Everything's Comin' Up Roses Nanci Griffith

roses anyway Oh and everything`s comin` up roses It`s comin` up roses every day I`ve got a heart bent on confusion I`m punch drunk straight half the time I`m feeling watered down and diluted Still the

Comin' Down In The Rain Nanci Griffith

As he tried to forget He lost all his heat And his heart never will be the same He got lighter than air But he`ll only come down in the rain Strung out and hung out to dry Laughin` under the line It`s

Wouldn't That Be Fine Nanci Griffith

If you knew my love had never flown away Would I be missing you wouldn`t that be roses Wouldn`t that be fine If I could wash away all these years with language Could this naked love survive the light of

Roses On The 4th Of July Nanci Griffith

"He still sends her roses on the 4th of July. They're always white roses, she's never asked why. She still doesn't know where he goes, Thursday nights.

Walk Right Back Nanci Griffith

Don`t send it I`m so lonesome everyday These eyes of mine That gave you loving glances once before Changed to shades of cloudy gray I want so very much to see you Just like before I gotta know you`re comin

Try The Love Nanci Griffith

Before you marry, before you mend Or have someone`s children, long before then You could find something with somebody new Try the love I`m offering in my open arms Before you do We should have quarreled

Brave Companion Of The Road (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

you've gone crazier Than you ever thought you'd be When the lights go down And the dance floor is empty And the crowd is going home I will be waiting For my brave companion of the road Some days come up

Things I Don't Need Nanci Griffith

ve filled up the shelf With things I don?t need that wear me down Things I don?t want but still keep around. I woke up today and I made up my mind From now on I?ll Leave all those things I don?

From Clare To Here Nanci Griffith

Four who shared this room and we caught up in the CRAIC Sleeping late on Sundays and we never got to Mass It`s a long way from Clare to here It`s a long way from Clare to here It`s a long, long way It

I Live On A Battlefield Nanci Griffith

muddy water Yes, and the bits of broken heart All around, there is desolation And scenes of devastation Of a love being torn apart I live on a battlefield I live on a battlefield I live on a battlefield Everything

This Old Town Nanci Griffith

This old town should`ve burned down in 1929 That`s when we stood in line Waiting for our soup Swallowing our pride This old town should`ve burned down in 1931 When the rain refused to come Air filled up

Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound Nanci Griffith

It`s a long and dusty road It`s a hot and heavy load And the folks I meet ain`t always kind Some are bad and some are good Some have done the best they could Some have tried to ease my trouble in mind

Canadian Whiskey Nanci Griffith

In the hills of Montana There`s a timber wolf howlin` The rangers are prowlin` For a woman alone She`d run away from an Indian lover He`ll never recover She turned him to stone She drank Canadian whiskey

Love In A Memory (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

Paul in '75 And men come to court her with roses and sweet wine Where hands cross the ivories from six until nine She sings away sorrow each night when she leaves him She goes home alone, She's not the

Money Changes Everything Nanci Griffith

cloud In a crazy storm that pulls you on Take a pill or you might take a loss And the vicious circle tightens But compromise comes with a cost Maybe you can't see but it's clear to me Money changes everything

One Of These Days Nanci Griffith

wonder how this happened that two young lovers could pack their dreams and move from the Texas Plains Oh, I'm gonna take us back where we belong Where you can see it in the stars that the weather's comin

If Wishes Were Changes (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

I wish that you loved me The way that I love you I wish I had Angels Who sang in my dreams If wishes were changes We'd all live in roses And there wouldn't be children Who cried in their sleep He wishes

Saint Teresa Of Avila Nanci Griffith

Saint Teresa, your patron child`s come home Were you there to greet her?

Ten Degrees and Getting Colder Nanci Griffith

He was standing by the highway With a sign that just said Mother When he heard a driver coming About a half a mile away So he held the sign up higher Where no decent soul could miss it It was ten degrees

Truly Something Fine Nanci Griffith

(Nanci Griffith - James Hooker) Oh love is a hand you hold When you think you've lost your mind It is bitter as persimmons Yet as sweet of rose on vine It's the thorns upon the vines That sometimes tear

Waiting For Love Nanci Griffith

Life is full of finer things They`re lost and found in the dark It`s the dog by the highway Who said,"Goin` my way?"

Maybe Tomorrow Nanci Griffith

I will find somebody new Maybe tomorrow I will stop this missing you Maybe tomorrow Time`s the healer time`s the key So all the wise folks say Oh, maybe tomorrow But not today Life will once again make

Dress Of Laces Nanci Griffith

And she has a dress of laces It`s worn in many places The shoulder hangs upon her by a thread And she has a need for ahrin` For someone warm and carin` And no one sees a heart that`s underfed Young girl

Speed of the Sound of Loneliness Nanci Griffith

You come home late And you come home early You come on big When you`re feelin` small You come home straight And you home curly Sometimes you just don`t come home at all So what in the world`s come over

Morning Train Nanci Griffith

There`s a morning train Headed for New Orleans Carrying bussiness men and week day shoppers I have sixteen bucks and a dollar in change That`s not bad price for a one way ride On a morning train I give

