Little Genius
Over the Rhine Lyrics

Dana Plato Little Einstein was severely retarded He used to headbang if…

(An American Deejay) (radio DJ talking)…
(Unnamed New Song) Here's a little New Year's song Don't worry it won't take…
- Lifelong Fling The moon blind-sided the sky again As we grab loose ends…
A Gospel Number Will a man called Jesus ever take me in his…
Against The Grain Rolling boxcars Made a big impression on you 200 rolling a…
All I Ever Get For Christmas Is Blue Strings of lights above the bed Curtains drawn and a glass… All I Get for X-Mas Is Blue Strings of lights above the bed Curtains drawn and a glass…
All I Need Is Everything Slow down. Hold still. It's not as if it's a matter…
All My Favorite People All my favorite people are broken Believe me, my heart shoul…
All Of It Was Music The night was bending in a grin As streetlight shadows tatt…
All Over Ohio Well the rain it has been falling Like it wants to…
Amelia's Last These are the (whose are the?) These are the raw materials …
And Can It Be This night is so big This night has stars falling Into my…
Angel Band My latest sun is sinking fast My race is nearly run My…
Another Christmas Another Christmas is drifting in softly Like the ghost of my…
Anything At All I follow you from town to town I need it I'm better…
Anyway Anyway words and music: Bergquist recording: Amateur Shortwa…
B.P.D. You're makin' a mess Somethin' I can't fix This time you'r…
Baby If This Is Nowhere Baby if this is Nowhere How sweet it is to find Baby…
Bethlehem Oh, little town of Bethlehem Have you been forsaken In your …
Birds Fall on me Fall on me Birds of a feather in a…
Blackbird Blackbird singing in the dead of night Take these broken…
Blood Oranges In The Snow Just a little while longer Before we know We'll be eating bl…
Blue Jean Sky All the ghosts are in the trees All afire in the…
Bluer I cry just a little bit, just a little bit,…
Born I was born to laugh I learned to laugh though my…
Börn I was born to laugh I learned to laugh through my…
Bothered Don't be bothered, no.) Don't be bothered by the fears I'll …
BPD You're makin' a mess Somethin' I can't fix This time you'r…
Called Home Just shy of Breakin’ Down There’s a bend in the road…
Cast Me Away Cast me away From yesterday's things In deed and in my memor…
Changes Come One, two, three, four Changes come, Turn my world around…
Christmas is coming Darlin', darlin' Darlin', darlin' So it's been a long year …
Circle Of Quiet Maybe you can tell my why i'm prone to wander i'm…
Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander You are a gardener You cultivate my soul You water thirsty v…
Cruel & Pretty He woke He knew that he was dying He spoke And found that…
Cuyahoga So it′s been a long year Every new day brings one…
Daddy Untwisted Are you my daddy? Are you? I don't want to cut you…
Darlin Darlin', darlin' Darlin', darlin' So it's been a long year …
Days Like This Days like this You look up at the sky above you Days…
Dead Weight Sometimes I like to stick my fingers Where they don't belong…
Desperate For Love Are you feelin? a little desperate? Get on your knees and…
Don't Let The Bastards Get You Down Feel the ache of Ohio Through the veins of Illinois Mine t…
Don't Wait For Tom He's got the hands of a blind piano player He's got…
Drunkard's Prayer You're my water You're my wine You're my whiskey From time t…
Earthbound Love Song When you find your little dream Costs you everything I hop…
Entertaining Thoughts I've been entertaining thoughts of what I wanna say to…
Etcetera Whatever Don't speak. Words come out your eyes. You're wet with thi…
Everybody Wants To Feel Like You I wake up to a clock that′s rinning And the birds…
Everyman's Daughter Look inside for the elusive goldmine. Broken glass and a lit…
Eyes Wide Open Eyes wide open To the great train robbery Of my soul Impendi…
Failed Christian I′m a Failed Christian I don't go to church I smoke and…
Fairpoint Diary I can't see my hands in front of my Face…
Faithfully Dangerous Your paint dries, the canvas smiles With two eyes you lift…
Falling I'll awake to find your love Falling like leaves to the…
Favorite Time Of Light Leave the dishes in the sink don't overthink it Close up…
