Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947; Birmingham Birmingham, Alabama , Alabama) is an American United States country Country music singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, she is a sought-after backing vocalist and duet partner, working with numerous other artists musician . [read more] - You Don't Know Me
You give your hand to me and then you say hello and I can hardly speakMy heart is beating soAnd anyone could tell you think you know me wellbut you don't know meNo you don't know the one who dreams of you at nightAnd...
- Jersusalem Tomorrow
Man you should have seen me way back thenI could tell a tale, I could make a spinI could tell you black was white I could tell you day was nightNot only that I could tell you whyBack then I could really tel a lieWell...
- High Powered Love
I've been running low on inspirationTired of the physical intrigueThere's nothing left to imaginationLiving in a world that treats love so carelesslyDon't want no smooth talkin' loverI can't play the roleIt just...
- Lovin' You Again
You call me from a phone booth with tears in your voiceTell me you've been out all night runnin' with the boysYou say you're cold and tired and lonelyAnd you got no place to goThere wasn't any phonebookMine's the only...
- Thanks To You
Well goodness is it really realIt would take a baby child to know the way I feelOn my flutter in the blueI would take the credit but it's thanks to youOoh yeah I'm a sinner andI ain't some beginnerI'll uncork a pint...
- The Light
I see the lightI see the light at the end of the tunnelI see the light and it's burnin' brightI see the light it's the light at the end that I run toAnd the light, darlin' is youIn the lonely heart of darknessI have...
- A Ways To Go
I hear the clock a tickin'See the sweat upon my browI know my destinationNothing's gonna stop me nowI'm running on desireBaby I've got nerves of steelComing down to the wireLord above me guide the wheelKeep me in your...
- Crescent City
Everybody's had a fewNow they're talking about who knows whoI'm going back to the Crescent CityWhere everything's still the sameThis town has said what it has to sayNow I'm after that back highwayAnd the longest...
- I Hear A Call
I hear a callNow will answerForsake my allTo serve anotherThough darkness fallsStay a believerI hear a callNow will answerI see a light Now will I followFill up this lifeThat grows more hollowMake joy resideWhere...
- Ballard Of A Runaway Horse
Say a prayer for the cowgirl her horse ran awayShe'll walk 'til she finds him her darlin' her strayBut the river's in flood and the roads are awashAnd the bridges break up in the panic of lossAnd there's nothin' to...
- Cattle Call
Woo - hoo - woo - ooo - ti - deWoo - hoo - ooo - oop - i - de - deWoo - hoo - woo - ooo - ti - deYod-el - od-el- lo - ti - de.The cattle are prowlin' the coyotes are howlin'Way out where the dogies bawlWhere spurs are...
- Abraham, Martin And John
I am a backseat driver from AmericaThey drive to the left on Falls RoadAnd the man at the wheels name is ShamusWe pass a the child on a corner he knowsAnd Shamus says "now what chance has that kid got"And I say from...
- Lodi
Just about a year agoI set out on the roadseekin' my fame and fortunelookin' for a pot of goldThings got bad and things got worseI guess you know the tuneOh Lord, stuck in Lodi againI came in on a GreyhoundI'll be...
- Smoke Along The Track
One day the train was passin'I caught it comin' byTo look this old world over under God's blue skyMy darlin' stood there weepin' as I was looking backI kissed my baby cryin' in the smoke along the trackGoodbye so long...
- Hard Times
Let us pause in life's pleasures and count its many tearsWhile we all sup sorrow with the poor.There's a song that will linger forever in our ears,Oh, hard times, come again no more'Tis the song, the sigh of the...
- Like Strangers
Like Strangers, that's what we areDarling how can lovers pull apart so farLike Strangers, how can it beOnly days ago, we loved so tenderlyI love you, truly I doAnd I hope deep in your heart you love me tooLet's forget...
- Mansion On The Hill
There's a place out on the edge of town sirRisin' above the factories and fieldsNow ever since I was a child I can rememberThat mansion on the hillIn the day you can see the children playingOn a road that leads to...
