singer-songwriter

Daddy Frank ( Merle Haggard )

Daddy Frank played the guitar and the French harp Sister played the ringing tambourine Mama couldn't hear our pretty music She read our lips and helped the family sing That little band was all a part of living And our only means of living at …

Dance me to the end of love ( Leonard Cohen )

Dance me to your beauty with a burning violin Dance me through the panic 'til I'm gathered safely in Lift me like an olive branch and be my homeward dove Dance me to the end of love Dance me to the end of love Oh …

Dancing in the dark ( Bruce Springsteen )

I get up in the evening and I ain't got nothing to say I come home in the morning I go to bed feeling the same way I ain't nothing but tired Man I'm just tired and bored with myself Hey there baby, I could …

Daniel ( Elton John )

Daniel is trav'ling tonight on a plane, I can see the red tail lights heading for Spain, oh, and I can see Daniel waving goodbye. God it looks like Daniel, must be the clouds in my eyes. They say Spain is pretty, though I've never …

Danny's Song ( Kenny Loggins )

People smile and tell me I'm the lucky one, And we've just begun, I think I'm gonna have a son He will be like she and me, as free as a dove, Conceived in love, the sun is gonna shine above Even though we ain't …

Daydreamer ( Adele )

Daydreamer Sitting on the seat, soaking up the sun He is a real lover Making up his past and feeling up his girl Like he's never felt a figure before [] Jaw dropper He looks good when he walks, he's the subject of the talk …

Days Like This ( Van Morrison )

When its not always raining there’ll be days like this When there’s no one complaining there’ll be days like this When everything falls into place like the flick of a switch Well my mama told me there’ll be days like this When you dont need …

Dead Melodies ( Beck )

Where will you go when this day is over? A gambler's purse lays on the road Straight to your door snakes have gone crazy tonight winding their way out of sight A laugh, a joke a sentiment wasted Seasons of strangers they've come and gone …

Desolation Row ( Bob Dylan )

They're selling postcards of the hanging They're painting the passports brown The beauty parlor is filled with sailors The circus is in town Here comes the blind commissioner They've got him in a trance One hand is tied to the tight-rope walker The other is …

Dinah ( Bing Crosby, The Mills Brothers )

Di - nah, is there an - y - one fi - ner In the state of Car - o - li - na? If there is and you know her, show her to me. Di - nah, with her Dix - ie eyes bla …

Do Lord ( Johnny Cash )

I´ve got a home in Glory Land That outshines the sun I´ve got a home in Glory Land That outshines the sun I´ve got a home in Glory Land That outshines the sun Way beyond the blue Do Lord O do Lord O do remember …

Don't ask me why ( Billy Joel )

All the waiters in your grand cafe Leave their tables when you blink, oh Every dog must have his every day Every drunk must have his drink Don't wait for answers Just take your chances Don't ask me why All your life you had to …

Don't Let It Bring You Down ( Neil Young )

Old man lying by the side of the road With the lorries rolling by Blue moon sinking from the weight of the load And the buildings scrape the sky Cold wind rippling down the alley at dawn And the morning paper fly Dead man lying …

Don't She Look Good ( Bill Anderson )

She was on her way out of your life when I found her Not knowing which way to turn She's forgotten the feeling of two arms around her But it didn't take her long to learn You had new worlds to conquer so you didn't …

Downbound Train ( Bruce Springsteen )

I had a job, I had a girl I had something going mister in this world I got laid off down at the lumber yard Our love went bad, times got hard Now I work down at the carwash Where all it ever does is …

Downpressor Man ( Sinead O'Connor )

Downpressor man, where you gonna run to? Downpressor man, where you gonna run to? Downpressor man, where you gonna run to? on that day? If you run to the sea the sea will be boiling if you run to the sea the sea will be …

Down To Zero ( Joan Armatrading )

Oh, the feeling, when you're reeling; you step lightly thinking you're number one Down to zero with a word, leaving, for another one Now you won't put you're feet back on the ground; Down to the ground, down to the ground Down to the ground, …

Dream Catch Me ( Newton Faulkner )

Every time I close my eyes It's you and I know now Who I am Yea yea yea And I know now There's a place I go When I'm alone Do anything I want be anyone I wanna be But it is us I see …

Drunk on the Moon ( Tom Waits )

Tight-slacked clad girls on the graveyard shift 'Neath the cement stroll Catch the midnight drift Cigar chewing Charlie In that newspaper nest grifting hot horse tips On who's running the best And I'm blinded by the neon Don't try and change my tune 'Cause I …

End of the Day ( Beck )

I've seen the end of the day come too soon Not a lot to say, not a lot to do You played the game, you owe nothing to yourself Rest today, for tomorrow you can't tell You can't tell I've seen the end of the …

England Swings ( Roger Miller )

England swings like a pendulum do Bobbies on bicycles two by two Westminster Abbey the tower of Big Ben The rosy red cheeks of the little children Now if you huff and puff and you finally save enough Money up to take your family on …

Everybody ( Ingrid Michaelson )

mmm mmm mmmmmm mmm mmm mmmmmm We have fallen down again tonight In this world it's hard to get it right Trying to make your heart fit like a glove What it needs is love, love, love [] Everybody, everybody wants to love Everybody, everybody …

Everybody Knows ( Leonard Cohen )

Everybody knows that the dice are loaded. Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed. Everybody knows the war is over. Everybody knows the good guys lost. Everybody knows the fight was fixed: The poor stay poor, the rich get rich. That's how it goes. Everybody knows. …

Everybody's Talkin' ( Harry Nilsson )

[] Everybody's talkin' at me I can't hear a word they're saying Only the echoes of my mind [] People stopping, staring I can'y see their faces [] Only the shadows of their eyes [] I'm going where the sun keeps shining Thru' the pouring …

Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven ( Loretta Lynn )

Everybody wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die Once upon a time there lived a man and his name was Hezekiah He walked with God both day and night but he didn't wanna die He cried oh Lord please let me live …

Everyday I write the book ( Elvis Costello )

Don't tell me you don't know what love is when you're old enough to, know better. When you find strange hands in your sweater, when, your dreamboat turns out to be a footnote, I'm a man with a, mission in two or three editions, I'm …

Everything I Want To Do ( Albert Hammond )

Everything I want to do, I only want to do with you. Everything I want to do, I only want to do with you. I will always have a bed to sleep on, and there'll always be a side for you. To let you in …

Ex's & Oh's ( Elle King )

Well, I had me a boy, turned him into a man I showed him all the things that he didn't understand Who, ohh, and then I let him go Now, there's one in California who's been cursing my name 'Cause I found me a better …

Faded Love ( Bob Wills )

As I look at the letters that you wrote to me It's you that I am thinking of As I read the lines that to me were so dear I remember our faded love I miss you darling more and more every day As Heaven …

Fairytale of New York ( Kirsty MacColl, The Pogues )

[] It was Christmas Eve babe in the drunk tank an old man said to me, won´t see another one. [] And then he sang a song the Rare Old Mountain Dew I turned my face away and dreamed about you [] Got on a …

Fallen From The Sky ( Marketa Irglova, Glen Hansard )

You must have fallen from the sky You must have shattered on the wrong way You brought so many to the light And now you're by yourself [] There comes a point in every fight Where giving up seems like the only way When everyone …

Falling Again ( Don Williams )

I should take my time I know take it easy take it slow Every heartache needs to mend before you love again So I hold on for awhile and try to keep this old heart free And then I look across a room and someone …

Falling Slowly ( Marketa Irglova, Glen Hansard )

I dont know you but I want you All the more for that Words fall through me and always fool me And I can’t react Games that never amount to more than their worth Will play themselves out Take this sinking boat and point it …

Famous Blue Raincoat ( Leonard Cohen )

It's four in the morning, the end of December I'm writing you now just to see if you're better New York is cold, but I like where I'm living There's music on Clinton Street all through the evening I hear that you're building your little …

Farewell Good Night's Sleep ( Lay Low )

Each night when I close my eyes and hope to get some sleep There you are reminding me of what I couldn't keep I've done the very best I can to stay away from you But your'e there everytime I close my eyes so what …

Fast Car ( Tracy Chapman )

[] [] [] [] You got a fast car. I want a ticket to anywhere. Maybe we make a deal, Maybe together we can get somewhere. Any place is better. Starting from zero, got nothing to lose. Maybe we'll make something, Me myself, I got …

Father And Son ( Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) )

It's not time to make a change, just relax and take it easy. You're still young that's your fault, there's so much you have to know. Find a girl, settle down if you want to, you can marry. Look at me, I am old but …

Feather On The Clyde ( Passenger )

Well, there’s a river that runs through Glasgow And it makes up and it breaks up And it takes her in two parts And the current just like my blood flows Down from the hills Round aching bones to my restless heart Well, I would …

Fire and Rain ( James Taylor )

Just yesterday morning they let me know you were gone Susanne the plans they made put an end to you I walked out this morning and I wrote down this song I just can't remember who to send it to I've seen fire and I've …

Fire Away ( Chris Stapleton )

Honey load up your questions and pick up your sticks and your stones And pretend I'm a shelter for heartaches that don't have a home Choose the words that cut like a razor And all that I'll say Fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiire away Take your best shot Show …

Firecracker ( Ryan Adams )

Black birds slow and softly Breaks a glass of wine Broken bluesy whisper Sing to me tonight Well everybody wants to go forever I just wanna burn up hard and bright I just wanna be your firecracker Maybe be your baby tonight And maybe be …

Fireflies ( John Grant )

[] [] On a summer night, 1975 Maybe earlier, now I don't remember She catches fireflies at the ice cream social And oh [] We watch them take flight He is coming now with the rake on fire He destroys the nest of the wasps …

First day of my life ( Bright eyes )

[] This is the first day of my life Swear I was born right in the doorway I went out in the rain, suddenly everything changed They're spreading blankets on the beach Yours is the first face that I saw Think I was blind before …

First we take Manhattan ( Leonard Cohen )

They sentenced me to twenty years of boredom For trying to change the system from within I'm coming now I'm coming to reward them First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin I'm guided by a signal in the heavens I'm guided by this birthmark …

Flume ( Bon Iver )

I am my mother's only one It's enough I wear my garment so it shows Now you know Only love is all maroon Gluey feathers on a flume Sky is womb and she's the moon I am my mother on the wall, with us all …

Folsom Prison Blues ( Johnny Cash )

I hear the train a comin' It's rollin' 'round the bend, And I ain't seen the sunshine, Since, I don't know when, I'm stuck in Folsom Prison, And time keeps draggin' on, But that train keeps a-rollin', On down to San Antone. When I was …

Foolish Games ( Jewel Kilcher )

You took your coat off and stood in the rain, You were always crazy like that I watched from my window, always felt I was outside looking in on you You were always the mysterious one with dark eyes and careless hair, You were fashionably …

Foreign Affair ( Tom Waits )

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Forever Young ( Bob Dylan )

May God bless and keep you always, May your wishes all come true, May you always do for others And let others do for you. you build a ladder to the stars And climb on every rung, May you stay forever young, Forever young, forever …

Fragile ( Sting )

If blood will flow when flesh and steel are one Drying in the colour of the evening sun Tomorrow's rain will wash the stains away But something in our minds will always stay Perhaps this final act was meant To clinch a lifetime's argument That …