Some Bartenders Have The Gift Of Pardon Mark Eitzel

at Spec's since 1970 Right after Haight Street finally choked on its own vomit An impartial smile made him a gentleman Some bartenders have the gift of pardon A bar has a longer history than a country

Gentle on My Mind Mark Eitzel

ink stains that have dried upon some line That keeps you in the back roads By the rivers of my memory That keeps you ever gentle on my mind It's not clingin' to the rocks and ivy Planted on their

When My Plane Finally Goes Down Mark Eitzel

When my plane finally goes down I hope it falls into the sea And then the freezing clean water it will Wash away whatever's left of me These sweet breezes blowing here Roosevelt Hotel, Hollywood, USA Could

I Only Have Eyes for You Mark Eitzel

"My love must be a kind of blind love I can't see anyone but you Sha bop sha bop Are the stars out tonight I don't know if it's cloudy or bright I only have eyes for you dear The moon may be

Always Turn Away Mark Eitzel

There are pools across the tidal plain That look like white sheets draped across The vacuum beyond our conversation The thread of our lives unraveling Always turning away Away Away The tide makes all our

Live Or Die Mark Eitzel

When the truth is all you have You live a sham of rain and rust Truth is a shine in your eye No one cares No one cares if I live or die Only expect time to run out A question mark - demand no more It's

Old Photographs Mark Eitzel

Old photographs Black and white convictions I remember the way you were facing this restriction Old pieces of paper Memories to fight over Self-interest and loss There`s nothing to remember We tried to

Southend On Sea Mark Eitzel

This summer the sun was a shotgun pointed down at me And I was just another ugly American melting in the heat Watching the stagnant ocean breathe painfully It only wants to drag you down by your feet No

If You Have To Ask Mark Eitzel

There`s no way in The street is all blocked off Police lights spin Sirens and certain pain So we drive around Don`t worry, I`m not lost The cab driver frowns If you have to ask If you have to ask If you

Stunned & Frozen Mark Eitzel

Tragedy at the circus The trapeze artist fell And the crowd scattered and ran He got up walking Had nowhere to go He was staring at the ground The rain has passed over Leaving him high and staring into

In Your Life Mark Eitzel

Time doesn't have any Exit signs just lights That string you along The vacancy you're forced to fill Is only going to prove Only going to prove that You were wrong And you're forced to listen You're forced

Wild Sea Mark Eitzel

Inside he's empty A head filled with shopping lists and politics And a hollow eggshell kind of frailty Pulling himself back together like desperate wishes Into the wild sea that moans and boils Filled

Free Of Harm Mark Eitzel

The laws of Purgatory Pulled your train off the track Spoken music playing Loss you can`t take back The laws of Purgatory Are written on your pillowcase It`s the windows rattling It`s no one in your embrace

Three Inches Of Wall Mark Eitzel

Once I knew come when I was three saw the sun spilled across my house Heard it try and speak to me like a cat talks to a mouse There is a song in the next room I can`t quite hear and only three inches

Cleopatra Jones Mark Eitzel

The people I was with said you were Nothing but a fag hag and a dope fiend But the song of your eyes Was of the loneliest woman I've ever seen We talked drunkenly at the bar I thought there's a sweetness

Aspirin Mark Eitzel

Is the pain they caused you your final destination it’s just going to make you hate your own reflection you try and endure it but you know you gotta give in tell me why such a cheap thing always hides

Saved Mark Eitzel

Your warm embraces thrill me in your arms I fall like a star rain or shine come what may in your arms the cold seems far away And there's no safety in this world I have no time for good luck charms but

Helium Mark Eitzel

Life is short in the laughing gallery A secret handshake gets you ice cream and a key To a brand new car that only drives into walls Sugarcoat their eyes All they want Is your silence Breathe in helium

I'll Be Seeing You Mark Eitzel

"I'll be seeing you in all the old familiar places That this heart of mine embraces all day through In that small cafe, the park across the way The children's carousel, The chestnut trees, the wishing

Sacred Heart Mark Eitzel

Now I'm out walking On Saturday morning Without a direction I'm a dime a dozen A worthless tourist A walking target With his eyes stuck On glue and paper No roof to crawl under But with a heart full of

Do You Really Want to Hurt Me Mark Eitzel

I have danced inside your eyes how can I be real.

Fresh Screwdriver Mark Eitzel

On the freeway The traffic fixed in front of me Like a still-life I don`t want to survive I can`t stay in between the lines With my hands held just so I watch the sky and a silent race As fast as you can

Everything Is Beautiful Mark Eitzel

The thinnest rope won't hang you It'll break and you'll be Just another pen stroke For the sunset Or the dawn Or the dawn A little girl child of x or y Who doesn't speak Who doesn't know at least at the

Snowbird Mark Eitzel

Beneath this snowy mantle cold and clean The unborn grass lies waiting For its coat to turn to green The snowbird sings the song he always sings And speaks to me of flowers That will bloom again in spring

Help Me Make It Through the Night Mark Eitzel

Take the ribbon from your hair Shake it loose and let it fall Layin' soft upon my skin Like the shadows on the wall Come and lay down by my side Till the early mornin' light All I'm takin' is your time

No Easy Way Down Mark Eitzel

With the music of life, my soul is out of tune, And I feel like I'm growing old much too soon, My love for you, I just couldn't convey, And the keys to my happiness, I let slip away.

