Night Comes In Richard & Linda Thompson

Night comes in, like some cool river How can there be, be another day?

Jet Plane In A Rocking Chair Richard & Linda Thompson

Jet plane in a rocking chair Roller coaster roll nowhere Deaf and dumb old dancing bear I'll change this heart of mine This time, this time Sea cruise in a diving bell Run a mile in a wishing well Soft

I'll Regret It All In The Morning Richard & Linda Thompson

Whisky helps to clear my head Bring it with you into bed If I beat you nearly dead I'll regret it all in the morning I'm so drunk I couldn't care If that's a wig or your own hair Here's my ticket, take

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight Richard & Linda Thompson

wait Take me to the dance and hold me tight I want to see the bright lights tonight A couple of drunken knights rolling on the floor Is just the kind of mess I'm looking for I'm gonna dream 'till Monday comes

Has He Got A Friend For Me Richard & Linda Thompson

Saturday night and I'm all alone No ring on the door bell, no ring on the phone And nobody wants to know anyone lonely like me Your boy friend's good looking, he's got it all there He looks like

Hokey Pokey Richard & Linda Thompson

Little boy running and the little girl too Got the money tucked up in their hands Over the wall and down into the street Give your money to the hollering man Give your money to the hollering man Everybody

The Sun Never Shines On The Poor Richard & Linda Thompson

The urchins are writhing around in the mud, Like eels playing tag in a barrel The old Sally Army sound mournful and sweet As they play an old Chrissmassy carol; The world is as black as a dark night in

Georgie On A Spree Richard & Linda Thompson

Me mammy told me, Isabel, Now don't stay out too late One day they'll throw you out of school So get yourself a steady date But Georgie meets me every night We go out and we have a bite Eyes of blue, and

Man in Need Richard & Linda Thompson

I packed my rags, went down the hill Left my dependents a-lying still Just as the dawn was rising up I was making good speed I left a letter lying on the bed From a man in need, it read You know it's so

The End Of The Rainbow Richard & Linda Thompson

Life seems so rosy in the cradle, But I'll be a friend I'll tell you what's in store There's nothing at the end of the rainbow.

When I Get To The Border Richard & Linda Thompson

can never cross that line when I get to the border Sawbones standing at the door waiting 'til I hit the floor He won't find me anymore when I get to the border Monday morning, Monday morning closing in

We Sing Hallelujah Richard & Linda Thompson

And we'll sing hallelujah At the turning of the year And we work all day in the old fashioned way 'Till the shining star appears A man is like a briar He covers himself with thorns He laughs like a clown

Back Street Slide Richard & Linda Thompson

what you say You turn your back and they slide away They run next door, they give it all away Doing the slide The backstreet slide, the backstreet slide They're gonna get you, dead or alive Stab you in

Beat The Retreat Richard & Linda Thompson

with sadness This world is filled with sadness This world is filled with sadness I'm running back home to you I'll follow the drum Back home to you I'll follow the drum Back home to you There was no joy in

The Calvary Cross Richard & Linda Thompson

til I shine in the dark And I'll be your light ?til doomsday If a black cat crossed your path Oh, why don't you follow?

Old Man Inside A Young Man Richard & Linda Thompson

I was walking down the street When I met with Billy He shook his head at me And then he shook my hand He said, I've seen the world And I've done some living I don't believe in giving You've got to take

Withered And Died Richard & Linda Thompson

cruel country has driven me down Teased me and lied, teased me and lied I've only sad stories to tell to this town My dreams have withered and died Once I was bending the tops of the trees Kind words in

Down Where The Drunkards Roll Richard & Linda Thompson

See the boys out walking The boys, they look so fine Dressed up in green velvet Their silver buckles shine Soon they?

The Great Valerio Richard & Linda Thompson

time stands still while he is walking His eye is steady on the target His foot is sure upon the rope Alone and peaceful as a mountain And certain as the mountain slope We falter at the sight We stumble in

Streets Of Paradise Richard & Linda Thompson

The tears fall down like whisky The tears fall down like wine On an island made of cocaine In a sea of turpentine We all need some assistance But won't that day be fine When we're walking down the streets

For Shame Of Doing Wrong Richard & Linda Thompson

fool for you again I'm sorry for the things I've said, the things I've done I'm sorry for the restless thief I've been Please don't make me pay for my deceiving heart Just turn up your lamp and let me in

Ghosts in the Wind Richard Thompson

Did you call my name in the night?

Never Again Richard & Linda Thompson

the salt tears of lovers and the whispers of friends Come never, o never, o never again ------------- Lyrics Powered by LyricFind Written By GONSCHOREK, DANIEL / SCHUBERT, HARALD / LINDNER, VOLKER / THOMPSON

Walking on a Wire Richard & Linda Thompson

wire And I'm falling I'm walking on a wire, I'm walking on a wire And I'm falling I'm walking on a wire, I'm walking on a wire And I'm falling ------------- Lyrics Powered by LyricFind Written By RICHARD

A Heart Needs A Home Richard & Linda Thompson

I know the way that I feel about youI'm never gonna run away, I'm never gonna run awayNever knew the way when I lived without youI'm never gonna run away, I'm never gonna run awayI came to you when...

