A diamonds fades quickly when matched to the face of Maria All the harps they sound empty when she lifts her lips to the sky The brown of her skin makes her hai...

There's a full moon out tonight And it's shining down on me And in that purest light Any fool could see That this highway is paved with sorrow And every mile i...

(Steve Earle) Look at ya Yeah, take a look in the mirror now tell me what you see Another satisfied customer in the front of the line for the American dream I ...

Everybody call her angel she s no stranger to the devil I know His mark is on her body His fires burnin' in her soul When we're makin' love he's laughin' at us ...

Got a lot of memories tied up in this place So much time spent in so little space What looked like the world through the eyes of a child Kind of closes in on yo...

It's the same old tune,fiddle and guitar Where do we take it from here Rhinestone suits and new shiney cars We've been the same way for years We need to change ...

(Steve Earle) chorus Ashes to ashes, dust to dust Ashes to ashes, dust to dust A long time ago before the ice and the snow There were giants that walked this ...

Oh dear, what can I do? Baby's in black and I'm feeling blue, Tell me, oh what can I do? She thinks of him and so she dresses in black, And though he'll never c...

We signed up in San Antone my brother Paul and me To fight with Ben McCulloch and the Texas infantry Well the poster said we'd get a uniform and seven bucks a ...

Billy was 17 and mean as hell Bonnie said she was 30, it was hard to tell Billy met Bonnie on a Saturday night At the dirt track races, it was love at first sig...

Standing on the corner I didn't mean no harm When a big policeman Grabbed me by the arm Now, it was down in Memphis On the corner of Beale and Main He said "Now...

I got a brand new companion Man, I'm gonna do right this time Got a brand new companion Gonna do right this time Cools me with her breathin' Chases away them ho...

By the rivers of Babylon Where we sat down And there we wept When we remember Zion It was the wicked CHORUS Carry us away captivity Require from us a song How...

Cocaine cannot kill my pain Like a freight train through my vein Cocaine cannot kill my pain Whiskey got no hold on me Left them chains in Tennessee Whiskey go...

It's Christmastime in Washington The Democrats rehearsed Gettin' into gear for four more years Things not gettin' worse The Republicans drink whiskey neat And t...

I'm goin' out to Denver, see if I can find Oh, I'm goin' out to Denver, see if I can find That lovin' Colorado girl of mine The promise in her smile shames the...

(with Emmylou Harris) Early this mornin' I was washin' my face Thinkin' 'bout goin' to town Sick and tired of hangin' around this place Waitin' on the blues to...

Oh Condi Condi beggin' on my knees Open up your heart and let me in wontcha please Got no money but everybody knows I love you Condi and I'll never let you go S...

(Steve Earle) What if I told you it was done with mirrors What if I showed you it was all a lie Better be careful, someone might hear ya The walls have ears an...

Well, sittin' in the depot long before the break of day I just bought my ticket, Lord I hope the bus ain't late I'll have a cup of coffee and a sandwich from th...

Well my name's John Lee Pettimore Same as my daddy and his daddy before You hardly ever saw Grandaddy down here He only came to town about twice a year He'd buy...

Well, come away with me, my little delta boy I wanna be your delta mama for a while And if you stay you'll see I can bring you lots of joy I can turn those litt...

I met my love by the gas works wall Dreamed a dream by the old canal Kissed a girl by the factory wall Dirty old town Dirty old town Clouds a drifting across t...

I am Kilrain and I'm a fightin' man and I come from County Clare And the Brits would hang me for a Fenian so I took me leave of there And I crossed the ocean in...

Don't you take it too bad if you're feelin' unlovin' If you're feelin unfeelin', if you're feelin' alone Don't you take it too bad 'cause it ain't you to blame,...

A young cowboy named Billy Joe grew restless on the farm A boy filled with wanderlust, who really meant no harm He changed his clothes and shined his boots, And...

Elijah came to Texas To build his family a home With his wife and new baby And what little goods that they owned Had a good yoke of oxen And hand tools for clea...

Nights fall hard on Hollywood The stars don't come out like they should Up above the world so high tonight They can't outshine the neon lights Now the golden da...

I've always heard that love is blind But I know that there's another kind Shines like a beacon in the night And holds up in the morning light Cause in mv dream...

I love you with all my heart All my soul, every part of me It's all I can do to mark Where you end and where I start you see Living long in my travels left a t...

Everyone's in love with You Everyone's in love with you But you don't seem to mind But it must be tough when you're cleanin' up Them broken hearts sometimes Or ...

I used to listen to the radio And I don't guess they're listenin' to me no more They talk too much but that's okay I don't understand a single word they say Pis...

Don't you worry bout what you've been told Cause honey I ain't even close to cold It's kinda soon to fall in love again But sometimes the best that you can do i...

