songbird before you came daniel josianne - Jesse Colin Young
songbird before you came daniel josianne - Jesse Colin Young
songbird before you came daniel josianne - Jesse Colin Young
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SONGBIRD<br />
Listen to the Songbird, hear him singing<br />
the song he loves he’s singing just for <strong>you</strong><br />
the only reason that he is living<br />
just to try to make his dreams come true,<br />
if only for a moment or two<br />
Hear the <strong>songbird</strong>, yes he is soaring<br />
the music has carried him away<br />
see him smile, feel his yearning<br />
he’s trying to put some magic in <strong>you</strong>r day,<br />
so let the music carry <strong>you</strong> away, so let the music carry <strong>you</strong> away<br />
songs for his babies, some questions some maybes<br />
songs of his sorrows and his hopes for tomorrow<br />
oh <strong>songbird</strong>, won’t <strong>you</strong> carry me,<br />
carry me away, carry me away ay ay ay, carry me carry me,<br />
carry me away ay ay<br />
There is a <strong>songbird</strong> in the alley<br />
and I listen as he wakes the day<br />
in my mind, I feel the dawning,<br />
a brand new understanding of my way<br />
i’ll let the music carry me away, i’ll let the music carry me away<br />
BEFORE YOU CAME<br />
I dreamed that I was riding in a South Dakota field and the<br />
sweet grass whispered to me as I rode oh the sun it was at<br />
midday it shown hot across my face and our land lay still in<br />
grace yes a crystal silent place <strong>before</strong> <strong>you</strong> <strong>came</strong><br />
two of my closest brothers they were riding by my side and we<br />
watched a golden eagle flying circles in the sky and we smiled<br />
as our eyes met for our joy we could not hide yes we loved to<br />
hunt and ride it was good to be alive <strong>before</strong> <strong>you</strong> <strong>came</strong><br />
brother take my hand and we will walk this magic land together<br />
sister look on high and <strong>you</strong> will see that storms are building in<br />
<strong>you</strong>r skies oh do <strong>you</strong> wonder why<br />
and as the sun was dying we had reached the sacred hills yes the<br />
sky had caught on fire and all the land was still it was here all<br />
wrapped in blankets in our <strong>you</strong>nger days that we fasted and we<br />
listened oh the night would bring us visions <strong>before</strong> <strong>you</strong> <strong>came</strong><br />
sister take my hand for we must hold our mother’s land together<br />
brother look around and <strong>you</strong> will see the scars of battle on this<br />
ground oh do <strong>you</strong> hear the sound<br />
I dreamed that I was riding in a South Dakota field and the sweet<br />
grass whispered to me as I rode oh the sun it was at midday it<br />
shown hot across my face and our land lay still in<br />
grace yes a crystal silent place <strong>before</strong> <strong>you</strong> <strong>came</strong><br />
DANIEL<br />
Daniel my friend <strong>you</strong> are in the lion’s den<br />
Your foes surround <strong>you</strong>, <strong>you</strong>r doubts and<br />
<strong>you</strong>r fears they confound <strong>you</strong><br />
There’s too much for <strong>you</strong> to do,<br />
to let whiskey make a fool out of <strong>you</strong><br />
There’s too much for <strong>you</strong> to be,<br />
Daniel can’t <strong>you</strong> see, what <strong>you</strong> can be<br />
Whoa Daniel<br />
Daniel my friend, well <strong>you</strong>r darkness is coming to an end<br />
Help is near <strong>you</strong>, won’t <strong>you</strong> come out and let her hear <strong>you</strong><br />
Yes she’s been with <strong>you</strong> all the way,<br />
trying to turn <strong>you</strong>r dark to day<br />
Just ask her and she will stay, don’t turn away, don’t turn away<br />
Whoa Daniel!<br />
Daniel hear me now that <strong>you</strong>r heart is near me<br />
Take <strong>you</strong> freedom, <strong>you</strong> can lean on <strong>you</strong>r friends if <strong>you</strong> need ‘em<br />
Don’t let <strong>you</strong>r failures bind <strong>you</strong>,<br />
there are done and gone behind <strong>you</strong><br />
Come on reach out <strong>you</strong>r hand be steady,<br />
i know <strong>you</strong>’er ready, I know <strong>you</strong>’re ready<br />
Whoa Daniel!<br />
Daniel my friend <strong>you</strong> are in the lion’s den<br />
Your foes surround <strong>you</strong>,<br />
ah <strong>you</strong>r doubts and fears they surround <strong>you</strong><br />
There’s too much for <strong>you</strong> to do to let whiskey<br />
make a fool out of <strong>you</strong><br />
There’s too much for <strong>you</strong> to be,<br />
Daniel can’t <strong>you</strong> see, what <strong>you</strong> can be<br />
Whoa Daniel !<br />
JOSIANNE<br />
