Drunk As A Sailor
(by Suzie Ungerleider)

I’m drunk as a sailor again
But this time I think I can mend.
You turn my heart on its end
And spin it again and again.

I’m rolling the dice once again
But this time I think I can win.
I knew when you took my hand
That old lady luck was my friend.

Oh no, here I go, I’m as high as a kite on a string
Soaring over the tops of the trees.
Oh, wind won’t you blow, up I go, for tonight I have wings
But as sure as you’re born by the morn, I‘ll be back on my knees.

I’m drunk as a sailor again
But this time I think I can mend.
You turn my heart on its end
And spin it again and again.

I’m rolling the dice once again
But this time I think I can win.
I knew when you took my hand
That old lady luck was my friend
Old lady luck was my friend
Old lady luck was my friend.

Your Town
(by Suzie Ungerleider)

They shoot the puck against the wall in your town
Then get fucked on alcohol in your town
But you would always lose your heart to every girl you’d touch
You would always ask too much of your town.

She called across the county line to your town
“Come on, boy, don’t waste your time in your town.”
You took off down that old dirt road, stiff inside your jeans
You flipped the bird and mooned your meat to your town.

Lonely, you were doomed to be
Only as a teenage boy could be
“Hold me,” you cried out loud into her hair
Then she just laughed and left you on her backstairs.

She played around the only block of your town
And you became the laughing stock of your town.
You gathered all your pennies in that old familiar hat
And swore you never would look back to your town
Swore you never would look back to your town.

See What Promises Can Bring
(by Suzie Ungerleider)

He took everything,
Hocked your little diamond ring,
Took that shiny little stone,
Left you standing all alone,
See what promises can bring.

Grew up in a northern town,
Everything was grey and brown,
So he swept you off your feet,
Got you rolling in the sheets,
And your belly full and round.

In the lightning and the thunder,
You refuse to take cover,
You wanna just walk in the rain.
And you’re carrying his baby,
But you don’t give a shit what they say,
Cause you know she’ll be worth all this pain,
Someday, someday.

He took everything,
Except one little tiny thing,
Now a bouncing baby girl,
Brings joy into this world,
See what promises can bring,
Now a bouncing baby girl,
Brings joy into this world,
See what promises can bring.

By Rope
(by Suzie Ungerleider)

Eight mouths open crying to be fed,
Sixteen hands, a single loaf of bread,
Two cold eyes too sad to shed a tear,
Eighteen years that I’ve been living here.

Oh my brothers, oh my sisters,
You won’t see me again,
I’ve headed out west to join the Williams gang.

Sixteen coaches running down the track,
Eight men ride through the night so black,
Four gunshots go through the railman’s head,
One more man lies in a pool of red.

Oh my brothers, oh my sisters,
I’m on this dusty plain,
I rob every stagecoach and passenger train.

One bright morning fast asleep in bed,
One soft voice coos, “Up you sleepy head”,
Two thick barrels pressed against my face,
Four strong hands drag me from this place.

Tell my brothers, tell my sisters,
They won’t see me again,
For early next morning by rope I will hang.

See my brothers, see my sisters,
See my mother’s face,
They’ve come much too late for by rope I am hanged.

So Long
(by Suzie Ungerleider)

Black is the color of your dark, dark soul,
And yours is as black as a deep dark hole.
Who taught you, baby, to be so cruel?
And why’s the world got to pay for what’s done to you?

So long, I’m leaving you, baby,
So long, you’ve been bleeding me, baby, so long.

You take the bottle and you drink it down,
You get all liquored up just to kick me around.
You’ll soon miss your whisky when your still runs dry,
You can’t give me the boot cause I’m saying goodbye.

So long, I’m leaving you, baby,
So long, you’ve been bleeding me, baby, so long.

What scares me to death is I look in your eyes,
There’s no sparkle left, baby, you must be just stone dead inside.
I’m gonna run out of breath when I list all your lies,
Too much darkness here, baby, I gotta get out here alive.

So long, I’m leaving you, baby,
So long, you’ve been bleeding me, baby, so long.

Black is the color of your dark, dark soul,
You better get on your knees and crawl out of that hole.
You better pick up what’s left of your life off the floor,
For your better half, baby, is walking out the door.

So long, I’m leaving you, baby,
So long, you’ve been bleeding me, baby,
So long, so I’m leaving you, baby,
So long, you’ve been bleeding me baby, so long.

