Can't Sink This Town Freedy Johnston

A barefoot whore Walking by a famous clock Against her door Waiting for the chimes to start Chorus: Can't sink this town Pull the gates and bring it down I'd gladly drown and let you leave me lonely She

That's Alright With Me Freedy Johnston

You can tell me no And that's alright Help me close And get the lights If you wait for me tonight I won't be long Baby that's alright with me Everybody knows Wishes can't be told Your talk about leaving

One More Thing To Break Freedy Johnston

I'm just one more thing to break You wonder why I want to fall apart that way Crack my reason Wearing you pretty face Dropped me a couple times I come around anyway Demolition by words Wrecked all over town

Depending on the Night Freedy Johnston

This is how the story ends Face up on the floor again Wondering how he let himself believe her Darkness now his only friend Since she's gone away He's depending on the night Only gets through the day Waiting

If It's True Freedy Johnston

in your voice Our hopeless plans Tangled up in a choice If it's true We couldn't stay together I'm broke and so are you If it's true If we can't take each other Now someone else has to In a landlocked town

Changed Your Mind Freedy Johnston

You call me up late You're loaded and say Can I come talk And I'm thinking no way You're dumping that guy And when he asked why Bet you said hey if you're ready or not you Changed your mind You

This Perfect World Freedy Johnston

You oughta see your face You oughta hear your voice Last time I was here I wouldn't turn around You oughta lock that door Somebody might get in Didn't I teach you that This perfect world So blue I can't

I Can Hear The Laughs Freedy Johnston

"You can really fall Wake up in a ruined house Wrapped in a torn down curtain And when I get to hell Will the lovely girls come down To the banks of that red, red river I can hear the laughs When they

Disappointed Man Freedy Johnston

Must be back Disappointed man Where've you been Hide yourself so well In this city Disappointed man Did you sell your father's ring So you could stay one more night It shone like his glass eye In the worn

Pretend It's Summer Freedy Johnston

with you It's a lonely kind of thing I do I wonder what made you decide You took a breath and said goodbye Left me on that bench alone to cry Now the ice has had its way And you're off somewhere who can

Hotel Seventeen Freedy Johnston

you only want me When I tell you what to do I did not leave a message because I'm never getting through at Hotel 17 So a word locks up your face And a look sends you back in How'd you ever find this

Western Sky Freedy Johnston

crashed He moved his family back And vowed to never leave the ground Western sky Between the signs I'm spelling out your name In neon passing by Meet you there Saturday Now you be careful love The road can

Something's Out There Freedy Johnston

I'm taking everything that I need And nothing extra If I don't talk to myself Then who am I going to tell Suddenly it's very still Hiding between the days Lie the quiet nights Leading me to a place I can

Radio For Heartache Freedy Johnston

radio for heartache Wandering along the river Anyone who's on her wavelength She will ask you what's the matter He was so alone He wouldn't have recognized his face She sat down and gazed around "Isn't this

Gone Like The Water Freedy Johnston

red suitcase she'll never miss A leather coat he used to wear Thinking tough, looking tired With momma's money and daddy's ring Chorus: He's gone like the water down to NYC Sleeping on the 802 Along this

Moving on a Holiday Freedy Johnston

dreaming here anymore Empty shelves and lonely keys Sounds so hollow when I shut the door Driving slowly, quiet streets Signals even red and green Me and what's not thrown away Moving on a holiday I can

Caught as You Look Away Freedy Johnston

I don't believe I'd had a birthday yet You're holding me and talking to someone else A backyard afternoon Forever in this frame I keep you here Caught as you look away A camera can't lie and it won't defend

Until the Sun Comes Back Again Freedy Johnston

Until the sun comes back again We'll drop our paper and our pen The lonely day is at an end Until the sun comes back again You look like a quiet type But keep up if you can Turn thesign and pull the shades

Evie's Tears Freedy Johnston

In the middle of her confession He comes over and holds her hand I wake up, she is crying I guess he was here again Chorus: Evie's tears are never going to dry Evie's secret tears burn this bed she comes

Back To My Machine Freedy Johnston

I went back to my machine She was a beautiful thing On a warm summer night Walking in the moonlight I went back to my machine She remembers me Said she's sorry what she did Then they turned her into this

Broken Mirror Freedy Johnston

refrain2:I wouldn't believe everything you saidNow what do I seeA broken mirror looking at meAm I now the one who's incompleterefrain:Broken mirrorYou did not lieYou told me what's wrongAnd you tol...

Waste Your Time Freedy Johnston

If you ever get downtownWhy don't you see if I'm aroundMaybe I'll waste your timeLike I waste your timeAnd if you ever get the senseYou're gonna see me againI'm gonna waste your timeLike I waste yo...

Love Grows Freedy Johnston

She ain't got no moneyClothes are kinda funnyHair is kinda wild and freeOh, but love grows where my Rosemary goesAnd nobody knows like meShe talks kinda lazyPeople say she's crazyAnd her life's a m...

Arriving On A Train Freedy Johnston

Sunrise on the tower clockBack streets still wet with rainRowhouses slow then stopI am arriving on a trainYou were always telling meNot to be so sureAnd if I cannot get awayTry to get throughSudden...

Save Yourself, City Girl Freedy Johnston

Save yourself, city girlI can't do much from way out hereCut your collar and sell your pearlsSave yourself, city girlYou got invited then decided to beginNobody noticed when you couldn't find your ...

Anyone Freedy Johnston

Anyone who's ever triedKnows the way that I feel tonightAnd anyone who's ever been let downKnows what I'm talking aboutDid you think I didn't careDid you think that I'd not be thereYou fall to piec...

