Someone Like Me lyrics - Kasey Chambers
You are the morning coming out everyday
You're the sunshine and the wind, and rain
You're like the song stuck in my head
That will never go away
You're the river running wild, never stay
You're the bird who's singing on my window sill
You're the light shining down
You're the mansion on the hill
You've got it all figured out
You've got it all
But the only thing You need is me
You need someone like me
You're the finder of the straight and the lost
You're the value, You're the worth, You're the cost
You're the Savior and the faith
Coming down from the cross
You're the power that I hold in my hand
You're the water coming up through the sand
You're the one who makes me wanna be
Just the way I am
You've got it all figured out
You've got it all
But the only thing You need is me
You need someone like me
You might just walk right by me
You might not see
That the only thing You need is me
You need someone like me
Someone like me
Someone like me
Someone like me
Someone like me
You're the sunshine and the wind, and rain
You're like the song stuck in my head
That will never go away
You're the river running wild, never stay
You're the bird who's singing on my window sill
You're the light shining down
You're the mansion on the hill
You've got it all figured out
You've got it all
But the only thing You need is me
You need someone like me
You're the finder of the straight and the lost
You're the value, You're the worth, You're the cost
You're the Savior and the faith
Coming down from the cross
You're the power that I hold in my hand
You're the water coming up through the sand
You're the one who makes me wanna be
Just the way I am
You've got it all figured out
You've got it all
But the only thing You need is me
You need someone like me
You might just walk right by me
You might not see
That the only thing You need is me
You need someone like me
Someone like me
Someone like me
Someone like me
Someone like me
Beautiful Mess lyrics - Kasey Chambers
Well, I prayed that the sun was a hope and the rain was an angel
And I came out of the treetop and into the cradle
And I broke down like a baby with the hungriest belly
You make it all worth my while
Well, I lay under the covers for a hundred days
And I close both my eyes till a relative came
And I spun round in a circle till I came undone
But you make it all worth my while
So send me to the grave with the age old question
How to get into this beautiful mess
And it was never my intention and never my style
Everything about you was worth my while
I laughed so nobody had to ever catch me crying
And I cried so nobody had to ever catch me lying
And I failed a thousand times but it keeps me trying
'Cause you make it all worth my while
So send me to the grave with the age old question
How to get into this beautiful mess
And it was never my intention and never my style
Everything about you was worth my while, worth my while
So send me to the grave with the age old question
How to get into this beautiful mess
And it was never my intention and never my style
Everything about you was worth my while
So send me to the grave with the age old question
How to get into this beautiful mess
And it was never my intention and never my style
Something's happened and I don't know why
And it all comes down at the end of the day
It's hard to handle and it's hard to take
And it's money be the world, money be game
I've been broken and I've been ashamed
I've been caught in the world, out in the blue
Crashed to the floor but I still have you
I still have you, I still have you
I still have you, I still have you
And I came out of the treetop and into the cradle
And I broke down like a baby with the hungriest belly
You make it all worth my while
Well, I lay under the covers for a hundred days
And I close both my eyes till a relative came
And I spun round in a circle till I came undone
But you make it all worth my while
So send me to the grave with the age old question
How to get into this beautiful mess
And it was never my intention and never my style
Everything about you was worth my while
I laughed so nobody had to ever catch me crying
And I cried so nobody had to ever catch me lying
And I failed a thousand times but it keeps me trying
'Cause you make it all worth my while
So send me to the grave with the age old question
How to get into this beautiful mess
And it was never my intention and never my style
Everything about you was worth my while, worth my while
So send me to the grave with the age old question
How to get into this beautiful mess
And it was never my intention and never my style
Everything about you was worth my while
So send me to the grave with the age old question
How to get into this beautiful mess
And it was never my intention and never my style
Something's happened and I don't know why
And it all comes down at the end of the day
It's hard to handle and it's hard to take
And it's money be the world, money be game
I've been broken and I've been ashamed
I've been caught in the world, out in the blue
Crashed to the floor but I still have you
I still have you, I still have you
I still have you, I still have you
Devil On Your Back lyrics - Kasey Chambers
Well, I don't know if it's in the Bible
You got a holy heart
There's a devil in the valley down below
And you keep falling back to the start
Hold your breath, somebody's coming
Hold your breath, somebody's here
Hold your breath, somebody's coming
There's the devil on your back, worry on your mind
Weight of the world on your shoulder
Don't look back, don't waste time
Everything's gonna be just fine
Well, I don't know if it's on the table
But I was once like you
I held my heart out upon my sleeve
And it came back broken in two
Hold your breath, somebody's coming
Hold your breath, somebody's here
Hold your breath, somebody's coming
There's the devil on your back, worry on your mind
Weight of the world on your shoulder
Don't look back, don't waste time
Everything is gonna be just fine, just fine, just fine, just fine
Hold your breath, somebody's coming
Hold your breath, somebody's here
Hold your breath, somebody's coming
There's the devil on your back, worry on your mind
Weight of the world on your shoulders
Don't look back, don't waste time
Everything is gonna be
There's the devil on your back, worry on your mind
Weight of the world on your shoulder
Don't look back, don't waste time
Everything's gonna be just fine, just fine, just fine
You got a holy heart
There's a devil in the valley down below
And you keep falling back to the start
Hold your breath, somebody's coming
Hold your breath, somebody's here
Hold your breath, somebody's coming
There's the devil on your back, worry on your mind
Weight of the world on your shoulder
Don't look back, don't waste time
Everything's gonna be just fine
Well, I don't know if it's on the table
But I was once like you
I held my heart out upon my sleeve
And it came back broken in two
Hold your breath, somebody's coming
Hold your breath, somebody's here
Hold your breath, somebody's coming
There's the devil on your back, worry on your mind
Weight of the world on your shoulder
Don't look back, don't waste time
Everything is gonna be just fine, just fine, just fine, just fine
Hold your breath, somebody's coming
Hold your breath, somebody's here
Hold your breath, somebody's coming
There's the devil on your back, worry on your mind
Weight of the world on your shoulders
Don't look back, don't waste time
Everything is gonna be
There's the devil on your back, worry on your mind
Weight of the world on your shoulder
Don't look back, don't waste time
Everything's gonna be just fine, just fine, just fine
Little Bird lyrics - Kasey Chambers
A little bird told me late last night that if I hold my breath and do everything right
You might come back
If I color my hair and I wear it down and I make you laugh like a circus clown
You might come back
And a little bird said with the wink of an eye if I beg real hard and I do not cry
You might come back
If I keep my opinion under my breath and I only bring it out when the master says
You might come back
But I don't want you that bad
No I don't want you that bad
But a little bird told me as plain as day if I changed my name and I change my way
You might come back
If I sell my soul for the greater cause
If I burn my records and I listen to yours
You might come back
And a little bird said in the middle of a dream if I shut my mouth and I don't make a scene
You might come back
If I crossed my fingers and curl my toes
If I looked liked the other girls
Everybody knows
You might come back
But I don't want you that bad
No I don't want you that bad
No I don't want you that bad
No I don't want you that bad
A little bird told me
A little bird told me
You might come back
If I color my hair and I wear it down and I make you laugh like a circus clown
You might come back
And a little bird said with the wink of an eye if I beg real hard and I do not cry
You might come back
If I keep my opinion under my breath and I only bring it out when the master says
You might come back
But I don't want you that bad
No I don't want you that bad
But a little bird told me as plain as day if I changed my name and I change my way
You might come back
If I sell my soul for the greater cause
If I burn my records and I listen to yours
You might come back
And a little bird said in the middle of a dream if I shut my mouth and I don't make a scene
You might come back
If I crossed my fingers and curl my toes
If I looked liked the other girls
Everybody knows
You might come back
But I don't want you that bad
No I don't want you that bad
No I don't want you that bad
No I don't want you that bad
A little bird told me
A little bird told me
Georgia Brown lyrics - Kasey Chambers
Well, Johnny was a poor man on wrong side of town
He said he loved a girl named Georgia Brown
Georgia's on the hip side living in sin
With Johnny who'd gone in vain
Oh, my Georgia Brown
Oh, my Georgia Brown
Oh, my Georgia Brown
Oh, my Lord, she had him running around
Georgia's in the Cadillac, dressed as a nun
All the way, over on the passenger's side
Johnny leans in for a kiss on the cheek
But Georgia's in the driver's seat
Oh, my Georgia Brown
Oh, my Georgia Brown
Oh, my Georgia Brown
Oh, my Lord, she had him running around
Standing at the [?] on a Saturday night
That's Georgia in the back, all dressed in white
Daddy's on the run with a permanent grin
And Johnny comes barging in, singing
Oh, my Georgia Brown
Oh, my Georgia Brown
Oh, my Georgia Brown
Oh, my Lord, she had him running around
Oh, my Georgia Brown
Oh, my Georgia Brown
Oh, my Georgia Brown
Oh, my Lord, she had him running around
He said he loved a girl named Georgia Brown
Georgia's on the hip side living in sin
With Johnny who'd gone in vain
Oh, my Georgia Brown
Oh, my Georgia Brown
Oh, my Georgia Brown
Oh, my Lord, she had him running around
Georgia's in the Cadillac, dressed as a nun
All the way, over on the passenger's side
Johnny leans in for a kiss on the cheek
But Georgia's in the driver's seat
Oh, my Georgia Brown
Oh, my Georgia Brown
Oh, my Georgia Brown
Oh, my Lord, she had him running around
Standing at the [?] on a Saturday night
That's Georgia in the back, all dressed in white
Daddy's on the run with a permanent grin
And Johnny comes barging in, singing
Oh, my Georgia Brown
Oh, my Georgia Brown
Oh, my Georgia Brown
Oh, my Lord, she had him running around
Oh, my Georgia Brown
Oh, my Georgia Brown
Oh, my Georgia Brown
Oh, my Lord, she had him running around
Somewhere lyrics- Kasey Chambers
Somewhere there is somebody
Looking for the one they love
Somewhere there is somebody
Looking to the sky above
Somewhere a tear is falling
For a broken heart
Somewhere a voice is calling
"I'm falling apart"
And I'm all cried out
Yeah, I'm all cried out
Somewhere there is somebody
Waiting for the day to come
Somewhere there is somebody
On the wrong end of a gun
Somewhere a word is spoken
Meant so unkind
And somewhere a promise is broken
For the hundredth time
And I'm all cried out
Yeah, I'm all cried out
Somewhere there is somebody
Praying down upon their knees
Somewhere there is somebody
Begging, "Baby, come back, please"
Somewhere in a far off land
There's hope in their eyes
And somewhere God takes a man
With no reason why
And I'm all cried out
Yeah, I'm all cried out
And I'm all cried out
Looking for the one they love
Somewhere there is somebody
Looking to the sky above
Somewhere a tear is falling
For a broken heart
Somewhere a voice is calling
"I'm falling apart"
And I'm all cried out
Yeah, I'm all cried out
Somewhere there is somebody
Waiting for the day to come
Somewhere there is somebody
On the wrong end of a gun
Somewhere a word is spoken
Meant so unkind
And somewhere a promise is broken
For the hundredth time
And I'm all cried out
Yeah, I'm all cried out
Somewhere there is somebody
Praying down upon their knees
Somewhere there is somebody
Begging, "Baby, come back, please"
Somewhere in a far off land
There's hope in their eyes
And somewhere God takes a man
With no reason why
And I'm all cried out
Yeah, I'm all cried out
And I'm all cried out
This Story lyrics - Kasey Chambers
Once in a blue moon and four-leaf clover
Something reminds me that the fairy tale's over
There's no more pages, it's too late to change a thing
There's no more chances, I just can't win, no, I just can't win
But if you tell me a story, change it for me
Take her out and put me back in
Keep me standing, change the ending
Turn the page and take the part out
When you're never coming back again
After the smoke clears of the flame and the flashes
It never took too long, the story was ashes
There's no more pages, it's too late to change a thing
There's no more chances, I just can't win, no, I just can't win
But if you tell me a story, change it for me
Take her out and put me back in
Keep me standing, change the ending
Turn the page and take the part out
When you're never coming back again
The wheel keeps turning, crashing, burning
I keep learning, I just can't win, no, I just can't win
But if you tell me a story, change it for me
Take her out and put me back in
Keep me standing, change the ending
Turn the page and take the part out
When you're never coming back again
Oh, you're never coming back again
Something reminds me that the fairy tale's over
There's no more pages, it's too late to change a thing
There's no more chances, I just can't win, no, I just can't win
But if you tell me a story, change it for me
Take her out and put me back in
Keep me standing, change the ending
Turn the page and take the part out
When you're never coming back again
After the smoke clears of the flame and the flashes
It never took too long, the story was ashes
There's no more pages, it's too late to change a thing
There's no more chances, I just can't win, no, I just can't win
But if you tell me a story, change it for me
Take her out and put me back in
Keep me standing, change the ending
Turn the page and take the part out
When you're never coming back again
The wheel keeps turning, crashing, burning
I keep learning, I just can't win, no, I just can't win
But if you tell me a story, change it for me
Take her out and put me back in
Keep me standing, change the ending
Turn the page and take the part out
When you're never coming back again
Oh, you're never coming back again
Love Like A Hurricane lyrics - Kasey Chambers (feat. Kevin Bennett)
Sweet hallelujah, I can just see the light
I can see it down in a hole
Crawl, baby crawl, we can do this together
Take my hand, take my heart and my soul
We Gotta roll with the punches and laugh like a clown
Cry like the driving rain
Ask for forgiveness and drift like the wind
And love like a hurricane
Sweet hallelujah, I can just see the sign
I can see it from losing my way
Your words are all fading but the closer that I get
I can breathe in as clear as day
We Gotta roll with the punches and laugh like a clown
Cry like the driving rain
Ask for forgiveness and drift like the wind
And love like a hurricane
We Gotta roll with the punches and laugh like a clown
Cry like the driving rain
Ask for forgiveness and drift like the wind
And love like a hurricane
I can see it down in a hole
Crawl, baby crawl, we can do this together
Take my hand, take my heart and my soul
We Gotta roll with the punches and laugh like a clown
Cry like the driving rain
Ask for forgiveness and drift like the wind
And love like a hurricane
Sweet hallelujah, I can just see the sign
I can see it from losing my way
Your words are all fading but the closer that I get
I can breathe in as clear as day
We Gotta roll with the punches and laugh like a clown
Cry like the driving rain
Ask for forgiveness and drift like the wind
And love like a hurricane
We Gotta roll with the punches and laugh like a clown
Cry like the driving rain
Ask for forgiveness and drift like the wind
And love like a hurricane
Down Here On Earth lyrics - Kasey Chambers
Come down from your high horse
Aren't you tired and lonely?
Come down from your high horse
If you wanna get to know me
Hey, ho, round we go
Or make it worse
Hey, ho, round we go
It's better down here on earth
Come down from your high horse
Don't be bitter and twisted
Come down from your high horse
You'll be mad, you missed it
Hey, ho, round we go
Or make it worse
Hey, ho, round we go
It's better down here on earth
Come down from your high horse
Aren't you tired and lonely?
Come down from your high horse
If you wanna get to know me
Hey, ho, round we go
Or make it worse
Hey, ho, round we go
It's better down here on earth
Hey, ho, round we go
Or make it worse
Hey, ho, round we go
It's better down here on earth
Aren't you tired and lonely?
Come down from your high horse
If you wanna get to know me
Hey, ho, round we go
Or make it worse
Hey, ho, round we go
It's better down here on earth
Come down from your high horse
Don't be bitter and twisted
Come down from your high horse
You'll be mad, you missed it
Hey, ho, round we go
Or make it worse
Hey, ho, round we go
It's better down here on earth
Come down from your high horse
Aren't you tired and lonely?
