If These Walls Could Speak Shawn Colvin

If These Walls Could Speak (J. Webb) If these old walls, if these old walls could speak. What a tale they have to tell, hard headed people raisin' hell. A couple in love livin' week to week.

These Four Walls Shawn Colvin

I'm gonna die in these four walls I had enough and I tried it all I watch the daybreak and I see the night fall In these four walls Show me trouble, I'll take him down I drew a line on this patch of ground

I Don`t Know Why Shawn Colvin

I don't know why The sky is so blue And I don't know why I'm so in love with you But if there were no music Then I would not get through I don't know why I know these things, but I do I don't

I Don't Know Why Shawn Colvin

I don't know why The sky is so blue And I don't know why I'm so in love with you But if there were no music Then I would not get through I don't know why I know these things, but I do I don't know

Climb On (A Back That's Strong) Shawn Colvin

Colvin - J.

Another Long One Shawn Colvin

"If losing sleep were any indication Of the loving that I've missed I would wrap myself around you But how likely can that be when I feel like this And if life were not unfortunate And reason blew

Another Long One (Album Version) Shawn Colvin

If losing sleep were any indication Of the loving that I've missed I would wrap myself around you But how likely can that be when I feel like this And if life were not unfortunate And reason blew like

Mr. Levon Shawn Colvin

Find a nail to hang your hat on Go and get yourself a chair If there's little hope to fathom Mr.

When The Rainbow Comes Shawn Colvin

Postman, look and see If there's a message in your bag for me Could be a bomb or it could be a letter It don't matter, it can only get better Hey, Mr.

Round Of Blues Shawn Colvin

round of blues Several miles ago I set down my angel shoes On a lost highway For a better view Now in my mind's eye All roads lead to you Chorus: So wherever you go You better take care of me This time If

If I Were Brave Shawn Colvin

happy couples on their way to New Orleans Reminding me of when we got along They're only renting time and space to fill up with their dreams And dreams are what they'll have when they have gone How could

Polaroids Shawn Colvin

anymore But forests in Germany Kids in the Tuileries Broken-down fortresses In old Italy And claiming his victory Shrouded in mystery He went running away with me Back in our home New York Walking these

That Don't Worry Me Now Shawn Colvin

Before you knew me An angel came to me I wrestled him down to the ground He said he could cure me I said That don't worry me now Those angels just bore me The same old damn story They were lost oh but

Monopoly Shawn Colvin

write this song for you And perpetuate this thing In my head, in my living room With the usual arsenal Of broken chords and rusty strings To surrender all And I don't like to be so weak Retreating behind these

Get Out Of This House Shawn Colvin

in the lake, go ride up the hill Get out of this house It's a house of your making, it's a house of ill will Get out of this house Go listen to Buddha, go listen to Joe Get out of this house If

Twilight (Live at the Bottom Line, NYC, NY - August 1993) Shawn Colvin

We lay in the tall grass, til the mornin' light come shining If I had my way I'd never get the urge to roam. Sometimes to serve my country , Sometimes I stay at home.

Ricochet In Time (Album Version) Shawn Colvin

I've been sleeping fair Lately I could swear I'm thinking clearer and clearer And I've been working hard Looking at my punch card and my mirror, my mirror But I daydream in my room I'm baying at the moon

You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (Live at the Bottom Line, NYC, NY - August 1993) Shawn Colvin

Purple clover, Queen Anne's Lace, crimson hair across your face, You could make me cry if you don't know .

Tuff Kid Shawn Colvin

I was a tuff kid Yeah I was a tuff kid It took a lot to get me on my knees I had a hard time Yeah I had a hard time Just ask somebody if you don't believe me.

American Jerusalem Shawn Colvin

American Jerusalem - Shawn Colvin New York City rain Don't know if it's makin' me Dirty or clean Went for the subway but there was no train And the tunnel was grumbling for repairs again And the

A Matter Of Minutes Shawn Colvin

I can pack myself up in a matter of minutes, Leave you all far behind All of my old world and all the things in it are hard to find If they ever were mine You've been trying And I know it's been hard

Object Of My Affection Shawn Colvin

affection Not a dream Or make believe You're the object Of my affection Come to me Now we see the women In the photograph Sweet Anne of mercy And Sylvia Plath For a thousand words They for a life sentence If

Christmas Time Is Here Shawn Colvin

times and ancient rhymes and love and dreams to share Sleigh bells in the air Beauty every where Yuletide by the fireside And joyful memories there Christmas time is here Families drwing near Oh that we could

Suicide Alley Shawn Colvin

Wait for me by the banshee tree Let me be your wailing companion Pass 'em on by, don't look 'em in the eye Suicide Alley is callin' You thought you were dreaming You could wake up dead And you'll

Kill The Messenger Shawn Colvin

Jane it sure looks like rain These Canadian plains And their windblown hair Jane the bruise colored clouds The smell of the ground In the ripening air I have seen you In your fluttering dress And your

