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As I walk these narrow streets
Where a million passin feet have troped before me
With my guitar in my hand
Suddenly I realize nobody knows me
Where yesterday the multitude
Screamed and cried my name out for a song
Today the streets are empty
And the crowds have all gone home
I pass a million houses
But there is no place that I belong
All I knew to give you
Was song after song after song
All the truths I tried to tell you
Were as distant to you as the moon
Born 200 years too late
And 200 years too soon
I'm a child of this age
Locked into the pages of your book
And when I am but dust and clay
And all the children stop to take a look
Will they marvel at the miracles I did perform
And the heights I did aspire
Or will they tear out the pages of the book,
To light a fire
With the rain on my face
There is no place that I belong......
(Spoken) Did you forget this fucking singer so soon?
And did you forget my song?
Where a million passin feet have troped before me
With my guitar in my hand
Suddenly I realize nobody knows me
Screamed and cried my name out for a song
Today the streets are empty
And the crowds have all gone home
But there is no place that I belong
All I knew to give you
Was song after song after song
Were as distant to you as the moon
Born 200 years too late
And 200 years too soon
Locked into the pages of your book
And when I am but dust and clay
And all the children stop to take a look
And the heights I did aspire
Or will they tear out the pages of the book,
To light a fire
There is no place that I belong......
And did you forget my song?
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Submitted by
staticburn89 On Jan 26, 2006
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This is a cover of a Johnny Cash Song, which is possibly about Cash's veiw upon the music industry and his career in the late seventies and eighties. He was basically forgotten by everyone about and his label dropped him, i dont blame him for feeling so betrayed.
Nick gives a nice apmosphere to this song, its really good.