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

The Loving Kind Nanci Griffith

heart of a nation With their wedding vows From the highest court in the land Their union would lawfully stand Simply Mildred and Richard That's how they'll be remembered They proved that love is truly

Boots Of Spanish Leather Nanci Griffith

Oh I'm sailing away, my own true love I'm sailing away in the morning Is there something I can send you from across the sea? From the place where I'll be landing?

It's Just Another Morning Here (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

I'm afraid of these shadows here Cause my past is truly frightening And I'm afraid of the warmth in the down Of a feathered heart in flight [Chorus:] It's just another morning here (it's morning) 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

Canadian Whiskey Nanci Griffith

He`ll never recover She turned him to stone She drank Canadian whiskey Pure blended whiskey She drank it like wine Her eyes were the color of Canadian whiskey Pure blended whiskey So light brown and fine

Last Song For Mother Nanci Griffith

And say you've truly known me. 'Tis the sweet sound of goodbye, Amazing grace, how sweet the sound. Between your soul and mine, If I promise not to cry, If I promise not to cry. "

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

I Live On A Battlefield Nanci Griffith

"I live on a battlefield Surrounded by the ruins of a love we built And then destroyed between us, the smoke has cleared As I stumble through the rubble, I'm dazed and seein' double And I'm truly mystified

Mountain Of Sorrow Nanci Griffith

짝steep Mountain of sorrow How high the top Must I climb, must I climb Ever blue Mountain of sorrow When I can I stop And be fine Knowing I'm over you? Easy come, easy go Anything but easy창?

He Was A Friend Of Mine Nanci Griffith

He was a friend of mine He was a friend of mine Never had no money To pay for his fine He was a friend of mine He never done no wrong He never done no wrong Thousand miles from home He never hurt no one

Everything's Comin' Up Roses Nanci Griffith

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 weather`s holdin` fine

Morning Train Nanci Griffith

whistles blowin` clear and loud When I hit the station I`ll take a taxi to the corner I`m gonna meet him by a street car Name of what-cha-ma-call-it My imagination Won`t let us miss a thing Life`s gonna be fine

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

Tumble And Fall (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

along, yes, you now sing along to the tumble and fall I remember the sensuous cold The chill of the month through an open window And a beat of of your heart to a tumble and fall You see I'm a little something

Shaking Out The Snow Nanci Griffith

heart and I'm closer to the sea Since I cannot ever seem to shake the snow Out of me And all across the states you see the tractors and the plows Clearing out the roads And the bridges north and south Something

You Made This Love A Teardrop (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

Is that a broken heart in the corner of your eye, Something to remind you? You made this love a teardrop waiting to fall. There are those who can't love right. I just can't love wrong.

Money Changes Everything Nanci Griffith

In the rush of the river and the roar of the crowd You can't hear the silence calling When it's merely a whisper of a cloud In a crazy storm that pulls you on Take a pill or you might take a loss A...

One Of These Days Nanci Griffith

We walk along the Hudson when it snows here in Manhattan seems we've lived our lives so out of place You touch my cheek and I do wonder how this happened that two young lovers could pack their drea...

Cotton Nanci Griffith

If I came back to the land of cotton, Would you love just me? Old loves lost are ne'er forgotten: That's the way it's supposed to be. Are you short or are you long? Are you easy to see? Are you we...

Not Innocent Enough Nanci Griffith

What the hell was I doing there in that fast food parking lot? They say I robbed the restaurant and a Memphis cop got shot I was trying to feed my habit, I was scared and I was high It was never my...

Across America Nanci Griffith

I've heard enough from pundits I've heard our leaders speak I tell you know I'd rather talk to the people in the street 'Cause you don't know someone Until you've looked them in the eye And that ga...

Sing Nanci Griffith

I heard the music long ago, songs that rent the air Fading in and out at night while I was lying there Voices soft and lonely and later rock and roll Flying across the Rio Grande, straight into my ...

Tequila After Midnight Nanci Griffith

Tequila after midnight drives loneliness away Makes strangers all around you look familiar And tequila after midnight makes you feel so warm Makes you think you feel good when you don't It's the sa...

Pour Me A Drink Nanci Griffith

Pour me a drink Light me a cigarette Help me forget The things that I've done Pour me a drink Then pour me another one To keep out this cold wind That blows through my soul Look at my life Here in ...

Across The Great Divide Nanci Griffith

I've been walkin' in my sleepCountin' troubles 'stead of countin' sheepWhere the years went I can't sayI just turned around and they've gone awayI've been siftin' through the layersOf dusty books a...

Two For The Road Nanci Griffith

Out of the blue horizonStretched a band of goldFrom the straits of Juan de FucaTo the east of Portland, MaineYou held my handAs we raced along the buffalo bayouChasing the tail of this globeYou say...

Saint Teresa Of Avila Nanci Griffith

Saint Teresa, your patron child`s come homeWere you there to greet her?Did your angels know her songsAnd all her sorrowsDid you lift them from her browDid you kiss her hand that took her soulBack u...

