Doctor Monroe Lyrics

Since I was a child I could read the tides by the colors of the clouds. When I grew I left in the spring and took only my piano and some gin. But when I'm awake and I feel my he...Read Full Lyrics

My first lover was real sweet, he made a woman out of me, But he left as quick as he came, my Baby James. Mama said I was naive, Said one day he'd pick up and leave me. But 'til...Read Full Lyrics

Autumn's coming in through the yard, Marching like a grandfather clock. The badges he wears are tattered and old, Like shredded ribbons of bright read and gold. His arms are st...Read Full Lyrics

Frankie and Annette ran off at sixteen and it all started at a Red Sox ball game. In a Cracker Jack box, Frankie found a ring and said "How's about making me a man?" Frankie was ...Read Full Lyrics

The Coffee Beanery was about to explode. Or was it a field? Nobody knows. Nobody saw it coming, But for days, the forecast predicted frost, the TVs radiated ice. The Toyota beca...Read Full Lyrics

Since I was a girl, I've been good at embroidery. I finished up my finishing school in Switzerland. Then I escaped to Evian, wound my car down the Alps, lived only on apricots Pick...Read Full Lyrics

Knowing you makes all the difference, Don't it darling? Knowing all your if's and why's, Your when's and how's. December comes in as a short procession. A little punctured, a litt...Read Full Lyrics