Lucinda Williams

[fox69]

"Mama You Sweet"

"Mama You Sweet"


I love you, Mama you sweet
I love you, Mama you sweet
I love you, Mama you sweet
I love you, Mama you sweet
I love you, Mama you sweet

With an ocean in my spirit
And cracks on my lips
And scars in my heart
And this burden on my hips

Ocean becomes heavy and tries
To push its way out
Through these ancient eyes
And the memories in my mouth

Ocean becomes tears
That ebb and flow
Over the lines in my face
And the pain in my soul

And pain hits a wall
And doesn't know which way to go
And ocean says I'm crying now
And tells pain to follow

And pain courses through
Every vein, every limb
Trying to find a way out
Between the secrets in my skin

And secrets hold on
Until they finally give in
And they meet up with ocean
And tears again

And tears hand me a shovel
Saying break beneath the crust
That binds earthly skin
And buries all the trust

Somehow trust was caught
Between the cracks on my lips
And the scars in my heart
And this burden on my hips

I love you, Mama you sweet...

 

[fox69]

"Maria"

"Maria"


Maria, you're still wild and restless
And I can just see ya ridin' in a rodeo
You might even make it down to Texas
Or you might head out west to New Mexico

So pack up all of your belongings
A pick-up will take you where you wanna go
You can ride out when you hear mountains calling
Out to Canada or the canyons of Colorado

New York City was always your home
But in your heart you know you were born to roam
And you're gonna leave as soon as you get the money
After you sell everything you own

[GUITAR SOLO]

Maria, is loneliness a virtue
Or does it steal you blind and leave you split apart
Maria, can you give me an answer
Are the songs we sing worth the broken heart

The highway has always been your lover
And someday you may know his name
Wherever you stay it wouldn't really matter
'Cause all those cities start to look the same

Some folks will try to take your heart away
And just when you think you've really got it made
You wake up and find madness in the morning
But damn the pain and damn those restless days
Damn the pain and damn those restless days

 

[fox69]

"Me And My Chauffeur Blues"

"Me And My Chauffeur Blues"


Won't you be my chauffeur?
Won't you be my chauffeur?
I want you to ride me
I want you to ride me
Ride me downtown
You can run so easy
Ah... that I can't turn you down

Well, I don't want you
And I don't want you
To be ridin' these other girls
To be ridin' these other girls around
'Cause I'll grab me a pistol, ah...
And I'll shoot my chauffeur down

And I'm gonna buy you
I'm gonna buy you
A brand new V8
A brand new V8
Shiny brand new Ford
You won't need no passengers
'Cause I'm gonna be your very own

I want you to be my chauffeur
I want you to be my chauffeur
I want you to ride me
I want you to ride me
All over the world
'Cause you can be my little boy
'Cause I'ma be your girl

I want you to be my chauffeur
Won't you be my chauffeur?
I want you to ride me
I want you to ride me
Ride me downtown
'Cause you can run so easy
Aha, that I can't turn you down

 

[fox69]

"Memphis Pearl"

"Memphis Pearl"


Back in Memphis she was a pearl
She was everyone's favorite girl
Now her eyes have a vacant stare
What she wouldn't give to be livin' back there
She married a man when she left home
She wanted someone she could call her own
He was good to her when he wasn't drunk
He'd hold her and tell her how pretty she looked
Back in Memphis where she grew up
The life she knew was just not enough
Back in Memphis when she was a girl
She thought one day she'd own the world
She'd look at the TV and magazines
And she'd believe all the pictures she'd seen
She'd be wearin' silk and perfume so sweet
But those things don't mean much out here on the street

[SOLO]

Back in Memphis she had fun
Goin' around, tellin' everyone
She was gonna buy dresses that zip up the side
And wear red lipstick, have a nice car to drive
She bounces her baby on her knee
Sayin' maybe today we'll get lucky, you'll see
I promise it won't always be like this
Come here, sugar, give Mamma a kiss
Back in Memphis another time
Didn't look like things would turn out fine
Back in Memphis when she was a girl
She thought one day she'd own the world
Back in Memphis she was a pearl

 

[fox69]

"Metal Firecracker"

"Metal Firecracker"


Once we rode together
In a metal firecracker
You told me I was your queen
You told me I was your biker
You told me I was your everything
Once I was in your blood
And you were obsessed with me
You wanted to paint my picture
You wanted to undress me
You wanted to see me in your future
All I ask
Don't tell anybody the secrets
Don't tell anybody the secrets
I told you
All I ask
Don't tell anybody the secrets
Don't tell anybody the secrets
I told you

Once you held me so tight
I thought I'd lose my mind
You said I rocked your world
You said it was for all time
You said that I would always be your girl
We'd put on ZZ Top
And turn em up real loud
I used to think you were strong
I used to think you were proud
I used to think nothing could go wrong
All I ask
Don't tell anybody the secrets
Don't tell anybody the secrets
I told you
All I ask
Don't tell anybody the secrets
I told you

