Allison Moorer

Mockingbird singing a tune
No one knows she's got the blues
Humming alone, singing her song
Like mockingbirds do

Paying no mind to the ground
Ain't nothing gonna bring her down
It's just her and the sky
She doesn't ask why, so why do you?

Worry, ain't no need to worry
She ain't in a hurry, no
She's right where she needs to be

Worry, ain't no need to worry, no, no
She ain't in a hurry
She's right where she needs to be

For watching the world rolling by
Taking her riddance on high
Humming alone, singing her song
She's doing fine

Love Is A Burning Thing
And It Makes A Fiery Ring
Bound By Wild Desire
I Fell Into A Ring Of Fire

CHORUS:
I Fell Into A Burning Ring Of Fire
I Went Down, Down, Down
And The Flames Went Higher

And It Burns, Burns, Burns
The Ring Of Fire
The Ring Of Fire

I Fell Into A Burning Ring Of Fire
I Went Down, Down, Down
And The Flames Went Higher

And It Burns, Burns, Burns
The Ring Of Fire
The Ring Of Fire

The Taste Of Love Is Sweet
When Hearts Like Ours Meet
I Fell For You Like A Child
Oh, But The Fire Went Wild

CHORUS
I Fell Into A Burning Ring Of Fire
I Went Down, Down, Down
And The Flames Went Higher
Cool New Version of Johnny Cash
And It Burns, Burns, Burns
The Ring Of Fire
The Ring Of Fire

I Fell Into A Burning Ring Of Fire
I Went Down(down), Down(down), Down(down)
And The Flames Went Higher Higher Higher

And It Burns, Burns, Burns
The Ring Of Fire
The Ring Of Fire

And It Burns, Burns, Burns

The Ring Of Fire

The Ring Of Fire
Oh Yeah!
The Ring Of Fire

She is benediction
She is addicted to thee
She is the root connection
She is connecting with he

Here I go and I don't know why
I fell so ceaselessly
Could it be he's taking over me?

I'm dancing barefoot
Heading for a spin
Some strange music draws me in
Makes me come on like some heroine

She is sublimation
She is the essence of thee
She is concentrating on he
The chosen of she

Here I go and I don't know why
I spin so ceaselessly
Could it be he's taking over me?

I'm dancing barefoot
Heading for a spin
Some strange music draws me in
Makes me come on like some heroine

She is recreation
She intoxicated by thee
She has the slow sensation
That he is levitating with she

Here I go and I don't know why
I spin so ceaselessly
Did I lose my sense of gravity?

I'm dancing barefoot
In mid-air I spin
Some strange music draws me in
Makes me come on like some heroine

Oh God, I fell for you
Oh God, I fell for you
Oh God, I fell for you
Oh God, I fell for you

I want some sugar in my bowl
I want a little sweetness
down in my soul
I could stand some lovin' Oh so bad
Feel so lonely and I feel so sad
I want a little steam on my clothes
Maybe I could fix things up so they'll go
Whatsa matter Daddy
Come on, save my soul
Drop a little sugar in my bowl
I ain't foolin'
Drop a little sugar in my bowl
Well I want a little sugar in my bowl
Well I want a little sweetness down in my soul
You been acting strangely I've been told
Move me daddy
I want some sugar in my bowl
I want a little steam on my clothes
Maybe I can fix things up so they'll go
Whatsa matter Daddy
Come on save my soul
Drop a little sugar in my bowl
I ain't foolin
Drop some sugar- yeah- in my bowl.

