1.Are You Alright
Are you alright
Are you alright
All the sudden you went away.
Are you alright？
I hope you come back
around someday.
Are you alright？
I haven't seen you in a
real long time.
Are you alright？
Could you give me some
kind of sign.
Are you alright？
I looked around me and
you were gone.
Are you alright？
I feel like there must
be something wrong.
Are you alright？
'Cause it seems like you
disappeared.
Are you alright？
'Cause I been feeling
a little scared.
Are you alright？
Are you sleeping
through the night？
Do you have someone
to hold you tight？
Do you have someone
to hang out with？
Do you have someone
to hug and kiss you,
Hug and kiss you
Hug and kiss you？
Are you alright？
Are you alright？
Is there something
been bothering you？
Are you alright？
I wish you'd give me
a little clue.
Are you alright？
Is there something
you wanna say？
Are you alright？
Just tell me that
you're okay.
Are you alright？
'Cause you took off
without a word.
Are you alright？
You flew away like
a little bird.
Are you alright？
Is there anything I can do？
Are you alright？
'Cause I need to
hear from you.
Are you alright？
Are you sleeping
through the night？
Do you have someone
to hold you tight？
Do you have someone
to hang out with？
Do you have someone
to hug and kiss you,
Hug and kiss you
Hug and kiss you？
Are you alright？
2.Mama You Sweet
I love you, Mama you sweet
With an ocean in my spirit
And cracks on my lips
And scars in my heart
And this burden on my hips
Ocean becomes heavy and tries
To push its way out
Through these ancient eyes
And the memories in my mouth
Ocean becomes tears
That ebb and flow
Over the lines in my face
And the pain in my soul
And pain hits a wall
And doesn't know which way to go
And ocean says I'm crying now
And tells pain to follow
And pain courses through
Every vein, every limb
Trying to find a way out
Between the secrets in my skin
And secrets hold on
Until they finally give in
And they meet up with ocean
And tears again
And tears hand me a shovel
Saying break beneath the crust
That binds earthly skin
And buries all the trust
Somehow trust was caught
Between the cracks on my lips
And the scars in my heart
And this burden on my hips
I love you, Mama you sweet...
3.Learning How To Live
I'm learning how to live
without you in my life.
I'm learning how to live
without you in my life.
I'll take the best of
what you had to give.
I'll make the most of
what you left me with.
I'm learning how to live.
They say the best is
still yet to come
but the taste of you
is still on my tongue.
I can't forget and I
won't even try
to erase your image
and the way you made me cry.
I'm learning how to live.
All I have left is
this dime store ring
but I wouldn't trade
it for anything.
The days ahead will
never be the same.
For you I might have
even changed my name.
I'm learning how to live.
I'm learning how to live
without you in my life.
I'm learning how to live
without you in my life.
I'll take the best of
what you had to give.
I'll make the most of
what you left me with.
I'm learning how to live.
