- Action Man
Willie said "he was the mostest horse" A ??? desert mama's boy Running in first, neither crowned nor cursed He tears away like a child takes his toy Side by si...
- Ain't Life Grand
Watching people roll by Wonder where they're going Hey, what's your job? What're you knowing? Driving to the grocery store Pull my money out Passing by the liqu...
- Airplane
Sittin' around, waiting for an airplane Don't know how to fly, but that's okay Got me a pilot, she's going my way If she's got wings, if she's got wings Sittin...
- All Time Low
Black heart sun rides the sky Now your eyes are running dry Oh, like the space around me I take my spot in time Who knows who is both your best friend and brot...
- And It Stoned Me
Half a mile from the county fair and the rain came pouring down Me and Billy were standing there we had a sliver half of crown Our arms are full of fishing rods...
- Arleen
Arleen was a G what a G Arleen was a G what a G Arleen was a G what a G Arleen was a G what a G Life was a thing that money could buy Rich would live and the p...
- Aunt Avis
Help me mama, for I have grinned Save me daddy from where I'm goin' Call out to me from the ages beyond Help me remember how to be good How to continue when I f...
- Barstool And Dreamers
The barstools built for dreamers We'll fit fine and find All the worlds dreams have died But tonight they're only taking thirsty people Who've been pullin' on t...
- Bear's Gone Fishin'
Bear gone fishin', mermaids missin' Got to get to the bottom of this Kissin' the wound from the captain's harpoon Unexpected moment of bliss Loss is closer, tip...
- Better Off
Funnin' round Grandpa's farm Really groovin' on the baby pigs Oh, I know they haven't even read the books I know Yeah, I understand the telephone But I really l...
- Big Wooly Mammoth
Like a Big Woolly Mammoth You gotta wear that coat Like his big brother Joseph Yeah, walkin' in the desert sand Like a doughboy in the trenches You gotta lay do...
- Blackout Blues
Hope you don't mind me barging the door In the middle of the night Hope you don't mind me barging the door like this In the middle of the night Falling in and o...
- Blight
We sat on the couch a playin' Touch the tongue and bump the table But I was scorned after little ado Tossed right out into the blue I set into a downward spira...
- Blue Indian
Oh, Pappy left a chair like he's still sittin' there Once I almost saw him make his move Brave Indian who never changes his mood In a painting on the wall right...
- Bowlegged Woman
Well take me to my car now But the car won't go Try to get next to you baby Ain't got no place to go Taste better than a t-bone steak Excitement on the side If...
- Build God, Then We'll Talk
It's these substandard motels on the {lalalalala} corner of 4th and Fremont Street Appealing only because they are just that un-appealing Any practiced catholic...
- C Brown
(See) C Brown and he wakes from bed Brushes his teeth and he combs his head for school Out the door and down the street Down a corner a bus and see some friend...
- Can't Get High
I've been working all day I've been shaking it loose It's been raining for hours I've been spilling my juice Nothing means nothing I couldn't care less And now ...
- Casa del Grillo
Listen to the song de los grillos Breathe deeply as many sounds become one sound Suelta el aliento Descansa quieto esperando All souls come into the Casa del Gr...
- Chilly Water
In the easy chair with my boots on Melted whiskey in my hand I couldn't have been asleep for more than three hours Time to go to work again Once more I beat th...
- Christmas Katie
The Cadillacs roll, Katie step to the side Tellin' jokes with strangers A kind glance at a lonely passer-by Jingle bells, electric lights Oh, they rattle 'gains...
- City Of Dreams
Right where you are standing The dinosaurs did a dance The Indians tell a story Some have come to pass The Indians had a legend War was never known The white m...
- Climb to Safety
You can hear it comin' Like a train out of control Surely leaves you wonderin' Exactly where your ticket goes You scream to the conductor But he's been deaf for...
- Coconuts
I like coconuts, you can't break them open they smell like ladies, lyin in the sun I like coconuts you can't break them open they smell like ladies, lyin in th...
- Conrad
Conrad the Caterpillar thought he was really killer, Couldn't wait to build a cocoon (original lyrics) Couldn't wait to buy blue suede shoes (recent lyrics) Spe...
