by Townes Van Zandt on album The Late Great Townes Van Zandt (Remastered Edition)

Me & this friend Streetlife Brown We got a bottle of red and walked downtown One hand on the jug and one on time He said I bet you a dollar against this next line Don't let the sunshine fool ya Don't

by Townes Van Zandt on album The Late Great Townes Van Zandt (Remastered Edition)

When the bandits have stolen your jewelry and gone And your crippled young gypsy, he's grown tall and strong And your dead misconceptions have proven you wrong Well then, princess, where you plannin'

by Townes Van Zandt on album The Late Great Townes Van Zandt (Remastered Edition)

I ain't gonna sing no lonesome tune Ah, babe, I'm a-commin' soon I cannot believe I stayed so long away But a man must look around And you're the sweetest thing I've found Your lost high roller's roll

by Townes Van Zandt on album Rear View Mirror

I'm goin' out to denver See if I can't find I'm goin' out to denver See if I can't find That lovin' colorado girl of mine The promise in her smile Shames the mountains tall The promise in her smile S

by Townes Van Zandt on album Rear View Mirror

Brother flower, are you listenin'? Let me sing a song for you Brother flower, petals glistenin', In the bashful mornings dew Brother flower, when the sun shines And the dew has flown away If you don't

by Townes Van Zandt on album Rear View Mirror

Days full of rain, skys comin' down again I get so tired of these same old blues, same old song Baby, it won't be long 'fore I be tyin' on My flyin' shoes, flyin' shoes Till I be tyin' on my flyin' s

by Townes Van Zandt on album Texas Troubadour

My lover comes to me with a rose on her bosom The moon's dancin' purple All through her black hair And a ladies-in-waiting she stands 'neath my window And the sun will rise soon On the false and the f

by Townes Van Zandt on album The Nashville Sessions

You can't hold me* I'm too slippery I do no sleepin' I get lonely You can touch me If you want to I got poison I just might bite you Lie in circles On the sunlight Shine like diamonds On a dark night

by Townes Van Zandt on album Townes Van Zandt

Oh, why does she sing her sad songs for me, I'm not the one Tenderly bring her soft sympathy I've just begun To see my way clear And it's plain, If I stop I will fall I can lay down a tear for her pai

by Townes Van Zandt on album Our Mother The Mountain

The name she gave was Caroline The daughter of a miner Well her ways were free And it seemed to me Sunshine walked beside her She said she'd come to look for work She was not seekin' favors For a dim

by Townes Van Zandt on album For The Sake Of The Song: First Album

Sometimes I don't know where This dirty road is taking me Sometimes I don't even know the reason why But I guess I keep a-gamblin' Lots of booze and lots of ramblin' Well it's easier than just a-waiti

by Townes Van Zandt on album For The Sake Of The Song: First Album

Oh, why does she sing her sad songs for me, I'm not the one Tenderly bring her soft sympathy I've just begun To see my way clear And it's plain, If I stop I will fall I can lay down a tear for her pai

by Townes Van Zandt on album At My Window

At my window Watching the sun go Hoping the stars know It's time to shine Daydreams Aloft on dark wings Soft as the sun streams At days decline Living is laughing Dying says nothing at all Baby and

by Townes Van Zandt on album Flyin' Shoes

If I had no place to fall And I needed to Could I count on you To lay me down? I'd never tell you no lies I don't believe it's wise You got pretty eyes Won't you spin me 'round I ain't much of a lov

by Townes Van Zandt on album At My Window

I heard her sing in tongues of silver I heard her cry on a summer storm I loved her but she did not know it So I don't think about her anymore Now she's gone and I can't believe it So I don't think a

by Townes Van Zandt on album For The Sake Of The Song: First Album

Well, a diamond fades quickly when matched to the face of Maria All the harps they sound empty when she lifts her lips to the sky The brown of her skin makes her hair seem a soft golden rainfall That

by Townes Van Zandt on album For The Sake Of The Song: First Album

When the bandits have stolen your jewelry and gone And your crippled young gypsy, he's grown tall and strong And your dead misconceptions have proven you wrong Well then, princess, where you plannin'

by Townes Van Zandt on album Flyin' Shoes

Sunrise comes and I don't know why Living loves and the day does fly Soon the moon and baby and I Will be lyin' side by side How many of your skies are blue? How much of your love is true? Where to g

by Townes Van Zandt on album Delta Momma Blues

Well, along come the FFV the swiftest on the line Running long the C&O road 20 min behind Running in the Subhill Headquaters on the line Receivin' their strict orders from a station just behind Well,

by Townes Van Zandt feat. Calvin Russell on album Texas Rain: The Texas Hill Country Recordings

By townes van zandt Sometimes I don't know where This dirty road is taking me Sometimes I can't even see the reason why I guess I keep a-gamblin' Lots of booze and lots of ramblin' It's easier than j