Shawn Colvin - Steady On Lyrics






China gets broken
And it will never be the same
Boats on the ocean
Find their way back again
I am weaving
Like a drunkard
Like a balloon up in the air
I am needing a puncture and someone
To point me somewhere
I'm gonna keep my head on straight
I just hope it's not too late
Open up the gate I go straight on, steady on

Steady on!

I was feeling imploded
A wooden smile, a wooden heart
The things exploded
Like rockets in the dark
Now I'm pulling out splinters
And I'm off to hibernate somewhere
For the nuclear winter
Of another love affair

'Cause he seemed like a miracle
I ate it up like cereal
But it was something like shrapnel

Steady On!

It's like ten miles of a two-lane
On a South Dakota wheat plain
In the middle of a hard rain
A slow boat or a fast train
I am gonna keep my head on straight
I'm gonna keep my head on straight

Steady on!





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  1. d.... m....

    Luv it !

  2. S.... ....

    ❤️❤️

  3. U.... S....

    Best concert I ever saw was Shawn Colvin and Mary Chapin Carpenter doing an acoustic night at the Mann Music Center in the Philly area. It was very casual and just one of the coolest evenings ever with two super-talented ladies. I believe it was Mary Chapin Carpenter's Golden Retrievers who were on stage. Awesome memories.

  4. C.... S....

    The only songs I’m used to from Shawn was “Sunny Came Home” but I like this one too.

  5. D.... S....

    the ABSOLUTE BEST FEMALE Recording Artist
    I have listened to in my 61 years of life on Earth and although many people are not aware of her Music, She remains relevant in our Wide World of MUSIC.
    This may be a good thing
    Shawn remains under the radar of people's perception of fame, she gets to walk around unencumbered by
    folks wanting autographs,
    selfies & whatever ?
    She has the best of both worlds,or at least I think
    she may have
    the Best of Both Worlds
    only she can say for sure about this, in any case
    She certainly is Phenomenal🙆🌎🎼🐯

    D.... S....

    I agree (in my 59th year!)

  6. J.... S....

    I'm gonna keep my head on
    Straight on
    Steady on

    Whenever things in my world get out of control, I think of this song.

  7. D.... S....

    the first Shawn Colvin song I heard, Essex Massachusetts 1989
    Now I use the wise words spoken in the refrain to tell my 24 yr.old Son
    Keep your Head on Straight Thomas

  8. R.... F....

    First heard this song four years ago and it came to mind tonight so I’m enjoying it yet again. strong and poetic, it gets me going “steady on!”

  9. T.... C....

    she was brilliant

    T.... C....

    Still is...

  10. R.... M....

    Yowza! This song will never grow old to me because it is one of a kind- it catches you, grips you, you MUST stop and listen. Heard Shawn doesn't like it- too commercial? I cannot disagree more. It's unique and it's wonderful. Gimme more.  the Radman

  11. L.... N....

    Kill The Blues with an exclusive backstage interview with Shawn from 1999! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQjyQQ8j1T0
    What is your favorite Shawn Colvin song?

  12. L.... C....

    Talent, writing her own stuff

  13. j.... ....

    This is a great song but Fat City will forever be my favorite Colvin record

  14. p.... c....

    how can you not love her ?

  15. B.... ....

    lost all my cd's and forgotten what I'd missed. Dreaming I'm on road trip with Shawn. Driving across the open plains. I'm driving, she's singing and playing. A very pleasant thought.

  16. M.... Y....

    I love this song …

  17. x.... ....

    "i ate it up like a cereal... but it was something like shrapnel" you might not think it but this is some brilliant songwriting shit right here. If it aint the goddamn truth. Some relationships like Cap'n Crunch cereal - sugary shit, stays crunchy in milk is fucking bad. two bowls but the damn roof of your mouth is cut up like a motherfucker. See? She said it in two lines and said so much more. I need a nice soggy grape nuts woman. I could eat that shit all day.

  18. c.... ....

    If I had a dollar for every time I've listened to this tune!!

  19. M.... W....

    Such joy and confidence!

  20. A.... B....

    Two days after this video, another female folk singer ended up being a victim of a fatal coyote attack at Cape Breton Highlands National Park in Nova Scotia, Canada. Her name was Taylor Mitchell.

