Vonda Shepard (born July 7, 1963) is an American pop/rock rock music singer. She appeared as a regular in the television show Ally McBeal from seasons 1-5 in which she played a resident performer at the bar where the show's characters drank after work. She plays piano, guitar, and bass. [read more] - Confetti
Skinny little brats Walking down Avenue A Dangling their cigarettes Their Independence Day Tears like filigrees Wear them on their sleeves Nobody's main squeeze It's thirty-five degrees Poetry of ordinary life is...
- Mercy
I was raised on nothing, so I save my money Emotional poverty, well I'm used to running How amazing you make me feel If I am crazy, don't wanna know what's real You're like a wave of heaven and you're breaking on me...
- Clear
If I don't take you seriously If I can laugh at your randomness If I can have a little fun baby If I can only feel my bliss If I can ignore my conscience And reject my angry guide If I can take my soul out of hiding...
- Newspaper Wife
Sitting here in this dirty bar Watching the trash go by She's selling cigarettes and lollipops She's got a sparkle in her black eye She says "Maybe my time will come" Maybe my time will come He said he'd sweep her...
- Baby Don't You Break My Heart Slow
I like the way you wanted me Every night for so long baby I like the way you needed me Every time things got rocky I was believing in you Was I mistaken Do you say, do you say what you mean? I want our love to last...
- You And Me
Part of me wants to break the ice And part of me wants to roll the dice Exactly how it stands Part of me wants to roll the dice And part of me wants to leave them curled up in my hands Where they will be safe and no...
- This Is Crazy Now
Blown away like the wind, restless again My only friend has gone away Washed like the tide but I'm still alive I'm gonna drive all night long This is crazy now, I'll fill the space somehow If there were someway to...
- Sail On By
I've got a mind that you'll never see I've got amazing remedies I've got a heart that only wants to please You wouldn't notice if I slapped you and I Let go my friend Telling you I, Let go my friend You know I had...
- Soothe Me
Maybe I should wander Through these streets a little longer Hey New York City Won't you welcome me back home? And darling I love you But I swear that I'll be gone By the time you figure out what you want Maybe I...
- Baby, Don't You Break My Heart Slow
words by Vonda Shepardmusic by Vonda Shepard & James Newton HowardI like the way you wanted meEvery night for so long babyI like the way you needed meEvery time things got rockyI was believing in youAm I mistaken do...
- By 7:30
I have been lost in this verbal rain I went to bed feeling no pain I was drowning baby, you're my wine You're my thoughts, you're my silence You're my sense of time By 7:30 you'll fall in love with me Do you believe...
- Souvenir
Sure as the breeze There is no mistaking these These are days in a life of passion Watch over me for eternity And I will smile till my heart stops beating All my worries disappear Your words are like a Souvenir Of...
- Cross To Bear
You ran away with your conscience dear There was a red flag waving in my ear saying "Stay away, you've got something to fear" Well why did I not choose to hear? Well I am through with suffering Gonna make better...
- Venus Is Breaking
Words and Music by Vonda ShepardI kissed this man with one of my lipsI bumped this man with one of my hipsNow I'm sad and I'm free again, he won't be coming backSave my victory get this monkey off my backIt's snowing...
- Ask The Lonely
Just ask the lonely When you feel That you can make it all alone Remember no one is big enough To go it all alone Just ask the lonely They know the hurting pain Of losing the love You can never regain Just ask the...
- Tell Him
I know something about love You've gotta want it bad If that guy's got into your blood Go out and get him If you want him to be the very part of you That makes you want to breathe Here's the thing to do Tell him that...
- I Only Want To Be With You
I don't know what is that makes me love you so I only know I never wanna let you go 'Cause you started something, can't you see? That ever since we met you've ahd a hold on me It happens to be true I only want to be...
- The End Of The World
Why does the sun go on shining? Why does the sea rush to shore? Don't they know it's the end of the world 'Cause you don't love me anymore? Why do the birds go on singing? Why do the stars glow above? Don't they know...
- Maryland
I've been thinking I've been thinking I've been thinking too much I just want to live now for a little while And cast my dreams to the wind Don't wanna wonder Don't wanna wonder what it's all about I'm just working...
- Will You Marry Me
I guess you sunk in Oh yeah you made it in Now I'm fumbling somewhere deep within Will I raise my glass Or will you kick my ass? Or will we fall down laughing, laughing? I know love is pain I know your life's insane...
