Lee Hazlewood

One night Johnny sang the truth to me
On a northbound train from Nashvile Tennessee
Taught me all the letters in a lam
Sang 'freedom is where you think it is
But there ain't no train to Stockholm'

Recieved your invitation to the war
I sent it back so please don't send no more
I'd rather rot in some jail all alone
Singin' "freedom is where you think it is
But there ain't no train to Stockholm'

If I have to ride this train a hundred years
And all I drink is my own tears
I'll not kill for you or on my own
Singin' 'freedom is where you think it is
But there ain't no train to Stockholm'

Government send politicians too
There's lots of people feel the way we do
A hundred million of us can't be wrong
Singin' 'freedom is where you think it is
But there ain't no train to Stockholm'

Heaven is my woman's love
Gently rising with the sun
She gives me cause to face the day
And brings me joy when day is done

Heaven is my woman's love
Heaven is the way I live
She gives me all the love she can
And then somehow finds more to give

And when I see her in the mornin' light
I feel the same as in the dark of night
She is my everything and I'm proud of
The heaven of my woman's love

Heaven is my woman's love
Gently reaching out for me
All she wants is what I am
Searchin' not for what I'll be

Heaven is my woman's love
Happiness is what she gives
As long as she's with me I'll find
Heaven every day I live

And when I see her in the mornin' light
I feel the same as in the dark of night
She is my everything and I'm proud of
The heaven of my woman's love

Heaven is my woman's love
Heaven is my woman's love
Heaven is my woman's love
Heaven is my woman's love

Heaven is my woman's love
Heaven is my woman's love
Heaven is my…

She came running down the highway, naked as the sun
Said she are you going my way poet, fool or bum
Red hair had she, saw right through me, but what could she see?
A poet? No, A fool? I hope not. A bum?
No.....I'm only me

When her left hand touched the water fire and smoke did come
Laughing like some virgin's daughter, said she run for run.
Freedom sleeps in caves where dreams are just in dreams we're free
A poet? No, A fool? I hope not. A bum?
No.....I'm only me

Interlude with humming:
Lee says something here I can't understand

Put her cruel lips to a bottle, label Christmas Day
Said she everyday is Christmas, drink some while you may.
Touched the bottle, broke into the cross of calvary
A poet? No, A fool? I hope not. A bum?
No.....I'm only me

Then she gave me toy soldiers, bright and shiny new.
Take them, said she, to the children, they'll know what to do.
Soon their games of madness will become reality
A poet? No, A fool? I hope not. A bum?
No.....I'm only me

Said she'd take me to the morning rains my soul's on fire
I said morning rains I've heard will wash away desire
She grew angry wings and left in circled finity
A poet? No, A fool? I hope not. A bum?
No.....I'm only me
No.....I'm only me
No.....I'm only me

Female:
Strawberries, cherries and an angel's kiss in spring.
My summer wine is really made from all these things.

Male:
I walked in town on silver spurs that jingled to.
A song that I had only sang to just a few.
She saw my silver spurs and said let's pass some time.
And I will give to you summer wine.
Ohh-oh-oh summer wine.

Female:
Strawberries, cherries and an angel's kiss in spring.
My summer wine is really made from all these things.
Take off your silver spurs and and help me pass the time.
And I will give to you summer wine.
Ohh-oh-oh summer wine.

Male:
My eyes grew heavy and my lips they could not speak.
I tried to get up but I couldn't find my feet.
She reassured me with an unfamiliar line.
And then she gave to me more summer wine.
Ohh-oh-oh summer wine.

Female:
Strawberries, cherries and an angel's kiss in spring.
My summer wine is really made from all these things.
Take off your silver spurs and and help me pass the time.
And I will give to you summer wine.
Mmm-mm summer wine.

Male:
When I woke up the sun was shining in my eyes.
My silver spurs were gone, my head felt twice its size.
She took my silver spurs, a dollar and a dime.
And left me cravin' for more summer wine.
Ohh-oh-oh summer wine.

Female:
Strawberries, cherries and an angel's kiss in spring.
My summer wine is really made from all these things.
Take off your silver spurs and and help me pass the time.
And I will give to you summer wine.
Mmm-mm summer wine

Male:
Young woman share your fire with me.
My heart is cold, my soul is free.
I am a stranger in your land.
A wandering man, call me sand.

