HE’S ON A TRAIN
Jane Baxter Miller (2009)
He’s on a train, so far away
Do you think he knows how I miss his love day after day
Do you think he knows about the pain in my heart
He’s on a train and we’re so very far apart
I had a dream, he was holding me tight
And that train rolled on and on thru the starless night
That train rolled on and on and there was no time
I had a dream, he was holding me so very tight
But he’s on a train so far away
Do you think he knows how I miss his love day after day
Do you think he knows about the pain in my heart
He’s on a train and we’re so very far apart
That Truck (Bloodshot Compilation)
Jane Baxter Miller (1994)
I'd like to buy that truck and cut my hair
Learn to say the word fuck and not even care
I'd be lookin' good if I had that truck
I'd like to buy that truck and head down south
Change my name to Mavis and start having a big old mouth
I could say what I want if I had that truck
With four on the floor and the windows rolled down
Radio drownin' out any other sound
Howling at them boys as I whiz by
And I'd be leavin' you behind
I'd like to buy that truck and track you down
Yeah I know you've been messin' around all over town
You'd be sorry you put me down if I had that truck
I'd like to buy that truck and smack you flat
Yeah I'd love to hear your big talkin' after that
You'd be seein' things my way honey, if I had that truck
With four on the floor and the windows rolled down
Radio drownin' out any other sound
Baby, baby, baby so sorry 'bout your luck
I'm gonna buy that truck
RIVER OF GHOSTS
Jane Baxter Miller (2009)
There once was a young girl gay and
In faded photos her eyes haunt me
How I long for the life that will never be
There once was a young girl gay and carefree
Through this house of tears runs a river of ghosts
Of the many that wander, you’re the one I long for most
Through this house of tears runs a river of ghosts
Oh dear mother, ripped from this world
Can you hear the prayers of your baby girl
How I ache for your comforting word
Oh dear mother, ripped from this world
Chorus
Oh dear father, taken home to God
Oh how I need you to carry me and be strong
For I am so weary of singin’ sorrows song
Oh dear father, taken home to God
Chorus
Oh my true love who lies with me no more
Why God took you I shall never know
For you were the only one left me in this world
Oh my true love who lies with me no more
Chorus
Now I am an old woman, though so young in years
And only Job knows the weight of my tears
Though my faith in God is ever near
Still I am an old woman, though so young in years
SWIMMING UP FROM THE BOTTOM
Jane Baxter Miller (2009)
I’m swimming up from the bottom I can almost see the light
There beyond that smoky blue
I’m swimming up from the bottom gasping for a breath of air
Lord knows I’m long overdue
I’m swimming up from the bottom, from the deep, dark bottom Where the sun disappears
Swimming up from the bottom, from the deep, dark bottom
Seems I been stuck down there for years.
I’ve been drowning in this rancid river-of-nowhere longer than I care to know
Lord I been bouncing off the bottom, thinking it’s the top never knowing which way to go
But I’m swimming up….
Been praying for a hook from heaven to pierce my damned up heart
To let my soul and set me free
I been praying for that blood to save me and wash away my sins
Feed these sharks hounded me
I’m swimming up….
