Gone To See The Fire Freedy Johnston

"He hadn't been talking Parked out of the way Just say there smoking Watching the flames You're going to tell me why We're first to arrive She thought she knew him well Until they had gone to see the fire

This Perfect World Freedy Johnston

You oughta see your face You oughta hear your voice Last time I was here I wouldn't turn around You oughta lock that door Somebody might get in Didn't I teach you that This perfect world So blue I can't

Across The Avenue Freedy Johnston

Though you've gone away I play your favorite song Feel the blue and gold With your dark glasses on I always think I see you Across the avenue Walking by where I lost you It's all I ever do You just walked

Gone Like The Water Freedy Johnston

A red suitcase she'll never miss A leather coat he used to wear Thinking tough, looking tired With momma's money and daddy's ring Chorus: He's gone like the water down to NYC Sleeping on the 802 Along

Depending on the Night Freedy Johnston

This is how the story ends Face up on the floor again Wondering how he let himself believe her Darkness now his only friend Since she's gone away He's depending on the night Only gets through the day Waiting

He Wasn't Murdered Freedy Johnston

"He wasn't murdered by love or loneliness He walked out on his own It was a holiday night He was out of state before she knew he'd gone Leaving just enough for the weekly rent Plus a little change Taking

Something's Out There Freedy Johnston

"I'm not saying you've got to believe me Something's out there Ever wonder why everybody Knows each other Those shows go on too long They always get the ending wrong If I'm not already gone Talk to me

While I Wait for You Freedy Johnston

"You left your watch It's already stopped Your favorite shoes Where you dropped them And the rain won't stay And the sun won't move And I hold my hands While I wait for you Won't be long A note by the

Broken Mirror Freedy Johnston

refrain2: I wouldn't believe everything you said Now what do I see A broken mirror looking at me Am I now the one who's incomplete refrain: Broken mirror You did not lie You told me what's wrong And you

Seventies Girl Freedy Johnston

"Down from the attic in your old things My new girlfriend has a curious streak Half lit, in the hall She's like you Twenty years ago Clothes from a case you'd thrown at me Orange, yellow, red and chartreuse

That's Alright With Me Freedy Johnston

You can tell me no And that's alright Help me close And get the lights If you wait for me tonight I won't be long Baby that's alright with me Everybody knows Wishes can't be told Your talk about leaving

Dolores Freedy Johnston

Dolores was her middle name She read the book and everything Now I know how old I am Have you ever seen that film?

If It's True Freedy Johnston

life Now it's made us decide You look so tired All night praying for advice If it's true Make him come down from heaven Let him decide for you If it's true You're gonna be a mother I don't know what to

Waste Your Time Freedy Johnston

If you ever get downtown Why don't you see if I'm around Maybe I'll waste your time Like I waste your time And if you ever get the sense You're gonna see me again I'm gonna waste your time Like I waste

In My Dream Freedy Johnston

Open my eyes Another day I see your face And your eyes In my dream In my cold and quiet dream You could not go outside In my dream They would ask where I had been They would know when I lied And so I go

I Can Hear The Laughs Freedy Johnston

"You can really fall Wake up in a ruined house Wrapped in a torn down curtain And when I get to hell Will the lovely girls come down To the banks of that red, red river I can hear the laughs When they

Two Lovers Stop Freedy Johnston

"Lovers cry One last kiss by the edge then hand in hand Two lovers stop their hearts Better than to be apart They have run from her father to the highest bridge Holding together as they jumped in Lovers

Underwater Life Freedy Johnston

I sail alone In a homemade boat Repairs and jokes and stares Everywhere I go And then one night Out about ten miles The sea glowed far below On the starboard side There underneath the waves A drowned city

I'm Not Hypnotized Freedy Johnston

"I know you're only having fun You want me to stare into your eyes Whatever, you're the only one OK, but I'm not hypnotized Colored lights shine through the blinds You enfold your hand in mine Give the

Moving on a Holiday Freedy Johnston

"Here comes the first good snow Only to decorate a vacant yard Moving out of here tonight All that's left to do is sweep the floor Old address book in my hand How'd I lose my place again The only thing

Anyone Freedy Johnston

Anyone who's ever tried Knows the way that I feel tonight And anyone who's ever been let down Knows what I'm talking about Did you think I didn't care Did you think that I'd not be there You fall to pieces

Evie's Tears Freedy Johnston

In the middle of her confession He comes over and holds her hand I wake up, she is crying I guess he was here again Chorus: Evie's tears are never going to dry Evie's secret tears burn this bed she comes

Arriving On A Train Freedy Johnston

Sunrise on the tower clock Back streets still wet with rain Rowhouses slow then stop I am arriving on a train You were always telling me Not to be so sure And if I cannot get away Try to get through Suddenly

Back To My Machine Freedy Johnston

I went back to my machine One moonless night Down a dark strange street Familiar in the day I went back to my machine Said I forgot a couple things And she was listening And came to life again And I looked

Can't Sink This Town Freedy Johnston

A barefoot whore Walking by a famous clock Against her door Waiting for the chimes to start Chorus: Can't sink this town Pull the gates and bring it down I'd gladly drown and let you leave me lonely She

