LOVE AND DANGER
Copyright 1993 MCA Records (MCAD-10095) Universal City, California
Produced by Tony Brown and Joe Ely
Sleepless In Love
Music and Lyrics by Joe Ely
He had hair... black as a fiberglass speedboat
The morning air... was crisp as a brand new bank note
He swaggered... like a surfer on a Louisiana dirtbike
He swerved... like a trucker on the Dallas Turnpike
They were SLEEPLESS IN LOVE, they were Lovers
They were lovers, SLEEPLESS IN LOVE
She had eyes, bright as a sunlit Airstream
She told no lies, she hardly ever had a bad dream
She was calm... still as a July Willow
She was tender... soft as a K Mart Pillow
They were SLEEPLESS IN LOVE, they were Lovers
They were lovers, SLEEPLESS IN LOVE
He held her close, tight as a Harley's drive chain
Like a rose, riding on a midnight freight train
They shivered, like the streamers in a gypsy car lot
They melted, like rain on an Irish rooftop
They went crazy, crazy as a the wild wild west wind
When it chases a tumbleweed with too much top-spin
They made love like, wild horses in a hurricane
Chasing rainbows in a souped-up silver seaplane!
Repeat Chorus twice
Back to Top
Highways and Heartaches
By David Grissom and Joe Ely
Leaving California
She is on my mind
I left her back in Travis county
Cryin' to a clothesline
A Steel guitar on the radio
Is cuttin' slow and mean.
I brought home the bottle
She just wanted beans
Highways and heartaches
Go together like you and me
Do you ever think about it
When the night is sad and lonely
I wonder if she's watchin' TV
Cryin' with Soap Opera Stars
I wonder if she sees them in me
And if we gone too far
Look at all the Lovers
Runnin' from their past
Gassin' up just to get somewhere
Goin' nowhere fast
Highways and heartaches
Go together like you and me
Do you ever think about it
When the night is sad and lonely
Do you ever think about me
When the night is sad and lonely
Do you ever think about me
When the night is sad and lonely
Runnin' away don't stop the pain
It just delays the cryin'
What's left unsaid is better swallowed
Than covered up with lyin'
Though the song is over
I still hear the steel guitar
And though the past is gone for good
It still helps to swallow hard
Highways and heartaches
Go together like you and me
Do you ever think about it
When the night is sad and lonely
Do you ever think about it
When the night is sad and lonely
Do you ever think about it
When the night is sad and lonely
Back to Top
Love is the Beating of Hearts
Music and Lyrics by Joe Ely
Love is the beating of hearts
Like distant drums in the dark
Love gives and love takes away
True love will meet you half way
Hearts tell you things words can't say
In darkness or light of day
As far as I can discern
Love asks for love in return
Baby I know how you feel
Love is the only thing real
I know what you're looking for
Baby I've been there before
Love gives and love takes away
True love will meet you half way
Love is the beating of hearts
Like distant drums in the dark
Love is the beating of hearts
Love is the beating of hearts
Back to Top
Pins and Needles
Music and Lyrics by Joe Ely
I ain't been sleepin' I ain't been eatin'
I been on pins and needles waitin' by the phone
You better call me
You better call me
I been on pins and needles waitin' by the phone
You better call me
Or I'll
Go Crazy!
I ain't been tryin' I feel like dyin'
I been on pins and needles waitin' by the phone
You better call me
You better call me
I been on pins and needles waitin' by the phone
You better call me
Or I'll
Go Crazy!
I should've known when you said so long
To run another telephone line
The operator told me said, "Joe lay low
Before You lose Your mind."
I feel forsaken, my heart is achin'
I been on pins and needles waitin' by the phone
You better call me
You better call me
I been on pins and needles waitin' by the phone
You better call me
Or I'll
Go Crazy!
Back to Top
Slow you Down
Music and Lyrics by Joe Ely
Come here with me
I wanna slow you down
I wanna smear the moonlight in your skin
And put Orion in your crown
Let it all go
I know that you're beat
That truck stop's just not good for you
You're always on your feet.
I wanna slow you down
I wanna slow you down
I wanna slow you down
Take off your dress
I wanna slow you down
I wanna feel the warmness of your skin
As your heart begins to pound
Let it all go
I Know what you need
That lonesome coyote sounds forlorn
He's hurtin' he's so free
I wanna slow you down
I wanna slow you down
I wanna slow you down
Lay a while beside me
Forget about your cares
Down in your arroyo
I wanna climb your silver stairs
I wanna slow you down
I wanna slow you down
I wanna slow you down
Back to Top
The Road Goes on Forever
(AndThe Party Never Ends)
by Robert Earl Keen, Jr.
Sherry was a waitress at the only joint in town
She had a reputation as a girl who'd been around
Down Main Street after midnight, a brand new pack of cigs
A fresh one hangin' from her lips, a beer between her legs
She'd ride down to the river and meet with all her friends
The road goes on forever and the party never ends.
Sonny was a loner older than the rest
He was going in the navy but he couldn't pass the test
So he hung around town--He sold a little pot
The law caught wind of Sonny and one day he got caught
But he was back in business when they set him free again
The road goes on forever and the party never ends.
Sonny's playin' eight-ball at the joint where Sherry works
When some drunken out-a-towner put his hand up Sherry's skirt
Sonny took his pool cue--Laid the drunk out on the floor
Stuffed a dollar in her tip jar and walked on out the door
She's runnin' right behind him, reachin' for his hand
The road goes on forever and the party never ends.
