Too Long In The Wasteland (Live Version) James McMurtry

Hear the trucks on the highway, And the tickin' of the clocks There's a ghost of a moon in the afternoon, Bullet holes in the mailbox Bullet holes in the mailbox, Keyholes in my mind Too long in the wasteland

Too Long In The Wasteland James McMurtry

Hear the trucks on the highway, And the tickin' of the clocks There's a ghost of a moon in the afternoon, Bullet holes in the mailbox Bullet holes in the mailbox, Keyholes in my mind Too long in the wasteland

Angeline James McMurtry

Angeline, Angeline, darker nights I've never seen I don't love these East Texas pines Where I can't find my sleep in the shadows so deep And dark as the doubts in my mind Freight train on the trestle

Terry James McMurtry

McMurtry Terry's off the track Sent him away and he won't be back for a while Fifteen years old One night he lost control Straight shots Staggered out to the parking lot Someone called him names He was

Safeside (Live Version) James McMurtry

Down in Piedras Negras you gotta watch yourself There's a whole lotta hungry people lookin to share some wealth And when the oilfield's busted and the peso takes a dive Stay off the side streets if you

Save Yourself James McMurtry

You couldn't get what you were after After all was said and done Amid the echoes of the screams and the laughter Cracking the blinds to the noonday sun Running out of room, tugging at the tether Old desires

Shining Eyes James McMurtry

McMurtry When a telephone rings in an empty room Does it make a sound When I get back from the east coast Will you still be around Well that's hard to say Doesn't look that way Pigeons on the sidewalk

Fuller Brush Man James McMurtry

When I was maybe three or four The Fuller Brush man would knock at the door He'd always tell me, "Boy, you're gonna miss the fun! Time you're old enough the honky-tonks'll all be gone."

Don't Waste Away James McMurtry

'Cause I know you foster few illusions, suffer no fools You don't leave much to chance But you're out past the breakers, driftin fast I can see it at a glance You've been a long time locked inside Long

Song For A Deck Hands Daughter James McMurtry

McMurtry He'd always whistle Jolie Blonde On his way out the back door on a Friday night So many times he just stayed gone Rarely did he try to treat your mama right Shut off the tractor with the field

Melinda James McMurtry

Don't expect no favors, nothing in return Tell all your cross-eyed neighbors that it's none of their concern Open the shades Melinda, let in the outside air I'm deep in doubt and I can't get out, and it

One More Winter James McMurtry

You come back now, looking for a clue Expecting everybody to fall all over you If you missed it so, this one-light town Why'd you go and leave with the snow coming down?

I'm Not From Here James McMurtry

I'm not from here I just live here Grew up somewhere far away Came here thinking I'd never stay long I'd be going back soon someday It's been a few years since I got here Seen 'em come and I've seen 'em

Rayolight James McMurtry

down easy Keeps on rearing its ugly head again But I could use a rayolight Had enough of this mindless fight Right now we're both too tired to win (chorus) I propose we shed these clothes And rest this

Vague Directions James McMurtry

This place you say you're looking for That's a place I used to know Don't know the number of the road But I can tell you how to go Head on down 'till the pavement ends Used to go back there now and then

Right Here Now James McMurtry

watch my back And you tell me I'm crazy, but I don't believe that No, I'm right here now, just a shade off plum I get that way, though it worries you some Right here now and I know my mind It won't be long

Down Across The Delaware James McMurtry

In another town what would fetch a good living Here is barely hand to mouth So I'm going out and get a U-Haul trailer Drag it down the turnpike south Where the Garden State gives way to the real

Painting By Numbers James McMurtry

The gates of the schoolyard are padlocked and chained to keep all the children in out of the rain the art teacher's preaching the virtues of pastel shades you pay no attention but it won't hurt your grades

Levelland James McMurtry

their best They never caught the sun So they sunk some roots down in the dirt To keep from blowin' off the earth Built a town around here And when the dust had all but cleared They called it Levelland

Outskirts James McMurtry

Light snow falling On the muffler shops and the lumber yards The streets are slick as glass Ditches lined with stranded cars The tow trucks are busy Dealing with the evening rush I might have picked a

Where's Johnny James McMurtry

Young Johnny, he really had a way He did his homework on the school bus And he always got an A And the girls liked Johnny More than anyone 'cept maybe Elton John Later on in high school He couldn't keep

Rachel's Song James McMurtry

Must be a cold front coming Cause I saw the eastbound C&O And the coal cars were dusted with a half inch of snow And that boy'll drive me crazy Don't know what I'll do with him School will be out tomorrow

Where'd You Hide The Body James McMurtry

You look across the table with those guilty eyes So many mornings now I shouldn't be surprised When you lash out at me and you scream out in the night What could you have done to get in such an awful fright

Crazy Wind James McMurtry

This magic world, this magic world This magic world, it inspires With the faith that I was born with In my schooling in the forges Time has lost its power to do its worst But I don't mean to bore you With