- The Wildest Times Of The World
I have fallen, I have stood up, I've had the patience of a tree You have trembled, you have stayed still, you have tumbled like a weed All the mountains, all the deserts, go for miles and miles around We have driven...
- Walk Away Renee
And when I see the sign that points one way The lot we used to pass by every day Just walk away Renee You won't see me follow you back home The empty sidewalks on my block are not the same You're not to blame From...
- You Belong To Me
See the pyramids along the Nile Watch the sunrise on a tropic isle Just remember that all the while You belong to me See the market place in old Algiers Send me photographs and souvenirs Just remember when a dream...
- Someone You Use
Just a shoulder to cry on That's all I've been to you Just someone to rely on When your world is empty and blue I'm just someone you call dear Anytime you choose I'm someone you run to Someone you use I'm just...
- Hooked On A Feeling
I can't stop this feeling Deep inside of me Boy you just don't realize What you do to me Your lips are sweet as candy The taste is on my mind You just keep my thirsty For another cup of wine When you hold me In you...
- Neighborhood
Here's a photo I've been looking for It's a picture of thee boy next door And I loved him more than words could say Never knew it 'til he moved away Faded pictures in my scrapbook Just thought I'd take one more look...
- It's In His Kiss (The Shoop Shoop Song)
Does he love me I wanna know How can I tell if he loves me so? (Is it in his eyes?) Oh no, You'll be decieved (Is it in his eyes?) Oh no, He'll make believe If you wanna know If he loves you so It's in his kiss (Or...
- Searchin' My Soul
I've been down this road walkin' the line That's painted by pride And I have made mistakes in my life That I just can't hide Oh I believe I am ready for what love has to bring Got myself together, now I'm ready to...
- What Are You Doing New Year's Eve
Maybe it's much too early in the game Ooh, but I thought I'd ask you just the same What are you doing New Year's New Year's eve? Wonder whose arms will hold you good and tight When it's exactly twelve o'clock that...
- This Christmas
Hang all the mistletoeI'm gonna get to know you betterThis ChristmasAnd as we trim the treeHow much fun it's gonna be togetherThis ChristmasThe fireside is blazing brightWe're caroling through the nightAnd this...
- Silver Bells
City sidewalks, busy sidewalksDressed in holiday styleIn the air there's a feeling of ChristmasHear the snow crunch, see the kids rushThis is Santa's big dayAnd above all this bustle you hearSilver bells, silver...
- Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
Oh, the weather outside is frightful,But the fire is so delightful,And since we've no place to go,Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!It doesn't show signs of stopping,And I've brought some corn for popping;The...
- Looking For Something
Is there a good way to say goodbye When you're leaving all you had 'cause your love has run dry Is there a good way to be a bad girl When you're taking all that's given from the world Is there a good way to move...
- A New Marilyn
Got one now with a Catholic name A little less righteous, she ain't quite the same Walkin' the streets under the media moon Silvery screen paints her sultry tune She wears her lipstick outside of the lines Picture on...
- Jam Karet (Time Is Elastic)
words & music by Vonda SHepardI do not measure the space betweenMoments of pleasure we'll someday seeIf you need a reason let me knowIf you need the answer you will knowIf you say tomorrow you will go, you will go...
- I Shy Away
Since I met you, I've missed you all my life What I don't know won't hurt me baby Since I've known you, I can recall the old times Wasn't that your face in my old photographs Didn't we laugh and talk for hours baby...
- Don't Cry Ilene
He had his father's eyes And his mother's point of view There was no disguise He couldn't see through Sometimes the little things They don't seem so small But they had a good thing...overall (Chorus) Nobody, nobody,...
- Say The Words
Every light shines on you tonight Making a fool out of me Why won't this love leave me alone All of the people in this smoky room Crowded with faces I know I feel them watching me watch you (Chorus) Say the words Say...
- I've Been Here Before
I've tried so many times To Keep romance alive I guess I never really had true love Then you came my way And nothing's been the same Now you're all I'm ever thinking of If I had the say you'd be staying (Chorus)...
- Hold Out
I know that I'm not crazy If I were I wouldn't talk about it I'm homesick for your love 'Cause I know I can't live without it If you need a guarantee I'm gonna love you everyday Say no more about it because you've...
- He Ain't With Me
Calling all these other guys I'm seeing something I didn't before Is that a new look in your eyes Now you don't believe that I'm asking for more I saw you walking down the street With another girl who looks just like...
- Jam Karet
I do not measure the space between Moments of pleasure we'll someday see If you need a reason let me know If you need the answer you will know If you say tomorrow you will go, you will go away (Chorus) There is no...
