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Wild bird in a purple plum
In my heart I am dancing
Red leaves glowing as the evening comes
Wild bird song in the heart of a purple plum tree
Anna sits for she cannot rise
In my heart…
The glow of an evening in her eyes
Wild bird song…
It’s the old woman’s face, the young girl’s smile
It’s the song of evening, sweet and wild
In the green below, the children run
Anna waltzes in the treetops with the evening sun
Deep purple finds the summer’s last wild flowers
Hold them like a torch through the chilly winter hours
Wild bird in a purple plum
Peace, the work of a day well done
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Green Valley
04:36
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What is it gonna take for you to love me
What do I have to do to make you stay
What is the length that I will go to chase my dreams,
To chase my dreams,
While you chase the dream away
To green valley, to green valley
What is it ‘bout the rich man, never happy
Look at the poor man, he’s never satisfied
Go for the glimpse, that may be all we get until we reach,
Get until we reach,
’Til we reach the other side
Of green valley, of green valley
Live for the search for what will make you happy
Feeling the call of all you’ve never tried
You’re already there, believing, ‘cause you feel that you can reach,
Feel that you can reach
Feel that you can reach inside
For green valley, for green valley
What is it gonna take for you to love me
What do I have to do to make you stay
Hey, hey…
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Black Tattoo
03:49
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She’s a storm cloud, dark but brightening
He’s a wild child, bad as lightning
Electricity binds them in a green and eerie hue
Little white lies and a black tattoo
And the sky cannot hold them
The sky cannot hold them, storm rolls through,
Storm rolls through
Some look back, seeking shelter
Some just break away into the blue
Don’t you know, some are gonna make it
Oh, some are gonna pull through
Little white lies and a black tattoo
Forever’s never forever and ever, as they discover
But they can dance together
Oh, and you know, they feel it
You know they feel it true
Little white lies and a black tattoo
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Easy Road
03:58
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Bad day, I feel strange
Most things remain the same
Mostly things ain’t never gonna change,
I’m lookin’ down easy road
Easy road, Easy road
Maybe I’ll just take that easy road
Maybe I’m just gonna lighten my load
A little trip down easy road
I’m walkin’ down easy road
Look at that guy, see what he done
Looks to me like he’s havin’ his fun
Looks to me like he’s someone
Could take a trip down easy road
Look at that guy over there
Tangled up in his own damn snare
Round and round, he ain’t goin’ nowhere
Except maybe down easy road
Bad day, no fair
Nothin’ really matters and I just don’t care
Things are bad about everywhere
Except maybe down easy road
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Can We
04:11
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I know we can’t agree
I know we can’t agree
I know we can’t agree
Can we?
I don’t understand why you have to act this way
You don’t understand why I say the things I say
I don’t understand why you do the things you do
You don’t understand , why can’t I be more like you
But I find myself in you
But I find myself in you
But I find myself in you
I do,
Ooh-- ooh, ooh—ooh
I know myself in you
I know myself in you
I know myself in you
I do
Fear that’s filling me is the fear that’s filling you
Love that lives in me, well, it lives inside you too
I may not be your friend, but I’ll listen to your words
You may not be my friend, but know that you’ll be heard
‘Cause I find myself in you
Can you find yourself in me,
Can we find ourselves in “we”,
Can we?
Ooh-- ooh, ooh—ooh
I know we can’t agree
I know we can’t agree
I know we can’t agree
Can we?
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6. |
Give it Up
02:19
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Give it up, give it, give it,
Give it up and stop this,
Give it up, give it, give it up
Give it up, give it, give it,
Give it up and stop this,
Give it up, give it, give it up
You say you always, always…
You say you never, never…
Seems like that’s all that you say,
Why can’t we ever, ever, give it up…
You say you’d better, better…
You say you gotta, gotta…
What don’t you get uh, get uh,
I think we oughta, oughta give it up…
No, no, no, not tomorrow
How ‘bout today?
You know you are, you are
So quick to blame
Give it up, now baby,
Gotta figure out whether we’re gonna stay together
Or do we gotta give it up?
You say if only only…
You say, it’s just that THEY say…
We’re gonna end up lonely
You always have it your way
Round and around we go,
Don’t put me down, or it’s
Hasta la huego, amigo,
See you around
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Taking Dictation
03:50
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In the treetops will I stay
Until I find, I find way
From the treetops I’ll begin
To find a way to enter in
Down below, the people scurry
Ever driven, ever hurried
Seems like they’re taking dictation (tell ’em what to do)
Taking dictation (tell ‘em what to say)
Taken, taken, gotta take a vacation, la la la…
A higher place from where I’ll know
Just when to stay and when to go
All my worries and my fears
They cannot find me when I’m here
In the never ending stream of things
I know I’ll find, I’ll find my wings
In the never ending stream of things
I know I’ll find my song to sing, la, la, la…
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Words
03:19
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Speak it clear, so I can hear
Tell to me the words so dear
I’m askin’ you cause I need to
Believe the words are true
I need word of—,
True words of,
I need word of—
True words of love
Did I just ask?
