I get a call from vance he’s an old friend He’s got some you-won’t-believe-story to share He’s the place that i go when i need someone who knows me He brings the smile of a billionaire And i laugh when he pretends he’s a white guy ’cause he knows how bad i fail playing black […]
Maggie looks out her window, Sees a cab in the street Lets out a point-blank whistle, It stops with a screech She picks up the last box, That sits in the corner She turns around to take A mental photograph She says to herself, "i think a toast is in order," And she holds up […]
Tell the man who repairs the wings for angels That one has fallen among the mortals on bleeker street I lent a hand, she looked up at the steeples As if to blame them for the pavement beneath her feet She said, "i never much liked flying, but the job requires trying The hard part’s […]
I found you sitting on a suitcase crying Beneath my feet i feel the rumble of a subway train And i laugh out loud ëcause it’s the one thing i hadn’t been trying The train came in breathless The passenger’s restless You say, "baby, you’ll never change" (chorus) You gotta get gone You gotta get […]
I’ve got a farm house, It’s a big white farmhouse And forty acres in my head You got a kitchen, It’s an oak floor kitchen And a big brass feather bed And there in the parlor, An old upright piano And a precocious blue-eyed kid Playing the keys Playing the keys Live in the now […]
So you found yourself a corner apartment With a view of the town all your own All your friends say The city’s gonna kill you or cure you Five flights of stairs to your home And even now, It’s changed how you walk in the street Past cabbies and chimney sweeps Be careful with strangers […]
Street corner, cityside lane People cross borders When green lights change And isn’t that strange A face on someone I almost said your name Can you blame me? But i was foiled again (chorus) Bring me backwards I can’t fool time I’m walking in circles I’ve committed no crime Bring on the witness The truth […]
You grew up thinking you knew her Nothing could keep you apart You remember nothing peculiar She always spoke from the heart You took your parents’ religion And you drank it down like a coke It helped to quench your confusion Now look who’s heart that it broke (chorus) She loves a girl She loves […]
Seven - Ellis Paul
Seven times i traced your number Just one finger to your voice Seven times i put the receiver down Seven times i tried to write you But i cannot make your choice Your lips they move, But they make no sound And what the cost What the price I’m the brunt of friends’ advice Don’t […]
He’s in an emotional prison The self-inflicted kind You’re like a nun on a mission To help that boy unwind I said, "nobody’s ever escaped alcatraz It’s too cold in san francisco bay" You just turned and watched the buildings pass by And said, "i wouldn’t have him any other way" I can’t believe you […]