Chris Smither Drive You Home Again Lyrics Drive You Home Again Climb into this car, I will take you for a ride, We won't go very far, But I think better here inside, Somethin' I forgot to tell you, Think it over, then decide. I will make this explanation, If you can't see it for yourself, It's very hard to pay attention, When you listen someplace else, Turn off that radio, It's like I'm talkin' to myself. These are not petty pleasures, It's a dance that slowly glides, In very complicated measures, That can't be simplified, But if we just keep this together, All the rest is justified. Every step is destination, Every moment is as long, As it will take imagination, To begin and end the song, Part equals all, that's creation, That's the sense that we belong. It ain't easy bein' careful, I know it's hard to take your time, But if we think for one another, Mine is yours, yours is mine, Lose your sense of separation, All the rest will fall in line. Please believe me when I tell you, The hardest part is to begin, I know you think I'm crazy, But we're halfway to the end, And if I drive you to distraction, I will drive you home again. Get a Better One Lemme tell ya 'bout Linda Lou, She had a big head, She slept with her hat on, She had a big butt too, She kept me whole with a big heart, She went away, I fell apart, I'm all alone, Yeah, I'm on my own. Lemme tell ya 'bout Betty Jean, She had a filthy mind, She worked at the car wash, But she could not come clean, Long as I live I'm gonna love her to death, She said she'd be back, I don't hold my breath, I'm all alone, Yeah, I'm on my own. CHORUS I don't know why, They get a look in their eye, And they leave me, They think I don't know What's goin' on, But believe me, I know they're gone. Lemme tell ya 'bout Billie Ray, She told me she needed a man, Money's nothin', But that's all she'd say. I couldn't get her to say I do, Now she's gone, the money too, I'm all alone. Yeah I'm on my own. I'm gonna get me a better one, One with one name, Who comes when I call her, We'll have a lot of fun, Be glad to see me when I get home, Wag her tail when I bring her bones, I ain't alone, Never on my own. CHORUS We'll sit together, in the evenin', We'll stick together, We'll never think about leavin' So Long To see me now you would never think to wonder, How near we were to sinkin' under, For so long, But now I'm gone, So long. The truth be told, I think my soul was stuck in amber, Like a chip for weary gamblers, For so long. But now I'm gone, So long. CHORUS See me, I'm a sailor now, Sail on, sail on, Dark skies seem paler now, I'm gone, so long The steady hand that every beggar holds his bowl in, Was what we took for steady rollin' For so long, But now I'm gone, So long. CHORUS No Love Today I don't know much, when I knew less, And I was heartbroke for the first time, I was drowning in my tears, I went looking for a lifeline, Trying to find some comfort, A simple tender touch, Searching for some little cure That would not cost too much, And I could hear that produce wagon on the street, I could hear that farmer singing, As I cried myself to sleep CHORUS I got ba-na-na, watermelon, peaches by the pound, Sweet corn, mirleton, mo' better than in town, I got okra, enough to choke ya, Beans of every kind, If hungry is what's eatin' you I'll sell you peace of mind, But this ain't what you came to hear me say, And I hate to disappoint you, But I got no love today, I got no love today, I got no love today, No love today I could not love to save myself From lonesome desperation. Everything I thought was love Was worthless imitation. My concept of commitment Was to take all you could give, I thought the cheapest thrills I loved Were teachin' me to live, But nothin' seemed to last or see me through Nothin' but that little song That I still sing for you. CHORUS No love today, none tomorrow, Not now, not forever. You can't see what comes for free, I think you much too clever, For your own good I will tell you What's right before your eyes, Intelligence is no defense Against what this implies, In the end no one will sell you what you need, You can't buy it off the shelf, You got to grow it from the seed, CHORUS Hold On II I remember one Columbus Day, When I was young and learned the world was round, There didn't seem to be a lot to say, But I had trouble keepin' both feet on the ground. But now I stick to you, I know just what to do, I hold on. I remember looking at the sky, So thick and blue that I went tumblin' in, Out the window, knowin' I could fly, I flew as far as where the ground begins, For you I'll use the door, I don't do that anymore, I hold on. CHORUS All the black and blue, That I stumble through for you Will never show. I have a simulated grace To help me keep my place, And never let you go.. I'll never let you go If you could see the world the way I do, With nothing keepin' up or keepin' time, Your sense of self would tear your heart in two, While you try to tell the world you're feelin fine, Inside that's how I feel, So I reach for something real, And hold on. CHORUS I might make these revelations With the ghostly imitation of a smile. It's the best that I can do, And I'll do my best for you, And hope it lasts for a while Hey, Hey, Hey I am not a prophet, I wouldn't be one if you paid me, But it doesn't take a lot to see , Just where you're headed lately, Pretty soon you're gonna ask me, How come the life you lead, Doesn't make you very happy, Or satisfy your needs, You talk about your needs as though You know just what they are, When in fact to really know them, Is like travelling to a star, It takes so long you die along the way, So I say hey, hey, hey. C'mon, siddown, Let's talk about illusion, How everything is made of it, No wonder life's confusin', All this stuff we take for granted, So solid to the touch, Is just a concrete indication, That we love ourselves too much, But if we don't love ourselves, you say, Who will? Whatever for? I say, that's a better question Than the one you asked before, But the answer is still just as far away, So I say hey, hey, hey. Let go of all of this, Forget about your reason, You can leave it all behind you, You can start another season, All these silly little fictions, Are gonna take you by surprise, When you see them in the daylight And finally realize, You told them to yourself, Nobody else was listening, You'll be standing broken-hearted, Like a disillusioned Christian, With your mouth open but nothin' left to say, So just say hey, hey, hey. Tell Me Why You Love Me Tell me why you love me, Tell me how you know, I know it might be so, But I might never know, But I will not believe you 'till you tell me, And if you won't tell me, I got to go. Cuz I can hear 'em laughin', I can hear 'em singin' I can hear 'em dancin' down in San Antonio, They don't have these questions, And almost without exception, They don't care if they don't ever know, They got a Texas moon above 'em, Texas men to love 'em, All they seem to care about is how they feel tonight, I've lived that way before, But I can't do it anymore, Just because it isn't wrong don't make it right. So tell me why you love me, Tell me how you know, I know it might be so, But I might never know, And I will not believe you 'till you tell me. And if you won't tell me, I got to go. Well I can tell you why I love you, You know I hardly have to try, It came to me while I Was thinking over your reply, Instead of simply takin' me for granted, you took me by surprise and asked me why, Cuz I used to say I love you, They would say I love you too, And all it really meant was "ain't this fun? Yes I agree" It was just a way of talkin', They might just as well be walkin' With the dog instead of comin' home with me. Everything had to be cheerful, And I'd really get an earful, If I ever tried to talk about what mattered most to me, It was a major undertaking, Just to keep their hearts from breaking, Every time I tried to sing in minor key. So I can tell you why I love you, You know I hardly have to try, It came to me while I Was thinking over your reply, Instead of simply taking me for granted, You took me by surprise and asked me why All songs written by Chris Smither © & p. 1999 Homunculus Music/ASCAP, administered by Bug Music.