Once I Was Tim Buckley

Once I was a soldier And I fought on foreign sands for you Once I was a hunter And I brought home fresh meat for you Once I was a lover And I searched behind your eyes for you And soon there'll be another

Once I was (Tim Buckley) Maximilian Hecker

Once I was a soldier And I fought on foreign sands for you Once I was a hunter And I brought home fresh meat for you Once I was a lover And I searched behind your eyes for you And soon there

Hallucinations Tim Buckley

I saw you walking Only yesterday When I ran to catch you You disappeared And the street was gray The candle died Now you are gone For the flame was too bright Now you are gone I heard you laughing With

Martha Tim Buckley

Operator, number please It's been so many years She'll remember my old voice While I fight the tears Hello, hello there, is this Martha?

Nighthawkin' Tim Buckley

I was a nighthawkin' in my taxi My fare was a shaky ol' lush So I kicked it over and took off Then he whipped out this switch blade Straight outta nowhere level to my throat He said "See reb I've been

Devil Eyes Tim Buckley

I got so tired of meaningful looks I got so tired of comin' up tame I was so bothered by those balmy breezes I was side swiped by smoke fever They was a crawlin' Oh down beneath my skin Til mama come a

Buzzin' Fly Tim Buckley

Just like a buzzin' fly I come into your life Now I float away Like honey in the sun Was it right or wrong I couldn't sing that song anyway Oh, but darlin' Now I remember How the sun

Healing Festival Tim Buckley

"Black tan brown and white Repeat the order and we've tried All the lovely little steps That hope turn the eyes And footsteps of you Friend to lend for once Behold that healing festival Complete for an

I Had A Talk With My Woman Tim Buckley

I had a talk with my woman late last night And she reassured me everything was alright And time hung still like a falling rain Now I know at last that my love is safe Ah, but when I go away my love I leave

Move With Me Tim Buckley

I went down to the meat rack tavern And found myself a big ol' healthy girl Now she was drinkin' alone Aw what a waste of sin So I went on over to sweet talk that girl Lord I moved on in Lord I whispered

It Happens Every Time Tim Buckley

If she'd only be as true as I am, And listen to my love that's sayin', Oh baby won't you stay mine Your lovin' makes me feel so fine And someday baby you'll find My love was gentle and kind.

Love From Room 109 Tim Buckley

I was lost without a song without a melody You came into my hotel life You made my room a home Ah now, mama, don't you know what you done Ah, you made the sunshine in the city Oh, you warmed my heart

Gypsy Woman Tim Buckley

Yes I come around Never know a little sooner Casts a spell on me Casts a spell on me Casts a spell on me Casts a spell on me.... Gypsy woman Gypsy woman Gypsy woman....

Song To The Siren (Take 7) Tim Buckley

Long afloat on shipless oceans I did all my best to smile 'Til your singing eyes and fingers Drew me loving to your isle And you sang Sail to me Sail to me Let me enfold you Here I am Here I am Waiting

Song To The Siren Tim Buckley

Long afloat on shipless oceans I did all my best to smile 'Til your singing eyes and fingers Drew me loving to your isle And you sang Sail to me, sail to me Let me enfold you Here I am, here I am Waiting

Dream Letter Tim Buckley

Lady, time fly away I've been thinking 'bout my yesterday Oh, please listen, darlin', to my empty prayers Sleep inside my dreams tonight All I need to know tonight are you and my child Oh, is he a soldier

Driftin' Tim Buckley

When there's wine in your belly Love rhythm's on your tongue For you are a woman And each man has been too young But for me you were a lover Gently under your cover Your sheet reeks of odours Oh i

I Never Asked To Be Your Mountain Tim Buckley

O I never asked to be your mountain I never asked to fly Remember when you came to me And told me of his lies You didn't understand my love You don't know why I try And the rain was falling on that

Valentine Melody Tim Buckley

You came to me with fire inside Your movements and your pride And asking to be rescued from The pain you had become I tore apart the prison and I hid you in my hand In the blue light of Christmas-time

Hong Kong Bar Tim Buckley

Sittin' in a Hong Kong bar Sweet dreams of you darling Ah when we were sweet sixteen Mama makin' love in the belly of an old freight train Life was so simple and easy Oh the sun went down You took care

I Can't See You Tim Buckley

Summer princess, midnight maiden When I first saw you I just breathed Into your smile my past went fadin' Inside your voice, my mind was sheathed In lost lagoon, we waited, wadin' Along the streets we

Strange Street Affair Under Blue Tim Buckley

for you with your open hands Waiting for the touch of man Clutching with your blackened gloves You try to capture all the doves That flee into The forest before you You wish to catch and cage me now I

Grief In My Soul Tim Buckley

I got grief in my soul nobody knows. I got heartaches, I got stingin' water fallin' out of the sky. I got a long lost lover, got a reason to die. I got ten thousand troubles, a million woes.

Knight-Errant Tim Buckley

I'll search until I know I've found her One green day she left her wings And cut away her childhood strings But dropping smiles along the trail She left a trace I will not fail O whither has my lady

Look At The Fool Tim Buckley

Each and every day, every little way I've been lovin' you I can't live without your lovin' at night Makes it hard to say it's wrong When I know it's right Even though the years won't be kind I love you

Song For Janie Tim Buckley

I been tryin' Janie, don't you know? Janie, don't you know? I been tryin' Yes, I truly love to be with you If I wasn't with the one that I'm with.

