JANIS JOPLIN - To Love Somebody
Theres a light, certain kinda light,
Never ever, never shone on me, no, no.
Honey, I want, I want my whole life
To be lived with you, babe,
Thats what I want oh, was to be
Living and loving you.
Theres a way, oh everybody say
You can do anything, every thing yeah.
But what good, what good,
Honey, what good could it ever bring
Cause I aint got you with my love
And I cant find you babe, no I cant.
You dont know, you do
No you dont, honey no you dont know,
You dont know what its like
To love anybody.
Oh honey, I wanna talk about love
And trying to hold somebody
The way I love you babe,
And Ive been loving you babe.
In my brain, oh I can see your face again,
I know my frame of mind, yeah.
But nobody, nobody has to ever be so blind,
Honey, like I did, I know I was blind,
Honey, I tell you that I was, I was very, very blind.
Oh but Im just a girl,
Cant you just take a look at me and tell,
Tell that I live, honey I live and I breathe for you,
Dont you know I do!
But what good, what good,
Honey, what good could ever do
Cause I aint got you, thats all Ive ever wanted,
And I aint got you, babe, oh but Ive been looking round.
But you dont know, you dont know what its like,
No you dont, no, no, no, you dont know,
Honey, you dont know what its like
Oh to love anybody.
Oh honey I wanna talk about
Trying to hold somebody when youre lonely
The way I loved you, baby,
And I just want you to know I tried.
Oh I know that theres a way
Cause everybody came to me one time and said,
Honey, you can do anything,
Every little thing, and I think I can.
Oh, but what good, what good,
Honey, what awfully good can it ever, ever bring,
Cause I cant find you with my love,
And I cant find you babe, oh anywhere.
Oh, but you dont know,
You dont know what its like,
No you dont and you never ever, ever did.
You dont know, honey,
You dont know what its like
Oh to love anybody.
Oh honey I wanna talk about trying to hold you.
Oh baby, baby, baby, yeah,
But you dont know,
You dont know what its like,
And you never ever, ever did,
I said I tried to throw my love around you
And I tried to help you darling.
But you never ever, no you never ever,
No you never ever, no you never ever,
I know that you know that
No you never ever, ever, ever,
Oh let me throw my love,
Throw my love all around you, yeah.
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JANIS JOPLIN - Hi Heel Sneakers
<br />Put on your hi heel sneakers,<br />Honey put your wig-hat on your head,<br />Honey on your head.<br />Put on your hi heel sneakers,<br />Honey put your wig-hat on your head,<br />Alright.<br />You better pass some boxing gloves<br ... JANIS JOPLIN - I Can't Turn You Loose
<br />I can't turn you loose, if I do I'm gonna lose my mind<br />I can't never turn you loose, if I do I'm gonna lose my mind<br />Whoa, I can't turn you loose for nobody, I love you, yes I do, huh!<br /><br />Hip-shakin' mama, I love y... JANIS JOPLIN - I Know You Rider
<br />I know you rider, you're gonna miss me when I'm gone<br />I know you rider, you're gonna miss me when I'm gone<br />You're gonna miss your lovin' baby runnin', I said runnin' in your arms<br /><br />Don't the moon look lonesome, wh... JANIS JOPLIN - I Need a Man to Love
<br />Whoa, I need a man to love me.<br />Dont you understand me, baby ?<br />Why, I need a man to love.<br />I gotta find him, I gotta have him like the air I breathe.<br />One lovin man to understand cant be too much to need. <br /><br... JANIS JOPLIN - I'll Drown In My Own Tears
<br />He brings a tear into my eyes<br />When I begin, Lord, to realize.<br />If you don't think that, honey, you'll be lonesome,<br />You know I'll drown, drown, oh Lord, in my own tears.<br /><br />I know it's true into his mind<br />A... JANIS JOPLIN - Intruder
<br />You come around here<br />Trying to make your demand.<br />Youve got a need, darling,<br />Ive seen it grow and expand. <br /><br />Yeah, you want to reveal my life<br />With your own two hands.<br />Well, tell me now<br />What are... JANIS JOPLIN - It's a Deal
<br />Wooh!!<br />She's my baby, I'll tell you<br />Just exactly what I used to do<br />I will leave just to leave you alone<br />Baby, baby, when I go home.<br /><br />Well love you baby I don't think I will<br />Say the words but the b... JANIS JOPLIN - Kansas City Blues