- Guess Things Happen That Way
Well, you ask me if I'll forget my babyI guess I will some dayI don't like it but I guess things happen that wayYou ask me if I'll get alongI guess I will some wayI don't like it but I guess things happen that wayGod...
- Half As Much
If you love me half as much as I love youYou wouldn't worry me half as much as you doYou're nice to me when there's no one else aroundYou only build me up to let me downIf you missed me half as much as I miss youYou...
- If I Could Be There
If I could be there I'd be there tonight comforting youThis road I'm on is so far awayToo far awayIf God would grant me wings to flyI'd be in your arms by and byIf I could be there I'd be there tonight comforting...
- Montana Cowgirl
For many long years I've played a lone handI rode my horse in many strange landsUntil one day I stopped for awhileFor two blue eyes and a sunny smileSo howl away you old coyoteI hear your sad and lonesome songYou're...
- Get Up John
Well get up John go down to JordanGet up John prepare the wayMan from Galilee is waitingYou must meet him there todayGet up John go tell my peopleThis will be a Holy dayTell them of the Jew that's waitingThat the...
- Walls Of Time
The wind is blowing across the mountainDown on the valley way belowIt sweeps the grave of my darlingWhen I die that's where I want to goLord send the angels for my darlingAnd take him to that home on highI'll wait my...
- It's A Hard Live Wherever You Go
I am a backseat driver from AmericaWe drive to the left on Falls RoadAnd the man at the wheel's name is SeamusWe pass a child on the corner he knowsAnd Seamus says, now what chance has that kid gotAnd I say from the...
- Guitar Town
Hey pretty baby are you ready for meIt's your good rockin' daddy down from TennesseeWell I'm just outta Austin bound for San AntoneWith the radio blastin' and the bird dog onThere's a speed trap up ahead South of...
- Cup Of Kindness
You gave yourself up to the mysteryAnd sailed the oceans looking forThe secret of the keyTo unlock a truth that you may never findFor it was m a cup of kindness all the timeYou feel the thirstBut none can make you...
- Little Bird
If I had a bird a little birdI would teach that bird to sing your namePrettiest song that you have ever heardAnd your indifferent heart I will claimSo be off my little birdFly away, fly awayAnd when my love you...
- Plaisir D'amour
Plaisir d'amourNe dure qu'un momentChagrin d'amour dureToute la vieJoys of loveAre but a moment longPain of love enduresThe whole life long
- Jupiter Rising
Why don't you call meDo you think I won't answerJupiter's risin'And the moon is in cancerYou been down in the hunger babyI been around there tooTonight you could be in the arms ofThe arms of a woman who loves youYou...
- Can You Hear Me Now
O the walls are closin' in I can feel it in my bonesLike water risin' up to my chinAnother long night to be aloneI could go out on the townTalk too much and laugh too loudIf I'm already on my way downI might as well...
- Time In Babylon
Five-lane highway danger zoneSUV and a speaker phoneYou need that chrome to get you homeDoin' time in BabyionCluster mansion on the hillAnother day in PleasantvilleYou don't like it take a pillDoin1 time in BabyionIn...
- O Evangeline
O Evangeline you been gone so longAnd for a time it seemedEvery road you took turned wrongBut a second chance would comeWith each new bridge you burnedI know you squandered someBut then from some you learnedAnd the...
- Here I Am
I am standing by the riverI will be standing here foreverTho you're on the other sideMy face you still can seeWhy won't you look at meHere l amI am searching thru the canyonIt is your name that I am callingTho you're...
- I Will Dream
In my imaginationYou are my dear companionAnd l'm the one you cling toAnd your voice still calls my nameBefore your heart began to wanderAnd mine was torn asunderBefore the fairer and the youngerBefore the cryin'...
- Strong Hand (For June)
He was a tall manRaised up from the fields out pickin' cottonIn a hard land Where the ground was poor and the wood was rottenBut when he saw herAll those bad times were forgottenAnd he believed, he believedShe was the...
- Lost Unto This World
I was once some mother's darlin'Some daddy's little girlMore precious than the rubyMore cherished than the pearlMy heart was full of mercyAnd my forehead full of curlNow I am nothing and am lost unto this worldI am...
