Rodney Crowell

[fox69]

"Shame On The Moon"

"Shame On The Moon"


Till you've been beside a man
You don't know what he wants
You don't know if he cries at night
You don't know if he don't
When nothin' comes easy
Old nightmares are real
Until you've been beside a man
You don't know how he feels

Once inside a woman's heart
A man must keep his head
Heaven opens up a door
Where angels fear to tread
Some men go crazy
Some men go slow
Some men go just where they want
Some men never go

Ooh blame it on midnight
Uuh shame on the moon

Everywhere it's all around
Comfort in a crowd
Strangers faces all about
Laughin' right out loud
Hey watch where you're goin'
Step light on your toes
Until you've been beside a man
You don't know who he knows

Ooh blame it on midnight
Uuh shame on the moon

Ooh blame it on midnight
Uuh shame on the moon

 

[fox69]

"She Ain't Going Nowhere"

"She Ain't Going Nowhere"


She was standing on the gone side of leaving
She found here thumb and stuck it in the breeze
She'll take anything going close to somewhere
She can lay it down and live like she pleases

She ain't going nowhere she's just leaving
She ain't going nowhere she can't breathe in
She ain't going home and that's for sure

She's not sitting down and crying on her suitcase
She has no second thoughts by the road
She's got feelings that need some repairing
And she did not give a damn that it showed

She ain't going nowhere she's just leaving
She ain't going nowhere she can't breathe in
She ain't going home and that's for sure

The wind had it's way with her hair
And the blues had a way with her smile
And she had a way of her own
Like prisoners have a way with a file

She ain't going nowhere she's just leaving
She ain't going nowhere she can't breathe in
She ain't going home and that's for sure

She ain't going nowhere she's just leaving
She ain't going nowhere she can't breathe in
She ain't going home and that's for sure
She ain't going home and that's for sure

 

[fox69]

"She Loves The Jerk"
(originally by John Hiatt)

"She Loves The Jerk"
(originally by John Hiatt)



We've talked it to death, cryin' on the telephone
Nights when he drinks at home
She has to whisper throught her tears
"Johnny," she says, "You'd never do these things to me"
But I can never make her see he's wasted such precious years
Well, "You married the wrong guy" is all I ever say

He's a no good so and so, but she'll never let him go
Though she knows it will never work, she loves the jerk
She loves the jerk

He was the guy always out on the make
I guess he had what it takes to turn the heads of pretty girls
She thought he would change; the worst of us will settle down
But he couldn't stay out of town, not even with this precious pearl
Now she lives with the lies and the bumps and the bruises

He's a no good so and so, but she'll never let him go
Though she knows it will never work, she loves the jerk
She loves the jerk

Well, I hang up the phone and I pretend she's in my arms
What I wouldn't give for just one-tenth of what she gives Mister Charming

He's a no good so and so, but she'll never let him go
Though she knows it will never work, she loves the jerk
She loves the jerk

He's a no good so and so, but she'll never let him go
Though she knows it will never work, she loves the jerk
She loves the jerk

 

[fox69]

"She's Crazy For Leaving"

"She's Crazy For Leaving"


Well the bus pulled away
In a roaring black cloud
Well I stood in the road
And Honey I hollered right out loud

Hey darling I love ya
Hey bus driver woe!
But you can't stop a women when she's out of control

She's crazy for leaving!
I told her so!
And the boys at the bus stop just said "man, let her go!"
She's crazy for leaving
I told her so!
But you can't stop a women when she's out of control

So I punched out my truck on a telephone pole!
No. she never looked back she just said "go driver go!"
Well I know I could a caught her
But I ran outta luck!
She was long on to Lufkin by the time they cut me out of my truck

She's crazy for leaving
I told her so!
And the boys at the bus stop just said "man, let her go!"
She's crazy for leaving I told her so
But you can't stop a women when she's out of control

So I kicked and I cussed that old East Texas road
I throw'd rocks at my truck, which had busted my nose
Ya add insult to injury and what do ya get?
Ya get a bus stop of honkies that don't ever forget!

