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Grant Lee Phillips
Little Moon - 2009
Gonna wake up
with a smile
Gonna wake up with the sun all bright
Gonna wake up with a smile
Open the shades let in the light
Good morning
happiness
What a fine day
Gonna wake up
with the birds
Little birds that chirp away in song
Gonna wake up with the birds
Out of the bed singin’ along
Good morning
happiness
What a fine day
Have you ever
had a dream
Funny kinda dream that feels so real
Where everybody is a singin’
Bangin’ a drum I remember it still
Good morning
happiness
What a fine day
Strangest thing
days I feel like dirt
And then I see the diamond dust on everything
Strangest thing something plucks my nerve
And then I hear a hundred chords a shimmering
Strangest thing
the way that one guitar
Can move me more than any symphony
Strangest thing when it stars to pour
I feel the sadness and the pain go out of me
I don’t feel
sad when Cash
wears black I hear the train comin’
Good things down the railroad track ya gotta believe in somethin’
Yeah the strangest
thing that assassin’ gun
It was a trained to fire away on anyone
Strangest thing the way a stranger wept for him
And how she spilt a tear of love
Yeah the strangest thing the way that hope can hide itself
Behind the walls of anything
I don’t feel
sad when Cash wears black I hear the train comin’
Good things down the railroad track ya gotta believe in somethin’
Strangest thing
like a potion to unspell
The curse of human suffering
Stangest thing strangest things befall
Even the strongest of us all
How far little
moon
Just a rocket away
Three nights and a day is all
Little moon
Like a beacon
up high
Won’t ya send down a beam
It all starts with a dream sweetheart
Little moon
How tall little
flower
Growin’ wild as a weed
It all starts with a seed so small
For us all
Little flower
Way up in the
stars
Swirling ‘round tonight
Heaven knows the future’s ours
Way up in the stars
How far little
ship
Sailing over the waves
By the light of the Milky Way
How far
Little ship
How far little
moon
Peakin’ over the roof
And the chimney tops all red
Little moon
Way up in the
stars
Swirling ‘round tonight
Heaven knows the future’s ours
Way up in the stars
Little moon
4. IT AIN’T THE SAME OLD COLD WAR
HARRY
It ain’t the
same old cold war Harry
It ain’t the one you know
The sound of all that saber rattling
Makes the blood run cold
It ain’t the
same old cold war Harry
It ain’t the one you know
It isn’t black or white Mayberry
The whole place could blow
I got a little
girl a cutting teeth
A pretty wife who’s in the bed
Rather be makin’ love or makin’ peace
Don’t wanna live a life of dread
It ain’t the
same old cold war Harry
Don’t need a doomsday clock
To be alarmed by all the stars you’re wearing
The funny way you talk
It ain’t the same old cold war Harry
No puttin’ up your dukes
That kinda talk is gettin’ all too scary
You better nix your nukes
It ain’t the
same old cold war Harry
It ain’t the one you know
But could ya not stand by that button
The whole place could blow
I got a little
girl a cutting teeth
A pretty wife who’s in the bed
Rather be makin’ love or makin’ peace
Don’t wanna live a life of dread
It ain’t the same old cold war Harry
It ain’t the same old war
It ain’t the same old cold war Harry
If I only had one wish
And I had to make it quick
‘Fore the morning comes
It’s an easy one
She’d get hers and he’d
get his
You don’t know how rare that is
Got a reason to sing
A magic thing
Now ya know my lovin’
is
Deadly serious
Sign along the dotted line
And seal it with a kiss
Seal it with a kiss
Might be comin’ on too
strong
I’ve already looked too long
But I like what I see
Nothin’ wrong
I just wanna feel your
touch
Now I’ve gone and said too much
But I mean what I say
More than a song
Now ya know my
lovin’ is
Deadly serious
Sign along the dotted line
And seal it with a kiss
Seal it with a kiss
I may only have this chance
I may only get one dance
Wanna make it last
Is it much to ask
Now ya know my
lovin’ is
Deadly serious
Sign along the dotted line
And seal it with a kiss
Seal it with a kiss
Now ya know my
lovin’ is
Deadly serious
Sign along the dotted line
And seal it with a kiss
Seal it with a kiss
Feathers and
furs nightbirds
Only come out after dark
Hear ‘em all singin’ nightbirds
Crying like no meadowlark
Velvet and pearls
mausoleum girls
Leathery jacketed boys
Out on a limb at the end of the bar
Shunned from the island of joy
Waiting for the
silver moon to come and set ya free
Waiting for the silver door to swing wide like a jailbird’s dream
Dream
Powder and gloves
night doves
Only come out after hours
Think with perfume by the light of the tomb
Fresh as a funeral flower
Waiting for the
silver moon to come and set ya free
Waiting for the silver door to swing wide like a jailbird’s dream
Feathers and
furs nightbirds
Only come out after dark
Hear ‘em all singin’ nightbirds
Crying like no meadowlark
Violet oh violet
such a darlin’ child
