake Bring out the winding sheets as the fever breaks A slow and painful death ends faster than the eye can see Taking your last

Stillborn Michelle Shocked

never shined so bright, the night so dry and clear Crickets and cicadas consolations in the air In the air Yolanda's husband wakes the children He dresses them for school "Your mother was up late last

On The Greener Side Michelle Shocked

Send me a dozen long stem roses I'll tell you what I will do I'll bend them into a crown of thorns And send it right back to you Your love, love, love Don't keep me satisfied And though I've

Cold Comfort Michelle Shocked

must look into his eyes For your consolation prize And I know that's cold comfort You held your father in your arms While you cry like a baby But you were too cold to mourn By the fireplace late last

Carrickfergus / The Water Is Wide Michelle Shocked

Traditional The water is wide I can't cross over And neither have I wings to fly Give me a boat That can carry two And both shall row My Love and I Oh love is gentle And love is kind The

If Love Was a Train Michelle Shocked

If love was a train I think I would ride me a slow one One that would ride through the night making every stop, huh If love was a train I would feel no pain and I would never get off, no sir Oh, I'd

Waters Wide Michelle Shocked

Traditional The water is wide I can't cross over And neither have I Have I wings to fly Oh give me a boat That will carry two And both shall row My Love and I Oh love is gentle Yes and love

Only A Lover Michelle Shocked

arms And try to sleep Put your trust in God Give your hand to Fate We've got to hope and pray We've got to watch and wait As only a lover Only a lover Only a lover Only a lover can Only love

The Cement Lament Michelle Shocked

, now Don't you break your mama's heart It's not the blues It's not low rent It's just a cement lament, Ohhhhhhhh Sun's rolling up the East River It slowly dawns on you You're smoking your last

Silent Ways Michelle Shocked

When you asked me "Michelle, do you love me?"

Peach Fuzz Michelle Shocked

hail the gangs all here I said, hail, hail the gangs all here Hail, hail the gangs all here I said, hail, hail the gangs all here Hell yeah you heard me right My friend Peach Fuzz stayed out late last

Goodnight Irene Michelle Shocked

country Sometimes I live in the town Sometimes I get a great notion To jump in the river and drown Irene goodnight Irene goodnight Goodnight Irene Goodnight Irene I'll see you in my dreams I love

Ballad Of Penny Evans Michelle Shocked

boy I slept with and the only one I will You know, first we had a baby girl and it was two good years But then came the one-A notice and we parted without tears And now it's nine months from the last

Weaving Way Michelle Shocked

It's eating you inside And tossed out like a bone Leaving you to find your weaving way home The sun on the horizon Was turning dawn to day By the time you finally found your own weaving way Oh, I love

Silver Spoon Michelle Shocked

when I hold my hands out like so, you see I'm holding what's inside of me and so you know Oh they're not empty They're full of laughter, they're full of dignity And all else above, they're full of love

Must Be Luff Michelle Shocked

Well I'm admitting I was drifting When I came into your harbor But I feel my spirits lifting Like a wind just off to starboard bow Now I know I swore that I would love no more But you hauled in,

Looks Like Mona Lisa Michelle Shocked

day Mona Lisa's having a bad day [sigh] "The Book of History has many missing pages" Murmurs the Madonna of the Middle Ages But in between her cracks you can read between the lines She'd love

Can You See It In Me Michelle Shocked

night And in the morning will you be mine Or will you vanish out of sight Come on over You'll find me standin' by your side I'm gettin' rid of all my worries Whisper them into a tree Let the love

The Hep Cat Michelle Shocked

saxaphone-playing fool That'll rattle your bones Oh, he's a hep cat Of the first degree He's like, wow, man And it really makes me flip when he Calls me 'Bay-bee' Boom-chicka boom-chicka Don't you just love

A Child Like Grace Michelle Shocked

She was only three when she taught herself to read "I do not like them, Sam I Am" She taught us how to love We learned so much but not enough I'm sure that's when we learned to give a damn She will

Drip Dry Michelle Shocked

Lord, tell me why" I drip dry I drip dry Drip, drip dry I drip dry Someday my heart is gonna stop I'm standin' at the top of a mountain never thought I could climb Yes and on the other side love