Come down from your high horse
If you wanna get to know me
Hey, ho, round we go
Or make it worse
Hey, ho, round we go
It's better down here on earth
Hey, ho, round we go
Or make it worse
Hey, ho, round we go
It's better down here on earth
Nullarbor / The Biggest Backyard lyrics - Kasey Chambers
When I was a little girl
I had the biggest backyard in the world
It went on for miles and miles, was wide as it was high
Down to the horizon, all the way up to the sky
And every now and then
I heard a vile tree cry my name
When I was a little girl
I had the biggest backyard in the world
Covered up with red dirt as far as I could see
I shared it with the railway and the Aborigines
Southwest of Adelaide
All the way down to the sea and back
When I was a little girl
I had the biggest backyard in the world
The sun would shine until the day I asked for it to rain
Countdown the sleeps until the tea and sugar train
Ten cents on the track for days
Before it never came and went
When I was a little girl
I had the biggest backyard in the world
Sitting 'round the campfire that started from a spark
Rolling down the Gun Barrel Highway in the dark
Making sure that I had all the room here in my house
For me and all of the world
When I was a little girl
I had the biggest backyard in the world
I had the biggest backyard in the world
It went on for miles and miles, was wide as it was high
Down to the horizon, all the way up to the sky
And every now and then
I heard a vile tree cry my name
When I was a little girl
I had the biggest backyard in the world
Covered up with red dirt as far as I could see
I shared it with the railway and the Aborigines
Southwest of Adelaide
All the way down to the sea and back
When I was a little girl
I had the biggest backyard in the world
The sun would shine until the day I asked for it to rain
Countdown the sleeps until the tea and sugar train
Ten cents on the track for days
Before it never came and went
When I was a little girl
I had the biggest backyard in the world
Sitting 'round the campfire that started from a spark
Rolling down the Gun Barrel Highway in the dark
Making sure that I had all the room here in my house
For me and all of the world
When I was a little girl
I had the biggest backyard in the world
Bring Back My Heart lyrics - Kasey Chambers
Well, if you see someone lighting up the dark
Just tell him to bring back my heart
And if you see someone tearing me apart
Just tell him to bring back my heart
Well, you'll be running faster than a mouth with curry
After all the rain comes down
He might be empty handed but he's injured
Like a bandit on the wrong side of town
But I, I won't cry, oh, I know we have to part
So just tell him to bring back my heart
Well, if you see someone shining like a spark
Just tell him to bring back my heart
Well, if you see someone tearing me apart
Just tell him to bring back my heart
Well, you'll be running faster than a mouth with curry
After all the rain comes down
He might be empty handed but he's injured
Like a bandit on the wrong side of town
But I, I won't cry, oh, I know we have to part
So just tell him to bring back my heart
No I, I won't cry, no, I know we have to part
So just tell him to bring back my
Just tell him to bring back my
Just tell him to bring back my heart
Just tell him to bring back my heart
And if you see someone tearing me apart
Just tell him to bring back my heart
Well, you'll be running faster than a mouth with curry
After all the rain comes down
He might be empty handed but he's injured
Like a bandit on the wrong side of town
But I, I won't cry, oh, I know we have to part
So just tell him to bring back my heart
Well, if you see someone shining like a spark
Just tell him to bring back my heart
Well, if you see someone tearing me apart
Just tell him to bring back my heart
Well, you'll be running faster than a mouth with curry
After all the rain comes down
He might be empty handed but he's injured
Like a bandit on the wrong side of town
But I, I won't cry, oh, I know we have to part
So just tell him to bring back my heart
No I, I won't cry, no, I know we have to part
So just tell him to bring back my
Just tell him to bring back my
Just tell him to bring back my heart
Invisible Girl lyrics - Kasey Chambers
Every morning I wake up
And think of what I could have done
To make you see that I'm the one you need
And every afternoon I sit down
To think of how to be around you
Day and night until the end of time
But I am invisible to you, invisible to you
I'm lost in the crowd again
I'll go down in history all over the world
As the invisible girl
Every evening I shut my eyes
To wonder why you never noticed
Never knew, all I think about is you
And every night I try to keep myself asleep
'Cause in my dreams I totally see
You want to be with me
But I am invisible to you, invisible to you
I'm lost in the crowd again
I'll go down in history all over the world
As the invisible girl
Just wait a minute, I don't ever wanna wake up
I'll leave the heartache in the back of the car
It's not that you have never looked straight through me
No running circles like a bug in a jar
And make me leave you, only see me
'Cause I am invisible to you, invisible to you
I'm lost in the crowd again
I'll go down in history all over the world
As the invisible girl
Yeah, I am invisible to you, invisible to you
I'm lost in the crowd again
I'll go down in history all over the world
As the invisible girl
And think of what I could have done
To make you see that I'm the one you need
And every afternoon I sit down
To think of how to be around you
Day and night until the end of time
But I am invisible to you, invisible to you
I'm lost in the crowd again
I'll go down in history all over the world
As the invisible girl
Every evening I shut my eyes
To wonder why you never noticed
Never knew, all I think about is you
And every night I try to keep myself asleep
'Cause in my dreams I totally see
You want to be with me
But I am invisible to you, invisible to you
I'm lost in the crowd again
I'll go down in history all over the world
As the invisible girl
Just wait a minute, I don't ever wanna wake up
I'll leave the heartache in the back of the car
It's not that you have never looked straight through me
No running circles like a bug in a jar
And make me leave you, only see me
'Cause I am invisible to you, invisible to you
I'm lost in the crowd again
I'll go down in history all over the world
As the invisible girl
Yeah, I am invisible to you, invisible to you
I'm lost in the crowd again
I'll go down in history all over the world
As the invisible girl
Train Wreck lyrics - Kasey Chambers
You're like a train wreck, baby, you're making me crazy
Nobody can save me now
It's like a bottleneck pile of your dump from high up
And you landed on your feet somehow
Odeley, I'm on a one way route
Odeley, I got no way out
You're like a train wreck, honey, for all of the money
I would never wanna do it again
It's like a storm a-coming at a hundred and one
On a scale from zero to ten
Odeley, I'm on a one way route
Odeley, I got no way out
Rolling, rolling down and down
Rolling, rolling down and down
Rolling, rolling down
You're like a train wreck, baby, you're making me crazy
Nobody can save me now
Like a bottleneck pile of your dump from high up
And you landed on your feet somehow
Odeley, I'm on a one way route
Odeley, I got no way out, out, out
Nobody can save me now
It's like a bottleneck pile of your dump from high up
And you landed on your feet somehow
Odeley, I'm on a one way route
Odeley, I got no way out
You're like a train wreck, honey, for all of the money
I would never wanna do it again
It's like a storm a-coming at a hundred and one
On a scale from zero to ten
Odeley, I'm on a one way route
Odeley, I got no way out
Rolling, rolling down and down
Rolling, rolling down and down
Rolling, rolling down
You're like a train wreck, baby, you're making me crazy
Nobody can save me now
Like a bottleneck pile of your dump from high up
And you landed on your feet somehow
Odeley, I'm on a one way route
Odeley, I got no way out, out, out
The Stupid Things I Do lyrics - Kasey Chambers
Drift into space like a moth to a flame
Talking too much but forgetting my name
These are the stupid things that I do
'Cause I love you
Stand in the corner, counting down sleeps
Holding my breath and I'm playing for keeps
These are the stupid things that I do
'Cause I love you
I love you all, I love you all
I love you all, I love you all
I love you
Mix all my words up and say it all wrong
Don't see enough but I stare way too long
These are the stupid things that I do
'Cause I love you
I tilt my head back and flutter my eyes
Hide my mistakes and believe all my lies
These are the stupid things that I do
'Cause I love you
I love you all, I love you all
I love you all, I love you all
I love you
Talking too much but forgetting my name
These are the stupid things that I do
'Cause I love you
Stand in the corner, counting down sleeps
Holding my breath and I'm playing for keeps
These are the stupid things that I do
'Cause I love you
I love you all, I love you all
I love you all, I love you all
I love you
Mix all my words up and say it all wrong
Don't see enough but I stare way too long
These are the stupid things that I do
'Cause I love you
I tilt my head back and flutter my eyes
Hide my mistakes and believe all my lies
These are the stupid things that I do
'Cause I love you
I love you all, I love you all
I love you all, I love you all
I love you
Rattlin' Bones lyrics - Kasey Chambers (with Shane Nicholson)
Smoke don't rise
Fuel don't burn
Sun don't shine no more
Late one night, sorrow come round
Scratching at my door
But I cut my hands
And break my back
Draggin' this bag of stones
Till they bury me down, beneath the ground
With the dust and rattlin' bones
[Shane] Left my home and left my love
[Kasey] Caught on a rusty nail
[Shane] Devil rose up, heavy with gold
[Kasey] My soul's not for sale
[Shane] Then a holy man in a house of God
[Kasey] He offered me a book of prayer
[Shane] And when I left my home I left my love
[Both] I left my faith back there
Smoke don't rise
Fuel don't burn
Sun don't shine no more
Late one night, sorrow come round
Scratchin' at my door
But I cut my hands
And break my back
Draggin' this bag of stones
Till they bury me down, beneath the ground
With the dust and rattlin' bones
[Shane] Shuttin' my eyes and hang my head
[Kasey] Darkness makes no sound
[Shane] Climb it up, bottom there
[Kasey] Earth's on the way back down
[Shane] When a sadness falls on the morning bird
[Kasey] Wonder what the day will bring
[Shane] But I'm shuttin' my eyes and hang my head
[Both] At least that bird can sing
Smoke don't rise
Fuel don't burn
Sun don't shine no more
Late one night, sorrow come round
Scratchin' at my door
But I cut my hands
And break my back
Draggin' this bag of stones
Till they bury me down, beneath the ground
With the dust and rattlin' bones
Till they bury me down, beneath the ground
With the dust and rattlin' bones
Fuel don't burn
Sun don't shine no more
Late one night, sorrow come round
Scratching at my door
But I cut my hands
And break my back
Draggin' this bag of stones
Till they bury me down, beneath the ground
With the dust and rattlin' bones
[Shane] Left my home and left my love
[Kasey] Caught on a rusty nail
[Shane] Devil rose up, heavy with gold
[Kasey] My soul's not for sale
[Shane] Then a holy man in a house of God
[Kasey] He offered me a book of prayer
[Shane] And when I left my home I left my love
[Both] I left my faith back there
Smoke don't rise
Fuel don't burn
Sun don't shine no more
Late one night, sorrow come round
Scratchin' at my door
But I cut my hands
And break my back
Draggin' this bag of stones
Till they bury me down, beneath the ground
With the dust and rattlin' bones
[Shane] Shuttin' my eyes and hang my head
[Kasey] Darkness makes no sound
[Shane] Climb it up, bottom there
[Kasey] Earth's on the way back down
[Shane] When a sadness falls on the morning bird
[Kasey] Wonder what the day will bring
[Shane] But I'm shuttin' my eyes and hang my head
[Both] At least that bird can sing
Smoke don't rise
Fuel don't burn
Sun don't shine no more
Late one night, sorrow come round
Scratchin' at my door
But I cut my hands
And break my back
Draggin' this bag of stones
Till they bury me down, beneath the ground
With the dust and rattlin' bones
Till they bury me down, beneath the ground
With the dust and rattlin' bones
Once In A While lyrics - Kasey Chambers (with Shane Nicholson)
If I wasn't all you wanted
If I wasn't even close
Only hope that I made you smile
Maybe more then once in a while
If you never felt the blessing
If you only made it through
I only hope that I made you smile
Maybe more then once in a while
If we sleep right through the ending
If we slowly fade away
I'll only hope I went that extra mile
Maybe more then once in a while
I only hope that i made you smile
maybe more thne once in a while
maybe more then once in a while
If I wasn't even close
Only hope that I made you smile
Maybe more then once in a while
If you never felt the blessing
If you only made it through
I only hope that I made you smile
Maybe more then once in a while
If we sleep right through the ending
If we slowly fade away
I'll only hope I went that extra mile
Maybe more then once in a while
I only hope that i made you smile
maybe more thne once in a while
maybe more then once in a while
Sweetest Waste Of Time lyrics - Kasey Chambers (with Shane Nicholson)
If you don't see me, caught in your wire
If you don't hear me, outside your door
If all this waiting, just leaves me wanting
You still would be, the sweetest waste of time
[Shane] If I could learn
[Kasey] The ways of your mind
[Shane] If I could burn
[Kasey] A hole in your cold heart
[Shane] Everytime,
[Kasey] I called your name
If you don't need me, when you get lonely
If you don't want me, to call your own
If all this hoping, just leaves me hurting
You still would be the sweetest waste of time
[Shane] If you could find
[Kasey] A way through the dark
[Shane] If you could shine
[Kasey] A light on my cold heart
[Shane] Everytime,
[Kasey] I lost my way
If you don't see me, caught in your wire
If you don't hear me, outside your door
If all this wanting, just leaves me waiting
You still would be the sweetest waste of time
You still would be the sweetest waste of time
If you don't hear me, outside your door
If all this waiting, just leaves me wanting
You still would be, the sweetest waste of time
[Shane] If I could learn
[Kasey] The ways of your mind
[Shane] If I could burn
[Kasey] A hole in your cold heart
[Shane] Everytime,
[Kasey] I called your name
If you don't need me, when you get lonely
If you don't want me, to call your own
If all this hoping, just leaves me hurting
You still would be the sweetest waste of time
[Shane] If you could find
[Kasey] A way through the dark
[Shane] If you could shine
[Kasey] A light on my cold heart
[Shane] Everytime,
[Kasey] I lost my way
If you don't see me, caught in your wire
If you don't hear me, outside your door
If all this wanting, just leaves me waiting
You still would be the sweetest waste of time
You still would be the sweetest waste of time
Monkey On A Wire lyrics - Kasey Chambers (with Shane Nicholson)
They make no sounds, They ring no bell
Leaving no traces, They got no tales to tell
They find no home, They make no love
Casting no shadow while balancing above
Oh oh here I go me and my desire
Everyones got their own monkey on a wire
Oh oh down below, leader of the choir
is waiting for the next monkey on a wire
They keep no fear, no second prize
Walking like Jesus with voodoo in their eyes
They come in green, they leave in black
Holding dead roses with bullets in their backs
Oh oh here I go me and my desire
Everyones got their own monkey on a wire
Oh oh down below, wrapped up in the fire
Waiting for the next monkey on a wire
They make no sound, they ring no bell
Walking like Jesus goin straight-on into hell
Oh oh there you go, you and your desire
Everyones got their own monkey on a wire
Oh oh down below, leader of the choir
Is waiting for the next monkey on a wire
Oh oh down below, wrapped up in the fire
Waiting for the next monkey on a wire
Waiting for the next monkey on a wire
Waiting for the next monkey on a wire
Leaving no traces, They got no tales to tell
They find no home, They make no love
Casting no shadow while balancing above
Oh oh here I go me and my desire
Everyones got their own monkey on a wire
Oh oh down below, leader of the choir
is waiting for the next monkey on a wire
They keep no fear, no second prize
Walking like Jesus with voodoo in their eyes
They come in green, they leave in black
Holding dead roses with bullets in their backs
Oh oh here I go me and my desire
Everyones got their own monkey on a wire
Oh oh down below, wrapped up in the fire
Waiting for the next monkey on a wire
They make no sound, they ring no bell
Walking like Jesus goin straight-on into hell
Oh oh there you go, you and your desire
Everyones got their own monkey on a wire
Oh oh down below, leader of the choir
Is waiting for the next monkey on a wire
Oh oh down below, wrapped up in the fire
Waiting for the next monkey on a wire
Waiting for the next monkey on a wire
Waiting for the next monkey on a wire
One More Year lyrics - Kasey Chambers (with Shane Nicholson)
He was walking across the wire
Holding a loaded gun
Taking out every lightbulb
One by one
And she was building brand new walls
To keep her safe and sound
Sometimes a place to live
Is just a place to hide
One more year
One more year
Let's hold our breath
And give it just
One more year
Well he was sparks and gasoline
All fire and command
The warmest comfort dies
In the coldest hands
And she was two steps from the edge
But holding on somehow
Even God himself couldn't blame her now
One more year
One more year
Let's hold our breath
And give it just
One more year
Now he's working on a plan
Learning to make her smile
Maybe a change of pace
Or a change of style
And she's walking across the wire
Holding a loaded gun
Hoping that what we feel
Ain't what we've become
One more year
One more year
Let's hold our breath
And give it just
One more year
Holding a loaded gun
Taking out every lightbulb
One by one
And she was building brand new walls
To keep her safe and sound
Sometimes a place to live
Is just a place to hide
One more year
One more year
Let's hold our breath
And give it just
One more year
Well he was sparks and gasoline
All fire and command
The warmest comfort dies
In the coldest hands
And she was two steps from the edge
But holding on somehow
Even God himself couldn't blame her now
One more year
One more year
Let's hold our breath
And give it just
One more year
Now he's working on a plan
Learning to make her smile
Maybe a change of pace
Or a change of style
And she's walking across the wire
Holding a loaded gun
Hoping that what we feel
Ain't what we've become
One more year
One more year
Let's hold our breath
And give it just
One more year
The House That Never Was lyrics - Kasey Chambers (with Shane Nicholson)
1,2,1,2,3
Got no nails, in the floor
Got no hinges on the door
Empty frames on the walls
Ain't no ghost in the halls
You can build with earth and stone
Make a place of your own
But the house that has no love
Is the house that never was
Got no dog, on the stair
Got no car, in the shed
Ain't no number, on the sign
Ain't no bird up on the power line
You can build with earth and stone
Make a place of your own
But the house that has no love
Is the house that never was
Wind dont blow through the trees
No one comes and no one leaves
You can live anywhere
But it don't mean you're really there
You can build with earth and stone
Make a place of your own
But the house that has no love
Is the house that never was
Yeah the house that has no love
Is the house that never was
Got no nails, in the floor
Got no hinges on the door
Empty frames on the walls
Ain't no ghost in the halls
You can build with earth and stone
Make a place of your own
But the house that has no love
Is the house that never was
Got no dog, on the stair
Got no car, in the shed
Ain't no number, on the sign
Ain't no bird up on the power line
You can build with earth and stone
Make a place of your own
But the house that has no love
Is the house that never was
Wind dont blow through the trees
No one comes and no one leaves
You can live anywhere
But it don't mean you're really there
You can build with earth and stone
Make a place of your own
But the house that has no love
Is the house that never was
Yeah the house that has no love
Is the house that never was
Wildflower lyrics - Kasey Chambers (with Shane Nicholson)
I'm a wildflower by the highway,
Up against the rain
I'm an old man, growing tired,
Getting used to the pain,
I'm a wildflower in a garden,
Tended everyday,
I'm an old dog, hard to love,
And even harder to change.