The Little Beggar Girl Richard & Linda Thompson

I'm just a little beggar girl and Sally is my nameYou can call me a skiver and I'll call you the sameYou can show me you're sorry if you think it's a shameThat I'm only a poor little beggar girlYes...

Shoot Out The Lights Richard Thompson

In the dark, who can see his face? In the dark, who can reach him? He hides like a child. He hides like a child. Keeps his finger on the trigger You know he can't stand the day Shoot out the lights.

Where the Wind Don't Whine Richard Thompson

"Get in the car", she said and drive me into next week I should have turned her down, blame my curious streak I never dreamt that we'd be driving into trouble Until we hit a rock that bent my nose double

Turning Of The Tide Richard Thompson

How many boys, one night stands? How many lips, how many hands have held you?

Al Bowlly's In Heaven Richard Thompson

Well we were heroes then, And the girls were all pretty And a uniform was a lucky charm, Bought you the key to the city We used to dance the whole night through While Al Bowlly sang "The Very Thought

King Of Bohemia Richard Thompson

Let me rock you in my arms I'll hold you safe and small A refugee from the Seraphim In your rich girl rags and all Did your dreams die young? Were they too hard won? Did you reach too high and fall?

Two-Faced Love Richard Thompson

Two-faced love will make me doubt my mind Two-faced love will keep me paralyzed Two-faced love, I pace the room at night Why can't I get you off my mind?

Uninhabited Man Richard Thompson

Please read the sign and walk away What an old dry shell I am The uninhabited man I'll find my feet again you say No doubt they'll pull me down No doubt they'll pull me down someday Who's been sleeping in

Waltzings For Dreamers Richard Thompson

saxophones play And Miss, you don't know me, But can't we pretend That we care for each other, Till the band reach the end One step for aching, and two steps for breaking Waltzing's for dreamers and losers in

Hand of Kindness Richard Thompson

stranger, stranger, I'm near out of time You stretch out your hand, I stretched out mine O maybe just the hand of kindness Maybe just the hand of kindness Maybe just a hand, stranger Will you reach me in

Tear-Stained Letter Richard Thompson

"It was three in the morning when she took me apart She wrecked the furniture, she wrecked my heart She danced on my head like Arthur Murray The scars ain't never going to mend in a hurry Just when I thought

Cold Kisses Richard Thompson

Here I am in your room going through your stuff Said you'd be gone five minutes, that's time enough Here in your drawer there's lacy things Old credit cards and beads and bangles and rings But I think

She Twists The Knife Again Richard Thompson

speech plain I keep my promises, she twists the knife again I shut my memory, I close my eyes and then She takes another bite, she twists the knife again She never leaves me my dignity Makes a dunce of me in

Fully Qualified To Be Your Man Richard Thompson

is far from discreet I'm good and ready for my entrance exam I'm fully qualified to be your man I've been studying your every need I've got statistics that'll make you plead I'll put my thesis right in

Both Ends Burning Richard Thompson

that she never could win "Only fit for a bullet", they said She'll be coming out of a tin So I took her home, I fed her on hay I tied her up with a sling Well, she just kept howling all of the night

Devonside Richard Thompson

By Devonside she was a-marching It was a gang of no great size And surrender was the banner that she carried And hungry was the shiver in her eyes She met a boy, his health was failing She dropped the

That's All, Amen, Close The Door Richard Thompson

Was I in love?

The Ghost Of You Walks Richard Thompson

there would be a crime Seems more like beginning to me At least we tried, took the biggest bite Least we did it right With all our souls and all our might Blue murder on the dance floor, French kisses in

Beeswing Richard Thompson

I was nineteen when I came to town They called it the Summer of Love They were burning babies, burning flags The hawks against the doves I took a job in the steamie Down on Cauldrum Street And I fell in

Cooksferry Queen Richard Thompson

Well, there's a house in an alley In the squats and low-rise Of a town with no future But that's where my future lies It's a secret, but no secret It's a rule, but no rule Where you find the darkest avenue

Walking The Long Miles Home Richard Thompson

, the last bus has gone Or maybe I'm wrong, it just doesn't exist And the words that flew between me and you I must be crossed off your list So I'm walking the long miles home I don't mind losing you In

I Can't Wake Up To Save My Life Richard Thompson

In my nightmare everything's wrong I'm waiting for love, but you come along You smile, you wave, you great me, Ciao!

1952 Vincent Black Lightning Richard Thompson

But I'll tell you in earnest I'm a dangerous man; For I've fought with the law since I was seventeen. I've robbed many a man to get my Vincent machine.

Easy There, Steady Now Richard Thompson

decency to sweep away what's left of me I don't have the presence of mind to walk along on a straight line Easy there, steady now, easy there, steady now I call your name, I call it loud I see your face in

Sibella Richard Thompson

Oh some girls hold the ace, the deuce, the trey X-ray the deck to see what's coming Mary Antoinette she smiled that way Easy to smile when the luck is running Like a myth you rode in from the west From