Not A Free Country Brett Dennen

So many colors on the street are bleeding None of them are red, white, and blue People talking 'bout the Sunday funnies People walking in shopping bag shoes You were born into a history of violence It

Wild Child Brett Dennen

I am a wild child yes I am I love the country and I I wanna run free and I Don't wanna live up to anyone's plan I wanna feel the good vibes and I Wanna feel the sunshine with you By my side I am I am I

Ain`t No Reason Brett Dennen

\' back their debts Wearin\' paychecks like necklaces and bracelets Talkin\' \'bout nothin\' not thinkin\' \'bout death Every little heartbeat every little breath People walk a tightrope on a

Ain't No Reason Brett Dennen

back their debts Wearin' paychecks like necklaces and bracelets Talkin' 'bout nothin' not thinkin' 'bout death Every little heartbeat every little breath People walk a tightrope on a razor's edge Carryin

Wrong About Me Brett Dennen

"From my humble beginning To our bitter end You were the one who was pretending That I was your orphan In a brownstone apartment in Brooklyn I found a new place to dwell I tore up my ticket to Tennessee

Paul Newman Daytona Rolex Brett Dennen

I never been accused of being fancy I'm not stupid with my money, honey, I could be stupid for free I took it to the antique road show They told me it was worth a boat load But I'm never gonna sell it,

Darlin' Do Not Fear Brett Dennen

do not fear what you don't really know From its place on the mantel my heart was taken down Scattered in a thousand little pieces on the ground And I below the street lamp like an orphan with a halo

Fool in Paradise Brett Dennen

When I talk about the weather It’s not an original sin When I talk religion It’s a finger up in the wind, yes and Hope is a boat that floats in the middle of the mediterranean When I talk about the weather

Make You Crazy (Feat. Femi Kuti) Brett Dennen

You know it's hard to be yourself Free yourself, to see yourself When all around you there are lies just to get you Spies just to get you to buy so they can get you There are cameras in the sky Lasers

Dancing At A Funeral Brett Dennen

Now's not the time to be so sad and mournful We are going to the funeral and we'll be dancing the night away So, so, so don't be so shy, we are living and we're dying We are laughing and we're crying every

There Is So Much More Brett Dennen

When I heard the news, my heart fell on the floor I was on a plane on my way to Baltimore In these troubled times it's hard enough as it is My soul has known a better life than this I wondered how

Closer To You Brett Dennen

"Well I've tasted love so sweet Played around but not for keeps I never been knocked off my feet Till you came along In the room surrounding me Are angels I cannot see I know they come to carry me to Where

Surprise, Surprise Brett Dennen

Dark clouds gather in the afternoon Come together just to cry Seagulls struggling against the wind Falling out of the sky Grandma's gathering aluminum cans in a rusty shopping cart Born-againers getting

So Far From Me Brett Dennen

"Crows ravaging a field of wheat Stars jealous of the moon Scarecrows know their own defeat Envy and the heart that it consumes Today I walked without you Like an empty bottle drifting out to sea I would

Only Rain Brett Dennen

You haven't said it but I hear it so loud And there's a cloud around your head, yes it is I stick around, I could be a stranger in your town Or I could fly half way around the world just to be turned down

The Ballad of Lily and Tres Brett Dennen

Here come a song about star crossed lovers Named Lily and Tres Two kids in the barrio Via east LA Lily always looked at him like a brother ’Til one day something changed He started acting all moonstruck

Frozen In Slow Motion Brett Dennen

Like a vision, you came strong Then you were gone, and you moved on. And all around me, inside moving, so fast, Im still tender from the crash.

Someday Brett Dennen

In the womb of winter, summer seems a myth In my desperation I throw my faith into the wind Born to a world where it is fine just to fit in From the cradle to the grave, it never ends Someday, someday

Walk Away, Watch Me Burn Brett Dennen

vs 1Woke up early this mornin' To a Thunder and Rain storm; Last night I forgot to close My windows. My heart has been broken And my heart's been blown Wide open. I don't wanna feel angry.

The Last Stop Brett Dennen

exit to the station This is the last stop We hope you will enjoy Your time here if it’s your final destination Step on through, the world is yours And watch the closing doors The place you are, it was not

Only Want You Brett Dennen

Listen to the river Does it make you wonder How anything could ever stand still First lightning then thunder thunder A kiss in the rain love Feel the thrill Сhorus I only want you I only want you I want

Dharma Baby Brett Dennen

Dharma baby While mama was in the kitchen You were out there on the sidewalk with the priests of no religion She rolled her eyes like a soccer ball Singing “All and all another brick in the wall” The firemen

So Long Sweet Misery Brett Dennen

So long my misery I don't need you, you've only caused me grief Forgive me if I fall asleep I haven't slept in centuries Daylight lives like a burden for me So I escape the sins strewn about the

When You Feel It Brett Dennen

Mama got to worrying 'Cause her boy left home home in a hurry again Her photograph was fading She keeps a box in a closet for the maid That is where I left the note on the floor in my room I always

Song For Leaving Brett Dennen

"Like a southbound train Here's a song for leaving Don't you know the pain It's a part of the healing Moon with a halo Like a pearl in a peasant's hand Religion on the radio Advertising a promised land

Kumbaya, Life Rolls On Brett Dennen

"Every day I feel a little bit smaller Yet everyday I get a little bit larger" Said the man to himself Stepping off a scale, stepping on a shelf Stepping on a train going home to his wife Put him at a

Another Day In Babylon Brett Dennen

Another Day In Babylon - words and music by Brett Dennen Hello how have you been? How you finding your new life?

