Bridges and Balloons

 

Oh my love

Oh it was a funny little thing
To be
The ones
To've seen

The sight of bridges and balloons
Makes calm canaries irritable
And they caw and claw all afternoon
Catenaries and dirigibles
Brace and buoy the living room
A loom of metals warp woof wimble
And a thimbles worth of milky moon
Can touch hearts larger than a thimble

-Bridges and Balloons  Joanna Newsom

I get along without you very well

 

I get along without you very well

Of course, I do
Except when soft rains fall
And drip from leaves, then I recall
The thrill of being sheltered in your arms
Of course, I do
But I get along without you very well

I've forgotten you, just like I should
Of course, I have
Except to hear your name
Or someone's laugh that is the same
But I've forgotten you, just like I should

-Hoagy Carmichael

Simple Gifts

 

'Tis the gift to be simple, 'tis the gift to be free,

'Tis the gift to come down where we ought to be,
And when we find ourselves in the place just right,
'Twill be in the valley of love and delight.
When true simplicity is gain'd,
To bow and to bend we will not be asham'd,
To turn, turn will be our delight,
Till by turning, turning we come round right.

remember me

 

A brighter face may take my place when we're apart dear
Another love with a heart more bold and free
But in the end fair weather friends may break your heart dear
If they do, sweetheart remember me

Remember me when the candle lights're gleaming

Remember me at the close of a long, long day
And it would be so sweet when all alone I'm dreaming
Just to know you still remember me
Just to know you still remember me

    Willy Nelson

Tell me on a sunday

 

Don't run off in the pouring rain

Don't call me as they call your plane
Take the hurt out of all the pain
Take me to a park that's covered with trees
Tell me on a Sunday, please

       -Tell Me on a Sunday  Betty Buckley.

closer to the bone

 Heading for the highway Rolling like a river

Soaring like an eagle Skippin' like a stone
Comin' from the heartbeat Nothin' but the truth now
Everything is sweeter CLOSER TO THE BONE-

    Kris Kristofferson

the old woman in me

 The old woman in me, she don't wanna go back in time

Thinks her '50s might have been her prime, says don't give up on that man of mine
She's good at listening, says kiss 'em every time a kid walks in
Remember what your heart is for and you won't have to ask for more

She's a no-regret-er, yeah, a good forgiver, yeah
And where she's worn around the edges, go on and let her be
She's peace in a housedress, I'm a work in progress
I hope someday I get to be the old woman in me

-Lori McKenna