Loving the Highway Man

written by Andy Prieboy
© Songs of Universal Inc/ Before the War Music (BMI)

The wind is a warning
These fields turn to sand
My family will not answer me now
Damned, damned, damned I am
Loving the highwayman
Damned, damned, damned I am
Loving the highwayman

Damned, damned, damned I am
Loving the highwayman

Don't say where this ring came from
From whose shaking hand
Don't say who lies bleeding for me
Damned, damned, damned I am
Loving the highwayman
Damned, damned, damned I am
Loving the highwayman

Loving the highwayman

There's a hole in the ceiling
There's no pleasure in my gain
My heart is in prison
Damned, damned, damned I am
Loving the highwayman
Damned, damned, damned I am
Loving the highwayman

Loving the highwayman

Linda Ronstadt- Lead Vocal & Harmony
Emmylou Harris- Lead Vocal & Harmony
Paul Kennerley- Vocal Backing
Ethan Johns- Acoustic Guitar, 
    Electric Guitar, Drums
    & Percussion
Greg Liesz- Acoustic Guitar 
    & Electric Guitar
Andy Fairweather Low- Electric Guitar 
    & Bass Guitar

Raise the Dead

written by Emmylou Harris
© Almo Music Corp/ Poodlebone Music (ASCAP)

Hank Williams died when I was five
He sang I'll never get out of this world alive
Now it's been a long time since I was that kid
And I've seen a lot more than Hank ever did
I've done the down and out in every dark end dive
But I'll never get out of your love alive

Sam Cooke met the woman at the well
She told him that his song was something
  he could never sell
And I think he knew a change was gonna come
Still he lived too fast and he died too young
Well, dying young I have survived
But I'll never get out of your love alive

I got washed in the blood of Bill Monroe
When he sang about the blues in the body and soul
He believed in a God that could raise the dead
Still, it's a mighty dark night to travel he said
I've seen a mighty dark night and I made that drive
But I'll never get out of your love alive

Robert Johnson had a hellhound on his trail
Drove him to the coffin like a hammer and a nail
It takes a powerful man to carry that load
When you're trying to beat the devil 
  to the old crossroad
I wrestled the devil, lived to testify
But I'll never get out of your love alive
I'll never get out of your love alive
Oh I'll never get out of your love alive
I'll never get out of your love alive

Emmylou Harris- Lead Vocal, 
    Harmony & Electric Guitar
Linda Ronstadt- Harmony
Bernie Leadon- Electric Guitar
Ethan Johns- Slide Guitar, 
    Baritone Guitar & Percussion
Greg Liesz- Mandola

For A Dancer

written by Jackson Browne
© Swallow Turn Music (ASCAP)

Keep the fire burning in your eyes
Pay attention to the open sky
You never know what will be coming down

I don't remember losing track of you
You're always dancing in and out of view
I must have thought you would always be around
Always keeping things real by playing the clown
Now you're nowhere to be found

I don't know what happens when people die
Can't seem to grasp it as hard as I try
It's like a song I hear playing right in my ear
But I can't sing, I can't help listening

I can't help feeling stupid standing around
Crying is the easier down
Cause I know that you would rather we'd be dancing
Dancing our sorrow away
No matter what fate throws in your way

Just do the steps that you've been shown
By everyone you've ever known
Until the dance becomes your very own
No matter how close to yours
Another's steps have grown
In the end there is one dance you'll do alone

Keep a fire for the human race
Let your prayers go drifting into space
You never know what will be coming down
Perhaps a better world is drawing near
Just as easy it could all disappear
Along with whatever meaning you might have found
Don't let the uncertainty turn you around
Go on and make a joyful sound

Into a dancer you have grown
From a seed somebody else has thrown
Go on ahead and throw some seeds of your own
And somewhere between the time you arrive
And the time you go
May lie a reason you were alive
But you'll never know

Linda Ronstadt- Lead Vocal
Emmylou Harris- Harmony &
    Acoustic Guitar
Neil Young- Harmony & Harmonica
Bernie Leadon- Acoustic Guitar 
    & Bass Guitar
Greg Liesz- Electric Guitar &
    Acoustic Guitar
Ethan Johns- Acoustic Guitar &
    Drums

Western Wall

written by Rosanne Cash
© Chelcait Music
administered by Bug Music (BMI)