Walkin’ in the streets, restless and alone I think about <strong>you</strong><br />
In the stream of lights movin’ through the night I try to find <strong>you</strong><br />
Walkin’ in the rain <strong>you</strong>r quiet footsteps<br />
Turnin’ back <strong>you</strong>r face to catch the raindrops<br />
And the smile that tells me <strong>you</strong>’re happy to be near me<br />
Josianne, I love <strong>you</strong>, Josianne hey hey<br />
New York City nights, full of angry sounds and lonely people<br />
In the summer streets, glistening and wet, I try to find <strong>you</strong><br />
Running through the crowd <strong>you</strong>r eyes are shining<br />
Arms around my neck <strong>you</strong> mouth is laughing<br />
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And the kiss that tells me, just how much <strong>you</strong> missed me<br />
I’m home girl, and I’ve come all this way to love <strong>you</strong> Josianne<br />
Can’t <strong>you</strong> feel it Josianne, can’t <strong>you</strong> feel it Josianne<br />
When I touch <strong>you</strong> how I love <strong>you</strong>, ah love <strong>you</strong> Josianne<br />
Walkin’ in the streets, restless and alone I think about <strong>you</strong><br />
In the stream of lights movin’ through the night I try to find <strong>you</strong><br />
Running through the crowd <strong>you</strong>r eyes are shining<br />
Arms around my neck <strong>you</strong> mouth is laughing<br />
And the kiss that tells me, just how much <strong>you</strong> missed me<br />
I’m home girl, and I’ve come all this way to love <strong>you</strong> Josianne<br />
Ain’t <strong>you</strong> sweet, ah <strong>you</strong>’re so sweet and fine girl<br />
My sweet Josianne<br />
AGAIN<br />
When we first <strong>came</strong> to the country, we were rising with the sun<br />
From the rooftops we would watch the day begin<br />
And there was no need for talking when I looked into <strong>you</strong>r eyes<br />
We were closer then than we have ever been<br />
I wanna feel <strong>you</strong>r love like that again, I wanna feel <strong>you</strong>r love<br />
like that again<br />
I would get the feelin’, that my life would never end<br />
I wanna feel <strong>you</strong>r love like that again, again<br />
I remember riding down the ribbon of a road, we would race<br />
the fog as it <strong>came</strong> rollin’ in<br />
And our bodies they were aching to be filled with wind and wine<br />
And our laughter was so free it felt like sin<br />
I wanna hear <strong>you</strong> laugh like that again, I wanna hear <strong>you</strong> laugh<br />
like that again<br />
I would get the feelin’ that my life would never end<br />
I wanna hear <strong>you</strong> laugh like that again, once again<br />
And then there was winter, we would sit beside the fire<br />
And we’d share the things that we had learned with time<br />
The endless rain kept falling like the waves upon the sand<br />
And I was <strong>you</strong>r rhythm and <strong>you</strong> were my rhyme<br />
I wanna feel <strong>you</strong>r love like that again, I wanna feel <strong>you</strong> love<br />
like that again<br />
I would get the feelin’ that my life would never end<br />
I wanna feel <strong>you</strong> love like that again, again, once again<br />
SLICK CITY<br />
We <strong>came</strong> into <strong>you</strong>r town it was on a Friday night<br />
trying to play our music and set wrong impressions right<br />
We <strong>came</strong> to deliver and to show <strong>you</strong> that we cared<br />
It was mighty strange when <strong>you</strong> weren’t there<br />
I don’t want to stay in <strong>you</strong>r slick city anymore<br />
The air has got so thick that I can’t breathe it<br />
The way <strong>you</strong> people treat a man and shame him to his friends<br />
You smile and I no longer do believe it<br />
Your friendship it is false and <strong>you</strong> can keep it<br />
We’d been fightin’ fear Lord self doubt all the way<br />
The scars they left had taken years to heal<br />
But to <strong>you</strong> are pain and struggle did not mean a thing<br />
This was just another business deal<br />
I don’t want to stay in <strong>you</strong>r slick city anymore<br />
The air has got so thick that I can’t breathe it<br />
The way <strong>you</strong> people treat a man and shame him to his friends<br />
You smile and I no longer do believe it<br />
Your friendship it is empty and I don’t need it<br />
Yeah <strong>you</strong> can keep it, I don’t need it<br />
Yeah <strong>you</strong> can keep it, keep <strong>you</strong>r city too<br />
Cause we gonna keep on, in the country keepin’ on<br />
Yeah yeah yes indeedy<br />
I have tried to be straight with <strong>you</strong> and to tell the truth<br />
tried my best to make my feelings clear<br />
But to <strong>you</strong> the truth is something that’s easier to find<br />
By advancing sideways to the rear<br />
