My Father's Shoes Leon Russell

What can I say to this town of my woe When it looks up to me for the answers You've got trust in his eyes and so gentle sun weed What all the words I can say Can I tell him of my life And can it be you

I'll Sail My Ship Alone Leon Russell

sweethearts for so long But now you say we're thru The love we shared is now a memory I have built a ship of dreams And planned them all for you But now I guess what is to be, will be CHORUS: I'll sail my

Alcatraz Leon Russell

confinin' To the legend of Geronimo I know how to bring the rain I used to dance for ABC All the braves down on death row Are pretending to be free Back home in Alcatraz In the land of the great white father

Dixie Lullaby Leon Russell

you why They got it on the boat from Africa It's that Dixie lullaby And blind Willie Time, he had a dime shoe shine Stand down on Beale Street And Willie would stop and say "Hello" To all the shoes

My Cricket Leon Russell

Oh no I’m not crying these ain't tears in my eyes I'm so happy I'm dying with laughter If you'd only come over, I’m sure that you’d see, We're not lonesome, my cricket and me.

Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms Leon Russell

"Rollin' in my sweet baby's arms Rollin' in my sweet baby's arms I'll lay around this shack 'Til the mail train comes back An' I'll roll in my sweet baby's arms I ain't gonna work on the railroad (You

A Song For You Leon Russell

"I've been so many places in my life and time I've sung a lot of songs, I've made some bad rhyme I've acted out my life in stages With ten thousand people watching But we're alone now and I'm singin' this

If I Were A Carpenter Leon Russell

If I were a carpenter And you were a lady Would you marry me anyway Would you have my baby If a tinker were my trade Would you still find me Carryin' the pots I made Followin' behind me Save my love through

Sweet Emily Leon Russell

Cuz she weeps just like a willow When the hate is cloudin' up my day When she touches my eyes, She takes my heart in her hand If you knew that child you'd plainly see When she laughs I realize I'm in

Beware Of Darkness Leon Russell

I've been so many places In my life and time I've sung a lot of songs I've made some bad rhymes I've acted out my life in stages With ten thousand people watching But we're alone now An' I'm singing this

It's A Hard Rain Gonna Fall Leon Russell

Tell me, where have you been, my blue-eyed son? Where have you been, my darling young one?

Cajun Love Song Leon Russell

together on a bottle of wine We'll go down to Thibodeaux tonight Go roun', go roun', lil' Alice blue gown We'll soon be together on the bayou sundown We'll jaw jambalaya, and sing all night long Me and my

Home Sweet Oklahoma Leon Russell

When I was a young man barely seventeen I went on out to Hollywood chasing my dream And dusty Oklahoma was all I'd ever seen And I was getting older The memories of the greyhound Fade and quickly pass

Hummingbird Leon Russell

Sometimes I get impatient But she cools me without words And she comes so sweet and softly My hummingbird and have you heard That I thought my life had ended But I find that it's just begun Cause she

Bluebird Leon Russell

howling out your name And desolation lingers like a fog The fire is growing dimmer in the wind I'm out in the rain The moon has gone behind the cloud again And I can't stand to live another day 'Cause my

A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall Leon Russell

Oh, where have you been, my blue-eyed son? Oh, where have you been, my darling young one?

A Six Pack To Go Leon Russell

more round And a six pack to go Tomorrow mornin's Sunday I'm gonna be feelin' low So please, please, bartender I wanna six pack to go I've been drinkin' all day long Takin' in the town I've done spent my

Out in the Woods Leon Russell

Well I'm going down, Going down a hard road Just don't know, don't know where I've been But I think I've been walking, I'm walking round in circles Can't even find a friend Woah, my love, my love she's

Magic Mirror Leon Russell

Standing by the highway Suitcase by my side No place I want to go Just thought I'd hitch a ride Many people look my way And many pass me by In moments of reflection I wonder why To the theives I'm a bandit

Crystal Closet Queen Leon Russell

Left my home down in the heart of Georgia Headed out to Hollywood. All I took with me was my healing music, Preaching every step that I could.

Queen Of The Roller Derby Leon Russell

Gonna tell you a story that you wont believe But I fell in love last friday evenin With a girl I saw on a bar room t.v. screen Well I was just gettin ready to get my hat When she caught my eye and I put

She Smiles Like A River Leon Russell

When she blows away my problems She helps to take, take a little weight off me. When she's happy, I'm in heaven. If she's down, she'll never say. 'Cause she knows I'm treading water.

Of Thee I Sing Leon Russell

She uses beauty like a knife She cuts me even more, she changes Right before my eyes into something ugly and sore.

Hurtsome Body Leon Russell

When I first saw you down in Tennessee I knew you were the only girl for me And when you sang your song it made me happy (yes it did) But you took my money and you took my old car And you ran straight

Can't Get Over Losing You Leon Russell

(Leon:) Hold on, let me love you For an hour or so Tell me what you want to do Where we go to find it Cause you love me like a hurricane And then you're gone with the wind You treat me every way but good

Tight Rope Leon Russell

I'm up on the tightwire , linked by life and the funeral pyre But the tophat on my head is all you see.