Gulf Coast Highway Nanci Griffith

"Gulf Coast HighwayHe worked the railsHe worked the rice fieldsWith their cool dark wellsHe worked the oil rigs in theGulf of MexicoThe only thing we've ever ownedIs this old house here by the road...

I Fought The Law Nanci Griffith

Breakin` rocks in the hot sunI fought the law and the law wonI fought the law and the law wonI needed money and I had noneI fought the law and the law wonI fought the law and the lawn wonI left my ...

Not My Way Home Nanci Griffith

I know you believe in miraclesThat this love will come back aroundI know you believe the grass is growingAcross this winterTo the south of this townI know your kiss is sweeterThan the dust that thi...

Maybe Tomorrow Nanci Griffith

I will find somebody newMaybe tomorrowI will stop this missing youMaybe tomorrowTime`s the healer time`s the keySo all the wise folks sayOh, maybe tomorrowBut not todayLife will once again make sen...

Waiting For Love Nanci Griffith

Life is full of finer thingsThey`re lost and found in the darkIt`s the dog by the highwayWho said,"Goin` my way?"Now, he lives in your own backyardHe was waiting for loveYou came along and fit the ...

I'll Move Along Nanci Griffith

This flesh and bone ain`t much protectionFor an honest heart like mineA broken home for good intentionsDamaged inventions of my designI`ll move along time to move alongI`ll move along time to move ...

Wall Of Death Nanci Griffith

Let me ride on the wall of death one more timeLet me ride on the wall of death one more timeYou can waste your time on the other ridesBut this is the nearest to being aliveOh let me take my chances...

Who Knows Where The Time Goes Nanci Griffith

Across the evening skyAll the birds are leavingBut how can they knowIt`s time for them to goBefore the winter fireI will still be dreamingI have no thought of timeFor who knows where the time goesW...

You Were On My Mind Nanci Griffith

When I got up this morningYou were on my mindYou were on my mindI got some aches andI got some pains andI got some wounds to bindSo I went to the cornerJust to ease my painJust to ease my painI got...

Walk Right Back Nanci Griffith

I want you to tell meWhy you walked out on meI`m so lonesome everydayI want you to knowThat since you walked out on meNothing seems to be the same ole wayThink about the love that burnsWithin my he...

Desperadoes Waiting For A Train Nanci Griffith

(Guy Clark)And I'd play the red river valleyAnd he'd sit in the kitchen and he'd cryAnd run his fingersThrough seventy years of livingAnd wonder, Lord, has every well I've drilled gone dryWe were f...

Wings Of A Dove Nanci Griffith

chorus-On the wings of a snow white doveHe sends his pure sweet loveA sign from abouve- a sign from aboveOn the wings of a dove.When trouble surrounds usWhen evil's comeThe body grows weakThe spiri...

Dress Of Laces Nanci Griffith

And she has a dress of lacesIt`s worn in many placesThe shoulder hangs upon her by a threadAnd she has a need for ahrin`For someone warm and carin`And no one sees a heart that`s underfedYoung girl ...

Summer Wages Nanci Griffith

Never hit seventeenWhen you play against the dealerYou know that the oddsWon`t ride with youAnd never leave your woman aloneWith your friends around to steal herShe`ll be gambled and goneLike summe...

Hard Times Come Again No More Nanci Griffith

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

Wasn't That A Mighty Storm Nanci Griffith

Wasn`t that a mighty stormWasn`t that a mighty storm in the morning, wellWasn`t that a mighty stormThat blew all the people awayYou know the year of 1900Children, many years agoDeath cakme howling ...

Deportee (Plane Wreck At Los Gatos) Nanci Griffith

The crops are all inAnd the peaches are rottingThe oranges are stackedIn their Creosote dumpsThey`re flying them backTo that Mexico borderTo pay all their wagesTo wade back againGoodbye to you Juan...

Yarrington Town Nanci Griffith

I packed up my suitcasePulled down my old bedrollAnd I started to wanderFar from my homeAnd the time it passed quicklyAnd the days seemed to be hoursFar from your cityAnd Yarrington TownWell, I wan...

I Still Miss Someone Nanci Griffith

At my door the leaves are fallingThe cold wild wind will comeSweethearts walk by togetherAnd I still miss someoneI go out on a partyTo look for a little funBut I find a darkened cornerBecause I sti...

The Streets Of Baltimore Nanci Griffith

I sold the farm to take me womanWhere she longed to beWe left our kin and all our friendsBack there in TennesseeI bought the one way ticketsShe had often begged me forAnd they took us to the street...

Darcy Farrow Nanci Griffith

Where the Walker runs down into the Carson Valley plainThere lived a young maiden Darcy Farrow was her nameThe daughter of old Dundee and a fair one was sheThe sweetest flower that bloomed o`er the...

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

If I had a hammerI`d hammer in the morningI`d hammer in the evening all over this landI`d hammer out dangerI`d hammer out a warningI`d hammer out the love between my brothers and my sistersAll over...