Edie Brickell

I'm feeling feelings like I never felt before My head is reeling when I used to be so sure Of why I'm here and why it is I'm going there But now I fear I'm not getting anywhere 10,000 demons are scratchin' at my feet Tearing at my soul ripping apart my belief...

1873 was a very bad year for me. When all I feared just disappeared so suddenly. They got their tickets for the train. Raised their weapons and took aim. Laughing from the railroad tracks they shot my brothers in the back. 1873. No more thunder on the ground....

Well, it's 2 o'clock In the morning And I'm sittin' thinkin', wonderin' Gettin' curious about one thing Because you and I Have a lot in common And I figure it's the reason Why we get along so easily Natural friends Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah Would it ruin everythi...

I shook the sand out of my shoes I went to work on the windows When he came in from out of the blue All I could say is hello I nearly fell off of my ladder My heart filled with laughter A funny thing happened to me today As the horses were having the hay Cat...

Oh, where have you been, my blue-eyed son? Oh, where have you been, my darling young one? I've stumbled on the side of twelve misty mountains, I've walked and I've crawled on six crooked highways, I've stepped in the middle of seven sad forests, I've been out...

Thursday afternoon You cast a shadow 'round my room. The breeze moved the curtains, and lifted my perfume into the air, and danced with lazy curls in your hair. The sun was in the sky like pink champagne, and it glistened in your eyes all day. I remember you...

Break those chains tonight Hold your head up high 'Cause you ain't done nothin' wrong And you always will belong Ah, ah, ah, always Ah, ah, ah, always Clouds and dogs and trees Stones and sunlit streets Demons on dark roads Shadows at the door Ah, ah, ah, a...

Late at night, when I lie awake in bed Your eyes finally meet mine But you belong to someone else So fantasy is all I find Alive only in my mind Oh but to, creep into your room A little help from the silver moon To silently fill your dreams You'd take my hand...

You don't even have to try, It comes easy for you The way you move is so appealing It could make me cry Go out driving with my friends In bobby's big old beat-up car I'm with a lot of people there, I wonder where you are Good times, bad times, gimme so...

I notice me-I notice you I see alot of things that neither of us do I notice me-I notice you too And there are simple things that we don't even try anymore Theres a way out of this Beat the time and everytime I turn around We got some clever way to put each o...

Baby You've been so good to me And I love you You set my soul at ease Time had raised hurricanes Ruinin' them pleasant dreams You're the one who would come Over and rescue me You're beautiful You've been so good to me I need you My mind needs to be free Sha...

Sleep my little baby while you can. Stay up all night and be tired. Sleep my little angel like a lamb. But unlike the sheep follow no man. Tomorrow's your big day to show off your smile. Smile. Smile for everyone. You may fly to Paris in a dream. Free in the s...

Baby baby black & blue time sure took a toll on you What you what you gonna do tomorrow Oh the world has got you down cry your heart out on the ground Gimme strength to pick you up and keep you from dying Give me strength and give me love I can never...

Sugar Valley is just two miles up the road And I'm told You can walk there if it's not too cold Used to be a desert Then the whole world changed Came the mountains, All the grassy plains Buffalo ghost, hang around here Buffalo ghost, hang around here Summer...

I ain't gonna kill myself lovin' you I ain't gonna break my own heart I ain't gonna kill myself wantin' you When you don't seem to want any part of my love And I know I'll be fine just as soon as I let go Yes, I know I'll be alright as soon as I let go Get a...

I came a long way for your love. I will not leave. I will not run. They went away, and let me down. They broke me down. When I was young. Those days are gone. For the love what they said. For the love what they did. Theres no mistake. I lay down no blame. I ca...

Handsome Carmelito and the one they call Vandito Rode fiery horses through the snow Snow covered hills snow covered miles Miles and miles of traveling to go And they were wild and free Happy as could be in America They were wild and free Everything to see in A...

Me, I'm a part of your circle of friends and we notice you don't come around Me, I think it all depends on you touching ground with us. But, I quit. I give up. Nothing's good enough for anybody else it seems. And I quit. I give up. Nothing's good enough...