 

[fox69]

"Minneapolis"

"Minneapolis"


I've been waiting for you to come back
Since you left Minneapolis
Snow covers the streetlamps and the windowsills
The buildings and the brittle crooked trees
Dead leaves of December
Thin skinned and splintered
Never gotten used to this bitter winter

I've been wasted, angry and sad
Since you left Minneapolis
I wish my thoughts were pure like the driven snow
Like the heavens and the spring's virgin buds
But they strangle me with their sin
Fill me up with poison
Black clouds have covered up the sun again

I can always trace it back
To that night in Minneapolis
Here on the seventh floor in a room I can't call mine
Deadbolt on the door, do not disturb sign
Shaking and trembling
On the clean white linen
Slivers of starlight across the ceiling

A dozen yellow roses
All that's left in Minneapolis
I wish I'd never seen your face or heard your voice
You're a bad pain in my gut
I wanna spit you out
Open up this wound again
Let my blood flow red and thin
Into the glistening
Into the whiteness
Into the melting snow of Minneapolis

 

[fox69]

"Motherless Children"

"Motherless Children"


Motherless children
Have a hard time
When their mother's dead
Motherless children
Have a hard time
When their mother's dead

Wanderin' round
From door to door
They don't have
No place to go
Motherless children
Have a hard time
When their mother's dead

Some people say
Your sister will do
When your mother's dead
Some people say
Your sister will do
When your mother's dead

Some people say
Your sister will do
Soon as she marries
Turn her back on you
Motherless children
Have a hard time
When their mother's dead

Some people say
Your auntie will do
When your mother's dead
Some people say
Your auntie will do
When your mother's dead

Some people say
Your auntie will do
Make a start
Then prove untrue
Motherless children
Have a hard time
When their mother's dead

Your husband may do
The best he can
When your mother's dead
Your husband may do
The best he can
When your mother's dead

Your husband may do
The best he can
But your husband
Don't understand
Motherless children
Have a hard time
When their mother's dead

Jesus will be
A father to you
When your mother's dead
Jesus will be
A father to you
When your mother's dead

Jesus will be
A father to you
Through pain and sorrows
He'll lead you through
Motherless children
Have a hard time
When their mother's dead

Motherless children
Have a hard time
When their mother's dead
I say motherless children
Have a hard time
When their mother's dead

Wanderin' round
From door to door
They don't have
No place to go
Motherless children
Have a hard time
When their mother's dead

Motherless children
Have a hard time
When their mother's dead

 

[fox69]

"One More Day"

"One More Day"


Give me one more day
To turn things around
Give me one more day
To get my feet on the ground
To dig in my heels
And settle down
Give me one more day
To turn things around

Give me one more day
To come up with a plan
Give me one more day
To see if I can
Find my way
And come back again
Give me one more day
To come up with a plan

Give me one more day
To do the right thing
Give me one more day
To see what it will bring
To have one more day
I would give anything
Give me one more day
To do the right thing

Give me one more day
To try my luck
Give me one more day
To spend a couple bucks
And place my bet
And win back your love
Give me one more day
To try my luck

Give me one more day
To put up a fight
Give me one more day
To take back the night
To battle these demons
With all of my might
Give me one more day
To put up a fight

Give me one more day
To look in your eyes
Give me one more day
To make you realize
That I don't know what to say
When my soul cries
Give me one more day
To look in your eyes

Give me one more day
Just one more day
Give me one more day

 

[fox69]

"One Night Stand"

"One Night Stand"


Just another one night stand
Just another man to forget
Just another empty hand
With nothin' left to bet
It doesn't really matter what i say
There's no one here to blame
I'll just close the door and walk away
Let down once again
I can't even say you lied to me
'Cause you ain't said nothin' yet
You never even tried for me
There's nothin' to regret
Just another one night stand
Just another man to forget
Just another empty hand
With nothin' left to bet
I'd like to speak to you someway
But the words won't come out right
How can it feel so wrong today
When it felt so right last night
I claim no hold on anyone
No silken strings to bind
No promises unbroken
No messages to find
Just another one night stand
Just another man to forget
Just another empty hand
With nothin' left to bet

 

[fox69]

"Out Of Touch"

"Out Of Touch"


Once in awhile we might pass on the street
We nod we smile and we shuffle our feet
Making small talk standing face to face
Hands in our pockets cause we feel so out of place
Our paths may cross again in some crowded bar
We feel a little lost cause we've drifted away so far
Hoping to find the right words to say
We joke a little and then go on our way
We are so out of touch yeah
We are so out of touch yeah
La La La
La la la la
We speak in past tense and talk about the weather
Half broken sentences we try to piece together
I ask about an old friend that we both used to know
You said you heard he took his life about five years ago
We may pass each other on the interstate
We honk and cross over to the other lane
Everybody's going somewhere everybody's inside
Hundreds of cars hundreds of private lives
We are so out of touch yeah
La La La
La la la la