- 100 Tears Away
written by Paul Gordon and Vonda ShepardGo ahead and cry nowJust give in to the madnessThe only way to feel your joyIs to first feel the sadnessGo ahead and sail nowJust give in to the oceanThe only way to tame your...
- Out On The Town
written by Vonda ShepardThey called her Synthesizer SuziAnd Fast Fingers Flynn &Bobby you played saxophoneLike you'd never play againWe all four got togetherIn a divey weekend barWorking on our standardsSeeing who...
- Wake Up The House
written by Vonda Shepard and Gerard McMahonI seem to walk on iceSome things make me think twiceWhen I get that resistanceLike having freedom with my hands tiedI've censored what's inside way too longI can't live so...
- The Radical Light
written by Vonda Shepard and Matthew WilderHe was a poor boy having a hard timeA shoulder chipped and a head for crimeHe was destined to be brokenShe found a diamond in a coal mineWhat she saw in him was a crooked...
- Dreamin'
Written by David James and Lana WilliamsI sit and wonderHow my life would beIf you were here with meWhat a beautiful fantasyEarly in the morningI find myself with tears in my eyesFrom a dream that you're featured...
- Love Will Come And Go
written by Vonda Shepard and David James with additional lyrics by Paul GordonDo you want me to read your mind?Oh if I only couldI wonder if I'd find the sameHopes I've been having'Cause baby I came aliveWhen you...
- Clean Rain
written by Vonda Shepard and David PackOh city shine on tomorrowFor today I feel rainThere is a decent moonNow I lay me down in the lightMy man's afraid, no communicationI'm sure life in my arms ain't been freeIs it a...
- Good To Yourself
written by Vonda Shepard and Paul GordonI stopped at an all night dinerOoh, it seemed like a romantic thing to doYeah, but I'm lonely, it ain't like the moviesIn the old daysI saw you sittin' in the corner counting...
- Cartwheels
written by Vonda ShepardOh mama we'd sail awayDoing cartwheels on the front lawn everydayAnd you'd sing "Here Comes The Sun"Then we'd dance togetherI thought it would last foreverI see my life fly on byLike a soldier...
- Hotel Room View
Above all things there must be loveAnd following your deepest soulYou look like you need some funI'm dying to sail into the sunDreamers ask what've I becomeI can see that shoreline starPulling me to worlds so...
- Long Term Boyfriend
I try so hard I don't know what to doI'm gonna lose my mind if I can't have youThe brake lights are on and nobody's homeI can hear you talking on the telephoneAnd my baby has the blues againSomehow they just seem to...
- Like A Hemisphere
He sees what I'm lacking and he tells me without attacking my lifeHe sees what I'm needing and he gives me love without my pleadingI see where his worries lie and I help him to decideHe sees what I'm missing, that...
- Naivete'
Is that all America?Bad television, living in denial, I know'Cause I don't wanna knowWanna run, wanna flyLet my illusions take me through the nightIt's alright, wanna be the lightI was born in a cardboard boxNew York...
- This Steady Train
The antennas on the rooftopsMake collages in the cloudy skySort of like a black and white photographNow it's raining in my eyeIt's enough to feel the wind blowIt's enough to feel the rainI'm in love with a man that...
- A Lucky Life
We've live a long, long time and all the radios are playing our song tonightWe walk a crooked line 'cause there is a counter life in your jailed eyesYou're never a victim of your generation and you shine on me like a...
- Grain Of Sand
I feel like I'm walking on a mineI'm gonna leave it all behindI feel like I'm gaining my soulWhile I'm losing my mindAnd I feel like I understandAnd I feel like a grain of sandI'm gonna walk through that doorI'm gonna...
- Mischief & Control
There is a fire within all of usThere is a river flowing in your soulTo put out the fire when it gets out of controlThere is a stranger in all of usThat we try to get to knowThere is a wise woman in there, tooShe's...
- Every Now & Then
He says everybody's crazyNo one knows how to liveHe takes another drink of whiskey and saysNo one knows how to giveHe says everybody's lonelyAnd they love to talk about itThey say if I could have you onlyYou know I'd...
- Serious Richard
I was so lost and you were so profoundYou taught me how to fly with my feet still on the groundAnd you told me to be what it is that I wasNo matter what all of the businessmen saidSerious Richard, why do you frown...
- This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You)
Oh, this old heart of mine Been broke a thousand times Each time you break away I feel you're gonna stay Lonely nights that come, Memories that flow Bringing you back again, Hurting me more and more Maybe it's my...
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