Nanci Griffith

fox69 · 10.06.2015

"Heaven"

"Heaven"

I think I'll go to Heaven
There I will lay me down
Leave all the pain behind me
I'll bury it in the ground
Maybe they'll talk about me
I pray it won't be lies
I think I'll go to heaven
Heaven is in your eyes

I think I'll go to Heaven
I heard it's peaceful there
They don't allow your troubles
Everyone's had their share
And if I can be someone who
Never needs a disguise
Then maybe I'll go to Heaven
Heaven is in your eyes

People in Heaven never look back
Higher and higher
The past fades to black

I think I'll go to heaven
I'll sail on into the night
I'll watch as I set my soul free
Watch as my heart takes flight
Maybe I am too simple
Maybe I am too wise
And maybe I'll go to Heaven
Heaven is in your eyes

fox69 · 10.06.2015

"Hell No (I'm Not Alright)"

"Hell No (I'm Not Alright)"

[Chorus:]
Hell no, I'm not alright
You can talk all day and ask all night.
Nothin's gonna change - no wind in sight,
Hell no, I'm not alright.

Did you really think it would be ok
To leave me stranded alone that day?
Did you really think you could wait so long
To call me up to see if we're alright?

[Chorus]

You're on the phone when I'm alone
And when you're alone you're all alone.
I'm still gone, it's all the same
I'm taking notes and I'm naming names

[Chorus]

I'm the one to get you to forget
That the one who's gone is gone, is gone.
Am I supposed to say you're ok
'Cause you're not ok, and you're not ok

[Chorus]
Hell no, I'm not alright.
Hell no, I'm not alright.

fox69 · 10.06.2015

"Hometown Streets"

"Hometown Streets"

Everybody packs their goals
And sails away for better shores
I have seen times
My sails have held a brilliant shine
I hear tell that dreams come true
Along these crowded avenues
But, my peace of mind
Is a place I go when I close my eyes

[Chorus:]
I need a hometown street where the boys are pretty
And a friend is still a friend
I need a hometown street where the love you're given
Surely comes back 'round again

Hometown streets are paved in gold
With faces that you've always known
But, you'll never see them
Until you pack your dreams and leave them
The one I loved has moved away
It's hot in this city
Hey, it's always late
Here in this place
Love doesn't get the time of day

[Chorus]

Bridge:
I can't remember
What I came here for
I'm gonna pull up my anchor
And sail for shore

[Chorus]

fox69 · 10.06.2015

"I Don't Wanna Talk About Love"

"I Don't Wanna Talk About Love"

I don't wanna talk about love
Cuz I've heard it before...
And it talks too loud
You can hear it in a disco midnight...
Shouting
I don't wanna think about it
Think about it
It comes dressed in its summer clothes
When you're traveling through the heart
Of the winter's cold

I don't wanna talk about changes
Changes come of their own free will
And if you wanna talk about leavin'
Well, you've always walked...
And, you always will
Every time you talk about love
You talk about your yesterdays
Yesterday's washing away
With this morning's rain

I don't wanna talk about it
Cuz love has a voice of its own
If all we do is try to out shout it
... then the love is gone

[Chorus:]
I don't wanna talk about love now
I don't wanna talk about love now
I don't wanna talk about love now
I don't wanna talk about love now...

Can't you hear the voice of my heart
It calls your name in the middle of the night
It's always been a quiet voice
When it's breaking
I don't wanna talk about this love
This love was my saving grace
So, can't I just say that I love you...
And we'll call it a day?

[Chorus]

fox69 · 10.06.2015

"I Fought The Law"

"I Fought The Law"

Breakin' Rocks in the hot sun
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I needed money and I had none
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won

[Chorus:]
I left my baby and I feel so bad
I guess my race is run
She's the best girl that I ever had
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won

Robbin' people with a zip gun
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I miss my baby and good fun
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won

[Chorus]

fox69 · 10.06.2015

"I Knew Love"

"I Knew Love"

I knew love
When it still meant forever
When a feeling shared didn't always
Have to hurt
And a promise that was made would
Go unbroken
I knew love
When it was more than just a word

I knew a time
When hope was all you needed
And if you cared you found a way to
Make things work
When life was what two people
Shared together
Oh, I knew love
When it was more than just a word

[Chorus:]
I knew love
When I could still believe
It was the greatest power in
The world
I knew love
When it was more than just a word

