The first thing I remember was the friction in the room And that brown spinet piano that never played in tune The cruel impatient tyrant, the frustrated
Rich man, poor man, beggar or thief, no matter which one in this life you lead If you think you've reached the top of the world just look all around and
My driftin' memory goes back to the spring of '42 when I was just a child in Momma's arms, My Daddy plowed the fields and prayed and did all he could
Oh the lilies were laid on the marble in the field where the ancestors lay, And the forest was dark and primeval but the boughs seemed to cradle as they
Willie moore was a young man, his age 21 and he courted a damsel fair Oh, her eyes were as white as a diamond after night and a wavy jet black wore her
Oh, yonder stands the prophet, words are music to our ears, But down among the sinners, only pain and sweat and tears The sermon soothes the simple but
Laws of gravity fight uncertainty But I sit here without a clue Life had different meaning and I was only dreaming Someone else came to her rescue Now
Talk about suffering here below And let's keep a-loving Jesus. Talk about suffering here below And let's keep a-following Jesus. Oh, can't you hear it
Come listen to my story, I'll tell you no lies, how John Lewis did murder a little Omie Wise, He asked her to meet him at Adams's spring, said he'd bring
Went out last night to take a little round, I met a little Sadie and I blowed her down, Bummed a ride home, got in to bed, 44 smokeless under my head
Whispers of ancients buried by dust, Echoes of ages in canyons of rust, Is heaven so lonely? I'll know soon enough Cold as the clay, dark as a mine,
Tired old man you're a wastin' slowly battling grey and blue, Built your empire as a shell so nobody prays on you, Remember when you were fresh and bitter
Vertaling: Greg Graffin. Die horlosiemaker se Dial.
Vertaling: Greg Graffin. Wees nie bang om te Begin.
Vertaling: Greg Graffin. Omie Wise.
Vertaling: Greg Graffin. Koud soos die Clay.
Vertaling: Greg Graffin. Little Sadie.
Vertaling: Greg Graffin. Highway.