A Child Like Grace Michelle Shocked

A child like Grace I wish you could've seen her face How bright that sunflower shone! With a child like Grace running all around this place It should be said, "my, how you've grown..."

The Bitter Pill Michelle Shocked

Hey the bitter pill Took all I can stand The bitter pill You know I took it like a man Better find a cure I can't take no more The remedy to kill The bitter pill Doctor I know 'bout my reputation

Stillborn Michelle Shocked

Midnight and Yolanda has a long walk home Midwife in a hard labor, the baby was stillborn Still the mother asked to hold the child that never cried rocked it gently softly keening a plaintive lullaby

Desperados Waiting For A Train (Red River Valley) Michelle Shocked

We was friends, me and this old man Like desperados waiting for a train Just like desperados waiting for a train He was a drifter, a driller of them oil wells An old school man of the world He taught

Looks Like Mona Lisa Michelle Shocked

If she had it to do all over again It would be a photograph She would have a wide grin But no, it was an artist with a longing loving style So when the paint was dry all that remained was a faint

Silver Spoon Michelle Shocked

If you're asking me to name this tune I may say it's 'Silver Spoon' or I may smile and say 'hey, hey' You know, I never really found a way To talk about the things you said about me Aw yeah, but

My Home Is On The Water Michelle Shocked

My home is on the water Don't like no land at all Oh my home is on the water I don't like no land at all My home is on the water I don't like no land at all There ain't no human better than no

Crying Shame Michelle Shocked

You know you're not qualified and don't seem like they are either. You make a go of it. And you make a mistake. And you make up. And you make some more mistakes. And you make up.

Necktie Michelle Shocked

There was a naked man standing in an alley And he weren't wearing no clothes A naked man was standing in an alley And he wasn't wearing no clothes He said, "All that I need, I do believe, Is a pair

Lovely Rita Michelle Shocked

Lovely Rita meter maid Nothing can come between us When it gets dark you tow my heart away Standing by the parking meter When I caught a glimpse of Rita Filling in a ticket in her little white book

Anchorage Michelle Shocked

I forgot how it goes I don't recall how it goes Anchorage Anchored down in Anchorage Leroy got a better job so we moved Kevin lost a tooth, now he's started school I got a brand new eight month

Fever Breaks Michelle Shocked

Try and forget it and yet it keeps you awake Live to regret it when the fever breaks Lighting up a cigarette even the slow hand shakes But it's a cold sweat when the fever breaks If there is no

On The Greener Side Michelle Shocked

Send me a dozen long stem roses I'll tell you what I will do I'll bend them into a crown of thorns And send it right back to you Your love, love, love Don't keep me satisfied And though I've

Jump Jim Crow (Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah *) Michelle Shocked

Jump Jim Crow Jump Jim Crow How do you, do you walk so slow Like a little red rooster with one trick leg Look like you the one laying the egg I don't know when but it'll be real soon Going down

Stranded In A Limousine Michelle Shocked

He was a mean individual He had a heart like a stone Oh, he was a natural crazy man and better off left alone Well, he stopped one night at a traffic light And when that light turned green He was

Little Billie Michelle Shocked

Little Billie sure could sing the blues "Ain't nobody's business if I do" Tending drinks behind the bar Pour cheap whiskey from a Chivas jar Turn to water what was wine Down at the Home of the Second

Cold Comfort Michelle Shocked

And I know it's cold comfort They found him a guilty man But it don't feel like justice And it was not a first offense Heavy drink was on his breath Her death was on his hands Now you must look

See The Sea Michelle Shocked

If you could see what I see in the sea You'd say the sea is a swell place to be Even more if you see what I saw on the shore You'd never would see it the same as before Well you know there are

Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight Michelle Shocked

Well Mary took to runnin' with the travellin' man She left her mama cryin' with her head in her hands It's a sad case, so broken-hearted She said "Mama, got to go, got to get outta here I gotta get

Russian Roulette Michelle Shocked

I need this hopeless feeling Like I need a hole in my head Give up my whole days wages To get this hole in the wall I call a holster that is empty Just a gun to the head I am a holy roller I'm

The Hep Cat Michelle Shocked

He's a bop bop beat Aw, he's so cool He's so hep He ain't nobody's fool I'm talking about a hep cat He's so bop bop beat He's been around, cats He's wise to the street He's wise to the street

Carrickfergus / The Water Is Wide Michelle Shocked

Traditional The water is wide I can't cross over And neither have I wings to fly Give me a boat That can carry two And both shall row My Love and I Oh love is gentle And love is kind The

Contest Coming (Cripple Creek) Michelle Shocked

Sybil sits in a rocking chair Chewing tobacco and spitting out cares Sound of a fiddle floating thru the air From the Jones boy across the holler From the Jones boy across the way Backwoods folks

Secret Admirer Michelle Shocked

She's got a sweet little asset That can take her places Where they don't recall names But they remember faces She knows how to use those feminine graces She spends a lot of time by the swimming

Weaving Way Michelle Shocked

You had a little drink Your friends have all gone Leaving you to find your weaving way home What more can I do?

