Rodney Crowell

[fox69]

"Voilá, An American Dream"

"Voilá, An American Dream"


I beg your pardon momma what did you say
My mind was drifting on a Martinque day
It's not that I'm not interested you see
Augusta Georgia is just no place to be

I think Jamaica in the moonlight
Sandy beaches drinking rum every night
We've got no money momma but we can go
We'll split the difference go to Coconut grove

Keep on talking momma I can hear
Your voice it tickles down inside of my ear
I feel a tropical vacation this year
Might be the answer to this Hillbilly beer

I think Jamaica in the moonlight
Sandy beaches drinking rum every night
We've got no money momma but we can go
We'll split the difference go to Coconut grove

Voilá, an American dream
We can travel girl without any means
When it's as easy as closing your eyes
And dream Jamaica is a big neon sign

Just keep on talking momma I like the sound
It goes so good with that rain pouring down
I feel a tropical vacation this year
Might be the answer to this Hillbilly beer

I think Jamaica in the moonlight
Sandy beaches drinking rum every night
We've got no money momma but we can go
We'll split the difference go to Coconut grove

Voilá, an American dream
We can travel girl without any means
When it's as easy as closing your eyes
And dream Jamaica is a big neon sign

 

[fox69]

"Wandering Boy"

"Wandering Boy"


Come in from the cold you must be cold
Thread bare against a freezing wind is a short time gettin' old
Come and sit down tell me where you've been
Rest your soul beside the fire till it's time to go again

Take me back
One more time
Where the railroad tracks
Meet the kudzu vine
Wandering boy

The blood that's flowing through you flows through me
When I look in any mirror it's your face that I see
And you're my only brother I'm your twin
And you've come home to rest awhile and shed your dying skin

Ease your mind
Have no fear
When it comes your time
I'll be here
Wandering boy

We're two Houston kids
Sailin' mason jar lids
With our pop bottles hid
By the bayou bend
In the wild East End
Welcome back again
Wandering boy

I used to cast my judgements like a net
All those California gay boys deserved just what they get
Little did I know there would come a day
When my words would come back screaming like a debt I have to pay

Lean on me
I'll be strong
We're almost free
It won't be long
Wandering boy

 

[fox69]

"We Can't Turn Back Now"

"We Can't Turn Back Now"


It's in the water, it's in the wind
It's where you're going, it's where you've been
It's what you're doing, it's what you don't
It's what you're willing and what you won't
A snowcapped mountain, a moonlit path
An ice cold shower, a long hot bath
It's something waiting for you just a little farther down the line

You can't turn back now, you can't turn back now
It's too late to turn back now

It's young and reckless, it's old and grey
It's here tomorrow and gone today
It's rich and famous, dark and dull
It's Nostradamus meets Jethro Tull
It knows your weakness, it feels your strength
It jangle jingles, clacks and clinks
It's ever present, but it's also like there's nothing there at all

You can't turn back now, you can't turn back now
It's too late to turn back now

Democracy won't work if we're asleep
That kind of freedom is a vigil you must keep, you've gotta dig deep
It's a wicked world, and we're all in it
But that could change in a New York minute
Holy terror and toxic gas ain't got nothing on leaves of grass
So pray for peace until you're hoarse
And maybe fear will run its course
May God forgive us our insanity, and we'll keep pressing on

You can't turn back now, you can't turn back now
It's too late to turn back now
It's too late to turn back now

 

[fox69]

"We Gotta Go On Meeting Like This"

"We Gotta Go On Meeting Like This"


You know, baby we go back a long way
It hasn't always been easy you know
I mean, you living on the east coast, me living on the west coast
It's tearing me apart, we've got to stop meeting like this

Try to understand
When I say how much I care
It hurts me so inside, each time we say goodbye
And it's so unfair

And I've cried, yes, I've cried
As I face my calendar
I mark red X's off and with each tear that drops
Baby, it gets harder to bear