fever My love is a fever My love is a fable My love…
Firefly My memory will not fail me now My memory will not…
First Snowfall The Christmas decorations Look ragged and rusty A little s…
Flanders Fields In Flanders fields far away I lost my love one day…
Fly Dance Fly dance The liberation of love with my two hands Fly dan…
Fool Fool, fool me I'm just a sentimental fool it happened again …
Gentle Wounds Entertaining visions of a lucid nature Emotional precision, …
Give Me Strength Sitting in the rain alone Looking at a place that's gone Boa…
Go Down Easy Go down easy, babe Go down slow Take all the time you…
Gonna Let My Soul Catch My Body Gonna let my soul catch my body My body make up…
Goodbye Help me tell the truth you see That's all I'm trying…
Grey Monologue This is as close as you and I ever get…
Happy to Be So Anything I say will be held against me So I won't…
Happy With Myself I'm happy with myself I'm happy with myself And I don't have…
HDIF Now if I could disclose secrets heaven only knows If i'd…
Hej Hej, Hej, Hej, Hej, Hej... Hej, you wanna sit right…
Helpless There is a town in north Ontario With dream comfort memory…
Here It Is I cried when I wrote this, I'll always remember The worst…
Highland County How did you find me I can’t remember anymore Along the Ohi…
Hometown Boy Hey love, what do you say We get outta here today You…
How Does It Feel Now if I could disclose secrets heaven only knows If I'd…
How Does It Feel (To Be on My Mind) Over The Rhine Patience How Does It Feel (To Be On My…
How Does It Feel Reprise Now if I could disclose secrets heaven only knows If I'd…
How Long Have You Been Stoned What's it like to be the only somebody in the…
Hush Now Hush now my sweet little noisy boy There is trouble enough…
I It makes a difference When you walk through a room With that…
I Don't Wanna Waste Your Time I don't wanna waste your time With music you don't need Why…
I Let It Go I wanted to sing you a song This gift I was…
I Painted My Name I painted my name on a bridge today In black and…
I Radio Heaven I radio heaven I get mixed signals I move the antenna I swit…
I Want You To Be My Love I want you to be my love I want you to…
I Will Remember I will remember Every dream about you I will remember I c…
I'd Want You If the moon fell from the sky Rendering everything black an…
I'm On A Roll Black flamenco shoes Dahlias in my hair Garters on my stocki…
I've Been Slipping I've been slipping down in the grass Counting the steps to…
Idea Idea #21 (Not Too Late) words and music: Detweiler recording…
If a Song Could Be President If a song could be president We'd hum on Election Day The…
If I'm Drowning If I'm drowning within your open sea Save me, save me If…
If Nothing Else I'm so tired in the mornings I try to go back I…
If We Make It Through December If we make it through December Everything's gonna be alright…
Il Est Dans Mon Poche Here is my fortune Here is my fame Here is my future It's…
Infamous Love Song I sing The bebop apocalypse Lean into you God's hands on my …
Iron Curtain Yesterday I saw The iron curtain Around your heart Yesterday…
It's Never Quite What It Seems It's Never Quite What It Seems words: Detweiler and Bergquis…
I’d Want You I want you to be my love I want you to…
Jack's Valentine Help me. Spread my table I've been tryin' but I'm just…
Jacksie Her hair Her face Her figure in your window Her hands unlace…
Jesus In New Orleans The last time I saw Jesus I was drinking bloody mary's…
June June the clouds in your eyes Remind me of the way…
L.A.R. Reprise Take me out of the cold Let me sing inside Like a…
Last Night Last night I dreamt you cut off all your hair Discarded…
Last Night on Earth Last night I dreamt you cut off all your hair Discarded…
Last Night On Earth Again Down south where Elvis is king And Jesus is Lord We drove…
Latter Days What a beautiful piece of heartache This has all turned out…
Laugh of Recognition Come on boys It's time to settle down What do you think…
Let It Be Have you been trying too hard Have you been holding too…
Let's Spend The Day In Bed Let's spend the day in bed, yeah, that's what I…