4.Fancy Funeral
Some think a fancy funeral
will be worth every cent
for every dime and nickel
is money better spent
better spent on groceries
covering the bills
instead of little luxuries
unnecessary frills
lovely yellow daffodils
and lacey filigree's
pretty little angels
for everyone to see
lilly of the valley
long black limousenes
three or four months salary
just to pay for all those things
So don't buy a fancy funeral
it's not worth it in the end
goodbyes can still be beautiful
with all the money that you'll spend
theres no amount of riches
bring back what you lost
to satisfy your wishes
you'll never justify the cost
5.Unsuffer Me
Unlock my love
and set me free
come fill me up
with ecstasy
surround my heartbeat
with your fingertips
unbound my feet
untie my wrists
come in to my world
of loneliness
and wickedness
and bitterness
Unlock my love
Unsuffer me
Take away the pain
Unbruise unbloddy
Wash away the stain
Anoint my head
With your sweet kiss
My joy is dead
I long for bliss
I long for knowledge
Whisper in my ear
Undo my logic, undo my fear
Unsuffer me
Unlock my love
And set me free
come fill me up
with ecstasy
unsuffer me
Take away the pain
Unbruise unbloddy
Wash away the stain
surround my heartbeat
with your fingertips
unbound my feet
untie my wrists
come in to my world
of loneliness
and wickedness
and bitterness
Anoint my head
With your sweet kiss
My joy is dead
I long for bliss
I long for knowledge
Whisper in my ear
Unsuffer me
Undo my logic, undo my fear
Unsuffer me
6.Everything Has Changed
I can't feel my love anymore
I can't feel my love anymore
mystery and the splendor
don't thrill me like before
I can't feel my love anymore
I don't want to talk to anyone
I don't want to talk to anyone
all the words that used to work
are melted in the sun
and I don't want to talk to anyone
Faces look familiar,
but they don't have names
towns I used to live in
have been rearranged
Highways I once traveled down
don't look the same
Everything has changed
Everything has changed
I can't find my joy anywhere
I can't find my joy anywhere
all the magic vanished into the misty air
and I can't find my joy anywhere
Now I don't know where my faith has gone
Now I don't know where my faith has gone
from the wonder I had a sense of
to the brightest star that shone
and now I don't know where my faith has gone
Faces look familiar,
but they don't have names
towns I used to live in
have been rearranged
Highways I once traveled down
don't look the same
Everything has changed
7.Come On
Dude I'm so over you
You don't even have a clue
All you did was make me blue
You didn't even make me,
come on!
You're so self-involved
You're in some kind of fog
You're hung up on your hog
You didn't even make me,
come on!
You think you're in hot demand
But you don't know where to
put your hand
Let me tell you where you stand
You didn't even make me,
come on!
Dude you're so fire
Shut up, I'm not inspired
All I'm feeling now is tired
You didn't even make me,
come on!
You weren't even worth it
I'm sorry I ever flirted
The effort wasn't even
concerted
You didn't even make me,
come on!
All you do is talk the talk
You can't back it up
with your walk
You can't light my fire,
so fuck off
You didn't even make me,
come on!
8.Where Is My Love
Where - where is my love
Where - where is my love
is my love in Helena
eating sweet potato pies
sure as hell won't be tellin ya
even as much as a little
white lie
is my love in Tupelo
whisperin down the blues
knowing things he shouldn't know
and givin away what he cant use
Where - where is my love
Where - where is my love
is my love in Birmingham
making honey from the bees
over joyed to be my man
and rollin up his flannel sleeves
is my love in Gainesville
pretty, radiant and warm
drinkin whiskey til hes had his fill
inspired by a summer storm
Where - where is my love
9.Rescue
He can't rescue you
can't pull the demons
from your head
can't lull you from your
sleepy bed
He can't rescue you
He can't protect you
from the powers that will be
the hours of insanity
He can't protect you
He can't change you
change the summers of
your beauty
the thunderstorms within
your purity
He can't change you
He can't carry you
past the door of every danger
every foe and every stranger
He can't carry you
Lucinda Williams
He can't save you
from the plain and simple truth
the waning winters of your youth
He can't save you
He can't fix you
your tears will always
leave their mark
from fears that stay
inside the dark
He can't fix you
What can he do
but tie some ribbons
in your hair
and show you that he'll
always care
thats all he can do
lala lala
10.What If
I shudder to think
What it would mean
If the President wore pink
If a prostitute was Queen.
What would happen then
How would the world change
if thick became thin
and the world was rearranged
If the rains brought
down the moon
And daylight was feared
And the sun rose too soon ...
