Can You See It In Me Michelle Shocked

I can see it in the sunshine I can see it in the sea I can see it in the skyline Can you see it in me And I can taste it in a fine wine Travelled far from overseas And I believe that you could

Lovely Rita Michelle Shocked

Lovely Rita meter maid Nothing can come between us When it gets dark you tow my heart away Standing by the parking meter When I caught a glimpse of Rita Filling in a ticket in her little white book

What Can I Say? Michelle Shocked

it was What can I say?

Fogtown Michelle Shocked

It was a red sun rising early in this ghetto A full moon was rising late last night But you would not know, no you was fast asleeping You only see this city in the broad daylight In the broad daylight

Homestead Michelle Shocked

And none can court me and few have tried But I keep these homestead hopes alive A couple of cows, a couple of hens A mule that plows every now and then But mostly balks and wears me thin He can't

See The Sea Michelle Shocked

If you could see what I see in the sea You'd say the sea is a swell place to be Even more if you see what I saw on the shore You'd never would see it the same as before Well you know there are

Crying Shame Michelle Shocked

You feel like you can't go back to the person that you asked forgiveness from time and time again to say, "Please, enough, forgive me". And that's when the shame sets in.

Necktie Michelle Shocked

There was a naked man standing in an alley And he weren't wearing no clothes A naked man was standing in an alley And he wasn't wearing no clothes He said, "All that I need, I do believe, Is a pair

Fever Breaks Michelle Shocked

Try and forget it and yet it keeps you awake Live to regret it when the fever breaks Lighting up a cigarette even the slow hand shakes But it's a cold sweat when the fever breaks If there is no

Who Cares? Michelle Shocked

I was walking down an old dirt road I was feeling out and down I was taking it out on an old tin can When I came up on an old ghost town Doors hanging on one hinge You know the scene The background's

Eddie Michelle Shocked

This boy named Eddie Used to set the fields on fire He's the only boy I know who dared to name his desire In a county where the dairymen all had milking machines Yeah, Eddie was the only one to separate

The Midnight Special Michelle Shocked

Traditional Well, you wake up in the mornin' You hear the big bell ring And when you get down to the table It's the same damn thing Knife and fork is on the table, woo Ain't nothin' in the pan

The Bitter Pill Michelle Shocked

Hey the bitter pill Took all I can stand The bitter pill You know I took it like a man Better find a cure I can't take no more The remedy to kill The bitter pill Doctor I know 'bout my reputation

Goodnight Irene Michelle Shocked

Sometimes I live in the country Sometimes I live in the town Sometimes I get a great notion To jump in the river and drown Irene goodnight Irene goodnight Goodnight Irene Goodnight Irene I'll

Forgive To Forget Michelle Shocked

You remind me of Someone I once knew I don't know who I don't know who Could it be, who could it be Let me see Oh yes I remember now I think it was me Filled with fear Possessed by pain Bitter

Streetcorner Ambassador Michelle Shocked

I keep a pile of pennies in the pocket of my pants I pay my toll to the sidewalk troll My entrance fee to street romance Oh streetcorner ambassador this city treats you well Supplies the finest newsprint

Soul Searching Michelle Shocked

I've been wound up so tight today Somebody said I couldn't sing Does he have something to say Or is getting in the way his thing I don't mean to be angry I won't let it confuse me I won't allow

Silver Spoon Michelle Shocked

If you're asking me to name this tune I may say it's 'Silver Spoon' or I may smile and say 'hey, hey' You know, I never really found a way To talk about the things you said about me Aw yeah, but

Sleep Keeps Me Awake Michelle Shocked

Sleep comes creeping in At four in the morning Sneaking up the stairs Shoes in her hands Don't you know what time it is?

V.F.D. Michelle Shocked

Me and my friend and this boy named Eddie We was bored one afternoon We was sitting in the hay It was a hot Texas day And we was playing with matches like some kids do We would throw our matches

Why Do I Get The Feeling? Michelle Shocked

You take my hand in yours You give a little squeeze I'm so glad to see we both agree I've been meaning to tell you these things for such a long while And it really means a lot to see your sympathetic

Jump Jim Crow (Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah *) Michelle Shocked

the road by the light of the moon Going to the city to see Zip Coon Going to the city to see Zip Coon Hip Zip Coon you sure look slick How do you do that walking trick You got a woman on your left

Change The Name Michelle Shocked

In the reconstruction days of the South it got to be pretty serious when the carpet-baggers came down and started running the whole show down here.

