Lonely Women Laura Nyro

No one hurries home to lonely women No one hurries home to lonely women A gal could die without her man And no one knows it better than Lonely women No one knows the blues like lonely women do No one

Upstairs By A Chinese Lamp Laura Nyro

Market in the cool white mornin' Merchants sell while women buy Milk, tobacco, soap and matches Sweep the floor While the dishes dry Spring whispered in her ear Like soft Mediterranean wailin' Sleepy woman

Louise's Church Laura Nyro

"I wrote this song for Louise Nevelson, the sculptor, Also Billie Holiday, and a group of kick-ass women artists.

Let It Be Me / The Christmas Song Laura Nyro

Don't take this heaven from one If you must cling to someone Now and forever Let it be me Each time we meet love I find complete love Without your sweet love What would life be So never leave me lonely

Wedding Bell Blues Laura Nyro

carry me till you marry me Bill I love you so, I always will And in your voice I hear a choir of carousels Oh, but am I ever gonna hear my wedding bells I was the one who came runnin' when you were lonely

Tom Cat Goodby Laura Nyro

dates her Tom in her arms... they shine...for...Tom... here the Tom Cat where have you been too here the Tom Cat say, where have you been too I'm so lonely been crying - waiting up for you Ya that hear

Blackpatch Laura Nyro

Morning Came to the windows in the street Selling red watermelon, 5 cents a piece. Merry boat on the river Freedom Fresh drams to deliver Freedom Over and over and over I call out your name. God ...

Sweet Blindness Laura Nyro

Let's go down by the grapevine drink my dady's wine get happy down by the grapevine drink my daddy's wine get happy happy oh sweet blindness a little magic a little kindness oh sweet blindness all ...

Stoned Soul Picnic Laura Nyro

Can you surry, Can you picnic? Can you surry, Can you picnic? Surry down to a stoned soul picnic Surry down to a stoned soul picnic There'll be lots of time and wine Red yellow honey Sassafras and ...

It's Gonna Take A Miracle Laura Nyro

Loving you so I was too blind to see you letting me go But now that you've set me free It's gonna take a miracle Yes, it's gonna take a miracle To make me love someone new Cause I'm crazy for you O...

I Met Him On A Sunday Laura Nyro

[snapping and clapping] well i met him on a sunday [oo oo oo oo oo oo] and i missed him on monday [oo oo oo oo oo oo] well i found him on tuesday [oo oo oo oo oo oo] and i dated him wed...

Desiree Laura Nyro

Oh, Desiree, Desiree, Desiree Oh, my darling, Desiree You make my heart feel so free And I'd like to know, why do I love you so? Oh, my darling, Desiree Oh, my Desiree, oh, my Desiree Des...

Up On The Roof Laura Nyro

When this old world starts getting me down And people are much too much for me to take, up on the roof I climb right up to the top of the stairs And all my cares just drift right into space O...

Gibsom Street Laura Nyro

Don't go to Gibsom cross the river The devil is hungry The devil is sweet If you are soft then you will shiver They hang the alley cats on Gibsom Street... I wish my baby were forbidden I wish that...

Save The Country Laura Nyro

Come on, people! Come on, children! COme on down to the glory river. Gonna wash you up, and wash you down, gonna lay the devil down, gonna lay that devil down. I got fury in my soul,fury's gonna t...

You Don't Love Me When I Cry Laura Nyro

Two mainstream dieYou don't love me when I cryHave to say goodbyeI don't want to say goodbyeBaby goodbyeAnd Mister II got funky bluesAll over meSuch tender persuasionI want, I want to dieYou don't ...

Captain For Dark Mornings Laura Nyro

I am soft and silly and my name is LillianalooAnd sir you're grace in action to my satisfactionWell my mama she's savin' cause my daddy's a ravin' crazy gamblerBut you my captain are grace in actio...