But it's no time to be slowing down,
It's no time to be turning 'round,
You could blow a hole right through this town
If I don't ever let you down,
I'm a wildflower by the streetlight
Where the night begins,
I'm an old house, barely breathing,
As the walls fall in.
But it's no time to be slowing down,
It's no time to be turning 'round,
You could blow a hole right through this town
If I don't ever let you down,
I'm a wildflower, and I'm an old man.
There's so much in between
And it's no time to be standing by
it's no time to be asking why
You could blow a hole right through this town
If I don't let you down,
Up against the rain
I'm an old man, growing tired,
Getting used to the pain,
I'm a wildflower in a garden,
Tended everyday,
I'm an old dog, hard to love,
And even harder to change.
But it's no time to be slowing down,
It's no time to be turning 'round,
You could blow a hole right through this town
If I don't ever let you down,
I'm a wildflower by the streetlight
Where the night begins,
I'm an old house, barely breathing,
As the walls fall in.
But it's no time to be slowing down,
It's no time to be turning 'round,
You could blow a hole right through this town
If I don't ever let you down,
I'm a wildflower, and I'm an old man.
There's so much in between
And it's no time to be standing by
it's no time to be asking why
You could blow a hole right through this town
If I don't let you down,
No One Hurts Up Here lyrics - Kasey Chambers (with Shane Nicholson)
No one cries up here
No one cries up here
Shed your burden out of your tear
No one cries up here
No one hurts up here
No one hurts up here
Sorrow fades and disappears
No one hurts up here
No one fails up here
No one fails up here
Have no worry, have no fear
No one fails up here
No one hurts up here
No one hurts up here
Raise your weary head my dear
No one hurts up here
No one cries up here
Shed your burden out of your tear
No one cries up here
No one hurts up here
No one hurts up here
Sorrow fades and disappears
No one hurts up here
No one fails up here
No one fails up here
Have no worry, have no fear
No one fails up here
No one hurts up here
No one hurts up here
Raise your weary head my dear
No one hurts up here
The Devil's Inside My Head lyrics - Kasey Chambers (with Shane Nicholson)
[K] I had a dream I was lost at sea,
Sorrow's cloud came down on me
Stranded out on a boat made of fire,
running on desire
[T] Lord have mercy on my every sin
Hold my head up while the water comes in
"Hallelujah", I heard you call
but no one came at all.
Then I woke
In my bed
And I cried out
[K] The Devil's inside my head
[T] I had a dream I was crucified
hung my head as the town folk cry
I gave my life to save my soul
But the devil took them both
Then I woke
In my bed
And I cried out
[K] The Devil's inside my head
[T] I had a dream I was in my grave
Made my way to the Pearly Gates
[K] Underneath opened up and I fell
[T] Down to the gates of Hell
Then I woke
In my bed
And I cried out
[K] The Devil's inside my head
[T] Then I woke
In my bed
And I cried out
[K] The Devil's inside my head
Sorrow's cloud came down on me
Stranded out on a boat made of fire,
running on desire
[T] Lord have mercy on my every sin
Hold my head up while the water comes in
"Hallelujah", I heard you call
but no one came at all.
Then I woke
In my bed
And I cried out
[K] The Devil's inside my head
[T] I had a dream I was crucified
hung my head as the town folk cry
I gave my life to save my soul
But the devil took them both
Then I woke
In my bed
And I cried out
[K] The Devil's inside my head
[T] I had a dream I was in my grave
Made my way to the Pearly Gates
[K] Underneath opened up and I fell
[T] Down to the gates of Hell
Then I woke
In my bed
And I cried out
[K] The Devil's inside my head
[T] Then I woke
In my bed
And I cried out
[K] The Devil's inside my head
Sleeping Cold lyrics - Kasey Chambers (with Shane Nicholson)
Will you rise or will you fall?
Will you walk or will you crawl?
Will you dream in black and white
When you're sleeping cold tonight?
Will you bend or will you break?
Will you give or will you take?
Will no angel shine no light?
And leave you sleeping cold tonight
Way o Way, way o way, o way o why
Way o Way, way o way, o way o why
Will you stand or will you turn?
Will you teach or will you learn?
When your demons rise above
You'll be sleeping cold my love
Would you stay or would you leave?
Would you fail or would you believe?
Would you stand your ground and fight
When I'm sleeping cold tonight?
Would we know what's wrong or right
If we're sleeping cold tonight?
Way o Way, way o way, o way o why
Way o Way, way o way, o way o why
Will you walk or will you crawl?
Will you dream in black and white
When you're sleeping cold tonight?
Will you bend or will you break?
Will you give or will you take?
Will no angel shine no light?
And leave you sleeping cold tonight
Way o Way, way o way, o way o why
Way o Way, way o way, o way o why
Will you stand or will you turn?
Will you teach or will you learn?
When your demons rise above
You'll be sleeping cold my love
Would you stay or would you leave?
Would you fail or would you believe?
Would you stand your ground and fight
When I'm sleeping cold tonight?
Would we know what's wrong or right
If we're sleeping cold tonight?
Way o Way, way o way, o way o why
Way o Way, way o way, o way o why
Adeline lyrics - Kasey Chambers (with Shane Nicholson)
[Kasey] Poor Adeline, Poor Adeline
[Together] Where's your heart? Where's your mind?
[Kasey] First in the crowd, last in the line
[Together] The world can be so unkind
[Kasey] The winds gunna blow, the rains gunna call
[Together] Where do you hide? Where do you run?
[Kasey] Poor Adeline, Poor Adeline
[Together] Where's your heart? Where's your mind?
[Together] Oh how a girl can fade away
Black and blue and shades of grey
Whose gunna save you now?
[Kasey] Poor Adeline, Poor Adeline
[Together]T ake a rest, take your time
[Kasey] You'll never know, you'll never find
[Together] All you took, you left behind
[Kasey] The winds gunna blow, the rains gunna call
[Together] Where can I stand? One by one
[Kasey] Poor Adeline, Poor Adeline
[Together] Where's your heart? Where's your mind?
[Together] Oh how a girl can fade away
Black and blue and shades of grey
Whose gunna save you now?
[Together] Poor Adeline, Poor Adeline
Where do you run? Where do you hide?
Poor Adeline, Poor Adeline
Where's your heart? Where's your mind?
Oh how a girl can fade away
Black and blue and shades of grey
Oh what a mess you've made today
Whose gunna save you, now?
[Together] Where's your heart? Where's your mind?
[Kasey] First in the crowd, last in the line
[Together] The world can be so unkind
[Kasey] The winds gunna blow, the rains gunna call
[Together] Where do you hide? Where do you run?
[Kasey] Poor Adeline, Poor Adeline
[Together] Where's your heart? Where's your mind?
[Together] Oh how a girl can fade away
Black and blue and shades of grey
Whose gunna save you now?
[Kasey] Poor Adeline, Poor Adeline
[Together]T ake a rest, take your time
[Kasey] You'll never know, you'll never find
[Together] All you took, you left behind
[Kasey] The winds gunna blow, the rains gunna call
[Together] Where can I stand? One by one
[Kasey] Poor Adeline, Poor Adeline
[Together] Where's your heart? Where's your mind?
[Together] Oh how a girl can fade away
Black and blue and shades of grey
Whose gunna save you now?
[Together] Poor Adeline, Poor Adeline
Where do you run? Where do you hide?
Poor Adeline, Poor Adeline
Where's your heart? Where's your mind?
Oh how a girl can fade away
Black and blue and shades of grey
Oh what a mess you've made today
Whose gunna save you, now?
Jackson Hole lyrics - Kasey Chambers (with Shane Nicholson)
I'll trade those city lights and crowded sky's
Roll down Snake River with a box full of flies
Come on White Water make this old girl sing
And teach this young girl how to Western Swing
Life's gonna be better now Better in Jackson Hole
No California dreaming, anymore,
I'll put Wyoming out of my back Door
Life's gonna be better now Better in Jackson Hole
Get a little bit of Rise and fall
Get a little bit of Rise and fall
Don't take no wedding ring, Don't set no Trap
We're chasing freedom at the end of the Map
Life's gonna be better now,
Better in Jackson Hole
Get a little bit of Rise and fall
Get a little bit of Rise and fall
Life's gonna be better now
Better in Jackson Hole
Roll down Snake River with a box full of flies
Come on White Water make this old girl sing
And teach this young girl how to Western Swing
Life's gonna be better now Better in Jackson Hole
No California dreaming, anymore,
I'll put Wyoming out of my back Door
Life's gonna be better now Better in Jackson Hole
Get a little bit of Rise and fall
Get a little bit of Rise and fall
Don't take no wedding ring, Don't set no Trap
We're chasing freedom at the end of the Map
Life's gonna be better now,
Better in Jackson Hole
Get a little bit of Rise and fall
Get a little bit of Rise and fall
Life's gonna be better now
Better in Jackson Hole
Your Day Will Come lyrics - Kasey Chambers (with Shane Nicholson)
It's a long long way to home again,
Carryin' a heavy load.
Wake God's child before the dawn,
Pure as a pot o' gold.
And when you go to sleep at night,
Tell me whether demons come
And drag you down with both hands
To where it's hotter than the burnin' sun.
How far can you run?
When the darkness falls around me,
I can hear the wind blow.
Wailin' through the pine tree,
Ghost of a troubled soul.
Everything that goes around,
Comes around in time.
Don't wait on redemption,
It's never gonna take your side!
How long can you hide?
[fiddle solo]
Blackbird on a high wire,
Afraid of what he saw.
Named their only witness,
He won't sing any more.
And when you go to sleep at night,
Tell me whether demons come,
And drag your soul down below
How far can you run?
Soon your day will come!
Soon your day will come!
Carryin' a heavy load.
Wake God's child before the dawn,
Pure as a pot o' gold.
And when you go to sleep at night,
Tell me whether demons come
And drag you down with both hands
To where it's hotter than the burnin' sun.
How far can you run?
When the darkness falls around me,
I can hear the wind blow.
Wailin' through the pine tree,
Ghost of a troubled soul.
Everything that goes around,
Comes around in time.
Don't wait on redemption,
It's never gonna take your side!
How long can you hide?
[fiddle solo]
Blackbird on a high wire,
Afraid of what he saw.
Named their only witness,
He won't sing any more.
And when you go to sleep at night,
Tell me whether demons come,
And drag your soul down below
How far can you run?
Soon your day will come!
Soon your day will come!
Woe Is Mine lyrics - Kasey Chambers (with Shane Nicholson)
Oh, woe is mine
Oh, woe is mine
Dark days a-coming
Lord, woe is mine
Poor lonesome boy
Poor lonesome boy
Dark days a-coming
Oh, lonesome boy
Seen no guiding light
Seen no holy sign
Where's my Kingdom Come?
Oh, Lord woe is mine
One burning tear
One burning tear
Brought down a mountain
One burning tear
Poor lonesome boy
Poor lonesome boy
Bring down a mountain
Oh, lonesome boy
Seen no guiding light
Seen no holy sign
Where's my Kingdom Come?
Oh, Lord woe is mine
Ain't no saints in white
Ain't no bread of wine
Ain't no Kingdom Come
Oh, Lord woe is mine
Oh, woe is mine
Dark days a-coming
Lord, woe is mine
Poor lonesome boy
Poor lonesome boy
Dark days a-coming
Oh, lonesome boy
Seen no guiding light
Seen no holy sign
Where's my Kingdom Come?
Oh, Lord woe is mine
One burning tear
One burning tear
Brought down a mountain
One burning tear
Poor lonesome boy
Poor lonesome boy
Bring down a mountain
Oh, lonesome boy
Seen no guiding light
Seen no holy sign
Where's my Kingdom Come?
Oh, Lord woe is mine
Ain't no saints in white
Ain't no bread of wine
Ain't no Kingdom Come
Oh, Lord woe is mine
Colour Of A Carnival lyrics - Kasey Chambers
I live in a circle
Runnin around and around and around and around
Walk over the wire
Pullin me down and me down and me down
Sink under the water
Fadin away and away and away
Crash into the wall if
Only you stayed if you stayed if you stayed if you stayed
Hey Hey Hey
If only you stayed
Hey Hey Hey
[Chorus]
It coulda been the colour of a carinval
It coulda been the light in the dark
It coulda been the blaze of glory
That keeps us all from falling apart
It coulda been better
It coulda been bigger
Everything that I need
It coulda been me
I stand in the corner
Callin your name and your name and your name and your name
Try tellin myself
I was never to blame and to blame and to blame and to blame
Fall down to my knees
I'm slippin away and away and away and away
Break under the strain if
Only you stayed and you stayed and you stayed
Hey Hey Hey
If only you stayed
Hey Hey Hey
[Chorus]
It coulda been me, it coulda been me, it coulda been me
[Chorus]
It coulda been me, it coulda been me, hey hey hey, it shoulda been me, hey hey hey
Sign On The Door lyrics - Kasey Chambers
I'm a believer
I paid for my sin
Stand over the water
Watch my ship come in
I was blind but now I see
It was right there in front of me
I was the reason
For the perfect mess
I covered up my failure and called it happiness
I been untrue
I been unkind
Then you come in like the lightnin' from the sky
Pickin' up the pieces in the middle of the night
I cried oh baby
I'm broken
Theres a price youre gonna pay
You jumped in the fire, you saved me any way
[Chorus]
Open up the up the sky
All gather around
Praise the lord and
Take a look at what i found
(I got a) love thats as big as raging storm
I got walls coming down that I need no more
I got a sign on the door that says
Lonely don't live here anymore
There was a moment i prayed for my soul
(I was) Crawlin' and hiding in a
Deep dark hole
I cried in the morning
I cried in the night
I was a drifter
Caught in the wind
Prepared to lose but I was
Tryin to win and I was breakin all the records on givin in
Then you came in like the lightnin from the sky
Picking up the pieces in the middle of the night
I cried oh baby I'm broken
Theres a price you're gonna pay
You jumped in the fire, you saved me any way
[Chorus]
Then you came round while I was walkin on the wire
Stood there underneath me
And you saved me from the fire
And God might be the king
In the land of the free
But you're the blessed saviour
You're the one I need
[Chorus]
I paid for my sin
Stand over the water
Watch my ship come in
I was blind but now I see
It was right there in front of me
I was the reason
For the perfect mess
I covered up my failure and called it happiness
I been untrue
I been unkind
Then you come in like the lightnin' from the sky
Pickin' up the pieces in the middle of the night
I cried oh baby
I'm broken
Theres a price youre gonna pay
You jumped in the fire, you saved me any way
[Chorus]
Open up the up the sky
All gather around
Praise the lord and
Take a look at what i found
(I got a) love thats as big as raging storm
I got walls coming down that I need no more
I got a sign on the door that says
Lonely don't live here anymore
There was a moment i prayed for my soul
(I was) Crawlin' and hiding in a
Deep dark hole
I cried in the morning
I cried in the night
I was a drifter
Caught in the wind
Prepared to lose but I was
Tryin to win and I was breakin all the records on givin in
Then you came in like the lightnin from the sky
Picking up the pieces in the middle of the night
I cried oh baby I'm broken
Theres a price you're gonna pay
You jumped in the fire, you saved me any way
[Chorus]
Then you came round while I was walkin on the wire
Stood there underneath me
And you saved me from the fire
And God might be the king
In the land of the free
But you're the blessed saviour
You're the one I need
[Chorus]
The Rain lyrics - Kasey Chambers
I will try to break
Every habit that holds me
I will try to make everyone happy again
I will try to take anything you can throw at me
I will let the rain come in
I will try to face everything that scares me
I will try to trace
Everywhere that I've been
I will try to wait for all of the hearts to be mended
I will let the rain come in
[Chorus]
And if I try too hard
Or maybe not hard enough
I'll be the one who says
Its all gonna be OK
And if it all falls down well its never gonna really matter
Because the rain washes everything away
I will try to breathe
Deeper than all of the oceans
I will try to see
The battle instead of the win
I will try to leave
All that I've wasted behind me
I will let the rain come in
[Chorus]
La da da da da...
