[Verse 1] It's the end of the line And I know it’s been rough Oh, but time after time It was always enough You were there when I laughed You were there when I cried You are there as I tell you goodbye [Verse 2] It’s the end of the line And whatever they say I was yours, you were mine Just a heartbeat away Close enough to be kissed Far enough to be...Learn More

[Verse 1] See these lines on my face? They’re a map of where I’ve been And the deeper they are traced The deeper life has settled in How do we survive Living out our lives? [Chorus] And I would not trade a line Make it smooth and fine Or pretend that time stands still I want to rest my soul Here where it can grow without fear Another line, another...Learn More

[Verse 1] Nina, I can see your face Caught up in the song’s embrace Alphabets of lightning falling from your lips Raining on your fingertips [Verse 2] Any kind of fool could see You were always meant to be Miracles in moonlight worshipped from afar Burning like a falling star [Chorus] And how were you to know this world Was so damned hard on...Learn More

[Verse 1] Marie lives on Miracle Row She tells fortunes, you know At a dollar a throw Every pimp and every gigolo Has made love in the afternoon To the lady by the windowsill [Chorus] Five healthy children And a home of your own Back on Miracle Row They all will follow the show Soap opera in the afternoon And the old ladies swear At the sun like a...Learn More

[Verse 1] Someone is waiting Over by the window just beyond the stairwell Someone's crying Drowning in the words of the prophets that are written For the dead and the dying Someone's lying No one's buying [Verse 2] Someone is dying Panic in the streets, can't get no release Someone escaping Waiting on a line for the holy revolution Parading...Learn More

[Verse 1] I learned the truth at seventeen That love was meant for beauty queens And high school girls with clear-skinned smiles Who married young and then retired The valentines I never knew The Friday night charades of youth Were spent on one more beautiful At seventeen I learned the truth [Chorus] And those of us with ravaged faces Lacking in...Learn More

[Verse 1] Did you notice the dawn Had the nerve to come on To the sunrise today? Have I said that my head Had the nerve to be dead When I wanted to break? Did you see that the sun Doesn't need anyone To come in on time? [Refrain] Nature's at peace Every time you see the rain [Verse 2] But did you notice the trees Are standing in peace Without...Learn More

[Verse 1] Woke up this morning And I walked into the door I don't know what I been drinking But I hope to Christ there's more I want to be your lover baby I don't need to know your score Wake me when my heart crawls out the door [Verse 2] Well, I went to drink some water But the faucet heads were gone They weren't sterling silver But how I loved...Learn More

[Verse 1] I've got slow blues Don't know what to do I can't stop thinking of you It's a stranger's eyes Awakening right on the Morning alone after blues [Bridge] Bring back the sunrise Comfort me now that I'm down, dear Hold me deep in your heart When we're apart, dear I'm not myself Here's to [Verse 2] Loving you Is an easy thing to do Don't...Learn More

[Verse 1] Low, I be weary Traveling on Low, and I be the weary lady Look to the latest sunlight Take me back to home Low, and I'll be the weary lady [Bridge] Looking to the gardens in the night Sound of fireflies upon my pillow Looking out for the sound of a ladybird Was it you I heard by the weeping willow, willow, willow? [Verse 2] I'll be...Learn More

[Refrain] When all that matters in the end Are the good times that have been When living's tiresome, killing a sin And death is easy, if you've been And you don't think of the bad times when you're dyin' [Verse 1] I don't believe you hear what I said Don't bar the windows, keep out of my way I've got so little time to pray I want to have...Learn More

[Verse 1] I remember photographs Watercolors of the past He turned and said, "You ask much of me" And when we made our peace We'd lay between the sheets He turned and said, "I set you free" [Chorus 1] Go on, be a hero, be a photograph Make your own myths, Christ, I hope they last Longer than mine, wider than the sky We measure time by [Chorus...Learn More