The Tennessee Kid Steve Earle, The Dukes

On Mardi Gras day the Tennessee kid Awoke in a puddle Of his own worst fears Haunted by the ghost Of vague remembrance No corporeal beast he could name So the kid invoked Lucifer himself With oaths most

N.Y.C. Steve Earle

(Steve Earle) He was standing on the highway Somewhere way out in the sticks Guitar across his shoulder Like a 30 ought six He was staring in my headlights When I come around the bend Climbed up

CCKMP Steve Earle

Cocaine cannot kill my pain Like a freight train through my vein Cocaine cannot kill my pain Whiskey got no hold on me Left them chains in Tennessee Whiskey got no hold on me Don't come knockin' on my

CCKMP (Cocaine Cannot Kill My Pain) Steve Earle

CCKMP (Cocaine Cannot Kill My Pain) (Steve Earle) Cocaine cannot kill my pain Like a freight train through my vein Cocaine cannot kill my pain Whiskey got no hold on me Left them chains in Tennessee

Blue Yodel #9 Steve Earle

Blue Yodel #9 (Jimmie Rodgers) (Steve Earle's version) Standing on the corner I didn't mean no harm When a big policeman Grabbed me by the arm Now, it was down in Memphis On the corner of Beale

Ft. Worth Blues Steve Earle

Worth Blues (Steve Earle) In Ft.

Carrie Brown Steve Earle

Carrie Brown (Steve Earle) The first time I saw Carrie Brown She was so young and fair A voice like spring rain fallin' down and sunlight in her hair I'd never seen her face before so I asked all

Christmas In Washington Steve Earle

Christmas In Washington (Steve Earle) It's Christmastime in Washington The Democrats rehearsed Gettin' into gear for four more years Things not gettin' worse The Republicans drink whiskey neat

Guitar Town Steve Earle

Guitar Town (Steve Earle) Hey pretty baby are you ready for me It's your good rockin' daddy down from Tennessee I'm just out of Austin bound for San Antone With the radio blastin' and the bird dog

State Trooper Steve Earle

New jersey turnpike ridin' on a wet night 'neath the refinery's glow, out where the great black rivers flow License, registration, I ain't got none, but I got a clear conscience 'bout the things that I

Back To The Wall Steve Earle

Back To The Wall (Steve Earle) Well sometimes in the evenings I start to get that feeling Like I'm empty inside I know I'm doin' good now but tonight I'm headed downtown Down by the riverside I

Billy Austin Steve Earle

Billy Austin (Steve Earle) My name is Billy Austin I'm Twenty-Nine years old I was born in Oklahoma Quarter Cherokee I'm told Don't remember Oklahoma Been so long since I left home Seems like

You're The Best Lover That I Ever Had Steve Earle, The Dukes

your hair hang down Falling like soft rain all around Hey honey put your lips on mine Hey honey put your lips on mine Smooth like silk and sweet like wine Never had another kiss taste like that You're the

The Rain Came Down Steve Earle, The Dukes

The old man loaded up everything that he owned On a wagon and headed out west The old woman fearlessly faced the unknown 'Cause she figured he knew what was best And they settled down hard on a government

Angry Young Man Steve Earle, The Dukes

Got a lot of memories tied up in this place So much time spent in so little space What looked like the world through the eyes of a child Kind of closes in on you after awhile It's a place to grow up and

The Week Of Living Dangerously Steve Earle, The Dukes

I got out of work and I headed for the neighborhood beer joint I sat around and had a beer with the boys like I always do Well I didn't have nothin' to say anyway there ain't no point There's just something

Nowhere Road (From "Black Dog" Soundtrack) Steve Earle, The Dukes

teacher For a lot of country boys like me I push that load from here to someday I'll push as long as I'm alive but I don't know how long I'll last 'Cause it's just a road it ain't no highway I'm blowin' by the

I Ain't Ever Satisfied Steve Earle, The Dukes

I was born by the railroad tracks Well the train whistle wailed and I wailed right back Well papa left mama when I was quite young He said now One of these days you're gonna follow me son Woh oh oh oh

Six Days On The Road Steve Earle, The Dukes

I pulled out of Pittsburgh rolling down the Eastern seaboard I've got my diesel wound up and she's running like never before There's a speed zone ahead on right and I ain't see a cop all night Six days

Sweet Little '66 Steve Earle, The Dukes

Now I'm a pretty big man around this town I got me the hottest little Chevy around My sweet little '66 She got a yellow front fender and a gray one on the back But my income tax is comin' and I'm gonna

Ain't Nobody's Daddy Now Steve Earle, The Dukes

Standing on the corner Bleaker 8th or 9th Money in my pocket And women on my mind I'm free Can't nobody tie me down Nothing ever worries me Ain't nobody's daddy now Here I say the women Are the very finest

Baby Baby Baby (Baby) Steve Earle, The Dukes

Baby I got a gold deal way out South A little town that I call shut my mouth I thousand miles We don't need no plane Call her on the phone and it's ringing like you see Baby, baby, baby, baby Baby, baby

San Antonio Girl Steve Earle, The Dukes

Since I first saw you I've been thinkin' about you And now I'm out here on the highway goin' crazy without you I can't help but want you girl you're young and you're pretty But somehow I can't see you

No. 29 Steve Earle, The Dukes

I was born and raised here this town's my town Everybody knows my name But ever since the glass plant closed down Things round here ain't never been the same I got me a good job alright but some nights

It's All Up To You Steve Earle, The Dukes

No matter which way the wind blows It's always cold when you're alone Ain't no candle in the window You've got to find your own way home The rain ain't gonna hurt you It's come to wash away your blues