[Chorus x2]
Yeah the rain washes everything away, la da da da da
Every habit that holds me
I will try to make everyone happy again
I will try to take anything you can throw at me
I will let the rain come in
I will try to face everything that scares me
I will try to trace
Everywhere that I've been
I will try to wait for all of the hearts to be mended
I will let the rain come in
[Chorus]
And if I try too hard
Or maybe not hard enough
I'll be the one who says
Its all gonna be OK
And if it all falls down well its never gonna really matter
Because the rain washes everything away
I will try to breathe
Deeper than all of the oceans
I will try to see
The battle instead of the win
I will try to leave
All that I've wasted behind me
I will let the rain come in
[Chorus]
La da da da da...
[Chorus x2]
Yeah the rain washes everything away, la da da da da
Light Up A Candle lyrics - Kasey Chambers
You call me baby with that look in your eye
A poster child for the mojo fly
You click your fingers and they fall at your feet
Well I'm drivin' home but it ain't your street
I wont be cryin' in the middle of the night
No countin' sheep and the bugs wont bite
Fresh as a daisy when I wake up in the morn
It wasn't yesterday that I was born
[Chorus]
Light up a candle and let it burn out
You say forever and I say for now
It's not a wheelin' and dealin'
Its just feelin you out
And baby I don't need you around
Well you say your loves as deep as a bottomless hole
Your promise you'll keep until your blood runs cold
You'll tell me I'm the only one in your world
But I know you say that to all the girls
[Chorus x2]
No baby I don't need you around, no baby I don't need you around
A poster child for the mojo fly
You click your fingers and they fall at your feet
Well I'm drivin' home but it ain't your street
I wont be cryin' in the middle of the night
No countin' sheep and the bugs wont bite
Fresh as a daisy when I wake up in the morn
It wasn't yesterday that I was born
[Chorus]
Light up a candle and let it burn out
You say forever and I say for now
It's not a wheelin' and dealin'
Its just feelin you out
And baby I don't need you around
Well you say your loves as deep as a bottomless hole
Your promise you'll keep until your blood runs cold
You'll tell me I'm the only one in your world
But I know you say that to all the girls
[Chorus x2]
No baby I don't need you around, no baby I don't need you around
Hard Road lyrics - Kasey Chambers
There's a fire on the mountain
There's a fire in my soul
There's a sign on the highway
It's a hard road
There's a break in a heart
There's a break in a bone
There's a ghost in the dark
It's a hard road
There's blood in the kitchen
In the shape of a sin
There's a ship in the water
But it ain't coming in
There's a fall of an angel
At the end of the show
But who's gonna save my soul
It's a hard road
There's a heavy jacket
There's a heavy load
There's a weight on my shoulders
It's a hard road
There's a howl at the backdoor
There's a howl in the cold
There's a broken bottle
It's a hard road
There's blood in the kitchen
In the shape of a sin
There's a ship in the water
But it ain't coming in
There's a fall of an angel
At the end of the show
But who's gonna save my soul
It's a hard road
There's a strange feeling coming over me
Hollow eyes misery
There's someone at the backdoor
There's someone in the cold
God save my soul
It's a hard road
There's a fire in my soul
There's a sign on the highway
It's a hard road
There's a break in a heart
There's a break in a bone
There's a ghost in the dark
It's a hard road
There's blood in the kitchen
In the shape of a sin
There's a ship in the water
But it ain't coming in
There's a fall of an angel
At the end of the show
But who's gonna save my soul
It's a hard road
There's a heavy jacket
There's a heavy load
There's a weight on my shoulders
It's a hard road
There's a howl at the backdoor
There's a howl in the cold
There's a broken bottle
It's a hard road
There's blood in the kitchen
In the shape of a sin
There's a ship in the water
But it ain't coming in
There's a fall of an angel
At the end of the show
But who's gonna save my soul
It's a hard road
There's a strange feeling coming over me
Hollow eyes misery
There's someone at the backdoor
There's someone in the cold
God save my soul
It's a hard road
Nothing At All lyrics - Kasey Chambers
One was the light in a candle
Two was the colour of the rain
Three was a fall in deeper
Four was a cry and shame
Five was a shiver in the winter
Six was a losing card
Seven was the hope I would never fall too hard
One was a breath under water
Two was a crash and burn
Three was a ghost of the lover
Four was a lot to learn
Five was the livin' in a cradle
Six was a mercy cry
Seven was the hope you would never say goodbye
[Chorus]
You win
I lose
You leave with nothin' to prove
You rise, I fall
I leave with nothing
Nothing at all
One was a faith in a sorrow
Two was a waste of a dream
Three was a life in a bottle
Four was the last to believe
Five was a break in the weather
Six was back to the start
Seven was the hope it would never go this far
[Chorus]
I was your waste time
You were my angel wing
I was your falling star
You were my everything
[Chorus x2]
Nothing at all, Nothing at all
Nothing at all, Nothing at all
Two was the colour of the rain
Three was a fall in deeper
Four was a cry and shame
Five was a shiver in the winter
Six was a losing card
Seven was the hope I would never fall too hard
One was a breath under water
Two was a crash and burn
Three was a ghost of the lover
Four was a lot to learn
Five was the livin' in a cradle
Six was a mercy cry
Seven was the hope you would never say goodbye
[Chorus]
You win
I lose
You leave with nothin' to prove
You rise, I fall
I leave with nothing
Nothing at all
One was a faith in a sorrow
Two was a waste of a dream
Three was a life in a bottle
Four was the last to believe
Five was a break in the weather
Six was back to the start
Seven was the hope it would never go this far
[Chorus]
I was your waste time
You were my angel wing
I was your falling star
You were my everything
[Chorus x2]
Nothing at all, Nothing at all
Nothing at all, Nothing at all
Railroad lyrics - Kasey Chambers
Your mother don't cry
Your daddy don't go
The spies don't let the government know
The water don't rise
Living on the railroad
Your brother don't lie
Your lover don't cheat
The ground wont fall
From under your feet and the wind don't blow
Livin on the railroad
Living on the railroad, living on the railroad
Your colour don't fade
Your sorrow don't show
The shadow don't follow wherever you go
The butter don't melt livin' on the railroad
Your cards don't lose
Your brakes don't fail
The rain comes down to cover your trail
But the wind don't blow living on the railroad
Living on the railroad, living on the railroad
Living on the railroad, living on the railroad
Thunder, lightening,
Stealing, fighting
Crashing, cryin, breakin', dyin',
Failing, fallin', lyin'
Greed
These are the things I never see
Living on the railroad, living on the railroad
Living on the railroad, living on the railroad.....
Your daddy don't go
The spies don't let the government know
The water don't rise
Living on the railroad
Your brother don't lie
Your lover don't cheat
The ground wont fall
From under your feet and the wind don't blow
Livin on the railroad
Living on the railroad, living on the railroad
Your colour don't fade
Your sorrow don't show
The shadow don't follow wherever you go
The butter don't melt livin' on the railroad
Your cards don't lose
Your brakes don't fail
The rain comes down to cover your trail
But the wind don't blow living on the railroad
Living on the railroad, living on the railroad
Living on the railroad, living on the railroad
Thunder, lightening,
Stealing, fighting
Crashing, cryin, breakin', dyin',
Failing, fallin', lyin'
Greed
These are the things I never see
Living on the railroad, living on the railroad
Living on the railroad, living on the railroad.....
I Got You Now lyrics - Kasey Chambers
I got your love
I got your need
I got you wrapped around my finger like a glove
And i got you on your knees
Ya begging me darlin' please
I got your mind
I got your soul
I got you held up like a prisioner cryin' blind
But I got you in control
Baby lets rock and roll
[Chorus]
You better hide you conscience under the bed
You aint gonna get me outa your head
You think slipped through the cracks somehow
But I got you now
I got your heart
I got your blood
I got you boilin' up like water from the start
It's risin' like a flood
You're sticken to me like mud
I got your pain
I got your ache
I got you holdin' on with both hands to the chain
Like something's about to break
Baby how much can you take
[Chorus]
I got your love
I got your need
I got your mind
I got your soul
I got your heart
I got your blood
I got your pain
I got your ache
[Chorus]
I got you now, I got you now, I got you now....
I got your need
I got you wrapped around my finger like a glove
And i got you on your knees
Ya begging me darlin' please
I got your mind
I got your soul
I got you held up like a prisioner cryin' blind
But I got you in control
Baby lets rock and roll
[Chorus]
You better hide you conscience under the bed
You aint gonna get me outa your head
You think slipped through the cracks somehow
But I got you now
I got your heart
I got your blood
I got you boilin' up like water from the start
It's risin' like a flood
You're sticken to me like mud
I got your pain
I got your ache
I got you holdin' on with both hands to the chain
Like something's about to break
Baby how much can you take
[Chorus]
I got your love
I got your need
I got your mind
I got your soul
I got your heart
I got your blood
I got your pain
I got your ache
[Chorus]
I got you now, I got you now, I got you now....
Surrender lyrics - Kasey Chambers
It's not that I don't care
I know its here somewhere
But its more than I can bare to take
I lie awake at night
I never win the fight
Its an addiction I cant shake
Its overbearing me
Growing, flowing, showing
[Chorus]
I surrender, forever
I fold, I played the losing card
I'm under
Its over
I give it up its all too hard
It's not I'm unsure
I've heard it all before
But I cant help wanting more to keep
You just don't understand
The way I really am
Its all I ever can be
But underneath it all
I'm breaking, waking, shaking
[Chorus]
And now I face it all
I'm falling, crawling, stalling
[Chorus x2]
I know its here somewhere
But its more than I can bare to take
I lie awake at night
I never win the fight
Its an addiction I cant shake
Its overbearing me
Growing, flowing, showing
[Chorus]
I surrender, forever
I fold, I played the losing card
I'm under
Its over
I give it up its all too hard
It's not I'm unsure
I've heard it all before
But I cant help wanting more to keep
You just don't understand
The way I really am
Its all I ever can be
But underneath it all
I'm breaking, waking, shaking
[Chorus]
And now I face it all
I'm falling, crawling, stalling
[Chorus x2]
Dangerous lyrics - Kasey Chambers
Break break away from everything
Cut cut it up and start again
Know know there's nothin' in between
But anyway
How much did it ever really mean
I I was the keeper of the score
Blind blind and broken on the floor
You You were the solider in this war
But anyway
Was it it me that you were really looking for
[Chorus]
I am ashes
I am wreckage
I am careless
I am breaking
You are fearless
You're the saviour
We are dangerous
No more
Made made a mess of everything
Prayed prayed that it would never end
I I'm not angry bout a thing
But anyway
How much longer can you keep it in
Show show a side I'd never seen
Go go somewhere you're never been
Reach reach for something in between
But anyway
How much did it ever really mean
[Chorus]
After all that might have been
After all that could have been
After all that should have been
I'm falling in
[Chorus]
No more, no more, no more
Cut cut it up and start again
Know know there's nothin' in between
But anyway
How much did it ever really mean
I I was the keeper of the score
Blind blind and broken on the floor
You You were the solider in this war
But anyway
Was it it me that you were really looking for
[Chorus]
I am ashes
I am wreckage
I am careless
I am breaking
You are fearless
You're the saviour
We are dangerous
No more
Made made a mess of everything
Prayed prayed that it would never end
I I'm not angry bout a thing
But anyway
How much longer can you keep it in
Show show a side I'd never seen
Go go somewhere you're never been
Reach reach for something in between
But anyway
How much did it ever really mean
[Chorus]
After all that might have been
After all that could have been
After all that should have been
I'm falling in
[Chorus]
No more, no more, no more
You Make Me Sing lyrics - Kasey Chambers
You make the thunder start (a) rollin
You make the lightening cover the sky
You make the storm cloud hover over the hills
You make the water start rising high
You make the town folk run for cover
You make the animals run and hide
You make the light go dim like its suffering
You make the rain come outta the sky
You make the flowers die
You make the girls cry like a bird with a broken wing
But ya make me sing, ya make me sing
[Chorus]
Ya make me sing like a lone wolf howling
Ya make me sing like an angel fly
Make me sing like a church bell ringing to let you in
Oh you make me sing
You make the sun creep over the mountain
You make the darkness swallow the sky
You make the leaves turn brown in the spring time
You make the willow tree willin' to cry
You make the wind blow like a hurricane
You make the fire burn out of control
You make the water come in and the ship sink
You make the river too shallow to flow
You make the flowers die
You make the girls cry
Like a bird with a broken wing but ya make me sing
Ya make me sing
[Chorus]
oh oh oh I wanna shout it out
I wanna scream about
I want the whole world to hear
I got the earth shattering under my feet
And you ringin' in my ear
You make the flowers die
You make the girls cry like a bird with a broken wing
But ya make me sing, ya make me sing
[Chorus x2]
You make the lightening cover the sky
You make the storm cloud hover over the hills
You make the water start rising high
You make the town folk run for cover
You make the animals run and hide
You make the light go dim like its suffering
You make the rain come outta the sky
You make the flowers die
You make the girls cry like a bird with a broken wing
But ya make me sing, ya make me sing
[Chorus]
Ya make me sing like a lone wolf howling
Ya make me sing like an angel fly
Make me sing like a church bell ringing to let you in
Oh you make me sing
You make the sun creep over the mountain
You make the darkness swallow the sky
You make the leaves turn brown in the spring time
You make the willow tree willin' to cry
You make the wind blow like a hurricane
You make the fire burn out of control
You make the water come in and the ship sink
You make the river too shallow to flow
You make the flowers die
You make the girls cry
Like a bird with a broken wing but ya make me sing
Ya make me sing
[Chorus]
oh oh oh I wanna shout it out
I wanna scream about
I want the whole world to hear
I got the earth shattering under my feet
And you ringin' in my ear
You make the flowers die
You make the girls cry like a bird with a broken wing
But ya make me sing, ya make me sing
[Chorus x2]
Don't Look So Sad lyrics - Kasey Chambers
Sink or you can swim
But you can't change it now your fallin' in
So drift or you can fly
Just don't waste it all on
Reasons why, you break when you can mend
It's not that easy turnin' round again
I know it's hard to hear
But after all that's said and done it will disappear
[Chorus]
Don't look so sad
It's not that bad you know
I won't let go no
Don't look so sad, you know to go down easy is the hardest way to go
Laugh or you can cry
But know a million tears will always dry (so)
Face what you can't hide
You know it's waiting on the other side
So crash, and you can burn
You know there's always something there to learn
In time it goes away
But after all that's said and done it'll be ok
[Chorus]
It's all the same I know
When everything is sinking in
But, one day you'll wake to find it's
Best to leave it all behind
You're at the end so start again
[Chorus]
... It's the hardest way to go
But you can't change it now your fallin' in
So drift or you can fly
Just don't waste it all on
Reasons why, you break when you can mend
It's not that easy turnin' round again
I know it's hard to hear
But after all that's said and done it will disappear
[Chorus]
Don't look so sad
It's not that bad you know
I won't let go no
Don't look so sad, you know to go down easy is the hardest way to go
Laugh or you can cry
But know a million tears will always dry (so)
Face what you can't hide
You know it's waiting on the other side
So crash, and you can burn
You know there's always something there to learn
In time it goes away
But after all that's said and done it'll be ok
[Chorus]
It's all the same I know
When everything is sinking in
But, one day you'll wake to find it's
Best to leave it all behind
You're at the end so start again
[Chorus]
... It's the hardest way to go
Pony lyrics - Kasey Chambers
When I grow up I want a pony
I'm gonna ride her from dust til dawn
I'm gonna brush her mane
And feed her sugar cane
And keep her in safe from the storm
If I had a pony
I wonder could I be your girl
When I grow up I want a baby
I'm gonna name it after Ralph Stanley
And I sure won't mind if it cries all night
Just as long as it looks like me
If I had a baby
I wonder could I be your girl
Yodelay he yodeloh oh
You rock my world
Yodelay he yodeloh
When I grow up I wanna be your girl
When I grow up I want a cowboy
With dust all over his jeans
With a horse named Jack
And a ten-gallon hat
He is nice but looks so mean
If you were a cowboy
I wonder could I be your girl
When I grow up I'll be a lady
All my rings will be made of gold
I'll put flowers in my room
I'll wear perfume
I won't listen to rock n roll
If I was a lady
I wonder could I be your girl
I'm gonna ride her from dust til dawn
I'm gonna brush her mane
And feed her sugar cane
And keep her in safe from the storm
If I had a pony
I wonder could I be your girl
When I grow up I want a baby
I'm gonna name it after Ralph Stanley
And I sure won't mind if it cries all night
Just as long as it looks like me
If I had a baby
I wonder could I be your girl
Yodelay he yodeloh oh
You rock my world
Yodelay he yodeloh
When I grow up I wanna be your girl
When I grow up I want a cowboy
With dust all over his jeans
With a horse named Jack
And a ten-gallon hat
He is nice but looks so mean
If you were a cowboy
I wonder could I be your girl
When I grow up I'll be a lady
All my rings will be made of gold
I'll put flowers in my room
I'll wear perfume
I won't listen to rock n roll
If I was a lady
I wonder could I be your girl
Hollywood lyrics - Kasey Chambers
If I was in a movie
I would hold my head up high
And if I was in a movie
I would never be this shy
I would shout out loud and be so proud
Of what I have to say
And if I was in a movie
I would never let you get away
If I was in a movie
I would stand the test of time
If I was in a movie
I would get away with crime
I would run so fast
And always last the distance of the day
And if I was in a movie
I would never let you get away
[Chorus:]
This is not Hollywood
There is no camera in my room
This is not Hollywood
The flowers grow before they bloom
Well you can hide away when you walk in dusky light of night
This is not Hollywood
This is my life
If I was in a movie
I would never be this sad
If I was in a movie
I would have more than I have
I would show the world I'm just a girl
Who has so much to say
And if I was in a movie
I would never have let you get away
[Chorus:]
This is not Hollywood
There is no camera in my room
This is not Hollywood
The flowers grow before they bloom
Well you can hide away when you walk in dusky light of night
This is not Hollywood
This is my life
Yeah this is not Hollywood, this is my life
I would hold my head up high
And if I was in a movie
I would never be this shy
I would shout out loud and be so proud
Of what I have to say
And if I was in a movie
I would never let you get away
If I was in a movie
I would stand the test of time
If I was in a movie
I would get away with crime
I would run so fast
And always last the distance of the day
And if I was in a movie
I would never let you get away
[Chorus:]
This is not Hollywood
There is no camera in my room
This is not Hollywood
The flowers grow before they bloom
Well you can hide away when you walk in dusky light of night
This is not Hollywood
This is my life
If I was in a movie
I would never be this sad
If I was in a movie
I would have more than I have
I would show the world I'm just a girl
Who has so much to say
And if I was in a movie
I would never have let you get away
[Chorus:]
This is not Hollywood
There is no camera in my room
This is not Hollywood
The flowers grow before they bloom
Well you can hide away when you walk in dusky light of night
This is not Hollywood
This is my life
Yeah this is not Hollywood, this is my life
Stronger lyrics - Kasey Chambers
I'm a little bit stronger,
I'm a little bit wiser,
It's a little bit clearer in my mind.
