Nanci Griffith Lyrics

1937 Pre-War Kimball {937 Pre-war Kimball 1, 2, 3, gone} Oh, it sat in this…
Across America I've heard enough from pundits I've heard our leaders speak …
Across the Great Divide I've been walkin' in my sleep Countin' troubles 'stead of co…
Alabama Soft Spoken Blues Southern man, you sure are pretty, Got a smile to still…
Always Will I saw you on the avenue You looked so tired and…
Angels The touch of your hand will let me know You take…
Anyone Can Be Somebody's Fool You can cuss the daylights out of this pale winter…
Anything You Need But Me Let me say this one more time Just in case you…
Are You Tired of Me Darling Are you tired of me my darling? Did you mean those…
Armstrong Black boy in Chicago Playing in the street Not near enough…
Back When Ted Loved Sylvia They both wrote poetry In fact, that was how they met He…
Ballad Of Robin Winter-Smith Mamma's in the kitchen rattlin' pans and the baby cries On…
Banks Of The Pontchartrain I'm goin' back where my garden blooms all year Where the…



Battlefield I live on a battlefield Surrounded by the ruins of a…
Beacon Street Gonna wake up crazy to the cry of the trains…
Beautiful Here's a photograph of you in Woody Hermann?s band It was…
Before I dreamed of Louisiana And a night in Lafayette We had break…
Big Blue Ball Of War In 1914, this ball was at war It went from Belgium…
Bluer Than Blue After you go, I can catch up on my reading And…
Boots of Spanish Leather Oh, I'm sailing away, my own true love I'm sailing away…
Brave Companion Of The Road Where are you going there? With your suitcase by the back…
Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound It's a long and dusty road It's a hot and heavy…
Can't Love Wrong He is from the work of a Southern writer Where everyman's…
Canadian Whiskey In the hills of Montana There's a timber wolf howlin'…
Canadian Wiskey In the hills of Montana There's a timber wolf howlin' The Ra…
Clock Without Hands I am a clock without hands I'm walking through the midnight…
Cold Hearts / Closed Minds My bags are waiting in a cab downstairs I've got a…
Comin Flipped into the wind Like the ashes of her cigarette He got…
Cotton My family grew cotton Cotton was all we knew Butter came fro…
Cradle of the Interstate It's crystal breaking in the light of day, It's the heat…
Daddy Said Oh, I used to wish I was a hard line…
Darcy Farrow (Tom Campbell - Steve Gillette) Where the Walker runs down …
Deadwood Well, the good times scratched a laugh From the lungs of…
Deportee (Woody Guthrie - Martin Hoffman) The crops are all in And t…
Desperadoes Waiting for a Train I'd play the Red River Valley And he'd sit out in…
Do Re Mi Well thousands of folks back east they say Are leaving…
Dollar Matinee Ronnie stood beneath the movie marquee His memories all curl…
Don't Forget About Me I can't be your weather 'cause' if it rains then it…
Down 'N' Outer I once was a lot like you We share a dream…
Dress of Laces [Chorus:] And she has a dress of laces It's worn in many…
Drive-In Movies And Dashboard Lights Sister had a crystal voice She played a Silverstone from Mon…
Drops From My Faucet The drops from the faucet like a nervous heart Beat on…
Drops From The Faucet The drops from the faucet like a nervous heart Beat on…
Everything This life is filled with wonder This life is full of…
Everything's Comin' Up Roses This life is filled with wonder This life is full of…
Fields Of Summer I am fragile in the morning I grow stronger in the…
Fly By Night Oh, its just another summer mornin', Baby, somewhere in this…
Ford Econoline She drove west from Salt Lake City to the California…
Fragile I look out on these shields of heather Across this countrys…
Friend Out In The Madness I am not a child, though you'll treat me as…
From A Distance From a distance the world looks blue and green And the…
From Clare To Here (Ralph McTell) Four who shared this room and we caught up…
Ghost In The Music Down at the station the tracks are cold The wheels of…
Goin There's a lighthouse in the harbor Giving guidance with it's…
Going Back To Georgia Oh the city snow makes your brown eyes shine We've gotta…
Good Night New York My mother came to America Sailed through the harbor of hope…
Goodnight To A Mother's Dream Flippin' bottle caps through the ring around the moon All al…
Grapefruit Moon Grapefruit moon, one star shining Shining down on me I heard…
Gravity of the Situation We blew past the army motorcade and it's abnormal load…
Gulf Coast Highway Gulf Coast Highway He worked the rails He worked the rice fi…
Hard Times Come Again No More Let us pause in life's pleasures and count its many…
