Lyrics › Is It the Kiss
COCAINE COWBOYS (Ana Egge)
They’ll raise your spirits up and I hope they do
They’ll make you feel less lonely if you’re feeling blue
Cocaine cowboys turning rhinestones into diamonds with a song
Cocaine cowboys keep you dancing and drinking all night long
Dim lights and a bunch of friends
Thick smoke on the stage again
With their heads up in the clouds
Turning rhinestones into diamonds
Making such a beautiful sound
They’ll raise your spirits up and I hope they do
They’ll make you feel less lonely if you’re feeling blue
Cocaine cowboys they can charm you and help you forget
Cocaine cowboys making fool’s gold from love songs in their heads
Dim lights and a bunch of friends
Thick smoke on the stage again
With their heads up in the clouds
Turning rhinestones into diamonds
Making such a beautiful sound
They’ll raise your spirits up and I hope they do
They’ll make you feel less lonely if you’re feeling blue
Cocaine cowboys turning rhinestones into diamonds with a song
Cocaine cowboys keep you dancing and drinking all night long
Dim lights and a bunch of friends
Thick smoke on the stage again
With their heads up in the clouds
Turning rhinestones into diamonds
Making such a beautiful sound
With their guitars to eleven
In their honky tonk heaven
With their heads up in the clouds
Turning rhinestones into diamonds
Making such a beautiful sound
WHAT COULD BE (Ana Egge)
How’d she get so close to me
Didn’t I warn someone about her
Didn’t I say keep her away
We were in a bad place then
I thought I’d done everything
To get your attention
How do we love we dream of what could be
We dream of what could be
She made herself a tower
As the rain fell all around her
It was something to see
How do we love we dream of what could be
We dream of what could be
How do we love we dream of what could be
We dream of what could be
I know it’s all on me
And there’s really no mystery
I got carried away
How do we love we dream of what could be
We dream of what could be
How do we love we dream of what could be
We dream of what could be
BALLAD OF THE POOR CHILD (Diana Jones)
Now tell the troubles of the poor child
For it is time
To tell the struggles and the hard life
Of one without
Of one so young
Now tell the cold and hungry morning
In which to wait
A mother crying at the table
Empty and bare
And her heart breaks
Tell the troubles of the poor child
The joys of life are not to know
Saplings starved of sun and water
Cannot thrive
Cannot grow
Now tell these troubles from the mountains
To the sea
And let them ring in every kind soul
With ears to hear
And eyes to see
Tell the troubles of the poor child
For their voices are too small
Let them drink a cup of comfort
And let them sing
Among us all
HURT A LITTLE (Ana Egge/Alec Spiegelman)
Why do it if it isn’t gonna hurt a little
Talk through it in the middle of the night
I knew it when you wouldn’t let the argument end
Sometimes it’s gonna feel wrong if it’s ever gonna be right
Why do it if it isn’t gonna hurt a little
First step is always learning how to fall
Don’t worry just because it’s never happened before
Sometimes the work will be hard if it’s ever gonna work at all
There’s no shame in letting go and getting on
There’s no shame in letting go and getting on
Why do it if it isn’t gonna hurt a little
Talk through it in the middle of the night
I knew it when you wouldn’t let the argument end
Sometimes it’s gonna feel wrong if it’s ever gonna be right
Sometimes the work will be hard if it’s every gonna work at all
Sometimes letting someone else win is the way you gotta be strong
OH MY MY (Ana Egge)
Oh my my, your hand’s in the matches
You came into town doing all the asking
I knew the time I was on to you and anything you
Ever might need from me
The touch, is it the love, is it the kiss, is it the kiss
Is it the love, is it the touch, is it the kiss, is it the kiss
With my feet on the ground I’m taking it strong
‘Til I figure it out headline unknown
But in the meantime you’re on to me and
Anything I ever might need from you
The touch, is it the love, is it the kiss, is it the kiss
Is it the love, is it the touch, is it the kiss, is it the kiss
Oh my my, your hand’s in the matches
When you came into town doing all the asking
