by Cassandra Wilson on album Non-Album Releases

Lying in my bed I hear The clock tick and I think of you Caught up in circles Confusion is nothing new Flashback, warm nights Almost left behind Suitcase of memories Time after Sometimes y

by Cassandra Wilson on album Loverly

A day in the life of a fool A sad and a long lonely day I walk the avenue Hoping to run into The very sight of you coming my way. I stop just in front of our door But you're never there any mo

by Cassandra Wilson on album Miscellaneous

Blue skies looking at me Nothing but blue skies do I see Bluebirds singing a song Nothing but bluebirds from now on I never saw the sun shining so bright Never saw things goin' so right Noticing the

by Cassandra Wilson on album Miscellaneous

Southern trees bear strange fruit Blood on the leaves and blood at the root Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees Pastoral scene of the gallant sout

by Cassandra Wilson on album Miscellaneous

I pulled into Nazareth, I was feelin' about half past dead I just need some place where I can lay my head I said, "Hey mister, can you tell me where a girl might find a bed?" He just grinned and shook

by Cassandra Wilson on album Silver Pony

I went down to St. James Infirmary I saw my baby lying there He was stretched out on the lawn waiting for me So sweet, so cold, so bare Hey Let him go, let him go, God bless him Wherever he may be He

by Cassandra Wilson on album Miscellaneous

If blood will flow when fresh and steel are one Drying in the color of the evening sun Tomorrow's rain will wash the stains away But something in our minds will always stay On and on the rain will fa

by Cassandra Wilson on album Miscellaneous

You can take all the tea in China Put it in a big brown bag for me Sail right around all the seven oceans Drop it straight into the deep blue sea He's as sweet as tupelo honey He's an angel of the fi

by Cassandra Wilson on album Another Country

by Cassandra Wilson on album New Moon Daughter

Love is blindness I don't want to see Won't you wrap the night Around me Take my heart Love is blindness In a parked car In a crowded street You see your love Made complete Thread is rippi

by Cassandra Wilson on album Miscellaneous

If loving you is wrong, I don't wanna be right If being right means being without you, I'd rather live a wrong doing life Your mama and daddy say, "It's a shame, it's a downright disgrace" Long as I g

by Cassandra Wilson on album Miscellaneous

When it's darkness on the delta That's the time my heart is light When it's darkness on the delta Let me linger in the shelter of the night Fields of cotton all around me Darkies singin' sweet and lo

by Cassandra Wilson on album Miscellaneous

Some day my prince will come Some day I'll find my love And how thrilling a moment it will be When the prince of my dreams comes to me He'll whisper, "I love you" And steal a kiss or two No, he's far

by Cassandra Wilson on album Blue Light 'Til Dawn

You don't know what love is Until you learn the meaning of the blues Until you've lost a love you had to lose You don't know what love is You don't know how lips hurts Until you've kissed and h

by Cassandra Wilson on album Loverly

A day in the life of a fool A sad and a long, lonely day I walk the avenue hoping I'll run into The lovely sight of you coming my way I stop right across from your door But you don't see me anymore S

by Cassandra Wilson on album Miscellaneous

I can't stand the rain against my window Bringing back sweet memories I can't stand the rain against my window Now that you're not here with me When we were together, everything was so grand Now that

by Cassandra Wilson on album Miscellaneous

When autumn sings her lullaby And green leaves turn to gold Then I remember last September You and I said goodbye Whispering that we would be returning When autumn comes again Now autumn roams the hi

by Cassandra Wilson on album Miscellaneous

'Twas in another lifetime, one of toil and blood When blackness was a virtue and the road was full of mud I came in from the wilderness, a creature void of form "Come in," she said, "I'll give you she

by Cassandra Wilson on album Miscellaneous

How soft a whisper can get When you're walking through a crowded space I hear every word that you said I remember that everyday I get a little bit closer to you, to you How long an hour can take When

by Cassandra Wilson on album Miscellaneous

Oh Sankofa, high on the heavens you soar My soul is soon to follow you back to yesterdays moon Will it remember me? Back to yesterdays sun, it will rekindle me Rekindle the spirit into tomorrow and hi