Rodney Crowell

[fox69]

"Hanging Up My Heart"
(with Rodney Crowell)

"Hanging Up My Heart"
(with Rodney Crowell)



Well I'm hanging up my heart, in the lodge in the bunkhouse
I don't wanna be wounded by the wrong kind of love
No more rodeo dances, no more howling at the moonlight
I'm gonna give 'em up, and I'm hanging up my heart.

Late in the night, been working every day to keep you satisfied
It just ain't right to hear you say to me, you would let love fly

Well I'm hanging up my heart, in the lodge in the bunkhouse
I don't wanna be wounded by the wrong kind of love
No more rodeo dances, no more howling at the moonlight
I'm gonna give 'em up, and I'm hanging up my heart.

If I were you, I'd try to understand and see my point of view
If I were you, I'd never be the one who treats me like you do

If I were you, I'd never have said goodbye, tore my world apart
If I were you, I'd never have played the game, you fooled me from the start

Well I'm hanging up my heart, in the lodge in the bunkhouse
I don't wanna be wounded by the wrong kind of love
No more rodeo dances, no more howling at the moonlight
I'm gonna give 'em up, and I'm hanging up my heart
Yes, I'm gonna give 'em up, and I'm hanging up my heart.

 

[fox69]

"Heartbroke"

"Heartbroke"


Who wouldn't notice the fire in your eyes
Or the bitter directions of impending goodbyes

I'm fallen and folded I'm wilted in place
At the sight of you standing with streaks down your face
You got your heartbroke running from the reason
Heartbroke don't give up on believing in me
Heartbroke who kept me from leaving with my heartbroke
Pride is a bitch and a bore when you're lonely
Sheer madness prevails upon reason to yield

But all is not lost it is only mistaken
That's small consolation but I know just how you feel
You got your heartbroke running from the reason
Heartbroke don't give up on believing in me
Heartbroke who kept me from leaving with my heartbroke

Well, nobody said it was going to be easy
We all have our weak side that need a softer touch
But nobody said that it wouldn't be worth it
The human condition continues as such
You got your heart broke running from the reason
Heartbroke don't give up on believing in me
Heartbroke who kept me from leaving with my heartbroke

 

[fox69]

"Her Hair Was Red"
(with Rodney Crowell)

"Her Hair Was Red"
(with Rodney Crowell)



I walked across the bridge to the island
And sat down in the grass by the old homestead
I listened to the song of the cicadas
And thought about the one whose hair was red

This is where she gave birth to my father
Back when she was just a newlywed
You wouldn't know it looking at this picture
That her eyes were blue, her hair was red

You wouldn't know she traveled far and wide
You wouldn't know she lived here all her life
There's so much you'll never know about her
So much left to say that's left unsaid
But I had this picture in my memory
And her eyes were blue, her hair was red

Yes, her eyes were baby blue and her hair was red

 

[fox69]

"Here We Are"

"Here We Are"


Did you say that you've been searching for a place you've never been
Well here it is, here it is
And you've down there on the bottom and looking out for friends
Here I am, here I am

We've both grown tired of running after rainbows
Here we are, darlin', here we are

When it feels like you've been drifting and you don't know where you've been
Come on in, you can come on in
And if all you've seen are backdoors that lead you out of town
Turn around, you can turn around

We've both grown tired of running after rainbows
Here we are, darlin', here we are

We've both grown tired of running from each other
Here we are, darlin', here we are
Here we are, here we are

 

[fox69]

"Higher Mountains"

"Higher Mountains"


You're out there among the stars
It never will seem right
If I could get to where you are
I'd there be there tonight

Were you just a dream I had
How am I to know?
I can't hold you in my arms
And I can't let you go

Higher mountains
Deeper valleys
Longer rivers
Stand between us now
I could climb that jagged peak
I could cross that great divide
If I knew that you would be waiting on the other side

The days pass my window now
Oh, but nights like these are rough
I can feel you in my heart
But that's not close enough
If I could hear you breathe again
The comfort of your sigh
I'd gladly trade tomorrow in
On one more last goodbye

Higher mountains
Deeper valleys
Longer rivers
Stand between us now

[Emmylou (Rodney):]
When I rise above the seas
(When you rise above the earth)
And the Firmaments collide
(And the Firmaments collide)
When I pass through Heaven's gateway
Let me enter as your bride
(Yes you will enter as my bride)
Bluebonnets in my hair
(That I will gather for you there)
That you'll gather for me there

You're out there among the stars

 

[fox69]

"Highway 17"

"Highway 17"


I put away fifteen grand doing one-night stands mostly liquor stores and fillin' stations
Me and this peepin' Tom by the name of J.D. Swan and any number of his odd blood relations
This was armed robbery 1957 and mostly our getaways were clean
Then I'd pay off the boys and bury my bread out on Highway 17

I had five kids and a wife with one dress and a yard full of cars that wouldn't running
My two oldest boys they were on to my noise they despised what their daddy done
But I did my thing the best I could maing plans by the light of day
And then night would fall and it was time to call and I was always on my way

Now J.D. he was crazy and he was inbred he drank whiskey like it was goin' out of style
You know I should have seen it coming the writing was on the wall he was getting just a little too loose and wild
And he made his mistake out on Airline Drive, you know those North Houston cops are quick
They blew a hole in J.D. the size of Dallas and put a lump on my head with the brunt of a nightstick

You know 5-10 in Huntsville ain't no good times boys but I walked that line do you know what I mean
'Cause my mind was snug on that hole I dug out on Highway 17
I said my mind was snug on that hole I dug out on Highway 17

