In The Gloaming Jonatha Brooke

In the gloaming, oh my darling When the lights are soft and low And the quiet shadows, falling, Softly come and softly go When the trees are sobbing faintly With a gentle unknown woe Will you think of

Deny Jonatha Brooke

Mother, mother, you're not listening any more I am still the little boy with his height notched on the door And it seems that my life has not turned out cut and dry And it should have been love, love that

Paris Jonatha Brooke

L'allemand used to visit me in Paris, in ParisI remember the men, I remember the houses in ParisHis station nearby, I was his afternoonsWe didn't mind, we shared everything, everything, ParisHe'd come

Room In My Heart Jonatha Brooke

We pinned the tail on Jonny Polanski And asked mother may I, and she said I was it And nothing mattered, nothing but the moment Some days made perfect sense, some days never fit But there was room in my

Linger Jonatha Brooke

on your body -- it's on the tip of your tongue The look in your eyes, in the glare of the sun The touch of your cold fingers, when you say goodbye The way that you linger The way that you lie You saw

Where Were You? Jonatha Brooke

You know the tricks of the trade You can hit the soft spots at the center Dish it out and take it back Riding on the wave of your pompous ways But I know that sooner or later You'll have to wring your

Steady Pull Jonatha Brooke

I bottled up my hope, before it got spread too thin I threw it in the ocean and then I jumped right in All my heroes disappeared just like deja vu But I am a strong swimmer and I swam right into you Now

Red Dress Jonatha Brooke

I'll wear the red dress tonight You will reel your heart in tight You can have the upper hand and I'll pretend to understand Why, it came to this How it came from there to here How we muddied what seemed

After The Tears Jonatha Brooke

Think of me once in a while Put in a good word You're right up there with the stars in the sky And the tears in my eyes but it's OK You'd never tell and you'd never say After the tears have fallen I'll

Back In The Circus Jonatha Brooke

I'm back in the circus Back in the small town, big top Backed up against the wall And nothing's quite what I thought I've got holes in my fishnets Holes in my last alibi And I can't remember When it was

Annie Jonatha Brooke

Annie, I hope things line up for you All in a row, shiny and new You can't keep living in one small room When you never let anyone in You never let anyone in Annie, you think the whole world's been cruel

Walking Jonatha Brooke

"I'm walking in your shoes, for just a mile or two My heels are raw and torn, but I will dig them in for you I see the pain you've known, and the seeds of hate you've sown They're scattered on the ground

At The Still Point Jonatha Brooke

I'd settle for less but I'd hold you accountable Knock on your door but I wouldn't take no for a ride A month in the country, a day by your side Two years in the forest, I can't see the trees if you

Charming Jonatha Brooke

the dream it's all a test that I face by myself Lose the briefcase, lie at the airport, swallow the inky code We'll all answer in the end in our temporary tongue But for now, don't say anything, don't

Blood From A Stone Jonatha Brooke

It's as if we're tracing some familiar faultline Running down the coast from you to me Dark potential just beneath the surface, All the worlds colliding in the tragedy Blood from a stone, wine from water

Eye In The Sky Jonatha Brooke

tables instead You've taken lots of chances before But I'm not gonna give anymore Don't ask me That's how it goes Cause part of me knows what you're thinkin' Don't say words you're gonna regret Don't let the

No Net Below Jonatha Brooke

It's that I leap and then I look At all the chances that I took Feel the air, miss the catch Then I have to swing back My timing's all wrong And the ladder is gone And all I can do, is Swing 'til it's

Never Too Late For Love Jonatha Brooke

These are the sounds of the town where you were born Where you grew up, where you were married Where you'll probably die That's the way we do things they will tell you When you want to know why Church

Sleeping With The Light On Jonatha Brooke

If I'm sleeping with the light on It means that you'll be back soon If I'm walking on all the lines on my side of the street I know it's for a reason, right comes before left I know it's for a reason,

What We Are Jonatha Brooke

Can you love with such misgiving This crooked little heart I got from you Disdain in your demeanor Can you love through irony, fear and truth The fear to repeat another's life The irony of dying much the

Keep The River On Your Right Jonatha Brooke

You build me up to tear me down Throw me in the fire Twist the things I say around Paint me as a liar Sometimes I don't know just what I'm doing But I can see exactly what I've done I have made my peace

Crumbs Jonatha Brooke

I can tell, by the way you're pushing crumbs around the table You're not listening to me And you say, that you have come as far as you are able But you're not far from the tree And you say, you're OK,

Digging Jonatha Brooke

I am digging deep, I am digging wide Looking for clues, in the grand design But no better, no better I'll never ever be I f I can't keep what I find Cuz I have lost so many things And I have loved so foolishly

Prodigal Daughter Jonatha Brooke

I spent all the money, I spent all the money Got nothing to show, got nothing to show for it So tell me the story, tell me the story again The one where I find my way home in the end There's love and forgiveness

It Matters Now Jonatha Brooke

Sour, sour grapes make bitter wine And you're no funny Valentine You take such pleasure in revenge A perfect settled score But it just whets your appetite for more Listen how my heart beats inside me The

