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We carried you in our arms on Independence Day
And now you'd throw us all aside and put us all away Oh, what dear daughter 'neath the sun could treat a father so? To wait upon him hand and foot and always tell him "No" Tears of rage, tears of grief Why must I always be the thief? Come to me now, you know we're so alone And life is brief It was all very painless When you went out to receive All that false instruction Which we never could believe And now the heart is filled with gold As if it was a purse But, oh, what kind of love is this Which goes from bad to worse? Tears of rage, tears of grief Why must I always be the thief? Come to me now, you know we're so alone And life is brief We pointed you the way to go And scratched your name in sand Though you just thought it was nothing more Than a place for you to stand I want you to know that while we watched You discovered no one would be true That I myself was among The ones who thought It was just a childish thing to do Tears of rage, tears of grief Why must I always be the thief? Come to me now, you know we're so alone And life is brief |
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| 2. |
| 3:22 |
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Forefather pointed to kingdom come
Sadly told his only son Just be careful what you do It all comes back on you. False witness spread the news Somebody's gonna lose Either she or me or you, Nothing we can do. (Chorus) Don't you say a word Or reveal a thing you've learned Time will tell you well If you truly, truly fell Tarred and feathered, yea! Thistled and thorned, One or the other He kindly warned. Now you look out the window tell me What do you see? I see a golden calf pointing Back at me. I been sitting in here for so darn long Waitin' for the end to come along. Holy coaster's on the brink Take a chance, swim or sink. False witness, cast an evil eye said I cannot tell a lie, Haints and saints don't bother me I'm not alone you see. (Chorus) |
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| 3. |
| 3:34 |
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Once I walked through the halls of a station
Someone called your name In the street I heard children laughing They all sound the same Wonder, could you ever know me Know the reason why I live Is there nothing you can show me Life seems so little to give Once I climbed up the face of a mountain And ate the wild fruit there Fell asleep until the moonlight woke me And I could taste your hair Isn't everybody dreaming! Then the voice I hear is real Out of all the idle scheming Can't we have something to feel Once upon a time leaves me empty Tomorrow never comes I could sing the sound of your laughter Still I don't know your name Must be some way to repay you Out of all the good you gave If a rumor should delay you Love seems so little to save |
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| 4. |
| 2:59 |
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She reads the leaves and she leads the life That she learned so well from the old wives It's so strange to arrange it, you know I wouldn't change it But hear me if you're near me, can I just rearrange it? The watchman covers me With his remedy I can't see and it's hard to feel I think his magic might be real I can't get to you from your garden gate You know it's always locked by the magistrate Now, he don't care why you cry, he thinks it's just a lie To get out, I don't doubt that you'd make a try If the good times get you through I know the dogs won't bother you We'll be gone in moonshine time I've got a place they'll never find You know I do believe in your hexagram But can you tell me how they all knew the plan? Did you trip or slip on their gifts you know were just a con? You knew it, why'd you do it? I've been hiding in the dawn Now I must be on my way I guess you really have to stay Inside the mission walls Down in Modark, Arkansas |
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| 5. |
| 4:38 |
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I pulled into Nazareth, was feeling 'bout half past dead I just need some place where I can lay my head Hey, mister, can you tell me, where a man might find a bed? He just grinned and shook my hand, "No" was all he said. Take a load off Fanny, take a load for free Take a load off Fanny, and you put the load right on me I picked up my bags, I went looking for a place to hide Then I saw old Carmen and the Devil, walking side by side I said, "Hey, Carmen, c'mon, let's go downtown" She said, "I gotta go, but my friend can stick around" Take a load off Fanny, take a load for free Take a load off Fanny, and you put the load right on me Go down, Miss Moses, ain't nothin' you can say It's just old Luke, and Luke's waiting on the judgement day Well, Luke, my friend, what about young Annalee He said, "Do me a favour, son, won't you stay and keep Annalee company" Take a load off Fanny, take a load for free Take a load off Fanny, and you put the load right on me Crazy Chester followed me, and he caught me in the fog Said, "I will fix your rag, if you'll take Jack, my dog" I said, "Wait a minute Chester, you know, I'm a peaceful man" He said, "That's ok, boy, won't you feed him when you can" Take a load off Fanny, take a load for free Take a load off Fanny, and you put the load right on me Catch the cannonball, now to take me down the line My bag is sinking low, and I do believe it's time To get back to Miss Fanny, you know she's the only one Who sent me here, with her regards for everyone Take a load off Fanny, take a load for free Take a load off Fanny, and you put the load right on me |
