Lucinda Williams

[fox69]

"Sharp Cutting Wings (Song To A Poet)"

"Sharp Cutting Wings (Song To A Poet)"


You're the one, you're my shinin' star
You're the one I've been waitin' for
Let's fly away
To some foreign country
Where nobody knows who we are

I wish I had a ship to sail the waters
I wish I had about a hundred dollars
But I just stand
With this glass in my hand
Feelin' like nothin' even matters

Your words run through me like the blood in my veins
I could swear I knew your love
Before I knew your name...

Everyday I miss your smilin' face
No one here can ever take your place
The sun can shine down
Over my town
But it never shines in my days

I told all the stars above
I'm gonna shower you with my love
I won't demand you
I'll try to understand you
My love is as free as a dove

Your words run thru me like the blood in my veins
I could swear I knew your
Before I knew your name...

You're the one, you're my shinin' star
You're the one I've been waitin' for
Let's fly away
To some foreign country
Where nobody knows who we are

 

[fox69]

"Side Of The Road"

"Side Of The Road"


You wait in the car on the side of the road
Lemme go and stand awhile, I wanna know you're there but I wanna be alone
If only for a minute or two
I wanna see what it feels like to be without you
I wanna know the touch of my own skin
Against the sun, against the wind

I walked out in a field, the grass was high, it brushed against my legs
I just stood and looked out at the open space and a farmhouse out a ways
And I wondered about the people who lived in it
And I wondered if they were happy and content
Were there children and a man and a wife?
Did she love him and take her hair down at night?

If I stray away too far from you, don't go and try to find me
It doesn't mean I don't love you, it doesn't mean I won't come back and
stay beside you
It only means I need a little time
To follow that unbroken line
To a place where the wild things grow
To a place where I used to always go

La la la, la la la, la la la, la la la
La la la la, la la la, la la la, la la la
If only for a minute or two
I wanna see what it feels like to be without you
I wanna know the touch of my own skin
Against the sun, against the wind

 

[fox69]

"Sidewalks Of The City"

"Sidewalks Of The City"


As you walk along the sidewalks of the city
You see a man with hunger in his face
And all around you crumbling buildings and graffiti
As you bend down to tie your shoelace
Sirens scream but you don't listen
You have to reach home before night
But now the sun beats down it makes the sidewalks glisten
And somehow you just don't feel right
Hold me, baby, give me some faith
Let me know you're there let me touch your face
Give me love give me grace
Tell me good things tell me that my world is safe
You pass by bars with empty stages
Three o'clock drinkers fall by
Chairs are placed on top of tables
As you brush the hair out of your eyes
A woman stops you with a question
So you drop some money in her hand
She sleeps in doorways and bus stations
And you'll never understand
Hold me, baby, give me some faith
Give me love give me grace
Tell me good things tell me that my world is safe

 

[fox69]

"Six Blocks Away"

"Six Blocks Away"


He sleeps all alone on Second Street
With a roof over his head and food to eat
But he can hardly make it day to day cause
Everything he wants is six blocks away six blocks away
He's got a regular job and it pays the rent
In a don't shop on 3rd and 10th
But he doesn't understand why she turned him away
He can hear her heart beat six blocks away six blocks away
Six blocks away dirty old street
Six blocks away he can hear her heart beat
Six blocks away dirty old street
Six blocks away he can hear her heart beat six blocks away

[SOLO]

He walks real fast down the dirty street
He turns his eyes from the people he meets
It hurts so bad what can he say
He sends her a message six blocks away six blocks away
Six blocks away dirty old street
Six blocks away he can hear her heart beat
Six blocks away dirty old street
Six blocks away he can hear her heart beat six blocks away
Six blocks away
Six blocks away

 

[fox69]

"Soldier's Song"

"Soldier's Song"


I met my enemy today
Baby sends the little one out to play
Enemy shot two of my buddies down
Baby rides the little one on the
merry-go-round

By my post, I'm standing guard
Baby hopes for roses in the front yard
I don't know my enemy's name
Baby takes the little one to a
baseball game

Why am I in this God forsaken place?
Baby washes the dirt off the
little one's face
Ten year olds in the killing fields
Baby's planning the weekly meals

Bodies in a muddy ditch
Baby's got supper to fix
My buddy's got a hole in his head
Baby's getting the little one ready for bed

Today I shot my enemy
Baby gives the little one a hug for me
Both my buddy's legs got blown off
Baby tends to the little one's cough

I stare down the barrel of a gun
Baby's goin' out to have some fun
I hear ringing in my ears
Baby's face is all wet with tears

I hear echoes of shots
Baby's only thinkin' sweet thoughts
Why the hell did they send me
here to fight?
Baby kisses my picture and turns
off the light

I can't look my enemy in the eye
Baby tells the little one, daddy's
gone bye-bye
Today I took a bullet through the heart
Baby's gonna have to make a
brand new start

I met my enemy today
Baby sends the little one out to play
Enemy shot two of my buddies down
Baby rides the little one on the
merry-go-round

 

[fox69]

"Something About What Happens When We Talk"

"Something About What Happens When We Talk"


If I had my way,
I'd be in your town.
I might not stay, but at least I would have been around

'Cos there's somethin' about what happens when we talk
Somethin' about what happens when we talk

Does this make sense? It doesn't matter anyway.
Is it coincidence?
Or was it meant to be.