I stand here by the Western Wall
Maybe a little of that wall stands inside us all
I shove my prayers in the crack
I've got nothing to lose, no one to answer back
All these years I've brought up for review
Wasn't taught this but I learned something new
And to answer the distant call
At the Western Wall

I've got a heart full of fear
And I offer it up on this altar of tears
Red dust settles deep in my skin
I don't know where it starts and where I begin
It's a crumbling pile of broken stones
It ain't much but it might be home
If I ever loved a place at all
It's the Western Wall

I don't know if God was ever a man
But if she was I think I understand
Why he found a place to break his fall
Near the Western Wall

Linda Ronstadt- Lead Vocal
Emmylou Harris- Lead Vocal &
    Acoustic Guitar
Bernie Leadon- Mandolin
Greg Liesz- Weissenborne
Ethan Johns- Mandocello
Samanta Rowe- Cello

1917

written by David Olney
© David Olney Songs
administered by Bug Music (BMI)

The strange young man who comes to me
A soldier on a three day spree
Who needs one night's cheap ecstasy
And a woman's arms to hide him
He greets me with a courtly bow
And hides his pain by acting proud
He drinks too much and he laughs too loud
How can I deny him?

Let us dance beneath the moon
I'll sing to you "Claire de Lune'
The morning always comes too soon
But tonight the war is over

He speaks to me in schoolboy French
Of a soldier's life inside a trench
Of the look of death and the ghastly stench
I do my best to please him

He puts two roses in a vase
Two roses sadly out of place
Like the gallant smile on his haggard face
Playfully I tease him

Hold me 'neath the Paris skies
Let's not talk of how or why
Tomorrow's soon enough to die
But tonight the war is over

We make love too hard too fast
He falls asleep, his face a mask
He wakes with the shakes and he drinks from his flask
I put my arms around him

They die in the trenches and they die in the air
In Belgium and France the dead are everywhere
They die so fast there's no time to prepare
A decent grave to surround them

Old world glory, old world fame
The old world's gone, gone up in flames
Nothing will ever be the same
And nothing lasts forever

Oh I'd pray for him but I've forgotten how
And there's nothing, nothing that can save him now
There's always another with the same funny bow
And who am I to deny them

Emmylou Harris- Lead Vocal
Linda Ronstadt- Harmony
Kate & Anna McGarrigle- Vocal Backing
Ethan Johns- Spanish Guitar
    & Marksaphone
Greg Liesz- Acoustic Guitar
Wix- Accordion
Bernie Leadon- Synthesized 
    Acoustic Bass Guitar

He Was Mine

written by Paul Kennerley
© Irving Music Inc/ Littlemarch Music (BMI)

You ask me if I've met your baby
I have to say
It's been some time now
Seems like yesterday

He was mine
For a while
We had good times
We went in style
But now he's yours
Treat him kind
Yes I remember well when
He was mine

You say he means the world to you
Well yes I can tell
You'll make each other happy
I wish you well

He was mine
For a while
We had good times
We went in style
But now he's yours
Treat him kind
Yes I remember well when
He was mine

Yes I remember well when
He was mine

He was mine
He was mine
He was mine
He was mine

Linda Ronstadt- Lead Vocal
Emmylou Harris- Harmony &
    Acoustic Guitar
Bernie Leadon- Acoustic Guitar 
Greg Liesz- Acoustic Guitar &
    Pedal Steel
Ethan Johns- Acoustic Guitar,
    Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar,
    Drums & Percussion
Paul Kennerley- Electric Guitar

Sweet Spot

written by Emmylou Harris and Jill Cunniff
© Almo Music Corp/ Poodlebone Music/
EMI April Music Inc/ Grand Royale Music/
Luscious Jackson Music (ASCAP)

Baby when you're down
I'll be around
Baby when you're lost
I'll be your found
When the night is long
I'll be the crack of dawn
Baby when you take a shot
I'll be your sweet spot
Baby when you need to float
I'll be your lifeboat
When you want to play along
I'll be your Mah Jong
When you've done your best
I'll be your day of rest
Baby when you take a shot
I'll be your sweet spot
I'll be your sweet spot

