Old Hanoi Nanci Griffith

Crowded out by motorbike, confined to lesser space In old Hanoi and they grew wings and they've flown away And in the words of Graham Greene Like the Quiet American Who's searching these sacred streets

This Old Town Nanci Griffith

This old town should`ve burned down in 1929 That`s when we stood in line Waiting for our soup Swallowing our pride This old town should`ve burned down in 1931 When the rain refused to come Air filled up

Desperadoes Waiting For A Train Nanci Griffith

play the red river valley And he'd sit in the kitchen and he'd cry And run his fingers Through seventy years of living And wonder, Lord, has every well I've drilled gone dry We were friends me and this old

Do Re Mi Nanci Griffith

well thousands of folks back east they say are leaving home most everyday they're beatin the hot old dusty way to the california line across the desert sands they roll gettin' outta that old dust bowl

Sing One For Sister (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

Summer Sunday evening, around the old home place Well, I would play my guitar and sister sang along Sister's smile would always light up my Daddy's face And when they'd get to dancing, well they'd dance

Gulf Coast Highway Nanci Griffith

"Gulf Coast Highway He worked the rails He worked the rice fields With their cool dark wells He worked the oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico The only thing we've ever owned Is this old house here by the road

Love In A Memory (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

until nine She sings away sorrow each night when she leaves him She goes home alone, She's not the marrying kind [Chorus:] Love is a memory that she'll always hold Cause love in a memory never grows old

Night Rider's Lament Nanci Griffith

While I was out a-ridin` The graveyard shift midnight till dawn The moon was as bright as a reading light For a letter from an old friend back home He asked me Why do you ride for your money?

Cotton Nanci Griffith

Old loves lost are ne'er forgotten: That's the way it's supposed to be. Are you short or are you long? Are you easy to see? Are you weak or are you strong? Makes no never to me.

Yarrington Town Nanci Griffith

I packed up my suitcase Pulled down my old bedroll And I started to wander Far from my home And the time it passed quickly And the days seemed to be hours Far from your city And Yarrington Town Well, I

Armstrong Nanci Griffith

boy in Chicago Playing in the street Not near enough to wear Not near enough to eat Don't you know he saw it He saw a man named Armstrong Walk upon the moon Young girl in Calcutta Barely eight years old

Darcy Farrow Nanci Griffith

Where the Walker runs down into the Carson Valley plain There lived a young maiden Darcy Farrow was her name The daughter of old Dundee and a fair one was she The sweetest flower that bloomed o`er the

Outbound Plane (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

Chorus:] 'Cause I don't wanna be standin' here Don't wanna be talkin' here And I don't really care who's to blame 'Cause if love won't fly on it's own Free will It's gonna catch that outbound plane The old

Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound Nanci Griffith

where I`m bound Where I`m bound I can`t help but wonder where I`m bound And I had me a buddy back home But he started out to roam And I hear he`s out by Frisco Bay And, sometimes, when I`ve had a few His old

I Would Change My Life (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

make it right I would change my life If you would only change your mind I have spent my hours on some misbegotten dream I have spent my money on some foolish hearted things I have spent my memories on old

Anyone Can Be Somebody's Fool (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

somebody's fool Down in this lonely town there's a lovely silver frost So we can stop and have another round for the true love that you've lost It's gonna take a little time before your emptiness grows old

Canadian Whiskey Nanci Griffith

whiskey She drank it like wine Her eyes were the color of Canadian whiskey Pure blended whiskey So light brown and fine Twenty years later I heard of a woman She`s living alone Up by Yellowstone Creek And old

The Wing And The Wheel Nanci Griffith

now they carry things away Whether it's me that does the leavin' or that love that flies away Moon outside my window looks so lonely tonight There's a chunk out of it's middle It's big enough for an old

The Streets Of Baltimore Nanci Griffith

said the prettiest place on earth Was Baltimore at night Well, a man feels proud to give his woman What she`s longing for And I kind of liked the streets of Baltimore I got myself a factory job I ran an old

Love Conquers All Nanci Griffith

she looked so pretty Dressed in white though she's wheel chair bound Love conquers all Love conquers all And to all concerned you'll survive that fall 'Cause love conquers all Whether you're young or old

One Blade Shy Of A Sharp Edge (Album Version) Nanci Griffith

bend You've been around the bend since the age of ten But you think you've got it made Think you've got it made Think you've got it made When you're one blade shy of a sharp edge Now, I'm a little too old

Shaking Out The Snow Nanci Griffith

shake out all this snow Snowing - one Christmas morn' when I was four My brother told me it was warm So a swimsuit I adorned Then he sent me to the weather And behind me locked the doors A four year old

Dress Of Laces Nanci Griffith

hate and loving him in mind Young girl in love Young girl in tears She hasn`t seen the man she loves in years So the young girl goes to the water And she calls out for her father But she ain`t seen the old

The Loving Kind Nanci Griffith

They were the loving kind She was black and he was white In Virginia, nineteen fifty eight They found love amongst the hate Well, the law said they could not wed They married anyway The sheriff put...

Money Changes Everything Nanci Griffith

In the rush of the river and the roar of the crowd You can't hear the silence calling When it's merely a whisper of a cloud In a crazy storm that pulls you on Take a pill or you might take a loss A...

One Of These Days Nanci Griffith

We walk along the Hudson when it snows here in Manhattan seems we've lived our lives so out of place You touch my cheek and I do wonder how this happened that two young lovers could pack their drea...

