Denmark 1943 Lyrics

The boy rolls the hoop past the barricade Pushing it fast with a stick that he made from a coathanger The hoop is a wheel of rusted steel from a junkyard bicycle The girl on the co...Read Full Lyrics

You hear so many rumors sometimes you get confused But I read it in Time Magazine and I heard it on the news We'll see dramatic changes in the lifestyle we enjoy If those megatons ...Read Full Lyrics

We have cleared off the table, the leftovers saved, Washed the dishes and put them away I have told you a story and tucked you in tight At the end of your knockabout day As the moo...Read Full Lyrics

I was born in the city hospital Torn from darkness into the light First man I saw was the first to hit me First woman I saw said hush don't cry. I played with girls till I was six ...Read Full Lyrics

In the stillness of the alley waits a man with an open blade And he hurts the woman badly and within her plants his seed She can't shake the dirt and horror as the seed takes root ...Read Full Lyrics

I remember the man Rising early in the morning Smelling of starch and aftershave Sometimes I would shave beside him With a plastic razor and a cardboard blade And watch his car dis...Read Full Lyrics

High school daydreams come easy and free When you're a working woman whatcha gonna be? A senator, a surgeon, aim for the heights But the guidance office says lower your sights to C...Read Full Lyrics

When gravity's dragging you down Look up So you see yourself stalking the city Staring straight down at your feet You notice the scuff on your shoeshine You avoid all the ho...Read Full Lyrics

I wake up early in the cool of the morning Magenta and purple over Casco Bay Sleepless with yearning reason returning I send you this song like a summer bouquet I want to be chorus...Read Full Lyrics

The echoes of childhood whisper violence Cold wind beating out of the past Rage in your throat, muffled silence Hold on, I will stand fast. In the darkness your guardians had left ...Read Full Lyrics