He Was a Friend of Mine (Traditional) He was a friend of mine He was a friend of…
Heart Of A Miner Well, it's harvest time out on this Amarillo highway Daydrea…
Heart Of Indochine I am on a Riverboat on the Saigon River Where the…
Heaven I think I'll go to Heaven There I will lay me…
Hell No Hell no, I'm not alright You can talk all day…
Hometown Streets Everybody packs their goals And sails away for better shore…
I Tonight I think I'm gonna go downtown Tonight I think I'm…
I Don This house is full of memories that aren?t mine Pieces I…
I Don't Wanna Talk About Love (Nanci Griffith - James Hooker) I don't wanna talk about …
I Don't Want To Talk About Love I don't wanna talk about love 'Cause I've heard it before An…
I Fought the Law Sonny Curtis Breakin' rocks in the hot sun I fought the law…
I Knew Love I knew love When it still meant forever When a feeling sha…
I Live On A Battlefield I live on a battlefield Surrounded by the ruins of a…
I Love This Town I love this town like an unmade bed I love this…
I Remember Joe Oh, your golden lights of America, Joseph sought your prairi…
I Still Miss Someone At my door the leaves are falling The cold wild wind…
I Wish It Would Rain Oh I wish it would rain and wash my face…
I Would Bring You Ireland I Would Bring You Ireland I would bring you Ireland The…
I Would Bring You Ireland ) I Would Bring You Ireland I would bring you Ireland The…
I Would Bring You Ireland - Live (1988 Anderson Fair) I would bring you Ireland The cool sweet of the Dublin…
I Would Change My Life You never liked this place where we'd been living all…
I'll Move Along This flesh and bone ain't much protection For an honest hear…
I'm Not Drivin' These Wheels From Boston to Southshore in the back of the bus, It's…
If I Had A Hammer (Pete Seeger - Lee Hayes) If I had a hammer I'd hammer…
If I Were The Woman You Wanted Now they all sat around in a circle They were laughing…
If These Walls Could Speak If these old walls If these old walls could speak What a…
If Wishes Were Changes I wish that you loved me The way that I love…
Im Not Drivin These Wheels From Boston to Southshore in the back of the bus, It's…
In The Wee Small Hours In the wee small hours of the morning While the whole…
Is This All There Is? I have traveled far to be sitting here with you And…
It's A Had Life Wherever You Go I am a backseat driver from America They drive to the…
It's Just Another Morning Here The telephone is ringin' in the middle of the night And…
It's Too Late You pace the pool and talk about it I read my…
Its a Hard Life Wherever You Go I am a backseat driver from America They drive to the…
Its Just Another Morning Here The telephone is ringin' in the middle of the night And…
John Philip Griffith He was a simple man only to a stranger. And the…
John Phillip Griffith He was a simple man only to a stranger. And the…
Julie Anne urban light hit's a bartender's smile 'Cause it's closin' t…
Last Song For Mother If I promise not to cry, Will you look me in…
Last Train Home By the Time I Get to Phoenix Was the last song…
Late Night Grande Hotel I'm working on a morning flight to anywhere but here I'm…
Leaving The Harbor When you are leaving the harbor Do you cry out to…
Let It Shine On Me There's a star in heaven's sky Always shining bright It's ju…
Light Beyond These Woods There's a light beyond these woods, Mary Margaret. Do you th…
Listen To The Radio I am leaving Mississippi in the evening rain These Delta tow…
Little Love Affairs When I wake in the night and find That I'm dreaming You're…
Lone Star State Of Mind Your phone call took my by surprise Gee, it's been a…
Lookin' For The Time Well, I work this corner from eleven to five The hands…
Looking for the Time Well, I work this corner from eleven to five The hands…
Lost Him In The Sun Any given day, there's a jet flying somewhere Oh, we bought…
Love At The Five Rita was sixteen years, hazel eyes and chestnut hair She mad…
Love At The Five & Dime Rita was sixteen years Hazel eyes and chestnut hair She ma…
Love At The Five And Dime Rita was sixteen years, hazel eyes and chestnut hair She mad…
Love Conquers All She's a brown skin girl from El Paso City He's a…
Love In A Memory She sleeps alone in the warm nights of Memphis Where the…
Love Is A Hard Waltz Take this heart of mine out the winter And let the…
Love Wore A Halo He owned a hotel on Jersey shore She made her living…
Love's Found A Shoulder My friends think I'm crazy and maybe it's true 'Cause I'll…
Marilyn Monroe/Neon and Waltzes The sun will stop shinin' Hearts will stop poundin' The sc…
