Angeline
I got two pieces of my heart that’s breakin’
And you, you been livin’ on this life you’ve taken
We’re new, we’re shiny and we’re new
So go get your gun and claim what you’ve won right now
Go get your gun and claim what you’ve won right now
Go get your gun....
Got our minds made up, this city’s comin’ round
Gonna make this pile of nothing into a shiny, pretty town
There’s a hotel here for Peter, and a college there for Paul
Gonna watch them buildings chase the sky,
gonna make ‘em big and tall.
With a fire in our bellies, and with passion in our souls
Latest fashion on the corner, where the new can bury old
We are headed out west, where the gold is rushin’ down
Pushing bones into their graveyards, where they cannot make a sound.
But don’t you ask bout Princess Angeline
She don’t know ‘bout what she’s talkin’,
she don’t know bout what she’s seen.
There’s a brand new city rising through the wilderness and the trees
So don’t be talkin, don’t be speakin, don’t be thinkin....
‘bout Princess Angeline.
We got no need now for moonlight, see the city lights our way
Horses ain’t for riding bareback, now they’re hauling city sleighs
Traded blankets and some fabric for this land that’s dressed in green
Nothin’ left of all the natives, only stubborn Angeline.
Cannery Row
See I’m heavy on the nightshift,
And I’m weary bout my dreams
Been haulin’ these boxes way too long,
And I’m cannin’ my dream
Thinkin’ bout the way you talk,
The way you breathe
And I’m hearin’ this voice inside my head,
That’s callin’ for me.
See I’m makin’ my move now
‘Cause she’s smiling at me.
They said don’t be coy, she’s got a boy
And he’s planned out her dreams.
But I got this feelin’ things ain’t what they seem,
And I’m hearin’ this voice inside my head
That’s callin’ for me
Don’t make a move now, a move now, a move. . .
Somethin' Proud
There's a fire, in my chest tonight
Must be something, that just ain't right
And all the words, that I've heard, they cut like a knife, from you
Where's the dream, that we shared
How the pieces have fallen, it just ain't fair
All alone, in my head I'm feelin blue
Let me go, to my father's house I know
That there's an angel there, who calls my name out loud
Let me feel, that the holy ghost is real
Cause there's an angel there, who calls my name out loud
So take this broken dream and leave, with somethin proud
There's a sadness, that's hangin round
It's a deafenin fear, that makes no sound
And all the words, that I've heard, they cut like a knive from, you
Watch me go, can you hear my prayer
All the regret and shame, as it fills the air
All alone, in my head I'm feelin blue
Hallelujah's Just a Word
Put on your best face
Just put it on the book of love
Say that you’re trustin
The plan that’s fallen from above
Put on a show now
A play for the ones who know you best
A marionette now
The strings are pullin from your chest
You’re singin Hallelujah
Hallelujah’s just a word to me
You’re cryin Hallelujah
I once was lost, I once was blind, I cannot see
Just pick up the pieces
The ones that are lyin on your floor
No nothing is broken
And everything’s fine, you’re holdin the line just like before
As big as the ocean
As big as the sea
Oh, oh
As big as the ocean
As big as the ocean to me
Hope and a Prayer
Life is good in Arizona
The sun shows its face every day
Folks have no plans and they’re stickin to it
Lord knows the price they have to pay
They’re travelin west from Carolina,
Wisconsin, Canada, and Iowa
But they all know they’re on the downslope
Their sunny skies will slip away
So leave your bible on the table
And put some gospel in the air
Like hope and a prayer
Sweet woman’s lookin for her lover
Been seven months since he resigned
Got nothin but Lakota the Husky
She holds him close to ease her mind
Can you heal me,
Can you heal me Lord
No Good
In the land of the free
And the home of the brave
I done sold my soul
Made myself a slave
He said "You look you so pretty"
Said "You look so fine"
Said he'd give you some money
Said He'd give you wine
But he ain't no GOOD, Good, Lord
No he ain't no GOOD, Good, Lord
Now you lie in the stable
And you feast with the swine
And you ain't his baby
And this ain't your time
Cause he ain't no GOOD, Good, Lord
No he ain't no GOOD, Good, Lord
Ain't So Quiet
How'd he find me all by myself
How'd he find me all by myself
Well I traded his freedom
For these shackles of mine
I tossed out the humble
for a pile of my pride
That's how he found me all by myself
Gonna trade in this silver for gold
Gonna trade in this silver for gold
I been saving these pennies
for a piece of the pie
Can't find nothing of value
ain't too pricey to buy
Gonna trade in this silver for gold
Ain't so quiet inside my head
It’s so heavy a burden
such a burden to bear
Gonna take all these thoughts
and hope they settle somewhere
Ain't so quiet inside my head.
Dyin' in Grey
Come on and sell me a house of gold
With blood on my hands and a heart of stone
Oh it's better to have than it is to hold
Come on and sell me a house of gold
Let's go out walkin in the darken night
Oh I once was blind but now have sight
No there ain't no wrong and there ain't no right
Oh let's go out walkin in the darken night
She flies like a bird but stings like a bee
I'm a huntin for her but it's killin me
There ain't nothin wrong with chasin what's right
Afraid of dyin in grey when it's black and white
Oh it feels like flying before the fall
How the hell is kneelin gonna make me tall
Oh I look so big but I feel so small
Oh it feels like flyin before the fall
Come on and sell me a house of gold
My Mama's Love
This ain’t my momma’s love song
Where she’s cryin in the dark
This ain’t my daddy’s voice now
Don’t you hear me singin a new song now
These ain’t my momma’s tears
That are fallin on the ground
Those ain’t my daddy’s words now
Don’t you hear me cryin a new song now
So take my momma’s name and keep it
And take my daddy’s fame reveal
Just take away my pain conceal it
Cause the rain just keeps on fallin
Down over me
These ain’t my brother’s dreams
Layin shattered on the ground
This ain’t my daddy’s voice now
Don’t you hear me singin a new song now
Those ain’t my brother’s friends
Leavin him drunken in the dark
Those ain’t my daddy’s words now
Don’t you hear me cryin a new song now
I’d like to sing a simple song about driving in the dark
But the burden of your words… is weighin heavy, so heavy on my heart
This ain’t my sister’s lover
Leavin her lonely and afraid
This ain’t my daddy’s voice now
Don’t you hear me singin a new song now
This ain’t my sister’s life
In the mirror lookin back
This ain’t my daddy’s voice now
Don’t you hear me singin a new song now
This Town
You’re gonna miss me when I’m gone
You’re gonna wish you’d held me close and not moved on
You’re gonna find yourself alone
You’re gonna see this ain’t the place that you call home
You’re gonna find another me
You’re gonna fill this empty space that you can’t see
You’re gonna find out it’s too late
Tradin in gold for lumps of coal you can’t create
Cause in this town we know what is real
Yes in this town we’re sure of what we feel
Ain’t no secrets ain’t no shame
In this town, where we all know your name
You’re gonna think you’re better now
You’re gonna wonder how you got along somehow
You’re gonna think you just can’t live
With buildings of old and memories that hold the love you give