Sand
Anything That Rhymes
The room was empty
The lights were low
The band was playin'
Somethin' slow
I was just about to call another beer
When I looked up
And she walked in
She could have been a princess
In another time
She was dressed like the waitress
In this dream of mine
And she was standing there beside me at the bar
I said hello
What’s your name
She said call me honey
Call me love
Call me sweetheart
Call me turtle dove
Call me darlin’
Clementine
Anything at all
Anything that rhymes
She said the world’s gone crazy
The world’s too full
It's all so busy
And it’s so impersonal
Just when you think you finally know somebody well
You wake up one day
And find you’ve changed yourself
Now me and my old man
We used to love to dance
We used to love to go out
We’d go out every chance
Now he just wants to sit at home and watch TV
He talks to himself
He never talks to me
He used to call me honey
He used to call me love
He used to call me sweetheart
Call me turtle dove
He used to call me darlin’
All the time
Now I could stay out all night
I don't think he'd mind
Well we drank to each other
We drank to life
To all the tired men
And the poor neglected wives
To all the little things that get left behind
When we trade the single life
For the ties that bind
And we drank to the highs and lows
And the in-betweens
To the years of plenty
And to the lean
To every time we felt like walking out the door
But turned around again
And came back for more
And she said call me honey
Call me love
Call me sweetheart
Call me turtle dove
Call me darlin’
Clementine
Anything at all
Anything that rhymes
Anything at all
Just make it rhyme
The Sisters In Song
Far from me now
But near to my heart
The warm autumn night
The shine on the street
A Japan guitar
And sweet German wine
The round battered stones and the sisters in song
God bless the sound
In a low candled room
We sit ‘round the floor
The eyes and the smiles
Rainy Night House
snakes in the grass
A tear in your tights and the sisters in song
Oh baby
Where's your coat
Wrap up warm
What have I told you
Not a clout'
‘till may is out
‘till may is out
Viva la car
And nights by the weir
When the river was young
And the sun on the rise
The wren in his nest
A nosebag and straw
Berries in bed and the sisters in song
A tear in your tights and the sisters in song
The round battered stones and the sisters in song
The Gardener
The Gardener rises with the sun
He knows there’s work to be done
He has a reason
For every season
He knows when to dig in deep
When to sow and when to reap
And that everything
Begins in spring
So make your bed with care
And remember to
Sow your seeds with love
The Gardener has a tale to tell
Feed the ground and water well
And plant them out
To face the south
Oh and he’s the patient one
Mother natures lovin’ son
The Robin is
A friend of his
And when the day is done
He’ll smile and say
Wait ‘till summer comes
And summer comes
And then we see just what he’s done
When blooms of every colour blossom in the sun
The signs of all his care and effort are displayed
And all his time and patience is repaid
The Gardener rises with the sun
He knows there’s work to be done
He has a reason for every season
He has a reason for every season
You did Something to My Heart
Dalmatia’s pretty
In the sunshine it’s true
It’s good to be here
But it was better with you
With the lights on the water
In the sweet evening air
Warm conversations
And the lovely Gyöngyvér
Can we stop for a moment
Can we sit for a little while
Have you something to tell me
Can you give me a little smile
I don't know where it will end
Or even where to start
But I think you did something
Something to my heart
In the old town of Zadar
We found a cafe
Where we watched people passing
And the Swallows at play
Near the church of Saint Donat
There was something to see
We walked while the organ
Played the song of the sea
Then we stopped for a moment
And we sat for a little while
I told you something
And you gave me a little smile
I don't know where it will end
Or even where to start
But I think you did something
Something to my heart
Now some things are obvious
Some beauty hides away
Some people mysterious
When seen from afar
And some things are serious
Some things are better shared
Like this experience
Like ice-cream and stars
And I’m leaving tomorrow
For the place I know best
What’s in the future
Is anyone's guess
But I’m taking you with me
For the rest of my days
Your warm conversations
And your beautiful ways
And we stopped for a moment
And we sat for a little while
I told you something
And you gave me a little smile
I don't know where it will end
Or even where to start
But I think you did something
Something to my heart
Can we stop for a moment
Can we sit for a little while
Have you something to tell me
Can you give me a little smile
I don't know where it will end
Or even where to start
But I think you did something
Something to my heart
Yes I think you did something
Something to my heart
That Was My Heart
You’re a picture
In colour too
Something green in a burnt out world, that’s how I saw you
Another chance to roll the dice
Another chance to win
A story waiting to unfold
Somewhere to begin
Did you hear a sound that made you stop and slowly turn around
That was my heart callin' out to you
Sayin' take me, take me, take me
That was my heart
We are children
We laugh and run
We believe in what we see
We take it as it comes
The world is ours
The world’s a stage we play upon
Life is new and life’s a page to be written on
Did you hear a sound like water flowin' peaceful and serene
That was my heart lyin' next to you
Safe and in your keeping
That was my heart
