A Wilderness Laura Nyro

Cinnamon hills Sweet child Sees waves of whisper blue Earth calls to you everyday in every way Mommas puttin' on some warpaint For a little bit of combat You asked the reason You gotta fight for your freedom

Sweet Blindness Laura Nyro

Let's go down by the grapevine drink my dady's wine get happy down by the grapevine drink my daddy's wine get happy happy oh sweet blindness a little magic a little kindness oh sweet blindness

He's A Runner Laura Nyro

He's a runner and he'll run away soon there'll be no man woman ain't be born who can make him stay woman get away while you can He's a runner and he'll run away with the midnight train woman ain't been

To A Child Laura Nyro

Did you read about it In a magazine? Silent lies Never give you what you need Is there hope For a mother And an elf on speed?

Smile Laura Nyro

arisin and I feel like I'm way in a deep dream baby feel like I'm way in a deep dream yes lovers light in the inn what are they thinking?

Flim Flam Man Laura Nyro

Oh lord, the man's a fraud, he's flim flam man. He창?р？？s so cagey, he창?р？？s a flim flam man. Hands off the man, flim flam man. He's the one in the Trojan horse making out like he's Santa Claus.

Lite A Flame (The Animal Rights Song) Laura Nyro

In the zoo They gave him a cage Circus put a sparkle On his face Away from life The elephant walks Shadow across a dream Lost for ivory Oh freedom Lite a flame It's like prejudice For the color of your

Been On A Train Laura Nyro

Been on a train And did you hear the whistle blow? Been on a train north Baby did you hear the whistle blow? I saw a man take a needleful of hard drug And die slow.

Eli's Comin' Laura Nyro

Eli's comin' Eli's comin' Whoa you better hide your heart Your lovin heart Eli's a comin and the cards say Broken heart Oh broken heart Eli's comin' Hide your heart girl Eli's comin' Hide your heart girl

Tom Cat Goodby Laura Nyro

Rosie Pearl is a big blonde girl and she sails around like a Steamboat!

Spanish Harlem Laura Nyro

"There is a rose in Spanish Harlem A red rose up in Spanish Harlem It is a special one, it's never seen the sun It only comes out when the moon is on the run And all the stars are gleaming It's growing

It's Gonna Take A Miracle Laura Nyro

Loving you so I was too blind to see you letting me go But now that you've set me free It's gonna take a miracle Yes, it's gonna take a miracle To make me love someone new Cause I'm crazy for you

A Woman Of The World Laura Nyro

There's peace of mind Now that I draw the line Will you be runnin' out of fools My love's got new rules This time Because friends & lovers Could give the sun to each other Not this rain I was a foolish

To A Child (Album Version) Laura Nyro

Did you read about it In a magazine? Silent lies Never give you what you need Is there hope For a mother And an elf on speed?

You've Really Got A Hold On Me Laura Nyro

Oh, oh, oh, you treat me badly, I love you madly, you really got a hold on me. You really got a hold on me, baby, I don't want you, but I need you, Don't want to kiss you, but I need you.

Time And Love Laura Nyro

So winter froze the river And winter birds don't sing So winter makes you shiver So time is gonna bring you spring so he swears he'll never marry Says that cuddles are a curse Just tell him plain You're

I Never Meant To Hurt You Laura Nyro

Please believe the words of a heart, a heart that seems so small. And I never meant to hurt you, I guess I lost my place. Please believe the words of a heart, a heart that hides its face.

Money Laura Nyro

She said I'm young enough I'm old enough To paint a smile I tasted heaven and hell Heaven, stay a while A good friend Is a rare find Their straight talk Can ease your mind A good pimp's Gonna rob you blind

Stoned Soul Picnic Laura Nyro

Surry down to a stoned soul picnic Surry down to a stoned soul picnic There'll be lots of time and wine Red yellow honey Sassafras and moonshine Stoned Soul Surry down to a stoned soul picnic Surry

The Cat-Song Laura Nyro

My name is Eddie I am a cat And I sleep with one eye open Watching the morning sail Someone calls 'Eddie' Up to their lap And I purr But I'd sure like to get me My breakfast Especially a fishtail

Louise's Church Laura Nyro

"I wrote this song for Louise Nevelson, the sculptor, Also Billie Holiday, and a group of kick-ass women artists.

Capt. St. Lucifer Laura Nyro

Mama, Mama You're a whiz and a scholar too Mama open up the room lock Sip, sip I'm going to the moon dock He gives to me Buckles off shingles Off a cockleshell on Norway basin Coke and tuna Boots and roses

Captain Saint Lucifer Laura Nyro

Mama mama You're a whiz and a scholar too Mama open up the room lock Sip sip I'm going to the moon dock He gives to me Buckles off shingles Off a cockleshell on norway basin Coke and tuna Boots and roses

Emmie Laura Nyro

Emily and her love to be, Carved in a heart on a berry tree But it's only a little farewell love spell, Time to design a woman.

Buy And Sell Laura Nyro

Pass the time and dry the tears on a street called buy and sell. Life turns like the endless sea. Death tolls like a vesper bell. Children laugh and lover dream on a street called buy and sell.

Luckie Laura Nyro

Dig them potatoes if you've never dug your girl before, poor little Devil, He's a backseat man to Luckie forever more.