Mary My daddy was a longshoreman in New Orleans, My mamma kept…
Maybe Tomorrow I will find somebody new Maybe tomorrow I will stop this mis…
Michael There's a light out on the freeway Says it's time to…
Midnight In Missoula Are you sleeping now? It's midnight in Missoula. Where the B…
Money Changes Everything In the rush of the river and the roar of…
Montana Backroads In an old pickup truck, with his hat pulled down He…
More Than A Whisper Oh, I wish that you would call We have not spoken…
Morning Song for Sally As the morning light stretched in across my bed, I…
Morning Train There's a morning train That's headed for New Orleans Carryi…
Mountain Of Sorrow Easy come, easy go Anything but easyâ?¦though You were here,…
Never Be The Sun You'll never be the sun turning in the sky And you…
Never Mind You say you're heading out to California You've heard the gr…
Nickel Dreams A little girl dreamer Ribbons and long curls Reflections of …
Night Rider's Lament While I was out a-ridin' The graveyard shift midnight till d…
Nobody's Angel Something's disturbed me I'm out of your company I'm Out of …
Not Innocent Enough What the hell was I doing there In that fast-food parking…
Not My Way Home I know you believe in miracles That this love will come…
October Reasons I'm gonna open up the window and let in October And…
Old Hanoi Where are all the Satchel Boys Selling books outside the Met…
On Grafton Street On Grafton Street at Christmas time The elbows push you 'ro…
Once In A Very Blue Moon I found your letter in my mailbox today You were just…
One Blade Shy Of A Sharp Edge You honk the horn on your Mercedes Benz I've rolled up…
One Of These Days We walk along the Hudson when it snows here in…
Our Very Own We don't live on easy street But it's home Looking out on…
Outbound Plane I don't wanna be standing here With this ticket for this…
Party Girl She was a party girl Now the party's over she was a…
Pearl's Eye View (Nanci Griffith and Maura Kennedy) Oh she was high up there…
Please Call Me The evening fell just like a star Left a trail behind You…
Poet In My Window Goodbye gray sky I see my heart comin' round the bend The…
Pour Me A Drink Pour me a drink Light me a cigarette Help me forget The thin…
Radio Fragile We all said you'd never make it Cause you had that…
Rise To The Occasion I'll never fall in love again It's such a contradiction To…
Roses On The 4th Of July He still sends her roses on the 4th of July. They're…
Roseville Fair Oh, the night was clear and the stars were shinin' and…
ruby He will leave behind all of his clothes He wore when…
Saint Teresa Of Avila Saint Teresa, your patron childs come home. Were you there t…
San Diego Serenade Never saw the morning till I stayed up all night Never…
Say It Isn When you say I love you Is it just because you…
Say It Isn't So When you say I love you Is it just because you…
Shaking Out The Snow Snowing, through South Dakota I once drove, With the wife of…
She Ain Standin' on the gone side of leavin'. She found a thumb…
She Ain't Goin' Nowhere Standin' on the gone side of leavin' She found a thumb…
She Ain't Going Nowhere Standin' on the gone side of leavin'. She found a thumb…
Simple Life [Chorus:] I want a simple life Like my mother One true love …
Sing I heard the music long ago Songs that rent the air Fading…
Sing One For Sister Summer Sunday evening, around the old home place Well, I wou…
So Long Ago My daddy sent me on to Baton Rouge in 1969 He…
Song For Remembered Heroes Well it's that old time story of a new face…
Southbound Train I'm sitting on a southbound train Staring at the sky I'm t…
Speed Of Sound Of Loneliness You come home late And you come home early You come on…
Spin On A Red Brick Floor I could use a little spin on a red brick…
ST Olaf's Gate Drinking black market vodka in the back of the Scottsman's…
Still Life You walked the line All your life You never thought you'd …
Storms (By Eric Taylor) As quiet as a street lamp This is some…
Summer Wages (Ian Tyson) Never hit seventeen When you play against the d…
Sweet Dreams Will Come I'm sleepin' less in L.A. Dreamin' of days yet to come Oh,…
Talk To Me While I'm Listening I should have known that you were gone back in…
Tecumseh Valley The name she gave was Caroline Daughter of a miner And her…
Tell Me How [Chorus:] Tell me how to keep your love You know how I…
Ten Degrees and Getting Colder (Gordon Lightfoot) He was standing by the highway With a si…
Tequila After Midnight Tequila after midnight Drives loneliness away Makes strang…
The Ballad Of Robin Winter-Smith Mamma's in the kitchen rattlin' pans and the baby cries On…
