Talk Back Mic lyrics - Marc Cohn & The Blind Boys Of Alabama
He's on a talk back mic
Say what you need to say
Tell your story and don't delay
He's on a talk back mic
Tell Him how you feel
You know what they say about squeaking wheels
Go on and tell your story
That's the reason that He put you here
Cause you've been walking down the road of glory
Just listen to the engineer
He's on a talk back mic
He's got infinite tracks
More than Motown, Sun or Stax (ah-ooh)
He's got the levels all set
And the red lights on
He's just waiting on you to sing your song
Maybe you're a mover and shaker
Buying lots of beautiful toys
Remember when you meet your maker
He only wants to hear your voice
He's on a talk back mic
It sounds so clear
You got to have a little faith in the engineer
Go on and tell your story
That's the reason that He put you down here
You'll be walking on the road to glory
If you listen to the engineer
He's on a talk back mic
Say what you need to say
Tell your story and don't delay
Tell your story and don't delay
Tell your story and don't delay
Talk back mic
Talk back mic
Talk back mic
Talk back
Talk back mic
Talk back mic
(Come on, get up)
Talk back mic
Talk back
(He on the)
Talk back mic (yeah)
Talk back mic
(Talk back mic)
Talk back mic
Talk back mic
Talk back mic
Talk back mic
(Come on)
Talk back mic
Talk back
Talk back mic
Talk back mic
(I hear You talking)
Talk back mic
Talk back mic
(Talk back mic)
Talk back mic
Talk back mic
Work To Do lyrics - Marc Cohn & The Blind Boys Of Alabama
Around this time the shadows are tall
When the moon's on the rise and the writing's on the wall
I think of my friends gone without a trace
And I wonder why I'm still walking around this place
And maybe I still have work to do
Still have work to do
After everything that I've been through
Maybe I still have work to do
I still have work to do
Yeah but nothing works without you
Nothing works without you
I gave my love and got love in return
Everyone taught me something that I needed to learn, yeah
But nobody taught me how to live with the pain
Of losing love over and over again
So maybe I still have work to do
Still have work to do
After everything that I've been through
Maybe I still have work to do
I still have work to do
Oh but nothing works without you
Been a million miles under the rain and sun
Only He can tell me when my work is done
When my work is done
Maybe I still have work to do
I still have work to do
After everything that I've been through
Maybe we still have work to do
Still have work to do
I just, I just keep on working
Maybe we still have work to do
Still have work to do
After everything that we've been through
Maybe we still have work to do
(Still have work to do) Still have work to do
Yeah but nothing works without you
Nothing works without you
Ghost Train lyrics - Marc Cohn & The Blind Boys Of Alabama
Everybody talks about some fateful day
And I guess that this was mine
I may be here to tell some kind of story
But I think it's gonna take a little time
(That's all right)
See I'm rockin' in a cradle
Down the hall somewhere and I am--
Lost inside a dream
Maybe I am falling
Maybe I am flying
But I know if I am crying she is
Holding me
And then the sky broke up
And then the rain came down
And it washed away everything on the ground
Wash it away
Wash it away
Wash it away
Now baby's got that bottle
Filled up with lightning and rain
He keeps calling out for someone
But she's riding on a train
Riding on the ghost train
And she keeps on riding
She's gonna keep on riding
Mama keep on riding
Keep on riding
Some trains they leave in the moming
Some leave in the afternoon
Some trains they leave here
Right on time
And some they just leave too soon
Way too soon
But I'm gonna keep on...
