Hard Times Come Again No More Nanci Griffith

sigh of the weary Hard times, hard times come again no more Many days you have lingered Around my cabin door Oh hard times come again no more While we seek mirth and beauty and music light and gay There

Tecumseh Valley Nanci Griffith

It seemed to me The sunshine walked beside her She came to Spencer Across the hill She said he Pa had sent her 'Cause the coal was low And soon the snow Would turn the skies to winter She said she's come

Goin' Back To Georgia Nanci Griffith

Oh the city snow makes your brown eyes shine We've gotta look real hard to find a reason to cry New York, New York is a friend of the travelling kind And I'm coming around from years of hard times He's

Morning Song for Sally Nanci Griffith

As the morning light stretched in across my bed I thought of you Remembering your laughing eyes and all we said I love you too As all my thoughts of you pass `fore my face a thousand times The way they

Hometown Streets (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

Everybody packs their goals And sails away for better shores I have seen times My sails have held a brilliant shine I hear tell that dreams come true Along these crowded avenues But, my peace of mind Is

These Days In An Open Book Nanci Griffith

You're coming up beside me Whether it's day or night These days my life is an open book Missing pages I cannot seem to find These days your face In my memory Is in a folded hand of grace against these times

Trouble In The Fields Nanci Griffith

full of nothing But our dreams and the golden grain Have you seen the folks in line downtown at the station They're all buying their ticket out and talking the great depression Our parents had their hard

Trouble In The Fields (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

full of nothing But our dreams and the golden grain Have you seen the folks in line downtown at the station They're all buying their ticket out and talking the great depression Our parents had their hard

Cotton Nanci Griffith

Makes no never to me. All the ballerina sees when her world's on fire, Is where she puts her feet. If she burns her toes, she'll just jump higher, Never skip a beat.

Who Knows Where The Time Goes Nanci Griffith

Across the evening sky All the birds are leaving But how can they know It`s time for them to go Before the winter fire I will still be dreaming I have no thought of time For who knows where the time goes

Try The Love Nanci Griffith

my first time, it won`t be my last Try the love that took only a minute to grow It won`t die that fast Try the love that the keeper of the keys Told me one time was clearly not for me He`s not keepin` no

It's A Hard Life Wherever You Go (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

He says, "There's barbed wire at all of these exits And there ain't no place in Belfast for that kid To go."

Late Night Grande Hotel Nanci Griffith

known before It's not the way you hold me when the sun goes down It's not the way you call my name that left me stranded on the ground It's not the way you'll say you'll hear my heart when the music ends No

Sing Nanci Griffith

to find that rhyme Rolling with the river trying to keep time And in the end I wouldn't change a thing, I'd sing Music is the life in me, it's the melody I breathe It gives me strength in harder times

Mountain Of Sorrow Nanci Griffith

Easy come, easy go Anything but easy창?짝though You were here, now you're gone That's the only thing I know And it's just one more sorrow To throw upon the heap Mountain of sorrow창?

Party Girl Nanci Griffith

was a party girl Now the party's over she was a beauty And that's changing too Now she's barefoot and having babies She was a party girl Now the party's over Now her husband watches TV After working hard

Boots Of Spanish Leather Nanci Griffith

To make your time more easy passing? How can, how can you ask me again?

Wooden Heart (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

Can't you see I love you Please don't break my heart in two That's not hard to do 'Cause I don't have a wooden heart And if you say goodbye Then I know that I would cry Maybe I would die 'Cause

Brave Companion Of The Road (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

With your suitcase by the back porch stairs With my heart in your hand In this cold December wind again The cafes and bars are closed The Christmas lights are veiled in snow Tell me, where are you going

Late Night Grande Hotel (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

hold me when the sun goes down It's not the way you call my name that left me stranded on the ground It's not the way you say you hear my heart when the music ends I am just learning how to fly away again

Comin' Down In The Rain Nanci Griffith

into the wind Like the ashes of her cigarette He got scattered thrown on the breeze As he tried to forget He lost all his heat And his heart never will be the same He got lighter than air But he`ll only come

Morning Train Nanci Griffith

and week day shoppers I have sixteen bucks and a dollar in change That`s not bad price for a one way ride On a morning train I give you my devotion You left me heartsick Oh, you couldn`t had hurt me more

Sing One For Sister (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

Mama liked the slow ones and she'd shuffle 'cross the floor Sister liked the fast ones, Lord she could step so high And I'd see my Daddy dancing, till he could dance no more And when I'd play a sad song

Summer Wages Nanci Griffith

friends around to steal her She`ll be gambled and gone Like summer wages And we`ll keep rollin` on `Til we get to Vancouver And the woman that I love She`s living there It`s been six long months And more

Desperadoes Waiting For A Train Nanci Griffith

waiting for a train And then the day before he died I went to see him And I was grown and he was almost gone So we just closed our eyes and dreamed us up a kitchen And sang another verse to that old song Come

