Caroline Jones

I will not be wasted on you It’s something I’m no longer willing to do I recently discovered I can choose & Therefore have nothing left to lose So fly me through the dark You will not break my heart For in the storms great arc There is a spa...

There’s an ocean of your mind Thicker than the pass Pass of the mountain I know it won’t last ‘Cause every mountain will bow down I’ll wade through Wade through the water To get to you Your heart’s getting hotter You don’t believe the truth...

Free as my footsteps, my footsteps on the ground Certain of intention but not where they are bound Finding my footing as I fall A little too late maybe baby, but that’s the fun of it all ‘Cause fish have fins Birds have wings I was given these two things To r...

I want to be beautiful I want to feel good enough for you Maybe I’m in denial Insecurity keeps me from what I’m trying to do Be your love Free of the burden of having to live up To all that you mean to me I wish I were enough I want to be bea...

Hey, where did we go Days when the rains came? Down to the hollow Playin’ a new game Laughin’ and a-runnin’ Skippin’ and a-jumpin’ In the misty morning fog With our hearts a-thumpin’ and you, Brown eyed girl. You, my brown eyed girl. Whatever h...

I fell in love with the Words you spoke there Whispered softly in my mouth & I’ve never knew a Man who’s clearer So transparent I can’t see out All these hats that I will try on Just to make you think I’m cute & All these plates I...

Mary met a boy who called her pretty Not that everyone hadn’t called her that before Mary met a pretty boy named Freddy & He opened up the car door To everybody Mary was a mystery Both Mary & the mystery start with “M” & When He drove...

Oh my dear You & I were meant to be Can’t you see? To me it’s clear: you hold the key to Eternity If only These cheating games Your heart plays Won’t you quit your cheating games? You say you’re sorry If only you’d be Sorry enough t...

Well I don’t know what I was thinkin’ before, but I know now I’m sorry, not really, & I’m not quite sure what I’m dancing around That other boy who picked me flowers ain’t comin’ round this way no more & The dirt’s real clean, so what you holdin’...

People like me & you, well we feel deeply People like me & you, we get caught up People like me & you, hold on to an acute Sense of honesty & inherent trust People like me & you, well we get jaded People like me & you, baby,...

It’s a picture that You would laugh at Me at a bar just drinking water with extra ice Though I’m not scared I wish I cared A little more about some other those other guys And I smile in spite of my best efforts to appear as if there’s something I...

Lead me down the cold, cold creek Let those icy waters run over me You started a fire I can’t put out I need your love to cool me down Midday sun beatin’ on my back & My heart’s meltin’ fast Sweat is falling from my brow I need your love to...

Oh my Daddy’s from Memphis He used to hunt in Arkansas And then he moved to New York City That’s where he met my Mom He wrote his Mom & Dad a letter: “I’ll be a millionaire by twenty-five” I don’t know which one of us dreams bigger I have his heart &...

Dear Kara, if I could say one thing to you, girl It would be: you're stronger than you think Dear Kara, that's the problem with texting: These drunken assholes say things they would never say to your face & I hope he's happy, but I know he's sad...

6:30 am the moment you’ve been waiting for Inevitable his suitcase packed beside the door You roll over and think about asking why On second thought you’ll shut the door and close your eyes Diana he don’t love you and he told you But you wouldn’t li...

Well I said that I would, Leap of faith So don’t drown me now Water’s cold & I feel Like a child Wanting to get out Icy blood & doubt So don’t ask me no more ‘Cause I’m right on the edge of thinkin’ twice Baby please don’t ask me if...

This is what it’s like to be hyped up on caffeine You finally realize what everybody means This is what it’s like to feel alone & at the same time be so close to home This is what it’s like to be thrown into a dream & This is what it’s like to...

You met him on the side of the road one day He said “how you doin’; I like the way you walk” You swaggered by his crude approach Tryin’ to think of a subject you could broach to talk So you said, “I got a Daddy, ain’t got no love Just a house in the...

Esmeralda You want to be exotic from the islands But anyone will tell you You’ve got to give more away to be The one the boys are eyeing How can he see through the kaleidoscope of your feelings? You’re so busy with your microscope Deriding Oh,...

You can take me home You can kiss me slow You can want me bad But it won’t be bad at all I can just pretend I ain’t gonna bend But when you ask me to blend with your soul You know I’ll fall; I’ll fall & We’ll crash into another universe...

