Defying Gravity Lyrics

(Dave Ohey/Daniel Lanois/Emmylou Harris) The sun burned hot, it burned my eyes Burned so hot I thought I'd died Thought I'd died and gone to hell Lookin' for the water from a deep...Read Full Lyrics

As each long day rolls by and falls behind me In the lonely night there's a peacefulness I've found Though I'm weary even then when I rise to start again Ther'll be a diamond a dia...Read Full Lyrics

Out on the perilous deep, Where danger silently creeps, And storm's so violently sweeping, You're drifting too far from shore. Chorus: Drifting too far from shore, You're drifting...Read Full Lyrics

(T-Bone Burnett/Billy Swan) Well, all I want is a love that's hot Can't be sold, can't be bought Yeah, love that don't try to be somethin' it's not Well, all I need is a love tha...Read Full Lyrics

(Jack Wesley Routh/Randy Sharp) These things happen Love never comes with a guarantee No hard meetings But it looks like this love was never meant to be That's easy for you to sa...Read Full Lyrics

(Robbie Robertson) She stands on the banks of the mighty Mississippi Alone in the pale moonlight Waitin' for a man, a riverboat gambler Said that he'd return tonight They used to...Read Full Lyrics

(Susanna Clark/Carlene Routh) There he goes gone again Same old story's gotta come to an end Lovin' him was a one way street But I'm gettin' off where the crossroads meet It's a q...Read Full Lyrics

(Rodney Crowell) She's a rounder I can tell you that She can sing 'em all night, too She'll raise hell about the sleep she lost Even cowgirls get the blues Especially cowgirls, t...Read Full Lyrics

Every time you leave You tear the soul from me I die a little more Each time part I can't control my dreams My heart can't seem to learn To turn and lock its door When you return ...Read Full Lyrics

(Patty Griffin) I'm falling down I need to sleep Come a long long way No time for weepin No time for weepin Quiet now I'm falling down I'm falling down I have heard A million tale...Read Full Lyrics