Lullaby Jonatha Brooke

There you are, bathed in bright light All your friends have gone You've had a great fright But all the world's a stage Don't be shy, take your place now You know the show must go on Despite how crazy this

I'll Leave The Light On Jonatha Brooke

anything, or anyone And that you're better off this way You'll be fine no matter what What's done is done Walking through these darkened rooms Filled with empty promises, and your perfume I'll leave the

Nothing Sacred Jonatha Brooke

it would take a wider net to drag that deep through all the years the years i beleived you you'd be hard pressed to face back of all the lies and fears that decieved you you say it doesnt matter now angels

Made Of Gold Jonatha Brooke

I'm going down to the river, I'm gonna look for you I know you'll be waiting there, 'cause it's a woman's trick I'm gonna give you what you want, 'cause you've been asking And I don't even want to know

No Better Jonatha Brooke

If you could take shake back a thousand tears You could take back the crosses in your fingers You would know no better, better, better than me We were meant to be together Spinning freely, you could collide

Everything I Wanted Jonatha Brooke

So this is how it feels to be happy, to find real true love To be wanted, to be real We throw away the rest of the past, every small broken thing We find new things that will last And everything's the

Always Jonatha Brooke

A princess was invited to an island- A king's castle in the sea No one came to take her suitcase She waited in the garden outside The guests inside were dressed for the water But the princess remained

Out Of Your Mind Jonatha Brooke

Look at you, you're out of your mind again It's nothing new -- you're one of a kind you take the cake And miss the boat at the same time You've had bad luck, a tough draw, a rollercoaster stretch On this

West Point Jonatha Brooke

I'm retravelling this lifeline that's so close to home We are on our way to West Point Where your perfect, blond cousin will throw his hat up in the air And we will watch it fall And I'm still the girl

Ten Cent Wings Jonatha Brooke

better, I'd go, I'd go But I am just another picture, and I watch myself like you I imagine what you're thinking, I know, I know Ten cent wings, I'll take two Pin them to my sweater and I'll sail above the

Baby Wait Jonatha Brooke

talking like she's got it made Baby give it a rest Baby thinks that nobody knows But she's wearing a big sign Wherever she goes Shaking her ass, she starts talking like trash And you can sit and watch the

Inconsolable Jonatha Brooke

I never knew what enough was Until I'd had more than my share Then I let the darkness in It was then I lost the dare It was then I lost the day There will be no prayers on your return And there will be

Is This All? Jonatha Brooke

All things being equal, Her beauty was not her fault And it was not her only advantage Midst the feast and the novelty- The manliness of his charms...

Your House Jonatha Brooke

Take me down to your house Show me where you live Room by room, all the things you cherish Tell me where you're going Show me where you've been Year by year, all the things that you wished And I'll give

Better After All Jonatha Brooke

I am trying to read your mind We have stopped to smell the roses I am trying not to lose mine The roses or my mind You are going to break my heart I can see it in your eyes and I can Feel it when the rain

Hearsay Jonatha Brooke

down to he said she said he said Well it's her way, did you think that you could get away with anything but watching what you say She's a master at playing games and painting pretty pictures Where she's the

Forgiven Jonatha Brooke

Keep your head up love Give it one more go You never know what's round the bend Just when you think you're at the end You steal the show You've been down before You know what to do You may not get another

Sally Jonatha Brooke

Sally I still have the green skirt you gave me And Sally I still do believe you could save me 'Cause I wander around and the world is so strange I'm here on the ground and all of my dreams just fly away

I'll Try Jonatha Brooke

pixie dust I try but it's to hard to believe I try but I can't see what you see I try I try I try My whole world is changing I don't know where to turn I can't leave you baby But I cant stay and watch the

So Much Mine Jonatha Brooke

you'll lay your head, where you'll sleep tonight, Way up high, why, oh why can't I Someone's pillow's cold, someone loved you so, And bluebirds sang, "There's no place like home" (They sang) Where's the

Landmine Jonatha Brooke

could not replace until now Winter was hard, we came out with our hearts frozen through Now we're holding our breath, and I'm trying to hold on to you What was it that you wanted that I didn't understand The

Fire And Rain Jonatha Brooke

Just yesterday mornin', they let me know you were gone Suzanne the plans they made put an end to you I walked out this morning and I wrote down this song I just can't remember who to send it to I've

How Deep Is Your Love? Jonatha Brooke

Let them talk in this cheap town We will burn the old house down Cuz I love you crazy, love you blind Love you til the end of time Room for two..... kiss my mouth Room for two, fuel for thought My new

New Dress Jonatha Brooke

Shatter the plate now Crush the glass And all the things I've carried I put them down at last I keep my promise Some days better than my heart But like little paper valentines This is where we start Cuz

War Jonatha Brooke

Every morning I get up and I watch the war, watch the warAnd every morning it upstages all my favorite shows--Donahue, Hogan's Heroes(chorus:)It's the American way, the new world orderWe hold these truths