SHE MUST BE BEAUTIFUL Janis Ian

SHE MUST BE BEAUTIFUL (Janis Ian/Kye Fleming) THE SEAGULLS OF SUMMER HAVE FLOWN THE SAILORS HAVE WINTERED THEIR BOATS COME SIT BY THE FIRE AND TELL ME YOUR SECRETS LOVE ISN'T KEPT EASILY THE

SHE MUST BE BEAUTIFUL Janis Ian/Kye Fleming

BEAUTIFUL SHE MUST BE PRETTY OR WORSE TO RIDE THE HIGH SEAS SHE MUST BE BEAUTIFUL WHITE LINEN SAILS THAT HAVE CAPTURED YOUR VAGRANT BREEZE SINGING HER SIREN SONG LURING YOU FAR FROM

Society's Child Janis Ian

COME TO MY DOOR, BABY FACE IS CLEAN AND SHINING BLACK AS NIGHT MY MAMA WENT TO ANSWER YOU KNOW THAT YOU LOOKED SO FINE NOW I COULD UNDERSTAND THE TEARS & THE SHAME SHE CALLED YOU BOY INSTEAD OF

Society's Child Janis Ian

COME TO MY DOOR, BABY FACE IS CLEAN AND SHINING BLACK AS NIGHT MY MAMA WENT TO ANSWER YOU KNOW THAT YOU LOOKED SO FINE NOW I COULD UNDERSTAND THE TEARS & THE SHAME SHE CALLED YOU BOY

My Land Janis Ian

withered whore with righteous anger, time after time come clawing at her door And the fatherless child, running wild screaming No no more Please believe my hands are clean I've never seen the guillotine Must

Black & White Janis Ian

She never had too much of money Friendly strangers were all she knew Nobody ever came to call but you I would not say she isn't happy Though the eyes of a fool Will make her blue Nobody's ever seen the

The Come On Janis Ian

I haven't been loved by a man in quite a while You know it ain't easy making me smile Friends have their lovers, men on a string There must be something terribly wrong with me Sometimes I feel like I haven't

The Seaside Janis Ian

The seaside reminds you Of where you've been Could you be Tell me would you be True to me Oh ho, the sunlight in prisms She relects your name Tell me would you be Tell me could you be True to me

The Come-on Janis Ian

I haven't been loved by a man in quite a while You know it ain't easy making me smile Friends have their lovers men on a string There must be something terribly wrong with me Sometimes I feel

In The Winter Janis Ian

In The Winter I watch the TV in the afternoon If I get lonely The sound of other voices, other rooms Are near to me I'm not afraid The operator She tells the time, it's good for a laugh There's

Thankyous Janis Ian

Thankyous (Janis Ian) Mom and I had our ups and downs, mostly during my adolescence and her first years as a divorced woman. There were months we didn't speak, years we didn't communicate.

QUEEN MERKA & ME Janis Ian

OH THE PRETTY LITTLE GIRL, ON EASTER'S DAY BY A BRIGHT CENTER FOUNTAIN, CONSENTED TO PLAY HELD AN EASTER STAR, VERY CLOSE TO HER HEART STEPPING BACK FROM THE FOUNTAIN SO AS NOT TO BE HARMED

QUEEN MERKA & ME Janis Ian

OH THE PRETTY LITTLE GIRL, ON EASTER'S DAY BY A BRIGHT CENTER FOUNTAIN, CONSENTED TO PLAY HELD AN EASTER STAR, VERY CLOSE TO HER HEART STEPPING BACK FROM THE FOUNTAIN SO AS NOT TO BE HARMED BY THE

AT SEVENTEEN Janis Ian

AT SEVENTEEN-Janis Ian I LEARNED THE TRUTH AT SEVENTEEN THAT LOVE WAS MEANT FOR BEAUTY QUEENS AND HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS WITH CLEAR SKINNED SMILES WHO MARRIED YOUNG AND THEN RETIRED THE VALENTINES

AT SEVENTEEN Janis Ian

FOR BEAUTY QUEENS AND HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS WITH CLEAR SKINNED SMILES WHO MARRIED YOUNG AND THEN RETIRED THE VALENTINES I NEVER KNEW THE FRIDAY NIGHT CHARADES OF YOUTH WERE SPENT ON ONE MORE BEAUTIFUL

