There's knots in your stomach Tightness in my throat half the things we say these days get hurled back as a quote we came together easily but something has gone...

(Mary Gauthier) I felt the flames on my face When I found the nerve to meet your eyes, so green I stumbled towards your elegance I tumbled, wide awake into a d...

(Mary Gauthier/Crit Harmon) You're crying cause I'm not crying You're crying while I sit here looking strong You're sad 'cause I don't feel the pain you're fee...

I shook my fist at my father's rage I cursed my mother's sadess Whatever home I tried to call my own Washed in to that river of madmness The raging surge the s...

Tell me that you love me one more time Before you leave, before you leave Wrap your arms around me hold me tight Before you leave, before you leave Whisper to ...

Well, the grasses are swaying, the suns going down Music is playing, you're weaving through town Pull into the drive way, toss it in park You stare out of the w...

Clouds are spreading like bruises on the evening sky I walk the streets alone again tonight It starts to rain still I search each passing face Blood is blood an...

(Mary Gauthier/Keri Powers) He's lying on the double bed acting self-assured In his T-shirt ana his underwear he's barely said a word She pours a cup of coffee...

This is not my street This is not my house That is not my bed This is not my town Another day another night Another night another day I wanna go home I can't fi...

(Mary Gauthier/Crit Harmon) Davey stole a Christmas tree from K-Mart last night red ribbons and silver bells, angels dressed in white He tied, it to the bridge...

There's knots in your stomach Tightness in my throat Half the things we say these days Get hurled back as a quote We came together easily But something has gon...

I Hated High school, I prayed it would end The jocks and their girls, it was their world, I didn't fit in Mama said, "Baby, it's the best school that money can ...

Written by Mary Gauthier Happy Anniversary, baby It's been a year now since you moved away Even though I asked you to go I miss you every day I miss you in the...

Written by Mary Gauthier and Dale Keys Silly me, what was I thinking I coulda sworn you still loved me But I'm a fool born to chase rainbows I could never hold...

She said, " You are not my lover, So don't look at me that way Just cause I let you touch me, Don't mean I'll let you stay" She said, "Lovers try to change me, ...

Written by Mary Gauthier It's a cheap hotel, the heat pipes hiss The bathroom's down the hall, and it smells like piss It's another night in another town And I...

(Jonathan Pointer) A warm wind blows Across my windowsill tonight Like a ghost, like a ghost Soft and low In this other- worldly light I dream of Rose Common ...

(Mary Gauthier) Born a bastard child in New Orleans to a woman I've never seen I don't know if she ever held me All I know is that she let go of me I passed t...

Broken on the inside, that's what I used to say Then I'd pack my bags, raise a white flag and drive away I thought that's what made me strong Well, I was young ...

Written by Mary Gauthier and Crit Harmon He'd get home at 5:30, fix his drink And sit down in his chair Pick a fight with mama Complain about us kids getting i...

Written by Mary Gauthier There's a big storm a coming Of this I've no doubt That storm's gonna blow your little world inside out When the wild winds let up Whe...

There's a tiny village with it's landscape painted green A firehouse, a general store, all the streets are clean The people at the depot love to hear that whist...

When they ask about us As friends always do Remember the good times Honey, we had a few I'll never condemn you I'll take all the blame You got a good answer Whe...

A little girl lost, her world full of pain He said it feels good, She gave him her vein The dope made her num and numb felt like free Until she came down,down,d...

Steam Train Maury died last night His wife Wanda by his side Caught the Westbound out of here Hopped the high irons to the by and by They say he jumped ten thou...

I called my mama yesterday to wish her happy birthday she said, Babe, your mama's getting old and I'm glad to be alive today You know, I'm 10 years cancer free ...

You throw me that look again we both know what it means packing bags and tying up loose ends lettin' go of busted dreams Silence fills the room tonight You've ...

Basinets and babies St Vincent's Infants Home Orphaned in limbo Helpless and alone Paradise receding Paradise withdrawn A tiny heart is beating Mama here Mama ...

Written by Mary Gauthier My father could use a little mercy now The fruits of his labor Fall and rot slowly on the ground His work is almost over It won't be l...

(Mary Gauthier/Crit Harmon) From the painful rays of daybreak Ripping darkness out your eyes To every kiss with bourbon breath your daddy didn't hide, he didn'...

Our Lady of the Shooting Stars Was that you last night? Did we dance a whispered waltz, Did I hold you in my sight? When morning came with open arms She lifted ...

4 nights alone in Amsterdam, and I missed you every one I wish the trip was over and it's only just begun I don't know when I'll see you again, I can't think of...

Written by Mary Gauthier and Tom Damphier Packing vagabond visions and a dream drenched hunger for a home Swaddled in road dirt, blood stained blankets and poe...

My silence betrays me Let's the demons take a hold The truth always saves me When there's nowhere else to go When you flirt with shadows Darkness snakes under y...

People stare and then they walk away But there's always a few who'll stay From the state I watch 'em close their eyes Like a little kid trying to hide Like they...

Honey sit down, I've got something to say Last night I drowned, I got carried away Swept up in the feelings, The words poured out of me This morning I'm scared,...

The children are crying, they never got their supper Where would you run to, in the darkness of the night? Even shadows fear to wander They gather round me in t...

Look at me, on the high wire As I attempt to balance safety with desire Step right up, get your tickets here What you see should have you trembling with fear Wi...

(Mary Gauthier/Catie Curtis) Mama said she don't give a damn what those people say Cane smoke can't be good for you day after day Every year at harvest time wh...

I don't trust my eyes any more They don't know what they're looking for Thinking back on what they didn't see I think my eyes were blinding me Some people neve...

We stood in a long line waiting for the doors to be unlocked Out in the cold wind, ‘round the razor wire fenced in cellblock Young mama's with babies, sisters a...

A baby A FOUNDLING Unwanted LOOKING Unloved and unblessed FOR Left on a doorstep HOME An unbidden guest WANDERS A shivering shadow THROUGH A child with no name ...

(Mary Gauthier) Under water, under the well Under glass, under a ground swell Chasing bliss, chasing my tail Chasing desire, straight down to hell I couldn't l...

My mama had held me one time then kissed me goodbye Bu I still believe in love She never came back and I don't know why But I still believe in love She passed m...

(Mary Gauthier) We lie here and we lie here Awaiting the return Of the passion that has left us With the patience we've learned Sinking in the ashes Of the red...

You tell me you're sorry THE COLD And it lands like a blow WINDS BLOWING You leave me stranded 'CROSS SKY With nowhere to go DULL AND GREY Your eyes are beaten ...

In the darkness it finds me the terrible fire it don't matter how much I pray The flames leap and burn me There's nothing I can do To make the fear go away I tr...

Written by Mary Gauthier The parade of souls is marching across the sky Their heat and their light bathed in blue as they march by The All Stars play "When the...

Written by Fred Eaglesmith Well, I stared out of the windshield into the rain so light And I turned on my dims, and somebody flashed me their brights And I rea...