So I served my time only way I knew how thinking big and making plans
All about the way I was gonna change the world when I get my hands on that 15 grand
You know C.W. and Herschel my two oldest boys they took care of their momma and their little sisters the best way that they could
Dealing dimes and stealing hubcaps you know pretty soon they were doing good
So I walked out those prison gates a free man on the first day of November 19 and '63
I kissed my wife and I hugged my babies but they didn't seem the same to me

You know the boys looked on they were already grown it was written across their eyes and their faces
I'm the perfect sample of a bad example gone forever from their graces
But baby six long years and a lot can change many miles beyond your wildest dreams
But a six-lane wide modern interstate ride out on Highway 17
Lord they sunk my ship 'neath a concrete strip out on Highway 17
Man they broke my back they built a concrete track out on Highway 17
Well, you know it ain't funny but they buried my money out on Highway 17

 

[fox69]

"I Ain't Livin' Long Like This"
(originally by Emmylou Harris)

"I Ain't Livin' Long Like This"
(originally by Emmylou Harris)



You looked for trouble and you found it son
Straight down the barrel of a lawman's gun
You'd try to run but you don't think you can
You make one move and you're dead man, friend
I ain't living long like this
I can't live at all like this, can I baby

He slipped the handcuffs on behind my back
Then he left me freezing on a steel rail track
They got 'em all in the jailhouse, ain't they bay
I ain't living long like this
Grew up in Houston off of Wayside drive
Son of a charhop in some all night dive
Dad drove a stock car to an early death
All I remember was a drunk man's death
I ain't living long like this
I can't live at all like this can I baby

We know the story how the wheel goes round
Don't let 'em take you to the man downtown
Can't sleep at all in the jailhouse,baby
I ain't living long like this
You live for angel, she's a roadhouse queen
Make Texas ruby look like Sandra Dee
You want to love her but you don't know how
You're at the bottom of the jailhouse now
I ain't living long like this
I can't live at all like this, can I baby

You know the story 'bout the jailhouse rock
Go on and do it, but just don't get caught
They got 'em all in the jailhouse, ain't they baby
I ain't living long like this

 

[fox69]

"I Couldn't Leave You If I Tried"

"I Couldn't Leave You If I Tried"


The sun is coming up and I'm just going down
Everywhere I look the world keeps turning round
Though I said I never would be satisfied
Baby I lied, I couldn't leave you if I tried

Sometimes I get lost out on this sad old town
And every bridge I cross just turns me upside down
And every stumbling step I take back to your side
Hurts my pride, I couldn't leave you if I tried

Well I could not walk away no matter what I say
I won't be leaving, believe it or don't
You're all that I want

Tears may fall but after all is said and done
Darlin' please believe me you're the only one
And I'll admit mistakes I've made me realize
Baby I lied, I couldn't leave you if I tried

I won't be leaving you no matter what I do
I'm gonna see it through to the end and do it again

Years may come and friends may go but that's ok
Darlin' you're the only one I need to stay
I know I said I never would be satisfied
Baby I lied, I couldn't leave you if I tried
I couldn't leave you if I tried

 

[fox69]

"I Don't Care Anymore"

"I Don't Care Anymore"


I used to pull my britches on with just one thing in mind
Make the girls believe that I'm the last one of my kind
Silver toe tips on my boots and a mullet head of hair
All designed to walk into a room and make somebody stare
I don't care anymore if I don't stand out in a crowd
I was better off before I tried to make my mother proud

I came to town a dreaming I could make my mark in spades
Forty odd years later all my best cards have been played
It's a hard knock situation when the accolades bestowed
On your every last creation cries out middle of the road
I don't care anymore about the fortune and the fame
I was better off before I tried to make myself a name

All the money that I blew through like some boot black off the farm
Could not have vanished quicker if I'd shot it in my arm
Some so and so says don't you know the limit is the sky
Next thing I remember I'm unlearning how to fly
I don't care anymore

All those party dolls and favors that I savored from day one
Add up to next to nothing after all is said and done
A real friend tried to tell me man with all respect it's true
The time to put away these things is long since overdue

If indeed I do get lonesome in my mansion on the hill
There's this neighbor's wife I covet for her beauty and her skill
The way she puts herself together sleek in vagabond couture
Makes each mailbox conversation one more heartache to endure
I don't care anymore who does what and why
I was better off before when I was just another guy

I've been lied on, spied on, cried on, tried on, taken for a ride you bet
Fracked, cracked, smacked jack, what you see is what you get
I've been spit at, hit at, quit at, shit at, shouldn't hurt a bit at, what I'm trying to get at
Fool me once shame on me, fool me twice and put the blame on
I don't care anymore

 

[fox69]

"I Don't Fall In Love So Easy"

"I Don't Fall In Love So Easy"


I don't fall in love so easy I don' even know how it feels
I don't fall in love so easy I don't even know if it's real
Too strong don't mean it's for long too deep don't mean it's for keeps
Fast doesn't last
I don't fall in love so easy but I'm fallin' in love with you

I don't give my heart to just anyone I don't even know how to do it
I don't give my hand to just anyone I don't wanna put myself through it
I don't want what I don't want I can't feel what I don't feel
It's sad but it's true
I don't fall in love so easy but I'm falling in love with you

I used to pray some day to change but I found new ways to stay the same
Until you came
I don't fall in love so easy I don't even know where to start
I don't fall in love so easy I don't understand my own heart
It's so hard to drop my guard I don't know how to just let go
But what else can I do

I don't fall in love so easy but I'm falling in love with you
I'm falling in love with you yes I'm falling in love with you