<br />I been rockin' and reelin', Lord as long as I can be<br />Lord, the man that I love tryin' to make a fool out of me<br />Babe, I'm leavin', yeah I'm a-leavin' this mornin'<br />Goin' to Kansas City to bring Jim Jackson home<br /><b... JANIS JOPLIN - Kozmic Blues
<br />Time keeps movin on,<br />Friends they turn away.<br />I keep movin on<br />But I never found out why<br />I keep pushing so hard the dream,<br />I keep tryin to make it right<br />Through another lonely day, whoaa. <br /><br />Daw... JANIS JOPLIN - Light Is Faster Than Sound
<br />Light is faster than sound<br />My head to the ground<br />Mind going round<br />Faster than sound. <br /><br />What goes up must go down<br />World goes around<br />Sun shines around<br />Faster than sound. <br /><br />Suddenly I ... JANIS JOPLIN - Little Girl Blue
<br />Sit there, hmm, count your fingers.<br />What else, what else is there to do ?<br />Oh and I know how you feel,<br />I know you feel that youre through.<br />Oh wah wah ah sit there, hmm, count,<br />Ah, count your little fingers,<... JANIS JOPLIN - Magic of Love
<br />Ooh! Hey, hey, now!<br /><br />Alright,<br />You went away, had your chance to say<br />"I love you and I need you baby"<br />Yeah, but even if<br />Honey, I told you daddy now<br />You wouldn't believe me anyway, no, no, no.<br />... JANIS JOPLIN - Mary Jane
<br />Now when I go to work,I work all day<br />always tutns out the same<br />when I bring home my hard-earned pay<br />I spend my money all on Mary Jane<br />Mary Jane,Mary Jane Lord my Mary Jane<br /><br />Oh if a man should look tame... JANIS JOPLIN - Mercedes Benz
<br />Oh Lord, wont you buy me a Mercedes Benz ?<br />My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends.<br />Worked hard all my lifetime, no help from my friends,<br />So Lord, wont you buy me a Mercedes Benz ? <br /><br />Oh Lord, wont... JANIS JOPLIN - Misery 'n
<br />I've been misery 'n,<br />Ever since my daddy gone, yeah.<br />I've been, honey, I've been misery 'n, yes I have, now.<br />Ever since my, since my daddy gone, gone, gone.<br />But I believe that it won't,<br />Baby, it won't be to... JANIS JOPLIN - Mississippi River
<br />Ready ?<br /><br />Well, I'm going down that Mississippi River, yes, I am, yes I am<br />Well, I'm going down that Mississippi River, yes, I am, yes I am<br />Yes I am, boy, yes I am<br /><br />Well, I'm goin' on that big Belle Lou... JANIS JOPLIN - Moanin' At Midnight
<br />Moanin' at midnight<br />Moanin' at midnight, yeah<br />Moanin' at midnight, baby<br />Moanin' at midnight, baby<br />Moanin' at midnight, baby, yeah<br /><br />Moanin' at midnight<br />Moanin' at midnight, baby<br />Moanin' at mid... JANIS JOPLIN - Move Over
<br />You say that its over baby, Lord,<br />You say that its over now,<br />But still you hang around me, come on,<br />Wont you move over. <br /><br />You know that I need a man, honey Lord,<br />You know that I need a man,<br />But wh... JANIS JOPLIN - My Baby
<br />And when I work hard all day long<br />I tell you what, it dont bother me nohow,<br />Cause how could anything ever go wrong<br />When I got my baby, Lord, yes,<br />When I got my baby, oh Lord! <br /><br />And when they tell me lo... JANIS JOPLIN - No Reason For Livin'
<br />I ain't got no reason to livin', I can't find no cause to die<br />Lord, I ain't got no reason for livin', you give me no cause to die<br />Lord, I ain't got no reasons for stay here, give me no cause to try<br />I got these blues,... JANIS JOPLIN - Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
<br />Well, once I lived the life of a millionaire, spending my money, no, I didn't care<br />Takin' my friend John out for a mighty good time<br />Buyin' high-priced liquor, champagne and wine<br /><br />Then I began to fall so low, did... JANIS JOPLIN - Oh My Soul
<br /><i>[Spoken: This is an ol' Little Richard tune called "Oh My Soul"]</i><br /><br />Oh, my soul!<br />Oh, my soul!<br /><br />Baby baby baby, give me all the love you've got<br />Don't you know you've got the best love in the house<... JANIS JOPLIN - Oh, Sweet Mary
<br />Yeah! <br /><br />Oh, sweet Mary, child of confusion, she runs the hills to cry<br />Past the willows or an illusion, Lord, tell me the reason why.<br />Tell me why, why is it all so hard ?<br />Breathing in the air Breathe in the ... JANIS JOPLIN - One Good Man