Old Paint Michelle Shocked

a-rarin' to go Now when I die take my saddle from the wall Put it on my pony and lead him from his stall Tie my bones to his back, turn our faces to the west And we'll ride the prairie that we love

New Orleans Michelle Shocked

a glass of whiskey My head is spinnin' to the sound of the Roulette ball going round and round Trombone Shorty's in the street Shiny shoes upon his feet Boys are swingin' girls around I fell in love

Wobbly Blood Michelle Shocked

knocked his brain flat out Well, maybe his gut did it, as guts will A man is a man and so was Big Bill Across the blue green pool of Bitterroot run-off He emplored her with his silent harangue "Love

Ballad of Patch Eye and Meg Michelle Shocked

told me all about his wooden leg But he took the story to the grave About the tattoo that said 'Meg' He told me how he lost his eye And how he lost his leg But he never told me how he lost the love

Little Billie Michelle Shocked

weather, feel the blues Oh feel the blues, feel the blues I've seen kings and presidents Laid to rest with less circumstance Little Billie sent her boy home Little Billie sent her boy home With the love

See The Sea Michelle Shocked

have gums and they can't harm a flea That's 'cause they never would brush their teeth And you know there are dolphins, dolphins at sea They surf in the waves and they play hide 'n seek And they love

Desperados Waiting For A Train (Red River Valley) Michelle Shocked

this valley they say you are going We will miss your bright eyes and sweet smile For they say you are taking the sunshine That has brightened our path for a while Come and sit by my side if you love

Russian Roulette Michelle Shocked

I need this hopeless feeling Like I need a hole in my head Give up my whole days wages To get this hole in the wall I call a holster that is empty Just a gun to the head I am a holy roller I'm pla...

Eddie Michelle Shocked

This boy named Eddie Used to set the fields on fire He's the only boy I know who dared to name his desire In a county where the dairymen all had milking machines Yeah, Eddie was the only one to se...

Campus Crusade Michelle Shocked

Sister Cindy used to be a disco queen 'Til she come to Jesus and now she's saved Out on the West Mall with old Brother Jed Now she's fighting the Holy War The Campus Crusade Every Spring they seem...

No Wonder Michelle Shocked

It's no wonder the sun Waits outside your window at the break of day As if to say "Come out to play Let's have some fun" And it's no wonder No wonder the sun Foolish of me, I know I did believe t...

What Can I Say? Michelle Shocked

Little children did I tell you how the mockingbird Called the animals together try to say a few words But the squirrels began to chatter and the bees began to buzz Just the way it is, just the way...

Hold Me Back (Frankie & Johnny) Michelle Shocked

Frankie was a good woman Everybody knows She gave her loving man Johnny a hundred dollar bill Just to buy one suit of clothes Frankie went down to the barroom She ordered herself one glass of bee...

The Bitter Pill Michelle Shocked

Hey the bitter pill Took all I can stand The bitter pill You know I took it like a man Better find a cure I can't take no more The remedy to kill The bitter pill Doctor I know 'bout my reputation...

Too Little Too Late Michelle Shocked

Too little too late Don't you tell me how it used to be I've seen the record and it clearly reads "To date: too little too late" Too little too late Don't you talk about the way things was Bringi...

Tabloid Michelle Shocked

Sittin' on a subway Reading all about it Another bold faced lying headline I don't doubt it This fascination with character assassination When all you really have in life is your reputation It's ...

Graffiti Limbo Michelle Shocked

Lay down your burdens Lay down your cares The Holy Virgin, she's gonna greet you up there With a big can of spray paint, yeah And a big blank wall And I can guaran-damn-tee you There ain't no cops...

Jump Jim Crow (Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah *) Michelle Shocked

Jump Jim Crow Jump Jim Crow How do you, do you walk so slow Like a little red rooster with one trick leg Look like you the one laying the egg I don't know when but it'll be real soon Going down th...

I Will Be Your Friend Michelle Shocked

When evening shadows fall And old friends don't return your call Just call on me my old friend My number's still the same And I will answer when it rains You can call on me I will be your friend ...

Good News Michelle Shocked

See a fat brown snake Lay her eggs down in the mud Go slipping through the swamp now With a poison in the blood And a smokestack lightning Sparks are flying through the air And when the dust gets ...