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I grew up in a military town waiting on the sky to fall

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Everybody I knew hanging around wondering what to do when the Draft Board called

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Looking back it musta been a miracle, now, I ever grew up at all

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To sing about living in a military town, waiting on the sky to fall

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Waiting on the sky to fall, boys

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Waiting on the sky to fall

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Chicken Little wasn't making nothing but noise

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Waiting on the sky to fall Spent a lonely lifetime rolling down the line, searching for the Holy Grail Never once crossed my solitary mind that any such consecrated quest would fail Come upon an ocean and much to my chagrin, they told me that ship had sailed Walking on the water cause I never learned to swing searching for the Holy Grail Searching for the Holy Grail, friends Searching for the Holy Grail Been across the oceans and now I'm back again Searching for the Holy Grail Been around enough to know a little bit now and I'm sitting on tip of the world Wanging on a guitar while the sun goes down and singing a song about a red-headed girl Was a time I would have said those days were gone, but I'm giving it another whirl Didn't know that I was gonna live this long, now I'm sitting on top of the world Sitting on top of the world, y'all Sitting on top of the world Eyes wide open till the Messenger calls Sitting on top of the world | | | | | | | |

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Hey little emperor, come down from your throne

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The hour glass is empty your time has come and gone

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The battlements are crumblin', the walls are tumblin' down

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Your counselors and concubines are gettin' outta town

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Some say it's an omen, some say it's the winds of change

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Whichever way it's goin', it's blowin' like a hurricane Hey little conqueror, where you gonna go? The world is even smaller than it was when you left home Emptiness in front of you and detritus behind Nobody ever told you that history was kind Standin' on the corner, your fortune blowin' in the wind Daddy didn't warn you there ain't no goin' home again No pomp and circumstance no more shock and awe You're just a little emperor that's all |

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| Hey little hypocrite, what you gonna say? You wind up standin' naked on the final judgement day How you gonna justify it? Who you gonna call? What if it turns out that God don't look like you at all? The leaves are in the teacup, the hieroglyph is on the wall You ain't the first to rise up, you sure won't be the last to fall Hey little emperor, come down from you throne And let another emperor climb on |

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Come and gather 'round me people and a tale to you I'll tell Of my father and his father in the days before the Spill With an endless sky above 'em and a restless sea below And every blessing flowing from the Gulf of Mexico | | | | |

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Well my Granddad worked the shrimp boats from the time that he was grown

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And he scrimped and saved and bought himself a trawler of his own

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He was rough and he was ready and he drank when he was home

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And he made his family's living on the Gulf of Mexico

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He was rolling

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He was rolling

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Cross the deep blue water he was rolling |

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| Well my Daddy drove a crew boat hauling workers to the rigs He was sick of mending nets and couldn't stand the smell of fish He drew a steady paycheck twenty years from Texaco When he died we spread his ashes on the Gulf of Mexico He was rolling He was rolling Cross the deep green water he was rolling As for me, I dreamed of nothing any grander than the day That I stepped out on the drilling floor to earn a rough-neck's pay Then one night I swear I saw the devil crawlin' from the hole And he spilled the guts of hell out in the Gulf of Mexico We were rolling We were rolling Cross the blood red water we were rolling

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In the shadow of a chestnut tree, I hide Sword and a pistol by my side Along come a traveler, lay him low All for the love of my Molly-O I left my family, left my home Out in the wicked world to roam No road so low I won't go Down for the love of my Molly-O

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Oh Molly, oh Molly

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Oh Molly, all for the love of my Molly-O I love Molly, God only knows Molly love diamonds, pearls, and gold Bangles, beads, and bells I bring But Molly won't wear no wedding ring Oh Molly, oh Molly Oh Molly, all for the love of my Molly-O Oh Molly, oh Molly Oh Molly, all for the love of my Molly-O Men have died for lesser things Vengeance, country, God, and King Someday I'll swing from the gallows pole One final dance for my Molly-O Oh Molly, oh Molly Oh Molly, all for the love of my Molly-O Oh Molly, oh Molly Oh Molly, all for the love of my Molly-O

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I believe in prophecy

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Some folks see things not everybody can see

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Once in a while, they pass a secret along to you and me I believe in miracles Something sacred burning in every bush and tree We can all learn to sing the songs the angels sing

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God, in my little understanding, don't care what name I call

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Whether or not I believe doesn't matter at all I receive the blessings That every day on Earth's another chance to get it right Let this little light of mine shine and rage against the night Just another lesson Maybe someone's watching and wondering what I got Maybe this is why I'm here on Earth, and maybe not And I believe in God, and God is God | . . | . . . | . . | . . . |

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I had a melancholy malady Went to see the doctor and the doctor say Too bad, nothing he could do He knew a man in Louisiana, if I'm willing to pay Laid my money on the barrel-head Man behind the bar began to shimmy and shake Can't lie, I reckoned I was dead When he picked my money up and I heard him say

