1873 was a very bad year for me. When all I feared just disappeared so suddenly. They got their tickets for the train. Raised their weapons and took aim. Laughing from the railroad tracks they shot my brothers in the back. 1873. No more thunder on the ground. Birds were flying round and round. Though […]
She was thirteen months when he was sent to jail. Behind the bars of her crib and those of his cell. They wait for her love to come to them. But she couldn’t come. She was making a living. This beautiful baby girl grew up so fast. Called another man “daddy” till she learned of […]
Gonna tell the tale of a dog named Zillionaire who stands on the back of a whale howling out in the middle of the ocean. Waves of dog emotion. Howl on ’til you find your sailor. Howl on ’til he carries you home. Hear him calling for his master a sailor lost at sea who […]
Once we’re together, naturally When I’m not here, and you’re not away from me And we’re finally home I’m gonna kiss you, just like I did That time the breeze slid through the open door Then I know, I won’t miss you anymore… Like I do now Like I do now Like I do now […]
Green - Edie Brickell
We like to spy on the neighbors. They look so happy together. Funny the power of strangers. Sometimes I wonder if they got it better. Green. Have you seen green? Check out the view from the rooftop. They’ve got a horse and a big trampoline. Running and jumping till they drop. Down on the ground […]
The register stood open as the smoke cleared the room And one man was lying over blood and a broom The store door was swingin’ in a midnight breeze And another man ran through the dark and the trees Lost in the moment of what he needs Lost in the moment of what he needs […]
Sleep my little baby while you can. Stay up all night and be tired. Sleep my little angel like a lamb. But unlike the sheep follow no man. Tomorrow’s your big day to show off your smile. Smile. Smile for everyone. You may fly to Paris in a dream. Free in the sky like a […]
I ain’t gonna kill myself loving you I ain’t gonna kill myself loving you I ain’t gonna break my own heart I ain’t gonna break my own heart I ain’t gonna kill myself wanting you I ain’t gonna kill myself wanting you When you don’t seem to want any part of my love When you […]
Woyaho - Edie Brickell
Red dog riding in the back of a pickup truck Free on the freeway I look at him hoping praying he don’t jump Driving me crazy Hey ya woyaho I ain’t got no place to go Hey ya oh no Sing songs sing them loud roll that window down High on the highway My heart […]
Oh, where have you been, my blue-eyed son? Oh, where have you been, my darling young one? I’ve stumbled on the side of twelve misty mountains, I’ve walked and I’ve crawled on six crooked highways, I’ve stepped in the middle of seven sad forests, I’ve been out in front of a dozen dead oceans, I’ve […]
