All That I Believe
Original Artists: Hootie & the Blowfish

Heyden says she's sick and tired of cleanin' up the nation
She takes it out on all her friends and blames it frustration
She pauses for a moment while the mirror reflects her frown
She tells herself she's pretty when there's no one else around

And she goes down and I'm spinning
She is all that I believe
She has found a new beginning
She is all that I believe

Heyden says she's takin' care of business on her end
So I tell her not to worry and that we'll still be friends
I tell her I'll still pick her up if she should fall behind
Heyden stops and looks at me as if I've lost my mind

She goes down and I'm spinning
She's all that I believe
She's turned around from the beginning
She's all that I believe

Hayden says it's wonderful, the things I say and do
Like two pieces of a puzzle, but she always comes unglued
She takes a drink and swears to me and I just walk away
And it kills me 'cause I know she won't remember the next day

We go down and I'm spinning
She's all that I believe
We have found a new beginning
She's all that I believe

Ballad of Hollis Brown
Original Artist: Bob Dylan

Hollis Brown
He lived on the outside of town
Hollis Brown
He lived on the outside of town
With his wife and five children
And his cabin fallin' down

You looked for work and money
And you walked a rugged mile
You looked for work and money
And you walked a rugged mile
Your children are so hungry
That they don't know how to smile

Your baby's eyes look crazy
They're a-tuggin' at your sleeve
Your baby's eyes look crazy
They're a-tuggin' at your sleeve
You walk the floor and wonder why
With every breath you breathe

The rats have got your flour
Bad blood it got your mare
The rats have got your flour
Bad blood it got your mare
If there's anyone that knows
Is there anyone that cares?

You prayed to the Lord above
Oh please send you a friend
You prayed to the Lord above
Oh please send you a friend
Your empty pockets tell yuh
That you ain't a-got no friend

Your babies are crying louder
It's pounding on your brain
Your babies are crying louder now
It's pounding on your brain
Your wife's screams are stabbin' you
T.ike the dirty drivin' rain

Your grass it is turning black
There's no water in your well
Your grass is turning black
There's no water in your well
You spent your last lone dollar
On seven shotgun shells

Way out in the wilderness
A cold coyote calls
Way out in the wilderness
A cold coyote calls
Your eyes fix on the shotgun
That's hangin' on the wall

Your brain is a-bleedin'
And your legs can't seem to stand
Your brain is a-bleedin'
And your legs can't seem to stand
Your eyes fix on the shotgun
That you're holdin' in your hand

There's seven breezes a-blowin'
All around the cabin door
There's seven breezes a-blowin'
All around the cabin door
Seven shots ring out
Like the ocean's pounding roar

There's seven people dead
On a South Dakota farm
There's seven people dead
On a South Dakota farm
Somewhere in the distance
There's seven new people born

I Can't Find The Time To Tell You
Original Artists: Orpheus

I can't find the time to tell you
I can't find the time to tell you

So many things to say
I could
Fit it in a book
Fit it in a book of a thousand pages
So many people say that I
Couldn't tell a lie
Couldn't tell a lie in a thousand ages
But, baby your wrong
Baby your wrong

I look at your pretty face
And I
Fall in love with you
All in love with you
Everytime I see you there
Nightgowns with real lace
They are
Flowing to the ground
Flowing to the ground in a mist around you

Baby your wrong
Baby your wrong
Baby your wrong
Baby your wrong

Christmas This Year
Original Artist(s): ???

No crocodile tears
For the wasted years
It's hard for me to understand
With anxiety
It's clear
I was right to fear
That I'd let you slip through my hands

Now it seems nothing ever turns out like I planned
How did I let you slip right through my hands?
To have and to hold
Now it sounds so cold
I'll be sad at Christmas this year

Now it seems nothing ever turns out like I planned
How do I get my life back in my hands?
Now what do I do?
I depended on you
I'll be sad at Christmas this year
I'll be sad at Christmas this year

City By A River
Original Artists: Hootie & the Blowfish

If I should ever wander
Just to try and get a taste
Take the next train goin' somewhere
Far away from this place
Down roads already traveled
Thinkin' I might just get away
Would you remind me?
Would you remind me?
Remind me

There's a city by a river
It is as far as I wanna go
Take your dreams down to the river
Drop 'em in and watch 'em flow

