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  1. 29 Ways - by Willie Dixon (CD "Marc Cohn") English
  2. After Midnight - by Eric Clapton (Listening Booth: 1970) American
  3. Close to you - by The Carpenters (Listening Booth: 1970) American
  4. Crazy Love - by Van Morrison (Youtube) American
  5. Fever - by Little Willie John (Youtube) American
  6. Girl From the North Country - by Bob Dylan (Youtube) American
  7. I Don't Worry About a Thing - by Mose Allison (Jeff Golub, Blues for You, 2009) American
  8. I Feel Lucky - by Mary Chapin Carpenter (Youtube) American
  9. I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You - by Tom Waits (movie soundtrack of "The Prince and Me") American
  10. Into the Mystic - by Van Morrison (Listening Booth: 1970) American
  11. Isn't it a Pity - by Billy Preston (Youtube) American
  12. Isn't That So - by Jesse Winchester (Youtube) American
  13. Long As I Can See The Light - by Creedence Clearwater Revival (Listening Booth: 1970) American
  14. Look at me - by John Lennon (Listening Booth: 1970) American
  15. Make it With You - by Bread (Listening Booth: 1970) American
  16. Maybe I'm Amazed - by Paul McCartney (Listening Booth: 1970) American
  17. Moon River - by Frank Sinatra/Audrey Hepburn (Youtube) American
  18. New Speedway Boogie - by Grateful Dead (Listening Booth: 1970) American
  19. No Matter What - by Badfinger (Listening Booth: 1970) American
  20. Ohio - by Neil Young (Youtube) American
  21. Out in the Woods - by Leon Russell (Youtube) American
  22. Right on Time - by Randy Travis (Jerry Douglas album Traveler, 2012) American
  23. Ruby Tuesday - by The Rolling Stones (Youtube) American
  24. Signed Sealed Delivered I'm Yours - by Stevie Wonder (Listening Booth: 1970, iTunes Bonus Track) American
  25. Star-Spangled Banner - by Francis Scott Key (Youtube) American
  26. The Letter - by The Box Tops (Listening Booth: 1970) American
  27. The Only Living Boy in New York - by Paul Simon (Listening Booth: 1970) American
  28. The Tears of a Clown - by Smokey Robinson (Listening Booth: 1970) American
  29. These Days - by Jackson Browne (Youtube) American
  30. Too Many Angels - by Jackson Browne (Looking into You - A Tribute to Jackson Browne) American
  31. Turn On Your Radio - by Harry Nilsson (Burning the Daze) American
  32. Two of Us - by The Beatles (Youtube) American
  33. Wild Horses - by The Rolling Stones (Youtube) American
  34. Wild World - by Cat Stevens (Listening Booth: 1970) American
  35. Wildflowers - by Tom Petty (Youtube) American

American

29 Ways

Willie Dixon - covered by Marc Cohn

I got 29 ways to make it to my baby's door
I got 29 ways to make it to my baby's door
And if she needs me bad
I can find about two or three more

I got one through the basement
Two down the hall
And when the going gets tough
I got a hole in the wall

29 ways just to make it to my baby's door
And if she needs me bad
I can find about two or three more

I can come through the chimney like Santa Claus
Go through the window and that ain't all
A lot of good ways I don't want you to know
I even got a hole in the bedroom floor

29 ways to make it to my baby's door
If she needs me bad
I can find about two or three more

I got a way through the closet behind her clothes
A way through the attic that no one knows
A master key that fits every lock
A hidden door behind the grandfather clock

I got 29 ways to make it to my baby's door
And if she needs me bad
I can find about two or three more

American

Crazy Love

Van Morrison - covered by Marc Cohn

I can hear her heart beat for a thousand miles
And the heavens open every time she smiles
And when I come to her thats where I belong
Yet Im running to her like a rivers song

Chorus:
She give me love, love, love, love, crazy love
She give me love, love, love, love, crazy love

Shes got a fine sense of humor when Im feeling low down
And when I come to her when the sun goes down
Take away my trouble, take away my grief
Take away my heartache, in the night like a thief

Chorus:
Yes I need her in the daytime
Yes I need her in the night
Yes I want to throw my arms around her
Kiss her hug her kiss her hug her tight

And when Im returning from so far away
She gives me some sweet lovin brighten up my day
Yes it makes me righteous, yes it makes me feel whole
Yes it makes me mellow down in to my soul

