Taxman (G. Harrison - ASCAP)
Audio: Greatest Hits

Let me tell you how it will be
There's one for you, nineteen for me
'Cause I'm the taxman
Yeah, I'm the taxman

Should five percent appear too small
Be thankful I don't take it all
'Cause I'm the taxman
Yeah, I'm the taxman

If you drive a car, I'll tax the street
If you try to sit, I'll tax your seat
If you get too cold, I'll tax the heat
If you try to walk, I'll tax your feet

Don't ask me what I want it for
If you don't want to pay some more
'Cause I'm the taxman
Yeah, I'm the taxman

Now my advice for those who die
Declare the pennies on your eyes
'Cause I'm the taxman
Yeah, I'm the taxman

Texas Flood (L.C. Davis and J.W. Scott - ASCAP)
Audio: Texas Flood, Live Alive, SRV box set
Video: Live at the El Mocambo, Live from Austin, Texas

Well, it's flooding down in Texas, all of the telephone lines are down
Well, it's flooding down in Texas, all of the telephone lines are down
And I've been trying to call my baby, Lord and I can't get a single sound

Well, dark clouds rolling in, man and I'm standing out in the rain
Well, dark clouds rolling in, man and I'm standing out in the rain
Well, flood water keeps rolling, it's about to drive poor me insane

Well, I'm leaving you baby, Lord I'm going back home to stay
Well, I'm leaving you baby, Lord I'm going back home to stay
Well, back home are no floods and tornadoes, baby the sun shines every day

The House Is Rockin' (S.R. Vaughan and D. Bramhall - ASCAP)
Audio: In Step, Greatest Hits, SRV box set
Video: Pride and Joy, Live From Austin, Texas

Well, the house is rockin', don't bother knockin'
Yeah, the house is rockin', don't bother knockin'
Yeah, the house is rockin' don't bother, come on in

Kick off your shoes, start losin' the blues
This old house ain't got nothing to lose
Seen it all for years, start spreading the news
We got room on the floor, come on baby, shake something loose

Well, the house is rockin', don't bother knockin'
Yeah, the house is rockin', don't bother knockin'
Yeah, the house is rockin' don't bother, come on in

Well, the house is rockin', don't bother knockin'
Yeah, the house is rockin', don't bother knockin'
Yeah, the house is rockin' don't bother, come on in

Walking up the street, you can hear the sound
There's some bad honky-tonkers and they're laying it down
Seen it all for years, got nothing to lose
So get out on the floor, shimmy til' you shake somthing lose

Well, the house is rockin', don't bother knockin'
Yeah, the house is rockin', don't bother knockin'
Yeah, the house is rockin' don't bother, come on in
I said the house is rockin', don't bother, come on in

Pride and Joy (S.R. Vaughan - ASCAP)
Audio: Texas Flood, Live Alive, Live at Carnegie Hall, Greatest Hits, Live At Montreux, SRV box set
Video: Live at The El Mocambo, Live From Austin, Texas

Well, you've heard about love givin' sight to the blind
My baby's lovin' causes the sun to shine
She's my sweet little thing
She's my pride and joy
She's my sweet little baby, I'm her little lover boy

Yeah, I love my baby, heart and soul
Love like ours won't never grow old
She's my sweet little thing
She's my pride and joy
She's my sweet little baby, I'm her little lover boy

Yeah, I love my Lenny, she's long and lean
You mess with her, you'll see a man get mean
She's my sweet little thing
She's my pride and joy
She's my sweet little baby, I'm her little lover boy

Well, I love my baby like the finest wine
Stick with her until the end of time
And she's my sweet little thing
She's my pride and joy
She's my sweet little baby, I'm her little lover boy

Yeah, I love my baby, heart and soul
Love like ours won't never grow old
She's my sweet little thing
She's my pride and joy
She's my sweet little baby, I'm her little lover boy

Tightrope (S.R. Vaughan and D. Bramhall - ASCAP)
Audio: In Step, SRV box set
Video: Live From Austin, Texas

Caught up in a whirlwind, can't catch my breath
Knee-deep in hot water, broke out in cold sweat
Can't catch a turtle in this rat race
Feel like I'm losing time at a breakneck pace

Afraid of my own shadow in the face of grace
Heart full of darkness, spotlight on my face
There was love all around me, but I was looking for revenge
Thank God it never found me, would have been the end

I was walking the tightrope, stepping on my friends
Walking the tightrope, was a shame and a sin
Walking the tightrope between wrong and right
Walking the tightrope, both aday and night

Looking back in front of me, in the mirror's a grin
Through the eyes of love I see, I'm really looking at a friend
We've all had our problems, that's the way life is
My heart goes out to others who are there to make amends

We've been walking the tightrope, trying to make it right
Walking the tightrope, every day and every night
Walking the tightrope, trying to bring it all around
Walking the tightrope from the lost to found

Walking the tightrope stretched around the world
Walking the tightrope, save the boys and girls
Walking the tightrope, let's make it right
Walking the tightrope, let's do it tonight
Walking the tightrope

