This could get tricky

[SomeKindaMother]

If I Were You
by Kasey Chambers

If I was good
I'd tell everyone I know
If I was free
I wouldn't be so keen to go

If I was wrong
I would take it like a man
If I was smart
I would get out while I can

If I was broken
I would probably let it be
If I was dying
I wouldn't go out quietly

If I was lost
Well my heart would feel the same
If I was honest
I would probably be ashamed

But if I were you
I would notice me
If I were you
I would wait for me
If I were you
I would easily hold me and say
It's all gonna be OK

If I was rich
I would spend it on my own
If I was dignified
I'd only smoke at home

If I was dark
I would only dress in black
If I was chosen
I would gladly give it back

It's not for you to judge
From all this kind of stuff
I'm only half of what you see

[BTFLCHLD]

Under The Same Sun
Scorpions

I saw the morning
It was shattered by a gun
Heard a scream, saw him fall, no one cried
I saw a mother
She was praying for her son
Bring him back, let him live, don’t let him die

Do you ever ask yourself
Is there a heaven in the sky
Why can’t we get it right

’cause we all live under the same sun
We all walk under the same moon
Then why, why can’t we live as one

I saw the evening
Fading shadows one by one
We watch the lamb, lay down to the sacrifice
I saw the children
The children of the sun
How they wept, how they bled, how they died

Do you ever ask yourself
Is there a heaven in the sky
Why can’t we stop the fight

’cause we all live under the same sun
We all walk under the same moon
Then why, why can’t we live as one

Sometimes I think I’m going mad
We’re loosing all we had and no one seems to care
But in my heart it doesn’t change
We’ve got to rearrange and bring our world some love

And does it really matter
If there’s a heaven up above
We sure could use some love

’cause we all live under the same sun
We all walk under the same moon
Then why, why can’t we live as one

[Brwn_eyes0511]

Le Temps (There is a Time)

(Written by: Charles Aznavour)

Laisse-moi guider tes pas dans l'existence
Laisse-moi la chance de me faire aimer
Viens comme une enfant au creux de mon épaule
Laisse-moi le rôle de te faire oublier
Le temps qui va
Le temps qui sommeille
Le temps sans joie
Le temps des merveilles
Le temps d'une jour
Temps d'une seconde
Le temps qui court
Et celui qui gronde

Le temps, le temps
Le temps et rien d'autre
Le tien, le mien
Celui qu'on veut nôtre

Le temps passé
Celui qui va naître
Le temps d'aimer
Et de disparaître
Le temps des pleurs
Le temps de la chance
Le temps qui meurt
Le temps des vacances

Le temps glorieux
Le temps d'avant-guerre
Le temps des jeux
Le temps des affaires
Le temps joyeux
Le temps des mensonges
Le temps frileux
Et le temps des songes

Le temps des crues
Le temps des folies
Le temps perdu
Le temps de la vie
Le temps qui vient
Jamais ne s'arrête
Et je sais bien
Que la vie est faite

Du temps des uns
Et du temps des autres
Le tien, le mien
Peut devenir nôtre

Le temps, le temps, le temps

[The Tower]

Dust 'n Bones by GNR (Izzy Stradlin)

He lost his mind today
He left it out back on the highway
On "65"

She loved him yesterday
Yesterday's over I said okay
That's all right

Time moves on, that's the way
We live and hope to see the next day
That's all right

Sometimes these things they are so easy
Sometimes these things they are so cold
Sometimes these things just seem to rip you right in two....
Oh, no, man don't let 'em get to you!!!

She loved him yesterday
He laid her sister she said, "O.K."
And that's all right

Buried her things today
Way back out deep behind the driveway
And that's all right

Sometimes these women are so easy
Sometimes these women are so cold
Sometimes these women seem to rip you right in two
Only if you let 'em get to you

Ya get out on your own
And you take all that you own
And you forget about your home
And you're just ****ing gone!!!

There's no logic here today
Do as you got to, go your own way
I said that's right

Time's short your life's your own
And in the end we are just...
Dust and bones...

