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Just The Three Of Us

by GrooveLily

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1.
Intro 00:21
This is a spoken section between songs.
2.
Shannon 05:22
(The Man) Shannon, oh Shannon is calling for me In the waves and the water I trust, I believe Shannon will shield me until they have gone Silently carry me west toward my dawn (The River) Don't look now - you're free Don't care how - just flee Don't look back at all Ignore the crack, the fall PRECHORUS: (The Man) Come let me follow you into the waves My heart is so hollow, I know I'm not brave All that I loved has been taken from me And all that I can hope to be - alive, alone and free CHORUS: (The River) Oh - let it go May the dust of your carriage blind the eyes of your foe And oh - leave this place So the sons of your daughters will smile up in your face (The Man) I dream of a life with no soldier, no gun Birds sing a requiem now as I run On this shore I am leaving my youth and my pride And under the green earth my heart and my bride (The River) The rocks are steep - I know And the water deep - so cold You can tell your sons How the west was won PRECHORUS CHORUS CHORUS (The Man and The River)
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She said in 1967 she got married to my father with a borrowed pair of bluejeans and a bridesmaid And San Francisco was a bubble of excitement like a butterfly a-flapping in the stomach of a decade She didn't know exactly everything he'd been through She didn't know exactly what she'd gotten into She got an offer from a magazine to write about the music scene because they liked her resume and bio She told her husband who'd been offered a position on the faculty of music at a college in Ohio He said, "You either take this job or save our marriage." She put her luggage in the back of his carriage CHORUS: She said, "You make a choice, you make a call. You may rise, you may fall. You will pay for what you get, But you got no room in your bag for regret." She said that 1975 was like a purgatory doing needlepoint inside a decompression chamber And Cincinnati was a garden of conservatism growing like a vine that tried to tie her down and tame her She said, "Now surely there has been a big mistake here. This ain't resembling the mark I want to make here." She saw her future like a single at the bottom of a stack of records that'll never ever see the buzz bin And she had subjugated all of her desires for the good of the family unit and the betterment of the husband She saw that they had not been marching to the same drum She took her son and hit the road to where she came from. CHORUS BRIDGE: She drove that beat-up Pinto out to California She kept the windows down and the air was hot and dry She kept hearing Joe Cocker on the radio Singing "You Are So Beautiful," and it always made her cry And in the rear-view mirror, piled high were crib and walker, Toys and clothes and little shoes for little tiny feet. There ain't no room in here for things she wished she might have done, Only her behind the wheel, And a consequence of all her actions, Fast asleep on the passenger seat. (Yeah, yeah, yeah) She said that 1989 was like a fuse that burned inexorably to the dynamite of my departure And she was sad that I was growing up and glad to shoot me out into the world like an arrow from an archer As I was packing up to leave and go to college, She took a minute to impart a bit of knowledge: CHORUS
4.
I've always been a pretty good girl Basically What you see is what you get And you got to me Oh, you're the one who couldn't take a little joke Now the whole damn playground's up in smoke I threw a paper airplane, you threw a bomb Well that's OK if you don't want to play fair Here's sand in your face and gum in your hair And here's another one about your mom PRECHORUS: Now you've got a little drama And you've got a little color When you clench your fist, yeah yeah Now I've got a little spice I've got a little danger And now I've got myself... CHORUS: A little nemesis, little nemesis I never thought that it would come to this Little nemesis, little nemesis I've always been a pretty good girl Basically But I'll introduce the bitch in you To the bitch in me Oh, I can see that you got a little hurt But you didn't have to go and draw a line in the dirt Your claws are out, you want to settle the score Oh, you were the one who had to draw a little blood And now the line in the dirt is a line in the mud Of course you know this means war PRECHORUS CHORUS You are free To be my enemy CHORUS
5.
Looking Forward/Looking Back In Gotham City, you're looking pretty, I'm the obtrusive guy at your side Another party, you're Laurel, I'm Hardy You're flying and I am along for the ride They're calling places, you're fixing your faces And I'm in the green room, I'm hanging around And then right after, you're lighter than laughter And I got my jealousy dragging me down Another night, I could be persuaded With a look in your eye and a tug on my arm Another day, you get accoladed, And I get the feeling we'll both come to harm And I fear what I might find If I were to open up my mind Yeah, I'm scared of the words that come out at the seams I am hounded by nightmares while you're chasing dreams And my vision is dim where it used to be clear Looking forward to looking back on this year. And while you're flying, I'm quietly dying, You're over me, I'm going under again You see me