I'm Gone Shawn Colvin

There are things I will do For a hatchet job, too Ante up, there's a new kid in town It won't take long For what's red hot and blonde To be ashes on the ground.

Tougher Than the Rest Shawn Colvin

Well It\'s Saturday night you\'re all dressed up in blue I been watching you awhile maybe you been watching me too So somebody ran out left somebody\'s heart in a mess Well if you\'re looking for

I'll Say I'm Sorry Now Shawn Colvin

I''m gonna let you down I know that now Make you cry, I know I will Why should you believe I would never leave Or that I love you still For all the by and by Hard as we try The bough

Words Shawn Colvin

Smile an everlasting smile A smile can bring you near to me Don't ever let me find you gone 'Cuz that would bring a tear to me This world has lost its glory Let's start a brand new story now my love Right

One Small Year Shawn Colvin

One small year It's been an eternity It's taken all of me to get here The hands of time They pushed my down the street They swept me of my feet to this place And I don't know my face Now all through the

Sunny came home Shawn Colvin

Sunny came home to her favorite room Sunny sat down in the kitchen She opened a book and a box of tools Sunny came home with a mission She says days go by I'm hypnotized 'm walking on a wire

Sunny came home Shawn Colvin

Sunny came home to her favorite room Sunny sat down in the kitchen She opened a book and a box of tools Sunny came home with a mission She says days go by I'm hypnotized 'm walking on

There's A Rugged Road Shawn Colvin

road on the prairie Stretchin' all across the last frontier There a stranger strives solitary Blessed is the lonesome pioneer Roll on, roll on, roll on Night birds are flyin' Come on, the light is gone

If I Were Brave Shawn Colvin

All the happy couples on their way to New Orleans Reminding me of when we got along They're only renting time and space to fill up with their dreams And dreams are what they'll have when they have gone

Kill The Messenger Shawn Colvin

Jane it sure looks like rain These Canadian plains And their windblown hair Jane the bruise colored clouds The smell of the ground In the ripening air I have seen you In your fluttering dress And your

Orion In The Sky Shawn Colvin

Because we've broken down the wilderness And we've blackened up the skies And we cry 'cause we've got no vision left While the smoke gets in our eyes And there's no more time And the dream is dying But I

Fall Of Rome Shawn Colvin

The city is crumbling Like Rome or Pompeii And there’s nothing to do But get out of the way When you know you can save no one Like an empty old bottle The ship has gone down The Titanic is sinking

I Don`t Know Why Shawn Colvin

I don't know why The sky is so blue And I don't know why I'm so in love with you But if there were no music Then I would not get through I don't know why I know these things, but I do I don't

I Don't Know Why Shawn Colvin

I don't know why The sky is so blue And I don't know why I'm so in love with you But if there were no music Then I would not get through I don't know why I know these things, but I do I don't know

Knowing What I Know Now Shawn Colvin

Out on the road and a refuge Thinking about it and I cry out loud I wouldn’t ask you to comfort me Knowing what I know now We had a love and it went all wron I had a dream and you let me down I wouldn

Nothing Like You Shawn Colvin

Four blocks up and two streets down, I went back to my old hometown Like a kid I ran and hid on cue That’s when times were really sad Winter there was really bad And we all just froze but for a chosen

Ricochet In Time (Album Version) Shawn Colvin

I've been sleeping fair Lately I could swear I'm thinking clearer and clearer And I've been working hard Looking at my punch card and my mirror, my mirror But I daydream in my room I'm baying at the moon

I Want It Back Shawn Colvin

I lost the thread, I lost the map It's not a feeling, it's a fact I had it once, I was on track Why won't it stay?

The Bird Shawn Colvin

I might go to the mountain to spy And I see all the pretty snow And I dream that dream I dream no matter where I go We were still young like when we met And I hadn't fucked it all up yet And you wanted

These Four Walls Shawn Colvin

I'm gonna die in these four walls I had enough and I tried it all I watch the daybreak and I see the night fall In these four walls Show me trouble, I'll take him down I drew a line on this patch of ground

Monopoly Shawn Colvin

I don't know what else to do I would rather do anything Than write this song for you And perpetuate this thing In my head, in my living room With the usual arsenal Of broken chords and rusty strings To

Bound To You Shawn Colvin

Well, I feel alive like I never have Because if I go, then someone will be sad Because as someone said, well, I'd rather die But if you can stay, then darlin' so can I And you know I will Yeah, you know

Crazy Shawn Colvin

I remember when, I remember, I remember when I lost my mind There was something so pleasant about that place.