She's crazy for leaving I told her so
And the bus depot lady just said "Hun, just let her go!"
She's crazy for leaving I told her so!
But you can't stop a women when she's out of control
No, you can't stop a women when she's out of control

Ya know, she's probably already to Little Rock

 

[fox69]

"Shelter From The Storm"
(originally by Bob Dylan)

"Shelter From The Storm"
(originally by Bob Dylan)



'Twas in another lifetime, one of toil and blood
When blackness was a virtue and the road was full of mud
I came in from the wilderness, a creature void of form.
"Come in," she said,
"I'll give you shelter from the storm."

And if I pass this way again, you can rest assured
I'll always do my best for her, on that I give my word
In a world of steel-eyed death and men, who are fighting to stay warm.
"Come in," she said,
"I'll give you shelter from the storm."

Not a word was spoke between us, there was little risk involved
Everything up to that point had been left unresolved.
Try imagining a place where it's always safe and warm.
"Come in, I will give you shelter from the storm."

You were burned out from exhaustion, buried in the hail,
Poisoned in the bushes, blown out on the trail,
Hunted like a crocodile, ravaged in the corn.
"Come in I will give you shelter from the storm."

Suddenly I turned around and she was standin' there
With silver bracelets on her wrists and flowers in her hair.
She walked up to me gracefully and took my crown of thorns.
"Come in," she said,
"I'll give you shelter from the storm."

Now there's a wall between us, something has been lost
I took too much for granted, and got my signals crossed.
Just to think that it all began on some long forgotten morn.
"Come in," I said,
"I'll give you shelter from the storm."

Well, the deputy walks on hard nails, the preacher rides a mount
But nothing really matters much, it's doom alone that counts
The one-eyed undertaker, blows his futile horn.
"Come in," she said,
"I'll give you shelter from the storm."

I've heard newborn babies wailin' like a mournin' dove
And old men with their broken teeth stranded without love.
Do I understand your question, man, it's hopeless and forlorn?
"Come in," she says,
"I'll give you shelter from the storm."

In a little hilltop village, they gamble for your clothes
You'll bargain for salvation and they give you a lethal dose.
You'll offer up your innocence and get repaid with scorn.
"Come in, and I will give you shelter from the storm."

Now I'm livin' in a foreign country but I'm bound to cross the line
Beauty walks a razor's edge, someday I'll make it mine.
If I could only turn back the hands of time to when you and God were born.
I know that I could give you,
Shelter from the storm
Come in and I will give you shelter from the storm.

 

[fox69]

"Silent Night"

"Silent Night"


Silent night, Holy night
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon virgin, mother and child
Holy infant, tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace,
Sleep in heavenly peace.

Silent night, Holy night
Son of God, love's pure light
Radiant beams from thy holy face
With the dawn of redeeming grace,
Jesus, Lord at thy birth
Jesus, Lord at thy birth.

Silent night, Holy night
Shepherds quake, at the sight
Glories stream from heaven above
Heavenly, hosts sing Hallelujah.
Christ the Savior is born,
Christ the Savior is born.

 

[fox69]

"Somebody's Shadow"

"Somebody's Shadow"


I've seen her in the street light once
All edgy, black and white
A flash of incandescence
Shape shifting in the night
I spied her in a clearing
Out beyond the switching yard
I've seen her in a fever dream
And the Empress tarot card
On every crooked sidewalk
I've ever stumbled down
Where all roads lead to nowhere
On the other side of town

She's leaning on a lamp post
Or slumped against the wall
Sneaking down the alley
Behind the billiard hall
There in a cafe window, a figure so forlorn
She's making me the enemy of every oath I've sworn
Has anybody seen her now?
Pray tell me what you hear
'Cause I just can't get over
How she shed me like a tear

