Black Ribbons Lyrics

[Verse 1] The blackbirds came at dusk and they roosted in the cane Raised such a ruckus that it shook my windowpane And I’m covered up in dirt and I stink of kerosene And no ...Read Full Lyrics

Are you lonely? Are you crying? Are those teardrops in your eyes? Is it more blues? Is it bad news? Is it a curse or a blessing in disguise? Did you leave him? Do you love hi...Read Full Lyrics

I found a postcard from long ago In a drawer yesterday Come back to Tucson, I miss you so It was warm here today Northern Rockies all deep in snow Clear down to the Sangre d...Read Full Lyrics

Carmelita was a street angel but she kept her halo hid Never learned to read or write so well, she was just a farmer's kid She took communion at the age of twelve, she wore a cro...Read Full Lyrics

Angels we have heard on high Singing sweetly through the night And the mountains in reply Echoing their brave delight Shepherds, why this jubilee? Why these songs of happy che...Read Full Lyrics

This is how it is, no dramatic scenes You read your morning paper, I read my magazine Happy weatherman says, we need the rain But I don't know what he's thinking It's been comi...Read Full Lyrics

I got no use for harps and wings I got no time for foolish things There is no heaven, there is no hell There's only you, my dark angel Your bleeding heart, your pilgrim soul Y...Read Full Lyrics

I can't fight your dragons anymore They no longer live behind your closet door My magic's lost its power to ease your mind But if I could, I'd slay them child of mine What I ...Read Full Lyrics

Lullay, Thou little tiny Child Bye, bye, lully, lullay Lullay, Thou little tiny Child Bye, bye, lully, lullay O sisters, too, how may we do For to preserve this day; This poo...Read Full Lyrics

I work the high wire in the center ring Defyin' gravity, that's my thing Guess I never wanted no regular life I couldn't stand to be nobody's wife Some people tell me that I'...Read Full Lyrics