Jet Plane In A Rocking Chair Richard & Linda Thompson

Jet plane in a rocking chair Roller coaster roll nowhere Deaf and dumb old dancing bear I'll change this heart of mine This time, this time Sea cruise in a diving bell Run a mile in a wishing well Soft

When I Get To The Border Richard & Linda Thompson

can never cross that line when I get to the border Sawbones standing at the door waiting 'til I hit the floor He won't find me anymore when I get to the border Monday morning, Monday morning closing in

Uninhabited Man Richard Thompson

Only a misdirected dart At an unprotected heart I'm sure it happens every day Just a passing interlude A fresh face to change the mood I'll find my feet again you say What rock, I had you rolled What rock

Man in Need Richard & Linda Thompson

I packed my rags, went down the hill Left my dependents a-lying still Just as the dawn was rising up I was making good speed I left a letter lying on the bed From a man in need, it read You know it's so

The Sun Never Shines On The Poor Richard & Linda Thompson

The urchins are writhing around in the mud, Like eels playing tag in a barrel The old Sally Army sound mournful and sweet As they play an old Chrissmassy carol; The world is as black as a dark night in

The End Of The Rainbow Richard & Linda Thompson

I feel for you, you little horror Safe at your mother's breast No lucky break for you around the corner 'Cause your father is a bully And he thinks that you're a pest And your sister she's no better than

We Sing Hallelujah Richard & Linda Thompson

A man is like a rusty wheel On a rusty cart He sings his song as he rattles along and then he falls apart.

I'll Regret It All In The Morning Richard & Linda Thompson

Whisky helps to clear my head Bring it with you into bed If I beat you nearly dead I'll regret it all in the morning I'm so drunk I couldn't care If that's a wig or your own hair Here's my ticket, take

Back Street Slide Richard & Linda Thompson

Doing the slide The backstreet slide, the backstreet slide They're gonna get you, dead or alive Stab you in the back with a kitchen knife Doing the backstreet slide Do it all day, the backstreet slide

Georgie On A Spree Richard & Linda Thompson

When Georgie's on a spree All the girls are jealous of me 'Cause I'm the one he spends his money on We spend it, one two three, Driving in his Chevrolet I'm perfect company He's the king and I'm his queen

Hokey Pokey Richard & Linda Thompson

Little boy running and the little girl too Got the money tucked up in their hands Over the wall and down into the street Give your money to the hollering man Give your money to the hollering man Everybody

Has He Got A Friend For Me Richard & Linda Thompson

anyone lonely like me Your boy friend's good looking, he's got it all there He looks like God made him with something to spare You look good together, scurrying off down the street Has he got a

Old Man Inside A Young Man Richard & Linda Thompson

I was walking down the street When I met with Billy He shook his head at me And then he shook my hand He said, I've seen the world And I've done some living I don't believe in giving You've got to take

The Calvary Cross Richard & Linda Thompson

til you need me" You scuff your heels and you spit on your shoes Oh, you do nothing with reason One day you catch a train Oh, you never leave the station Everything you do Oh, everything you do You do

Down Where The Drunkards Roll Richard & Linda Thompson

See the boys out walking The boys, they look so fine Dressed up in green velvet Their silver buckles shine Soon they?

For Shame Of Doing Wrong Richard & Linda Thompson

It seems like a lifetime since I saw you Lover lover I've been away too long When I see lovers holding hands and sighing I hang my head for shame of doing wrong Bus wheels spinning, song birds singing

Streets Of Paradise Richard & Linda Thompson

The tears fall down like whisky The tears fall down like wine On an island made of cocaine In a sea of turpentine We all need some assistance But won't that day be fine When we're walking down the streets

Withered And Died Richard & Linda Thompson

cruel country has driven me down Teased me and lied, teased me and lied I've only sad stories to tell to this town My dreams have withered and died Once I was bending the tops of the trees Kind words in

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight Richard & Linda Thompson

station don't be late I need to spend some money and it just won't wait Take me to the dance and hold me tight I want to see the bright lights tonight There's crazy people running all over town There's a

A Heart Needs A Home Richard & Linda Thompson

I'm never gonna run away, I'm never gonna run away I came to you when no one could hear me I'm sick and weary of being alone Empty streets and hungry faces The world's no place when you're on your own A

Night Comes In Richard & Linda Thompson

Night comes in, like some cool river How can there be, be another day?

The Great Valerio Richard & Linda Thompson

crowd The great Valerio is walking The rope seems hung from cloud to cloud And time stands still while he is walking His eye is steady on the target His foot is sure upon the rope Alone and peaceful as a

The Little Beggar Girl Richard & Linda Thompson

I'm just a little beggar girl and Sally is my name You can call me a skiver and I'll call you the same You can show me you're sorry if you think it's a shame That I'm only a poor little beggar girl Yes

Walking on a Wire Richard & Linda Thompson

I hand you my ball and chain You just hand me that same old refrain I'm walking on a wire, I'm walking on a wire And I'm falling I wish I could please you tonight But my medicine just won't come right

Beat The Retreat Richard & Linda Thompson

with sadness This world is filled with sadness This world is filled with sadness I'm running back home to you I'll follow the drum Back home to you I'll follow the drum Back home to you There was no joy in

Never Again Richard & Linda Thompson

O who will remember, o who will be sure And still feel the silence as close as before And was there a season without any rain, And never, o never, o never again?

