Too Long In The Wasteland (Live Version) James McMurtry

Hear the trucks on the highway, And the tickin' of the clocks There's a ghost of a moon in the afternoon, Bullet holes in the mailbox Bullet holes in the mailbox, Keyholes in my mind Too long in the wasteland

Too Long In The Wasteland James McMurtry

Hear the trucks on the highway, And the tickin' of the clocks There's a ghost of a moon in the afternoon, Bullet holes in the mailbox Bullet holes in the mailbox, Keyholes in my mind Too long in the wasteland

Safeside (Live Version) James McMurtry

Down in Piedras Negras you gotta watch yourself There's a whole lotta hungry people lookin to share some wealth And when the oilfield's busted and the peso takes a dive Stay off the side streets if you

I'm Not From Here James McMurtry

I'm not from here I just live here Grew up somewhere far away Came here thinking I'd never stay long I'd be going back soon someday It's been a few years since I got here Seen 'em come and I've seen 'em

Angeline James McMurtry

Angeline, Angeline, darker nights I've never seen I don't love these East Texas pines Where I can't find my sleep in the shadows so deep And dark as the doubts in my mind Freight train on the trestle

Terry James McMurtry

McMurtry Terry's off the track Sent him away and he won't be back for a while Fifteen years old One night he lost control Straight shots Staggered out to the parking lot Someone called him names He was

Save Yourself James McMurtry

You couldn't get what you were after After all was said and done Amid the echoes of the screams and the laughter Cracking the blinds to the noonday sun Running out of room, tugging at the tether Old desires

Shining Eyes James McMurtry

McMurtry When a telephone rings in an empty room Does it make a sound When I get back from the east coast Will you still be around Well that's hard to say Doesn't look that way Pigeons on the sidewalk

Down Across The Delaware James McMurtry

In another town what would fetch a good living Here is barely hand to mouth So I'm going out and get a U-Haul trailer Drag it down the turnpike south Where the Garden State gives way to the real

Fuller Brush Man James McMurtry

When I was maybe three or four The Fuller Brush man would knock at the door He'd always tell me, "Boy, you're gonna miss the fun! Time you're old enough the honky-tonks'll all be gone."

Don't Waste Away James McMurtry

'Cause I know you foster few illusions, suffer no fools You don't leave much to chance But you're out past the breakers, driftin fast I can see it at a glance You've been a long time locked inside Long

Song For A Deck Hands Daughter James McMurtry

McMurtry He'd always whistle Jolie Blonde On his way out the back door on a Friday night So many times he just stayed gone Rarely did he try to treat your mama right Shut off the tractor with the field

Melinda James McMurtry

Don't expect no favors, nothing in return Tell all your cross-eyed neighbors that it's none of their concern Open the shades Melinda, let in the outside air I'm deep in doubt and I can't get out, and it

One More Winter James McMurtry

You come back now, looking for a clue Expecting everybody to fall all over you If you missed it so, this one-light town Why'd you go and leave with the snow coming down?

Rayolight James McMurtry

down easy Keeps on rearing its ugly head again But I could use a rayolight Had enough of this mindless fight Right now we're both too tired to win (chorus) I propose we shed these clothes And rest this

Vague Directions James McMurtry

This place you say you're looking for That's a place I used to know Don't know the number of the road But I can tell you how to go Head on down 'till the pavement ends Used to go back there now and then

Right Here Now James McMurtry

watch my back And you tell me I'm crazy, but I don't believe that No, I'm right here now, just a shade off plum I get that way, though it worries you some Right here now and I know my mind It won't be long

Sound (Full Version) James

Hey Your father sins Your mothers mood swings To perfection Fall into a spin Shed another skin Strip away all of your protection Laugh at the wonder of it all But not so loud you break the fall And you

Painting By Numbers James McMurtry

The gates of the schoolyard are padlocked and chained to keep all the children in out of the rain the art teacher's preaching the virtues of pastel shades you pay no attention but it won't hurt your grades

Levelland James McMurtry

their best They never caught the sun So they sunk some roots down in the dirt To keep from blowin' off the earth Built a town around here And when the dust had all but cleared They called it Levelland

Outskirts James McMurtry

Light snow falling On the muffler shops and the lumber yards The streets are slick as glass Ditches lined with stranded cars The tow trucks are busy Dealing with the evening rush I might have picked a

Where's Johnny James McMurtry

Young Johnny, he really had a way He did his homework on the school bus And he always got an A And the girls liked Johnny More than anyone 'cept maybe Elton John Later on in high school He couldn't keep

Rachel's Song James McMurtry

Must be a cold front coming Cause I saw the eastbound C&O And the coal cars were dusted with a half inch of snow And that boy'll drive me crazy Don't know what I'll do with him School will be out tomorrow

Where'd You Hide The Body James McMurtry

You look across the table with those guilty eyes So many mornings now I shouldn't be surprised When you lash out at me and you scream out in the night What could you have done to get in such an awful fright