Hey, I’ll ask again
I need now what I needed then,
A thousand times is not excess
Tell to me the very best
Anywhere, I don’t care,
Whisper here or shout it there,
Mountain top, parking lot,
Count them not, but mark that thought
Shout it out!
Or, whisper tenderly,
Words can mean the world to me
Again, the words:
Help me to know
Turn again before you go
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Evening
03:50
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Evening,
Gather in,
Sweetening,
Evening
The birds begin as the cool comes in,
In the deepening
Evening
You’ve tried it all, you’ve taken it all,
You’re giving it all the day,
You’re winning some, you’re losing some
Set it down now,
Let it touch you now,
Let it all fall away
To the deepening,
Gathering,
Sweetening,
Evening
You’ve tried it all, you’ve taken it all,
You’re giving it all away,
You’re winning some, you’re losing some
Set it down now,
Let it touch you now,
Let it all fall away
To the deepening,
Gathering,
Sweetening,
Evening
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10. |
Don't Fall Easy
03:15
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My love built a wall and it won’t fall down,
When my love builds a wall, I tell you, it don’t fall down so easy
You love, how you love,
And you will go on, go, on, go on,
Lovin’, it don’t fall easy
To each stone a space, every stone finds a place
When it’s locked together strong, I tell you it don’t fall down so easy
We love, how we love,
And we will go on, go on, go on,
Lovin’, it don’t fall easy
Day follows day, and when the mornin’ burns away
Night falls down, but it don’t fall down so easy
I love, how I love, and I will go on, go on, go on,
Lovin’ it don’t fall easy,
I tell you, it don’t fall down so easy
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11. |
Cloud and Cornflower
03:30
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t’s a little white cloud, little white cloud,
Lonely little white cloud,
In a big blue sky
It’s a little blue flower, little cornflower,
Frail blue cornflower,
In the mornin’ hour
Pick me that flower, reach me that cloud,
Reach me that cloud, pick me that flower,
Pick me that flower
Can’t pick that flower for you,
It’ll wither and lose it’s blue,
No, I can’t pick that flower,
But I’ll reach you that cloud
Kiss me now, come be my lover,
Be my lover, kiss me now,
Oh, kiss me now
What if mystery’s taken, pulled tight to breakin’,
And trust is shaken, and love forsaken?
Oh, I can’t kiss you now, can’t be your lover,
No, I can’t kiss you now,
But I’ll be yours forever
It’s a little white cloud, and a little blue flower,
Little white cloud and a blue cornflower,
And a blue cornflower
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I love the way, the way that you
The way that you do,
I love the way,
The way that you do
It’s got somethin’ behind it, ooh, hoo,
It’s got somethin’ behind it, ooh, hoo,
It’s got somethin’ behind it, ooh, hoo,
It’s got somethin’ …
I love the way, the way that you
The way that you do,
I love the way,
The way that you do
It’s comin’ in so clear, ooh, hoo,
It’s comin’ in so clear, ooh, hoo,
It’s comin’ in so clear, ooh, hoo,
It’s comin’ …
You got somethin’ so rare, don’t I know it,
That somethin’ is there, and you show it to me,
I love the way, I love the way, I love the way, the way that you do
I love the way, the way that you
The way that you do,
I love the way,
The way that you do
It’s right on the money, ooh, hoo,
It’s right on the money, ooh, hoo,
It’s right on the money, ooh, hoo,
It’s right on …
You got somethin’ so real, true blue, baby,
That’s somethin’ you feel, and I feel it too,
I love the way, I love the way, I love the way, the way that you do
It’s got somethin’ behind it, ooh, hoo,
It’s comin’ in so clear, ooh, hoo,
It’s right on the money, ooh, hoo,
eh, and I love it, and I love it
And I love it, the way that you do
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13. |
In Beauty I Walk
03:14
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In beauty I walk,
With beauty before me I walk,
With beauty behind me I walk,
With beauty above me I walk,
With beauty all around me I walk,
With beauty within me I walk
It is finished in beauty
It is finished in beauty
It is finished in beauty
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Lorraine Duisit Washington, Virginia
Former member of Trapezoid...“an enchanting singer and writer of songs that sneak up out of old traditions and surprise you
with new twists"
(Washington Post)
“ethereal vocals, acoustic instruments and intriguing melodies that mix folk, jazz, pop, and other strains…an impressively original talent”
(Billboard)
- featured on Prairie Home Companion, Voice of America, All Things Considered
... more
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