John Denver

[fox69]

"Tumbling Tumbleweeds"

"Tumbling Tumbleweeds"


(Drifting along with a tumbling tumbleweeds)
See them tumbling down pledging their love to the ground
Lonely but free I'll be found drifting along with a tumbling tumbleweeds
Cares of the past are behind nowhere to go but I'll find
Just where the trail will wind drifitng along with a tumbling tumbleweeds
I know when night has gone that a new world's born at dawn
I'll keep rolling along deep in my heart is a song
Here on the range I belong drifting along with a tumbling tumbleweeds
(I'm a roving cowboy riding all day long tumbleweeds around me sing their lonely song)
Nights underneath the prairie moon I'll ride along and sing a tune
I'll keep rolling along deep in my heart is a song
Here on the range I belong drifting along with a tumbling tumbleweeds
(Drifting along with a tumbling tumbleweeds)

 

[fox69]

"Twelve Days Of Christmas"

"Twelve Days Of Christmas"


On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me a partridge in a pear tree.
On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me two turtle doves
and a partridge in a pear tree.
On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me three French hens,
two turtle doves, and a Partridge in a pear tree.
On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves and a Partridge in a pear tree.
On the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me five golden rings,
four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves and a Partridge in a pear tree.
On the sixth day of Christmas my true love gave to me six geese a laying,
five golden rings, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves
and a Partridge in a pear tree.
On the seventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me seven swans a swimming,
six geese a laying, five golden rings, four calling birds, three French hens,
two turtle doves and a Partridge in a pear tree.
On the eighth day of Christmas my true love gave to me eight maids a milking,
seven swans a swimming, six geese a laying, five golden rings, four calling birds,
three French hens, two turtle doves and a Partridge in a pear tree.
On the ninth day of Christmas my true love gave to me nine ladies dancing,
eight maids a milking, seven swans a swimming, six geese a laying, five golden rings,
four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves and a Partridge in a pear tree.
On the tenth day of Christmas my true love gave to me ten lords a leaping,
nine ladies dancing, eight maids a milking, seven swans a swimming, six geese a laying,
five golden rings, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves
and a Partridge in a pear tree.
On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me eleven pipers piping,
ten lords a leaping nine ladies dancing, eight maids a milking, seven swans a swimming,
six geese a laying, five golden rings, four calling birds, three French hens,
two turtle doves and a Partridge in a pear tree.
On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me twelve drummers drumming,
eleven pipers piping, ten lords a leaping nine ladies dancing, eight maids a milking,
seven swans a swimming, six geese a laying, five golden rings, four calling birds,
three French hens, two turtle doves and a Partridge in a pear tree.

 

[fox69]

"Two Different Directions"

"Two Different Directions"


They say they love each other, I've no doubt they do.
They say they'll always be together, that may not be true.
They come from different places, different points of view.
They find themselves in different spaces, everything is all brand new.

Two different directions, too many different ways.
One always on the road somewhere, the other one always stays too often unhappy.

When you are moving in different directions, true love is all alone.
Old stories start to surface, patterns from long ago.
And loving quickly turns to anger for reasons they don't even know.
The strongest heart can be broken with one insensitive word.
The deepest feelings remain unspoken, no one is seen and nothing heard.

Two different directions, too many different ways.
One always wants to work things out, the other one wants to play.
Too ready for changes, too much that just can't wait.
When you are moving in different directions, true love can turn to hate.

If opposites attract each other, what's the reason for?
One being like an open window, one just like closing a door.

Two different directions, too many different ways.
One likes to see the morning sunrise, the other one sleeps in late.
Too many tomorrows, too many times too late.
When you are moving in different directions, true love may have to wait.
If you are committed to different directions, true love will have to wait.

 

[fox69]

"Two Shots"

"Two Shots"


I took two shots, got no ducks, and cold, cold hands.
Last night while I was out drinking, trying to have a good time.
The lady with whom I was speaking thought I was feeding her some old line.
When I spoke of a cold winter's morning, a duck blind and a river of gray.
The sound of the snow softly falling when I thought I heard somebody say,
I took two shots, got no ducks, and cold, cold hands.

I could tell by the gaze of my comrades that I was the one who had spoke.
Their eyes held a message of patience, the thrill of the hunt and of hope.
But when I spoke again, how they listened for the wisdom of what I might say,
if the good Lord had meant us to shoot one he'd surely send more ducks our way.
I took two shots, got no ducks, and cold, cold hands.

Well the lady with whom I was speaking, she laughed lightly and she wandered away.
My heart, like the snow in my story fell silent, I'd hoped she would stay.
It's so nice to talk to somebody, to find someone who's willing to share.
I know that this life is worth living but sometimes it just isn't fair,
I took two shots, got no ducks, and cold, cold hands,
I took two shots, got no ducks, and cold, cold hands.

