Down By the Borderline Tim Buckley

Way down on the borderline Down where white folks tread easy That sun beats so hot sun beats so hot When a little girl pass by You can smell the way she walks You can smell, you can smell the way she walks

Devil Eyes Tim Buckley

I got so tired of meaningful looks I got so tired of comin' up tame I was so bothered by those balmy breezes I was side swiped by smoke fever They was a crawlin' Oh down beneath my skin Til mama come a

Song Of The Magician Tim Buckley

When I sing I can't bring everything on the wing Flying down from dizzy air To the ground because I care You will be love and your love will live When I smile I beguile all the while every mile As I walk

I Had A Talk With My Woman Tim Buckley

And she reassured me everything was alright And time hung still like a falling rain Now I know at last that my love is safe Ah, but when I go away my love I leave Lord I'm but half a man, without her by

Goodbye And Hello Tim Buckley

The antique people are down in the dungeons Run by machines and afraid of the tax Their heads in the grave and their hands on their eyes Hauling their hearts around circular tracks Pretending forever their

Move With Me Tim Buckley

I went down to the meat rack tavern And found myself a big ol' healthy girl Now she was drinkin' alone Aw what a waste of sin So I went on over to sweet talk that girl Lord I moved on in Lord I whispered

Pleasant Street Tim Buckley

remember what to say, Lord You don't remember what to do, Lord You don't remember where you've been And you don't remember who to choose You wheel and you steal But you're feeling honey when you kneel down

I Never Asked To Be Your Mountain Tim Buckley

O I never asked to be your mountain I never asked to fly Remember when you came to me And told me of his lies You didn't understand my love You don't know why I try And the rain was falling on that

The River Tim Buckley

I live by the river and I hide my house away Then just like the river, I can change my ways Oh, if you come to love me, you'll stay forever Inside my heart, inside my dreams And time will fade, in time

Understand Your Man Tim Buckley

Well let me tell all you pretty women One tiny word of advice Tell you pretty woman One tiny word of advice Just do me one favor Won't you understand your man You gotta wake up in the mornin' Keep your

Monterey Tim Buckley

Under a loop of stars In the vulgar cold The dead airport lay By the pebbles of the highway Through the snail clouds You soared to your lover I hurried away my darling With a howl in my throat Hiding inside

Nobody Walkin' Tim Buckley

"I left my baby standing in the backdoor crying I left my baby standing in the backdoor crying She said ""you got a home as long as i got mine"" She said ""you got a home as long as i got mine"" And

Buzzin' Fly Tim Buckley

Just like a buzzin' fly I come into your life Now I float away Like honey in the sun Was it right or wrong I couldn't sing that song anyway Oh, but darlin' Now I remember How the sun

No Man Can Find The War Tim Buckley

Photographs of guns and flame Scarlet skull and distant game Bayonet and jungle grin Nightmares dreamed by bleeding men Lookouts tremble on the shore But no man can find the war Tape recorders echo scream

Morning Glory Tim Buckley

I lit my purest candle close to my Window, hoping it would catch the eye Of any vagabond who passed it by, And I waited in my fleeting house Before he came I felt him drawing near; As he neared I felt

Hong Kong Bar Tim Buckley

Sittin' in a Hong Kong bar Sweet dreams of you darling Ah when we were sweet sixteen Mama makin' love in the belly of an old freight train Life was so simple and easy Oh the sun went down You took care

Wings Tim Buckley

Although you've spoken many times before, A sight of birth he leaves you by a door. And now you know he doesn't understand. And all you need is the warmth of his hand.

Aren't You The Girl Tim Buckley

Aren't you the girl who used to call me names? Aren't you the girl who used to play at games? Weren't you the one who said she'd never fall? Now you're the one who's cryin' not so tall.

Nighthawkin' Tim Buckley

nighthawkin' in my taxi My fare was a shaky ol' lush So I kicked it over and took off Then he whipped out this switch blade Straight outta nowhere level to my throat He said "See reb I've been over to the

I Can't See You Tim Buckley

Summer princess, midnight maiden When I first saw you I just breathed Into your smile my past went fadin' Inside your voice, my mind was sheathed In lost lagoon, we waited, wadin' Along the streets we

Come Here Woman Tim Buckley

You caught me staring So gently you tease me And turn away Unlike the young ones Your movements you savor Like a tango My hideaways Are longing For you You slyly conjure These moments surrounding Keep

Gypsy Woman Tim Buckley

Well, you were out trying to turn the tide this morning Now mama don't you lie You knew it was in the moon and you knew it was in the sky Oh, gypsy woman Tell me please, gypsy woman Casts a spell on me

Strange Feelin' Tim Buckley

I got this strange strange feelin' Deep down in my heart I can't tell what it is But it won't let go It happens every time I give you more than what I have But now all I need is a little time to sing this

Strange Feelin Tim Buckley

I got this strange strange feelin' Deep down in my heart I can't tell what it is But it won't let go It happens every time I give you more than what I have But now all I need is a little time to sing this

Make It Right Tim Buckley

And those diesel rigs Aw they're ramblin' by Now if I go lame I just flag a ride I'm lookin' out for For a street corner girl I'm lookin' out For a street corner girl And she's gonna beat me whip me spank

I Woke Up Tim Buckley

Now the sun Sits on my hand Oh, where Are you?

