PEARL ALLEY LYRICS
all songs written by Suzanne St. John and David Crane c. St. Crane Publishing 2003SHINE
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 farSOMETHIN' 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 mineMAKEOVER
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 overGRATEFUL CHILD
Im a grateful childWALKIN'
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 thisREAL 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 honeyGLASS 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 throughPOCKET CHANGE
I been down, down beforeRED WHINE
I dont have time to make you dinner