And then just disappeared
If dogs became kings
and the Pope should cum
If hobos had wings
And God was a bum
If houses became trees
and flowers turned to stone
and there were no families
and people lived alone
If buildings started laughing
and windows cried
and feet started clapping
and out came inside
if mountains fell in slivers
and the sky began to bleed
and blood filled up the rivers
and prisoners were freed
if the stars fell apart
and the ocean dried up
and the world was one
big heart
and decided to start
and children grew up happier
and they could run with
the wolves
and they never felt trapped
or hungry or unloved
If cats walked on water
and birds had bank accounts
and we loved one another
in equal amounts
11.Wrap My Head Around That
You told me you love me
said you wanna be with me
You told me you love me
said you wanna be with me
You looked right in to my eyes
and said i'm not like the
other guys
You looked right in to my eyes
said i'm not like the other guys
I know what i think i saw and
what i thought i seen
and what was coming
and what was going
and everything in between
and what i thought i
heard you say
and what you really said
and what i thought you
thought i thought
was actually in your head
and what you meant to tell me
and what i meant to say
and what i said you said i said
what went the other way
I know what you did to me
and i know what we did
and who did what to who
and who the hell're you
trying to kid
You told me you love me
you said you wanna be with me
You told me you love me
you said you wanna be with me
You looked right in to my eyes
and said i'm not like
the other guys
You looked right in to my eyes
said i'm not like
the other guys
I know more you think i know
more than you think about
and know and think
you know and think
you got it all figured out
i know i'm missing something
somethings missing here and there
all over and over around
and up and everywhere
and you're just all up in it
look out your zipper's gonna break
and i popped your little party favor
and you just take the cake
i can't believe i believed you
when i found out where you're at
and findin' out why you'
re too much
if i can wrap my head around that
You told me you love me
you said you wanna be with me
You told me you love me
you said you wanna be with me
You told me you love me
you said you wanna be with me
You told me you love me
you said you wanna be with me
I know what i think i saw and
what i thought i seen
and what was coming
and what was going
and everything in between
and what i thought i heard you say
and what you really said
and what i thought you
thought i thought
was actually in your head
and what you meant to tell me
and what i meant to say
and what i said you said i said
what went the other way
I know what you did to me
and i know what we did
and who did what to who
and who the hell're you trying to kid
I know more you think i know
more than you think about
and know and think you know and think
you got it all figured out
i know i'm missing something
somethings missing here and there
all over and over around
and up and everywhere
and you're just all up in it
look out your zipper's gonna break
and i popped your little party favor
and you just take the cake
I can't believe i believed you
when I found out where you're at
and findin' out why you're too much
if i can wrap my head around that
You told me you love me
you said you wanna be with me
You told me you love me
you said you wanna be with me
You told me you love me
12.Words
I would rather suffer sweet
silent solitude
Deathly defiant from drowning out
Filthy sounds stumbling,
ugly and cruel
Between the lips of your
beautiful mouth
Deep down within me words
move in phases
Frozen and still
until they decide
To melt and drip over
the pages
Until that moment
they live inside.
My words enjoy the
feel of the paper
Better than me,
lay with your consonants
Once they get going
they never waver
And they slip in between your if,
ands, and buts.
When my words are
hiding between the lines
Then i'm afraid they
won't hear me call
What if they fail me
without a sign？
What if they hardly
surface at all？
Screaming and throwing
your weight around
My words choose
knowledge over politics
You can't kill my words .
they know no bounds
My words are strong and
they don't make me sick.
They still remain my
only companion
Boiling truth to the
very end
They'll never ever
completely abandon
Ever give up the paper
and the pen
13.West
Come out West and see
The best it'll ever be
I know you won't stay
permanently
But come out West and see
Climb up on a rock
And stretch out in the sun
and close my eyes and let
my imagination run
I'm tracing your initials
in the shining sand
I'm counting out the days
til i see you again
Who knows what the future holds
or where the cards may fall
But if you don't come out
West and see
You'll never know at all.
I look off in the distance
Blow a kiss and wave
A thousand miles between us
Disappear some day.
I watch as all the starlings
fly in from the North
The beating of the winds
echoes the beating of my heart
I sleep out in the desert
Under the stars above
and keep making an effort
To wander in love.
Who knows what the future holds
or where the cards may fall
But if you don't come out
West and see
You'll never know at all.
Come out West and see
The best it'll could be
I know you won't stay
permanently
But come out West and see
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