(Grazie a Andrea per questo testo)

Go, leave, she's better than me
Or at least she is stronger
She will make it last longer
It's nice for you

Go, leave, don't come back
No more am I for the taking
But I can't say that my heart's not aching
It's breaking in two

I remember days
When we laughed a lot
Those they weren't so good
I soon forgot

We could sit and talk till words
Coming out our ears
Not just for days or weeks or months
But it's been years
And here they come, here they come my tears

So go, leave, you said goodbye
But could it be you were stalling
Hearts have a way of calling
When they've been true

Darling, remember
When you come to me
I'm the pretender
I?m not what I?m supposed to be

But who could know if I'm a traitor?
Time's the revelator

They caught Katy
And left me a mule to ride
The fortune lady
Came along, she walked beside

But every word seemed to date her
Time's the revelator, the revelator

Up in the morning
Up and on the ride
Drive into Corning
And all the spindles whine

And everyday is getting straighter
Time's the revelator

Leaving the valley
Fucking out of sight
I?ll go back to Cali
Where I can sleep out every night

And watch the waves, and move the fader
Time's the revelator, the revelator

Queen of fakes and imitators
Time's the revelator

Rows and flows of angel hair
And ice cream castles in the air
And feather canyons everywhere
I've looked at clouds that way

But now they only block the sun
They rain and snow on everyone
So many things I would've done
The clouds got in my way

I've looked at clouds from both sides now
From up and down and still somehow
It's clouds illusions I recall
I really don't know clouds at all

Moons and Junes and Ferris wheels
The dizzy dancing way you feel
As every fairytale comes real
I've looked at love that way

But now it's just another show
You leave them laughing when you go
And if you care, don't let 'em know
Don't give yourself away

I've looked at love from both sides now
From give and take and still somehow
It's love's illusions I recall
I really don't know love at all

Tears and fears and feeling proud
To say, "I love you", right out loud
Dreams and schemes and circus crowds
I've looked at life that way

But now old friends are acting strange
They shake their heads, they say I've changed
Well, something's lost but something's gained
In living every day

I've looked at life from both sides now
From win and lose and still somehow
It's life's illusions I recall
I really don't know life at all

Goodbye Daddy Blues ? Ma Rainey (covered By Allison Moorer) [slow blues in A]

Met my man this morning, standing in the door
When I got back he said ?I don?t want you no more?
Goodbye ? Goodbye, Daddy, Goodbye

Can?t always tell - you treat ?em right
Your man go out from you, stay out all day and night
Goodbye ? Goodbye, Daddy, Goodbye

That man wrote me a letter, said ?Mama please come home?
When I got home last night, found my Daddy had gone
Goodbye ? Goodbye, Daddy, Goodbye

Da da da da da da da... etc

Goodbye ? Goodbye, Daddy, Goodbye

Ain?t got nobody to tell my troubles to
Lay down in my bed and cried the whole night ?bout you
Goodbye ? Goodbye, Daddy, Goodbye

Oh goodbye Daddy, Daddy please tell me goodbye
If you don?t want me, Daddy, Mama?ll sure lay down and die
Goodbye ? Goodbye, Daddy, Goodbye

Da da da da da da da... etc
Goodbye ? Goodbye, Daddy, Goodbye

She never says a thing about a bad situation,
Some say that?s all she knows,
She looks for the question to the answer of the prayer,
She knows where she goes,
Her worldly possessions could vanish without a trace,
Just some dishes, some pans, some clothes,
And so she?s turning the pages of an undying faith,
She knows where she goes,
Her window is open,the weather comes in,
The door way ( missing word) as it blows,
She stairs through her memories in the places she?s been,
She knows where she goes,

She?s so full of fire but she carries no torch,
She (missing word) for those,
And she can walk out the swing door and never leave the porch,
She knows where she goes,
She washes her hands in the cold dark water,
Turning from something she knows,
She longs to be free, but her reflection has got her,
She knows where she goes;
oh she knows where she goes

Come all you broken hearted come
And lay your burden down
Come kings and queens, come royalty
Surrender up your crown

Come empty handed, come with nothing
Of your own to claim
Come naked, poor, come like a child
To ride the orphan train

Come ride, ride on the orphan train
Put your ear to the track, you can hear your name
Come ride, ride on the orphan train
It'll take you all the way home

The way is narrow, it is steep
That brings you to the door
But love awaits there to embrace
Your heart forevermore

Come ride, ride on the orphan train
Put your ear to the track, you can hear your name
Come ride, ride on the orphan train
It'll take you all the way home

Come you abandoned, you forsaken
Friendless and alone
Come refugees left homesick for
Some place you've never known