[SomeKindaMother]

Every Little Bit
by Patty Griffin


It's funny how a morning turns a love to shame
Disguised and disfigured and you thought I tasted like rain
There`s nothing here but a shadow nothin' here
Now you know
Now you know
Now you know
Now you know
There's nothin' here but the shadow
and now you know

I spit, I spit in the eye
I tear, I tear out my heart
and I scatter the bits
I stay unseen by the light
I stay untold by the truth
I'm sold by a lie
By this I am able in all of my travels
To make these memories quit
But tonight I clearly recall every little bit

I can chew like a cannibal
I can yell like a cat
I even had you believing that I
really really like it like that
But there was never a moment
Not a moment
Now you know
Now you know
Now you know
Now you know
You ever got within a hundred
million miles of my soul

I spit, I spit in the eye
I tear, I tear out my heart
And I scatter the bits
I stay unseen by the light
I stay untold by the truth
I'm sold by a lie
By this I am able in all of my travels
To make these memories quit
But tonight I clearly recall every little bit

You left open the window till the morning
And the winter walked in
Reality fired her wooden bullet
Splintered under our skin
They say I'm walking on freedom
This is freedom
Now I know
Now I know
Now I know
Now I know
I still don't blame you for leaving, baby
It's cold living with ghosts

I spit, I spit in the eye
I tear, I tear out my heart
and I scatter the bits
I stay unseen by the light
I stay untold by the truth
I'm sold by a lie
By this I am able in all of my travels
To make these memories quit
But tonight I clearly recall every little bit

[Richard B]

SIXTY-MINUTE MAN
Billy Ward and His Dominoes
(Marks/Ward)
- on Rhino's "Risque Rhythm: Nasty 50s R&B"


Sixty-minute man, sixty-minute man

Look a here girls I'm telling you now
They call me "Lovin' Dan"
I rock 'em, roll 'em all night long
I'm a sixty-minute man

If you don't believe I'm all that I say
Come up and take my hand
When I let you go you'll cry "Oh yes,"
"He's a sixty-minute man"

There'll be 15 minutes of kissing
Then you'll holler "please don't stop"
There'll be 15 minutes of teasing
And 15 minutes of squeezing
And 15 minutes of blowing my top

If your man ain't treating you right
Come up and see ol' Dan
I rock 'em, roll 'em all night long
I'm a sixty-minute man

Sixty-minute man
They call me Lovin' Dan
I rock 'em, roll 'em all night long
I'm a sixty-minute man

Sixty-minute man
They call me Lovin' Dan
I rock 'em, roll 'em all night long
I'm a sixty-minute man

There'll be 15 minutes of kissing
Then you'll holler "please don't stop"
There'll be 15 minutes of teasing
And 15 minutes of squeezing
And 15 minutes of blowing my top

If your man ain't treating you right
Come up and see ol' Dan
I rock 'em, roll 'em all night long
I'm a sixty-minute man, oh yeah
SIXTY-MINUTE MAN

[BTFLCHLD]

Soul
Matchbox20 (Cook, Doucette & Thomas)

Hang out my window
And over your head
Stare at your feelings
To see where they end

You're waiting here
For someone else to break you
From the inside
You've been so composed
But we all know there's

Always something
Tearing you apart

It's always so much longer than
You counted on

It hits you so much harder
Than you thought

But you don't worry
You don't worry
Cuz you got soul

You're so heavy
You're so misunderstood

And I spent all my wishes
Wishin' times were good
When I still could

Wait around here
For someone else to take me
Past the good side

You've been here so long now
We all know there's
Always something tearin' you apart

It's always so much longer
Than you counted on

It hits you so much harder
Than you thought

But you don't worry
You don't worry
Cuz darlin' you've got so much soul

Darlin' you've got so much soul

Well there's always something tearin' you apart

It's always so much longer
Than you counted on

It hits you so much harder
Than you thought
Than you ever thought it would

But you don't worry
You don't worry
You don't worry
You don't worry
You don't worry
You don't worry
You've got soul

[SomeKindaMother]

Paint It Black
by The Rolling Stones

I see a red door and I want it painted black
No colors anymore I want them to turn black
I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
I have to turn my head until my darkness goes

I see a line of cars and they're all painted black
With flowers and my love, both never to come back
I see people turn their heads and quickly look away
Like a newborn baby it just happens ev'ryday

I look inside myself and see my heart is black
I see my red door and it has been painted black
Maybe then I'll fade away and not have to face the facts
It's not easy facing up when your whole world is black

No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue
I could not forsee this thing happening to you
If I look hard enough into the setting sun
My love will laugh with me before the morning comes

I see a red door and I want it painted black
No colors anymore I want them to turn black
I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
I have to turn my head until my darkness goes

Hmm, hmm, hmm...

