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Lover O' Mine
03:20
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VERSE 1
A Lover of mine, the mother of my child
She waved us both goodbye
Said “I’m going out west, where the North wind don’t blow
and I might be gone a while”
CHORUS
Now the Sun don’t shine through my window
And the moon hangs heavy in the sky
There’s a wicked wind blowing in my heart now
For the answers I can’t find, for the answers I can’t find
VERSE 2
Summers turned to Fall and the winds they blew so cold
All around my cabin door
My little boy he cried every night she was away
For a mothers love, he did not know
CHORUS
VERSE 3
He asked most every day about his mother coming home
His poor heart hanging on with hope
With a tear in my eye and another glass of rye
To his knees he fell, upon these words I spoke
CHORUS
BRIDGE
Let the north wind take her high
Like an eagle flying free
As she soars over the world that let her down
Cry all of your tears for the mother of this child
But don’t weep for that lover of mine
Don’t weep for that lover of mine
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In the March
03:31
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VERSE 1
Neath the eyes of the forest in my quiet home town
Where I laid my daddy to rest
By the river where once I would study the clouds
Lives a girl that I love the best
BRIDGE
Be quiet my darling
Rest easy my love
Go peaceful my girl
My lily-white dove
CHORUS
Don’t cry for me
I’m doing just fine
And I’ll be home before too long
VERSE 2
We’d march to the thunder with fire in our eyes
I carry her scent in a jar
In the space in my bed where my love did once lie
I curse the hours of this way
BRIDGE
CHORUS
VERSE 3
Someday the trees and the rivers would beckon me back
From under sheets of soft satin snow
Straight into the arms of my love waiting there
And I’d dance her from dusk until dawn
BRIDGE
CHORUS
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3. |
Life and Death
03:34
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VERSE 1
I’ve been down a thousand time
I’ve been kicked around and spit out
I’ve walked that lonely road home
And I’ve felt the need to shout
BRIDGE
It’s what it is (x4)
VERSE 2
I’ve battled, brothers in arms
And I’ve seen the light of a brand new day
I’ve spoke to God and been unheard
There ain’t a whore in town I haven’t paid
BRIDGE
CHORUS
I pray he takes my hand
And all the shitty things I’ve done
Cause like a fat man on a high wire
I’m bound to fall before I’m done
VERSE 3
I’ve touched the hearts of women
Left them bruised and battered at my feet
Stood tall and proud with great men
Left whole cities burning to escape defeat
BRIDGE (x2)
CHORUS (x2)
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These Tears
03:42
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(D) I remember the first time, your lips sweet as rose wine
You kept all my dreams alive in the sumer of '85
(S) You kept me from crying and you never stopped trying
To make me feel real good. We both knew we should
(D) But a year spent together, I remember the weather
The storms blew the dust and the gold turned to rust
(S) On the day that we married with your child that I carried
You left me in pieces, all I did was cry
CHORUS
We both turned to whiskey as we tried to recover
We both fell in love, just not with each other
You told so many lies
And you acted so surprised
All we've got left are these tears
The nights grew colder
and your child, he grew older
The tears never did stop
And the lines turned to white
Then you took your own life
And you took your friends wife
You thought I'd come running
I could no longer cry
CHRUS
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5. |
Bluebird
03:20
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VERSE 1
Dream, dream, dream
Is all that you can do
To escape this wicked life
When you’re all alone and blue
VERSE 2
Cry, cry, cry
Don’t let them see you cry
Tell your troubles to the bluebirds
Let them fly into the sky
CHORUS 1
Days they up and go
Friends will leave you low
The only road I need to know
Is that road that leads me home
VERSE 3
Lie, lie, lie
Don’t be afraid to lie
When you’re bruised, you’re beat, you’re broken
And your days have turned to night
CHORUS 2
Friends they come and go
Nights will leave you low
The only road I need to know
Is that road that leads me home
VERSE 4
Die, die, die
Such a shame we have to fly
Up high with those lonesome bluebirds
There’s salvation in the sky
CHORUS 1
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Six White Horses
02:09
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VERSE 1
Six white horses
Come to carry me away
Six white horses
Come to lead me to my grave
CHORUS
I went down to the river
I went down to the sea
I went down to the river
There was nothing there for me
VERSE 2
There you stand by my own grave side
My wife and only child
I hope you find some comfort
In the arms of someone else
CHORUS
VERSE 3
When I reach those golden shores
I’ll taste that sweet, sweet wine
I’ll climb atop of a mountain
And there we all will dine
CHORUS
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The Most Ugly Child Nottingham, UK
High and lonesome americana for the soul
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