 
![]() BACKWATER BLUE 5:20
Backwater Blue, Backwater Blue…
You keep hauntin’ me…keep on tauntin’ me.
Catchin’ me, then droppin’ me,
Was I a fool believing in you?
Runnin’ round, you smell like whiskey downed.
You’re on fire now, all I hear are mournful sounds.
Nothin’s here you ain’t used,
Ain’t nothin’ new, back water blue.
I’m a ghost---hanging ‘tween dark trees and ground
Ain’t got no home; river just rolls round and round…
Back water blues.
Washed up, turned down, dirty now.
You got me swimmin’ blind, wash clean this crazy mind.
I can’t leave, you won’t settle down,
Back water blues, why do you keep comin’ round?
![]() MEMPHIS 5:28
Ain’t goin’ to Memphis; always rainin’ tears.
Too much dyin’ in Memphis, cryin’ through the years.
It’s rainin’ in Memphis, drinkin’ red hot wine.
Dogs barkin’ in Memphis; through summertime.
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Still I wish I could see you
Swimmin’ cross that line.
Runs ‘tween me and you…
Ol’ Dixie line. That old Dixie line.
Everything runs black and white, everthin’s so clear.
Can’t mix it up in Memphis; you’ll be walkin’ the pier.
Into the river in Memphis, cold dark nights of fear.
There’s no swimmin’ in Memphis; nobody gets too near.
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By the river in Memphis, cold dark nights of fear.
There’s no swimmin’ in Memphis; nobody gets too near.
To pull you out in Memphis, it’s not so far away.
Nobody’s tryin’ in Memphis; that’s why I’m cryin’ today.
![]() WE WALK IN GRACE 4:02
Spent a lot of time wishin’ I were somewhere else,
Spent a lot of time thinkin’ I should be someone else.
Never was quite satisfied with the table I’d set...
Couldn’t see this moment is all I’ll ever get.
You’ve got a way of lettin’ me know I’m all right…
Even when I’m feeling down you see my light
And it’s not just me…it’s everybody in our sight
When love’s in our hearts everything looks right.
Thanks for letting me know you think I’m beautiful
And I can do things wrong but I’m still wonderful.
All it takes is a little faith…
Lettin’ someone know they’ve got what it takes…
Suddenly the world’s a better place.
We walk in Grace. We walk in Grace.
I know this life of mine is gonna end too soon;
With nothin’ left to show but a couple of tunes.
Might as well live this moment that we’ve found.
What’s the sense sittin’ around, stuck…feelin’ down?
You’ve got a way of lettin’ me know I’m all right…
Even when I’m feelin’ down you see my light.
And it’s not just me…it’s everybody in our sight
When love’s in our hearts everything looks bright.
Thanks for letting me know you think I’m beautiful
And I can do things wrong but I’m still wonderful.
All it takes is a little faith…
Lettin’ someone know they’ve got what it takes…
Suddenly the world’s a better place.
We walk in Grace. We walk in Grace.
![]() COME ON IN 5:19
Open the door, baby come on in.
Oh sweet daddy, where you been?
Everything but spreadin’ love is a sin.
Devil tries to make us be cruel.
‘Ol devil thinks we’re all fools.
Sweet, sweet love’s gonna see us through.
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Come with me to the country side…
Sit with me under clear blue skies.
Love don’t need no alibis.
Come with me to the countryside.
I let pride get in my way.
To myself I let myself be my slave.
Now I got my freedom, baby, it’s a brand new day.
There ain’t nobody tellin’ me what’s up.
I don’t care ‘bout folks sayin’ I ain’t enough.
I’m in heaven’s when love’s fillin’ up my cup.
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Swing me high, baby, swing me low.
Swing me ‘round daddy oh.
I love you don’t you know?
When the dance ends hope you’re with me.
We got wildflowers and rivers flowin’ free
I’m in your arms where I like be.
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![]() YOU DON'T LIKE IT 3:52
You don’t like it when the sky falls,
Don’t like it when it storms.
All you want is sunny weather
Somebody who’ll keep you warm.
You don’t like my bright colors…
Don’t like my jungle of fear.
You want everything in order,
Never any shower of tears.
Wish I could be that for you.
Wish I didn’t feel the pain.
Maybe life would be so much better,
We could fall in love again.
You don’t like my hot fire.
Don’t like my music too loud.
Any display of desire;
Anything that might draw a crowd.
Wish I could be that for you.
Wish I were born that way,
I was born with a streak of wild
A fire you can’t blow away.
All you want is somebody to hold you.
I know how that feels.
Like the world’s a constant danger,
Cheatin’ you with every deal.
Wish I didn’t feel the anger…
Thunder; pouring rain.
When love cuts like a dagger
All you want to do is to hide the pain.
Where’s the faith, where’s the trust?
Where’s the path that love treads?
Can’t we have our hearts wide open?
When I cry why do ya turn your head?