- Contentment Blues
I've got no hard lipped woman Nagging at who I should be The blues lights rounding the corner They're not turning for no one like me Got a bucket of fried on th...
- Counting Train Cars
Remember watching children play Ring-around-the roses Tiny electrons circling in neutral ground So much gravity, in gravity Boys in bars, they stir their drink...
- Crippled Inside
You can shine your shoes and wear a suit You can comb your hair and look quite cute You can hide your face behind a smile One thing you can't hide is when you'r...
- Diner
Beautiful, the girl's cooking in the diner today Oh, she won't show the bother, even time she gets covered in blues I sing kind little songs Trying to bait her ...
- Don't Tell The Band
As a boy I had a gig with a travelin' show Way back in '63 We did a little pickin' for the soldier boys Of General Bobby Lee But when we got to Pennsylvania, I...
- Don't Wanna Lose You
Don't wanna lose you right now Don't wanna lose you Don't wanna lose you right now Don't wanna lose you You know, I can't see straight And I'm feelin' dizzy I...
- Down
Take along some of your favorite things 'Cause you're gonna need 'em Wait right here Wait 'til I come back around You and I will go We'll just sit and watch it ...
- Dream Song
Take your sleep You will dream anything You know you will Because you've lived So many dreams before Take your sleep Take your dream You'll see anything there ...
- Driving Song
The leaves seen through my window pane Remind me that it's time to move my life again November sun is felt by none A chilly breeze has blown my thoughts to what...
- Dyin' Man
So long, baby since you've been gone I'm a dyin' man, I'm a dyin' man Don't ever tell a dyin' man You never meant to shoot him down Yeah, don't do no good to t...
- Expiration Day
I'm a machinist at the Springfield Armory Just slightly ahead of my time But I don't make much money So I sell eggs and chickens on the side I'm good at what I...
- Fishing
Inspirtation, Oh, she barely waits a moment Elevator doors open Hear her footsteps touch the stairs Words walk by Describing definition Stop and talk about it ...
- Fishwater
Four train days Get me back to New Orleans Drink more fishwater there Than any whale's mama ever seen Alright tonight I've been fueling my dreams eatin greens a...
- Flat Foot Flewzy
Whooooooooo-weee I'm so dog gone dirty 'Cause [I'm] a Flat Foot Flewzy And I walk like a tweety bird While I'm singing this bluesy I gotta gal named Lucy But ...
- From The Cradle
Black hole, paradise found Somthing so dark and something so bright Blue skies over our head Why the hell is everything turning out gray? All things are not wh...
- Gimme
Gimme a hand there, Michael I'll give you a hand then, too Gimme a hand there, Michael I'd give you my heart if I could Throw myself at the ground Look away be...
- Give
Rain kept pourin' down We had places to be No funnin' around Curiosities There were plenty for our heads You were somethin' to see Do you remember what he said ...
- Glory
Tonight every word will be spoken easy All our stories lead on to fortune and fame Rack 'em up and shoot But the cue ball is missing By tomorrow though, we'll a...
- Gradle
I hold the flower there Doesn't know she's beautiful She wakes every morning seeing All the other things are beautiful Well she's free Companion to the wind Ti...
- Greta
There's a pack of rabid dogs Pawing at my front door There's a pack of rabid dogs Pawing at my front door There's a swarm of yellowjackets Pounding against my ...
- Hatfield
Wide awake in San Diego Smallest root shrinking dry The fish are swimming closer inside Lake Morena Still get no rain from the sky Men were firing cannons Hopin...
- Henry Parsons Died
It was six o' clock on Saturday Henry Parsons died All of his good neighbors say That man was never truly satisfied Preacherman never said no prayers Church bel...
- Heroes
Johnny let his baby brother sleep Through the back door and baseball All the kids are waiting outside Old days come and go too soon Old friends, heroes, lifetim...
- Holden Oversoul
The screen door to the farmer's porch To the back porch, to the backlands It's never left closed A new air pushed a full wind That brought worlds on through Th...
- Hope in a Hopeless World
Baby born in New York City Wrapped in a blanket all tattered and worn Mama's doin' the best she can It takes hope in a hopeless world Her eldest son, he stayed...