At seventeen Janis Ian

for beauty queens And high school girls With clear skinned smiles Who married young and then retired The valentines I never knew The friday night charades of youth Were spent on one more beautiful

At seventeen Janis Ian

for beauty queens And high school girls With clear skinned smiles Who married young and then retired The valentines I never knew The friday night charades of youth Were spent on one more beautiful

Memphis Janis Ian

Memphis (Janis Ian) WE WERE STANDING BY THE RIVER STARING INTO TOWN ALL THE WORLD WAS ON HIS SHOULDERS THE TEARS WERE RAINING DOWN ALL ALONG THE SOUTHERN SKYLINE CITY LIGHTS BEGAN TO BLOOM

Memphis Janis Ian

THE WORLD WAS ON HIS SHOULDERS THE TEARS WERE RAINING DOWN ALL ALONG THE SOUTHERN SKYLINE CITY LIGHTS BEGAN TO BLOOM HE SAID -- IF YOU ONLY KNEW HER THE WAY THAT I DO, SIR YOU WOULD BE

Dear Billy Janis Ian

It's all one to me, so go ahead and be free After all you've got nothing to lose I still go to school and the kid she goes too we're learning to silence the fears.

Welcome To Acousticville Janis Ian

Welcome To Acousticville (Janis Ian) IT WAS A LONG, LONG ROAD IT WAS A BIG DEEP HOLE AND THEN THE AXLE BROKE I BARELY HAD TIME TO WORK UP A SWEAT WHEN MY POOR CORVETTE WENT UP IN SMOKE I WAS

Welcome To Acousticville Janis Ian

THEN THE WATER JUG SPILLED RIGHT ONTO THE DESERT SAND I GOT DOWN ON MY HANDS AND KNEES AND SAID "DO WHAT YOU WILL" THERE WAS A VOICE FROM THE DUNES IN THE NOONDAY SUN WELL SHE

Tea And Sympathy Janis Ian

I'm almost sure about the words - but there might be small mistakes .

The Sunlight Janis Ian

The sunlight reminds you of where you've been Would I be Could I be true to thee The seaside in prisms reflects your name Would I be Could I be true to me

Weary Lady Janis Ian

Lo, I be weary Traveling on Lo, I be a weary lady Look to the sunlight Take me back home Lo, I be a weary lady Looking to the gardens in the night Sound of fireflies upon my pillow Looking for the sound

Can You Reach Me Janis Ian

Can you reach me Would you teach me to be free Is it such an easy thing, to be a friend Can you reach me Would you teach me to be free Have you got a helping hand to lend It's okay I know you're trying

See My Grammy Ride Janis Ian

through the window See my butterfly Come in through the pillow Look at my grammy ride Come in through the doorway See my pretty butterfly Come in through the night and the day Look at my grammy ride And I be

Thankyous Janis Ian

music showed me how to be Papa gave me want-to-be Brother gave me empathy Mama gave me women, but that isn't all I need I have lived in houses. I have lived in homes.

WATERCOLORS Janis Ian

WATERCOLORS (Janis Ian) I REMEMBER PHOTOGRAPHS WATERCOLORS OF THE PAST HE TURNED & SAID - YOU ASK MUCH OF ME THEN, WHEN WE'D MADE OUR PEACE WE LAY BETWEEN THE SHEETS HE TURNED & SAID - I SET

MURDERING STRAVINSKY Janis Ian

MURDERING STRAVINSKY (Philip Clark/Janis Ian) WE'RE MURDERING STRAVINSKY SHOOTING AT RAVEL BURYING PICASSO, SLAUGHTERING CAETANO AT THE GATES OF HELL WE'RE BRINGING DOWN THE BEATLES DYLAN AND

Water Colors Janis Ian

I remember photographs Watercolors of the past He turned and said "You ask much of me" Then when we made our peace We lay between the sheets He turned and said "I set you free" Go on, be a hero Be a photograph

See The River Janis Ian

See the river and the sun at dawn I've been waiting alone so long See the river and the grass is green Now at last there's a place for me to be here with you See the river and the sunny sky I've been living

Nature's At Peace Janis Ian

Did you notice, the dawn had the nerve to come on to the sunrise today Have I said that my head had the nerve to be dead when I wanted to break Did you see that the sun doesn't need anyone to come in on

From Me To You Janis Ian

I'm leaving by night I'm leaving alone Leaving it lie When you waken I'll be gone I would not beg for me As I would not beg for you Though I'd like to be The one to see you through Every step

Stars Janis Ian

Now you must make way."