'Cause your love could send a rocket up to the moon
Your love hit me just like a lead balloon
So let's make a wish, seal it with a kiss, my baby
You know we've got to stop meeting like this

Try to understand
Our long distance love affair
Has gotten out of hand, it's more than I can stand
Ooh, girl, this I swear

And it hurts, yes, it hurts
Baby, as I face my calendar
I mark red X's off and with each tear that drops
Baby, it gets harder to bear

Your love could send a rocket up to the moon
Your love hit me just like a lead balloon
So let's make a wish, seal it with a kiss, my baby, yeah
You know we've got to stop meeting like this

Can you find a way to say goodbye without really saying goodbye
Can you make it easier on me
Can you stop these tears I cry, baby, I can only try
Can you find a reason why love shouldn't die

I hear what you're saying and my love will be waiting
I hear what you're saying and my love will be here
After your other lovers fall
If you'll only stop meeting like this, baby

You know we've got to stop, my love
This hurting in our hearts, my love
I've been blind, so blind, so blind baby
Time after time

You know we've got to stop it, baby, ooh
Know we've got to stop, my baby
I've been going crazy, out of my mind
Time after time, yeah, baby

 

[fox69]

"We Want Everything"

"We Want Everything"


I heard that you did it
And I can't believe my ears
Though now I can see it coming
As I look back through the years
You can smell the roses with the best of 'em brother
But your soul could never flower
And desperation got a hold on you
And it stole away your power
I don't know why you done this thing
To me it makes no sense
But sometimes our dreams just won't let us live
And we die in self defense

We want everything
Some of us try for it
We want everything
Some of us die for it

So now that you've done it
Do you feel better over there?
Do the angels have respect for you?
Does lady luck treat you fair?
And back down here we scratch our heads
Through the tears we're all a mess
How you could make a choice like that is just anybody's guess

We want everything
Some of us try for it
We want everything
Some of us die for it

And did your head then heart get so spun out you couldn't stop to think?
And were you just so sick your mind went click when you were hovered on the brink?
And where we go from here, man, no one really knows but we deserve better than this from you
Down to the bitter end I said I'd be your friend, but now there's nothing I can do

We want everything
Some of us try for it
We want everything
Some of us die for it

We want everything
Some of us try for it
We want everything
Some of us die for it

 

[fox69]

"What Kind Of Love"

"What Kind Of Love"


I'll give you the best best you baby.
That's all I can give.
And we'll live the best we can live it baby
As long a we as live.

What kind of love never turns you down?
What kind of love lifts you off the ground?
Turns your life around.

What kind of love makes you go out in the wind and driving rain?
What kind of love runs through your heart with a pleasure so close to pain?
What kind of love?
Only this love that I have!

I'll show you the best I can show you baby!
That's all I can I show you!
And I'll know you the best I can know you baby,
As long as I know you.

What kind of love never turns away?
What kind of love never makes you pay,
Hears you when you pray?

What kind of love makes you go out in the wind and driving rain?
What kind of love runs through your heart with a pleasure so close to pain?
What kind of love? only this love that I have!

This love I know is all I have (all I have)!
This love I have is all I know!
So I won't let go?

What kind of love makes you go out in the wind and driving rain?
What kind of love runs through your heart with a pleasure so close to pain?
What kind of love, only this love that I have!

 

[fox69]

"When I'm Free Again"

"When I'm Free Again"


Satan led my soul astray (Satan led my soul astray I drifted)
From the straight and narrow way
(That leads to happiness and life eternal)
But to Jesus I did pray, (to the Lord I humbly prayed)
He heart my prayer, rescued me that very day, (that very day)

Praise God I'm free (free from ev'ry chain of sin)
I've been set free by the grace of God
I'm free (with a settled peace within)
No more the paths of sin I trod
I'm free (Heaven's gates will enter in)
The blood has cleansed ev'ry sinful stain
I free (Praise the living God)
I'm free again (I'm free again)

