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

Little Billie Michelle Shocked

This life we live brings no relief Take your joy when you can Pray some day we'll understand And for now just wonder why There ain't no sun up in the sky Close your eyes and feel the blues Stormy

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 Sleep keeps me awake all night Yeah, I wonder where she is right now Well I told her if

My Home Is On The Water Michelle Shocked

My home is on the water Don't like no land at all Oh my home is on the water I don't like no land at all My home is on the water I don't like no land at all There ain't no human better than no

Why Do I Get The Feeling? Michelle Shocked

glad to see we both agree I've been meaning to tell you these things for such a long while And it really means a lot to see your sympathetic smile You watch my mouth and my lips look so sweet You wonder

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

No Sign of Rain Michelle Shocked

When I leave this town you will not see me cry An east Texas town with all the wells run dry Looking to the sky, waiting for a change No sign of rain And if I find life beyond the Interstate Past

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

Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight Michelle Shocked

really got trouble like a daughter goin' bad It gets real hot, oh down in Louisiana Oh well the stranger better move it or he's gonna get killed He gonna have to get it or a shotgun will There ain't no

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,

Live And Learn Michelle Shocked

lotta sense to mend your fence Then sit back and watch the garden grow Well back in Paradise it sure was nice But opportunity it never seemed to knock twice You got to live and learn It ain't no

Worth the Weight Michelle Shocked

two You know, nothing has changed but that's nothing new I'm wearing holes in the soles of my brand new walking shoes Watch me while I make my getaway, ooh If you see me by the side of the road No

Poor Boy Michelle Shocked

Listen to me people It's a sad tale that I tell He was bound for heaven But the poor boy went to hell He was a poor boy He was a poor boy He was a poor poor boy In our hearts there was no joy

Walking To New Orleans Michelle Shocked

I'm walking to New Orleans I'm walking to New Orleans You want to diss my home That's the reason why I'm going I'm walking to New Orleans I've got no time for talking I've got to keep walking

You Take The Cake Michelle Shocked

Happy birthday, Baby Ain't no doubts or maybe We're singing this song Just for you Yes, it's true You take the cake And the candles too We're so glad to know ya Here's our chance to show ya

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

What Can I Say? Michelle Shocked

Now everybody's talking but it makes no sense Used to be a tree, now it's a picket fence With the wild trees gone and no place to go They put 'em in a zoo next to the monkey show You can protest

Hold Me Back (Frankie & Johnny) Michelle Shocked

He said, "Frankie, I ain't gonna tell you no stories, gal" He said, "Frankie, I ain't gonna tell you no lies" He said, "Frankie, I saw your man Johnny, just about one hour ago He was heading over, going

Memories of East Texas Michelle Shocked

Harvesting hay in June Sitting by the road watching well-fires burn By an old October moon I learned to drive on those East Texas red clay backroads And I mean to tell you my friend They weren't no

Fever Breaks Michelle Shocked

Try and forget it and yet it keeps you awake Live to regret it when the fever breaks Lighting up a cigarette even the slow hand shakes But it's a cold sweat when the fever breaks If there is no

The Titanic Michelle Shocked

Now he wanted to ride that Titanic but the captain, the captain of the Titanic, he said, "This ain't no coal hauler."

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

Necktie Michelle Shocked

There was a naked man standing in an alley And he weren't wearing no clothes A naked man was standing in an alley And he wasn't wearing no clothes He said, "All that I need, I do believe, Is a pair

Come a Long Way Michelle Shocked

I drive by the Plaza where the gay boys pose Stand in their windows wearing no clothes I heard the screams of the dying dark Through the sweet green icing of MacArthur Park And then I crossed the river

V.F.D. Michelle Shocked

A-ha, the volunteers all shook their heads And then I recall one of them said "This fire was no accident No, this fire started with a match" I slowly backed into the crowd Me and Eddie we looked

Goodnight Irene Michelle Shocked

Goodnight Irene Goodnight Irene I'll see you in my dreams Sometimes there's a change in the ocean Sometimes there's a change in the sea Sometimes there's a change in my own true love But never, no

Arkansas Traveler Michelle Shocked

No, but I ain't lost.