Worth the Weight Michelle Shocked

Hand me down my old ball and chain It's worth the weight if I never have to see you again I'm running late but at least I'm running I've been down this road a time or two You know, nothing has

Ballad Of Penny Evans Michelle Shocked

My name is Penny Evans and I've just turned twenty-one A young widow in the war that's been fought in Vietnam And I have two infant daughters and I do the best I can And now they say the war is over

Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight Michelle Shocked

if she hadn't got drunk If she hadn't started runnin' with the travellin' man Oh if she hadn't started takin' those crazy chances Well darlin' let me tell ya 'bout the travellin' kind It's everywhere

Blackberry Blossom Michelle Shocked

Can you tell me what happened to the blossom The blackberry blossom when summertime came The blackberry blossom, well the last time I saw one Was down in the bramble where I rambled in the spring

I Will Be Your Friend Michelle Shocked

When evening shadows fall And old friends don't return your call Just call on me my old friend My number's still the same And I will answer when it rains You can call on me I will be your friend

One Piece At A Time Michelle Shocked

head and cry Cause I always wanted me one that was long and black One day I devised myself a plan that should be the envy of most any man I'd sneak it out of there in a lunch box in my hand Now,

A Child Like Grace Michelle Shocked

A child like Grace I wish you could've seen her face How bright that sunflower shone! With a child like Grace running all around this place It should be said, "my, how you've grown..."

Good News Michelle Shocked

See a fat brown snake Lay her eggs down in the mud Go slipping through the swamp now With a poison in the blood And a smokestack lightning Sparks are flying through the air And when the dust gets

Wichita Lineman Michelle Shocked

I am a lineman for the County And I drive the main road Searching in the sun for another overload I hear you singing in the wire (I hear you singing in the wire) I can hear you through the whine

Walking To New Orleans Michelle Shocked

You want to diss my home That's the reason why I'm going Yes, I'm walking to New Orleans Got my suitcase in my hand Now ain't that a shame I'm leaving here today And I'm going home to stay When

Drip Dry Michelle Shocked

I've been living with the pain so long I've been gaining on you Gaining on you all of the time What did not kill me made me stronger If I live any longer I know I'm gonna blow sky-high I drip dry

Cold Comfort Michelle Shocked

And I know it's cold comfort They found him a guilty man But it don't feel like justice And it was not a first offense Heavy drink was on his breath Her death was on his hands Now you must look

Anchorage Michelle Shocked

It's been over two years you know, my old friend Take me back to the days of the foreign telegrams And the all-night rock 'n rollin' Hey Chel, we was wild then Hey Chel, you know it's kinda funny

Prince Of Darkness Michelle Shocked

And now he is the Prince of Darkness He holds old friends in such high esteem He sees a red town and wants it painted black For the Catholic girls at Halloween Well he said to me, "I've waited

Mouth Of The Mississippi Michelle Shocked

Ah the River I think I was twelve No wait I must have been eighteen Me and my father we had us a time And had us a hurricane, or two I don't remember but that's when I knew It was right then that

Over The Waterfall Michelle Shocked

I thought I knew what I was doing I was wrong Mistakes I've made and lived to tell I tell them in a song I knew a river wide and deep Her banks were very tall At one end was a mountain stream

Ballad of Patch Eye and Meg Michelle Shocked

about the old tattoo On his right arm that said "Meg" He [told] said he was captain of a pirate ship Sailing seas both blue and green And he said that all pirates gots to have a patch So's they can

Come a Long Way Michelle Shocked

I kicked in his door at 5 AM "I've come for my bike" I told the repo man My 920's gonna take me far today You can travel for miles and never leave L.A.

Graffiti Limbo Michelle Shocked

Lay down your burdens Lay down your cares The Holy Virgin, she's gonna greet you up there With a big can of spray paint, yeah And a big blank wall And I can guaran-damn-tee you There ain't no cops

Live And Learn Michelle Shocked

It takes a lotta lovin' to get things right It takes a lotta forgivin' to give up the fight Makes a lotta sense to mend your fence Then sit back and watch the garden grow Well back in Paradise

Yamboree Queen Michelle Shocked

Well out in East Texas where I come from we have this festival every year called the Yamboree. I know some of you have not heard of this Yamboree so let me hip you to it.

Too Little Too Late Michelle Shocked

Too little too late Don't you tell me how it used to be I've seen the record and it clearly reads "To date: too little too late" Too little too late Don't you talk about the way things was Bringing

Campus Crusade Michelle Shocked

say "I too used to be a sinner I was a whore among whoremongers I was promiscuous, I used to sniff cocaine But I live that life no longer Brothers and Sisters, I met Brother Max Lynch and he took me

T For Texas Michelle Shocked

'T' for Texas, it's 'T' for Tennessee 'T' for Texas, it's 'T' for Tennessee And it's 'T' for Thelma, oh she made a wreck of me Wanna buy me a shotgun As long as I am tall I'm gonna buy me a shotgun

Waters Wide Michelle Shocked

Traditional The water is wide I can't cross over And neither have I Have I wings to fly Oh give me a boat That will carry two And both shall row My Love and I Oh love is gentle Yes and love

Little Billie Michelle Shocked

her pillow crying Now her boy lay on the street Shot in the projects called Lafitte Little Billie sure could sing the blues What can we say about your grief?

Looks Like Mona Lisa Michelle Shocked

If she had it to do all over again It would be a photograph She would have a wide grin But no, it was an artist with a longing loving style So when the paint was dry all that remained was a faint