American

Wild World

Cat Stevens - covered by Marc Cohn

Now that I've lost everything to you
You say you wanna start something new
And it's breakin' my heart you're leavin'
Baby, I'm grievin'

But if you wanna leave, take good care
I hope you have a lot of nice things to wear
But then a lot of nice things turn bad out there

Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world
It's hard to get by just upon a smile
Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world
I'll always remember you like a child, girl

You know I've seen a lot of what the world can do
And it's breaking my heart in two
Because I never wanna see you a sad girl
Don't be a bad girl

But if you wanna leave, take good care
I hope you make a lot of nice friends out there
But just remember there's a lot of bad and beware

Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world
It's hard to get by just upon a smile
Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world
I'll always remember you like a child, girl

Baby, I love you
But if you wanna leave, take good care
I hope you make a lot of nice friends out there
But just remember there's a lot of bad and beware

Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world
It's hard to get by just upon a smile
Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world
I'll always remember you like a child, girl

American

Look at me

John Lennon covered by Marc Cohn

Look at me
Who am I supposed to be?
Who am I supposed to be?
Look at me
What am I supposed to be?
What am I supposed to be?
Look at me
Oh my love, oh my love

Here I am
What am I supposed to do?
What am I supposed to do?
Here I am
What can I do for you?
What can I do for you?
Here I am
Oh my love, oh my love

Look at me, oh please look at me, my love
Here I am
Oh my love

Who am I?
Nobody knows but me
Nobody knows but me
Who am I?
Nobody else can see
Just you and me
Who are we?
Oh my love, oh my love, oh my love

American

Maybe I'm Amazed

Paul McCartney covered by Marc Cohn

Maybe I'm amazed at the way you love me all the time
Maybe I'm afraid of the way I love you
Maybe I'm amazed at the way you pull me out of time
You hung me on the line
Maybe I'm amazed at the way I really need you

Maybe I'm a man
Maybe I'm a lonely man who's in the middle of something
That he doesn't really understand

Maybe I'm a man
And maybe you're the only woman who could ever help me
Baby, won't you help me to understand?
Ooh

Maybe I'm a man
Maybe I'm a lonely man who's in the middle of something
That he doesn't really understand

Maybe I'm a man
And maybe you're the only woman who could ever help me
Baby, won't you help me to understand?
Ooh

Maybe I'm amazed at the way you're with me all the time
Maybe I'm afraid of the way I leave you
Maybe I'm amazed at the way you help me sing my song
Right me when I'm wrong
Maybe I'm amazed at the way I really need you

American

Make it With You

Bread covered by Marc Cohn

Hey, have you ever tried
Really reaching out for the other side
I may be climbing on rainbows
But, baby here goes

Dreams, they're for those who sleep
Life is for us to keep
And if you're wond'ring what this song is leading to
I want to make it with you
I really think that we could make it, girl

No, you don't know me well
In ev'ry little thing only time will tell
But you believe the things that I do
And we'll see it through

Life can be short or long
Love can be right or wrong
And if I chose the one I'd like to help me through
I'd like to make it with you
I really think that we could make it, girl

Baby you know that
Dreams, they're for those who sleep
Life is for us to keep
And if I chose the one I'd like to help me through
I'd like to make it with you
I really think that we could make it, girl

American

The Letter

The Box Tops - covered by Marc Cohn

Gimme a ticket for an aeroplane
Ain't got time to take a fast train
Lonely days are gone
I'm a-goin' home
My baby just a-wrote me a letter

I don't care how much money I gotta spend
Got to get back to my baby again
Lonely days are gone
I'm a-goin' home
My baby just a-wrote me a letter

Well, she wrote me a letter, said she couldn't live without me no more
Listen mister, can't you see I got to get back to my baby once more?
Anyway, yeah

Gimme a ticket for an aeroplane
Ain't got time to take a fast train
Lonely days are gone
I'm a-goin' home
My baby just a-wrote me a letter

Well, she wrote me a letter, said she couldn't live without me no more
Listen mister, can't you see I got to get back to my baby once more?
Anyway, yeah

Gimme a ticket for an aeroplane
Ain't got time to take a fast train
Lonely days are gone
I'm a-goin' home
My baby just a-wrote me a letter
My baby just a-wrote me a letter

