Gretchen Peters

Will I see you tonight with the moon in your hair? Your sad little smile, your poetic despair Will we meet on the freeway under the sky For a cool goodbye? There's a crack in my voice, there's a crack in my heart The foundation is crumbling, I'm falling apart...

I drive a cab in Brooklyn, I like my job okay Nobody breathin' down my neck, I just drive around all day I meet all kinds of people, I've got the gift of gab Been everything from bums to kings in the back seat of my cab And I got a roof over my head I got thr...

[Verse 1] I built this house with my bare hands On the shores of Louisian Took my sweet cher Jolie-Ann For my own – my very own Now every man has got his pride I tried to shelter and provide But I can’t stop this poison tide Rollin’ in – rollin’ in [Chorus] N...

[Verse 1] The blackbirds came at dusk and they roosted in the cane Raised such a ruckus that it shook my windowpane And I’m covered up in dirt and I stink of kerosene And no matter what I do I can’t get clean Last thing I remember was your footsteps in the hal...

Are you lonely? Are you crying? Are those teardrops in your eyes? Is it more blues? Is it bad news? Is it a curse or a blessing in disguise? Did you leave him? Do you love him? Have you said your last goodbyes? Is it over? Are you sorry? Could it be a blessin...

Carmelita was a street angel but she kept her halo hid Never learned to read or write so well, she was just a farmer's kid She took communion at the age of twelve, she wore a cross of wood She heard the clanging of the mission bell And she vowed that she'd be...

This is how it is, no dramatic scenes You read your morning paper, I read my magazine Happy weatherman says, we need the rain But I don't know what he's thinking It's been coming down for days And this brew is just too bitter Too strong for me to drink Gonna...

The moon had a fight with the parking lot light And slunk off to hide in the clouds Now it’s broken bottles, gravel and glass Keepin’ you company now In the heat of the moment he cried out your name But the moment it didn’t last long Ten minutes later he’s dr...

Angels we have heard on high Singing sweetly through the night And the mountains in reply Echoing their brave delight Shepherds, why this jubilee? Why these songs of happy cheer? What great brightness did you see? What glad tiding did you hear? Come to Bethleh...

I can't fight your dragons anymore They no longer live behind your closet door My magic's lost its power to ease your mind But if I could, I'd slay them child of mine What I wouldn't give for just one day When holding you was all it took to wipe those tears a...

I work the high wire in the center ring Defyin' gravity, that's my thing Guess I never wanted no regular life I couldn't stand to be nobody's wife Some people tell me that I'm livin' their dream But things in the circus ain't what they seem Believe me, darlin...

Lullay, Thou little tiny Child Bye, bye, lully, lullay Lullay, Thou little tiny Child Bye, bye, lully, lullay O sisters, too, how may we do For to preserve this day; This poor Youngling for whom we sing Bye, bye, lully, lullay Herod the King, in his raging Cha...

i got no use for harps and wings i got no time for foolish things there is no heaven, there is no hell there’s only you, my dark angel your bleeding heart, your pilgrim soul your wounded eyes, that take their toll your ragged voice like a broken bell against...

You blow in harder than a hurricane I'm always standing in the pouring rain Sometimes it's all that I can do To keep from drowning in you You come on softer than a summer wind Love me 'til I'm weak and then you're gone again And I ain't got no anchor to hold...

Eddie's first wife was a vision The bride on the wedding cake Thought he was the luckiest man alive That was his first mistake He'd found him the perfect woman That's what he thought he had Found him a girl just like the girl Who married dear old dad Where h...

We'll take the red eye flight and leave Nashville way behind I got a feeling everything's gonna work out fine Three thousand miles from Tennessee In between the devil and the deep blue sea Take the redeye flight and leave Nashville way behind Got my hand on t...

Wasn’t a cloud in the sky when the news arrived Just another bluebird day Just a voice on the phone saying I’m sorry Everything falls away So I went down to the sea to look for you Found the moon and the Milky Way Watched the tide take back what it gave to me...

I've got five minutes to sneak a cigarette Five minutes to myself Back behind the screen door of Andy's luncheonette And I ain't got time to worry 'bout my health My boss Andy says I smoke myself to death Andy he reminds me some of you Back when you were Romeo...

It's Friday night down in Germantown You're ridin' shotgun wearin' black Just another Friday night in Germantown But something tells me we ain't goin' back Mary's glowin' by the dashboard light Giving benediction to the lost Something's stirring in the black,...

Haven’t done as well as I thought I would I’m not dead but I’m damaged goods And it’s gettin’ late I’m a rusty hinge, a squeaky wheel At the bad end of a shaky deal Cursed by the hand of fate And ooooooh – I’m a very lucky girl Yeah ooooooh – hello crue...

I was born by the railroad track Train whistle wailed and I wailed right back Daddy left mama when I was quite young Said one of these days you're gonna follow me on Whoa, I ain't ever satisfied Well, I had me a man and he was my world Oh, but I ran off like...

