The Graveltones

Crime To Be Talkin' Lyrics

Let me tell ya
I don't want to read it in the news
Let me tell ya
Why he's trying to choke all the life out of you
So let me tell ya
Without him having to tell you what to do
Let me tell ya
Then you can tell me why he tried to run me down
Just for talkin' to you
Surely it's not a crime to be talkin' to you

Well talking's one thing
And kissing is another thing
My mind does wonder
Wonder where you are and how you think
So let me tell ya
Cause that kind of trust ain't trustworthy

chorus:
Let me tell ya
And you can tell me why I tried to run him down
Just for talkin' to you
Surely it's not a crime to be talkin' to you

Switching sticks for stones
But mister don't waste your bricks on me
Everyone knows when your ship starts sinking
Fix it quick or else you brave the sea
Why don't you reach for something new to throw
Let me guess you're gonna shake a leg and go
You know I can't stand the way you are
When your jealousy's on show
Well love's an even win
It's not a crime to be talkin' to a her or him
You know I love you so
When you can't stand the sting you gotta let it go

Let me tell ya
'Cause I don't want to read it in the news

You're No Good Lyrics

I don't know why I love you like I do
Nobody in the world can get along with you
You got the ways of a devil trapped in a lion's den
I come home last night you wouldn't let me in
Sometimes you're as sweet as anybody wanna be
When you get the crazy notion darlin' you're jumpin' all over me
I got the blues because you're satisfied
I got the blues I wanna lay down and die

I helped you when you had no food to eat
I helped you when you had no shoes on your feet
Well you're the kinda woman that I don't understand
Take all my money and give it to another man
You're just the kind of woman makes a man lose his brains
You're just the kind of woman darlin' make a man go insane
I got the blues, because you're satisfied
I got the blues I wanna lay down and die

Lightning Bolt Lyrics

You got a new one
So I guess you don't need old me no more
I didn't know it could be so cold standing out your door
He's wearing my old suit
And he's taking tips from your daddy too
Your mother's not home so how's she ever gonna disapprove

chorus:
Better tell your new beau, gonna need some place to go
It ain't his fault but I'm praying on a lightning bolt
Yeah I'm praying on a lightning bolt

You couldn't care less
Honey going telling lies in your Sunday dress
Keep on believing that you're someone's little special pet
Turn me a new leaf
Well I'm painting the walls with what I used to believe
Swear he's gonna get it he's been brushing up against my sleeve

Better tell your new beau, gonna need some place to go
It ain't his fault but I'm praying on a lightning bolt
Yeah I'm praying on a lightning bolt

Well you bound my hands and made me walk the plank
But it ain't my fault honey that your old boat sank

You couldn't care less
Honey going telling lies in your Sunday best
Keep on believing that you're someone's little special pet
Turn me a new leaf
Well I'm painting the walls with what I used to believe
Swear he's gonna get it he's been brushing up against my sleeve

Better tell your new beau, gonna need some place to go
It ain't his fault but I'm praying on a lightning bolt
Yeah I'm praying on a lightning bolt

Catch Me On The Fly Lyrics

Don't you like the way my baby moves
She wore out that new pair of shoes
I'm not a gentleman 'cause gentlemen lie
Roll me over honey say bye-bye
Now catch me on the fly baby swing that line

Don't you like the way her skirt it sways
I'm telling people all over the place
I'm not a gentleman 'cause gentlemen lie
Roll me over honey say bye-bye
Now catch me on the fly baby swing that line

Well I could tell you from the sky above
Unto the bottom of the deepest of seas
There ain't nothing like the way she does
And when she's shakin' it all up for me

I fell deep in the river of love
It was only a trickle honey when it begun
I fell deep in the river of love
It came a rollin' up upon me like a raging flood
I fell deep in the river of love
Hold on to me woman you can warm my blood
I fell deep in the river of love
Like I was swimmin' in a pool of sinking mud
I fell deep in the river of love
I would have died for you baby but that's no fun
I fell deep in the river, deep in the river of love