- I Ain't Living Long Like This
You looked for trouble and you found it sonStraight down the barrel of a lawman's gunYou'd try to run but you don't think you canYou make one move and you're dead man, friendI ain't living long like thisI can't live...
- Wheels
We've all got wheels to take ourselves awayWe've got telephones to say what we can't sayWe all got higher and higher every dayCome on wheels take this boy awayWe're not afraid to rideWe're not afraid to die come on...
- Born To Run
Well I never did crawl and I never did toe that lineNo man is a master to me I ain't that kindI just put on my traveling shoesIf you wanna win you just can't lose the timeOr stay behindWell I was born to runTo get...
- Where Will I Be
The streets are crackedAnd there's glass everywhereAnd a baby stares outWith motherless eyesUnder long gone beautyOn fields of warTrapped in lamentTo the poet's coreOh where oh where will I beOh where oh when that...
- Tulsa Queen
I heard the trainIn the Tulsa nightCalling out my nameLooking for a fightShe's come a long, long wayGot a longer way to goSo tell me how a train from TulsaHas got a right to knowShe sings a songSo sad and highAnd the...
- The Maker
Oh, oh deep water, black and cold like the nightI stand with arms wide openI've run a twisted lineI'm a stranger in the eyes of the MakerI could not see for the fog in my eyesI could not feel for the fear in my...
- All My Tears
When I go don't cry for meIn my fathers arms I'll beThe wounds this world left on my soulWill all be healed and I'll be wholeSun and moon will be replacedWith the light of Jesus' faceAnd I will not be ashamedFor my...
- Prayer In Open D
There's a valley of sorrow in my soulWhere every night I hear the thunder rollLike the sound of a distant gunOver all the damage I have doneAnd the shadows filling up this landAre the ones I built with my own...
- Calling My Children Home
Those lives were mine to love and cherishTo guard and guide along life's wayOh God forbid that one should perishThat one alas should go astrayBack in the years with all togetherAround the place we'd romp and playSo...
- Deeper Well
The sun burned hot, it burned my eyesBurned so hot I thought I'd diedThought I'd died and gone to hellLookin' for the water from a deeper wellI went to the river but the river was dryI fell to my knees an I looked to...
- Boulder To Birmingham
I don't want to hear a love songI got on this airplane just to flyAnd I know there's life belowBut all that it can show meIs the prairie and the skyAnd I don't want to hear a sad storyFull of heartbreak and desireThe...
- My Songbird
Songbird in a golden cageShe'd prefer the blueHow I crave the liquor of her songPoor bird who has done no harmWhat harm could she doShe shall be my prisoner her life longMy songbird wants her freedomNow don't you...
- Love Hurts
(feat. Gram Parsons)
Love hurts, love scars, love wounds and marsAny heart not tough or strong enoughTo take a lot of pain, take a lot of painLove is like a cloud holds a lot of rainLove hurts, mmm, mmm, love hurtsI'm young I know but...
- Green Pastures
Troubles and trialsOften betray usTempting the wearingBody to strayBut we shall all meet'Side the still watersWith the Good ShepherdLeading the wayThose who have strayed wereSought by the MasterHe who once gave...
- Green Rolling Hills
The green rolling hills of West VirginiaAre the nearest thing to heaven that I knowThough the times are sad and drearAnd I cannot linger hereThey'll keep me and never let me goMy daddy said, don't ever be a minerFor a...
- Waltz Across Texas Tonight
The wind can blow cold, it moans and it criesWhen it carries the sound of a thousand goodbyesBut if you listen tonight on that high, lonely plainYou'll just hear my voice as it calls out your nameYou'll just hear my...
- Goodbye
I remember holdin' on to you,all them long and lonely nights I put you through.Somewhere in there I'm sure I made you cry,but I can't remember if we said goodbye.But I recall all of them nights down in Mexicoone place...
- Wrecking Ball
My life's an open book, you read it on the radioWe've got no where to hide, we got no where to goBut' if you still decide you want to take a rideMeet me at the Wrecking ballWrecking Ball, I'll wear something pretty...
