Saving Grace
I’m passing sleeping cities Fading by degrees Not believing all I see to be so I’m flyin' over backyards Country homes and ranches Watching life between the branches below And it’s hard to say Who you are these days But you run on anyway Don’t you baby? You keep running for another place To find that saving grace I’m moving on alone over ground that no one owns Past statues that atone for my sins There’s a guard on every door And a drink on every floor Overflowing with a thousand amens And it’s hard to say Who you are these days But you run on anyway Don’t you baby? You keep running for another place To find that saving grace Don’t you baby? You’re rolling up the carpet Of your father’s two-room mansion No headroom for expansion no more And there’s a corner of the floor They’re telling you is yours You’re confident but not really sure And it’s hard to say Who you are these days But you run on anyway Don’t you baby? You keep running for another place To find that saving grace Don’t you baby? You keep running for another place To find that saving grace Don’t you baby?
Square One
Had to find some higher ground. Had some fear to get around. You can say what you don’t know. Later on won’t work no more. Last time through I hid my tracks. So well I could not get back. Yeah my way was hard to find. Can’t sell your soul for peace of mind. [Chorus:] Square one, my slate is clear. Rest your head on me my dear. It took a world of trouble, took a world of tears. It took a long time to get back here. Tried so hard to stand alone. Struggled to see past my nose. Always had more dogs than bones. I could never wear those clothes. It’s a dark victory. You won and you are so lost. Told us you were satisfied, but it never came across. [Chorus] [Guitar Solo] [Chorus 2x]
Flirting With Time
A coyote ran across the road On the move without a home. A flash of light reminded me of you. This could well be your last stand. Hold the sunlight in your hand. Spread your fingers, feel the sand fall through. I’ve done all I can do. Now it’s up to you. [Chorus:] You’re flirting with time baby Flirting with time, but maybe, Time baby, is catching up with you. Shadowmen talk a real good game. Every punchline has your name. You cried out and no one came to you. I’ve done all I can do. Now it’s up to you. [Chorus] Should be more to learn from this. Can’t say I know what it is. No difference tween a hit or miss, It’s true. I’ve done all I can do. Now it’s up to you. [Chorus 2x]
Down South
Headed back down south Gonna see my daddy’s mistress Gonna buy back her forgivness Pay off every witness One more time down south Sell the family headstones Drag a bag of dry bones Make good on my back loans So if I come to your door Let me sleep on your floor I’ll give you all I have And a little more Sleep late down south Look up my former mentors Live off yankee winters Be a landlord and a renter Create myself down south Impress all the women Pretend I’m samuel clemens Wear seersucker and white linens So if I come to your door Let me sleep on your floor I’ll give you all I have And a little more Spanish moss down south Spirits cross the dead fields Mosquitoes hit the windshield All document remain sealed So if I come to your door Let me sleep on your floor I’ll give you all I have And a little more I’ll give you all I have And a little more
Jack
You say what you want to Jack, I’m gonna get my baby back. Trouble came right away, now you say she’s gone to stay. Cough it up, hit the street, left without a word to me. Oh Oh, you don’t know, how that girl could touch my soul. You say what you want to Jack, I’m gonna get my baby back. Suddenly you know my name, say there’s only me to blame. It’s gonna rain, it’s gonna shine, gotta stay between the lines. Rollin down a lonely road, you say I should let it go. Wish you would come on down, if you need I’ll come around. You say what you want to Jack, I’m gonna get my baby back. Used to have a son named Joe, where he gone to I don’t know. Maybe down in Mexico, livin off of Pattie’s door. If you give me half a chance, I will make her sing and dance. I’m gonna give her all my soul, I’m gonna play her Rock’n Roll. You say what you want to Jack, I’m gonna get my baby back. You say what you want to Jack, I’m gonna get my baby back.
Turn This Car Around
Save a dream for me Words hang in the air Her demons take the dare Above the lonely feather circles to the ground The house don’t make a sound Turn this car around [2x] I’m goin' back Green and gray and auburn Gliding down the sky The devil winks an eye A figure in the doorway Shouldering the blame This ain’t without a name Turn this car around [2x] I’m goin' back [repeats] Yeah… Hey The king and queen are loaded Falling off to sleep The ground begins to creep Rockets in the tail lights Red burns into night Rolling out of sight Turn this car around [2x] I’m goin' back Turn this car around [2x] I’m goin' back
Big Weekend
There’s some friends that I know Living in this town and I’ve come far to see them. Gonna track em' down. They live in a brick house painted white and brown. Left a tip for the maid and I packed up my guitar, Dropped my key on the counter, rented a car. Gonna hook up with em' later and go hit the bars. I need a big weekend. Kick up the dust. Yeah a big weekend. If you don’t run, you rust. Well I may shake your hand but I won’t know your name. The joke in your language don’t come out the same. There’s times when I’m down and there’s nothing to blame. I need a big weekend. Kick up the dust. Yeah a big weekend. If you don’t run, you rust. I can work, I can travel, sleep anywhere, Cross every border with nothing to declare. You can look back babe, but it’s best not to stare. I need a big weekend. Kick up the dust. Yeah a big weekend. If you don’t run, you rust.
