Vance Gilbert (born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American folk folk music singer/songwriter. He started out as a jazz singer, then switched to folk music, performing on the open mike circuit in Boston. His career took off when he toured with Shawn Colvin. He has recorded eight albums, including Side of the Road, a duo album with friend Ellis Paul. His first three albums appeared on Philo/Rounder Records Rounder Records . In 2006... [read more] - Let Me Know
Am I sheep or am I sheperd?Let me knowAm I sheep or am I sheperd?Let me knowAm I sheperd? Am I sheep?And when these waters get too deepWill you take me in my sleep?Lord let me knowAm I walkin or am I flying?Let me...
- A Little Bit Gone
On the day you were doneThere was one beat of your heartBut only you knew exactly whenThat's how it's always been for both of usFor so long.Here I am getting mistyFrom your memory and there I go againI'm lying to...
- What Good Is That
It's a useless room all done in blueThe walls do nothing but keep me from youWalls ain't nothing 'till they hold up a roofWhat good is thatIt's a state of mind that makes it soA sleight of hand is a magic showYou...
- Son Of Someone's Son
You have every reason to leave me hereYou have every right to half of everythingI wouldn't have a leg to stand uponIf I came home and every thing was goneYou'd be justified to take it all and runYou have ever right to...
- Highrise
Last night I had a dreamI dreamt about my loveAnd my love was a highriseAnd the highrise was on fireAs the flames were licking higherAsking do you jump or burnAs if it was to matterEither way this is...
- Hard To Love
Nothing good comes from nothing babyNothing good comes for freeThat's how it goes for this whole wide worldAnd that's how it goes for loving meDon't expect sunshine and roses babyWithout some burning and some...
- I'll Cry Too
Did he hurt you?Turn you pretty world to blueAnd with no warningSaid you both were throughDid it make you cry?Well darling so will II'll cry tooDid you hear storiesYou just thought couldn't be true?Then he up and left...
- Always Loved You
I have a clock on my wallBut I have to laugh right out loudMinutes and hours go byAnd they mean nothing at allI have the best of both worldsBecause I've got the world in your eyesBut my rusted out memoryIs slow to...
- Why We So Cruel?
Here we standIt's the battlegroundIt's the kitchen floorIt's the silenceIn between these wordsThat make these words of warSo we fightJust like our ancestorsMuch more refinedMuch sharper toolsWon't be no winnerAin't...
- Waiting For Gilligan
I watch the waves go in and outLike some uncertain choreI understand the habit as theyBreak upon the shoreI keep this lonely vigil soMy heart won't break no moreI'm waiting for GilliganThe days turn into weekAnd the...
- When Juliana Walks
She had the screen door halfway openWhe she said "I'll be back in a little while"He smelled the leather of her going out shoesRight then and there he knew that was a lieShe didn't need to click them three times...
- If You See James
If you see James remember me to himHe doesn't owe me money, apologys or timeIt's just that I recall his youthfull way of lifeI thought he might have seen mineDoes he remember when weWalked the square downtown?Heads...
- Eliza Jane
Eliza JaneOf all the things your Daddy saidAnd some of them were so cruelOne of them was trueHe said we wouldn't lastBecause it was so hardEliza JaneSay so-long to your trust fundAs you slammed the door and sworeYou'd...
- Don't Leave A Trace
Burn your love lettersSo your man won't seeHe's hot on the trailSince you gave your love to meDon't leave a traceDon't leave a traceMemorize the partsThat matter to you mostThen keep it to yourself'Till we make it to...
- Pablo's Lights
Just a man with a boat -That I saw in a picture long agoJust a magazine adOf an old wooden shipBrightly lit at the sternAnd he smiled as heWaved at meOver his shoulder -Saying, come sail with meWelcome aboardJust a...
- Johnny
Me and Johnny he and IWould gaze up at the skyWondering out loud, where all the airplanes go when they go byRunning wishing we could flyUntil we had to go insideTomorrow we would surely try againNow his daddy worked a...
- Dear Amelia
Dear AmeliaIs the joke on the rest of us?Were you laughing at the instrumentsThat said that you wereNowhere at allDear AmeliaDid your Electra let you downAnd when all that metal hitTell me, did you miss yourTicker...
- Times Two
No, it's not that I've forgotten youIt only seems that wayBecause you're youngAnd your days go bySo fastWell, I tried to just a littleCause I knew you'd be OKIn my bid to make goodbyeA simple taskAnd you can look out...
- Just The Way That It Was
Was it the Lone Ranger's faceThat never looked like mineOr a flesh-toned CrayolaTo fix it up fineWas it the first man in spaceOr the second or the thirdOr a picture of JesusOr the stories I'd heardWell they can't be...
- Spencer The Rover
This tune was composedBy Spencer the roverAs valiant a manAs ever left homeAnd he'd been much abusedAnd caused great confusionAnd that was the reasonHe started to roam`Tween Yorkshire and RotterdamHe's been on the...
