Days Are Short Arlo Guthrie

Days are short, and I ain't down The sun is on the hill Looking in my suitcase for a friend The door was opened wide You know I lost a little pride And inside it was just another man CHORUS: Every

Patriot's Dream Arlo Guthrie

Living now here but for fortune Placed by fate's mysterious schemes Who'd believe that we're the ones asked To try to rekindle the patriot's dreams Arise sweet destiny, time runs short All of your

Miss the Mississippi and You Arlo Guthrie

Tired of the glamour and tired of the sights In all my dreams I am roaming once more Back to my home on the old river shore I am sad and weary far away from home Miss the Mississippi and you dear Days

Moon Song Arlo Guthrie

Beneath this balcony of stars Beyond the searchlight stage where we've become The stuff of time amid the waves Whose nets are cast along the shore when day is done As the seabird flies aboce My

Epilogue Arlo Guthrie

And for myself I have no regrets That time has taken what it soon forgets A gambler's paradise in short vignettes These stolen moments from the hourglass A burning candle while the night-time lasts

When the Ship Comes In Arlo Guthrie

breakin' Oh the fishes will laugh As they swim out of the path And the seagulls will be a'smilin' And the rocks on the sand Will proudly stand The hour that the ship comes in And the words that are

Victor Jara Arlo Guthrie

With five-thousand frightened men His hands were gentle, his hands were strong Victor stood in the stadium His voice was brave and strong And he sang for his fellow prisoners Till the guards cut short

When a Soldier Makes It Home Arlo Guthrie

victory parades For those that's coming back They'll fly them in at midnight And unload the body sacks And the living will be walking down A long and lonely road Because nobody seems to care these days

Which Side Arlo Guthrie

world Well, it looks that way to me People don't know what to do They don't know where they should be But just one question still remains To which we must respond Two roads lead from where we are

Highway In The Wind Arlo Guthrie

has no end Swept along the open road That don't seem to begin Come with me a love me, Babe I may be back again Meantime I'll keep sailing down This highway in the wind Evenings just begin the days

You Are the Song Arlo Guthrie

My love, you are the song That sings inside of me The song is always the same It starts with love and ends with your name The more that I love you There's more in you to love And yet I just don't

Lay Down Little Doggies Arlo Guthrie

GROUND THE WINDS BLOWIN' COLDER AND THE SUN'S GOIN' DOWN LAY DOWN, LITTLE DOGGIES, LAY DOWN WE HIT THIS OLD BEEF TRAIL JUST TWO MONTHS AGO WE BLISTERED IN THE SUN AND WE FROZE IN THE SNOW IN TEN DAYS

Massachusetts Arlo Guthrie

and unchanged But they're just not the same The sun comes up to meet the dawn And there's a day that must go on There's another night that's gone In Massachusetts And I could spend all of my days

Ukelele Lady Arlo Guthrie

I saw the splendor of the moonlight On Honolulu Bay There's something tender in the moonlight On Honolulu Bay And all the beaches are filled with peaches Who bring their ukes along And in the glimmer

Gabriel's Mother's Highway Ballad #16 Arlo Guthrie

and sing Come on, children come on All God's children got to sing and shout Come on, children, come on There ain't nobody 'round bound to kick you out Come on, children, come on One of these days

Darkest Hour Arlo Guthrie

ain't no words That can describe her With her white silk scarves And her black Spanish hat She knows there ain't no way I can deny her Yes her blue velvet perfume Filling up the night The guards are

Gates of Eden Arlo Guthrie

Eden Relationships of ownership They whisper in the wings To those condemned to act accordingly And wait for succeeding kings And I try to harmonize with songs The lonesome sparrow sings There are

My Love Arlo Guthrie

You're like the wind on the run I never know where you are coming from I wasn't easily won My love I saw you first long ago I didn't think then - now I know How long it took love to grow Oh babe

City Of New Orleans Arlo Guthrie

The City of New Orleans by Steve Goodman *Arlo Guthrie and others have substituted the word "steel" for "steam" and "feel" for "dream", also "card games" for "cards" Riding on the City of New

Wedding Song Arlo Guthrie

Poor Adam alone in Eden Taking off his shoes Tired of running around all morning From his animal interviews He awoke with a hand on his brow Askign who are you They spent the rest of their lives

World Away from Me Arlo Guthrie

Poor Adam alone in Eden Taking off his shoes Tired of running around all morning From his animal interviews He awoke with a hand on his brow Askign who are you They spent the rest of their lives

Prologue Arlo Guthrie

In the event of my demise Be sure to include this statement When you are bent on closing my eyes Thinking about what my life meant Alone on a hill back in '65 Things looked a lot like changing

Underground Arlo Guthrie

And carried it far away It's too damned dark for you to see So I did not protest My soul shook free, you can't have me But you may keep the rest The waters weep, the sickles reap My hands are

Running Down the Road Arlo Guthrie

Walking down the street Meet me down the line Police car at my feet They were there on time Everybody's looking for Something to explode How can you afford the time Running down the road My feet are

Now And Then Arlo Guthrie

I'll stay Now and then I talk with you And now and then you turn me on Now and then and when I don't feel blue Maybe I could tell you now that I really love you Pleased to understand that you are

