I'M BACK IN TOWN 
 
I'm back in town 
You don't look so happy 
Cause I'm back in town 
You don't look like smiling 
Don't jump up and down on my toes 
I guess I'd better go, oh...


TUNING MY GUITAR 
 
I'm thinking what I'm doing 
I'm thinking what I've done 
I'm thinking 'bout my mother 
Who never thought I'd come 
Quite this far from nowhere 
To hear myself be sung 
But I still haven't forgotten 
I used to do it just for fun 
     
When all the ones around me 
Would wonder if they saw 
Or heard me singing somewhere 
Tuning my guitar 
 
Knock once, I got ten minutes 
And every night's the same 
You know I wish I wasn't in it 
When I hear them call my name 
Same people all around me 
And I wonder who they are 
I know they're not my family 
And they're not my friends by far

They're all the ones around me 
I wonder who they are 
They stand behind my curtain 
And they hope I'll be a star 
 
They say, "Get out and sell them" 
But selling's not my aim 
I'm gonna sing the life I'm living 
And try to ease the pain 
 
Of all the ones around me 
I wonder who you are 
You hide behind my curtain 
And they hope I'll be a star 
But all the ones around me 
Who don't know who you are 
You hide and you look uncertain 
But you hope I'll be a star 
 
But all the ones around me 
No matter who you are 
Tonight you're gonna hold the curtain 
I'm tuning my guitar

And all the ones, all around me
I don't care who you are
You're gonna have to hold the curtain
I'm tuning my guitar


SOUL SISTER ANNIE 
 
Oh, soul sister Annie 
From Louisiani 
Workin' for the blues band show 
For a single dollar 
She's gonna make you holler 
Fill the whole world up with soul, oh
She's gonna let 'em roll 
She's gonna let 'em roll 
She's gonna let 'em roll 
She's gonna let 'em roll 
 
You gotta shake your tambourine now 
She can start the scene now 
Runnin' from coast to coast 
She can play your heart out 
You all gonna shout out 
You ain't, you ain't 
You ain't goin' home 
She's gonna let 'em roll 
She's gonna let 'em roll 
She's gonna let 'em roll 
She's gonna let 'em roll 

My love, get down on your knees 
And maybe pray for mercy please 
And on your record say a prayer, for Annie
She's only workin' for a penny
She's workin' to lift, workin' to lift her soul

Why don't you shake your tambourine now?
She's gonna start the scene now 
Runnin', runnin' from coast to coast 
She's gonna play your heart out 
You'll all gonna shout out 
Well, you ain't, you ain't 
You ain't goin' home 
She's gonna let 'em roll 
She's gonna let 'em roll 
She's gonna let 'em roll 
She's gonna let 'em roll 

You gotta get down on your knees 
And say a prayer for mercy please 
And say a prayer for Annie
Annie and her family
Well, they're workin' to ease,
Workin' to ease the soul
Soul sister Annie
You may recognize her family
They're workin' to lift,
Workin' to lift the soul.

Soul sister Annie
Workin' for a penny,
Workin' for the blues band,
Workin' for the blues band show 
For a single dollar 
She's gonna make you holler 
Fill up the whole world with soul


ANY GUY 
 
I was bored 
I would not compromise 
Wanted more 
So I looked in your eyes 
But it could have been any guy's 
It could have been any guy's eyes 
But your eyes were there 
And they started to stare 
But don't think that I care - No. 
 
Now you got 
The feeling you're great 
Cause we shared 
A few looks 
And I made one mistake 
But it could have been any one 
I was looking for that kind of fun 
And you were right there 
In love, all is fair 
But don't think that I care 
 
Now you got 
A new friend I know 
So I'm packing my things 
And I'm going to go 
Please don't make a scene 
Don't cry 
You can't stop me if you try 
I love being free 
It's the best way to be 
Is she as pretty as me, huh?? (3x) 
Is she as pretty as me, huh-huh? 
Is she as pretty as me, huh.


UPTOWN AND DOWN 
 
You know I've been to New York 
Uptown and down 
And if you been there 
Then you've been around 
And I couldn't care less 
If you lov'd me or not, 
Oh yes, But I almost forgot 
How are the people back home? 
I hear you got a 
Place of your own, 
Don't say 
You think that I've grown. 
 
I've grown used to the people 
Tellin' me I'm pretty 
And used to the nights 
With the boys in the city, 
And they couldn't care less 
If I loved them or not, 
I've been looking real hard, 
But I don't know for what, yeah
 
How are the people back home? 
Tell them I got a show of my own 
But sometimes I wish I'd never left home. 
I've been to New York 
Uptown and Down 
If you been there 
Then you've been around 
So I couldn't care less 
If you lov'd me or not, 
Oh yes, I guess 
I care a whole lot 
I've been to New York 
Uptown and down, 
And if you been there 
Then you've been around 
And I couldn't care less 
If you lov'd me or not, 
Oh yes, I guess 
I care a whole 
Lot.


