Beth Hart Album

If I won me the lottery
I'd dance naked in the street
With a top hat full of money
& you'd wanna get to know me
if I won me the lottery

& if I was a movie star
I'd sip honey from a pickle jar
in the back of my limousine
& they'd call me an icon
& I'd be lookin' back at you
from the cover of the People magazine

I guess it's all for the takin'
I guess it's all yours and mine
my sister says I got to see it & believe it
& I believe I believe it

But I'm just an outsider
livin' in a trailer with my black & white TV set
If only I was President
you know I'd paint the White House pink
& never have to pay the rent
if only I was President

I guess it's all there for the takin'
I think it's all yours & mine
My preacher says I got to see it to believe it
& l believe
Won't sleep till I've had enough
I believe won't sip my wine from no paper cup
I believe won't sleep till I've had enough

Delicious Surprise
Now I do believe
No fear in my eyes
Now I can see

Heaven's inside inside inside
I knew it all the time
Got me somethin to believe in
but all I really want now is
a handful of salvation

Yes, baby, I've been drinkin'
i know i shouldn't come by no more
But I found myself in trouble
And I had no place else to go

Got some whisky from a bottle
Got some cocaine from a friend
And I had to had to keep on pushin' darlin'
Til I was back in your arms again

And I am guilty, baby, I am guilty
And I'll be guilty for the rest of my life
How come I never do what I am supposed to do?
And when I try to do it, it never turns out right?

You know how it is, with me mother fucker
You know, I just can't stand myself
It takes a whole lot of medicine, darling
For me to pretend that I am somebody else

I seen myself with a dirty face,
I cut my luck with a dirty ace
I leave the light on,
I leave that light on
I went from zero to minus ten
I drank your wine then
I stole your man
I leave the light on,
I leave that light on.

Daddy ain't that bad he just plays rough
I ain't that scarred when I'm covered up
I leave the light on, I leave that light on
Little girl hiding underneath the bed
was it something I did
Must be something I said
I leave the light on, better leave the light on.

I wanna love
I wanna live
I don't know much about it
I never did

17 and I'm all messed up inside
I cut myself just to feel alive
I leave the light on,
I leave that light on
21 on the run,on the run,on the run,
from myself, from myself and everyone
I leave the light on,
Better leave the light on.

Cause I wanna love
And I wanna live
I don't know much about it
And I never did,
I don't know what to do, can the damage be undone
I swore to God that I'd never be what I've become

Lucky stars and fairy tales
I'm gonna bathe myself in a wishin' well
Pretty scars from cigarettes
I...never will forget, I...never will forget

I'm still afraid to be alone
wish that moon would follow me home
I leave the light on,
I leave that light on
I ain't that bad I'm just messed up
I ain't that sad but I'm sad enough

Cause I wanna love
And I wanna live
I don't know much about it
And I never did,
I don't know what to do, can the damage be undone
I swore to God that I'd never be what I've become

na na na na na na na na...
I leave that light, I leave that light, I leave that light on

God bless the child with the dirty face, who cuts her luck with a dirty ace
She leaves the light on,
I leave that light on

I stole the outside
Runnin' into the sun
I 'm alive
I'm loud, as a golden gun
I killed my pride
So once again I'd see

Live and learn
You've fallen, one thousand times
I feel the burn
There's fire from a crazy sky
I sealed concern
So once again I'd be

[Chorus]
And it lifts you up
Then it puts you down
And it feeds you life
Then it lets you drown
While it holds your heart
Then it slowly tears you apart
And you know - that life is what I mean

If I could (and if I could)
You know, I'd stand on the rock
Where Jesus stood (where Jesus stood)
Innocence, and evil bad
And good (good, and good)
Walkin' side by side

[Chorus]
And it lifts you up
Then it puts you down
Then it feeds you life
Then it lets you drown
While it holds your heart
And it slowly tears you apart
And you know, you know, you know - life is what I mean

We got a way, of makin' up our minds (you know we have our minds)
How could I run, just leave it all behind?
When it breaks me up inside
Still I refuse to hide
And it is, just what it is
And that's all right

[Chorus]
And it lifts you up
Then it puts you down
And it feeds you life
Then it lets you drown
While it holds your heart
And it slowly tears you apart
And you know, you know, you know

[Chorus]
Then it lifts you up
Then it puts you down
Then it feeds you life
Then it lets you drown
While it holds your heart
And it slowly tears you apart
And you know, you know, you know - life is what I mean

And you know, you know, you know - life is what I mean
And you know, you know, and you know - life is what I mean

Me and my dog, we really get along
Yeah she don't howl, when I'm screamin' my songs
I cuss, I drink, I lie, I spit
Guess I don't really give a shit

[Chorus 1]
Broken and ugly, yes I am
Still I look good divin' in
And mama, I'm runnin' again - Odelay...

