Emmylou Harris

[fox69]

"Belle Starr"
(feat. Mark Knopfler)

"Belle Starr"
(feat. Mark Knopfler)



My mamma and my daddy
Told me that love is a two-way street
But lately baby, you've been finding
New ways of dragging your feet
So come on, make your best shot
You don't have to take the blame
I'll be your belle star
You can be my Jesse James

There's lonely people everywhere
From Abilene to Arkansas
The way they run for cover
You'd think love was against the law
Well i don't need a pistol , baby
You won't have to rob a train
You can be my belle star
And i can be your Jesse James

I know you've done some hard time
Baby, and you've got your doubts
When you feel surrounded
And it's looking there's no way out
I'll come riding to rescue
All you gotta do is call my name
I'll be your belle star
You can be my Jesse James

It don't take a genius, baby
There ain't no big mystery
You can't play it safe
And still go down in history
So saddle up the horses
'Cos we're headed for the hall of fame
I'll be your belle star
You can be my Jesse James
I'll be your belle star
You can be my Jesse James

 

[fox69]

"Beneath Still Waters"

"Beneath Still Waters"



Beneath still waters
There's a strong undertow
The surface won't tell you
What the deep water knows
Darling, I'm saying
I know something's wrong
Beneath still waters
Your love is gone

Even a fool could see
That you'll soon be leaving me
But each and every heart
Must take its turn at misery

And this time it's me
And I'll cry alone
Beneath still waters
Your love is gone

Even a fool could see
That you'll soon be leaving me
But each and every heart
Must take its turn at misery

And this time it's me
And I'll cry alone
Beneath still waters
Your love is gone
Beneath still waters
Your love is gone
Beneath still waters
Your love is gone

 

[fox69]

"Better Off Without You"

"Better Off Without You"



Room 16, the Palms Motel
Now I can rest behind that door
My life with you's become a living hell
Don't wanna live like that no more
And whatever it will take
I will do to make this final break

Yeah, better off without you
Better off without you
Better off without you in my life

So I'll unpack my bag
And kick off these old shoes
This room is a good as anyplace I've ever been
For lookin' at the truth
Now it's all so clear to me
What a blind man could plainly see

Yeah, better off without you
Better off without you
Better off without you in my life

Oh, God, here comes the tears
I'm gonna stay right here
I'll cry. I've cried before
But I won't go back no more

Looks like a change in the weather
I can hear it start to rain
I hope it's not too long this time
Before the sun comes out again
But if it rains forever
I will still be better off

Yeah, better off without you
Better off without you
Better off without you in my life

 

[fox69]

"Beyond My Wildest Dreams"
(feat. Mark Knopfler)

"Beyond My Wildest Dreams"
(feat. Mark Knopfler)



I didn't ask for much
As maybe i ought've
But i'm staying in touch
With the one i love
And i can see in the dials
And in these headlights beams
Beyond me wildest
Beyond me wildest dreams
Beyond me wildest dreams
Beyond me wildest dreams
I've been with you
I've been with you

These are the big playloads
Hammer down on the floor
These are the restless roads
Every one a war
But in the flashing lines
I see a love supreme
Beyond me wildest
Beyond me wildest dreams
Beyond me wildest dreams
Beyond me wildest dreams
I've been with you
I've been with you

They promised me some good home time
And some layover pay
The agent he's a friend of mine
Says it's due my way
I'd drive a thousand miles
Haul a trailer of tears
Just to see you smile
And as the dawn appears
At the edge of the night
There's still a light that gleams
Beyond me wildest
Beyond me wildest dreams
Beyond me wildest dreams
Beyond me wildest dreams
I've been with you
I've been with you

 

[fox69]

"Beyond The Great Divide"

"Beyond The Great Divide"



There'll be greener pastures
Across that border line
We'll see new horizons, my darlin'
Far beyond the great divide

Pools of clear blue waters
Star light in the sky
You'll be mine forever, my darlin'
Far beyond the great divide

Somewhere in the distance
Northern lights will shine
You'll be there beside me, my darlin'
Far beyond the great divide

You'll be mine forever, my darlin'
Far beyond the great divide

 

[fox69]

"Big Black Dog"

"Big Black Dog"



A big black dog
Little too much gray around the muzzle
A big black dog
Why she ended up at the pound is a puzzle
A big black dog

Did she run away
Because somebody didn't treat her right?
Did they leave her out in the cold night air
Too lonely night?
A big black dog

A big black dog
I found her one day
Down there are the at the men's room
A big black dog
Waiting in a cage in line for the death row
Big black dog

Did somebody put her out on the road
And did just not care?
Did they think an old dog is too much trouble
For them to bear?
A big black dog

