Biscuits (For Your Man)
Biscuits for your man
Because you already bring home the bread
Biscuits for your man
Because you became your own woman instead
I put a valve ring on your finger
Promised you I'd play my horn
I might be sleeping in a boxcar
But I am to the manner born
Biscuits for your man
Because I'm your woman too
Biscuits for your man
Because all things can be true
What they said
You ignored
And your song
Struck a chord
And what we shared would be our reward
So I'll be just what I am
Maybe that's what makes a man
And you'll be just what you are
Cooking biscuits and keeping strings on my guitar
Because you already bring home the bread
Biscuits for your man
Because you became your own woman instead
I put a valve ring on your finger
Promised you I'd play my horn
I might be sleeping in a boxcar
But I am to the manner born
Biscuits for your man
Because I'm your woman too
Biscuits for your man
Because all things can be true
What they said
You ignored
And your song
Struck a chord
And what we shared would be our reward
So I'll be just what I am
Maybe that's what makes a man
And you'll be just what you are
Cooking biscuits and keeping strings on my guitar
Brand-New Fool
I get woozy when it feels like I'm fenced in
Just like I did when I was locked up
Now I'm supposed to be free
But I'm still here drinking from the same cup
What kind of brand-new fool am I?
My father got run over by an Amazon truck
Met his maker, rank and file
A doorbell sounded as he lay in the street
Said his last words with a wry smile
Said the father to the child:
What kind of brand-new fool am I?
I sit back and watch the birds on the wire
I can barely see them through the smoke from the wildfire
I lost my baby to a man in the clover
And now I hear he's looking to hire
What kind of brand-new fool am I?
Just like I did when I was locked up
Now I'm supposed to be free
But I'm still here drinking from the same cup
What kind of brand-new fool am I?
My father got run over by an Amazon truck
Met his maker, rank and file
A doorbell sounded as he lay in the street
Said his last words with a wry smile
Said the father to the child:
What kind of brand-new fool am I?
I sit back and watch the birds on the wire
I can barely see them through the smoke from the wildfire
I lost my baby to a man in the clover
And now I hear he's looking to hire
What kind of brand-new fool am I?
Call Her Crazy
Sweating and she's screaming
Gray is creeping in her hair
But her heart is on her sleeve
And it's the loveliest I've seen
Sick and she's shaking
Medication's in her purse
But there's kindness in her eyes
And she's fighting for her life
So you can call her crazy
And I'll just hold her hand
She's a person underneath
And more beautiful than you could understand
And if she forgets my name
I will shed a dozen tears
And then remind her what it is
Because people are forgetful
Gray is creeping in her hair
But her heart is on her sleeve
And it's the loveliest I've seen
Sick and she's shaking
Medication's in her purse
But there's kindness in her eyes
And she's fighting for her life
So you can call her crazy
And I'll just hold her hand
She's a person underneath
And more beautiful than you could understand
And if she forgets my name
I will shed a dozen tears
And then remind her what it is
Because people are forgetful
Either/Or
Darlin, you're drunk
So come out of the bathtub
And curse me out properly
This ship is sunk
But the sun is still setting
Over water we're treading
If I can be honest as I've always wanted to be with a woman
It's not that you ain't enough
You wonder why I can't make up my mind
But what if a mind wasn't made to be made up?
So come out of the bathtub
And curse me out properly
This ship is sunk
But the sun is still setting
Over water we're treading
If I can be honest as I've always wanted to be with a woman
It's not that you ain't enough
You wonder why I can't make up my mind
But what if a mind wasn't made to be made up?