I'm not a gentleman 'cause gentlemen lie
Like the sun finds its way through the pines
Catch me on the fly baby swing that line

Blamin' It On You Lyrics

I went down to the bloody waters, I drown my sorrows in a sink
I've been waiting so long, bartender pour me 'nother drink
I've been waiting forever, and then the night time come creepin'
If I'm going to avoid the law, I'm going to get you while you're sleepin'

chorus:
I'm blamin' it on you, sweet thing
I'm blamin' it all on you

Red sirens blazing, the investigation was poor
Well the same way I left you, all up in pieces on the floor
And when they lowered you down, I didn't shed a single tear
My emotions didn't cut me, until I took part in a prayer

I'm blamin' it on you, sweet thing
I'm blamin' it all on you

The room was full of people and your eyes were full of tears
Everybody in the place was screaming at you but that ain't what you
heard
And I don't remember nothing, just waking up seeing red
Felt your cold hand lying next to me and I remembered what you said

I went back down to the bloody waters, to place a flower on your
grave
I hung my head for hours, oh honey I hung my head for days
And then I went back home, found the sturdiest rung
Kicked the carver below and hung my head forever more, evermore

I'm blamin' it on you, sweet thing
I'm blamin' it all on you

Bang Bang Lyrics

Come over here baby come and be my bride
You and me baby we could tire the night
While everybody's sleeping we could be on fire
Kiss and bang bang be like guns for hire
I said love die, love die
Stick a little needle right into my eye
I wanna tell ya how to get away

Put the preacher in your pocket put the blade to the heat
Come and ride with me honey take the fire to the street
Put your prayers 'neath your pillow put your bible to bed
Come and dance with me honey we could raise up the dead

I said love hate, love hate
Everybody's got it honey just you wait
I wanna tell ya how to get away

Run run just for fun
Me and my baby got a loaded gun
Dancin' on the stool ain't scared to hang
Knockin' on your door singing Bang Bang Bang

Locked down we're hanging on a string
Locked down and life don't mean a thing
Locked down They clipped my baby's wings
Locked down and life don't mean a thing
Locked down be careful what you bring
Locked down 'cause life don't mean a thing
Locked down we're hanging on a string
Locked down...

I said, riddle me this honey rattle me loose
Stick me in your pot and turn my rabbit to stew
Forget about your trouble honey you ain't got none
When your soul is your shadow and your God is the sun

I said love die, love die
Stick a little needle right into my eye
I wanna tell ya how to get away

Run run just for fun
Me and my baby got a loaded gun
Dancin' on the stool ain't scared to hang
Knockin' on your door singing Bang Bang Bang

Forget About The Trouble Lyrics

Come on little sister are you losing touch
With the ones that'll love you when you've had enough
You've got to prove to yourself that it don't take much
I know your mother and your father didn't have much luck
So come on

Forget about the trouble come on
Don't care about the trouble come on
Forget about the trouble
It'll be gone tomorrow come on

You grew up in a place that tried to tie you down
But don't let it get the best of what you're good at now
Ignore the voices that rub off and leave you sorrow bound
Go out and get yourself in trouble bring the sirens round
Come on

chorus:
Forget about the trouble come on
Don't care about the trouble come on
Forget about the trouble
It'll be gone tomorrow come on

It's not so hard to be unkind
Sometimes you do it without knowing that you're crossing the line
Well you can take it from the top go out and ring that bell
'Cause you were born on the bottom of a wishing well

Think a lot of yourself and what you want out of life
And if you make a mistake don't make the same one twice
Well you can breathe a little easy once you're out of the vice
And roll on with the rest just like you roll them dice
So come on

Forget about the trouble come on
Don't care about the trouble come on
Forget about the trouble
It'll be gone tomorrow come on