Female:
Oh sir my fire is very small.
It will not warm thy heart at all.
But thee may take me by the hand.
Hold me and I'll call thee sand

Male:
Young woman share your fire with me.
My heart is cold, my soul is free.
I am a stranger in your land.
A wandering man, call me sand.

Female:
At night when stars light up the sky.
Oh sir I dream my fire is high.
Oh taste these lips sir if you can.
Wandering man, I call thee sand.

Female:
Oh sir my fire is burning high.
If it should stop sir I would die.
A shooting star has crossed my land.
Wandering man.

Male
She whispered sand.

Female:
(Whispers) Sand.

Male:
Young woman shared her fire with me.
Now warms herself with memory.
I was a stranger in her land.
A wandering man, she called me sand.

Female:
He was a stranger in my land.
A wandering man.

Male:
She called me sand

Kiss all the pretty ones goodbye
Give everyone a penny that cry
You can throw all my tranquil' pills away
Let my blood pressure go on its way
For my autumn's done come
My autumn's done come. Done come

Let those 'I-don't-care-days' begin
I'm tired of holdin' my stomach in
No more slinky folk dollars for me
I'll take Sears & Roebuck dollars gladly
For my autumn's done come
My autumn's done come. Done come

Bring me water short and scotch tall
A big long black cigar that ain't all
Hang me a hammock between two big trees
Leave me alone, damned! Let me do as I please
For my autumn's done come
My autumn's done come. Done come

Oh Kari I'm coming home
Oh Kari I'm coming home
Gatorade and lemonade
And lying naked in the shade
Pretending that I got it made by than
Sniff and stuff and dip and snuff
Till I think I have enough
And then I gonna get up if I can
Oh Kari I'm coming home
Oh Kari I'm coming home

The sky is green and in between
Somebody says the water's clean
But I bet's just a dream by
The President is popping pilles
And paying all the old folks' bills
And wearing a silver spoon around his neck
Oh Kari I'm coming home
Oh Kari I'm coming home

An evil eye from the FBI
Came walking by and caught my eye
And I told him carefully buddy I am James Bond (don't show)
He caught my bluff and took my stuff
And hit me till he'd had enough
And took me to a place I'm not fond of
Oh Kari I won't be home
Oh Kari I won't be home

Workin' on the railroad all day long
Workin' on the railroad sing this song
Sing about an old love I once knew
Sing about an old love maybe two
Workin' on the railroad
Workin' on the railroad
Work...work...workin' on the...railroad

I drove a hot steel in my time
I drink a lot of stuff they call moonshine
I got me a woman in every town
Workin' on the railroad, never settle down
Workin' on the railroad
Workin' on the railroad
Work...work...workin' on the...railroad

I draw my pay on a Saturday night
Go in town and had start a fight
Love me a woman a laugh and a joke
Workin' on the railroad, always abroke
Workin' on the railroad
Workin' on the railroad
Work...work...workin' on the... railroad

When I die and you bury me
Alongside the tracks where I wanna be
Don't you cry friend just remember this
There ain't much you all 'body miss
Workin' on the railroad
Workin' on the railroad
Work...work...workin' on the...railroad

Male:
Some velvet morning when I'm straight.
I'm gonna open up your gate.
And maybe tell you 'bout Phaedra
and how she gave me life
and how she made it in.
Some velvet morning when I'm straight.

Female:
Flowers growing on the hill.
Dragonflies and daffodils.
Learn from us very much.
Look at us but do not touch.
Phaedra is my name.

Male:
Some velvet morning when I'm straight.
I'm gonna open up your gate.
And maybe tell you 'bout Phaedra
and how she gave me life
and how she made it in.
Some velvet morning when I'm straight.

Female:
Flowers are the things we knew.
Secrets are the things we grew.
Learn from us very much.
Look at us but do not touch.
Phaedra is my name.

Male:
Some velvet morning when I'm straight.
Female:
Flowers growing on the hill.
Male:
I'm gonna open up your gate.
Female:
Dragonflies and daffodils.
Male:
And maybe tell you 'bout Phaedra
Female:
Learn from us very much.
Male:
And how she gave me life.
Female:
Look at us but do not touch.
Male:
and how she made it in.

In the beginning there was nothing
But it was kind of fun watching nothing grow

You came walkin' into my life
Carryin' your own dreams
You could've been
Yeah, you could've been good
Then why were you so goddamn mean
But till you I never had any fun But I'm sure glad I never
Ain't you glad I never
Be glad I never owned a gun