<br />Honey, I love to go to parties<br />And I like to have a good time,<br />But if it gets too pale after a while<br />Honey and I start looking to find<br />One good man.<br />Hmm, dont you know Ive been searching,<br />Oh yes I have... JANIS JOPLIN - One Night Stand
<br />When I'm on the road playin' in a town without a name,<br />And I'm feelin' low an' everybody looks the same.<br />Well, you catch my eye, and then you come on strong an' try to make your play.<br />Just because we loved tonight, p... JANIS JOPLIN - Raise Your Hand
<br />If there's anythin' that you need,<br />Hon, that you've never, ever, ever had.<br />I know you've never had it.<br />Oh, honey, don't you just sit there cryin',<br />Don't just sit there feelin' bad.<br />No, no, no.<br /><br />Yo... JANIS JOPLIN - River Jordan
<br />I'm goin' down to the river Jordan<br />I'm goin' down to the river Jordan<br />I'm goin' down to the river Jordan<br />I'm goin' down to the river Jordan<br />One of these days<br /><br />I'm gonna sit at the welcome table<br />I'... JANIS JOPLIN - Road Block
<br />Hey! All right, all right, all right, all right!<br /><br />Oh, ain't no problem<br />Carry no heavy load<br />Why can't I love you, baby ?<br />You try to block my road.<br />I wish ya wouldn't do it.<br /><br />Oh, better off to ... JANIS JOPLIN - San Francisco Bay Blues
<br />Got the blues from my baby<br />Left me by the San Francisco Bay.<br />This big ocean liner took her so far away.<br />Didn't mean to treat her so bad<br />She was the best girl I ever have had.<br />She said good-bye, and she made... JANIS JOPLIN - See See Rider
<br />And it's hey, hey hey, she was standin' in the kitchen, honey, in her morning gown<br />Lord, she was standin' in the kitchen, babe, in her morning gown<br />She was standin' in the kitchen, honey, in her morning gown<br /><br />Bu... JANIS JOPLIN - Silver Threads and Golden Needles
<br />Silver threads and golden needles cannot mend this heart of mine<br />And I'll never drown my sorrow in the warm glow of your wine.<br />You can't buy my love with money, for I never was that kind,<br />Silver threads and golden ne... JANIS JOPLIN - St. James Infirmary
<br />I went down to old Joe's bar room, on the corner by the square<br />Well, the drinks were bein' served as usual, and this motley crowd was there<br /><br />Well, on my left stood Joe McKennedy, and his eyes were bloodshot red<br />... JANIS JOPLIN - Stealin'
<br />Well, put your arms around me like the circles in the sun<br />I want you to love me daddy like my easy rider done.<br />If you don't believe that I love you, look what a fool I've been,<br />If you don't think I'm sinking, look wh... JANIS JOPLIN - Summertime
<br />Summertime, time, time,<br />Child, the livings easy.<br />Fish are jumping out<br />And the cotton, Lord,<br />Cottons high, Lord, so high. <br /><br />Your daddys rich<br />And your ma is so good-looking, baby.<br />Shes looking ... JANIS JOPLIN - Tell Mama
<br />Alright!!!<br />Alright!!!<br />I'm ready, man!<br />Whoaa yeah!!!<br /><br />You thought you had found yourself a good girl,<br />One who would love you and give you the world.<br />Then you find, babe, that you've been misused,<b... JANIS JOPLIN - The Last Time
<br />Make it the last time, make it the last time<br />Make it the last time, oh darling please. <br /><br />But I dont understand why you always pick the time<br />When Ive just talked to you with your love on my mind.<br />To see a di... JANIS JOPLIN - To Love Somebody
<br />Theres a light, certain kinda light,<br />Never ever, never shone on me, no, no.<br />Honey, I want, I want my whole life<br />To be lived with you, babe,<br />Thats what I want oh, was to be<br />Living and loving you. <br /><br /... JANIS JOPLIN - Trouble In Mind
<br />Trouble in mind, I'm blue<br />But I won't be blue always,<br />'Cause that sun is gonna shine in my back door someday<br /><br />Now all you men's the same<br />But now I'm old enough to change my name<br />Lord, that sun's gonna ... JANIS JOPLIN - Trust Me
<br />Trust in me, baby, give me time, gimme time, um gimme time.<br />I heard somebody say, oh, The older the grape,<br />Sweeter the wine, sweeter the wine. <br /><br />Oh, my love is like a seed, baby, just needs time to grow,<br />It... JANIS JOPLIN - Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)