Now baby's got that bottle
Filled up with lightning and rain
He keeps calling out for someone
But she's riding on a train
Riding on the ghost train
And she keeps on riding
And she keeps on riding
She's gonna keep on riding
Keep on riding
Now baby's got that bottle
Filled up with lightning and rain
He keeps calling out for someone
But she's riding on a train
Riding on the ghost train
Riding on the ghost train
Riding on the ghost train
Riding on the ghost train
Riding on the ghost train
Baby King lyrics - Marc Cohn & The Blind Boys Of Alabama
Baby King
Baby King
You got to get ready for a Baby King
You might dance, Daddy
You might sing
But you never seen nothin' like a Baby King
It was a bright and sunny summer morn, she said
(Get ready for a Baby King)
It wasn't too long, for he was born now
(Get ready for a Baby King)
As you could hardly tell by the look on his face
(Get ready for a Baby King)
The pretty soon he was gonna run the place
(Get ready for a Baby King)
Now he is strong and he is wise, yeah
(Get ready for a Baby King)
He sees right through your old disguise
(Get ready for a Baby King)
Now you might think that you got it down
(Get ready for a Baby King)
Wait till Baby King comes to town now
(Get ready for a Baby King)
'Cause here he come
Baby King
Baby King
You got to get ready for a Baby King
You might dance, Daddy
You might sing
But you never seen nothin' like a Baby King
Now ol' Virgin Mary brought him here but
(Get ready for a Baby King)
The angels whispered in his tiny little ear
(Get ready for a Baby King)
But then they sent him down from up above
(Get ready for a Baby King)
Just to show you how to really love
(Get ready for a Baby King)
'Cause here he comes
Baby King
Baby King
You got to get ready for a Baby King
You might dance, Daddy
You might sing
But you never seen nothin' like a Baby King
You might dance, Daddy
You might sing
But you never seen nothin' like a Baby King
Listening To Levon lyrics - Marc Cohn & The Blind Boys Of Alabama
I was sitting with Mary
In my dad's blue Valiant
Rain was coming down
And the radio was playing
Mary was talking
A million miles a minute
I could not hear one word she was saying
Cause I was lost
I was gone
Listening to Levon
In another world
In another place
I was was lost
I was gone
Listening to Levon
I was looking at Mary's eyes
but I was listening to Levon
Mary's hair was black
That much I remember
Mary's was skin was smooth
I remember that too
And she opened her eyes
Sometimes when she kissed me
I don't know why she did that
Maybe Mary knew
I was lost
I was gone
Listening to Levon
In another place
In some other world
I was was lost
I was gone
Listening to Levon
I was looking at the girl
But I was listening to Levon
I changed her name
To protect the innocent
I might have even lied
About the car
this is just to say
Sorry if I hurt you
Mary if you're out there
You know who you are
I'm sorry Mary
It serves me right if
You can't even hear me singing
If you tuned me out a long time ago
And it served me right
If you already changed the station
And you're listening right now to that old boy on the radio
And you're lost
And you're gone
Listening to Levon
In another world
From some other place
Are you lost?
Are you gone?
Listening to Levon
Is there a smile your face
while you're listening to Levon?
Silver Thunderbird lyrics - Marc Cohn & The Blind Boys Of Alabama
Watched it coming up Winslow
Down South Park Boulevard
Yeah it was looking good from tail to hood
Great big fins and painted steel
Man it looked just like the bat mobile
With my old man behind the wheel
Well you could hardly even see him in all of that chrome
The man with the plan and the pocket comb
But every night it carried him home
And I could hear him saying
Don't you give me no Buick
Son, you must take my word
If there's a God in heaven
He's got a Silver Thunderbird
You can keep your Eldorados
And the foreign car's absurd
Me, I wanna go down
In a Silver Thunderbird
He got up every morning
While I was still asleep
And I remember the sound of him shuffling around
Right before the crack of dawn
Is when I heard him turn the motor on
But when I got up they were gone
Down the road in the rain and snow
The man and his machine would go
Oh, the secrets that old car would know
Sometimes I hear him sayin'
Don't you give me no Buick
Son, you must take my word
If there's a God in heaven
He's got a Silver Thunderbird
You can keep your Eldorados
And the foreign car's absurd
Me, I wanna go down
In a Silver Thunderbird
Ohhh...
[x4]
Down the road in the rain and snow
The man and his machine would go
Oh, the secrets that old car would know
I still hear him sayin'
Don't you give me no Buick
Son, you must take my word
If there's a God up in heaven
He's got a Silver Thunderbird
You can keep your Eldorados
And the foreign car's absurd
Me, I wanna go down
In a Silver Thunderbird
Me, I wanna go down
In a Silver Thunderbird
Ohhh...[x4]
Hi ho silver...