AGAIN
 
Nothing for me to do 
But be alone 
Tonight 
Maybe I'll sit and write 
'Cause if I don't 
The ones I met won't 
Be my friends for life 
 
Where did I put my paper and pen 
Well, I'm looking around 
Again 
My room is a mess 
I can't find the address 
Of the ones I like best 
Again 
 
Nothing for me to do 
But be alone 
Again 
Where did I put my friend 
I lost the address 
Of the place I like best 
And I'm looking around 
Again 
  
Nothing for me to do 
Well, I'm looking around 
Again 
Where did I put my friend 
I lost the address 
Of the place I like best 
And I'm looking around 
Again

Nothing for me to do 
But be alone 
Tonight 
Maybe I'll sit and write 
'Cause if I don't 
The ones I met won't 
Be my friends for life 


BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE 
 
Beautiful people 
You live in the same world as I do 
But somehow I never noticed 
You before today 
I'm ashamed to say 
 
Beautiful people 
We share the same back door 
And it isn't right 
We never met before 
But then 
We may never meet again 
If I weren't afraid you'd laugh at me 
I would run and take all your hands 
And I'd gather everyone together for a day 
And when we gather'd 
I'll pass buttons out that say 
Beautiful people 
Then you'd never have to be alone 
'Cause there'll always be someone 
With the same button on as you 
Include him in everything you do. 
 
Beautiful people 
You ride the same subway 
As I do ev'ry morning 
That's got to tell you something 
We've got so much in common 
I go the same direction that you do 
So if you take care of me 
Maybe I'll take care of you 
 
Beautiful people 
You look like friends of mine 
And it's about time 
That someone said it here and now 
I make a vow that some time, somehow 
I'll have a meeting 
Invite ev'ryone you know 
I'll pass out buttons to 
The ones who come to show 
Beautiful people 
Never have to be alone 
'Cause there'll always be someone 
With the same button on as you 
Include him in ev'rything you do 
He may be sitting right next to you 
He may be beautiful people too 
And if you take care of him 
Maybe I'll take care of you 
And if you take care of him 
Maybe I'll take care of you...


JOHNNY BOY 
 
Johnny boy, My friend 
It is the end 
Of the summertime 
And the wine 
In the tree 
You and me 
You recall all the tears 
I had fears 
You could not stop them from falling 
But you did 
Johnny boy, My friend 
They're falling again 
 
Johnny boy, My friend 
Stop them again 
For a lonely girl 
In the world 
Of the stone buildings that would turn brown 
If they were born in the town where the trees are grown 
Johnny boy, I'm all alone 
Please take me home 
 
Johnny boy, My friend 
Please hold my hand 
In the middle of the night 
When the world crashes 
With all its might 
Johnny boy, If you had pain 
I would do the same 
Johnny boy, My friend 
You gotta help me again


BABY GUITAR 
 
Have you heard the word 
Our friend is gonna be a star 
She's gonna get the chauffer 
And she's gonna get the car 
And she's gonna get the love 
Of the people at the bar 
And she's gonna give birth 
To a baby guitar 
 
Now rumor says our good friend 
Has done some carryin' on 
And rumor says in public 
She makes love to all her songs 
In front of the frustration 
Of the people at the bar 
She's got the nerve to mess around 
With her guitar 
 
Oh, it was sad 
To see the breakdown 
Of the princess' fallin' star 
One day when she was doin' 
All the people at the bar 
She did a little don't, yeah
And the pulled her head apart 
And neatly tuck'd away inside 
Her eyelid was her heart 
Then they look'd at one another 
And said we knew it 
There you are, oh
A nameless illegitimate baby guitar 
 
Now a loving loyal friend 
Took the off-spring as his own 
And accordin' to it's birthright 
He built it a throne 
And now just like his mommy 
He does the people at the bar 
And they look at one another 
And say he's gonna be a star 
Rememb'rin' well the mother 
Of the baby guitar


DEEP DOWN LOW 
 
I visit my dreams 
In the mournin' of night 
And wake to half wishes 
And the fall of the flight 
I won't hide my hopes 
In my down pillow 
They'll become my river 
And up them I'll flow 
Right in broad daylight 
In front of your eyes 
My wishes are flowin' 
But I'm their disguise 
 
(refrain:) 
Over and over, think it slow 
All things that grow 
Need not be pretty 
And don't have to show 
We could be 
Think it slow 
 
Cause you got a secret for me 
That I know 
Not how to hang on to 
Or how to let go 
Can you keep me from drowning 
In my down pillow 
Oh! Please, I need help 
Cause my deep down is low 
 
(repeat refrain once & last verse once)


FOR MY FATHER 
 
I'm gonna spend all my money 
Gonna spend all my time 
I'm gonna spend the music 
Cause the music is mine 
I'm gonna spend myself 
For the sake of the rhyme 
But I'll save a little bit for my Father 
Gonna save a little bit for my Father 
 
I'm gonna pack my suitcase 
Gonna run to the sea 
I'm gonna run as far 
As I can away from me 
I'm gonna take comfort 
In the town of the tree 
I would stop but then I wouldn't go farther 
And that would really break the heart of my Father 
 
Gonna spend all my money 
Gonna spend all my time 
I'm gonna spend the music 
Cause the music is mine 
And I'm gonna spend myself 
For the sake of the rhyme 
But I'll save a little bit for my Father 
 
I'm gonna pack my suitcase 
Gonna run to the sea 
And I'm gonna run as far 
As I can away from me 
I'm gonna take comfort 
In the town of the tree 
I would stop but then I wouldn't go farther 
And that would really break the heart of my Father


TAKE ME HOME 
 
Take me home with you (2x) 
After the show I got nothing to do 
All of my friends are back home that I knew 
So take me home, ok? 
We could spend the day 
 
But make sure I'm back here at ten on the dot 
Cause no on will get to see me if I'm not 
And even if you don't think that I'm so hot 
You gotta take me home, all right? 
We could sing all night 
 
I'm gonna spend my whole life singing the song 
This is the only place where I belong 
And no one knows how to love me like you 
Where I'm going, so why don't you 
Take me home 
 
I lied about the friends back home that I knew 
I made them up 
I thought that would impress you 
Cause even back home there are no friends 
So you gotta take me home with you 
Take me home with you