Lower Eastside Tourist Mark Eitzel

Lower Eastside tourist, out of your depth Seem to need alcohol more than you need breath Drinking on the company, phony smile confusion Bone and blood illusion, where to go Happy you can`t focus, no love

Then It Really Happens Mark Eitzel

with all your might Oh, but then it really happens All I know is I can`t stay at home I stay out all night At least `til closing time He stares at my window Stares all night long Like he would drink the

Move Myself Ahead Mark Eitzel

I hear a low chord play inside me, a sustained note holding Like the equation inside fire, I`m feeling inhuman I stand and watch the roller coaster like a rope unwinding They say you should embrace the

Ain't No Sunshine Mark Eitzel

know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know Hey, I ought to leave the

Bartenders Blues George Jones

Well, I'm just a bartender And I don't like my work But I don't mind the money at all I've seen lots of sad faces And lots of bad cases Of folks with their backs to the wall Chorus: But I got four walls

Bartenders, Etc? Dierks Bentley

Bartenders, Barstools and Barmaids A jukebox and a pocket full of change Just a few of my favorite things Bartenders, Barstools and Barmaids Bartenders listen when you talk And barstools are there when

Denomination Blues Mark Knopfler

Denomination Blues (Ry Cooder) Some people preaching They do very well They take all your money And you can go to hell And that's all That's all When you could have Jesus And that's all

Carol Of The Bartenders Bob Rivers

Hark all they got Tales seem to flow Gin tinkling More Chardonnay Christmas is here Drinking the cheer Ice cubes are cold More Cuervo Gold Don't be a dink Watch what you drink Don't be a dork Don't pop

Pardon My Dust Chris Rice

Pardon my dust excuse the mist We're makin' somethin' new out of all of this I'm sayin' my prayers And I'm tryin' to change So give me some time cause I'm still finding my way Why are you lookin

The Sweetest Gift Linda Ronstadt

One day a mother went to a prison To see an erring but precious son She told the warden how much she loved him It did not matter what he had done She did not bring to him a parole or pardon She brought

Railway Jam Saint Etienne

I'm helen stevens, I'm having a party, and the other tenants are there, and a few friends. we'd like you to join us... Mark. Pardon? I am mark.

For Gift Ray Boltz

For them there were no presents Around the Christmas tree No flashing lights unless you count The lamp across the street A fire in a barrel No chimney and no roof To most of them Santa Claus Was

The Pardon Public Image Limited

I have an appetite. Follow the rules of life. Never the same thing twice. (repeat) Admire the scenery. It's where I left it last. This room now has a view. It's nearly night at last.

jazzmaster #5 PARDON KIMURA

Cut now all the strings Didn't last time have you chaged strings By your** maybe two How often do you play? Everyday So you're saying i have left some humanfats of strings.

Natural Gift The Kinks

See that girl walkin' down the street She looks like a prima donna She's a star in her head and the world's at her feet She looks at you twice and your heart skips a beat She didn't learn it at high

Light Of The World Mark Chesnutt

You are the light of the world You are the light of the world But if that light is under a bushel Brrr, it's lost something kind of crucial You got to stay bright to be the light of the world You are the

WARRIORS TRIAL Amorphis

As the sun falls down and the swell crashes into the shore The great warriors of doom and wind ride high Silent is the silence, the only breathing of horses sound, Cold northern steel, shining

This Is The Life Dream Theater

In the heart of your most solemn barren night When your soul's turned inside out Have you questioned all the madness you invite What your life is all about Some of us choose to live gracefully Some

The Will Mark Chesnutt

We gathered with the lawyer for the reading of the will Mama sat there quietly between all of us kids Then he opened up the papers and my father's words were read You could have heard a pin drop when we

What If I Give All Ray Boltz

What If I Give All Words by Ray Boltz Music by Ray Boltz and Mark Pay He heard the preacher say A single dime can feed A hungry boy or girl With nothing to eat So he pulled a dollar from the

Natures Gift Rick Astley

Everybody needs a woman in their life A mother or a sister, a man may need a wife If you have a woman in your life Don't take her for granted you'll regret it by and by (Chorus) Don't use her or abuse

Water Of Love Mark Knopfler

Water Of Love (Mark Knopfler) High and dry in the long hot day Lost and lonely every way Got the flats all around me sky up above I need a little water of love I've been too long lonely and

Pardon Me incubus

A decade ago, I never thought I would be, At twnety-three, on the verge of spontaneous combustion. Woe-is-me.

Pardon The Robert Cray Band

(Intro) I hear him when he weeps and moans I've even seen him shed tears For after taking those wedding vows That didn't last many years I've seen him walk the streets alone In the wind and rain cold and