Category: Lyrics
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Tennessee
Tennesseeby Gillian Welch I kissed you cause I’ve never been an angelI learned to say hosannas on my kneesBut they threw me out of Sunday school when I was nineAnd the sisters said I did just as I pleasedEven so I try to be a good girlIt’s only what I want that makes me weakI…
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Down Into Mexico
Down Into Mexicoby Delbert McClinton There was a casino out in VegasHad a million dollars on the wallGot my imagination workin’ overtimeI knew I had to have it allI knew I had to have it all Sherrie was a dancer, she was a schemerWe came up with a fool-proof planShe was workin’ it from the…
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All I Know So Far
All I Know So Far / Pink Haven’t always been this wayI wasn’t born a renegadeI felt alone, still feel afraidI stumble through it anyway I wish someone would have told me that this life is ours to chooseNo one’s handing you the keys or a book with all the rulesThe little that I know…
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Hotel California – Reimagined
Hotel California reimagined for traditional Chinese Guzheng | Moyun Hotel Californiaby Eagles On a dark desert highwayCool wind in my hairWarm smell of colitasRising up through the airUp ahead in the distanceI saw a shimmering lightMy head grew heavy and my sight grew dimI had to stop for the night There she stood in the…
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How Fortunate The Man With None
How Fortunate the Man With Noneby Dead Can Dance You saw sagacious SolomonYou know what came of him,To him complexities seemed plain.He cursed the hour that gave birth to himAnd saw that everything was vain.How great and wise was Solomon.The world however didn’t waitBut soon observed what followed on.It’s wisdom that had brought him to…
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Play Me Backwards
Play Me Backwardsby Joan Baez You don’t have to play me backwards To get the meaning of my verse You don’t have to die and go to hell To feel the devil’s curse Well I thought my life was a photograph On the family Christmas card Kids all dressed in buttons and bows And lined…
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If I Had A Boat
If I Had a Boatby Lyle Lovett And if I had a boatI’d go out on the oceanAnd if I had a ponyI’d ride him on my boatAnd we could all togetherGo out on the oceanI said me upon my pony on my boat If I were Roy RogersI’d sure enough be singleI couldn’t bring…
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Ring Around the Moon
Ring Around the Moon by Elephant Revival There’s a ring around the moonThere’s a ring around the moonThere’s a ring around the moonThere’s a ring around the moon ‘Neath the halo of the moonBlew down on her sailSeasons changingI can smell it in the airI can see it in their paintings And I can hear…
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Schism
Schism by Tool I know the pieces fit‘Cause I watched them fall awayMildewed and smolderingFundamental differingPure intention juxtaposedWill set two lovers’ souls in motionDisintegrating as it goesTesting our communication The light that fueled our fire thenHas burned a hole between us soWe can not seem to reach an endCrippling our communication I know the pieces…
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Say Anything
Say Anythingby Tristan Prettyman If I could say anything, anythingWhat would it be?A good question for a distant realityI would tell you that I love youEven when it didn’t showI would tell you that I love you, baby,By now, I hope you know. If you could go anywhere, anywhereWhat would you see?Take a step in…