The Boy Who Never Cried Steve Earle

The Boy Who Never Cried (Steve Earle) Long ago and far away In a land no map can find There lived in long forgotten days A boy who never cried He was his mother's only child So she never wondered

Hillbilly Highway Steve Earle

Hillbilly Highway (Steve Earle) My grandaddy was a miner, but he finally saw the light He didn't have much, just a beat-up truck and a dream about a better life Grandmama cried when she waved goodbye

Billy And Bonnie Steve Earle

Billy And Bonnie (Steve Earle) Billy was 17 and mean as hell Bonnie said she was 30, it was hard to tell Billy met Bonnie on a Saturday night At the dirt track races, it was love at first sight

Poor Boy Steve Earle

Poor Boy (Steve Earle) I was born on the other side of town Everybody over there just puts me down I never thought about it much, ‘til the first time I saw you Uh-oh, what's a poor boy gonna do

Until The Day I Die Steve Earle

Until The Day I Die (Steve Earle) Back in the hills when we were only kids Love shined like a diamond in your eyes I swore I'd never hurt you - then I did Now I'm all alone with all my lies I promised

Taneytown Steve Earle

Taneytown (Steve Earle) I went down to Taneytown I went down to Taneytown To see what I could see My mama told me never go But I'm almost 22 years old Sometimes I fear this holler swollow me

Justice In Ontario Steve Earle

Justice In Ontario (Steve Earle) Oh you who hail from Ontario Know the tale of the Donnelly's Oh Died at the hands of a mob that night Every child and man by the oil torch light Jim Donnelly was

Carrie Brown Steve Earle

Carrie Brown (Steve Earle) The first time I saw Carrie Brown She was so young and fair A voice like spring rain fallin' down and sunlight in her hair I'd never seen her face before so I asked all

Blue Yodel #9 Steve Earle

Blue Yodel #9 (Jimmie Rodgers) (Steve Earle's version) Standing on the corner I didn't mean no harm When a big policeman Grabbed me by the arm Now, it was down in Memphis On the corner of Beale

Now She's Gone Steve Earle

She was her daddy's little darlin' Her mama's only child They didn't understand at all when She took to running wild She left town one day and never said goodbye Left a hole in daddy's lap and a tear in

Poison Lovers Steve Earle

Poison Lovers (Steve Earle) I was almost out of here Nearly left this time I saw you in my rearview mirror And I pulled up on a dime But nothin' ventured, nothin' lost You can't say we didn't

The Week Of Living Dangerously Steve Earle

The Week Of Living Dangerously (Steve Earle) I got out of work and I headed for the neighborhood beer joint I sat around and had a beer with the boys like I always do Well I didn't have nothin' to

Good Ol Boy (Gettin' Tough) Steve Earle

I got a job but it ain't nearly enough A twenty thousand dollar pickup truck Belongs to me and the bank and some funny talkin' man from Iran I left the service and got a G.I. loan I got married bought

Ben McCulloch Steve Earle

Ben McCulloch (Steve Earle) [1975] We signed up in San Antone my brother Paul and me To fight with Ben McCulloch and the Texas infantry Well the poster said we'd get a uniform and seven bucks a

Tecumseh Valley Steve Earle

Tecumseh Valley (Townes Van Zandt) The name she gave was Caroline The daughter of a miner And her ways were free and it seemed to me The sunshine walked beside her She come from Spencer 'coss the

She's About A Mover (Live) Steve Earle

She was walking down the street Looking fine as she could be, hey, hey She was walking down the street She's looking fine as she could be, hey, hey You know I love you, baby Oh hear what is say, hey, hey

Lonelier Than This Steve Earle

Lonelier Than This (Steve Earle) It doesn't get any lonelier than this I believe my heart'll break Tonight I prayed I'd die before I wake With every breath I'm tastin' your kiss And it's sweet

Billy Austin Steve Earle

Billy Austin (Steve Earle) My name is Billy Austin I'm Twenty-Nine years old I was born in Oklahoma Quarter Cherokee I'm told Don't remember Oklahoma Been so long since I left home Seems like

Once You Love Steve Earle

Once You Love (Steve Earle, Larry Crane) A long time ago there lived a man He had the world in the palm of his hand Sultans and kings beat a path to his door He had everything but he still wanted

Back To The Wall Steve Earle

Back To The Wall (Steve Earle) Well sometimes in the evenings I start to get that feeling Like I'm empty inside I know I'm doin' good now but tonight I'm headed downtown Down by the riverside I

If You Fall Steve Earle

If You Fall (Steve Earle) I saw you lookin' at that girl like that I saw her too boy I know right where you're at But you better be careful 'Cause she ain't the kind you're gonna forget How much

Texas Eagle Steve Earle

Texas Eagle (Steve Earle) My Grandaddy was a railroad man When I was young he took me by the hand Dragged me to the station at the break of dawn Said "boy I got to show you somethin' 'fore it's

I Ain't Ever Satisfied (Live) Steve Earle

I was born by the railroad tracks Well the train whistle wailed and I wailed right back Well papa left mama when I was quite young He said now "One of these days you're gonna follow me son" [Chorus

The Devil's Right Hand Steve Earle

About the time that Daddy left to fight the big war I saw my first pistol in the general store In the general store, when I was thirteen I thought it was the finest thing I ever had seen So