Somebody's shadow
Is pullin' out the stops
Somebody's shadow
Probably oughta call the cops
Somebody's shadow
Is sneakin' up behind
Somebody's shadow
Made a madhouse of my mind
A perfumed apparition
Out there fading into black
Somebody's shadow
Like a neon heart attack

She's lipstick on the Pall Mall butt
In an ashtray by the bed
Wine glass in the bathroom sink
And a porch light flaming red
Her eyes are cornsilk vapors
And her hair's like oil drum fire
The hoot owls in the belfrey
Back-announce her heart's desire
Is anybody out there now
And can you hear my voice?
The moondance on the rooftop
Is the phantom lady's choice

Somebody's shadow
Is making me a wreck
Somebody's shadow
Like a noose around my neck
Somebody's shadow
Is making me a slave
Somebody's shadow
Is digging me my grave
This paradise called yesterday
Is what I miss the most
'Cause somebody's shadow
Still haunts me like a ghost

 

[fox69]

"Song For The Life"

"Song For The Life"


I don't drink as much as I ought to
Lately that just ain't my style
The hard times don't hurt like they used to
They pass quicker like when I was wild

Somehow I've learned how to listen
For a sound like the sun going down
In the magic that morning is bringing
There's a song for the life I have found
It keeps my feet on the ground

The mid summer days ain't so heavy
They just flow like a breeze through your mind
And nothing appears in a hurry
To make up for some old lost times

And somehow I've learned how to listen
For a sound like the sun going down
In the magic that morning is bringing
There's a song for the life I have found
It keeps my feet on the ground

Somehow I've learned how to listen
For a sound like the sun going down
In the magic that morning is bringing
There's a song for the life I have found
It keeps my feet on the ground

 

[fox69]

"Soul Searchin'"

"Soul Searchin'"


The last time I saw Jesse
The moon was a-hangin' low
And she was standin' on the front porch
With her hair tied in a bow

The sweetest sound I've ever heard
It's just there when she talks
I'm gonna pack my bag and hit the drag
Even if I have to walk

The last time I saw Jesse
The moon was a-shinin' hot
And she was standin' in her house shoes
With her hair tied in a knot

The sweetest thing I've ever known
It's Jesse's southern drawl
I'm gonna grab my gear, get on out of here
Even if I have to crawl

I'm goin' soul searchin'
I'm lookin' for the love I knew
Soul searchin'
I don't care what I have to do

I'm gonna take my knocks and let it rock
I'm gonna pay my toll and let it roll
I'm goin' soul searchin'

The sweetest thing I've ever known
It's Jesse a-holdin' me
I'm gonna pack my sack and get on back
To where I wanna be

I'm goin' soul searchin'
I'm lookin' for the love I lost
Soul searchin'
I don't care how much it cost

I'm gonna take my knocks and let it rock
I'm gonna pay my toll and let it roll
I'm goin' soul searchin', I'm goin' soul searchin'

 

[fox69]

"Spanish Dancer"

"Spanish Dancer"


Oh mama there's this Spanish dancer
Whose steps I follow when he comes near
The red dress of temptation
Over a long black slip of fear
Will I fall beneath the shadow of some broken cross
My arms emptied and all my treasures lost

Still like that Spanish dancer
I throw my roses down for him
Across these beds of darkness
He opens his arms and gathers them in

Oh mama the bridges were burning
Over a river black and cold
But I walked when love commanded me
Up to the edges of his soul
But I'm still frightened of that dark divide
Will I gain entrance or be denied

Still like that Spanish dancer
I throw my roses down for him
Across these beds of darkness
He opens his arms and gathers them in

Oh mama when you were a young girl
Did you ever love a man so much
As if he were some fantastic jewel
That you should never be worthy of
But all those illusions strip and fall
And he is just a man after all

Still like that Spanish dancer
I throw my roses down for him
Across these beds of darkness
He opens his arms and gathers them in

Just like that Spanish dancer I
Just like that Spanish dancer I
Just like that Spanish dancer I
Throw my roses down for him