SONGBIRD
Listen to the Songbird, hear him singing
the song he loves he’s singing just for you
the only reason that he is living
just to try to make his dreams come true,
if only for a moment or two
Hear the songbird, yes he is soaring
the music has carried him away
see him smile, feel his yearning
he’s trying to put some magic in your day,
so let the music carry you away, so let the music carry you away
songs for his babies, some questions some maybes
songs of his sorrows and his hopes for tomorrow
oh songbird, won’t you carry me,
carry me away, carry me away ay ay ay, carry me carry me,
carry me away ay ay
There is a songbird in the alley
and I listen as he wakes the day
in my mind, I feel the dawning,
a brand new understanding of my way
i’ll let the music carry me away, i’ll let the music carry me away
BEFORE YOU CAME
I dreamed that I was riding in a South Dakota field and the
sweet grass whispered to me as I rode oh the sun it was at
midday it shown hot across my face and our land lay still in
grace yes a crystal silent place before you came
two of my closest brothers they were riding by my side and we
watched a golden eagle flying circles in the sky and we smiled
as our eyes met for our joy we could not hide yes we loved to
hunt and ride it was good to be alive before you came
brother take my hand and we will walk this magic land together
sister look on high and you will see that storms are building in
your skies oh do you wonder why
and as the sun was dying we had reached the sacred hills yes the
sky had caught on fire and all the land was still it was here all
wrapped in blankets in our younger days that we fasted and we
listened oh the night would bring us visions before you came
sister take my hand for we must hold our mother’s land together
brother look around and you will see the scars of battle on this
ground oh do you hear the sound
I dreamed that I was riding in a South Dakota field and the sweet
grass whispered to me as I rode oh the sun it was at midday it
shown hot across my face and our land lay still in
grace yes a crystal silent place before you came
DANIEL
Daniel my friend you are in the lion’s den
Your foes surround you, your doubts and
your fears they confound you
There’s too much for you to do,
to let whiskey make a fool out of you
There’s too much for you to be,
Daniel can’t you see, what you can be
Whoa Daniel
Daniel my friend, well your darkness is coming to an end
Help is near you, won’t you come out and let her hear you
Yes she’s been with you all the way,
trying to turn your dark to day
Just ask her and she will stay, don’t turn away, don’t turn away
Whoa Daniel!
Daniel hear me now that your heart is near me
Take you freedom, you can lean on your friends if you need ‘em
Don’t let your failures bind you,
there are done and gone behind you
Come on reach out your hand be steady,
i know you’er ready, I know you’re ready
Whoa Daniel!
Daniel my friend you are in the lion’s den
Your foes surround you,
ah your doubts and fears they surround you
There’s too much for you to do to let whiskey
make a fool out of you
There’s too much for you to be,
Daniel can’t you see, what you can be
Whoa Daniel !
JOSIANNE
Walkin’ in the streets, restless and alone I think about you
In the stream of lights movin’ through the night I try to find you
Walkin’ in the rain your quiet footsteps
Turnin’ back your face to catch the raindrops
And the smile that tells me you’re happy to be near me
Josianne, I love you, Josianne hey hey
New York City nights, full of angry sounds and lonely people
In the summer streets, glistening and wet, I try to find you
Running through the crowd your eyes are shining
Arms around my neck you mouth is laughing
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And the kiss that tells me, just how much you missed me
I’m home girl, and I’ve come all this way to love you Josianne
Can’t you feel it Josianne, can’t you feel it Josianne
When I touch you how I love you, ah love you Josianne
Walkin’ in the streets, restless and alone I think about you
In the stream of lights movin’ through the night I try to find you
Running through the crowd your eyes are shining
Arms around my neck you mouth is laughing
And the kiss that tells me, just how much you missed me
I’m home girl, and I’ve come all this way to love you Josianne
Ain’t you sweet, ah you’re so sweet and fine girl
My sweet Josianne
AGAIN
When we first came to the country, we were rising with the sun
From the rooftops we would watch the day begin
And there was no need for talking when I looked into your eyes
We were closer then than we have ever been
I wanna feel your love like that again, I wanna feel your love
like that again
I would get the feelin’, that my life would never end
I wanna feel your love like that again, again
I remember riding down the ribbon of a road, we would race
the fog as it came rollin’ in
And our bodies they were aching to be filled with wind and wine
And our laughter was so free it felt like sin
I wanna hear you laugh like that again, I wanna hear you laugh
like that again
I would get the feelin’ that my life would never end
I wanna hear you laugh like that again, once again