  21. G.... ....

    Yeah the fact that she wasn't a bigger presence on the mainstream charts is a damn shame. I love her voice, her sound, her writing. She is a diamond in the rough and I have to thank Bruce Hornsby for reintroducing me to her.

  22. S.... G....

    Who produced this song? It is so well done.

    S.... G....

    The album was produced by John Leventhal and Steve Addabbo. I imagine they produced the title track as well...

    S.... G....

    I could hear the Joni Mitchell influence for sure!

    S.... G....

    I think it's the guy married to Roseanne Cash, Larry Klein?

    S.... G....

    John Levanthal I believe. He also produced the singer of "Luka" can't think of her name at the moment. He is married to Roseanne Cash

  23. K.... K....

    Love Shawn Colvin! saw her for the first time in 1995.

  24. c.... 6....

    Oldie but goldie!

  25. S.... J....

    I can't imagine a video that would do this song justice. This album is too full with subtlety and complexity it doesn't leave room for additional media. But it was nice of her to make a video non the less.

  26. J.... W....

    Richard Dawkins listened to this song and said 'this doesn't prove the existence of god...' (Okay I made that up.) Difference between life, and intelligent life, I guess.

  27. N.... ....

    If you like this you might like to give Julia Fordham a try. Peace.

  28. K.... T....

    When I listen to this, I remember waiting for it to come on VH1 and loving it, what happened? How could she go from this fantasic-ness to "Sunny Came Home"/ YUCK!!!!!! I HATE that song, especially because I know she has this fantastic talent and clearly her record company just screwed her all to hell.  she has so much true talent like this song and "Diamond In The Rough". Her new music makes me cringe and I wonder if she ever misses being able to shine like she used to.

    K.... T....

    Um, kinda, it's just all sounds so....bland compared to this album.

    K.... T....

    I love all of her music. Maybe you should try to listen to Sunny Came Home a few more times and you will appreciate it the way I do.

    K.... T....

    +Kate Taylor I find this really bland compared to A Few Small Repairs.

    K.... T....

    To my ear, Sunny Came Home is the We Built This City of alt rock. Commercial crap.

    K.... T....

    A lot of people can relate to"Sunny Came Home".

  29. B.... D....

    25 years ago... where did it go ?

    B.... D....

    We're going on 30 years now. Where did you go?

  30. M.... E....

    Superb videography for a great tune.

  31. P.... P....

    One of the best mixes I've heard in my lifetime (I'm only 65). Thank you @***** hope I got the right one!

  32. s.... ....

    "...... or the nuclear winter of another love affair..............."
    we need our poets..........

  33. G.... H....

    1 of the best songs ever

    G.... H....

    60,000 pathetic!!!!

  34. G.... B....

    Always love Shawn Colvin and this is one of her best for me. Wonderful music.

  35. m.... ....

    Brilliant !

  36. s.... l....

    Forgot how much I liked her...love this song

  37. T.... M....

    What a song!!!

  38. d.... ....

    It is still wonderful 24 years later. Still gives me goosies!

  39. T.... ....

    I love her

  40. W.... C....

    You must see her live! This song is one of the best!

  41. N.... M....

    My goodness, her music is sheer poetry. Oh, she is stunning as well!

  42. D.... R....

    Reminds me a little of Joni Mitchell, but definitely her own voice and poetry is amazing.

  43. E.... ....

    I didn't _completely_ appreciate this song till like four days ago ... (In reference to my own kind) "IT was something like shrapnel"... Hate to say it, but 15 years ago I knew a musician girl who could do a better "Steady On" than Shawn Colvin could... But of course Shawn pioneered this for everyone...

  44. R.... P....

    So Brilliant!!!!!

  45. m.... ....

    1-10-2012. She's gettin' her kicks at 56. Happy Birthday, Shawn.

  46. C.... R....

    Joni Mitchell is her biggest inspiration

  47. w.... ....

    I really hear a Joni Mitchell influence in this song! Shawn's my fave tho:)

  48. K.... G....

    love it still..more and more..

    K.... G....

    Yeaaaah

  49. i.... ....

    @mfc90125
    I also love that line
    "Hibernate through the fallout . The nuclear winter of another love affair"

  50. L.... ....

    Sound and Vision are great on this one...Thank you, Shawn...Stay Gold