![]() DEJA’ VU OF THE SKIN 5:01
Didn’t want you to go, now that you’re gone
Your scent lingers on, melody in a song,
And nothing feels wrong, except that you’re gone.
Will you always be a part of me?
A voice in the wind, soft breath on my skin
Now I’m at it again in a game I can’t win.
If love comes twice, lucky throw of the dice,
Could it be this nice, when a new day begins
But will I let it in? Deja’ Vu of the skin.
Deja’ Vu of the skin, will I let you in?
If love comes twice, could it be this nice?
A bird flies at dawn, with new colors on
Rain-washes away all that was yesterday
‘Til the wind comes along…and I hear your song.
Will you always be a part of me?
A voice in the wind, goose bumps on my skin
Now I’m at it again…I let you in.
![]() SALVATION IN THE TRUTH 5:23
CHORUS:
There’s salvation in the truth, resolution from uncertainty
With an open heart; a gentle touch, walls fall; fears flee—
Here comes Forgiveness, here comes Redemption,
Here comes Peace. Here comes Peace. Here comes Peace.
You can run… you can run from me
You can hide, scared what I might see
‘Til your back’s flat against the wall…
You’ve got nowhere else to go.
You might fall, try not to recall
history---all the dirty things
That you left, hoping to forget,
Painful scenes; disturbing dreams.
CHORUS
I remember, not so long ago,
My confusion ‘bout reality.
I was dreamin’, my own fantasy.
Like a mirror, that’s how life can seem.
But it’s all right; It’s more than fine,
In the truth there’s strength beyond lies,
And my heart feels as pure as gold,
Strong as steel…a joyful child.
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![]() DROWNING IN BLUE 6:37
Please help me I’m drownin’, drownin’ in blue.
Rain’s fallin’, can’t see my way through.
I keep searchin’, wonderin’ what to do,
Help me I’m drownin’, drownin’ in blue.
Cold wind is blowin’, trees fallen down.
Prides an illusion, a tarnished crown.
But I see rainbows, Rainbows on you,
Walkin’ a tight rope, hope against blue.
I want rose-colored glasses, be queen for a day
On top of a mountain like icing on cake
Be a lover who knows what to say,
A path through the forest; never make mistakes.
If I could will myself, you know I would.
I keep trying ain’t doin’ no good.
I see what I see and feel what’s real.
Tryin’ to change that is pushin’ ‘gainst steel.
Wanna flow like a river, move with the tide.
Swim in the oceans --- whales at my side.
Open my heart and free every part.
Sometimes it’s so easy, sometimes it’s so hard.
![]() BROKEN WING BLUES 3:20
You’ve been gone so long, I lose my will to sing.
Been gone so long, I lose my will to sing.
I feel just like, a bird with a broken wing.
I wake up in the morning, so tired I want to go to bed,
Wake up in the morning, so tired I want to go to bed.
The blues soak through me like morphine through my head.
I wish I could fly like we used to do,
Fix this broken wing, and fly away with you.
I can’t see the sun risin’ through the darkness in my eyes.
Can’t see the sun risin’ through the darkness in my eyes.
The moon lost its romance the night you said goodbye.
Gonna put on my lipstick and my high heeled shoes.
Gonna put on red lipstick and high heeled shoes.
Go downtown and end these broken wing blues.
Then I’d fly so high, baby, like we used to do,
Fix this broken wing and fly with someone new.
Fix this broken wing, and fly with someone new.
![]() FIRE IN THE NIGHT 4:39
You dwell in my dreams like a knight out of time,
A Rose in Winter, moonlight in a mine.
You don’t belong but comfort and haunt
You cause me to wake --- ya cause me to want.
My fire in the night, hope’s flickering light
You bring me your light; you give me your light.
When I’m not good enough, what I give’s not enough
They want more than I have, to be better than I am
You lie down beside me and give me your strength
The courage to go on; the freedom to escape…
My fire in the night…life feels all right,
You bring me your light; you give me your light.
I’m alone when they’re near, homeless in a crowd.
I feel out of place, my laughter’s too loud.
Like shelter from the rain, a rainbow in a storm…
When the world is too cold baby you keep me warm.
My fire in the night keepin’ love with in sight,
You bring me your light; you give me your light.
You’re my fire in the night keepin’ love with in sight,
You bring me your light; you give me your light.
You bring me your light; you give me you light.
![]() IF I COULD 4:02
CHORUS:
You’ve been my sunshine, my joy.
Gateway to heaven, my way past pain.
I would love you better than ever.
If I could, would you stay?
If I could, could you stay?
If I could only cry on your shoulder,
It’d take the pain in my heart away.
I would love you better than ever
If I could, would you stay?
CHORUS
I would float in your arms forever
Sing you lullabies ‘til you’re way past gray.
If we could only have endless tomorrows
Like we loved our way through yesterdays.
CHORUS
If I could, would you stay?
If I could, could you stay?
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