Amazing Grace lyrics - Marc Cohn & The Blind Boys Of Alabama
Amazing grace! How sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.
'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed!
Amazing grace! How sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.
When we've been there ten thousand years,
Bright shining as the sun,
We have no less days just to sing God's praise
Than when we first begun.
Amazing grace! How sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.
Walking In Memphis lyrics - Marc Cohn & The Blind Boys Of Alabama
Put on my blue suede shoes
And I boarded the plane
Touched down in the land of the Delta Blues
In the middle of the pouring rain
W.C. Handy
Won't you look down over me
Yeah I've got a first class ticket
But I'm as blue as a boy can be
Then I'm walking in Memphis
I was walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale
Walking in Memphis
But do I really feel the way I feel?
Saw the ghost of Elvis
On Union Avenue
Followed him up to the gates of Graceland
Then I watched him walk right through
Now security they did not see him
They just
Hovered around his tomb
But there's a pretty little thing
Waiting for The King
Down in the Jungle Room
When I was walking in Memphis
I was walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale
Walking in Memphis
But do I really feel the way I feel
They've got catfish on the table
They've got gospel in the air
And Reverend Green
Would be glad to see you
When you haven't got a prayer
But boy you've got a prayer in Memphis
Now Muriel plays piano
Every Friday at the Hollywood
And they brought me down to see her
And they asked me if I would
Do a little number
And I sang with all my might
She said
"Tell me are you a Christian child?"
And I said
"Ma'am I am tonight"
Walking in Memphis
(Walking in Memphis)
I was walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale
Walking in Memphis
(Walking in Memphis)
But do I really feel the way I feel
Walking in Memphis
(Walking in Memphis)
I was walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale
Walking in Memphis
(Walking in Memphis)
But do I really feel the way I feel
Put on my blue suede shoes
And I boarded the plane
Touched down in the land of the Delta Blues
In the middle of the pouring rain
Touched down in the land of the Delta Blues
In the middle of the pouring
Rain
One Safe Place lyrics - Marc Cohn & The Blind Boys Of Alabama
How many roads you've traveled
How many dreams you've chased
Across sand and sky and gravel
Looking for one safe place
Hey hey
One safe place
Hey hey
Will you make a smoother landing
When you break your fall from grace
Into the arms of understanding
Looking for one safe place
Hey hey
One safe place
Hey hey
Life is trial by fire
And love's the sweetest taste
And I pray it lifts us higher
To one safe place
Hey hey
One safe place
Hey hey
How many roads we've traveled
How many dreams we've chased
Across sand and sky and gravel
Looking for one safe place
Hey hey
One safe place
Hey hey
Angelsong lyrics - Marc Cohn
It was a stormy night in Ohio
And the rain was really coming down
An old man said he saw an angel
High above the sleepy town
Well they said "There couldn't be no angels
Out flying on a night like this
And tell us have you seen any UFOs old man?"
Old man said, "What do you think an angel is?"
Well they said "There couldn't be no angels
Out flying on a night like this
And tell us have you seen any UFOs old man?"
Old man said, "What do you think an angel is?"
