by Janis Ian on album breaking silence
Janis Ian breaking silence Walking on sacred ground I once was much like you Had a nine to five and a mortgage due That rat race got to me First it ate me up, then it set me free One day it buried
by Janis Ian on album breaking silence
I went to see my sister She was staying with a friend Who had turned into a preacher To save the world from sin He said, "First deny your body Then learn to submit Pray to be made worthy And tithe yo
by Janis Ian on album Miscellaneous
I leaned the truth at seventeen That love was meant for beauty queens And high school girls with clear-skinned smiles Who married young and then retired The valentines I never knew The Friday night c
by Janis Ian on album breaking silence
Janis Ian breaking silence Guess you had to be there Back in nineteen-sixty-three we walked a fine line We were taking to the streets skating on a thin dime We were searching after truth and beaut
by Janis Ian on album Miscellaneous
There was a lady name of Annie May She fell in love at the zoo one day That crocodile with the big white smile Stole her very heart away The courtship was brief but quite intense Once he got under th
by Janis Ian on album Between The Lines
I REMEMBER PHOTOGRAPHS WATERCOLORS OF THE PAST HE TURNED AND SAID, YOU ASK MUCH OF ME THEN, WHEN WE'D MADE OUR PEACE WE LAY BETWEEN THE SHEETS HE TURNED AND SAID, I SET YOU FREE GO ON, BE A HERO, BE
by Janis Ian on album Miscellaneous
Borrowed pens on dotted lines Sign the past away This is yours and that is mine So the papers say How can you move so quickly How can you heal so fast And what will I do with my mornings What will I