I knew hearts
When they made it all so easy
And sad goodbyes were seldom
Ever heard
When I wouldn't have to read this
Note that says you're leaving
I knew love
When it was more than just a word

[Chorus]

I knew love when it was
More than just a word

fox69 · 10.06.2015

"I Love This Town"

"I Love This Town"

I love this town... like an unmade bed
I love this town... of the living dead
I love this town... gonna paint it red
If I can spare a minute

I love this town... where curtains twitch
Where this door scratches... next door's itch
It's a pantomime... at fever pitch
And we can all be in it

People here are large as life
They know the whole world and his wife
From a razor's edge to a kitchen knife
They'll be glad to help you

I love this town... of hidden charms
Where no one means... you any harm
And if you sleep... through false alarms
No one here would blame you

I love this town... on the beaten track
Where nothing slips... between the cracks
Her rent's arrears... his heart attack
Now isn't that a shame, ooh!

Everyone's friendly to your face
And everybody knows their place
As long as you respect their space
You won't have to worry

The town hall clock is calling out
It's rush hour on the roundabout
Now I know without a doubt
It's the place for me...

I love this town... the dirty streets
It's a merry-go-round... with broken seats
Where silk and lace... and satin sheets
Are only dirty washing

I love this town... down on its knees
It's going under... by degrees
Still we can do... just as we please
As long as no one's watching

I love this town... I love this town...
I love this town... I love this town...

fox69 · 10.06.2015

"I Remember Joe"

"I Remember Joe"

Oh, your golden lights of America,
Joseph sought your prairies and your buffalo.
And the humming of the rails down through Kansas,
They brought Joseph in from Baltimore.
The Cavalry, the Indians, and an old dan were his only friends.
Then the old dan died and the Indians' plight
Made the Cavalry young Joe's enemy.

Oh, the outlaws spilled the blood across the
Kansas plains back in the '70s.
Joseph took a badge for America
To defend you from your fantasies.
Joseph wore that badge across the Kansas
Prairies to save the railroads.
But the heroes that we made, well, they were
Ruthless soldiers who'd kill for gold.

With a broken heart for the frontier plains,
Joseph sat a-rocking in his front-porch swing.
That old tin badge is tarnished now,
You know it was just a young man's dream.
And old man's tales are hard to reach when you
Don't believe in your American Dream.
The Indians, the buffalo and old Joe Mason,
They died from memory.

Oh, your golden lights of America,
Joseph sought your prairies and your buffalo.
And the humming of the rails down through
Kansas, they brought Joseph in from Baltimore.
The Cavalry, the Indians, and an old dan...
Forsaken old man.

Oh, your golden lights of America.

fox69 · 10.06.2015

"I Still Miss Someone"

"I Still Miss Someone"

At my door the leaves are fallin'
A cold wild wind will come
Sweet hearts walked by together
And I still miss someone

I go out on a party
To look for a little fun
But I find a darkened corner
Beause I still miss someone

[Chorus:]
Oh I never got over those blue eyes
I see them everywhere
I miss those arms that held me
When all the love was there

And I wonder if she's sorry
For leaving what we begun
There's someone for me somewhere
But I still miss somone

[Chorus]

At my door the leaves are fallin'
A cold wild wind will come
Sweet hearts walked by together
And I still miss someone

And I still miss someone

fox69 · 10.06.2015

"I Wish It Would Rain"

"I Wish It Would Rain"

[Chorus:]
Oh, I wish it would rain
And wash my face clean
I want to find some dark cloud to
Hide in here
Love in a memory
Sparkled like diamonds
When the diamonds fall... they burn
Like tears
When the diamonds fall... they burn
Like tears

Once I had a love from the
Georgia pines
Who only cared for me
I wanna find that love of twenty-two
Here at thirty-three
I've got a heart on my right
One on my left... neither suits my needs
No, the one I love lives a-way out West
And he never will need me

[Chorus]

I'm gonna pack up my two steppin' shoes
And head for the Gulf Coast plains
I wanna walk the streets of my
Own hometown
Where everybody knows my name
I wanna ride the waves down
In Galveston
When the hurricanes blow in
'Cuz that Gulf Coast water tastes
Sweet as wine
When your heart's rollin' home in
The wind

[Chorus]

When the diamonds fall darlin'... they
Burn like tears