Night Driver
There’s a shadow on the moon tonight I swear I see your face up there with the satellites Looking down from outer space Me, I’m drifting home again Headlights in my eyes Fighting sleep with windows down Worn out from long goodbyes. Night driver drifting home again [2x] You offered up no history when you blew into town You remain a mystery, no information found I speed dial the judgment call The near miss hits the ground The new king hides behind the throne refusing to be crowned. Night driver drifting home again [2x] High tide rumbles, pch My tires losing track Helicopter circling, wiping overhead Now I sit and count the days and try to fill my time There’s a shadow on the moon tonight The dollar gets a dime. Night driver drifting home again [2x] Home Again
Damaged By Love
She don’t care about time Time gets in her way Fades into the wind Days roll into days She’s got nothing to hide And she hides it so well Keeps broken dreams To fix up and sell Damaged by love Damaged by love So young, and damaged by love There’s rain on the road And the faithful have gone In a crowd all alone Walking 'round in a song Damaged by love Damaged by love So young, and damaged by love Eyes down at my door And she holds out her hand I love you so deep But you can’t understand Damaged by love Damaged by love So young, and damaged by love So young, and damaged by love
This Old Town
Living free is gaining on me Can’t keep ahead of my dreams My relief turned out a thief Smooth as rocks in the stream This old time is a sad affair You be glad you’re not there It ties your hands It spikes your drink I’d say more, but I can’t think Lazy Jim took a bottle with him Tried to flag down a train Left a note Couldn’t read what he wrote A light came on in my brain This old time is a sad affair You be glad you’re not there It ties your hands It spikes your drink I’d say more, but I can’t think The hills are gold Mornings are cold Don’t know a soul on the street I keep to myself like everyone else Nobody says much to me Go to bed, fight thoughts in my head In the two in between wake and sleep Rats to kill, contracts to fill It’s on ice, but it won’t keep This old time is a sad affair You be glad you’re not there It ties your hands It spikes your drink I’d say more, but I can’t think This old time is a sad affair You be glad you’re not there It ties your hands It spikes your drink I’d say more, but I can’t think
Ankle Deep
Well, they raised that horse to be a jumper He was owned by a mid-west bible thumper His preacher was a Louisiana drummer Took all winter to get through the summer The fieldhand hit the switch and stumbled Outside the big engine roared and rumbled The stolen horse spooked and tumbled She didn’t speak for a week Just kinda mumbled Ankle deep in love [4x] He was caught up in a lie he half believed Found her hiding high in the family tree Washed his hands and put her cross his knee She said daddy "you been a mother to me" Ankle deep in love [4x]
The Golden Rose
Well, The Golden Rose sailed with a broken man Going south Got on board with a woman to lead him around By the mouth [Chorus:] And it’s goodbye, Golden Rose Yeah, it’s goodbye, Golden Rose Well, the captain who swears if he speaks at all Wears a gun Got a first maid who’s never quite on the ball For his son [Chorus] Wish I was back in her arms again Wish I was holding her tight Wish I was back in her arms again Safe from the night She stood on the shore and she waved to me: "Come back home" Many a-night I would think of her All alone [Chorus]
Home
Left town in a hurry Blackmailed the judge and the jury Had his fingers into too many pies You’ll spill honey You’re gonna get flies Can’t begin to remember You were so tore down by December Sailed a dry river over the falls Sometimes everything is nothing at all And tonight I settle down easy Beneath this big sky dome Times are strange and my mind could change But honey your arms Feel like home I was born in October Turned the hourglass over My hair was dripping My shirt was stained Hit the ground running Shackled and chained And tonight I settle down easy Beneath this big sky dome Times are strange and my mind could change But honey your arms Feel like home Built a fallout shelter But the storm began to melt her Drug my bucket Out into the rain If I don’t say nothin' I can’t complain And tonight I settle down easy Beneath this big sky dome Times are strange and my mind could change But honey your arms Feel like home
Around The Roses
Got a feeling I’m wrong. Got a feeling the joke’s on me. Thought that you were my friend. Around the roses again. Around the roses again. Don’t stare into the sun. I’m left here with a smoking gun. Right back where I’ve been. Around the roses again. Around the roses again. [CHORUS:] Here we go around again. Never lose but don’t quite win. All I want is to believe in you. [repeat chorus] Got a feeling she’s gone. Like my faith has been over run. Ain’t no truth to defend. Around the roses again. Around the roses again. Around the roses again. Around the roses again.