Baby when you're falling off your feet
Out on a road that's rough and steep
And you're looking for a state of grace
I'll be your leap of faith
Baby when you're growing old
I'll be your solid gold
When your ship don't come in
I'll be your thick and thin
When your love is blind
I'll be your walk the line
When you've given all you've got
I'll be your sweet spot

 

Emmylou Harris- Lead Vocal &
    Backing Vocal
Linda Ronstadt- Vocal Backing
Ethan Johns- Guitar,
    Drums & Percussion

Sisters of Mercy

written by Leonard Cohen
© Sony ATV Songs LLC (BMI)

Oh the sisters of mercy 
    they are not departed or gone
They were waiting for me 
    when I thought that I just can't go on
And they brought me their comfort 
    and later they brought me this song
Oh I hope you run into them
    you who've been traveling so long

Yes, you who must leave everything 
    that you cannot control
It begins with your family 
    but soon it comes 'round to your soul
Well I've been where you're hanging 
    and I think I can see how you're pinned
When you're not feeling holy 
    your loneliness says that you've sinned

Well they lay down beside me
    I make my confessions to them
They touched both my eyes 
    and I touched the dew on their hem
If your life is a leaf 
    that the seasons tear off and condemn
They will bind you with love 
    that is graceful and green as a stem

When I left they were sleeping 
    and I hope you run into them soon
Don't turn on the lights 
    you can read their address by the moon
And you won't make me jealous
    if I find they have sweetened your night
We weren't lovers like that 
    and besides it would still be all right
We weren't lovers like that 
    and besides it would still be all right

Linda Ronstadt- Lead Vocal
Emmylou Harris- Lead Vocal
Kate & Anna McGarrigle- Vocal Backing
Bernie Leadon- Acoustic Guitar,
    Guitarone & Mandolin 
Andy Fairweather Low- Acoustic Guitar
Greg Liesz- Acoustic Guitar
    & Mandolin
Wix- Accordion
Ethan Johns- Optigon

Falling Down

written by Patty Griffin
© One Big Love Music/ Chrome Dog Music (ASCAP)

Falling down
I'm falling down
I need to sleep
Come a long long way
No time for weeping
No time for weeping
Quiet now
I'm falling down
I'm falling down

I have heard a million tales
I have told a million more
Some of them must have been true
But I don't know anymore
I'm falling down

Do your dance on my head
Heavy steps of the dead
Everything the snow surrounds
Falling falling falling falling
I'm falling
I'm falling
Down
I'm falling downo

Linda Ronstadt- Lead Vocal
    & Harmony
Emmylou Harris- Harmony &
    Acoustic Guitar
Helen Watson- Vocal Backing
Katie Aumonier- Vocal Backing
Ethan Johns- Electric Guitar,
    Dulcimer, Drums & Percussion
Greg Liesz- Electric Guitar &
    Bass Guitar
Andy Fairweather Low- Electric Guitar

Valerie

written by Patti Scialfa
© Rumble Doll Music (ASCAP)
 
To the east the factories stand 
Like fire breathing dragons against the sky
And from their throats a scarlet river
Burns itself into smoky lullabies
Over neon and fluorescent skies

Valerie can you hear those engines drone
I wanted to go to Mexico 
But I'm stranded here alone
And once I knew a true love
It's been three years since he's gone
And if I could get that feeling back
I'd give up everything I own

Sixteen days since I left Corona
And I traveled to this carnival town near Alberndeel
And I rode the coaster there on the fairground
Twisted backbone of a beast that never heals
And I left some skin on fortune's wheel

Valerie can you hear those engines drone
I wanted to go to Mexico 
But I'm stranded here alone
And once I knew a true love
It's been three years since he's gone
And if I could get that feeling back
I'd give up everything I own

Everything's in slow motion now 
In this little border town
I've come so close from so far
Just to hide behind these windows here 
From the world outside
I watch those cars and trucks raise trails of dust
Down the road as they pass by

Valerie can you hear those engines drone
I wanted to go to Mexico 
But I'm stranded here alone
And once I knew a true love
It's been three years since he's gone
And if I could get that feeling back
I'd give up everything I own
Everything I own
Everything I own

Emmylou Harris- Lead Vocal &
    Acoustic Guitar
Linda Ronstadt- Harmony
Bernie Leadon- Electric
    12-string Guitar
Greg Liesz- Electric Guitar
Andy Fairweather Low- Bass Guitar
Ethan Johns- Drums

