Lucinda Williams

[fox69]

"Rarity"

"Rarity"


You are a rarity
Your eyes say wisdom
Your skin says frailty
Your mouth says listen
Your voice a cello
Your words speak volumes
In the night I run for
Like Leonard Cohen's

Since you were invented
Since you came along
No one's even attempted
Too come close to the beauty of your song
No hit on the radio
No one knows who you are
No big deal with a video
So you'll never gonna be a big star

You aren't the attending
Needings a presence of company's pretending
To protect their investments
While they suck the gristle
Of the bones of you art
Unfaithful and fickle
Some dog didn't squirt

They'll say you're a rarity
And sleep in your bed
And strained all your purity
And leave you for dead
They'll call you little honey
They'll write you a check
Seduce you with money
And fuck your respect

For offering a small glimpse
Through your secret door
Of your intellect and brilliance
You deserve so much more
Cos you you're a rarity
Your eyes say wisdom
Your skin says frailty
You're mouth says listen

 

[fox69]

"Real Live Bleeding Fingers And Broken Guitar Strings"

"Real Live Bleeding Fingers And Broken Guitar Strings"


You've got a sense of humor
You're a mystery
I heard a rumor
You're making history

Photographic dialogues
Beneath your skin
Pornographic episodes
Screaming sin

'Til its real live bleeding fingers
broken guitar strings

You are my Prince Charming
Draped in velvet robes
of all that's alarming
Raw and exposed

Shattered nerves
Itchy skin
Dirty words
and heroin

Better real live bleeding fingers
Broken guitar strings

[break]

I climbed all the way inside
Your tragedy
I got behind
The majesty

Of the different shaps
In every note
the endless tapes
of every word you wrote

With real live bleeding fingers
broken guitar strings [x2]

 

[fox69]

"Real Love"

"Real Love"


I found the love I've been looking for
It's a real love, it's a real love
Standing up behind an electric guitar
It's a real love, it's a real love
And all the time I was thinking no way
And all the time I never thought I'd say
I found the love I've been looking for
It's a real love, it's a real love
It's a real love, it's a real love

Said come on baby we really got something
It's a soul connection, you're changin' my world
Give me your affection, be my girl
It's a real love, it's a real love
It's a real love, it's a real love

The thing about you so far, you squeeze my peaches
Then you send me postcards of girls on beaches
You're drinking in a bar in Amsterdam
I'm thinking baby far out, be my man
It's a real love, it's a real love
It's a real love, it's a real love

I found the love I've been looking for
It's a real love, it's a real love
Standing up behind an electric guitar
It's a real love, it's a real love
And all the time I was thinking no way
And all the time I never thought I'd say
I found the love I've been looking for
It's a real love, it's a real love

 

[fox69]

"Reason To Cry"

"Reason To Cry"


Just to sit and talk
The way we used to do
It just breaks my heart
That I can't get close to you

If our eyes should meet
Somewhere down the road
Will you stop and be sweet
Or will you just walk on

I thought things would stay the same
I thought things were right on
In our sunny days
How could we go wrong

Now these days have found us
Right here where we stand
We thought we were so tough
But nothing worked out like we planned

Of everything in this world
I guess I'll never know why
Something as good as this could
Flower up and die

When you lose your happiness
When no one's standing by
When nothing makes any sense
You got a reason to cry
When nothing makes any sense
You got a reason to cry

 

[fox69]

"Rescue"

"Rescue"


He can't rescue you
Can't pull the demons from your head
Can't lull you from your sleepy bed
He can't rescue you

He can't protect you
From the powers that will be
The hours of insanity
He can't protect you

He can't change you
Change the summers of your beauty
The thunderstorms within your purity
He can't change you

He can't carry you
Past the door of every danger
Every foe and every stranger
He can't carry you

He can't save you
From the plain and simple truth
The waning winters of your youth
He can't save you

He can't fix you
Your tears will always leave their mark
From fears that stay inside the dark
He can't fix you

What can he do
But tie some ribbons in your hair
And show you that he'll always care
Thats all he can do

Lala lala...

 

[fox69]

"Right In Time"

"Right In Time"


Not a day goes by, I don't think about you.
You left your mark on me, it's permanent, a tattoo.
Pierce the skin and the blood runs through.
Oh my baby.
The way you move is right in time.
The way you move, it's right in time.
It's right in time with me.
I stand over the stove in the kitchen, watch the water boil and I listen.
Turn off the television.
Oh my baby.
The way you move is right in time.
The way you move is right in time.
It's right in time with me.
I take off my watch and my earrings, my bracelets and everything.
Lie on my back and moan at the ceiling.
Oh my baby
Think about you and that long ride
I bite my nails. I get weak inside, reach over and turn out the light.
Oh my baby
The way you move is right in time.
The way you move is right in time.
It's right in time with me.
The way you move, it's right in time.
The way you move, it's right in time.
It's right in time with me.