The Mountain Steve Earle

The Mountain (Steve Earle) I was born on this mountain a long time ago Before they knocked down the timber and strip-mined the coal When you rose in the mornin' before it was light To go down in

The Unrepentant Steve Earle

The Unrepentant (Steve Earle) In the middle of the night In the middle of a lonely night Stands alone in the pale moonlight Screams out in defiance He's got no one to turn to You could talk ‘til

I Love You Too Much Steve Earle, The Dukes

Ooh pretty baby what you doin' to me The way your kisses burn right through me I don't think I can last much longer I get weaker and my love gets stronger I don't think that my heart can take it One little

The Devil's Right Hand Steve Earle

About the time that Daddy left to fight the big war I saw my first pistol in the general store In the general store, when I was thirteen I thought it was the finest thing I ever had seen So

Justice In Ontario Steve Earle

Justice In Ontario (Steve Earle) Oh you who hail from Ontario Know the tale of the Donnelly's Oh Died at the hands of a mob that night Every child and man by the oil torch light Jim Donnelly was

Ben McCulloch Steve Earle

Ben McCulloch (Steve Earle) [1975] We signed up in San Antone my brother Paul and me To fight with Ben McCulloch and the Texas infantry Well the poster said we'd get a uniform and seven bucks a

Down The Road Steve Earle

Down The Road (Steve Earle) On the blue side of evenin' When the darkness takes control You start lookin' for a reason To take your lonesome on down the road 'Cause the night is filled with strangers

The Revolution Starts Now Steve Earle

I was walkin’ down the street In the town where I was born I was movin’ to a beat That I’d never felt before So I opened up my eyes And I took a look around I saw it written ‘cross the sky The revolution

Dixieland Steve Earle

Dixieland (Steve Earle) I am Kilrain and I'm a fightin' man and I come from County Clare And the Brits would hang me for a Fenian so I took me leave of there And I crossed the ocean in the "Arrianne

Angel Is The Devil Steve Earle

Angel Is The Devil (Steve Earle) [1992] Everybody call her angel she's no stranger to the devil I know His mark is on her body His fire's burnin' in her soul When we're makin' love he's laughin

Tecumseh Valley Steve Earle

Tecumseh Valley (Townes Van Zandt) The name she gave was Caroline The daughter of a miner And her ways were free and it seemed to me The sunshine walked beside her She come from Spencer 'coss the

You Know The Rest Steve Earle

You Know The Rest (Steve Earle) Moses went up to the mountain To see what he could see Well he come down talking 'bout a burning bush Says 'This is how it's gonna be' He's scared to death You

The Graveyard Shift Steve Earle

The Graveyard Shift (Steve Earle) I work the graveyard shift - stay up all night long You'll wake up someday And find your good gal gone If you don't treat your baby right She'll come see me Some

The Galway Girl Steve Earle

The Galway Girl (Steve Earle) Well, I took a stroll on the old long walk Of a day -I-ay-I-ay I met a little girl and we stopped to talk Of a fine soft day -I-ay-I-ay And I ask you, friend, what's

The Other Kind Steve Earle

The Other Kind (Steve Earle) I woke up this morning and I took a look around at all that I got These days I've been lookin' in the mirror and wondering if that's me lookin' back or not I'm still

Continental Trailways Blues Steve Earle

Continental Trailways Blues (Steve Earle) Well, sittin' in the depot long before the break of day I just bought my ticket, Lord I hope the bus ain't late I'll have a cup of coffee and a sandwich

Breakdown Lane Steve Earle

Colby) Baby, last night I was watchin' my headlights flashin' on the guard rail Now it's early in the mornin' and I'm still runnin' like the devil was on my trail Well, say why why why would a man treat

Billy And Bonnie Steve Earle

Billy And Bonnie (Steve Earle) Billy was 17 and mean as hell Bonnie said she was 30, it was hard to tell Billy met Bonnie on a Saturday night At the dirt track races, it was love at first sight

Copperhead Road Steve Earle

Copperhead Road (Steve Earle) Well my name's John Lee Pettimore Same as my daddy and his daddy before You hardly ever saw Grandaddy down here He only came to town about twice a year He'd buy a

The Rain Came Down Steve Earle

The Rain Came Down (Steve Earle, Michael Woody) The old man loaded up everything that he owned On a wagon and headed out west The old woman fearlessly faced the unknown 'Cause she figured he knew

Hard-Core Troubadour Steve Earle

Hard-Core Troubadour (Steve Earle) Girl, don't bother to lock your door He's out there hollering, "Darlin' don't you love me no more?"

My Baby Worships Me Steve Earle

My Baby Worships Me (Steve Earle) Let me tell you ‘bout the girl of mine Got her walkin' down th'assembly line She bring the paycheck home to me My baby, she worships me She like the way I walk

Transcendental Blues Steve Earle

Transcendental Blues (Steve Earle) In the darkest hour of the longest night If it was in my power I'd step into the light Candles on the alter, penny in your shoe Walk upon the water ?

Good Ol Boy (Gettin' Tough) Steve Earle

I got a job but it ain't nearly enough A twenty thousand dollar pickup truck Belongs to me and the bank and some funny talkin' man from Iran I left the service and got a G.I. loan I got married bought

The Other Side Of Town Steve Earle

The Other Side Of Town (Steve Earle) When I'm sad and blue And I'm feeling all alone There's a place that I go to That no one knows Where no matter what I do Won't nobody put me down That's why