She Is Tim Buckley

She is the day that gives me time to live and ???? love my life. Till nite comes on with sundown scythe to end the puzzle pantomime. She is a day of love.

I Must Have Been Blind Tim Buckley

Here I am believin' words again Here I am tryin' to find your love again Here I am down on my knees again Prayin' for a love that we used to know Both of us know how hard it is To love and let it go Both

Hallucinations Tim Buckley

I saw you walking Only yesterday When I ran to catch you You disappeared And the street was gray The candle died Now you are gone For the flame was too bright Now you are gone I heard you laughing With

Jungle Fire Tim Buckley

Somewhere old memories Echoed from the street in a crying hole Just a song from long ago When I lost my easy gods to the Harlem insect laws I heard your baited moans And the passing cars and the swirling

Valentine Melody Tim Buckley

You came to me with fire inside Your movements and your pride And asking to be rescued from The pain you had become I tore apart the prison and I hid you in my hand In the blue light of Christmas-time

Look At The Fool Tim Buckley

Each and every day, every little way I've been lovin' you I can't live without your lovin' at night Makes it hard to say it's wrong When I know it's right Even though the years won't be kind I love you

Carnival Song Tim Buckley

The singer cries for people's lies He will sing for the day to bring him night The circus burns in carnival flame And for a while you won't know my name at all But sing and dance and love for pennies and

Dolphins Tim Buckley

DOLPHINS Tim Buckley Sometimes I think about Saturday's child And all about the times when we were running wild I've been a-searchin' for the dolphins in the sea Ah, but sometimes I wonder,

Strange Street Affair Under Blue Tim Buckley

Just for you with your open hands Waiting for the touch of man Clutching with your blackened gloves You try to capture all the doves That flee into The forest before you You wish to catch and cage me now

Healing Festival Tim Buckley

"Black tan brown and white Repeat the order and we've tried All the lovely little steps That hope turn the eyes And footsteps of you Friend to lend for once Behold that healing festival Complete for an

Once I Was Tim Buckley

there'll be another To tell you I was just a lie But sometimes I wonder Just for a while Will you ever remember me Though you have forgotten All of our rubbish dreams I find myself searching Through the

Love From Room 109 Tim Buckley

I was lost without a song without a melody You came into my hotel life You made my room a home Ah now, mama, don't you know what you done Ah, you made the sunshine in the city Oh, you warmed my heart

Song For Janie Tim Buckley

You've got the untortured mind of a woman Who has answered all the questions before. You've got the free-givin' ways of a woman Who has kicked all the heartache out the door.

Song To The Siren Tim Buckley

Now my foolish boat is leaning Broken lovelorn on your rocks For you sing 'Touch me not, touch me not Come back tomorrow Oh, my heart, oh, my heart Shies from the sorrow' I am as puzzled as the oyster

Lorca Tim Buckley

"Let the sun sing in your smile Let the wind hold your desire Let your womans voice run through your veins Let her be your blood don't feel ashamed She's your home when no one wants you She'll give

Song To The Siren (Take 7) Tim Buckley

about me Were you here when i was full sail Now my foolish boat is leaning Broken lovelorn on your rocks For you sing, Touch me not, touch me not, come back tomorrow O my heart, O my heart shies from the

Happy Time Tim Buckley

Ooh, it's a happy time inside my mind When a melody does find a rhyme And says to me, "I'm comin' home to stay I'm comin' home to stay, I'm comin' home to stay" Oh, now it's just the same old story Somethin

It Happens Every Time Tim Buckley

The sorrow makes me lose my mind.

Martha Tim Buckley

Operator, number please It's been so many years She'll remember my old voice While I fight the tears Hello, hello there, is this Martha?

Driftin' Tim Buckley

And each man has been too young But for me you were a lover Gently under your cover Your sheet reeks of odours Oh i came here to hold and be held for a while I've been drifting like a dream out on the

Grief In My Soul Tim Buckley

I got heartaches, I got stingin' water fallin' out of the sky. I got a long lost lover, got a reason to die. I got ten thousand troubles, a million woes. I got grief in my soul nobody knows.

Anonymous Proposition Tim Buckley

"Love me as if someday you'd hate me For what i give is yours without a name To fill your night long needs Only as long as you say This time you'll learn that love is just a slave To where the heart

Dream Letter Tim Buckley

Oh, just like a soldier boy I've been out fighting wars That the world never knows about Oh, but I never win them loud There's no crowds around me Oh, when I get to thinkin' 'Bout the old days When love

Moulin Rouge Tim Buckley

'comme la chanson est belle' Chantez la mademoiselle Dansant dans le moulin rouge 'love is a leap' she sighed 'someday I'll be your bride, When I leave the moulin rouge' Je vais marier ma fille de danse