Out of Sorts
I'm out of sorts, I'm out of sorts
Can't tell me I'm me no more
I'm in a bind with paint in my eyes
Can't tell me I'm me no more
Tell me again
Don't leave me my friend
I'm all broke down now
And my day’s at an end
I've got to run, I've got to run
Can't tell me I'm me no more
You looked in my eyes, you looked in my eyes
You didn't love me no more
See me again
Don't leave me my friend
I'm all broke down now
And my day’s at an end
If we don't go home right now, the cops are gonna get us and take us down
I thought you might see the sweet-eyed sea in this old market town
If you don't give me a sign, all of them will get up and into line
I thought you might see the sweet-eyed sea in this old market town
I've got to run, I've got to run
Can't tell me I'm me no more
You looked in my eyes, you looked in my eyes
You didn't love me no more
See me again
Don't leave me my friend
I'm all broke down now
And my day’s at an end
Jack and Blow
I never slept with you
Even that one Sunday afternoon
And all I wanted was a sweet romance
To bring me back with you
You never wrote me back
So all that week I wore only black
And all I wanted was a sweet romance
To bring me back with you
Summer came I was all full of blame
I watched the leaves go from green to grey
Evening was low
It was all jack and blow
I fell to my knees and you talked to me slow
You talked slow
I never followed you
Cause all I thought you'd say was you miss me too
And all I wanted was a sweet romance
To bring me back with you
You never saw the trees
On that lonely road to hell with me
And all I wanted was a sweet romance
To bring me back with you
Summer came I was all full of blame
I watched the leaves go from green to grey
Evening was low
It was all jack and blow
I fell to my knees and you talked to me slow
I fell to my knees and you talked to me slow
You talked slow
I never slept with you
Even that one Sunday afternoon
And all I wanted was a sweet romance
To bring me back with you
Diamonds
Diamonds, don’t come and get to me
Laying there in the sand
I’d forgotten how much it means to me
When you sit there holding my hand
I don't like your lonesome ways
They’re pushing me death-bound
Maybe I'll see the day or maybe just the sound
Forgive me for innocence lost
I can’t stand baby that I’ve sinned
Relive me and that time spent
I never look to end but to begin
Forgive me my vision’s bent
I only thought my chances were slim
Diamonds, don’t come and get to me
Sitting at the window counting your dough
I remember how little you called on me
When you found someone to call your own
I don't like your lonesome ways
They’re pushing me death-bound
Maybe I'll see the day or maybe just the sound
Forgive me for innocence lost
I can’t stand, baby, that I’ve sinned
Relive me and that time spent
I never look to end but to begin
Forgive me my vision’s bent
I only thought my chances were slim
Diamonds, don’t come and get to me
Laying there in the sand
I’d forgotten how much it means to me
When you sit there holding my hand
I don't like your lonesome ways
They’re pushing me death-bound
Maybe I'll see the day or maybe just the sound
Walden Pond
I hope you spend your days writing verses on your page
May your life be a Walden Pond swim
Taking showers in the cold and your glasses filled to their brims
And I hope you treat your heart real nice and real smart
May your life be a Walden Pond swim
Can’t be worthless seeing stars, buying rocky roads for me and him
Stay in that water and keep where you're feeling fine
But I'm just the daughter of a man who lives on oak and wine
And I'll swim like my father
And remember hard days
Driving miles ‘cross county lines
And I hope you realize why the clouds are always crying
May your life be a Walden Pond dive
Shaking flowers out the ground while you live the life you did at five
And I hope it’s testified for you the best had been denied
May your life be a Walden Pond swim
May you find a love to last and the times you have are never grim
Stay in that water and keep where you're feeling fine
But I'm just the daughter of a man who lives on oak and wine
And I'll swim like my father
And remember good days
Driving miles ‘cross county lines
I’ve still got those pictures that I found in a bucket, they’re all up on my wall
And I’ve still got those paintings that you did for my birthday way back in the fall
And I’ve still got those pictures that I found in a bucket, they’re all up on my wall
And I’ve still got those paintings that you did for my birthday way back in the fall
A Dog’s Adventure
Walk, spend a good day with me
Call your shots as birds go by in threes
Take me to gold trees out the window
Next time you go out to, think ‘bout how you got through
I've got friends out there for me to...
Dance, feels like another life
Go through days to see only black and white
Take me to gold trees out the window
Like me ‘cause I like you, let’s watch water turn blue
We’re just dogs out in the street who...