This Is To Mother You

written by Sinead O'Connor
© WB Music Corp/ Warner Chappell Music LTD/
Promostraat BV admin by WB Music Corp (ASCAP)

This is to mother you
To comfort you and get you through
Through when your nights are lonely
Through when your dreams are only blue
This is to mother you

This is to be with you
To hold you and to kiss you too
For when you need me I will do
What your own mother didn't do
Which is to mother you

All the pain that you have known
All the violence in your soul
All the wrong things you have done
I will take from you when I come

All mistakes made in distress
All your unhappiness
I will take away with my kiss
Yes I will give you tenderness

For child I am so glad I found you
Although my arms have always been around you
Sweet bird although you did not see me
I saw you

And I'm here to mother you
To comfort you and get you through
Through when your nights are lonely
Through when your dreams are only blue
This is to mother you

Linda Ronstadt- Lead Vocal
    & Harmony
Emmylou Harris- Harmony &
    Acoustic Guitar
Ethan Johns- Electric Guitar,
    Synth Bass, Drums & Percussion
Neil Young- Harmony & Harmonica
Bernie Leadon- Mandocello
Greg Liesz- Mandolin

All I Left Behind

written by Emmylou Harris and Kate & Anna McGarrigle
© Almo Music Corp/ Poodlebone Music/ 
Garden Court Music (ASCAP)

All I left behind should come as no surprise
To me since I fell through the black hole of your eyes
Only little things inconsequential I could say
Of all I left behind with you along the lost highway

Silver earrings in Wichita
Beaded moccasions in Tonopah
But I had you so
I just let them go

The flannel shirt I wore to keep me from the cold
When we drove from Boston all the way to Buffalo
The leather boots I bought so many miles ago
I took them off to follow you into the Ohio

Never did my armor feel so thin
Silk was all I had between me and your skin
Like Waterloo 
I lost that too

And the golden bracelet with my father's name inscribed
On the back by the one who loved him all her life
The way I too
Could have loved you

The Spanish shawl I put across the broken shade 
Of the lamp that lit the room
That last night near Coeur d'Alene
Only little things inconsequential I could say
Of all I left behind with you along the lost highway
Of all I left behind 

Emmylou Harris- Lead Vocal &
    Acoustic Guitar
Linda Ronstadt- Harmony
Kate & Anna McGarrigle- Harmony
Ethan Johns- Drums
Michel Pepin-Bass Guitar
    & Cymbals
Bernie Leadon- 6 String Bass
Greg Liesz- Mandocello
Neil Young- Harmony & Harmonica
Bernie Leadon- Acoustic Guitar 
    & Bass Guitar
Greg Liesz- Electric Guitar &
    Acoustic Guitar
Ethan Johns- Acoustic Guitar &
    Drums

Across the Border

written by Bruce Springsteen
© Bruce Springsteen (ASCAP)

Tonight my bag is packed
Tomorrow I'll walk these tracks
That will lead me 'cross the border
Tomorrow my love and I
We'll sleep 'neath auburn skies
Somewhere across the border

We'll leave behind my dear
Pain and sadness we've found here
And we'll drink from the Brazos' muddy waters
Where the sky grows gray and wide
We'll meet on the other side
There across the border

For me you'll build a house
High upon a grassy hill
Somewhere across the border
Where pain and memory
Pain and memory have been stilled
There across the border

Sweet blossoms fill the air
Pastures of gold and green
Roll down into cool clear waters
And in your arms 'neath open skies
I'll kiss the sorrow from your eyes
There across the border

Tonight we'll sing the songs
And I'll dream of you, my corazon
And tomorrow my heart will be strong
And may the saints' blessing and grace
Carry me safely into your arms
There across the border

For what are we
Without hope in our hearts
That someday we'll drink from God's blessed waters
And eat the fruit from the vine
I know that love and fortune will be mine
Somewhere across the border

Linda Ronstadt- Lead Vocal
Emmylou Harris- Harmony
Neil Young- Harmony & Harmonica
Andy Fairweather Low- Vocal Backing
    & Electric Guitar
Bernie Leadon- Vocal Backing,
    Mandocello & Electric Guitar
Greg Liesz- Vocal Backing, Bass
    Guitar & Pedal Steel
Ethan Johns- Drums
Wix- Accordion