When the War Comes Home (Bonus Track) Brett Dennen

But there will be no place to hide, When you're on the losing side. When the war comes home, what will you do about it?

Comeback Kid (That's My Dog) Brett Dennen

Well, maybe it's the common curse Maybe things get bad before they get worse I don't wanna become someone Who can't live up to what already done Don't keep it just to figure it out When it rains and pours

When You Feel It Brett Dennen

Mama got to worrying 'Cause her boy left home home in a hurry again Her photograph was fading She keeps a box in a closet for the maid That is where I left the note on the floor in my room I always

See the World Brett Dennen

You don't have to be rich to get around There are mansions growing out of the ground Days go by Get out and see the world Days go by Get out and see the world with your own eyes Now the journey took you

I Asked When Brett Dennen

s history tattooed upon their skin I saw families taken from their land Dynasty shattered and stolen And I asked when is the revolution I asked when is the revolution And all the burdens the centuries

Must Be Losing My Mind Brett Dennen

Burned out in the lawn in Tuscon, Arizona With the scavengers on 4th Avenue Feeling old, boredom of the second hand stores Hoping maybe I could find something new Now, now, now, now, now Here it comes

Darlin' Do Not Fear Brett Dennen

When I arrived in my old set of clothes I was half a world away from my home And I was hunted by the wolves and I was heckled by the crows Darlin?

Kumbaya, Life Rolls On Brett Dennen

"Every day I feel a little bit smaller Yet everyday I get a little bit larger" Said the man to himself Stepping off a scale, stepping on a shelf Stepping on a train going home to his wife Put him at a

San Francisco Brett Dennen

"Go if you want to go But I won't follow Just so you know Leave if you need to leave But I won't be here I wont be here when you come home [Chorus] I'm gonna to move to San Francisco Look up some old friends

Heaven Brett Dennen

Beyond the rules of religion The cloth of conviction Above all the competition Where fact and fiction meet There's no color lines cast or classes There's no fooling the masses Whatever faith you practice

You Make It Easy Brett Dennen

been down on love for so long My bad luck seems to be gone Yeah something it happens Every time you come around You make me feel like dancing So please stay around Hey baby come close to me Lovin' you comes

Not A Free Country Brett Dennen

So many colors on the street are bleeding None of them are red, white, and blue People talking 'bout the Sunday funnies People walking in shopping bag shoes You were born into a history of violence It

In Your Mother's Eyes Brett Dennen

Before your name was spoken out loud Papa was building pyramids that drank from the clouds You were just a vision that she kept to herself She talked of you to no one else In your mother's eyes You're

When She's Gone Brett Dennen

"Your gonna fall apart It's gonna break your heart Your gonna know that you were wrong Down to the boatyard you'll run Like you did at your graduation Your gonna miss her when she's gone Who you trying

Fool in Paradise Brett Dennen

When I talk about the weather It’s not an original sin When I talk religion It’s a finger up in the wind, yes and Hope is a boat that floats in the middle of the mediterranean When I talk about the weather

The One Who Love You The Most Brett Dennen

When the sky is falling from above you And the wind is raging from the coast And you want someone who truly loves you I will be the one who loves you the most, yes When the masquerades in Burlesque Falls

The One Who Loves You the Most Brett Dennen

When the sky is falling from above you And the wind is raging from the coast And you want someone who truly loves you I will be the one who loves you the most, yes When the masquerades in Burlesque Falls

Follow Your Heart Brett Dennen

I am a dreamer and I'm a lover I've been let down and I've loved and lost I've been alone I've been far from home Follow your heart Follow your heart Follow your heart and you won't get lost I've been

When We Were Young Brett Dennen

Remember when we were young We felt like the luckiest ones Nothing to worry about The whole world was a hand-me-down It's hard to be different It's even harder when you wanna fit in High school was a catastrophe

Wrong About Me Brett Dennen

"From my humble beginning To our bitter end You were the one who was pretending That I was your orphan In a brownstone apartment in Brooklyn I found a new place to dwell I tore up my ticket to Tennessee

Little Cosmic Girl Brett Dennen

When you're sleeping, safe from harm What you do dream about when you're in my arms?

There Is So Much More Brett Dennen

When I heard the news, my heart fell on the floor I was on a plane on my way to Baltimore In these troubled times it's hard enough as it is My soul has known a better life than this I wondered how

Seagull Brett Dennen

Seagull flying far away from the sea You don’t look that lost to me Are you trying Trying to get away From where you’re meant to be?

Dancing At A Funeral Brett Dennen

Now's not the time to be so sad and mournful We are going to the funeral and we'll be dancing the night away So, so, so don't be so shy, we are living and we're dying We are laughing and we're crying every

Frosty the Snowman Brett Dennen

Frosty the snowman was a jolly happy soul With a corncob pipe and a button nose And two eyes made out of coal Frosty the snowman is a fairy tale, they say He was made of snow but the children know How

This Is Going To Be The Year Brett Dennen

This is gonna be the year Something good is happening here I'm gonna make it true Lord knows I'm overdue This is gonna be the year Heaven above is my witness Can I get a witness?