Once It Was Alright Now (Farmer Joe) Laura Nyro

Farmer boy, get your gun and run, run, run like a son of a gun from love. Running from the mindreader, run baby, run.

Sexy Mama Laura Nyro

Verse1: You're a queen, and U deserve to sit upon a throne, with me, You'd never be alone! Cause I'm a king, 2 castles and a kingdoms what I'd bring, to U, if U dance with me tonite.

New York Tendaberry Laura Nyro

Blue berry A rush on rum Of brush and drum And the past is a blue note Inside me I ran away in the morningNew York tendaberry Blue berry Rugs and drapes and drugs And capes Sweet kids in hunger slums Firecrackers

Timer Laura Nyro

faster Walkin with the master of Time My lady woke up And she broke down She got up She let go Take me Timer Shake me Timer Timer let it blow Let it blow Oh I belong to Timer He changed my face You're a

Billy's Blues Laura Nyro

Billy's blue With his head hangin' to His shoes Right the wrong Or play a song To ease billy's blues Billy's down He was born he was bound To lose Right the wrong Or play a song To ease billy's blues Some

Woman's Blues Laura Nyro

My lover's mouth Been so good to me My lover's mouth Been so good to me It promised joy for a jailhouse And a broken key [Chorus:] Woah, God, I got a job On the chamber's walls of heartache Woah, God,

Mother's Spiritual Laura Nyro

On a street corner Where the kids boogie all night Or where the winds sing And the stars shine Like holiday lights Come a band of angels Salvation in their might And as for peace on earth...

Blowing Away Laura Nyro

You ole fire I'm mad with desire You're my favorite one Got me cookin' like a fever Got my love runnin' for the sun I feel so high I feel like I may Go blowin' away My well meaner My day fancy dreamer

Beads Of Sweat Laura Nyro

I pricked my fingers On the thorns And this rain is a-raining hard This sky's gonna beckon Mariah To match my soul Rain in the river Rain in the river Rain on the river banks Down my neck Beads of sweat

Nowhere To Run Laura Nyro

It's not love I'm a running from, It's the heartbreak I know will come. 'Cause I know you're no good for me, but you've become a part of me.

The Man Who Sends Me Home Laura Nyro

There's a man who loves me When it hurts inside There's a man who loves me When my hair is tied When my hair is down When I touch the man Lord, I rise To rooftops in his eyes And don't you know Now or

Lu Laura Nyro

Silver was the color Winter was a snowbell Mother of the wind boys Livin' off the lovewell [Chorus:] With Lu And everybody's callin' Luie Luie, Luie You got a thing about you Keep the light goin' for Luie

(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (Live) Laura Nyro

Another Day Oh It Made Me Feel So Tired Before The Day I Met You Life Was So Unkind But Your Love Was The Key To My Peace Of Mind Cause You Make Me Feel You Make Me Feel You Make Me Feel Like A

When I Was A Freeport And You Were The Main Drag Laura Nyro

He liked to be alone creating works of art which he painted in a cottage made of stone one day I crept inside and I was unaware of what I was going to find well the pictures opened up my mind I saw

Gibsom Street Laura Nyro

There is a man he knows where I'm going He gave me a strawberry to eat I sucked its juices never knowing That I would sleep that night on Gibsom Street

Upstairs By A Chinese Lamp Laura Nyro

and matches Sweep the floor While the dishes dry Spring whispered in her ear Like soft Mediterranean wailin' Sleepy woman by the window Dreamin' in the morning air Of the one who takes her sweetness By a

Up On The Roof Laura Nyro

feeling tired and beat I go up where the air is fresh and sweet, up on the roof I get away from the hustling crowd And all that rat-race noise down in the street At night the stars put on a

The Confession Laura Nyro

I would love to love you baby now I keep hearin' mother cryin' I keep hearin' daddy through his grave "Little girl, of all the daughters You were born a woman Not a slave" Oh I hate my winsome lover Tell

Mr. Blue Laura Nyro

Oh, Mister Blue I've been studying the radar in the sky I can almost run, fly Listen like the animals do, I'm ready to meet the crew Yes, I'm ready for you Earth calling you I've been a gypsy fire, warm

Good By Joe Laura Nyro

forget that we loved on the highland Good by Joe Good by Joe Yes, I understand I'm tryin' not to cry But if I do It's only 'cause I'll miss you One last time let me kiss you I remember when you came a

Brown Earth Laura Nyro

Morning, come to the windows of the street Selling red watermelon, five cents a piece Merry boat on the river, freedom Fresh dreams to deliver, freedom Over and over and over I call out your name God standing

Up On The Roof (Live) Laura Nyro

that rat-race noise down in the street (up on the roof) On the roof, the only place I know Where you just have to wish to make it so Let's go up on the roof (up on the roof) At night the stars put on a

And When I Die Laura Nyro

And when I die and when I'm dead, dead and gone, there'll be one child born and a world to carry on, to carry on. I'm not scared of dying and I don't really care.

Mercy On Broadway Laura Nyro

Madison smiled and she hung with a band of strays the band was gone bringin it on to the Broadway blaze once I lived under the city in my sweet July July mercy on broadway don't you believe it you better