American

The Only Living Boy in New York

Paul Simon - covered by Marc Cohn

Tom, get your plane right on time
I know your part'll go fine
Fly down to Mexico
Doh-n-doh-de-doh-n-doh
And here I am
The only living boy in New York

I get the news I need
On the weather report
Oh, I can gather all the news I need
On the weather report
Hey, I've got nothing to do today
But smile, de-doh-n-doh-de-doh
And here I am
The only living boy in New York

Half of the time we're gone
But we don't know where
And we don't know where

Ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Here I am

Half of the time we're gone
But we don't know where
And we don't know where

Tom, get your plane right on time
I know that you've been eager to fly now
Hey let your honesty shine, shine, shine now
Doh-n-doh-de-doh-n-doh
Like it shines on me
The only living boy in New York
The only living boy in New York

Ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Here I am

Ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Here I am

American

After Midnight

Eric Clapton - covered by Marc Cohn

After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang down
After midnight, we're gonna chug-a-lug and shout
We're gonna stimulate some action
We're gonna get some satisfaction
We're gonna find out what it is all about
After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang down

After midnight, we're gonna shake your tambourine
After midnight, it's all gonna be peaches and cream
We're gonna cause talk and suspicion
We're gonna give an exhibition
We're gonna find out what it is all about
After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang down

After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang down

After midnight, we're gonna shake your tambourine
After midnight, it's all gonna be peaches and cream
We're gonna cause talk and suspicion
We're gonna give an exhibition
We're gonna find out what it is all about
After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang down

After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang down
After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang down
After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang down
After midnight, we're gonna let it all hang down


American

The Tears of a Clown

Smokey Robinson - covered by Marc Cohn

Now if there's a smile on my face
It's only there trying to fool the public
But when it comes down to fooling you
Now honey that's quite a different subject

But don't let my glad expression
Give you the wrong impression
'Cause really I'm sad, Oh I'm sadder than sad
Well I'm hurt and I want you so bad
Like a clown I appear to be glad ooh yeah

Well they're some sad things known to man
But ain't too much sadder than
The tears of a clown when there's no one around
Oh yeah, baby baby, oh yeah baby baby

Now if I appear to be carefree
It's only to camouflage my sadness
And honey to shield my pride I try
To cover this hurt with a show of gladness
But don't let my show convince you
That I've been happy since you
'Cause I need to go, oh I need you so
Look I'm hurt and I want you to know
For others I put on a show ...

Well they're some sad things known to man
But ain't too much sadder than
The tears of a clown when there's no one around
Oh yeah, baby baby, oh yeah baby baby

Just like Pagliacci did
I try to keep my surface hid
Smiling in the crowd I try
But in a lonely room I cry
The tears of a clown
When there's no one around, oh yeah, baby baby
Now if there's a smile on my face
Don't let my glad expression
Give you the wrong impression
Don't let this smile I wear
Make you think that I don't care

American

No Matter What

Badfinger - covered by Marc Cohn

No matter what you are
I will always be with you
Doesn't matter what you do, girl
Ooh girl, with you

No matter what you do
I will always be around
Won't you tell me what you found, girl
Ooh girl, want you

Knock down the old grey wall
Be a part of it all
Nothing to say, nothing to see, nothing to do
If you would give me all
As I would give it to you
Nothing would be, nothing would be, nothing would be

No matter where you go
There will always be a place
Can't you see it in my face, girl
Ooh girl, want you

Knock down the old grey wall
Be a part of it all
Nothing to say, nothing to see, nothing to do
If you would give me all
As I would give it to you
Nothing would be, nothing would be, nothing would be

No matter what you are
I will always be with you
Doesn't matter what you do, girl
Ooh girl, with you
Ooh girl, you girl, want you
Ooh girl, you girl, want you


American

New Speedway Boogie

Grateful Dead - covered by Marc Cohn

Please don't dominate the rap, Jack, if you've got nothing new to say.
If you please, don't back up the track this train's got to run today.
I spent a little time on the mountain, I spent a little time on the hill
I heard someone say "Better run away", others say "better stand still".
Now I don't know, but I been told it's hard to run with the weight of gold,
Other hand I have heard it said, it's just as hard with the weight of lead.

Who can deny, who can deny, it's not just a change in style?
One step down and another begun and I wonder how many miles.
I spent a little time on the mountain, I spent a little time on the hill
Things went down we don't understand, but I think in time we will.
Now, I don't know but I was told in the heat of the sun a man died of cold.
Keep on coming or stand and wait, with the sun so dark and the hour so late.