Not My Way Home Nanci Griffith

become Yet, I know your path is clearer Shed of me, out there on your own I don`t intend to sound ungrateful You`ve given love when I had none My feet had tread upon the road you`re on And I know it`s

Who Knows Where The Time Goes Nanci Griffith

Across the evening sky All the birds are leaving But how can they know It`s time for them to go Before the winter fire I will still be dreaming I have no thought of time For who knows where the time goes

Night Rider's Lament Nanci Griffith

share You must`ve gone crazy out there He said last night I ran into Jenny They married and have a good life Oh, you sure missed the track when you never came back She made the perfect professional`s

If I Had A Hammer (The Hammer Song) Nanci Griffith

I`d sing out danger I`d sing out a warning I`d sing out love between my brothers and my sisters All over this land Well I got a hammer And I got a bell And I got a song to sing all over this land It`s

Wall Of Death Nanci Griffith

alive Oh let me take my chances on the wall of death You can go with the crazy people in the crooked house You can fly away on the rocket or spin in the mouse The tunnel of love might amuse you And Noah`s

I Still Miss Someone Nanci Griffith

little fun But I find a darkened corner Because I still miss someone Oh, I never get over those blue eyes I see them everywhere I miss those arms that held me When all the love was there I wonder if she`s

Hard Times Come Again No More Nanci Griffith

Let us pause in life`s pleasures and count its many tears While we all sup sorrow with the poor There`s a song that will linger forever in our ears; Oh, hard times come again no more `Tis the song, the

I Fought The Law Nanci Griffith

the law won I fought the law and the law won I needed money and I had none I fought the law and the law won I fought the law and the lawn won I left my baby and I feel so bad I guess my race is run She`s

I'll Move Along Nanci Griffith

time to move along I`m slow to move these feet of clay You passed me by now you`re in my way I take my change at my own damn pace I`ll move along one day I`ll move along time to move along come on let`s

Summer Wages Nanci Griffith

you And never leave your woman alone With your friends around to steal her She`ll be gambled and gone Like summer wages And we`ll keep rollin` on `Til we get to Vancouver And the woman that I love She`s

Two For The Road Nanci Griffith

twilight part And we`ve had the best light of our days We`re two rails that never crossed in anger Voices never raised Two of a kind heart Two for the road We have been blessed with dreaming You had Georgia`s

Simple Life Nanci Griffith

places shining on the truth The moon moves the bottoms of the oceans So, the sun can bring a farmer's hands to you [Chorus:] We all seek comfort in the light of day And our tears can wash off in the rain Everything

Three Flights Up Nanci Griffith

five room flat Now it was empty and this the last time Ther were blinking pictures Of how we'd sit and chat Some of them are scattered Others shattered in my mind Chorus: It was always three flights up

Are You Tired Of Me Darling Nanci Griffith

another wife Are you tired of me my darling Answer only with your eyes Do you think the blooms departed From the cheeks you thought so fair Do you think I`ve grown cold hearted Beneath the load of woman`s

Angels Nanci Griffith

The touch of your hand will let me know You take me in and let me go If not for love why would we meet How is it done two into one so easily We're lifted up by angels Higher than the world Strong enough

Nickel Dreams (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

A little girl dreamer Ribbons and long curls Reflections of yesterdays past Headlines and footlights Wee hours and long nights Keep everything moving so fast It's taken a long time And she's walked a fine

Up Against the Rain Nanci Griffith

You ran up against the rain everyday of your short life Suffered for your muse without complaining Never heard you swear life isn't fair but it doesn't make it right You left the world knowing all too

Before Nanci Griffith

snowing down on Bleeker Street It was before you were a star What's different here Than in that dream and in reality Is we weren't afraid to fail in love And we all believed in the dream Before, before Now everything

The Streets Of Baltimore Nanci Griffith

streets of Baltimore Well my heart was filled with laughter When I saw those city lights She said the prettiest place on earth Was Baltimore at night Well, a man feels proud to give his woman What she`s

You Were On My Mind Nanci Griffith

When I got up this morning You were on my mind You were on my mind I got some aches and I got some pains and I got some wounds to bind So I went to the corner Just to ease my pain Just to ease my pain

Morning Song for Sally Nanci Griffith

other nets But the love we held so brief I`d chance again without regret Yes, standing by the road has been my song before Much too long But now somehow I`m forced to see me there once more And that`s

San Diego Serenade (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

I never saw the morning 'til I stayed up all night I never saw the sunshine 'til you turned out the light I never saw my hometown 'til I'd stayed away too long I never heard the melody until I needed the

Last Train Home Nanci Griffith

By the Time I Get to Phoenix Was the last song on your mind the day you left You woke up in Nogales With Tequila with her name across your chest You've stumbled through the morning In these border tourists

Desperadoes Waiting For A Train Nanci Griffith

guts and dominoes Lying about their lives while they played And I was just a kid They all called me sidekick Like desperadoes waiting for a train Like desperadoes waiting for a train One day I looked up

Yarrington Town Nanci Griffith

I packed up my suitcase Pulled down my old bedroll And I started to wander Far from my home And the time it passed quickly And the days seemed to be hours Far from your city And Yarrington Town Well, I