Regular Guy Steve Earle

Regular Guy (Steve Earle) I'm just a regular guy Never get rich, but I always get by I got me a wife and a couple a kids I done pretty much like my daddy did He always did the best that he could

Pilgrim Steve Earle

Pilgrim (Steve Earle) I am just a pilgrim on this road, boys This ain't never been my home Sometimes the road was rocky ‘long the way, boys But I was never travelin' alone We'll meet again on some

Ft. Worth Blues Steve Earle

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Hurtin' Me, Hurtin' You Steve Earle

Here I am, out in the rain I know I can't ever wash out the pain I never meant to be cruel or untrue I'm just hurtin' me when I'm hurtin' you Girl I won't say, I'm hurtin' more I know that you've heard

Have Mercy Steve Earle

Have Mercy (Steve Earle) He was standin' on the corner A hundred dollar bill in his hand Said I could feed a lot of these people with this But that ain't the business at hand Ain't but one reason

Dixieland Steve Earle

Dixieland (Steve Earle) I am Kilrain and I'm a fightin' man and I come from County Clare And the Brits would hang me for a Fenian so I took me leave of there And I crossed the ocean in the "Arrianne

Little Rock 'N' Roller Steve Earle

"Hey little guy, I can't believe you answered the phone I guess I didn't know you could do that, God help me, have I been gone that long I'm in a truck stop somewhere on the Arkansas line They

Breakdown Lane Steve Earle

Colby) Baby, last night I was watchin' my headlights flashin' on the guard rail Now it's early in the mornin' and I'm still runnin' like the devil was on my trail Well, say why why why would a man treat

You're Still Standin' There Steve Earle

Well, I've spent my life following Things I cannot see But just when I catch up to them They slip away from me Now, I've been down a thousand trails I've never walked before I found out that, without

N.Y.C. Steve Earle

(Steve Earle) He was standing on the highway Somewhere way out in the sticks Guitar across his shoulder Like a 30 ought six He was staring in my headlights When I come around the bend Climbed up

Telephone Road Steve Earle

Telephone Road (Steve Earle) My brother Jimmy, my other brother Jack Went off down to Houston and they never come back Mama wasn't gonna let her baby go yet But there ain't nobody hirin' back in

The Graveyard Shift Steve Earle

The Graveyard Shift (Steve Earle) I work the graveyard shift - stay up all night long You'll wake up someday And find your good gal gone If you don't treat your baby right She'll come see me Some

The Other Side Of Town Steve Earle

The Other Side Of Town (Steve Earle) When I'm sad and blue And I'm feeling all alone There's a place that I go to That no one knows Where no matter what I do Won't nobody put me down That's why

Angry Young Man Steve Earle

Angry Young Man (Steve Earle, John Porter McMeans) Got a lot of memories tied up in this place So much time spent in so little space What looked like the world through the eyes of a child Kind of

My Old Friend The Blues Steve Earle

My Old Friend The Blues (Steve Earle) Just when every ray of hope was gone I should have known that you would come along I can't believe I ever doubted you My old friend the blues Another lonely

Transcendental Blues Steve Earle

Transcendental Blues (Steve Earle) In the darkest hour of the longest night If it was in my power I'd step into the light Candles on the alter, penny in your shoe Walk upon the water ?

When The People Find Out Steve Earle

When The People Find Out (Steve Earle) It's late at night You're all alone Pale moonlight Cold as stone Heart beats fast Time moves slow Strangers glance Does he know Where you gonna run to

Country Girl Steve Earle

Country Girl (Steve Earle) She's a country girl Young and pretty She wanna see the world So she headed for the city She was entertained in all the right places Knew half of the names, and all

All Of My Life Steve Earle

All Of My Life (Steve Earle) I guess I don't get out too much If it wasn't enough I hear all these voices Always tellin' me that I'm bad But it's all in my head - like all those scary noises

Hometown Blues Steve Earle

Hometown Blues (Steve Earle) [1977] I wish I'd never come back home It don't feel right since I've been grown I can't find any of my old friends hangin' 'round Won't nothin' bring you down like

My Baby Worships Me Steve Earle

My Baby Worships Me (Steve Earle) Let me tell you ‘bout the girl of mine Got her walkin' down th'assembly line She bring the paycheck home to me My baby, she worships me She like the way I walk

The Revolution Starts Now Steve Earle

I was walkin’ down the street In the town where I was born I was movin’ to a beat That I’d never felt before So I opened up my eyes And I took a look around I saw it written ‘cross the sky The revolution

You Know The Rest Steve Earle

You Know The Rest (Steve Earle) Moses went up to the mountain To see what he could see Well he come down talking 'bout a burning bush Says 'This is how it's gonna be' He's scared to death You

Goodbye Steve Earle

Goodbye (Steve Earle) [1995] I remember holdin on to you All them long and lonely nights I put you through Somewhere in there I'm sure I made you cry But I can't remember if we said goodbye CHORUS

The Rain Came Down Steve Earle

The Rain Came Down (Steve Earle, Michael Woody) The old man loaded up everything that he owned On a wagon and headed out west The old woman fearlessly faced the unknown 'Cause she figured he knew

Someday Steve Earle

Someday (Steve Earle) There ain't a lot that you can do in this town You drive down to the lake and then you turn back around You go to school and you learn to read and write So you can walk into