Deportee (Plane Wreck At Los Gatos) Nanci Griffith

The crops are all in And the peaches are rotting The oranges are stacked In their Creosote dumps They`re flying them back To that Mexico border To pay all their wages To wade back again Goodbye to you

I Knew Love (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

I knew love When it still meant forever When a feeling shared didn't always have to hurt And a promise that was made would go unbroken I knew love When it was more than just a word I knew a time When hope

Love Wore A Halo (Back Before The War) (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

heavens on the Fourth of July She ran the numbers, they say she ran them clean Those porcelain hands keep a ledger even in her sleeves While he worked the See-Bees in the Philippines They say she made more

Speed of the Sound of Loneliness Nanci Griffith

You come home late And you come home early You come on big When you`re feelin` small You come home straight And you home curly Sometimes you just don`t come home at all So what in the world`s come over

Maybe Tomorrow Nanci Griffith

I will find somebody new Maybe tomorrow I will stop this missing you Maybe tomorrow Time`s the healer time`s the key So all the wise folks say Oh, maybe tomorrow But not today Life will once again make

Dress Of Laces Nanci Griffith

And she has a dress of laces It`s worn in many places The shoulder hangs upon her by a thread And she has a need for ahrin` For someone warm and carin` And no one sees a heart that`s underfed Young girl

Down 'N' Outer (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

I once was a lot like you We share a dream I couldn't make come true I was a child who wrote my name Across a frosted window pane And there are jobs that I might hold If they'd just let me through the

Wall Of Death Nanci Griffith

Let me ride on the wall of death one more time Let me ride on the wall of death one more time You can waste your time on the other rides But this is the nearest to being alive Oh let me take my chances

Last Song For Mother Nanci Griffith

And will you sing this song again? Let us sing it hand in hand, While the band is still playing.

Walk Right Back Nanci Griffith

you walked out on me I`m so lonesome everyday I want you to know That since you walked out on me Nothing seems to be the same ole way Think about the love that burns Within my heart for you The good times

You Made This Love A Teardrop (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

No, I will not forgive you betraying trust between us, Though I will always care for you.

Gulf Coast Highway Nanci Griffith

worked the oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico The only thing we've ever owned Is this old house here by the road And when he dies he says he'll catch Some blackbird's wing Then he will fly away to Heaven come

Listen To The Radio (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

I am leaving Mississippi in the evening rain These Delta towns wear satin gowns In a high beamed frame Loretta Lynn guides my hands through the radio Where would I be in times like these Without the songs

Across America Nanci Griffith

myself across America From Sea to shining Sea From the Rocky coast of Maine To the mighty redwood trees From the plains of North Dakota to the Gulf of Mexico It's good to know That hope's alive again

The Ghost Inside Of Me Nanci Griffith

way Inside you the time moves and she don fade The ghost in you she don fade away The race is on, I on your side But hearing you my engines died I in the mood for you Or for running away All the stars come

Tumble And Fall (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

Telephone call and an inspiration For a heart to recall, had a tumble and fall And my friends all say I'm lazy Clumsy at love and I'm middle age crazy I stumble along with a tumble and fall Or maybe I'll come

Rise To The Occasion Nanci Griffith

I'll never fall in love again It's such a contradiction To lose all control and common sense And even intuition You came along, with a strange new song And the sweetest innovation And you said, "One should

Heart Of Indochine Nanci Griffith

The souls of the Saigon River At peace in Indochina I am in a caffe in Ho Chi Minn City My friend Bobby Muller is sitting with me This traffic is maddening In his wheelchair he's napping I wonder at times

He Was A Friend Of Mine Nanci Griffith

He was a friend of mine He was a friend of mine Never had no money To pay for his fine He was a friend of mine He never done no wrong He never done no wrong Thousand miles from home He never hurt no one

I Still Miss Someone Nanci Griffith

At my door the leaves are falling The cold wild wind will come Sweethearts walk by together And I still miss someone I go out on a party To look for a little fun But I find a darkened corner Because I

Wasn't That A Mighty Storm Nanci Griffith

that a mighty storm Wasn`t that a mighty storm in the morning, well Wasn`t that a mighty storm That blew all the people away You know the trumpets gave them waring You`d better leave this place Now, no

You Were On My Mind Nanci Griffith

mind You were on my mind I got some aches and I got some pains and I got some wounds to bind So I went to the corner Just to ease my pain Just to ease my pain I got drunk and I got sick and I came home again

Nickel Dreams (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

less than a nickel a dream Well, her heart may be breaking But she keeps on taking what she thought she wanted back then It's too late to change her, There's always a stranger to tell her she's someone again

I'll Move Along Nanci Griffith

move along time to move along I`m slow to move these feet of clay You passed me by now you`re in my way I take my change at my own damn pace I`ll move along one day I`ll move along time to move along come

From A Distance Nanci Griffith

eagle takes to flight From a distance there is harmony And it echoes through the land It's the voice of hope, it's the voice of peace It's the voice of every man From a distance we all have enough And no