Pastorale (Interlude)

Baby, I am missing you tonight And I give myself to you in case you are missing me too. Baby, I am blessing you tonight And I give myself to you in case you want to bless me too. Baby, I am holding you tonight And I give myself to you in case you want […]

Perfect Regret

You said you’d have married me if I’d kissed you, If I’d only said the right thing. You said you’d have left it all for me, Sung in my ear, kissed away my tears, Made it alright. Here’s to regret. I watched you cry ’til the dawn came As we lied there in each others […]

Piece of Mine

There’s a load I was born to carry Yea, I was born to town this line Until I take that lonesome ferry You’ll find me holding this piece of mine On this road, this road less travelled A constant stranger and fool am I Under my feet, just dust and gravel Over my shoulder this […]

Rare Bird

rare bird rare bird come as you are don’t you pay us no mind rare bird, rare bird land where you will but don’t you pay us no mind rare bird, so rare you make us believe we become fearful and we make you bleed rare bird, rare bird fly as you might and don’t […]

Pretty Ebony

chorus Pretty ebony, take me where I want to be. I am sitting with the ivory Hoping sound will soothe all my rough places plain. Will I wait for the tsunami? Does it take disaster to show me my way? I am looking at the starlight. Or am I really gazing at the space between? […]

Sanguine Song

poor, black and ugly pure black gold pour black money pure black soul. put your faith in faith filled things muddy waters bees in spring put your faith in faith filled things red rich soil trees that sing put your faith in faith filled things muddy waters bees in spring put your faith in faith […]

Shut Up and Sing

you’ve gotta story to tell, why don’t you tell it? it could have wings, you’d only have to speak it to see the world is waiting to turn, you’re in it but you just can’t help but make it all about you do you think you know what you want but cannot have it? know […]

Sleep Baby, Slumber

there’s a quiet space inside you that is tender and its solitude will sink you like a stone everybody likes to tell you it gets better ’cause they all have tender spaces of their own and they’d rather do anything but remember when they knew that space was eating them alive so they sometimes have […]