Gone Like The Water Freedy Johnston

A red suitcase she'll never miss A leather coat he used to wear Thinking tough, looking tired With momma's money and daddy's ring Chorus: He's gone like the water down to NYC Sleeping on the 802 Along

Disappointed Man Freedy Johnston

Did you take your mother's name So you could sleep easily She took you back too late And now you never even call Did you take that money drawer While she was praying They said you disappeared Just like

Gone To See The Fire Freedy Johnston

"He hadn't been talking Parked out of the way Just say there smoking Watching the flames You're going to tell me why We're first to arrive She thought she knew him well Until they had gone to see the fire

Depending on the Night Freedy Johnston

This is how the story ends Face up on the floor again Wondering how he let himself believe her Darkness now his only friend Since she's gone away He's depending on the night Only gets through the day Waiting

While I Wait for You Freedy Johnston

"You left your watch It's already stopped Your favorite shoes Where you dropped them And the rain won't stay And the sun won't move And I hold my hands While I wait for you Won't be long A note by the

Seventies Girl Freedy Johnston

"Down from the attic in your old things My new girlfriend has a curious streak Half lit, in the hall She's like you Twenty years ago Clothes from a case you'd thrown at me Orange, yellow, red and chartreuse

Radio For Heartache Freedy Johnston

refrain: She's a radio for heartache Wandering along the river Anyone who's on her wavelength She will ask you what's the matter He was so alone He wouldn't have recognized his face She sat down and gazed

Across The Avenue Freedy Johnston

Though you've gone away I play your favorite song Feel the blue and gold With your dark glasses on I always think I see you Across the avenue Walking by where I lost you It's all I ever do You just walked

This Perfect World Freedy Johnston

I was here I wouldn't turn around You oughta lock that door Somebody might get in Didn't I teach you that This perfect world So blue I can't begin to say This perfect world I know I never should have gone

He Wasn't Murdered Freedy Johnston

"He wasn't murdered by love or loneliness He walked out on his own It was a holiday night He was out of state before she knew he'd gone Leaving just enough for the weekly rent Plus a little change Taking

Something's Out There Freedy Johnston

"I'm not saying you've got to believe me Something's out there Ever wonder why everybody Knows each other Those shows go on too long They always get the ending wrong If I'm not already gone Talk to me

Waste Your Time Freedy Johnston

If you ever get downtown Why don't you see if I'm around Maybe I'll waste your time Like I waste your time And if you ever get the sense You're gonna see me again I'm gonna waste your time Like I waste

Until the Sun Comes Back Again Freedy Johnston

Until the sun comes back again We'll drop our paper and our pen The lonely day is at an end Until the sun comes back again You look like a quiet type But keep up if you can Turn thesign and pull the shades

That's Alright With Me Freedy Johnston

You can tell me no And that's alright Help me close And get the lights If you wait for me tonight I won't be long Baby that's alright with me Everybody knows Wishes can't be told Your talk about leaving

Arriving On A Train Freedy Johnston

Sunrise on the tower clock Back streets still wet with rain Rowhouses slow then stop I am arriving on a train You were always telling me Not to be so sure And if I cannot get away Try to get through Suddenly

Can't Sink This Town Freedy Johnston

A barefoot whore Walking by a famous clock Against her door Waiting for the chimes to start Chorus: Can't sink this town Pull the gates and bring it down I'd gladly drown and let you leave me lonely She

Emily Freedy Johnston

Well I wonder who knows If anyone knows Where lovers go in their sleep And what if they meet Dream the same street And she passes obliviously Emily, you're lovely tonight Look at me baby, it's me Emily

Evie's Garden Freedy Johnston

In the middle of Evie's garden Was a rock she could never move Worn away by a faithful handtill No one knows the date Chorus: Bring back the rain We'll go walking Bring back the wind Like you do Of the

On the Way Out Freedy Johnston

"On the way out I'm thinkin' You get what you take anyway On the way out you're watchin' Wonder if I am gonna pay No I'm just lookin' round Thanks a lot I gotta be goin' now Will I get caught On the way

Western Sky Freedy Johnston

"A pilot's son won't fly So it's a two-day drive Kissed his brave new wife goodbye The road ends in a fence She flies off overhead He starts his lonely trip out west Western sky The miles go by She'll

Dolores Freedy Johnston

Dolores was her middle name She read the book and everything Now I know how old I am Have you ever seen that film?

