Rocky Mountain Time John Prine

wanted for dawn [Chorus:] The clock played drums And I hummed the sax And the wind whistled down The railroad tracks Hey three for a quarter One for a dime I'll bet it's tomorrow By Rocky

Out Of Love John Prine

We were so happy, honey when we were together Why we should have won a ribbon colored blue But those Rocky Mountain waters came between us And when I'm out of love, I'm out of you.

Unwed Fathers John Prine

love her Tell all the others, I'll write someday" From a teenage lover, to an unwed mother Kept undercover, like some bad dream While unwed fathers, they can't be bothered They run like water, through a mountain

Rocky Mountain Suite John Denver

re trying to tell us a story That should have been listened to long, long ago How the life in the mountains is living in danger From too many people, too many machines And the time is upon us, today

Rocky mountain high John Denver

mountain high I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky The shadow from the starlight is softer than a lullabye Rocky mountain high He climbed cathedral mountains, he saw silver clouds below He saw

Rocky Mountain High John Denver

Rocky Mountain High Rocky Mountain High Well he climbed the feeble mountains. He saw silver clounds below He saw everything as far as you can see.

Rocky Mountain High John Denver

Rocky Mountain High Rocky Mountain High Well he climbed the feeble mountains. He saw silver clounds below He saw everything as far as you can see.

John Prine Low

I verified the mathand double-checked the syntaxI tried to heal your bodybut it just kept coming backyou never had a chanceI thought I was a poetI had so much to saybut now I want to see the bloodI...

Rocky Mountian High John Denver

the mountains his life was far away On the road and hangin’ by a song But the string’s already broken and he doesn’t really care It keeps changin’ fast and it don’t last for long But the Colorado Rocky

Rocky Moutain High John Denver

But the Colorado Rocky Mountain high I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky the shadow from the starlight is softer than a lullaby Rocky Mountain high, Rocky Mountain high He climbed Cathedral Mountains

Nine Pound Hammer John Prine

This nine pound hammer Is a little too heavy Buddy for my size Buddy for my size So I'm going on the mountain Just to see my baby And I ain't coming back No I ain't coming back Chorus: Roll on buddy Don't

STARWOOD IN ASPEN John Denver

STARWOOD IN ASPEN by John Denver It's a long way from LA to Denver It's a long time to hang in the sky It's a long way home to Starwood in Aspen Sweet Rocky Mountain Paradise Oh my sweet

Rocky Mountain High (Live at the Sydney Opera House, Australia - November 1977) John Denver

mountain high I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky The shadow from the starlight is softer than a lullabye Rocky mountain high He climbed cathedral mountains, he saw silver clouds below He saw everything

A Good Time John Prine

Time was once just a clock to me and life was just a book a biography success was something you just had to be and I would spend myself unknowingly and you know that I could have me a million more friends

Blue Umbrella John Prine

Day time makes me wonder why you left me night time makes me wonder what I said next time are the words I'd like to plan on but, last time was the only thing you said. Chorus:

He Was In Heaven Before He Died John Prine

sailors Wait for their brides And the cold bitter snow Has strangled each grass blade Where the salt from their tears Washed out with the tide And I smiled on the Wabash The last time

My Own Best Friend John Prine

You'll take all you gave me Like it never was there And I think that I might, no, I know Yes, I will help you there 'Cause, I've done it before and I'd do it again 'Cause it's the only time

Angel From Montgomery John Prine

I am an old woman named after my mother My old man is another child that's grown old If dreams were lightning thunder was desire This old house would have burnt down a long time ago Chorus: Make me an

Everybody John Prine

don't have to sympathize Or care what they may do But everybody needs somebody that they can talk to Well he spoke to me of morality Starvation, pain and sin Matter of fact the whole dang time

Diamonds In The Rough John Prine

While walking out, one evening, Not knowing where to go Just to pass the time away Before we held our show I heard a little mission band Playing with all their might I gave my soul to Jesus

Saddle In The Rain John Prine

mouth were widely open And his jaw was set Like he'd fell off a cliff And hadn't hit the bottom yet I wish he wouldn't pull those things on me Without a net Without a net I had him up to the house one time

Way Down John Prine

Thought I saw a neon sign Flash my name With the time Probably didn't see a thing Crazy dreams and a broken wing Way down...