Sick as dog
I will get through the fog
Hide all my bones
To keep ‘em for my own
Walked, spent all my blood and tears
I fell, tired, going on up those stairs
Thanks much for all the fun out the window
Like me ‘cause I like you, let’s watch water turn blue
We’re just dogs out in the street
Saccharine
Stay close to home my lovely, daring boy
You got the world at your feet
You ain’t heard much yet but my raspy little voice
Telling you to come on, come clean
Just one more drink, you’ll say
Before you’re back on that wagon for sure
But one day I'll be the one to see you behind those bars
And you'll say, I should have loved that girl more
The road seems too wild for mixing it with blues
You gone to bed far too late
But you're way too sweet to leave me for so long
But it’ll make sense while I wait
Just one more sip, you’ll say
Before you’re gone, gone out that door
But one day I'll be the one to see you behind those bars
And you'll say, I should have loved that girl more
Just one more drink, you’ll say
Before you’re back on the wagon for sure
But one day I'll be the one to see you behind those bars
And you'll say, I should have loved that girl more
Bells
Sitting in the backseat
Going, going with that wind
The same that saved me from old stress
My shoes are wet with rain
Stomping in every puddle
Will take the dirt from my old dress
Laying on the floor now
Painting with every color
And pearls will fall far from the sky
Can I say I'm insane now
A bird of a different feather
But treat me like any other goodbye
Bells will ring, ahh, and I’ll follow you to the grave
So listen babe, ahh, and I’ll tell you to be brave
We've got those feet
I'll walk, walk for miles
You can't say I barely tried for gold
I'm the dusty corners
In the basement of your home
Sweep me up in search for what your told
I’m the empty glass
On your barren little bed stand
Drink from me those final drops of bourbon
And I'm the one who loves
All the better things about you
But thankfully to you I'm just a burden
Bells will ring, ahh, and I’ll follow you to the grave
So listen babe, ahh, and I’ll tell you to be brave
Tell me a story, just listen mighty closely
I'm not who you think i am
I'll tell you a story, just listen mighty closely
I'm not who you think i am
Bells will ring, ahh, and I’ll follow you to the grave
So listen babe, ahh, and I’ll tell you to be brave
Roadblock (Six Weeks)
One more detour now -one roadblock - then the road looks clear
So let's take the train to the coast ‘fore the the rain gets here
Hurricanes can't be seen at all where their airplanes fly
Soldiers foxhole prayers - unheard words when they know the lie
Up late, down low, no sleep, nowhere to go
Cold spell, no snow, two feet, nothing to show
Six weeks, now passed, stand still, don't go to fast
Sweet dreams at last, cheap thrills because I ask
I can see the lights of the ship, can you see it too
Don't you dare to cross all my lines, what they say’s not true
Up late, down low, no sleep, nowhere to go
Cold spell, no snow, two feet, nothing to show
Six weeks, now passed, stand still, don't go too fast
Sweet dreams at last, cheap thrills because I ask
It's a shame you left late that night, all the roads were clear
So I'll take the train to the coast, but you won't be here
When We’re Alone
It’s impossible, I’ve gone days and not a word
It’s unreal, the blank I draw from what's preferred
It’s incredible, what it is you seem to lack
It’s untrue that I’ll just grow up and face the facts
When the storms are coming this way
That's the time we got now
When the ground begins to shift
Well wait for them to get loud
Well wait for them to get loud
Its unusual why we take it all for granted
It's a mystery why we take back the words we planted
In the streets, silence rattles up my bones
And it’s that trial that keeps us up when we’re alone
They say it's solitude that makes you stronger when you’re spent
But I’m just a post-war fathoming what I’ll represent
In the streets, silence rattles up my bones
And it’s that trial that keeps us up when we’re alone
Readiness Is All
Friends, don’t let me down today
Cause I’m down today in the ground
Folks, I’m always here to stay
I’m here to stay safe and sound
Cheers, out to the better days
Those better days we had before
Fight fearless and quietly
We flare quietly to the shore
Dear the greats,
Pardon my weakly hands
They can’t outsmart the genius of other lands
If it's all the same, stick to the books I find
Dear the greats,
Pardon my out of line
Sins, only an arrow missed
I know what I’ve missed all these years
Sleep, only the gently kissed
And I’ve only kissed out of fear
Flights over the desert there
And it’s pleasant there til the dawn
Play over the fainted snare
As our fainted thrill carries on
Dear the greats,
Pardon my weakly hands
They can’t outsmart the genius of other lands
And if it's all the same, stick to the books I find
Dear the greats,
Pardon me out of line
Fight fearless and quietly
I’ll flare quietly to the shore