Hotel Seventeen Freedy Johnston

So the day comes out too fast And the night won't fall undone Better stay right where you're at I know what you wanna do Well you tell me you're okay But you look so far away And I should have

Love Grows Freedy Johnston

She ain't got no money Clothes are kinda funny Hair is kinda wild and free Oh, but love grows where my Rosemary goes And nobody knows like me She talks kinda lazy People say she's crazy And her life's

The Farthest Lights Freedy Johnston

At the window by yourself I'm outside with everyone else Hold yourself against the chill And look at me with no expression In the eyes I know so well Is a question and a spell An astronomerall my life

Underwater Life Freedy Johnston

I sail alone In a homemade boat Repairs and jokes and stares Everywhere I go And then one night Out about ten miles The sea glowed far below On the starboard side There underneath the waves A drowned city

Pretend It's Summer Freedy Johnston

I remember when we met A summer storm wasn't over yet We discovered our initials matched Now the radiator's cold And you're off somewhere I don't know I pretend it's summer And go outside Change the weather

I Can Hear The Laughs Freedy Johnston

"You can really fall Wake up in a ruined house Wrapped in a torn down curtain And when I get to hell Will the lovely girls come down To the banks of that red, red river I can hear the laughs When they

Save Yourself, City Girl Freedy Johnston

your curl Save yourself, city girl Save yourself, city girl He'll start to notice that you can't be satisfied You'd better get your ticket now before he cuts that card At that table where you go You act like

Moving on a Holiday Freedy Johnston

"Here comes the first good snow Only to decorate a vacant yard Moving out of here tonight All that's left to do is sweep the floor Old address book in my hand How'd I lose my place again The only thing

Two Lovers Stop Freedy Johnston

"Lovers cry One last kiss by the edge then hand in hand Two lovers stop their hearts Better than to be apart They have run from her father to the highest bridge Holding together as they jumped in Lovers

Broken Mirror Freedy Johnston

refrain2: I wouldn't believe everything you said Now what do I see A broken mirror looking at me Am I now the one who's incomplete refrain: Broken mirror You did not lie You told me what's wrong And you

I'm Not Hypnotized Freedy Johnston

"I know you're only having fun You want me to stare into your eyes Whatever, you're the only one OK, but I'm not hypnotized Colored lights shine through the blinds You enfold your hand in mine Give the

Cold Again Freedy Johnston

When you walked up I was looking at the wrong life And now I'm locked out I will be back in for the (?morning?)

If It's True Freedy Johnston

choice If it's true We couldn't stay together I'm broke and so are you If it's true If we can't take each other Now someone else has to In a landlocked town with a backwards name Selling paintings of the

Evie's Tears Freedy Johnston

In the middle of her confession He comes over and holds her hand I wake up, she is crying I guess he was here again Chorus: Evie's tears are never going to dry Evie's secret tears burn this bed she comes

Caught as You Look Away Freedy Johnston

else A backyard afternoon Forever in this frame I keep you here Caught as you look away A camera can't lie and it won't defend And then it tells everybody where you've been A not yet shattered bliss In the

Anyone Freedy Johnston

Anyone who's ever tried Knows the way that I feel tonight And anyone who's ever been let down Knows what I'm talking about Did you think I didn't care Did you think that I'd not be there You fall to pieces

Back To My Machine Freedy Johnston

I went back to my machine One moonless night Down a dark strange street Familiar in the day I went back to my machine Said I forgot a couple things And she was listening And came to life again And I looked

In My Dream Freedy Johnston

your face And your eyes In my dream In my cold and quiet dream You could not go outside In my dream They would ask where I had been They would know when I lied And so I go Into my day Low clouds cross the

You Get Me Lost Freedy Johnston

"Did I wake you up again Talking in my sleep Unfamiliar afternoon We were out for a little while Voices from the street Sunlight in a rented room I don't know how You get me lost Forgotten where I'm running

One More Thing To Break Freedy Johnston

know me And they wonder where you go Take it on another phone Put-downs in code I've got my own ring You might not be alone Leave me everywhere Waking up on a floor Locked in a nightclub Breaking out the

Changed Your Mind Freedy Johnston

when you Changed your mind You decided maybe that I wasn't your type Baby you Changed your mind And it knocked me down For quite some time Maybe you Think I'm blind Could I be sympathetic for the

Going Home Andrew Johnston

Goin' home going home I am goin' home Quiet like some still day I'm just going home It's not fat just close by Through an open door Work all done care laid by Never fear no more Mother's there

History Of Our Love(Broken) Daniel Johnston

She was apart from me I found another girl for awhile It didn't work out I was just a loser Poor loser Love - It let me down Like a nightmare You weren't around Love - There was none Probably

Lousy Weekend Daniel Johnston

about a lousy weekend Couldn't find a single friend friend Had my heart set on disappointment Up walks a super Joe Joe Asks me how my day go go Tells me good luck and spits on my shoe But oh, oh, oh, the

Frustrated Artist Daniel Johnston

Like I said when your dead you’ll be gone it won’t take long.

Without Love Daniel Johnston

Love You'll hate it if you have none And your mommy and your daddy didn't give you some And you're always on the run without love Love You'll regret it if you forgot And you'll be all tied up in knots

The Lucky One Mary Lou Lord

> Walkin' to the bus stop Couldn't wait to get off I know I am the lucky one Hmm, hmm Walking in the twilight Cold Nevada twilight I know I am the lucky one On the wheels On the tabletop On the handles

Walking the Cow Daniel Johnston

Oink, oink, oink, oink, oink Do you hear the frog? Croak Hi, how are you?

Lennon Song Daniel Johnston

There was no God That's what you told me No heaven above That's what you told me then You're long since gone Your ghost lives on In my record player Everyday you perform for me You revealed secret heart