It was a stormy night in Ohio
And the rain was really coming down
An old man said he saw an angel
High above the sleepy town
Bits And Pieces lyrics - Marc Cohn
Sleepless nights and senseless fights
Many that I've known
Are proportional to the desperate hours
Spent on the telephone
Now I'm sitting here trying to get through to God
Screaming in a microphone
Singing, watch out for me cause it's plain to see
I can't make it on my own
When all I got are them
Bits and pieces
Of my sorrow and regret
A memorial for lovers
And a conveyance they respect
And though here on this young man's face
A tear trace you detect
Well it's only for the bits and pieces
That I can recollect
I had to let you know
So you'll try to understand
It wasn't a scheme it was a foolish dream
That didn't work out like I planned
Just didn't work out like I planned
Hey tell me that you understand, yeah
So give me back my music
And those off-stage whispered cues
'Coz I got me a ten song repertoire
Hey it includes a sad song too
So when you see me serenading the darkness
You'll know exactly who I'm singing to
And those tears are only for the years
I may just spend with you
But all I'm left with is
Bits and pieces
Of my sorrow and regret
A memorial for lovers
And a conveyance they respect
And though here on this young man's face
A tear trace you detect
Well it's only for the bits and pieces
That I can recollect
Yes it's only for the bits and pieces
That I can recollect
Fallen Angels lyrics - Marc Cohn
(from "Message In A Bottle" soundtrack)
Baby baby, the time is at hand
I tell you one thing that you'll understand
Been a long time looking for something strong
Oh baby it ain't gonna be that long
Baby baby, the time is at hand
I tell you one thing that you'll understand
Been a long time looking for something strong
Oh baby it ain't gonna be that long
We're just fallen angels
(Fallen angels)
Straight from heaven
(Straight from heaven)
I can't keep on
(Can't keep on)
Rollin' sevens
(Rollin' sevens)
Oh baby how lucky can one man get?
Yeah I know I gotta go but I ain't finished yet
(I ain't finished yet)
Oh baby, it ain't gonna be that long
Far Away Nearby lyrics - Marc Cohn
Little boy sits by the light of the moon
Knows that he's lost something precious too soon
And he's quietly singing a nursery tune
Sings for whoever may hear him
Then one day he finds for whatever it's worth
The moon and the stars and the blue spinning earth
They'll all come and go through death and rebirth
And the ones that he's lost will be near him
He says no matter the distance they put in between us
Whether on earth or on high
I send up a prayer if you blow me some kisses
From the far away nearby, bye, bye
So whether you're weary or cold as a stone
Baby, maybe you're reeling in feeling alone
But remember your sadness, well it isn't unknown
Just think of the ones that you're missing
They says no matter the distance they put in between us
Whether on earth or on high
I send up a prayer if you blow me some kisses
From far away
You can hear them all singing and dancing
Kicking up their heels from across the divide
Listen, you can hear the music playing
Calling out to someone from the other side
Yeah, no matter the distance they put in between us
Whether on earth or on high
I send up a prayer if you blow me some kisses
From the far away nearby, bye, bye
I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You lyrics - Marc Cohn
(originally by Tom Waits)
(from "The Prince & Me" soundtrack)
Well, I hope that I don't fall in love with you
'Cause falling in love just makes me blue
Well, the music plays and you display your heart for me to see
I head a beer and now I hear you calling out for me
And I hope that I don't fall in love with you
Now, the night does funny things inside a man
These old tomcat feelings, you don't understand
I turn around and look at you, you light a cigarette
I wish I had the guts to bum one, but we've never met
And I hope that I don't fall in love with you
I can see that you are lonesome just like me
And it being late, you'd like some company
Well, I've had two, I look at you, and you look back at me
The guy you're with is up and split, the chair next to you is free
And I hope that you don't fall in love with me
Now, it's closing time, the music's fading out
Last call for drinks, I have another stout
I turn around to look at you, you're nowhere to be found
I search the place for your lost face and have another round
And I think that I just fell in love with you
Ma'oz Tzur (Rock Of Ages) lyrics - Marc Cohn
Rock of ages let our song
Praise your saving power
Thou amidst the raging foes
You were our sheltering tower
(Our sheltering tower)
Rock of ages let our song
Praise thy saving power
Thou amidst the raging foes
You were our sheltering tower
(Our sheltering tower)
Furious they assailed us
But thine arm availed us
And thy word broke their sword
When our own strength failed us
And your word broke their sword
When our own strength failed us
Children of the wanderers