I wanna see it painted black, painted black
Black as night, black as coal
I wanna see the sun, blotted out from the sky
I wanna see it painted, painted, painted, painted black
Yeah

[BTFLCHLD]

mind games
john lennon

We're playing those mind games together
Pushing the barriers planting seeds
Playing the mind guerrilla
Chanting the Mantra peace on earth
We all been playing those mind games forever
Some kinda druid dudes lifting the veil
Doing the mind guerrilla
Some call it magic the search for the grail

Love is the answer and you know that for sure
Love is a flower you got to let it grow

So keep on playing those mind games together
Faith in the future out of the now
You just can't beat on those mind guerrillas
Absolute elsewhere in the stones of your mind
Yeah we're playing those mind games together
Projecting our images in space and in time

Yes is the answer and you know that for sure
Yes is surrender you got to let it go

So keep on playing those mind games together
Doing the ritual dance in the sun
Millions of mind guerrillas
Putting their soul power to the karmic wheel
Keep on playing those mind games together
Raising the spirit of peace and love
(I want you to make love, not war
I know you've heard it before)

[JazmenFlowers]

taxi ride - tori amos

Lily is dancing
on the table
We've all been
Pushed
Too far
I guess on days
like this
you know who your
friends are
Just another Dead Fag
to you, that's all
Just another Light missing
on a long taxi ride
taxi ride

And I'm down to
Your last cigarette and
this "We are one" crap
as you're invading
This thing you call
Love - she smiles
way too much but
I'm glad you're
on my side, sure
I'm glad you're on
my side still

You think you deserve
a trust fund
Just because you
Want one
Sure you talk the talk when you need to
I fear
the whole world is
starting to
Believe you
Just another Dead Fag
to you, that's all
Just another Light missing
in a long taxi line
taxi line

And I'm down to
Your last cigarette and
this "We are one" crap
as you're invading
This thing you call
Love - she smiles
way too much but
I'm glad you're
on my side, sure
I'm glad you're on
my side still

Lily is dancing
on the
table
We've all been pushed
Too far today
Even a glamorous
Bitch can be in
need
this is where you know
the Honey
from the
Killer Bees
and I'm glad you're on
my side
sure
I'm glad you're on
my side
sure
I'm glad you're on
my side still

Got a long taxi ride
Got a long taxi ride

[BTFLCHLD]

Thunder Road
Bruce Springsteen

The screen door slams
Mary's dress waves
Like a vision she dances across the porch
As the radio plays
Roy Orbison singing for the lonely
Hey that's me and I want you only
Don't turn me home again
I just can't face myself alone again
Don't run back inside
darling you know just what I'm here for
So you're scared and you're thinking
That maybe we ain't that young anymore
Show a little faith, there's magic in the night
You ain't a beauty, but hey you're alright
Oh and that's alright with me

You can hide `neath your covers
And study your pain
Make crosses from your lovers
Throw roses in the rain
Waste your summer praying in vain
For a savior to rise from these streets
Well now I'm no hero
That's understood
All the redemption I can offer, girl
Is beneath this dirty hood
With a chance to make it good somehow
Hey what else can we do now
Except roll down the window
And let the wind blow back your hair
Well the night's busting open
These two lanes will take us anywhere
We got one last chance to make it real
To trade in these wings on some wheels
Climb in back
Heaven's waiting on down the tracks
Oh oh come take my hand
Riding out tonight to case the promised land
Oh oh Thunder Road, oh Thunder Road
oh Thunder Road
Lying out there like a killer in the sun
Hey I know it's late we can make it if we run
Oh Thunder Road, sit tight take hold
Thunder Road

Well I got this guitar
And I learned how to make it talk
And my car's out back
If you're ready to take that long walk
From your front porch to my front seat
The door's open but the ride it ain't free
And I know you're lonely
For words that I ain't spoken
But tonight we'll be free
All the promises'll be broken
There were ghosts in the eyes
Of all the boys you sent away
They haunt this dusty beach road
In the skeleton frames of burned out Chevrolets

They scream your name at night in the street
Your graduation gown lies in rags at their feet
And in the lonely cool before dawn
You hear their engines roaring on
But when you get to the porch they're gone
On the wind, so Mary climb in
It's a town full of losers
And I'm pulling out of here to win

[SomeKindaMother]

dedicated to all the lost ledgies.....