- I Walk On Guilded Splinters
Some people think they jive me, But I know they must be crazy Don't see their misfortune, I guess they're just too lazy Je suie le grand zombie My yellow belt o...
- I'm Not Alone
I see what I do, first look at the phone Turn on your TV Unscrew a bottle of beer, An orange square cellophane cheese First I think of this, and then I turn to ...
- Imitation Leather Shoes
My little brother is an insect He likes to crawl around his room His mother shudders at the sight of him His pappy is a businessman Every move he makes is tort...
- Impossible/jam
I got to get back to the house There's a warm chair where the cat has been I feel a little better when I'm back at the house Hope I haven't lost my keys I been ...
- Jack
Jack was really a jester Who held his one good eye on the queen And there sat the king beside her He's pointing his sword up and down with every scene And the w...
- Junior
Hold me tight, if you want me to Hold me darling, you want me to I love you child, I love you babe I love your mamma, your sister too I love your dog, I hope h...
- Let's Get The Show On The Road
Let's get the show on the road At the curtain take a bow New Haven just a rendevous to take you to A lover who was then but never now And Susan paid the lady W...
- Little Kin
Forgive the prince for awaking rude He heard footsteps near his head Lady luck had made him proud When he spends his stays in bed Making love to the victories W...
- Little Lilly (A.K.A. First Snow Or Blue Girl)
Lilly likes Beatles songs The words are off, but they don't feel that wrong She came in through the bedroom window like a blue girl Like a blue girl, like a blu...
- Longer Look
The longer I look at you The fairer you become Every time I hear your voice Sweeter is the song Each glanced borrowed from your eyes Deeper is the story Wind b...
- Love Tractor
I'm holding the key I need no liscense to ride Dad said that I'm alright The engine's still warm She'd been waiting for me in the barn Gonna make me feel, Gonn...
- Makes Sense To Me
I was talking to a homeless drunk about religion He said "It's all I got, but it ain't much 'Cause the way I feel these days, I'd rather have a gun than a crutc...
- May Your Glass Be Filled
May your family share laughter Your songs always play May your wishes come true Even those left unprayed Hand on my shoulder Gentle cloud on the hill May your h...
- Me And The Devil Blues/Heaven
Early this morning I heard you knock upon my door Early this morning I heard you knock upon my door I said, "Hello, Satan, I believe it's time to go" Me and th...
- Meeting Of The Waters
The meeting of the waters makes a sound In her eyes, you sit around in your room The meeting of the waters raises towns Baptized in every drop we found They ca...
- Mercy
My eyes won't pretend I didn't know you were close I can smell your breath Through a freshly painted door Stand here in your coat While I pour three more glasse...
- Monstrosity
If we followed your warning signs Children would swim alphabetically Mountaintops would all fall in line Single-file by height If this was the only way, daydrea...
- Nebulous
Tyranno Rex ruled the earth A kickin back his lazy chair Skinny mammals beating their chest Out the caves gonna catch a (?/nap) Reptiles really joy the coolnes...
- Nobody's Loss
And we're rolling down the windows for this ride And there's not much time to take things slow We will turn our heads into the sunrise As the storms rage in the...
- Old Joe
Well, Old Joe, he moves slow He likes to look at things and paint pictures on his radio He says they make the songs look better One day, Joe met a girl Sweet b...
- One Arm Steve
Well, One-Arm Steve, yeah he threw me out the door Said come back sometime when your picture's on the wall Hey now, you got to get on out, got no time to field ...
- Papa Johnny Road
Down Poppie Johnny Road, nobody hears your name Life that I was lovin', like stealin' a ride on a train Wanna steal a ride on a train Crawlin' in the dirt all ...
- Papa Legba
You'll be, hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm, magnet for money You'll be, mm-mm-mm-mm, magnet for love You'll feel, hmm, light in your body Now I'm gonna say, gonna say these wor...
- Papa's Home
Papa's hitting the road again Takes the show cross-country for hire And the crowds come and go Secret agents getting bigger Mom's holding sister in the chair Tu...
- Pickin' Up The Pieces
Pickin' up those pieces Pickin' up those pieces Putting them away Not writing you a letter Not writing you a letter Not today Not wanting to meet my savior Not ...