I can shout a bit louder,
I can feel a bit prouder,
But nothing makes sense to me this time.
I'm a little bit older,
I'm a little bit surer,
I can fight a bit harder against the tide.
I can make it sound better,
Much better than sadder,
But nothing makes sense to me this time.
[CHORUS:]
I thought it was good, I thought it was fine,
I thought it was just a matter of time,
The sun would shine.
I held my breath, I covered my eyes,
Thought I was just clearing the skies,
The sun would shine.
I'm a little bit braver,
I'm a little bit wilder,
I can stand a bit closer to the light.
I can stand a bit taller,
Like I wouldn't fall over,
But nothing makes sense to me this time.
[CHORUS:]
I thought it was good, I thought it was fine,
I thought it was just a matter of time,
the sun would shine.
I held my breath, I covered my eyes,
Thought I was just clearing the skies,
The sun would shine.
[Bridge:]
If my collar fades to white
Should I hold my head up high
[Instrumental]
[CHORUS:]
I thought it was good, I thought it was fine,
I thought it was just a matter of time,
the sun would shine.
I held my breath, I covered my eyes,
Thought I was just clearing the skies,
The sun would shine.
I thought it was good, I thought it was fine,
I thought it was just a matter of time,
the sun would shine.
I held my breath, I covered my eyes,
Thought I was just clearing the skies,
The sun would shine.
I'm a little bit wiser,
It's a little bit clearer in my mind.
I can shout a bit louder,
I can feel a bit prouder,
But nothing makes sense to me this time.
I'm a little bit older,
I'm a little bit surer,
I can fight a bit harder against the tide.
I can make it sound better,
Much better than sadder,
But nothing makes sense to me this time.
[CHORUS:]
I thought it was good, I thought it was fine,
I thought it was just a matter of time,
The sun would shine.
I held my breath, I covered my eyes,
Thought I was just clearing the skies,
The sun would shine.
I'm a little bit braver,
I'm a little bit wilder,
I can stand a bit closer to the light.
I can stand a bit taller,
Like I wouldn't fall over,
But nothing makes sense to me this time.
[CHORUS:]
I thought it was good, I thought it was fine,
I thought it was just a matter of time,
the sun would shine.
I held my breath, I covered my eyes,
Thought I was just clearing the skies,
The sun would shine.
[Bridge:]
If my collar fades to white
Should I hold my head up high
[Instrumental]
[CHORUS:]
I thought it was good, I thought it was fine,
I thought it was just a matter of time,
the sun would shine.
I held my breath, I covered my eyes,
Thought I was just clearing the skies,
The sun would shine.
I thought it was good, I thought it was fine,
I thought it was just a matter of time,
the sun would shine.
I held my breath, I covered my eyes,
Thought I was just clearing the skies,
The sun would shine.
Bluebird lyrics - Kasey chambers
If I fall like rain
Will you still feel the same
Will you hold me and call out my name
If I'm lost in the crowd
Will you shout out loud
Will you take me to the other side of town
When that sun beats down
Will you stay
Will you turn around
And fly away
Like a bluebird tail wing
It sounds just like the angel singing
Am I ever gonna see you again
Bluebird with a brand new wing
If my heart turns blue
Will it still belong to you
Will you keep it just like him
If I lose my wing
Will I hear you sing
You will make my tears go away
When that sun beats down
Will you stay
Will you turn around
And fly away
Like a bluebird tail wing
It sounds just like the angel singing
Am I ever gonna see you again
Bluebird with a brand new wing
When that sun beats down
Will you stay
Will you turn around
And fly away
Like a bluebird tail wing
It sounds just like the angel singing
Am I ever gonna see you again
Bluebird with a brand new wing
Like a bluebird tail wing
It sounds just like the angel singing
Am I ever gonna see you again
Bluebird with a brand new wing
Bluebird with a brand new wing
Bluebird with a brand new wing
Will you still feel the same
Will you hold me and call out my name
If I'm lost in the crowd
Will you shout out loud
Will you take me to the other side of town
When that sun beats down
Will you stay
Will you turn around
And fly away
Like a bluebird tail wing
It sounds just like the angel singing
Am I ever gonna see you again
Bluebird with a brand new wing
If my heart turns blue
Will it still belong to you
Will you keep it just like him
If I lose my wing
Will I hear you sing
You will make my tears go away
When that sun beats down
Will you stay
Will you turn around
And fly away
Like a bluebird tail wing
It sounds just like the angel singing
Am I ever gonna see you again
Bluebird with a brand new wing
When that sun beats down
Will you stay
Will you turn around
And fly away
Like a bluebird tail wing
It sounds just like the angel singing
Am I ever gonna see you again
Bluebird with a brand new wing
Like a bluebird tail wing
It sounds just like the angel singing
Am I ever gonna see you again
Bluebird with a brand new wing
Bluebird with a brand new wing
Bluebird with a brand new wing
More Than Ordinary lyrics - Kasey Chambers
I used to make the fire
Now I'm running out of flame
The closer I get the more regrets
And I won't change everything
To have you back again
But I can't keep everything the same
They say it won't get harder
I'm gonna be OK
But it's just like me going against the break
And while I tie to your shoestrings
And I'm breaking from the strain
Those damn thongs hold on like chains
Yeah those damn things hold on like chains
Was I ever really more than ordinary
Did you ever see me like I saw you
Was I ever really more than ordinary
Did you ever need me like I need you now
I need you now
If I was a liar, I had a few more friends
The chances are my heart would never mend
Even know my conscience would go
Running back again
Doesn't really hurt to pretend
No, it doesn't really hurt to pretend
Was I ever really more than ordinary
Did you ever see me like I saw you
Was I ever really more than ordinary
Did you ever need me like I need you now
I need you now
I need you now
I need you now...
Now I'm running out of flame
The closer I get the more regrets
And I won't change everything
To have you back again
But I can't keep everything the same
They say it won't get harder
I'm gonna be OK
But it's just like me going against the break
And while I tie to your shoestrings
And I'm breaking from the strain
Those damn thongs hold on like chains
Yeah those damn things hold on like chains
Was I ever really more than ordinary
Did you ever see me like I saw you
Was I ever really more than ordinary
Did you ever need me like I need you now
I need you now
If I was a liar, I had a few more friends
The chances are my heart would never mend
Even know my conscience would go
Running back again
Doesn't really hurt to pretend
No, it doesn't really hurt to pretend
Was I ever really more than ordinary
Did you ever see me like I saw you
Was I ever really more than ordinary
Did you ever need me like I need you now
I need you now
I need you now
I need you now...
Wayward Angel lyrics - Ksey Chambers
Well I am a wayward angel
I don't suffer I don't cry
And late in the night your sleeping
I come to hover by your side
So close your weary weathered eyes
These tears are just a faint disguise
Cause I am a wayward angel
I don't suffer, I don't cry
Cold in the heart of winter
Make your shiver make you blue
I'm stay close by your window
Give your blankets to hold on to
So sleep my baby for a while
You'll wake with the light of a mothers smile
Cause I am a wayward angel
I don't suffer I don't cry
I am a wayward angel
I feel no sorrow
I'll always carry you home
I'll bring salvation
Before tomorrow
I'll be wherever you go
Break like a first time heartache
Leaves you weaker leaves you tears
Hold my hand much tighter
I will walk you through these years
So close your weary weathered eyes
You'll wake with the light of a mothers smile
Cause I am a wayward angel
I don't suffer I don't cry
I don't suffer I don't cry
And late in the night your sleeping
I come to hover by your side
So close your weary weathered eyes
These tears are just a faint disguise
Cause I am a wayward angel
I don't suffer, I don't cry
Cold in the heart of winter
Make your shiver make you blue
I'm stay close by your window
Give your blankets to hold on to
So sleep my baby for a while
You'll wake with the light of a mothers smile
Cause I am a wayward angel
I don't suffer I don't cry
I am a wayward angel
I feel no sorrow
I'll always carry you home
I'll bring salvation
Before tomorrow
I'll be wherever you go
Break like a first time heartache
Leaves you weaker leaves you tears
Hold my hand much tighter
I will walk you through these years
So close your weary weathered eyes
You'll wake with the light of a mothers smile
Cause I am a wayward angel
I don't suffer I don't cry
Paper Aeroplane lyrics - Kasey Chambers
I'm just an old man
My hair is thinning
My head is spinning
I cry myself to sleep at night
And lordy lordy
Though no one hears me
I know you're near me
Will you always be my wife
And some days make me
Feel weak and shaky
Some fly right right by me
Like a paper aeroplane
And I hardly notice
That the world's gone crazy
But nothings clearer
Than the way your said my name
And I should've let go by now
Yeah I should've let go by now
But I kept your brownies
And your golden honey
And I smell your flowers
And I saved your money
And I hold your blanket
Close for hours
And I paint my heart blue
But I did it all for you.
My hair is thinning
My head is spinning
I cry myself to sleep at night
And lordy lordy
Though no one hears me
I know you're near me
Will you always be my wife
And some days make me
Feel weak and shaky
Some fly right right by me
Like a paper aeroplane
And I hardly notice
That the world's gone crazy
But nothings clearer
Than the way your said my name
And I should've let go by now
Yeah I should've let go by now
But I kept your brownies
And your golden honey
And I smell your flowers
And I saved your money
And I hold your blanket
Close for hours
And I paint my heart blue
But I did it all for you.