Present Company Janis Ian

Used to drive a pipeline from here to Blind Man's Bend Tried and ride the main line I went there with my friends I like to be together I like to be alone Yes, and what I like best is I like it like this

COSMOPOLITAN GIRL Janis Ian

COSMOPOLITAN GIRL (Janis Ian) I WAS ONLY 29 AND LONELY AS A BULL MOOSE IN HEAT WHEN HE CAME ALONG, SINGING THAT SAME OLD SONG I SAID - YOU KNOW I'M ENTERING MY PRIME THIRTY-ONE TO THIRTY-NINE

Honor Them All Janis Ian

IT'S A LUCKY MAN WHO ENDS UP IN GOOD COMPANY I'VE DONE MY SHARE OF LOOKING BACK REGRET'S MY MIDDLE NAME BUT THE TIME GOES BY SO FAST YOU TURN AROUND, TOMORROW'S PASSED AND THE ONES YOU LOVE WILL NEVER BE

Will You Dance? Janis Ian

light fantastic in the morning How romantic to be whoring boring though it may be who'll survive if you and I should fall?

Getting Over You Janis Ian

Tell me what you see in her that used to be in me, Why is it the simple truths are hardest to believe? How can I start all over? Knowing we'll just be friends.

Shadow Janis Ian

Don't let the sun go down on me I do not want to be alone tonight We'll be right, you'll see Night is a shadow on the soul And if you want to set me wholly free Stay by me tonight I've been afraid of love

BOOTS LIKE EMMY LOU'S Janis Ian

IF I HAD BOOTS LIKE EMMY LOU'S I'D BE A COUNTRY STAR WITH RHINESTONES ON MY BVD'S AND A HUMMINGBIRD GUITAR I'D BUY MYSELF THE BIGGEST BUS THAT EVER GRACED THE TRACK WITH A LOVESEAT

Boots Like Emmy Lou`s Janis Ian

<Janis Ian If I had boots like emmy lou's I'd be a country star With rhinestones on my bvd's And a hummingbird guitar I'd buy myself the biggest bus That ever graced

Between The Lines Janis Ian

and what we'll take There's never much to talk about or say aloud, but say it anyway Of holidays, and yesterdays, and broken dreams that somehow slipped away In books and magazines of how to be

The Other Side of the Sun Janis Ian

Leaving on a boat For beyond the other side of the ocean I’ll bet you in the morning You won’t even know I’m gone Tired of living here In the middle of a mixed emotion I might as well be living

Love Is Blind Janis Ian

gone away" Love is blind Love is no horizon And i'm slowly dying Here in yesterday In the morning Waken to the sound of weeping Someone else should weep for me Now it's over Lover, let me be

LOVE IS BLIND Janis Ian

LOVE IS BLIND LOVE IS NO HORIZON AND I'M SLOWLY DYING HERE IN YESTERDAY IN THE MORNING WAKEN TO THE SOUND OF WEEPING SOMEONE ELSE SHOULD WEEP FOR ME NOW IT OVER LOVER, LET ME BE

Light A Light Janis Ian

And now the time begins to fade Lover, am I coming home again There's wisdom in the teachings of the old familiar songs and a sorrow in repeating all the old familiar wrongs and a lesson to be

BREAKING SILENCE Janis Ian

COME INTO MY SOLITUDE THOUGH I WEARY BE COME INTO MY TENDERNESS DREAM ALONG WITH ME LISTEN TO THE WHISPERS SING LISTEN TO THE SINGER SHOUT COME INTO MY SOLITUDE ME AND MY BIG MOUTH

BREAKING SILENCE Janis Ian

BREAKING SILENCE (Janis Ian) COME INTO MY SOLITUDE THOUGH I WEARY BE COME INTO MY TENDERNESS DREAM ALONG WITH ME LISTEN TO THE WHISPERS SING LISTEN TO THE SINGER SHOUT COME INTO MY SOLITUDE