John Saw That Number Neko Case

Old John the baptist, old John divine Leather harness round his line His meat was locust and honey Wild honey lord, wild honey John saw that number Way in the middle of the air Cryin' holy, holy to the

Loretta Neko Case

When I talk to Loretta Oh, boots, socks and sweater Well she hugs me sweet and low And it's never let me go When I talk to Loretta, she makes me feel like number one When I talk to Loretta, she makes me

Runnin' Out Of Fools Neko Case

Are you sure you got the right number Is it me you wanna talk to tonight Everyone in town's got your number Everybody's got you pegged right Is that why you got in touch with me Ohhh, guess you must be

Lady Pilot Neko Case

Stars can't fight city lights They've turned their backs on us It's true today, I saw it from the plane Aeroplanes were never built to fly Down down down down...

The Tigers Have Spoken Neko Case

They shot the tiger on his chain In a field behind the cages He walked in circles 'til he was crazy And he lived that way forever And he lived that way beside them, Separate from the other tigers He did

That Teenage Feeling Neko Case

Now that we've met We can only laugh at these regrets Common as a winter cold They're telephone poles They follow each other One, after another, after another But now my heart is green as weeds Grown to

Bought And Sold Neko Case

Lost love You're the one that lies in my arms You're the one that stole all my charms I let you in Misery You took everything young from me Burned it down right in front of me My blood runs cold Nobody

Hold On, Hold On Neko Case

's unkind but my own blood is much too dangerous Hangin\' round the ceiling half the time Hangin\' round the ceiling half the time Compared to some I\'ve been around But I really tried so hard That

I Missed The Point Neko Case

out to guide me I have soft clay To knit my bones astride What a miracle they say Dark clouds gather Velvet holes Gaping wide oh And they pour it down And they sing to me Of wonders Unseen Like clouds that

Things That Scare Me Neko Case

Fluorescent lights engage Blackbirds frying on a wire Same birds that followed me to school When I was young Were they trying to tell me something Were they telling me to run The hammer clicks in place

At Last Neko Case

I can say that I've lived here in honor and danger But I'm just an animal and cannot explain a life Down this chain of days I wished to stay among my people Relation now means nothing, having chosen so

Set Out Running Neko Case

behind me You know everything reminds me I can't be myself without you Want to crawl down deep inside The springs inside the mattress Where l cry my dirty secrets 'Cause I just can't shake this feeling That

Favorite Neko Case

Oh lie I thought you were golden I thought you were wise Caught you returning To the house you caught fire But I know that I was your favorite And I said Amen Wise, found favorin' heaven And I at your

Nothing To Remember Neko Case

won’t echo too loudly All I own All I own Are the strides I spend to the finish line All I own All I own Are the strides I spend to the finish line And I’ll give you those You told me something that

Mood To Burn Bridges Neko Case

So many people live in my town And mind to my business but none of their own They're all so happy now that I've done wrong I'm surprised they don't come up and thank me So if you want moral advice I suggest

If You Knew Neko Case

And if you knew what I know You wouldn't go to see her And least of all believe her when she says that she wants you Well you're just another puppet, she's not even keeping score And the lazy way she cheats

Man Neko Case

I\'m a man That\'s what you raised me to be I\'m not an identity crisis This was planned I\'m a man There\'s innocence in all mankind It\'s what kind of animal I am It\'s that simple, oh I\

Whip The Blankets Neko Case

found But I heard you coming from way across town So let's get to getting to burning it down And the fire, it's spreading like madness 'Cause I'm steeped in this pleasure I've snapped from my tether That

Wayfaring Stranger Neko Case

I am a poor wayfaring stranger A-traveling through this world below But there's no sickness, toil, or danger In that bright land to which I go I'm going there to see my father I'm going there no more to

Guided By Wire Neko Case

Voices that did comfort me Are furthest from my sanity And come from places I have never seen Even in my darkest recollection There was singin' my life back to me The life you learn from someone else That

Behind The House (Demo) Neko Case

One night I woke up crying in the lane behind the house Clothes were wet and steaming by the time I figured it out You didn't die in the fire, it was the flood that carried you from me And the embers of

Soulful Shade Of Blue Neko Case

night and he'll be there He's been gone For so long I want him back again Make me the sweetest dress you can Make it a soulful shade of blue With a ribbon at the hem A ribbon white for loyalty To show that

I Wish I Was The Moon Neko Case

Chimney falls and lovers blaze Thought that I was young Now I've freezing hands and bloodless veins As numb as I've become I'm so tired I wish I was the moon tonight Last night I dreamt I had forgotten

Outro With Bees Neko Case

How's hope feeling today Tired and sick of this place Red wine is fast At the lip of your glass Saying I'm going to ruin Everything Everything So its better my sweet That we hover like bees 'Cause there's

We've Never Met Neko Case

love we had between us Now it's like we've never met Oh it kills me, how it kills me When I think I held you up You were golden, I was blind With your poison in my blood Bittersweet are the memories That

Thrice All American Neko Case

all cut down And life goes by slow in Tacoma People they laugh when they hear you're from my town They say it's a sour and used up all place I defended its honor, shrugged off the put downs You know that

