Gravity
Written by Robert Lee Castleman
I left home when I was seventeen
I just grew tired of fallin' down
And I'm sure I was told... the allure of the road
Would be all I found
And all the answers that I started with
Turned out questions in the end
'Cause the years roll on by
And Just like the sky
The road never ends
And the people who love me still ask me
When are you comin' back to town?
And I answer, quite frankly
When they stop buildin' roads
And all God needs is gravity to hold
Me down
Solo
And the people who love me still ask me
When are you comin' back to town?
And I answer, quite frankly,
When they stop buildin' roads
And there ain't no more highways to be found
And I answer, quite frankly,
when they stop buildin' roads
And all God needs is gravity to hold
Me down
Lonely Runs Both Ways
Alison Krauss & Union Station
Released: November 23, 2004
Goodbye Is All We Have
Written by Sarah Siskind
I’m soaring the sky
I can hear the birds and man they don’t lie
How you gonna catch me when I’m this high?
I’m movin’ on
I got the words to a brand new song
How you gonna catch me when I’m this gone?
Gone tomorrow, here today
Just in case you’ve got something to say
I’ll be leaving with the rest if goodbye is all we have
I disconnected the phone
told the neighbors I’ll be heading on
As soon as the light hits the lawn
I’m headed north
gonna see what this heart’s really worth
I guess it’s time to be on my own
Gone tomorrow, here today
Just in case you’ve got something to say
I’ll be leaving with the rest if goodbye is all we have
I sure would love to see you tonight
maybe try to end this fight
If I don’t hear you knocking on my door
then I’ll know for sure…
Gone tomorrow, here today
Just in case you’ve got something to say
I’ll be leaving with the rest if goodbye is all…
Gone tomorrow, here today
I’ll be leaving with the rest if goodbye is all we have
Wouldn't Be So Bad
Written by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings
Take me back to Ramona Street
Fill my glass again with the bitter sweet
Cause I don't want to see the life I had
Thought the next time round wouldn't be so bad
Same mistake that I made before
I’ll be waking up on the killing floor
While the bells are ringing so low and sad
Thought the next time round wouldn't be so bad
Same mistake that I made before
I’ll be waking up on the killing floor
I remember how I made you mad
Thought the next time round wouldn't be so bad
Thought the next time round wouldn't be so bad
I thought the next time round wouldn't be so bad
©IRVING MUSIC, INC/SAY UNCLE MUSIC (BMI) CRACKLIN’ MUSIC (BMI)
Crazy As Me
Written by Robert Lee Castleman, Melanie Castleman
I'm used to being alone
Except for six month flings with diamond rings
And phone bills that out weigh the phone
This is the life that I chose
I got no complaints if he is, if he ain't
And if he is I'll guess he'll send me a rose
Just don't ask me for the truth
If you choose to lie honey
And don't try to open my door
With your skeleton key
Some folks seem to think I only got one problem
I can't find nobody as crazy as me
I still love what I know
I love to ride along and sing a song
And listen to the radio
You can ride along
And if you change your mind well that's just fine
But there's something that you've got to know
Just don't ask me for the truth
If you choose to lie honey
And don't try to open my door
With your skeleton key
Some folks seem to think I only got one problem
I can't find nobody as crazy as me
Just don't ask me for the truth
If you choose to lie honey
And don't try to open my door
With your skeleton key
Some folks seem to think I only got one problem
I can't find nobody as crazy as me.
Borderline
So you're on your own
Looking down the road
That goes only by one name
And you don't need the signs
To see lonely still runs both ways
So who's the fool
That would think the ties
Would be better off undone
Did your heart heed the warning
When you veered from the path
That was narrower an straight
Chorus:
On the borderline
Somewhere between that
Plight for freedom
Feeling like you can't move on
The toll will be the time
Takes you off of my mind
And out of my heart I know
And when you cross over
There's no turning back
Once that burning bridge is gone
Bridge:
I may lose but I'm in it for the long run
Loving you for good reason could be the wrong one
I don't want to loose control
But the heart won't learn to let it well enough alone
Repeat chorus
Tag:
So you’re on your own
Looking down the road
That goes only by one name
Poor Old Heart
Written by Donna Hughes, Flying Hound
Don't expect too much from my poor old heart
You can blame the unforgiven for my scars
You might just be the best that I can find
But I can't seem.....