Mercy On Broadway Laura Nyro

Madison smiledand she hung with a band of straysthe band was gonebringin it onto the Broadway blazeonce I lived under the city in my sweet JulyJuly mercy on broadwaydon't you believe ityou better k...

Time And Love Laura Nyro

So winter froze the riverAnd winter birds don't singSo winter makes you shiverSo time is gonna bring you springso he swears he'll never marrySays that cuddles are a curseJust tell him plainYou're o...

The Man Who Sends Me Home Laura Nyro

There's a man who loves meWhen it hurts insideThere's a man who loves meWhen my hair is tiedWhen my hair is downWhen I touch the manLord, I riseTo rooftops in his eyesAnd don't you knowNow or never...

Captain Saint Lucifer Laura Nyro

Mama mamaYou're a whiz and a scholar tooMama open up the room lockSip sipI'm going to the moon dockHe gives to meBuckles off shinglesOff a cockleshell on norway basinCoke and tunaBoots and roses fr...

New York Tendaberry Laura Nyro

Blue berryA rush on rumOf brush and drumAnd the past is a blue noteInside meI ran away in the morningNew York tendaberryBlue berryRugs and drapes and drugsAnd capesSweet kids in hunger slumsFirecra...

Sexy Mama Laura Nyro

Verse1:You're a queen, and U deserve to sit upon a throne,with me, You'd never be alone!Cause I'm a king, 2 castles and a kingdoms what I'd bring,to U, if U dance with me tonite.Chorus1:Sexy mama, ...

Children Of The Junks Laura Nyro

Children of the JunksSlant-eyedChildren of the JunksGo byMama's comin' soonAnd the junks are turning in theSpring skyDragon ringsTax-free thingsForeverPeople pick and payTill the day fades awayCool...

Money Laura Nyro

She saidI'm young enoughI'm old enoughTo paint a smileI tasted heaven and hellHeaven, stay a whileA good friendIs a rare findTheir straight talkCan ease your mindA good pimp'sGonna rob you blindMon...

Stormy Love Laura Nyro

You were my darlin' lightEverything was gonna be all rightAnd you were my everythingBoy, once you could make me singWell, I ain't gonna fly awayAnd I ain't gonna cry all dayBut I might spread my wi...

Midnite Blue Laura Nyro

Midnite blueYou make me laughYou make me trembleBut I'm as strong as youMidnite blueMidnite blueYou're funnyAnd I like you tooShy, sly, gypsy high nowYou could touch the sky nowMidnite blueThere's ...

Smile Laura Nyro

winterturn on the nightturn on your love lightI'm a non-believerbut I believein your smilewell I'm gonna talk to you babyon brandy-winemars in the starsmars is arisinmars in the stars mars is arisi...

Blowin' Away Laura Nyro

You ole fire, I'm mad with desire,You're my favorite one. You got me cooking with the fever,got me running for the sun. Uh-huh, running for the sun,I feel so high, I feel like I may go blowing away...

Eli's Comin' Laura Nyro

Eli's comin'Eli's comin'Whoa you better hide your heartYour lovin heartEli's a comin and the cards sayBroken heartOh broken heartEli's comin'Hide your heart girlEli's comin'Hide your heart girlEli'...

Goodbye Joe Laura Nyro

We were lost in the fair on the highland, good bye, Joe,with the sky and the deer on the highland, good bye, Joe.Time is full of changes and now you창?р？？ve got to go.Don창?р？？t forget that we love...

Lu Laura Nyro

Silver was the colorWinter was a snowbellMother of the wind boysLivin' off the lovewell[Chorus:]With LuAnd everybody's callin' LuieLuie, LuieYou got a thing about youKeep the light goin' for LuieAn...

Billy's Blues Laura Nyro

Billy's blueWith his head hangin' toHis shoesRight the wrongOr play a songTo ease billy's bluesBilly's downHe was born he was boundTo loseRight the wrongOr play a songTo ease billy's bluesSome folk...