They jumped into his pickup, Sonny jammed her down in gear
Sonny looked at Sherry said, "Let's get on outta here."
The stars were high above 'em--The moon was in the east
The sun was settin' on 'em when they reached Miami Beach
They got a Motel by the water and a quart of Bombay Gin
The road goes on forever and the party never ends.
They soon ran out of money, but Sonny knew a man
Who knew some Cuban refugees that dealt in contraband
Sonny met the Cubans in a house just off the route
With a briefcase full of money and a pistol in his boot
The cards were on the table when the law came bustin' in
The road goes on forever and the party never ends.
The Cubans grabbed the goodies, Sonny grabbed the jack
He broke the bathroom window and climbed on out the back
Sherry drove the pickup through the alley on the side
Where a lawman tackled Sonny and was readin' him his rights
She stepped out in the alley with a single shot four-ten
The road goes on forever and the party never ends.
They left the lawman layin there, They made their get away
Got back to the motel just before the break of day
Sonny gave her all the money and he blew her a little kiss
"If they ask you how this happened say I forced you into this."
She watched him as his tail lights disappeared around the bend
The road goes on forever and the party never ends.
It's Main Street after midnight just like it was before
twenty-one months later at the local grocery store
Sherry buys a paper and a cold six-pack of beer
The headlines on the paper read that Sonny is going to the chair
She pulls back onto Main Street in her new Mercedes Benz
The road goes on forever and the party never ends...
Back to Top
She Collected
Music and Lyrics by Joe Ely
She collected
Gun-slingers, first-stringers, dead-ringers
She just needed more
She collected
Dance hallers, Know-it-all-ers, Wreckin-ball-ers
She just needed more
She just needed more
She had cars, clothes and heath
She just needed more
She had looks, spare time and wealth
She just needed more
She collected
Chain letters, Irish setters, go-getters
She just needed more
She collected
Show-stoppers, window-shoppers, name droppers,
She just needed more
She just needed more
She had money to pay her fines
She just needed more
I gave her all of my time
She just needed more
At first I hardly noticed
I thought she was just showing affection
But when her carpenter came
to measure me for a frame
I walked right out of her collection
She collected
Ransackers, bushwhackers, nutcrackers
She just needed more
She collected
Soul sellers, fortune-tellers, Go-to-Hell-ers
She just needed more
She just needed more
She had diamonds, pearls and wine
She just needed more
I gave her all of my time
She just needed more
Back to Top
Whenever Kindness Fails
Music and Lyrics by Robert Earl Keen, Jr.
I crossed the desert in a dining car
In the Spring on '91
Met some people drinkin' at the bar
They were laughing having fun
I told them that I hadn't heard the joke
That was so hilarious
They said that I was just a dumb cowpoke
I didn't want to make a fuss
So I shot 'em down
One by one
Then I left them along the rails
I used my gun whenever kindness fails
The moon was in the sign of Scorpio
The sun was at my back
I didn't know how far the train would go
Until the law would find my track
I saw the brakeman and the engineer
Drinkin' wine and eatin' brie
I asked them who would brake and who would steer
They started pointing back at me
So I shot 'em down
One by one
Then I left them along the rails
I only used my gun whenever kindness fails
I only have a moment to explain
Just a chance to let you know
When its time for you to board the train
There are two ways you can go
You can ride the wheels into the sun
Feel the cool wind on your face
Or you can laugh into a loaded gun
And you'll likely loose your place
Yeah I shot 'em down
One by one
And I left them along the rails
Now I only use my gun whenever kindness fails
Oh, I shot 'em down
One by one
And I left them along the rails
When I use my gun that lonesome whistle wails
Back to Top
Every Night About This Time
Music and Lyrics by Dave Alvin
Every night about this time
She's waiting for a man
It could be me or it could be you
Who'll touch her with their hands
Someone left her long ago
She never found out why
So she falls in love again
Every night about this time
Every night about this time
She'll be holding someone tight
Faces don't mean much
When she turns out the lights
Just tell her that you love her
Even though she knows you're lying
Then she'll lead you to her room
Every night about this time
Every night about this time
She could be yours
She could be mine
Just hold her when she cries
Every night about this time
Every night about this time
She'll pretend the best she can
It could be me or it could be you
Who'll remind her of a man
Don't say nothing when you leave
No need for long good-byes
You're not the one she's missing
Every night about this time
Every night about this time
She could be yours
She could be mine
Just hold her when she cries
Every night about this time
Back to Top
Settle for Love
Music and Lyrics by Joe Ely
You say you want drama
I'll Give you drama
You say you want muscle
I'll give you nerve
You want sugar
Would you settle for honey?
You want romance
Would you settle for Love?
Would you settle for love?
Would you settle for love?
Would you settle for love or do you need
All that meaningless stuff?
Would you settle for love?
Would it be enough?
Baby, Would you settle for love?
You say you want fire
I'll give you fever
You want kisses
I'll give you all I got
You want diamonds
I'll Give you rhinestones
And you want romance
Would you settle for Love?
Would you settle for love?
Would you settle for love?
Would you settle for love or do you need
All that meaningless stuff?
Would you settle for love?
Would it be enough?
Baby, Would you settle for love?
Repeat Chorus
Back to Top
|