Unafraid of the dangers around We snuck out without making a sound Through the window and into the night To the street with the soft yellow light And I waited in hope that you would Take my hand and tell me something good When a shiver went all through the tr...

Shadows on the ground, the sun is beating down On your back now Elephants and ants, the humble and the grand In the act now Challenges and trials, the baggage and denial And the worry Story of my life, I wanna get it right In a hurry You've got to give it yo...

It must be nice to be full of good advice to say It must be sweet, but I’ll call you if I need it I’m doing alright for the time, Fine for the time being I’ll need professional help if it does get any worse than this I’ll be out on a ledge if it does ge...

Way back when we were young We're still the same here now under the sun Basket full of easter grass A little boy runs across the path to find Mercy in the hearts of souls Who never had no mercy shown to them Will you please forgive me I want to be forgiven A...

How can that dog be barkin' in the backyard? we ran over him years ago how can that dog be runnin' by the back fence? we ran over him years ago ghost of a dog barkin' in the backyard how can that dog be scratchin' at the back door? we ran over him years ago ho...

Why don't you come up? You could stay for an hour. Why don't you come up? you could stay the whole night through. Baby if you want you could just take a shower. Do just what you want. Baby, do what you want to do. Hear it from the lips of the girl on the magaz...

You started it, you wanted it You got it and then You go and pretend that you didn't Complacency, a vacancy Checks into your heart And begs like a dog 'til you kick it 'Til you do, 'til you do Might as well give it another day Give it another day I carried...

Have you ever Lost your way Have mercy thinkin' 'bout yesterday I was barefoot In the creek Singin' songs that came out of the street And my heart was free as a breeze Long before You were broken Long before Harsh words were spoken There was nothing...

We like to spy on the neighbors. They look so happy together. Funny the power of strangers. Sometimes I wonder if they got it better. Green. Have you seen green? Check out the view from the rooftop. They've got a horse and a big trampoline. Running and jumping...

He left home when she was seventeen We came back to see her She was older cold and even mean Not like we remembered Out along the old road Where the Indian Paintbrush grows She began to cry and said she wanted us to know There were hard times When the family...

Just before the lights went out We sat up and talked about All the things that we would be I just wanted him to be with me But he had a mind of his own And he did not mind being alone Left me there in our little world Left me there like a little girl He said...

People pointing finger painting the world Leaving me their silouette on my life And I'm filling in the negative space with positively everything I do, I do And it's all because of you I do, I do And it's all because of you It's not emotion I feel for you It'...

You know that I don't always love you. Like I want to. There may come a day when you wake up. When you wake and find me gone, later on. Id be surprised if you do. Long were the days when I was without you. What did I do. Hanging out with everybody on the secon...

In the morning in the bath Water pouring from the tap I don't want to go out Lie back Relax Ever lazy never free What my conscience does to me Always something I should do Something I should be Run around Put me down if you want to I can't hear a sound 'Caus...

You've been treated bad Lonely times are what you've had Fighting is all you know You have learned what you were shown It takes love to grow It takes love to grow Habits are not like hearts Breakin' them is very hard But you got to wanna change Who can make...

Desperately tryin' to get you Off my mind But ya Keep coming back Love's never easy to lose my friend 

Once we're together, naturally When I'm not here, and you're not away from me And we're finally home I'm gonna kiss you, just like I did That time the breeze slid through the open door Then I know, I won't miss you anymore... Like I do now Like I do now Like...

shooting up junk in the bathroom makin it with punks on the floor livin the scene of her limmisine Little Miss S. in a mini dress living it up to die in a blink of the public eye day-glo point in an electric chair electric dye in her lovers hair a pretty sigh...

You hotter than [?] Looking hotter than I ever seen ya If I could've then I would've been your girl There were fellas that I knew before ya You were better I cannot ignore ya If I could've then I would've worn you out Man, it's good to see ya, I just can't b...

The register stood open as the smoke cleared the room And one man was lying over blood and a broom The store door was swingin' in a midnight breeze And another man ran through the dark and the trees Lost in the moment of what he needs Lost in the moment of wh...

