Polaroids (Live Version) Shawn Colvin

Please no more therapyMother take care of mePiece me together with aNeedle and threadWrap me in eiderdownLace from your wedding gownFold me and lay me downOn your bedOr liken me to a shoeBlackened ...

Polaroids Shawn Colvin

night Of lovers who walked the plank Out on the edge of time Amidst ridicule They laughed as they rocked and reeled Over the mining fields Coming to rest on this ship of fools But he just took polaroids

Shotgun Down The Avalanche (Album Version) Shawn Colvin

our wheels On this mountain of new fallen snow So I let go the catch and we are over the edge You have left me nowhere to go I'm riding shotgun down the avalanche Sometimes you make me lose my will to live

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

Stranded (Album Version) Shawn Colvin

Was it really two summers agoOr was it outer spaceWe both had nowhere to goIn search of a state of graceAll in all we never had timeWhen we met each other we stoppedon a dimeFloating nowhereSuspend...

Steady On (Album Version) Shawn Colvin

China gets brokenAnd it will never be the sameBoats on the oceanFind their way back againI am weaving like a drunkardLike a balloon up in the airI am needing a puncture and someoneTo point me somew...

The Story (Album Version) Shawn Colvin

Well we pounded the pavement betweendotted linesBut we always belonged to thefugitive kindWe were never the best but we werebetter than thisTo be made to bow down among princesI got thrown around h...

Another Long One (Album Version) Shawn Colvin

If losing sleep were any indicationOf the loving that I've missedI would wrap myself around youBut how likely can that be when I feel like thisAnd if life were not unfortunateAnd reason blew like s...

Ricochet In Time (Album Version) Shawn Colvin

I've been sleeping fairLately I could swear I'm thinkingclearer and clearerAnd I've been working hardLooking at my punch card andmy mirror, my mirrorBut I daydream in my roomI'm baying at the moonR...

Diamond In The Rough (Album Version) Shawn Colvin

As a little girl I came down to the waterWith a little stone in my handIt would shimmer and singAnd we knew everythingAs a little girl I came downBut in a little while I got steeped in authorityHea...

Cry Like An Angel (Album Version) Shawn Colvin

The streets of my town are notwhat they wereThey are haloed in anger, bitterand hurtAnd it's not so you'd notice butit's a sinister thingLike the wheels of ambition atthe christeningSo I went out w...

Something To Believe In (Album Version) Shawn Colvin

You will wander aroundAnd it won't be the sameAll the signs will be downAnd it's starting to rain outIt's a lonely placeThat you've brought it to nowYou wanted to loveYou didn't know how butThere w...

That Don't Worry Me Now Shawn Colvin

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

Shotgun Down The Avalanche (Live at the Ryman) Shawn Colvin

I'm riding shotgun down the avalancheTumbling and falling down the avalancheSo be quiet tonight the starsshine brightOn this mountain of new fallen snowBut I will raise up my voice intothe voidYou ...

Fill Me Up Shawn Colvin

And I know where you live, And I know who you are. So don't get too close. And don't go too far... Well I might be alright, If I just see the light, I don't care if the phone don't ring.

Hold On Shawn Colvin

They put a sign up in our town If you live it up, you won't live it down So she left Monte Rio, son Just like a bullet leaves a gun With her charcoal eyes and her Monroe hips She went and took that California

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 shiningIf I had my way I'd never get the urge to roam.Sometimes to serve my country , Sometimes I stay at...

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

I wish I was a millionareI'd play rock music and grow long hairTell you boysI'd buy a newRolls-RoycePretty people come to meI'd give 'em all the third degreeI'd give 'em satin sheetsAnd keep 'em of...

Let It Slide Shawn Colvin

You say you get a feeling about it I'm starting to know what you mean I only have to look at somewhere you've been walking It's like I know every place that you've been You say you thought you'd just live

Monopoly Shawn Colvin

arsenal Of broken chords and rusty strings To surrender all And I don't like to be so weak Retreating behind these lines The same old tongue-in-cheek Regretting that both are mine And I don't like to live

New Thing Now Shawn Colvin

now And now you're turning grinning But maybe no one's listening And you might lose it all my darling, yes you might This is your new thing now And it feels so good to doubt you I could almost live

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

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 waterWith a little stone in my handIt would shimmer and singAnd we knew everythingAs a little girl I came downBut in a little while I got steeped in authorityHea...

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

HomeIs where I want to bePick me up and turn me 'roundI come homeBorn with a weak heartI guess I must be having funBut the less we say about it the betterLet's make it up as we go alongFeet on the ...

You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Live at the Bottom Line, NYC, NY - August 1993) Shawn Colvin

I've seen love go by my door, it's never been this close before,It's never been so easy or so slow.I've been sooting in the dark too long, when something's not right it's wrong.You're gonna make me...

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 I cl...

Someone Like you Shawn Colvin

I've been searchin' for a long time For someone exactly like you I've been travellin' all around the world Waiting for you to come through chorus Someone like you To make it all worthwhile Someon...

Nothin On Me Shawn Colvin

Well I don't tell jokes And I don't take notes You been sayin there ain't much hope You got nothin on me I got friends uptown And they don't talk down They been keepin me safe and sound We got som...

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 ...

When You Know Shawn Colvin

When you know that you know who you love, you can't deny it. Or go back, or give up, or pretend that you don't buy it. When it's clear this time you've found the one, you'll never let him go Cos y...

Nothing On Me Shawn Colvin

Well I don't tell jokes And I don't take notes You been sayin there ain't much hope You got nothin on me I got friends uptown And they don't talk down They been keepin me safe and sound We got some...

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 ...

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 s...

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 ...

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 hou...

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 I c...

Wichita Skyline Shawn Colvin

By shawn colvin & john leventhal Down at the train they go to independence everyday But anywhere else now seems like a million miles away And i must have been high to believe that i would ever leave

The Facts About Jimmy Shawn Colvin

Jimmy is married and he lives down south His wife lives somewhere colder He sees another woman in a badlands town And she cries upon his shoulder Jimmy thinks that he's a helpless man He thinks ab...

I Don`t Know Why Shawn Colvin

I don't know why The sky is so blue And I don't know why I'm so in love with you But if there were no music Then I would not get through I don't know why I know these things, but I do I don't know...

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? I want it back I see you there in that magazine You're looking smart, you sound s...

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 givi...

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 l...

84,000 Different Delusions Shawn Colvin

Good love bad love good love yeah My time your time my time yeah 84,000 different delusions Take a ride in the car 84,000 different delusions Good times bad times good times yeah Our world their ...

Facts About Jimmy Shawn Colvin

by Shawn Colvin & John Leventhal Jimmy is married and he lives down south His wife lives somewhere colder He sees another woman in a badlands town And she cries upon his shoulder Jimmy thinks that

All Fall Down Shawn Colvin

Here I come Cuz I don’t know better I’m a thief and a sinner I’m a fool and a debtor You got your pushin’ numbers You got your pushin’ a broom And what’s lucky to some Is breakin’ even to you We al...

Knowing What I Know Now Shawn Colvin

Out on the road and a refuge Thinking about it and I cry out loud I wouldn’t ask you to comfort me Knowing what I know now We had a love and it went all wron I had a dream and you let me down I wou...

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 on...

Anne Of The Thousand Days Shawn Colvin

Anne Of The Thousand Days - Shawn Colvin The morning was wet I wore your jacket I walked your dog To go get coffee Where I ran into Your last girlfriend And we said hello She didn't like me I

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 An...

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