LYRICS

STREETLIGHT GLOW

He's starin' down the barrel of her gun 
wonderin how he ended up here 
they were just havin fun 
red neon from the motel sign 
on dirty walls through dingy blinds 
down on his knees she towers high above 

Oh look in her eyes 
She's nothin like the girls back home who can't be compromised 
oh the sun will rise 
another day the world turns round  
another day goes by 

Not two hours ago he was walkin slow 
he saw her in the streetlight glow 
she had a half-black eye but he didn't mind 
cuz her legs were strong and her back was straight 
her skirt was tight and he couldn't wait 
flecks of turquoise glitter sparked her eyes 

Oh look in those eyes 
She's nothin like the girls back home who can't be compromised 
oh the sun will rise 
another day the world turns round  
another day goes by 

How was he to know he picked the one 
she was at the end, her rope undone 
workin three jobs so her kid could eat 
so he took her back and he pushed her down 
when he picked his pants up off the ground 
he only had a twenty so he tried to cheat 

Oh, look what you did 
you made a deal, you gave your word, but it was counterfeit 
oh oh oh man, this is it 
you thievin cheating SOB you messed with the wrong bitch 
oh oh oh the sun will rise 
another day the world turns round  
another day goes by 

Oh, the sun will still rise.

OVER THE FENCE

When will I see you again?
You were climbing up over the fence
We moved in, you wrote Hello in chalk
Summer was just starting off

We gathered bugs in a jar
We rode on our bikes like race cars
And at night, we slept out on the porch
The moon lit the sky like a torch

We swung as high as the sky
We touched the moon with our hands
Two bright little stars
The whole wide world was ours
But we still had to be home by dark

Summer would end fast it came
Our school friends would show us new games
Still you’re there, you’re my other bookend
A thread forever woven in

We drew the roads on the map
The space where our hearts overlapped
We were queens of the hood
Ruling the backyard and the woods
We were both ten and life was good

We swung as high as the sky
We touched the moon with our hands
Two bright little stars
The whole wide world was ours
But we still had to be home by dark

When will I see you again?
You were climbing up over the fence


 
BUILD ME A BOAT

Take me away from this man
Help me to draw up the plans
I need a place to lay my head
Time will not erase the words we said

Build me a boat in the sand
Push me out to sea
Float me away from this wasteland
I just want to be free

Help me to stand on my own
Pull me up off of the floor
I need to find a path to the shore
To feel the sun on my skin
The sun so warm

Build me a boat in the sand
Push me out to sea
Float me away from this wasteland
I just want to be free

Lift me up over the trees
Where I can finally see
Float me away
Push with both hands
I just want to be free



GUESTS OF GHOSTS

Meet me in the graveyard
Meet me beneath the bright blue stars

Breathe in, whisper in my ear
Breathe in, the darkness disappears

Tonight we’re here as guests of ghosts
the nightingale’s already flown
we are bodies breathing above bones
tomorrow’s never carved in stone

Lean in, press against me hard
Lean in…

Tonight we’re here as guests of ghosts
the nightingale’s already flown
we are bodies breathing above bones
tomorrow’s never carved in stone


DOLORES

You roll out from under 
the covers and you stand 
one foot before the other 
feel your lungs expand 
wake up Dolores 
today's come for us 

You pull up and sign in 
he waits across the glass 
you two review the news 
sort out the days' facts 
you're doin' good Dolores 
just keep on going 

The car, the keys, you worry 
for eight days they search your home 
a working class believer 
a heart that won't let go 
courage up Dolores 
just keep on going 

The verdict hits your gut 
spent 18 years for what? 
it's got you all tore up 
Wisconsin winter grey 
they took your son away 
again 

You roll out from under 
the covers and you stand 
one foot before the other 
feel your lungs expand 
wake up Dolores 
today's come for us.

 

STARSTRUCK

I've been in this house before 
we drank too much wine 
cutting chords and writing rhymes 
we showed each other how to shine 

how it felt so alive as we died on the page 
two minds aligned 
when somebody new 
shot straight across your sky 

and we were just day-drinking 
not over-thinking 
the sun was sinking on your front porch 
now you're kicking up dust 
the music feels rushed 
i try to adjust, you're starstruck again 

look at all we created 
still she's playing the big stages 
life, it runs in phases 
we made it easy, uncomplicated 

and we were just day-drinking 
not over-thinking 
the sun was sinking on your front porch 
now you're kicking up dust 
the music feels rushed 
i try to adjust, you're starstruck again 

it won't work that way 
to gather up gold dust 
and then throw it away 
that's not how it works 
melody makers, energy shakers 
simpler times and we were just fine 

and we were just day-drinking 
not over-thinking 
the sun was sinking on your front porch 
now you're kicking up dust 
the music feels rushed 
i try to adjust, you're starstruck again


52 PICKUP

place your bet on the line 
back it up on the come-out roll 
cuz when you're standing at the table 
you drink for free 
as long as you're able 

we're just stomping around 
the world's our playground 
and when we're feelin lucky 
this is how we wind down 

bring out your A-game 
bring it decked-out to the nines 
you got your whiskey on ice 
you toss the dice 
you're hot tonight 

here's looking at you babe 
here's looking at me 
here's lookin at us 
and our possibilities 
I'm so proud to be on your arm tonight 
I'm so proud to be on your arm

SUFFERING SOUL

drove into the desert 
dry eyed from the dusty mountainside 
made it through in record time 
found Lincoln on the other side 

he was bangin on a suitcase 
he was blowin on the harp 
he was burnin up a fever 
in a temple made of tarp 

and I said save me 
save a suffering soul from itself 
save me 
Lord, this woman sure could use some help 

Lincoln turned and then he stopped 
he looked me up he looked me down 
the congregation they stood up 
and slowly circled round 

he stepped down from his soap box 
and offered me the cup 
i gave him all my money 
and then we both rose up 

and I said save me 
save a suffering soul from itself 
save me 
Lord, this woman sure could use some help 

Mary wore a minidress 
her hair bleached black and green 
she dabbed some lotion on my head 
said this will wash you clean 

the people hushed and quiet 
began to hum along  
when Lincoln bangs a mighty fist 
we all burst into song 

save me 
save a suffering soul from itself save me 
Lord, this woman sure could use some help

WINTERTIME IN TEXAS

It's wintertime in Texas 
with all the golds and the greens 
when our heads fill up with cedar 
unless we keep our noses clean 
it sure is nice to look at 
it doesn't get too cold 
so I say let's stay in Texas 
and let ourselves grow old 

we got ourselves a new view 
our eyes out to the hills 
a house of stone, a little land, a new view 
got some dirt upon our hands 
we got ourselves a new view 
it's a little further out 
cleared a space out of my head 
bring me water for the drought 

Oh but when I take you in 
we fall in line 
it feels like coming home to me 
every time


SET UP YOUR HOUSE

set up your house 
everything will fall in place 
everyone needs their own space 

where you fall in bed 
where you rest your head 
where you work and play every day 

this is the spot from which we jump 
and splinter in a thousand different ways 
so put your bags aside and find some time 
to set up your house today 

lovely window box 
beating hearts and building blocks 
a hammock in the back yard 

let down your guard 
take shelter in these arms 
i can see who you are 

this is the spot from which we jump 
and splinter in a thousand different ways 
so put your bags aside and find some time 
to set up our house today