Lover take me to a quiet place Where the shadows will not hide your face It's so noisy and so crowded here They won't notice if we disappear Lover take me past the velvet ropes To the moonlight with a ray of hope There is something You can do for me You and o...

Kicking with the mainline cherry You can come along if you want to Kicking with the mainline cherry You can come along if you need to Here she come lately, she eases down To see ya mainly, she eases down Kicking with the mainline cherry You can come along if...

I'm glad no one's here just me by the sea I'm glad no one's here to mess it up for me I'm glad no one's here just me by the sea But man, I wish I had a hand to hold I saw an orange starfish on the side of a rock I poked on his back & tried to pull him off...

Bet you dont know you stole my heart away. Bet you cant tell that I'm under your spell. Havent a clue what you do to me. That I long to be more than friends. Long to be more than a friend. Innocently you came to me one day You didnt mean to make me fell this w...

No dinero, on Saturday morning We spent it all Friday night at the disco No dinero, on Saturday evenin' We can't go out so we'll just have to stay at home Cash our check and with all of our money We fill our pockets and go hear the band play We sing and dance...

Give me something to remember you honey. Hold me close no I dont want your money. Leave a sign along the midnight highway. Shine a light to see that I might find my way. Im not saying goodbye. Im not saying goodbye. Oh what you could do to me with just a smile...

Are you in bad mood? Don't you wanna talk about it? Did I say somethin' rude? You don't have to cry about it. Aren't you feelin' okay? Would you like a little company? Or did you have a bad day? Are you mad at me? -- let it show Don't tell me nothing -- I don'...

Your mouth is red-I'm picturing it in my head I'm picturing you smile at me I want you to be with me NOW Your hair is brown-I'm picturing it hanging down I'm picturing it falling round those big brown eyes I wanna be with you NOW You're much more than this-a...

Sittin' on the front porch In Oak Cliff With my bra Watchin' some cars go by A lady with a baby With only one shoe Walks by Baby on her shoulder Has his mouth open More than his eyes Where's his other shoe? A little bird is bathin' On the driveway In a puddl...

You came in flashing like a ruby ring And you were acting like you knew everything And we were dancing on the kitchen floor Taking chances we don't make no more Oh, oh, my soul Oh, oh, my soul And you were tending bar in Birmingham You poured it on me like no...

Lights on the river bridge roll to the water's edge Filling the harbor with halos The night was cold and black when they were walking back He held her hand in the shadows My favorite There is so much more to see Why stay behind When you could go on with me?...

Well, I finally got it right and I'm feelin' good Yes, I finally cleared my mind and I'm feelin' good I'm gonna hang, hang, hang out on the avenue Well, the air's warm tonight and I'm feelin' good Most others hide and lie tonight feelin' good I'm gonna hang...

She said I tried to mind my own business. But that sad look on your face, was a challenge to my faith. Made me wanna chase the dark out of your room. So she smiled and said hello. Little did she know, he would take hold of her soul. And never never never let g...

The carpet looked like it would fly away In the candle light as the music played, and you embraced The taste was on his lips Straight from the vine to his fingertips on your waist Ooo lover my love. Hidden dreams since you were a girl The mystery of a hidden w...

I haven't learned to say goodbye Hello itself is hard enough It kills to let a good thing die And I don't want to see it go bad Picture perfect morning Just before the dawn And city lights are dying Sing in the cathedral Face in the stained glass is crying I...

Say you can't pay attention It's getting pretty rough You feel a little down now You can't get it up They got a pill for that They got a pill for that They got a pill for that They got a pill for that Now the pressure is rising It's getting to your head Nothi...

Must have heard the same song twenty times. Mama sang and put the make up on her eyes. We were getting ready to go. School and the work whistle blow. Everybody had to rush, rush, rush around. Rush, rush, rush around. I remember thinking this just can't be righ...

She glows around you like the moon She smiles at her reflection in a spoon She reads expensive magazines She sees herself in everything You cant judge her for that She knows where her head is at Shes tangled up in you Shes laced up in your shoe Shes got a la...

