Judy Collins

[fox69]

"This Time"

"This Time"


This time I'm gonna get it right
This time I'm gonna get win
This time I'm gonna know the score
Before I begin
This is the chance of a lifetime
This is the real big break
This time I can't make a mistake

Long enough I've lived in the dark
Now it's time for the light
For too often I have been wrong
This time I'll be right
I got a feeling in my bones
For once I'm wide awake
This time I can't make a mistake

This is the way it meant to be in the first place
Out in the front line looking in the eye
I always knew that someday I'd see the really big race
Everything is rolling look at me I'm ready to fly

Now I know, I know it for sure
This bright day is for me
I have my doubts in the past
Now I know I am free
I don't mind shouting it out loud
Finally I see the day break
This time I can't make a mistake
This time I'll get it right
This time is my night
This time

 

[fox69]

"Through The Eyes Of Love"

"Through The Eyes Of Love"


Through the eyes of love
I can see you shine
Take the time to know your mind
As we grow closer
See into your heart
Find a resting place
Keep the faith, loose all trace of stormy weather
Changing what I know of love
For all my tomorrow's, no more sorrows

Through the eyes of love
We can do anything, miracles are possible
As long as we're together
Through the eyes of love
We can have everything, nothing is impossible
We'll be unstoppable
Through the eyes of love

Through the eyes of faith
We can bear our souls
Always know we can show
We trust one another
Let each other in
Share our darkest fears
Hold me near, make it clear
In time, we'll discover
How to see the sun
Breaking through the tears of yesterday
Shining through the clouds
A rainbow is ours
I feel the power that love showers

Through the eyes of love
We can do anything, miracles are possible
As long as we're together
Through the eyes of love
We can have everything, nothing is impossible
We'll be unstoppable
Through the eyes of love
Every time we touch
We can learn so much
Every time we touch
Be sure it's out of love (love is enough)
Through the eyes of love
We can do anything, miracles are possible
As long as we're together
Through the eyes of love
We can have everything, nothing is impossible
We'll be unstoppable
Through the eyes of love

 

[fox69]

"Till There Was You"

"Till There Was You"


There were bells on the hill, but I never heard them ringing.
No I never heard them at all, Till there was you.
There were birds in the sky, but I never saw them winging
No I never saw them at all Till there was you.

And there was music
And there were wonderful roses, they tell me,
In sweet, fragrant meadows of dawn and dew.
There was love all around, but I never heard it singing
No, I never heard it at all Till there was you

 

[fox69]

"Tim Evans"

"Tim Evans"


Tim Evans was a prisoner within his prison cell
and those who read about his crime they damned his soul to hell
saying "go down you murderer, go down"

For the murder of his own dear wife and the killing of his child
the jury found him guilty and the hanging judge, he smiled
saying "go down you murderer, go down"

Tim Evans pleaded innocent and swore by Him on high
he never killed his own dear wife or caused his child to die
saying "go down you murderer, go down"

They moved him out at 6 o'clock to his final flowery dell
and day and night two guards were there and never left his cell
saying "go down you murderer, go down"

Sometimes they played cards with him - solo and pontoon
to stop him brooding on the rope that was to be his doom
saying go down you murderer, go down

The governor came in one day with a chaplain by his side
said "your appeal has been turned down, prepare yourself to die"
saying "go down you murderer, go down"

Tim Evans walked in the prison garden, the guards walked behind
he saw the sky above the wall and knew no peace of mind
saying "go down you murderer, go down"

They fixed the rope around his neck, buckled behind his ears
the prison bell was tolling but Tim Evans did not hear
saying "go down you murderer, go down"

A thousand men were cursing and banging on their doors
but Tim Evans did not hear them, he was deaf for evermore
saying "go down you murderer, go down"

They sent Tim Evans to the drop for a crime he didn't do
It was Christie was the murderer, the judge and jury too
saying "go down you murderer, go down"

 

[fox69]

"Time Passes Slowly"

"Time Passes Slowly"


Time passes slowly up here in the mountains
We sit beside bridges and walk beside fountains
And catch the wild fishes that swim in the streams
Time passes slow when you're lost in a dream

Once I had a sweetheart, he was fine and good lookin'
We sat in the kitchen while my mama was cookin'
And stared out the window to the stars high above
Time passes slow when you're searchin' for love

Ain't no reason to go in a wagon to town
Ain't no reason to go to the fair
Ain't no reason to go up, ain't no reason to go down
Ain't no reason to go anywhere

Time passes slowly up here in the daylight
We stare straight ahead and try so hard to stay right
Like a cloud that passes and covers the day
Time passes slow and then fades away

 

[fox69]

"Tom Thumb's Blues"

"Tom Thumb's Blues"


