Written by Shawn Colvin/John Leventhal
C F The streets of my town are not what they were C F They are haloed in anger, bitter and hurt C F And it's not so you'd notice but it's a sinister thing F C F C F Like the wheels of ambition at the christening C F So I went out walking on the streets of the dead C With a chip on my shoulder F G And a voice in my head C It said you have been brought here F Though you don't know what for C F Well the mystery train is coming right to your door G C/G G C/G And I hear you calling, you don't have to call so loud G C/G G F I see you falling and you don't have to walk so proud C/G F You can run all night but we can take you where C F C F You can cry like an angel C There were high school night dances F When we played stump the band C F G We were raising each other in a strange land Am There were hard pills to swallow F But we drank 'em all down C Oh the nights were too short then F And now they're a little too long G C/G G C/G I hear you calling and you don't have to call so loud G C/G G F I see you falling and you don't have to walk so proud C/G F You can run all night but we can take you where C You can shout out in anger You can laugh like a fool F You can cry like an angel G Dm Am F G Dm F G C So look homeward baby F Keep your eyes on the sky C They will never forgive you F G So don't ask them to try C F This is your party, I know it's not your ideal C May we all find salvation F In professions that heal C/G Bb I hear you calling, you don't have to call so loud C/G G F I see you falling and you don't have to walk so proud C/G F You can run all night but we can take you where C You can shout out an answer You can laugh like a fool You can call up to heaven G C/G We'll be listening to you C You can sing hallelujah You can fly like a bird F C F You can cry like angel when there are no words From Shawn Colvin "Steady On" Columbia Records 1989 AGF Music/Red Songs Ltd/Lev-A-Tunes(ASCAP) please post corrections. patterns seem to change each verse/chorus