Jim Croce

Bad, Bad Leroy Brown ( Jim Croce )

Well, the south side of Chicago Is the baddest part of town. And if you go down there You better just beware of a man name of Leroy Brown. Now, Leroy more than trouble, You see he stand about 'bout six foot four. All the …

Five Short Minutes ( Jim Croce )

Well she was standing by my dressing room After the show asking for my autograph and asked if she could go back to my motel room But the rest is just a tragic tale Because five short minutes of love Will cost me twenty long …

I Got A Name ( Jim Croce )

Like the pine trees lining the winding road I've got a name, I've got a name Like the singing bird and the croaking toad I've got a name, I've got a name And I carry it with me like my daddy did But I'm living …

Lovers Cross ( Jim Croce )

Guess that it was bound to happen; was just a matter of time But now I've come to my decision, And it's a-one of the painful kind 'Cause now it seems that you wanted a martyr, Just a regular guy wouldn't do But baby, I …

New York's Not My Home ( Jim Croce )

Things were spinning round me And all my thoughts were cloudy And I had begun to doubt all the things that were me Been in so many places You know I've run so many races And looked into the empty faces of the people of …

One Less Set of Footsteps ( Jim Croce )

We're been runnin' away from, Somethin' we both know, We've long run out of things to say, And I think I'd better go. So don't be gettin' excited, When you hear that slammin' door, 'Cause there'll be one less set of footsteps On your floor …

Rapid Roy (The Stock Car Boy) ( Jim Croce )

Oh, Rapid Roy that stock car boy He too much to believe You know he always got an extra pack of cigarettes Rolled up in his t-shirt sleeve He got a tattoo on his arm that say "baby" He got another one that just say …

Recently ( Jim Croce )

Used to be that I could see - A reason to be happy 'cause I was free But then - recently it seems I've been lettin' - your mem'ry get to me Used to be that I could pretend - That I wasn't really hurt …

These Dreams ( Jim Croce )

Once we were lovers, But somehow things have changed. Now we're just lonely people Tryin' to forget each others' names. Now we're just lonely people Tryin' to forget each others' names. What came between us? Maybe we were just too young to know. But now …

Thursday ( Jim Croce )

Well it started out just like a dream And like a dream I knew that what we had, Would have to end Cuz' I was lookin' for a lifetime lover and, You were lookin' for a friend Someone to be there After all your night …

Time in a bottle ( Jim Croce )

[] If I could save time in a bottle [] The first thing that I'd like to do Is to save every day until eternity passes away Just to spend them with you If I could make days last forever [] If words could make …

Workin' at the Car Wash Blues ( Jim Croce )

Well, I just got out from the county prison, doin' ninety days for non-support. Tried to find me an executive position, But no matter how smooth I talked they wouldn't listen to the fact that I was a genius, The man say, 'We got all …