Lake Placid Blues - Tony Joe White

 

At the time I was too young for the men
But it's become much clearer through the years
We gathered round the boy in his army clothes
Said goodbye and his mother shed her tears

Every day she watched for the postman
But the long awaited letter was overdue
It's not the silence that makes you crazy
It's the sound of a heart breaking in two

Then it came across the ocean
It was hard to understand the awful news
I don't know why I still remember
I guess it's just the Lake Placid Blues

I turned 18 and left that part of the country
Went down on the Padre Island coast
Of all the hard times I still remember
The repossession of the guitar hurt the most

I often stood in line outside the mission
And I huddled there beside them in the rain
A priest came to the door with empty eyes
I could see he no longer felt their pain

Some were searchin' for forgiveness
And others only wanted food
I needed more than I could ask for
There is no comfort with the Lake Placid Blues

It's hard to find good friends in a lifetime
You can usually count 'em on one hand
I shivered by the fire and the dawn was breakin'
And I scattered his ashes on the sand

And the silver cranes came over in formation
In a sacred manner they flew
And I will always remember
The sky, the Lake Placid Blues
Lake Placid Blues
Lake Placid Blues

Selena - Tony Joe White

The evening falls on Padre Island

Something is wrong, the birds don't fly

They sit quietly in the sand dunes

And watch the sky

They seem to know someone is missing

Even the ocean settles down

They've wait patiently since sunrise

But she don't come around

Selena, they cry

Without your smile, none of us can fly

Selena, this can't be true

It's gonna be a lonely world without you

There is no one here on this good earth

Who cannot hear the laughter in your song

You made us dance when hearts were heavy

And our feet were made of stone

Time goes by, there is no answer

It's hard to think this moment ever came

So many bow their heads in silence

It don't stop the pain, no

Selena, they pray

How could something such as this take you away'

Selena, you were the one

Just when we think it's all over

Maybe it's just begun

Selena, so full of life

You never had a chance to say goodbye

But it will be whispered now and then

And your name will last forever

Riding on the Corpus Cristi wind

Selena, they pray

Selena, they cry

The Delta Singer - Tony Joe White

Never got the chance to tell him
I liked the boots he wore
And the faded denim jacket bought from some
Mississippi store
And I watched him there in the spotlight
And the crowd called out for more

I sat out back and listened underneath the trees
And the songs kept reminding me of where I'd been
And the blues notes floated softly on the australian wind

And we were both so far from home

In this little ol' hippie town
And the delta singer
He just kept on laying it down

You only got one way to play it
And the blues they never lie
But you get so tired of fighting the flavor of the week
And it drives you to a distant shore
Where you might find some place

And I walk out on the stage
Feeling kind of out of time
With rain on my shoulder and the spanish girl on my mind

And when there's nobody left around
Who remembers the songs that were wrote
Like the delta singer I keep waiting on the next soulful note

Good In Blues - Tony Joe White

There's a cold wind blowing

Downtown tonight

Oh, I'm all alone

Walking around, I don't feel right

I'm so used to feeling warm

Having you hanging on my arm

I can't believe you just cut me oose

You're gonna look good in blues

They still got a cool band

In the little club where we used to go

But I don't feel the dance

Tonight I'm just too low

Oh I gave it all I had

You say "Baby, well that's too bad"

But you'll have to pay the dues

And you're gonna look good in bues

I'm back in the real world

No dreams no plans

Keeping a low profile

Just getting by the best I can

But you can't kick a heart around

And leave it in pieces on the ground

Baby, it's gonna catch up with you 

And you'll look good in blues

You're gonna look good in blues

Ain't going down this time - Tony Joe White

I've been laying low

Living in the shadows

Spending time alone

Conversations with the wall

Hanging on

I'm just trying to matter

And I remain

Trying to make some sense of it all

I've been here before I'm familiar with the pain

But I ain't running no more there's one thing changed

Ain't going down this time

This time I ain't going down

Like an undertow

I feel the promise of the nighttime

But I've been down that road

And my search came to an end

I hit the motherload

Enough blues for a lifetime

Now I'm digging deep inside

Trying to find my way back again

You know you've entered the danger zone

When you look in the eyes and there's no one home

Ain't going down this time

This time I ain't going down

Deep in the night

I miss a woman's touch

The fire burns strong

And I'm drawn to the flame

But I pay the price

When I get caught up in the heartbeat

And passion flows

Unrestrained

No one left to blame I'm faced with the truth

And it's all too plain when there's nothing left to lose

Ain't going down this time

This time I ain't goin

Bayou woman - Tony Joe White

I was dreaming about you baby

When the dog woke me up last night

I was dreaming about you baby

And the dog just howled all night

I just laid there thinking about you

'Til the morning light

I been missing you baby

But my alimony ain't been paid

I been missing you baby

But my alimony ain't been paid

And that cool town woman is so bad to

Carry a blade

I'm no good for you baby

You know I'll never be free

I'm no good for you baby

You know my heart ain't free

That cool town woman has still got

A hold on me

I ought to move to the country

And find me a piece of ground

Move out to the country

Find a little piece of grund

But that cool town woman would

Sure enough hunt me down

She ain't ever been satisfied

It's hard to live without the woman

And it's even harder to live with her

I was dreaming about you baby

When the dog woke me up last night.

I Want To Be With You - Tony Joe White

You light up a room the moment you walk in

You could break a heart without even knowing

Just in the way you smile the way you move

You say: hello, I want to be with you

And when I feel your warm embrace 

You make it seem like yesterday

Touching in that special way lovers do

Just when I was getting use to goodbye 

You walk right back into my life

Somehow you make it feel so right, I want to be with you

Remember when we danced alone in the dark

Just two people moving to the rhythm of their hearts

Making love at dawn and on into the afternoon

Nothing's changed I want to be with you

And you say it can be just like before 

Maybe even something more

I know you need the door left open wide

So there will be no promises made 

We won't talk about goodbye

For now we've got tonight and I want to be with you