Forgive To Forget Michelle Shocked

know who Could it be, who could it be Let me see Oh yes I remember now I think it was me Filled with fear Possessed by pain Bitter tears I'm crying again I don't know when I lost the will to

33 R.P.M. Soul Michelle Shocked

Consecrate your soul Or there's gonna be hell to pay You've got them where they live Come the Judgement Day Father, forgive our sins Mother, forgive us too Forgive but don't forget They never

Weaving Way Michelle Shocked

You had a little drink Your friends have all gone Leaving you to find your weaving way home What more can I do?

Silent Ways Michelle Shocked

When you asked me "Michelle, do you love me?"

Fever Breaks Michelle Shocked

Try and forget it and yet it keeps you awake Live to regret it when the fever breaks Lighting up a cigarette even the slow hand shakes But it's a cold sweat when the fever breaks If there is no

Crying Shame Michelle Shocked

Tryin' to make it work. You know you're not qualified and don't seem like they are either. You make a go of it. And you make a mistake. And you make up. And you make some more mistakes.

Secret to a Long Life Michelle Shocked

time to go Oh the secret to a long life's knowing when it's time to go So when the posse came riding Billy went hiding down south Holed up in a shack with Maria With the black hair and the ruby

Walking To New Orleans Michelle Shocked

I'm walking to New Orleans I'm walking to New Orleans You want to diss my home That's the reason why I'm going I'm walking to New Orleans I've got no time for talking I've got to keep walking

Live And Learn Michelle Shocked

It takes a lotta lovin' to get things right It takes a lotta forgivin' to give up the fight Makes a lotta sense to mend your fence Then sit back and watch the garden grow Well back in Paradise

The Hard Way [Private Music album version] Michelle Shocked

If I was smart I would take your advice But I am not and so I have to think twice Never a lesson have I learned Without first being burned I was about to tell you the truth All the mistakes of

What Can I Say? Michelle Shocked

Little children did I tell you how the mockingbird Called the animals together try to say a few words But the squirrels began to chatter and the bees began to buzz Just the way it is, just the way

Old Paint Michelle Shocked

Traditional I ride an old paint, lead an old dam Going to Montana to throw a hoolihan They feed in the coolies and they water in the draw Their tails are all matted, backs are all raw Ride around

Remodeling The Pentagon Michelle Shocked

Come all ye citizens, gather around Don't you miss out on the fun The destruction workers have just broken ground They're remodeling the Pentagon That's right, all hail to the military state Keep

Only A Lover Michelle Shocked

Holding on As only a lover can I feel him slipping Right through my hands I've got to let him go I've got to let it be I've got to let him find Some peace of mind As only a lover As only a

Contest Coming (Cripple Creek) Michelle Shocked

floating thru the air From the Jones boy across the holler From the Jones boy across the way Backwoods folks take sides from the middle Backwoods folks is old and brittle But they sway like a tree to

(Making the Run to) Gladewater Michelle Shocked

Well, Upshur County's drier than an empty bottle Since the Mormon's come to town, yeah And to run out of beer, thats a run to Gladewater Highway 79 thirty miles on down now You know, fair is fair

Campus Crusade Michelle Shocked

Sister Cindy used to be a disco queen 'Til she come to Jesus and now she's saved Out on the West Mall with old Brother Jed Now she's fighting the Holy War The Campus Crusade Every Spring they seem

Too Little Too Late Michelle Shocked

Too little too late Don't you tell me how it used to be I've seen the record and it clearly reads "To date: too little too late" Too little too late Don't you talk about the way things was Bringing

Fogtown Michelle Shocked

would not know, no you was fast asleeping You only see this city in the broad daylight In the broad daylight Fogtown Fogtown, I'm down and out on your streets I would run if I only had a place to

Memories of East Texas Michelle Shocked

rolling hills Covered in the springtime With golden daffodils Rowing on Sandy Lake come April Harvesting hay in June Sitting by the road watching well-fires burn By an old October moon I learned to

Lagniappe Michelle Shocked

Down in the Vieux Carre All you got to say is 'lagniappe' When you want just a little bit more Than you have bargained for For the thirteenth donut in the bakers dozen To give it to your pretty

The Hep Cat Michelle Shocked

He's a bop bop beat Aw, he's so cool He's so hep He ain't nobody's fool I'm talking about a hep cat He's so bop bop beat He's been around, cats He's wise to the street He's wise to the street

Change The Name Michelle Shocked

In the reconstruction days of the South it got to be pretty serious when the carpet-baggers came down and started running the whole show down here.

Tabloid Michelle Shocked

fascination with character assassination When all you really have in life is your reputation It's your life, it's their story It's your pain, their gain Your shame, their glory It's their claim to

The Titanic Michelle Shocked

(It was 1912 and the Titanic was gonna take her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England to New York City and the great black boxer, Jack Johnson, he's heavyweight champion of the world.

