bittersweet
he threw his pipes over the edge
he sighed and felt no worse
he never could make up his mind
are they a blessing or a curse
he just drank down his second pint
when a boy rushed in and cried
look here i found your blessed pipes
down by the waterside
isn't life just like the autumn air
it's bitter and it's sweet
i will never understand it all
but that's alright with me
she tells herself she'll be okay
this feeling it will pass
she pours herself another drink
and stares into the glass
her heart is like the swelling moon
that's sinking in the sky
she says if i don't tell somebody soon
i swear i'm gonna cry
isn't life just like the autumn air
it's bitter and it's sweet
i will never understand it all
but that's alright with me
he walks around in silent rooms
he always sees her face
he slips into a chilly bed
another in her place
he waits for dreams to take him out
to a boat down on the lake
where everything is as it was
before his big mistake
isn't life just like the autumn air
it's bitter and it's sweet
i will never understand it all
but that's alright with me
cause i came down from the mountain
and i crawled out of the sea
i will never understand it all
but that's alright with me
k.savoca
©1999 Alcove Music/BMI
pete heitzman - mandolin
karen savoca - acoustic guitars, percussion
t-bone wolk - bass, accordian, tenor banjo
wide and deep
under the skin of the land
body of the earth
speaks to him he understands
he knows what it's worth
to live a life that's wide and deep
to know the things he can and cannot keep
moon swallows sun
dogs howl in the night
she runs to him she runs
like a bird in flight
she lives her life both wide and deep
she knows the things she can and cannot keep
under her skin
body of his love
she calls to him again
he knows it's enough
to live a life that's wide and deep
to know the things they can and cannot keep
to live a life that's wide and deep
k.savoca
©1999 Alcove Music/BMI
pete heitzman - guitars, mandolin, essie's bell, autoharps
karen savoca - acoustic guitar, percussion
t-bone wolk - bass
in conversation
i got your card today but i can't believe that's you
drawn with a heart and peace sign in luv n' light and truth
why can't you come to see me why can't you take my hand
you've run so far away and i can't understand this
conversation conversation here we go
conversation
in conversation we go da da da da da
your therapist says it's for the best what is that all about?
i can't believe you're happy when you have to shut me out
you're seeing more than one now now you've got two or three
you tell them about your life and sometimes you mention me
in conversation conversation here we go
conversation
in conversation we go da da da da da
you're digging up your childhood you yell your mother's name
she gave you too much freedom yeah she's the one to blame
your father worked too hard and he was always out the door
so when you asked for money did you mean to ask him for
conversation conversation here we go
conversation
in conversation we go da da da da da
i ripped your card today cuz i can't believe that's you
drawn with a heart and peace sign in luv n' light and truth
you only know your own pain you can't hear others cry
you speak in shallow tones and can't look me in the eye
for conversation conversation here we go
conversation
in conversation we go da da da da da
i burned your card today
k.savoca
©1999 Alcove Music/BMI
pete heitzman - guitars
karen savoca - percussion
t-bone wolk - bass
(rain on a) tin roof
there's a hole in the sky
there's a hole in my family
and i know i can't change it
no matter how i try
everywhere i go
everybody's complaining
and i don't think it'll ever stop raining
now there's oil in the ocean
salt in my tears
show me devotion
that weathers the years
everywhere i go
everybody's complaining
and i don't think it'll ever stop raining
come on little girl come on little girl
you've stayed up long enough tonight
come on little girl come on little girl
kiss everyone goodnight
there's a hole in the sky
there's a hole in my family
and i know i can't change it
no matter how i try
everywhere i go
everybody's complaining
and i don't think it'll ever stop raining
k.savoca
©1999 Alcove Music/BMI
pete heitzman - guitars
karen savoca - piano
runnin'
she saw you sneakin' off just before the break of dawn
she watched you through the window as you pulled away with no headlights on
she felt a little relieved she felt a little sad
she thought you shoulda stuck around
and then she just felt had
you've been runnin' all your life
you don't need nobody's help
you've been runnin' all this time
you don't need nobody else
there's a string of diners up and down the coast
you've got nicknames for the waitresses
they know you like your eggs on toast
some of them are married some gave up long ago
some'll meet you out behind the kitchen when their shift is over
you've been runnin'
you know i used to love you and i was sure you loved me too
i used to fantasize we'd live like other people do
i loved your awful sneer loved your crumpled clothes
one day i saw you walkin out like some late night movie ghost
you've been runnin'