Never Saw Blue Like That Shawn Colvin

Today I took a walk up the street And picked a flower and climbed the hill Above the lake And secret thoughts were said aloud We watched the faces in the clouds Until the clouds had blown away And

A Matter Of Minutes Shawn Colvin

I've been thinking About you and me Maybe I was just Seeing what I wanted to see You can call me crazy But you know this time I swore That I wouldn't run But I can't do that anymore I can't

The Story (Album Version) Shawn Colvin

and the lamb I was born to be telling this story I could only be telling this story I will always be telling this story Well our father married our mother too young And he took on a world like a fortunate

Get Out Of This House Shawn Colvin

of your making, it's a house of ill will Get out of this house Go listen to Buddha, go listen to Joe Get out of this house If anyone asks, you tell them you don't know Get out of this house I

Diamond In The Rough Shawn Colvin

As a little girl I came down to the water With a little stone in my hand It would shimmer and sing And we knew everything As a little girl I came down But in a little while I got steeped in authority Heaven

Diamond In The Rough (Live at Sessions at West 54th, NYC, NY - August 1997) Shawn Colvin

As a little girl I came down to the water With a little stone in my hand It would shimmer and sing And we knew everything As a little girl I came down But in a little while I got steeped in authority Heaven

Diamond In The Rough (Album Version) Shawn Colvin

As a little girl I came down to the water With a little stone in my hand It would shimmer and sing And we knew everything As a little girl I came down But in a little while I got steeped in authority Heaven

In the Bleak Mid-Winter Shawn Colvin

In the bleak midwinter Stormy winds may blow Earth tood hard as iron Water like a stone Snow had fallen snow on snow Snow on, snow on, snow In the bleak midwinter Long, long ago What can I give him Poor

Another Plane Went Down Shawn Colvin

Another plane went down today in the Atlantic nine miles off shore And every single black car that goes by just might be yours I haven't moved from this spot I sit her watching TV in bed I wanna see if

Change Is On The Way Shawn Colvin

Change Is On The Way - Shawn Colvin Cold nights, warm hands Mountains, flat lands Your face Nothing gets erased And I feel like a change is on the way Once you held my hand Wasn't long I saw you

Love Me Tender Shawn Colvin

You have made my life complete, and I love you so. Love me tender, love me true, all my dreams fulfill. For my darlin' I love you, and I always will.

Summer Dress Shawn Colvin

I put on my finest summer dress, So light and thin, it was my best. I brushed my hair, I held my breath. I went out to face the wilderness. I went out to face the wilderness. The men in hats.

Little Road To Bethlehem Shawn Colvin

As I walk down the road I sit up some The lambs were coming homeward one by one I heard a sheepbell softly calling them Along the little road to Bethlehem Beside an open door as I drew night I heard sweet

I Don't Know You Shawn Colvin

Is it me or is it you Or just the spoils of our little war You look just like you always do But I don’t know you anymore Same time same place Same lips same taste And the sound of slamming doors

That Don't Worry Me Now Shawn Colvin

Before you knew me An angel came to me I wrestled him down to the ground He said he could cure me I said That don't worry me now Those angels just bore me The same old damn story They were lost oh but

Window To The World Shawn Colvin

Neon flickers with a pale glow And all the shadows that come and go Sometimes I can hear them laugh and cry In my lonely room with a view I can't sleep and so I think of you And watch the world as it passes

Another Long One Shawn Colvin

"If losing sleep were any indication Of the loving that I've missed I would wrap myself around you But how likely can that be when I feel like this And if life were not unfortunate And reason blew

Another Long One (Album Version) Shawn Colvin

If losing sleep were any indication Of the loving that I've missed I would wrap myself around you But how likely can that be when I feel like this And if life were not unfortunate And reason blew like

Fill Me Up Shawn Colvin

Fill me up, fill me up, I'm a long way from home, And I don't have a lot to say. Fill me up, fill me up, Cause you're all that I've got, And I traveled a long, long way.

Trouble Shawn Colvin

Baby let me set you down You look so troubled and I think I know Just when you think you've come around There you go Now I know the business of the heart And it'll get you anyway it can You need

This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) (Live at the Bottom Line, NYC, NY - August 1993) Shawn Colvin

Home Is where I want to be Pick me up and turn me 'round I come home Born with a weak heart I guess I must be having fun But the less we say about it the better Let's make it up as we go along Feet on

This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) Shawn Colvin

Home Is where I want to be Pick me up and turn me 'round I come home Born with a weak heart I guess I must be having fun But the less we say about it the better Let's make it up as we go along Feet on

Anne Of The Thousand Days Shawn Colvin

Anne Of The Thousand Days - Shawn Colvin The morning was wet I wore your jacket I walked your dog To go get coffee Where I ran into Your last girlfriend And we said hello She didn't like me I

Tuff Kid Shawn Colvin

I was a tuff kid Yeah I was a tuff kid It took a lot to get me on my knees I had a hard time Yeah I had a hard time Just ask somebody if you don't believe me.

On My Own Shawn Colvin

If I don’t see you Before I go Remember what you’ve seen And what you know Sunshine you will be On my mind eternally But let’s just you remember you And I’ll remember me I’m gonna be on my own

Every Little Thing (He) Does Is Magic Shawn Colvin

Though i've tried before to tell him Of the feelings I have for him In my heart Every time that I come near him I just loose my nerve like Ive done From the start Cause every little thing he does is magic

Satin Sheets (Live at the Bottom Line, NYC, NY - August 1993) Shawn Colvin

I wish I was a millionare I'd play rock music and grow long hair Tell you boys I'd buy a newRolls-Royce Pretty people come to me I'd give 'em all the third degree I'd give 'em satin sheets And keep 'em