I don’t want to stay in <strong>you</strong>r slick city anymore<br />
The air has got so thick that I can’t breathe it<br />
The way <strong>you</strong> people treat a man and shame him to his friends<br />
You smile and I no longer do believe it<br />
Your smile is like the shark and I don’t need it<br />
Yeah <strong>you</strong> can keep it, I don’t need it<br />
Yeah <strong>you</strong> can keep it, keep <strong>you</strong>r city too<br />
Cause we gonna keep on, yeah we gonna keep on<br />
Yeah we gonna keep on in the country keepin’ on<br />
Hey yes, whoa yes!<br />
‘TILL YOU COME BACK HOME<br />
You say <strong>you</strong>’re leavin’ in an hour or so, <strong>you</strong> know it hurts me<br />
every time <strong>you</strong> go<br />
A sudden loneliness I know will grow, until <strong>you</strong> come back<br />
home again<br />
And there will be no laughter in the bright sunshine<br />
And there will be no healing in the hands of time<br />
There will be no sweetness in this life of mine, until <strong>you</strong> come<br />
back home again<br />
You lean <strong>you</strong>r suitcase up against the wall, just like my future it<br />
looks very small<br />
I try to hide the tears I know will fall, until <strong>you</strong> come back<br />
home again<br />
And there will be no laughter in the bright sunshine<br />
And there will be no healing in the hands of time<br />
There will be no sweetness in this life of mine, until <strong>you</strong> come<br />
back home again<br />
You turn to me I see try to smile, I know that lookin’ back is<br />
not <strong>you</strong>r style<br />
You let me hold <strong>you</strong> for a little while, and then <strong>you</strong>’re gone<br />
once again<br />
And there will be no laughter in the bright sunshine<br />
And there will be no healing in the hands of time<br />
There will be no sweetness in this life of mine, until <strong>you</strong> come<br />
back home again<br />
SUGAR BABE<br />
Shoot <strong>you</strong>r dice and have <strong>you</strong> fun, Sugar babe<br />
Shoot <strong>you</strong>r dice and have <strong>you</strong>r fun,<br />
run like hell mama, when the police come<br />
yeah Sugar Babe, whoa my, oh my Sugar babe<br />
I got drunk and fell on the floor Sugar babe<br />
I got drunk and fell on the floor, well that’s good corn liquor<br />
I confess I’d like to lick’er some more, yeah Sugar babe<br />
whoa my, oh my Sugar Babe<br />
Well <strong>you</strong> can shoot <strong>you</strong>r dice and roll’em in the sand Sugar babe<br />
Shoot <strong>you</strong> dice and roll’em in the sand<br />
Cause I ain’t gonna work now for no damn man<br />
Hell no Sugar babe, whoa my, oh my Sugar babe<br />
Put <strong>you</strong>r hand on <strong>you</strong>r hip and let <strong>you</strong>r mind roll by Sugar babe<br />
Put <strong>you</strong>r hand on <strong>you</strong>r hip and let <strong>you</strong>r mind roll by<br />
Cause <strong>you</strong>r body’s gonna shrivel girl, when <strong>you</strong> come to die<br />
Bett’a use it now Sugar babe, whoa my, oh my Sugar babe<br />
Shoot <strong>you</strong>r dice and have <strong>you</strong> fun, Sugar babe<br />
Shoot <strong>you</strong>r dice and have <strong>you</strong>r fun, run like hell mama<br />
when the police come, yeah Sugar Babe, ah my Sugar babe<br />
Shoot <strong>you</strong>r dice and have <strong>you</strong> fun, Sugar babe<br />
Shoot <strong>you</strong>r dice and have <strong>you</strong>r fun, run like hell mama<br />
when the police come, yeah Sugar Babe,whoa my,<br />
ah my Sugar babe<br />
MOTORHOME<br />
My motorhome, sweet motorhome, my motorhome<br />
Honey from <strong>you</strong> I’ll never roam<br />
We got monthly payments that we can afford, come on and<br />
climb aboard<br />
We’ve got double beds, lots of room for heads<br />
We’ve got racks for books and lots of sweet good things to cook<br />
and there’s no one there to think <strong>you</strong> are strange if <strong>you</strong> want to<br />
ride the range<br />
Take the kids, my motor never skids<br />
Well she’s safe as milk and rides as smooth as silk<br />
Carnegie Hall or Kalamazoo, the motorhome ‘ill be there too<br />
Why don’t <strong>you</strong> take <strong>you</strong>r wife, <strong>you</strong>r “trouble and <strong>you</strong>r strife”<br />
You can drive all night while the kiddies scream and fight<br />
There’s no jet plane that can compare, the motorhome ‘ill get<br />
<strong>you</strong> there<br />
What a deal, my private airmobile,<br />
She coddles us just like a big ole Greyhound bus<br />
When I take my home for a ride, I’ve got my family by my side<br />
In my motorhome, sweet motorhome,<br />
my motor home, yeah it’s even got a phone<br />
Now we’re gonna hit the road, come on climb aboard<br />
WORLDWIDE COPYRIGHT © 1975/2009 JESSE COLIN YOUNG, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.