COMES A MORNING

Comes the morning
On the highway
There's a low cloud
Drifting our way
The hardest night together
The hardest line that ever
Made it down...
And the wind blows
Across the wasteland
Like the song goes
We got fooled again
And the hardest time's
The time you leave behind
When your heart knows

Comes the morning
Comes the morning
Every time

You seem paler
Than the moonlight
You seem colder
Than the firelight
The hardest night together
Is the hardest line that I ever
Had to rhyme... CHORUS

In cold night
Late December
I held you
Like an ember
Now I flick this cigarette into the night
I remember
I let it fly... CHORUS

Chris LeRoy © April 27, 2010
Published by New West Crash Music/ASCAP

STRANGER

STRANGER

The sun came up this morning
I am fading away
Last night as big as life
Growing faint in the day
Growing faint in the day

I left the window open
Is there a songbird near?
Pretty bird won't you sing for me
Before we disappear? Before we disappear?
And you can be a stranger in your own land
You can be a stranger in your own

When television is hazy
They turn the rabbit ears
They throw the courthouse open wide
They take the souvenirs. They take the souvenirs
And you can be a stranger in your own land
You can be a stranger in your own

I went out to the city square
Amid the boos and cheers
Something wrong about what I said
You know it didn't ring clear
Didn't ring clear
And you can be a stranger in your own land
You can be a stranger on your own

It's when the lights are shining
Cross the night of tears
The wind on the silent streets
Is music to my ears
It's music to my ears
I leave the window open
Is there a songbird near?
Pretty bird won't you sing for me
Before we disappear? Before we disappear?
And you can be a stranger in your own land
You can be a stranger on your own

Chris LeRoy © May 18, 2010
Published by New West Crash Music/ASCAP

BROKEN WING

Look at that road, under the trees
Look at this night and what you've done to me
If I could turn away
If I could turn around
I would rise so high
Right where you put me down

Now I'm flying on a broken wing
Making up miles but I'm suffering
I'm never going back
I never felt so bad

Took my money, took my time
But I can't start to get you off my mind
If I could drive this car
Out to the evening star
I know my heart will take me
Straight back to where you are

Now I'm flying on a broken wing
Making up miles but I'm suffering
I'm never going back
I never felt so bad

The time I loved you you, was long ago
But I came back for the things I had to know about you
If I could turn you round
And you could face the day
Look how I'm talking now
There's nothing left to say

Now I'm flying on a broken wing
Making up miles but I'm suffering
I'm never going back
I never felt so bad

Chris LeRoy © June 30, 2010
Published by New West Crash Music/ASCAP

DARK MAN (for Mark Linkous and Vic Chesnutt)

Another dark man
Out in the jet stream
Another great plan
Another dark dream
Just ask his cell phone
Ask his advisers
When it’s all over
Who was the wiser?
Another dark man

They're coming over
They have the car keys
They have agendas
They are the enemy
Just ask his hangers on
Ask his baptizers
When its all over
Who was the wiser?
Another dark man

I barely knew him
It didn't take long
He was a mystery
Wrapped in a sad song
Just ask the howlin' wind
The dust that rises
When it’s all over baby
No one's the wiser
Another dark man

There goes the dark man
Out in the jet stream
One soul is touching down
Another leaving
There goes a dark man
There goes a dark man
There goes a dark man
Another dark man

Chris LeRoy © March 13, 2010
Published by New West Crash Music/ASCAP

GLITTER GIRL

Help information I’m stuck in DC
I’m trying to find sweet Marie
Can’t send a letter since they went away
And I know it’s so late
I know it’s so late
I know it’s so late in the day

But I wanted to call you to say Glitter Girl
I’m living my life in your smile
And I wanted to call you to say little girl
I haven’t been clear for a while

I waited I wandered I struggled for years
You know that I cried bitter tears
Help me and help me I’m fading away
And I know that it’s late
I know that it’s late
I know that it’s late in the day

But I wanted to call you to say Glitter Girl
I’m living my life in your smile
And I wanted to come back to stay Glitter Girl
I haven’t been clear for a while

Hey information I’m stuck in DC
But I finally found sweet Marie
Take out those letters and throw them away
And I know it’s so late
I know it’s too late
She said it’s too late in the day

But I wanted to call you to say Glitter Girl
I’m living my life in your smile
And I wanted to come back to stay Glitter Girl
I haven’t been clear for a while

Give me a smile…

Chris LeRoy © February 28, 2010
Published by New West Crash Music/ASCAP

HANG ON HOLD ON

Never look back girl
Into the eyes of love
If they catch you dreaming
They make the rain come down
After the rain comes
After the wind blows
Look up to blue skies
I told you so, I told you so

Hang On and Hold On
Hang On and Hold On
If you hold on, you will always find a way

That was a good one
But everybody’s wonderful plan
Won’t hold together
So baby stop crying

Stand your ground baby
You won’t be wounded for long
Even the weak get stronger
I told you so, I told you so

Hang On and Hold On
Hang On and Hold On
If you hold on, you will always find a way

Come on back girl
You don’t have to live in a dream
Deep in your midnight hour
It hurts so much you believe
Stand on baby
Baby stand on
Stand on baby
Love, love, love, love

Hang On and Hold On
Hang On and Hold On
If you hold on, you will always find a way

Chris LeRoy © May 22, 1984 Published by New West Crash Music/ASCAP

I DON’T KNOW HOW TO FEEL

Used to be the losers might win

Used to be the sun shine in
Used to be a blowin’ wind
Came with an answer

Used to be a light in my soul
Used to be a rock and roll
Somebody knocking on my door
Never an answer

Am I the dark clouds over the fields
Or the sun coming down
Washing through the hills
I don’t know how to feel
I don’t know how to feel
High
Cry

Used to be a light unto the world
Used to be a flag unfurled
Used to be the only girl
Take me away

Sometimes a feeling just dies
Sometime you apologize
Sometimes you can get so wise
You can’t find an answer


Am I the dark clouds over the fields
Or the sun coming down
Washing through the hills
I don’t know how to feel
I don’t know how to feel
High…(makes me want to )…Cry

Used to be that love was all you need
Someone took a bullet for that dream
Looking something in between
Find you an answer

Am I the dark clouds over the fields
Or the sun coming down
Washing through the hills
Am I the dark clouds over the fields
Or the sun coming down
Washing through the hills
I don’t know how to feel
I don’t know how to feel
High…(makes me want to )…Cry
High…(makes me want to )…Cry
You make me want to....


© Chris LeRoy
Published 2009 New West Crash Music/ASCAP