T For Texas Michelle Shocked

'T' for Texas, it's 'T' for Tennessee 'T' for Texas, it's 'T' for Tennessee And it's 'T' for Thelma, oh she made a wreck of me Wanna buy me a shotgun As long as I am tall I'm gonna buy me a shotgun

Memories of East Texas Michelle Shocked

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 easy roads You had to watch out for all the curves Down by

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

Yamboree Queen Michelle Shocked

Well out in East Texas where I come from we have this festival every year called the Yamboree. I know some of you have not heard of this Yamboree so let me hip you to it.

Anchorage Michelle Shocked

It's been over two years you know, my old friend Take me back to the days of the foreign telegrams And the all-night rock 'n rollin' Hey Chel, we was wild then Hey Chel, you know it's kinda funny Texas

(Making the Run to) Gladewater Michelle Shocked

forty-five, yeah And it's a toss of the coin to see who's got fifteen minutes To make a thirty minute drive Something like this: It was Saturday night You was sitting 'round the square Ohh, small town Texas

V.F.D. Michelle Shocked

Me and my friend and this boy named Eddie We was bored one afternoon We was sitting in the hay It was a hot Texas day And we was playing with matches like some kids do We would throw our matches

The Midnight Special Michelle Shocked

pan And if you says a word about it You're in trouble with the man Let the Midnight Special Shine a light on me Let the Midnight Special Shine a light on me Well if you ever go to Houston, Texas

Waiting For A New Deal Now Michelle Shocked

Franklin Roosevelt said in 1932 "If you elect me this is what I'm gonna do If you can't get a square meal I'm gonna give you a new deal" And I'm waitin' for a new deal now Waitin' for a new deal

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

From 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

Wichita Lineman Michelle Shocked

I am a lineman for the County And I drive the main road Searching in the sun for another overload I hear you singing in the wire (I hear you singing in the wire) I can hear you through the whine

Lagniappe Michelle Shocked

Down in the Vieux Carre All you got to say is 'lagniappe' When you want just a little bit more Than you have bargained for For the thirteenth donut in the bakers dozen To give it to your pretty

Wobbly Blood Michelle Shocked

fool you Don't let the fine, uncalloused hands take you in I'm the great grandson of Big Bill Haywood There's Wobbly blood flowing under this skin In eighteen hundred and ninety-nine In the war for

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

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

Prodigal Daughter (Cotton Eyed Joe) Michelle Shocked

my daddy were never too close But he was there when I needed him most Look, here comes a prodigal son Fetch him a tall drink of water But there's none in the cup 'cause he drank it all up Left for

Disoriented (lament for the trust territories) Michelle Shocked

Then there's the eyes of the camera crew You swear they're staring and it's wearing right through Disoriented Disoriented Oh you fly east but they say you're flying west Where any atoll will do for

Lucky Dog Michelle Shocked

I'm a Lucky Dog And all I know I'm one for the money And I'm two for the show I'm a Lucky Dog With a pedigree I've been lifted up For the world to see I'm a Lucky Dog I'm a man's best friend

Good News Michelle Shocked

settling See it laying everywhere This used to be God's Country Heaven on Earth Peace in the Valley Well now they call it Cancer Alley When Paradise is lost Yeah and the whole world gained For

God Is A Real Estate Developer Michelle Shocked

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 dance for

Hello Hopeville Michelle Shocked

Down at the Cold War Institute They were signing new recruits He went down to the station in his three piece suit Now she had cried for him to stay But there was nothing more to say As she was waving

Cold Comfort Michelle Shocked

cold comfort They found him a guilty man But it don't feel like justice And it was not a first offense Heavy drink was on his breath Her death was on his hands Now you must look into his eyes For

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

Come a Long Way Michelle Shocked

I kicked in his door at 5 AM "I've come for my bike" I told the repo man My 920's gonna take me far today You can travel for miles and never leave L.A.

