Nature's At Peace Janis Ian

the dawn had the nerve to come on to the sunrise today Have I said that my head had the nerve to be dead when I wanted to break Did you see that the sun doesn't need anyone to come in on time Nature's at

Lover\'s Lullaby Janis Ian

Lay down and slumber Mama\'s boy is torn asunder All the fields have gone grey All the leaves are gone brown Let me tell you a story Lay down, I know you\'re weary While the star\'s in the sky While

DAYS LIKE THESE Janis Ian

THE RAINS COME DOWN IN LIVES LIKE THESE WHERE EVERY MOMENT COUNTS I ADD UP ALL THE THINGS THAT I CAN LIVE WITHOUT WHEN THE ONE THING LEFT IS THE BLESSING OF MY DREAMS I CAN MAKE MY PEACE

DAYS LIKE THESE Janis Ian

DAYS LIKE THESE (Janis Ian) ON DAYS LIKE THESE WHEN THE RAIN WON'T FALL AND THE SKY IS SO DRY THAT EVEN BIRDS CAN'T CALL I CAN FEEL YOUR TEARS DISAPPEARING IN THE AIR CARRIED ON THE BREEZE

When You Love Someone Janis Ian

When You Love Someone (Janis Ian) When you love someone - it's an arrow in the heart When you love someone - it's a shot in the dark When you love someone - it's a needle in the vein When you

When You Love Someone Janis Ian

you love someone - there's a song in every word When you love someone - you are more than you deserve When you love someone - there is magic in your hands When you love someone - and there is peace

AT SEVENTEEN Janis Ian

AT SEVENTEEN-Janis Ian I LEARNED THE TRUTH AT SEVENTEEN THAT LOVE WAS MEANT FOR BEAUTY QUEENS AND HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS WITH CLEAR SKINNED SMILES WHO MARRIED YOUNG AND THEN RETIRED THE VALENTINES

AT SEVENTEEN Janis Ian

I LEARNED THE TRUTH AT SEVENTEEN THAT LOVE WAS MEANT FOR BEAUTY QUEENS AND HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS WITH CLEAR SKINNED SMILES WHO MARRIED YOUNG AND THEN RETIRED THE VALENTINES I NEVER KNEW THE

At seventeen Janis Ian

I learned the truth at seventeen That love was ment for beauty queens And high school girls With clear skinned smiles Who married young and then retired The valentines I never knew The friday

At seventeen Janis Ian

I learned the truth at seventeen That love was ment for beauty queens And high school girls With clear skinned smiles Who married young and then retired The valentines I never knew The friday

Boots Like Emmy Lou`s Janis Ian

<Janis Ian If I had boots like emmy lou's I'd be a country star With rhinestones on my bvd's And a hummingbird guitar I'd buy myself the biggest bus That ever graced

See My Grammy Ride Janis Ian

Come in through the window See my butterfly Come in through the pillow Look at my grammy ride Come in through the doorway See my pretty butterfly Come in through the night and the day Look at my grammy

WATERCOLORS Janis Ian

WATERCOLORS (Janis Ian) I REMEMBER PHOTOGRAPHS WATERCOLORS OF THE PAST HE TURNED & SAID - YOU ASK MUCH OF ME THEN, WHEN WE'D MADE OUR PEACE WE LAY BETWEEN THE SHEETS HE TURNED & SAID - I SET

Water Colors Janis Ian

I remember photographs Watercolors of the past He turned and said "You ask much of me" Then when we made our peace We lay between the sheets He turned and said "I set you free" Go on, be a hero Be a photograph

See The River Janis Ian

See the river and the sun at dawn I've been waiting alone so long See the river and the grass is green Now at last there's a place for me to be here with you See the river and the sunny sky I've been living

GOD &amp; THE FBI Janis Ian

WE KNOW YOU'RE A MEMBER SAW YOU UNDER COVER ARE YOU HIDING EVIDENCE NONE OF THIS MAKES ANY SENSE (chorus) THEY CALLED THE FBI I HAD TO DISAPPEAR CALLED THE G-MEN, T-MEN, SEE YOU AT

GOD & THE FBI Janis Ian

GOD & THE FBI (Janis Ian) MAMA'S MAKING VIDEOS PETE'S ON THE STEREO SINGING 'BOUT FREEDOM BUGS IN THE BEDROOM BIG INVESTIGATION BE PATIENT BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE A DANGER TO THE NATION

Tea & Sympathy Janis Ian

I don't want to ride the milktrain anymore I'll go to bed at nine and waken with the dawn And lunch at half past noon dinner prompt at five The comfort of a few old friends long past their prime

Tea And Sympathy Janis Ian

I'll go to bed at nine - and waken with the dawn , and lunch at haft past noon - dinner prompt at five . The comfort of a few old friends long past their prime .

