LYRICS FROM “CURLED UP TOES IN RED MARY JANES” (2008)
Holy Moses
Holy Moses
Lead me home
Hold me close
Don’t let me go
In my mind
I’ve lost my way
In your arms
I long to stay
Shelter me
From the rain
In your arms
I’m home again
Save me once
Come save again
Show me the way
Show me the way
And my sweet consolation
Is to have you lay me down
With no words of hesitation
Keep my feet on the ground
Here I am
My white sail raised
My anchor drawn
Above the waves
Take the wheel
You guide the way
My dawn will come
But not today
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Just How Much
I wish that I could tell you
How I feel about you
Just how much I love you
I’m always thinking of you
I can’t find the words to tell you
Just right
Do you know how much I want to
Spend everyday beside you
I see it all so clearly
You and me
Front porch swing when we’re 70
Singing your songs
In my ear
And I will listen endlessly
Holding your hand forever
But all the words in the world
They all just turn pale
When I’m standing next to you
And I fumble around
Curling my toes in my shoes
Looking for better words to choose
But nothing comes around
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Hallelujah
Forty years I’ve traveled with no one but my own
Like a child in the night in the dark running home
And I’ll wait for you, until the last star is gone
Whispering words of Hallelujah
My body aches with this pain in my breast
I’ve taken this path unable to rest
And in the quiet of your arms is where I’ll make my bed
Sleeping and dreaming Hallelujah
And I’ll wait for you to come back
And I’ll wait for you to call
All these voices, they run around in my head
But you make them alright
You make them alright
You make them alright
My mind is hoping my heart can lead me home
I’ve gone many miles just to find where I belong
And I know I’ll come back to you with a will of my own
Crying out loud Hallelujah
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Porchswing Serenade
Small town hearts
In your great big world
You’re a star
And I’m your lonely girl
But you never let me follow you
Its getting late
I’m so tired
Porchswing swaying
On a summer night
And I wonder what you’re doing
And I’m still in love
After all your foolin round
Tell me your stories
I’m gonna believe you
Always
Someone turn this porchlight off
I don’t want
To see myself here
Just sitting in your doorway
Lost in thought
With my head turned down
Toward my toes
Smoking cigarettes
Just to track the way
The wind blows
And I’m still in love
After all your foolin round
Tell me your stories
I’m gonna believe you
Always
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Keeping Awake
Got no words
They’ve all flown from my open hands
I could not hold them all
So I let them go and fly around
Above me
I walk wide in the morning
While my love lays sleeping
I’ll be silent staring out your window
And I’m so tired from always
Keeping awake
Looking for the right words to say
Clarity seems to rest upon
The step outside your door way
She pays no mind to the whirlwind
That is mine
Though she could make it go away
Leave the door wide open
And while you lay sleeping
I’ll be silent staring out your window
And I’m so tired of always
Keeping awake
Looking for the right words to say
And I will find my words
Find my reason
To share them all with you
My voice will rise and fall
Rise and fall
Hold my hand and take it
In the pocket of your winter coat
Whisper words into my ears
Perhaps they’ll stay
And make themselves
At home this time
And tonight while you lay sleeping
I’ll be next to you right by your side
And I’ll watch you
As you lay breathing
And I’ll be so happy that I’m always
Keeping awake
Looking for the right words to say
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Winter
So long
Summer is waning
September light fading away
Streets turn to grey
Flame painted leaves
Just memories of
Yesterday’s dream
Hello Hello
It’d be so nice to see it sometime
But I know it wont be for a long time
Knit me a sweater
With the last threads of summer
And wrap it around the moon
Warm the night
Just for you
Even the brightest lights
Need a reminder
Of spring
To keep them shining
Hello Hello
It’d be so nice to see it sometime
But I know it wont be for a long time
Watch the cars
They’re all spinnin around
Can’t go no where
When snow is falling down
Hide me away
Gonna stay inside for awhile
Steam rising up from the street
Warming my feet
As I wait for the train
Winter is here again
I think of your face as I leave
Waving good-bye to me
Here me sing
Hello Hello
It be so nice to see it sometime
Hello Hello
It’d be so nice to see it sometime
But I know it wont
Be for a long time