Lucinda Williams

[fox69]

"I Know All About It"

"I Know All About It"


You've been living on the jazz side of life
Carrying your pain in your back pocket and a sharp edge knife
And somebody told me there's a man you've been seeing
But I know he ain't your lover and I know he ain't your friend

And I can tell by the way you look
You ain't been treating yourself right girl, yeah you been whooped
And if I could I would come to your side
But I know you wouldn't want me to, it would only hurt your pride

Why do you act like you don't know me at all
Why do you, why do you turn your face to the wall
Girl don't try to run away like that
I know about the pain and all of that jazz

You lean against the bar with that look on your face
The leather's worn on your boots and your blouse is tattered lace
You pawn your guitar and you bus it again
Your Chevy's broken down and you're looking for a ride with him

You lie in your bed and stare at the plaster peeling and
Wonder where your spirit went and that wild abandoned feeling
Something you always knew about, something you almost forgot
Hidden in a place somewhere deep down in your heart

Why do you act like you don't know me at all
Why do you, why do you turn your face to the wall
Girl don't try to run away like that
I know about the pain and all of that jazz
I know about the pain and all of that jazz

I know all about it
I know all about it, girl
I know all about it
I know all about it, girl

I know all about it
I know all about it, girl
I know all about it
I know all about it

 

[fox69]

"I Lost It"

"I Lost It"


I think I lost it, let me know if you come across it
Let me know if I let it fall along a back road somewhere
Money can't replace it, no memory can erase it
and I know I'm never gonna find another one to compare

Gimme some love to fill me up
Gimme some time, gimme some stuff
Gimme a sign, gimme some kind of reason
Are you heavy enough to make me stay?
I feel like I might blow away
I thought I was in Heaven, but I was only dreaming

I think I lost it, let me know if you come across it
Let me know if I let it fall along a back road somewhere
Money can't replace it, no memory can erase it
and I know I'm never gonna find another one to compare

I just wanna live the life I please
I don't want no enemies
I don't want nothin if i have to fake it
Never take nothin don't belong to me
Everything's paid for, nothin's free
If I give my heart, will you promise not to break it?

I think I lost it, let me know if you come across it
Let me know if I let it fall along a back road somewhere
Money can't replace it, no memory can erase it
and I know I'm never gonna find another one to compare

Money can't replace it, no memory can erase it
and I know I'm never gonna find another one to compare

 

[fox69]

"If My Love Could Kill"

"If My Love Could Kill"


If my love could kill, if my love could kill
I would kill this, I would kill this
Slayer of wonder, slayer of words
Murderer of poets, murderer of songs

Who robbed me of your memory
Robbed me of your time
Made her way into the symphony
Of your beautiful mind, of your beautiful mind

If my love could kill, if my love could kill
I would kill this, I would kill this
Destroyer of brilliance, destroyer of hope
Invader of skin, invader of bone

Who robbed me of your memory
Robbed me of your time
Made her way into the symphony
Of your beautiful mind, of your beautiful mind

If my love could kill, if my love could kill
I would kill this, I would kill this
I would kill this, I would kill this

If my love could kill, if my love could kill
If my love could kill, if my love could kill

 

[fox69]

"If There's A Heaven"

"If There's A Heaven"


When you go, you let me know if there's a heaven out there
When you leave me here to grieve in pain and despair
I've seen the face of hell, I know that place pretty damn well
But when you go, you'll let me know if there's a heaven out there

On the day you fly away, far beyond the blue
When you're done, and your run is finally through
I'm forced to let go, there'll be no greater sorrow
On that day you fly away, far beyond the blue

I'll be lost when you cross over to the other side
Will my pain be in vain, I found out they lie
When you go I need to know that what they say is really so
'Cause I'll be lost when you cross over to the other side

You promise me this before you let go of my hand
Before we visit our last kiss and you are cold and cannot stand
Before it's finally time and you've taken my sunshine
Will you promise me this before you let go of my hand

When you go, you let me know if there's a heaven out there
When you leave me here to grieve in pain and despair
I've seen the face of hell, I know that place pretty damn well
But when you go, you'll let me know if there's a heaven out there

When you go, you let me know
If there's a heaven out there

 

[fox69]

"If Wishes Were Horses"

"If Wishes Were Horses"


Why'd I turn on you and say those things?
I didn't mean ‘em
Wish you were bringin' your love back to me
Instead of leavin'
But if

Wishes were horses, I'd have a ranch
Come on and give me another chance
Come on and give me
Come on and give me
Come on and give me
Another chance

We used to drive through the canyons
Down to where the land meets the sea
I never knew what I had back there
Till you went away from me
But if

Wishes were horses, I'd have a ranch
Come on and give me another chance
Come on and give me
Come on and give me
Come on and give me
Another chance

I was scared of standing on the edge
Darkness lookin' in
I hurt you bad and now I wish
We could begin again

But if
Wishes were horses, I'd have a ranch
Come on and give me another chance
Come on and give me
Come on and give me
Come on and give me
Another chance