Here princes, paupers, criminals
And saints are all the same
No more or less than God's beloved
Child aboard this train

Come ride, ride on the orphan train
Put your ear to the track, you can hear your name
Come ride, ride on the orphan train
It'll take you all the way home

Come ride, ride on the orphan train
I put my ear to the track and I heard my name
Come ride, ride on the orphan train
It'll take us all the way home

Where is my love
Where is my love
Horses galloping
Bring him to me

Where is my love
Where is my love
Horses running free
Carrying you and me

Where is my love
Where is my love

Safe and warm
So close to me
In my arms
Finally

There is my love
There is my love
Horses galloping
Bringing him to me

Where is my love
Where is my love

I'm looking for blue eyes
Has anyone seen him
Don't you tell me
He gave up on me
I'm looking for blue eyes
I've got to find him
Cause something tells me
He's looking for me

There was a time when blue eyes said he'd love no other
His one and only love he swore I'd be
There was a time when his blue eyes saw clearer than mine did
Storms and rain, tears and pain, bring me back his way

Looking for blue eyes
Has anyone seen him
No don't you tell me
He gave up on me
I'm looking for blue eyes
I've got to find him
Cause something tells me
He's looking for me

I'm looking for blue eyes
Has anyone seen him

What happened to the world we painted
The masterpiece of me and you
Our work of art has all but failed
Nothing's here except the blues.

Love's crumbling
Love's tumbling down
Love's crumbling
Love's tumbling down.

It was a stroke of genius
Yeah just as pretty as you please
But all that's left between us
Is hanging on what used to be.

(chorus)

Looking at it from a distance
I still can't believe my eyes
It's sad to have to witness
What we made on all those nights
Crumbling down, tumbling down.

(repeat chorus twice)
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The summer days are gone
Along with you they disappeared
And left me here
Just like the falling leaves
I watched you turn and drift away
Nothing stays
Don't want to face the fall alone
But it's your nature to move on.

Is it cold in california
Like I told you it would be
Do you need someone to warm you
Like I warmed you
Is it cold in california
Like it is in tennessee.

Spent the holidays with a man
Made out of snow ho ho ho
Kept on building fires
But they don't ease the chill
Nothing will
This has been the hardest time
Winter has the longest nights.

(repeat chorus)

I'll count the days until the spring
And hope it brings you back to me.

Is it cold in california
Like I told you it would be
Do you need someone to warm you
Be there for you
Is it cold in california
Like it is in tennessee.
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Sometimes in the mornings
I wake up devastated that you're gone
It drives me kinda crazy
And I tell myself it's been a little long
To still be expecting you
To call me up on the phone
I don't like holding on
But I can't let go.

Sometimes a photograph of you
Will take my breath away
I don't think that time's a healer
No matter what folks say
How can years fly by so fast
And breaks in a heart mend so slow
I don't like holding on
But I can't let go.

Sometimes I'm in a room full of people
When old lonely sits by me
And it makes me sad to realize
That unlike you he won't ever leave
I wish I had some kind of pill
To take this feeling from my bones

I don't like holding on but I can't let go.
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In Nineteen and Double-Aught
A harlot who was hot to trot
Gave a fine little bijoux to the world
With a blacksmith for a makeshift doc
In a cathouse far from Camelot
Her goldmine brought to bear a baby girl
When the child screamed from life's first slap
The boss said "Kid get used to that
You'll never meet a jake that isn't cruel"
And she wrapped her babe in a petticoat
Grabbed a bottle and made a toast
Here's to my gorgeous bastard, Ruby Jewel

And the man at the piano played a tune
And everybody sang and danced in the saloon
Except Ruby (Ruby)
No not Ruby (Ruby)
Ruby Jewel

Reared among the guttersnipes
While her mama puffed a Chinese pipe
The salad days for Ruby didn't last
Forced to work and pay her dues
Inside that poor man's Moulin Rouge
A snot-nosed kid had to grow up fast
Night and day she toiled and sweat
While brothel patrons placed their bets
On who would be the first to break her in
Then one night the madam screams
"Ruby, get to room thirteen
There's someone there who thinks you're quite a gem"

