American Child

I was 10, I was thin, I was playin' first base. With a second hand glove and dirt on my face. In nowhere, Virginia. Who'd ever figure that kid in the yard would go very far.

Peple Get Ready

Here's To The State Of Mississippi

Here's to the State of Mississippi. For underneath her borders, the devil draws no lines. If you drag her muddy river, nameless bodies you will find. Whoa the fat trees of the forest have hid a thousand crimes.

Amazing Grace

I took a drive today. Saw an old willow tree. I thought about a bedroom window. Thought about you and me. . Yeah, talk about an endless summer. I'm still living it now.

Hazard, Kentucky

Here's a song 'bout, 'Hazard, Kentucky'. . Well, some people think that unions are too strong. Union leaders should go back where they belong. But I wish that they could see a little more of poverty.

Hands

Pre>g bm c d. I've seen the hands of laborers that lifted all the loads. G bm c d. And the granite stuck to their fingers as they dug the canals and the roads.

A Year From Now

I'd like to think that I'm alright. that I'm not empty every night. without your touch to fill me up. . And I don't miss your face. beside me on that pillowcase.

Half A Century High

In the tube where I was born. I could have sworn. There was so much to see. There was so little to be. But I was free. . World at my command. Through the dots I ran.

Green Hills

Wandering through this rolling land. Wandering all around. From the deserts dry, to mountains high. And everywhere here's what I found. . I've found green hills rolling to the valleys.

Going Down To Mississipi

I'm going down to mississipi. I'm going down a southern road. And if you never see me again. Remember that I had to go. Remember that I had to go. . It's a long road down to mississipi.

Gas Station Women

Everything is going wrong, everything is bad. There's no one I can talk to when I am feeling sad. She broke my heart a million ways, I'm losing all my friends.

Freedom Riders

Jackson, Mississippi is a mighty white town. The white folks, they like to keep the black folks down. They think they'll be alright but there's gonna be a fight.

`round Here

They washed him up, put him down. And lost his voice but he stood his ground. Wrote him off, forgot his name. But he beat em all and never played their game.

Flower Lady

Millionaires and paupers walk the hungry street. Rich and poor companions of the restless beat. Strangers in a foreign land, strike a match with a trembling hand.

You're Not Shaken

I am sinking in a river that is raging. I am drowning, will I ever rise to breathe again. I wanna know why, I just wanna understand. Will I ever know why? How could this be from Your hand?.

First Snow

First snow on the autumn ground. Covers grass where she once lay down. Blanket of white, grass out of sight,. Where did she go, tell me first snow.. .

Firehouse 35

I've often wondered why, as a fireman races by,. How often have I said, "why are fire engines red? ". Just ask the boys in firehouse 35. . (chorus). Singin' firehouse thirty five, firehouse thirty five.

You Are Mine

What's the reason why Da Vinci had to paint. Lennon had to write about peace. Martin had a dream, Patsy had to sing?. Where did Mozart find those melodies?.

Fifty Mile Hike

Some people never get their feet on the ground,. They're either sitting in a chair or they're laying down. Their bellies are hanging down on their knees,.

Fallen Star

I was taking my pleasure in a bar I called home. When an old friend appeared at the door. He was filled with bad whiskey, so he didn't see me. As he stumbled the sawdust filled floor.