Broken, I’m broken
I can’t fix it up
I can’t be repaired
Well, I’m Broken, I’m broken
I’m all busted up
My life’s in despair

The rain’s falling down on my face
So my tears won’t give me away
Drink a pint of dark
For my broken heart for a boy
Who may never return

Now it’s broken at the neck
Now I can’t get over it
And now I’m feeling like such a mess
I’m broken

Broken, I’m broken
Can’t fix it up, I can’t be repaired

I’m not bigger than this burden
And I can’t be certain the
color of my guitar
The murky past comes up again
And I’m standing on the bridge
Black water around my bed

Now it’s broken at the neck
And now I can’t get over it
And now I’m feeling like such a mess
I’m broken

Now it’s broken at the neck
And now I’m trapped right under it
And now I’m feeling so depressed
I’m broken

Broken, I’m broken
Can’t fix it up
I can’t be repaired
Well, I’m broken, I’m broken
I’m all busted up now
My life’s in despair

Well, I’m broken, I’m broken
I can’t fix it up
I can’t be repaired
I can’t be repaired
I can’t be repaired
Oh no, I can’t be repaired

I drove my car in the middle of the night
I just wanted to see you so bad
The road was dark but the stars were bright
I just wanted to see you so bad
It didn’t matter what my friends would say
I was gonna see you anyway
I just wanted to see you so bad
I just wanted to see you so bad
You were staying in a big hotel
I just wanted to see you so bad
I didn’t know you very well
I just wanted to see you so bad
We’d always talked on the telephone
But I’d never been with you all alone
I just wanted to see you so bad
I just wanted to see you so bad

I got off on the seventh floor
I just wanted to see you so bad
I couldn’t have asked for anything more
I just wanted to see you so bad
I saw your face so clear and bright
I must have been crazy but it sure felt right
I just wanted to see you so bad
I just wanted to see you so bad
I just wanted to see you so bad
I just wanted to see you so bad

I have walked all alone
On these streets, I call home
Streets of hope, streets of fear
Through the sidewalk cracks
Time dissapears
I was lost, on my knees
On the eve of defeat
As i choked back the tears
There’s a silent scream no-one could hear

So far away from everything, you know it’s true
Something inside that makes you know what you’ve got to do

[Chorus]
Ring the bells, ring them loud
Let them ring here and now
Just reach out and ring the bells of freedom
When your world’s crashing down like you’ve lost every round
Stand your ground
And ring the bells of freedom

Up the steps of the church
Through the fields in the dirt
In the dark I have seen
That the sun still shines for the one who believed

So far away, so full of doubt, you needed proof
Just close your eyes, and hear the sound inside of you

[Chorus x3]

She left home, 17
Packed her bags
cut them clean
Couldn’t stay, one more day
In a house where innocence was stolen away

He left home, off to war
Don’t know why, or what for
He’ll be brave, he’ll fight hard
In a game where generals
Deal all the cards

So far away, from everything they ever knew
Something inside that makes you do what you’ve got to do
Ring them bells
Ring them loud
Let them ring
Here and now
Just reach out and ring the bells of freedom

Ring them bells
Ring them loud
Let them ring

When your world is crashing down
Like you’ve lost every round
Stand your ground
And ring the bells of freedom

When you fall to your knees
On the eve of defeat
As you choke back the tears
There’s a silent scream
Nobody hears
So far away
From everything
And everyone
Can’t get away
From anything or anyone

Ring them bells
Ring them loud
Let them ring
Here and now
Just reach out
And ring the bells of freedom
When your world comes crashing down
Like you’ve lost every round
Stand your ground
And ring the bells of freedom

Ring them bells
Ring them loud
Let them ring
Hear and now
Just reach out
And ring the bells of freedom
Yeah, when your world comes crashing down
Like you’ve lost every round
Stand your ground
And ring the bells of freedom
Ring them bells
Ring them loud
Let them ring
Hear and now
Just reach out
And ring the bells of freedom

I don’t want to hear a love song
I got on this airplane just to fly
And I know there’s life below
But all that it can show me
Is the prairie and the sky

And I don’t want to hear a sad story
Full of heartbreak and desire
The last time I felt like this
It was in the wilderness and the canyon was on fire
And I stood on the mountain in the night and I watched it burn
I watched it burn, I watched it burn.

I would rock my soul in the bosom of Abraham
I would hold my life in his saving grace.
I would walk all the way from Boulder to Birmingham
If I thought I could see, I could see your face.

Well you really got me this time
And the hardest part is knowing I’ll survive.
I have come to listen for the sound
Of the trucks as they move down
Out on ninety five
And pretend that it’s the ocean
coming down to wash me clean, to wash me clean
Baby do you know what I mean

I would rock my soul in the bosom of Abraham
I would hold my life in his saving grace.
I would walk all the way from Boulder to Birmingham
If I thought I could see, I could see your face.

Ah, I’m a mean, mean woman,
I dont mean no one man, no good, no.
I’m a mean, mean woman,
I dont mean no one man, no good.
I just treats em like I wants to,
I never treats em, honey like I should.

