Steve Forbert Lyrics

11-streets of this town I'll lock myself away And not face one more day On the…
All I Asked Of You Well, I hear you talk and I hear you tell…
All I Need To Do [Instrumental Intro] It’s all over you told me Well so w…
As We Live And Breathe They say hope it springs eternal in a young man's…
Autumn This Year Ba da ba da ba da ba da ba da…
Baby The world is new in your newborn eyes You got no…
Baby Don't I got mad Wasn't cool Had a grip on myself But I lost…
Baby I Know I know what I know, I see what I see…
Beautiful Diana Smile and the world smiles back at you Girl there's not…
Big City Cat Buildings an' people down under the skies, I walk down…
Big New World What a big new world ? Is it all this…
Blackbird Tune Blackbird, singing in the afternoon Blackbird, singing like…
Born Too Late Saddle up that old grey mare for me I want to…



Breaking Through Tell me, tell me, Will they ever not short sell me? I'm…
Building Me a Fire [Instrumental Intro] Well I’m lonely now More than I use…
Cellophane City Forbert It ain’t no big secret the trouble you're in You…
Change In The Weather Change in the weather gonna, Change in the weather gonna, …
Complications Forbert Complications, complication going down Complicat…
Dear Lord Dear Lord, hear Lord Please, if you will, my plea Send…
Dignity Fat man lookin′ in a blade of steel Thin man lookin'…
Don't Stop So you're down, So it's hard, Don't stop, Don't stop…
Don't Talk To Me One, Two, Three, Four You're so pretty, babe, and …
Don't Tell Me Don't tell me to stop Tell the rain not to drop Tell…
Dream Dream You don't care real from not Whoa, you're a dream believer Y…
Evergreen Boy On the turnpike again Just to reach you, my friend Just to…
Gambling Barroom Blues I went down to the corner, just to meet my…
Get That Vagabond Feeling VERSE Lazy, weeping willow Swaying by a stream Lay you…
Get Well Soon Well…, you’re in the hospital, I hear you’re doing poorly, …
Goin' Down to Laurel Well [C] everybody here, [G] seems to like to laugh [Dmin]…
Good Planets Are Hard To Find Good Planets are hard to find now Temp'rate zones and…
Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues Everybody′s goin' away Said they′re movin' to LA There's not…
Grand Central Station March 18 1977 .Gra[F]nd Central [C]Station wheels and it deals, [Dm]the [F…
Hope Faith And Love I need hope to hold up my head in this…
House Of Cards Oh, I guess I knew it would happen eventually But I…
how can you change the world Fell in love with a greyhound Wound up sleeping alone Coulda…
How Can You Change The World? [Instrumental Intro] Fell in love with a greyhound Wound…
I Blinked Once Childhood often seemed a pain to me So hard waiting to…
I Don't Know I don't know what you're tryin' to do I don't know…
I Just Work Here It's not supposed to be like this The rat race gotta…
I Know What I Know I know what I know, I see what I see…
I Married A Girl I married a girl A new wave coastal Massachusetts French Ger…
I Will Sing Your Praise On my way, All my days, I will sing your praise, I will…
I'm In Love Pick me up, shake me out And hang me on the…
I'm in Love with You Pick me up, shake me out And hang me on the…
If I Want You Now Who took your hand When I had nothing to say? Who brushed…
If You're Waiting On Me Try'na make a dovetail joint fit tight Anything I do I…
Im In Love With You Pick me up, shake me out And hang me on the…
In The Jailhouse Now #1 I had a friend called Ramblin' Bob He used to steal…
Is It Any Wonder? Is it any wonder that I feel this way? Is it…
it It's been a long time Since we stood beside the water The…
It Doesn't Matter Much I cover ground and Get around a lot these days And I…
It Isn't Gonna Be That Way .You've traveled so far, the wind in your face G A you're…
It Sure Was Better Back Then Working on the Georgia Line the live long day Ninety nine…
