I had a hard run, runnin' from your window I was all night running, running, Lord, I wonder if you care I had a run in, run around and run down Run around
Big boss man Can't you hear me when I call? Big boss man Can't you hear me when I call? You ain't so big You just tall that's just about all You got
Well my mama told me, my papa told me too Now my mama told me, papa told me too Well I shouldn't be here tryin' to sing these railroad blues Wish I had
All I know is something like a bird within her sang All I know she sang a little while and then flew on Tell me all that you know, I'll show you snow
Well, I taught that weeping willow how to cry, cry, cry Taught the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky Tears I cried for that woman are gonna flood
Lay down my dear brothers Lay down and take your rest I want to lay your head upon your Savior's breast I love you all but Jesus loves you the best And
Well this job I've got is just a little too hard, Running out of money, lord, I need more pay. Gonna wake up in the morning lord, gonna pack my bags,
In the attics of my life, full of cloudy dreams unreal Full of tastes no tongue can know, and lights no eye can see When there was no ear to hear, you
Fare you well, my honey Fare you well my only true one All the birds that were singing Are flown, except you alone Don't want to leave this broke down
I have seen where the wolf has slept by the silver stream I can tell by the mark he left, you were in his dream Ah child of countless trees Ah child of
Look for a while at the China cat sunflower Proud walking jingle in the midnight sun Copper dome bodhi drip a silver kimono Like a crazy quilt stargown
Come on all you pretty women with your hair a hanging down Open up your windows 'cuz the Candyman's in town Come on boys and gamble, roll those laughing
Comes a time when the blind man takes your hand Says, "Don't you see? Gotta make it somehow on the dreams you still believe Don't give it up, you got
to do, to do for you to see you through? It's all a dream we dreamed one afternoon, long ago Walk into splintered sunlight, inch your way Through dead
I told Althea, I was feeling lost Lacking in some direction Althea told me upon scrutiny That my back might need protection I told Althea that treachery
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Your rain falls like crazy fingers, peals of fragile thunder keeping time Recall the days that still are to come some sing blue Hang your heart on laughing
Costs a lot to win, and even more to lose You and me bound to spend some time just wonderin' what to choose Goes to show, you don't ever know Watch each