You can't overlook the lack, jack, of any other highway to ride.
It's got no signs or dividing lines and very few rule to guide.
I spent a little time on the mountain, I spent a little time on the hill
I saw things getting out of hand, I guess they always will.
Now, I don't know but I been told If the horse don't pull you got to carry the load.
I don't know whose back's that strong, maybe find out before too long.

One way or another, one way or another,
One way or another, this darkness got to give.

American

Into the Mystic

Van Morrison - covered by Marc Cohn

We were born before the wind
Also younger than the sun
Ere the bonnie boat was won as we sailed into the mystic
Hark, now hear the sailors cry
Smell the sea and feel the sky
Let your soul and spirit fly into the mystic

And when that fog horn blows I will be coming home
And when the fog horn blows I want to hear it
I don't have to fear it

And I want to rock your gypsy soul
Just like way back in the days of old
And magnificently we will fold into the mystic

When that fog horn blows you know I will be coming home
And when that fog horn whistle blows I got to hear it
I don't have to fear it

And I want to rock your gypsy soul
Just like way back in the days of old
And together we will fold into the mystic
Come on girl

Too late to stop now

American

Long As I Can See The Light

Creedence Clearwater Revival - covered by Marc Cohn

Put a candle in the window
'Cause I feel I've got to move
Though I'm going, going
I'll be coming home soon
Long as I can see the light

Pack my bag and let's get moving
'Cause I'm bound to drift a while
When I'm gone, gone
You don't have to worry long
Long as I can see the light

Guess I've got that old trav'ling bone
'Cause this feeling won't leave me alone
But I won't, won't
Be losing my way, no, no
Long as I can see the light

Yeah, yeah, yeah, oh, yeah

Put a candle in the window
'Cause I feel I've got to move
Though I'm going, going
I'll be coming home soon
Long as I can see the light

Long as I can see the light
Long as I can see the light
Long as I can see the light
Long as I can see the light

American

Close to you

The Carpenters - covered by Marc Cohn

Why do birds
Suddenly appear
Every time you are near?
Just like me
They long to be
Close to you

Why do stars
Fall down from the sky
Every time you walk by?
Just like me
They long to be
Close to you

On the day that you were born the angels got together
And decided to create a dream come true
So they sprinkled moon dust in your hair of gold
And starlight in your eyes of blue

That is why
All the girls in town
Follow you all around
Just like me
They long to be
Close to you

On the day that you were born the angels got together
And decided to create a dream come true
So they sprinkled moon dust in your hair of gold
And starlight in your eyes of blue

That is why
All the girls in town
Follow you all around
Just like me
They long to be
Close to you

Just like me
They long to be
Close to you

American

Turn On Your Radio

Harry Nilsson - covered by Marc Cohn

I don't know where I'm goin'
Now that I am gone
I hope the wind that's blowin'
Helps me carry on

Turn on your radio, baby
Listen to my song
Turn on your nightlight baby, baby
I'm gone

Turn on your radio

I don't know how it happened
Now that I am gone
I hope I'll never hear it, baby,
Just in case I'm wrong

Turn on your record player
Listen to my song
Turn on your nightlight baby, baby
I'm gone
Really long gone

I don't know where life's goin'
But soon it will be gone
I hope the wind that's blowin'
Helps me carry on
Turn on your radio, baby
Baby listen to my song
Turn on the nightlight, baby, baby
I'm gone
Long gone

Turn on your record player

(Turn on your record player...)

And listen to my song

Everybody had a hard year
And everybody had a good time
Everybody had a wet dream
And everybody saw the sunshine
Everybody had a good year
And everybody let their hair down
Everybody put their socks up
And everybody put their foot down

Listen, listen

American

Too Many Angels

Jackson Browne - covered by Marc Cohn

There's an angel on a ribbon
Hanging from the armoire door
There's a Cupid with his feet crossed
On the bird cage by the door
There's a baby angel drummer

His eyes are open wide
And two more tiny cherubs
On the mantle side by side
Too many angels

Have seen me crying
Too many angels
Have heard you lying

There are photographs of children
All in their silver frames
On the window sills and tabletops
Lit by candle flames

And upon their angel faces
Life's expectations climb
Where the moment has preserved them
From the ravages of time