Nothing makes me happier
Than to simply look into your eyes
And see you smile
Violet oh violet
little darlin’ one
Wonder what you’re dreaming of
Wonder what it is the book of life
Has just begun
Dream of all
the joys to see
And all you’re gonna do
Every flower in the world
A waiting for you
Violet oh violet
welcoming the day
How we’re gonna laugh in to the hours
We’re gonna play
Dream of all
the joys to see
And all you’re gonna do
Every flower in the world
A waiting for you
Violet oh violet
such a darlin’ one
Nothing makes me happier
Than to know that you are having fun
You’re having fun
Oh baby don't
you know we’ve all got hidden treasures
Do you remember such a time
Before it was a sin to call yourself a dreamer
And treasure was a thing to hide
Bury in the woods
where no one goes
Hidden in a sailor's chest of oak
In a place where only you would know
Promise me that
you'll tell me when I'm getting hotter
I want to see your silver shine
Under the moon one night carved in alabaster
I wanna see your treasure shine
Not buried in
the woods where no one goes
Hidden in a sailor's chest of oak
In a place where only you would know
Oh baby don't
you know we’ve all got sunken treasures
Down at the bottom of the blue
But old Poseidon
he can't keep it there forever
‘Cause I can see the gold in you
Buried in the
sea a league below
Hidden in a sailor’s chest of oak
In a place where only you will know
Buried in the
woods where no one goes
Hidden in a sailor’s chest of oak
In a place where you and only you could know
Could know
Tom’s
at the piano talkin’ to a ghost
Playin’ with his eyes shut tight
Here’s a little song I learnt it from the wind
I heard it on the wind last night
Beats workin’
in the field for a little blind boy
Playin’ in the dime museum
Day the colonel came and he take ya by the hand
What a lucky day for him
When Tom is at
the bench his hands are not his own
Some spirit in the room takes hold
Never seen the sun much less read a note
But he makes ya wanna tap your toes
Make your daddy
proud oh make your daddy rich
Some candy and cake for Tom
Till the crowd dies down and the colonel’s in the grave
And the candy and the cake are gone
Tom’s at the
piano talkin’ to a ghost
Playin’ with his eyes shut tight
Here’s a little song I learnt it from the wind
I heard it on the wind last night
One day I’m gonna
swim this lake I swear it
I’m gonna swim it end to end
I’m bound to paddle on upriver
Out by the delta where the fishin’ boats come in
One day I’m gonna
catch the biggest catfish
The one that always got away
Dust off your finest china dishes
We’re gonna have him on a plate
One mornin’ ‘fore
the sun rise one mornin’ ‘fore the light
One mornin’ ‘fore the mean old rooster has cried
One mornin’ ‘fore the trucks roll blowin’ their horn
We gonna take the whole world on by the storm
Someday I’m gonna
make a ton a’ money
I’m gonna tuck it in the bank
So we ain’t ever goin’ hungry
They’ll have to add another safe
One mornin’ ‘fore
the sun rise one mornin’ ‘fore the light
One mornin’ ‘fore the mean old rooster has cried
One mornin’ ‘fore the trucks roll blowin’ their horn
We gonna take the whole world on by the storm
Someday I’ll
travel to the city
I might hop a trolley car
See them buildings tall as Everest
Disappearing in the stars
One mornin’ ‘fore
the sun rise one mornin’ ‘fore the light
One mornin’ ‘fore the mean old rooster has cried
One mornin’ ‘fore the trucks roll blowin’ their horn
We gonna take the whole world on by the storm
We gonna take the whole world on by the storm
The longer you
live it gets harder to fake
Hard for the heart to pretend
You’re older now
You’re older now
It’s different than back then
The longer you
live the softer you get
Whether you like it or not
You’re older now
You take your time
And cherish what you got
The longer you
live and you rack up the days
Some of it’s hard to shake
But you’re older now
You’ve been around
Learned from your mistakes
Maybe an angel
in white dodges regret
But I haven’t ran into too many angels yet
The longer you
live it gets harder to fake
Hard for the heart to pretend
You’re older now
You’re older now
The truth is sinking in
You’re older now
Oh the sun shines
on Jupiter all through the day
But the clouds in the atmosphere they block out all the rays
Oh the sunlight on Jupiter is so very dim
I so wish they’d let a little in
I don’t foresee
us on the beaches white
With our folding chairs reclined
A spot of tea would do the body right
Would you ever be so kind
Oh the sunlight
on Jupiter is so very dim
I so wish they’d let a little in
Oh the rain falls on Jupiter all through the year
And the blue skies of summer never once have they appeared
Oh I dare say it’s sweater weather every single day
And wishing will not shoo the clouds away
I don’t foresee
us on the beaches white
With our folding chairs reclined
A spot of tea would do the body right
Would you ever be so kind
Oh the sun shines
on Jupiter
See the sun shine