It's a tough way to slip but when you can't get a grip
On the troubles that are weighing honey bending your hip
And if you ramble around and get them walking blues
You know you've always got a place where you can leave your shoes
Come on

Forget about the trouble come on
Don't care about the trouble come on
Forget about the trouble

Take It From Me Lyrics

You got it, you got it but you won't admit it
I want it, I want it but I'll never get it
You said "well come on man can't we just forget it"
But you would say that...
You never know what you want 'cause
You've always got what you wanted from me
You never know what you want so
Come on and take it, take it from me now

You drove it, you drove it now you're dragging it behind
You owned it, you owned it then you sold it for a price
You were going to, but going to never seemed to find the time
And you can't go back... well
You never know what you want 'cause
You've always got what you wanted from me
You never know what you want so
Come on and take it, take it from me now

Well I've been your best friend and I've been your best fool
So you know it's the truth when I say that there's nothing that I
wouldn't do
I was always the fifth wheel, made to follow you at your heel
So don't you dare say that it's not the truth when I say that there's
nothing that I wouldn't do
No there's nothing that I wouldn't do...

chorus:
You never know what you want 'cause
You've always got what you wanted from me
You never know what you want so
Come on and take it, take it from me now

Six Billion Lyrics

My baby comes flat foot
She's no flash in the pan
She's the best woman that a mother
Could hope for a man
She drives those wheels

chorus:
And it lands her in all kinds of mud
All of her friends say I gotta go
Six billion people in this world
And you're just another one that I don't know

You robbed me blind
You went and hopped that train
Not even good friends of mine
Would ever be so game
You drive those wheels
And it lands you in all kinds of blood
All of your friends say I gotta go
Six billion people in this world
And you're just another one that I don't know

They couldn't resist now honey
To put a good man down
But that's a green eyed trip
That will leave you laying flat on the ground
You drive those wheels
And it lands you in all kinds of blood
All of your friends say I gotta go
Six billion people in this world
And you're just another one that I don't know

Right Off The Shelf Lyrics

I got the fever, ninety nine degrees
The way she treats me mama well I'm down on my knees
One and one make two, two and two make four
But that don't mean a thing when she's out the door

chorus:
You're gonna take it, then take it right off the shelf
Don't leave it here with me, I can't be trusted by myself

I got them bugs crawlin' on my skin
The way she treats me mama well I know it's a sin
Make a sane man crazy, a blind man see
But when she takes it from you lord you're never free
You're gonna take it, then take it right off the shelf
Don't leave it here with me, I can't be trusted by myself

Woke up this morning it was pouring down pain
Felt like the devil had engraved my name
I got the itches and then the shakes
But no matter what I do you know the fever don't break
You're gonna take it, then take it right off the shelf
Don't leave it here with me, I can't be trusted by myself

I Am A Liar Lyrics

I am a liar believe me when I say
That ocean's big enough for two
All your desires honey I will do my best
To make each and every one of them come true

I don't believe in nothing anymore
You were my one remaining light
This place is full of people that ignore
But eyes in love can be blind

chorus:
Do what you do, do what you must
Do what your brain tells you to
There's no one here for whom I can trust
No one that's gonna stay true
But oh honey I know
No one said you had to go

Raging fire, a burning sea
Lay your burdens on me
I'll be here 'til I disappear
Nothing in this life comes free

Things have gone mad things have gone bad
Things have gone haywire I know
Maybe you're sad but baby I'm glad
I guess that's just the way that things go

I couldn't tell you nor make an excuse
One which you would believe
All I can do is tell you the truth
And you know how difficult that is for me
But oh honey I know
No one said you had to go

St. Lucia Lyrics

Raise your right hand honey be damned
Taking care to take it out on me
Just enough to keep your strong arm stronger
Just as cruel as a Stagger Lee
When all along you've been as twisted as the vines
Hanging down from St. Lucia's wreath
Thorns and thistles on the floor where you're laying
Bells and whistles calling out on me