My Land Janis Ian

The country is a bleeding child and a broken, withered whore with righteous anger, time after time come clawing at her door And the fatherless child, running wild screaming No no more Please believe my

MURDERING STRAVINSKY Janis Ian

MURDERING STRAVINSKY (Philip Clark/Janis Ian) WE'RE MURDERING STRAVINSKY SHOOTING AT RAVEL BURYING PICASSO, SLAUGHTERING CAETANO AT THE GATES OF HELL WE'RE BRINGING DOWN THE BEATLES DYLAN AND

Present Company Janis Ian

pipeline from here to Blind Man's Bend Tried and ride the main line I went there with my friends I like to be together I like to be alone Yes, and what I like best is I like it like this and I stay with you at

Thankyous Janis Ian

Thankyous (Janis Ian) Mom and I had our ups and downs, mostly during my adolescence and her first years as a divorced woman. There were months we didn't speak, years we didn't communicate.

Jesse Janis Ian

WAIT FOR YOU HEY JESSE, I'M LONELY, COME HOME JESSE, THE FLOORS AND THE BOARDS RECALLING YOUR STEP AND I REMEMBER, TOO ALL THE PICTURES ARE FADING AND SHADED IN GREY BUT I STILL SET A PLACE ON THE TABLE AT

SEARCHING FOR AMERICA Janis Ian

SEARCHING FOR AMERICA (Janis Ian) Where have you been that made you weep And left these stains upon your cheek What did you see while you were gone That haunts your eyes this sunny dawn They

SEARCHING FOR AMERICA Janis Ian

you were there That sucks the light out of the morning air The gave us each a cropper's shack And land so hard it broke our back Then fed us 'til our bellies burst On promises that died at

IN BLACK & WHITE Janis Ian

IN BLACK & WHITE (Janis Ian) We were marching from Montgomery, Alabama, '65 Freedom riders, Jim Crow heros, come to keep the faith alive We were picking Southern cotton, registration for the vote

IN BLACK &amp; WHITE Janis Ian

history written down in black & white Nothing's sadder than the man who thinks he's free when he is chained to the prison of his hatred and a dream gone up in flames Colored only at

COSMOPOLITAN GIRL Janis Ian

COSMOPOLITAN GIRL (Janis Ian) I WAS ONLY 29 AND LONELY AS A BULL MOOSE IN HEAT WHEN HE CAME ALONG, SINGING THAT SAME OLD SONG I SAID - YOU KNOW I'M ENTERING MY PRIME THIRTY-ONE TO THIRTY-NINE

QUEEN MERKA &amp; ME Janis Ian

DROWNING ALL THE PEOPLE IN THEIR BEST EASTER CLOTHES LAUGHINGLY, KNOWINGLY, IT'S UNIFYING ALL OF THE PEOPLE ASSURED THEY WERE DYING, TEPPERED, BOUND BY WATER TOGETHER THEY CITY'S TOGETHER AT

QUEEN MERKA & ME Janis Ian

OVERFLOWS DROWNING ALL THE PEOPLE IN THEIR BEST EASTER CLOTHES LAUGHINGLY, KNOWINGLY, IT'S UNIFYING ALL OF THE PEOPLE ASSURED THEY WERE DYING, TEPPERED, BOUND BY WATER TOGETHER THEY CITY'S TOGETHER AT

In The Winter Janis Ian

In The Winter I watch the TV in the afternoon If I get lonely The sound of other voices, other rooms Are near to me I'm not afraid The operator She tells the time, it's good for a laugh There's...

From Me To You Janis Ian

I'm leaving by night I'm leaving alone Leaving it lie When you waken I'll be gone I would not beg for me As I would not beg for you Though I'd like to be The one to see you through Every step you...

Love Is Blind Janis Ian

Love is blind Love is only sorrow Love is no tomorrow Since you went away Love is blind How well I remember In the heat of summer pleasure Winter fades How long will it take Before I can't remem...

Between The Lines Janis Ian

There's never much to say between the moments of our games and repartee There's never much to read between the lines of what we need and what we'll take There's never much to talk about or say alo...

The Come-on Janis Ian

I haven't been loved by a man in quite a while You know it ain't easy making me smile Friends have their lovers men on a string There must be something terribly wrong with me Sometimes I feel like...