Hello Hopeville Michelle Shocked

Down at the Cold War Institute They were signing new recruits He went down to the station in his three piece suit Now she had cried for him to stay But there was nothing more to say As she was waving

Why Do I Get The Feeling? Michelle Shocked

You take my hand in yours You give a little squeeze I'm so glad to see we both agree I've been meaning to tell you these things for such a long while And it really means a lot to see your sympathetic

Winter Wheat Michelle Shocked

I seem to have lost my patience Waiting for the clouds of dust the custom cutter brings Well, the foreman called to say He would be here any day With his convoy of threshing machines Now what

Yamboree Queen Michelle Shocked

I know some of you have not heard of this Yamboree so let me hip you to it. It's been something we East Texans have been celebrating for over seventy years.

Cold Comfort Michelle Shocked

death was on his hands Now you must look into his eyes For your consolation prize And I know that's cold comfort You held your father in your arms While you cry like a baby But you were too cold to

Laundry Day Michelle Shocked

When she hung her laundry out to dry She squinted into a clear blue sky But the weather's changed and I know why Like bleach stains rain clouds roll on by Right as ruin the raindrops fell Big

See The Sea Michelle Shocked

If you could see what I see in the sea You'd say the sea is a swell place to be Even more if you see what I saw on the shore You'd never would see it the same as before Well you know there are

Wobbly Blood Michelle Shocked

hundred and ninety-nine In the war for justice in the Coeur d'Alene mines A thousand men were doing time In a makeshift prison for class war crime The Bunker Hill company scab mill had been blown to

Peach Fuzz Michelle Shocked

Peach Fuzz had a friendly face Too friendly for his own good Used to hang out at Ricky's Place It was a bar in the neighborhood A gay boy lit his cigarette But they called 'em fags cause that's

V.F.D. Michelle Shocked

bored one afternoon We was sitting in the hay It was a hot Texas day And we was playing with matches like some kids do We would throw our matches in the high dry grass Close our eyes and count to

You Take The Cake Michelle Shocked

Happy birthday, Baby Ain't no doubts or maybe We're singing this song Just for you Yes, it's true You take the cake And the candles too We're so glad to know ya Here's our chance to show ya

The Bitter Pill Michelle Shocked

Hey the bitter pill Took all I can stand The bitter pill You know I took it like a man Better find a cure I can't take no more The remedy to kill The bitter pill Doctor I know 'bout my reputation

Anchorage Michelle Shocked

I took time out to write to my old friend I walked across that burning bridge Mailed my letter off to Dallas But her reply came from Anchorage, Alaska She said: Hey girl it's about time you wrote

Secret Admirer Michelle Shocked

She's got a sweet little asset That can take her places Where they don't recall names But they remember faces She knows how to use those feminine graces She spends a lot of time by the swimming

Lucky Dog Michelle Shocked

I'm a Lucky Dog And all I know I'm one for the money And I'm two for the show I'm a Lucky Dog With a pedigree I've been lifted up For the world to see I'm a Lucky Dog I'm a man's best friend

Prince Of Darkness Michelle Shocked

And now he is the Prince of Darkness He holds old friends in such high esteem He sees a red town and wants it painted black For the Catholic girls at Halloween Well he said to me, "I've waited

Russian Roulette Michelle Shocked

I need this hopeless feeling Like I need a hole in my head Give up my whole days wages To get this hole in the wall I call a holster that is empty Just a gun to the head I am a holy roller I'm

Over The Waterfall Michelle Shocked

I thought I knew what I was doing I was wrong Mistakes I've made and lived to tell I tell them in a song I knew a river wide and deep Her banks were very tall At one end was a mountain stream

Worth the Weight Michelle Shocked

Hand me down my old ball and chain It's worth the weight if I never have to see you again I'm running late but at least I'm running I've been down this road a time or two You know, nothing has

Jump Jim Crow (Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah *) Michelle Shocked

do you walk so slow Like a little red rooster with one trick leg Look like you the one laying the egg I don't know when but it'll be real soon Going down the road by the light of the moon Going to

Who Cares? Michelle Shocked

ring the bell Look up at a cobweb My eyes open wider When I see the grin of a Cheshire spider I walk on out I see a sign that says 'County Jail' I walk in and I ring the bell I see what used to

Eddie Michelle Shocked

This boy named Eddie Used to set the fields on fire He's the only boy I know who dared to name his desire In a county where the dairymen all had milking machines Yeah, Eddie was the only one to separate

Black, Brown And White Michelle Shocked

This little song I'm singin' to ya You know that it's true If you are black and have to work for a livin' This is what they say to you They say, well if you are white, you alright And if you are

Cleveland Michelle Shocked

really put you down Man you are the talk of this tourist town They say, "I bet I know Where ya got them shoes man" They say, "I bet I know Where ya got them shoes" They say, "How much you want to

Flying Lesson Michelle Shocked

Oh best-beloved With a little bit of patience And imagination We learn to fly Now hold out your hands Spread up your fingers See how they are feathers And your arms are wings Now flap your