- Lightnin' Rod
When it's in mint conditionLove comes and goes for freeBut you like to buy your troubleYou get electrifiedBy the sad and lonely sideWhen it comes down through the wireIf it makes it to your earsOne day it sounds...
- Annalee
AnnaleeI can hear these wheelsBeneath me as theyWhisper your nameAnnaleeAll the billboards passing by meShow your faceJust like a movieEvery frame I see youSmiling back at meThank you for thisPerfect pictureAnnaleeDo...
- (The Love I Saw In You Was) Just A Mirage
There you wereBeautifulThe promise of loveWas written on your faceYou led me onWith untrue kissesYou held me captiveIn your false embraceQuicker than I could bat an eyeSeems you were telling me goodbyeJust a minute...
- Jenny And The Tower
Jenny climbed the towerThat brought the stationsTo her little townShe sees the streetlightsStretch down mainstreetLike a rosaryJenny climbed the towerThat brought the showThat saved her daddy's soulWith hours of fire...
- Outside Lookin' In
Steel pulse - in a steady handYou're as cool as the nightEven with the sunriseIn your eyesSteady hand alrightYou'll soon be outa sightGot the covers barely liftedYou're gifted in yourDaring escapeHow did it feelTo...
- Pound Of Prevention
There I wasWorking at the windowTurning pennies and paychecksInto savings and loansReach for the ceiling she saidThe gun's quite loadedFill the bag up with big billsAnd I'll be goneCaught her eyeUnderneath the...
- Scene Of The Crime
You can love your wayRound this whole wide worldLeaving wide-eyed RomeosTo roam the streetsBut this time your leavingWon't come easyNo fun in the runningLike there used to beYou say to meYou'll see me soonLike every...
- Fly
He traces her name in the dustThat lives at the topOf the living room tableJust a fingertip swirlMeant for the girlThat he can't seem to labelMindless and cruelThis work of artHe's done to himselfTo call him a foolIs...
- Do What You Gotta Do
Hey, I can understandHow it might be kinda hard for youTo love a man like meI don't blame you muchFor wanting to be freeI just wanted you to knowThat I loved you better than your own kin didRight from the very...
- Charlene
Charlene, CharleneYour laugh was undeniable, CharleneBut you were unreliableLike the weather in the fallAnd when the leaves go goldenI don't think of you at allThis ain't about your laughOr how you'd throw your head...
- Just Can't Go Like That
Like a fist-full of the finest sandLove was hard to holdBut it felt so grandAs it slipped through both of our handsNow we're left with this goodbyeThe agreement was if we wanted outIt's an even split and we had no...
- Icarus By Night
I only go up at nightWhen the moon is fullAnd the evening breezes blowI go only high enoughTo see the ground belowI only go up at nightThat's when no one else can see meBeing foolish and wishing forOne more chanceTo...
- Nothing For You
You are pages tornFrom the book of all my secretsEight by eleven ghostsFrom which there is no sanctuaryAnd my mind is scrollingLike the credits to a movieSearching for the authorOf my reason to remain hereI could...
- The Hey Lah Dee Dah Song
You got your Daddy's moneyYou got your Mamma's good looksThey sent you off to collegeYou read all the right booksBut when they break out the photosWith the Christmas stuffYou look more like the mailmanAnd feel less...
- Could You Believe
Could you believe in a dreamWhen I tell you that it's true?Could you believe precious friend of mine?Could you believe when it seemsYou are glad with what you doIt will give you the courage to carryThe courage to...
- Twice Struck (For Charlie)
That's what they told meWhen first I met LennyA little bit crazyI had to see for myselfHe once ran the numbersWithout pencil or paperNow he's one in a millionAnd he'll tell you himselfSleeps fine at nightOn the couch...
- Bringing Down The House Of Pain
Lock all the doorsShut all the windows tight'Cause I'm bringing down the house of painDon't look backEverything's gonna be all right'Cause I'm bringing down the house of painI didn't knowThat I didn't have a good...
- Taking It All To Tennessee (For Paul)
It's not your going that's so tragicIt's your leaving me hereYou left the cap off the happyAnd now it's spillingNow I've got this empty cupAnd you fill it upWith a lot of Mason Dixon talkYou hold that airline ticket...
- Oh Little Town
Oh little townYou could get used to meTwo dirt roadsOne pay phoneAnd no stop signsOh little townOne lonely spot right hereSomebody stopped hereSomeone stayedThat's how little towns are madeTwo dirt roadsOne pay...
- Watching A Good Thing Burn
She never gave a reasonSaid she didn't need one'Cause the wind don't follow streetsignsOr traffic lightsMy misunderstandingI whispered to the windowWatching her get smallerIn the crowds passing byIt's like waking up...
- It'll Never Be Enough
It'll never be enoughIf I handed you the moonStarted tearing down the starsWhat would happen if I doWrite your name across the skyUntil it covered all the blue?Here's the answer push come shoveIt'll never be...