I dreamt the sun was hiding
When the dawn came up today
You walked the road beside me
Every step along the way
And if I should wake tomorrow
To a sky that's dull and grey
Would you remind me,
That you're behind me?
Remind me

Little sister
Up and gone
She cried herself a little river
All our dreams will float downstream
And in the ocean come together

There's a dream that's gone forever
Held under by the falls
Was it a brilliant worthy vision
Or just a thought no one recalls
If I should ever ponder
Another thought that floats away
Would you remind me,
That it's inside me?
Remind me

Frances
Original Artists: Dillon Fence

Oh please
Pardon me, Frances
For I have sinned
Oh please
Pardon me, Frances
For I have sinned

If I've taken all of your money
Or taken all of your time
I feel that I should be sorry
For such a horrible crime
For such a horrible crime

And handle the smart ones
And yes, I tried
I like to handle the smart ones
And yes, I tried
A smart slouch stood in the classroom
And stared at her neck
And through that high tiny hour
I realized to my dismay
She was much too short for me

Down
And down I go again
But we can still be friends
That is
If you want to

I'm tired of the good life
I want to love and hate and kiss and kill
Oh, I'm so tired of the good life
I want to love and hate and kiss and kill
A smart slouch stood in the classroom
And stared at her neck
And through that high tiny hour
I realized to my dismay
She was much too short for me

Freedom's Child
Original Artist: Frank Wildhorn

Look at these hands
I stole them from my master
Look through these eys
Imagine what they've seen
This long, dark night
Must come to an end
A holy night
Is just around the bend
Today we fight
For all the ground in-between
These words we say and what we really mean
So let the bells of freedom ring
Let the dogs of war run wild
From out the age of darkness bring
The birth of Freedom's child

Look at these words:
"To God, all men are equal"
Write them again
In letters black and strong
Till all are free
We'll all live as a slave
We all must be
The land born to the brave
Till you and me
Can find a place to belong
Where we believe what isn't right
Must be wrong

So let the bells of freedom ring
Let the dogs of war run wild
From out the age of darkness bring
The birth of Freedom's child
So throw my brother's chains away
No more to be exiled
And get down on your knees and pray
We'll all be Freedom's child
All of those years standing outside
Knocking on heaven's door
All of those tears all of us cried
Give us our freedom
Nothing less and nothing more

Instrumental interlude
...We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are
created equal, that they are endowned by their Creator with
certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness...

So let the bells of freedom ring
Let the dogs of war run wild
From out the age of darkness bring
The birth of Freedom's child
So throw my brother's chains away
No more to be exiled
And get down on your knees and pray
We'll all be Freedom's child

Gulf Coast Highway
Original Artist: Nanci Griffith

Gulf coast highway... he worked the rails
He worked the rice fields
With their cool dark wells
He worked the oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico
The only thing we've ever owned
Is this old house here by the road
And when he dies he says he'll catch some blackbird's wings
And he will fly away to heaven
Come some sweet bluebonnet spring

She walked through springtime... when I was home
The days were sweet
The nights were warm
The seasons change, the jobs would come... the flowers fade
This old house felt so alone
When the work took me away
And when she dies she says she'll catch some blackbird's wings
And she will fly away to heaven
Come some sweet bluebonnet spring

Highway 90... the jobs are gone
We tend our garden, we set the sun
This is the only place on earth bluebonnets grow
And once a year they come and go
At this old house here by the road

When we die we say we'll catch some blackbird's wings
And we will fly away to heaven
Come some sweet bluebonnet spring

And when we die we say we'll catch some blackbird's wings
And we will fly away together
Come some sweet bluebonnet spring

Love at the Five and Dime
Original Artist: Nanci Griffith

Rita was sixteen years
Hazel eyes and chestnut hair
She made the Woolworth counter shine
Eddie was a sweet romancer
And a darn good dancer
They'd waltz the aisles of the Five & Dime
 
Eddie played the steel guitarH
is mama cried 'cause he played in the bars
And kept young Rita out late at night
So they married up in Abilene
Lost a child in Tennessee
But still that love survived

And they'd sing
Dance a little closer to me
Dance a little closer now
Dance a little closer tonight
Dance a little closer to me
'Cause it's closing time
And love's on sale tonight
At the Five & Dime
 