Rocking Chair Florent Mothe

Je n'ai pas peur du vide Mais dans ce monde absurde S'il faut toujours courir plus vite Je suis juste un minus inadapte Pas Rockefeller dans les affaires Y'a rien a faire a mon nuage arrime Rimer rimer

Al Bowlly's In Heaven Richard Thompson

Of You" Now Bowlly's in heaven and I'm in limbo now Well I gave my youth to king and country But what's my country done for me But sentenced me to misery I traded my helmet and my parachute For a pair

Tear-Stained Letter Richard Thompson

"It was three in the morning when she took me apart She wrecked the furniture, she wrecked my heart She danced on my head like Arthur Murray The scars ain't never going to mend in a hurry Just when I thought

Cold Kisses Richard Thompson

Here I am in your room going through your stuff Said you'd be gone five minutes, that's time enough Here in your drawer there's lacy things Old credit cards and beads and bangles and rings But I think

Hand of Kindness Richard Thompson

my neck and I tightened the knot O stranger, stranger, I'm near out of time You stretch out your hand, I stretched out mine O maybe just the hand of kindness Maybe just the hand of kindness Maybe just a

She Twists The Knife Again Richard Thompson

keep my speech plain I keep my promises, she twists the knife again I shut my memory, I close my eyes and then She takes another bite, she twists the knife again She never leaves me my dignity Makes a

Beeswing Richard Thompson

I was nineteen when I came to town They called it the Summer of Love They were burning babies, burning flags The hawks against the doves I took a job in the steamie Down on Cauldrum Street And I fell in

Devonside Richard Thompson

By Devonside she was a-marching It was a gang of no great size And surrender was the banner that she carried And hungry was the shiver in her eyes She met a boy, his health was failing She dropped the

Shoot Out The Lights Richard Thompson

In the dark, who can see his face? In the dark, who can reach him? He hides like a child. He hides like a child. Keeps his finger on the trigger You know he can't stand the day Shoot out the lights.

Waltzings For Dreamers Richard Thompson

Oh play me a blue song And fade down the light I'm sad as a proud man can be sad tonight Just let me dream on, Oh just let me sway While the sweet violins And the saxophones play And Miss, you don't

1952 Vincent Black Lightning Richard Thompson

Says Red Molly, to James, "Well that's a fine motorbike. A girl could feel special on any such like." Says James, to Red Molly, "My hat's off to you. It's a Vincent Black Lightning, 1952.

The Ghost Of You Walks Richard Thompson

If that was our goodbye kiss Seems a habit too good to miss Once more for the memory Hit the heights too well that time To leave it there would be a crime Seems more like beginning to me At least we tried

Persuasion Richard Thompson

You and I, tempted by the promise of a different life Time has fled, there's a constant battle Running through my head I don't know what to do 'cause I still believe After all the foolish things you put

Cooksferry Queen Richard Thompson

Well, there's a house in an alley In the squats and low-rise Of a town with no future But that's where my future lies It's a secret, but no secret It's a rule, but no rule Where you find the darkest avenue

Easy There, Steady Now Richard Thompson

Jack-knife with a precious load spills its guts all over the road Excuse me, I had to smile, lost my grip, too, for a while It's easy there, steady now, easy there, steady now She didn't have the decency

Poisoned Heart and a Twisted Memory Richard Thompson

Oh, you took my word and you took my key You took my pride and you took my dignity How can I still pretend To be what a man should be Well, whatever I say is in a book Whatever I do there's someone

Turning Of The Tide Richard Thompson

Did they find some tender moment There in your caress?

Ghosts in the Wind Richard Thompson

Did you call my name in the night?

Fully Qualified To Be Your Man Richard Thompson

is far from discreet I'm good and ready for my entrance exam I'm fully qualified to be your man I've been studying your every need I've got statistics that'll make you plead I'll put my thesis right in

Where the Wind Don't Whine Richard Thompson

"Get in the car", she said and drive me into next week I should have turned her down, blame my curious streak I never dreamt that we'd be driving into trouble Until we hit a rock that bent my nose double

Sibella Richard Thompson

Oh some girls hold the ace, the deuce, the trey X-ray the deck to see what's coming Mary Antoinette she smiled that way Easy to smile when the luck is running Like a myth you rode in from the west From

King Of Bohemia Richard Thompson

Let me rock you in my arms I'll hold you safe and small A refugee from the Seraphim In your rich girl rags and all Did your dreams die young? Were they too hard won? Did you reach too high and fall?

That's All, Amen, Close The Door Richard Thompson

Was I in love?

Rocking Chair Fran Healy

Sitting in my rocking chair Grandchildren everywhere I remember Reagan I remember Nixon I remember Fred Astaire Windows of the world collide Save me from the world inside Bending in the winds of