Lifelong Fling The moon blind-sided the sky again As we grab loose ends…
Lifelong Sunshine The moon blind-sided the sky again As we grabbed loose ends…
Like A Radio Confused Ever since I spied you In the rooms of my mind Now…
Little Blue River roll me over the little blue river church child roll me ov…
Little Did I Know Little did I know that I almost let you go Until…
Little Town O little town of Bethlehem How still we see thee lie Above…
Long Lost Brother I thought that we'd be further along by now I can't…
Look Over Your Shoulder Looking back over my shoulder I can see that look in…
Lookin' Forward Walking out in the freezing rain I feel nothing 'cause I…
Lucy Oh Lucy, it's not as bad as you think. Oh Lucy,…
Lullabye The night has a thousand eyes and ears The rain tends…
Mary's Waltz There was a blind girl with braids and a black…
Meet Me At The Edge of the World One lone tupelo stood against the ironweed The goldenrod th…
Melancholy Room Someone's moving 'round inside of me Someone's setting up s…
Miles I wanna be real, Something you can sink your teeth into. I…
Moondance It's a marvelous night for a moondance With the stars up…
Moth Same old question Without words So familiar Seldom heard If …
Motherless Child Sometimes I feel like a motherless child Sometimes I feel li…
Murder Murder’s just a word For lack of something else to say. Mu…
My Father's Body My father's body lies beneath the snow High on a hill…
My Father’s Body My father’s body lies beneath the snow High on a hill…
My Funny Valentine You're my funny valentine Sweet comic valentine You make m…
My Love Is A Fever My love is a fever My love is a fable My love…
My Love Is A Fever Again My love is a fever My love is a fable My love…
New Redemption Song Lord, we need a new redemption song Lord, we've tried, it…
New Year's Song Here's a little New Year's song Don't worry it won't take…
New Year’s Song Here’s a little New Year’s song Don’t worry it won’t take…
Nobody Number One I'm afraid, I've lost the piece of me I need the…
North Pole Man North Pole man Come in from the cold North Pole man It's …
Nothing Is Innocent We?d wake the dead with the voices in our head We've…
Oh Yeah By The Way Margie struck Geneva with her baby doll Barb knocked off the…
Ohio Hello Ohio, the back roads I know Ohio, like the back…
One Olive Jingle Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way Oh, what fun…
Only God Can Save Us Now Margie struck Geneva with her baby doll Barb knocked off the…
Orphan Girl I am a orphan On God′s highway But I'll share my troubles If…
Over The Rhine-Entertaining Thoughts I've been entertaining thoughts Of what I wanna say to you I…
Paper Moon It's only a paper moon Sailing over a cardboard sea But it…
Paul And Virginia Spill-tainted pages of poetic prophecy Tickle my interest a…
Poughkeepsie I thought I'd go up Poughkeepsie Look out over the Hudson An…
Professional Daydreamer Part of me, you are a part of me I never…
Rave On Ramblin' over caliche With a busted muffler set it free Roc…
Remind Us I don't know where this is going I'm taking a ride…
Rhapsodie And I couldn't love you Any more Than I do right now An…
Roll On Black flamenco shoes Dahlias in my hair Garters on my stocki…
Ruby Tuesday She would never say where she came from Yesterday don't mat…
Sacred Ground Love me like a memory held too long Like the need…
Sea & Sky i feel like a castaway but i'm not afraid you and…
Sea and Sky I feel like a castaway but I'm not afraid You and…
Sharpest Blade There was a time I could sleep anywhere My feet on a…
She What she would like to do, is get you out…
Should Bone dry Should I never dance Like Salome danced Bathing in…
Show Me Lost the words it ain't my way, yeah Takes away my…
Silent Night Sleep Silent night, holy night All is calm, all is brigh…
Sister You say he feels it His face reveals it My sweet trepidation…
Sleep Baby Jane Sleep baby Jane Sleep baby Jane Suicide suicide Katie's tal…
Snow Angel Once upon a winter It seems so long ago My one and…
Snow Birds Blue lights hanging from the tall palm trees White wine, cat…
Snowed In With You When you come home and all the world's asleep I'll close…




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