Always Will Nanci Griffith

"I saw you on the avenue You looked so tired and a little blue You were in your Sunday best With your father's tie upon your chest [Chorus:] Hey, you always stood me still Hey, you always will In the corridor

It's Too Late (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

You are in the sun And I am always in the shade [Chorus:] It's too late to leave you You know that I will never leave you It's too late to know you You don't like to be known You would never hold me I

Never Mind (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

You say you're heading out to California You've heard the grapes are falling From the vine I was hoping you might have the Urge to write me But, I don't believe you will So never mind I was talking to

You Made This Love A Teardrop (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

When you are lonely in the night, how I hope you will recall you made this love a teardrop waiting to fall. No, I will not forgive you betraying trust between us, Though I will always care for you.

Three Flights Up Nanci Griffith

We returned to that five room flat Now it was empty and this the last time Ther were blinking pictures Of how we'd sit and chat Some of them are scattered Others shattered in my mind Chorus: It was always

Sing One For Sister (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

Summer Sunday evening, around the old home place Well, I would play my guitar and sister sang along Sister's smile would always light up my Daddy's face And when they'd get to dancing, well they'd dance

Let It Shine On Me (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

There's a star in Heaven's sky Always shining bright It's just a tear in an Angel's eye A gentle guiding light Let it shine on me Let it show the way Let it always be Let it always stay Let it flood my

Where Would I Be Nanci Griffith

used to having All the love you give to me Tell me where Would I be without you now And every time I stumble or fall I call your name and you'll be there Or if I should fly too high I know your love will

Still Life Nanci Griffith

You walked the line All your life You never thought you'd have to change it You're always there to give advice You never thought you'd have to take it It's still life, but it's broken It's still life,

1937 Pre-War Kimball Nanci Griffith

(Nanci Griffith) Oh, it sat in this corner for many a year Through fireside parties, of tears and cheers The hands of James Hooker flew over its keys And God know who who else 'fore it came to me When

Wooden Heart (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

'Cause I don't have a wooden heart And if you say goodbye Then I know that I would cry Maybe I would die 'Cause I don't have a wooden heart There's no strings upon this love of mine It was always

Maybe Tomorrow Nanci Griffith

I will find somebody new Maybe tomorrow I will stop this missing you Maybe tomorrow Time`s the healer time`s the key So all the wise folks say Oh, maybe tomorrow But not today Life will once again make

Hometown Streets (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

where the boys are pretty And a friend is still a friend I need a hometown street where the love you're given Surely comes back 'round again Hometown streets are paved in gold With faces that you've always

Deportee (Plane Wreck At Los Gatos) Nanci Griffith

back To that Mexico border To pay all their wages To wade back again Goodbye to you Juan, goodbye Rosalita Adios mis amigos, Jesus and Maria You won`t have a name When you ride the big airplane All they will

Gulf Coast Highway Nanci Griffith

their cool dark wells He worked the oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico The only thing we've ever owned Is this old house here by the road And when he dies he says he'll catch Some blackbird's wing Then he will

Not My Way Home Nanci Griffith

I know you believe in miracles That this love will come back around I know you believe the grass is growing Across this winter To the south of this town I know your kiss is sweeter Than the dust that this

Try The Love Nanci Griffith

grow It won`t die that fast Try the love that the keeper of the keys Told me one time was clearly not for me He`s not keepin` no more It`s the kind when held up to a flame Whispers one word, darlin` always

Who Knows Where The Time Goes Nanci Griffith

Across the evening sky All the birds are leaving But how can they know It`s time for them to go Before the winter fire I will still be dreaming I have no thought of time For who knows where the time goes

The Power Lines (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

cruel midnight Where you can't afford the ride Oh, the power lines They go from sea to sea They carry voices Love from him to me The power lines you fall beneath Are the rainbows you can't climb And you will

I Still Miss Someone Nanci Griffith

At my door the leaves are falling The cold wild wind will come Sweethearts walk by together And I still miss someone I go out on a party To look for a little fun But I find a darkened corner Because I

Last Song For Mother Nanci Griffith

"If I promise not to cry, Will you look me in the eye, And tell me that you've known me. I was your late, your lonely child, I am enhanced by all you've shown me.

Nickel Dreams (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

it seems Cause it's a dollar a wrinkle and less than a nickel a dream Well, her heart may be breaking But she keeps on taking what she thought she wanted back then It's too late to change her, There's always

Love In A Memory (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

sweet wine Where hands cross the ivories from six until nine She sings away sorrow each night when she leaves him She goes home alone, She's not the marrying kind [Chorus:] Love is a memory that she'll always

It's Just Another Morning Here (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

The telephone is ringin' in the middle of the night And I pull the bed clothes higher Will it stop calling out if I turn on the light?

