Ribbons of highways
Ribbons of gold
Ribbons of time spent
Trying to unfold
Roads untraveled
Roads underground
Roads for my love
All around
Tonight I'm dancing alone
The world left me on my own
I'm not the first
I'm not the last
Rolling stone
Drilling for oil
Mining for coal
Wish I could just harness
This fire in my soul
Tonight I'm dancing alone
The world left me on my own
I'm not the first
I'm not the last
Rolling stone
How long to die?
How long to live?
How much of my love
Can I give?
Tonight I'm dancing alone
The world left me on my own
I'm not the first
I'm not the last rolling stone
Tonight I'm dancing alone...
You say you love me
You're thinking twice
Second thoughts
Don't feel too nice
I'm gone
Turn around
Baby I'll be gone
Everybody
Talking trash
Everybody else
Digging for cash
I'm gone
Turn around
Baby I'll be gone
I'm tongue-tied
What I'm trying to say
I'm so tired
Of being treated this way
I'm gone
Turn around
Baby I'll be gone
Double barrel
Straight to hell
I'm out of here
Like a shotgun shell
I'm gone
Turn around
Baby I'll be gone
Call my name
Wave your hands in the air
Guess what...
Baby I don't care
I'm gone
Turn around
Baby I'll be gone
Broken hearted
Not broken down
I'm on my way
To a higher ground
I'm gone
Turn around
Baby I'll be gone
Turn around
Baby I'll be gone
I WANT IT BACK
~by Pieta Brown/ Copyright 2011
I want it back
No matter what you say
No matter what you do
I want it back
& I'm laying all my love
Down for you
I want it back
The sun, the clouds
& the pure morning dew
I want it back
& I'm laying all my love
Down for you
Here it comes, here it comes, here comes my love
I want it back
I want to walk
Slowly down the avenue
I want it back
& I'm laying all my love
Down for you
I want it back
Before the rain
The sound of the birds coming through
I want it back
& I'm laying all my love
Down for you
I want it back
The playing field
When first it was new
I want it back
& I'm laying all my love
Down for you
I want it back
The deep singing green
In the red, white, and blue
I want it back
& I'm laying all my love
Down for you
Here it comes, here it comes, here comes my love
I want it back
The creed in the sand
The ocean drew
I want it back
& I'm laying all my love
Down for you
I want it back
I want to give
It all back too
I want it back
& I'm laying all my love
Down for you
BLUE RIDER
~ by Pieta Brown/ Copyright 2011
Hey blue rider
Where have you gone?
Still sitting on the back
Of your truck in the dawn?
How are you?
Where did you go?
Are you still kicking up dust
On country roads?
Yeah I know
I've fallen behind
But I can't keep you
Off my mind
Your sweet words
Ringing true
The loving, baby,
Is inside of you
Here it is
The latest news...
They killed rock n roll
When they ditched the blues
Here I am
Still running on fumes
Are you still shooting your needles
To the moon?
Oh man
It's been a while
Did you ever get used to
Going the extra mile?
Yeah I know
I'm falling behind
But I can't keep you
Off my mind
Your sweet words
Ringing true
The loving
Is inside of you
Hey blue rider
Out in the rain
Do you still dance at night
To the distant train?
Do you still sway back & forth
Whenever you stand?
Do you still burn your prayers
In an old tin can?
Yeah I know
I'm falling behind
But I can't keep you
Off my mind
Your sweet words
Ringing true
The loving, baby,
Is inside of you
Oh baby it's such
A quiet game
They take your heart
But they don't change your name
Yeah I know
I've fallen behind
But I cant keep you
Off my mind
Your sweet words
Ringing true
The loving
Is inside of you
The loving is inside of you
The loving is inside of you
The loving is inside of you
NIGHT ALL DAY
~by Pieta Brown/Copyright 2011
All of my life
My whole life through
I've been drowning in your lies
& then running back to you (x2)
I could drink all night
I could drink all day
But I never could drink
All those lies away (x2)
I don't want to hurt you
Just want to take your pain
I'm going to the devil's house
I'm gonna call his name (x2)
Hey Mr. Devil
I've got something for you
I'm just a lonesome dove
But I've got something for you (x2)
You can't have my soul
You can't have me
But you can have my lovin'
If you'll just set him free
Yeah all of my life
My whole life through
I've been drowning in your lies
& then running back to you
CLOSING TIME
~by Pieta Brown/ Copyright 2011
See the arrow
Up to the sun
Hell in the prairie
All systems undone
My coat's from china
My shoes are blue
Head full of worry
Will it wreck my heart too?
