St. Clair Avenue Bill Jones Oct. 2007
Blues in E
Looking out my window
Waiting for the day to come
Been up all night
Listening to that Kelvinator hum
Ain’t no use denying
All my world has come undone
Reached in my back pocket
Found a note I got from you
The ink was old and faded
But the message still rang true
It said, I know I tried to hurt you baby
But tell me what else could I do?
I set out to find you
in your mansion on the hill
You wrote in lipstick on your mirror
That you had no time left to kill
You said someday maybe you’d want me
But I don’t believe you ever will.
So meet me after midnight
Down on St. Clair Avenue
Between the burnt out buildings
Where the cottonwoods once grew
Let me give back all I owe you
Then I'll be gone like a bird that flew.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Just Cause I Love You So Much
My cliche song!
Bill Jones Jun 2008
come hell or high water, I’ll get over the hump
rub salt in my wounds, you’re just priming the pump
if you yell froggy, you know that I’ll jump
just cause I love you so much
Got an ace up my sleeve I found in a hole
I know all that glitters can’t be gold
Someday you’ll ask me in from the cold
Just cause I love you so much
chorus
Yeah I love you so much my brain is fried
I said I don’t need you but baby I lied
I got a long row to hoe but I keep on the sunny side
Just cause I love you so much
I know we been fighting like cats and dogs
And my mind is as fuzzy as a London fog
but it's all just as easy as falling off a log
Just cause I love you so much
chorus
Yeah I love you so much my brain is fried
I said I don’t need you but baby I lied
I got a long row to hoe but I keep on the sunny side
Just cause I love you so much
Bill Jones Jun 2008
come hell or high water, I’ll get over the hump
rub salt in my wounds, you’re just priming the pump
if you yell froggy, you know that I’ll jump
just cause I love you so much
Got an ace up my sleeve I found in a hole
I know all that glitters can’t be gold
Someday you’ll ask me in from the cold
Just cause I love you so much
chorus
Yeah I love you so much my brain is fried
I said I don’t need you but baby I lied
I got a long row to hoe but I keep on the sunny side
Just cause I love you so much
I know we been fighting like cats and dogs
And my mind is as fuzzy as a London fog
but it's all just as easy as falling off a log
Just cause I love you so much
chorus
Yeah I love you so much my brain is fried
I said I don’t need you but baby I lied
I got a long row to hoe but I keep on the sunny side
Just cause I love you so much
Green Eyed Woman
Green Eyed Woman Bill Jones Dec 2002
Kind of a "Gentle on my Mind" feeling.
G D C EM7
I met her by the statue of some forgotten hero from a misguided war
G D C EM7
She took me by the hand, led me down past the fountains to the watch tower door
D C EM7
She said fate brought us together as we watched the barges on the river so still
G D C EM7
And it was then I realized she believed in fate more that I ever will
We walked down to the landing, now abandoned since the river changed its course
Passed through the empty freight yards, crossed the river bridge, saw campfires burning in the north
She fell into peaceful dreaming after we found shelter in an old deserted mill
As I left her sleeping I realized she believes in dreaming more than I ever will
The next time that I saw her it was in a crowded market by the old city gate
She saw me through the crowd and stabbed me with a look I mistook for hate
She gathered up her baskets then crossed the last embankment to the bottom of the hill
When she looked back I realized she believed in goodbye more than I ever will
F c g
Many years have gone by since I left her standing there
I’ve often wondered why I didn’t dare
D C EM 7
to find out What it was all about
I heard her name one evening while talking to some friends about those we used to know
Someone saw her at a bus stop on a dirty downtown street before the last winter’s snow
She said she was leaving with some kid who joined the army, of this town she’d had her fill
It was then I realized she believed in starting over more than I ever will.
It was maybe three years later in western Oklahoma I saw her again
She had a child on her hip and didn’t see me hiding by the newspaper stand
I watched her with her baby, then caught a ride with a trucker who had no time left to kill
When she waved at me I realized she believed in happy endings more than I ever will
Many a years gone by since I left her standing there
I’ve often wondered why I didn’t dare
Enough to find out
What it was all about
And one day I called her at the end of a decade that had left me bruised and low
Her voice sounded familiar, her breath on the receiver as she said hello
I listened to her breathing tried to find the words I’d thought to say right up until
She said one day maybe you’ll realize you must believe in something but I’m afraid you never will
Kind of a "Gentle on my Mind" feeling.
