singer-songwriter

The Needle And The Damage Done ( Neil Young )

I caught you knocking at my cellar door, I love you, baby, can I have some more? Oh the damage done. I hit the city and I lost my band, I watched the needle take another man, Gone, gone, the damage done. I sing the …

The Old Account ( Johnny Cash )

Well it was a time on earth when in the books of heaven An old account was standing for sins yet unforgiven My name was at the top and many things below But I went unto the keeper and settled it long ago Long ago …

The Peacemaker ( Albert Hammond )

Get out, damn it, close the door, don't slam it! Let me be alone a while, to give my nerves a rest Whatever you do I love you, no matter what you do I love you. And I want to run after you, but I …

The Piano has been Drinking ( Tom Waits )

The piano has been drinking My necktie's asleep The combo went back to New York, The jukebox has to take a leak and the carpet needs a haircut? And the spotlight looks just like a prison break And the telephone's out of cigarettes As usual …

The Pirate's Gospel ( Alela Diane )

Grip your paddle strong for late night fording While some folks row way up to heaven I'm gonna sing the Pirate's Gospel I'm gonna sew these feet for dancin' I'm gonna keep my eyes wide open Oh, oh, oh. Hum hum, hum hum, hum hum …

The Pretender (Jackson Browne) ( Jackson Browne )

[] I'm gonna rent myself a house in the shade of the freeway Gonna pack my lunch in the morning, and go to work each day And when the evening rolls around, I'll go on home and lay my body down And when the morning …

There You Go ( Johnny Cash )

Intro: You're gonna break another heart You're gonna tell another lie Well here I am and there you go you're gone again I know you're gonna be the way you've always been Breaking hearts and telling lies is all you know Another guy gives you …

The River ( Bruce Springsteen )

I come from down in the valley, where mister when you're young They bring you up to do like your daddy done Me and Mary we met in high school, when she was just seventeen We'd ride out of that valley down to where the …

These are the good old days ( Albert Hammond )

And all these sad yound men paraiding through their lives the girls that they have loved have now become expensive wifes They think they know it all and in some ways they do they're reaching out for better times if they only knew These are …

These Dreams ( Jim Croce )

Once we were lovers, But somehow things have changed. Now we're just lonely people Tryin' to forget each others' names. Now we're just lonely people Tryin' to forget each others' names. What came between us? Maybe we were just too young to know. But now …

The Ship Song ( Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds )

[] [] Come sail your ships around me And burn your bridges down We make a little history, baby Every time you come around Come loose your dogs upon me And let your hair hang down You are a little mystery to me Every time …

The Sins of Memphisto ( John Prine )

[] From the bells of St Mary To the Count of Monte Cristo Nothing can stop, nothing can stop Nothin can stop the sins, of Memphisto [] Sally used to play with her hula hoops Now she tells her problems to therapy groups Grampa's on …

The Sound of Silence ( Simon and Garfunkel )

[] Hello darkness my old friend, I've come to talk with you again. [] Because a vision softly creeping Left it's seed while I was sleeping, And the vision that was planted in my brain Still remains [] Within the sounds of silence. [] In …

The Story ( Brandi Carlile )

All of these lines across my face tell you the story of who I am So many stories of where I've been, and now I got to where I am But these stories don't mean anything, when you've got no one to tell them to …

Things That Stop You Dreaming ( Passenger )

I’ve got no money in my hands or my coat or my pocket Wont get to space cos I haven’t got a rocket But I’ve air in my lungs Eyes in my sockets And a heart that beats Like a tap that leaks In the …

Thirteen ( Johnny Cash )

Bad luck wind been blowin' at my back I was born to bring trouble to wherever I'm at Got the number 13 tattooed on my neck When the ink starts to itch, then the black will turn to red I was born in the soul …

This War Is Over ( Melissa Etheridge )

Take off my shield Carry my sword I won't need it anymore Find me a sky and give me my wings Frozen and broken but free Tell them I'm all right I'm coming home Tell them I'm all right I am alone This war is …

Till The Morning Comes ( Neil Young )