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| 3:06 |
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We can talk about it now
It's that same old riddle, only starts from the middle I'd fix it but I don't know how Well, we could try to reason, but you might think it's treason One voice for all Echoing (echoing) echoing along the hall Don't give up on father's clock We can talk about it now Come, let me show you how To keep the wheels turnin' you got to keep the engine churnin' Well, did ya ever milk a cow? (Milk a cow?) Well, I had the chance one day but I was all dressed up for Sunday! Everybody, everywhere: Do you really care? Well, then pick up your heads and walk We can talk about it now It seems to me we've been holding something Underneath our tongues I'm afraid if you ever got a pat on the back It would likely burst your lungs Whoa, stop me, if I should sound kinda Down in the mouth But I'd rather be burned in Canada Than to freeze here in the South! Pulling that eternal plough We got to find a sharper blade, or have a new one made Rest awhile and cool your brow Don't ya see, there's no need to slave, the whip is in the grave No salt, no trance It's safe now (you know it's safe) to take a backward glance Because the grains have turned to chow! We can talk about it now, We can talk about it now |
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| 3:06 | 
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| 8. |
| 5:18 |
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I know she's a tracker Any style that would back her They say she's a chooser But I just can't refuse her She was just there, but then she can't be here no more And as my mind unwheels I feel the freeze down in my knees But just before she leaves, she receives She's been down in the dunes And she's dealt with the goons Now she drinks from a bitter cup I'm trying to get her to give it up She was just here, I fear she can't be there no more And as my mind unwheels I feel the freeze down in my knees But just before she leaves, she receives It's long, long when she's gone I get weary holding on Now I'm coldly fading fast I don't think I'm gonna last very much longer Well, she don't always win Try again and again But like a viper in shock With her eyes on the clock She was just there somewhere, and here I am again And as my mind unwheels I feel the freeze down in my knees But just before she leaves, she receives |
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| 9. |
| 4:04 |
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Lonesome Suzie never got the breaks
She's always losing and so she sits and cries and shakes It's hard just to watch her and if I touch her Oh, poor Suzie, I'm wondering what to do She just sits there hoping for a friend I don't fit here but I may have a friend to lend Maybe I mistook her but I can't overlook her Must be someone who can pull her through Anyone who's felt that bad could tell me what to say Even if she just got mad she might be better off that way And where is all the understanding? Her problems can't be that demanding Why is it she looks my way Every time she starts to cry Lonesome Suzie, I can't watch you cry no longer If you can use me until you feel a little stronger I guess just watching you has made me lonesome too Why don't we get together, what else can we do |
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| 10. |
| 3:14 |
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If your memory serves you well Bo7 We're going to meet again and wait E So I'm going to unpack all my things F Dm Am And sit before it gets too late C Am No man alive will come to you C Am With another tale to tell C A And you know that we shall meet again F Dm Am If your memory serves you well CHORUS: Dm F C G G7 This wheel's on fire, rolling down the road C G F C Best notify my next of kin F G A This wheel shall explode! If your memory serves you well, I was going to confiscate your lace And wrap it up in a sailor's knot and hide it in your case If I knew for sure that it was yours, and it was oh so hard to tell And you know that we shall meet again if your memory serves you well (CHORUS) If your memory serves you well, you'll remember that you're the one Who called on them to call on me to get you your favours done And after every plan had failed and there was nothing more to tell And you know that we shall meet again if your memory serves you well (CHORUS) |