It's closing time
With nothing better to do
Television
Don't turn me on
Is something missing?
Or is it just gone?
Stand still at midnight
Dreaming of you
This crazy feeling
Can you feel it too?
It's closing time
With nothing better to do
Silver dagger
With a golden hue
Hang my head over
I'm still missing you
It's closing time
With nothing better to do
Closing time
With nothing better to do
I DON'T MIND
~by Pieta Brown/ Copyright 2011
Little rosewood casket
& an empty kiss
I didn't picture
Days like this
My mamma told me
When I was young
Hold your head up high
Don't wait on any one
But I don't mind
I don't mind this old world
Some days are good
Some get bad
I still remember
Those days I had
Stranded on the sidelines
Heart full of rage
& just an old hound dog
Asking my age
But I don't mind
I don't mind this old world
Everywhere I turn
There's some kind of screen
Trick ponies and old hogs
Spilling gasoline
Then the money dogs chase you
& that don't seem right
After dreaming all day
& working all night
But I don't mind
I don't mind this old world
Cheap smokes, fireworks
Whiskey & worms
So many ways you can
Live on your own terms
The sun is blazing hot now
& the water did rise
But I still have
Tears of joy in my eyes
But I don't mind
I don't mind this old world
If I had one wish
I would make it true
I would save this
Old world for you
It's been said
Many times before
But I don't think it will hurt
To say it once more
But I don't mind
I don't mind this old world
No, I don't mind
I don't mind this old world
GLORY TO GLORY
~by Pieta Brown/ Copyright 2011
I've got a name
It's mine for now
I made it this far
I made it somehow
& I'm gonna walk
Through the valley of peace
I'm not afraid
To tell the story
I'm gonna give
This world my love
I'm gonna live
Glory to glory
I have a friend
I have a home
Just like you
I'm not alone
& I'm gonna walk
Through the valley of peace
I'm not afraid
To tell the story
I'm gonna give
This world my love
I'm gonna live
Glory to glory
Glory to glory
Glory on high
Glory sweet glory
Don't pass me by
I have a table
A chair on each side
Let's talk a while
Yeah the water is wide
Across the bridge
Through a gate of gold
Surrender my sorrow
Let glory take hold
& I'm gonna walk
Through the valley of peace
I'm not afraid
To tell the story
I'm gonna give
This world my love
I'm gonna live
Glory to glory
SO MANY MILES
~by Pieta Brown/ Copyright 2010
Smokestack lights
Flashing red
Blues falling
Down in my head
Somebody knocking
There's no door
Just a note
Laying on the floor
You're going away
I'm leaving too
Is this the last
I'll be seeing of you?
A million miles
Is a long way to go
But I've been down
This road before
Smokestack lights
Flashing red
Blues falling
Down in my head
NO WORDS NOW
~by Pieta Brown/ Copyright 2010
No words
No words now
There's not much use
In wondering how
Oh you
You serenaded my mind
& I never was the easy kind
Something started
It was long ago
Somewhere
I will never know
There are so many things
I can't put my finger on
Like the faded pulse
Of an ancient dawn
& a wandering sky
Giving way to dust
Over fields of plastic
With no chance of rust
No words
No words now
There's not much use
In wondering how
Oh you
You serenaded my mind
& I never was the easy kind
Here in the dark
A magnetic stream
& the aftermath
With a wicked sheen
There's sun in the country
There's blood on the cement
I can sing my songs
But I cant pay my rent
But on a night like this
Time holding still
I can still close my eyes
& listen to those hills
No words
No words now
There's not much use
In wondering how
Oh you
You serenaded my mind
& I never was the easy kind
Oh you...