- Orphan Girl
I am a orphanon God's highwayBut I'll share my troublesif you go my wayI have no motherno father no sisterNo brotherI am an orphan girlI have had friendshipspure and goldenBut the ties of kinshipI have not known themI...
- May This Be Love
WaterfallNothing can go wrongNothing can go wrongMy sweet waterfallWhen I goWhen I go down deepI want you here with meMy sweet waterfallI can seeA rainbow calling meThrough your mysteryMy sweet waterfallWaterfallFor a...
- Blackhawk
Well I work the double shiftIn a bookstore on St. ClairWhile he pushed the burning ingotsIn Dofasco stinking airWhere the truth bites and stingsI remember just what we wereAs the noon bell rings forBlackhawk and the...
- Goin' Back To Harlan
There where no cuckoos, no sycamoresWe played about the forest floorUnderneath the silver maples, the balsams and the skyWe popped the heads off dandelionsAssuming roles from nursery rhymesRested on the riverbankAnd...
- Every Grain Of Sand
In the time of my confession, in the hour of my deepest needWhen the pool of tears beneath my feet flood every newborn seedThere's a dyin' voice within me reaching out somewhere,Toiling in the danger and in the morals...
- Sweet Old World
See what you lost when you left this world, this sweet old worldSee what you lost when you left this world, this sweet old worldThe breath from your own lips, the touch of fingertipsA sweet and tender kissThe sound of...
- Better Off Without You
Room 16, the Palms MotelNow I can rest behind that doorMy life with you's become a living hellDon't wanna live like that no moreAnd whatever it will takeI will do to make this final breakYeah, better off without...
- Tougher Than The Rest
Well it's saturday nightYou're all dressed up and blueI've been watchin' you go outMaybe you been watchin' me tooSo somebody ran outLeft somebody's heart in a messWell if you're lookin' for loveHoney I'm tougher than...
- Rollin' And Ramblin'
Folks in Nashville slammed the doorSaid we don't want you anymoreFind your own way down the roadPack your fiddle and your guitarTake a train or take a carFind someone else to keep you from the coldRollin' and...
- Brand New Dance
Darlin' you're tiredI can see in your eyesI know how you feelWe've been togetherToo long to concealWhat's in our heartsMaybe we should partBut after so many yearsThat would only bring lonelinessSorrow and tearsAnd...
- Wheels Of Love
The wheels of love turn around and aroundKeep on rollin' 'til you've foundThe perfect partner, somebody just rightTo have and hold every day and every nightSo she's halfway to Texas with all of your dreamsThe world...
- Sweet Dreams Of You
Lonely tears roll downAs midnight comes aroundBut I can make it troughIn sweet dreams of youIn the shadow of the nightI still hold you tightDid, it all comes trueIn sweet dreams of youIn sweet dreams I seeThe way...
- Never Be Anyone Else But You
There'll never be anyone elseBut you for meNever ever beJust couldn't beAnyone else but youIf I could take my pick of allThe boys I've ever knownThen I'd come and pick you outTo be my very ownThere'll never be anyone...
- Easy For You To Say
These things happenLove never comes with a guaranteeNo hard meetingsBut it looks like this love was never meant to beThat's easy for you to sayYou've got another who's willing and waiting for youThat's easy for you to...
- In His World
Every night I dream about himIn my world of fantasyI pretend that we're togetherIn his world there's a garden in the moonlightIn his world there's a sweet and gentle breezeIn his world, oh he tells me that he loves...
- Red Red Rose
You may wonder if you know meYou may wonder if I careOr if I'll leave you sad and lonelyOr if I'll always be right thereWell there's no need for doubt now darlin''Cause I have come to knowThis love of ours is no...
- Old Five And Dimers Like Me
I spent a lifetime making up my mind to beMore than the measure of what I thought others could seeGood luck and fast bucks are too far and too few betweenCadillac buyers and old five and dimers like meYes she stood...
- Not Enough
Oh my darling, I miss you so.How I loved you, you'll never know.Though it's time for me to let you go.Oh my darling, I'll miss you so.Can't believe you're really gone for good.I still hold on to places you once...