Light A Light Janis Ian

I hear your voice in every corridor See your face in every picture frame I feel your eyes in every starry sky Lover, am I coming home again Now am I humble, who once was proud Now am I silent, w...

LOVE IS BLIND Janis Ian

LOVE IS BLIND LOVE IS ONLY SORROW LOVE IS NO TOMORROW SINCE YOU WENT AWAY LOVE IS BLIND HOW WELL I REMEMBER IN THE HEAT OF SUMMER PLEASURE WINTER FADES HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE BEFORE I CAN뭈...

Bright Lights & Promises Janis Ian

Bright lights and promises A pocket full of dreams That's what they pay me to be Gold lame and diamonds I am a hometown queen Honey, would you sing it just for me? When I was good Then I was bad ...

THE LAST COMEBACK Janis Ian

THE LAST COMEBACK (Philip Clark/Janis Ian) ROLL OUT THE RED CARPET, LET ME IN HERE I AM KNOCKING DOWN THE DOOR AGAIN BROKEN DREAMS - BROKEN LIVES IN THE END, ONLY HOPE SURVIVES ONLY HOPE SURVIVES

Memphis Janis Ian

Memphis (Janis Ian) WE WERE STANDING BY THE RIVER STARING INTO TOWN ALL THE WORLD WAS ON HIS SHOULDERS THE TEARS WERE RAINING DOWN ALL ALONG THE SOUTHERN SKYLINE CITY LIGHTS BEGAN TO BLOOM

Welcome To Acousticville Janis Ian

Welcome To Acousticville (Janis Ian) IT WAS A LONG, LONG ROAD IT WAS A BIG DEEP HOLE AND THEN THE AXLE BROKE I BARELY HAD TIME TO WORK UP A SWEAT WHEN MY POOR CORVETTE WENT UP IN SMOKE I WAS

Memphis Janis Ian

WE WERE STANDING BY THE RIVER STARING INTO TOWN ALL THE WORLD WAS ON HIS SHOULDERS THE TEARS WERE RAINING DOWN ALL ALONG THE SOUTHERN SKYLINE CITY LIGHTS BEGAN TO BLOOM HE SAID -- IF YOU ONL...

Hunger Janis Ian

I HUNGER FOR YOU LIKE A SKY FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE SUN I HUNGER FOR YOU LIKE A TIDE FOR THE MOON TO COME I HUNGER FOR YOU LIKE THE SKIN OF A DOE FOR THE BLADE I WATCH YOU LIKE THE SIN OF THE LOS...

Hunger Janis Ian

Hunger (Janis Ian) I HUNGER FOR YOU LIKE A SKY FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE SUN I HUNGER FOR YOU LIKE A TIDE FOR THE MOON TO COME I HUNGER FOR YOU LIKE THE SKIN OF A DOE FOR THE BLADE I WATCH YOU LIKE

On The Other Side Janis Ian

THEY SAY THERE WAS A FIRE ON THE NIGHT I DIED ALL I AM IS GONE STILL THE SOUL GOES ON THEY TELL ME I'M A HERO ON THE OTHER SIDE OH BUT ALL THAT I REMEMBER IS THE CHILDREN WERE IN DANGER ON T...

BOOTS LIKE EMMY LOU'S Janis Ian

IF I HAD BOOTS LIKE EMMY LOU'S I'D BE A COUNTRY STAR WITH RHINESTONES ON MY BVD'S AND A HUMMINGBIRD GUITAR I'D BUY MYSELF THE BIGGEST BUS THAT EVER GRACED THE TRACK WITH A LOVESEAT FOR THE T...

On The Other Side Janis Ian

On The Other Side (Janis Ian) THEY SAY THERE WAS A FIRE ON THE NIGHT I DIED ALL I AM IS GONE STILL THE SOUL GOES ON THEY TELL ME I'M A HERO ON THE OTHER SIDE OH BUT ALL THAT I REMEMBER IS THE

The Other Side of the Sun Janis Ian

Leaving on a boat For beyond the other side of the ocean I’ll bet you in the morning You won’t even know I’m gone Tired of living here In the middle of a mixed emotion I might as well be living ...

SHE MUST BE BEAUTIFUL Janis Ian

SHE MUST BE BEAUTIFUL (Janis Ian/Kye Fleming) THE SEAGULLS OF SUMMER HAVE FLOWN THE SAILORS HAVE WINTERED THEIR BOATS COME SIT BY THE FIRE AND TELL ME YOUR SECRETS LOVE ISN'T KEPT EASILY THE