Yeah, down in Alabama, where I'm wanted in jail
I'm a little nervous, in the Bible belt
I'm broke, I smoked, and passed out on the bar
Then I took all the money, and your grandma's car

[Chorus 1]
Broken and ugly, yes I am
And still I look good divin' in
And mama, I'm runnin' again - Odelay...

Do what you do, say what you say
Don't waste no time, on yesterdays
Cash in your ticket to ride
Don't let them talk you into walking
Into no one else's shoes
Don't be no sucker in line

[Chorus 2]
Broken and ugly, yes I am
And still I look good divin' in
And mama, I'm runnin' again...
Mama, I'm runnin' again...
Mama, I did it again - Odelay...

Odelay...

Odelay...

Odelay...

Hello again my friend
it's been sometime,
I try and read you
in your shifting eyes
your hands are trembling
as I hold 'em in mine
how ya livin'
You were the talker
& I was the clown
we grew up wonderin'
how we would get out
but you're still talkin' talkin'

You got places to go
you got people to know
you got plans
to get your shit together
Did you take it too far
did you forget who you are
did you stash your soul
into the closet forever...forever

So now you're hustling
for the five & dime
you cure the stranger
& his perverted mind
You are the poet of need
& lust how's the preachin'
You painted destinations
on the inside
& dreamed of revelations
yearning to fly
But you're still walkin'
& still talkin'

You got places to go
you got people to know
you got plans
to get your shit together
Did you take it too far
did you forget who you are
did you stash your soul
into the closet forever...

Hold on Geany
Watch what ya say
Save your preachin'
for a rainier day
Hold on Geany
I'm talkin' to you
You're so amazing
in whatever you do

You got places to go
you got people to know
you got plans
to get your shit together

Hold on Geany
Watch what ya say
Save your preachin'
for a rainier day
Hold on Geany
I'm talkin' to you
You're so amazing
in whatever you do

You got places to go
you got people to know
you got plans
to get your shit together
Did you take it too far
did you forget who you are
did you stash your soul
into the closet...

Did you take it too far
do you know who you are
grap your soul
and hold on to forever....forever...together

tryin' to fly mountain high
are you tryin' to be immortal
come on here's your chance
take your dance
say goodbye to your mother
just let your life shine now's the
time what you've been given will
do just fine
just let your love come through
your song for the people
listen to the voices of your soul
are you trying to be immortal
i can see the future's been painted
red white and blue
i won't whisper if you won't
you adn I kknow that it ain't true
just let your life shine now's the
time what you've been given will
do just fine
just let your love come through
your song for the people
listen to the voices of your soul
they're tryin' to tell you
what you already know
are you trying ot be immortal
my life's a bitch while you're livin' on the bubble
thought I saw right
but now I think I'm seein' double
are you tryin' to be immortal
free the free you got to
llook through your left eye
what you gonna do
what you gonna do
the future's been painted
red, white and blue

Oh God save me for I am wicked and damned
Oh God show me a better way to the Promised Land
'Cause I I can't take it no I can't shake it no I can't break it no
Don't wanna eat it no more I cannot hide it
I'm uninvited I can't fake it no I can't shake it
I can't take it I can't shake shake shake shake

Shake that 'ol monkey off my back
Gimme my money back slip through your crack
Gimme my money back sit back

Oh God know me I'm just dirty footprints at your door
Oh God hold me from one more trip and liquor store
'Cause I I can't take it and I can't shake shake shake shake

Shake that 'ol monkey off my back
Gimme my money back slip through your crack
Gimme my money sit back
Gimme my money back
Slip through your crack an' get back

I'm not praying for a miracle just a little peace of mind
And if what I do is all in vain as I'm screamin' goin' insane
Still I am not my name God wouldn't save me,
So now it's me and my rotten friends
The drugs ain't working, no they're just jacking me off again

(humming)

I sing these words, time and time again
to express my life, of being your lover, and your friend
and as the clouds, cry cry cry cry, high above, shed their tears
i'll embrace you, with love, from all your fear

(chorus..varys each time)
am i the one, am i the one that you love
am i the one,hheeyy,
am i the one that you think of
am, am i, am i the one..

oh yeh yeh yeh
a passion in your caress, flows from your fingertips
and i pray for the day, that i hear those prescious words pass through your lips
wishin upon the start, from up above..uhh
that soon you'll love at me baby, and say im the one that you love

am i the one, yeh,
am i the one that you love
am i the one, hey hey
am i the one that you think of

dont you make me feel crazy, if i break down and cry
just tell me that you love me baby
even if it is a lie

am, am i
am, am i
am, am i,
am i the one..