To forget the tears I've cried
Chorus:
I don't know that I will ever trust again
It's the price that I must pay for all my sins
Time has changed me & left me full of doubt
& my heart may be lost, never to be found
Once upon a time I did believe
In my true love that swept me off my feet
Then the winds of change swept him away
And left me drowning.....
In my pain
Chorus:
I don't know that I will ever love again
It's the price that I must pay for all my sins
Time has changed me & left me full of doubt
& my heart may be lost, never to be found
Instrumental
Chorus:
I don't know that I will ever love again
It's the price that I must pay for all my sins
Time has changed me & left me full of doubt
I don't know that I will ever trust again
It's the price that I must pay for all my sins
Time has changed me & left me full of doubt
& my heart may be lost, never to be found
It Doesn't Have To Be This Way
Sometimes I wonder… where you're comin' from…
When you roll in like thunder…just ta turn around and run…
It's a good thing I don't need you to stay…
When you smell like moonlight…and early mornin' rain…
Pray tell a fool might… surrender to your pain…
Or find a cure for your decay…
You're at your best with an ache in your chest…
And that worn out old song that you play…
Only Jesus and you long to teach us …
Should no one be left to betray…
I don't know the answer… But I know who to blame…
You can choose the dancer or you can choose the flame …
I think you'll find they're one in the same …
But it doesn't have to be this way…………
Solo
I Don’t Have To Live This Way
I’ve been up and down the floor
Sleep won’t hold me anymore
You’re running out of games to play
I don’t have to live this way
Thought I loved you for a while
You were loaded up on style
Talk is cheap, but I won’t pay
I don’t have to live this way
Chorus
No I won’t pay for games that you devise
And I won’t wait to listen to your lies
Before you speak another word
I’ll repeat it, so I’m heard
You’re running out of games to play
I don’t have to live this way
You won’t stay another night
Or give your wrong another right
Now I’ve got the eyes to see
You get your kicks by hurting me
Chorus
No I won’t pay for games that you devise
And I won’t wait to listen to your lies
Before you speak another word
I’ll repeat it, so I’m heard
You’re running out of games to play
I don’t have to live this way
Copyright 2004 Ron Block, Moonlight Canyon Publishing (BMI)
If I Didn't Know Any Better
Written By Sherrill and Smith
I turned around
Before I could run I found you
Already settled down
I know this
Is just a customary fever
The moon is a deceiver
That will leave you running blind
Chorus:
Your heart is pulling
If I didn't know any better
I'd be fallin' deeper and deeper, it's true
I'd hear it calling
If I didn't know any better
And I'd be in love with you
I didn't want to
Look in the eyes of the one
That I would be drawn to
I'm a moth lost in a fire
And I know this is
Just a beautiful illusion
A case of the confusion
Between love and desire
Chorus:
Your heart is pulling
If I didn't know any better
I'd be fallin' deeper and deeper, it's true
I'd hear it calling
If I didn't know any better
And I'd be in love
Bridge:
When the flame burns out
And finally settles down
And you forget
I ever came around
Chorus:
Tag:
I turned around
Before I could run I found you
Already settled down
In the back of my mind.
A Living Prayer
In this world I walk alone
With no place to call my home
But there’s One who holds my hand
The rugged road through barren lands
The way is dark, the road is steep
But He’s become my eyes to see
The strength to climb, my griefs to bear
The Savior lives inside me there
Chorus:
In Your love I find release
A haven from my unbelief
Take my life and let me be
A living prayer, my God, to Thee
In these trials of life I find
Another Voice inside my mind
He comforts me, and bids me live
Inside the love the Father gives
Chorus:
In Your love I find release
A haven from my unbelief
Take my life and let me be
A living prayer, my God, to Thee
Take my life and let me be
A living prayer, my God, to Thee
A living Prayer
I make it a point to play "A Living Prayer" everyday
if at all possible. It makes me feel good when Alison sings.