verbatim: Friday Random iPod Ten

Today only! Bonus! Opening lyrics of each song!

1. Strawberry Jam - Michelle Shocked

Saturday morning found me itchin'
To get on over to my Grandma's kitchen.
The sweetest little berries was cooking up right
And then we put 'em in a canning jar and seal 'em up tight.

2. Can't Shake These Blues (live) - Chris Smither

No matter how I try
I just can't shake these blues.

3. Fishing with Bill - Greg Brown & Bill Morrissey

Oh man, what a winter
Sorrow wide and deep.
Is it just the media industry or the whole country
That is turning into sheep?

4. Housework - Loudon Wainwright III

I've been waiting for you to come through that door, dear
Your whereabouts tonight I do not know.
The house is nice and clean.
The wineglasses, they gleam.
The candles on the table cast their glow.
I finished cooking dinner an hour ago.

5. Handy Man - James Taylor

Hey girls, gather 'round
Listen to what I'm putting down.
Hey baby, I'm your handy man.

6. You Can Love Yourself - Keb' Mo'

My baby, she wrote me a letter
She didn't call me on the phone
Five little words was all she wrote
She said, "See you later, I'm gone."

7. Black Sheep (live) - Martin Sexton

Sittin' in this lonely town
Wonderin' when things are gonna change
Dreamin' my life away
And it seems them dreams, they turned into a bunch of dust clouds

8. End of the Movie - Cake

People you love will turn their backs on you
You'll lose your hair, your teeth
Your knife will fall out of its sheath
But you still don't like to leave before the end of the movie.

9. Me And Julio Down by the Schoolyard (live) - Paul Simon

The Mama Pajama, she rolled out of bed
And she rambled to the police station
And when the Papa found out, he began to shout
And he started the investigation.

10. Lie to Me - David Byrne

It's a beautiful world and a beautiful dream
And you know I don't care things are not what they seem
Making up stories that you know aren't true
But you know it's alright 'cause I know it too.