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

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

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

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

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

Changed Your Mind Freedy Johnston

You call me up late You're loaded and say Can I come talk And I'm thinking no way You're dumping that guy And when he asked why Bet you said hey if you're ready or not you Changed your mind You

If It's True Freedy Johnston

"We turned on life Now it's made us decide You look so tired All night praying for advice If it's true Make him come down from heaven Let him decide for you If it's true You're gonna be a mother I don't

Cold Again Freedy Johnston

When I woke up I was already evicted And when you say lie Do you think I believe anything?

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

Western Sky Freedy Johnston

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 always get there first And I'll always arrive Meet you

One More Thing To Break Freedy Johnston

"You always tell me I'm just one more thing to break You wonder why I want to fall apart that way Crack my reason Wearing you pretty face Dropped me a couple times I come around anyway Demolition by words

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

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

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

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

This Perfect World Freedy Johnston

You oughta see your face You oughta hear your voice Last time 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

Caught as You Look Away Freedy Johnston

I don't believe I'd had a birthday yet You're holding me and talking to someone 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

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

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

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

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

In My Dream Freedy Johnston

Open my eyes Another day I see 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

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

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

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?

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

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

Seventies Girl Freedy Johnston

green Way back in the day I lost you Don't tell me here we go again Seventies girl Don't come any closer There's gonna be trouble tonight You're not staying over Hey there seventies girl Never should

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

Save Yourself, City Girl Freedy Johnston

Save yourself, city girl I can't do much from way out here Cut your collar and sell your pearls Save yourself, city girl You got invited then decided to begin Nobody noticed when you couldn't find your

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

Something's Out There Freedy Johnston

wrong If I'm not already gone Talk to me in the day I'm somewhere every night Suddenly wide awake Walking into the light Some things remain to be seen And something's out there I'm taking everything that I

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

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

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

Gone Like The Water Freedy Johnston

hole drain disappering in the city Twenty-four and growing pale Growing up, coming back Drew a face on the ticket stub With mamma's hands, and daddy's pen Chorus Talk all night, cook all day Looking for

Love Grows Freedy Johnston

kinda lazy People say she's crazy And her life's a mystery Oh, but love grows where my Rosemary goes And nobody knows like me There's something about her hand holding mine It's a feeling so fine That I

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

Depending on the Night Freedy Johnston

now his only friend Since she's gone away He's depending on the night Only gets through the day Waiting to come home and get blind Together and then left alone Well that's the way the story goes How're you

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

Gone To See The Fire Freedy Johnston

"He hadn't been talkingParked out of the wayJust say there smokingWatching the flamesYou're going to tell me whyWe're first to arriveShe thought she knew him wellUntil they had gone to see the fire...

Two Lovers Stop Freedy Johnston

"Lovers cryOne last kiss by the edge then hand in handTwo lovers stop their heartsBetter than to be apartThey have run from her father to the highest bridgeHolding together as they jumped inLovers ...

I Have A Dream Andrew Johnston

I have a dream, a song to sing to help me cope with anything if you see the wonder of a fairy tale, you can take the future even if you fall I believe in angels, something good in everything

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

Rise Up (With Drowning Pool) Jim Johnston

I will sit right here and bide my time As long as it takes to get what's rightfully mine And I won't be denied Cuz all I've got left is my pride And I will rise upd Break it out Break you down Breakin

Love Will See You Through Daniel Johnston

If you got a girl you should treat her kind Always give a loving sign to let her know Take out onto the town, you could be a funny clown If she wants to laugh CHORUS 'Cause love will see you through It's

Ain't No Woman Gonna Make a George Jones Outta Me Daniel Johnston

Ain't no woman gonna make a George Jones outta me Ain't no woman gonna make a George Jones outta me [Verse 1] Whatever will be will be Just wait and you'll see You'll see Ain't no woman gonna make a George

Bad Reputation Freedy Johnson

I know I got a bad reputation and it isn't just talk, talk, talk If I could only give you everything You know I haven't got I couldn't have one conversation If it wasn't for the lies, lies, lies

Some Things Last a Long Time Daniel Johnston

wall The colors are bright Bright, as ever [Chorus] The red is strong, the blue is pure Some things last a long time Some things last a long time [Verse 2] Your picture is still On my wall, on my wall I

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