When you're lost in the rain in Juarez
And it's Easter time too
And your gravity fails
And negativity don't pull you through
Don't put on any airs
When you're down on Rue Morgue Avenue
They got some hungry women there
And they really make a mess outa you
Now if you see Saint Annie
Please tell her thanks a lot
I cannot move
My fingers are all in a knot
I don't have the strength
To get up and take another shot
And my best friend, my doctor
Won't even say what it is I've got
Sweet Melinda
The peasants call her the goddess of gloom
She speaks good English
And she invites you up into her room
And you're so kind
And careful not to go to her too soon
And she takes your voice
And leaves you howling at the moon
Up on Housing Project Hill
It's either fortune or fame
You must pick up one or the other
Though neither of them are to be what they claim
If you're lookin' to get silly
You better go back to from where you came
Because the cops don't need you
And man they expect the same
Now all the authorities
They just stand around and boast
How they blackmailed the sergeant-at-arms
Into leaving his post
And picking up Angel who
Just arrived here from the coast
Who looked so fine at first
But left looking just like a ghost
I started out on burgundy
But soon hit the harder stuff
Everybody said they'd stand behind me
When the game got rough
But the joke was on me
There was nobody even there to call my bluff
I'm going back to New York City
I do believe I've had enough

 

[fox69]

"Tomorrow Is A Long Time"

"Tomorrow Is A Long Time"


If today was not an endless highway
If tonight was not a crooked trail
If tomorrow wasn't such a long time
Then lonesome would mean nothing to me at all

Yes and only if my own true love was waiting
And if I could hear his heart softly pounding
If only he was lyin' by me
And I'd lie in my bed once again

I can't see my reflection in the waters
Can't speak the sounds that show no pain
I can't hear the echo of my footsteps
Can't remember the sound of my own name

Yes and only if my own true love was waiting
And if I could hear his heart softly pounding
If only he was lyin' by me
And I'd lie in my bed once again

There is beauty in the silver singin' river
There is beauty in the sunrise in the skies
None of these and nothing else can match the beauty
That I remember in my true love's eyes

Yes and only if my own true love was waiting
And if I could hear his heart softly pounding
If only he was lyin' by me
And I'd sleep in my bed once again

 

[fox69]

"Trust Your Heart"

"Trust Your Heart"


In the sky the phantom moon appears at midday

To join the sun in some forgotten dance

In their light our voices tremble with reflections
Of what we know and what we leave to chance

The heart can see beyond the sun
Beyond the turning moon
And as we look
The heart will teach us
All we need to learn

We have dreams, we hold them to the light like diamonds
Stones of the moon and splinters of the sun

Some we keep to light the dark nights on our journey
And shine beyond the days that we have won

The heart can see beyond our prayers
Beyond our fondest schemes
And tell us which are made for fools
And which are wise men's dreams

Trust your heart

Trust your heart

 

[fox69]

"Turn, Turn, Turn (To Everything There Is A Season)"

"Turn, Turn, Turn (To Everything There Is A Season)"


Words-adapted from the bible, book of ecclesiastes
Music-pete seeger

To everything (turn, turn, turn)
There is a season (turn, turn, turn)
And a time for every purpose, under heaven

A time to be born, a time to die
A time to plant, a time to reap
A time to kill, a time to heal
A time to laugh, a time to weep

To everything (turn, turn, turn)
There is a season (turn, turn, turn)
And a time for every purpose, under heaven

A time to build up, a time to break down
A time to dance, a time to mourn
A time to cast away stones, a time to gather stones together

To everything (turn, turn, turn)
There is a season (turn, turn, turn)
And a time for every purpose, under heaven

A time of love, a time of hate
A time of war, a time of peace
A time you may embrace, a time to refrain from embracing

To everything (turn, turn, turn)
There is a season (turn, turn, turn)
And a time for every purpose, under heaven

A time to gain, a time to lose
A time to rend, a time to sew
A time to love, a time to hate
A time for peace, I swear its not too late

 

[fox69]

"Twelve Gates To The City"

"Twelve Gates To The City"


Three gates in the east, three gates in the west
Three gates in the north, three gates in the south
That makes twelve gates to the city, hallelujah

Oh, what a beautiful city
Oh, what a beautiful city
Oh, what a beautiful city
There're twelve gates to the city, hallelujah

Walk right in, you're welcome to the city
Step right up, welcome to the city
Walk right through those gates to the city
There're twelve gates to the city, hallelujah

Oh, what a beautiful city
Oh, what a beautiful city
Oh, what a beautiful city
There're twelve gates to the city, hallelujah

Who are those children all dressed in red
Twelve gates to the city
Must be the children that Moses sent
There're twelve gates to the city, hallelujah

Rich and the poor, welcome to the city
Young and the old, welcome to the city
Weak and the strong, welcome to the city
There're twelve gates to the city, hallelujah

Oh, what a beautiful city
Oh, what a beautiful city
Oh, what a beautiful city
There're twelve gates to the city, hallelujah

Oh, what a beautiful city
Oh, what a beautiful city
Oh, what a beautiful city
There're twelve gates to the city, hallelujah