Lucinda Williams

[fox69]

"Car Wheels On A Gravel Road"

"Car Wheels On A Gravel Road"


Sittin' in the kitcken, a house in macon
loretta's singing on the radio
smell of coffee, eggs, and bacon
car wheels on a gravel road
pull the curtains back and look outside
somebody somehere i don't know
come on now child we're gonna go for a ride

car wheels on a gravel road
car wheels on a gravel road
car wheels on a gravel road

can't find a damn thing in this place
nothing's where i left it before
set of keys and a dusty suitcase
car wheels on a gravel road
There goes the screen door slamming shut
you better do what you're told
when i get back this room better be picked-up

car wheels on a gravel road
car wheels on a gravel road
car wheels on a gravel road

low hum of voices in the front seat
stories nobody knows
got folks in jackson we're going to meet
car wheels on a gravel road
cotton fields stretching miles and miles
hank's voice on the radio
telephone poles trees and wires fly on by

car wheels on a gravel road
car wheels on a gravel road
car wheels on a gravel road

broken down shacks engine parts
could tell a lie but my heart would know
listen to the dogs barkin in the yard
car wheels on a gravel road
child in the backseat about four or five years
lookin' out the window
little bit of dirt mixed with tears

car wheels on a gravel road
car wheels on a gravel road
car wheels on a gravel road
car wheels on a gravel road
car wheels on a gravel road

 

[fox69]

"Changed The Locks"

"Changed The Locks"


[Intro; all verses have these chords]

I changed the lock on my front door so you can't see me anymore
And you can't come inside my house, and you can't lie down on my couch
I changed the lock on my front door

I changed the number on my phone so you can't call me up at home
And you can't say those things to me that make me fall down on my knees
I changed the number on my phone

I changed the kind of car I drive so you can't see me when I go by
And you can't chase me up the street, and you can't knock me off of my feet
I changed the kind of car I drive

I changed the kind of clothes I wear so you can't see me anywhere
And you can't spot me in a crowd, and you can't call my name out loud
I changed the kind of clothes I wear

I changed the tracks underneath the train so you can't find me again
And you can't trace my path, and you can't hear my laugh
I changed the tracks underneath the train

[guitar solo]

I changed the name of this town so you can't follow me down
And you can't touch me like before, and you can't make me want you more
I changed the name of this town

I changed the lock on my front door, I changed the number on my phone
I changed the kind of car I drive, I changed the kind of clothes I wear

I changed the tracks underneath the train, I changed the name of this town
I changed the name of this town
I changed the name of this town

 

[fox69]

"Circles And X's"

"Circles And X's"


In the doorway soaking wet
It's raining cats and dogs
There's nothing for us to repair
The fire needs more logs
You managed to crack a smile
The sky is big and open
You stay for just a little a while
The vows have all been broken

[Chorus]
Circles and x's by your name
Day after day a blank change
Some things stay the same
Circles and x's by your name

Nothing left to be sorry for
I still stand aside
I see you off across the floor
With your hand around the doorknob

Your head down the drunken part
The chevy decides too stall
Unmistake the inner rope
That's struck in, in my heart
You turn around to wave goodbye
You look at me and linger
Morning hears a sigh
The sunlight reflects off the silver of your finger

[Chorus x2]
Some things stay the same
Circles and x's by your name

 

[fox69]

"Cold Day In Hell"

"Cold Day In Hell"


Before I trust you again
Before you use me again
Before I lust for you again
Before you confuse me again
It'll be a cold, cold day in hell
It'll be a cold, cold day in hell.

Before I run with you again
Before you drag me down again
Before I have fun with you again
Before I stand with you again
It'll be a cold, cold day in hell
Yeah, it'll be a cold, cold day in hell.

You might have been searching for heaven
But heaven don't live here no more
Yeah, you thought you could make it to heaven
But, honey, heaven done closed the door.

Before I walk with you again
Before you mess me up again
Before I talk to you again
Before you wreck my heart again
It'll be a cold, cold day in hell
Yeah, it'll be a cold, cold day in hell.

Before you wrong me again
Before I touch you again
Before I long for you again
And give that much to you again
It'll be a cold, cold day in hell
Yeah, it'll be a cold, cold day in hell
It'll be a cold, cold day in hell
It'll be a cold, cold day in hell

It'll be a cold, cold day in hell.

 

[fox69]

"Come On"

"Come On"


Dude I'm so over you
You don't even have a clue
All you did was make me blue
You didn't even make me, come on!

You're so self-involved
You're in some kind of fog
You're hung up on your hog
You didn't even make me, come on!

You think you're in hot demand
But you don't know where to put your hand
Let me tell you where you stand
You didn't even make me, come on!

Dude you're so fire
Shut up, I'm not inspired
All I'm feeling now is tired
You didn't even make me, come on!

