Damien Jurado

[fox69]

"Desert"

"Desert"



Tell me when tomorrow comes
I'll be the first to ride
Start the car and honk the horn
I'll be right outside

Pour a drink and open wide
I have things to tell
I have seen the brighter side
Of the roads that lead to hell

Yesterday is miles away
You'll miss it if you blink
And I've found my salvation in
The places where you drink

You can say you're on my side
And I know that's a lie
'Cause given the chance you'd stab my back
And leave me here to die

Just give me the keys tonight
I'm happy when I drive
Revenge is the perfect word
For what I have in mind

Desert lives bring deserted lives
I know from first hand
We're moved around like circus clowns
When laughter's in demand

 

[fox69]

"Dimes"

"Dimes"



I've got dimes by the dozen
I'm placing a call to your husband
Does he know about me at all?

I hang up when he answers
It's too much for me to handle
What happens now, when it all goes down?

Gas station lights for a candle
Your heart's put together then dismantled
Secrets are best when left unsaid

The floodgates are open
And you'll see me
Running back
And no one is perfect
You must admit it now

I do my best when you're pretending
And no paper plane is safe for landing
This is how the best all die

Holding my breath until you need me
Foraging my way into the simple
Somehow my voice was caught in the trees

The floodgates are open
And you'll see me
Running back
And no one is perfect
You must admit it now

We built this on and what they told us
Switch all the lines just to confuse us
What happens now, when it all goes down

 

[fox69]

"East Virginia"

"East Virginia"



I was born and raised in East Virginia
North Carolina I did go
There I met a pretty young maiden
Her name and age I do not know

Her hair it was of a light brown color
Lips they were a ruby red
And on her breast she wore white lilies
Where I long to lay my head

I'd rather be in some dark holler
Where the sun won't ever shine
Than to see you wed another
Girl you know you'd never be mine

I was born and raised in East Virginia
North Carolina I did go
There I met a pretty young maiden
Her name and age I do not know

 

[fox69]

"Engine Fire"

"Engine Fire"



Let's pull I have
Brake failure and a flat tire
No water no power and an engine fire

If I call you can I call you collect
I don't mean to be a bother
To make you upset
50 miles of broken bones
I've got 50 miles of broken hearts
Something tells me that
Home is this way or maybe that way

Here's a road map let's find Nevada
They've got places to stay
Busted taillights, no water
Sunburns and an engine fire
Busted taillights, no water
Sunburns and an engine fire
Busted taillights, no water
Sunburns and an engine fire

 

[fox69]

"Everyone A Star"

"Everyone A Star"



Burned out, I found you like a light on
Time to forget all that I've done
I'm too in tune to change the dial
Connected colors for the mood

I'm on rewind all the time
A welcome sign outside my mind
Ready when you are to lose
Asleep for days inside the blue

Everyone a star, everyone a star
Everyone a star, everyone a star

In time I found you like a light on
I won't forget all that you've done
Ready when you are to lose
Asleep for weeks inside the blue

Free is all we are, free is all we are
Free is all we are, free is all we are
Everyone a star, everyone a star
Everyone a star, everyone a star

 

[fox69]

"Everything Trying"

"Everything Trying"



I call you now to tell you I'm thinking of you
But it does me no good when the phone is just blocking my view
And I would sail back to you
And I would sail back to you

And I would come back and admit that it wasn't your fault
But I'm tired and unwilling to be the only one who was wrong
And I would sail back to you
And I would sail back to you
And I would sail back to you

I'll be sailing on your deep blue eyes
I'll be sailing on your deep blue eyes
I'll be sailing on your deep blue eyes
I'll be sailing on your deep blue eyes
I'll be sailing on your deep blue eyes
I'll be sailing on your deep blue eyes

 

[fox69]

"Eyes For Windows"

"Eyes For Windows"



I used to be the someone you would run to
My eyes, they were the windows you would look through
Now much to your surprise looking through these eyes
You found beauty

I used to be the someone you would talk to
My eyes, they were the windows you would look through
Now much to your surprise looking through these eyes
You saw beauty

Now much to your surprise looking through these eyes
You found me

 

[fox69]

"Flowers In The Yard"

"Flowers In The Yard"



Saturday will be the day
The day won't be back
Saturday will be the day, she said
We won't be back

Flowers in the yard
They need water
Give them all your love
Don't let the die like we did

Saturday will be the day
The day you won't come back
Saturday will be the day, she said
Won't be back

Flowers in the yard
They need water
Give them all your love
Don't let them die like we did

The child in the car
She's your daughter
Give her all your love
Don't let her die like we did

 

[fox69]

"Fuel"

"Fuel"



I was born in this town
My name taken from here
Three sisters and a brother
Who all died before me

When wickedness takes you
Like a child of its own
Nobody will befriend you
Nobody will defend you

I murdered the law here
I took on God here
So in place of your sins I bring you a Judas

So mother, burn my body
For fuel
Oh, mother, burn my body
For fuel

They say I'm a story
But the legend's all wrong
I was forced out of town
But kept in this song

See, it was you who made me
It is you who must take me
Love me or hate me
I'm still your son

So mother, burn my body
For fuel
Oh, mother, burn my body
For fuel
So mother, burn my body
For fuel.

 

[fox69]

"Gas Station"

"Gas Station"



I quit my job
I moved away
I kept in touch
With all my old friends

From time to time
I hear about you
Are you still married?
Are you still happy?

How about your sister
Is she still running?
I ran into her
Last year in Denton

She spoke so quiet
Like I remember
And I asked about you
She gave no answer

I'd always planned
To come back for you
But we both know how
You'd never leave