Too many angels
Have seen me crying
Too many angels
Have heard you lying

Bring the morning on
Voices sing of day
I want to step out in the morning sun
Through the flood of tears

I want this darkness gone
Your sweet face appears
These apparitions…

American

I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You

Tom Waits - covered by Marc Cohn

Well I hope that I don't fall in love with you
Cause falling in love just makes me blue
Where the music plays a new display of hard for me to see
I head a beer and now I hear you calling out for me
And I hope that I don't fall in love with you
Now the night does funny things inside a man
These old tom cat feelings you don't understand
I turn around a look at you you light a cigarette
I wish I had the guts to bum one but we've never met
And I hope that I don't fall in love with you
I can see that you are lonesome just like me
And it being late you'd like some company well I've had two I look
At you and you look back
At me the guy you're with is up
And split that chair next to you is free
And I hope that you don't fall in love with me
Now it's closing time
The music's fadding out
Last call for drinks
I have another staff
I turn around and look at you
You're no where to be found
I search the place for your lost face
And have another round
And I think that I just fell in love with you

American

Fever

Little Willie John - covered by Marc Cohn

You'll never know how much I love you
You'll never know how much I care
When you put your arms around me
I get a fever that's so hard to bear

(You give me such a)
Fever in the morning
Fever all through the night
Fever when you kiss me, baby
And fever when you hold me tight

The sun lights up the daytime
The moon lights up the night
Yeah but I light up every time you call my name
And I know you're gonna treat me right

(You know I just can't stand by myself,
'Cause I got a fever....)

American

Girl From the North Country

Bob Dylan - covered by Marc Cohn

If you're traveling in the north country fair,
Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline,
Remember me to the one who lives there,
For she once was a true love of mine.

If you go when the snowflakes storm,
When the rivers freeze and summer ends,
Please see if she has a coat so warm,
To keep her from the howling winds.

Please see if her hair hangs long,
If it rolls and flows all down her breast.
Please see from me if her hair is hanging long,
For that's the way I remember her best.

I'm wondering if she remembers me at all.
So many times I've thought and prayed,
In the darkness of my night,
And the brightness of my days.

So if you're traveling in the north country fair
Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline,
Remember me to the one who lives there.
For she once was a true love of mine

American

I Feel Lucky

Mary Chapin Carpenter - covered by Marc Cohn

Well, I woke up this morning, stumbled out of my rack.
I opened up the paper to the page in the back.
It only took me a minute for my finger to find
my daily dose of destiny under my sigh.
My eyes just about popped out-a my head.
It said, "The starts are stacked against you, girl. Get back in bed."

I feel lucky,
I feel lucky, Yeah.
No Professor Doom gonna stand in my way.
Mm, I feel lucky today.

Well, I strolled down to the corner, gave my numbers to the clerk.
The pot's eleven million, so I called in sick to work.
I bought a pack of Camels, a burrito and a Barq's
crossed against the light made a beeline for the park.
The sky began to thunder, the wind began to moan.
I heard a voice above me sayin', "Girl, you'd better get back home."

I feel lucky,
I feel lucky, yeah.
No tropical depression gonna steal my sun away.
Mm, I feel lucky today.

Now Eleven million later, I was sittin' at the bar.
I bought the house a double, then the waitress a new car.
Dwight Yoakim's in the corner, try'n' to catch my eye.
Lyle Lovett's right beside me with his hand upon my thigh.
The moral of this story, it's simple but it's true:
Hey, the stars might lie, but the numbers never do.

I feel lucky,
I feel lucky, yeah.
Hey Dwight, hey Lyle, boys, you don't have to fight.
Hot dog, I feel lucky tonight.

I feel lucky,
I feel lucky.
Think I'll flip a coin I'm a winner either way.
Mmmmm I feel lucky today

American

Isn't That So

Jesse Winchester - covered by Marc Cohn

Well, he knew what he was doin'
When he put eyes into my head
If he didn't want me to lookin' at them pretty little women
He'd'a left my ol' eyeballs dead

Isn't that so
Tell me, isn't that so
You got to go when your heart says go
Isn't that so

Well, he knew what he was doin'
When he made that magic vine
His own son got a reputation
For turnin' water into wine

Isn't that so
Tell me, isn't that so
You got to go when your heart says go
Isn't that so

Let that line of least resistance lead me on
Let the line of least resistance lead me on

