No Sign of Rain Michelle Shocked

When I leave this town you will not see me cry An east Texas town with all the wells run dry Looking to the sky, waiting for a change No sign of rain And if I find life beyond the Interstate Past

Who Cares? Michelle Shocked

I see a sign that says 'Hotel' I walk in and I ring the bell Look up at a cobweb My eyes open wider When I see the grin of a Cheshire spider I walk on out I see a sign that says 'County Jail'

Laundry Day Michelle Shocked

When she hung her laundry out to dry She squinted into a clear blue sky But the weather's changed and I know why Like bleach stains rain clouds roll on by Right as ruin the raindrops fell Big

Homestead Michelle Shocked

Almost got me a coyote today A lowdown skunk of a dog, I say I fired my gun as he slunk away But he'll be back again You know, it ain't been easy since my husband died A widow woman at thirty-five

The Incomplete Image (4/4 Troubadour) Michelle Shocked

Did I tell you the story of the 4/4 troubadour The traveling tramp Or the barefoot bum? Did I tell you the story of the carefree gypsy The hitching hobo The rich man's son?

Hello Hopeville Michelle Shocked

Well, well, well, looky here, looky here Well, well, well, what have we got here Got me a runaway kid Got no money never did Got the sense to come in out of the rain Uh, he was waitin' for a station

The Cement Lament Michelle Shocked

It was that kind of misting rain It was that kind of night Nothing was wrong It just wasn't right It weren't the blues It weren't low rent It was just a cement lament All these late night

Last Love Michelle Shocked

reunion, a time and a place And I could see eight good years disappear from her face And love must have it's dance Last love will always glance And long for lost romance And now the sweet shelter of

Crying Shame Michelle Shocked

You make a go of it. And you make a mistake. And you make up. And you make some more mistakes. And you make up. What goes around comes around. Sooner or later the mistakes start adding up.

Silver Spoon Michelle Shocked

say 'hey, hey' You know, I never really found a way To talk about the things you said about me Aw yeah, but that's okay 'Cause when I hold my hands out like so, you see I'm holding what's inside of

No Wonder Michelle Shocked

It's no wonder the sun Waits outside your window at the break of day As if to say "Come out to play Let's have some fun" And it's no wonder No wonder the sun Foolish of me, I know I did believe

Graffiti Limbo Michelle Shocked

Lay down your burdens Lay down your cares The Holy Virgin, she's gonna greet you up there With a big can of spray paint, yeah And a big blank wall And I can guaran-damn-tee you There ain't no cops

Live And Learn Michelle Shocked

We've got a lot of bad apples, a lot of damn snakes We need a lot of room, we're gonna make some mistakes It takes a whole lotta livin' to make us feel at home Then sit back and watch the garden grow

Memories of East Texas Michelle Shocked

Memories of East Texas And piney green rolling hills Covered in the springtime With golden daffodils Rowing on Sandy Lake come April Harvesting hay in June Sitting by the road watching well-fires

Worth the Weight Michelle Shocked

never have to see you again I'm running late but at least I'm running I've been down this road a time or two You know, nothing has changed but that's nothing new I'm wearing holes in the soles of

Must Be Luff Michelle Shocked

Well I'm admitting I was drifting When I came into your harbor But I feel my spirits lifting Like a wind just off to starboard bow Now I know I swore that I would love no more But you hauled in,

The Bitter Pill Michelle Shocked

Hey the bitter pill Took all I can stand The bitter pill You know I took it like a man Better find a cure I can't take no more The remedy to kill The bitter pill Doctor I know 'bout my reputation

You Take The Cake Michelle Shocked

Happy birthday, Baby Ain't no doubts or maybe We're singing this song Just for you Yes, it's true You take the cake And the candles too We're so glad to know ya Here's our chance to show ya

Necktie Michelle Shocked

There was a naked man standing in an alley And he weren't wearing no clothes A naked man was standing in an alley And he wasn't wearing no clothes He said, "All that I need, I do believe, Is a pair

Flying Lesson Michelle Shocked

Oh best-beloved With a little bit of patience And imagination We learn to fly Now hold out your hands Spread up your fingers See how they are feathers And your arms are wings Now flap your

Silent Ways Michelle Shocked

When you asked me "Michelle, do you love me?"

Fever Breaks Michelle Shocked

Try and forget it and yet it keeps you awake Live to regret it when the fever breaks Lighting up a cigarette even the slow hand shakes But it's a cold sweat when the fever breaks If there is no

Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight Michelle Shocked

Mary took to runnin' with the travellin' man She left her mama cryin' with her head in her hands It's a sad case, so broken-hearted She said "Mama, got to go, got to get outta here I gotta get out of

New Orleans Michelle Shocked

New Orleans She's the Queen of Sleaze New Orleans She got me on my knees New Orleans She's the girl of my dreams Riverboats on the Mississippi Playin' poker for a glass of whiskey My head is

Campus Crusade Michelle Shocked

it's the lunatic fringe on parade (Here's what she'd say now) She'd say "I too used to be a sinner I was a whore among whoremongers I was promiscuous, I used to sniff cocaine But I live that life no

The Titanic Michelle Shocked

(It was 1912 and the Titanic was gonna take her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England to New York City and the great black boxer, Jack Johnson, he's heavyweight champion of the world.