frowning, not waving but drowning, I summon a smile, you go back to your friends Another venue, and so you continue And I keep the peace with my well-chosen lies All things being equal, I'll wait for the sequel Where everyone's happy and nobody dies Another night, I could be persuaded With a look in your eye and a tug on my hand Another day, you are so elated And I'm full of anger you don't understand And I fear what I might find If I were to open up my mind Yeah, I'm scared of the words that come out at the seams I am hounded by nightmares while you're chasing dreams And my vision is dim where it used to be clear Looking forward to looking back on this year, BRIDGE: Some day when we'll both look back and laugh at all the things we said Some day when it all seems so ridiculous and strange instead But right now I am living through it I can't see another way to do it I can't help feeling like I blew it And I am looking forward to looking back. Another game, olly-oxen free me 'cause I'm tired of playing and I wanna go home Where I'll get my life on track And I know that we'll make it through thick and through thin And I know I'll get out more than I have put in If I keep looking forward Well, I am looking forward I am looking forward Yeah, I am looking forward to looking back.
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Intro 00:11
This is a spoken section between songs.
7.
I don't know how I got so serious The sun obscured by clouds in the dreariest way And all the weight of the world Is so holding me down CHORUS: But I feel like the world's getting lighter today And I feel like the sun's getting brighter today And I feel if I stand and I open my eyes I will see everything's going to be OK I'm undersea, so deep I can't measure it My periscope is down and the pressure is high And all the weight of the world Is so holding me down CHORUS: But I feel like the world's getting lighter, I swear And I feel I'm beginning to come up for air And I feel if I reach for the crest of the wave I will see every answer to every prayer Take a step back, get off the track, contemplate the universe World's a big ball, you're feeling small, we weren't even on it first Don't lose control, you're feeling old, that'll only make it worse Where you can't go on, and you can't go on, and you can't go on, and you won't go on And you reel...and you kneel...and you deal...and you heal CHORUS: And I feel like the world is my oyster, my pearl And I feel like my wings are becoming unfurled And I feel when I'm not standing in my own way I will see that I don't bear the weight of the world
8.
Raindance 03:11
Whatcha do whatcha do with the fire Whatcha do whatcha do with the higher love (I can hear them calling) So close I can almost taste it Worth all the wasted time (I spent wishing and falling) Now I see through the hurricane's eye As the water rushes over the shoreline The waves are gonna rise and rise Claiming all that is mine CHORUS: The rain is coming (I will give myself up) The rain is coming (I will not rage inside) The rain is coming (turn my face to the sky) Let sadness...let sadness wash away I can hear I can hear the thunder I can see the lightning flash (But I will not lay low) 'Cause when the storm is over There'll be a fire in the sky (And it will be my rainbow) Now I see through the hurricane's eye As the water rushes over the shoreline The waves are gonna rise and rise Claiming all that is mine CHORUS
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This is a spoken section between songs, with drum solo intro to "Sitting On The Fence (live)."
10.
There are two meadows wide and green A fence is running in between And the horses on one side are all healthy They have perfect shiny coats And a bucket full of oats In terms of equine assets they are all wealthy But every day they're tied to someone else's rope A riding crop's enough to make them give up hope Is that the life for me? I don't think I could cope Nope That's why I'm sitting on the fence And over on the other side Are horses running far and wide They are proud and they will answer to no one They are wild as the breeze As it whistles through the trees There is beauty in their unbridled motion But when the winter comes there's hardly food at all There's no retreating to the safety of the stall Don't think I'll answer when I hear Jack London's call, y'all That's why I'm sitting on the fence There's no alternative - it's how it's always been You're fat and burdened or unburdened and too thin So either way you go they're going to fence you in, when You gotta wear the saddle if you wanna get the apple But you can't enjoy the apple if you only wear the saddle But you gotta wear the saddle if you wanna get the apple But you can't enjoy the apple if you only wear the saddle That's why I'm sitting on the fence
11.
Track Eleven 00:27
Recorded on 02/16/02 Recorded by: GrooveLily Written by: Lewin/Milburn/Vigoda
12.
Little Light 04:38