It's been a long time It's been a long time Since we stood beside the water The…
Its Been A Long Time It's been a long time Since we stood beside the water The…
January 23-30 1978 Plane comes down on the old runway, home again for…
Labor Day '08 I moved into the city well because, because, because It sur…
Late Winter Song Ev'rybody's waiting for the sun to shine Waiting on a spring…
Laughter Lou (Who Needs You You criticize most everything Hey but what have you ever don…
Lay Down Your Weary Tune Again In spite of you, you like yourself, And that's alright with…
Leaving Blues Wish I was more than one One for work and one…
Listen To Me Watchin' you packing, I'm grieving Can't let you throw us a…
Listen to the Mockingbird Woke up one bright morning Woke up in the rain Woke up…
Lonely Girl Lonely girl please don′t cry Stop the tears dry your eyes Lo…
Lonesome Cowboy Bill's Song I waited for moonlight, I waited for fall I waited for…
Make It All So Real Take your seat in the table Watch the cabaret fill Ted came…
Metal Marie Metal Marie, you’re going to miss me You’re going to miss…
Mexico Sometimes I'm so weary Sometimes I'm so low If not for your…
Middle Age Middle age is different Now you’re someone else Now you go…
Moon Man Can anybody hear me? Is there anybody there? Is anybody…
My Blue Eyed Jane The sweetest girl in the world is my blue eyed…
My Carolina Sunshine Girl Moon, moon I can see you sinking low You make me…
My Seaside Brown-Eyed Girl My seaside brown-eyed girl, My favorite person in the world…
My Time Ain't Long The fortune teller's eyes, They would not look at me,…
New Working Day Daybreak has beautifully broken Boy, what a weird look of ro…
No Use Running From The Blues Try your pills and powders Take your drugs of every kind Try…
Now You Come Back Well, you said goodbye And good luck in your Dear John…
Oh Camille Burnin' candles, watchin' shadows Long hours melt away in sp…
Oh To Be Back With You Dm (with variations shown at end of the song) G…
Oil Song "Oh the engine's gone dead," cried the men who work…
On The Beach Doll babe, I'm so alone tonight Ain't certain if I'm wrong…
On The Streets Of This Town I'll lock myself away And not face one more day On the…
One More Glass Of Beer Me and my girl Katy Jane We travel doing shows We dance…
One Short Year Gone By Sailin' down my life so fast And someone seen me zippin'…
Open House Open house now for your fading heart, Tell your ghost…
Over With You Keep this in back of your remarkable mind Something’s don’t…
Perfect Stranger I woke up kinda sick The air is getting kind…
Planet Earth Song Down Silver Avenue in rain and mist You're lookin' for Easy…
Poor Boy He's always alone, wrapped up in his plight With his hands…
Real Live Love I've got a real good feeling' tonight, That you are ready…
Real, Live Love I've got a real good feeling' tonight That you are ready…
Responsibility Poor ole surrender Mimosa Finally burnt out by the sun I fee…
Rock While I Can Rock [Spoken: One, two, three...] "My father dead and gone”, h…
Romeo Meet me in the middle of the day Let me hear…
Rose Marie What's the wine like? What's the beer? What a deluxe, uptown…
Running On Love I was runnin' on empty I was runnin' on fumes I was…
Sadly Sorta Like a Soap Opera The walls closin' around you and he won't be home…
Samson and Delilah's Beauty Shop [Spoken: Ah, one, two, three] Yeah, yeah Ow… Hey Well,…
Say Goodbye to Little Jo Just say goodbye to little Jo Just turn her loose now…
Schoolgirl School girl won't you talk to me? Show a little hospitality?…
Search Your Heart The world is too much with you all of the…
Settle Down If I seem a little crazy, well, it's just because…
Shaky Ground Moon shines on the end of my street; Moon shines…
She's Living in a Dream World You don't care real from not Whoa, you're a dream believer Y…
She's Living In a Dreamworld You don't care real from not, You're a dream believer You fo…
