It's Christmastime in Washington The Democrats rehearsed Gettin' into gear for four more years Things not gettin' worse The Republicans drink whiskey
In Ft. Worth all the neon's burnin' bright Pretty lights red and blue But they'd shut down all the honky tonks tonight And say a prayer or two If they
Here I Am On my way Down another road I've have paved With every good intention I've saved And hearts that I broke As for me I got scars For every mile
Sweetheart last night I dreamed of you You loved me like you used to do Mornin' come and I woke up and found I still carry you around [Chorus:] I still
I saw you lookin' at that girl like that I saw her too boy I know right where you're at But you better be careful 'Cause she ain't the kind you're gonna
He was standing on the highway Somewhere way out in the sticks Guitar across his shoulder Like a 30 ought six He was staring in my headlights When I
Somewhere out there in the world tonight Just out of my reach I hear your heart beat Comin' in loud and clear tonight Poundin' in my brain Callin' out
I was almost out of here Nearly left this time I saw you in my rearview mirror And I pulled up on a dime But nothin' ventured, nothin' lost You can't
I went down to Taneytown I went down to Taneytown To see what I could see My mama told me never go But I'm almost 22 years old Sometimes I fear this
My brother Jimmy, my other brother Jack Went off down to Houston and they never come back Mama wasn't gonna let her baby go yet But there ain't nobody
When I'm sad and blue And I'm feeling all alone There's a place that I go to That no one knows Where no matter what I do Won't nobody put me down That
Moses went up to the mountain To see what he could see Well he come down talking 'bout a burning bush Says 'This is how it's gonna be' He's scared to
Don't you worry bout what you've been told Cause honey I ain't even close to cold It's kinda soon to fall in love again But sometimes the best that
Don't you worry 'bout what you've been told 'Cause honey I ain't even close to cold It's kinda soon to fall in love again But sometimes the best that
Don't you worry bout what you've been told Cause honey I ain't even close to cold It's kinda soon to fall in love again But sometimes the best that you
Vertaling: Steve Earle. Vreeslose Heart.