Like A River lyrics - Kasey Chambers
Sometimes you walk like an angel
Sometimes you walk like a man
Sometimes you crawl like a baby
Makes me forget who I am
Have you ever been held before
Like honey to the bee
I've never been held before
Like you hold me
Chorus:
You make me feel like a river
Like a water overflow
Wanna shout it out from the Mountain
Wanna sing it on the radio
I'll sell my soul like a sinner
If it means you'll never go
I think the sun is finally rising
Its burning down because I miss you
I'm gonna walk right through the fires
Cos all I wanna do is kiss you
Rain falls, won't wash this away
I'll build a stonewall to make you stay
[Chorus:]
You make me feel like a river
Like a water overflow
Wanna shout it out from the Mountain
Wanna sing it on the radio
I'll sell my soul like a sinner
If it means you'll never go
[Chorus:]
You make me feel like a river
Like a water overflow
Wanna shout it out from the Mountain
Wanna sing it on the radio
I'll sell my soul like a sinner
If it means you'll never go
Never go
Never go
Sometimes you walk like a man
Sometimes you crawl like a baby
Makes me forget who I am
Have you ever been held before
Like honey to the bee
I've never been held before
Like you hold me
Chorus:
You make me feel like a river
Like a water overflow
Wanna shout it out from the Mountain
Wanna sing it on the radio
I'll sell my soul like a sinner
If it means you'll never go
I think the sun is finally rising
Its burning down because I miss you
I'm gonna walk right through the fires
Cos all I wanna do is kiss you
Rain falls, won't wash this away
I'll build a stonewall to make you stay
[Chorus:]
You make me feel like a river
Like a water overflow
Wanna shout it out from the Mountain
Wanna sing it on the radio
I'll sell my soul like a sinner
If it means you'll never go
[Chorus:]
You make me feel like a river
Like a water overflow
Wanna shout it out from the Mountain
Wanna sing it on the radio
I'll sell my soul like a sinner
If it means you'll never go
Never go
Never go
For Sale lyrics - Kasey Chambers
Wouldn't you think that
I'd have it all figured out by now
That I'd know exactly what I'm dong
Wouldn't you think that I'd have a key
To open every melody and sing
Like it is all here at my feet
Wouldn't you think that
I'd have a life hanging on my wall
So I could prove that I'm alive
But these are just things I've been given
For a plastic way of living
And I'm not sure if that really is my style
The second hand it rolls on by
It never looks back to wait for mine
And if I fall any harder this time
If I dig any deeper Lord what will I find
Well you can buy my life on radio
And order me by mail
But not everything about me is for sale
No not everything about me is for sale
Wouldn't you think that
I'd have the strength to carry anything
And I could buy myself
A brand new set of hands
But sometimes like the others
I just ran away take cover
And I swear that no one really understands
The second hand that rolls on by
It never looks back to wait for mine
I'd have it all figured out by now
That I'd know exactly what I'm dong
Wouldn't you think that I'd have a key
To open every melody and sing
Like it is all here at my feet
Wouldn't you think that
I'd have a life hanging on my wall
So I could prove that I'm alive
But these are just things I've been given
For a plastic way of living
And I'm not sure if that really is my style
The second hand it rolls on by
It never looks back to wait for mine
And if I fall any harder this time
If I dig any deeper Lord what will I find
Well you can buy my life on radio
And order me by mail
But not everything about me is for sale
No not everything about me is for sale
Wouldn't you think that
I'd have the strength to carry anything
And I could buy myself
A brand new set of hands
But sometimes like the others
I just ran away take cover
And I swear that no one really understands
The second hand that rolls on by
It never looks back to wait for mine
Follow You Home lyrics - Kasey Chambers
In the year of 62 the land received a soul
A baby cried, a mother smiles,
A hero made of gold
A heart like a burning flame
Beats like an old steam train
Bound to an other by chain
Silver lining
As the boy because a man
The child inside remained
High on life with wide eyes open
A smile that could dry up the rain
A name that would now ring true
Like a sun on a sky of blue
The khaki legend grew
Ten feet tall
With heart in heard
You bridge horizons
You paint the wild
Mother nature rises
You walk alone
But I will follow you home
If the earth could mould
A man underneath the perfect sky
Like a diamond from the ground
An image of you would rise
Bearing a will of steel
Roll like an iron wheel
Teaching the world to feel
Heart and soul
A baby cried, a mother smiles,
A hero made of gold
A heart like a burning flame
Beats like an old steam train
Bound to an other by chain
Silver lining
As the boy because a man
The child inside remained
High on life with wide eyes open
A smile that could dry up the rain
A name that would now ring true
Like a sun on a sky of blue
The khaki legend grew
Ten feet tall
With heart in heard
You bridge horizons
You paint the wild
Mother nature rises
You walk alone
But I will follow you home
If the earth could mould
A man underneath the perfect sky
Like a diamond from the ground
An image of you would rise
Bearing a will of steel
Roll like an iron wheel
Teaching the world to feel
Heart and soul
Mother lyrics - Kasey Chambers
Do you remember when I was a baby
Did I cry, did I cry
I only remember the days I was laughing
When you sang me sweet lullabies
When you sand me sweet bye and bye
Sometimes I wonder if you were an angel
Would you fly, would you fly
Or would you just hover right here by my side
Keeping me warm and dry
Keeping me safe by you side
Mother mother won't fall from grace
Light a room with the lines on your face
And if you were a river run dry
Well I'd sing you sweet bye and bye
All of the birds that land on my window
Sing your name, sing your name
When all of the time I am crying again
About how much the sky likes to rain
When I should be singing your name
And all of the flowers by the side of the road
They whisper your name while they grow
And if you were a river run dry
Well I'd sing you sweet bye and bye
Did I cry, did I cry
I only remember the days I was laughing
When you sang me sweet lullabies
When you sand me sweet bye and bye
Sometimes I wonder if you were an angel
Would you fly, would you fly
Or would you just hover right here by my side
Keeping me warm and dry
Keeping me safe by you side
Mother mother won't fall from grace
Light a room with the lines on your face
And if you were a river run dry
Well I'd sing you sweet bye and bye
All of the birds that land on my window
Sing your name, sing your name
When all of the time I am crying again
About how much the sky likes to rain
When I should be singing your name
And all of the flowers by the side of the road
They whisper your name while they grow
And if you were a river run dry
Well I'd sing you sweet bye and bye
Guilty As Sin lyrics - Kasey Chambers
Wrong way down a wrong way track
Cold run down the length of my back
Whip my heart with a mighty crack
You gave me the closest thing
To a heart attack
My body shivers my body it shakes
You rock the house with the
Love that you make
I'm growing weak with
This intangible ache
But baby keep it coming
For goodness sake
Wash me down with the dirty water
Open the door baby let me come in
If it's a crime to let you under my skin
Lock me up cause I'm as guilty as sin
You got no style you aint
Heart of romance
I'm like a food for even
Taking a chance
You got me flying
By the seat of my pants
But come on baby, I wanna dance
Cold run down the length of my back
Whip my heart with a mighty crack
You gave me the closest thing
To a heart attack
My body shivers my body it shakes
You rock the house with the
Love that you make
I'm growing weak with
This intangible ache
But baby keep it coming
For goodness sake
Wash me down with the dirty water
Open the door baby let me come in
If it's a crime to let you under my skin
Lock me up cause I'm as guilty as sin
You got no style you aint
Heart of romance
I'm like a food for even
Taking a chance
You got me flying
By the seat of my pants
But come on baby, I wanna dance
Lost And Found lyrics - Kasey Chambers
If I could learn how to fly
My feet would never though the ground
I'd never have to say goodbye
I wouldn't have to make a sound
I could give away this heart
Leave it in the lost and found
If I could fly high I'd never come down
If I could sail across the sea
I would head towards the sun
I would never have to be
Anything to anyone
I could chase your memory
And then I'd never have to run
If I could sail away I'd never come home
But I am still here
There's nowhere else to go
Yeah I am still here
There's no-one else to hold
And I can't fly I'm not that strong
Yeah I am still here
And you're still gone
If I could fall into your arms
Promise never to let go
Would you keep me safe from harm
And take me every where you go
We could throw away the past
And then you'd never have to know
If I could hold your heart
I'd never let go
My feet would never though the ground
I'd never have to say goodbye
I wouldn't have to make a sound
I could give away this heart
Leave it in the lost and found
If I could fly high I'd never come down
If I could sail across the sea
I would head towards the sun
I would never have to be
Anything to anyone
I could chase your memory
And then I'd never have to run
If I could sail away I'd never come home
But I am still here
There's nowhere else to go
Yeah I am still here
There's no-one else to hold
And I can't fly I'm not that strong
Yeah I am still here
And you're still gone
If I could fall into your arms
Promise never to let go
Would you keep me safe from harm
And take me every where you go
We could throw away the past
And then you'd never have to know
If I could hold your heart
I'd never let go
Saturated lyrics - Kasey Chambers
I've been acting, high and mighty
It's just the liar here inside me
it's complicated but so sincere
I'm saturated from living in here
I never wanted anything but a record and a band
I never wanted anything I didn't understand
I should've known better
I should've broke free
I should've known better
There aint no guarantees
It shattered slowly
It's broken through
I should've known better
Than to let myself fall for you
I've been paying less attention
It's hard to have the best intention
It's complicated but so sincere
I'm saturated from living in here
I never wanted anything but a house to call a home
I never wanted anything but to never be alone.
It's just the liar here inside me
it's complicated but so sincere
I'm saturated from living in here
I never wanted anything but a record and a band
I never wanted anything I didn't understand
I should've known better
I should've broke free
I should've known better
There aint no guarantees
It shattered slowly
It's broken through
I should've known better
Than to let myself fall for you
I've been paying less attention
It's hard to have the best intention
It's complicated but so sincere
I'm saturated from living in here
I never wanted anything but a house to call a home
I never wanted anything but to never be alone.
Barricades & Brickwalls lyrics - Kasey Chambers
Barricades and brickwalls won't keep me
from you
You can tie me down on the railroad
track
You can let that freight train lose
Iron bars and big ole cars
Won't run me out of town
I'll be damned if you're not my man
Before the sun goes down
You can chain me down
On the edge of town
You can leave me there to die
But the railroad track
Will bring me back
When the lonesome whistle cries
You can lock me out
You can scream and shout
You can try to change your name
But by the end of the day
I'll take you away
Like a force 10 hurricane
from you
You can tie me down on the railroad
track
You can let that freight train lose
Iron bars and big ole cars
Won't run me out of town
I'll be damned if you're not my man
Before the sun goes down
You can chain me down
On the edge of town
You can leave me there to die
But the railroad track
Will bring me back
When the lonesome whistle cries
You can lock me out
You can scream and shout
You can try to change your name
But by the end of the day
I'll take you away
Like a force 10 hurricane
Not Pretty Enough lyrics - Kasey Chambers
Am I not pretty enough
Is my heart too broken
Do I cry too much
Am I too outspoken
Don't I make you laugh
Should I try it harder
Why do you see right through me
I live, I breathe, I let it rain on me
I sleep, I wake, I try hard not to break
I crave, I love, I've waited long enough
I try as hard as I can
Am I not pretty enough
Is my heart too broken
Do I cry too much
Am I too outspoken
Don't I make you laugh
Should I try it harder
Why do you see right through me
I laugh, I feel, I make believe it's real
I fall, I freeze, I pray down on my knees
I hope, I stand, I take it like a man
I try as hard as I can
Am I not pretty enough
Is my heart too broken
Do I cry too much
Am I too outspoken
Don't I make you laugh
Should I try it harder
Why do you see right through me
Is my heart too broken
Do I cry too much
Am I too outspoken
Don't I make you laugh
Should I try it harder
Why do you see right through me
I live, I breathe, I let it rain on me
I sleep, I wake, I try hard not to break
I crave, I love, I've waited long enough
I try as hard as I can
Am I not pretty enough
Is my heart too broken
Do I cry too much
Am I too outspoken
Don't I make you laugh
Should I try it harder
Why do you see right through me
I laugh, I feel, I make believe it's real
I fall, I freeze, I pray down on my knees
I hope, I stand, I take it like a man
I try as hard as I can
Am I not pretty enough
Is my heart too broken
Do I cry too much
Am I too outspoken
Don't I make you laugh
Should I try it harder
Why do you see right through me
On A Bad Day lyrics - Kasey Chambers
Everytime my tears
Have ever fallen
I keep 'em in my pocket
For a rainy day
So when it's pouring
I take them outside
I let the rain start washin'
My tears away
But on a bad day
When hearts are breaking
There's not enough rain to carry
All the tears away
Everytime I'm blue
I take my feeling
I hold it tighter
And I don't let go
When the sky gets whiter
And the air is colder
I throw my feeling
To the falling snow
Everytime my heart
My heart starts breaking
I take this pain
And I hold it down
And I wait for the wailing
When the wind is comin'
And my pain is blowin'
Through another town
Have ever fallen
I keep 'em in my pocket
For a rainy day
So when it's pouring
I take them outside
I let the rain start washin'
My tears away
But on a bad day
When hearts are breaking
There's not enough rain to carry
All the tears away
Everytime I'm blue
I take my feeling
I hold it tighter
And I don't let go
When the sky gets whiter
And the air is colder
I throw my feeling
To the falling snow
Everytime my heart
My heart starts breaking
I take this pain
And I hold it down
And I wait for the wailing
When the wind is comin'
And my pain is blowin'
Through another town
Runaway Train lyrics - Kasey Chambers
I'm gonna take you down to the railway
line
I'm gonna take you down to the railway
line
I'm gonna take ya where your heart
won't break ya
And the water tastes like wine
I'm gonna take you down to the railway
line
We won't take money, we won't take the
long way round
We won't take money, we won't take the
long way round
We won't take money, we'll live off
honey
When the train goes underground
We won't take money, we won't take the
long way round
I'll drive faster
You'll hold tighter
I'll get wild
You'll get wilder
I'll make thunder
You'll make rain
We'll go down to the railway train
Clear that track we're coming on down
the line
Clear that track we're coming on down
the line
Clear that track they won't take us
back
They can stick it where the sun don't
shine
Clear that track we're coming on down
the line
line
I'm gonna take you down to the railway
line
I'm gonna take ya where your heart
won't break ya
And the water tastes like wine
I'm gonna take you down to the railway
line
We won't take money, we won't take the
long way round
We won't take money, we won't take the
long way round
We won't take money, we'll live off
honey
When the train goes underground
We won't take money, we won't take the
long way round
I'll drive faster
You'll hold tighter
I'll get wild
You'll get wilder
I'll make thunder
You'll make rain
We'll go down to the railway train
Clear that track we're coming on down
the line
Clear that track we're coming on down
the line
Clear that track they won't take us
back
They can stick it where the sun don't
shine
Clear that track we're coming on down
the line
A Little Bit Lonesome lyrics - Kasey Chambers
I'm a little bit lonesome
I'm a little bit blue
I can't stop crying
Since I lost you
There's a pain in my heart
Like a lightening bolt
I'm a little bit lonesome
It's all your fault
Well everytime I wake up, I got you
rolling in my head
Your eyes are lookin' at me but they're
seeing her instead
I've got a big fat broken heart with a
pain
Sharper than a steel-plated knife
We thanks to you these lonely blues
Are the best things in my life
Well the last time that I saw you she
had hold of your hand
You waved across the street at me so I
turned away and ran
When I got home I got a honktonk song
I played it til my eyes went red
I grabbed a glass I said "kiss my ass"
I'm gonna drink you out of my head
I'm a little bit blue
I can't stop crying
Since I lost you
There's a pain in my heart
Like a lightening bolt
I'm a little bit lonesome
It's all your fault
Well everytime I wake up, I got you
rolling in my head
Your eyes are lookin' at me but they're
seeing her instead
I've got a big fat broken heart with a
pain
Sharper than a steel-plated knife
We thanks to you these lonely blues
Are the best things in my life
Well the last time that I saw you she
had hold of your hand
You waved across the street at me so I
turned away and ran
When I got home I got a honktonk song
I played it til my eyes went red
I grabbed a glass I said "kiss my ass"
I'm gonna drink you out of my head
Nullarbor Song lyrics - Kasey Chambers
When the fire burns out here
It's brighter than the city lights
Warmer than a heart of gold
And dingo's howl just to break the
silence
The sun comes up just to break the cold
Last night I woke
With the stars looking back at me
Swallowing the sky
I felt no anger, I felt no shame
I felt no reason to cry
If I'm not here in the morning
I'll cry a river of tears
But I'll learn to live in a new town
But my heart is staying here
When it's quiet out here
A hundred miles away
You can hear the train on the line
The whistle blows just to break the silence
I wave just to break the time
I close my eyes
I think of runnin' water
I think of runnin' away
But the fires burnt to ashes
And it's darker than before
But I can see as clear as day
It's brighter than the city lights
Warmer than a heart of gold
And dingo's howl just to break the
silence
The sun comes up just to break the cold
Last night I woke
With the stars looking back at me
Swallowing the sky
I felt no anger, I felt no shame
I felt no reason to cry
If I'm not here in the morning
I'll cry a river of tears
But I'll learn to live in a new town
But my heart is staying here
When it's quiet out here
A hundred miles away
You can hear the train on the line
The whistle blows just to break the silence
I wave just to break the time
I close my eyes
I think of runnin' water
I think of runnin' away
But the fires burnt to ashes
And it's darker than before
But I can see as clear as day
A Million Tears lyrics - Kasey Chambers
Take my hand
Break my stride
Make me smile
For everytime I've cried
Hold my heart
In the palm of your hand
Don't listen to it breakin'
Just listen to the band
Do you wanna ride in my car
Its parked out on the street
Or just stay with me a while
Before I fall asleep
Take these tears
Wash your skin
I'm havin' trouble breathin'
Since you walked in
My hands are tied
My head is reelin'
My eyes have cried
A million tears
From wishin' you were here
All my life
I've welcomed pain
I've made up more excuses
To bring it back again
Now I'm here
And I'll drink to the shame
I'll drink to the madness
That made me this way
Break my stride
Make me smile
For everytime I've cried
Hold my heart
In the palm of your hand
Don't listen to it breakin'
Just listen to the band
Do you wanna ride in my car
Its parked out on the street
Or just stay with me a while
Before I fall asleep
Take these tears
Wash your skin
I'm havin' trouble breathin'
Since you walked in
My hands are tied
My head is reelin'
My eyes have cried
A million tears
From wishin' you were here
All my life
I've welcomed pain
I've made up more excuses
To bring it back again
Now I'm here
And I'll drink to the shame
I'll drink to the madness
That made me this way
Still Feelin' Blue lyrics - Kasey Chambers
Time can pass and time can heal
But it don't ever pass the way I feel
You went away a long time ago
And why you left I never knew