Better call somebody to come and take you home
I tried to tell you but you just wouldn't leave it alone

chorus:
Two holes is what I gave you
One more to be sure
And you was worth every one of them
Every one and no more
Three holes is what I gave you
For ratting out on me
Looks like you caught yourself a danger
That's gonna set your soul free

You went out and used my good heart against me
Scratch a lie honey find a thief
And every promise that you made ran empty
Lured down to a wounded knee
You've been going round tellin' tall tales
Twisting words like they was tops and teeth
But I could think of a thousand things better
Than to bully what you don't believe

Ain't nobody gonna come and take your body home
I tried to tell you but you just couldn't leave it alone

Two holes is what I gave you
One more to be sure
And you was worth every one of them
Every one and no more
Three holes is what I gave you
For ratting out on me
Looks like you caught yourself a danger
That's gonna set your soul free

Dying On Your Feet Lyrics

Talkin' like old friends
We're gonna get along
No need to pretend
Just tell it like you want it told
Hanging on loose ends
Everybody's got a cross to bare
You wanna bleed for your sins
Don't be living on a nightly prayer

Don't bother begging no more don't want your bad luck to spill on me
I'm counting two times swinging at the mercy of man and you're raining down a spell on me

chorus:
I got the right solution
Put a man's mind at ease
Better dying on your feet
Than living on your knees

Talkin' like old friends
Everybody's got a different plan
You wanna owe what you spend?
Then don't go betting on another's hand
Honey stand on your tongue
And tell me what you need to know
I'll put a saddle on the wind
To get to where we need to go

Well you've been picking at straws and telling everybody what you think
I'm counting three times shaking but it could be more because you're raining down a spell on me

I got the right solution
To put a man's mind at ease
Better dying on your feet
Than living on your knees

Talkin' like old friends
We're gonna get along
No need to pretend
Just tell it like you want it told

Never Goin Back Lyrics

Well it don't take a genius
To figure out you were thinking I was cheating you
And you knew it would lead to this
So I'm tearing out a page from the book of truth

chorus:
I'm gonna lead the way
I'm holding tight to the reigns
I'm gonna ramble on that train
I'm never going back now

I went and put all my trust in you
I never thought you would be the one to let me down
But now you're gone I guess it's easier
I'm gonna break the little pig and put the money down

I've heard it said before
This world's an open door
I'm trying hard not to ignore
I'm never going back now

I can't respond in any other way
The terms you set were just a strategy for me to fail
And I'm sure you'd be the one to say
But your breath don't have the strength honey to blow my sails

I'm gonna lead the way
I'm holding tight to the reigns
I'm gonna ramble on that train
I'm never going back now

Money Lyrics

What's the story in the morning
When you're waking to a bed that is barely warm
And what's to bet that in the evening
You come home wondering where everybody's gone
Don't keep your money in the ceiling
You've got a bank that is bigger than most people's homes
You couldn't care too much for feelings
Walk around looking dapper in your fancy clothes
That kind of thing don't last for long...

Well everyone once had a mother
And a king can't live forever hid behind his throne
And you're the same as any other
It's just the way that you decipher what is right or wrong
It's a long way from the bottom
I guess the top is where you got to get to get along
When you're alone and feel forgotten
Well you can answer me a question and it won't take long
So tell me this...

chorus:
Who's gonna love you when the money's gone?
Who's gonna love you when the money's gone?
Who's gonna visit you when you're a stone?
Who's gonna love you when the money's gone?

Don't bother burying you treasure
'Cause you can't take it with you can ya when the feeling's gone
So go and write yourself a letter
And then return it to the sender once they've all moved on
You might find that it upsets her
And you've been tethered to each other since the day you were born
But there's no length in which to measure
Except the question you can ask when all else feels forlorn
So tell me this...

Who's gonna love you when the money's gone?