Diamond In The Rough (Album Version) Shawn Colvin

As a little girl I came down to the water With a little stone in my hand It would shimmer and sing And we knew everything As a little girl I came down But in a little while I got steeped in authority Heaven

Diamond In The Rough Shawn Colvin

As a little girl I came down to the water With a little stone in my hand It would shimmer and sing And we knew everything As a little girl I came down But in a little while I got steeped in authority Heaven

Diamond In The Rough (Live at Sessions at West 54th, NYC, NY - August 1997) Shawn Colvin

As a little girl I came down to the water With a little stone in my hand It would shimmer and sing And we knew everything As a little girl I came down But in a little while I got steeped in authority Heaven

Stranded (Album Version) Shawn Colvin

Was it really two summers ago Or was it outer space We both had nowhere to go In search of a state of grace All in all we never had time When we met each other we stopped on a dime Floating nowhere Suspended

Steady On (Album Version) Shawn Colvin

China gets broken And it will never be the same Boats on the ocean Find their way back again I am weaving like a drunkard Like a balloon up in the air I am needing a puncture and someone To point me somewhere

The Story (Album Version) Shawn Colvin

Well we pounded the pavement between dotted lines But we always belonged to the fugitive kind We were never the best but we were better than this To be made to bow down among princes I got thrown around

Ricochet In Time (Album Version) Shawn Colvin

I've been sleeping fair Lately I could swear I'm thinking clearer and clearer And I've been working hard Looking at my punch card and my mirror, my mirror But I daydream in my room I'm baying at the moon

Another Long One (Album Version) Shawn Colvin

If losing sleep were any indication Of the loving that I've missed I would wrap myself around you But how likely can that be when I feel like this And if life were not unfortunate And reason blew like

Something To Believe In (Album Version) Shawn Colvin

You will wander around And it won't be the same All the signs will be down And it's starting to rain out It's a lonely place That you've brought it to now You wanted to love You didn't know how but There

Cry Like An Angel (Album Version) Shawn Colvin

The streets of my town are not what they were They are haloed in anger, bitter and hurt And it's not so you'd notice but it's a sinister thing Like the wheels of ambition at the christening So I went out

The Dead Of The Night (Album Version) Shawn Colvin

It is the dead of the night On the dead of the night I live on a dream, it came to me When I was young I brought it here, and now for years The streets of London keep it safe and warm Every morning it

Shotgun Down The Avalanche (Album Version) Shawn Colvin

I'm riding shotgun down the avalanche Tumbling and falling down the avalanche So be quiet tonight the stars shine bright On this mountain of new fallen snow But I will raise up my voice into the void You

Tougher Than the Rest Shawn Colvin

Well It\'s Saturday night you\'re all dressed up in blue I been watching you awhile maybe you been watching me too So somebody ran out left somebody\'s heart in a mess Well if you\'re looking for

Polaroids (Live Version) Shawn Colvin

Please no more therapy Mother take care of me Piece me together with a Needle and thread Wrap me in eiderdown Lace from your wedding gown Fold me and lay me down On your bed Or liken me to a shoe Blackened

Diamond in the Rough Jennifer Knapp

Diamond in the Rough -Shawn Colvin/John Leventhal as a little girl i came down to the water with a little stone in my hand and it would shimmer and sing and i knew everything in a little while

The Neon Light Of The Saints Shawn Colvin

The saints all hang their heads The avenue is long They’re muffling their voices In the cold breaking dawn The saints are in their element The elements are brave The voices and the wrecking crew

Cinnamon Road Shawn Colvin

in your head of somebody That you never did know Put 'em all in a box And you leave 'em down Cinnamon Road But all the money in the world Is never gonna let you go Oh, where did you go Cinnamon Road,

Even Here We Are Shawn Colvin

Beautiful flower in your garden But the most beautiful by far Is the one growing wild in the garbage dump Even here we are.

You And The Mona Lisa Shawn Colvin

Hold me down to anything Anything that you see I should walk away right now I'll be there, so never mind I'll be the one to fall Waiting for you to look up at me Oh I love you the most Always

Twilight (Live at the Bottom Line, NYC, NY - August 1993) Shawn Colvin

Over by the wildwood, hot summer night. We lay in the tall grass, til the mornin' light come shining If I had my way I'd never get the urge to roam.

Kill The Messenger Shawn Colvin

Jane it sure looks like rain These Canadian plains And their windblown hair Jane the bruise colored clouds The smell of the ground In the ripening air I have seen you In your fluttering dress And your

That Don't Worry Me Now Shawn Colvin

Before you knew me An angel came to me I wrestled him down to the ground He said he could cure me I said That don't worry me now Those angels just bore me The same old damn story They were lost oh but

The Chain Shawn Colvin

Listen to the wind blow Watch the sun rise Run in the shadows Damn your love Damn your lies And if You don't love me now You will never love me again I can still hear you saying You would never break the

Another Plane Went Down Shawn Colvin

Another plane went down today in the Atlantic nine miles off shore And every single black car that goes by just might be yours I haven't moved from this spot I sit her watching TV in bed I wanna see if