(words vary)

Mother may I, and I would say
Yes sweet baby take it away
It won't be long
Just just remember that
Powerful is the woman in you
and stay true now
& she'd come to me
when fire & water was gone
to caress the empty with a song
Saying why cry for anger
that bullet the sky
just remember
& I'll remember & mama
& I'll get by
& I know my face
seems crazed & wild
but I got her eyes
the mama's child am I
She's blessed with grace
is smooth as a line
& when I shade
she helps me shine
& she comes to me
when there's nothing
I believe
& holds me so high
yes I am free
saying why hold the anger
it won't let you fly
just remember
and I'll remember
cause mama
mama and I'll get by
Confused by my own illusion
she said that it's only my pride
& even the simplest solutions
still won't heal my mind
So I'll remember
I'll remember
& I'll get by

She hangs around the boulevard
She's a local girl with local scars
She got home late, she got home late
She drank so hard the bottle ached
And she tried and she tried, and she tried and she tried
But nothing's clear in a bar full of flies

So she takes and she takes, she takes and she takes
She understands when she gives it away
She says

Man I gotta get outta this town
Man I gotta get outta this pain
Man I gotta get outta this town
Outta this town & out of L.A.

She's got a gun, she's got a gun
She got a gun she calls the lucky one
She left a note right by the phone
Don't leave a message 'cause this ain't no home
And she cried and she cried, and she cried and she cried
She cried so long her tears ran dry
Then she laughed and she laughed, she laughed and she laughed
Cause she knew she was never comin' back
She said

Man I'm gonna get outta this town
Man I'm gonna get outta this pain
Man I'm gonna get outta this town
Outta this town & out of L.A.

It's all she loves It's all she hates
It's all too much for her to take
She can't be sure just where it ends
Or where the good life begins

So she took a train, she took a train
To a little old town without a name

She met a man, he took her in
But fed her all the same bullshit again
'Cause he lied and he lied, and he lied and he lied
He lied like a salesman sellin' flies
So she screamed and she screamed, and she screamed and she screamed
It's a different place but the same old thing

It's all I love, it's all I hate
It's all too much for me to take
I can't be sure where it begins
Or if the good life lies within

So she said

Man I gotta get out of this town
Yeah and now I gotta get back on that train
Man I gotta get out of this town
I'm outta my pain
So I'm goin' back to L.A.

Days 'n nights n' nights n' days,
In silent shades of lazy grays
I call your name, It's all the same
Sitting staring at the ceiling,
Dripping painted pictures peeling
From my walls, The time just crawls

Was it yesterday? I don't know
Was I dreaming? Or did I lose everything I believed in?
If you could only see what I see
Every time you leave

Imagine a world with no sky
Imagine the ocean run dry
Imagine and you'll see the view
Of my world without you
Imagine no sun and no rain
Imagine that each day's the same
It doesn't matter what I do
In a world without you

Doers doing, Thinkers thinking,
Lonely lover's lips are sinking
In my tea, They're burning me
Wasted weeping, Someone speaking
In my head the bed is leaking tears again
And there's no end

Was it yesterday? I don't know
Was I dreaming? Or did I lose everything I believed in?
If you could only see what I see
Imagine a world with no sky,
Imagine the ocean run dry

You need coolin, baby Im not foolin,
Im gonna send ya, back to schoolin,
Way down inside, honey you need it,
Im gonna give you my love,
Im gonna give you my love.

Wanna whole lotta love?
Wanna whole lotta love?
Wanna whole lotta love?
Wanna whole lotta love?

Youve been learnin, baby, I been learnin,
All them good times, baby, baby, Ive been yearnin,
Way, way down inside, honey, you need love,
Im gonna give you my love,
Im gonna give you my love.

Wanna whole lotta love?
Wanna whole lotta love?
Wanna whole lotta love?
Wanna whole lotta love?

(slide guitar solo)

Let me hear ya' sing!
Let me hear ya' sing!
Let me hear ya' sing!
Let me hear ya' sing, "Yeah!", "Yeah!", ......!
Oh it's good like fuckin'
Come on, talk to me baby
Talk to me baby!

(guitar solo)

Youve been coolin, baby, Ive been droolin,
All the good times, baby baby, Ive been misusin,
Way, way down inside, Im gonna give you my love,
Im gonna give you every inch of my love,
Gonna give you my love.

Wanna whole lotta love?
Wanna whole lotta love?
Wanna whole lotta love?
Wanna whole lotta love?

Way down inside, baby,
You needed,
LOVE.

Shake for me, baby
I wanna be your backdoor man.
Hey, oh, hey, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Keep a-coolin, baby (7x)