The Week Of Living Dangerously Steve Earle, The Dukes

I got out of work and I headed for the neighborhood beer joint I sat around and had a beer with the boys like I always do Well I didn't have nothin' to say anyway there ain't no point There's just something

The Week Of Living Dangerously Steve Earle

The Week Of Living Dangerously (Steve Earle) I got out of work and I headed for the neighborhood beer joint I sat around and had a beer with the boys like I always do Well I didn't have nothin' to

Ben McCulloch Steve Earle

Ben McCulloch (Steve Earle) [1975] We signed up in San Antone my brother Paul and me To fight with Ben McCulloch and the Texas infantry Well the poster said we'd get a uniform and seven bucks a

Harlan Man Steve Earle

Harlan Man (Steve Earle) I'm a Harlan Man Went down in the mine when I was barely grown It was easy then ‘Cause I didn't know what I know now But I'm a family man And it's the only life that I've

Telephone Road Steve Earle

Telephone Road (Steve Earle) My brother Jimmy, my other brother Jack Went off down to Houston and they never come back Mama wasn't gonna let her baby go yet But there ain't nobody hirin' back in

Hard-Core Troubadour Steve Earle

Hard-Core Troubadour (Steve Earle) Girl, don't bother to lock your door He's out there hollering, "Darlin' don't you love me no more?"

N.Y.C. Steve Earle

(Steve Earle) He was standing on the highway Somewhere way out in the sticks Guitar across his shoulder Like a 30 ought six He was staring in my headlights When I come around the bend Climbed up

The Tennessee Kid Steve Earle, The Dukes

On Mardi Gras day the Tennessee kid Awoke in a puddle Of his own worst fears Haunted by the ghost Of vague remembrance No corporeal beast he could name So the kid invoked Lucifer himself With oaths most

Angry Young Man Steve Earle, The Dukes

Got a lot of memories tied up in this place So much time spent in so little space What looked like the world through the eyes of a child Kind of closes in on you after awhile It's a place to grow up and

Nowhere Road (From "Black Dog" Soundtrack) Steve Earle, The Dukes

There's a road in Oklahoma Straighter than a preacher Longer than a memory And it goes forever onward Been a good teacher For a lot of country boys like me I push that load from here to someday I'll push

Six Days On The Road Steve Earle, The Dukes

I pulled out of Pittsburgh rolling down the Eastern seaboard I've got my diesel wound up and she's running like never before There's a speed zone ahead on right and I ain't see a cop all night Six days

I Ain't Ever Satisfied Steve Earle, The Dukes

I was born by the railroad tracks Well the train whistle wailed and I wailed right back Well papa left mama when I was quite young He said now One of these days you're gonna follow me son Woh oh oh oh

The Unrepentant Steve Earle

The Unrepentant (Steve Earle) In the middle of the night In the middle of a lonely night Stands alone in the pale moonlight Screams out in defiance He's got no one to turn to You could talk ‘til

Dixieland Steve Earle

Dixieland (Steve Earle) I am Kilrain and I'm a fightin' man and I come from County Clare And the Brits would hang me for a Fenian so I took me leave of there And I crossed the ocean in the "Arrianne

The Other Side Of Town Steve Earle

The Other Side Of Town (Steve Earle) When I'm sad and blue And I'm feeling all alone There's a place that I go to That no one knows Where no matter what I do Won't nobody put me down That's why

Continental Trailways Blues Steve Earle

Continental Trailways Blues (Steve Earle) Well, sittin' in the depot long before the break of day I just bought my ticket, Lord I hope the bus ain't late I'll have a cup of coffee and a sandwich

I Love You Too Much Steve Earle, The Dukes

Ooh pretty baby what you doin' to me The way your kisses burn right through me I don't think I can last much longer I get weaker and my love gets stronger I don't think that my heart can take it One little

The Galway Girl Steve Earle

The Galway Girl (Steve Earle) Well, I took a stroll on the old long walk Of a day -I-ay-I-ay I met a little girl and we stopped to talk Of a fine soft day -I-ay-I-ay And I ask you, friend, what's

The Other Kind Steve Earle

The Other Kind (Steve Earle) I woke up this morning and I took a look around at all that I got These days I've been lookin' in the mirror and wondering if that's me lookin' back or not I'm still

Angry Young Man Steve Earle

Angry Young Man (Steve Earle, John Porter McMeans) Got a lot of memories tied up in this place So much time spent in so little space What looked like the world through the eyes of a child Kind of

Another Town Steve Earle

Another Town (Steve Earle) One of these days when my minds made up And I'm sick and tired of hangin' around I'll be on my way in a cloud of dust On the road to another town Once upon a time I loved

Breakdown Lane Steve Earle

Colby) Baby, last night I was watchin' my headlights flashin' on the guard rail Now it's early in the mornin' and I'm still runnin' like the devil was on my trail Well, say why why why would a man treat

Justice In Ontario Steve Earle

Justice In Ontario (Steve Earle) Oh you who hail from Ontario Know the tale of the Donnelly's Oh Died at the hands of a mob that night Every child and man by the oil torch light Jim Donnelly was

Close Your Eyes Steve Earle

Close Your Eyes (Steve Earle) I dreamed you were standing On the edge of the world And I thought I heard you call out With one foot on the rock And one a cloud Was it just the wind that I heard

Rivers Of Babylon Steve Earle

Rivers Of Babylon (B. Crowe, James A. McNaughton, G. Reyam, F.