You roll your window down in the swanky part of town I got my sneakers on I must say you’re kinda cute & I’m impressed by you But that don’t mean you take me home ‘Cause If you knew the real me I’m afraid you wouldn’t be so eager to peruse The...

I feel like A fallen flower Next to you I know it ain’t right, no But I lost my power Yeah this is true But I am made stronger, stronger By love A little bit longer And I will just give up A fallen flower I Feel like A storm that p...

Pictures on the wall, girl Strangers in the hall, girl Glitter on your eyes Take the time to notice You don’t want to miss this Thinking ‘bout goodbye I’m sure he feels the same way: Like he put all his faith just to be forgot But it’s too l...

Good morning love I feel free as a dove So glad I woke up next to you Sun’s comin’ up It’s so nice to wake up from a dream Knowing that others have come true What would you like: coffee or toast? I woke up hungry baby, but it’s not for food you...

Love that you can’t see that you can’t smell that you can’t touch that you can’t hold Hearts that just don’t beat that just can’t tell that ain’t enough are getting old If it were any more real and I’d be dead, I’d be in heaven with Jesus Father and the...

You can call me crazy; you can call me naïve But I still believe in the American Dream I’ve seen it firsthand course through this great land Oh I’ve seen the wind in the sails singing You can claim it’s not fair: promises laid bare Oh, but I still h...

You should know a few things about my past If this is as serious as it seems, I better let the cats out of the bag I’m a control freak I get a little bit messy when I cry I’ve come to believe we live in a world of bullshit But I’m an optimist At le...

What’s the most sexual thing I can sing about tonight? Yeah, that’s how I feel about you babe A uh huh What’s the last thing expect for me to do? & The first fantasy that comes to you A uh huh I can be your wild horse But you’ll never break...

Honey hair falls in her face Wish boys would look at me that way Approachable but impossible She tucks her legs into her chest The little act that she knows best The perfect mix of vulnerable and beautiful She takes a little and she gives a lot b...

I have both milk & honey & Nothing left to lose Good, but not together Which man should I choose? Milk is pure & clean & white But too cloudy to see through Honey’s thick & sticky But clear & always true Yes, it’s hard...

There’s a hunger that food nor drink can quench & A desire borne of my heart that quiets my head I’m waiting for it to bear the fruit of its seed But I wait in vain; it has no mind or matter ‘bout me So I’m calling all Mississippi men Follow tha...

Misty eyes You need a little rest Don’t you get tired of tryin’ To be the best? All those nights he never held you in his arms Misty eyed baby he don’t love you for your charms But I do, I do, I do Love you, for you, and no one else but you M...

Love’s the greatest story ever told Faithful to the young & to the old Wraps you like a blanket in the cold & It’s nice to know you I know you’ve got a plan for all your dreams I know you’ve got your girl; hell, you’ve got everything &...

Ooh, fall in love One of these days, one of these nights One of these days, you’re gonna be mine It’s just a dream, my little fantasy That one of these days, your heart will belong to me One of these days, one of these nights You’re gonna see clear t...

I am picturing myself with you In the case that you came through & asked me to dance & I am picturing my white dress fly Across the wooden planks by the seat of your black pants I’m tapping my high heel to the song we’d play & I can almo...

I’ll awake your heart I will take your heart Make your heart open Then break your heart broken & In my wake, Your heart I will forsake Your heart will pulse & quake With the weight of my mistakes & I will fake remorse & Ache...

You have the key You read into to me Do I give it away too easily? Come down from your perch You high & you mighty, you jerk I shouldn’t need you No I shouldn’t need you But I don’t want to lose you now I have the strength, but I don’t kn...

Well I may be wrong, but I may be right Staying at home dreamin’ myself to sleep at night Watchin’ them instigators fade into the black night Having a faith that some deem naïve & some deem blind But don’t we all try to measure the little things t...

I've been sleepin‘ in my mind But now my heart is risin' Risin' with the tide Floating on a wave Buoyed by the sea Carry me away ‘cause the world is not for me If I could see through different eyes From ten thousand foot skies I'd navigate the lies And never...

You want my heart, but you want to impart; You must take one away: the fear or the faith But you can’t make a choice with all that mental noise Your paralyzing vacillation will silence your voice Pick the first one when it’s ripe & the next as you...

I’d shove a boot up your ass, but I don’t want to ruin my new shoes I intend to see the glass half full, but I take exception to you If you’d take a good, long look in the mirror; oh wait, you do that every day I’m still unsure as to whether that remark...