Poison Sweet
Jane Baxter Miller (2009)
Tie me up with roses that smell of sweeter things
Dust me off with dew drop tears that promise of the spring
Smother me with kisses that were never mine
Darling watch me slowly lose my mind
Waltz me round in circles and whisper in my ear
Tell me how I’ve never cried I’ve never shed a tear
Fill my heart with music while lies you entwine
Darling watch me slowly lose my mind
Your Love like some poison sweet
Your love like some poison sweet
Color me a rainbow of only black & blue
Tell me how that pot of gold is there for me and you
(Tell me of that pot of gold there for me and you)
Paint for me a picuture of our love divine
Darling watch me slowly lose my mind
Your Love like some poison sweet
Your Love like some poison sweet
HARM AMONG THE WILLOWS
Jane Baxter Miller (2009)
Is there harm among the willows
Is there sound among the damned
Are you all dressed up to go out tonight and dance merry if you can
And will they come to find you with a tossled red, red rose
And will you go willingly, willingly as if you didn’t know,
as if you didn’t know
Will you reach out your ivory bone hand and laugh and carry on
Will you succumb to their lies as if we were dead and gone,
as if we were dead and gone
Will you kiss with salt tears faliing the iips they offer you
Will you shut your heart unto me and hide like you always do,
hide like you always do
And will I never hear again your laughter ringing true
They’ve clothed you in heavy garments
They are stealing you,
they are stealing you
On that night when yellow moon glows bright across your face
I will come to meet you, meet you at our secret gate
And we will ride away on our ponies made of wood
We will be free to float and fly
Like we always knew we could
We will ride away on our ponies made of wood
SLEEP FOREVER (Texas Rubies’ “Working Girls Blues” CD)
Jane Baxter Miller (1993)
Tho the calling of your name drifts vainly in the air
Tho these wounds on my heart time will never repair
Tho death has stolen you from me
And your soul now flies free
Someday soon we'll be together again and I'll sleep forever in your arms
Sleep forever in your arms my love
Dreaming together of our own true love
Once again you'll whisper sweet everything's alright
And we'll sleep together through God's eternal night
How I long to rest beside you in that green
With lonely stars above and night birds who seldom sing
Tho I rock beside your grave now
And with my tears wash your name
Someday soon we'll be together again and I'll sleep forever in your arms
Even now I hear the flutter of God's angels wings
Gathering round me homeward for my soul to bring
Sleep forever in your arms my love
Dreaming together of our own true love
Once again you'll whisper sweet everything's alright
And we'll sleep together through God's eternal night
And sleep together through God's eternal night
SAVE YOU
Jane Baxter Miller (1993)
I thought I saw the moon this morning rising in the sky
I thought I heard a blackbird he was echoing my cry
I thought I heard your footsteps outside my bedroom door
I had to stop and wonder for you don't walk here anymore
'Cause I woke this morning my bed was drenched in your blood
With everything inside me wish I could undo what's been done
And I could save you, save you, save you, save you,
I thought I saw my babies once again they were cradled in your arms
I thought I heard hushed whispers from behind they were warning me of harm
I thought I heard a tiny lullaby ringing in my ear
I had to stop and catch my breath to think you might be near
'Cause I woke this morning my bed was drenched in your blood
With everything inside me wish I could undo what's been done
And I could save you, save you, save you, save you
Save you, Save you, Save you
Jane Baxter Miller (2009)
He’s on a train, so far away
Do you think he knows how I miss his love day after day
Do you think he knows about the pain in my heart
He’s on a train and we’re so very far apart
I had a dream, he was holding me tight
And that train rolled on and on thru the starless night
That train rolled on and on and there was no time
I had a dream, he was holding me so very tight
But he’s on a train so far away
Do you think he knows how I miss his love day after day
Do you think he knows about the pain in my heart
He’s on a train and we’re so very far apart
That Truck (Bloodshot Compilation)
Jane Baxter Miller (1994)
I'd like to buy that truck and cut my hair
Learn to say the word fuck and not even care
I'd be lookin' good if I had that truck
I'd like to buy that truck and head down south
Change my name to Mavis and start having a big old mouth
I could say what I want if I had that truck
With four on the floor and the windows rolled down
Radio drownin' out any other sound
Howling at them boys as I whiz by
And I'd be leavin' you behind
I'd like to buy that truck and track you down
Yeah I know you've been messin' around all over town
You'd be sorry you put me down if I had that truck
I'd like to buy that truck and smack you flat
Yeah I'd love to hear your big talkin' after that
You'd be seein' things my way honey, if I had that truck
With four on the floor and the windows rolled down
Radio drownin' out any other sound
Baby, baby, baby so sorry 'bout your luck
I'm gonna buy that truck
RIVER OF GHOSTS
Jane Baxter Miller (2009)
There once was a young girl gay and
In faded photos her eyes haunt me
How I long for the life that will never be
There once was a young girl gay and carefree
Through this house of tears runs a river of ghosts
Of the many that wander, you’re the one I long for most
Through this house of tears runs a river of ghosts
Oh dear mother, ripped from this world
Can you hear the prayers of your baby girl
How I ache for your comforting word
Oh dear mother, ripped from this world
Chorus
Oh dear father, taken home to God
Oh how I need you to carry me and be strong
For I am so weary of singin’ sorrows song
Oh dear father, taken home to God
Chorus
Oh my true love who lies with me no more
Why God took you I shall never know
For you were the only one left me in this world
Oh my true love who lies with me no more
Chorus
Now I am an old woman, though so young in years
And only Job knows the weight of my tears
Though my faith in God is ever near
Still I am an old woman, though so young in years
SWIMMING UP FROM THE BOTTOM
Jane Baxter Miller (2009)
I’m swimming up from the bottom I can almost see the light
There beyond that smoky blue
I’m swimming up from the bottom gasping for a breath of air
Lord knows I’m long overdue
I’m swimming up from the bottom, from the deep, dark bottom Where the sun disappears
Swimming up from the bottom, from the deep, dark bottom
Seems I been stuck down there for years.