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| 3:19 |
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They say everything can be replaced They say every distance is not near So I remember every face Of every man who put me here I see my light come shining From the west down to the east Any day now, any day now I shall be released They say every man needs protection They say that every man must fall Yet I swear I see my reflection Somewhere so high above this wall I see my light come shining From the west down to the east Any day now, any day now I shall be released Now, yonder stands a man in this lonely crowd A man who swears he's not to blame All day long I hear him shouting so loud Just crying out that he was framed I see my light come shining From the west down to the east Any day now, any day now I shall be released |
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| 12. |
| 4:01 |
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Standin' out in the night,
Delilah took me down To see the widow bring Rain to the town. It's against the law To be a tonic man, But the widow know She's got the upper hand. So I went on in Feelin' kinda wheezy. You know she soothed my mind, boys, She rocked me kinda slow and kinda easy All day and all night. "Pick a card 'fore you go-- It's a long trip to Mexico." 'Lilah waited by the door, "I can't stay here anymore, no, no." Then she took a pill She washed her feet in the mud She said "Look out son, You know, I just started a flood For forty days and forty nights". Then I got my shoes, And 'Lilah called my name. She said it looked to her Like it gonna rain. Then the Cotton King He came in chokin' And the widow laughed and said: "I ain't jokin'-- Think what you want" She said, "Now don't ya tease me. I just fell in love, boy, So rock me kinda slow and kinda easy, All day and all night." Sweet William said With a drunken head: "If I had a boat, I'd help y'all float". Delilah stood there watching William in a trance, And the widow seized by the St. Vitus dance. But just then an old man With a boat named "Breezy" Said: "You can ride with Clyde, boys, If you rock it kinda slow and kinda easy, All day and all night". |
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| 5:32 |
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We carried you in our arms on Independence Day
And now you'd throw us all aside and put us all away Oh, what dear daughter 'neath the sun could treat a father so? To wait upon him hand and foot and always tell him "No" Tears of rage, tears of grief Why must I always be the thief? Come to me now, you know we're so alone And life is brief It was all very painless When you went out to receive All that false instruction Which we never could believe And now the heart is filled with gold As if it was a purse But, oh, what kind of love is this Which goes from bad to worse? Tears of rage, tears of grief Why must I always be the thief? Come to me now, you know we're so alone And life is brief We pointed you the way to go And scratched your name in sand Though you just thought it was nothing more Than a place for you to stand I want you to know that while we watched You discovered no one would be true That I myself was among The ones who thought It was just a childish thing to do Tears of rage, tears of grief Why must I always be the thief? Come to me now, you know we're so alone And life is brief |
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| 2:46 |
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Katie's been gone since the spring time;
She wrote one time'n sent her love Katie's been gone for such a long time now. I wonder what kind of love she's thinkin' of. Dear Katie, If you can hear me, I can't wait to have ya near me. Oh, Katie, since ya caught that bus, Well, I just don't know how things are with us. I'm still here and you're out there. Katie laughed when I said I was lonely. She said, there's no need t'feel that way. Katie said that I was her only one, But then I wonder why she didn't want to stay. Dear Katie, if I'm the only one, How much longer will you be gone? Oh, Katie, won't ya tell me straight: How much longer do I have to wait? I'll believe you, But please come through. I know it's wrong to be apart this long; You should be here, near me. (I'm not sure about those last two chords) Katie's been gone and now her face is slowly fading from my mind. She's gone to find some newer places, Left the old life far behind. Dear Katie, don't ya miss your home? I don't see why you had to roam. Dear Katie, since you've been away I lose a little something every day I need you here, but you're still out there. Dear Katie, please drop me a line, Just write, Love, to tell me you're fine. Oh, Katie, if you can hear me, I just can't wait to have you near me. I can only think Where are you, What ya do, may be there's someone new. |