And then there was winter, we would sit beside the fire
And we’d share the things that we had learned with time
The endless rain kept falling like the waves upon the sand
And I was your rhythm and you were my rhyme
I wanna feel your love like that again, I wanna feel you love
like that again
I would get the feelin’ that my life would never end
I wanna feel you love like that again, again, once again
SLICK CITY
We came into your town it was on a Friday night
trying to play our music and set wrong impressions right
We came to deliver and to show you that we cared
It was mighty strange when you weren’t there
I don’t want to stay in your slick city anymore
The air has got so thick that I can’t breathe it
The way you people treat a man and shame him to his friends
You smile and I no longer do believe it
Your friendship it is false and you can keep it
We’d been fightin’ fear Lord self doubt all the way
The scars they left had taken years to heal
But to you are pain and struggle did not mean a thing
This was just another business deal
I don’t want to stay in your slick city anymore
The air has got so thick that I can’t breathe it
The way you people treat a man and shame him to his friends
You smile and I no longer do believe it
Your friendship it is empty and I don’t need it
Yeah you can keep it, I don’t need it
Yeah you can keep it, keep your city too
Cause we gonna keep on, in the country keepin’ on
Yeah yeah yes indeedy
I have tried to be straight with you and to tell the truth
tried my best to make my feelings clear
But to you the truth is something that’s easier to find
By advancing sideways to the rear
I don’t want to stay in your slick city anymore
The air has got so thick that I can’t breathe it
The way you people treat a man and shame him to his friends
You smile and I no longer do believe it
Your smile is like the shark and I don’t need it
Yeah you can keep it, I don’t need it
Yeah you can keep it, keep your city too
Cause we gonna keep on, yeah we gonna keep on
Yeah we gonna keep on in the country keepin’ on
Hey yes, whoa yes!
‘TILL YOU COME BACK HOME
You say you’re leavin’ in an hour or so, you know it hurts me
every time you go
A sudden loneliness I know will grow, until you come back
home again
And there will be no laughter in the bright sunshine
And there will be no healing in the hands of time
There will be no sweetness in this life of mine, until you come
back home again
You lean your suitcase up against the wall, just like my future it
looks very small
I try to hide the tears I know will fall, until you come back
home again
And there will be no laughter in the bright sunshine
And there will be no healing in the hands of time
There will be no sweetness in this life of mine, until you come
back home again
You turn to me I see try to smile, I know that lookin’ back is
not your style
You let me hold you for a little while, and then you’re gone
once again
And there will be no laughter in the bright sunshine
And there will be no healing in the hands of time
There will be no sweetness in this life of mine, until you come
back home again
MOTORHOME
My motorhome, sweet motorhome, my motorhome
Honey from you I’ll never roam
We got monthly payments that we can afford, come on and
climb aboard
We’ve got double beds, lots of room for heads
We’ve got racks for books and lots of sweet good things to cook
and there’s no one there to think you are strange if you want to
ride the range
Take the kids, my motor never skids
Well she’s safe as milk and rides as smooth as silk
Carnegie Hall or Kalamazoo, the motorhome ‘ill be there too
Why don’t you take your wife, your “trouble and your strife”
You can drive all night while the kiddies scream and fight
There’s no jet plane that can compare, the motorhome ‘ill get
you there
What a deal, my private airmobile,
She coddles us just like a big ole Greyhound bus
When I take my home for a ride, I’ve got my family by my side
In my motorhome, sweet motorhome,
my motor home, yeah it’s even got a phone
Now we’re gonna hit the road, come on climb aboard
SUGAR BABE
Shoot your dice and have you fun, Sugar babe
Shoot your dice and have your fun,
run like hell mama, when the police come
yeah Sugar Babe, whoa my, oh my Sugar babe
I got drunk and fell on the floor Sugar babe
I got drunk and fell on the floor, well that’s good corn liquor
I confess I’d like to lick’er some more, yeah Sugar babe
whoa my, oh my Sugar Babe
Well you can shoot your dice and roll’em in the sand Sugar babe
Shoot you dice and roll’em in the sand
Cause I ain’t gonna work now for no damn man
Hell no Sugar babe, whoa my, oh my Sugar babe
Put your hand on your hip and let your mind roll by Sugar babe
Put your hand on your hip and let your mind roll by
Cause your body’s gonna shrivel girl, when you come to die
Bett’a use it now Sugar babe, whoa my, oh my Sugar babe
Shoot your dice and have you fun, Sugar babe
Shoot your dice and have your fun, run like hell mama
when the police come, yeah Sugar Babe, ah my Sugar babe
Shoot your dice and have you fun, Sugar babe
Shoot your dice and have your fun, run like hell mama
when the police come, yeah Sugar Babe,whoa my,
ah my Sugar babe
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