In Ft Worth all the neon's burnin' bright Pretty lights red and blue But they'd shut down all the honky tonks tonight And say a prayer or two If they only knew ...

(Steve Earle, Sheryl Corw) Take your red dress, leave the hanger Lose the sadness, use the anger You might need it 'fore you get there chorus Oh, Amanda You d...

I believe in prophecy Some folks see things not everybody can see Once in a while they pass the secret along to you and me I believe in miracles Something sacre...

When the wicked king of clubs awoke It was to his queen turned His lips were laughing as they spoke His eyes like bullets burned The sun's upon a gambling day ...

I got a job but it aint nearly enough A twenty thousand dollar pickup truck Belongs to me and the bank and some funny talkin man from iran I left the service an...

I could tell it when I woke up this mornin' 'Cause I can smell it when a heartache's comin' Not that I'm in such a hurry to lose you I'd call you up but there's...

Hey pretty baby are you ready for me It's your good rockin' daddy down from Tennessee I'm just out of Austin bound for San Antone With the radio blastin' and th...

Come and gather 'round me people And a tale to you I'll tell Of my father and his father In the days before the spill With an endless sky above 'em And a restle...

There's a halo 'round the moon So I know it ain't to blame 'Cause I knew what love could do But I loved her just the same Then I let her slip away Now I'm all a...

Girl, don't bother to lock your door He's out there hollering, "Darlin' don't you love me no more?" You always let him in before now didn't you He's just singin...

When I pulled out of Basra they all wished me luck Just like they always did before With a bulletproof screen on the hood of my truck And a Bradley on my back d...

I wish I'd never come back home It don't feel right since I've been grown I can't find any of my old friends hangin' 'round Won't nothin' bring you down like yo...

You can love most of the people Most of the time Now and again if you're lookin' I'm sure You will find Someone who's helplessly hoping That someday They'll fin...

Here I am, out in the rain I know I can't ever wash out the pain I never meant to be cruel or untrue I'm just hurtin' me when I'm hurtin' you Girl I won't say,...

I was born by the railroad tracks Well the train whistle wailed and I wailed right back Well papa left mama when I was quite young He said now ";One of these da...

Baby it's a cold hard world out there Broken hearted people everywhere Takin' whatever love they get I don't wanna wind up like that, so chorus Baby throw your...

I was born my papa's son A wanderin' eye and a smokin' gun Now some of you would live through me Lock me up and throw away the key Or just find a place to hide ...

(Steve Earle) When I'm walkin' these streets And I'm countin' my steps And I'm draggin' my feet 'Cause I ain't ready yet To start all over again 'Cause every t...

I been watchin' you watchin' me I could feel your eyes from way across the room But now that I'm holdin' you close I can see Ain't no way I'm gonna get around y...

I'll change for you I'll change for you I'll change for you I'll turn night into day An' I'll change for you (I don't care what the books say) I'll change for ...

I'm lookin' through you where did you go I thought I knew you what did I know You don't look different but you have changed I'm Iooking through you you're not t...

I didn't know You'd be in this place tonight Then again I thought you might Now I don't know what to do Does it show When my poor heart skips a beat Each and ev...

I had a friend named campbell He used to rob, steal, and gamble He tried everything that was low down He was out tomcattin one night When he started a big fight...

No matter which way the wind blows It's always cold when you're alone Ain't no candle in the window You've got to find your own way home The rain ain't gonna hu...

(Steve Earle) I woke up this mornin' and none of the news was good And death machines were rumblin' 'cross the ground where Jesus stood And the man on my TV to...

(Steve Earle) I'm just an American boy raised on MTV And I've seen all those kids in the soda pop ads But none of 'em looked like me So I started lookin' aroun...

I'm an American, boys I've come a long way I was born and bred in the USA So listen up close, I've get something to say Boys, I'm buying this round Well it too...

Leroy was a farmer and an honest man Would have lived in Oklahoma all his days He just wanted left alone to work a piece of land But a hard wind come and blew h...

Hey Little Emperor Come down from your throne The hour glass is empty Your time has come and gone The battlements are crumblin' The walls are tumblin' down Your...

Hey little guy, I can't believe you answered the phone I guess I didn't know you could do that, God help me, have I been gone that long I'm in a truck stop some...

Lonely are the free 'Cause there ain't that many of them They don't walk like you and me They just tumble in the breeze Lighter than a feather All together, se...

It don't get any lonelier than this I believe my heart'll break Tonight I prayed I'd die before I wake With every breath I'm tasting your kiss And it's upon my ...

Here we go Oh Loretta, she's a barroom girl Wears them sevens on her sleeve Dances like a diamond shines Tells me lies I love to believe Her age is always twe...