Not Innocent Enough Nanci Griffith

What the hell was I doing there in that fast food parking lot? They say I robbed the restaurant and a Memphis cop got shot I was trying to feed my habit, I was scared and I was high It was never my...

Across America Nanci Griffith

I've heard enough from pundits I've heard our leaders speak I tell you know I'd rather talk to the people in the street 'Cause you don't know someone Until you've looked them in the eye And that ga...

Sing Nanci Griffith

I heard the music long ago, songs that rent the air Fading in and out at night while I was lying there Voices soft and lonely and later rock and roll Flying across the Rio Grande, straight into my ...

Tequila After Midnight Nanci Griffith

Tequila after midnight drives loneliness away Makes strangers all around you look familiar And tequila after midnight makes you feel so warm Makes you think you feel good when you don't It's the sa...

Pour Me A Drink Nanci Griffith

Pour me a drink Light me a cigarette Help me forget The things that I've done Pour me a drink Then pour me another one To keep out this cold wind That blows through my soul Look at my life Here in ...

Across The Great Divide Nanci Griffith

I've been walkin' in my sleepCountin' troubles 'stead of countin' sheepWhere the years went I can't sayI just turned around and they've gone awayI've been siftin' through the layersOf dusty books a...

Everything's Comin' Up Roses Nanci Griffith

This life is filled with wonderThis life is full of days not spentOh I cannot help but ponderWhat relevance that lendsOh but everything is comin` up rosesAnd when I`m pushing daisiesThey`ll want ro...

Two For The Road Nanci Griffith

Out of the blue horizonStretched a band of goldFrom the straits of Juan de FucaTo the east of Portland, MaineYou held my handAs we raced along the buffalo bayouChasing the tail of this globeYou say...

Wouldn't That Be Fine Nanci Griffith

If you could stand behind my eyes for just one dayCould you see my heart beside you?If you knew my love had never flown awayWould I be missing you wouldn`t that be rosesWouldn`t that be fineIf I co...

I Live On A Battlefield Nanci Griffith

"I live on a battlefieldSurrounded by the ruins of a love we builtAnd then destroyed between us, the smoke has clearedAs I stumble through the rubble, I'm dazed and seein' double And I'm truly myst...

Saint Teresa Of Avila Nanci Griffith

Saint Teresa, your patron child`s come homeWere you there to greet her?Did your angels know her songsAnd all her sorrowsDid you lift them from her browDid you kiss her hand that took her soulBack u...

I Fought The Law Nanci Griffith

Breakin` rocks in the hot sunI fought the law and the law wonI fought the law and the law wonI needed money and I had noneI fought the law and the law wonI fought the law and the lawn wonI left my ...

Not My Way Home Nanci Griffith

I know you believe in miraclesThat this love will come back aroundI know you believe the grass is growingAcross this winterTo the south of this townI know your kiss is sweeterThan the dust that thi...

Maybe Tomorrow Nanci Griffith

I will find somebody newMaybe tomorrowI will stop this missing youMaybe tomorrowTime`s the healer time`s the keySo all the wise folks sayOh, maybe tomorrowBut not todayLife will once again make sen...

Waiting For Love Nanci Griffith

Life is full of finer thingsThey`re lost and found in the darkIt`s the dog by the highwayWho said,"Goin` my way?"Now, he lives in your own backyardHe was waiting for loveYou came along and fit the ...

I'll Move Along Nanci Griffith

This flesh and bone ain`t much protectionFor an honest heart like mineA broken home for good intentionsDamaged inventions of my designI`ll move along time to move alongI`ll move along time to move ...

Morning Train Nanci Griffith

There`s a morning trainHeaded for New OrleansCarrying bussiness men and week day shoppersI have sixteen bucks and a dollar in changeThat`s not bad price for a one way rideOn a morning trainI give y...

Wall Of Death Nanci Griffith

Let me ride on the wall of death one more timeLet me ride on the wall of death one more timeYou can waste your time on the other ridesBut this is the nearest to being aliveOh let me take my chances...

Who Knows Where The Time Goes Nanci Griffith

Across the evening skyAll the birds are leavingBut how can they knowIt`s time for them to goBefore the winter fireI will still be dreamingI have no thought of timeFor who knows where the time goesW...

You Were On My Mind Nanci Griffith

When I got up this morningYou were on my mindYou were on my mindI got some aches andI got some pains andI got some wounds to bindSo I went to the cornerJust to ease my painJust to ease my painI got...

Walk Right Back Nanci Griffith

I want you to tell meWhy you walked out on meI`m so lonesome everydayI want you to knowThat since you walked out on meNothing seems to be the same ole wayThink about the love that burnsWithin my he...

Wings Of A Dove Nanci Griffith

chorus-On the wings of a snow white doveHe sends his pure sweet loveA sign from abouve- a sign from aboveOn the wings of a dove.When trouble surrounds usWhen evil's comeThe body grows weakThe spiri...

Summer Wages Nanci Griffith

Never hit seventeenWhen you play against the dealerYou know that the oddsWon`t ride with youAnd never leave your woman aloneWith your friends around to steal herShe`ll be gambled and goneLike summe...

He Was A Friend Of Mine Nanci Griffith

He was a friend of mineHe was a friend of mineNever had no moneyTo pay for his fineHe was a friend of mineHe never done no wrongHe never done no wrongThousand miles from homeHe never hurt no oneHe ...