next time you're sneakin' off just before the break of dawn
say a prayer for the girl you leave where the blinds are drawn
she'll feel a little colder she'll feel a little sad
she'll hope to god when she gets older
it won't hurt so bad
you've been runnin' all your life
you don't need nobody's help
you've been runnin' all this time
you don't need nobody else
k.savoca
©1999 Alcove Music/BMI
pete heitzman - guitars
karen savoca - percussion
t-bone wolk - bass, accordion
woman in a frame
julia margaret dress me up in red
i wanna be a woman in a picture
hey julia how i love your name
i wanna be a woman in your frame
katharine houghton with the starlight smile
i'd love to talk to you
oh katherine there's no way to tell
how many women you led away from that old well
and i believe it won't be long
i can feel we're getting stronger
i believe it won't be long
till we're singing together
maria felice you're the one who brought me life
you taught me love is the only way to survive
maria you couldn't give me more
i'm like an ocean and you're like the shore
well i believe it won't be long
i can feel we're getting stronger
i believe it won't be long
till we're singing together
libera schiavone i wish that you were here
you were alone for many a hard year
libera no shadow of a man
will ever keep me from doing what i can
if i have a daughter i'll bless her with your name
her world or mine will never be the same
and as she grows we'll call her liberty
one day she'll know what a fight to be free
i believe it won't be long
and i can feel we're getting stronger
all our hearts will beat like one
singing together
k.savoca
©1985 Alcove Music/BMI
pete heitzman - guitars
karen savoca - clavinet, percussion
t-bone wolk - bass
same all over
you drink coffee when you need to sleep
give away the things you meant to keep
you hang your clothes out just before the rain
it's the same all over the world
i take you places that we never go
you talk to people when you're all alone
i rent a limo and you ride the bus
it's the same all over the world
it's the same all over
it's the same all over the world
you go north when you oughtta go south
it tastes delicious so you spit it out
you hold your secrets deep inside your mouth
it's the same all over the world
it's the same all over
it's the same all over the world
you drink coffee when you need to sleep
give away all the things you meant to keep
you hang your clothes out right before the rain
it's the same all over the world
it's the same all over
it's the same all over the world
it's the same all over
it's the same all over the world
k.savoca
©1999 Alcove Music/BMI
pete heitzman - guitars, bass
jimmy johns - drums
karen savoca - percussion
if i could forgive you
dark is my sky now you're gone
i see your ghost in every dawn
how could i not have known
you were feeling so alone
everybody tells me
there must've been signs
might as well tell me
i must've been blind
i've got friends who say
all things happen for the good
well if i could forgive you i would
now every morning the birds sing
but my heart doesn't hear a thing
i can't start believing
you'll never know another spring
and if i could forgive you i would
if i could forgive you i would
and if i could forgive you i would
if i could forgive you i would
k.savoca
©1999 Alcove Music/BMI
pete heitzman - guitars, noise
karen savoca - percussion
t-bone wolk - basses
clear blue summer sky
gonna dirty my fingers
gonna paint my toes
gonna stay up all night
and watch the light explode
gonna eat lotsa cherries
gonna see the town
gonna lay in the sun
till my skin turns nice and brown
and the wheel spins
round it goes
where it's gonna stop
nobody knows
he said "lady if you don't win
i'm gonna give you a prize!"
his eyes were like lightnin'
in a clear blue summer sky
so you don't have any dough?
you don't even have pockets
but you've got your baby
round your neck in a locket oh
and the wheel spins
round it goes
where it's gonna stop
nobody knows
gonna wade in the water
dance to the drummin'
come on darlin'
get your guitar strummin' oh
cause i dirtied all my fingers
and i painted all my toes
and i waited up all night
to watch the light explode
and the world spins
round it goes
where it's gonna stop
nobody knows
k.savoca
©1996 Alcove Music/BMI
pete heitzman - guitars
karen savoca - clavinet, percussion
t-bone wolk - bass
another day
well it's time you're leavin
and i just got used to you
i'm not ready to let you go
do you have to go so soon
what if you changed your mind?
what if you had another day?
maybe i'll hide your suitcase
no i won't say goodbye
you're expecting me to cry
well i won't dissapoint you
what if you changed your mind?
what if you had another day?
what can i do to keep you
what can i say to hold you here
i could drive you down to the shore
they've got your favorite candy there
what if you changed your mind?
what if you had another day?
so it's time you're leaving
and i just got used to you
i'm not ready to let you go
do you have to got so soon
what if you changed your mind?
what if you had another day?
k.savoca
©1999 Alcove Music/BMI
pete heitzman - guitars, cello, essie's bell
karen savoca - piano