Well, he know what he was doin'
When he divided the high from the low
You got to bury seed in the womb, my friend
If you want the little seed to grow

Now, isn't that so
Isn't that so
You got to go when your heart says go
Isn't that so

You got to go when your heart says go
Isn't that so
Let that line of least resistance lead me on
Let the line of least resistance lead me on
Let your heart, let your heart, your heart lead you on
Let your heart, let your heart lead you on

American

Moon River

Frank Sinatra/Audrey Hepburn - covered by Marc Cohn

Moon river, wider than a mile
I'm crossing you in style some day
Oh, dream maker, you heart breaker
Wherever you're going, I'm going your way

Two drifters, off to see the world
There's such a lot of world to see
We're after the same rainbow's end, waiting, round the bend
My Huckleberry Friend, Moon River, and me

American

Star-Spangled Banner

Francis Scott Key - covered by Marc Cohn

Oh, say can you see,
By the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hailed,
At the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars,
Through the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched,
Were so gallantly streaming.
And the rocket's red glare,
The bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night,
That our flag was still there.
Oh say does that star spangled banner yet wave,
For the land of the free, and the home of the brave.

American

Ruby Tuesday

The Rolling Stones – covered by Marc Cohn

She would never say where she came from
Yesterday don't matter if it's gone
While the sun is bright
Or in the darkest night
No one knows, she comes and goes

Goodbye Ruby Tuesday
Who could hang a name on you?
When you change with every new day
Still I'm gonna miss you

Don't question why she needs to be so free
She'll tell you it's the only way to be
She just can't be chained
To a life where nothings gained
And nothings lost, at such a cost

"There's no time to lose", I heard her say
Catch your dreams before they slip away
Dying all the time
Lose your dreams and you will lose your mind
Ain't life unkind?

American

These Days

Jackson Browne – covered by Marc Cohn

Well I've been out walking
I don't do that much talking these days
These days-
These days I seem to think a lot
About the things that I forgot to do
For you
And all the times I had the chance to

And I had a lover
It's so hard to risk another these days
These days-
Now if I seem to be afraid
To live the life I have made in song
Well it's just that I've been losing so long

I'll keep on moving
Things are bound to be improving these days
These days-
These days I sit on corner stones
And count the time in quarter tones to ten, my friend
Don't confront me with my failures
I had not forgotten them

American

Wild Horses

The Rolling Stones – covered by Marc Cohn

Childhood living is easy to do
The things that you wanted I bought them for you
Graceless lady you know who I am
You know I can't let you slide through my hands

Wild horses couldn't drag me away
Wild, wild horses couldn't drag me away

I watched you suffer a dull aching pain
Now you've decided to show me the same
No sweeping exit or offstage lines
Could make me feel bitter or treat you unkind

Wild horses couldn't drag me away
Wild, wild horses couldn't drag me away

I know I've dreamed you a sin and a lie
I have my freedom but I don't have much time
Faith has been broken tears must be cried
Let's do some living after we'll die

Wild horses couldn't drag me away
Wild, wild horses we'll ride them some day
Wild horses couldn't drag me away
Wild, wild horses we'll ride them some day

American

Right on Time

Randy Travis – covered by Marc Cohn

It's not my nature to be patient
Cause I jump every river I cross
Not one for following the sensible side
I can't count the times I've been lost

Well, you can't see where you're goin' in the pourin' rain
When you're runnin' into walls and feeling no pain
We all owe dues to the devil and I've paid mine
It took a while to get here, but I'm right on time

I don't regret one single moment
It's been one hell of a ride
I count myself among the fortunate ones
Who made it to the other side

Well, you go what you go through to get where you are
Lucky for me I didn't go too far
I turned around before the end of the line
Took a while to get here, but I'm right on time

Well, you can't see where you're goin' in the pourin' rain
When you're runnin' into walls and feeling no pain
We all owe dues to the devil and I've paid mine
It took a while to get here, but I'm right on time

It took a while to get here, but I'm right on time

American

I Don't Worry About a Thing

Mose Allison – covered by Marc Cohn

If this life is driving
You to drink
You sit around and wondering
Just what to think
Well I got some consolation
I'll give it to you
If I might
Well I don't worry 'bout a thing
Cause I know nothing's gonna be alright

You know this world is just one big
Trouble spot because
Some have plenty and
Some have not
You know, I used to be trouble but I finally
Saw the light
Now I don't worry bout a thing
Cause I know nothing's gonna be alright

Don't waste your time trying to
Be a go getter
Things will get worse before they
Get any better
You know there's always somebody playing with
Dynamite
But I don't worry about a thing
Cause I know nothing's gonna be alright

American

Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours

Stevie Wonder – covered by Marc Cohn

Like a fool I went and stayed too long*
Now I'm wondering if your love's still strong
Oo, baby, here I am, signed, sealed, delivered, I'm yours!