The Ballad Of Robin Wintersmith Mamma's in the kitchen rattlin' pans and the baby cries On…
The Flyer He was a flyer for the Air Force On a plane…
The Ghost Inside Me Every prayer that I'm not praying, and every promise I'm…
The Last Of The True Believers Oh, he said it was the sound of the winter…
The Loving Kind They were the loving kind She was black and he was…
The Power Lines Nobody seems to care about you With your tool case by…
The Streets of Baltimore I sold the farm to take my woman, where she…
The Sun Wash away the tears All the angry times we shared All the…
The Sun Moon And Stars (Vince Bell) The sun, the moon and the stars They make the…
The Wing & The Wheel The wing and the wheel, they carry things away Whether it's…
The Wing And The Wheel The wing and the wheel, they carry things away Whether it's…
There There's a light beyond these woods, Mary Margaret. Do you t…
There's a Light Beyond These Woods (Mary Margaret) (Nanci Griffith) ©1983 Wing & Wheel Music, (BMI) There'…
These Days In An Open Book Shut it down and call this road a day And put…
Things I Don't Need This house is full of memories that aren?t mine Pieces I…
This Heart This heart was almost taken This heart had a love of…
This Old Town This old town should've burned down in 1929 That's when we…
Three Flights Up (Frank Christian) We returned to that five room flat Now it…
Time Alone Oh the grace that true love holds when hearts grow…
Time of Inconvenience We're living in a time of inconvenience Compassion fails me …
Tonight I Think I'm Gonna Go Downtown Tonight I think I'm gonna go downtown Tonight I think I'm…
Tower Song So close yet so far away Of all the things I'd…
Tower Song 2001 So close yet so far away Of all the things I'd…
Traveling Through This Part of You Nothing that I've ever seen, Now means much of anything, In …
Travelling through this part of you Nothing that I've ever seen, Now means much of anything, I…
Trouble In The Fields Baby I know that we've got trouble in the fields When…
Trouble With Roses I worked hard for that rose You may have it when…
Truly Something Fine Oh, love is a hand you hold When you think you've…
Try the Love Before you marry, before you mend Or have someone's childr…
Tumble And Fall Your late night conversation Telephone call and an inspirati…
Turn Around Where are you going my little one, little one Where are…
Two for the Road (Nanci Griffith) Out of the blue horizon Stretched a band of…
Up Against The Rain You ran up against the rain Everyday of your short life Su…
Waiting For Love Life is full of finer things they're lost and found in the…
Walk Right Back I want you to tell me why you walked out…
Wall Of Death Let me ride on the wall of death one more…
Waltzing With The Angels She's just a hill country girl home from the city Her…
Wasn Wasn't that a mighty storm? Yeah Wasn't that a mighty storm…
West Texas Sun Wash away the tears All the angry times we shared All the…
What's That I Hear What is that sound ringing in my ears I've heard that…
Wheels From Boston to Southshore in the back of the bus, It's…
When I Dream I could have a mansion that is higher than the…
Where Would I Be Tell me where, Would I be now without you? Without an angel,…
White Freight Liner I'm headed out on that highway Listenin' to them big trucks…
Who Knows Where The Time Goes Across the evening sky All the birds are leaving But…
Who Knows Where the Time Goes? Across the evening sky All the birds are leaving But…
Who knows where the times goes Across the evening sky All the birds are leaving But…
Wimoweh This song has vocalisations - mainly repetitions of the t…
Wings Of A Dove On the wings of a snow white dove He sends his…
Woman of the Phoenix Well, I've listened to the words you lovers speak The sound…
Wooden Heart Can't you see I love you Please don't break my heart…
Workin It's a southern road west of New Orleans I'm fightin' off…
Workin' In The Corners It's a southern road west of New Orleans I'm fightin' off…
Wouldn If you could stand behind my eyes for just one…
Yarrington Town (Mickie Merkens) I packed up my suitcase Pulled down my old…
Year Down In New Orleans I truly need, a year down in New Orleans, The hum…
You Asked Me To Long ago and far away My old common labor shoes I turned…
You Can So much silence to my hometown streets, gonna put my…
You Can't Go Home Again So much silence to my hometown streets, gonna put my…
You Made This Love A Teardrop What've you got to say for yourself now, baby, now…
You Were On My Mind When I got up this morning You were on my mind You…