Stuck in Soulsville (4:29)
I got stuck down in Memphis town Snow up in Chicago and the plane on the ground Left me stranded, the whole damn band Not a seat left for me in the company van But then a woman standing there as the guys peeled away Said “Girl I do believe this is your lucky day Because I’m headed to a party, an anniversary And I know you’re not busy so you’re coming with me You got stuck in Soulsville USA So we left the Mississippi and we crossed the trolley tracks Took a bus uptown all the way to Stax And a man standing there said “Hurry on in Because today proceedings are about to begin” Well when I walked through the door my jaw dropped to the floor There was Thomas Family & MG’s and so many more Mr. Porter, Mr. Cropper, Mr. Isaac Hayes A And they were all telling stories of the glory days of Being stuck in Soulsville USA Some people say that you make your own luck I guess to get where it’s at sometimes you’ve got to get stuck Soulsville Well as I listened to this piece of Memphis history The sweet sounds of Stax became revealed to me The key to the rhythm and the secret to the soul Is that the sum of the parts are at the heart of the whole What a gift from above, an opportunity To witness all of the love of that community And to my dying day I thank my sister Cindy For showing me some sweet southern hospitality When I was stuck in Soulsville USA Some people say that you make your own luck I guess to get where it’s at sometimes you’ve got to get stuck Soulsville
The Good Ones Never Share (3:56)
Baby I know that you love me And you know darling I love you But lately something’s started happening And now I think I love somebody else too Trouble is he’s a friend of yours Trouble is he’s a friend of mine And I somehow doubt when this all washes out That everything is going to be just fine My mama always told me She said ‘baby you’d better beware I watch you running around all over this town But girl, the good ones never share’ I never meant for this to happen I thought that he and I could just be pals But I guess what I think often changes when I drink And I’ve always been a good time gal It was just the one time oh but then it was two And now I couldn’t say how many more ‘Cause it’s you that I’ve been missing but it’s him that I’ve been kissing So I haven’t been keeping score My mama always told me She said ‘baby you’d better beware I watch you running around all over this town But girl, the good ones never share’ The love I have for him don’t change the love I have for you I’ve got more than enough to go around It’s just I gave you my forever my for worse and my for better And now I’ve gone and let you down Oh I made a mistake, baby please don’t forsake me I promise I will make amends Because the part I can’t take the part that makes my heart break Is I’m betraying my very best friend My mama always told me She said ‘baby you’d better beware I watch you running around all over this town But girl, the good ones never share’
Talk To Me Babe (4:13)
Talk to me babe You give me reason to believe you still care Do you think it’s right to leave me hanging in air? Talk to me babe It wasn’t long ago that we were so close Now your like a stranger and I feel like a ghost Wandering around You tell me you don’t want to lose my love But you won’t say yes and you won’t say no I’m learning all about the blues my love But do I have to guess or do I already know? Talk to me babe I want so badly to be talking to you Couldn’t this be just another thing we go through? Talk to me babe Don’t worry that you might have nothing to say If you’ve go the will I know that we’ll find a way I want a lover who believes in me When I am up and when I am down I want a lover like you used to be I know it didn’t feel free but I think we could be Talk to me babe I think you owe me more than you gave when you left I know you do because you said so yourself Talk to me babe Feels like we’re standing on two sides of a wall If we tear it down would there be nothing at all? That’s what I’ve got to see Falling out of love is not a crime People do it all of the time But if you still have affection for me babe I want to let it grow, I want to let you know That you can talk to me babe I hope you’ll always talk to me babe Don’t worry you can talk to me babe
Truth Will Set You Free (4:30)
It’s always take with you Take and never give And I’ll be straight with you That’s no way to live It’s always fight with you I’m never right. I never win Try as I might with you You should see the shape I’m in Though what I say may seem uncouth Argue away I’ve got the proof I only pray you’ll see the truth And that the truth will set you free It’s always tough on you No one’s on your side It’s never enough for you You can’t be satisfied There’s so much stuff with you So much static so much pride Don’t think me rough on you But I have never seen you try Though what I say may seem uncouth Argue away I’ve got the proof I only pray you’ll see the truth And that the truth will set you free So I am through with you I’m throwing in my hand What can I do with you Except hope you understand Though what I say may seem uncouth Argue away I’ve got the proof I only pray you’ll see the truth And that the truth will set you free
Low Fidelity (3:45)