Wish I could turn a sad and blue, blue day
Into something good
Wish I could somehow make it go away
I wish you understood.
But if

Wishes were horses, I'd have a ranch
Come on and give me another chance
Come on and give me
Come on and give me
Come on and give me
Another chance
Come on and give me
Come on and give me
Come on and give me
Another chance
Come on and give me
Come on and give me
Come on and give me
Another chance

 

[fox69]

"It's A Long Way To The Top"

"It's A Long Way To The Top"


Ridin' down the highway
Goin' to a show
Stop in all the by-ways
Playin' rock 'n' roll
Gettin' robbed
Gettin' stoned
Gettin' beat up
Broken boned
Gettin' had
Gettin' took
I tell you folks
It's harder than it looks

It's a long way to the top
If you wanna rock 'n' roll
It's a long way to the top
If you wanna rock 'n' roll
If you think it's easy doin' one night stands
Try playin' in a rock roll band
It's a long way to the top
If you wanna rock 'n' roll

Hotel, motel
Make you wanna cry
Lady do the hard sell
Know the reason why
Gettin' old
Gettin' grey
Gettin' ripped off
Under-paid
Gettin' sold
Second hand
That's how it goes
Playin' in a band

It's a long way to the top
If you wanna rock 'n' roll
It's a long way to the top
If you wanna rock 'n' roll
If you wanna be a star of stage and screen
Look out it's rough and mean
It's a long way to the top
If you wanna rock 'n' roll

 

[fox69]

"It's Gonna Rain"

"It's Gonna Rain"


I'm so tired of these overcast skies
I'm so tired of the looks in people's eyes
I can't wait 'til I can go away
And it's gonna rain again today

Don't know why I'm still hangin' round
All these nightclubs only get me down
And this was never my town anyway
And it's gonna rain again today

It's gonna rain, it's gonna rain
It's gonna rain again today

I've been standin' on the edge of darkness
I can see black clouds overhead
This town is never gonna change it's ways
And it's gonna rain again today

You wanna know why I don't hang out
You wanna know what it's all about
There's nothin' much left for me to say
'Cept it's gonna rain again today

It's gonna rain, it's gonna rain
It's gonna rain, it's gonna rain
It's gonna rain again today

It's gonna rain, it's gonna rain
It's gonna rain, it's gonna rain
It's gonna rain again today
It's gonna rain again today

 

[fox69]

"Jackson"

"Jackson"


All the way to Jackson
I don't think I'll miss you much
All the way to Jackson
I don't think I'll miss you much
Once I get to Lafayette
I'm not gonna mind one bit
Once I get to Lafayette
I'm not gonna mind one little bit
Once I get to Baton Rouge
I won't cry a tear for you
Once I get to Baton Rouge
I won't cry a tear for you
All the way to Jackson
I don't think I'll miss you much
All the way to Jackson
I don't think I'll miss you much

[SOLO]

Once I get to Vicksburg
I don't think I'll feel the urge
Once I get to Vicksburg
I won't even feel an urge
All the way to Jackson
I don't think I'll miss you much
All the way to Jackson
I don't think I'll miss you much

 

[fox69]

"Jailhouse Tears"

"Jailhouse Tears"


[Chorus:]
I'm crying, jailhouse tears
And I've been trying all these years
Been trying to ride things out
But now I'm shifting gears
And we're both crying jailhouse tears

They say I broke the law
Now everything is broken down
Babe I know what I saw
I know you went downtown.

I went to the corner
To get a cold six pack
You're a drunk you're a stoner
You never came back.

They locked me up
And you locked me out
You tried to steal my truck, but
That's not what this is about

I used to be a user
But now I'm all out of stuff
You're a 3 time loser
You're all fucked up

[Chorus:]
He and She together
I'm crying, jailhouse tears
And I've been trying all these years
Been trying to ride things out
But now I'm shifting gears
And we're both crying jailhouse tears

I'll prove it to you somehow
I'm done with every bit
Look at me, I'm clean now

You're so full of shit
I swear I will tell all
Look in my dresser drawers

Now I'm behind the 8-ball
You're behind bars.

 

[fox69]

"Jambalaya (On The Bayou)"

"Jambalaya (On The Bayou)"


Good-bye joe me gotta go me oh myo
me gotta pole the beruea down the bayou
my yvonne sweetest one me oh myo
son of a gun we're gonna have big fun on the bayou

[chorus]
Jambalaya crawfish pie filet gumbo
cause tonight i'm gonna see my cher-mio
pick guitar fill friut jar and be gay-o
son of a gun we're gonna have big fun on the bayou

Fondaonknow, thiloboxa, the place is buzzin
kinfolk come to see yvonne by the dozen
dress in style go hog wild me oh myo
son of a gun we're gonna have big fun on the bayou

[chorus]

Settle down far from town get me a peiro
and i'll catch all the fish on the bayou
spend my mon to buy my gun for the need-o
son of a gun we're gonna have big fun on the bayou

[chorus]