I knew the time I was on to you and anything you
Ever might need from me
The touch, is it the love, is it the kiss, is it the kiss
Is it the love, is it the touch, is it the kiss, is it the kiss
RISE ABOVE (Ana Egge)
I appeal to you to remember where you’ve been
And what it means to be a friend
Don’t fall for anyone’s reasons to hate someone
We will, we will rise above
We will, we will rise above
And I will listen for the truth in how you tell it
And I will find it in you
But I won’t fall for anyone’s
Reasons to hate someone
We will, we will rise above
We will, we will rise above
There’s something in us
That’s never been lost never been lost
Don’t fall for anyone’s
Reasons to hate someone
We will, we will rise above
We will, we will rise above
There’s something in us
That’s never been lost never been lost
There’s something in us
That’s never been lost never been lost
JAMES (Ana Egge)
It was long ago, I know all about that
We all drank wine when they said James would go far
Now he’s running ‘round, how long will it take him
Did he lift his head, was he ever accepted
Did he scratch his name out of every old notebook
Did he call his mom saying she didn’t know him
He might ask you for one little favor
He might ask again when his steps back look forward
Now he’s running ‘round with no one who knows him
It was long ago, I know all about that
We all drank wine when they said James would go far
Now he’s running ‘round, how long will it take him
It was long ago I know all about that
We all drank wine when they said James would go far
Now he’s running ‘round, he’s running ‘round
TEACAKE AND JANEY (Ana Egge)
So she called on the doctor from the next town over
Said there’d be medicine for her
And the water kept coming ‘til it stopped and it dried up
It was God they were watching
When you gonna break my heart
When you gonna break my heart
When you gonna break my heart
You heard of Teacake and Janey, they had a big love baby
They made laughter from nothing
And the water kept coming ‘til it stopped and it dried up
It was God they were watching
When you gonna break my heart
When you gonna break my heart
When you gonna break my heart
When she got home he was angry, he was prowling and pacing
With his gun raised at Janey
And the water kept coming ‘til it stopped and it dried up
It was God they were watching
When you gonna break my heart
When you gonna break my heart
When you gonna break my heart
He shot three times empty and the fourth time Janey
Shot her own gun praying
When you gonna break my heart
When you gonna break my heart
When you gonna break my heart
You heard of Teacake and Janey, they had a big love baby
They made laughter from nothing
STAY THE NIGHT (Ana Egge)
Guess I’m good at being a bad influence
When the time is right, if you want to you could
Stay the night tonight
What’s the use of caution once it’s gone, once it’s gone
What’s the use of love when your lover’s moved on
What is it about a secret that makes you wanna keep it
Guess I’m good at being a bad influence
When the time is right, if you want to you could
Stay the night tonight, stay the night tonight
Well it could be we’re just working our shit out
Just the right match for the right dance downtown
To go all the way with, to face losing face with
Guess I’m good at being a bad influence
When the time is right, if you want to you could
Stay the night tonight, stay the night tonight
CHASING RABBITS IN THE SUN (Ana Egge)
Your heartbeat’s chasing rabbits in the sun
You turn to face me looking like you pulled the gun, oo oo
You’re never gonna make it, enough’s enough, oo oo
You said Penny’s in the mood for getting someone back
And you got the cure for anything she ever asks, oo oo
You gotta help me make this not look bad, oo oo
So go and tell the waitress, looking real nice
To get behind the counter, she shouldn’t have to pay the price oo oo
Put the blame on me and don’t think twice, oo oo
Your heartbeat’s chasing rabbits in the sun
You turn to face me looking like you pulled the gun, oo oo
You’re never gonna make it, enough’s enough, oo oo
You said Penny’s in the mood for getting someone back
And you got the cure for anything she ever asks, oo oo
You gotta help me make this not look bad, oo oo