I’ve been drowning in this rancid river-of-nowhere longer than I care to know
Lord I been bouncing off the bottom, thinking it’s the top never knowing which way to go
But I’m swimming up….
Been praying for a hook from heaven to pierce my damned up heart
To let my soul and set me free
I been praying for that blood to save me and wash away my sins
Feed these sharks hounded me
I’m swimming up….
Poison Sweet
Jane Baxter Miller (2009)
Tie me up with roses that smell of sweeter things
Dust me off with dew drop tears that promise of the spring
Smother me with kisses that were never mine
Darling watch me slowly lose my mind
Waltz me round in circles and whisper in my ear
Tell me how I’ve never cried I’ve never shed a tear
Fill my heart with music while lies you entwine
Darling watch me slowly lose my mind
Your Love like some poison sweet
Your love like some poison sweet
Color me a rainbow of only black & blue
Tell me how that pot of gold is there for me and you
(Tell me of that pot of gold there for me and you)
Paint for me a picuture of our love divine
Darling watch me slowly lose my mind
Your Love like some poison sweet
Your Love like some poison sweet
HARM AMONG THE WILLOWS
Jane Baxter Miller (2009)
Is there harm among the willows
Is there sound among the damned
Are you all dressed up to go out tonight and dance merry if you can
And will they come to find you with a tossled red, red rose
And will you go willingly, willingly as if you didn’t know,
as if you didn’t know
Will you reach out your ivory bone hand and laugh and carry on
Will you succumb to their lies as if we were dead and gone,
as if we were dead and gone
Will you kiss with salt tears faliing the iips they offer you
Will you shut your heart unto me and hide like you always do,
hide like you always do
And will I never hear again your laughter ringing true
They’ve clothed you in heavy garments
They are stealing you,
they are stealing you
On that night when yellow moon glows bright across your face
I will come to meet you, meet you at our secret gate
And we will ride away on our ponies made of wood
We will be free to float and fly
Like we always knew we could
We will ride away on our ponies made of wood
SLEEP FOREVER (Texas Rubies’ “Working Girls Blues” CD)
Jane Baxter Miller (1993)
Tho the calling of your name drifts vainly in the air
Tho these wounds on my heart time will never repair
Tho death has stolen you from me
And your soul now flies free
Someday soon we'll be together again and I'll sleep forever in your arms
Sleep forever in your arms my love
Dreaming together of our own true love
Once again you'll whisper sweet everything's alright
And we'll sleep together through God's eternal night
How I long to rest beside you in that green
With lonely stars above and night birds who seldom sing
Tho I rock beside your grave now
And with my tears wash your name
Someday soon we'll be together again and I'll sleep forever in your arms
Even now I hear the flutter of God's angels wings
Gathering round me homeward for my soul to bring
Sleep forever in your arms my love
Dreaming together of our own true love
Once again you'll whisper sweet everything's alright
And we'll sleep together through God's eternal night
And sleep together through God's eternal night
SAVE YOU
Jane Baxter Miller (1993)
I thought I saw the moon this morning rising in the sky
I thought I heard a blackbird he was echoing my cry
I thought I heard your footsteps outside my bedroom door
I had to stop and wonder for you don't walk here anymore
'Cause I woke this morning my bed was drenched in your blood
With everything inside me wish I could undo what's been done
And I could save you, save you, save you, save you,
I thought I saw my babies once again they were cradled in your arms
I thought I heard hushed whispers from behind they were warning me of harm
I thought I heard a tiny lullaby ringing in my ear
I had to stop and catch my breath to think you might be near
'Cause I woke this morning my bed was drenched in your blood
With everything inside me wish I could undo what's been done
And I could save you, save you, save you, save you
Save you, Save you, Save you
