Sleep Keeps Me Awake Michelle Shocked

Sleep comes creeping in At four in the morning Sneaking up the stairs Shoes in her hands Don't you know what time it is?

Fever Breaks Michelle Shocked

Try and forget it and yet it keeps you awake Live to regret it when the fever breaks Lighting up a cigarette even the slow hand shakes But it's a cold sweat when the fever breaks If there is no

Cold Comfort Michelle Shocked

know, winter will soon be here And except for the holidays, except for the holidays It's a fine time of year Skies are turning grey Snow will fall so deep You don't want comfort, you only want to sleep

The Incomplete Image (4/4 Troubadour) Michelle Shocked

She keeps his house for her room and board Last seen hitching at the edge of town With a sign that said "Anywhere but here" Now she never found a job where she was not fired But she never found

Homestead Michelle Shocked

Almost got me a coyote today A lowdown skunk of a dog, I say I fired my gun as he slunk away But he'll be back again You know, it ain't been easy since my husband died A widow woman at thirty-five

Streetcorner Ambassador Michelle Shocked

finest newsprint sheets The penthouse suite, Park Bench Hotel Conferring with the delegates around imported port Important issues of the day, say "Unity will buy a quart" Oh streetcorner ambassador keeps

Disoriented (lament for the trust territories) Michelle Shocked

test Oh I am sure that by now you have guessed I feel this way I feel this way Disoriented, dazed, confused Oh I am lost but I have nothing to lose I'm wearing windows for walls and the street keeps

Old Paint Michelle Shocked

slow They're fiery and snuffy and rarin' to go That old Bill Brown, he had a daughter and a son One went to Denver and the other went wrong His wife, she died in a poolroom fight But still he keeps

Only A Lover Michelle Shocked

be I've got to let him find Some peace of mind As only a lover As only a lover As only a lover Only a lover can We're on stolen time It's not ours to keep Now lay in my arms And try to sleep

Laundry Day Michelle Shocked

as ruin the raindrops fell Big and fat as a homeroom spitball No time to try to get 'em all Bring in the underpants and overalls And left four sheets out on the line 'Cause even ghosts got to sleep

Hold Me Back (Frankie & Johnny) Michelle Shocked

Hold me back, take away my gun Hold me back, hold me back Somebody won't you please hold me back Don't let me do what must be done" Frankie went on over to that coke joint She stood outside, she

The Midnight Special Michelle Shocked

It's the same damn thing Knife and fork is on the table, woo Ain't nothin' in the pan And if you says a word about it You're in trouble with the man Let the Midnight Special Shine a light on me

I Will Be Your Friend Michelle Shocked

When evening shadows fall And old friends don't return your call Just call on me my old friend My number's still the same And I will answer when it rains You can call on me I will be your friend

Can You See It In Me Michelle Shocked

I can see it in the sunshine I can see it in the sea I can see it in the skyline Can you see it in me And I can taste it in a fine wine Travelled far from overseas And I believe that you could

On The Greener Side Michelle Shocked

Send me a dozen long stem roses I'll tell you what I will do I'll bend them into a crown of thorns And send it right back to you Your love, love, love Don't keep me satisfied And though I've

Worth the Weight Michelle Shocked

Hand me down my old ball and chain It's worth the weight if I never have to see you again I'm running late but at least I'm running I've been down this road a time or two You know, nothing has

Forgive To Forget Michelle Shocked

You remind me of Someone I once knew I don't know who I don't know who Could it be, who could it be Let me see Oh yes I remember now I think it was me Filled with fear Possessed by pain Bitter

Silent Ways Michelle Shocked

When you asked me "Michelle, do you love me?"

New Orleans Michelle Shocked

night Trombone Shorty's in the street Drums are rollin' out their beat Boys are swingin' girls around My heart is jumpin' to the sound of New Orleans She's the Queen of Sleaze New Orleans She got me

T For Texas Michelle Shocked

'T' for Texas, it's 'T' for Tennessee 'T' for Texas, it's 'T' for Tennessee And it's 'T' for Thelma, oh she made a wreck of me Wanna buy me a shotgun As long as I am tall I'm gonna buy me a shotgun

Drip Dry Michelle Shocked

I've been living with the pain so long I've been gaining on you Gaining on you all of the time What did not kill me made me stronger If I live any longer I know I'm gonna blow sky-high I drip dry

Mouth Of The Mississippi Michelle Shocked

Ah the River I think I was twelve No wait I must have been eighteen Me and my father we had us a time And had us a hurricane, or two I don't remember but that's when I knew It was right then that

Desperados Waiting For A Train (Red River Valley) Michelle Shocked

valley they say you are going We will miss your bright eyes and sweet smile For they say you are taking the sunshine That has brightened our path for a while Come and sit by my side if you love me

Ballad of Patch Eye and Meg Michelle Shocked

was a kid I'd sneak down to the docks Watch the old men carving wood I'd watch the sailors tying knots But the thing I remember best was grey-haired old Patch Eye And the stories that he'd tell me

The Hep Cat Michelle Shocked

the street He's a conga-bonga He's the King of Tonga He's a saxaphone-playing fool That'll rattle your bones Oh, he's a hep cat Of the first degree He's like, wow, man And it really makes me

One Piece At A Time Michelle Shocked

Well I left Kentucky back in '49 Went to Detroit working on assembly lines The first year they had me puttin' wheels on Caddillacs Every day I watched them beauties roll by Sometimes I'd hang my

Silver Spoon Michelle Shocked

If you're asking me to name this tune I may say it's 'Silver Spoon' or I may smile and say 'hey, hey' You know, I never really found a way To talk about the things you said about me Aw yeah, but

Yamboree Queen Michelle Shocked

I know some of you have not heard of this Yamboree so let me hip you to it. It's been something we East Texans have been celebrating for over seventy years.