Little Wing (J. Hendrix)
Audio: The Sky Is Crying, SRV box set
NOTE: Little Wing is not an instrumental, but Stevie Ray Vaughan never
recorded this song with the lyrics

Well, she's walking through the clouds
With a circus mind that's running wild
Butterflies and zebras
And moonbeams are a fairytale
That's all she ever thinks about
Riding the wind

When I'm sad, she comes to me
With a thousand smiles she gives to me for free
It's all right, she says, it's all right
Take anything you want from me
Anything

Fly on, little wing
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Fly on, little wing

Crossfire (T.Shannon, C. Layton, R. Wynans, B. Carter, R. Ellsworth - ASCAP)
Audio: In Step, SRV Box Set
Video: Pride And Joy, Live From Austin, Texas

Day by day,night after night,
Blinded by the neon lights.
Hurry here, hustlin' there,
No one's got the time to spare.
Money's tight, nothin' free,
Won't somebody come and rescue me?
I am stranded, caught in the crossfire
Stranded, caught in the crossfire.

Tooth for tooth, eye for an eye.
Sell your soul just to buy, buy, buy.
Beggin' a dollar, stealin' a dime,
Come on can't you see that I
I am stranded ,caught in the crossfire
I am stranded, caught in the crossfire.

I need some kind of kindness,s ome kind of sympathy oh, no
We're stranded, caught in the crossfire

Save the strong lose the weak,
Never turning the other cheek.
Trust nobody don't be no fool,
Whatever happened to the golden rule?
We got stranded ,caught in the crossfire
We got stranded, caught in the crossfire
We got stranded, caught in the crossfire
Stranded ,caught in the crossfire
Help me.

Change It (D. Bramhall - ASCAP)
Audio: Soul To Soul, Live Alive, SRV box set
Video: Pride and Joy

You can't change it, can't rearrange it
If time is all we got, then baby, let's take it

Lovin' is a lovin', the moment is a-right
It's worth all the years in the past, let's go one more night

Get away from the blind side of life
Honey, I want you to be by my side
Me and my backdoor moves ain't no more, no more

Get away from the blind side of life
Honey, I want you to be by my side
Me and my backdoor moves ain't no more, no more

Get away from the blind side of life
Honey, I want you to be by my side
Me and my backdoor moves ain't no more, no more

Goonight my darlin', another day has passed
Forget all those painful memories, our love's gonna last

Come to me baby, come to me one more time
It's time we we got movin', time to move on
Let's slide out the door, let's slide out the door
Ride our way home, let's glide our way home

Let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go
Let's go, let's go, I've come back for more

Cold Shot (M. Kindred, Arr. S.R. Vaughan - ASCAP)
Audio: Couldn't Stand The Weather, Live Alive, Live At Carnegie Hall, SRV box set
Video: Pride And Joy, Live From Austin, Texas

Once was a sweet thang baby, held our love in our hands
Now I reach to kiss your lips, the touch don't mean a thing
And that's a cold shot baby, yeah that's a drag.
A cold shot baby, I let our love go bad

Remember the way that you loved me, do anything I say
Now I see you out somewhere, you won't give me the time of day
And that's a cold shot darlin', yeah that's a drag
That's a cold shot baby, we let our love go bad

I really meant I was sorry, for ever causin' you pain
You showed your appreciation, by walkin' out anyway
And that's a cold shot baby, yeah that's a drag
That's a cold shot baby, we let our love go bad

Don't let our true love run cold baby

Couldn't Stand The Weather (S.R. Vaughan - ASCAP)
Audio: Couldn't Stand The Weather, SRV Box Set
Video: Pride And Joy, SRV Box Set

Runnin' through this business of life
Raisin' sand if I'm needed to.
Ain't so funny when things ain't feelin' right.
Then daddy's hand helps to see me through.
Sweet as sugar, love won't wash away.
Rain or shine, it's always here to stay.
All these years you and I've spent together.
All this, we just couldn't stand the weather.

Like a train that stops at every station,
We all deal with trials and tribulations.
Fear hangs the fellow that ties up his years.
Entangled in yellow and cries all his tears.
Changes come before we can grow.
Learn to see them before we're too old.
Don't just take me for tryin' to be heavy.
Understand, it's time to get ready for the storm.

Life Without You (S.R. Vaughan - ASCAP)
Audio: Soul To Soul, Live Alive, (appears on original LP release; not on CD version)

Ooh, ooh now baby, tell me how have you been
We all have missed you, and the way you grin
The day is necessary, every now and then
For souls to move on, givin' life back again and again
Fly on, fly on, fly on my friend
Go on, live again, love again

Day after day, night after night
Sittin' here, singin' every minute, as the years go passing by, by, by, by
Long look in the mirror, we've come face to face
Wishing all the love we took for granted, love we have today

Life without you, all the love you passed my way
The angels have waited for you so long, now they have their way
Take your place

ASCAP - American Society of Musicians, Authors, and Publishers
BMI - Broadcast Music, Inc.