FINE LINE
Sometimes, this living, just seems to take its toll
Don't always need a preacher man to cleanse or stir my soul
The good lines are written but the best ones are stole
There's a fine line between church and rock ‘n’ roll
Lately, this singing, leaves me tired and cold
I reach for my old vinyl
The ones that weren't sold
The good lines are written but the best ones are stole
There's a fine line between church and rock ‘n’ roll
So roll on rock ‘n’ roll
Free my broken soul
Wash me, wrap me in three chords of gold
And lead me to the church of rock ‘n’ roll
Late at night I wonder
What happened to that song
We used to sing as kids back then
And daddy sang along
He sang about the righteous, the wicked and the bold
He sang about redemption and something that he stole
There's a fine line between church and rock ‘n’ roll
When I was a young girl
So all alone in my room
I'd listen to my records play on Sundays way past noon
I was searching for an answer some truth for me to hold
I was looking for salvation,direction and a goal
There's a fine line
Between church and rock ‘n’ roll
GLORY
Glory was her first name
I never knew her last
She stayed in a room upstairs
But she packed and left real fast
Glory worked the counter
At the Woolworth Five And Dime
Her eyes were dark and lonely
It was a troubled time
Glory Rising
As night recedes to day
Glory Rising
Above it all anyway
Black boys sat at the counter
She served them Coke and pie
They left out the front door
Just after closing time
Glory’s on a Greyhound bus
She’s New York City bound
Strange fruit in the trees tonight
And indifference in this town
Glory cut the strange fruit
She cut the strange fruit down
Wrapped them in a white sheet
And lay them in the ground
I want to burn this
Burn down this town
I want to see it
Come crumbling down
Little Darling
They outlaw true love
Still I Rise
And love who I love
They blindfold my eyes
Still I Rise
Hiding love you can’t find
...Silence my hymns
Still I Rise
With a chorus and sing
They lock me away
Still I Rise
Like a bird and fly faraway
Rise up every morning
With the break of day
Still, still
The struggle never fades away
Little Darling Still I Rise
Little Darling Still I Rise for you
Little Darling Still I Rise
It’s all that I can do
They outlaw true love
Still I Rise
And love who I love
They said I was dead
Still I Rise
Washing thorns from my head
...Burn books to ash
Still I Rise
Pulling Hamlet from the trash
They make dark my life
Still I Rise
Setting candles alight
Thoughts and Prayers
One earring missing
One in her hair
Her sandals lie empty
Somewhere back there
Helpless she fades with your
Thoughts and Prayers
Her blue eyes wide
In a far away stare
Blood on her sundress
Tan shoulders bare
Helpless she fades with your
Thoughts and Prayers
Thoughts and Prayers
Like spit from your mouth
Drool down your chin
As you sleep on your couch
If you had a heart
I’d tear it out
Her body now cold
In the Vegas night air
Twenty years old
Sweet baby Claire
Helpless she died with your
Thoughts and Prayers
I held her hand
‘Till her daddy got there
Cleaned most of the blood
From her hair
Helpless she died with your
Thoughts and Prayers
Thoughts and Prayers
Spill from your mouth
Twist in the wind
Like rope in the South
If you had a heart
I’d tear it out
Anarene
Sonny, your eyes are vacant
Like Anarene tonight
Gravel roads disappear
Beyond the Cafe's only light
Past grinding cries of oil rigs
Coyotes in the night
Sonny, your eyes are empty
Like Anarene tonight
Anarene, Anarene
No love here left to hold you
Just windblown cold despair
Sonny I hope you find
A better place somewhere
Than Anarene
Sonny, you’re full of darkness
Like Anarene tonight
Let's sneak up to the back row
In the movies' fading light
You can do what you want with me
If it makes you feel alright
Sonny, you’re full of sorrow
Like Anarene tonight
Sonny, the street is empty
In Anarene tonight
Sam and Billy are dead and gone
Duane went off to fight
You better hurry up now
There's one last bus tonight
Sonny, I should have loved you better
In Anarene tonight
I'm leaving in the morning
I might not get too far
Gonna drive past the badlands
Beyond the reservoir
No love left here to hold you
Just windblown cold despair
Sonny I hope you find
A better place somewhere
Than Anarene
Book of Life
Bless my children
Bless their lives
Save their place
In the Book of Life
But I know, there ain’t no place
Yeah I know, there ain’t no space
Lord I know, there ain’t no place
In that book for me
My sweet boy and girl
They were my whole world
I lost them
Gone at the scene
My Prince and my Queen
I go on, I go on...