Sank like a stone into rainwater. That broken home broke my heart. We must be strong when we dont wanna. When darkness falls into your arms. And I remember melodies Of songs we used to sing. Doot Doot n Doo Doo The rain falls. Doot Doot n Doo Doo And everyone...

Stay a while Stay as long as you can Alright I don't mind if I do Pull up a lawn chair Take your dreams outside Alright I don't mind if I do Lay low and motor Motor along Rest a while Rest as long As you need Alright Loosen your laces Let your soles be...

You said no We'll never make it together You said no We'll never be this forever I wanna tell you Stranger things have happened You said see This always happens to me You said see This never end happily I gotta tell you Stranger things have happened And the...

The strings of love are trying to choke me You say none are attached but you're trying to joke me A kiss in the car and a drive in the bed I want independence from the sexy things you said But they whisper in my soul And they really take a hold of me Maybe we...

I ain't gonna kill myself loving you I ain't gonna break my own heart I ain't gonna kill myself wanting you When you don't seem to want any part of my love And I know I'll be fine just as soon as I let go Yes I know I'll be alright as soon as I let go Get a s...

Let me turn off your TV. Before you go crazy. Come out for a while with me. No dont be lazy? Tall trees whose shadows fall along sheeps meadow. Never know what we will see. Come take a walk with me. Well I know youre weary now, and uninspired. But if you stop...

Out on the moor he met his lover, in the wet grass up to her knees. And there he swore he loved no other, then he came running home to me. And will she cry all night? And will she cry all day? And will she cry all night? Just for the one who went away? Out on...

Somewhere there's somebody who looks just like you do, acts just like you do.. feels the same way.. Somwehre there's a person in a far away place, with a different name and a face that looks like you... Do ya think about who it might be? Do ya wonder where yo...

One day you just get tired of crying Runnin' can't escape the beating heart One day you just get tired of dying Living can't escape the beating march But a higher bloom unveils In a low down dirty day And all that dreams entail Come and take your suffering awa...

Raise the window listen to the rain I'll be your pillow rest your head on me again Here in the darkness let the lightnin' flash our room & smell the rain it's in the air like sweet perfume Make sure the cat's in don't worry 'bout the dog We'll let it rain...

Sleepy eyes It's time to rise It must be well past afternoon I know you Got a wonderful view I am familiar with the ceiling But when tomorrow comes You'll be stepping out that door But when tomorrow comes You'll be stepping out that door for sure Don't feel...

So young and beautiful in her old used car And she's had a bellyful of the way things are Trying to make ends meet Been down to her last dollar Running from the heat of a temper like lava She's a volcano She's a volcano Hot-wired by nature like so many befor...

You call me up on a Saturday night Half intoxicated with a crazy bunch of guys Say you're at a party and I really ought to come Then you hold the phone up so that I can hear the hot drumbeat If you're waiting for me If you're waiting for me You'll be waiting...

Barely old enough to legally drive. She took off in her stepmothers van. A restlessness that blew her over the line. Like the wind inside an aluminum can. At a pay phone in a donut shop. She called a friend back home. Were all worried they've called the...

Benny lost his faith in a gambling spree, had to leave this place get away from me. ohhh ohh we'll meet again, maybe introduced as friends, he'll come around in a while. But it's so hard to see when the lights go down, and it's hard to believe when the lights...

Red dog riding in the back of a pickup truck Free on the freeway I look at him hoping praying he don't jump Driving me crazy Hey ya woyaho I ain't got no place to go Hey ya oh no Sing songs sing them loud roll that window down High on the highway My heart bea...

Oh, very soon There will come a day When the night Brings you to me I remember Standin' there waitin' by your door Starin' at the floor At the light comin' through I was dying to see you Dying to be with you Oh, very soon Three, four people Always seem to b...

Gonna tell the tale of a dog named Zillionaire who stands on the back of a whale howling out in the middle of the ocean. Waves of dog emotion. Howl on 'til you find your sailor. Howl on 'til he carries you home. Hear him calling for his master a sailor lost at...