Duke Ellington Lyrics

the street lights gave off an yellow glowon the holly and the mistletoeyou could feel the rain, coming down.and quiet starlight, hardened the ground.till the street shone like a di...Read Full Lyrics

when we meet on neutral ground,i can't belive how good you look.and the thoughts that race around my mind,fill a long unreadable book andi can feel the waves,i can sense the contin...Read Full Lyrics

the summer crawled by indetectably.and then i saw you looking down to me.and your earrings sparkled in the noon-day sun,and though it's very true that i love everyone,with every ou...Read Full Lyrics

i am the dry meat that fills the mouthi am the fire that burns without woodi am evil forest, kill a man on the day that his life seems sweetest to himi did not come to play hand ba...Read Full Lyrics

a knocking sound it woke me up,but my legs were feeling weak.i stared up at the ceiling and i saw you at the window.but my mouth wouldn't let me speak.chorus:i know you.you're the ...Read Full Lyrics

the wind from the north, flattens the yellow corn.you come into the house, with your dress torn.i can see you now, as through a screen.a smile on your face, your fingers dripping k...Read Full Lyrics

baseball season will be starting soon.but we have no baseball team here.i've got a house right on the river.i can see arkansas from where i am.the dogs are gathered.and the birds a...Read Full Lyrics

hang me out to dry.they're gonna hang me out to dry.i don't really care.i don't really care.i got special shoes.i got special shoes.they're gonna fill me full of holes.they're gonn...Read Full Lyrics

the world's overrun with new shades of green,and the dandelions come up like recurring dreamsand the swallows give up their fragile little songsin the new worldand i know you're on...Read Full Lyrics

the first thing that happened was the river overflowedthe water running through the streets and was sweet and coldi knelt by the water like a doe by a streampunch-drunk, snowblind,...Read Full Lyrics