I Knew Love (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

I knew love When it still meant forever When a feeling shared didn't always have to hurt And a promise that was made would go unbroken I knew love When it was more than just a word I knew a time When hope

Outbound Plane (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

figure out just Where your love went wrong [Chorus:] 'Cause I don't wanna be standin' here Don't wanna be talkin' here And I don't really care who's to blame 'Cause if love won't fly on it's own Free will

These Days In An Open Book Nanci Griffith

pages I cannot seem to find These days your face In my memory Is in a folded hand of grace against these times No one's ever come between your memory and me I have driven this weary vessel here alone Will

The Ghost Inside Of Me Nanci Griffith

fade away Inside you the time moves and she don fade away The ghost in you she don fade A man in my shoes runs a light But all the papers lie tonight Falling over you is the news of the day And love will

Things I Don't Need Nanci Griffith

s not on the shelf Is my heart since it fell Picking it up is a thing that I never have done well True love always seems to fly by me. I wonder if it?s one of those things I don?

Lost Him In The Sun Nanci Griffith

in the sun I lost him in the sun Chorus Oh, I lost him in the sun Oh, I lost him in the sun Yeah I lost him in the sun Yeah I lost him in the sun Fire up your hearts cause the wind is getting cold It always

Hard Times Come Again No More Nanci Griffith

Let us pause in life`s pleasures and count its many tears While we all sup sorrow with the poor There`s a song that will linger forever in our ears; Oh, hard times come again no more `Tis the song, the

Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound Nanci Griffith

It`s a long and dusty road It`s a hot and heavy load And the folks I meet ain`t always kind Some are bad and some are good Some have done the best they could Some have tried to ease my trouble in mind

Tumble And Fall (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

you now sing along to the tumble and fall I remember the sensuous cold The chill of the month through an open window And a beat of of your heart to a tumble and fall You see I'm a little something you always

Roses On The 4th Of July Nanci Griffith

They're always white roses, she's never asked why. She still doesn't know where he goes, Thursday nights. But his wedding band rests, On their bedside that night.

Speed of the Sound of Loneliness Nanci Griffith

ve broken the speed of the sound of loneliness You`re out there runnin` Just to be on the run Well, I got a heart that burns with a fever And I got a worried and jealous mind Well how can a love That will

This Old Town Nanci Griffith

lights do shine The sidewalks gleam with neon dreams That call from time to time When my children`s children Ask me why I didn`t go They say the heart of any town Is the people that you`ve known They`ll always

Heaven (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

I think I'll go to Heaven There I will lay me down Leave all the pain behind me I'll bury it in the ground Maybe they'll talk about me I pray it won't be lies I think I'll go to heaven Heaven is in your

Canadian Whiskey Nanci Griffith

blended whiskey So light brown and fine Twenty years later I heard of a woman She`s living alone Up by Yellowstone Creek And old Trapper John Brings her cases of whiskey Canadian whiskey He says she never will

I Wish It Would Rain (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

Georgia Pans who only cared for me I want to find that love of 22 here at 33 I've got a heart on my right and one on my left And neither suits my needs No the one I love is way out west and he never will

Armstrong Nanci Griffith

near enough to wear Not near enough to eat Don't you know he saw it He saw a man named Armstrong Walk upon the moon Young girl in Calcutta Barely eight years old The flies that swarm the market place Will

Brave Companion Of The Road (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

are lonelier Than I've ever seen you be Oh, it's plain to see That you've gone crazier Than you ever thought you'd be When the lights go down And the dance floor is empty And the crowd is going home I will

Listen To The Radio (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

I'm leaving Mississippi, With the radio on [Chorus] There's a moon across the border in the Louisiana sky I smell the Pontchartrain, I hear Silver Wings Then, away Merle Haggard flies That good ole boy will

Money Changes Everything Nanci Griffith

Make a bundle and you're blown away To a different game and the rules all change Leave a husband or trade a wife You're in the bigger picture now Take a country or take a life If it's moolah's will

Traveling Through This Part Of You Nanci Griffith

(Nanci Griffith) Nothing that I've ever seen Now means much of anything In traveling through this part of you And the Vietnam that I had dreamed The place you wore your life "fatigued" I'm traveling through

Dress Of Laces Nanci Griffith

in love Young girl in tears She hasn`t seen the man she loves in years So the young girl goes to the water And she calls out for her father But she ain`t seen the old man in some time Yes, and he was always

Saint Teresa Of Avila Nanci Griffith

saint of harmony and vow Help me in this stillness Tell me things I need to know How we loved your patron child We say, so long and so long ago Saint Teresa Can you speak to me at all Ah, from here where will

Leaving The Harbor (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

If you turn the light out in the hallway Will your shadow lose its way? Or do we share these shadows in the darkness And they move from place to place?

Nobody's Angel Nanci Griffith

angel now (she's out of the country now) And if I can't give love I can't rise above the clouds Nobody's angel now I was the forest for love songs The one who can't love wrong The one who won't fall But will

Angels Nanci Griffith

The touch of your hand will let me know You take me in and let me go If not for love why would we meet How is it done two into one so easily We're lifted up by angels Higher than the world Strong enough

Love Wore A Halo (Back Before The War) (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

July She ran the numbers, they say she ran them clean Those porcelain hands keep a ledger even in her sleeves While he worked the See-Bees in the Philippines They say she made more money than you and I will