Venetian Blue Shawn Colvin

Then I'll lay you down in May I'll have my way with you The water town Is raining down Pools of Venetian Blue Let it pour like silver In this empty room Pools of Venetian Blue

Never Saw Blue Like That Shawn Colvin

Above the lake And secret thoughts were said aloud We watched the faces in the clouds Until the clouds had blown away And were we ever somewhere else You know, it's hard to say And I never saw blue

All The Pretty Li'l Horses Shawn Colvin

Go to sleep, baby child Go to sleep, my little baby And hush-a-bye Don't you cry Go to sleep, my little baby When you wake You will have All the pretty little horses Black and blue And sorrow, too All

Fall Of Rome Shawn Colvin

an empty old bottle The ship has gone down The Titanic is sinking And the band plays on And you know you can save no one Maybe a message is coming to you In the middle of nowhere from out of the blue

Now The Day Is Over Shawn Colvin

Now the day is over Night is drawing on Shadows are beneathing Steal across the sky Give to little children Visions sweeter thee Guard the sailors all sing On the deep blue sea When the morning awakens

Bound To You Shawn Colvin

then darlin' so can I And you know I will Yeah, you know I will Chorus ('Cause) I'm bound to you, and all that it means I'm bound to you, there's no in-between It's like (the) earth below and the sky of blue

Wichita Skyline Shawn Colvin

By shawn colvin & john leventhal Down at the train they go to independence everyday But anywhere else now seems like a million miles away And i must have been high to believe that i would ever leave

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

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

When You Know Shawn Colvin

You can feel love's around you like the sky 'round blue This is how love has found you, now you know what to do. When you know that you know who you need, you can't deny it.

One Small Year Shawn Colvin

more tune That will never be done It's just another one for the moon For the days in the ruin Just today I woke up feeling fine Like the world was mine I was clean And it was a dream Where out of the blue

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

You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Live at the Bottom Line, NYC, NY - August 1993) Shawn Colvin

Blue river running slow and lazy. I could stay with you for ever , and never realize the time .

Fill Me Up Shawn Colvin

I'm a case-study in French Blue. And it's clear to me now That the whole of my life, I've been making my way to you. And I know where you live, And I know who you are. So don't get too close.

Hold On Shawn Colvin

voice How I wish you were still here with But you build it up, you wreck it down You burn your mansion to the ground When there's nothing left to keep you here When you're falling behind in this big blue

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 I cl...

Someone Like you Shawn Colvin

I've been searchin' for a long time For someone exactly like you I've been travellin' all around the world Waiting for you to come through chorus Someone like you To make it all worthwhile Someon...

Nothin On Me Shawn Colvin

Well I don't tell jokes And I don't take notes You been sayin there ain't much hope You got nothin on me I got friends uptown And they don't talk down They been keepin me safe and sound We got som...

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 ...

Nothing On Me Shawn Colvin

Well I don't tell jokes And I don't take notes You been sayin there ain't much hope You got nothin on me I got friends uptown And they don't talk down They been keepin me safe and sound We got some...

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 ...

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 s...

Suicide Alley Shawn Colvin

Wait for me by the banshee tree Let me be your wailing companion Pass 'em on by, don't look 'em in the eye Suicide Alley is callin' You thought you were dreaming You could wake up dead And you'll ...

Get Out Of This House Shawn Colvin

Go jump in the lake, go ride up the hill Get out of this house It's a house 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 hou...

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 I'm walking on a wire I c...

The Facts About Jimmy Shawn Colvin

Jimmy is married and he lives down south His wife lives somewhere colder He sees another woman in a badlands town And she cries upon his shoulder Jimmy thinks that he's a helpless man He thinks ab...

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? I want it back I see you there in that magazine You're looking smart, you sound s...

You And The Mona Lisa Shawn Colvin

Hold me down to anything Anything that you see I should walk away right now I'll be there, so never mind I'll be the one to fall Waiting for you to look up at me Oh I love you the most Always givi...

New Thing Now Shawn Colvin

This is your new thing now Naked as a rose Everything exposed But not quite This is your new thing now Cards out on the table A genius with no label But not quite, not quite God, I swear it's good...

84,000 Different Delusions Shawn Colvin

Good love bad love good love yeah My time your time my time yeah 84,000 different delusions Take a ride in the car 84,000 different delusions Good times bad times good times yeah Our world their ...

Facts About Jimmy Shawn Colvin

by Shawn Colvin & John Leventhal Jimmy is married and he lives down south His wife lives somewhere colder He sees another woman in a badlands town And she cries upon his shoulder Jimmy thinks that

All Fall Down Shawn Colvin

Here I come Cuz I don’t know better I’m a thief and a sinner I’m a fool and a debtor You got your pushin’ numbers You got your pushin’ a broom And what’s lucky to some Is breakin’ even to you We al...

American Jerusalem Shawn Colvin

American Jerusalem - Shawn Colvin New York City rain Don't know if it's makin' me Dirty or clean Went for the subway but there was no train And the tunnel was grumbling for repairs again And the

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 wou...

Seven Times The Charm Shawn Colvin

The first rose to rise up in the ruins of the flood You brought me down like a hawk to your glove But a poor girl is made out of sorrow and blood Some hearts survive but mine isn’t one And we go 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

The Neon Light Of The Saints Shawn Colvin

The saints all hang their heads The avenue is long They’re muffling their voices In the cold breaking dawn The saints are in their element The elements are brave The voices and the wrecking crew An...

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 I ...

Up On That Hill Shawn Colvin

Up On That Hill - Shawn Colvin The blood that run your veins Of all that you are made It didn't start with you As much as you would like it to The path they set you on Your battles lost and won

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 It’s...

When The Rainbow Comes Shawn Colvin

C'mon, pack your bags, clear the floor Let's step out through the open door Leave a note that says goodbye And build a new house down by the sea Get to the place we were meant to be And you'll...

Climb On (A Back That's Strong) Shawn Colvin

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Windy Nights Shawn Colvin

Whenever the moon and stars are circling Whenever the wind is high All night long through the dark and wet The man goes riding by Late in the night when the fire's all out Why does he gallop and ga...

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 find...

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 ch...

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 brea...

One Cool Remove Shawn Colvin

One cool remove One cool remove And forever let me stay One cool remove away One cool remove One cool remove See it all in a passion play One cool remove away CHORUS : One cool remove from the whit...

There's A Rugged Road Shawn Colvin

(J. Sill) There's a rugged 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 fl...

If These Walls Could Speak Shawn Colvin

If These Walls Could Speak (J. Webb) If these old walls, if these old walls could speak. What a tale they have to tell, hard headed people raisin' hell. A couple in love livin' week to week. Rooms ...