Candyland James McMurtry

Ugly pictures on the wall Traffic outbound slowing to a crawl Evening papers on the manicured lawns It never ceases it just goes on and on The people next door don't mind at all They've got 'em a spiked

Poor Lost Soul James McMurtry

McMurtry You heard the bright lights calling Many years ago You never came back crawling How you hung in there I don't know You're at home in the big town You got it all figured out Back home they can't

Hands Like Rain James McMurtry

Slowly crawling 'cross the floor Comes a shadow through the window From the house next door And the dust specks dancing In the last of the light One more evening passing She walked on tiptoes On a gravel

Talkin At The Texaco James McMurtry

Well if you're lookin' for a good time You're a little bit late We rolled up the sidewalks At a quarter to eight It's a small town We can't sell you no beer It's a small town, so May I ask what

Off And Running James McMurtry

Answer me when I call to you What became of the life I knew Tell me why I can't be free Tell me what you expect of me I'm so down about it I can't sleep at night I sit watching the bugs as they bounce

Good Life James McMurtry

two cars and a chainlink fence Got insurance for accidents Nevermind what I don't know I dream of places I won't ever go But I lead a good life Yeah, I lead a good life 'N every Sunday we're out at the

Wasteland Dan Bern

And the prettiest of all Taking off her clothes In front of men Whose eyes look like they were in some little hick town Near Omaha Watching the police chief Run his car off the side of a bridge I saw a

Choctaw Bingo James McMurtry

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Storekeeper James McMurtry

chorus No shoes, no shirt, no service Reads the sign on the front screen door Your friends 011 moke me nervous You best keep 'em out of my store I don't moke no bones about it I don't need your barefoot

Too Long In The Wasteland Kasey Chambers

Hear the trucks on the highway, And the tickin' of the clocks There's a ghost of a moon in the afternoon, Bullet holes in the mailbox Bullet holes in the mailbox, Keyholes in my mind Too long in the wasteland

Knuckle Too Far James

Slow down, my brother, your life is passing fast Will you remember all these scenes that you've passed So long, so long Speeding past sunset, blurring from town to town Faces I forget, hotels all look

Wasteland Roller Chair Derby

Whisper sweet nothings while fate spits in my face I’ve got a heathy body but my soul is out of place nothing else you say could bring me down and now you want me to come back around Your friends

Don`t Wait That Long James

Operator, operator, operator, operator Operator, operator, operator, operator Operator, the lines are down, are down And I'm a traitor, traitor to a beautiful cause God made me to her own design Bad

Don't Wait That Long James

Operator, operator, operator, operator Operator, operator, operator, operator Operator, the lines are down, are down And I'm a traitor, traitor to a beautiful cause God made me to her own design Bad planning

Don't Wait That Long (Live At Warrington) James

Operator, operator, operator, operator Operator, operator, operator, operator Operator, the lines are down, are down And I'm a traitor, traitor to a beautiful cause God made me to her own design Bad planning

Wasteland Royal & The Serpent 외 2명

I’ve held on for as long as I can For the ones that I had to defend I’ve been strong every day of my life If she wants, death could take me this time This world is a wasteland where nothing can grow

James The Bangles

James The Bangles I knew it'd turn out like this I'm keeping one foot on the train And I must be a masochist To ever have taked up with you James It sounds familar that tone in your voice You're

James bangles

I knew it'd turn out like this I'm keeping one foot on the train And I must be a masochist To ever take up with you, James.

Wasteland John Cale

We're living in a wasteland The soil is cold and damp Volcanoes in the distance Riverbeds run dry You comfort me hold me in the dark A black sea a wind blows The dinosaurs are gone Gave up the ghost of

Wasteland Augustana

Don't come back with me So I'll drink myself to sleep Cut my skin until I bleed Hold my breath all the night Cause it's 5 o'clock The hour stops the sunlight And the buildings shade the masquerade and

Wasteland Woodkid

Most of my sweet memories were buried in the sand The fire and the pain will now be coming to an end How did you get to save me from this desolate wasteland In your eyes I see the dawn of brighter

Gone Too Far James

Money is the fuel that drives his car If you've not got cash you won't get far Money is a measure of who you are If you've not got money you won't get far Love is the fuel that drives my car On four star

Wasteland Against The Current

step but I can't retrace it You tell me Take this But I don't wanna wake up in your Wasteland Your wasteland I don't wanna wake up in your Wasteland Your wasteland No I don't wanna wake up in your

Tell Her I Said So James

Here's to a long life Here's to a long life Here's to a long life Here's to a long life Here's to a long life Here's to a long life Here's to a long life Here's to a long life For the end, I'm in a home

Wasteland Needtobreathe

I\'m the first one in line to die When the cavalry comes Yeah it feels like the great divide Has already come Yeah I\'m wasting my way through days losing youth along the way Oh if God is on my side

Carina (The Sunnefield Remix) James Hunter

I'll steal your heart away in time It's only fair 'cause you have mine Oh, Carina Now don't make me wait too long Baby, can you tell me true Do I stand a chance with you Oh, Carina Now don't make me wait