Prayer To St. Peter Edwin McCain

Prayer To St.

Jesters Dreamers & Thieves Edwin McCain

Looking back on younger days the view stretched on for miles We charged into our futures with laughter and smiles As we traveled blindly the road became so thick No chance to change direction and we've

Sign On The Door Edwin McCain

Wendy's sittin' next to me  she's trying hard to drink it away  and i feel the rumble of the subway beneath the stage  and her eyes are screaming  and her lips are pursed  and this ain't he St heartache

I Could Not Ask For More Edwin McCain

Lying here with you Listening to the rain Smiling just to see the smile upon your face These are the moments I thank God that I'm alive These are the moments I'll remember all my life I found all

I Could Not Ask For More Edwin McCain

Lying here with you Listening to the rain Smiling just to see the smile upon your face These are the moments I thank God that I'm alive These are the moments I'll remember all my life

I Could Not Ask More Edwin McCain

Lying here with you Listening to the rain Smiling just to see the smile upon your face These are the moments I thank God that I'm alive These are the moments I'll remember all my life I found all

I Could Not Ask For More (LP Version) Edwin McCain

to moonn6pence from papayeverte Lying here with you Listening to the rain Smiling just to see the smile upon your face These are the moments I thank God that I'm alive These are the moments

Alive Edwin McCain

Al, he sells records down on old st. charley's street He's cleaning up fat tuesday's mess he keeps the sidewalks neat And he just lost his father and he just lost his wife And if it wasn't for the music

Get Out Of This Town Edwin McCain

It's time to get out of this town There’s no more fun to be found I’m rolling thunder with the top down It’s time to get out, get out, get out Crescent City high-life Dancing with the devil’s wife

Kitchen Song Edwin McCain

Sitting in the kitchen, Just staring at the cracks in the wall I've been sitting here since yesterday Just waiting on you to call The cracks remind me of you and i They're all up, down and split apart

Sorry To A Friend Edwin McCain

for songs in a bottle Talking with strangers who don't know my pain Blurry eyed and burned out Choking on more than i can swallow Crack in a little voice called out my name She said ~ whatever happened to

Promise Of You Edwin McCain

Promise of you It sleeps in the air The air that I breathe And I know that it's true Don't have to convince myself to believe What secrets sleep in the heart of a man So much love wasted Slip

Promise of You Edwin McCain

Promise of you It sleeps in the air The air that I breathe And I know that it's true Don't have to convince myself to believe What secrets sleep in the heart of a man So much love wasted

Do Your Thing Edwin McCain

feet Snuck up on me now This young man's lost his way He don't believe All the stuff they told him He's caught up in the fray He said I've got this great big Bag full of dreams And I don't know what to

America Street Edwin McCain

Rubber on my tires making contact with the road Sign on the streetpost tells me which way i should go Riding down america street funny that it's one way Riding down from uptown To where the buildings are

Anything Good About Me Edwin McCain

Rolled in last night  to the dawn, the porch, and both our floodlights  no excuse  but we were having such a good time  why, oh why  can't i just walk the straight and narrow  so ashamed b Ll do

(I've Got To) Stop Thinking 'Bout That Edwin McCain

(I've Got To) Stop Thinking 'Bout That Mad at your mama cause she'd never let you Ride in no nasty limousine Later on the levee with the moon up above I lost my heart and confessed my love Oh Lucy, God

See Off This Mountain Edwin McCain

She's a blue ridge cradle  she's a mother to some  and home to the laughter  of road weary ones  so we'll sing all the old songs  sing to grandmama road  and we'll sing cause we miss her  We're

Beautiful Life Edwin McCain

Another beautiful morning under stars and bars And F series pickups and rusted out cars And they're eating breakfast at the strip bar Just to have a peek… And the beer soaked angels spread

Letter To My Mother Edwin McCain

Mama, how do I write the words to you You were the only one who loved me true But there’s a woman that we don’t even know She gave me life, then you gave me a home I love you, Mama But I want

Grind Me In The Gears Edwin McCain

I'm holding my last breath It's burning in my lungs Clenching up my eyes Bloody up my tongue For the words that might escape Are ringing in my ears Grinds me to a pulp Grind me in the gears

One Thing Left To Do Edwin McCain

know I got no game’ ‘Oh, but you can love me just the same’ She said ‘boy, my mama told me all about boys like you’ ‘You talk so sweet then you leave me blue’ ‘Is that what you think you’re about to

Punish Me Edwin McCain

deprive my dreams Live my lonely worn out seam Stitches weary and the scars they leave I'm the only one deceived Please stand clear from the blast As I purge demons from my past Don't aspire to

How Strange It Seems Edwin McCain

kids on the lower east side I'm not a strong man, I'm not very pretty But in rush hour hell you should see me drive I'm a dressmaker in Louisiana Stick my finger ain't that a shame People come to

See The Sky Again Edwin McCain

Whispered from my heart and soul to my unwilling eyes Lift my vision from the ground lift it to the sky Skies they used to be so ugly rain that tings my face Opens up their glory just earth and sky