Russian Roulette Michelle Shocked

holster that is empty Just a gun to the head I am a holy roller I'm playing russian roulette 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

Graffiti Limbo Michelle Shocked

Graffiti Limbo When there ain't no justice I only speak for myself But the word around town Is that something's shaking, yeah In the underground I only speak for myself But the word on the street

The Chain Smoker Michelle Shocked

He sits on the front porch To watch the sun go down A pile of cigarette butts Gathering on the ground He'd been a chain smoker for sixty years Both his fingers were stained and brown But what the

Stillborn Michelle Shocked

The sky has 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

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

Ballad Of Penny Evans Michelle Shocked

And now it's every month I get a check from some Army bureaucrat And it's every month I tear it up and mail the damn thing back Did you think that would make it alright, did you think I would fall for

Will the Circle Be Unbroken Michelle Shocked

be unbroken By and by Lord, by and by There's a greater home a-waiting In the sky Lord, in the sky I was standing on the corner On one dark and cloudy day When I saw that hearse come rollin' For

Flying Lesson Michelle Shocked

best-beloved You want to fly a little higher Spread out your wings Up over your head Fly over the houses And all around the steeple Look down at all the people They point up at you Look out for

Laundry Day Michelle Shocked

Big and fat as a homeroom spitball No time to try to get 'em all Bring in the underpants and overalls And left four sheets out on the line 'Cause even ghosts got to sleep sometime She saved one for

Prince Of Darkness Michelle Shocked

And now he is the Prince of Darkness He holds old friends in such high esteem He sees a red town and wants it painted black For the Catholic girls at Halloween Well he said to me, "I've waited

Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight Michelle Shocked

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 time for

See The Sea Michelle Shocked

you and me Some dolphins are smarter than some people you meet Once I found a bottle on the shore Inside lived a crab, now it was his home Moved in a little crab but then he had grown Too big for

The Incomplete Image (4/4 Troubadour) Michelle Shocked

She keeps his house for her room and board Last seen hitching at the edge of town With a sign that said "Anywhere but here" Now she never found a job where she was not fired But she never found

Remodeling The Pentagon Michelle Shocked

to keep up their four-tank garages And payments on a washing machine (gun) And to keep up with the high cost of peace They're remodeling the Septagon On Wall St I hear they are now taking bids For

Weaving Way Michelle Shocked

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 the way you laugh When I ask you to leave I swear that I don't love you for

Juicy Lucy Michelle Shocked

Melville know that she's the one With her bell-bottom britches known to give a lot of thrills And a lifetime supply of estrogen pills Juicy Lucy phone home Juicy Lucy oh she's gone With a sideeffect for

On The Greener Side Michelle Shocked

thorns And send it right back to you Your love, love, love Don't keep me satisfied And though I've never been there I know it's always greener On the greener side Say you want to give me a run for

Silent Ways Michelle Shocked

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

Blackberry Blossom Michelle Shocked

blossom The blackberry blossom was white as the snow But the berry that it brings is sweeter than molasses And black as the wings of an Arkansas crow The Arkansas crow is a devil and a demon Known for

Silver Spoon Michelle Shocked

Love is like a falling rain Washes away the hurt and pain and pretty soon I'm catching the drops in my silver spoon As I lie here in this bed I've made Outside my window shines the moon looking for

New Orleans Michelle Shocked

heart is jumpin' to the sound of New Orleans She's the Queen of Sleaze New Orleans She got me on my knees New Orleans She's the girl of my dreams Riverboats on the Mississippi Playin' poker for

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

city to see Zip Coon Going to the city to see Zip Coon Hip Zip Coon you sure look slick How do you do that walking trick You got a woman on your left A woman on your right You all dressed up for

Winter Wheat Michelle Shocked

I seem to have lost my patience Waiting for the clouds of dust the custom cutter brings Well, the foreman called to say He would be here any day With his convoy of threshing machines Now what

Black, Brown And White Michelle Shocked

This little song I'm singin' to ya You know that it's true If you are black and have to work for a livin' This is what they say to you They say, well if you are white, you alright And if you are

The Bitter Pill Michelle Shocked

needles I can't go on at night If I don't better quick I take my life Only healthy man Not to my description Dialed and used the phone And took my prescription He got what the doctor Ordered for

Tabloid Michelle Shocked

checkout line Thumbing through the pages Killing time I've got bloodstained inkstains on my hands I'm believing things I do not understood A fairy tale of betrayal The plain and simple truth is not for