5 AM in Amsterdam Michelle Shocked

It's 5 a.m. in Amsterdam And this is how I know Not by the voice on my portable radio The batteries are old It's 5 a.m. in Amsterdam And this is how I know Not by a digital watch I don't even

Disoriented (lament for the trust territories) Michelle Shocked

Disoriented, dazed, confused Oh I am lost but I have nothing to lose Wearing my soul in the holes of my shoes Disoriented Disoriented Perspective's vanished now there's only points of view Then

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.

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

Russian Roulette Michelle Shocked

I need this hopeless feeling Like I need a hole in my head Give up my whole days wages To get this hole in the wall I call a holster that is empty Just a gun to the head I am a holy roller I'm

Worth the Weight Michelle Shocked

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 changed but that's nothing new I'm wearing holes in

A Child Like Grace Michelle Shocked

She was only three when she taught herself to read "I do not like them, Sam I Am" She taught us how to love We learned so much but not enough I'm sure that's when we learned to give a damn She will

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

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

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.

The Hep Cat Michelle Shocked

Aw, he's so cool It makes me hot He's everything that I am not 'Cause he's a hep cat He's so bop bop beat He's been around, cats He's wise to the street He's wise to the street He's so wise to

The Hard Way [Private Music album version] Michelle Shocked

If I was smart I would take your advice But I am not and so I have to think twice Never a lesson have I learned Without first being burned I was about to tell you the truth All the mistakes of

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

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

Will the Circle Be Unbroken Michelle Shocked

Traditional Will the circle be unbroken By and by Lord, by and by There's a greater home a-waiting In the sky Lord, in the sky I was standing on the corner On one dark and cloudy day When I

Lagniappe Michelle Shocked

Down in the Vieux Carre All you got to say is 'lagniappe' When you want just a little bit more Than you have bargained for For the thirteenth donut in the bakers dozen To give it to your pretty

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?

Silent Ways Michelle Shocked

When you asked me "Michelle, do you love me?"

Anchorage Michelle Shocked

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 Texas always seems so big But you know you're 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

Wobbly Blood Michelle Shocked

Don't let the fragile manner fool you Don't let the fine, uncalloused hands take you in I'm the great grandson of Big Bill Haywood There's Wobbly blood flowing under this skin In eighteen hundred

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

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

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

Stranded In A Limousine Michelle Shocked

had a heart like a stone Oh, he was a natural crazy man and better off left alone Well, he stopped one night at a traffic light And when that light turned green He was a mean individual Stranded in

Stillborn Michelle Shocked

Midnight and Yolanda has a long walk home Midwife in a hard labor, the baby was stillborn Still the mother asked to hold the child that never cried rocked it gently softly keening a plaintive lullaby

Amsterdam Peter Bjorn＆John

Baby went to Amsterdam She put a little money into traveling Now its so slow, so slow Baby went to Amsterdam 4-5 days by the big canal Now its so slow, so slow And I was heading up north to a place

Who Cares? Michelle Shocked

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 playing the High Noon Theme There's dust devils swirling in

Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight Michelle Shocked

Well Mary took to runnin' with the travellin' man She left her mama cryin' with her head in her hands It's a sad case, so broken-hearted She said "Mama, got to go, got to get outta here I gotta get

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

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

Winter Wheat Michelle Shocked

A custom cutter crew could clear this harvest in a week While me on my John Deere would take more than a year To lay down this harvest of winter wheat Oh winter, winter wheat The grain is groaning

One Piece At A Time Michelle Shocked

Well I left Kentucky back in '49 Went to Detroit working on assembly lines The first year they had me puttin' wheels on Caddillacs Every day I watched them beauties roll by Sometimes I'd hang my

Tabloid Michelle Shocked

Sittin' on a subway Reading all about it Another bold faced lying headline I don't doubt it This fascination with character assassination When all you really have in life is your reputation It's

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

Contest Coming (Cripple Creek) Michelle Shocked

Sybil sits in a rocking chair Chewing tobacco and spitting out cares Sound of a fiddle floating thru the air From the Jones boy across the holler From the Jones boy across the way Backwoods folks

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

Silver Spoon Michelle Shocked

They're full of laughter, they're full of dignity And all else above, they're full of love, aw yeah Hey, hey You know, I never played with a poker face I've got my heart on my sleeve and my one ace in

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.

Homestead Michelle Shocked

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 talk but I swear he grins Don't call it a prairie if you fence it in

Memories of East Texas Michelle Shocked

Memories of East Texas And piney green rolling hills Covered in the springtime With golden daffodils Rowing on Sandy Lake come April Harvesting hay in June Sitting by the road watching well-fires

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

My Home Is On The Water Michelle Shocked

Well I wish I was a catfish swimmin' in the deep blue sea Oh I wish I was a catfish swimmin' in the deep blue sea I wish I was a catfish swimmin' in the deep blue sea I would swim across the water and

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

Black Widow Michelle Shocked

deadly Time under glass Time will tell Time will tell The tale of the widow Who walks her web Mourning the night Mourning the dead Mourning the dead Aw, did you lose him to a broom Trapped in

Poor Boy Michelle Shocked

Listen to me people It's a sad tale that I tell He was bound for heaven But the poor boy went to hell He was a poor boy He was a poor boy He was a poor poor boy In our hearts there was no joy

Little Billie Michelle Shocked

Turn to water what was wine Down at the Home of the Second Line Little Billie sure could sing the blues When a woman has five sons She's gonna spend a lot of time Down on her knees praying And in

Drip Dry Michelle Shocked

I drip dry I drip dry I drip, drip dry I drip dry You can watch and wish me well it's true But who can really tell what's gonna make or break a woman inside Oh the secret to my power comes in

When I Grow Up Michelle Shocked

In the summer we'll sit in a field and watch the sun melt In the winter we'll sit by a fire and watch the moon freeze Me my old man and a hundred and twenty babies Me my old man and a hundred and twenty

Old Paint Michelle Shocked

Traditional I ride an old paint, lead an old dam Going to Montana to throw a hoolihan They feed in the coolies and they water in the draw Their tails are all matted, backs are all raw Ride around