SEARCHING FOR AMERICA Janis Ian

SEARCHING FOR AMERICA (Janis Ian) Where have you been that made you weep And left these stains upon your cheek What did you see while you were gone That haunts your eyes this sunny dawn They

SEARCHING FOR AMERICA Janis Ian

left unsaid Into a place that knows no spring Where only steel and silver sing They made us dance until we dropped And the music of the jackhammers stopped I caught a cinder in my eye Searching

He's A Rainbow Janis Ian

He's a rainbow He's a rainbow He's a rainbow searching for the sun Let him find you Let him guide you He's a rainbow searching for the sun In my life there've been many cast aside when the evening spread

Hunger Janis Ian

Hunger (Janis Ian) I HUNGER FOR YOU LIKE A SKY FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE SUN I HUNGER FOR YOU LIKE A TIDE FOR THE MOON TO COME I HUNGER FOR YOU LIKE THE SKIN OF A DOE FOR THE BLADE I WATCH YOU LIKE

Hunger Janis Ian

I HUNGER FOR YOU LIKE A SKY FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE SUN I HUNGER FOR YOU LIKE A TIDE FOR THE MOON TO COME I HUNGER FOR YOU LIKE THE SKIN OF A DOE FOR THE BLADE I WATCH YOU LIKE THE SIN OF THE

From Me To You Janis Ian

I'm leaving by night I'm leaving alone Leaving it lie When you waken I'll be gone I would not beg for me As I would not beg for you Though I'd like to be The one to see you through Every step

Thankyous Janis Ian

Eaten off of tables made of wood or stone Through the trials and tribulations I've never known how to say I love you and let my feelings show So thank you for the music Thank you for

See The River Janis Ian

See the river and the sun at dawn I've been waiting alone so long See the river and the grass is green Now at last there's a place for me to be here with you See the river and the sunny sky I've been living

Tea And Sympathy Janis Ian

Pass the tea and sympathy for the good old days long gone - we'll drink a toast to those who most believe in what they've won - it's a long long time till morning lay's wasted on the dawn .

THE LAST COMEBACK Janis Ian

THE LAST COMEBACK (Philip Clark/Janis Ian) ROLL OUT THE RED CARPET, LET ME IN HERE I AM KNOCKING DOWN THE DOOR AGAIN BROKEN DREAMS - BROKEN LIVES IN THE END, ONLY HOPE SURVIVES ONLY HOPE SURVIVES

In The Winter Janis Ian

In The Winter I watch the TV in the afternoon If I get lonely The sound of other voices, other rooms Are near to me I'm not afraid The operator She tells the time, it's good for a laugh There's

Tea & Sympathy Janis Ian

milktrain anymore I'll go to bed at nine and waken with the dawn And lunch at half past noon dinner prompt at five The comfort of a few old friends long past their prime Pass the tea and sympathy for

Bright Lights & Promises Janis Ian

Bright lights and promises A pocket full of dreams That's what they pay me to be Gold lame and diamonds I am a hometown queen Honey, would you sing it just for me?

Bright Lights And Promises Janis Ian

Bright Lights And Promises A pocket full of dreams That's what they pay me to be Gold lame' and diamonds I'm a hometown queen Honey, would you sing it just for me?

Hello Jerry Janis Ian

Hello Jerry I been watching you Times are getting scary Don't know what to do but sing a song for everyone Lighten up the heavy sky You can croon your tune Let yourself shine through Help the people 'round

Thankyous Janis Ian

Thankyous (Janis Ian) Mom and I had our ups and downs, mostly during my adolescence and her first years as a divorced woman. There were months we didn't speak, years we didn't communicate.

Jesse Janis Ian

BED WHERE WE SLEPT NOW IT'S GROWING COLD HEY JESSE, YOUR FACE IN THE PLACE WHERE WE LAY BY THE HEARTH, ALL APART IT HANGS ON MY HEART AND I'M LEAVING THE LIGHT ON THE STAIRS NO I'M NOT SCARED - I WAIT FOR

AT SEVENTEEN Janis Ian

AT SEVENTEEN-Janis Ian I LEARNED THE TRUTH AT SEVENTEEN THAT LOVE WAS MEANT FOR BEAUTY QUEENS AND HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS WITH CLEAR SKINNED SMILES WHO MARRIED YOUNG AND THEN RETIRED THE VALENTINES