I'm gonna give you till the morning comes Till the morning comes Till the morning comes I'm only waiting till the morning comes Till the morning comes Till the morning comes I'm gonna give you till the morning comes Till the morning comes Till the …

Till the Rivers All Run Dry ( Don Williams )

Till the rivers all run dry Till the sun falls from the sky Till life on earth is through I'll be needing you I know sometimes you may wonder From little things I say and do But there's no need for you to wonder If …

'Til the Money Runs Out ( Tom Waits )

Check this strange beverage that falls out from the sky Splashin' Bagdad on the hudson in panther martin's eyes He's high and outside wearin' candy apple red Scarlet gave him twenty seven stitches in his head With a pint of green chartreuse ain't nothin' seems …

Time in a bottle ( Jim Croce )

[] If I could save time in a bottle [] The first thing that I'd like to do Is to save every day until eternity passes away Just to spend them with you If I could make days last forever [] If words could make …

To Be By Your Side ( Nick Cave )

Across the oceans, across the seas, Over forests of blackened trees. (Through) valleys so still we dare not breathe, To be by your side. Over the shifting desert plains, Across mountains all in flames. Through howling winds and driving rains, To be by your side. …

Today Has Been OK ( Emilíana Torrini )

[] Friends tell me it's spring My window show the same Without you here the seasons pass me by [] I know you were not new [] That loved like me and you [] All the same I miss you Today has been ok [] …

Tokspor ( Teitur )

Vit hava bygt henda stóra býin, har streymurin ferðast sum eiturkoppaspinn. Fær alt við sum rørir seg á ein og hvønn hátt, frá harraleysum djórum til tjóvar á nátt. Tokspor røkka víða út og mær leingist heim at strekkja míni troyttu bein. Fólkini ganga eftir …

Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen) ( Tom Waits )

Wasted and wounded, it ain't what the moon did I got what I paid for now See you tomorrow, hey Frank, can I borrow a couple of bucks from you? To go waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda You'll go waltzing Matilda with me I'm an innocent …

Too Good At Goodbyes ( Sam Smith )

You must think that I'm stupid You must think that I'm a fool You must think that I'm new to this But I have seen this all before I'm never gonna let you close to me Even though you mean the most to me 'Cause …

To Ramona ( Bob Dylan )

Ramona, come closer Shut softly your watery eyes The pangs of your sadness Will pass as your senses will rise The flowers of the city Though breathlike, get deathlike sometimes And there's no use in tryin' To deal with the dyin' Though I cannot explain …

Tougher Than the Rest ( Bruce Springsteen )

Well it's Saturday night, you're all dressed up in blue I been watching you a while, maybe you been watching me too So somebody ran out, left somebody's heart in a mess Well if you're looking for love, honey, I'm tougher than the rest Some …

Tower of Song ( Leonard Cohen )

Well, my friends are gone, and my hair is grey, I ache in the places where I used to play And I'm crazy for love, but I'm not coming on I'm just paying my rent everyday in the Tower of Song I said to Hank …

Trampled Rose ( Tom Waits )

Woah, woah Woah, woah Long way going to Get my medicine Sky's the autumn grey of a lonely wren Piano from a window played Gone tomorrow, gone yesterday I found it in the street At first I did not see Lying at my feet A …

Transformer Man ( Neil Young )

Transformer Man Transformer Man You run the show Remote control Direct the action with the Push of a botton, You're a Transformer Man Power in your hand Transformer man Transformer man Transformer Man Transformer Man Sooner or later you'll have to see The cause and …

Trouble ( Ray Lamontagne )

Trouble. Trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble Been doggiln' my soul since the day I was born Worry. Worry, worry, worry, worry. Worry Just will not seem to leave my mind alone Well I've been saved by a woman I've been saved by a woman I've been …

Trying To Pull Myself Away ( Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglova )

Breaking up in the station, a final train I don't even know if I'll ever see you again Is it a choice that we even have? Bang bang down on the piano 'til I smash the keys Living alone with the melodies Everything's gone and …