Guinevere Edwin McCain

After all the corridors are darkened When the royal crown is off your head To your chambers i will creep not a word we will speak Just love me while the fire light dances 'round the bed Well there is danger

Russian Roulette Edwin McCain

Hey boy pushin' on your girlfriend Trying to show her all the pain you feel inside Yeah and head all scrambled and the love is gone And you don't know what went wrong But i think i heard you hissing something

Wish In This World Edwin McCain

One little gutter town 3:00 in the morning I whispered these words I believed Said leave me alone girl I'm so tied down and broken It's too late it's too late to save me Ain't no wish

Thirty Pieces Edwin McCain

Thirty pieces of silver screen Deep inside our souls How did we betray our imagination Watching our futures unfold Without a whisper for fear of intrusion We have to see how this part ends Time out for

Darwin's Children Edwin McCain

earthly stage And charlie's spinning laughing, laughing in his grave Laughing at the prophecy, the prophecy he gave Can we spread our wings like angels, can we break out of the grind Are we destined to

Don't Bring Me Down Edwin McCain

Well i don't drive a fast car You know it just ain't my style And i don't give a damn about that You know it ain't worth my while And i've been known to run around Burned some bridges in my time You know

Kentucky Edwin McCain

I dreamed that you were gracious, I dreamed you wished me well, I dreamed that you were vicious, You damned me straihgt to hell.

Rhythm of Life Edwin McCain

Fragile as ships as we pass through Gibraltar The sirens have long given way Dark as the murky graveyard of sailors Whispering secrets told in the crashing waves The Beating of Hearts Set walls to

Ghosts of Jackson Edwin McCain

Ghost on the street today Doorways of Jackson Square In tinsel and tap shoes Mardi Gras beads in her hair Down to the graveyard She wrung out her hands As if he will meet her All

The Rhythm Of Life Edwin McCain

would say Fragile as ships as we pass through Gibraltar The sirens have long given way Dark as the murky graveyard of sailors Whispering secrets told in the crashing waves The beating of hearts Set walls to

Ghosts Of Jackson Square Edwin McCain

Ghost on the street today  doorways of jackson square  in tinsel and tap shoes  mardi gras beads in her hair  down to the graveyard  she wrung out her hands  as if he will meet her  all d E stands

Radio Star Edwin McCain

drank Do you think it'll help my records sell Cause I’m the radio star with the cars and the clothes The fancy guitars and the spoon in my nose You know in my world now anything goes You all want to

Go Be Young Edwin McCain

Perfumed and smoky She swears that she knows me She's falling down drunk again I say she's mistaken She's visibly shaken Emotions all drowned in gin She said I used to be beautiful

Take Me Edwin McCain

To you this has no meaning the Armistice laid down.

Cleveland Park Edwin McCain

Pacing gently summer wind The king stares softly to the sky Will he ever see his home again Deep from his heart he starts to cry As his songs hit the air and young hearts are awake Soon they join

Bitter Chill Edwin McCain

Sweet love is keeping a very close score She's cheated death more than one time The tears roll down her face and on to the floor The psychic's been reading her mind Women with secrets men with their rage

Sun Will Rise Edwin McCain

I know the sun will rise Just like the stars in the skies Hey there busy boy why are you so blue Walking around in your Armageddon shoes You say you got nothing, you got nothing left to lose Boy

Jesus, He Loves Me Edwin McCain

I’ve been through the valley but I feared no man Saw the beach and the footprints alone in the sand When times seem hopeless, the night too dark to see The lone footprints on the road behind were

Dragons Edwin McCain

Well I’m watching the dragons as they make another claim He used to be a friend of mine, I called him by his name Well there’s nothing you can say to nirvana when it's packed up in a syringe We’ll

Through The Floor Edwin McCain

Bathed in sunlight woke from dreams of murderous intentions Pursued by dogs and men and things I'm just too scared to mention And the first thing that I think of are her sympathetic eyes That see

I've Seen A Love Edwin McCain

of love it makes me wonder Why my love causes me so much pain And our kind of love it burns like summer Like I'm rolling down some old heartache road And all my running and my demons Can't seem to

What Matters Edwin McCain

Have you given up on passion living day to day You keep your dreams locked down inside Choking on a lifetime of never take a chance DON'T WAKE UP ONE DAY WISHING YOU TRIED It ain't about the money

Write Me A Song Edwin McCain

But these days she's fallin' apart And it makes me feel just like hell She says, boy, you can't imagine my life The death and the drugs and the pain And though I keep running I just can't seem to

Holy City Edwin McCain

Sumpter And the ghostly daughters Wait for their boys to come home Moonlight in the Holy City So thick it warms the air Burned my heart on a sweet southern flame Like a hug from your mama saying

Far From Over Edwin McCain

I thought that we were near the end Gone are the days All the trouble and the doubt This is far from over my friend And we throw our prayers up skyward Hoping anyone will hear From Storyville to