'Cos there's something' about what happens when we talk
Somethin' about what happens when we talk.

And conversation with you,
was like a drug.
It wasn't your face so much as it was your words.

'Cos there's somethin' about what happens when we talk.
Somethin' about what happens when we talk.

I can't stick around, I'm goin' back south.
But all I regret now,
Is I never kissed your mouth.

Cos there's somethin' about what happens when we talk.
Somethin' about happens when we talk.

 

[fox69]

"Something Wicked This Way Comes"

"Something Wicked This Way Comes"


Something wicked this way comes
The likes of which you've never known
Hellfire and brimstone
Something wicked this way comes

He is hiding underneath
The graas beneath your feet
And the moss upon the stones
Something wicked this way comes

No love has he
He will show you no mercy
He will make you his home
Something wicked this way comes

He invites you to come in
And drink with him
He won't leave you alone
Something wicked this way comes

You will fall from grace
And you may never see his face
He was cast out of heaven
Something wicked this way comes

Something wicked this way comes
The likes of which you've never known
Hellfire and brimstone
Something wicked this way comes

Something wicked
Mighty wicked
Something wicked
Mighty wicked
Something wicked
Mighty wicked
Something wicked
Mighty wicked

No mercy
No mercy
No love
No love has he
No mercy, mercy
No mercy
No mercy

Something wicked
Mighty wicked [x8]

 

[fox69]

"Stand Right By Each Other"

"Stand Right By Each Other"


Something destructive going on here
Can you feel it baby?
Tell me
What you want me to do
It's not constructive to cry
As much as I cry baby
Tell me what you want me to do

[Refrain: 2x]
We gotta stand right by each other
Gotta try harder baby
I gotta stand right by you
And you gotta stand right by me

I gotta push myself
But you gotta push yourself
I can't do it baby
All by myself
We can make it better baby
Make a happier home
But you gotta help me
I can't do it alone

[Refrain: 2x]
We gotta stand right by each other
Gotta try harder baby
I gotta stand right by you
And you gotta stand right by me

Baby, I care too much
I won't give up that easy
So come on give me that much
Baby don't give up on me
If you could see yourself
The way I see you baby
Then you would see for yourself
Why I don't want nobody else

[Refrain: 2x]
We gotta stand right by each other
Gotta try harder baby
I gotta stand right by you
And you gotta stand right by me

Baby this is a warning sign
And we gotta fight it this time
Because it's threatening to kill
Everything we've got
And we got too much at stake
Gotta do whatever it takes
I don't want us to break up
So let's kiss and make up

[Refrain: 2x]
We gotta stand right by each other
Gotta try harder baby
I gotta stand right by you
And you gotta stand right by me

 

[fox69]

"Steal Your Love"

"Steal Your Love"


Did they lay down a law and lock up your heart
I'm gonna have to steal your love
Some laws should be broken from the start
I'm gonna have to steal your love

You ain't about to give it up for no one
I'm gonna have to steal your love
I don't need a knife, I don't need a gun
I know how to steal your love

I don't want your drugs and I don't want your money
I just wanna steal your love
I want you to squeeze me and call me honey
I just wanna steal your love

Give me your strong hand and go away with me
I'm gonna have to steal your love
Come on and let me kiss you and set you free
I'm gonna have to steal your love...

 

[fox69]

"Still I Long For Your Kiss"

"Still I Long For Your Kiss"


I know I shouldn't but I want you so bad
I know it couldn't be but I want what we had
I know our love is gone and I can't bring it back
Still I long for your kiss
Still I long for your kiss
I know it's over cause you told me so
I tried to leave but I can't let you go
I can't believe you don't want me no more
Still I long for your kiss
Still I long for your kiss
The days go by but they don't seem the same
I cry and cry and I call out your name
I go downtown I see your face
Nobody around can take your place
But you put me down
But you turned me away
Still I long for your kiss
Still I long for your kiss

[SOLO]

The days go by but they don't seem the same
I cry and cry and I call out your name
I go downtown I see your face
Nobody around can take your place
But you put me down

But you turned me away
Still I long for your kiss
Still I long for your kiss