And the man at the piano played a tune
And everybody sang and danced in the saloon
Except Ruby (Ruby)
No not Ruby (Ruby)
Ruby Jewel

In done-up hair and a borrowed dress
She climbed the stairs scared to death
Said a prayer and tiptoed through the door
But on deaf ears her prayer fell
Cause through a tear she stared at hell
Standing there in nothing but his drawers
She recognized the whiskered chin
Bloodshot eyes and foul-mouthed grin
He was the man who wore the silver star
She tried to turn around and run
But he pulled out his big six gun
And said "Hon you won't get very far"

And the man at the piano played a tune
And everybody sang and danced in the saloon
Except Ruby (Ruby)
No not Ruby (Ruby)
Ruby Jewel

Ruby Jewel woke up in bed
A crimson pool between her legs
Naked as the day that she was born
But lying there next to him
Made her wish she hadn't been
If this was all that living had in store
Making sure he was asleep
She quietly got to her feet
Found his gun and aimed it between his eyes
She kept it there til he came to
So he could stare down the barrel too
Pulled the trigger once and watched him die

And the man at the piano played a tune
And everybody sang and danced in the saloon
Except Ruby (Ruby)
No not Ruby (Ruby)
Ruby Jewel

On a rainy night in 1912
Locked inside the town's new jail
Ruby carved a message in the stone
When morning came hacks lead her out
In ankle chains right through the crowd
Who waited in the mud to watch the show
They walked her up the gallows steps
And put the rope around her neck
Dropped the trap as all the watchers cheered
But on the wall of a cell
In a tiny scrawl and mispelled
Were the words "Ruby Jewel Was Here"

And the man at the piano played a tune
And everybody sang and danced in the saloon
Except Ruby (Ruby)
No not Ruby (Ruby)
Ruby Jewel

You can't get there from here
I can't live on bread and water
You heard the one about the farmer's daughter
She just needs a little atmosphere
You don't pick your occupation
I didn't ask for this frustration
I need a life and a nice cold beer
But you can't get there from here

If I had time to think about it
I'd build a castle in the yard
For all the things I want so much
Always something I can't touch
But I guess that would be too hard

You can't get there from here
I can't live on bread and water
You heard the one about the farmer's daughter
She just needs a little atmosphere
You don't pick your occupation
I didn't ask for this frustration
I need a life and a nice cold beer
But you can't get there from here

I'm on a road that's going nowhere
Looking for a place that I belong
The wind's pushing me in all directions
But none of them look like home
And you can't get there from here
You can't live on bread and water
You heard the one about the farmer's daughter
She just needs a little atmosphere
Every right track turns out wrong
A different tune but the same old song
I need a life and a nice cold beer
But you can't get there from here
No you can't get there from here

If the moon could conceal
How it feels when it shines
And the stars could disguise
The beauty the skies reveal
Then the fire I try to hide in my heart
Would remain out of sight
Here with you in the dark

Let's steal the sun
Before tomorrow comes
Daybreak might take this all away
Let's be thieves
And rob the east of morning's light
Let's steal the sun
Before it steals tonight

Oh how I've missed
Being kissed tenderly
Lips so soft and sweet
Touching my cheek like this
What else can I do
But choose to give in
The only way I can lose
Is if this feeling ends

Let's steal the sun
Before tomorrow comes
Daybreak might take this all away
Let's be thieves
And rob the east of morning's light
Let's steal the sun
Before it steals tonight

I'm skipping across the stars
Hopping from moon to moon
Higher than a kite's been before
Made my way to mars, venus and neptune
If I was scared of heights, I ain't no more.

Up this high in outerspace
Old cloud nine looks commonplace
Floating way down there in the blue
Up this high at heaven's door
Worlds collide and comets soar
Your love lets me fly up this high.

A lot of astronauts have left the planet earth
But they use rocketships to kiss the sky
I don't have what they got
But I sail the universe
Every time your lips are kissing mine.