On the sinful path below (on the sinful path below is trouble)
All is sorrow, grief and woe (the sinner's load is mighty hard to carry)
But I've left the shifting sand (I have left the shifting sand)
Upon the Rock, solid Rock, I'll take my stand (I'll take my stand)

Praise God I'm free (free from ev'ry chain of sin)
I've been set free by the grace of God
I'm free (with a settled peace within)
No more the paths of sin I trod
I'm free (Heaven's gates will enter in)
The blood has cleansed ev'ry sinful stain
I free (Praise the living God)
I'm free again (I'm free again)

Soon the pearly gates I'll see
(Soon the pearly gates I'll see in heaven)
Soon I'll live eternally (and then I'll never die but live forever)
Friends and loved ones wait for me (friends and loved ones wait for me)
I'll sail up high, thru the sky, because I'm free (because I'm free)

Praise God I'm free (free from ev'ry chain of sin)
I've been set free by the grace of God
I'm free (with a settled peace within)
No more the paths of sin I trod
I'm free (Heaven's gates will enter in)
The blood has cleansed ev'ry sinful stain
I free (Praise the living God)
I'm free again (I'm free again)

 

[fox69]

"When Losers Rule The World"

"When Losers Rule The World"


When losers rule the world
I'm the man who would be King
When losers rule the world
I'll be in songs that children sing
That tell the tale of how I fell when I lost everything
When losers rule the world

When losers rule the world
They'll salute when I walk by
When losers rule the world
They'll applaud each time I cry
The tears that fall will make men all feel humbled at my sight
When losers rule the world

My time in the sun
Will surely come
Then a million eyes will see
What you've done to me
When losers rule the world

When losers rule the world
I'll a big shot then
When losers rule the world
I'll be a prince among men
I'll lift my glass to the past that made me what I am
When losers rule the world
When losers rule the world
When losers rule the world

 

[fox69]

"When The Blue Hour Comes"

"When The Blue Hour Comes"


The good times are all gone
The night keeps coming on so strong
You can't hold on, no matter what you do
Will there be someone who cares for you
When the blue hour comes?
When the blue hour comes?

And when your restless heart
Tears your world apart
And everywhere you turn
It's falling down on you
Will there be a light that shines for you?

When the blue hour comes for you
If there's anything that you would have me do
Just call on me and I'll be coming through
I will always be there for you
When the blue hour comes
When the blue hour comes

Good times don't last forever
Sometimes it's now or never
Darling, reach out for me
You know where I'll be
I will always be there for you
When the blue hour comes
When the blue hour comes

When the blue hour comes for you
If there's anything that you would have me do
Just call on me and I'll be coming through
I will always be there for you
When the blue hour comes
When the blue hour comes

I will always be there
When the blue hour comes
When the blue hour comes
When the blue hour comes...

 

[fox69]

"Who Do You Trust"

"Who Do You Trust"


Know me if you must
But don't try to make my life easy
I don't wanna be somebody
That I can't better be

I don't wanna stand in the back
If I can't sit down up front
I don't wanna wear the ball and jack
An' I don't wanna punt

Who do you trust?
Who do you wanna put your faith in?

You know how to live
Somewhat better than the rest
You know how to be somebody
Who not put to the test

Upside down and inside out
You don't ever stumble
You know what you're talking about
You don't ever fumble

Who do you trust?
Who do you wanna put your faith in?

They say that your love conquers all
But they don't tell you who to call
Somebody play something right now

If I do unto others
The way I want it done to me
Then I'll get into heaven, well
I guess we'll have to wait and see

This life is a game of hide and go seek
And I don't know where I stand
'Cause when I turn the other cheek
She hits me with the other hand

Who do you trust?
Who do you wanna put your faith in?

They say that time heals every wound
Guess we'll have to just stay tuned
And that same old world outside my door
Always leaves me wanting more

Who do you trust?