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Gene Autry Lyrics
A man named Gene's got a beautiful voice
He carries me home on his beautiful horse
And where she waits, I will ride ride ride
Come on stranger, just sing me a song
And if it's sad, I'll sing along-long-long,
I told you I knew every word
When I get to California
Gonna write my name in the sand
I'm gonna lay this body down
And watch the waves roll in
And when the city spreads out
Just like a cut vein
Everybody drowns, sad and lonely
Well everybody drowns, sad and lonely
Well everybody drowns, sad and lonely alright
Sweet sweet dreams, and color and sound
Highways in the faraway to be found
I saw gold mines, in the sky sky sky
They were clouds just waiting to cry
And with the wind
I'm dancing drift drift drift
In the shapes of the place that I miss
And when I get to California
Gonna write my name in the sand
I'm gonna lay this body down
And watch the waves roll in
I'm gonna rest this weary head
On someone who I think will care
But when the stars in the sky start fallin
I think you'll understand
That the city spreads out
Just like a cut vein
Everybody drowns, sad and lonely
Well everybody drowns, sad and lonely
Well everybody drowns, sad and lonely alright
Yeah I'm waiting
For something to give
Well I'm waiting
I hope it's not me
Yeah I'm waiting
For something to give
Yeah I'm waiting...
He carries me home on his beautiful horse
And where she waits, I will ride ride ride
Come on stranger, just sing me a song
I told you I knew every word
Gonna write my name in the sand
I'm gonna lay this body down
And watch the waves roll in
Just like a cut vein
Everybody drowns, sad and lonely
Well everybody drowns, sad and lonely
Well everybody drowns, sad and lonely alright
Highways in the faraway to be found
I saw gold mines, in the sky sky sky
They were clouds just waiting to cry
I'm dancing drift drift drift
In the shapes of the place that I miss
Gonna write my name in the sand
I'm gonna lay this body down
And watch the waves roll in
On someone who I think will care
But when the stars in the sky start fallin
I think you'll understand
Just like a cut vein
Everybody drowns, sad and lonely
Well everybody drowns, sad and lonely
Well everybody drowns, sad and lonely alright
For something to give
Well I'm waiting
I hope it's not me
Yeah I'm waiting
For something to give
Yeah I'm waiting...
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gene autry is actually the mayor of the city i live in...fresno, california. he's a homphobic republican asshole..but i know he was also a actor in some western movies before becoming mayor.
This is about the singer's love for the voice of Gene Autry, who is some cowboy type singer guy.
Clearly from the sadness in the lyrics, the cowboy tunes are very sad, but he loves them anyway.
I've alway taken it as a song about suicide, and actually my favorite one at that (yes, more than Gloomy Sunday).
Wasn't Gene Autry the singing cowboy (cousin of New York's naked cowboy?) who owned the Angels, and died just before they won the world series? Anyways, I don't care what this song is about because it is so catchy... but you could say that about most any Beulah song, especially on The Coast is Never Clear.
P.S.: I don't think comparing a city to a cut vein means the song is about suicide... not all songs are about suicide or drugs or getting dumped.
LPU---You dummy, Gene Autry died in 1998. Your mayor is not the same guy. Autry was the singing cowboy and also starred in a lot of westerns.
I always thought the first line was "and mean blue gene's got a.."
i always thought it was 'big mean gene's got a...'
i always thought it was 'big mean gene's got a...'
I'm thinking the "city spreads out" line is inspired by Pavement's "No Life Singed her"--
And the city spread out just like a jet's flame...
god this song is gorgeous.
Between Beulah and Quasi, I listen to some pretty disturbing music--it's all sunshine candy kitten yum yum sounds with bleak abstract imagery--I love my twisted world!