"Nullarbor Song"
by Kasey Chambers

When the fire burns out here
It's brighter than the city lights
Warmer than a heart of gold
And dingo's howl just to break the silence
The sun comes up just to break the cold
Last night I woke
With the stars looking back at me
Swallowing the sky
I felt no anger, I felt no shame
I felt no reason to cry

If I'm not here in the morning
I'll cry a river of tears
But I'll learn to live in a new town
But my heart is staying here

When it's quiet out here
A hundred miles away
You can hear the train on the line
The whistle blows just to break the silence
I wave just to break the time
I close my eyes
I think of runnin' water
I think of runnin' away
But the fires burnt to ashes
And it's darker than before
But I can see as clear as day

If I'm not here in the morning
I'll cry a river of tears
But I'll learn to live in a new town
But my heart is staying here

[BTFLCHLD]

I Remember You
Skid Row
[Bolan, Snake]

Woke up to the sound of pouring rain
The wind would whisper and I'd think of you
And all the tears you cried, that called my name
And when you needed me I came through

I paint a picture of the days gone by
When love went blind and you would make me see
I'd stare a lifetime into your eyes
So that I knew you were there for me
Time after time you were there for me

Remember yesterday - walking hand in hand
Love letters in the sand - I remember you
Through the sleepless nights and every endless day
I'd wanna hear you say - I remember you

We spend the summer with the top rolled down
Wished ever after would be like this
You said I love you babe, without a sound
I said I'd give my life for just one kiss
I'd live for your smile and die for your kiss

We've had our share of hard times
But that's the price we paid
And through it all we kept the promise that we made
I swear you'll never be lonely

Woke up to the sound of pouring rain
Washed away a dream of you
But nothing else could ever take you away
'Cause you'll always be my dream come true
Oh my darling, I love you

Remember yesterday - walking hand in hand
Love letters in the sand - I remember you
Through the sleepless nights and every endless day
I'd wanna hear you say - I remember you

[Brwn_eyes0511]

Amy Grant - Cry A River

Who knew love would come walking thru' my door
Turn a light on somewhere down inside
And give me a feeling i'd never had before
It was a long wait
It was just the wrong time

But i hope you'll hold me now
Somewhere within
And when you think about
What might have been

Cry a river
Flood the sea
Cry a river over me
Take the bitter
With the sweet
And cry a river over me

How can you argue with a feeling in your bones
'bout what is and what isn't meant to be
Some things you live with
But you never let it show
Like the pain i felt
The day i watched you leave

But i hope you'll think of me
When tender winds blow
Sit on the shores of love
And just let it go

[SomeKindaMother]

You kids are awesome!

Nobody's Crying
by Patty Griffin

Well he jumps in the taxi, headed for the sky
He's off to slay some demon dragonfly
And he looked at me, that long last time
Turned away again and I waved goodbye
In an envelope, inside his coat
Is a chain I wore, around my throat
Along with, a note I wrote
Said "I love you but, I don't even know why"

But darling, I wish you well
On your way to the wishing well
Swinging off of those gates of hell
But I can tell how hard you're trying
Just have that secret hope
sometimes all we do is cope
Somewhere on the steepest slope
There's an endless rope
and nobody's crying.

The long night turns into a couple long years
Of me walking around and round this trail of tears
With the very loud voices of my own tears
ringing and ringing in my ears
It says that love is long gone
Every move I make is all wrong
Says you never gave a damn for me
For anything, to anyone

But darling, I wish you well
On your way to the wishing well
Swinging off of those gates of hell
But I can tell how hard you're trying
I just had this secret hope
Though sometimes all we'd do is cope
That somewhere on the steepest slope
there's an endless rope
And nobody's crying.

May you dream you are dreaming, in a warm soft bed
May the voices inside you that fill you with dread
Sound like thousands of angels instead
Tonight where you might be laying your head

I wish you well
On your way to the wishing well
Swinging off of those gates of hell
But I can tell how hard you're trying
I still have this secret hope
Though sometimes all I do is cope
That somewhere on the steepest slope
there's an endless rope
And nobody' crying.