She Was A Lady David McWilliams

she was a lady it's easy to see with rings on her fingers she used to be the queen of the mansion the belle of the ball now she just sits here nobody calls the bottle before her glass in her hand wearied

Sad Dark Eyes David McWilliams

oh the day was dyin' first time I saw her her black hair shinin' as she passed me by and I smiled down on her I see her sorrow in one brief moment as she met my eye and her step it faltered she almost

Pharisee David McWilliams

as I was walking along the road my raincoat gathered' round I met a pretty lady comin' from the town she had a basket on her arm and she stumbled as she ran so when she came before me I commanded her to

Lady Margaret David McWilliams

as I walked among the green fields one evening in May I spied the fairest damsels all at their sport and play such beauty as beguiled me I ne'er did see again the one was Lady Margaret the other Evelainne

Love Like A Lady David McWilliams

my memory's gone like my reason So when you lay down beside me at night And you reach up and you turn out the light Just turn it down low if you don't I may go I like to know what I am doin' Love like a

Singer In The Band David McWilliams

sunday afternoon sittin' in my room nothin's really changed it just looks the same yet it's over passed along my way said she couldn't stay she stood all alone so l look her home she was my lover she is

The Gypsy David McWilliams

wake up and sing me some new love song you've lain here beside me all the night long will you remember will you return or leave me to sorrow and yearn I am a poor boy I have no gold all I have owned has

Heart Of The Roll David McWilliams

her mother was a seamstress her daddy worked in wood she went to church on Sunday just like every good girl should but who is her confessor now she wears devils hood is there anyone to hear her heart of

Na-Na David McWilliams

remember how we used to play all along the river tracks and throw stone at all the lovers 'til they got up and threw them back and the old lady at the corner when she flew into a rage said that you should

Down By The Dockyard David McWilliams

water's lie still the big cranes like tombstones surround her down by the dockyard the water's lie still dead as the city that bounds her the old woman wrapped in her long faded shawl in the doorway she

Bells Of Time David McWilliams

there are no saints or teachers no reason here nor rhyme just the black robed missionaries of death to toll the bells of time down along the border upon a lonely road I saw a man in flowing robes his hair

Sweet Lil' David McWilliams

Little momma 's in despair Got no crazy clothes to wear Nothing in the world she wants to do So she turns and walks away To step around another day Never tasting anything that's new She seems to always

As I Used To Know Her David McWilliams

if you have words to speak of her don't use the time to talk of shame the lies you sell are not of her but of another with her name she wandered through my changing years on all she touched she left her

Livin's Just A State Of Mind David McWilliams

I was standing at the altar I was aching to confess for my soul in absolution to be blessed when all the candles ceased their burning and all the virgins turned to stone and I was left there in my darkness

Leave The Bottles On The Floor David McWilliams

late last night my bride came by to tell me that she'd let me high she didn't even make me cry I wasn't even worried I told her not to mind at all that I would take it and play ball I hope she don't have

The Prisoner David McWilliams

I am a poor prisoner arrested and tried for a crime I committed and the law I defied in hunger I stole some lords bread and wine was sat on his table that his household might dine I was held by his bondsman

Daddy Lonesome David McWilliams

hey daddy lonesome slip me a rhyme make it easy to remember I've been sittin' here these last few days tryin' to get myself together but everything I try to do keeps changin' like the weather and yet when

Morning That Looks Like Rain David McWilliams

could I but touch your mouth one time again 't would brighten up the darkest day like some lost hero in a storybook 't would light my way and we could listen to the wind again sing it's soft and sad refrain

In The Early Hours Of The Morning David McWilliams

Oh the sun is gazing down on me And the day it is a dawning The sea is washing pebbles o'er the sand In the early hours of the morning My eyes are still half closed with sleep My mind still clouded with

Blind Man's Stepping Stones David McWilliams

and yet before my curtain falls all men shall hear my moans my vengeance sing the waters oer the blind mens stepping stones for manhood or the loss of life this choice the barratts gave and every man was

I Would Be Confessed David McWilliams

come all you weary mistrels a warning take by me I've been too long upon this road to sing in harmony I've been alone for much too long my wanderin' days are through I wish someone would ask me in I'd

Horseman David McWilliams

it was on a cold and windy night we sat waiting for the dawn huddled close up to the fire and the shutters all were drawn when we heard hoof beats comin' and a whinney in the night and the moon hung on

Question Of Identity David McWilliams

My forefathers came, when the land it was open And built it from nothing, to millions of acres To live there in freedom, no fears to persue them To leave all their troubles, and trials behind them And

Go On Back To Mama David McWilliams

go on back to momma and tell her it's alright tell her that you showed us what was really wrong and right go on back to momma and say we understand but we'd rather have our freedom than see you steal it

Twenty Golden Years Ago David McWilliams

oh the rain the weary rain stutters on my window sill night I guess is on the wane all around has grown so still here I sit with coffee cup ah 't was rare l watched it flow in the tavern where I'd sup

