Hot House Ball Bruce Hornsby

little tamer than most of the rest of us do Don't light a match, don't play with fire Pull down easy on the gas lighter There's a shelter down at the veteran's hall Living in the shadow of the hot

Swing Street Bruce Hornsby

> My friend John with a mirror and spoon Got a belt and a mainline scene A couple getting off in the back room Someone's collecting money for the friend in need Sounds like a good time, a ball

King Of The Hill Bruce Hornsby

Big boss man cracks his whip It's serious but we laugh to keep from crying Spouting out the company line Everything here's just fine He says he cares about me but he's lying Up, up in the big house

The Tango King Bruce Hornsby

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The Good Life Bruce Hornsby

I'm gonna buy a big red truck Then a rabbit's foot for real good luck Gonna get me some plastic gunga dins And I'll buy a big house to put 'em all in I'll buy a new suit when I'm feelin' down Picks me

The Good Life (Remastered 2003) Bruce Hornsby

I'm gonna buy a big red truck Then a rabbit's foot for real good luck Gonna get me some plastic gunga dins And I'll buy a big house to put 'em all in I'll buy a new suit when I'm feelin' down Picks me

Tango King Bruce Hornsby

now don't you feel the sting All going down looking for the tango king <Interluding> Look at Pete, he's a lounge hand All want to stand where he stands Spin that girl neath the colored ball

Carry The Water Bruce Hornsby

Hornsby Some live life with eyes that don't see They look away at the time of your greatest need Some talk, some'll just do, some turn their back Turn around and just walk away I know I've done that

Big Rumble Bruce Hornsby

the mountainside Over the hills and across the Sky,Hey now, watch out Run Big rumble is about to come Go tell it to the people there Over the hills and everywhere <Interlude> A man with a ball

Pastures of Plenty Bruce Hornsby

they're out there somewhere She looked down the railroad trackLined with trees on each side She prayed for the strength to run to the boxcar To pull herself up for the ride You invite me to your house

Talk of the Town Bruce Hornsby

doom think this is it Everyone else is just thinking out loud And me and my baby we're the talk of the town We're probably not the first Surely not the last Shouldn't throw stones out from your house

Take Out The Trash Bruce Hornsby

This is an epic story Of low man's love and family pride But he's still awaiting A ride Looking for a wildest enemy Then only I know you can never care Man of the world and everywhere Get your hot pots

Go Back To Your Woods (Remastered 2003) Bruce Hornsby

Hide in the bayou under the gun Been to the house of the rising sun Come down here trying to make a connection Must have a bad sense of direction Go back, go back to your woods (Go back, go back, go back

Place Under The Sun Bruce Hornsby

"I've been bouncing around Trying hot coals, jogging, shiatsu, cooking, golf great books Crochet, croquet, fitness clubs and the stylish looks Tried shiatsu, psychic hotline, Rollerblades, stamp collecting

In The Low Country Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers

June bugs in June Mosquitoes all summer long and by July you're through August is beautiful for copperheads and their friends And ticks will embrace you all until September's end Hey, we're having a ball

The Way It Is Bruce Hornsby

Standing in line marking time-- Waiting for the welfare dime 'cause they can't buy a job The man in the silk suit hurries by As he catches the poor old ladies' eyes Just for fun he says "get a...

Mandolin Rain Bruce Hornsby

The song came and went Like the times that we spent Hiding out from the rain under the carnival tent I laughed and she'd smile It would last for awhile You don't know what you got till you lose it ...

Changes Bruce Hornsby

The scene is set everybody's in place Two chairs filled for every five gone to waste Pantsuit girl gives me a nasty gaze She says play on your own time Walk to the bandstand blow my horn Nobody kno...

The show goes on Bruce Hornsby

What's the long face, whats all the crying for Didn't you expect it when you opened your door To the man with the long coat and the long list of victims Everybody watching knows he's the one keepin...

Jacob's Ladder [Live/#] Bruce Hornsby

I met a fan dancer down in southside birmingham She was running from a fat man selling salvation in his hand She said he's tryin' to save me But i'm doin' alright, the best that i can Just a pair o...

The End Of The Innocence [live/#] Bruce Hornsby

Remember when the days were long And rolled beneath a deep blue sky Didn't have a care in the world With mommy and daddy standin' by But "happily ever after" fails And we've been poisoned...

These Arms of Mine Bruce Hornsby

Hornsby Well I'm walking on the floor Hanging right round the door Hoping you will come through Wanting you to, sweat on my brow I'm no saint Nothing left but a bad excuse The heat makes you do

Look Out Any Window Bruce Hornsby

There's a man workin' in a field See's the rain and it's burning He's saying this can't be real As he sees the color of the fields turning Far away the men too busy getting rich to care Close their...

Rainbow's Cadillac Bruce Hornsby

Well he came to town with a strong pull Would flash his moves for the worshipful Shoulder moves from side to side Go over your head and dot your eyes Every night about a quarter to ten >From the ...

Set Me In Motion Bruce Hornsby

Sit there with a blank expression Say you can't go on anymore It's not like me to come out and help you Mabye i've been down this road before Been living in the shadows Now you come out slow Now y...