Her name is Bella, Bella
You're not brown, you're not yellow
Bella, Bella
My big black dog

Big black dogs, they're everywhere
Looking for a home, they're hungry and scared
All they need is food and attention
To give back love, sometimes redemption of sin
You could find them here in a big black dog

A big black dog
She may be a little rough around the edges
A big black dog
When you throw a ball, she'll always go and fetch it
Big black dog

With a brand new leash and a brand new collar
It's a brand new game
I love to see the way she runs to me
When I holler out her name
My big black dog

Her name is Bella, Bella
You're not brown, you're not yellow
Bella, Bella
My big black dog
My big black dog

 

[fox69]

"Black Caffeine"
(with Rodney Crowell)

"Black Caffeine"
(with Rodney Crowell)



I like it black, just black as night
It keeps me up, it keeps me tight
It don't matter the size of the cup
Just as long as you fill it up

With black caffeine
Keeps me lean
You can hear me scream
Give me black caffeine

Oh I've got a monkey sittin' on my back
Now, wouldn't you know, he likes it black
Don't need no cream, no nicotine
All that monkey need is the black caffeine

More black caffeine
It keeps me lean
You can hear him scream
Give me black caffeine
Give me black caffeine

I'm sound in body, I'm sound in mind
Until it comes to my coffee time
Don't stand in my way, don't hold me back
Just keep it hot and keep it black

Good black caffeine
It keeps me lean
You can hear me scream
Give me black caffeine

The devil said, I want your soul
I want your silver, I need your gold
Well you can have it, anything I've got
But don't let him near my coffee pot

Full of black caffeine
It keeps me lean
Can you hear me scream?
Give me black caffeine
More black caffeine
It keeps me lean
Can you hear me scream?
More black caffeine
More black caffeine
Yeah, black caffeine

 

[fox69]

"Black Gypsy"

"Black Gypsy"



Broken bottles, broken songs
Broken people been in town too long
Where's everyone gone

Ooh, baby this city gonna break your heart
Oh, gipsy please tell me
Where everyone's gone

Never had a second name
Never spoke of why we came
Fellowship and Gloriousness
The loneliness of pain
Sitting in the rain

Why is the soul of me
Where is my heart
Where is the part of me
That I would give to you
If kindness were my style

Where is the soul of me
Where is my heart
In my own time
Better leave it behind
In a thousand bottles of wine

Oh, precious plans of standing strong
Why is life taking so long
I would tell you everything
If I only had the words to explain
Don't know nothing but the rain

Why is the soul of me
Where is my heart
Where is the part of me
That I would give to you
If kindness were my style

Where is the tenderness
Where is the warmth
In my own soul
That I let it grow old
Oh, it's getting so cold

Broken bottles, broken songs
Broken faces been in town too long
Where has everyone gone

Oh, baby this city gonna break your heart
Oh, gipsy please tell me
Where everyone's gone

Oh, gipsy please tell me
Where everyone's gone
Where everyone's gone
Where everyone's gone

 

[fox69]

"Blackhawk"

"Blackhawk"



Well I work the double shift
In a bookstore on St. Clair
While he pushed the burning ingots
In Dofasco stinking air
Where the truth bites and stings
I remember just what we were
As the noon bell rings for
Blackhawk and the white winged dove

Hold on to your aching heart
I'll wipe the liquor from your lips
A small town hero never dies
He fades a bit and then he slips
Down into the blast furnace
In the heat of the open hearth
And at the punch clock he remembers
Blackhawk and the white winged dove

I remember your leather boots
Pointing up into the sky
We fell down to our knees
Over there where the grass grew high
Love hunters in the night
Our faces turned into the wind
Blackhawk where are you know
Blackhawk and the white winged dove
We were Blackhawk where are you know
We were Blackhawk where are you know

Do you still have the ring I gave you
On the banks of Lake Bear
Where I felt certain that I knew you
My cool and distant debonair
Now we drink at Liberty Station
Another cup of muscatel
Wrapped in the strong arms of the Union
Raisin' kids from raisin' hell

 

[fox69]

"Blue Kentucky Girl"

"Blue Kentucky Girl"



You left me for the bright lights of the town
A country boy set out to see the world
Remember when those neon lights shine down
That big old moon shines on your Kentucky girl

I swear I love you by the moon above you
How bright is it shining in your world
Some morning when you wake up all alone
Just come on home to your blue Kentucky girl

Don't wait to bring great riches home to me
I need no diamond rings or fancy pearls
Just bring yourself, you're all I'll ever need
That's good enough for this blue Kentucky girl

I swear I love you by the moon above you
How bright is it shining in your world
Some morning when you wake up all alone
Just come on home to your blue Kentucky girl
Just come on home to your blue Kentucky girl