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I went to bed with a woman
And I woke up alone
I went to bed a little boy
And I woke up full grown
I need far less than I'm taking
But she's all I've ever known
Her thumb is double-jointed
And there she goes
I still don't know if I'm ready to remember
How easy it can be
From down under
Spread her sister's dust in Mexico
And with it on the wind
She came to me
In the last line of her letter
For reasons I may never know
It was more like her peace said her
Her thumb is double-jointed
And there she goes
Oh my lover
My temptation
The death of me
And my salvation
For a moment in time, in a
Sublunar spotlight and
Crowned with gardenias
But the polaroid is fading
Her thumb is double-jointed
And there she goes
And I woke up alone
I went to bed a little boy
And I woke up full grown
I need far less than I'm taking
But she's all I've ever known
Her thumb is double-jointed
And there she goes
I still don't know if I'm ready to remember
How easy it can be
From down under
Spread her sister's dust in Mexico
And with it on the wind
She came to me
In the last line of her letter
For reasons I may never know
It was more like her peace said her
Her thumb is double-jointed
And there she goes
Oh my lover
My temptation
The death of me
And my salvation
For a moment in time, in a
Sublunar spotlight and
Crowned with gardenias
But the polaroid is fading
Her thumb is double-jointed
And there she goes
If Only
If only I
Had no designs
On the other side of town
If only you
Had the derring-do
To dirty your debutante ball gown
If only we
Had had a chance to see
Just how wonderful it could be
Only then
Could I live again
Without thinking
If only
And if only
Everything
Really began again in spring
But we start anew
And cycle through
A song we used to sing
Until the day
The melody fades
And the leaves are falling
Only then
That's the moment when
We'll remember
If only
If only I was there back then
Then maybe I could be here now
Swimming upstream from the ocean
As time is running down
And finally
You'll be somewhere nice
And I'll have paid the price
For my counterclockwise rhapsodizing about
If only
Had no designs
On the other side of town
If only you
Had the derring-do
To dirty your debutante ball gown
If only we
Had had a chance to see
Just how wonderful it could be
Only then
Could I live again
Without thinking
If only
And if only
Everything
Really began again in spring
But we start anew
And cycle through
A song we used to sing
Until the day
The melody fades
And the leaves are falling
Only then
That's the moment when
We'll remember
If only
If only I was there back then
Then maybe I could be here now
Swimming upstream from the ocean
As time is running down
And finally
You'll be somewhere nice
And I'll have paid the price
For my counterclockwise rhapsodizing about
If only
India
India, oh India
I've tried to comprehend
What I did to fuck things up and lose another friend
Why you left me high and not so dry around the bend
How to kick this song of malady and medicine
I've tried to comprehend
What I did to fuck things up and lose another friend
Why you left me high and not so dry around the bend
How to kick this song of malady and medicine
Lover No More
What's the big idea, boy? Give yourself a break
Leave the love you lost and spare yourself the heartache
If that's what keeps you going, you'd better find something new
'cause what you're running after's coming up behind you
The water broke; we hopped the fence and snuck into the church
Sweating in the silence and swinging from the birch
I took her out to dance and she wouldn't let me lead
I figure everything I'm getting here is something that I need
When autumn comes I go back to the place where she wept
To settle all the scores I didn't know were being kept
Bringing flowers to the flame, making love and waging war
And even though I love her so I'll be her lover no more
Leave the love you lost and spare yourself the heartache
If that's what keeps you going, you'd better find something new
'cause what you're running after's coming up behind you
The water broke; we hopped the fence and snuck into the church
Sweating in the silence and swinging from the birch
I took her out to dance and she wouldn't let me lead
I figure everything I'm getting here is something that I need
When autumn comes I go back to the place where she wept
To settle all the scores I didn't know were being kept
Bringing flowers to the flame, making love and waging war
And even though I love her so I'll be her lover no more
One Too Many
Summer and we're sittin
At the table in the kitchen
And we're on fire
She doesn't want a boyfriend
She's nobody's woman
But her knees are knocking mine
I've longed to feel the sun
But I'm lost in the moonshine
If I touched you once
I touched you one too many times
If I'm no good for you
If what they say is true
I'll be the baddest man I can
'cause nobody knows about a good thing
When they're looking at a bad man
I've always heard my drummer
And I've always walked the line
If I touched you once
I touched you one too many times
Trouble in the soil
Makes for poison on the vine
If I touched you once
I touched you one too many times
At the table in the kitchen
And we're on fire
She doesn't want a boyfriend
She's nobody's woman
But her knees are knocking mine
I've longed to feel the sun
But I'm lost in the moonshine
If I touched you once
I touched you one too many times
If I'm no good for you
If what they say is true
I'll be the baddest man I can
'cause nobody knows about a good thing
When they're looking at a bad man
I've always heard my drummer
And I've always walked the line
If I touched you once