You serenaded my mind
& I never was the easy kind
Ribbons of gold
Ribbons of time spent
Trying to unfold
Roads untraveled
Roads underground
Roads for my love
All around
Tonight I'm dancing alone
The world left me on my own
I'm not the first
I'm not the last
Rolling stone
Drilling for oil
Mining for coal
Wish I could just harness
This fire in my soul
Tonight I'm dancing alone
The world left me on my own
I'm not the first
I'm not the last
Rolling stone
How long to die?
How long to live?
How much of my love
Can I give?
Tonight I'm dancing alone
The world left me on my own
I'm not the first
I'm not the last rolling stone
Tonight I'm dancing alone...
You say you love me
You're thinking twice
Second thoughts
Don't feel too nice
I'm gone
Turn around
Baby I'll be gone
Everybody
Talking trash
Everybody else
Digging for cash
I'm gone
Turn around
Baby I'll be gone
I'm tongue-tied
What I'm trying to say
I'm so tired
Of being treated this way
I'm gone
Turn around
Baby I'll be gone
Double barrel
Straight to hell
I'm out of here
Like a shotgun shell
I'm gone
Turn around
Baby I'll be gone
Call my name
Wave your hands in the air
Guess what...
Baby I don't care
I'm gone
Turn around
Baby I'll be gone
Broken hearted
Not broken down
I'm on my way
To a higher ground
I'm gone
Turn around
Baby I'll be gone
Turn around
Baby I'll be gone
I WANT IT BACK
~by Pieta Brown/ Copyright 2011
I want it back
No matter what you say
No matter what you do
I want it back
& I'm laying all my love
Down for you
I want it back
The sun, the clouds
& the pure morning dew
I want it back
& I'm laying all my love
Down for you
Here it comes, here it comes, here comes my love
I want it back
I want to walk
Slowly down the avenue
I want it back
& I'm laying all my love
Down for you
I want it back
Before the rain
The sound of the birds coming through
I want it back
& I'm laying all my love
Down for you
I want it back
The playing field
When first it was new
I want it back
& I'm laying all my love
Down for you
I want it back
The deep singing green
In the red, white, and blue
I want it back
& I'm laying all my love
Down for you
Here it comes, here it comes, here comes my love
I want it back
The creed in the sand
The ocean drew
I want it back
& I'm laying all my love
Down for you
I want it back
I want to give
It all back too
I want it back
& I'm laying all my love
Down for you
BLUE RIDER
~ by Pieta Brown/ Copyright 2011
Hey blue rider
Where have you gone?
Still sitting on the back
Of your truck in the dawn?
How are you?
Where did you go?
Are you still kicking up dust
On country roads?
Yeah I know
I've fallen behind
But I can't keep you
Off my mind
Your sweet words
Ringing true
The loving, baby,
Is inside of you
Here it is
The latest news...
They killed rock n roll
When they ditched the blues
Here I am
Still running on fumes
Are you still shooting your needles
To the moon?
Oh man
It's been a while
Did you ever get used to
Going the extra mile?
Yeah I know
I'm falling behind
But I can't keep you
Off my mind
Your sweet words
Ringing true
The loving
Is inside of you
Hey blue rider
Out in the rain
Do you still dance at night
To the distant train?
Do you still sway back & forth
Whenever you stand?
Do you still burn your prayers
In an old tin can?
Yeah I know
I'm falling behind
But I can't keep you
Off my mind
Your sweet words
Ringing true
The loving, baby,
Is inside of you
Oh baby it's such
A quiet game
They take your heart
But they don't change your name
Yeah I know
I've fallen behind
But I cant keep you
Off my mind
Your sweet words
Ringing true
The loving
Is inside of you
The loving is inside of you
The loving is inside of you
The loving is inside of you
NIGHT ALL DAY
~by Pieta Brown/Copyright 2011
All of my life
My whole life through
I've been drowning in your lies
& then running back to you (x2)
I could drink all night
I could drink all day
But I never could drink
All those lies away (x2)
I don't want to hurt you
Just want to take your pain
I'm going to the devil's house
I'm gonna call his name (x2)
Hey Mr. Devil
I've got something for you
I'm just a lonesome dove
But I've got something for you (x2)
You can't have my soul
You can't have me
But you can have my lovin'
If you'll just set him free
Yeah all of my life
My whole life through
I've been drowning in your lies
& then running back to you
CLOSING TIME
~by Pieta Brown/ Copyright 2011
See the arrow
Up to the sun
Hell in the prairie
All systems undone
My coat's from china
My shoes are blue
Head full of worry
Will it wreck my heart too?