Roll Away The Stone Leon Russell

Well it's such a strange world that I'm living in She was my woman and she was my friend But I was wrong again.

Back To The Island Leon Russell

Now the day is gone and I sit alone and think of you, girl What can I do without you in my life?

Pisces Apple Lady Leon Russell

tears you've cried When I got down to Chelsea I had no expectations Oh, But to get away from the delta girl And the painful situation But I hardly had the time Oh, to laugh and look around And I found my

Truck Drivin' Man Leon Russell

Cause I'm a truck drivin' man" So pour me another cup of coffee For it is the best in the land And put another nickel in the jukebox And play that 'Truck Drivin' Man' And I climbed back aboard my

Wild Horses (Remastered 1995) Leon Russell

Childhood living is easy to do The things you wanted I bought them for you Graceless lady you know who I am You know I can't let you slide through my hands Wild horses couldn't drag me away Wild, wild

Prince Of Peace Leon Russell

Try and judge me only by my time and changes And not mistaken words, for I say many Listen only to my song and watch my eyes There's not much time to spill, there's hardly any Well, look at all the children

Roller Derby Leon Russell

feel right Goodnight, ladies all around But the right one hadn't found me such a bad night I didn't feel right Then a friend came over 'fore it got too late Asked me if I'd like you as a double date My

It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry Leon Russell

Well, I ride on a mail train, babe, can't buy a thrill I've been up all night, leanin' on a window sill Well, if I don't make it to the top of the hill If I don't make it, you know my baby will And them

Lost Highway Leon Russell

bad, just a kid like you Now I'm lost, too late to pray Lord, I've paid the cost on the lost highway Hey boys, don't start, let's keep it ramblin' 'round On this road of sin, you're sorrow bound Take my

Delta Lady Leon Russell

"Woman of the country Now, I found you Longing in your soft And fertile delta And I whisper sighs To satisfy your longing For the warm and tender Shelter of my body Oh, you're mine delta lady Your mine

Think Of Me Leon Russell

heart is in retreat And higher ground is crumbling at your feet The taste of life now lingers bitter sweet Promise me you'll think of me And when alone and lost I stood accused And you refused to leave my

The Window Up Above Leon Russell

From my eyes the teardrops started As I listened on and on I heard you whisper to him softly That our marriage was all wrong But I hope he makes you happy And you will never lose his love I was wrong,

If the Shoe Fits Leon Russell

"Can you get us in free My girlfriend and me We like the songs, but we hate to pay Can I have your guitar Can I ride on your car Can you give me a role to play Can I have an autograph Can I sit in your

Me and Baby Jane Leon Russell

Janie was my first love we shared the pains of school she offered me a balance for awhile and she gave me innocents I seemed like less a fool she always had a line to make me smile but we seperated early

Stranger In A Strange Land Leon Russell

stranger in a strange land Tell me why He's a stranger in a strange land Just a stranger in a strange land How many miles will it take To see the sun And how many years until it's done Kiss my

The Ballad Of Mad Dogs And Englishmen Leon Russell

Kids, planes, runway strikesFlashy pimps and family fightsSpotted dogs, blood-shot eyesOur space captain laughs and triesTo understand the scheme of thingsBut just in time the scene has changedThe ...

Shootout On The Plantation Leon Russell

Junior and the drummer are fightingAbout a woman in the neighborhoodOh, the drummer never hit a bad lick in his lifeAnd Junior never hit any goodYeah, the colonel said that women are for loving, no...

Lady Blue Leon Russell

Well you're showing me a diff'rent sideEven asked if the flame has diedYou're getting used to me babyBut you just a-wait and see lady'Cause I've been in love beforeAnd I love you a whole lot moreSo...

This Masquerade Leon Russell

Are we really happy with This lonely game we play Looking for the right words to say Searching but not finding Understanding anyway We're lost in this masquerade Both afraid to say we're just too f...

Little Hideaway Leon Russell

"We got a little hideaway that we go toWhen we're alone togetherA little place where we can goAnd get to know each otherA place to see the sunWhen the day is doneHold on to that feelingWe've been m...

I Put A Spell On You Leon Russell

I put a spell on youBecause you're mine.You better stopThe things that you're doin'.I said, "Watch out!"I ain't lyin', yeah! I ain't gonna take none of yourFoolin' around; I ain't gonna take none o...

She Thinks I Still Care Leon Russell

"Just because I asked a friend about her, Just because I spoke her name somewhere,Just because I dialed her number by mistake today, She thinks I still care.Just because I haunt the same old places...

I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry Leon Russell

"Hear the lonesome whippoorwillHe sounds to blue to flyThe midnight train is a-winding lowI'm so lonesome I could cryI've never seen a night so longWhen time keeps crawling byThe moon is gone behin...

The Battle Of New Orleans Leon Russell

In 1814, we took a little trip Along with Colonel Jackson down the mighty Mississip'. We took a little bacon and we took a little beans And we caught the bloody British in a town in New Orleans. We...