Come a Long Way Michelle Shocked

I've come a long way I've come a long way I've gone 500 miles today I've come a long way I've come along way And never even left L.A.

Eddie Michelle Shocked

This boy named Eddie Used to set the fields on fire He's the only boy I know who dared to name his desire In a county where the dairymen all had milking machines Yeah, Eddie was the only one to separate

Waters Wide Michelle Shocked

Traditional The water is wide I can't cross over And neither have I Have I wings to fly Oh give me a boat That will carry two And both shall row My Love and I Oh love is gentle Yes and love

If Love Was a Train Michelle Shocked

If love was a train I think I would ride me a slow one One that would ride through the night making every stop, huh If love was a train I would feel no pain and I would never get off, no sir Oh, I'd

Hello Hopeville Michelle Shocked

at the Cold War Institute They were signing new recruits He went down to the station in his three piece suit Now she had cried for him to stay But there was nothing more to say As she was waving a

Live And Learn Michelle Shocked

We've got a lot of bad apples, a lot of damn snakes We need a lot of room, we're gonna make some mistakes It takes a whole lotta livin' to make us feel at home Then sit back and watch the garden grow

Fogtown Michelle Shocked

It was a red sun rising early in this ghetto A full moon was rising late last night But you would not know, no you was fast asleeping You only see this city in the broad daylight In the broad daylight

Laundry Day Michelle Shocked

When she hung her laundry out to dry She squinted into a clear blue sky But the weather's changed and I know why Like bleach stains rain clouds roll on by Right as ruin the raindrops fell Big

Last Love Michelle Shocked

She got bells on her ankles and a stud in her nose For us to entangle was wrong I suppose Her family reunion, a time and a place And I could see eight good years disappear from her face And love

Yamboree Queen Michelle Shocked

And then they elect themselves a Yam Queen.

One Piece At A Time Michelle Shocked

a car worth at least a hundred grand I'd get it one piece at a time And it wouldn't cost me a dime You'll know it was me when I come through your town I'm gonna drive around in style I'm gonna

Who Cares? Michelle Shocked

I see a sign that says 'Hotel' I walk in and I ring the bell Look up at a cobweb My eyes open wider When I see the grin of a Cheshire spider I walk on out I see a sign that says 'County Jail'

V.F.D. Michelle Shocked

Me and my friend and this boy named Eddie We was bored one afternoon We was sitting in the hay It was a hot Texas day And we was playing with matches like some kids do We would throw our matches

Down On Thomas St. Michelle Shocked

That's where they meet Some like jazz cool, some like jazz hot Some like the back beat, some like the bop Well, you know, I'm no fool, I like mine cool And I like it hot Down on Thomas St.

Must Be Luff Michelle Shocked

Well I'm admitting I was drifting When I came into your harbor But I feel my spirits lifting Like a wind just off to starboard bow Now I know I swore that I would love no more But you hauled in,

(Making the Run to) Gladewater Michelle Shocked

Well, Upshur County's drier than an empty bottle Since the Mormon's come to town, yeah And to run out of beer, thats a run to Gladewater Highway 79 thirty miles on down now You know, fair is fair

Wichita Lineman Michelle Shocked

I am a lineman for the County And I drive the main road Searching in the sun for another overload I hear you singing in the wire (I hear you singing in the wire) I can hear you through the whine

Change The Name Michelle Shocked

Mr Speaker, god-damn your soul, for more than thirty minutes I've been trying to get your attention but every time I caught your eye you squirmed like a damn dog with a flea in his ass.

Forgive To Forget Michelle Shocked

it go Just let it go, just let it go Just let it go, just let it go Just let it go, oh let it go Oh let it go, oh let it go Let it go, let it go Let it go, let it go Let it go, let it go (A

Poor Boy Michelle Shocked

Listen to me people It's a sad tale that I tell He was bound for heaven But the poor boy went to hell He was a poor boy He was a poor boy He was a poor poor boy In our hearts there was no joy

Only A Lover Michelle Shocked

Holding on As only a lover can I feel him slipping Right through my hands I've got to let him go I've got to let it be I've got to let him find Some peace of mind As only a lover As only a

Waiting For A New Deal Now Michelle Shocked

Franklin Roosevelt said in 1932 "If you elect me this is what I'm gonna do If you can't get a square meal I'm gonna give you a new deal" And I'm waitin' for a new deal now Waitin' for a new deal

Blackjack Heart Michelle Shocked

I got a blackjack heart Now what you wanna bet I'm over twenty-one And your match you've met I got a blackjack heart I will cut you cold You got to tell me what you want Do you hit or do you hold

Homestead Michelle Shocked

Almost got me a coyote today A lowdown skunk of a dog, I say I fired my gun as he slunk away But he'll be back again You know, it ain't been easy since my husband died A widow woman at thirty-five

Walking To New Orleans Michelle Shocked

Orleans I've got no time for talking I've got to keep walking You want to diss my home That's the reason why I'm going Yes, I'm walking to New Orleans Got my suitcase in my hand Now ain't that a