- Shores Of White Sand
Here I go againBack to that feelingOf no worthy causeTo carry me on'Cause my hearts been skippingLike a flat rock on waterAnd with each rippleThe further I'm goneSome say I'm sinkingTo the muddy bottomBut somehow I'm...
- How She Could Sing The Wildwood Flower
How she could sing the wildwood flowerThe orphan girl he would love so longIn the end he knew she'd been his finest hourAnd all he has left of her is a songHe first saw herStanding by a cabin doorHer song was...
- Take That Ride
Don't you believe I love you long enoughDidn't I try to give you all the right stuffI hung around when the going got toughDon't you believe I loved you long enoughWhere were you when the world turned black?All those...
- Moon Song
Followed your road till the sky ran outFollowed your love till love was in doubtFollowed your love till it never really was at allFeeling stupid and hollowNow the moon's gonna' follow me homeWaited for you till the...
- All That You Have Is Your Soul
Oh my mama told me'Cause she say she learned the hard wayShe say she wanna spare the childrenShe say don't give or sell your soul away'Cause all that you have is your soulWell I was a pretty young girl onceI had...
- Gold
Oh, the night is growing colder,And the stars have lost their shine.And I have been forsaken,By everything I thought was mine.For in the darkest hour,When the final story's told,No matter how bright I glittered,...
- Kern River
I'll never swim Ker River again.It was there that I met her.It was there that I lost my best friend.And now I live in the mountains.I drifted up here with the wind.And I may drown in still water,But I'll never swim...
- Beyond The Great Divide
There'll be greener pasturesAcross that border lineWe'll see new horizons, my darlin'Far beyond the great dividePools of clear blue watersStar light in the skyYou'll be mine forever, my darlin'Far beyond the great...
- Sailing Round The Room
One last gaze upon the sunBid farewell to everyoneKick that bucket out the doorWhere I'm going I won't need it anymoreGonna lay my burden downTake a bird's eye look aroundFrom the tall pines of CarolinaAll the way to...
- Bang The Drum Slowly
I meant to ask you how to fix that carI always meant to ask you about the warAnd what you saw across a bridge too farDid it leave a scarOr how you navigated wings of fire and steel Up where heaven had no more...
- Boy From Tupelo
You don't love me this I knowDon't need a bible to tell me soI hung around a little too longI was good but now I'm goneLike the buffaloThat boy from TupeloAny way the wind can blowThat's where I'm gonna goI'll be gone...
- My Antonia
He said "Oh my love. Oh my Antonia You with the dark eyes and palest of skin Tonight I am going from Santa Maria Wait for me till I'm in your arms once again"She held me, she kissed me, begged me not to leave her To...
- J´ai Fait Tout
J'ai fait tout, j'ai fait tout Ce que j'ai pu J'ai fait tout, j'ai fait tout Ce que j'ai puI have seen some troubleBeen around the wayRode the streetcar of desire and I paidAnd if you want a witnessI will testifyTo...
- Hour Of Gold
I have seen your soul turn blackAnd then retreatTo that dark place where no one else may followI waited here for your returningTo roll your cigaretteAnd wash your bloodied feetYou have heard the silent runningOf my...
- I Don't Want To Talk About It Now
God knows how I love youLike a user needs a drugAnd I'll never be free of yaYou are poison in my bloodI tried to swim that riverAnd get to higher groundI been three times underThe next one'll see me drownBut I don't...
- Tragedy
Some say it's destinyWhether triumph or tragedyBut I believe we cast our nets out on the seaAnd nothing we gatherComes for freeI would have paid down through the yearsA price beyong rubies beyond tearsTo keep you safe...
- One Big Love
Let's take a ride to the seaside We can go out swimming in the high tideJust wear your shorts and your long hair Don't forget the lawn chair Everybody's gone to the movies Everybody's gone and its groovyThey went to...
- The Pearl
O the dragons are gonna fly tonightThey're circling low and inside tonightIt's another round in the losing fightOut along the great divide tonightWe are aging soldiers in an ancient warSeeking out some half remembered...
- Michelangelo
Last night I dreamed about youI dreamed that you were olderYou were looking like PicassoWith a scar across your shoulderYou were kneeling by the riverYou were digging up the bodiesBuried long agoMichelangeloLast night...