I was not born in this town But that ol' highway wore me down Days roll by and turn to years I don't know why I'm still here He told me he loved me so But ther...

I stood in line and left my name Took about six hours or so Well, the man just grinned like it was all a game Said they'd let me know I put in my time till the...

The eagle looked down on the river below And he wrapped his wings round him and he fell like a stone And the big salmon fought but the talons held true And he s...

Me and Bill there we both coma from Georgia Met Hank out in New Mexico We're bound for Duranqo to join Pancho Villa We hear that he's payin' in gold I guess a ...

m trying hard to let you go But it's more than I can do And every day or two I wind up right back where I started I'm trying not to let you know That I'm still ...

My friend bill lives down in the projects Stays drunk all the time He makes mustang wine He makes mustang wine He makes mustang wine and he stays drunk all the ...

(Bob Dylan) Crimson flames tied through my ears Rollin' high and mighty traps Pounced with fire on flaming roads Using ideas as my maps "We'll meet on edges, s...

Just when every ray of hope was gone I should have known that you would come along I can't believe I ever doubted you My old friend the blues Another lonely nig...

There's a train a comin' There's a train a comin' Hear them tracks a hummin' Theres a train a comin' Can't you hear her blowin' Can't you hear her blowin' Wonde...

If I had no place to fall And I needed to Could I count on you To lay me down? I'd never tell you no lies I don't believe it's wise You got pretty eyes Won't y...

I was born and raised here this town's my town Everybody knows my name But ever since the glass plant closed down Things round here ain't never been the same I ...

I'm the keeper of your heart I keep the flame when we're apart I'm the lover in your arms Or a baby soft and warm I'm a hero in your eyes I'm a comfort when yo...

Once upon a time in a far off land Wise men saw a sign and set out aross the sand Songs of praise to sing, they travelled day and night Precious gifts to bring,...

She was her daddy's little darlin' Her mama's only child They didn't understand at all when She took to running wild She left town one day and never said goodb...

There's a road, in Oklahoma Straighter than a preacher Longer than a memory And it goes, forever onward Been a good teacher For a lot of country boys like me I ...

He was standing on the highway Somewhere way out in the sticks Guitar across his shoulder Like a 30 ought six He was staring in my headlights When I come around...

Come on pretty baby won't you take me by the hand I thought maybe that I could be your man And for a while we could go in style Come on we're goin' on an outla...

The warden said he'd mail my letter The chaplain's waitin' by the door Tonight we'll cross the yard together Then they can't hurt me anymore I am going over yo...

Living on the road, my friend Was gonna keep you free and clean Now you wear your skin like iron Your breath's as hard as kerosene You weren't your mama's only...

I am just a pilgrim on this road, boys This ain't never been my home Sometimes the road was rocky ?long the way, boys But I was never travelin' alone We'll mee...

I was almost out of here Nearly left this time I saw you in my rearview mirror And I pulled up on a dime But nothin' ventured, nothin' lost You can't say we did...

I used to wake and run with the moon I lived like a rake and a young man I covered my lovers with flowers and wounds My laughter, the devil would frighten The ...

(Townes Van Zandt) Ride the blue wind high and free She'll lead you down through misery Leave you low, come time to go Alone and low as low can be If I had a ...

Jimmy joined the army 'cause he had no place to go There ain't nobody hirin' 'round here since all the jobs went Down to Mexico Reckoned that he'd learn himself...

By the rivers of babylon Where he sat down And there he wept When he remember zion It was the wicked Chorus Carry us away captivity Require from us a song How...

(David Olney version - from Eye Of The Storm) If I was Saturday night And you were Sunday morning For a fleeting moment we could touch at midnight And in that ...

(Steve Earle) Way out yonder, where the wild wind blows There's a place there lonely fools can go Where if you hold your money, it'll burn your hand So you buy...

Well get out of that bed, wash your face and hands Get out of that bed, wash your face and hands Well get in that kitchen Make some noise with the pots and pans...

She was walking down the street Looking fine as she could be, hey, hey She was walking down the street She's looking fine as she could be, hey, hey You know I l...

I could tell you I came by to say hello But I knew good and well that you weren't home Now these lines I write Will reach you by midnight Tell you that it's ove...

Back in my old home town There were long summer days And there were leaves on the ground And it was too cold to play The city's colder than cold It's faceless ...

(Steve Earle) When I was a little guy My daddy told me "Mister, Don't ever try to climb too high 'Cause it's the fall that gets ya And some dreams can never co...

There ain't a lot that you can do in this town You drive down to the lake and then you turn back around You go to school and you learn to read and write So you ...

If you see her out tonight And she tells you it's just the lights That bring her here and not her loneliness That's what she says but sometimes she forgets If s...