I touched you one too many times
Trouble in the soil
Makes for poison on the vine
If I touched you once
I touched you one too many times
The Sailor
Just a little time
Just a little more
I'm sure that's all I need
I'll call my own bluff
I'll lay off the hard stuff
Because I'm strong enough
It's not too late
I'll find my way
But tomorrow feels like yesterday
Just a little break
Just a little rest from this heartache
And I'll be on the make
Lost at sea
No land in sight
Plenty of fish that won't bite
Sailing alone
No life jacket and no phone
In a suit of herringbone
It's not too late
I'll find my way
But tomorrow feels like yesterday
Navigating by the stars
Off the map and under the radar
Banned from or behind bars
It's not too late
And I'll find my way
But tomorrow feels like yesterday
Just a little more
I'm sure that's all I need
I'll call my own bluff
I'll lay off the hard stuff
Because I'm strong enough
It's not too late
I'll find my way
But tomorrow feels like yesterday
Just a little break
Just a little rest from this heartache
And I'll be on the make
Lost at sea
No land in sight
Plenty of fish that won't bite
Sailing alone
No life jacket and no phone
In a suit of herringbone
It's not too late
I'll find my way
But tomorrow feels like yesterday
Navigating by the stars
Off the map and under the radar
Banned from or behind bars
It's not too late
And I'll find my way
But tomorrow feels like yesterday
The Train Rolls On
The bottle's empty and the genie is gone
Seems like everything I've done's been wrong
I'm left with nothing but this sad old song
So I'll sing my song
And the train rolls on
I loved a woman with a platinum heart
And a schooner off of Yarmouth Port
Our seas were stormy from the very start
Lost her in Fourchon
And the train rolls on
I met a man could play the Jack of Diamonds
Even said that he could turn back time
He said the criminal is what makes the crime
So I went along
And the train rolls on
I found some flowers by the riverside
Thought I'd pick them for my august bride
But I never could keep love alive
I'm trying to be strong
And the train rolls on
A new day will dawn
And the train rolls on
So I'll sing my song
And the train rolls on
Seems like everything I've done's been wrong
I'm left with nothing but this sad old song
So I'll sing my song
And the train rolls on
I loved a woman with a platinum heart
And a schooner off of Yarmouth Port
Our seas were stormy from the very start
Lost her in Fourchon
And the train rolls on
I met a man could play the Jack of Diamonds
Even said that he could turn back time
He said the criminal is what makes the crime
So I went along
And the train rolls on
I found some flowers by the riverside
Thought I'd pick them for my august bride
But I never could keep love alive
I'm trying to be strong
And the train rolls on
A new day will dawn
And the train rolls on
So I'll sing my song
And the train rolls on
Treehouse
Just a couple of kids growing up together
And so far apart
Just a couple of birds on the breeze
That whispers to the trees
We belong here together
I've been living in cities where I can't see the sky
But I can get a drink at any time
And that summer we were sittin
At the table in the kitchen
And her knees were knocking mine
We were children in the forest
Redwoods, tall and true
Before I first saw you
I'd seen you before
I've always been in love with you
You and me
We had a home up in the trees
Until a new wind came along
I still smile when I think of you
Our time may be short
But loves lives on
And so far apart
Just a couple of birds on the breeze
That whispers to the trees
We belong here together
I've been living in cities where I can't see the sky
But I can get a drink at any time
And that summer we were sittin
At the table in the kitchen
And her knees were knocking mine
We were children in the forest
Redwoods, tall and true
Before I first saw you
I'd seen you before
I've always been in love with you
You and me
We had a home up in the trees
Until a new wind came along
I still smile when I think of you
Our time may be short
But loves lives on
Wildflower Fields
Worry all this oxygen away
I worry sometimes
My respiration gets impatient
But I'm still learning how to breathe
At top speed she runs the fields behind the farmhouse
Collapses with the crickets
And while the world is spinning she goes back to sleep
And in her slumber she is blossoming
The wind is in the reeds
When she cuts me I am not afraid to bleed
As long as we're in wildflowers fields
If I was born in a breeze
Is this how it's got to be
Loving water as it runs
Always longing for a sun
That's teasing me with light I'll never touch
On everything, we disagree
When she cuts me I am not afraid to bleed
As long as we're in wildflower fields
I was only ever dreaming
But the dream is all I'll ever need
When she cuts me I am not afraid to bleed
As long as we're in wildflowers fields
I worry sometimes
My respiration gets impatient
But I'm still learning how to breathe
At top speed she runs the fields behind the farmhouse
Collapses with the crickets
And while the world is spinning she goes back to sleep
And in her slumber she is blossoming
The wind is in the reeds
When she cuts me I am not afraid to bleed
As long as we're in wildflowers fields
If I was born in a breeze
Is this how it's got to be
Loving water as it runs
Always longing for a sun
That's teasing me with light I'll never touch
On everything, we disagree
When she cuts me I am not afraid to bleed
As long as we're in wildflower fields
I was only ever dreaming
But the dream is all I'll ever need
When she cuts me I am not afraid to bleed
As long as we're in wildflowers fields