- My Baby Needs A Shepherd
My baby needs a sheperdShe´s lost out on the hillToo late I tried to call herWhen the night was cold and stillAnd I tell myself I´ll find herBut I know I never willMy baby needs a sheperdShe´s lost out on the...
- Red Dirt Girl
Me and my best friend Lillian And her blue tick hound dog Gideon,Sittin on the front porch cooling in the shadeSingin every song the radio playedWaitin for the Alabama sun to go downTwo red dirt girls in a red dirt...
- Your Long Journey
God's given us years of happiness hereNow we must partAnd as the angels come and call for youThe pains of grief tug at my heartOh my darlingMy darlingMy heart breaks as you take your long journeyOh the days will be...
- Sweethearts Of The Pines
Well I used to roll and I used to rambleOut on the wilder side of townEvery night I hear the bright lights callingI never thought I could ever settle down.Well, I seen a whole lot of pain and troubleIn this lonesome...
- When I Was Yours
In a lonely room waiting for the night to fallI hear your voice in every whip-poor-will that callsAnd it takes me back to a better place and a sweeter timeWhen I was yours and you were mineAs the shadows fall and the...
- Lacassine Special
O ye yaie mais rappelle toiPetite fille tout les accroiresLes promesses ca tu m'as faitTu connais je merite pas caTu m'as dit toi tu m'aimaisChere mais aujourd'huiAujourd'hui t'es apres me quitterMoi je connais ca me...
- Just Someone I Used To Know
There's a picture that I carryOne we made sometime agoWhen they ask who's in the picture with meI say just someone I use to knowJust someone I use to spend some time withJust a flame that lost it's glowAnd I don't...
- Today I Started Loving You Again
Today I started loving you againI'm right back where I've really always beengot over you just long enough to let my heartache mendThen today I started loving you againWhat a fool I was to think I could get byWith only...
- I Had My Heart Set On You
On our wedding day did you lieDid you know that someday you'd say goodbyeNow that you're gone another just won't doI had my heart set on youWe were so young when we metSweet memories linger yetYou were the one who...
- You're Free To Go
You're free to go, darlingI'll break the ties that bindSomehow the plans we made have gone astrayYou're free to go, darlingSo ease your worried mindI'll never stand in your wayThere's no ream of shining goldSo strong...
- Mystery Train
Train arrive 16 coaches longTrain arrive 16 coaches longWell that long black trainTook my baby back homeTrain train rolling round the bendTrain train rolling round the bendWell it took my babyAway from me againWent...
- My Father's House
Last night I dreamed that I was a childOut where the pines grow wild and tallI was trying to make it home through the forestBefore the darkness fallsI heard the wind rustling through the treesAnd ghostly voices rose...
- Mr. Sandman
Mister Sandman, bring me a dream Make him the cutest that I've ever seen Give him two lips like roses in clover Then tell him that his lonesome nights are over Mister Sandman, I'm so alone Don't have nobody to call my...
- Darkest Hour Is Just Before Dawn
- Miss The Mississippi And You
I'm growing tired on the big city lightsTired of the glamour and tired of the sightsIn all my dreams I am roaming once moreBack to my home on the old river shoreI am sad and weary, far away from homeMiss the...
- Roses In The Snow
I met my darlin' in the springtime When all the flowers were in bloom And like the flowers our love blossomed We married in the month of June Our love was like a burning ember It warmed us as a golden glow We had...
- You're Learning
You are learning what it's like to sit and cryAnd wonder why your plans went wrongYou are learning how it feels when pain is realTo realize you're all aloneYes you're learningWe had the chance to be happyNothing stood...
- The Boxer
I am just a poor boy though my story's seldom told I have squandered my existence On a pocket full of mumbles such are promises All lies in jest, till a man hears what he wants to hear And disregards the rest Well I...
- Wayfaring Stranger
I am a poor wayfaring stranger While traveling thru this world of woe Yet there's no sickness, toil or danger In that bright world yo which I go I'm going there to see my father I'm going there no more to ram I'm only...
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