Ramblin' Round Arlo Guthrie

' 'round boys As I go ramblin' 'round My mother hoped that I might be A man of some renown But I am just a refugee As I go ramblin' 'round boys As I go ramblin' 'round The peach trees they are

Hobo's Lullaby Arlo Guthrie

boxcar Safe from all the wind and snow I know the police cause you trouble They cause trouble everywhere But when you die and go to heaven You won't find no policemen there I know your clothes are

If You Would Just Drop By Arlo Guthrie

Friends I used to know are coming by To ask me if my situation's high 'Cause sometimes I just stare at the sky Up is down before Her crown I cry CHORUS: If you would just drop by sometime If you

1913 Massacre Arlo Guthrie

Take a trip with me in nineteen thirteen To Calumet, Michigan in the copper country I'll take you to a place called Italian Hall And the miners are having their big Christmas ball I'll take you in

Last Train Arlo Guthrie

you've been hungry and poor Maybe your ticket on the last train to glory Is the stranger whose been sleeping on your floor I ain't a man of constant sorrow I ain't seen trouble all day long We are

Sailing Down This Golden River Arlo Guthrie

river Sun and water all my own Yet I was never alone Sun and water, old life givers l'll have them where ere I roam And I was not far from home Sunlight glancing on the water Life and death are

Wabash Cannonball Arlo Guthrie

the woodlands Through the hills and by the shores Hear the mighty rush of engines Hear the lonsome hobos' call We're travelling through the jungles On the Wabash Cannonball The eastern states are

My Front Pages Arlo Guthrie

places that You came to, for to leave CHORUS: Alone for years you sailed around At last your ship come in Well, charge admission on her deck Or sail her out again Among the people that you met Are

Wake up Dead Arlo Guthrie

Is the birth of what's living And her words filled my head Chorus It's the life that lies sleeping When you think you're awake Forever is real And the rest is just fake And though volumes are

Drowning Man Arlo Guthrie

tried I've come up empty Heart of stone, drowning man CHORUS: I'm going down for the third time And I need a helping hand The rooster crows and I'm sinking Heart of stone, drowning man Where are

This Troubled Mind of Mine Arlo Guthrie

faster line Got me a baby that's got some dough When you gotta go, you gotta go Gonna leave you and ease This troubled mind of mine CHORUS: There's no need to talk to you 'Cause you know that we are

Garden Song Arlo Guthrie

low Gonna make it fertile ground Inch by inch, row by row Please bless these seeds I sow Please keep them safe below 'Till the rain comes tumbling down Pullin' weeds and pickin' stones We are

Carry Me Over Arlo Guthrie

slowing down Pulled back on the throttle I've been doing that all day Looking ahead for a right-hand turn To carry me away There's times for understanding It don't seem like one of those The times are

All This Stuff Takes Time Arlo Guthrie

They are post-environmentalists Looking for to stay 'Till their friends all come to join them In the quest for air to breathe And when it gets too crowded They will just pick up and leave Like they

I'm Changing My Name to Chrysler Arlo Guthrie

me I am changing my name to Chrysler I am headed for that great receiving line So when they hand a million grand out I'll be standing with my hand out Yes sire I'll get mine When my creditors are

Somebody Turned on the Light Arlo Guthrie

I've been to wild Montana I went there in a storm My boots were Texas leather My Levis wet and torn I loved it in Montana Loved it in the storm I think I'm gonna cross that river I just might be r...

I Want to Be Around Arlo Guthrie

Remember back when I was born High up in the sky Looking down upon the scene I can't recall just why A white love light come up to me I followed it back down Sayin' this is the tune of the Earth my...

Cooper's Lament Arlo Guthrie

Hey brothers, hear me call It ain't that I had to fall Wasn't no one's fault last night When I looked up and felt the light Here's hoping you'll understand I want to fell like a natural man Get up...

Coming Into Los Angeles Arlo Guthrie

Coming in from London From over the pole Flying in a big airliner Chickens flying everywhere around the plane Could we ever feel much finer? CHORUS: Coming into Los Angeles Bringing in a couple of...

Telephone Arlo Guthrie

Every morning just as soon as it's light Get out of bed and I'm feeling alright Make me some coffee and I sit down alone The rest of the day I'm on the telephone CHORUS: Hang up, hold on You got a...

I'm Going Home Arlo Guthrie

Like the tree that grows so tall Leaves turn gold and then they fall They've gone down, now they've grown They're going home Mountain streams may run and flow Clean the sands on which they go Stre...

Introduction Arlo Guthrie

Loose the bonds that tie me Let the world I live in let me Take these chains from off my thumb Let the world just know you've come Everyone is thinking that there must be a way Come closer to me a...

Connection Arlo Guthrie

Everything seems to be going in the wrong direction The doctor wants to give me more injections He's given me shots for a thousand rare infections And they don't know if they'll Iet me go CHORUS: ...

I Could Be Singing Arlo Guthrie

I could be singing forever I guess you could say I'm in love The universe is getting together You know that I can't say it enough You and your friends have a party Welcome your heavenly Dad Rememb...

Circles Arlo Guthrie

Chorus: All my life's a circle Sunrise and sundown Moon rolls through the nighttime Till daybreak comes around All my life's a circle Still I wonder why Seasons spinning 'round again Years keep rol...