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

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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

compilation: "Careful What You Dream: Lost Songs And Rarities" (2016)

Nowhere Fast lyrics - Marc Cohn

When I was a boy
I went running off to school
Went home every evening
Like there was nothing else to do

One night I looked out my window
And while the moon was racing past
I sat up there and wondered
Am I goin' nowhere fast?

I see the telephone post
I watch a sparrow fly
And all the lonely souls know
But I just drive on by

And I think of all the dreams there
That never came to pass
And I can't help but wonder
Hey are we goin' nowhere fast?
Nowhere fast

And I don't have an answer
And I don't have a clue
Why people act so crazy
But I guess I'm crazy too
A little bit crazy too

I watch my baby sleeping
It's been a long hard day
And she looks so peaceful
Lost in the faraway

Sometimes I just wanna hold her
And make one moment last
But all I do is wonder
Hey are we goin' nowhere fast?
Nowhere fast

Nowhere
Are we goin' nowhere fast?