Pretty Blue Eyes
(by Suzie Ungerleider)

Gone, gone, gone,
Betcha didn’t know I’d be gone,
For so long,
Betcha didn’t know I’d done wrong,
And all the cherry blossoms were swirling round your head,
And soon your pretty blue eyes were red.

Burn, oh burn,
You watched your little playhouse burn,
Oh, how you learn,
When the wheel of your misfortune turns,
And all the smoke and ashes were swirling round your head,
And soon your pretty blue eyes were red.

Oh, so red,
And you think you must be dying from all those tears you bled,
Oh, so red.

Cold, so cold,
So soon the summer wind turned so cold,
Now you know,
That everything that shines sure ain’t gold,
And all the autumn leaves were swirling round your head,
Blown like goodbye kisses so red.

Oh, so red,
And you think you must be dying from all those tears you bled,
And you think you must be dying for your heart’s so sore and red,
And I think you must be dying to see my cold, cold blood run red.
Oh, so red.

Millions of Rivers
(by Suzie Ungerleider)

Millions of rivers and pines,
Mountains that touch the divine,
I found a path that is mine,
I’m ready and willing to climb.

Tell Mama I learned how to follow my freedom,
And Papa I learned how to play for keeps,
And God only knows how I’ll live to see heaven,
But I know I’m willing to try, to try.

Back in the place I was born,
My body was looked on with scorn,
Nobody called me by name,
But I learned to live with the shame.

Tell Mama I learned how to follow my freedom,
And Papa I learned how to play for keeps,
And God only knows how I’ll live to see heaven,
But I know I’m willing to try, to try.

Long Black Train
(by Suzie Ungerleider)

Always said to leave the light on,
Always said you would come home,
Now it’s just me and our little baby,
And this heart cold as a stone.
When I saw the officers coming,
Then I knew you were gone,
Then I saw nothing but that long black train rolling home.

When we first met we were in high school,
Your eyes they burned into my soul,
You placed your ring on my little finger,
Then we both knew you had to go.
When you flew into the mountains,
Did you look into the sun?
Did you know you’d be riding on that long black train rolling home?

When you flew into the night, I felt her kicking inside of me,
But now she’s here and you are gone I’m as lonesome as somebody could be.

But now I look at our baby daughter,
Does she know there’s something wrong?
Does she know that she has no father?
Does she know that it’s you that I mourn?
Will she miss her sisters that never were born?
Did you see them riding on that long black train rolling home?
Did you see them riding on that long black train rolling home?
On that long black train rolling home,
On that long black train rolling home.

Lucky Ones
(by Suzie Ungerleider)

People can say,
People can say,
We’re the lucky ones.
When they see us there,
Walking down the street,
Strolling arm and arm.

But they can’t see,
No they can’t see,
We’re the lonely ones.
No, they can’t believe,
That together we,
Don’t belong.

I always dreamed,
I always dreamed,
That our love affair,
Would always be,
Would always be,
Like a fairy tale.
But our love is gone,
I guess I was wrong,
But still we let it linger on,
We make believe,
But together we,
Don’t belong.

People can say,
People can say,
We’re the lucky ones.
But they can’t believe,
That together we,
Don’t belong.
So we make believe,
But together we,
Don’t belong.

What Old Friends Do
(by Suzie Ungerleider)

Oh, what happened to your old friend,
When you were young and green?
Like a sister so close to you,
So close, so close, so mean.

She sees you in your ugliest hour,
Your wretched face you cannot scour,
Your ill will, your wish to wound,
The one so close to you,
For that’s what old friends do.

Oh, what happened to your old friends?
They left you in the dirt.
Those faceless trees stared down at you,
Your tears all smeared with grit.

They see you in your ugliest hour,
Your wretched face you cannot scour,
Your ill will, your wish to wound,
It is not said but just assumed,
One will wither and one will thrive,
One will die to keep the other alive,
For that’s what old friends do,
For that’s what old friends do.

Soon The Birds
(by Suzie Ungerleider)

Soon the birds will be flying away,
Over hills of snow and grey,
They’ve come to carry you away,
But they’ll be back for me one day.

So I will not fall, crash or crawl,
For we had it all, our lives so beautiful,
So beautiful.

I wish for you to go in peace,
Ride on wings of sweet release,
I will see your smiling face,
When I reach that resting place.

So I will not fall, crash or crawl,
For we had it all, our lives so beautiful,
So beautiful.

Soon the birds will be flying away,
Over hills of snow and grey,
They’ve come to carry you away,
But they’ll be back for me one day,
They’ll be back for me one day,
They’ll be back for me one day.