- Goodbye Pluto
Goodbye PlutoSo long to your traditionAnd your solo lifes ambitionOf just whirling round the sunGoodbye PlutoBeing number nine was nice till youLost your planetary statusNow youre simply rock and iceThere are eight...
- Sweetwater
Sweetwater casts his lineLeaning up against the no fishing signCops go by don't pay him no mindLike it's always been that waySweetwater got that nameCause when he drop his hook The fish come runningAnd now he's got...
- Welcome To Lovetown
Everybody got a reasonSome say location, locationYou've been hanging your hat Where it's been sad, sad, sadSay so long BittervilleLeave that whole world of hurtIn your rear view mirrorGo on and get glad, glad,...
- Sing Me Down
As the water recedesAnd the shore shows it's faceSing me down, sing me downAs the Mother gives birth And the child takes her placeSing me down Sing me sweetly Sing me downAnd the rain was alkalineAnd it stung in his...
- House Of Prayer
This is not my house of prayerBut I was in your neighborhoodI just had to kneel down hereThought it just might do some goodSeems like everywhere I turnI see the whole world coming apartI couldn't take another stepNot...
- Whatever Louise Wants
She all that I've got and she knows itShe throws me a bone every once in a whileShe makes it clear in no uncertain termsIt's good enough to be here by her sideAnd I should count myself lucky'Cause she'll open doors...
- Some Great Thing
If on a still, still dayThere is a stirring in the treesThen you know some great thingHas passed by hereIf you hear a whisperAs you pray on bended kneesThen you know some great thingHas passed by hereSome great thing,...
- Up On Rockfield
Up on Rockfield we knowHow to let it rollOh we've been known To let it roll till Saturday come and goneBut Sunday come we knowHow to get holyUp on the RockWe take care of our ownFather Joe open up the Good Book come...
- Judge's House
It's 3:00 in the morningOn this side of townA lonely dog barkingIs the only other soundI'm sitting in my car Outside this judge's houseTen years to the day he brought His gavel downTen years agoBut I recall it Like it...
- Old Man's Advice
You ask an old man's advice sonWell, here's a reasonable place to startNever pass a bathroom chanceAnd never trust a fartNever look for Friday's kissWith Thursday's broken heartPay attention, son, it's all about...
- Unfamiliar Moon
Unfamiliar moonStars are out of placeEverything is newEverything is changedLike a baby child Just has to cryWhen he sees it for the first timeAnd he don't understandNow that there's no youEverything is newLike this...
- I've Got A Plane
I've got a plane and I Don't plan to land itDon't get me wrong It's not what you're thinkingThere's a hundred-ten people aboardAnd we all agreeWe ain't coming downUntil there is peaceI've got a friendHe's quite the...
- Gondolier
SomedayShe may say the sun setsOn the wrong side Of the sea for herIf she should leave Then I would followAnd if she Should find her favorClimbing high atop a mountainWhere the air is thinI would go thereJust to...
- Unforgivable
UnforgivableThat's what the daylight will sayWhen the night has had it's way with usUnforgivableGone from the garden foreverNow it's shame on usI get to go homeAnd wait by the phoneFor you to callYou get to go homeAnd...
- Your Brighter Day
It's the ache in your arm When you reach high above youIt's the crack in your voiceOn a tune you routinely singIt's your song of survivalThat at first may be hard to hearBut you bless its' arrivalAnd the peace that it...
- Leaving Avon
I'm leaving Avon foreverI'm leaving Avon foreverI'm leaving Avon foreverand it's through no choice of mineThere's a woman down in AvonGot a husband gunning for me'Cause she sits staring out the windowAnd jumps for the...
- Lie To Me
Lie to meTell me what I wantAnd never what I need to hearWhisper everythingBut the truth in my earLie to meI can hear you talking In your sleepAnd I know that I'mNot your only oneBut I've got this fantasy to keepSo...
- Ten Thousand Skies
Ten thousand skiesThat's how I count them When just keeping timeSimply won't doCrazy as this ticket to TulsaCrazy as a drink off the wagonTen thousand skiesTen thousand skiesAll that I'm askingIs just one more...
- That Front Porch Song
They come up the front stepsIn their dress bluesStand on my porchIn their shiny black shoesBut the front door's been broke jammed shutSince my man left home so I tel them"Come on in 'round the back".Yeah, my man can...
- Alone Down Here
I hope that were alone down hereI can sing and laugh and jokeRight here in front of youBut I hate to be seen doing somethingThat I shouldnt doWhen Im at my worst I want to Be in shadowSo I hope that were alone down...
- You Can Go Now
You can go nowAnd I won't try to stop you this timeI won't make a soundIf I can help itYou can go now I will not celebrate this leaving with a songThere'll be no convincing linesCause you've made up both of our mindsI...
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