South Tacoma Way Neko Case

I put on that sweater you gave me I woke up in the kitchen a few minutes later I didn't know how I had gotten there Did you guide me I didn't make it to your funeral I didn't want ritual nor resign I just

Pretty Girls Neko Case

NEKO CASE "Pretty Girls" pretty girls, you're too good for this How you break my heart in this cold waiting room Oh my pretty girls, you're too good for this Don't let them tell you you're nothing

No Need To Cry Neko Case

bittersweet You're the first thing I see in morning and in sleep And you'll be in my arms again There's no need to cry Years have been lost but can never be replaced But my thoughts are with you Tied to that

Look For Me (I'll Be Around) Neko Case

you When you're weary of nights out on the town Look for me, I'll be around May not seem exciting the way those others do I'm emotion, my devotion You will need some day as I need you When the kicks go that

Porchlight Neko Case

So far away Curses wild upon you Hungry and gaining Porch light burns so far away Miles away Days have gone by and I've barely gone Safe on the road that speeds from your front door I can't turn

Dirty Knife Neko Case

Cascading letters pool on the stairs The grass is high, the cats are wild You can't even touch the tip of their tails And the blood runs crazy with giant strides He sang nursery rhymes to paralyze The wolves that

Furnace Room Lullaby Neko Case

your throne on my chest All night, all I hear, all I hear's your heart How come, how come So far under the bed Into the beams you've gone I've gone, you've gone I'm wrapped in the depths of these deeds that

Deep Red Bells Neko Case

bells Deep as I have been done Deep red bells Deep as I have been done It always has to come this The red bells ring this tragic hour We've lost sight of the overpass The daylight won't remember that

The Needle Has Landed Neko Case

needle touched down My foot on the brake it's ok to fly low Over poor Spanaway An eagle swooped down from a semi-trailer Took the name of your town from a sharp-toothed freighter The needle's the same that

Hex Neko Case

thinking a coyote might Be howling When you hear me knocking at your door again Do you tell yourself it's only the wind That's blowing When you watch the sun sink down in the west Do you tell yourself that

Star Witness Neko Case

My true love drowned in a dirty old pan Of oil that did run from the block Of a falcon sedan 1969 The paper said \'75 There were no survivors None found alive Trees break the sidewalk And the

Rated X Neko Case

Well if you've been a married woman and things didn't seem to work out Well Divorce is the key to bein' loose and free but you're gonna be talked about Everybody knows that you've loved once, and they

Night Still Comes Neko Case

There are so many tools that are made for my hands. But the tide smashes all my best-laid plans to sand.

Margaret Vs. Pauline Neko Case

Everything\'s so easy for Pauline Everything\'s so easy for Pauline Ancient strings set feet a light to speed to her such mild grace No monument of tacky gold They smoothed her hair with cinnamon w...

This Little Light Neko Case

This little light of mineI'm going to let it shineThis little light of mineI'm going to let it shineThis little light of mineI'm going to let it shineEvery day, every dayEvery day, every dayGonna l...

Twist The Knife Neko Case

TenderlyTenderlyPlease take my breath from meInto the fountainAnd up from the gravesTearfullyJoyfullyBurn what is left of meI don't want these burdensI've handsomely gained (?)You'll be my guestAnd...

Tightly Neko Case

When I'm walkin' under starsI covet all the waning hoursAll the lonely houses stand like monumentsTo thievesWhen I'm walkin' in the darkI'm free to covet all I wantYou've made it all so very danger...

Stinging Velvet Neko Case

Rain falls, I fix my eyesLet go of the focus and I blur out all the linesJust to remember, rememberCrying 'cause it's not my faultWater through my lashes look just like Christmas lightsAnd I still ...

Blacklisted Neko Case

Fast trainWhere do your passengers waitWhat's at the heart of your engine's rageTo what smooth place at the end of the lineWith crackling fires and quiet plainsDo the trees bend downFold their limb...

A Widow's Toast Neko Case

Specters move like pilot flamesTheir widows toast at St. AngelBetter times collide with nowThe tears were warm, I feel them stillTheir heat to vapor and disperseAnd cloud our eyes with weary glazeY...

Fox Confessor Brings The Flood Neko Case

Driving home I see those flooded fieldsHow can people not know what beauty this isI've taken it for granted my whole lifeSince the day I was bornClouds hang on these curves like meAnd I kneel to th...

Lion's Jaws Neko Case

You're gone, the trees are so quietWhen your hand was in my pocketHow they swayed from side to sideNow the meddling sky and my snowy eyeSees a different nightThe night I fell into the lion's jawsTo...

Maybe Sparrow Neko Case

Maybe sparrow you should waitThe hawks alight till morningYou'll never pass beyond the gateIf you don't hear my warningNotes are hung so effortlessWith the rise and fall of sparrow's breastIt's a d...

Number One John Legend

I love you There's no one above you I said it the last time But this is the last time Don't make me over Cuz I can be faithful Baby you're my number one You're my number one Now who is she?