Janis ian

It is the winter time of year A time for all my troubled thought dreams to come clear And all the seasons I held dear Seem to have gone and left me 'lone with winter only here Lonely, forever dreaming...
Come to my door, baby, Face is clean and shining black as night. My mother went to answer you know That you looked so fine. Now I could understand your tears and your shame, She called you...

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I've been standing in the shadows of love Hiding from the sun up above Wondering if my heart Would ever feel the spark And say - I've finally had enough I've been standing in the shadows of love I...
When I was just the age of five My world had just come live Wonderous things to see and be done All that I could think of was fun With hair of spun gold Lips of ruby red And eyes as deep as the...
In the heart of the city Is the beat of a soul? And it stares out the window As the cars come and go And it hungers for heroes And it dreams of open skies And there's no expectation That the sun will...

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If I had a mockingbird For every tear I've shed The skies would rain with laughter Every time I raised my head And every drop would be a tear That fell upon the ground Until the waters rose so high...

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She sits on a window sill. Looking down, it's quite a thrill, Imagery, imagining what is it like to be dead. She walks out upon the ledge, searching for the living end She wonders, wondering just what...
Mary's eyes are startling blue And her hair's Newcastle gold And she walks the thin white line Between the body and the soul She's as faithful to her history As a novice to his fast For she is...

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Anonymous autonomous will likely get the best of us yet Before you disappear if you can lend me half an ear, I'll regret If I treat you like a number It's because I can't remember your name, mmm So...

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When all my dreams have been shattered And the fabric of life comes undone When it seems like nothing matters And all of my good times are gone There's a place that I've kept sheltered From the sight...