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| 2:29 |
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I never thought I'd need you
But now I find I'm wrong. Come on back, sweet mama, Back where you belong. I've gambled over this town And find that I can't win. Come on back and pick me up again. (Chorus): Now if I lose, Let me lose. I don't care How much I lose. If I lose a hundred dollars While I'm tryin' to win a dime, My baby, she's got money all the time. Of all the other girls I know, None can take your place. 'Cause when I get into a jam, They just ain't in this race. So come on back home, babe, Let's make another round. With you here by my side, babe, The deal just can't go down. (Chorus x2) |
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| 3:58 |
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Long-distance operator,
Place this call, it's not for fun. Long-distance operator, Please, place this call, you know it's not for fun. I gotta get a message to my baby, You know, she's not just anyone. There are thousands in the phone booth, Thousands at the gate. There are thousands in the phone booth, Thousands at the gate. Ev'rybody wants to make a long-distance call But you know they're just gonna have to wait. If a call comes from Louisiana, Please, let it ride. If a call comes from Louisiana, Please, let it ride. This phone booth's on fire, It's getting hot inside. Ev'rybody wants to be my friend, But nobody wants to get higher. Ev'rybody wants to be my friend, But nobody wants to get higher. Long-distance operator, I believe I'm stranglin' on this telephone wire. |
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| 3:00 |
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Lonesome Suzie never got the breaks
She's always losing and so she sits and cries and shakes It's hard just to watch her and if I touch her Oh, poor Suzie, I'm wondering what to do She just sits there hoping for a friend I don't fit here but I may have a friend to lend Maybe I mistook her but I can't overlook her Must be someone who can pull her through Anyone who's felt that bad could tell me what to say Even if she just got mad she might be better off that way And where is all the understanding? Her problems can't be that demanding Why is it she looks my way Every time she starts to cry Lonesome Suzie, I can't watch you cry no longer If you can use me until you feel a little stronger I guess just watching you has made me lonesome too Why don't we get together, what else can we do |
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| 3:40 |
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| 2:28 |
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Chorus:
I've got the key to the highway, Packed up and bound to go. I'm gonna leave here running, Cause walking is most too slow. I'm going back down to the border Where I must fairly go(?) Cause you ain't done nothing but Drive a good man away from home. So give me one more, one more kiss, baby Just before I go I'll be back out on the highway, That's the only place I know. And when the moon creeps over my room, honey, I'll be on my way. I'm gonna roam this old highway Until the break of day. Chorus. Well, its so long, so long, baby. I must say goodbye. I gotta roam, roam this highway Until the day I die. |
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| 20. |
| 3:59 |
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Ferdinand standing in the tower thinkin how to get the power
Empress knows that it would cost her For Ferdinand The Imposter Came to me to make a deal, Dressed like General Butterfield. Couldn't wait to thank him for the stuffed birds and rubber door Donated to him from the poor But its just his game And he carries no shame Still, he done nobody wrong He knew he didn't belong But he went along Looking to see if there's somebody else he'd like to be Benny the Barber, Luke and me, Passed out tickets cautiously, To see the burning of the soup, Down at Lucy's chicken coop. Then of course Ferdinand, Started out doing Charlie Chan. That last atlas honkey's fall, He says he's gonna do them all. A voice just said he's not for real, But its just his game, And he carries no shame. Still he done nobody wrong, He knew he didn't belong, But he went along. Lookin' to see if there's somebody, Else he'd like to be. Oh its hard, oh, don't you know To be somebody that you dont even know But he's friendly, yes he's kind I can't help wonderin why they'd want to change his mind Got a message in the mail, Ferdinand was thrown in jail. I left the snow with Abigail, Went on down to fix his bail. They had him locked in a gunny sack, His hands were tied behind his back. He claimed he was a Doukhobor But they never heard of that in Baltimore. The police said he'd better go home, And he went back alone, Back to the snow. Still he done nobody wrong, He knew he didn't belong, But he went along. Lookin' to see if there's somebody, Else he'd like to be, Mainly free. |
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