The lonely days and lonely nights
I guess the world knows I aint feeling
right
And when your gone the hours pass so
slow
And now I'm still feeling blue
And baby since you walked out of my life
I never felt so low
Can't help but wonder why you had to go
There are many girls but I can't say
They come and go but still I feel this
way
And ever since the day you said goodbye
No one treats me like you used to do
I hope your out and happy now
And doing up the town 'cos you know how
Everytime I hear your name I want to die
And now I'm still feeling blue
But it don't ever pass the way I feel
You went away a long time ago
And why you left I never knew
The lonely days and lonely nights
I guess the world knows I aint feeling
right
And when your gone the hours pass so
slow
And now I'm still feeling blue
And baby since you walked out of my life
I never felt so low
Can't help but wonder why you had to go
There are many girls but I can't say
They come and go but still I feel this
way
And ever since the day you said goodbye
No one treats me like you used to do
I hope your out and happy now
And doing up the town 'cos you know how
Everytime I hear your name I want to die
And now I'm still feeling blue
This Mountain lyrics - Kasey Chambers
Well a wise man once said to me
If your heart don't break you won't be
free
I'm as free as a bird
Flying out over flying out over the sea
I call out to the wind
No one comes to let me in
I hear the thunder
The weight on my shoulders
The weight up on my shoulders crushing
me
Shine down on this mountain
Rain down on my face
Call out to the river
To wash me out
To was me out of this place
Well I wish that I was a sailorman
With the wheel of the ship held in my
hand
But I don't like the water
I'm more like the anchor
I wish I was the anchor in me
Sometimes I wish I was a sin
So the ones I love wouldn't let me in
I wouldn't have to try to find the
answers
To give 'em all the answers they need
If your heart don't break you won't be
free
I'm as free as a bird
Flying out over flying out over the sea
I call out to the wind
No one comes to let me in
I hear the thunder
The weight on my shoulders
The weight up on my shoulders crushing
me
Shine down on this mountain
Rain down on my face
Call out to the river
To wash me out
To was me out of this place
Well I wish that I was a sailorman
With the wheel of the ship held in my
hand
But I don't like the water
I'm more like the anchor
I wish I was the anchor in me
Sometimes I wish I was a sin
So the ones I love wouldn't let me in
I wouldn't have to try to find the
answers
To give 'em all the answers they need
Crossfire lyrics - Kasey Chambers
I found the answer but I never liked it
I took my baby to the 10 step platform
I tied a reef knot on twice with the
blindfold
I whisper 20 steps and point direction
Crossfire doesn't burn you
It only hurts when it gets you in the
heart
If you don't hate me you'll learn to
I thought I had it clear from the start
I don't have a heart
I call my baby just to hang up on the
phone
I take a rain check and I never ever
check the rain
I leave the carton out for hours on
summer days
I took a course on how to break the most
hearts
I took my baby to the 10 step platform
I tied a reef knot on twice with the
blindfold
I whisper 20 steps and point direction
Crossfire doesn't burn you
It only hurts when it gets you in the
heart
If you don't hate me you'll learn to
I thought I had it clear from the start
I don't have a heart
I call my baby just to hang up on the
phone
I take a rain check and I never ever
check the rain
I leave the carton out for hours on
summer days
I took a course on how to break the most
hearts
Falling Into You lyrics - Kasey Chambers
I've been crushed like paper
I've been washed like rain
I've been scared of sleeping
In case I wake up the same
I've been broken and battered
I've been lost in my home
I've been cryin' a river
I've been cold as a stone
But falling into you
It carries me far enough away
And everything you do
It lightens up my darker side of day
I just hope that the wind
Doesn't blow you away
I've been left unattended
I've been thrown like a ball
I've been rolled with the punches
And I didn't feel a thing at all
I've been crossed by the wires
I've been blinded by the light
I've been burnt by the fire
I've been kept out of sight
I've been washed like rain
I've been scared of sleeping
In case I wake up the same
I've been broken and battered
I've been lost in my home
I've been cryin' a river
I've been cold as a stone
But falling into you
It carries me far enough away
And everything you do
It lightens up my darker side of day
I just hope that the wind
Doesn't blow you away
I've been left unattended
I've been thrown like a ball
I've been rolled with the punches
And I didn't feel a thing at all
I've been crossed by the wires
I've been blinded by the light
I've been burnt by the fire
I've been kept out of sight
If I Were You lyrics - Kasey Chambers
If I was good
I'd tell everyone I know
If I was free
I wouldn't be so keen to go
If I was wrong
I would take it like a man
If I was smart
I would get out while I can
If I was broken
I would probably let it be
If I was dying
I wouldn't go out quietly
If I was lost
Well my heart would feel the same
If I was honest
I would probably be ashamed
But if I were you
I would notice me
If I were you
I would wait for me
If I were you
I would easily hold me and say
It's all gonna be OK
If I was rich
I would spend it on my own
If I was dignified
I'd only smoke at home
If I was dark
I would only dress in black
If I was chosen
I would gladly give it back
It's not for you to judge
From all this kind of stuff
I'm only half of what you see
I'd tell everyone I know
If I was free
I wouldn't be so keen to go
If I was wrong
I would take it like a man
If I was smart
I would get out while I can
If I was broken
I would probably let it be
If I was dying
I wouldn't go out quietly
If I was lost
Well my heart would feel the same
If I was honest
I would probably be ashamed
But if I were you
I would notice me
If I were you
I would wait for me
If I were you
I would easily hold me and say
It's all gonna be OK
If I was rich
I would spend it on my own
If I was dignified
I'd only smoke at home
If I was dark
I would only dress in black
If I was chosen
I would gladly give it back
It's not for you to judge
From all this kind of stuff
I'm only half of what you see
I Still Pray lyrics - Kasey Chambers
I still cry for Baby Jesus
And I still pray when I'm alone
And when I'm lost
He'll come to find me
Because he died to save my soul
When I can't walk he's there to carry
When I speak he hears my words
When I wake and I have nothing
He sends me gold, francencene and mer
When I cry my tears of sorrow
When my heart will only ache
And if I'm troubled when I'm sleeping
He will hold me until I wake
And I still pray when I'm alone
And when I'm lost
He'll come to find me
Because he died to save my soul
When I can't walk he's there to carry
When I speak he hears my words
When I wake and I have nothing
He sends me gold, francencene and mer
When I cry my tears of sorrow
When my heart will only ache
And if I'm troubled when I'm sleeping
He will hold me until I wake
Cry Like A Baby lyrics - Kasey Chambers
Well I never lived through the great depression
somethimes I feel as though I did
And I don't have answers for every single question
But that's OK 'cos I'm just a kid
Well I've seen pictures of my mother
When she looked exactly like me
And I've seen all my friends running for cover
Running from something they can't see
And it's not easy to get handle on my life
but I have tried it time and time again
But I still cry just like a baby
And I answer back to feel a little free
And I still fly even though I'm gonna fall
But I'm too far to let it get to me
Well I'm not much like my generation
Their music only hurts my ears
And I don't hide my pain to save my reputation
It's too hard to keep up with these years
And it's not easy to a habit disappear
But I have tried it time and time again
somethimes I feel as though I did
And I don't have answers for every single question
But that's OK 'cos I'm just a kid
Well I've seen pictures of my mother
When she looked exactly like me
And I've seen all my friends running for cover
Running from something they can't see
And it's not easy to get handle on my life
but I have tried it time and time again
But I still cry just like a baby
And I answer back to feel a little free
And I still fly even though I'm gonna fall
But I'm too far to let it get to me
Well I'm not much like my generation
Their music only hurts my ears
And I don't hide my pain to save my reputation
It's too hard to keep up with these years
And it's not easy to a habit disappear
But I have tried it time and time again
The Captain lyrics - Kasey Chambers
Well I don't have as many friends because
I'm not as pretty as I was
I've kicked myself at times because I've lied
So I will have to learn to stand my ground
I'll tell 'em I won't be around
I'll move on over to your town and hide
And you be the Captain
And I'll be no-one
And you can carry me away if you want to
And you can lay low
Just like your father and if
I tread upon your feet you just say so
'Cos you're The Captain, I am no-one,
I tend to feel as though I owe one to you
Well I have handed all my efforts in
I searched here for my second wind
Is there somewhere here to let me in I asked
So I slammed the doors they slammed at me
I found the place I'm meant to be
I figured out my destiny at last
Did I forget to thank you for the ride
I hadn't tried I tend to runaway and hide
I'm not as pretty as I was
I've kicked myself at times because I've lied
So I will have to learn to stand my ground
I'll tell 'em I won't be around
I'll move on over to your town and hide
And you be the Captain
And I'll be no-one
And you can carry me away if you want to
And you can lay low
Just like your father and if
I tread upon your feet you just say so
'Cos you're The Captain, I am no-one,
I tend to feel as though I owe one to you
Well I have handed all my efforts in
I searched here for my second wind
Is there somewhere here to let me in I asked
So I slammed the doors they slammed at me
I found the place I'm meant to be
I figured out my destiny at last
Did I forget to thank you for the ride
I hadn't tried I tend to runaway and hide
The Flower lyrics - Kasey Chambers
Well this flower is my soul
But it's not half of what I owe
I should give you every rose that I ever grew
But take this one here for a start
And you can keep it in your heart
I have everything I need because of you
Well if my life was long enough
to pack up everything I love
I would do just that and give it all to you
But it's impossible to pay
All the things that you gave away
Si this flower I give will have to do
All the flowers growing wild
For ten thousand lonely miles
It's not near enough to give you what I should
So I will owe you for a while
Maybe longer than my life
I would give you all the world if I could
But it's not half of what I owe
I should give you every rose that I ever grew
But take this one here for a start
And you can keep it in your heart
I have everything I need because of you
Well if my life was long enough
to pack up everything I love
I would do just that and give it all to you
But it's impossible to pay
All the things that you gave away
Si this flower I give will have to do
All the flowers growing wild
For ten thousand lonely miles
It's not near enough to give you what I should
So I will owe you for a while
Maybe longer than my life
I would give you all the world if I could
You Got The Car lyrics - Kasey Chambers
The last time I held you
You held the cards and I was
asking for anything you had
You saw it coming but you
didn't tell me and next
thing everything turned bad
You got the car and I got the break
I've had as much as I can take
And my heart can't handle anyomre
And all the kings horses and all the kings men
couldn't put me back together again
So I laid in broken pieces on the floor
So don't come back for more
The last time I saw you
You didn't see me from
The sdiewalk the south side of town
I called your name in a whisper so
You wouldn't hear me and turn around
The last time I thought of you
Was in this song and I
Can't get you out of my head
But I'm not stupid I can
Just walk away and
I'll break my own heart instead
You held the cards and I was
asking for anything you had
You saw it coming but you
didn't tell me and next
thing everything turned bad
You got the car and I got the break
I've had as much as I can take
And my heart can't handle anyomre
And all the kings horses and all the kings men
couldn't put me back together again
So I laid in broken pieces on the floor
So don't come back for more
The last time I saw you
You didn't see me from
The sdiewalk the south side of town
I called your name in a whisper so
You wouldn't hear me and turn around
The last time I thought of you
Was in this song and I
Can't get you out of my head
But I'm not stupid I can
Just walk away and
I'll break my own heart instead
These Pines lyrics - Kasey Chambers
These pines are not the ones that i'm used to
They won't carry me home when I cry
Am I too far gone to recover
Or can I turn if I try
Should I trade my soul for another
Should I stay and pretend that I'm happy
Like so many times before
Yeah these pines
Are not mine
They don't smell so sweet
like the ones in my mind
And I search the needles
'Til I run out of time
But I don't see you in These Pines.
Di I stumble or falter my words
When I'm saying everything is all right
I'm not one to release my depression
But these trees bring it out every night
Well i don't talk 'cos I'm trying to listen
To the wind take me home through these leaves
But it's quiet and don't hear nothing
Cos the wind doesn't blow through these trees
They won't carry me home when I cry
Am I too far gone to recover
Or can I turn if I try
Should I trade my soul for another
Should I stay and pretend that I'm happy
Like so many times before
Yeah these pines
Are not mine
They don't smell so sweet
like the ones in my mind
And I search the needles
'Til I run out of time
But I don't see you in These Pines.
Di I stumble or falter my words
When I'm saying everything is all right
I'm not one to release my depression
But these trees bring it out every night
Well i don't talk 'cos I'm trying to listen
To the wind take me home through these leaves
But it's quiet and don't hear nothing
Cos the wind doesn't blow through these trees
Don't Talk Back lyrics - Kasey Chambers
Well it's half my heart and a little bit of soul
That makes me feel I've gotta ride this road
I wouldn't change it if I could
And me and this road you
You know we've got an understanding
It won't leave me at home and I am
Too tired to do just what I should
And last night I asked if I could
Take comfort in the rosewood
The road said nothing at all
Well cos it don't talk back unless the wind blows hard
I drive it all night with the wheel of my car
It won't leave me running for the door
And if the paints still wet I can just slow down
And it all goes away on the other side of town
And nothing is that easy anymore
Well the hurt won't leave with the sight of white line
But it eases up my pain for a while
The only habit that I keep
And miles take time but the time is mine
And always moving suits me fine
I'll catch my breath when I sleep
And after all that I've done
I'm not half what I'd hope that I'd become
There's still along way to go
Well cos it don't talk back unless the wind blows hard
I drive it all night with the wheel of my car
It won't leave me running for the door
And if the paints still wet I can just slow down
And it all goes away on the other side of town
And nothing is that easy anymore
And last night I asked if I could
Take comfort in the rosewood
The road said nothing at all
Well cos it don't talk back unless the wind blows hard
I drive it all night with the wheel of my car
It won't leave me running for the door
And if the paints still wet I can just slow down
And it all goes away on the other side of town
And nothing is that easy anymore
Yeah cos it don't talk back unless the wind blows hard
I drive it all night with the wheel of my car
It won't leave me running for the door
And if the paints still wet I can just slow down
And it all goes away on the other side of town
And nothing is that easy anymore
That makes me feel I've gotta ride this road
I wouldn't change it if I could
And me and this road you
You know we've got an understanding
It won't leave me at home and I am
Too tired to do just what I should
And last night I asked if I could
Take comfort in the rosewood
The road said nothing at all
Well cos it don't talk back unless the wind blows hard
I drive it all night with the wheel of my car
It won't leave me running for the door
And if the paints still wet I can just slow down
And it all goes away on the other side of town
And nothing is that easy anymore
Well the hurt won't leave with the sight of white line
But it eases up my pain for a while
The only habit that I keep
And miles take time but the time is mine
And always moving suits me fine
I'll catch my breath when I sleep
And after all that I've done
I'm not half what I'd hope that I'd become
There's still along way to go
Well cos it don't talk back unless the wind blows hard
I drive it all night with the wheel of my car
It won't leave me running for the door
And if the paints still wet I can just slow down
And it all goes away on the other side of town
And nothing is that easy anymore
And last night I asked if I could
Take comfort in the rosewood
The road said nothing at all
Well cos it don't talk back unless the wind blows hard
I drive it all night with the wheel of my car
It won't leave me running for the door
And if the paints still wet I can just slow down
And it all goes away on the other side of town
And nothing is that easy anymore
Yeah cos it don't talk back unless the wind blows hard
I drive it all night with the wheel of my car
It won't leave me running for the door
And if the paints still wet I can just slow down
And it all goes away on the other side of town
And nothing is that easy anymore
Southern Kind Of Life lyrics - Kasey Chambers
I grew up along way from here
I slept with the lights on for fifteen years
And Sabbath kept me home on Friday nights
and Daddy sang me Rodgers
just to make everything alright
My town wasn't even on the map
You could pass right through it in twenty seconds flat
But the south was like the whole world to me
it wasn't easy to stay but it was harder to leave
Yeah I was a south bound child
Yeah I had a small town life
But I turned out alright in the north
Livin' that southern kind of life
Old friends and bibles filled the house
no room for money and no money anyhow
deprived was something we always heard
but to me and my brother it was just another word
I use to think the north was the end
Cause people go there and they don't come back again
but my father's father was a man of the sea
He lived a southern life two blocks away from me
Yeah I was a south bound child
Yeah I had a small town life
But I turned out alright in the north
Livin' that southern kind of life
Yeah I was a south bound child
Yeah I had a small town life
But I turned out alright in the north
Livin' that southern kind of life
I slept with the lights on for fifteen years
And Sabbath kept me home on Friday nights
and Daddy sang me Rodgers
just to make everything alright
My town wasn't even on the map
You could pass right through it in twenty seconds flat
But the south was like the whole world to me
it wasn't easy to stay but it was harder to leave
Yeah I was a south bound child
Yeah I had a small town life
But I turned out alright in the north
Livin' that southern kind of life
Old friends and bibles filled the house
no room for money and no money anyhow
deprived was something we always heard
but to me and my brother it was just another word
I use to think the north was the end
Cause people go there and they don't come back again
but my father's father was a man of the sea
He lived a southern life two blocks away from me
Yeah I was a south bound child
Yeah I had a small town life
But I turned out alright in the north
Livin' that southern kind of life
Yeah I was a south bound child
Yeah I had a small town life
But I turned out alright in the north
Livin' that southern kind of life
Mr Baylis lyrics - Kasey Chambers
Put it into gear we've got a long way to go
You can play your Dylan
When we have to take it slow
And everytime you lose your mind
From driving in your bed
There's another world just waiting up ahead
So you just drive Mr Baylis
Don't you worry 'bout the weather
I asked the rain to hold off
and so far it looks just fine
We're only half way through our journey
But I think we're gonna make it
And you can sleep when darkness comes around
Cos this roads the only thing that holds you down
Well clear your mind we don't have time to plan
You can leave your worries
We'll out run them if we can
and when your blind from white lines
and your eyes are turning red