 

[fox69]

"Righteously"

"Righteously"


You don't have to prove
Your manhood to me constantly
I know you're the man can't you see
I love you Righteously

Why you wanna dis' me
After the way you been kissin' me
After those pretty things you say
And the love we made today

When you run your hand
All up and run it back down my leg
Get excited and bite my neck
Get me all worked up like that

Think this through
I laid it down for you everytime
Respect me I give you what's mine
You're entirely way too fine

Arms around my waist
You get a taste of how good this can be
Be the man you ought to tenderly
Stand up for me

Flirt with me don't keep hurtin' me
Don't cause me pain
Be my lover don't play no game
Just play me John Coltrane

[repeat]

 

[fox69]

"Rolling Along"

"Rolling Along"


Well, I'm rollin' along the highway
Livin' the life I'm used to
I thought about you all the way from
Little Rock to Houston

And now I can't seem to get you off my mind
But your tied to somebody else
I think about you all the time
And I just can't help myself

Sometimes I don't know right from wrong
I find it easy to fall
It's hard when I been up all night long
That's when I want you most of all

Well, I'd love to see your smilin' face
If I could take just one last look
But you left me just one last trace
On the pages of your book

But words can't hold me every night
And words can't kiss me in the mornin'
Look out honey I got love in my heart
And it's growin' and it's burnin'

Sometimes I don't know right from wrong
I find it easy to fall
It's hard when I been up all night long
That's when I want you most of all

Well, I'm rollin' along the highway
Livin' the life I'm used to
I thought about you all the way from
Little Rock to Houston

And now I can't seem to get you off my mind
But your tied to somebody else
I think about you all the time
And I just can't help myself

Sometimes I don't know right from wrong
I find it easy to fall
It's hard when I been up all night long
That's when I want you most of all

Sometimes I don't know right from wrong
I find it easy to fall
It's hard when I been up all night long
That's when I want you most of all

That's when I want you most of all

 

[fox69]

"Satisfied Mind"

"Satisfied Mind"


How many times
Have you heard someone say
If I had his money
I'd do things my way
How little they know
That it's so hard to find
One rich man in a hundred
With a satisfied mind

Once I was living
In fortune and fame
And everthing I could dream of
To get a start in life's game
And suddenly it happened
I lost every dime
But I'm richer by far
With a satisfied mind

No money can buy back
Your youth when your old
Or a friend when you're lonely
Or a heart that's grown cold
And the world's richest man
Is a pauper at times
Compared to the man
With a satisfied mind

When my life is over
And my time has run out
My friends and my loved ones
I'll leave there's no doubt
But there's one thing for certain
When it comes my time
I'll leave this old world
With a satisfied mind
I'll leave this old world
With a satisfied mind

 

[fox69]

"Seeing Black"

"Seeing Black"


How did you come up with a day and time
You didn't tell me you'd changed your mind
How could I have been so blind
I didn't know you'd changed your mind

When you made the decision to get off this ride
Did you run out of places to go and hide
Did you know everybody would be surprised
When you made the decision to get off this ride

When you made the decision to jump ship
Once and for all lose your grip
Did you wax the deck to make it easier to slip
When you made the decision to jump ship

When did you start seeing black
Was it too much good you felt you lacked
Was it too much weight on you back
When did you start seeing black

When did you start seeing red
Did you see me standing over your bed
Did you hear anything I said
When did you start seeing red

When did you start seeing white
Tell me baby what was it like
Was it when you received your last rites
When did you start seeing white

Did you use a compass to get out of this place
Did you ever hear my voice, did you see my face
Did you finally get tired of running the race
Did you use a compass to get out of this place

Did you feel your act was a final truth
The dramatic ending of a misspent youth
Did you really feel you had all the proof
Did you feel your act was a final truth

Was it hard to finally pull the plug
Was it hard to receive that final hug
Did evil triumph over love
Was it hard to finally pull the plug

When did you start seeing black
Was it too much good you felt you lacked
Was it too much weight on you back
When did you start seeing black

When did you start seeing red
Did you see me standing over your bed
Did you hear anything I said
When did you start seeing red

When did you start seeing white
Tell me baby what was it like
Was it when you received your last rites
When did you start seeing white