Knowing What I Know Now Shawn Colvin

love and it went all wron I had a dream and you let me down I wouldn’t ask you to take that on Knowing what I know now Would I ask a seeing man to go blind Would I ask a sane man to lose his min Could

Bound To You Shawn Colvin

Well, I feel alive like I never have Because if I go, then someone will be sad Because as someone said, well, I'd rather die But if you can stay, then darlin' so can I And you know I will Yeah, you know

Tougher Than the Rest Shawn Colvin

Well It\'s Saturday night you\'re all dressed up in blue I been watching you awhile maybe you been watching me too So somebody ran out left somebody\'s heart in a mess Well if you\'re looking for

In the Bleak Mid-Winter Shawn Colvin

bleak midwinter Stormy winds may blow Earth tood hard as iron Water like a stone Snow had fallen snow on snow Snow on, snow on, snow In the bleak midwinter Long, long ago What can I give him Poor as I am If

The Chain Shawn Colvin

Listen to the wind blow Watch the sun rise Run in the shadows Damn your love Damn your lies And if You don't love me now You will never love me again I can still hear you saying You would never break the

Venetian Blue Shawn Colvin

How could you leave And why can't you be mine? I'm caught in between a lifeline And a love so deep I will drown Let it pour like silver In this empty room And wear this memory down.

The Story (Album Version) Shawn Colvin

that voice and it drags you around It don't matter the ruse or the weapons we choose There is only one thing that can free us Oh so here I am The lion and the lamb I was born to be telling this story I could

Change Is On The Way Shawn Colvin

Change Is On The Way - Shawn Colvin Cold nights, warm hands Mountains, flat lands Your face Nothing gets erased And I feel like a change is on the way Once you held my hand Wasn't long I saw you

On My Own Shawn Colvin

If I don’t see you Before I go Remember what you’ve seen And what you know Sunshine you will be On my mind eternally But let’s just you remember you And I’ll remember me I’m gonna be on my own

The Facts About Jimmy Shawn Colvin

don't know why we met The simple truth is always the best C'est la vie - what's done is done And there's somebody for everyone Jimmy has debts and Jimmy has ties That he can't get out from under If

Facts About Jimmy Shawn Colvin

by Shawn Colvin & John Leventhal Jimmy is married and he lives down south His wife lives somewhere colder He sees another woman in a badlands town And she cries upon his shoulder Jimmy thinks that

Another Plane Went Down Shawn Colvin

Another plane went down today in the Atlantic nine miles off shore And every single black car that goes by just might be yours I haven't moved from this spot I sit her watching TV in bed I wanna see if

So Good to See You Shawn Colvin

Ordinarily I Have the decency to hold my tongue Then eventually I Wind up opening a vein Rather pointedly you Asked me if I planned to turn and run That's a certainty When I'm this close to the drain But

Words Shawn Colvin

Let's start a brand new story now my love Right now there'll be no other time And I can show you how my love Talk in everlasting words And dedicate them all to me And I will give you all my life I'm here if

Summer Dress Shawn Colvin

And find out who could care for me. Are there pots of gold? Are there floods and fires? Are there thieves and beggars, Or Saints and liars? Are there thieves and beggars, Or saints and liars?

The Bird Shawn Colvin

like before What I like about time is it don't ask why What I like about love is it makes me cry What I like about the bird is she don't need Nothing but sky And I know you tried to tell me then No one could

Fill Me Up Shawn Colvin

Well I might be alright, If I just see the light, I don't care if the phone don't ring. And I'll know when it's right, Like a voice in the night, And the right shade of Tangerine.

New Thing Now Shawn Colvin

your new thing now And now you're turning grinning But maybe no one's listening And you might lose it all my darling, yes you might This is your new thing now And it feels so good to doubt you I could

Anywhere You Go Shawn Colvin

just that kind of man, you know Oh we try and try We cry, baby cry Everybody knows we get nowhere Again and again forever till the end Anywhere you go I will go there Bones in the road getting older If

All Fall Down Shawn Colvin

end up Right back up on their feet Got a heart full of blood I got muscle and feeling But I’m flat on my back I’m starin’ up at the ceiling We all fall down We all fall down We all fall down If

Orion In The Sky Shawn Colvin

Maybe somewhere in the southern hemisphere There could be room for all this love Where they've saved a place for innocence And what is still mysterious And their dreaming time They're dreaming time Because

Trouble Shawn Colvin

on baby let me show you how The less you know the more I comprehend You don't have to drag me down I descend I go to the trouble and I like it That's where I'll be Trouble is just like love, if

Every Little Thing (He) Does Is Magic Shawn Colvin

every lil thing he does is magic Every thing he does just turns me on Even though my life before was tragic Now I know my love for him goes on I resolve to call him up A thousand times a day And ask him if

This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) (Live at the Bottom Line, NYC, NY - August 1993) Shawn Colvin

There was a time before we were born If someone asks this is where I'll be Hi Ho - We drift in and out..... Hi Ho - Sing into my mouth.....

This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) Shawn Colvin

There was a time before we were born If someone asks this is where I'll be Hi Ho - We drift in and out..... Hi Ho - Sing into my mouth.....