PEARL ALLEY LYRICS

all songs written by Suzanne St. John and David Crane c. St. Crane Publishing 2003

MISSION
I'm gonna buy me a great big house
Lay my senses on the line
I'm gonna buy me a great big house
Lay my senses on the line
Oh I'm packed up headed south
My tank is full I'm feelin fine
I'm tearin up my tires
gonna break the road in just right baby
I'm tearin up my tires
gonna break the road in just right
I got this song I'm singin honey
Oh she gonna love me just right
And I got my destiny
And a bottle to hold tight
And I got my destiny
And a bottle to hold tight
I'm on a mission honey,
don't need no man tonight
I packed up my clothesI got all my groovesGot my lessons learnedAnd a little bit of attitudeI'm on a mission babyDon't need no, don't need no,don't need no,I don't need no,say I'm\On a mission honeyI don't need no man tonight

SHINE

My mama told me you better work hardWe all felt bitter we all got scarsAin't gonna let no dream stare you down honeyTake your place and stand your groundShine, oh and make up your mindTell Him what you wantGonna get it on timeShine, oh it's gonna be just fineA little faith is gonna take you far
I put my order in for a working bandDon't give me no bull from the music manI'll take the sweet sounds of his screamin brassGod didn't say I'd have to kiss his assShine, oh and make up your mindTell Him what you wantGonna get it on timeShine, oh it's gonna be just fine

A little faith is gonna take you far
I think somebody's listenin' nowI think somebody's listenin' nowI think somebody's listenin' nowI think somebody's listenin' nowShine, oh and make up your mindTell Him what you wantGonna get it on timeShine, oh it's gonna be just fineA little faith is gonna take you far

SOMETHIN' GOOD

God built me drivin' a hard mountain rainWhen the beads hit my body I sing the refrainGod built a woman who can take the painI'm a drivin' train no world to my nameHe's a cool daddy with a baby faceTrouble's at his door he's gonna find a wayGod built a man who was made just rightFor a girl who never, ever seen the lightThis is the start of somethin goodThis is a love that will, that couldSteal me away in a bottle of timeA little love will make you mine

When all the pieces fall into place on timeI wonder how, why, this fate is mineWhen the other shoe drops I'm gonna find my placeI'm gonna force a smile in this wicked placeOh my strength and my pride gonna take me to a manMy love and my heart he'll hold in his handHe walks with a destiny far from his pastInto the arms of his lover at lastThis is the start of somethin goodThis is a love that will, that couldSteal me away in a bottle of timeA little love will make you mine

The princess of scars walks with her head up highLightning strikes she don't know whyA shiny apple falls in her handEnter the manI'm drawn to the fire of love that I feelUntil I'm holdin him I don't know if it's realShow me the arms and the heart I can wedGive me the man gonna catch the tears that I shedThis is the start of somethin' goodThis is a love that will that couldSteal me away in a bottle of timeA little love will make you mine

MAKEOVER

I'm a good woman who canAin't got no enemies just friendsI had a few lessons to learnAnd a little time to burnBut when you all got my numberIt's time for makin' me overAin't no time to be cleverIt's a time for makin' me over

I got a lover who canHe touches me like no other manI've felt the rock and the hard placeAnd baby there ain't no savin' graceCause when you all got my numberIt's a time for makin' me overAin't no time to be cleverIt's a time for makin' me overEverybody has a timeEvery girl has got to growEvery woman must let goAnd surrenderCause when you all got my numberIt's a time for makin' me overAin't no time to be cleverIt's a time for makin' me over

GRATEFUL CHILD

I’m a grateful child
For all I see
For all my faults
& the better part of me

I’m a grateful child
For who I am
For the love I bring
& the song God let me sing

I’m a grateful child
A grateful child
A grateful child

My spirit is plenty
But if I ever want or need
I open up my heart
God gave me the key

I’m a grateful child
Even when I’m down
When my spirit cries
Keep my eye on the prize

I’m a grateful child
trust in the plan
choose destiny
I’m choosing to be free

I’m a grateful child
A grateful child
A grateful child

A seed of fortune is planted
With a mind I keep strong
With the God I keep close to me
I can do no wrong

I’m a grateful child
For all I see
For all my faults
& the better part of me
I’m a grateful childFor who I amFor the love I bring& the song God let me sing

WALKIN'

Oh I been walkin' in dust and rainMy friends gone and left me forgot my own nameOh mister stranger give me your handI ain't familiar with this landTake my shoes, I wore 'em downPoundin' head is callin' outWhere'd ya'll goI lost my way, oh help misterOh I been walkin' in dust and rainI seen lots of trouble come my wayOh mister stranger give me your handI ain't familiar with this land