I Will Be Your Friend David McWilliams

be your friend remember how it used to be the writin' on the wall the nights I used to wait outside of your back door remember how we used to nail old ruby to the floor it could all be just the way it was

You've Only Been A Stranger David McWilliams

hold back the day a little longer I need the night to make me blind I didn't know it but I know it now you've only been a stranger all this time I thought I'd climbed up every mountain I thought I'd walked

I Only Know You As A Stranger David McWilliams

Hold back the day a little longer I need the night to make me blind I didn't know it but I know it now I only knew you as a stranger all this time I thought I'd climbed up every mountain I thought I'd

You Wear It Like A Crown David McWilliams

o if I had a grand piano I would play a song for you a song to make you wonder like you've never done before with words to make the poets sing and worship at the gate for you but all I have are words that

Epitaph David McWilliams

fast as the day is winding down the night dark as a river a mist before my weary eyes no saviour to deliver an empty mask the easel stands no painter's breath to help her no priest to ease her solitude

What's The Matter With Me David McWilliams

down by the river, down by the silver stream My head kept wondering back, to all the things I've done and seen To faces, places, lands and scenes, forgotten in my mind Dreams and memories buried deep, a

For A Little Girl David McWilliams

As I a rise the morning air Breathes the silent song to me And sings it's melody of Spring It's then my thoughts return to you Compare the star light and the sun They glow and twinkle in the sky Though

The Days Of Pearly Spencer David McWilliams

A tenement, a dirty street Walked and worn by shoeless feet Inside it's long and so complete Watched by a shivering sun Old eyes in a small child's face Watching as the shadows race Through walls and cracks

Marlena David McWilliams

Marlena, speak to me I take all my strength from your smile The moment I see you I wish you would stop for a while My heart skips a beat And my head turns around But for you, I just don't exist Yet you're

Cross The Line David McWilliams

drawing near so cross the line for your hammer in your hand and cross the line cross the line for your hammer in your hand and cross the line for though their truths are edged with steel they can't make a

For Josephine David McWilliams

Josephine My mornings are all empty now My night times just the same No breath upon my waking eyes No one to call my name Forget the lips that twist and smile Speaking words they do not mean They cannot be a

Lady Gypsy David Brent

ly ly ly And by the lakeside just South of Didcot I spied an angel who was standing there She was a traveller But she was pretty And clean She was in the water washing her hair I lost my heart to a lady

3 O'Clock Flamingo Street David McWilliams

Empty sound, deserted town Beneath the silvery feathered down Of morning's waking breath Forgotten tunes and silver spoons Goes to deeply shadowed gloom And dies a silent death Junkered peers through plastic

There's No Lock Upon My Door David McWilliams

upon my door I'll be laughing when you leave I gave you rings and pretty trinkets You just took them as your due You never ever got to thinking That some day I might say we're through I loved you many a

Lord Offaly David McWilliams

I am the lord of offalysilken Thomas is my nameno sword for Henry will I holdmy heritage I claimto trust no more in foreign kingswhose word I treat with scornmy father lies in londons towerthe prey...

Please Come Home David McWilliams

the sky is weeping o please come home the sun 's sleeping o please come home the wind is sighing o please come home and l am crying please take me home

Time Of Trouble David McWilliams

Listen to me is all I askTo follow you my chosen taskAnd right now time is fading fastInto my time of troubleInto my time of troubleIf I could only take you awaySome other time, some other dayFor a...

California Lady David Gates

She always skis the winter season Try to catch her if you please She makes the men wish... they were a little bit bolder Or on the beach at Malibu Where her talents really show on through She makes

Lady Anthony David

It's the truth If you told me last year I'd be laid up like this man I would have never believed you Things are a lot different Seems like it was just a year ago I was talking sleek about girls About the

Walk This Way (Feat. Orianthi) David Garrett

, thats a real big pleaser as far as I could reminice and the best thing lovin was you sister and your cousin and it started with a little kiss, like this She start swingin with the boys in school

Lady Stardust David Bowie

People stared at the makeup on his face Laughed at his long black hair, his animal grace The boy in the bright blue jeans Jumped onto the stage And lady stardust sang his songs Of darkness and disgrace

Playin\' on my guitar* David gates

By the sand and fire light While watching the fallin\' star Came a lady from the night Who started playin\' on my guitar She was like a melody That no one had ever heard When she sang her magic

Lady Grinning Soul David Bowie

She'll lay belief on you Skin sweet with musky oil The lady from another grinning soul Cologne she'll wear.

Traction In The Rain David Crosby

It's hard enough, I know To find the strength to go Back to where it all began It's hard enough to gain Any traction in the rain You know it's hard for me to understand Hard to find a way To get through

Four Times A Lady (Previously Unreleased) Craig David

love with her all through the night Straight to the top Girl you really make me hot And your just four times a lady Now she calls me up on the phone on the every night Just to make sure that im not feeling