V.F.D. Michelle Shocked

(That's the Volunteer Fire Department, now) Oh, I'm sure that you know how this story goes Our little fire ran out of control Somebody called for the V.F.D.

Walking To New Orleans Michelle Shocked

I'm walking to New Orleans I'm walking to New Orleans You want to diss my home That's the reason why I'm going I'm walking to New Orleans I've got no time for talking I've got to keep walking

Fogtown Michelle Shocked

It was a red sun rising early in this ghetto A full moon was rising late last night But you would not know, no you was fast asleeping You only see this city in the broad daylight In the broad daylight

Mouth Of The Mississippi Michelle Shocked

Ah the River I think I was twelve No wait I must have been eighteen Me and my father we had us a time And had us a hurricane, or two I don't remember but that's when I knew It was right then that

Little Billie Michelle Shocked

Little Billie sure could sing the blues "Ain't nobody's business if I do" Tending drinks behind the bar Pour cheap whiskey from a Chivas jar Turn to water what was wine Down at the Home of the Second

Looks Like Mona Lisa Michelle Shocked

If she had it to do all over again It would be a photograph She would have a wide grin But no, it was an artist with a longing loving style So when the paint was dry all that remained was a faint

Come a Long Way Michelle Shocked

I drive by the Plaza where the gay boys pose Stand in their windows wearing no clothes I heard the screams of the dying dark Through the sweet green icing of MacArthur Park And then I crossed the river

Hold Me Back (Frankie & Johnny) Michelle Shocked

Frankie was a good woman Everybody knows She gave her loving man Johnny a hundred dollar bill Just to buy one suit of clothes Frankie went down to the barroom She ordered herself one glass of

Change The Name Michelle Shocked

Why Sir, I was fourteen years old before I had my first pair of pants and they was of buckskin. But at the age of seventeen Mr Speaker, I had a jock on me the size of a ?????????

Soul Searching Michelle Shocked

the way his thing I don't mean to be angry I won't let it confuse me I won't allow the monkey-man To simply try and use me I've been soul searching Out in the cold Gold mining In the pits of

Poor Boy Michelle Shocked

Listen to me people It's a sad tale that I tell He was bound for heaven But the poor boy went to hell He was a poor boy He was a poor boy He was a poor poor boy In our hearts there was no joy

Secret Admirer Michelle Shocked

She's got a sweet little asset That can take her places Where they don't recall names But they remember faces She knows how to use those feminine graces She spends a lot of time by the swimming

Ballad Of Penny Evans Michelle Shocked

and souls being played by just one hand My name is Penny Evans and I've just turned twenty-one A young widow in the war that's been fought in Vietnam I have two infant daughters I thank God I have no

Wichita Lineman Michelle Shocked

you singing in the wire) I can hear you through the whine (I can hear you through the whine) And the Wichita lineman is still on the line I know I need a small vacation But it don't look like rain

Yamboree Queen Michelle Shocked

I know some of you have not heard of this Yamboree so let me hip you to it. It's been something we East Texans have been celebrating for over seventy years.

Russian Roulette Michelle Shocked

I've been told gambling's a sin I'm gonna place my bets I'm gonna play to win Yes I'm sure it's a cure for the blues You lose you win or you win you lose I cried "Oh sweet Lord" But there's no

My Home Is On The Water Michelle Shocked

My home is on the water Don't like no land at all Oh my home is on the water I don't like no land at all My home is on the water I don't like no land at all There ain't no human better than no

Forgive To Forget Michelle Shocked

You remind me of Someone I once knew I don't know who I don't know who Could it be, who could it be Let me see Oh yes I remember now I think it was me Filled with fear Possessed by pain Bitter

Tabloid Michelle Shocked

name is fair game In the express lane checkout line Thumbing through the pages Killing time I've got bloodstained inkstains on my hands I'm believing things I do not understood A fairy tale of

A Child Like Grace Michelle Shocked

when she taught herself to read "I do not like them, Sam I Am" She taught us how to love We learned so much but not enough I'm sure that's when we learned to give a damn She will grace our lives no

If Love Was a Train Michelle Shocked

If love was a train I think I would ride me a slow one One that would ride through the night making every stop, huh If love was a train I would feel no pain and I would never get off, no sir Oh, I'd

See The Sea Michelle Shocked

eat They eat plankton and algae and slimy seaweed And they go to school just like you and me And you know there are whales, there are whales in the sea And they spout and they spurt from the top of

Prince Of Darkness Michelle Shocked

And now he is the Prince of Darkness He holds old friends in such high esteem He sees a red town and wants it painted black For the Catholic girls at Halloween Well he said to me, "I've waited

Strawberry Jam Michelle Shocked

Strawberry jam, that's what kind [Aw, the good kind ] Yeah, if you want the best jam You gotta make your own We have Smucker's, Welches, Knotts Berry Farm But a little homemade jam never did a body no