Walking To New Orleans Michelle Shocked

my suitcase in my hand Now ain't that a shame I'm leaving here today And I'm going home to stay When I get back to New Orleans You used to be my honey 'Til you stole all my money No use for me

The Bitter Pill Michelle Shocked

pill You know I took it like a man Better find a cure I can't take no more The remedy to kill The bitter pill Doctor I know 'bout my reputation Still all and all I been a good patient Give me

Necktie Michelle Shocked

sip lots of tea and they read lots of poetry Got culture in 'em) There was a man found hanging in a jail cell And they said it was suicide A man was found hanging in a jail cell And they told me

Hello Hopeville Michelle Shocked

baby boy I hope they treat you well, well, well It was another situation as the train left the station It was hello Hopeville I need a vacation Now the world's been cruel This time she really let me

Peach Fuzz Michelle Shocked

Hail, hail the gangs all here I said, hail, hail the gangs all here I said, hail, hail the gangs all here You know a fake ID could buy you a beer My best friend had a crush on him But she made me

V.F.D. Michelle Shocked

Me and my friend and this boy named Eddie We was bored one afternoon We was sitting in the hay It was a hot Texas day And we was playing with matches like some kids do We would throw our matches

When I Grow Up Michelle Shocked

In the summer we'll sit in a field and watch the sun melt In the winter we'll sit by a fire and watch the moon freeze Me my old man and a hundred and twenty babies Me my old man and a hundred and twenty

Blackberry Blossom Michelle Shocked

Can you tell me what happened to the blossom The blackberry blossom when summertime came The blackberry blossom, well the last time I saw one Was down in the bramble where I rambled in the spring

Lucky Dog Michelle Shocked

show I'm a Lucky Dog With a pedigree I've been lifted up For the world to see I'm a Lucky Dog I'm a man's best friend To my master's voice I'm listening, I'm listening He been so good to me

Goodnight Irene Michelle Shocked

drown Irene goodnight Irene goodnight Goodnight Irene Goodnight Irene I'll see you in my dreams I love Irene, God knows I do I'll love her till the rivers run dry If ever Irene should leave me

Soul Searching Michelle Shocked

I've been wound up so tight today Somebody said I couldn't sing Does he have something to say Or is getting in the way his thing I don't mean to be angry I won't let it confuse me I won't allow

Why Do I Get The Feeling? Michelle Shocked

Why do I get the feeling you're not listening to me? Haven't heard a word I said Why do I get the feeling you're not listening to me?

Waters Wide Michelle Shocked

Traditional The water is wide I can't cross over And neither have I Have I wings to fly Oh give me a boat That will carry two And both shall row My Love and I Oh love is gentle Yes and love

If Love Was a Train Michelle Shocked

If love was a train I think I would ride me a slow one One that would ride through the night making every stop, huh If love was a train I would feel no pain and I would never get off, no sir Oh, I'd

Anchorage Michelle Shocked

that burning bridge Mailed my letter off to Dallas But her reply came from Anchorage, Alaska She said: Hey girl it's about time you wrote It's been over two years you know, my old friend Take me

Weaving Way Michelle Shocked

There's a chance that I may Have to stand back and watch you find Your own weaving way It's not the way you talk That's making me grieve It's not the way you walk It's the way that you weave It's

Lovely Rita Michelle Shocked

Lovely Rita meter maid May I inquire discreetly When are you free to take some tea with me?

Carrickfergus / The Water Is Wide Michelle Shocked

Traditional The water is wide I can't cross over And neither have I wings to fly Give me a boat That can carry two And both shall row My Love and I Oh love is gentle And love is kind The

Blackjack Heart Michelle Shocked

I got a blackjack heart Now what you wanna bet I'm over twenty-one And your match you've met I got a blackjack heart I will cut you cold You got to tell me what you want Do you hit or do you hold

Come a Long Way Michelle Shocked

I kicked in his door at 5 AM "I've come for my bike" I told the repo man My 920's gonna take me far today You can travel for miles and never leave L.A.

Black, Brown And White Michelle Shocked

calling everybody's number But they never did call mine Say, if you were white, you alright And if you are brown, stick around But as you are black Oh brother, get back, get back, get back Me

Fogtown Michelle Shocked

you want to go, you got the Fogtown itch You got the Fogtown itch Fogtown Fogtown, I'm down and out on your streets I would run if I only had a place to run to Oh Fogtown Gonna be the death of me