It's closing time
With nothing better to do
Television
Don't turn me on
Is something missing?
Or is it just gone?
Stand still at midnight
Dreaming of you
This crazy feeling
Can you feel it too?
It's closing time
With nothing better to do
Silver dagger
With a golden hue
Hang my head over
I'm still missing you
It's closing time
With nothing better to do
Closing time
With nothing better to do
I DON'T MIND
~by Pieta Brown/ Copyright 2011
Little rosewood casket
& an empty kiss
I didn't picture
Days like this
My mamma told me
When I was young
Hold your head up high
Don't wait on any one
But I don't mind
I don't mind this old world
Some days are good
Some get bad
I still remember
Those days I had
Stranded on the sidelines
Heart full of rage
& just an old hound dog
Asking my age
But I don't mind
I don't mind this old world
Everywhere I turn
There's some kind of screen
Trick ponies and old hogs
Spilling gasoline
Then the money dogs chase you
& that don't seem right
After dreaming all day
& working all night
But I don't mind
I don't mind this old world
Cheap smokes, fireworks
Whiskey & worms
So many ways you can
Live on your own terms
The sun is blazing hot now
& the water did rise
But I still have
Tears of joy in my eyes
But I don't mind
I don't mind this old world
If I had one wish
I would make it true
I would save this
Old world for you
It's been said
Many times before
But I don't think it will hurt
To say it once more
But I don't mind
I don't mind this old world
No, I don't mind
I don't mind this old world
GLORY TO GLORY
~by Pieta Brown/ Copyright 2011
I've got a name
It's mine for now
I made it this far
I made it somehow
& I'm gonna walk
Through the valley of peace
I'm not afraid
To tell the story
I'm gonna give
This world my love
I'm gonna live
Glory to glory
I have a friend
I have a home
Just like you
I'm not alone
& I'm gonna walk
Through the valley of peace
I'm not afraid
To tell the story
I'm gonna give
This world my love
I'm gonna live
Glory to glory
Glory to glory
Glory on high
Glory sweet glory
Don't pass me by
I have a table
A chair on each side
Let's talk a while
Yeah the water is wide
Across the bridge
Through a gate of gold
Surrender my sorrow
Let glory take hold
& I'm gonna walk
Through the valley of peace
I'm not afraid
To tell the story
I'm gonna give
This world my love
I'm gonna live
Glory to glory
SO MANY MILES
~by Pieta Brown/ Copyright 2010
Smokestack lights
Flashing red
Blues falling
Down in my head
Somebody knocking
There's no door
Just a note
Laying on the floor
You're going away
I'm leaving too
Is this the last
I'll be seeing of you?
A million miles
Is a long way to go
But I've been down
This road before
Smokestack lights
Flashing red
Blues falling
Down in my head
NO WORDS NOW
~by Pieta Brown/ Copyright 2010
No words
No words now
There's not much use
In wondering how
Oh you
You serenaded my mind
& I never was the easy kind
Something started
It was long ago
Somewhere
I will never know
There are so many things
I can't put my finger on
Like the faded pulse
Of an ancient dawn
& a wandering sky
Giving way to dust
Over fields of plastic
With no chance of rust
No words
No words now
There's not much use
In wondering how
Oh you
You serenaded my mind
& I never was the easy kind
Here in the dark
A magnetic stream
& the aftermath
With a wicked sheen
There's sun in the country
There's blood on the cement
I can sing my songs
But I cant pay my rent
But on a night like this
Time holding still
I can still close my eyes
& listen to those hills
No words
No words now
There's not much use
In wondering how
Oh you
You serenaded my mind
& I never was the easy kind
Oh you...
You serenaded my mind
& I never was the easy kind