You weren't even worth it
I'm sorry I ever flirted
The effort wasn't even concerted
You didn't even make me, come on!

All you do is talk the talk
You can't back it up with your walk
You can't light my fire, so fuck off
You didn't even make me, com

 

[fox69]

"Compassion"

"Compassion"


Have compassion for everyone you meet
Even if they don't want it
What seems conceit is always a sign
Always a sign
Always a sign.

For those you encounter
Have compassion
Even if they don't want it
What seems bad manners is always a sign
Always a sign
Always a sign.

Always a sign of things no ears have heard
Always a sign of things no eyes have seen
You do not know
What wars are going on
Down there where the spirit meets the bone
Down there where the spirit meets the bone
Down where the spirit meets the bone.

For everyone you listen to
Have compassion
Even if they don't want it
What seems cynicism is always a sign
Always a sign
Always a sign.

Always a sign of things no ears have heard
Always a sign of things no eyes have seen
You do not know
What wars are going on
Down there where the spirit meets the bone
Down there where the spirit meets the bone
Down where the spirit meets the bone.

Down there where the spirit meets the bone
Down there where the spirit meets the bone
Down where the spirit meets the bone.

 

[fox69]

"Concrete And Barbed Wire"

"Concrete And Barbed Wire"


This wall divides us
We're on two different sides
But this wall is not real
How can it be real
It's only made of concrete and barbed wire

Concrete and barbed wire
Concrete and barbed wire
It's only made of concrete and barbed wire

Back in Algiers my darling broke my heart
But he can't seem to break down this wall
With two strong hands he couldn't move it at all
And it's only made of concrete and barbed wire

Concrete and barbed wire
Concrete and barbed wire
It's only made of concrete and barbed wire

Down in Opelousas dogs are at the gate
And they're mean lord they're mean
There's a wall between us, but it's not what it seems
It's only made of concrete and barbed wire

Concrete and barbed wire
Concrete and barbed wire
It's only made of concrete and barbed wire

Somewhere in Louisiana my sugar's doing time
But he can't spend time with me
If he could get over this wall he'd see
That it's only made of concrete and barbed wire

Concrete and barbed wire
Concrete and barbed wire
It's only made of concrete and barbed wire

Concrete and barbed wire
Concrete and barbed wire
It's only made of concrete and barbed wire

 

[fox69]

"Convince Me"

"Convince Me"


Convince Me
Please, please convince me
Please, please, please convince me

Tell me so it makes sense to me
How much better it's all gonna be
And please, please, please convince me
Please, please, please convince me

Tell me so I understand
Talk to me and hold my hand
And please, please, please convince me
Please, please, please convince me

Tell me everything's gonna be alright
Even if it takes all night Please
Please, please convince me
Please, please, please convince me
I've been in trouble and I've been blue
Tell me something good tell me something new
Please, please, please convince me
Please, please, please convince me

Tell me what it's all about
Tell me things will work out
And please, please, please convince me
Please, please, please convince me

The whole wide world is falling apart
The whole wide world gonna break apart
So, please, please, please convince me
Please, please, please convince me
Please, please, please convince me
Please, please, please convince me

Convince me, baby [8X]

 

[fox69]

"Copenhagen"

"Copenhagen"


Thundering news hits me like a snowball
struck in my face and shattering
Covering me in a fine powder and mist
and mixing in with my tears

And I'm 57 but I could be 7 years old,
Cos I will never be able
to comprehend the expansiveness
of what I've just learned

But you, have disappeared
You have been released
You are flecks of light
You are missed

Somewhere, spinning round the sun
Circling the moon
Traveling through time
You are missed

Walking through unfamiliar streets
and I'm shaking unfamiliar hands
and I'm hearing unfamiliar laughs
and lovely language I don't understand

It's late October in Copenhagen
The skies are grey, the snow is falling
I see my breath outside, I'm freezing
I'm motionless, I'm disbelieving

But you, have disappeared
You have been released
You are flecks of light
You are missed

Somewhere, spinning round the sun
Circling the moon
Traveling through time
You are missed

 

[fox69]

"Crescent City"

"Crescent City"


Everybody's had a few
Now they're talking about who knows who
I'm going back to the Crescent City
Where everything's still the same
This town has said what it has to say
Now I'm after that back highway
And the longest bridge I've ever crossed over Pontchartrain
Tu Le Ton Son Ton that's what we say
We used to dance the night away
Me and my sister me and my brother
We used to walk down by the river
Mama lives in Mandeville
I can hardly wait until
I can hear my Zydeco and Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez
And take rides in open cars
My brother knows where the best bars are
Let's see how these blues'll do in the town where the good times stay
Tu Le Ton Son Ton that's all we say
We used to dance the night away
Me and my sister me and my brother
We used to walk down by the river

[SOLO]