I can’t hear you, what’s that you say? Well you called my cell at a quarter to twelve With the same old hound dog tone You say you’ve bee with your buddies at the bar up the block And you got too drunk to drive home But you’ve been thinking about me anyhow About how much I mean to you And there is just no moment like the here and the now To come on over and prove it’s true Well the same old song’s kinda hard to hear It’s coming in loud but it’s far from clear Your frequency is getting weak on me And I say no to low fidelity Back when we met you were still with Danielle It took you six months to set her free And all the while I believed every lie you would tell ‘bout how much you couldn’t wait to get with me Well the same old song’s kinda had to hear It’s coming in loud but it’s far from clear Your frequency is getting weak on me And I say no to low fidelity I can’t hear you. Pardon me, I can’t hear you I should have known better from the bitter start That the piper doesn’t change his tune But you’ve been playing so long on the strings of my heart Your going to have to face the music soon Because the same old song’s kinda hard to hear It’s coming in loud but it’s far from clear Your frequency is getting weak on me And I say no to low fidelity
Big Fat Mouth (3:31)
My oh me ever since I was young I never could manage to hold my tongue So full of opinion, so full of fact So damn full of myself I never took a word back I loved to argue and I loved to fight But most of all I think I simply loved to be right I was a self made star in a one woman show, it was a lonely way to go Me and my big fat mouth Sometimes I wonder where I’d be without Me and my big fat mouth Those of you that got one too know what I’m talking about Luck little me at the age of 18, I met a king among men who treated me like a queen But I was young. I was hungry, ambitious and keen. I knew the small town, small time was not my scene. So on the night he asked me to be his sweet wife I replied “I hope you’re ready for a better life” He said “I’m sorry my sugar this is all that I know” and then I knew I had to go Me and my big fat mouth Sometimes I wonder where I’d be without Me and my big fat mouth Those of you that got one too know what I’m talking about If I count up the cost of l the lessons I’ve learned all the lovers I’ve lost and all the bridges I’ve burned Well I have earned every moment of every show It’s been a lonely way to go But it’s the only way I know Me and my big fat mouth Sometimes I wonder where I’d be without Me and my big fat mouth I put my foot right in and then I spit it out Me and my big fat mouth No use in wondering where I’d be without Me and my big fat mouth Those of you that got one too know what I’m talking about
Give Me Just One (2:48)
I know it’s her you love. It’s her that you miss It’s her that you’re thinking of, but baby let me say this You don’t have to be lonely If you would only give me just one kiss I’m not asking for a life of romance I just want to hold you, console you, baby maybe slow dance, You don’t have to be lonely If you would only give me just one chance I know she broke your heart When she went away I know that we’ve been friends Forever and a day I’m not asking for Your wedding ring But just tonight darling Let me show you your soul can still swing cause you know I’ve been watching you. I know things aren’t right So come on, show me your heart of darkness and I’ll shine my little love light Don’t have to be lonely If you would only give me just one night Don’t have to be lonely If you would only give me just one night
Rest of the Ride (3:57)
I’ve been through good times, and I’ve been through bad But your love is the best time that I’ve ever had How can I go wrong when you’re right by my side Won’t you come along dear, for the rest of the ride I will love you for better, I will love you for worse I will love you forever and always put you first Because standing beside you my heart bursts with pride Won’t you come along dear, for the rest of the ride I never thought I’d find A love so patient, a love so kind I’m gonna love you to the bitter end I will never ever have a better friend I put my dreams into words, and I sing them to you And I pray once you’ve heard them each one will come true Because I have been searching for you far and wide Won’t you come along dear for the rest of the ride
Help Me Over (3:38)
Something is wrong. Something’s so disconnected And you can’t understand why you feel so neglected Starving for love I know who you’ll return to The people and places that have only burned you I know, so help me I know. Life can be hard when you running on lonely I had plenty of friends. I just needed some family There’s no going back now that I’ve had this chance to hear the music that I want to dance to I’m so close that I can hear the river, somebody help me over Help me over to the other side x 4 Oh but the past is such an easy lover And the pain that I find there is so old and familiar I know I won’t simply leave it behind me I’ll sing a song that will help remind me I’m going to sing it when I see the river, somebody help me over Help me over to the other side x 4
Amen (6:25)
When I was a young girl you know I loved Jesus the best So eager to please him I put him above all the rest But what I’ve seen since has put my blind faith to the test And how far I’ve strayed since those days now is anyone guess It was an uppity uptown uptight old Catholic church With a priest like a parrot repeating himself from his perch But I waited patiently through all those words well rehearsed To greet my sweet Lord in the chords of the chorus and verse Singing hallelujah, holy holy, hosanna amen See, the Holy See told me beware of them other false gods But the further I’ve traveled the more he and I seem at odds For the paths that Mohammed, the Buddha and Shanti have trod Seem to me equally worthy of glory and laud So I sing hallelujah, holy holy, hosanna amen I’ve done my fair share of sinning, my fair share of feeling low down And I’ve gotten so lost I thought that I would not be found But it’s always sweet melody picking me up off the ground I hear it, the spirit incarnate in harmony’s sound And I sing hallelujah, holy holy, hosanna amen