AT SEVENTEEN Janis Ian

I LEARNED THE TRUTH AT SEVENTEEN THAT LOVE WAS MEANT FOR BEAUTY QUEENS AND HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS WITH CLEAR SKINNED SMILES WHO MARRIED YOUNG AND THEN RETIRED THE VALENTINES I NEVER KNEW THE

At seventeen Janis Ian

I learned the truth at seventeen That love was ment for beauty queens And high school girls With clear skinned smiles Who married young and then retired The valentines I never knew The friday

At seventeen Janis Ian

I learned the truth at seventeen That love was ment for beauty queens And high school girls With clear skinned smiles Who married young and then retired The valentines I never knew The friday

Present Company Janis Ian

friends I like to be together I like to be alone Yes, and what I like best is I like it like this and I stay with you at home Enjoy the present company Eat some grits and hominy Couldn't get much better for

Weary Lady Janis Ian

Lo, I be weary Traveling on Lo, I be a weary lady Look to the sunlight Take me back home Lo, I be a weary lady Looking to the gardens in the night Sound of fireflies upon my pillow Looking for the sound

Light A Light Janis Ian

See your face in every picture frame I feel your eyes in every starry sky Lover, am I coming home again Now am I humble, who once was proud Now am I silent, who once was loud Now am I waiting for

The Come-on Janis Ian

No I just want a bed for the night Someone to tell me they care You can fake it, that's all right In the morning I won't be here It's a sacrificial altar and I'm laying down my head and I'm telling

Will You Dance? Janis Ian

Someone is waiting over by the window just beyond the stairwell someone's crying Drowning in the words of the prophets that are written for the dead and the dying someone's lying No one's buying Someone

GOD & THE FBI Janis Ian

FBI I HAD TO DISAPPEAR CALLED THE G-MEN, T-MEN, SEE YOU AT THE SCENE MEN TOLD 'EM I WAS HIDING HERE THEY COULD FINGERPRINT MY HEART THEY'D TEAR MY WORLD APART 'CAUSE AIN'T NO PLACE FOR

GOD & THE FBI Janis Ian

GOD & THE FBI (Janis Ian) MAMA'S MAKING VIDEOS PETE'S ON THE STEREO SINGING 'BOUT FREEDOM BUGS IN THE BEDROOM BIG INVESTIGATION BE PATIENT BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE A DANGER TO THE NATION

Stars Janis Ian

I was never one for singing what I really feel Except tonight, I'm bringing everything I know that's real Stars, they come and go They come fast or slow They go like the last light of the sun

The Come On Janis Ian

No, I just want a bed for the night Someone to tell me they care You can fake it, that's all right In the morning I won't be here It's a sacrificial alter And I'm laying down my head And I'm telling you

IN BLACK & WHITE Janis Ian

IN BLACK & WHITE (Janis Ian) We were marching from Montgomery, Alabama, '65 Freedom riders, Jim Crow heros, come to keep the faith alive We were picking Southern cotton, registration for the vote

IN BLACK & WHITE Janis Ian

We were marching from Montgomery, Alabama, '65 Freedom riders, Jim Crow heros, come to keep the faith alive We were picking Southern cotton, registration for the vote We were one then - we were

Society's Child Janis Ian

CAN'T SEE YOU ANY MORE ONE OF THESE DAYS I'M GONNA STOP MY LISTENING GONNA RAISE MY HEAD UP HIGH ONE OF THESE DAYS I'M GONNA RAISE UP MY GLISTENING WINGS AND FLY BUT THAT DAY WILL HAVE TO WAIT FOR

Society's Child Janis Ian

SEE YOU ANY MORE ONE OF THESE DAYS I'M GONNA STOP MY LISTENING GONNA RAISE MY HEAD UP HIGH ONE OF THESE DAYS I'M GONNA RAISE UP MY GLISTENING WINGS AND FLY BUT THAT DAY WILL HAVE TO WAIT FOR

Let It Run Free Janis Ian

stop the breeze I've been up, I've been down I've been 'round, 'round, 'round and the people I see keep on bringing me down Through the wind and the rain The heat and the pain I keep waiting and praying for