In My Dream Freedy Johnston

Open my eyesAnother dayI see your faceAnd your eyesIn my dreamIn my cold and quiet dreamYou could not go outsideIn my dreamThey would ask where I had beenThey would know when I liedAnd so I goInto ...

Cold Again Freedy Johnston

When I woke upI was already evictedAnd when you say lieDo you think I believe anything?Cold againCold againWalking over Brooklyn bridgeCold againCold againHey, Miss Liberty, where have you been?Whe...

Two Lovers Stop Freedy Johnston

"Lovers cryOne last kiss by the edge then hand in handTwo lovers stop their heartsBetter than to be apartThey have run from her father to the highest bridgeHolding together as they jumped inLovers ...

Across The Avenue Freedy Johnston

Though you've gone awayI play your favorite songFeel the blue and goldWith your dark glasses onI always think I see youAcross the avenueWalking by where I lost youIt's all I ever doYou just walked ...

Dolores Freedy Johnston

Dolores was her middle nameShe read the book and everythingNow I know how old I amHave you ever seen that film?Talking to a hotel mirror with my glasses offNow you know just what he's crying aboutD...

Evie's Garden Freedy Johnston

In the middle of Evie's gardenWas a rock she could never moveWorn away by a faithful handtillNo one knows the dateChorus:Bring back the rainWe'll go walkingBring back the windLike you doOf the flow...

On the Way Out Freedy Johnston

"On the way out I'm thinkin'You get what you take anywayOn the way out you're watchin'Wonder if I am gonna payNo I'm just lookin' roundThanks a lotI gotta be goin' nowWill I get caughtOn the way ou...

I'm Not Hypnotized Freedy Johnston

"I know you're only having funYou want me to stare into your eyesWhatever, you're the only oneOK, but I'm not hypnotizedColored lights shine through the blindsYou enfold your hand in mineGive the t...

He Wasn't Murdered Freedy Johnston

"He wasn't murdered by love or lonelinessHe walked out on his ownIt was a holiday nightHe was out of state before she knew he'd goneLeaving just enough for the weekly rentPlus a little changeTaking...

You Get Me Lost Freedy Johnston

"Did I wake you up againTalking in my sleepUnfamiliar afternoonWe were out for a little whileVoices from the streetSunlight in a rented roomI don't know howYou get me lostForgotten where I'm runnin...

Gone To See The Fire Freedy Johnston

"He hadn't been talkingParked out of the wayJust say there smokingWatching the flamesYou're going to tell me whyWe're first to arriveShe thought she knew him wellUntil they had gone to see the fire...

Seventies Girl Freedy Johnston

"Down from the attic in your old thingsMy new girlfriend has a curious streakHalf lit, in the hallShe's like youTwenty years agoClothes from a case you'd thrown at meOrange, yellow, red and chartre...

Underwater Life Freedy Johnston

I sail aloneIn a homemade boatRepairs and jokes and staresEverywhere I goAnd then one nightOut about ten milesThe sea glowed far belowOn the starboard sideThere underneath the wavesA drowned city w...

The Farthest Lights Freedy Johnston

At the window by yourselfI'm outside with everyone elseHold yourself against the chillAnd look at me with no expressionIn the eyes I know so wellIs a question and a spellAn astronomerall my lifeI'v...

While I Wait for You Freedy Johnston

"You left your watchIt's already stoppedYour favorite shoesWhere you dropped themAnd the rain won't stayAnd the sun won't moveAnd I hold my handsWhile I wait for youWon't be longA note by the phone...

Emily Freedy Johnston

Well I wonder who knowsIf anyone knowsWhere lovers go in their sleepAnd what if they meetDream the same streetAnd she passes obliviouslyEmily, you're lovely tonightLook at me baby, it's meEmily, ar...

Devil Town Daniel Johnston

I was livin' in a devil town Didn't know it was a devil town Oh, lord, it really brings me down About the devil town [Verse 2] And all my friends were vampires Didn't know they were vampires Turns out

Love Will See You Through Daniel Johnston

If you got a girl you should treat her kind Always give a loving sign to let her know Take out onto the town, you could be a funny clown If she wants to laugh CHORUS 'Cause love will see you through It's

Where Are You Tonight? Tom Johnston

you are I reach out and touch that heavenly face Open my hand and there's empty space Oh no, where are you tonight (tonight) Tonight (tonight) I've got to know where are you tonight baby The sink

True Love Will Find You in the End Daniel Johnston

True love will find you in the end You'll find out just who was your friend [Chorus] Don't be sad, I know you will But don't give up until True love will find you in the end [Verse 2] This is a promise

Wedding Ring Bell Blues Daniel Johnston

Wedding ring bells have got me down Wedding ring bells have got me the blues in this town She was young, and I was free I really thought that she could help me But the blues walked in, and I told her

Living Life Daniel Johnston

like a mother would Like I always knew Somebody should Though tomorrow It don't look that good Well, it just goes to show Though people say we're an Unlikely couple I'm seeing double Of you [Chorus] Oh This

Peek a Boo Daniel Johnston

terrible thing Since that day it's been a struggle Trying to make sense out of scrambled eggs [Chorus] Please hear my cry for help And save me from myself [Verse 3] I painted a bar and I never got paid In a town

Silly Love Daniel Johnston

I've come this far and I now I can make it I've got a broken heart and you can't break a broken heart I come knocking at your door You don't love me anymore But I just can't give up 'Cause I don't know