California Shoeshine Boys Laura Nyro

California sunshine boys, counting up their dimes,counting up the girls they창?р？？ve known and counting up the times.I got heartache but I got news, California sunshine boys, you can shine my shoes...

Blowing Away Laura Nyro

You ole fireI'm mad with desireYou're my favorite oneGot me cookin' like a feverGot my love runnin' for the sunI feel so highI feel like I mayGo blowin' awayMy well meanerMy day fancy dreamerOh wha...

Lazy Susan Laura Nyro

Lazy flower, my, you창?р？？ve grown so tall. I have lost and loved him, you have seen it all.Lazy Susan, lazy through, hasn창?р？？t got a think to do.Oh, but to sit there and light up the hillside, s...

Good By Joe Laura Nyro

We were lost in the fair on the highlandGood by JoeWith the sky and the deer on the highlandGood by JoeTime is full of changesAnd now you've got to goDon't forget that we loved on the highlandGood ...

Flim Flam Man Laura Nyro

Hands off the man, the flim flam man.His mind is up his sleeve and his talk is make believe.Oh lord, the man's a fraud, he's flim flam man. He창?р？？s so cagey, he창?р？？s a flim flam man.Hands off t...

Stoney End Laura Nyro

I was born from loveAnd my poor mother worked the minesI was raised on the Good Book JesusTill I read between the linesNow I don't believeI want to see the morningGoing down the Stoney EndI never w...

I Never Meant To Hurt You Laura Nyro

I never meant to hurt you, I'm not that way at all.Please believe the words of a heart, a heart that seems so small.And I never meant to hurt you, I guess I lost my place.Please believe the words o...

He's A Runner Laura Nyro

He's a runnerand he'll run awaysoon there'll be no manwoman ain't be bornwho can make him staywoman get away while you canHe's a runnerand he'll run awaywith the midnight trainwoman ain't been born...

Buy And Sell Laura Nyro

Cocaine and quiet beers, sweet candy and caramels.Pass the time and dry the tears on a street called buy and sell.Life turns like the endless sea. Death tolls like a vesper bell.Children laugh and ...

And When I Die Laura Nyro

And when I die and when I'm dead, dead and gone, there'll be one child born and a world to carry on, to carry on. I'm not scared of dying and I don't really care. If it's peace you find in dying, w...

The Bells Laura Nyro

hunger drives me it's got me by the rails I let it wreck me time and time again I decided to never write again I don't know what happened Dad, I broke my promise to you, if you're wondering where I...

You've Really Got A Hold On Me Laura Nyro

"I don't like you, but I love you,Seems that I'm always thinking of you.Oh, oh, oh, you treat me badly,I love you madly, you really got a hold on me.You really got a hold on me, baby,I don't want y...

Spanish Harlem Laura Nyro

"There is a rose in Spanish HarlemA red rose up in Spanish HarlemIt is a special one, it's never seen the sunIt only comes out when the moon is on the runAnd all the stars are gleamingIt's growing ...

Jimmy Mack Laura Nyro

Jimmy Mack Jimmy, Oh Jimmy Mack when are you comin' back.Jimmy Mack Jimmy, Oh Jimmy Mack when are you comin' back. My arms are missing you,My lips feel the same way too.I tried so hard to be true, ...

Nowhere To Run Laura Nyro

Nowhere To Run to, baby, nowhere to hideGot Nowhere To Run to, baby, Nowhere to hide.It's not love I'm a running from,It's the heartbreak I know will come.'Cause I know you're no good for me, but y...

(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (Live) Laura Nyro

I Used To Feel Uninspired And When I Knew I Had To Face Another Day Oh It Made Me Feel So Tired Before The Day I Met You Life Was So Unkind But Your Love Was The Key To My Peace Of Mind Cause You M...

O-o-h Child (Live) Laura Nyro

O-o-h child things are gonna get easierO-o-h child things 'll be brighterO-o-h child things are gonna get easierO-o-h child things 'll be brighterSomedaySomeday we'll walk in the rays of a beautifu...