WATERCOLORS Janis Ian

WATERCOLORS (Janis Ian) I REMEMBER PHOTOGRAPHS WATERCOLORS OF THE PAST HE TURNED & SAID - YOU ASK MUCH OF ME THEN, WHEN WE'D MADE OUR PEACE WE LAY BETWEEN THE SHEETS HE TURNED & SAID - I SET

The Other Side of the Sun Janis Ian

Leaving on a boat For beyond the other side of the ocean I’ll bet you in the morning You won’t even know I’m gone Tired of living here In the middle of a mixed emotion I might as well be living

BOOTS LIKE EMMY LOU'S Janis Ian

IF I HAD BOOTS LIKE EMMY LOU'S I'D BE A COUNTRY STAR WITH RHINESTONES ON MY BVD'S AND A HUMMINGBIRD GUITAR I'D BUY MYSELF THE BIGGEST BUS THAT EVER GRACED THE TRACK WITH A LOVESEAT FOR

COSMOPOLITAN GIRL Janis Ian

COSMOPOLITAN GIRL (Janis Ian) I WAS ONLY 29 AND LONELY AS A BULL MOOSE IN HEAT WHEN HE CAME ALONG, SINGING THAT SAME OLD SONG I SAID - YOU KNOW I'M ENTERING MY PRIME THIRTY-ONE TO THIRTY-NINE

Boots Like Emmy Lou`s Janis Ian

<Janis Ian If I had boots like emmy lou's I'd be a country star With rhinestones on my bvd's And a hummingbird guitar I'd buy myself the biggest bus That ever graced

Love Is Blind Janis Ian

Love is "now you've hurt me "now you've gone away" Love is blind Love is no horizon And i'm slowly dying Here in yesterday In the morning Waken to the sound of weeping Someone else should weep for

LOVE IS BLIND Janis Ian

"NOW YOU'RE GONE AWAY" LOVE IS BLIND LOVE IS NO HORIZON AND I'M SLOWLY DYING HERE IN YESTERDAY IN THE MORNING WAKEN TO THE SOUND OF WEEPING SOMEONE ELSE SHOULD WEEP FOR

DAYS LIKE THESE Janis Ian

THESE IT'S YEARS LIKE THESE THAT MAKE A YOUNG MAN OLD BEND HIS BACK AGAINST THE PROMISES THAT LIFE SHOULD HOLD THEY CAN MAKE HIM WISE THEY CAN DRIVE HIM TO HIS KNEES NOTHING COMES FOR

DAYS LIKE THESE Janis Ian

DAYS LIKE THESE (Janis Ian) ON DAYS LIKE THESE WHEN THE RAIN WON'T FALL AND THE SKY IS SO DRY THAT EVEN BIRDS CAN'T CALL I CAN FEEL YOUR TEARS DISAPPEARING IN THE AIR CARRIED ON THE BREEZE

QUEEN MERKA &amp; ME Janis Ian

FOUNTAIN, CONSENTED TO PLAY HELD AN EASTER STAR, VERY CLOSE TO HER HEART STEPPING BACK FROM THE FOUNTAIN SO AS NOT TO BE HARMED BY THE SPRAY THERE SHE DID PLAY TOLD HER TOY RABBIT TO SMILE, FOR

QUEEN MERKA & ME Janis Ian

CENTER FOUNTAIN, CONSENTED TO PLAY HELD AN EASTER STAR, VERY CLOSE TO HER HEART STEPPING BACK FROM THE FOUNTAIN SO AS NOT TO BE HARMED BY THE SPRAY THERE SHE DID PLAY TOLD HER TOY RABBIT TO SMILE, FOR

Lover\'s Lullaby Janis Ian

lullabye My love, sleep tight my love And softly fade away The moon was made of old green cheese To keep the night away Softly now, close your eyes Lightly will you fade The moon was made for

Dear Billy Janis Ian

When no one is here she calls me 'dear' and I wait for you what else can i do? No nothing has changed it all stays the same.

Lover's Lullaby Janis Ian

is a lover's lullabye My love, sleep tight my love And softly fade away The moon was made of old green cheese To keep the night away Softly now, close your eyes Lightly will you fade The moon was made for

Water Colors Janis Ian

I am wonder I am the heart's delight Tomorrow we'll fight Come on, come on Come on, come near to me Come be my fantasy We'll talk it over again some time I'll send some flowers to change my mind But for