by Greg Brown on album Slant 6 Mind

She's got a slant 6 mind and a supercharged heart, The little princess is singing about her parts, She says, "Come hither", but when I get hither she is yon. I was looking for what I loved. Whatever i

by Greg Brown on album Down In There

Your smile makes me smile I can always see your face You help me make it through every day You're with me every place You left so much here with us Your love is all around Your children's children wil

by Greg Brown on album Further In

There's a sweated-through shirt thrown over a chair An old photo of Anna Magnani in her underwear There's an old dog barking at a brand new moon And a sign in every window sayin' "Be Back Soon" But w

by Greg Brown on album Slant 6 Mind

There's a whipporwill in the rolling hills, It'll drive you crazy, give you the chills. There's a barn that got smaller, and the blowed out cars, Beans climb up to the falling stars. Why don't you ju

by Greg Brown on album Bathtub Blues

Two little boys, two little toys Each was a wooden horse. Gaily they played, each summer's day Soldier boys, of course. One little chap, he had a mishap And he broke off his horse's head, Wept f

by Greg Brown on album Milk Of The Moon

Morning is a siren, evening is a bust Memories fade, pocketful of dust I moan to you like a mourning dove Mistakes are made along with love On the day you opened up the door I saw the future slip away

by Greg Brown on album Down In There

The gate is rusty The porch is sad The storm is coming The news is bad All day rain- Plenty of Nothing to explain A lifetime love Open the window Let the rain fall in Let's stay home Let's call in

by Greg Brown on album The Iowa Waltz

One is long and one is short, One is thin and one is stout. In the morning when they wake, Only one's breakfast can I make. One dances and knows How many squares hopscotch ought to have. One goes wah

by Greg Brown on album Covenant

Half the people you see these days are talking on cell phones Driving off the road & bumping into doors People used to spend quite a bit of time alone I guess nobody's lonely anymore 'cept you & me ba

by Greg Brown on album Solid Heart

Let me make it clear It rains in Seattle more than it does here We have lots of fun Raising bananas one by one I must be, I must be in Oregon. The sky is hanging low As a clothesline full of clothes

by Greg Brown on album Down In There

A little creek you could spit across Jimmy and me each took one more toss Our spinners bright in the evening air People always said, There ain't no fish in there Well grownups they ain't always right

by Greg Brown on album Songs Of Innocence And Of Experience

Can I see another's woe, And not be in sorrow too? Can I see another's grief, And not seek for kind relief? Can I see a falling tear, And not feel my sorrow's share? Can a father see his child Weep,

by Greg Brown on album In The Dark With You

Mary Beth is that fancy woman Standing over there The expression on her face Is just like her underwear Carefully chosen, easy to see through 2 a.m. when the game is up Tempting to undo (?) But dawn

by Greg Brown on album Honey In The Lion's Head

When first in this country, a stranger, I came, In fair Dublin city, that place of great fame, It was my misfortune a fair one to see, It was the beginning of my misery. Green grows the laurel and sw

by Greg Brown on album Milk Of The Moon

Too many miles there between us Too many kisses, nowhere to go Don't wanna moan, don't wanna fuss I'm calling you up just so you'll know You are never so far that my love can't find you You're never

by Greg Brown on album Slant 6 Mind

When your head come forward And you dance all about Your legs start shaking And your tongue hung out Its enough, goddammit, it's enough When the room was moving To that dance you done When you kicked

by Greg Brown on album The Poet Game

Jesus had some water, said "Wine'd be better yet". Elvis picked up a guitar and made all women wet. Elvis he died young - Jesus he died younger. Elvis died of too much - Jesus died of hunger. Jesus

by Greg Brown on album Bathtub Blues

I see the moon and the moon sees me And the moon sees the one that I long to see. So God bless the moon and God bless me And God bless the one that I long to see. It seems to me that God above Cr

by Greg Brown on album Dream Café

Me, I'm happy-go-lucky- Always ready to grin. I ain't afraid of loving you- Ain't fascinated with sin. So who's this fellow in my shoes- Making you cry? I don't know that guy. Who took my suitcase? W

by Greg Brown on album One More Goodnight Kiss

The lights on In the middle of the night There's a sick little child around Momma said to Poppa "Don't you worry, I think her fever's coming down." [Chorus:] Oh yes and I know, it's just a cold or it