There's another world just waiting up ahead
So you just drive Mr Baylis
Don't you worry 'bout the weather
I asked the rain to hold off
and so far it looks just fine
We're only half way through our journey
But I think we're gonna make it
And you can sleep when darkness comes around
Cos this roads the only thing that holds you down
And even my weakness says we're gonna be just fine
And staying is the last thing on my mind
So you just drive Mr Baylis
Don't you worry 'bout the weather
I asked the rain to hold off
And so far it looks just fine
We're only half way through our journey
But I think we're gonna make it
And you can sleep when darkness comes around
Cos this roads the only thing that holds you down
You can play your Dylan
When we have to take it slow
And everytime you lose your mind
From driving in your bed
There's another world just waiting up ahead
So you just drive Mr Baylis
Don't you worry 'bout the weather
I asked the rain to hold off
and so far it looks just fine
We're only half way through our journey
But I think we're gonna make it
And you can sleep when darkness comes around
Cos this roads the only thing that holds you down
Well clear your mind we don't have time to plan
You can leave your worries
We'll out run them if we can
and when your blind from white lines
and your eyes are turning red
There's another world just waiting up ahead
So you just drive Mr Baylis
Don't you worry 'bout the weather
I asked the rain to hold off
and so far it looks just fine
We're only half way through our journey
But I think we're gonna make it
And you can sleep when darkness comes around
Cos this roads the only thing that holds you down
And even my weakness says we're gonna be just fine
And staying is the last thing on my mind
So you just drive Mr Baylis
Don't you worry 'bout the weather
I asked the rain to hold off
And so far it looks just fine
We're only half way through our journey
But I think we're gonna make it
And you can sleep when darkness comes around
Cos this roads the only thing that holds you down
The Hard Way lyrics - Kasey Chambers
If I could do it all again
I wouldn't change a thing
I'd have you back the way I had you then
But one thing that I know
This time I wouldn't make you go
I'd have you back I wouldn't lose you again
But I learnt the hard way
I can't have it back what I had then
Yes I learnt the hard way
and I know I won't have that chance again
Some nights I sit on my own
with a feeling of alone
wondering if your ever coming home
but I know why your gone
I'll be the first to say I'm wrong
but it's hard to spend another night alone
Cause I learnt the hard way
I can't have it back what I had then
Yes I learnt the hard way
And I know I won't have that chance again
Yes I learnt the hard way
I can't have it back what I had then
Yes I learnt the hard way
And I know I won't have that chance again
Cause I learnt the hard way
I wouldn't change a thing
I'd have you back the way I had you then
But one thing that I know
This time I wouldn't make you go
I'd have you back I wouldn't lose you again
But I learnt the hard way
I can't have it back what I had then
Yes I learnt the hard way
and I know I won't have that chance again
Some nights I sit on my own
with a feeling of alone
wondering if your ever coming home
but I know why your gone
I'll be the first to say I'm wrong
but it's hard to spend another night alone
Cause I learnt the hard way
I can't have it back what I had then
Yes I learnt the hard way
And I know I won't have that chance again
Yes I learnt the hard way
I can't have it back what I had then
Yes I learnt the hard way
And I know I won't have that chance again
Cause I learnt the hard way
Last Hard Bible lyrics - Kasey Chambers
I sold my last hard bible
Just to pay my bills
I called my mother
To reserve me in her will
And the pay I'm getting every Thursday night
Well it just don't seem enough
Well money can buy me a hell of a lot
But it sure won't buy me love
Well I brought me a car
And I brought me a roadtrain
Car won't go
Trains to slow
So I found me a mansion
On the highest hillside
Bigger then this town
But it don't feel like home
I sold my last hard bible
Just to pay my bills
I called my mother
To reserve me in her will
And the pay I'm getting every Thursday night
Well it just don't seem enough
Well money can buy me a hell of a lot
But it sure won't buy me love
I spent my cash
On a brand new heartache
I spent my time
Trying to make it back
He took my heart
And he took my savings
He took the train
And left me on the track
I sold my last hard bible
Just to pay my bills
I called my mother
To reserve me in her will
And the pay I'm getting every Thursday night
Well it just don't seem enough
Well money can buy me a hell of a lot
But it sure won't buy me love
Just to pay my bills
I called my mother
To reserve me in her will
And the pay I'm getting every Thursday night
Well it just don't seem enough
Well money can buy me a hell of a lot
But it sure won't buy me love
Well I brought me a car
And I brought me a roadtrain
Car won't go
Trains to slow
So I found me a mansion
On the highest hillside
Bigger then this town
But it don't feel like home
I sold my last hard bible
Just to pay my bills
I called my mother
To reserve me in her will
And the pay I'm getting every Thursday night
Well it just don't seem enough
Well money can buy me a hell of a lot
But it sure won't buy me love
I spent my cash
On a brand new heartache
I spent my time
Trying to make it back
He took my heart
And he took my savings
He took the train
And left me on the track
I sold my last hard bible
Just to pay my bills
I called my mother
To reserve me in her will
And the pay I'm getting every Thursday night
Well it just don't seem enough
Well money can buy me a hell of a lot
But it sure won't buy me love
Don't Go lyrics - Kasey Chambers
As your disappearing I'm hearing
All I wanted you to say
I should focus more on the thought of
letting you just slip away
But I get this strange feeling your not revealing
Everything you wanted to say
So it's just a little harder for me to play the part of
Watching you walk away
So before you disappear again
Just think of what you're feeling and don't go
There's more to what your telling me
I'm not buy what your selling me don't go
Don't you understand that I'm stranded
In a feeling I can't shake
Don't you realise that I'm frightened
Of all the things your gonna to take
And now you seem so distant so much more resistant
To ever let the feeling show
So it's hard for me to face it
Even less replace it
Everything your letting go
So before you disappear again
Just think of what you're feeling and don't go
There's more to what your telling me
I'm not buy what your selling me don't go
All I wanted you to say
I should focus more on the thought of
letting you just slip away
But I get this strange feeling your not revealing
Everything you wanted to say
So it's just a little harder for me to play the part of
Watching you walk away
So before you disappear again
Just think of what you're feeling and don't go
There's more to what your telling me
I'm not buy what your selling me don't go
Don't you understand that I'm stranded
In a feeling I can't shake
Don't you realise that I'm frightened
Of all the things your gonna to take
And now you seem so distant so much more resistant
To ever let the feeling show
So it's hard for me to face it
Even less replace it
Everything your letting go
So before you disappear again
Just think of what you're feeling and don't go
There's more to what your telling me
I'm not buy what your selling me don't go
We're All Gonna Die Someday lyrics - Kasey Chambers
We're all gonna die someday lord
We're all gonna die someday
Mama's on pills daddy's over the hill
But we're all gonna die someday
Well it hurts down here on Earth lord
It hurts down here on Earth
It hurts down here cause we're running out of beer
But we're all gonna die someday
We're all gonna die someday lord
We're all gonna die someday
Mama's on pills daddy's over the hill
But we're all gonna die someday
Well all of my friends are stonned lord
All of my friends are stonned
Janie got stonned cause she couldn't get boned
But we're all gonna die someday
We're all gonna die someday lord
We're all gonna die someday
Mama's on pills daddy's over the hill
But we're all gonna die someday
Well they can all kiss my ass lord
They can all kiss my ass
If they want to kiss my ass well they better make it fast
'Cos we're all gonna die someday
We're all gonna die someday lord
We're all gonna die someday
Mama's on pills daddy's over the hill
But we're all gonna die someday
I say
We're all gonna die someday lord
We're all gonna die someday
Mama's on pills daddy's over the hill
But we're all gonna die someday
We're all gonna die someday
Mama's on pills daddy's over the hill
But we're all gonna die someday
Well it hurts down here on Earth lord
It hurts down here on Earth
It hurts down here cause we're running out of beer
But we're all gonna die someday
We're all gonna die someday lord
We're all gonna die someday
Mama's on pills daddy's over the hill
But we're all gonna die someday
Well all of my friends are stonned lord
All of my friends are stonned
Janie got stonned cause she couldn't get boned
But we're all gonna die someday
We're all gonna die someday lord
We're all gonna die someday
Mama's on pills daddy's over the hill
But we're all gonna die someday
Well they can all kiss my ass lord
They can all kiss my ass
If they want to kiss my ass well they better make it fast
'Cos we're all gonna die someday
We're all gonna die someday lord
We're all gonna die someday
Mama's on pills daddy's over the hill
But we're all gonna die someday
I say
We're all gonna die someday lord
We're all gonna die someday
Mama's on pills daddy's over the hill
But we're all gonna die someday
Everything's Turning To White lyrics - Kasey Chambers
Late on a Friday my husband went up to the mountains with three friends
They took provisions and bottles of bourbon to last them all through the weekend
One hundred miles they drove just to fish in a stream
And there's so much water so close to home
When they arrived it was cold and dark; they set up their camp quickly
Warmed up with whisky they walked to the river where the water flowed past darkly
In the moonlight they saw the body of a young girl floating face down
And there's so much water so close to home
When he hold me now I'm pretending
I feel like I'm frozen inside
And behind my eyes, my daily disguise
Everything's turning to white
It was too hard to tell how long she'd been dead, the river was that close to freezing
But one thing for sure, the girl hadn't died very well to judge from the bruising
They stood there above her all thinking the same thoughts at the same time
There's so much water so close to home
They carried her downstream from their fishing; between two rocks they gently wedged her
After all they'd come so far, it was late
And the girl would keep; she was going nowhere
They stayed up there fishing for two days
They reported it on Sunday when they came back down
There's so much water so close to home
When he holds me now I'm pretending
I feel like I'm frozen inside
And behind my eyes, my daily disguise
Everything's turning to white
The newspapers said that the girl had been strangled to death and also molested
On the day of the funeral the radio reported that a young man had been arrested
I went to the service a stranger; I drove past the lake out of town
There's so much water so close to home
When he holds me now I'm pretending
I feel like I'm frozen inside
And behind my eyes, my daily disguise
Everything's turning to white
They took provisions and bottles of bourbon to last them all through the weekend
One hundred miles they drove just to fish in a stream
And there's so much water so close to home
When they arrived it was cold and dark; they set up their camp quickly
Warmed up with whisky they walked to the river where the water flowed past darkly
In the moonlight they saw the body of a young girl floating face down
And there's so much water so close to home
When he hold me now I'm pretending
I feel like I'm frozen inside
And behind my eyes, my daily disguise
Everything's turning to white
It was too hard to tell how long she'd been dead, the river was that close to freezing
But one thing for sure, the girl hadn't died very well to judge from the bruising
They stood there above her all thinking the same thoughts at the same time
There's so much water so close to home
They carried her downstream from their fishing; between two rocks they gently wedged her
After all they'd come so far, it was late
And the girl would keep; she was going nowhere
They stayed up there fishing for two days
They reported it on Sunday when they came back down
There's so much water so close to home
When he holds me now I'm pretending
I feel like I'm frozen inside
And behind my eyes, my daily disguise
Everything's turning to white
The newspapers said that the girl had been strangled to death and also molested
On the day of the funeral the radio reported that a young man had been arrested
I went to the service a stranger; I drove past the lake out of town
There's so much water so close to home
When he holds me now I'm pretending
I feel like I'm frozen inside
And behind my eyes, my daily disguise
Everything's turning to white
Freight Train lyrics - Kasey Chambers
Well I just came down from Chippewa
I had a station wagon and a hundred dollars
I was thinkin' about the girl I'd lost a year before
I hadn't seen her for some time
I thought that I might go on by
When your memory came floodin' in
And you closed that door
[CHORUS:]
Wish I was a freight train baby
Wish I was a diesel locomotive
I'd come whistlin' down your track
Crashin' in your door
Wish I was a freight train baby
Wish I didn't have a heart
And you'd need a shovel for the coal
Just to get me started
Wish I was a freight train baby
Wish I was a freight train
Well every time I talk to you
And I hear your jealous lies
I feel like I've been left abandoned
On some old railway side
And every time I hear your voice
My water just gets cold
My stoker will not stoke
And my boiler will not boil
[CHORUS]
Well every time I fell behind
And I could not get ahead
I wish someone would pull the lever
And give me a little sand
And every time I slip behind
Even further back
I wish some switchman would come out of the fog
And change my track
Wish I was a freight train baby
Wish I was a diesel locomotive
I'd come whistlin' down your track
Crashin' in your door
Wish I was a freight train baby
Wish I didn't have a heart
And you'd need a shovel for the coal
Just to get me started
Wish I was a freight train baby
Wish I was a freight train . . .
I had a station wagon and a hundred dollars
I was thinkin' about the girl I'd lost a year before
I hadn't seen her for some time
I thought that I might go on by
When your memory came floodin' in
And you closed that door
[CHORUS:]
Wish I was a freight train baby
Wish I was a diesel locomotive
I'd come whistlin' down your track
Crashin' in your door
Wish I was a freight train baby
Wish I didn't have a heart
And you'd need a shovel for the coal
Just to get me started
Wish I was a freight train baby
Wish I was a freight train
Well every time I talk to you
And I hear your jealous lies
I feel like I've been left abandoned
On some old railway side
And every time I hear your voice
My water just gets cold
My stoker will not stoke
And my boiler will not boil
[CHORUS]
Well every time I fell behind
And I could not get ahead
I wish someone would pull the lever
And give me a little sand
And every time I slip behind
Even further back
I wish some switchman would come out of the fog
And change my track
Wish I was a freight train baby
Wish I was a diesel locomotive
I'd come whistlin' down your track
Crashin' in your door
Wish I was a freight train baby
Wish I didn't have a heart
And you'd need a shovel for the coal
Just to get me started
Wish I was a freight train baby
Wish I was a freight train . . .
Ignorance lyrics - Kasey Chambers
Don't wanna read the paper
I don't like bad news
Last night a man got shot
Outside the house of blues
I'd like to ignore it
I'd like to just pretend
That the reason for it
Is something I can comprehend
I don't listen to the radio
Last time it made me cry
Two boys went crazy
Fifteen kids died
And I don't know their families
I don't ask 'em how they're going
They're on the other side of the world
But it's way too close to home
I've got something to say
And I thought it might be worth a
mention
If you're not pissed off at the world
Then you're just not paying attention
And you can turn off the TV
And go about your day
But just 'cos you don't see it
It don't mean its gone away hey
We don't talk to our neighbours
They've got funny coloured skin
We see 'em out on the sidewalk
But we don't invite 'em in
We only eat when we're hungry
And we throw the rest away
While babies in Cambodia
Are starving everyday
We risk our lives
We hit our wives
We act like everything is funny
We hide our pain
While we go insane
We sell our souls for money
We curse our mums
We build our bombs
We make our children cry
We watch the band
While Vietnam
Just watch their children die
I don't like bad news
Last night a man got shot
Outside the house of blues
I'd like to ignore it
I'd like to just pretend
That the reason for it
Is something I can comprehend
I don't listen to the radio
Last time it made me cry
Two boys went crazy
Fifteen kids died
And I don't know their families
I don't ask 'em how they're going
They're on the other side of the world
But it's way too close to home
I've got something to say
And I thought it might be worth a
mention
If you're not pissed off at the world
Then you're just not paying attention
And you can turn off the TV
And go about your day
But just 'cos you don't see it
It don't mean its gone away hey
We don't talk to our neighbours
They've got funny coloured skin
We see 'em out on the sidewalk
But we don't invite 'em in
We only eat when we're hungry
And we throw the rest away
While babies in Cambodia
Are starving everyday
We risk our lives
We hit our wives
We act like everything is funny
We hide our pain
While we go insane
We sell our souls for money
We curse our mums
We build our bombs
We make our children cry
We watch the band
While Vietnam
Just watch their children die
Too Long In The Wasteland lyrics - Kasey Chambers
Hear the trucks on the highway, And the tickin' of the clocks
There's a ghost of a moon in the afternoon, Bullet holes in the mailbox
Bullet holes in the mailbox, Keyholes in my mind
Too long in the wasteland
Too long in the wasteland
I've fallin' behind
She said won't you come see me, When the sun goes down
It'll be just like the old days, When I used to let you hang around
Well I don't know, I might not speak the language any more
Too long in the wasteland
Too long in the wasteland
I've closed some doors
People in the village, Watch the children play
At the sight of a stranger, They call the kids away
Just leave that man alone, I hear the mothers say
Too long in the wasteland
Too long in the wasteland
What's made him that way
I hadn't intended, To bend the rules
Whiskey don't make liars, It just makes fools
So I didn't mean to say it, But I meant what I said
Too long in the wasteland
Too long in the wasteland
Must have gone to my head
Jet trails in the sunset, a long way away
cuttin' cross the horizon, At the edge of the day
And it calls out to me, Come fly away, I've been
Too long in the wasteland
Too long in the wasteland
I believe I'll have to stay
Too long in the wasteland
Too long in the wasteland
I'll have to stay
There's a ghost of a moon in the afternoon
Bullet holes in the mailbox
Bullet holes in the mailbox
There's a ghost of a moon in the afternoon, Bullet holes in the mailbox
Bullet holes in the mailbox, Keyholes in my mind
Too long in the wasteland
Too long in the wasteland
I've fallin' behind
She said won't you come see me, When the sun goes down
It'll be just like the old days, When I used to let you hang around
Well I don't know, I might not speak the language any more
Too long in the wasteland
Too long in the wasteland
I've closed some doors
People in the village, Watch the children play
At the sight of a stranger, They call the kids away
Just leave that man alone, I hear the mothers say
Too long in the wasteland
Too long in the wasteland
What's made him that way
I hadn't intended, To bend the rules
Whiskey don't make liars, It just makes fools
So I didn't mean to say it, But I meant what I said
Too long in the wasteland
Too long in the wasteland
Must have gone to my head
Jet trails in the sunset, a long way away
cuttin' cross the horizon, At the edge of the day
And it calls out to me, Come fly away, I've been
Too long in the wasteland
Too long in the wasteland
I believe I'll have to stay
Too long in the wasteland
Too long in the wasteland
I'll have to stay
There's a ghost of a moon in the afternoon
Bullet holes in the mailbox
Bullet holes in the mailbox
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