Guitar Town Steve Earle

Guitar Town (Steve Earle) Hey pretty baby are you ready for me It's your good rockin' daddy down from Tennessee I'm just out of Austin bound for San Antone With the radio blastin' and the bird dog

Copperhead Road Steve Earle

Copperhead Road (Steve Earle) Well my name's John Lee Pettimore Same as my daddy and his daddy before You hardly ever saw Grandaddy down here He only came to town about twice a year He'd buy a

West Nashville Boogie Steve Earle

West Nashville Boogie (Steve Earle) I was born in the city I was born in the city And I was raised up right around here Daddy's down in the workhouse Daddy's down in the workhouse Daddy's down

Jerusalem Steve Earle

I woke up this mornin' and none of the news was good And death machines were rumblin' 'cross the ground where Jesus stood And the man on my TV told me that it had always been that way And there was

The Boy Who Never Cried Steve Earle

The Boy Who Never Cried (Steve Earle) Long ago and far away In a land no map can find There lived in long forgotten days A boy who never cried He was his mother's only child So she never wondered

Hopeless Romantics Steve Earle

Hopeless Romantics (Steve Earle) You can love most of the people Most of the time Now and again if you're lookin' I'm sure You will find Someone who's helplessly hoping That someday They'll finally

Mercenary Song Steve Earle

Mercenary Song (Steve Earle) [1974] Me and Bill there we both come from Georgia Met Hank out in New Mexico We're bound for Duranqo to join Pancho Villa We hear that he's payin' in gold I guess

I'm Looking Through You Steve Earle

I'm lookin' through you where did you go I thought I knew you what did I know You don't look different but you have changed I'm Iooking through you you're not the same Your lips are moving I cannot hear

Country Girl Steve Earle

Country Girl (Steve Earle) She's a country girl Young and pretty She wanna see the world So she headed for the city She was entertained in all the right places Knew half of the names, and all

Have Mercy Steve Earle

Have Mercy (Steve Earle) He was standin' on the corner A hundred dollar bill in his hand Said I could feed a lot of these people with this But that ain't the business at hand Ain't but one reason

I Can Wait Steve Earle

I Can Wait (Steve Earle) In the blink of an eye Stars'll fall from the sky No one even notices If you think it'll help I can walk out myself And we won't have to go through this If I pretend

Someday (Live) Steve Earle

There ain't a lot that you can do in this town You drive down to the lake and then you turn back around You go to school and you learn to read and write So you can walk into the county bank and

Blue Yodel #9 Steve Earle

Blue Yodel #9 (Jimmie Rodgers) (Steve Earle's version) Standing on the corner I didn't mean no harm When a big policeman Grabbed me by the arm Now, it was down in Memphis On the corner of Beale

Taneytown Steve Earle

Taneytown (Steve Earle) I went down to Taneytown I went down to Taneytown To see what I could see My mama told me never go But I'm almost 22 years old Sometimes I fear this holler swollow me

Once You Love Steve Earle

Once You Love (Steve Earle, Larry Crane) A long time ago there lived a man He had the world in the palm of his hand Sultans and kings beat a path to his door He had everything but he still wanted

Down The Road Steve Earle

Down The Road (Steve Earle) On the blue side of evenin' When the darkness takes control You start lookin' for a reason To take your lonesome on down the road 'Cause the night is filled with strangers

Nothing But A Child Steve Earle

Nothing But A Child (Steve Earle) Once upon a time in a far off land Wise men saw a sign and set out aross the sand Songs of praise to sing, they travelled day and night Precious gifts to bring,

Tom Ames' Prayer Steve Earle

Everyone in Nacadoches knew Tom Ames would come to some bad end Well the sheriff had cought him stealin' chickens and such by the time that he was ten And one day his daddy took a ten dollar bill and he

You're The Best Lover That I Ever Had Steve Earle, The Dukes

your hair hang down Falling like soft rain all around Hey honey put your lips on mine Hey honey put your lips on mine Smooth like silk and sweet like wine Never had another kiss taste like that You're the

The Rain Came Down Steve Earle, The Dukes

The old man loaded up everything that he owned On a wagon and headed out west The old woman fearlessly faced the unknown 'Cause she figured he knew what was best And they settled down hard on a government

Nowhere Road Steve Earle

Nowhere Road (Steve Earle, Reno Kling) There's a road, in Oklahoma Straighter than a preacher Longer than a memory And it goes, forever onward Been a good teacher For a lot of country boys like

Johnny Come Lately Steve Earle

Johnny Come Lately (Steve Earle) I'm an American, boys, and I've come a long way I was born and bred in the USA So listen up close, I've get something to say Boys, I'm buying this round Well it

Someday Steve Earle

Someday (Steve Earle) There ain't a lot that you can do in this town You drive down to the lake and then you turn back around You go to school and you learn to read and write So you can walk into

If You Need A Fool Steve Earle

If You Need A Fool (Steve Earle) Darlin', I could tell we're through That leavin' look's all over you I'll be waitin' here no matter what you do Call me if you need a fool Go and find another guy

Transcendental Blues Steve Earle

Transcendental Blues (Steve Earle) In the darkest hour of the longest night If it was in my power I'd step into the light Candles on the alter, penny in your shoe Walk upon the water ?