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Song Information:

Inspired by the songs of Townes Van Zandt, who died about 8 miles from where I live.

Nobody wrote better than Townes did.

Song Lyrics:

Last night I left the bar with a redhead in my car
It was my forty-third birthday
She had legs clean down to there and a ribbon in her hair
She helped me moan my blues away

I used to love a girl, more than anything in this world
Till she ripped my heart in two
Now I never settle down, 'cause I like to move around
A travelin' man is no one's fool

[b]Chorus[/b]
Piece by piece I am building
These stone cold prison walls
I dig these holes when they get filled in
And I'll die before you see me crawl



Now the nightmares come and go, like the bitter winds that blow
They're here and then they're gone
But they don't bother me, It's these daydreams that I see
That chill me to the bone


Now watch me as I leave, and listen as I breathe
The last breath in my soul
That train is right on time, and when I leave here you will find
That it was always time to go


© 2005 Patrick Clark