Looks Like Mona Lisa Michelle Shocked

If she had it to do all over again It would be a photograph She would have a wide grin But no, it was an artist with a longing loving style So when the paint was dry all that remained was a faint

Campus Crusade Michelle Shocked

it's the lunatic fringe on parade (Here's what she'd say now) She'd say "I too used to be a sinner I was a whore among whoremongers I was promiscuous, I used to sniff cocaine But I live that life no

Down On Thomas St. Michelle Shocked

That's where they meet Some like jazz cool, some like jazz hot Some like the back beat, some like the bop Well, you know, I'm no fool, I like mine cool And I like it hot Down on Thomas St.

Russian Roulette Michelle Shocked

I've been told gambling's a sin I'm gonna place my bets I'm gonna play to win Yes I'm sure it's a cure for the blues You lose you win or you win you lose I cried "Oh sweet Lord" But there's no

A Child Like Grace Michelle Shocked

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 grace our lives no

Silent Ways Michelle Shocked

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

Hello Hopeville Michelle Shocked

Well, well, well, looky here, looky here Well, well, well, what have we got here Got me a runaway kid Got no money never did Got the sense to come in out of the rain Uh, he was waitin' for a station

Mouth Of The Mississippi Michelle Shocked

Ah the River I think I was twelve No wait I must have been eighteen Me and my father we had us a time And had us a hurricane, or two I don't remember but that's when I knew It was right then that

Secret Admirer Michelle Shocked

subscription to Vanity Fair Her favorite charity Is the man who does her hair Well, the advertising boys buy it And sell it as beauty You run out to find a copy like An unquestioned duty It's no

Waiting For A New Deal Now Michelle Shocked

Bush swears by democracy I swear it's all hypocrisy And I'm waitin' for a new deal now Waitin' for a new deal now Waitin' for a new deal now If you can't get no satisfaction you better call on some

New Orleans Michelle Shocked

Sleaze New Orleans She got me on my knees New Orleans She's the girl of my dreams Now we're walking down the street I never thought that we could meet She took me up She spun me round Her names no

Soul Searching Michelle Shocked

I'm gonna loosen my ties with a monkey-wrench With a monkey-wrench With a monkey-wrench With a monkey-wrench All tied up I feel I've been done over Get that monkey off of my back I won't be no

Tabloid Michelle Shocked

sun, it's in the moon, it's in the Star It's not how you live your life it's who you are Not trying to warn ya Just trying to scare ya Trial by media is trial by error And matters of fact have no

Laundry Day Michelle Shocked

to dry She squinted into a clear blue sky But the weather's changed and I know why Like bleach stains rain clouds roll on by Right as ruin the raindrops fell Big and fat as a homeroom spitball No

Who Cares? Michelle Shocked

See a sign, says 'Saloon' Like I say, it's hot, high noon So I walk in and I ring the bell No one answers I ring the bell again For though the shelves hold only dust I know where to quench this

Homestead Michelle Shocked

you're wanting to And I'll give you my husband's old brown boots" But in the morning he was up and gone A chicken missing from my pen I told you that coyote would be back again But it don't make no

Strawberry Jam Michelle Shocked

Strawberry jam, that's what kind [Aw, the good kind ] Yeah, if you want the best jam You gotta make your own We have Smucker's, Welches, Knotts Berry Farm But a little homemade jam never did a body no

Forgive To Forget Michelle Shocked

knew I don't know who I don't know who Could it be, who could it be Ah let me see Ah yes I remember now I think it was me Filled with fear Possessed by pain Bitter tears I'm crying again, no

See The Sea Michelle Shocked

now was his home If you could see what I see in the sea You would say the sea is a swell place to be Even more if you seen what I saw on the shore You'd never see the sea the same way as before No

Ballad Of Penny Evans Michelle Shocked

and souls being played by just one hand My name is Penny Evans and I've just turned twenty-one A young widow in the war that's been fought in Vietnam I have two infant daughters I thank God I have no

Yamboree Queen Michelle Shocked

Well, funny as it may seem this Yamboree goes on in this area what no longer grows sweet potatoes.

Change The Name Michelle Shocked

And your crime, your crime Sir will no more compare to this hellish design than the glow of a lighting bugs ass to the glare of the noon days sun. And you propose to change the name of Arkansas.

Crying Shame Michelle Shocked

No, flowers fall off. Could've been a rose bush but it's a twisted ugly thorn bush. Mmm I just descibed shame.)