Object Of My Affection Shawn Colvin

As the smile on my face To see the shape I'm in Try love in a bottle Try love in a box Play it all night long Dance 'til you drop And it sure got soul It's not flesh and blood I tried looking for love

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

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

Seven Times The Charm Shawn Colvin

The first rose to rise up in the ruins of the flood You brought me down like a hawk to your glove But a poor girl is made out of sorrow and blood Some hearts survive but mine isn’t one And we go once

Sunny came home Shawn Colvin

Sunny came home to her favorite room Sunny sat down in the kitchen She opened a book and a box of tools Sunny came home with a mission She says days go by I'm hypnotized 'm walking on a wire

Sunny came home Shawn Colvin

Sunny came home to her favorite room Sunny sat down in the kitchen She opened a book and a box of tools Sunny came home with a mission She says days go by I'm hypnotized 'm walking on

Window To The World Shawn Colvin

Neon flickers with a pale glow And all the shadows that come and go Sometimes I can hear them laugh and cry In my lonely room with a view I can't sleep and so I think of you And watch the world as it passes

Sunny Came Home Shawn Colvin

Sunny came home To her favorite room Sunny sat down in the kitchen She opened a book And a box of tools Sunny came home with a mission She says days go by I'm hypnotized I'm walking on a wire

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

One Small Year Shawn Colvin

One small year It's been an eternity It's taken all of me to get here The hands of time They pushed my down the street They swept me of my feet to this place And I don't know my face Now all through the

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

On My Own Shawn Colvin

If I don’t see you Before I go Remember what you’ve seen And what you know Sunshine you will be On my mind eternally But let’s just you remember you And I’ll remember me I’m gonna be on my own

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

Tuff Kid Shawn Colvin

I was a tuff kid Yeah I was a tuff kid It took a lot to get me on my knees I had a hard time Yeah I had a hard time Just ask somebody if you don't believe me.

Steady On Shawn Colvin

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'm gonna keep my

Steady On (Album Version) Shawn Colvin

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'm gonna keep 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

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

Every Little Thing (He) Does Is Magic Shawn Colvin

Though i've tried before to tell him Of the feelings I have for him In my heart Every time that I come near him I just loose my nerve like Ive done From the start Cause every little thing he does is magic

Monopoly Shawn Colvin

I don't know what else to do I would rather do anything Than write this song for you And perpetuate this thing In my head, in my living room With the usual arsenal Of broken chords and rusty strings To

Love Me Tender Shawn Colvin

You have made my life complete, and I love you so. Love me tender, love me true, all my dreams fulfill. For my darlin' I love you, and I always will.

That Don't Worry Me Now Shawn Colvin

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 now they been found Ain't nobody lookin' but That don't worry me now I live by the sound Of

This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) (Live at the Bottom Line, NYC, NY - August 1993) Shawn Colvin

weak heart I guess I must be having fun But the less we say about it the better Let's make it up as we go along Feet on the ground Head in the clouds I'm okay I know nothing's wrong Hi Ho - Got plenty of

This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) Shawn Colvin

weak heart I guess I must be having fun But the less we say about it the better Let's make it up as we go along Feet on the ground Head in the clouds I'm okay I know nothing's wrong Hi Ho - Got plenty of

Venetian Blue Shawn Colvin

So come to me soon and I'll hold you We'll be eye to eye, skin to skin And I'll stroke the fire Of this cruel December Until I see you again.

Kill The Messenger Shawn Colvin

dry face of steel As you're dragging your red rowing boat Cross the forever fields See Jane something's gone dead Inside my head There's nothing but fear Jane the rivers of grief The tears of relief Seem

Crazy Shawn Colvin

I remember when, I remember, I remember when I lost my mind There was something so pleasant about that place.

Suicide Alley Shawn Colvin

Downtown baby it's a million to one You might as well name your poison And stand in line by the exit sign Suicide Alley is waiting You're a loose cannonball on a sinking ship From the belly of

Shotgun Down The Avalanche 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

Shotgun Down The Avalanche (Live at the Ryman) 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

The Story (Album Version) Shawn Colvin

mother too young And he took on a world like a fortunate son But in the cellar downstairs waiting for the bomb scare He would hide from us under the kitchen Where she simmered so soft with her weapons of

I'm Gone Shawn Colvin

The Manhattan skyline A bed and a byline I've come and I've cradled your face I won't be the last one To commit crimes of passion With a shoot-out and a chase Over and over and over and over I'm beckoning

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

Summer Dress Shawn Colvin

I put on my finest summer dress, So light and thin, it was my best. I brushed my hair, I held my breath. I went out to face the wilderness. I went out to face the wilderness. The men in hats.

All Fall Down Shawn Colvin

Is breakin’ even to you We all fall down We all fall down We all fall down Well I don’t understand why And I might never know But I believe in love I like to swallow it whole How come the best of

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

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. Sometimes to serve my country , Sometimes I stay at home.

Someone Like you Shawn Colvin

Someone like you To make it all worthwhile Someone like you To keep me satisfied Someone exactly like you I've been travellin' a hard road Lookin' for someone exactly like you I've been carryin' my

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

Change Is On The Way Shawn Colvin

Change Is On The Way - Shawn Colvin Cold nights, warm hands Mountains, flat lands Your face Nothing gets erased And I feel like a change is on the way Once you held my hand Wasn't long I saw you

Someday Shawn Colvin

Pumpin' gasoline and countin' out of state plates. They ask me how far into Memphis girl, and where's the nearest beer. And they don't even know that there's a town around here.

Another Long One 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

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

New Thing Now Shawn Colvin

on the table A genius with no label But not quite, not quite God, I swear it's good to be back home Waiting for the newest Rolling Stone All the other girls are still at war The best and worst of

Hold On To The Good Things Shawn Colvin

Things From Stuart Little 2 soundtrack It's a beautiful world It's a beautiful day And an usual time is coming away We're on adventure hippy poo-ey Talking in the balloon I'm sailing with you On top of

Orion In The Sky Shawn Colvin

gets in our eyes And there's no more time And the dream is dying But I love you baby And I know you and I Can find a way to heaven Just like Orion in the sky He's the long lost hero He's the guardian of

Fill Me Up Shawn Colvin

And the color of dawn, From this plane that I'm on, Is the day breaking in your eyes. I'm a still-life now, on a tabletop. I'm a case-study in French Blue.

Hold On Shawn Colvin

She went and took that California trip Well, the moon was gold, her hair like wind She said Don't look back, you just come on, Jim Oh, you've got to hold on, hold on Babe, you've got to hold on Take my

If I Were Brave Shawn Colvin

All the happy couples on their way to New Orleans Reminding me of when we got along They're only renting time and space to fill up with their dreams And dreams are what they'll have when they have gone

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

I Want It Back Shawn Colvin

got such lip, you know the street You been around, you took some heat You mighta killed, you might be cruel You might be stupid but we love you You're in the paper, you're in the air You're in my