Oh, lord, I once had a daddy,
He said he’d give me everything in sight.
Once had a daddy,
Said he’d give me everything in sight.
Yes, he did.
So I said, honey, I want the sunshine,
You take the stars out of the night.
Come on and give em to me, babe, cause I want em right now.

I ain’t the kind of woman
Whod make your life a bed of ease, ha ha ha ha!
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
Im not the kind of woman, no,
To make your life a bed of ease.
Yeah, but if you, if you just wanna go out drinkin, honey,
Wont you invite me along, please.
Oh, Ill be so good to ya babe, yeah!
Whoa, go on!

I guess Im just like a turtle
Thats hidin underneath its horny shell.
Whoa, whoa, oh yeah, like a turtle
Hidin underneath its hard-ass shell.
But you know Im very well protected
I know this goddamn life too well.

Oh! now call me mean, you can call me evil, yeah, yeah,
Ive been called much worser things around,
Honey, dont ya know I have!
Whoa, call me mean or call me evil
Ive been called much worser things, all things around,
Yeah, but Im gonna take good care of janis, yeah,
Honey, aint no one gonna dog me down.
Alright, yeah.

There’s a friend who will call
When her husband’s asleep
Crossing the phone lines for comfort
And she cries that she needs him and
Someday he’ll change
And now’s not a good time to go
And it isn’t my place to say leave him and run
That no love is worth all the damage he’s done
But if she’ll hold her ground
Then I’ll hold my tongue
Ever the diplomat
Oh, I’d like to think
That I would be stronger than that

Where’s her head
Where’s her nerve
Does part of her think this is all she deserves
Oh, I would be stronger
I would not stay one minute longer
I would be stronger than that

It started out good they usually do
Then one day it’s taken for granted
‘Til words become weapons and love turns to pain
Oh, why is she still holding on
She says living without him is too hard to face
And I try to imagine myself in her place
But with well chosen words and well placed tears
She forgives him in two seconds flat
Oh, I’d like to think
That I would be stronger than that

Where’s her head
Where’s her nerve
Does part of her think this is all she deserves
Oh, I would be stronger
I would not stay one minute longer
I would be stronger than that

I know what she’s thinking and I know what she’d say
That my life and her life are like night and like day
And her love is the love that will save him
Brave words but I don’t believe them

Where’s her head
Where’s her nerve
Does part of her think this is all she deserves
Oh, I would be stronger
I would not stay one minute longer
I would be stronger than that

Oh, I would be stronger
I would not wait one minute longer
I would be stronger than that

Well she seemed all right by dawn’s early light though she looked a little
Worried and weak she tried to pretend he wasn’t drinkin’ aagain but daddy left
The proof on her cheek and I was only eight years old that summer and I always
Seemed to be in the way so I took myself down to the fair in town on
Independence day

Well word gets a round in a small, small town they said he was a dangerous man
But mama was proud and she stood her ground she knew she was on the losin’ end
Some folks whispered some folks talked but everybody looked the other way and
When time ran out there was no one about on indpendence day

Chours: let freedom ring, let the white dove sing let the whole world know that
Today is a day of reckoning let the weak be strong, let the right be wrong roll
The stone away, let the guilty pay, it’s independence day

Well she lit up the sky that fourth of july by the time the firemen come they
Just put out the flames and took down some names and send me to the county home
Now I ain’t sayin’ it’s right or it’s wrong but maybe it’s the only way talk
About your revolution it’s indepenednce day

I think I lost it
Let me know if you come across it
Let me know if I let it fall
Along a back road somewhere
Money can’t replace it
No memory can erase it
And I know I’m never gonna find
Another one to compare
Give me some love to fill me up

Give me some time give me some stuff
Give me a sign give me some kind of reason
Are you heavy enough to make me stay
I feel like I might blow away
I thought I was in heaven
But I was only dreamin
I think I lost it
Let me know if you come across it
Let me know if I let it fall
Along a back road somewhere
Money can’t replace it
No memory can erase it
And I know I’m never gonna find
Another one to compare

SOLO

I just wanna live the life I please
I don’t want no enemies
I don’t want nothin if I have to fake it
Never take nothin don’t belong to me

Everything’s paid for nothing free
If I give my heart
Will you promise not to break it
I think I lost it
Let me know if you come across it
Let me know if I let it fall
Along a back road somewhere
Money can’t replace it
No memory can erase it
And I know I’m never gonna find
Another one to compare
Money can’t replace it
No memory can erase it
And I know I’m never gonna find
Another one to compare

Don’t look so sad
I know it’s over
But life goes on
And this old world
Will keep on turning
Let’s just be glad
We had some time to spend together
There’s no need to watch the bridges
That we’re burning

Lay your head,
Upon my pillow
Hold your warm and tender body
Close to mine
Hear the whisper of the raindrops
Blowing soft, against the window
And make believe you love me,
One more time,
For the good times

I’ll get along
You’ll find another
And I’ll be here
If you should find,
You ever need me
Don’t say a word
About tomorrow, or forever
There’ll be time enough for sadness
When you leave me

Lay your head
Upon my pillow
Hold your warm and tender body
Close to mine
Hear the whisper of the raindrops
Blowing soft against the window
And make believe you love me
One more time
For the good times