(repeat chorus)

Back when I was green
You could find me chooglin' smoke
But when I got off I never left the ground
Now you can't find me unless you own a telescope
And I don't wanna ever come back down

(repeat chorus)

I'm high.
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Don't you look pretty
Dressed to the nines
Comfortably sitting on your gold mine
Blood red and blonde
Lipstick and curls
A high-heeled don juan
Come to mess up my world.

All of the ladies are watching their backs
The boys thinking maybe they might stand a chance
Bet every bar you walk in's the same
They don't know who you are
But they sure know your name.

Hey Jezebel leave mine alone
Ain't no bombshell wrecking my home
He's all I got he's all I want
Jezebel find someone else
Leave mine alone.

Why'd you come calling on this side of town
A woman who's fallen and keeps going down
I won't compete with your dirty work
So get back to the street
Before you get hurt.

Hey Jezebel leave mine alone
Ain't no bombshell wrecking my home
He's all I got he's all I want
Jezebel find someone else
Leave mine alone.

This southern belle is tough as nails
Leave mine alone.
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You feel it now
But it won't last
Without a doubt
It's bound to pass
Mark my word
Mark my word
Mark my word
It's such a thrill
When love begins
But it's downhill
From here on in
Mark my word
Mark my word
Mark my word
There'll come a day
You'll leave me cold
And I'll say
I told you so
Yeah that's the way
It's gonna go
Mark my word
Make no mistake
You'll change your mind
My heart will break
Just give it time
Mark my word
Mark my word
Mark my word

I apologize, I should've kept it hidden
Under wraps and out of sight, at least in the beginning
But I wanted you to see what you meant to me
Turns out that wasn't smart
A sleeve is no place for a heart.

Wish I could take back the secret that I told you
But it's too late for that, now you know the whole truth
Three stupid little words, you never should've heard
But I let down my guard
A sleeve is no place for a heart.

Take one last look before it's gone
It's time I put it back where it belongs
Next time I will know not to let my feelings show
I'll keep them in the dark
A sleeve is no place for a heart.
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I know a magical place to get a taste of a little heaven on earth
It's just a watering hole but many a soul go there to quench their thirst
When my whistle's dry there's nowhere that I can think of I'd rather be
It's called the blue moon tap room, yessirree, yessirree
It has thirty cent draws and that's because they only cost Tony two-bits
See it's Tony's joint and he makes it a point to let every poor bum get lit
He's a drunk's patron saint and he won't hesitate to fix you some supper for free
It's called the blue moon tap room, yessirree, yessirree
Each morning at eight it opens it's gates for all my buddies and me
With our foots on the rail and our buckets of ale we tell stories no one believes
We spit and we cuss at the lives that left us then toast to our freedom with glee
It's called the blue moon tap room, yessirree, yessirree
I sit tight each night til they turn up the lights empty my last one and leave
Then squint my eyes at the dawn in the sky as people walk by on the street
God only knows where it is they go but there's only one place for me
It's called the blue moon tap room, yessirree, yessirree

Up 'til now my lucky stars shined brightest in the sky
I was living in the lap of the gods
But miss fortune turned the tables
And turned out all the lights
Now there's no chance in hell I'll beat the odds.

I'm going down going down
Down down down I'm going down.

Up 'til now I never looked
At what was in the cards
Played fast and loose
I didn't give a damn
But a joker who is wild like me
Can't beat the old graveyard
If he's staring at a dead man's hand.

(repeat chorus)

Up 'til now the thought of losing
Didn't cross my mind
It felt good to gamble with my soul
But what was I a thinking
Why'd I lay it on the line
Everybody one day has to fold.

(repeat chorus twice)

I lost this round
I'm going down.
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I take a pint of whiskey
And crack open its lid
I drink the bottle empty
Just like my poor daddy did.

I take after my family
My fate's the blood in me
No one grows old in this household
We are a dying breed.

I take a red and blue one
From my Mama's purse
I wash 'em down with homemade wine
To see what kicks in first

(repeat chorus)

I take another needle
Black powder and a spoon
I set my sights on heaven
And shoot for the moon.