Quit my job and cashed my check Pawned the pearls around my neck and kissed it all goodbye Gassed my car and fixed my flat Told that boy just where it's at and had a real good cry I got this feelin' in my bones It's time for me to leave the comfort zone I do...

I was born with a hunger nobody could name Mama said I was restless, just made that way But I was looking for you, I was looking for you I'd wake up crying and she'd hold me tight But something about it just didn't feel right 'Cause I was looking for you, I wa...

I wonder as I wander out under the sky How Jesus the Saviour did come for to die For poor on'ry people like you and like I; I wonder as I wander out under the sky When Mary birthed Jesus 'twas in a cow's stall With wise men and farmers and shepherds and all Bu...

They’re in the front seat, he’s got the radio low And the moon hangs over idlewild as the planes touch down He is talking but she’s not listening She is thinking of her father, who died when she was young I’m in the back seat, they think I’m sleeping But I am...

If heaven was an hour it would be twilight When the fireflies start their dancin' on the lawn And supper's on the stove and mama's laughin' And everybody's workin' day is done If heaven was a town it would be my town On a summer day in 1965 And everythin' I w...

Imogene, she lives in Reno All alone with thirteen cats Every night she passes the casino Imogene, don't fool with that Imogene, she drives an old Camaro But she hardly ever takes it out If it's true, God's eye is on the sparrow She's got nothin' to worry abo...

Baby, I've been thinking About me and you Baby, I've been dreaming Like we used to do Things ain't what they used to be I can't change them anyway But the world would be a better place If I had my way Superman would win the fight Everyone would do what's rig...

In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone; Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow In the bleak midwinter, long ago Angels and archangels may have gathered there Cherubim and seraphim thronged the air; But h...

Well, she seemed all right by dawn's early light Though she looked a little worried and weak She tried to pretend he wasn't drinkin' again But daddy'd left the proof on her cheek And I was only eight years old that summer And I always seemed to be in the way...

Oh Jezebel, you can't just tell them how you feel They see the world in black and white and red And Jezebel, it's just as well, what's done is done You'll never change the thoughts inside their heads Oh Jezebel, with every cell you reached for love And found...

[Verse 1] I got nothing to hold me here My old friends have all moved on and disappeared It won’t be long now ’til I fly But oh my dear ones how I hate to say goodbye [Chorus] So I sing holy holy from this prison where I lie My arms reaching up to touch the s...

Baby, open up that bottle Come and lay down by my side I don't have no special reason Just this ache I feel inside I wanna lose my inhibitions I wanna lose those words we said I wanna drink my fill of you, babe And let it go right to my head Tonight I want t...

Billy had a yearning and an ache inside So he got himself a Harley and he learned to ride Purred just like a baby, low and sweet and true And he aimed it at the place where the blacktop turns to blue Penny was a waitress down in Tupelo They said that she was...

baby lock that old front door got a good red wine to pour cause the world is just too much for me tonight i’m a soldier back from war too tired to care no more and too sad to put up any kind of fight but from here to the garden gate where the sweet wild roses...

Baby, where are you tonight? I'm lookin' good, I feel alright, yeah, yeah, yeah I ain't really missin' you It's just a kind of deja vu, yeah, yeah, yeah Me, I'm out here in the clutch I'm hangin' on to nothin' much I'm hungry for that human touch, yeah, yeah...

I am an artist, I won't crawl I'll paint a picture of my heart And hang it on a wall It's my sweet release It's my masterpiece Hanging on a wall in a museum You can hurt me but I'll fight back I'll rearrange the shadows and the light 'Til the colors turn to...

[Verse 1] On a childhood highway through a night alone I was barely breathing, I was crawling home Well it’s not quite London or the south of France Or an Asian island or a second chance [Chorus] Going back to Nashville, thinking ‘bout the whole thing Guess y...

weatherman says there’s gonna be sun surely to god i’m not the only one who’d trade this day for a hurricane blow 500 miles cross a landlocked state earthquake shook the California ground took a freeway out and some buildings down well i’ve never felt the ear...

Deep in December, the year has grown old The days have grown dark and the nights have turned cold And the hurts that we harbor, the debts that we owe Are sleeping down under a blanket of snow It covers the grasses, the bench in the park The scars in the earth...

On a bus to St. Cloud, Minnesota I thought I saw you there With the snow falling down around you Like a silent prayer And once on a street in New York City With the jazz and the sin in the air And once on a cold L.A. freeway Going nowhere And it's strange bu...

Under Kilimanjaro she guards her young And she speaks to the darkness in the mother tongue She waits and she watches all night long She calls to her lover and she sings this song I will be there for you whatever comes I am as constant as the beat of drums My...

I got a fine house, I got a deep well I’m a woman who knows how to keep to herself when your need is strong and the hour is late baby you got the key to my garden gate honeysuckle clings to the old stone wall just like Eden before the fall from dust we come a...

[Verse 1] I knew a girl who said that beauty kills Dulled the pain with wine and pills Took that slow ride down the hill to nowhere She said Pompeii crumbled and Athens fell Heathens stormed the citadel A girl like me ain’t got a chance in hell against ‘em [C...