 

[fox69]

"Waiting For A Train"

"Waiting For A Train"


All around the water tower, waiting for a train.
A thousand miles away from home, sleeping in the rain.
I walked up to a brakeman just to give him a line of talk,
He said if you've got money, I'll see that you don't walk.
Well, I haven't got a nickel, not a penny can I show.
Get off, get off, you railroad bum, and he slammed that boxcar door.

Well, he put me off in Texas, a state I dearly love.
The wide open spaces all round me, the moon and stars up above.
Nobody seems to want me nor to lend me a helping hand.
I'm on my way from 'Frisco, going back to Dixieland.
My pocketbook is empty, my heart is full of pain.
I'm a thousand miles away from home, just waiting for a train.

 

[fox69]

"We Don't Live Here No More"

"We Don't Live Here No More"


Make believe you're on a boat without water around.
Picture yourself at a circus without any clowns.
Pretend that you're on a highway without any end.
Then empty the ashtray, sweep up the floor, put a lock on your door.
If somebody calls in the morning, just say we don't live here no more.

Draw me a picture of an island without any seas.
Show me a map of the whole world without boundaries.
Build me a home without windows or doors to go in.
Then empty the ashtray, sweep up the floor, put a lock on your door.
If somebody calls in the morning, just say we don't live here no more.

Dream of the time when the tides ebbing now rise again.
Then you will know that to die is not really to end.
Living and dying are both your most intimate friends.
So empty the ashtray, sweep up the floor, put a lock on your door.
If somebody calls in the morning, just say we don't live here no more.
If somebody calls in the morning, just say we don't live here no more.

 

[fox69]

"We Wish You A Merry Christmas"

"We Wish You A Merry Christmas"


We wish you a merry Christmas, we wish you a merry Christmas,
we wish you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year.

We want some figgy pudding, we want some figgy pudding,
we want some figgy pudding, please bring it right here.

We won't go until we get some, we won't go until we get some,
we won't go until we get some (Animal, sit!), so bring it out here.

We wish you a merry Christmas, we wish you a merry Christmas,
we wish you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year.

 

[fox69]

"Whalebones And Crosses"

"Whalebones And Crosses"


Whalebones and crosses stand against the Arctic sky.
The wind blows through the graveyard where our fallen fathers lie.
Eternal snow that covers them, the shadows of the sun.
The mighty struggle on the seas, a way of life is run.

I'll sing for you my father, for the ancient sacred ways.
How the hunter loved the hunted, how the night becomes the day.
The circle of the mighty spirit keeps us in its fold.
The warmth of understanding like a light shot through the cold.

Then bring to me my people, touch them with your loving hands.
Lead them from confusion, lead them back unto the land.
For sickness seems to block their path, it clouds my people's eyes.
The promise that an idle truth will reap a golden lie.

Whalebones and crosses stand against the Arctic sky.
The wind blows through the graveyard where our fallen fathers lie.
The timeless hunt, a journey back to what we once came from.
Compassion and nobility beneath the midnight sun.
The mighty struggle on the seas, a way of life is run.

 

[fox69]

"What Child Is This?"

"What Child Is This?"


What child is this, who, laid to rest, on Mary's lap, is sleeping?
Whom angels greet with anthems sweet, while shepherds watch are keeping?
This, this is Christ the King, whom shepherds guard and angels sing:
Haste, haste to bring him laud, the Babe, the Son of Mary!

So bring Him incense, gold, and myrrh, come peasant, king to own Him,
The King of kings, salvation brings, let loving hearts enthrone Him.
Raise, raise the song on high, the Virgin sings her lullaby:
Joy, joy, for Christ is born, the Babe, the Son of Mary!

What child is this, who, laid to rest, on Mary's lap, is sleeping?
Whom angels greet with anthems sweet, while shepherds watch are keeping?
This, this is Christ the King, whom shepherds guard and angels sing:
Haste, haste to bring him laud, the Babe, the Son of Mary!

 

[fox69]

"What One Man Can Do"

"What One Man Can Do"


I suppose that there are those who'll say he had it easy,
had it made in fact, before he'd ever begun.
But they don't know the things I know, I was always with him.
It may sound strange, but we were more than friends.
It's hard to tell the truth when no one wants to listen, when no one really cares what's going on.
And it's hard to stand alone when you need someone beside you,
your spirit and your faith must be strong.

What one man can do is dream, what one man can do is love.
What one man can do is change the world and make it young again,
here you see what one man can do.

As shaded as his eyes might be, that's how bright his mind is,
that's how strong his love for you and me.
A friend to all the universe, Grandfather of the future, and everything that I would like to be.

What one man can do is dream, what one man can do is love.
What one man can do is change the world and make it young again,
here you see what one man can do.
What one man can do is dream, what one man can do is love.
What one man can do is change the world and make it work again,
here you see what one man can do.