G D C EM7
I met her by the statue of some forgotten hero from a misguided war
G D C EM7
She took me by the hand, led me down past the fountains to the watch tower door
D C EM7
She said fate brought us together as we watched the barges on the river so still
G D C EM7
And it was then I realized she believed in fate more that I ever will
We walked down to the landing, now abandoned since the river changed its course
Passed through the empty freight yards, crossed the river bridge, saw campfires burning in the north
She fell into peaceful dreaming after we found shelter in an old deserted mill
As I left her sleeping I realized she believes in dreaming more than I ever will
The next time that I saw her it was in a crowded market by the old city gate
She saw me through the crowd and stabbed me with a look I mistook for hate
She gathered up her baskets then crossed the last embankment to the bottom of the hill
When she looked back I realized she believed in goodbye more than I ever will
F c g
Many years have gone by since I left her standing there
I’ve often wondered why I didn’t dare
D C EM 7
to find out What it was all about
I heard her name one evening while talking to some friends about those we used to know
Someone saw her at a bus stop on a dirty downtown street before the last winter’s snow
She said she was leaving with some kid who joined the army, of this town she’d had her fill
It was then I realized she believed in starting over more than I ever will.
It was maybe three years later in western Oklahoma I saw her again
She had a child on her hip and didn’t see me hiding by the newspaper stand
I watched her with her baby, then caught a ride with a trucker who had no time left to kill
When she waved at me I realized she believed in happy endings more than I ever will
Many a years gone by since I left her standing there
I’ve often wondered why I didn’t dare
Enough to find out
What it was all about
And one day I called her at the end of a decade that had left me bruised and low
Her voice sounded familiar, her breath on the receiver as she said hello
I listened to her breathing tried to find the words I’d thought to say right up until
She said one day maybe you’ll realize you must believe in something but I’m afraid you never will
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Old Car on Ebay
This is a song I wrote a few years ago and played at the Fusion Jam last Sunday. Several kind people wanted me to post it – Thanks for the encouragement! The story behind the song is more interesting than the song itself. I was browsing ebay looking at cars for sale when I saw this auction. Said something like “a 79 suburban, owned by my Father who passed away last year. It does not run and the title is lost.” There were a couple of pictures: one when it was fairly new hooked up to a travel trailer and one more recent with his Dad standing by it. The old gentleman was wearing overalls, a white shirt with the top button buttoned and one of those LBJ Stetsons. Reminded me of my Grandpa Ted. Finally there was one in his backyard with weeds growing all around it. Anyway this song came to pass about five minutes later. Simple song; G – C, G – D for the verses and D – C for the chorus. It should be played fast, Bluegrass style so as to get it over with quickly!
Old Car on Ebay Bill Jones Jan 2003
Well the old car that he left me….does not run
Just a 79 suburban he bought in 81
I remember when he brought it home he was proud as he could be
We drove it down on main street for all the town to see
Chorus Now he’s gone …….and that old cars left behind
I should sell it…….. but the title I can’t find
Now it’s sitting in my back yard looking quite forlorn
And I’m standing in the driveway on a cold December morn
The ashtray’s full of camels, the tires are cracked and bald
That kid down at Goodyear says the valves are badly worn
It’s not much to look at, hardly worth the price of a tow
But I remember when he got it so many years ago.
It musta pulled his travel trailer bout a hundred thousand miles
He did a lot of traveling after he retired
Him and my step mother was always on the road
And they’d head on down to Brownsville when the weather up north got cold
(Chorus)
Didn’t see much of him in his later years
I was busy chasing dollar bills, didn’t know his time was near
Got the news he’d passed away from my baby brother Paul
(spoken) And a couple of weeks later my Step mom gave to me his car
Cleaned it out right after… I towed it home
Found a couple of fuzzy quarters, some french fries and a comb
The glove box was full of napkins and a map of Tennessee
An old State Farm calendar and a high school picture of me.
Now he’s gone …….and that old cars left behind
I should sell it…….. but the title I can’t find
Now it’s sitting in my back yard looking quite forlornAnd I’m crying in the driveway on a cold December morn
Old Car on Ebay Bill Jones Jan 2003
Well the old car that he left me….does not run
Just a 79 suburban he bought in 81
I remember when he brought it home he was proud as he could be
We drove it down on main street for all the town to see
Chorus Now he’s gone …….and that old cars left behind
I should sell it…….. but the title I can’t find
Now it’s sitting in my back yard looking quite forlorn
And I’m standing in the driveway on a cold December morn
The ashtray’s full of camels, the tires are cracked and bald
That kid down at Goodyear says the valves are badly worn
It’s not much to look at, hardly worth the price of a tow
But I remember when he got it so many years ago.
It musta pulled his travel trailer bout a hundred thousand miles
He did a lot of traveling after he retired
Him and my step mother was always on the road
And they’d head on down to Brownsville when the weather up north got cold
(Chorus)
Didn’t see much of him in his later years
I was busy chasing dollar bills, didn’t know his time was near
Got the news he’d passed away from my baby brother Paul
(spoken) And a couple of weeks later my Step mom gave to me his car
Cleaned it out right after… I towed it home
Found a couple of fuzzy quarters, some french fries and a comb
The glove box was full of napkins and a map of Tennessee
An old State Farm calendar and a high school picture of me.
Now he’s gone …….and that old cars left behind
I should sell it…….. but the title I can’t find
Now it’s sitting in my back yard looking quite forlornAnd I’m crying in the driveway on a cold December morn
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