Passing Through Bruce Hornsby

Train rolls by about 3 a.m. Wakes me from a fitful sleep Got the urge to jump on board I believe I'm in a little too deep Walk the train station Walking through the park Looking out for something ...

Every Little Kiss Bruce Hornsby

Way out here, working on the docks Everyone sees the long day through Well what would i do without the nights And the phone And the chance just to talk to you A thousand miles away What i wouldn't ...

Long Tall Cool One Bruce Hornsby

Is he sane or insane That's all they want to know Is he crazy or strange then If so I want to go I've seen him leave at night Followed him so far Drove out about thirteen miles Then he pulled in t...

The Tide Will Rise Bruce Hornsby

Sometimes I get lucky Most times I come up short Got to pull up the lines Got to move around the bend They say it's a dying breed They say it's going to disappear Nothing I can do, oh but pull up ...

Cruise Control Bruce Hornsby

It's been a long time coming, this feeling I've got That things'll always go your way, such a long shot Been so deep in the hole, never thought i'd come out Anything can happen, I know that now One...

Across The River Bruce Hornsby

Hornsby/John Hornsby She moved back around here thirty-five weeks ago today Oh down the lane At night she walks on the banks and remembers how she Dreamed of rowing away And how she left one day

Fire On The Cross Bruce Hornsby

Hornsby/John Hornsby They're looking for some hired guns on the Texas border To shoot 'em all down if they try to cross over the water And they've got their old white hoods and the same old orders

Longest Night Bruce Hornsby

Someone's dancing on the table Someone's got an old book in the back Some old jocks are sitting round their neighbors Exaggerating their stats Again There's Mr. D.E. in the corner Dancing with Miss...

Stranded on Easy Street Bruce Hornsby

Hornsby/John Hornsby Well she was so fine On the first impression I was taken, taken in by the view With eyes so soft And a face so smooth I found her selling in a fashion booth All that I said

Harbor Lights Bruce Hornsby

Close your eyes and slip away To the dream of your fancy Close your eyes and float downstream To where the marsh grass dances Take you down where the air is thick Try to make you shake and shiver ...

Lost Soul Bruce Hornsby

Hornsby There was a man of confused and sad nature Thought no one loved him that was not true He said he was a lost soul didn't fit in anywhere Didn't know where to turn or who to turn to There's

Fields Of Gray Bruce Hornsby

When the night lies so still Before I go to sleep I come by, I come by Just to look at you In the dim light I say That in my own small way I will try, I will try To help you through There'll be bl...

Special Night Bruce Hornsby

Hornsby Riding in the early evening I'd say I know of a certain tree I always asked if you wanted to go You'd just sit there silently Now you say come on let's go You know where you want to be

Stander on the Mountain Bruce Hornsby

Hornsby And he stands at the banquet room bar Looking over the crowd The reunion band playing too loud And he sees his fellow old star Looks him up and down Sees a little of himself in his frown

A Night On The Town Bruce Hornsby

Hornsby/John Hornsby Van and Willie went out one night Once they get out on the road Well then everything is alright Had to get away from the kids and the wives Well they ran into some city boys

China Doll Bruce Hornsby

You lie over there in a bed with iron rails Like a frightened child in the cold light, so frail Things were going so well,just rolling along Now, just when you think you got it all made, You think...

Another Day Bruce Hornsby

Hornsby Woke up this morning looking at the screen There's a couple of men talking I'm not sure what they mean There's a conversation many men running wild We learn about the world while they're

The Valley Road Bruce Hornsby

Sometimes i lead sometimes i follow This time i'll go where she wants me to go She said maybe today maybe tomorrow Go deep in the woods down the low valley road While no one was lookin on the old ...

What a Time Bruce Hornsby

It came on fast when I heard the blast And the main generator gave a giant gasp It was round about midnight, about half past And the city went black as coal so fast Oh, what a time Everybody was ...

Spider Fingers Bruce Hornsby

So nice to be here With all you good people Is anybody listening what to do we're doing tonight Could you give us a chance While you hit the sauce Might try a little flash up here Just to get oursl...

Country Doctor Bruce Hornsby

Deep down in the south county Over where the paper mill runs Lived a man a young country doctor With the perfect wife and sons Well he worked his days And Sundays he'd pray And nobody knew Why the ...

Barren Ground Bruce Hornsby

Hornsby/John Hornsby There were people living in a green valley Found a way to make a lot of money Made the green turn gradually gray They figured they could do whatever they wanted Everything would

Walk In The Sun Bruce Hornsby

My name is vernon james and i live to the south of town I work my window watching the women go round and round Some people come here for love Some people come for fantasy When two in the morning co...

See The Same Way Bruce Hornsby

Bruce Hornsby Greatest Radio Hits See The Same Way Bruce Hornsby - See The Same Way There was a little girl picked up a doll Oh so white as snow Said this is me as I really am Same little girl picked

Show Goes On Bruce Hornsby

What's the long face, whats all the crying for Didn't you expect it when you opened your door To the man with the long coat and the long list of victims Everybody watching knows he's the one keepin...