- Pigeons
Wake up, come down The grass hasn't grown too high Well, ease your body down If you want to you can unhook your safety line Well, ease your body down The grass ...
- Pilgrims
Black cat crossed our path on little fog feet There's crows flying beside my window We left superstition on the roadside a few cities ago They spent our souls, ...
- Pleas
They say turn the bright lights on And there you'll find the truth Here, open up this book And now you'll find the proof It feels like a can of worms Keep the l...
- Porch Song
I opened up my eyes to see A land of sunny rocks and funny trees I guess (Yes,) I'm on the moon again A heavy earth exchange a lighter breeze Got no coat and go...
- Postcard
Well I've been sittin' here, thinkin' about you 'Bout what it is that you, you want from me You know it seems that I still don't know you well Know many faces I...
- Proving Ground
I really wanna move like I'd like to Sometimes I remember myself I really wanna feel like I'm supposed to Sometimes I remember how to feel How did I find mysel...
- Radio Child
Always been the radio's child Quick-to-smile precious baby Search the dial and electrify Drive a tight little corner back in the mirror Radio boys trying on al...
- Raise The Roof
Be strong, baby please be strong Won't last, baby won't last long We were happy in our home Raise the roof, raise the roof, raise it high Raise the roof, raise...
- Rebirtha
Rebirtha strolling 'cross the street Juggling keys to a small red car Butterflies and bombs fly close Like she's some Disney movie star Sipping hopes and lonli...
- Red Hot Mama
Red hot mama from Louisiana Thumbin' her way to Savannah She been cooped up too long Red hot mama lookin' to the city Taxi dancers and big time spenders She's ...
- Ride Me High
Low-down way you're feeling, the sexy things you do Baby, baby, baby, let me talk to you I just love to whisper in your sexy ear Tell you that I love you, take ...
- Rock
Rock on my belly, lying on the bottom of the pool I'm a rock on the belly, lying on the bottom of the pool There's a man on the bank ten thousand years my young...
- Saint Ex
Sometimes they see you Just now they don't Maybe this is a lucky day Or a penny on the way home Sit between the clouds for cover Raindrops hide in the sea Olly ...
- Second Skin
This is the season These are the waking days Throw off your wet sheets Step into the Soft Parade Hollowed and glisten Like sweat on a moving train Baby, listen ...
- Send Your Mind
While you're out there on the highway While you're driving roll on by Going south between the bridges While the river running dry And if you can't come home Ple...
- Sometimes
Like a locomotive wheel Feelings real as steel Hearts are just bound to break Well, I'm off and on my way Rolling night and day Highway's callin' my name You k...
- Space Wrangler
A little wrangler was born I seen him squirming in the saddle all wet and warm He's such a changeable form in his very first year He rides on to wrangler schoo...
- Sparks Fly
Waits all day for the Sun to dim his brights Face shinin' amber in the radio lights It's all that he needs to see Fire ignites when he turns the key Wonder wha...
- Stop-Go
Used to ride the highway I used to know where I was going Now this shady dirt road is feelin' cool beneath my feet Used to ride on To get to where I was going i...
- Superstition
Very superstitious, writing's on the wall, Very superstitious, ladders bout' to fall, Thirteen month old baby, broke the lookin' glass Seven years of bad luck, ...
- Surprise Valley
Oh, kiss the mountain air we breathe Good-bye it's time to fly Sparrow climb, the air is thinner, Open wings cast this valley in the shade Fires dance the shad...
- Tall Boy
Was broken down, by the side of the road, yeah Was crawling in the darkness like a king snake in the woods We were hiding in the tall grass Hiding in the tall g...
- The Last Straw
Straw can bury us We can carry the hay But straws can break Like the reasons for my behavior Straws mend And straws bend And dry ones catch like A secret worth...
- The Waker
My name is the Waker And I'm bringin' you the morning sun I've pushed the old man up forever Still I feel I've just begun I've just begun My name is treetop A...
- Thin Air
Drivin' in the walkin' rain Let's go, let's go Stream down my windowpane Thru the fields, where does all the water go? Stirring in my sleeping bag There I stew...