(repeat chorus)
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When the first hint of sunshine peeks
Between the window blinds
And the morning hits my pillow
The sweetest dream is left behind.
I'd rather die than face a new day
'Cause I always wake to find
That I'm feeling just as lonely
As the day you said goodbye.

Can you feel me reaching for you
In the middle of the night?
What I'd give to hold you darling
Within these arms of mine.
All my heartache would be over
If my dream came true one time.

Then I wouldn't have to live with
The day you said goodbye.
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Allison Moorer ?

Don't Cry No Tears Lyrics

Don't cry no tears around me
Don't cry no tears around me
'Cause when all the water's gone
The feeling lingers on
Old true love
ain't too hard to see
Don't cry no tears around me.

Well I wonder
who's with her tonight?
And I wonder
who's holding her tight?
But there's nothing I can say
To make him go away
Old true love
ain't too hard to see
Don't cry no tears around me.

There's nothing I can say
To make him go away
Old true love
ain't too hard to see
Don't cry no tears around me
Don't cry no tears around me

Are you going to Alabama,
Where the trees grow tall and green?
I'd like to see the Gulf of Mexico.
If you're going won't you take me?

Are you going to Alabama,
Where the skies shine bright and blue?
I'd like to see the old Tombigbee.
If you're going I'm going with you.

Are you going to Alabama,
Where the folks say how do you do?
I'd like to see those big ol' cotton fields.
If you're going I'm going too.

I'm ready to run, baby,
Through the sweet southern pines.
Lie down in a bed of Camellia
And watch the sun shine.

If you're going to Alabama
I could use a change of view.
But if you're going to California
That's alright, any place will do.

Well I guess I just wanna go with you.

Day light has found me here again
You can ask me anything but where I've been
The things that used to matter seem so small
when you're looking for a soft place to fall

Don't misunderstand me baby please
I didn't mean to bring back memories
You should know the reason why I called
I was looking for a soft place to fall

Looking for a soft place
Nothing more than a small taste
of a love that ended long ago

Looking for a place to hide
A warm bed on a cold night
I didn't mean to hurt you oh noo

Looking out your window at the dawn
baby when you wake up I'll be gone
Your the one who taught me after all
How to find a soft place to fall

Your the one who taught me after all
How to find a soft place to fall

I know a magical place to get a taste of a little heaven on earth
It's just a watering hole but many a soul go there to quench their thirst
When my whistle's dry there's nowhere that I can think of I'd rather be
It's called the blue moon tap room, yessirree, yessirree
It has thirty cent draws and that's because they only cost Tony two-bits
See it's Tony's joint and he makes it a point to let every poor bum get lit
He's a drunk's patron saint and he won't hesitate to fix you some supper for free
It's called the blue moon tap room, yessirree, yessirree
Each morning at eight it opens it's gates for all my buddies and me
With our foots on the rail and our buckets of ale we tell stories no one believes
We spit and we cuss at the lives that left us then toast to our freedom with glee
It's called the blue moon tap room, yessirree, yessirree
I sit tight each night til they turn up the lights empty my last one and leave
Then squint my eyes at the dawn in the sky as people walk by on the street
God only knows where it is they go but there's only one place for me
It's called the blue moon tap room, yessirree, yessirree

It wears on my patience when I talk to those deejays
At the corporation station they slather on false praise
Even though I'm slow I know no radio will give my record spins
Lean on me all you want to, I'll break before I bend

Way up in those ivory towers with gold records on the walls
All the big wigs got the power but they ain't got the balls
The desk bound clowns that run this town
Have watered down the sound just like their gin
Lean on me all you want to, I'll break before I bend

Hell yeah I'd love to make it but I suck at playing games
I'd rather starve than fake it for a little taste of fame
It's wrong to be a doggone pawn singing songs that make
You yawn for payments on a long mercedes benz
Lean on me all you want to, I'll break before I bend

Sometimes in the mornings
I wake up devastated that you're gone
It drives me kinda crazy
And I tell myself it's been a little long
To still be expecting you
To call me up on the phone
I don't like holding on
But I can't let go.