You called to say good morning And I call to say goodnight But where we’re comin’ from don’t matter ‘Cause we’re standin’ side by side You in your manly shoes And I singing both our blues away Away Straight as rain Straight as rain We stand...

Our senses ache and bend With the worldly winds and ephemeral disasters We judge each mistake as if It ruined our one chance for happy ever after And yeah, it’s easy to dream quite mindlessly Without conscious regard But what a noble deed to heed no voic...

Standing on the corner, suitcase in my hand Jack is in his corset, Jane is her vest & me, I'm in a rock'n'roll band Ridin’ in a Stutz Bearcat, Jim You know, those were different times All the poets, they studied rules of verse & the ladies, they...

You try way too hard To get in my heart It’s a tad bit pitiful & a tad bit cute It’s a shame that I’m not interested in you ‘Cause anybody else Would be lucky to love you the way you wish that I would The way you wish that I would, so Sorry...

You walked out this morning again Left your thoughtless angry words ringing in my head I don’t why I take it It’s past the point of breaking But I stay Anyway I packed my bags & sat there on the bed Hoping that you didn’t mean the broken wor...

I said “why do you chase me so When you know I won’t give in?” He paused at me, his eyes narrowed Said “I can’t help it (you little bitch!)” And so he listened while I told And he answered when I asked And with the stories of my soul He drew a map He doesn’t...

You can flee; you can hide Hold your breath, yeah you can try But your heart still beats in your restless mind You think you’re free, but you can’t lie ‘Cause the heart is smart The heart is smart You can pout, kick the wall Pound in the door; i...

It’s 6 am my daddy puts on his tie & He’s ready for the world, though he wishes it were Friday night I have no control; they’re all just trying to get by I’m blessed not to know how hard it is to survive ‘Cause stocks fell off the edge of the Earth...

Tim from George won’t you walk in my gorge? You know you’ll never get bored You know you’ll never get bored Tim from George you cut through me like a sword So say we’ll never get bored, we’ll never get bored You shook my hand and you shook my knees...

Moon is full & the night is young We’ll be lovers ‘fore it’s done You can bring the heat when the sun goes down Take my hand & twirl me around Put your hands around my waist Starlight dancin’ off your face In this expression of ecstatic gr...

Let me tell you a story ‘bout a girl named Tory Who got down, down, down ‘cause her man ran around Let me write her a sonnet, ‘cause you know he’s going to want it! Now that he’s gone, gone, gone & she’s moving on So don’t be brokenhearted; you hav...

I'm selfish if I please myself I'm good if I please you I'm a rebel if I don't fit in the box I'm a challenge if I do. I'm ignorant to your hypocrite Naive to your experience Well oop but I don't give a shht Cause I ain't waitin on you to approve. C...

Twilight’s cryin’, Her pink tears are lyin’ in the sky’s arms It won’t be long before she’s all gone To light someone else’s new morn And it was perfect while it lasted I’m still feelin’ full Though we’ll never get Closer than that Sometimes sadness...

Brave men before us have carried the load They earned their place in the sky May you revere in their heavenly posts A model and guide for your life Thunder may roll & light strike But through faith abide, my friend Courage may you gravely guar...

So take your loaves of bread Your wine in the bottle, babe I’ll let my heart ferment ‘Till I have my own libation Your pretty pumpkin pies Your mama’s broken antiques Your stupid little lies Almost got the best of me But I recognize how you f...

It’s sure a shame we’re such good friends I can picture someone like you in my happy end It’s sure a shame we already know each other so well There’s no room to fall or discover Chase one another Or theorize ‘bout what we can’t tell But when I fal...

You fight like you make love: With wild abandon You steal honey from any jar You can get your hands in I love you You know it’s true Laugh at your joy Cry with your blues ‘Cause you fight like you make love: With wild abandon You kiss jus...

I don’t feel the cold when I’m with you Emotions so overwhelming, the heat runs through & I’m so gone Lying in your arms Snow fallin’ down all around & I lose myself in you So won’t you undress me under that winter moon? & Won’t you...

I want a man who will call me baby In the light of day and in the dark of night When the stars shine for the taking The kind of love, kind of love That’s worth the wait The petals fall year after year as time goes on And we will search in vain and in fear for...

Your heart is mine The moment you laid eyes on mine I memorized every line, every crease in the kind of your smile It’s a crime What a find And my path is so clear That my fears disappear And I can’t picture life like before Because your Your heart...