Crazy Wind James McMurtry

This magic world, this magic world This magic world, it inspires With the faith that I was born with In my schooling in the forges Time has lost its power to do its worst But I don't mean to bore you With

Candyland James McMurtry

Ugly pictures on the wall Traffic outbound slowing to a crawl Evening papers on the manicured lawns It never ceases it just goes on and on The people next door don't mind at all They've got 'em a spiked

Poor Lost Soul James McMurtry

McMurtry You heard the bright lights calling Many years ago You never came back crawling How you hung in there I don't know You're at home in the big town You got it all figured out Back home they can't

Hands Like Rain James McMurtry

Slowly crawling 'cross the floor Comes a shadow through the window From the house next door And the dust specks dancing In the last of the light One more evening passing She walked on tiptoes On a gravel

Talkin At The Texaco James McMurtry

Well if you're lookin' for a good time You're a little bit late We rolled up the sidewalks At a quarter to eight It's a small town We can't sell you no beer It's a small town, so May I ask what

Off And Running James McMurtry

Answer me when I call to you What became of the life I knew Tell me why I can't be free Tell me what you expect of me I'm so down about it I can't sleep at night I sit watching the bugs as they bounce

Good Life James McMurtry

two cars and a chainlink fence Got insurance for accidents Nevermind what I don't know I dream of places I won't ever go But I lead a good life Yeah, I lead a good life 'N every Sunday we're out at the

Wasteland Dan Bern

And the prettiest of all Taking off her clothes In front of men Whose eyes look like they were in some little hick town Near Omaha Watching the police chief Run his car off the side of a bridge I saw a

Choctaw Bingo James McMurtry

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Storekeeper James McMurtry

chorus No shoes, no shirt, no service Reads the sign on the front screen door Your friends 011 moke me nervous You best keep 'em out of my store I don't moke no bones about it I don't need your barefoot

Knuckle Too Far James

Slow down, my brother, your life is passing fast Will you remember all these scenes that you've passed So long, so long Speeding past sunset, blurring from town to town Faces I forget, hotels all look

Don't Wait That Long (Live At Warrington) James

Operator, operator, operator, operator Operator, operator, operator, operator Operator, the lines are down, are down And I'm a traitor, traitor to a beautiful cause God made me to her own design Bad planning

Our Town (From "Cars"/Soundtrack Version) James Taylor

Long ago, but not so very long ago The world was different, oh yes it was You settled down and you built a town and made it live And you watched it grow It was your town Time goes by, time brings changes

Too Long In The Wasteland Kasey Chambers

Hear the trucks on the highway, And the tickin' of the clocks There's a ghost of a moon in the afternoon, Bullet holes in the mailbox Bullet holes in the mailbox, Keyholes in my mind Too long in the wasteland

James (Album Version) The Bangles

I knew it'd turn out like this I'm keeping one foot on the train And I must be a masochist To ever take up with you, James.

Gone (Album Version) James Otto

wonder where she is tonight Is she alone or did she find What she needed from me I guess I got what I deserve How could I do on hurtin' her that way And think she'd stay I found it sittin' on the

Sound (Live At Warrington) James

Hey Your father sins Your mothers mood swings To perfection Fall into a spin Shed another skin Strip away all of your protection Laugh at the wonder of it all But not so loud you break the fall And you

Groove Me (Album Version) Etta James

there sugar darling Let me tell you something Hey boy, I've been wanting to say You look so sweet And you're so doggone fine I just can't get you out of my mind You become a sweet taste in

Wasteland Roller Chair Derby

Whisper sweet nothings while fate spits in my face I’ve got a heathy body but my soul is out of place nothing else you say could bring me down and now you want me to come back around Your friends

Woman (Long Version) James Brown

So tacturned against his brother, now here's the reason She makes a cloudy day seem bright She makes a nightmare turn into the warmest night You know, she makes trouble seem so, so She can turn a

Days Of Our Lives (Album Version) James Otto

I left for work in a hurry Rushed out the door without saying goodbye I didn't tell her I loved her this morning But I'll tell her tonight I thought to myself And as I hurried off toward the

Wasteland The Mission

There's a crystal view from my window And I can see years to come I live for the burn and the sting of pleasure I live for the sword, the steel, and the gun I can tear down the walls, storm them barricades

On Broadway (Album Version) James Taylor

They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway They say there's always magic in the air But when you're walkin' down that street And you ain't had enough to eat The glitter rubs right off and you're nowhere

Wasteland (Demo Version) The Jam

Meet me on the wastelands later this day We'll sit and talk and hold hands maybe For there's not much else to do in this drab and colourless place We'll sit amongst the rubber tyres Amongst the discarded

A Change Is Gonna Come (Album Version) Leela James

I was born by the river in a little tent And just like that river Ive been running ever since Its been a long time coming But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will Its been too hard living,

Music (LP Version) James Taylor

(James Taylor) Things may always stay the way they are Still my head looks for a change from time to time I don't really mean to look that far Turn on the music Strike up the music Let the music