Sometimes a photograph of you
Will take my breath away
I don't think that time's a healer
No matter what folks say
How can years fly by so fast
And breaks in a heart mend so slow
I don't like holding on
But I can't let go.

Sometimes I'm in a room full of people
When old lonely sits by me
And it makes me sad to realize
That unlike you he won't ever leave
I wish I had some kind of pill
To take this feeling from my bones

I don't like holding on but I can't let go.
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If the moon could conceal
How it feels when it shines
And the stars could disguise
The beauty the skies reveal
Then the fire I try to hide in my heart
Would remain out of sight
Here with you in the dark

Let's steal the sun
Before tomorrow comes
Daybreak might take this all away
Let's be thieves
And rob the east of morning's light
Let's steal the sun
Before it steals tonight

Oh how I've missed
Being kissed tenderly
Lips so soft and sweet
Touching my cheek like this
What else can I do
But choose to give in
The only way I can lose
Is if this feeling ends

Let's steal the sun
Before tomorrow comes
Daybreak might take this all away
Let's be thieves
And rob the east of morning's light
Let's steal the sun
Before it steals tonight

(Allison Moorer/Doyle Primm/Kenny Greenberg)

Please don't bring me flowers
Tied up in a pretty bow
I'd trade a thousand roses
For just one hand to hold

And I don't want no candy
Sugar hurts my teeth
All I want is you tonight
That'd be really sweet

There's nothing at the five-and-dime
That I really need
Your kiss is the only gift
That means a thing to me

Bring me all your lovin'
That's something you ain't tried
Bring me all your lovin'
And I'll be satisfied

I don't want a poem
Written fancy on a card
I'd rather have "I love you"
Scribbled on my heart

And I won't wear a new dress
From a downtown store
But wrap me up in your arms
And baby, I'll be yours

There's nothing at the five-and-dime
That I really need
Your kiss is the only gift
That means a thing to me

Bring me all your lovin'
That's something you ain't tried
Bring me all your lovin'
And I'll be satisfied
That's the truth

No, there's nothing at the five-and-dime
That I really need
Your kiss is the only gift
That means a thing to me

Bring me all your lovin'
That's something you can't buy
Bring me all your lovin'
And I'll give you all of mine

Bring me all your lovin'
Throw your presents in the creek
Yeah, bring me all your lovin'
And I'll be tickled pink

Heard the preacher at the service
Declare you'd gone home that day
To meet the Maker and His servants
And take a rest amidst His grace.

He said now that you're in Heaven
Your trials on earth are through,
But I didn't hear him mention
If Heaven's good enough for you.

He claimed you feel no more sorrow
Since you're free from all life's fears,
But can the blessed on God's mountain
Love you more than I down here?

I was raised not to question
Promises the Bible makes,
But how could the Almighty
Make such a terrible mistake?

Did the Lord's illumination
Shine upon you from His throne
When He witnessed my sweet angel
Suffer on the long road home?

If there's really no more teardrops
And the streets are paved with gold,
Send me down some reassurance.
I don't believe what I've been told.

If there really is a Kingdom
Where you start your life anew
Won't you please somehow convince me
That Heaven's good enough for you.

Up 'til now my lucky stars shined brightest in the sky
I was living in the lap of the gods
But miss fortune turned the tables
And turned out all the lights
Now there's no chance in hell I'll beat the odds.

I'm going down going down
Down down down I'm going down.

Up 'til now I never looked
At what was in the cards
Played fast and loose
I didn't give a damn
But a joker who is wild like me
Can't beat the old graveyard
If he's staring at a dead man's hand.

(repeat chorus)

Up 'til now the thought of losing
Didn't cross my mind
It felt good to gamble with my soul
But what was I a thinking
Why'd I lay it on the line
Everybody one day has to fold.

(repeat chorus twice)

I lost this round
I'm going down.
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It's nearly 3 a.m.
And still, no sight of him
When it comes to love
I'm in the dark
Lord, I don't understand
Why I stand by my man
All he's ever done
Is break my heart.

Won't you send down an angel
From the blue to show me
The righteous thing to do
Oh, I'm calling out to you.

Send down an angel
To ge me through
I'm not the praying kind but
It can't hurt to try.