This is my confession
Ain’t nobody listening anyhow
There is no redemption now
Sirens and flares
Glances and stares
I surrender
Ain’t no way to repair life’s despair
I go on, I go on...
No Time Soon
My mama told me
You been coming round
After you had every girl in town
But I’m gonna love you
Yeah I’m gonna love you
I’m gonna love you
No Time Soon
No Time Soon...
When you see me
On the street
Don’t look surprised
I got a brand new look in my eyes
Remember when you said baby
That we could just be friends
But you don’t get to tell me
How this thing ends
This much is clear to me
I need another man
I need someone who can understand
Just Kids
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
They glammed the Bowery bars
While we danced on the street
White light from the stars
The sullen poets
The junkie whores
The laughter of the boys next door
We tasted blood and we wanted more
And we were just kids then
We were just kids far from home
We were just kids on Great Jones
The Glory Reverb that we heard
The dark distortion
From West Third
Nothing left behind
No urge deferred
The velvet queens
The vagabonds
The curious and the cons
All through the night
The game was on
Me and Candy
Broke your door
Found you crumpled
On the bathroom floor
You were gone but still beautiful
I gave away
All our things
Your Polaroids and those ruby rings
That we found on Second avenue
Cut my hair
Changed my name
But for me it’s all the same
Like an ember burning cold
I’m a vampire growing old
Two Dozen Roses
He brought me
Two dozen roses
Red petals falling loose
Two dozen roses
Bound with an excuse
Two dozen roses
Crimson flowers falling down
Must have bought em on the state road
On the other side of town
Two dozen roses
With the thorns still sharp
Dried blood on my fingers
And there’s a dark place in my heart
Two dozen, two dozen, two dozen roses
Two dozen roses
And I counted ‘em all
Must have give one away to her
After she called
Bet she liked the rose she got
Bet she wanted more
I had twenty three
So I dropped them by her door
Now she’s got two dozen roses
Pulling me under
I’m slipping under
You’re pulling my under again
Now my vase is standing empty
Swept the petals from the ground
I don’t mind feeling lonely
Think I’ll drive into town
And buy me two dozen roses
Brooklyn
He’s going back to California
Left his dreams, took my car
Left today without a warning
This Brooklyn thing has lost its charm
But I’m not leaving Brooklyn
I’m not going home
You can find me in Greenpoint
Probably living alone
I don’t love New York City
But I’m not leaving now
I’ll leave when I’m ready
And I ain’t ready now
He’s living up in Laurel Canyon
Still thinks he’s going to be a star
Don’t feel like
I’ve been abandoned
I kept the cats and the guitar
Yeah I’m alone in the city
Just a cliche in a dark disguise
I feel tough and kinda pretty
Just don’t look me in the eyes
Snow is falling in the park now
It’s getting colder in this town
Hope this winter is a short one
Maybe then I’ll stick around
...I think I’m ready now
Flakes of Xanax
Snow is falling
In my head
Snowdrifts gather
On my bed
Weatherman
Says stay inside
Must be somewhere
I can hide
Just another charcoal(Chelsea) morning
Drops of daylight in the sky
All alone in this city
With Flakes of Xanax
Flakes of Xanax
In my eyes
Take another klonopin
Keep the world from breaking in
Flakes of Xanax
Snowglobe eyes
Zombie faces hypnotize
Cheshire Cat winks at me
Queen of Hearts pours me a tea
The Mad Hatter knocking on the door
Snow is falling soft on the floor
Carry Water
I’ve seen you with Judas
I’ve seen you with Paul
I’ve seen you with Carmine
All kingdoms fall
You’re drinking with devils
I’ve seen you court kings
Sad eyed maidens
Cool water they bring
I’m not gonna carry water for you.
Carry water
To cleanse all the lies
Carry water
To drown all the flies
Carry water
To quench your cruel thirst
Carry water
To baptize re- birth
Your time is coming
This much is true
I know who you are
I’ve seen what you do
It’s dark in the Valley
But there’s light breaking through
And I’m not gonna
Carry Water for you
I saw you in LA
At the premier
The hills were on fire
Your tux smelled like fear
The canyons exploded
In bright orange flames
Your kingdom engulfed
In fire and shame