I always thought I'd set the world on fire With my dreams as kindling, the match was my desire Now the rain won't stop - it's all too wet to burn And as I try to light this sodden wood I learn This was never in the blueprint This was never part of my plan I've been struggling here forever And everybody's running past me to the dry land I see all the other torches Lighting up the night I am right here with my matches burning bright CHORUS: And no one needs my little light No one needs my little light No one needs my little light With my coat turned up, my back against the rain I will cup my hands to shield this fragile flame There's a bonfire blazing just around the bend And it would be so easy to toss my match right in All my friends are there together Warmth, safety and a soup can I've been struggling here forever And everybody's running past me to the dry land I see all the other torches Lighting up the night I am right here with my matches burning bright CHORUS I'll be shining like a beacon When the other embers are dying I'll be flying like an eagle Burning up the skyline, or die trying It's a lonely mission and a solitary fight But I will stay here with my matches burning bright CHORUS: If no one needs my little light If no one needs my little light It's there for me, my little light I'll never leave my little light
13.
This savage is different to me now She is tender and wilder, more perfect somehow I am racing and standing my ground I am moving through jungle and sky high high Inside... CHORUS: Oh I would not trade anybody For this life, or this city, or this love This night, or these kisses, or this country This overflowing cup This hunger long burning within I can feel it now surging up under my skin And i know it's a temporary thing But for now all horizons are wide wide wide Outside... CHORUS My cup overflows And the feeling, it grows Just to fade like a rose As it goes
14.
In the beginning there was a man and a woman Happy together, you made a vow for forever And a day Now ten years later, you can't remember the feeling The sweet tender way you made love CHORUS: Baby, that ain't what love is about Taking off and leaving you to figure it out You don't owe him nothing, baby You did him right all along Now the man is gone He used to wonder what you were thinking and dreaming Now he won't listen, whether you're crying or screaming Anyway You try to tell him - still he just stares at the ceiling He's so far away from making love Making love CHORUS It's all right, you say We'll be fine, you say We always carry on But there's a warm body lying there beside you every night And the man inside is gone - he's gone, gone, gone Come on darlin', it's time to run but you're kneeling Day after day Making time Making do And that's not making love... CHORUS
15.
I'm the clown with painted frown who prances for your pleasure I'm the lion tamer taming quiet lion's roar I'm the chap with suit and cap who runs the three-ring circus I'm the barker selling all my secrets at the door and I stand so high hear drums roll telling me now to step out in the air Every day I make believe before an empty grandstand Every night I make believe I was not left behind Everything was right 'til you ran off to join the circus I remained inside a haunted big top in my mind and now, looking down, paralyzed, I am stilled by my own little fear Isn't it crazy how we walk this tightrope wire Juggling far too much and everything at once on the balancing act Where is the safety net that I thought was over the fire Isn't it crazy Nobody told me This is the show...
16.
I've got one foot on the altar, and the other on the ground Safe in the daylight sun I've got one hand to hold you, and the other slams you down These things I've done Sometimes I feel like you see right through me You hear all my fears breathing on the midnight breeze ... like Phantom lovers Am I just your Phantom lover There's sunlight all around you, and the ghost inside my heart It chills my soul Sometimes I feel like you see right through me You hear all my fears breathing on the midnight breeze ... like Phantom lovers Am I just your Phantom lover
17.
Driving country I never seen Spend all my money on gasoline Never thinking of where I been Sun go up and come down again Come the night I go straight on through Long enough, strong enough, counting down the miles till I get to you Highway night, I don't see no star Only white lines shooting under my car A.M. radio just broke down And there ain't nobody for miles around Only got one thing to do That's see the road, be the road, counting down the miles till I get to you BRIDGE: Since you left me, nothing works right anymore Steam is rising from the hood Air conditioning is dripping on the floor I try to shift my gear down, but it don't shift so good Power lock is broken, I can't open the door The engine is barely alive Girl, I don't know how I can make you make it run like it did before But I got to get to you now, And I got a long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long long way to drive. Sun come up on a brand new day And the road sign tell me I'm miles away Say a prayer for my poor old car If it will get me to where you are I forget where I'm driving to long enough, strong enough, see the road, be the road, turn the wheels, burn the wheels, counting down the miles till I get to you.

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released November 15, 2002

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GrooveLily Seattle, Washington

Bicoastal trio GrooveLily inhabits that contemporary space where creative musicians ignore the boundaries laid down by words like rock, folk, jazz and pop. The success of their first concert-musical, the critically-acclaimed holiday show STRIKING 12, has led them farther into the world of theatre, where they have carved out a unique niche as a rock band writing and performing shows. ... more

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