Alpenglow Brett Dennen

I've probably told you a hundred thousand times Maybe more Here I am telling you again In case I lose the floor And now the light is changing I see it on your face I'd like to give my thanks and praises

Make You Crazy (Feat. Femi Kuti) Brett Dennen

You know it's hard to be yourself Free yourself, to see yourself When all around you there are lies just to get you Spies just to get you to buy so they can get you There are cameras in the sky Lasers

Song For Leaving Brett Dennen

"Like a southbound train Here's a song for leaving Don't you know the pain It's a part of the healing Moon with a halo Like a pearl in a peasant's hand Religion on the radio Advertising a promised land

Smoke And Mirrors Brett Dennen

wonder what you're missing You don't see me yeah you're looking right through me And please be wise it's easy to be fooled by your own eyes baby your eyes Don't let smoke and mirrors make it crowded The

The Ballad of Lily and Tres Brett Dennen

Here come a song about star crossed lovers Named Lily and Tres Two kids in the barrio Via east LA Lily always looked at him like a brother ’Til one day something changed He started acting all moonstruck

So Far From Me Brett Dennen

"Crows ravaging a field of wheat Stars jealous of the moon Scarecrows know their own defeat Envy and the heart that it consumes Today I walked without you Like an empty bottle drifting out to sea I would

She's Mine Brett Dennen

well the witches stare with their limbs akimbo silhouettes of statues up in the window call me to come here with a crooked crescendo but i don't devotees dance among the pantomime on the promenade

Only Want You Brett Dennen

Listen to the river Does it make you wonder How anything could ever stand still First lightning then thunder thunder A kiss in the rain love Feel the thrill Сhorus I only want you I only want you I want

The Last Stop Brett Dennen

This is the last stop So gather all your things Take them with you as you exit to the station This is the last stop We hope you will enjoy Your time here if it’s your final destination Step on through,

Queen Of The Westside Brett Dennen

oh you know it She's making love for breakfast in Venice In the little white house with rent control She's got Turquoise tiles on the counter in the kitchen she cooks she listens to Nina Simone and all

Blessed (W/ Forro in the Dark) [Feat. Forro In The Dark] Brett Dennen

I welcome the sun The clouds and rain The wind that sweeps the sky clean and lets the sun shine again This is the most magnificent life has ever been Here is heaven and earth and the brilliant sky inbetween

Cutting to the Chase Brett Dennen

I won’t waste your time Beating 'round the bush like an idiom On a wild goose chase leaving bread crumbs Just enough to hold in your hand I’m cutting to the chase Picking up the pace My baby says I’m dragging

Surprise, Surprise Brett Dennen

Dark clouds gather in the afternoon Come together just to cry Seagulls struggling against the wind Falling out of the sky Grandma's gathering aluminum cans in a rusty shopping cart Born-againers getting

Dharma Baby Brett Dennen

Dharma baby While mama was in the kitchen You were out there on the sidewalk with the priests of no religion She rolled her eyes like a soccer ball Singing “All and all another brick in the wall” The firemen

So Long Sweet Misery Brett Dennen

So long my misery I don't need you, you've only caused me grief Forgive me if I fall asleep I haven't slept in centuries Daylight lives like a burden for me So I escape the sins strewn about the

Closer To You Brett Dennen

floor All the shipwrecks on your shore Mean nothing to me All the crooks on Capitol Hill Criminals on the dollar bills All the money on Wall Street still Couldn't keep me from getting Closer to you.

Only Rain Brett Dennen

You haven't said it but I hear it so loud And there's a cloud around your head, yes it is I stick around, I could be a stranger in your town Or I could fly half way around the world just to be turned down

White Christmas Brett Dennen

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas Just like the ones I used to know Where the treetops glisten and children listen To hear sleigh bells in the snow I'm dreaming of a white Christmas With every Christmas

Hard Times Come Again No More Brett Dennen

Let us pause in life's pleasures And count its many tears While we all sup sorrow with the poor There's a song that will linger Forever in our ears Oh, hard times come again no more 'Tis the song, the

Ain't Gonna Lose You Brett Dennen

you can put a stick in my spokes I can be the butt of your jokes I can be the laughing stock I can be the hoax but I ain't gonna lose you no I ain't gonna lose you they can come and tear my house down

Couldn't Help Myself Brett Dennen

Someone like you knows how to make Me think the thoughts that keep me awake One if by land, two if by sea My love, you've invaded me Now that I've been there I wanna live there with you Now that I've been

Make You Fall In Love With Me Brett Dennen

I saw you dance and sing on stage with your bare feet and your hair in braids You press your lips against your horn If I could only be the notes you moan Ever since I heard my first love song I've been

Can't Stop Thinking About You Brett Dennen

wanderin' I was wishin' that I could be kissin' your skin And now you're in my head You're always in my head And now you're in my head And I can't stop thinkin' about you All day long, it's all I do From the

Because You Are A Woman Brett Dennen

Because you are a woman Now I was a poet since before I could speak A man's emotions are what make him weak I come to you more or less a humble man Because you are a woman And I find most of the