Then that time I went and said goodbye
Now I'm back and not ashamed to cry
Oo, baby, here I am, signed, sealed, delivered, I'm yours!

Here I am baby
Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm yours
(You got my future in your hands)
Here I am baby
Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm yours
(You got my future in your hands)

I've done a lot of foolish things
That I really didn't mean, didn't I?

Seen a lot of things in this old world
When I touch them, they mean nothing, girl
Oo, baby, here I am, signed, sealed, delivered, I'm yours!

Oowee baby, you set my soul on fire
That's why I know you're my heart's only desire

Here I am baby
Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm yours
(You got my future in your hands)
Here I am baby
Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm yours
(You got my future in your hands)

American

Isn't It A Pity

Billy Preston – covered by Marc Cohn

Isn't it a pity?
Now, isn't it a shame
How we break each others hearts
And cause each other pain?

How we take each others love
Without thinking anymore
Forgetting to give back
Isn't it a pity?

Some things take so long
But how can I explain
When not too very many people
Can see we're all the same

And because of all their fears
Their eyes can't hope to see
All the beauty that surrounds them
Lord, ain't it a pity?

Isn't it a pity?
Lord, ain't it a shame
How we break each others hearts
And cause each other pain?

We keep taking each others love
Without thinking no more
Forgetting to give back
Lord, Lord, ain't it a pity?

Forgetting to give back
Ain't it a pity?
We keep taking each others love
Oh Lord, ain't it a pity?

American

Out in the Woods

Leon Russell – covered by Marc Cohn

Well I'm going down, Going down a hard road
Just don't know, don't know where I've been
But I think I've been walking, I'm walking round in circles
Can't even find a friend
Woah, my love, my love she's not waiting
Think I might've been gone, I've been gone too long
People make me crazy
I can hardly sing my song
Hustlers stand around me,
I'm lost and all alone
Can't tell the bad from the good
I'm lost ins the woods, I'm lost in the woods
Big city gamblers, gamblers take my money
Yes it gets to be useless, yes it's useless to me
And I think I'm lost, when I'm lost inside this jungle
Can't see the forest for the tress
Well pretty little woman come and get me
Try me, try me one more time
Yes and your sweet, your sweet understanding
Cant' fix this broken heart of mine
The vultures fly around, come and take me home
Can't tell the bad from the good
I'm out in the woods, I'm lost in the woods
I'm a man gone crazy in the woods
I'm wandering around the bush

American

Two of Us

The Beatles – covered by Marc Cohn

Two of us riding nowhere
Spending someone's hard-earned pay
You and me Sunday driving
Not arriving
On our way back home
We're on our way home
We're on our way home
We're going home

Two of us sending postcards
Writing letters on my wall
You and me burning matches
Lifting latches
On our way back home
We're on our way home
We're on our way home
We're going home

You and I have memories
Longer than the road
That stretches out ahead

Two of us wearing raincoats
Standing solo
In the sun
You and me chasing paper
Getting nowhere
On our way back home
We're on our way home
We're on our way home
We're going home

You and I have memories
Longer than the road
That stretches out ahead

Two of us wearing raincoats
Standing solo in the sun
You and me chasing paper
Getting nowhere
On our way back home
We're on our way home
We're on our way home
We're going home

We're going home
Better believe it
Goodbye
I'm wandering around the bush

American

Ohio

Neil Young – covered by Marc Cohn

Tin soldiers and Nixon coming,
We're finally on our own.
This summer I hear the drumming,
Four dead in Ohio.

Gotta get down to it
Soldiers are gunning us down
Should have been done long ago.
What if you knew her
And found her dead on the ground
How can you run when you know?

American

Wildflowers

Tom Petty – covered by Marc Cohn

You belong among the wildflowers
You belong in a boat by the sea
Sail away, for hours and hours
You belong somewhere you feel free

October 2016, Last update Oct 26, 2017
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