Suicide Alley Shawn Colvin

Wait for me by the banshee tree Let me be your wailing companion Pass 'em on by, don't look 'em in the eye Suicide Alley is callin' You thought you were dreaming You could wake up dead And you'll

Orion In The Sky Shawn Colvin

we've broken down the wilderness And we've blackened up the skies And we cry 'cause we've got no vision left While the smoke gets in our eyes And there's no more time And the dream is dying But I love

Polaroids Shawn Colvin

than oxygen Tough as a whore I said you can lie to me I own what's inside of me And nothing surprises me anymore But forests in Germany Kids in the Tuileries Broken-down fortresses In old Italy

Fall Of Rome Shawn Colvin

The city is crumbling Like Rome or Pompeii And there’s nothing to do But get out of the way When you know you can save no one Like an empty old bottle The ship has gone down The Titanic is sinking

These Four Walls Shawn Colvin

I'm gonna die in these four walls I had enough and I tried it all I watch the daybreak and I see the night fall In these four walls Show me trouble, I'll take him down I drew a line on this patch of ground

American Jerusalem Shawn Colvin

American Jerusalem - Shawn Colvin New York City rain Don't know if it's makin' me Dirty or clean Went for the subway but there was no train And the tunnel was grumbling for repairs again And the

Object Of My Affection Shawn Colvin

Jump into the night Gas up and downshift Cruise up the coast On the FM drift It's a crazy world On the head of a pin Some other time Some other star I might've cried but now You only need to look so far

Set The Prairie On Fire Shawn Colvin

Full full moon and That same sad nature I wanna cover every inch of you Like ink on paper Like the blind parade of souls Consumed by religion I can't wait 'til I get you In that defenseless position Chorus

A Matter Of Minutes Shawn Colvin

I can pack myself up in a matter of minutes, Leave you all far behind All of my old world and all the things in it are hard to find If they ever were mine You've been trying And I know it's been hard

I Want It Back Shawn Colvin

I lost the thread, I lost the map It's not a feeling, it's a fact I had it once, I was on track Why won't it stay?

Get Out Of This House Shawn Colvin

Go jump in the lake, go ride up the hill Get out of this house It's a house of your making, it's a house of ill will Get out of this house Go listen to Buddha, go listen to Joe Get out of this house

Close Your Eyes Shawn Colvin

Close your eyes Close your eyes Go to sleep now, my darling There's a Sandman Old and white Bringing happy dreams to you Tattle Tail Go to sleep Til the quiet night passes You are safe in my arms In my

Roger Wilco Shawn Colvin

It's all yours it's anything that you say My company fell in we were dropped like like sticks in the wind I relinquish this misson sir in the intrest of my men I do not expect to see my children again

Windy Nights Shawn Colvin

Whenever the moon and stars are circling Whenever the wind is high All night long through the dark and wet The man goes riding by Late in the night when the fire's all out Why does he gallop and gallop

Up On That Hill Shawn Colvin

Up On That Hill - Shawn Colvin The blood that run your veins Of all that you are made It didn't start with you As much as you would like it to The path they set you on Your battles lost and won

In the Bleak Mid-Winter Shawn Colvin

In the bleak midwinter Stormy winds may blow Earth tood hard as iron Water like a stone Snow had fallen snow on snow Snow on, snow on, snow In the bleak midwinter Long, long ago What can I give him Poor

Bonefields Shawn Colvin

All and all I guess that there's so many things that we don't say and It's what makes us sad I think sometimes That makes us close but I don't mind, I don't mind In the alleys and the bonefields of Arkansa

Christmas Time Is Here Shawn Colvin

Christmas time is here Happiness and cheer Fun for all that children call their favorite time of year Snowflakes in the air Carols everywhere Olden times and ancient rhymes and love and dreams to share

The Bird Shawn Colvin

I might go to the mountain to spy And I see all the pretty snow And I dream that dream I dream no matter where I go We were still young like when we met And I hadn't fucked it all up yet And you wanted

Valentine (Album Version) Shawn Mullins

From all that is in me, I say these words with freedom on my tongue I give to you all of me, In this crazy world, life has just begun No one can take that away, It just keeps pourin' out like juice from

Venetian Blue Shawn Colvin

It still hasn't snowed in a lifetime And I am still frozen in time Where did you come from? How could you leave And why can't you be mine?

Steady On Shawn Colvin

China gets broken And it will never be the same Boats on the ocean Find their way back again I am weaving like a drunkard Like a balloon up in the air I am needing a puncture and someone To point me somewhere

I'll Say I'm Sorry Now Shawn Colvin

I''m gonna let you down I know that now Make you cry, I know I will Why should you believe I would never leave Or that I love you still For all the by and by Hard as we try The bough

Trouble Shawn Colvin

Baby let me set you down You look so troubled and I think I know Just when you think you've come around There you go Now I know the business of the heart And it'll get you anyway it can You need

Round Of Blues Shawn Colvin

Here we go again Another round of blues Several miles ago I set down my angel shoes On a lost highway For a better view Now in my mind's eye All roads lead to you Chorus: So wherever you go You better

Tennessee Shawn Colvin

I got a cool head doin' alright But I been up here so long I was starving For some hot spells, summer lights Shinin' on your back roads Tennessee Somebody hit me hard Right in my own backyard Somebody