Evie's Garden Freedy Johnston

In the middle of Evie's garden Was a rock she could never move Worn away by a faithful handtill No one knows the date Chorus: Bring back the rain We'll go walking Bring back the wind Like you do Of the

Until the Sun Comes Back Again Freedy Johnston

Until the sun comes back again We'll drop our paper and our pen The lonely day is at an end Until the sun comes back again You look like a quiet type But keep up if you can Turn thesign and pull the shades

Caught as You Look Away Freedy Johnston

I don't believe I'd had a birthday yet You're holding me and talking to someone else A backyard afternoon Forever in this frame I keep you here Caught as you look away A camera can't lie and it won't defend

Pretend It's Summer Freedy Johnston

I remember when we met A summer storm wasn't over yet We discovered our initials matched Now the radiator's cold And you're off somewhere I don't know I pretend it's summer And go outside Change the weather

Radio For Heartache Freedy Johnston

refrain: She's a radio for heartache Wandering along the river Anyone who's on her wavelength She will ask you what's the matter He was so alone He wouldn't have recognized his face She sat down and gazed

One More Thing To Break Freedy Johnston

"You always tell me I'm just one more thing to break You wonder why I want to fall apart that way Crack my reason Wearing you pretty face Dropped me a couple times I come around anyway Demolition by words

Western Sky Freedy Johnston

"A pilot's son won't fly So it's a two-day drive Kissed his brave new wife goodbye The road ends in a fence She flies off overhead He starts his lonely trip out west Western sky The miles go by She'll

Hotel Seventeen Freedy Johnston

So the day comes out too fast And the night won't fall undone Better stay right where you're at I know what you wanna do Well you tell me you're okay But you look so far away And I should have

You Get Me Lost Freedy Johnston

"Did I wake you up again Talking in my sleep Unfamiliar afternoon We were out for a little while Voices from the street Sunlight in a rented room I don't know how You get me lost Forgotten where I'm running

Emily Freedy Johnston

Well I wonder who knows If anyone knows Where lovers go in their sleep And what if they meet Dream the same street And she passes obliviously Emily, you're lovely tonight Look at me baby, it's me Emily

The Farthest Lights Freedy Johnston

At the window by yourself I'm outside with everyone else Hold yourself against the chill And look at me with no expression In the eyes I know so well Is a question and a spell An astronomerall my life

On the Way Out Freedy Johnston

"On the way out I'm thinkin' You get what you take anyway On the way out you're watchin' Wonder if I am gonna pay No I'm just lookin' round Thanks a lot I gotta be goin' now Will I get caught On the way

Save Yourself, City Girl Freedy Johnston

Save yourself, city girl I can't do much from way out here Cut your collar and sell your pearls Save yourself, city girl You got invited then decided to begin Nobody noticed when you couldn't find your

Cold Again Freedy Johnston

When you walked up I was looking at the wrong life And now I'm locked out I will be back in for the (?morning?)

Disappointed Man Freedy Johnston

Must be back Disappointed man Where've you been Hide yourself so well In this city Disappointed man Did you sell your father's ring So you could stay one more night It shone like his glass eye In the worn

Changed Your Mind Freedy Johnston

when you Changed your mind You decided maybe that I wasn't your type Baby you Changed your mind And it knocked me down For quite some time Maybe you Think I'm blind Could I be sympathetic for the

Love Grows Freedy Johnston

She ain't got no moneyClothes are kinda funnyHair is kinda wild and freeOh, but love grows where my Rosemary goesAnd nobody knows like meShe talks kinda lazyPeople say she's crazyAnd her life's a m...

History Of Our Love(Broken) Daniel Johnston

I was just a loser Poor loser Love - It let me down Like a nightmare You weren't around Love - There was none Probably somewhere else There was no fun No one was there I thought ' what's the

Lousy Weekend Daniel Johnston

about a lousy weekend Couldn't find a single friend friend Had my heart set on disappointment Up walks a super Joe Joe Asks me how my day go go Tells me good luck and spits on my shoe But oh, oh, oh, the

Without Love Daniel Johnston

drained Saddened by the falling rain Stuck somewhere in time And there's nothing there to find Alone without love Everyone's gone insane And everything seems the same As your life burns like a flame

Bad Reputation Freedy Johnson

And still I ought to tell you everything 'till I close my eyes Suddenly I'm on the street Seven years disappear below my feet Been breaking down Do you want me now?

Walking the Cow Daniel Johnston

Oink, oink, oink, oink, oink Do you hear the frog? Croak Hi, how are you?

I Have A Dream Andrew Johnston

I have a dream, a song to sing to help me cope with anything if you see the wonder of a fairy tale, you can take the future even if you fall I believe in angels, something good in everything

Circus Man Daniel Johnston

If I was a cricus man Then I'd be a circus man Only you could understand All my life ahead of me That's the way it ought to be Circus take me away Yonder where I've been again Then I'll be back

Love Will See You Through Daniel Johnston

If you got a girl you should treat her kind Always give a loving sign to let her know Take out onto the town, you could be a funny clown If she wants to laugh CHORUS 'Cause love will see you through It's