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Meet me in the alleyway

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Minute to midnight, don't be late

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Meet me in the alleyway

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Better come running, the spirits won't wait Thirteen tiger teeth in my talisman St. John the Conqueror and a black cat bone I've been seen walking with the guardians Now I'm in the alley and I'm all alone Can't run, can't hide from destiny Knew this day was calling nearly all of my life Been done, ain't the only boy from Tennessee To carve his name in cypress with a jawbone knife Meet me in the alleyway Minute to midnight, don't be late Meet me in the alleyway Better come running, the spirits won't wait So you want to be the king of America Say you want to know the oracle's mind Say you want to see the Marquesses of Mardi Gras Dancing with the devil at the end of the line Meet me in the alleyway Minute to midnight, don't be late Meet me in the alleyway Better come running, the spirits won't wait Meet me in the alleyway Minute to midnight, don't be late Meet me in the alleyway Better come running, the spirits won't wait

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I love you with all my heart

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All my soul, every part of me

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It's all I can do to mark

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Where you end and where I start, you see

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Living long in my travails

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I left a trail of tears behind me

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Been in love so many times

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Didn't think this kind would ever find me I love you with everything All my weakness, all my strength I can't promise anything Except that my last breath will bear your name And when I'm gone they'll sing a song About a lonely fool who wandered Around the world and back again But in the end he finally found her I love you with all my heart All my soul and every part of me

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Cross the universe I'll spin Until the end and then I wonder If we should get another chance Could I have that dance forever under A double moon and sky lit stars Shining down on where you are And I love you with all my heart All my soul and every part of me

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Lonely are the free

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There ain't that many of them they don't walk like you and me

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They just tumble in the breeze

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Lighter than a feather altogether separately

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That's how it's supposed to be

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No matter where they wander, from post to in between

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From here to over yonder, there's no place for them to lean

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Lonely are the free

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The silent are the strong

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Not so much as a whisper tells you anything is wrong

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You've known all along

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But you can't help but listen and now the moment's gone

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It keeps you hangin' on until the silence signallin'

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The breakin' of the dawn is shattered by the sirens singin'

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Sacrificial songs

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That's all there is to see a violent shadow passin'

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'Cross the sun so fleetingly that if you have to ask

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You miss it anyway you see

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I'm rolling down a blacktop highway Hole in my chest 'cause my heart's in your hands I know it ain't OK, but I can't stop wanting you I do the best that I can I'm staring in a high-beam headlight Burning your name on the back of my brain I swear I hear you calling I might have to turn around 'cause I'm going insane

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I love you, baby, but i just can't tell

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This kinda love comes from heaven or hell

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Heaven or hell

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Heaven or hell New moon against a long dark midnight blue Ain't a star any brighter than you I look in your eyes and I see that spark inside And it's all I can do To keep telling myself there ain't no way You're gonna do me like you did then I'm standing my ground on feet of clay Oh no, here I go again I love you, baby, but i just can't tell This kinda love comes from heaven or hell Heaven or hell Heaven or hell There ain't nothing nobody can say There ain't nothing nobody can do Get down on their knees and pray Oooh I love you, baby, but i just can't tell This kinda love comes from heaven or hell Heaven or hell Heaven or hell

Tuning: DADGBE (Drop D)

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I am a wanderer, feet on the ground

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Heart on my sleeve and my head in the clouds

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Eye on a star above some distant shore

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Wandering evermore I am a refugee torn from my land Cast off to travel this world to its end Never to see my proud mountains again I still remember them I am a laborer, sign round my neck Will work for dignity, trust and respect Stand on this corner, so you don't forget I haven't had mine yet I am a prisoner pacing my cell Three steps and back, my corner of hell Lock me away and you swallow the key Some day I shall be free And I'll be a wanderer, feet on the ground Heart on my sleeve and my head in the clouds Eye on a star above some distant shore Wandering evermore

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This city won't wash away

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This city won't ever drown

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Blood in the water, and Hell to pay

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Sky tear open and pain rain down

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Doesn't matter let come what may

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I ain't ever gonna leave this town

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This city won't wash away

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This city won't ever drown Ain't the river or the wind to blame As everybody around here knows Nothing holding back Pontchartrain 'Cept a prayer and a promise's ghost This town's digging our graves In solid marble above the ground Maybe our bones will wash away But this city won't ever drown This city won't ever die Just as long as our heart beats strong Like a second line steppin' high Raisin' hell as we roll along Gentille to Vieux Carre Lower 9, Central City, Uptown Singing "Jockamo fee nane!" This city won't ever drown Doesn't matter 'cause there ain't no way I'm ever gonna leave this town This city won't wash away This city won't ever drown