1. |
Johnny
04:42
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(words by Annie Wells, music by Phil Marshall)
Johnny lives in a high-rise box in the sky
With lots of beer bottles piled high
Bed bugs walked away with his bed
Now he’s got no place to lay his head
When the sun goes down
I will look for you
In the pale blue moonlit night
When the sun goes down
I will sing for you
It’s the best that I can do
Every social worker in town
Tried to talk Johnny down
But Johnny won’t listen to you
‘Cause Johnny do what he wanna do
When the sun goes down
I will look for you
In the pale blue moonlit night
When the sun goes down
I will sing for you
It’s the best that I can do
Johnny lived in a high rise box in the sky
With lots of beer bottles piled high
Bed bugs walked away with his bed
Then he had no place to lay his head
When the sun goes down
I looked for you
In the pale blue moonlit night
When the sun goes down
I sang for you
It was the best that I could do
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2. |
Trains
04:42
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When I’m crying
We go for a drive
Until I can close my eyes
We sing along to the radio
As it plays so soft and low
Sleep my baby I’ll keep you safe
From this mean old world
I know someday someone may
Break your heart
I will always be near to catch each tear
To catch each tear
Sometimes we drive
To the crossing
Just to watch the trains go sailing by
Trains make music
Make me happy
Make me sleepy so
I can close my eyes
Sleep my baby I’ll keep you safe
From this mean old world
I know someday someone may
Break your heart
I will always be near to catch each tear
To catch each tear
Sleep my baby I’ll keep you safe
From this mean old world
I know someday someone may
Break your heart
I will always be near to catch each tear
To catch each tear
To catch each tear
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3. |
Nothing Left to Lose
02:48
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I took a walk through a strawberry field
My heart was heavy and my blues hadn’t healed
My temperature rose and my jukebox blew a fuse
Don’t ever think that there is nothing left to lose
My head was rockin’ and my memory reeled
The gates were opened and my fate was revealed
I’ll spend eternity walking in your shoes
Don’t ever think that there is nothing left to lose
Don’t even think about it
You cannot do without it
You think you’re above all that?
I doubt it?
I was nowhere, man, with nothing to shield
No saliva and my blood had congealed
I didn’t come here to mistreat or to abuse
Don’t ever think that there is nothing left to lose
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4. |
Miss Lonely Hearts
05:08
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Miss Lonely Hearts believes in love
She dreams of love
Sets the table for two
Raises her glass to the air
Imagines what he would do
If he were there
And the lovely things he’d say
Miss Lonely Hearts will find
Happiness someday
Miss Lonely Hearts
Beware of love
Don’t let that man manhandle you
A pill box hat and white glove
In the rear window view
Upstairs a man hides behind
A cruel cigar in the dark
His silence speaks his evil mind
A window frames the glowing spark
Miss Lonely Hearts believe in love
Listen to the melody
Coming from the window above
A love song in a major key
Upstairs a man plays the song
By himself in the dark
It’s been there for you along
A window frames the glowing spark
Miss Lonely Hearts believes in love
She dreams of love
Sets the table for two
Raises her glass to the air
Imagines what he would do
If he were there
And the lovely things he’d say
Miss Lonely Hearts will find
Happiness someday
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5. |
Home Sweet Home
03:20
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Peter Piper met a viper
Rollin’ joints like Cuban cigars
He had a wife that knew him
Only too well
So he placed her and kept her
In a pumpkin shell
Home Sweet Home
The house that Jack built
Out of pure guilt
Stands on the hill
‘Neath the shade of the tree
There’s room enough
For all seven dwarfs
But a fear there is not enough
Head room for me
Home Sweet Home
A crooked man built
A crooked house and
Into his home he brought his
Blushing crooked bride
She loved a frog once
Who courted her once
With blunderbuss and rapier
By his side
Home Sweet Home
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6. |
The Song Remains
03:45
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How did you know?
That was our song
All those years ago
When we were young
A melody
That stops me cold
And brings me back to life
As I grow old
That we were best of friends
Was plain to see
And throughout all our lives
You were there with me
The song remains
After you’ve gone
You’re in that melody
Where you’ll live on
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7. |
Come Back to Me
03:59
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I can’t remember your name
But I love you just the same
Someday the words will come back to me
Like an old song
From long ago
You will come back to me
On a summer night
Like my memory
Of the northern lights
From long ago
There’s a special place in heaven
For a kind heart
And I know in heaven
Nothing will keep us apart
I will come back to you
On a whispered prayer
When your’re feeling blue
I’ll be there
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When I go out at night
I don’t give boys a glance
One thing can lead to another
And I just won’t take that chance
I fought off some big temptations
Slipped out of some sticky situations
And here’s the reason why
I’m never gonna hurt the boy I love
I’m never gonna hurt the boy I love
So if you’re thinking of my fingers up
And down your spine
Get that thought right out of your mind
When he asks me where I’ve been
I won’t have to tell a lie
When he asks me who I’ve seen
I won’t have to blink an eye
You best believe every word is true
And I know he feels the same way too
And here’s the reason why
I’m never gonna hurt the boy I love
I’m never gonna hurt the boy I love
When he asks me where I’ve been
I won’t have to tell a lie
When he asks me who I’ve seen
I won’t have to blink an eye
You best believe every word is true
And I know he feels the same way too
And here’s the reason why
I’m never gonna hurt the boy I love
I’m never gonna hurt the boy I love
I’m never gonna hurt the boy I love
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9. |
Back Down to Earth
02:58
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Down here on earth away up above you
While there’s a different view
Heaven is where somebody loves you
Someone who waits for you
Oh, first cup of joe I’m still movin’ slow
I know what comes next I’ve seen the video
Coffee with cream oh life is a dream
Like smoke from a candle that swirls to the eye beam
Everything moves like you’d expect it
The trek from conception to birth
Maybe you’re gone
But it won’t be long
Before you make your way back down to earth
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10. |
Heroin and People
04:23
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Heroin and people
Once in a while
A car ride up the coast
Heroin and people
These are the things
I love the most
Heroin and people
Once in awhile a sunny, sunny hearse
Sunny days and lightning
I don’t know which one
Scares me the most
Heroin and people
Father, Son, the Holy Ghost
Heroin and people
I don’t know which one scares me the most
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Annie Wells Rochester, New York
“Wells’ evocative piano accompaniment complements perfectly her reflective lyrics and expressive singing. She’s got a warm
breathy delivery and she’s able to move easily from full deep notes to delicate ethereal highs. Her voice is amazing.”
- Chuck Cuminale
Profile photo by Grace Walker
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