Illegal Smile John Prine

reality And you may see me tonight with an illegal smile It don't cost very much, but it lasts a long while Won't you please tell the man I didn't kill anyone No I'm just tryin' to have me some fun Last time

Love, Love, Love John Prine

When they'd walk down the sidewalk the street would shine With the kind of love no human heart can fake And they vowed to stay together till the end of time Like the couple that stands on top of the wedding

Spanish Pipedream John Prine

She was a level-headed dancer on the road to alcohol And I was just a soldier on my way to Montreal Well she pressed her chest against me About the time the juke box broke Yeah, she gave me a peck on the

Come Back To Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard John Prine

The last time that I saw her She was standing in the rain With her overcoat under her arm Leaning on a horsehead cane She said Carl, take all the money She called everybody Carl My spirit's broke My mind's

Six O'Clock News John Prine

harmony C'mon, baby, spend the night with me ";God bless this kitchen"; said the knick-knack shelf ";The dinner's almost ready Go and wash yourself"; Jimmy's growing up now and Wanda's growing old The time

Linda Goes To Mars John Prine

I just found out yesterday that linda goes to mars Every time I sit and look at pictures of used cars She'll turn on her radio and sit down in her chair And look at me across the room, as if I wasn't there

Aimless Love John Prine

spell unkind It's never seen a heart shaped like a valentine For if love knew him, it'd walk up to him And introduce him to an aimless love I been out walking, kinda pillow talking To anyone that has the time

Slow Boat To China John Prine

Lets take a slow boat to china. leave from south carolina Lets take our time and go the long way On a junk boat to thailand with your hand in mine hand I sure hope we got something to say Well, this old

Somewhere Someone's Falling In Love John Prine

Well, I got time on my hands and I got you on my mind And the moon and the stars up above There's a warm summer breeze Blowing down through the trees And somewhere someone's falling in love Well, if this

The Torch Singer John Prine

thing's gone off the air Every thing's gone off the air Picked through the ashes Of the torch singer's song And I ordered my money around For whiskey and pain both taste the same During the time

The Accident (Things Could Be Worse) John Prine

It was a four way dilemma we all arrived the same time I yielded to the man to the right of me and he yielded it right back to mine well, the yield went around and around and around till Pamela finally

Common Sense John Prine

With her head in the oven Please Don't tell me That this really wasn't nothing One of these days One of these nights You'll take off your hat And they'll read you Your rights You'll wanna get high Every time

My Old Kentucky Home, Goodnight John Prine

The time has come when the darkies have to part, Then my old Kentucky home, good night.

Be My Friend Tonight John Prine

wrong till you say its right Come on honey, be my friend tonight Now you bring the glasses and Ill bring the wine Ill rub your shoulders just like they were mine I won't make no passes till its passing time

The Great Compromise John Prine

through the moonlight She hopped into a foreign sports car Chorus Well, you know I could have beat up that fella But it was her that had hopped into his car Many times I had fought to protect her But this time

Billy The Bum John Prine

in their holy cloaks Ever took Billy on as a friend For pity's a crime And it ain't worth a dime To a person who's really in need Just treat 'em the same As you would your own name Next time

Sam Stone John Prine

And the time that he served, Had shattered all his nerves, And left a little shrapnel in his knees.

PARADISE John Denver

PARADISE Words & Music by John Prine When I was a child, my family would travel Down to western Kentucky where my parents were born And there's a backwards old town that's often remembered So

Rocky Mountain Suite (Cold Nights In Canada) John Denver

wanting to know And together they're trying to us a story That should have been listened to long, long ago How the life in the mountains is living in danger For too many people too many machines And the time

ROCKY MOUNTAIN SUITE(Cold Nights in Canada) John Denver

ROCKY MOUNTAIN SUITE (Cold Nights in Canada) Words and Music by John Denver Up in a meadow in Jasper, Alberta Two men and four ponies on a long lonesome ride To see the high country and learn

Dear Abby John Prine

G C G Dear Abby, Dear Abby; My feet are too long, D My hair's falling out and my rights are all wrong. G C G My friends they all tell me I've no friends at all, D G Won't you write me a letter, won...

Donald And Lydia John Prine

C F C Small town, bright lights, Saturday night, C D G Pool halls and pinballs are flashing their lights. C F C Making change behind the counter in a penny arcade C G C Sat the fat girl daughter of...

Take The Star Out Of The Window John Prine

Robert was a sailor For the best years of his life His captain was his mother And the ocean was his wife Only fresh out of the cradle Life's one and only spring He was sworn to do his duty And got ...

The Late John Garfield Blues John Prine

weight Wind blown scarves in top down cars All share one western trait Sadness leaks through tear-stained cheeks From winos to dime-store Jews Probably don't know they give me These late John

The Frying Pan John Prine

come home from work this evening There was a note in the frying pan It said fix your own supper babe I run off with the Fuller brush man [Chorus:] And I miss the way she used to yell at me T...

Sour Grapes John Prine

I don't care if the sun don't shine But it better or people will wonder No matter if it never quits rainin' Except the kids are afraid of the thunder Say sour grapes You can laugh and stare ...

Yes I Guess They Oughta Name A Drink After You John Prine

Oh I get drunk most every night, seems like all we do is fight The more I drink, the less I feel blue Sometimes I feel like an awful fool Spendin' my life on an old bar stool And yes I guess th...

Clocks And Spoons John Prine

Clocks and spoons and empty rooms It's raining out tonight What a way to end a day By turnin' out the light Shoot the moon right between the eyes I'm sending most of me to sunny country side ...