Top Songs By Indigo Girls
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Indigo Girls
Performer
Amy Ray
Vocals
Michael Lorant
Background Vocals
Lisa Germano
Mandolin
Sara Lee
Bass Guitar
Jerry Marotta
Percussion
John Painter
Accordion
Jo-El Sonnier
Accordion
Emily Saliers
Vocals
David Leonard
Mixed Artist
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Emily Saliers
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Indigo Girls
Producer
Peter Collins
Producer
David Leonard
Mixing Engineer
Tim Oliver
Engineer
Marc Frigo
Assistant Engineer
Mark Richardson
Assistant Engineer
Dan Austin
Assistant Engineer
Phil Chapman
Assistant Engineer
Abbey Road
Assistant Engineer
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I sit two stories above the street
It's awful quiet here since love fell asleep
There's life down below me, though
Kids are walkin' home from school
[Verse 2]
Some long ago when we were taught
That for whatever kinda puzzle you got
You just stick the right formula in
A solution for every fool
[PreChorus]
I remember the time when I came so close to you
Sent me skippin' my class and runnin' from school
And I bought you that ring, 'cause I never was cool
[Chorus]
What makes me think I could start clean slated?
The hardest to learn was the least complicated
[Verse 3]
Oh, I just sit up in the house and resist
And not be seen until I cease to exist
A kind of conscientious objection
A kind of dodge in the draft
[Verse 4]
The boy and girl are holding hands on the street
I don't want to, but I think you just wait
It's more than just eye to eye
Learned the things I could never apply
[PreChorus]
I remember the time when I came so close with you
I let everything go, it seemed the only truth
And I bought you that ring, it seemed the thing to do
[Chorus]
What makes me think I could start clean slated?
The hardest to learn was the least complicated
So what makes me think I could start clean slated?
The hardest to learn was the least complicated
[Bridge]
Oh, I'm just a mirror of a mirror of myself
All the things that I do
And the next time I fall, I'm gonna have to recall
It isn't love, it's only something new
[Verse 5]
I sit two stories above the street
It's awful quiet here since love fell asleep
There's life down below me, though
The kids are walkin' home from school
[PreChorus]
I remember the time when I came so close with you
Sent me skippin' my class and runnin' from school
And I bought you that ring, 'cause I never was cool
[Chorus]
What makes me think I could start clean slated?
The hardest to learn was the least complicated
So what makes me think I could start clean slated?
The hardest to learn was the least complicated
Least complicated
Least complicated
Written by: Emily Ann Saliers