Morning Glory Tim Buckley

I lit my purest candle close to my Window, hoping it would catch the eye Of any vagabond who passed it by, And I waited in my fleeting house Before he came I felt him drawing near; As he neared I felt

Song Of The Magician Tim Buckley

When I sing I can't bring everything on the wing Flying down from dizzy air To the ground because I care You will be love and your love will live When I smile I beguile all the while every mile As I walk

I Woke Up Tim Buckley

Walking the wind I fly above The shore of the town To the hills Where I can hear The harbor bells Ring slavery Where the fortune teller sighs to me Oh, I see your woman in the raw Ride A mare of stone

Strange Feelin' Tim Buckley

I got this strange strange feelin' Deep down in my heart I can't tell what it is But it won't let go It happens every time I give you more than what I have But now all I need is a little time to sing this

Strange Feelin Tim Buckley

I got this strange strange feelin' Deep down in my heart I can't tell what it is But it won't let go It happens every time I give you more than what I have But now all I need is a little time to sing this

Nobody Walkin' Tim Buckley

"I left my baby standing in the backdoor crying I left my baby standing in the backdoor crying She said ""you got a home as long as i got mine"" She said ""you got a home as long as i got mine"" And

Goodbye And Hello Tim Buckley

wave goodbye to iron And smile hello to the air O the new children dance -- I am young All around the balloons -- I will live Swaying by chance -- I am strong To the breeze from the moon -- I can give

I Must Have Been Blind Tim Buckley

Here I am believin' words again Here I am tryin' to find your love again Here I am down on my knees again Prayin' for a love that we used to know Both of us know how hard it is To love and let it go Both

She Is Tim Buckley

She is the day thru which I walk toward the bridge where she stands. She is the air I breathe to sing, she is a smile without demands.

Pleasant Street Tim Buckley

remember who to choose You wheel and you steal But you're feeling honey when you kneel down Down, down, down, down, down, down, down All the stony people Walking round in Christian licorice clothes Lord, I

Come Here Woman Tim Buckley

movements you savor Like a tango My hideaways Are longing For you You slyly conjure These moments surrounding Keep me tonight All your practiced ways You secretly Entice me Come here woman Like an old window I

Phantasmagoria In Two Tim Buckley

If a fiddler played you a song, my love And if I gave you wheel Would you spin for my heart and loneliness Would you spin for my love If I gave up all of my pride for you And only loved you for now Would

The River Tim Buckley

I live by the river and I hide my house away Then just like the river, I can change my ways Oh, if you come to love me, you'll stay forever Inside my heart, inside my dreams And time will fade, in time

Get on Top Tim Buckley

Like a slow burn slow burn, Ya move that mama over to me Get on top of me woman Get on top Let me see what you learned tonight Then I talk in tongues mama Oh when I love you Yes I talk in tongues Get on

Aren't You The Girl Tim Buckley

Yes you're the one, Shall I throw you a crumb? Shall I come and pass you by? Would that make you want-a try? Shall I come and kiss your lips? Would that make your rain slip?

Dolphins Tim Buckley

DOLPHINS Tim Buckley Sometimes I think about Saturday's child And all about the times when we were running wild I've been a-searchin' for the dolphins in the sea Ah, but sometimes I wonder,

Song Slowly Song Tim Buckley

With your beautiful hair And your sixteen years You kissed me as I lay still If I can see you never, Then I'll sleep forever All my lonely love to kill.

Moulin Rouge Tim Buckley

'comme la chanson est belle' Chantez la mademoiselle Dansant dans le moulin rouge 'love is a leap' she sighed 'someday I'll be your bride, When I leave the moulin rouge' Je vais marier ma fille de danse

Jungle Fire Tim Buckley

Somewhere old memories Echoed from the street in a crying hole Just a song from long ago When I lost my easy gods to the Harlem insect laws I heard your baited moans And the passing cars and the swirling

Sweet Surrender Tim Buckley

Now you wanna know the reason Why I cheated on you Well I had to be a hunter again This little man had to try To make love feel new again 'cause there's just a few things honey I'm not old enough to do

Make It Right Tim Buckley

And those diesel rigs Aw they're ramblin' by Now if I go lame I just flag a ride I'm lookin' out for For a street corner girl I'm lookin' out For a street corner girl And she's gonna beat me whip me spank

Monterey Tim Buckley

Under a loop of stars In the vulgar cold The dead airport lay By the pebbles of the highway Through the snail clouds You soared to your lover I hurried away my darling With a howl in my throat Hiding inside

Anonymous Proposition Tim Buckley

"Love me as if someday you'd hate me For what i give is yours without a name To fill your night long needs Only as long as you say This time you'll learn that love is just a slave To where the heart

Understand Your Man Tim Buckley

daddy by your side Wake up in the mornin' Keep your lovin' daddy by your side Just do me one favor Won't you please understand your man Well let me tell you, Miss Molly Tell you 'bout my lovin' back home I