Serenity Now Brett Dennen

Serenity now I'm leavin' I believe in myself again It's a beautiful day to embrace the wind Embrace the wind I live on a boat I seldom sail I'm a captain with no crew A man collecting moments as they come

Because You Are A Woman Brett Dennen

I only wanted to be closer to you I thought I had something to prove Instead I fled with my superstition Because you are a woman Now I was a poet since before I could speak A man's emotions are

This Is Going To Be The Year Brett Dennen

This is gonna be the year Something good is happening here I'm gonna make it true Lord knows I'm overdue This is gonna be the year Heaven above is my witness Can I get a witness?

Christmas Train Brett Dennen

Christmas train, everybody's throwing parties Wrapping presents making ribbons curl Loaned my ugly sweater to the neighbor kid in college He brought a college a girl I remember how that was a thrill I

Cutting to the Chase Brett Dennen

I won’t waste your time Beating 'round the bush like an idiom On a wild goose chase leaving bread crumbs Just enough to hold in your hand I’m cutting to the chase Picking up the pace My baby says I’m dragging

San Francisco Brett Dennen

I won't follow Just so you know Leave if you need to leave But I won't be here I wont be here when you come home [Chorus] I'm gonna to move to San Francisco Look up some old friends I'm gonna get me a

Follow Your Heart Brett Dennen

I am a dreamer and I'm a lover I've been let down and I've loved and lost I've been alone I've been far from home Follow your heart Follow your heart Follow your heart and you won't get lost I've been

White Christmas Brett Dennen

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas Just like the ones I used to know Where the treetops glisten and children listen To hear sleigh bells in the snow I'm dreaming of a white Christmas With every Christmas

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Brett Dennen

Have yourself a merry little Christmas Let your heart be light Next year all our troubles Will be out of sight Have yourself a merry little Christmas Make the Yuletide gay Next year all our troubles Will

Frosty the Snowman Brett Dennen

Frosty the snowman was a jolly happy soul With a corncob pipe and a button nose And two eyes made out of coal Frosty the snowman is a fairy tale, they say He was made of snow but the children know How

She's Mine Brett Dennen

well the witches stare with their limbs akimbo silhouettes of statues up in the window call me to come here with a crooked crescendo but i don't devotees dance among the pantomime on the promenade

Comeback Kid (That's My Dog) Brett Dennen

to what already done Don't keep it just to figure it out When it rains and pours, and then it runs out I was crying on the bathroom floor And just when I thought I could take no more Well, here comes a

Sweet Persuasion Brett Dennen

I got something on you You know me And my weakness And you know my little secret Still I think that I got something on you Sweet persuasion Do you know my reputation Sweet eet eet persuasion I've got a

Heaven Brett Dennen

competition Where fact and fiction meet There's no color lines cast or classes There's no fooling the masses Whatever faith you practice Whatever you believe Oh Heaven Heaven What the hell is Heaven Is there a

Little Cosmic Girl Brett Dennen

were fought, while I held you tight You fell deep into an untamed sleep When the moon began to creep And the comets keep their promises While the constellations weep Chorus: Little cosmic girl, isn't it a

I Asked When Brett Dennen

when is the revolution And all the burdens the centuries accrue That get passed along to every generations youth And all the allegories told in lewd truth I watched them grow wild and spread like a

Careful What You Wish For Brett Dennen

Careful what you wish for You don’t know who you’re talking to Careful what you wish for You don’t know who you’re talking to I may be your guardian angel I may be the devil too You’ve been asking for a

In Your Mother's Eyes Brett Dennen

Before your name was spoken out loud Papa was building pyramids that drank from the clouds You were just a vision that she kept to herself She talked of you to no one else In your mother's eyes You're

Sydney (I'll Come Running) Brett Dennen

, I know that you were wrongly accused I hope you don't lose your sense of humor Allegations made in the schoolyard Soccer moms gossip in the dog park Their bark is worse than their bite They're only a

Ain't Gonna Lose You Brett Dennen

you can put a stick in my spokes I can be the butt of your jokes I can be the laughing stock I can be the hoax but I ain't gonna lose you no I ain't gonna lose you they can come and tear my house down

When We Were Young Brett Dennen

Remember when we were young We felt like the luckiest ones Nothing to worry about The whole world was a hand-me-down It's hard to be different It's even harder when you wanna fit in High school was a catastrophe

Couldn't Help Myself Brett Dennen

yours Never thought I would reach For the morning light But I couldn't help myself I gave it away too soon No I couldn't help myself Surrender to you Surrender too soon First with the touch, thеn just a

Hard Times Come Again No More Brett Dennen

Let us pause in life's pleasures And count its many tears While we all sup sorrow with the poor There's a song that will linger Forever in our ears Oh, hard times come again no more 'Tis the song, the