Hot and weathered faceOh so hungry for a little shadeDon't no how I found this placeOh I been lost to a freaky dayOh I been walkin in dust and rainMy friends gone and left me forgot my own nameOh mister stranger give me your handI ain't familiar with this landRemember the days I was swimin' in sinHappy and sleepy with my tonic and ginNobody said I'd have to pay the priceIn this life

It's been a long and lonely roadAin't no way I'm gonna call this homeToo tired to quit, too far to runOh, I walk ahead, I chase the sunWalkin, in dust and rainI seen lots of trouble come my wayOh mister stranger give me your handI ain't familiar with this landWalkin... I've been walkinWalkin... through the grind and the gritWalkin... all day and all nightWalkin... never planned it like this

REAL DEAL WOMAN

Sugar, let me break it down to youGot this feelin' that your runnin' awayOh my lover, don'tyou know that I want toGive kisses to you night and dayI ain't the kind of girl that will tear you downAin't the kind of woman gonna hang aroundI got places to go, and people I knowAre gonna treat me honeyLike a real deal woman and you're never gonna find the sameLike a real deal woman and you're never gonna find the sameI'm far, far, far from a ball and chainMy baby face won't you take your placeIn a seat right next to mineOh it gets so hard when you feel so farI wanna reach out and hold you tightI ain't the kind of girl gonna tear you downAin't the kind of woman gonna hang aroundI got places to go, and people I knowAre gonna treat me honey
Like a real deal woman and you're never gonna find the sameLike a real deal woman and you're never gonna find the sameI'm far, far, far from a ball and chain
Are you feelin' hungryAre you feelin' thirstyKiss your little mama all over againOh, kiss your little mama all over againKiss your little mama all over again, etc.Honey child do you feel a little wildGonna come and claim your queenLet the love shine through, let your heart go toA place this little girl ain't never seenStep up to the plate now don't be shyBe your little woman til the day I die my place isIn your arms, honey, safe and warmCause you treat me honeyLike a real deal woman and you're never gonna find the sameLike a real deal woman and you're never gonna find the sameI'm far, far, far from a ball and chain

GLASS DOLL

She's lead by the strangers who guess they know her wellWhat she shows on the outside is all she has to sellTake my hand lady, be my one and onlyIf she let you in baby, you'd just leave her lonelyShe's a glass dollShe don't hurt at allOn the outside she shines with a fire in her eyesThere's a ten foot wallYou can't see at allIf you break her, you can't make herPut the pieces back togetherDon't go on guessin' how she makes her way through
No speculation gonna get to her truth
There's stories and fantasies and bold face lies
Underneath the calm, it's the heat that makes her rise
She's a glass doll
She don't hurt at all
On the outside she shines with a fire in her eyes
There's a ten foot wall
You can't see at all
If you break her, you can't make her
Put the pieces back togetherWell I don't know her history how she makes it on her own
I can't hold her hand, but I can't leave her alone
I don't know the mystery what eats her up inside
All I see is that smile, ain't gonna show what she hides
She's a glass dollShe don't hurt at allOn the outside she shines with a fire in her eyesThere's a ten foot wallYou can't see at allIf you break her, you can't make herPut the pieces back together

POCKET CHANGE

I been down, down before
I pick myself up and walk out the door
Ain’t no comfort in misery
But I can’t seem to beat the sad in me

A weary man he called my name
Said, if you’re blue who’s to blame, but
Bein poor, it ain’t the same
Won’t you give the man your pocket change
Bein down’s the price of fame
So won’t you give the man your pocket change

I walked the line, line of shame
My heavy heart can’t hold the blame
Find a person to set me free
Cause the jail I’m in, don’t fit me

A lost soul, cried from the way side
See sister, you got your pride
But bein poor it ain’t the same
Won’t you give the man your pocket change
Bein down’s the price of fame
So won’t you give the man your pocket change

Watcha wear, underneath that hair
Watcha feel I wanna hear
Watcha think about the here and now
Somehow you gotta get up pickup make up your mind
Give it up
Oh, ohhh give it up
Woah oh…..
Give it up

RED WHINE

I don’t have time to make you dinner
I’m working that job 5 days a week
My momma says I picked a real winner
Where’s the red carpet should be greetin’ me

I’m tryin’ to look real pretty
All dolled up in my leather & lace
Won’t take no man’s pity

So give me red with that Whine and Raw Sushi’s just fine

You go hot & cold like the weather
Bitchin’ in the mornin’ getting’ cozy at night
Save your lines for another
Cuz the stuff you’re feedin’ me baby just ain’t right

I’d like a slow dance in the kitchen
A man all dressed to the nines
I’m getting’ real tired of your bitchin’ baby

Been greetin’ me
With nothin’ but a dis
Been teasin’ me
With nothin’ but a kiss
Can’t you see
I need more than this
I need a man that’s ready to go.