Mandolin rain B. r. hornsby/john hornsby The song came and went Like the times that we spent Hiding out from the rain under the carnival tent I laughed and she’d smile It would last for awhile You don’t know what you got till you lose it all again Listen to the mandolin rain Listen to […]
B. r. hornsby Way out here, working on the docks Everyone sees the long day through Well what would i do without the nights And the phone And the chance just to talk to you A thousand miles away What i wouldn’t give for only one night A little relief in sight Or someday when […]
B. r. hornsby/john hornsby About this time of evening, out by the bay They turn the roadlights on the bridge A diesel rolls in silhouette, eastbound Lovers glad the sun has set I’m staring into the twilight Wishing i could find someone tonight I know she’s out there somewhere On the western skyline Lonely women […]
B. r. hornsby Well i saw her one day At the corner cafe Everybody there knew she’s a wonder I sat there all night Too shy to say Honey you could keep me from going under Oh my my when she walks on by It’s hard not to get lost in the view How can […]
B. r. hornsby/john hornsby I met a fan dancer down in southside birmingham She was running from a fat man selling salvation in his hand She said he’s tryin’ to save me But i’m doin’ alright, the best that i can Just a pair of fallen angels tryin’ to get through the night Step by […]
B. r. hornsby/john hornsby It’s coming any day said the captain It’s coming any day now cried the priest The people in high places may defend you But son you better hope they keep the peace Can’t you hear them calling Can’t you see them shine The city halls are falling The defenders drink their […]
B. r. hornsby/john hornsby Walking on the sidewalk, roundball under my arm Everybody knows how you play is who you are Walking down the road, looking for a game or two The real moves come through, no matter what they’re gonna do It’s down to you Take me to the old playground Where the old […]
B. r. hornsby What’s the long face, whats all the crying for Didn’t you expect it when you opened your door To the man with the long coat and the long list of victims Everybody watching knows he’s the one keeping score >from where she sits, everyone stands in judgement People watching as the curtain […]
B. r. hornsby Down in the southwest virginia town of richlands I fell in love with an appalachian girl She lived in a long line of little row houses On the side of an old strip mining hill She walked along on the jagged ridge And looked as far as she could see But the […]
B.r. hornsby A strong man feels weak in the still heat of the day Nothing is black and white, just a hazy gray There’s a long lonesome sound in the distance calling back to me You look for some small reward Everybody wants a little more You could be the one at my door Someone […]