<br />Try, try, try just a little bit harder<br />So I can love, love, love him, I tell myself<br />Well, Im gonna try yeah, just a little bit harder<br />So I wont lose, lose, lose him to nobody else.<br />Hey! Well, I dont care how lon... JANIS JOPLIN - Turtle Blues
<br />Ah, Im a mean, mean woman<br />And I dont mean no one man, no good, no.<br />Im a mean, mean woman,<br />I dont mean no one man, no good.<br />I just treats em like I wants to<br />I never treats em, honey like I should. <br /><br ... JANIS JOPLIN - Walk Right In
<br />Walk right in and sit right down, daddy, let your mind roll on<br />You'd better walk right in and stay a little while, daddy, you can't stay too long<br />Now everybody's talkin' 'bout your new way of walkin', do you wanna lose yo... JANIS JOPLIN - What Good Can Drinkin' Do
<br />What good can drinkin' do, what good can drinkin' do?<br />Lord, I drink all night but the next day I still feel blue<br /><br />There's a glass on the table, they say it's gonna ease all my pain,<br />And there's a glass on the ta... JANIS JOPLIN - Whisperman
<br />People come around the window,<br />People come around the door<br />People come around and ask me<br />If I can say some more<br />'Cause I'm a whisperman, yes I am!<br /><br />I can read somebody's back hand, and I can read your ... JANIS JOPLIN - Winin' Boy
<br />I'm the winin' boy, don't you deny my name<br />I'm the winin' boy, don't you deny my name<br />Now my name<br /><br />Well, I'm the winin' boy, don't you deny my name<br />I pick it up and shake it like sweet Stavin' Chain<br />Mm... JANIS JOPLIN - Women Is Losers
<br />Women is losers<br />Women is losers, oh<br />Say honey women is losers.<br />Well, I know you must try, Lord,<br />And everywhere<br />Men almost seem to end up on top. <br /><br />Oh, if they told you they want you<br />Say come ... JANIS JOPLIN - Work Me, Lord
<br />Work me Lord, work me Lord.<br />Please dont you leave me,<br />I feel so useless down here<br />With no one to love<br />Though Ive looked everywhere<br />And I cant find me anybody to love,<br />To feel my care. <br /><br />So ah... JARS OF CLAY - Amazing Grace
<br />I grew this heart into a drifter<br />I never felt the roots I bare<br />I sold my sight, oh brother, sister<br />For a mountain of fool's gold, it's gone<br />Only God knows, God knows where<br /><br />My soul was restless for red... JARS OF CLAY - Art In Me
<br />Images on the sidewalk speak of dream's decent<br />Washed away by storms to graves of cynical lament<br />Dirty canvases to call my own<br />Protest limericks carved by the old pay phone<br /><br />In your picture book I'm trying ... JARS OF CLAY - Blind
<br />Cynical, just your way<br />You play the doubting Thomas<br />Feel the scars and wipe the stains<br /><br />So you fight, and retreat<br />And talk yourself out of believing<br />in any peace that you can't see<br /><br />Blind wor... JARS OF CLAY - Boy On A String
<br />The marionetter has your number<br />Pulling your arms and legs till you can't stand on your own<br />Dragging your conscience on the stage<br />and your heart gets rearranged<br />and you cannot tell your mentor from your Maker<br... JARS OF CLAY - Can't Erase It
<br />Follow the crowd and love everybody now<br />'Cause love is the best thing for you now<br />But you changed your mind, you let everybody down<br />But down is the best place for you<br />It's easier that way, you know it's<br /><br... JARS OF CLAY - Collide
<br />Open up your box of sunshine<br />And smile as confetti comes raining down on you<br />You feel a lot like the good guy, but do you know why<br />Everything's so blue<br />Well, love is fire and the coals are barely burning<br />Co... JARS OF CLAY - Disappear
<br /><i>[verse]</i><br />I watch you smile<br />You steal the show<br />You take a bow<br />The curtain falls in front of you<br />You're magical, on display<br />I gaze into your eyes and<br />You turn to look the other way<br /><br />... JARS OF CLAY - Everything In Between
<br />Must have thought I was so strong<br />Might have ever thought I was the one for this all along<br /><br />But I can't even dream<br />Or imagine how it seems<br />To carry the weight of this crown<br /><br /><i>[Chorus:]</i><br />... JARS OF CLAY - Fade To Grey