I went walking one night on Tupelo street All the way to the county line Heard a sidewalk sermon and a blind man preach And written on a cardboard sign Revival, revival, this lamb has gone astray Revival, revival, gonna wash your sins away Now I have done ev...

Saint Francis walking on the water All his lambs have gone to slaughter All the creatures who receive his grace You can see them all In his haggard face Saint Francis begging at your doorway You want to let him in but what will the neighbors say You know you...

Silent night, holy night All is calm, all is bright Round yon virgin mother and child Holy infant so tender and mild Sleep in heavenly peace Sleep in heavenly peace Silent night, holy night Shepherds quake at the sight Glories stream from heaven afar Heavenly...

The lamp is burnin' low upon my table top The snow is softly falling The air is still within the silence of my room I hear your voice softly calling If I could only have you near To breathe a sigh or two I would be happy just to hold the hands I love On this w...

I got sand between my toes and beach tar on my feet And my air conditioner don't work in this late August heat I got a top forty radio song stuck in my head Can't shake it loose can't get myself out of bed And I'm tired of the TV news think I'll read a book in...

You fell out of the sky when you were 21 Your bomber took a bullet from a German gun Did you think about your wife, your brief And tender life, did you pray to anyone? How does it feel when you're falling? Can you hear sweet angels calling? Is it empty up in...

[Verse 1] Damn this lump in my throat Damn this hole in my coat Damn this rain that just won’t quit Damn the sorry waste of it Damn the truth, n damn these lies Damn that look behind your eyes Damn this day, damn this night Goddamn this losing fight [Chorus]...

The house on Auburn Street is burning to the ground Fire trucks on the lawn and a crowd is gathered round An apparition in a small suburban town The house on Auburn Street is burning to the ground Birthdays and barbecues – come on you sleepy head He watched t...

Open up your suitcase and show me what you got I don't need a new religion, I don't need no pans or pots But your little ritual might entertain me Yeah, the lady of the house is in and might be so inclined If you're selling something sacred I might be ready t...

I threw a rose to the matador, not sure who I was cheering for My aim was true, my heart was full, I loved the fighter and the bull I loved like only a woman can, a very complicated man I bound his wounds, I heard his cries, I gave him truth, I told him lies...

Couple of guys sittin' around Drinkin' down at the Starlight Bar One of 'em says, "You know I been thinkin'" Other one says, "That won't get you too far" He says, "This is your life and welcome to it It's just workin' and drinkin' and dreams Ad on the TV says...

It's something like grace, the way you look at me Kinda like you see me in my finest hour It's something like church, the way it's supposed to be When I get down on my knees and feel the power It's kinda like a wildfire burnin' up the mountainside It's kinda...

There's a silence on the front lines You can cut it with a knife You can stay and take your chances Or you can run to save your life And one side is retreating And the other's runnin' scared And the drums of war are beating Even though it's undeclared And bo...

The altar boys are sneaking cigarettes The friends and neighbors offering their regrets The station wagon's in the pouring rain And all that water goin' down the drain A white lace dress for when I turn thirteen And a bright red stain that wouldn't quite come...

Children playin', night is fallin' Stars are winkin' in the sky Supper's cookin', mama's callin' But they're not ready to say goodbye While you've been sleepin', I've been walkin' I've been restless but I swear I don't know why I'm not cryin', it's just raini...

Baby you just slipped right through my fingers Baby took the words out of my mouth I could start all over but the thing is You were never something I could live without You were always looking for the silver lining I was always waiting for the rain Every now...

Joseph walked to Bethlehem Found no room there at the inn And knowing not what was to be He lay beside her patiently Waitin' on Mary The shepherds watched, the stars grew bright The angels said, "It's gonna be alright Just have some faith, just wait and see A...

True north is hard to find These long, long nights play tricks upon the mind I tried my best but I'm lost I guess What I thought was freedom was just aimlessness Now I'm waiting for Amelia to come in from the west Waiting for Amelia and the light is fadin' fa...

It's raining in my coffee cup Comin' down since I got up today, cold and gray And lookin' in my rear view mirror I could be anywhere but here I am, traffic jam All these people without names Everyday we face the same routine Waiting for the light to turn gree...

There’s a bible on the table There’s a bottle on the shelf There’s a woman in the kitchen Cryin’ quietly to herself Down the hallway, in the bedroom He can hear his children wail When all you got is a hammer Everything looks like a nail Well he came home from...

When you are old and tired and gray And wear your overcoat on sunny days When your brave tales have all been told I'll ask for them when you are old When you are old and full of sleep And death no longer makes you weep When your body aches with cold I'll warm...

Some old ships they sail, some old ships they sink Cause you got a bottle, don’t mean you have to drink When you comin’ home baby, when you comin’ back to your girl? I been on the east side waiting for your call I’ve been workin’ corners, when I work at all W...

There’s a man out here puts his head in the mouth of a crocodile Puts the whole thing in, takes it out and gives the crowd a great big smile And they walk away with their illusions of safety safely intact And they tell their little wide eyed kids it’s only an...