One of the boys in Eddie's band
Took a shine to Rita's hands
So Eddie ran off with the bass man's wife
Oh, but he was back by June
Singin' a different tune
And sportin' miss Rita back by his side

Eddie traveled with the bar room band
'Till arthritis took his hands
Now he sells insurance on the side
Rita's got a house to keep
She writes dimestore novels
Of a love so sweet
They dance to the radio late at night

Rita was sixteen years
Hazel eyes and chestnut hair
She really made the Woolworth counter shine
Eddie was a sweet romancer
And a darn good dancer
They'd waltz the aisles of the Five & Dime

Lovely Day
Original Artist: Bill Withers

When I wake up in the morning, love
And the sunlight hurts my eyes
Something without warning, love
Bares heavy on my mind

Then I look at you
And the world's alright with me
Just one look at you
And I know it's gonna be a lovely day
A lovely day

When the day that lies ahead of me
Seems impossible to face
When someone else instead of me
Always seems to know the way
Then I look at you
And the world's alright with me
Just one look at you
And I know it's gonna be a lovely day
A lovely day

When the day that lies ahead of me
Seems impossible to face
When someone else instead of me
Always seems to know the way
Then I look at you
And the world's alright with me
Just one look at you
And I know it's gonna be a lovely day
A lovely day

Solitude
Original Artist: Edwin McCain

Tim he was a good friend
Yea was a brother of mine
We were imaginary comic book superheroes
Kids wasting time
We were prisoners of our youth
We were growing up strong
'Til the day he was taken away
For something he did wrong

Tim came 'round just the other day
And boy he had some stories to tell
His mama kept him locked up in a rehab 
Although the doctors said he was well
He said yeah I been through the anger
And the hatred towards my mom
And I put all that behind me
Just tell me what was it like to go to your prom

He said thank you mom for fixing
My clouded broken mind
But excuse me if I seem a little rude
While I was missing my childhood, my brother and my prime
You enjoyed the convenience of my solitude

Well growing up these days just ain't easy
And the kids they're doing the best that they can
So mama you better think twice
Before you lock your kid up and throw away the key
'Cause soon your little boy is gonna be a man

He said thank you mom for fixing
My clouded broken mind
But excuse me if I seem a little rude
While I was missing my childhood, my brother and my prime
You enjoyed the convenience of my solitude

Tim left town yesterday
He left me with these words
He said yeah I know this life's got a lot to give
But my childhood is gone 
And I'm not afraid of dying
I'm gonna grab the world by the horns and learn how to live

He said thank you mom for fixing
My clouded broken mind
But excuse me if I seem a little rude
While I was missing my childhood, my brother and my prime
You enjoyed the convenience of my solitude

The Christmas Song
Original Artist: Mel Torme

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Jack Frost nipping at your nose
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir
And folks dressed up like eskimos
Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe
Help to make the season bright
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow
Will find it hard to sleep tonight

They know that Santa's on his way
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh
And every mother's child is gonna spy
To see if reindeer really know how to fly
And so I'm offering this simple phrase
To kids from one to ninety two
Although it's been said many times many ways
Merry Christmas to you 

Where Were You
Original Artists: Hootie & the Blowfish

Where were you
When I needed a friend
Where were you
When I kissed my very first girl
Haven't seen you for 15 years
Now you walk into my life
And I wonder if the world is laughing at me
Didn't need you when I played young games
I can't see why I'd want you now

So, go away
Mama didn't want you
So I don't need you
Go away
Just walk away like you did before
But I'll stand up and be OK

I remember hanging out with my friends
Sitting around lying about who my daddy is
Soon as I see you for what you are
So I hold on to my dreams, cause
Without you I might get a little farther, now
Now I hold you in a bigger light
Yeah she told me someday I'll be all right

So, go away
I didn't need your smile then
I don't want to see you right now my friend
Go away
My sister cried and grabbed my hand and said, "D we'll be OK"

I'd see you walk the street
With the other boy and I'd scream "What about me"
It's all about him I'm sorry to say
I wish it didn't have to be this way
I wouldn't give anything to be with you back then
And I turned out okay
Rose made me a much better man

So, go away
Momma didn't want you
So my brother don't need you
Go away
And don't try to play your games with me
I have to go can't you see
Go away, I said
I don't want you
And my sister don't need you