Simply Must Move On High school weren’t that bad Some of it was fun The jazz…
Simply Spalding Gray You've gone it seems to great extremes To tell the tales…
Smoky Windows Creatures of the daylight Fade away into the sky I can hear…
So Good To Feel Good Again I had to get loose from those quarrelling tongues Had to…
Some Will Rake The Coals A perfect stranger might could make you smile, Might could…
Something Special There's something special in your arms, There's something m…
Something's Got a Hold on Me Something's got a hold on me An' it won't let go Every…
Song For Carmelita You sure looked good, bound for Shilburn Town Tryin' to driv…
Song For The South Baby's livin' on from hand to mouth She's roamin' all alone…
Steve Forbert's Midsummer Night's Toast .Here's to all you all you lucky dogs, it's heads…
Steve Forbert's Moon River Roll your rain Roll your rain Roll your rain down Well, hel…
Stolen Identity I worked all week each month this fall And also had…
Strange Strange, how you and I don't speak Strange, how we're so…
Sugarcane Plum Fairy Your crazy grandpa spills the wine Around the sycamore tree…
Suspicion Every time you kiss me I'm still not certain that you…
That'll Be Alright [Instrumental Intro] Hold on tight 'cuz it's coming up a …
The American In Me I need me a destination I ain't the kinda cat's…
The Baghdad Dream [Instrumental Intro] It's enough to make you scream, Wha…
The Coo Coo Bird Um...a...ya Oh, the coo-coo, she’s a pretty bird And she…
The Last Rays Of Sunlight [Instrumental Intro] Do you remember? Do you recall? …
The Oil Song "Oh the engine's gone dead," cried the men who work…
The Only Normal People The only normal people That you know they’re doing well, A…
The Sweet Love That You Give Well, the road seems so long before me, I'm feeling…
The Trouble With Angels Bad girl, don't cry, Don't let those TV cameras catch your…
The Weekend Oh, few things work out like you want 'em to But…
The World Is Full Of People There's someone on your butt these days Most everywhere you …
Thinkin Well [E] don't ya go [A]thinkin', and [E] thinkin', and…
Thirteen Blood Red Rosebuds [Instrumental Intro] Hang your hopes on sun But the ship…
Thirty More Years A little girl is standing at your door on Halloween, The…
Thirty Thousand Men Thirty thousand men on the Bowery Thirty thousand men on the…
Tonight I Feel So Far Away Standin' on the corner, waiting for the snow wishin' I's a…
Tonight I Feel So Far Away from Home Standin' on the corner, waiting for the snow wishin' I's a…
Trusting Old Soul I'm a trusting old soul, babe, And I guess I'll never…
Wait Wait till the snow falls down on the doorstep Wait till…
Wait A Little Longer One, two, three, four... From the wine glass of lo…
What It Is Is a Dream She said it's been a little while now, what are…
What Kind of Guy What kinda guy am I really am? I love some…
When The Sun Shines Intro: Down comes the pounding rain, and dark are the…
When You Walk In The Room I can feel a new expression on my face I can…
why should i be lonely Oh, the moon lights so bright makes me lonely tonight Everyt…
Why Should I Be Lonely? Oh, the moon lights so bright makes me lonely tonight Every…
Wild As The Wind Maybe you didn't know him But he prob'ly was your friend He…
Witch Blues Hell ain't got no fury That can match your kind of…
World Is Full of People There's someone on your butt these days Most everywhere you…
Write Me a Raincheck [Instrumental Intro] Time to get together It’s an uphill cl…
Ya Ya Hey, what's a boy to do, ya, ya? What's a boy…
You Cannot Win I was sittin' by the road, my head in a…
You Cannot Win 'Em All You've got a lotta detail in your life, of late…
You Cannot Win If You Do Not Play I was sittin' by the road, my head in a…
You're Meant For Me Those laughing stars, Those talking trees, Was just a drea…
Your Own Hero There might be someone here tonight Who might not know what…