Whether free or fettered
Wake the echoes of the songs
Where ye may be scattered
Yours the message cheering
That the time is nearing
Which will see all men free
And tyrants disappearing
(Hope will see all men free
And tyrants disappearing)
Man Of The World lyrics - Marc Cohn
(from "The Prince & Me" soundtrack)
I want to be a man of the world
With blood in my veins and a hurt in my heart
Out in the street with the noise and the dirt
And the ones still looking for a brand new start
Oh I've been sleeping far too long
Hiding out in a palace of gold
Show me one thing before I'm gone
That can't be bought and can't be sold
Show me how to come alive
Show me how to make you mine
'Cause if you'd only be my girl
I could be a man of the world
Then I could be a man of the world
My Great Escape lyrics - Marc Cohn
Kickin' stones down by the gypsy shacks
Along the wrong side of the tracks
Steppin' over all the cracks
Cross my fingers too
Wishing on that lucky day
When I finally make my getaway
Won't be nothing left to say (no no)
Only one thing left to do
Just run through the valleys
And down through the woods
Out in the alleys
Past the old neighborhoods
(And I know I got) so far to travel
And the hour is late
But it's out of the darkness
When I make my great escape
When I make my great escape
He's travellin' down the road tonight
His heart is heavy but his load is light
He fakes to the left but he moves to the right
On a lonely road tonight
He moves to the right
And he drops a penny into a wishing well
Nobody hears him as far as he can tell
He sees a thousand other wishes lying there
And he rightly wonders if the gods will care
If the gods are gonna care
So he runs through the valleys
And on through the woods
Down in the alleys
Past the old neighborhoods
(And he's got) so far to travel
And the hour is late
But it's out of the darkness
When he makes his great escape
When he makes his great escape
When he makes his great escape
Old Soldier lyrics - Marc Cohn
Listen old soldier
Wherever you are
The hills or the valleys
Come near or come far
They say youth is a treasure
We waste when we're young
So come down from that place
Where your medals are hung
You're forever returning
And yearning to fight
And you feel just like
An old soldier tonight...
Listen old soldier
'Cause time doesn't wait
The moon's on your shoulder
And the hour is late
And something there inside
Still calls out to you
And you won't fade away
Whatever you do
You're forever beginning
Barely winning the fight
You feel just like
An old soldier tonight...
You're not getting no younger
That much is true now
But you still got that hunger
Burning in you now
So what do you do now?
(What do you do now?)
Listen old soldier
To the sound in your ears
Of too many battles
Of too many years
But there's only one thing
You've learned in defeat:
That losing is bitter
And victory is sweet
Yeah you're always unravelling
Travelling light
And you feel just like
An old soldier tonight
You feel just like
An old soldier tonight
(That's right)
Just an old soldier...
One Thing Of Beauty lyrics - Marc Cohn
Gimme just one thing of beauty
To last me for all of my years
Gimme just one thing of beauty
And wash away all of my tears
I won't need to get no religion
When I throw all my burdens away
So gimme just one thing of beauty
And I'll stand at this alter and pray
Gimme one thing of beauty
I need one thing of beauty
Baby one thing of beauty
It's hard times down on the corner
Yeah, there's loneliness out on the street
I mean, everywhere you go there's someone you know
Who suffered some kind of defeat
But there's dreams being dreamed down in the doorway
Of all these places nobody goes
Yeah the ones that just so many are praising
They're the ones now that nobody knows
They just need one thing of beauty
Maybe one thing of beauty
They need one thing of beauty
(That's right... that's all they need)
You can keep every diamond and ruby
You can forget all those pharaohs and kings
Gimme just one thing of beauty
Take away all these material things
Gimme one thing of beauty
Since it all turns to ashes and dust
Gimme one thing of beauty
Yeah, the rest of you can do what you must
But I need...
Gimme one thing of beauty
I need one thing of beauty
Baby one thing of beauty
There's hard times...
There's loneliness down on the street
But all we need is just one thing...
When you go way down
You're looking for one thing...
The Days lyrics - Marc Cohn
I was just thinking
Of when we were younger
Under the sky so blue
Laying our blankets out
The things that we talked about
How I remember you
We were like soldiers
We never got older
I guess everything fades away
I'm closing my eyes now
Cause I'm feeling so tired today
Whoa, the days with you
Whoa, the days with you
I told you my secret
'Cause I knew you could keep it
There was nothing we had to hide
It was so many years ago
But I just wanted you to know
That I miss you here by my side
Whoa, the days with you
Whoa, the days with you
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