<br />It's not hard to know what you're thinking<br />When you look down on me now<br />Your trance of love is seeking<br />To turn this world around<br />But in my state of blind confusion<br />No God can pull me out<br />I see your lov... JARS OF CLAY - Faith Enough
<br />The ice is thin enough for walkin'<br />The rope is worn enough to climb<br />My throat is dry enough for talkin'<br />The world is crumblin' but I know why<br />The world is crumblin' but I know why<br /><br />The storm is wild en... JARS OF CLAY - Famous Last Words
<br />You say you heard every word, but I watched you turn away<br />Your eyes grew colder than winter<br />"Love is so intrusive," I thought I heard you say<br />And laugh so unconvincingly<br /><br />Famous last words, "I'm not ready y... JARS OF CLAY - Five Candles (You Were There)
<br />A promise or a dare<br />I would jump if I knew you'd catch me<br />Staring over the edge<br />I can't tell if you'll be here for me<br /><br />I close my eyes and make a wish<br />Turn out the lights and take a breath<br />Pray th... JARS OF CLAY - Flood
<br />Rain, rain on my face<br />It hasn't stopped raining for days<br />My world is a flood<br />Slowly I become one with the mud<br /><br /><i>[Chorus:]</i><br /><br />But if I can't swim after forty days<br />and my mind is crushed by... JARS OF CLAY - Fly
<br /><i>[verse]</i><br />Be still<br />Let your hand melt into mine<br />The part of me<br />That breathes when you breathe<br />Is losing time<br />I can't find the words to say<br />I'll never say goodbye<br /><br /><i>[chorus]</i><br... JARS OF CLAY - Four Seven
<br />We have this treasure<br />in earthen vessels<br />to show that this power<br />is from God, and not from us<br /><br /> ... JARS OF CLAY - Frail
<br />Convinced of my deception<br />I've always been a fool<br />I fear this love reaction<br />Just like you said I would<br /><br />A rose could never lie<br />About the love it brings<br />And I could never promise<br />To be any of ... JARS OF CLAY - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
<br />God rest ye merry gentlemen<br />Let nothing you dismay<br />Remember Christ the Savior<br />was born on Christmas day<br />To save us all from Satan's pow'r<br />When we had gone astray<br /><br /><i>[Chorus:]</i><br /><br />O tid... JARS OF CLAY - Goodbye, Goodnight
<br />A flower for your vanity, a penny for your thoughts<br />About the world's insanity and how we've gotten lost<br />Strike up the band to play a song as we go waltzing by<br />And fake a smile as we all say goodbye<br />Goodbye, oh ... JARS OF CLAY - Grace
<br />God, I admit I haven't changed<br />Playing card houses still covering my landscape<br />I never expected You to stay<br />When I'm grabbing for these crumbs and cold loose change<br /><br />I feel Your grace come running over ever... JARS OF CLAY - Hand
<br />I'm here waiting for something new to break my heart<br />So callous laden, I can't feel a thing at all<br />Will You catch my fall?<br /><br />From lost and not found, to run and not hide<br />My hand inside... (Your hand)<br /><b... JARS OF CLAY - He
<br />Don't try to reach me, I'm already dead<br />The pain when it grips me, for things that I've done<br /><br />Well I try to make you proud, but for crying out loud<br />Just give me a chance to hide away<br />Exhaustion takes over, ... JARS OF CLAY - Hymn
<br />Oh refuge of my hardened heart<br />Oh fast pursuing lover come<br />As angels dance 'round Your throne<br />My life by captured fare You own<br /><br />Not silhouette of trodden faith<br />Nor death shall not my steps be guide<br ... JARS OF CLAY - I Need You
<br /><i>[verse]</i><br />Strangely out of place<br />There's a light filling this room<br />Where none would follow before<br />I can't deny it burns me up inside<br />I fan the flames to melt <br />Away my pride<br />Do I want shelter ... JARS OF CLAY - I'm Alright
<br />It was the fear of God that led me to you<br />And it's the fear of you that takes getting used to<br />I've never been one to hang my heart on a thread<br />But you spun me around and you loved me instead<br /><br />I know I could... JARS OF CLAY - I'm In The Way
<br />You sit and stare out at the sky<br />And think of ways to fake a smile<br />But life is never what it seems<br />Sometimes it only take a while<br /><br />I'm in the way of fallin' down<br />I won't let you go that far now<br />I'...