Twist In My Sobriety ( Tanita Tikaram )

Cabo 1. band All God's children need travelling shoes Drive your problems from here All good people read good books Now your conscience is clear, I hear you talk girl Now your conscience is clear In the morning when I wipe my brow Wipe the …

Underground ( Tom Waits )

Rattle Big Black Bones in the Dan - ger zone there's a rum - blin' groan down below there's a big dark town it's a place I've found there's a world going on underground they're alive, they're awake while the rest of the world is …

Upside Down ( Jack Johnson )

Who's to say What's impossible Well they forgot This world keeps spinning And with each new day I can feel a change in everything And as the surface breaks reflections fade But in some ways they remain the same And as my mind begins to …

Uptown Girl ( Billy Joel )

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, ho, oh. Uptown girl She's been living in her uptown world I bet she never had a backstreet guy I bet her mama never told her why I'm gonna try for an uptown …

Veronica ( Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello )

Is it all in that pretty little head of yours? What goes on in that place in the dark? Well I used to know a girl and I would have sworn That her name was Veronica Well she used to have a carefree mind of …

Vienna ( Billy Joel )

[] Slow down you crazy child You're so ambitious for a juvenile But then if you're so smart tell me why Are you still so afraid, mmm[] Where's the fire, what's the hurry about You better cool it off before you burn it out You …

Vincent ( Don McLean )

Starry, starry night [] Paint your palette blue and grey Look out on a summer's day with eyes that know the darkness in my soul Shadows on the hills, [] sketch the trees and the daffodils Catch the breeze and the winter chills, in colours …

Virginia Avenue ( Tom Waits )

Well, I'm walking on down Virginia Aven-ue, Trying to find somebody to tell my troubles to. Harold's club is closing and everybody's going on home; What's a poor boy to do? I'll just get on back into my short; make it back to the fort, …

Visions of Johanna ( Bob Dylan )

Ain't it just like the night to play tricks when you're trying to be so quiet? We sit here stranded, though we're all doing our best to deny it And Louise holds a handful of rain, tempting you to defy it Lights flicker from the …

Volcano ( Damian rice )

Don't hold yourself like that You'll hurt your knees I kissed your mouth and back That's all I need Don't build your world around Volcanoes melt you down What I am to you, is not real What I am to you, you do not need …

Waiting On The World To Change ( John Mayer )

Me and all my friends We're all misunderstood They say we stand for nothing and There's no way we ever could Now we see everything that's going wrong With the world and those who lead it We just feel like we don't have the means …

Walking in Memphis ( Marc Cohn )

[] [] Put on my blue suede shoes And I boarded the plane [] Touched down in the land of the Delta Blues In the middle of the pouring rain [] W.C. Handy [] won't you look down over me [] Yeah I got a …

Walk on the wild side ( Lou Reed )

[] Holly came from Miami, F.L.A. Hitchhiked her way across the U.S.A. Plucked her eyebrows on the way Shaved her legs and then he was she - she said: Hey Babe, take a walk on the wild side, Said hey honey, take a walk on …

Walk Out Backwards ( Bill Anderson )

I'd rather live a life of lies and fantasy Than to face the truth and realize you're leaving me You built me up so high my heart can't stand to fall And life without your love just isn't life at all So walk out backwards …

Walk Right Back ( Nanci Griffith )

I want you to tell me why you walked out on me I´m so lonesome every day I want you to know that since you walked out on me Nothing seems to be the same old way Think about the love that burns within my …

Wallflower ( Bob Dylan )

Wallflower, wallflower Won't you dance with me? I'm sad and lonely too. Wallflower, wallflower Won't you dance with me? I'm fallin' in love with you. Just like you I'm wondrin' what I'm doin' here. Just like you I'm wondrin' what's goin' on. Wallflower, wallflower Won't …

Wanted ( Hunter Hayes )

You know I'd fall apart without you I don't know how you do what you do 'Cause everything that don't make sense about me Makes sense when I'm with you Like everything that's green, girl I need you But it's more than one and one …