And love arrives with smiles and sighs
And though it tries it can’t hold back the tears
It can’t hold back the tears
We’re survivors on a long march home
Battle-scarred and ragged
We drag our weary bones
Through the fields of memories
Through the haunted ruins
Through the streets where we first heard loves sweet tune
Did you hear a sound like thunder
A cry that split the night
That was my heart cryin' out for you
Breakin', breakin', breakin'
That was my heart
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The Lady Came From Baltimore
(Tim Hardin)
The lady came from Baltimore
All she wore was lace
She didn't know that I was poor
She never saw my place
I was there to steal her money
Take her rings and run
But I fell in love with the lady
Got away with none
The lady's name was Suzanne Moore
Her daddy read her law
She didn't know that I was poor
And lived outside the law
Her daddy said I was a thief
And didn't marry her for love
But I was Suzanne's true belief
And I married her for love
I was there to steal her money
Take her rings and run
But I fell in love with the lady
Got away with none
The house she lived in had a wall
To keep the robbers out
She never stopped to think at all
That's what I'm about
I was there to steal her money
Take her rings and run
But I fell in love with the lady
Got away with none
Natives
For all our languages
We can't communicate
For all our native tongues
We're all natives here
Sons of their fathers dream the same dream
The sound of forbidden words becomes a scream
Voices in anger
Victims of history
Plundered and set aside
Fat on swallowed pride
With promises of paradise
And gifts of beads and knives
Missionaries and pioneers
Are soldiers in disguise
Saviours and conquerors they make us wait
Like fishers of men they wave their truth like bait
But with the touch of a stranger's hand
Innocence turns to shame
The spirit that dwelt within
He sleeps out in the rain
For all our languages
We can't communicate
For all our native tongues
we're all natives here
The scars of the past are slow to disappear
The cries of the dead are always in our ears
And only the very safe
Can talk about wrong and right
Of those who are forced to choose
Some will choose to fight
For all our languages
We can't communicate
Learnin' by Mistakes
Well you’re feeling’ strong
You think this world won’t break you up
This world won’t make you hurt
You think you’re inspired
When luck is on your side
When trouble comes you hide
And you think you’ve something’ to say
But it’s time to shut your mouth
And you think you’ve got the answer
But you’re still finding’ out
Think that love’s gonna make you happy
But it only makes you ache
It’s an education learnin’ by mistakes
Learnin’ by mistakes
Oh you’re a real live wire
You’re gonna set this old world on fire
And I know you're a slave to your desire
You wanna stand and fight
You think your so strong you must be right
But you cry like a baby when you turn off the light
And you think you’ve something’ to say
But it’s time to shut your mouth
And you think you’ve got the answer
But you’re still finding’ out
Think that love’s gonna make you happy
But it only makes you ache
It’s an education learnin’ by mistakes
Learnin’ by mistakes
Learnin' by mistakes
It Doesn’t Matter Now, She’s Gone
Lookin’ at this picture
You can see the joins
The colours forced together
The tension in the lines
The simple strokes of beauty
There but hard to find
The best bits all got covered up
There’s not much left behind
Not much to show for all that
Time and energy
But it doesn’t matter now she’s gone
It doesn’t matter now she’s gone
A length of timber planed
Didn’t cost that much
The canvas and the rabbit glue
Three colours and a brush
But it takes all your passion
Covering the white
Breathing life into it
Capturing the light
Making something out of nothing
It's easier said than done
But it doesn’t matter now she’s gone
It doesn’t matter now she’s gone
She took all my money
She wasted all my time
I know it sounds funny
But I don’t even mind
She was my worst enemy
And she was my best friend
And though I tried to hate her
I’ll love her 'till the end
There are many ways to hurt someone
And I know one or two
But it doesn’t matter now she’s gone
It doesn’t matter now she’s gone
Something to Believe In
A silver bullet
With my name on
A shot straight through the heart
That would
That would be somethin'
Absolute
That would be somethin"
The kinda looks that
You'd die for
The kind that you could live for
How could
How could I argue
How could I
I couldn't argue
Oh sand
Sand beneath my feet
And in my hand
Give me reason
Give me rhyme
Give me somethin' to believe in
Give me strength and give me time
Give me somethin' to believe in
Somethin' to believe in
A million dollars
In my pocket
And a limo in the drive
Things that
You can count on
Things that love can't buy
A life's subscription to the world
Of the fabulously privileged
That wouldn't hurt
No it wouldn't hurt too much
Oh, to have too much
Sand
Sand, golden sand
And all for me
Give me reason
Give me rhyme
Give me somethin' to believe in
Give me strength and give me time
Give me somethin' to believe in
Somethin' to believe in
The colour of the sky in summer
The colour of the sky
When summer's gone
That should be enough
That should be
Should be enough
The billion stars above my head
The beauty and the mystery
That's here and now
What more can I say
There's nothin' left to say
Just sand
Just sand
Sand beneath my feet
And in my hand
Give me reason
Give me rhyme
Give me somethin' to believe in
Give me strength and give me time
Give me somethin' to believe in
Somethin' to believe in