I can't find the answer by myself
I need help.
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I take a pint of whiskey
And crack open its lid
I drink the bottle empty
Just like my poor daddy did.

I take after my family
My fate's the blood in me
No one grows old in this household
We are a dying breed.

I take a red and blue one
From my Mama's purse
I wash 'em down with homemade wine
To see what kicks in first

(repeat chorus)

I take another needle
Black powder and a spoon
I set my sights on heaven
And shoot for the moon.

(repeat chorus)
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(Allison Moorer/Doyle Primm)

You've finally gone and done it
Broke it right in two
There's no way you can fix it
So pocket your excuse

Don't tell me that you're sorry
That'll only make it worse
I'm tired of your story
I know it word for word

I make no bones about it
Stupid is as stupid does
I had to learn the hard way
You're a man that I can't trust

If only I'd known sooner
I was gonna be betrayed
I would've left the first time
I ever heard you say

I didn't mean to break your heart
I apologize
If you'll just give me
One more chance
There'll be no next time
I promise I will never break your heart
Again
Again
Again

Right now it's a-hurtin'
But it'll be okay
I'll pick up both the pieces
And be on my way

You know that I love you
Yeah, that's been my mistake
So before I go, let's hear it
Once more for old time's sake

I didn't mean to break your heart
I apologize
If you'll just give me
One more chance
There'll be no next time
I promise I will never break your heart
Again
Again
Again

Daylight has found me here again.
You can ask me anything but where I've been.
Things that used to matter seem so small
When you're looking for a soft place to fall.

Don't misunderstand me baby please.
I didn't mean to bring back memories.
You should know the reason why I called:
I was looking for a soft place to fall.

Looking for a soft place,
Nothing more than a small taste
Of a love that ended long ago.
Looking for a place to hide,
A warm bed on a cold night.
I didn't mean to hurt you, no no no.

Looking out your window at the dawn.
Baby when you wake up I'll be gone.
You're the one who taught me, after all,
How to find a soft place to fall.

You're the one who taught me, after all,
How to find a soft place to fall.

What happened to the world we painted
The masterpiece of me and you
Our work of art has all but failed
Nothing's here except the blues.

Love's crumbling
Love's tumbling down
Love's crumbling
Love's tumbling down.

It was a stroke of genius
Yeah just as pretty as you please
But all that's left between us
Is hanging on what used to be.

(chorus)

Looking at it from a distance
I still can't believe my eyes
It's sad to have to witness
What we made on all those nights
Crumbling down, tumbling down.

(repeat chorus twice)
21:14, 6 April 2006 (PDT)21:14, 6 April 2006 (PDT)21:14, 6 April 2006 (PDT)21:14, 6 April 2006 (PDT)((User:UberBot|UberBot))'

I want some sugar in my bowl
I want a little sweetness
down in my soul
I could stand some lovin' Oh so bad
Feel so lonely and I feel so sad
I want a little steam on my clothes
Maybe I could fix things up so they'll go
Whatsa matter Daddy
Come on, save my soul
Drop a little sugar in my bowl
I ain't foolin'
Drop a little sugar in my bowl
Well I want a little sugar in my bowl
Well I want a little sweetness down in my soul
You been acting strangely I've been told
Move me daddy
I want some sugar in my bowl
I want a little steam on my clothes
Maybe I can fix things up so they'll go
Whatsa matter Daddy
Come on save my soul
Drop a little sugar in my bowl
I ain't foolin
Drop some sugar- yeah- in my bowl.

(Grazie a Andrea per questo testo)

Mockingbird singing a tune
No one knows she's got the blues
Humming alone, singing her song
Like mockingbirds do

Paying no mind to the ground
Ain't nothing gonna bring her down
It's just her and the sky
She doesn't ask why, so why do you?

Worry, ain't no need to worry
She ain't in a hurry, no
She's right where she needs to be

Worry, ain't no need to worry, no, no
She ain't in a hurry
She's right where she needs to be

For watching the world rolling by
Taking her riddance on high
Humming alone, singing her song
She's doing fine