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When I Get to the Border (Richard and Linda Thompson cover) Lyrics
Greedy people take what's mine
I can leave them all behind
They can never cross that line
When I get to the border
Sawbones standing at the door
Waiting until I hit the floor
He won't find me anymore
When I get to the border
Monday morning, monday morning
Closing in on me
I'm packing up and I'm running away
To where nobody thinks of me
If you see a box of pine
With a name that looks like mine
Say I drowned in a barrel of wine
When I got to the border
When I got to the border
A one-way ticket's in my hand
Headed for the chosen land
My troubles will all turn to sand
When I get to the border
Salty girl with yellow hair
Waiting in that rocking chair
And if I'm weary I won't care
When I get to the border
Monday morning, monday morning
Closing in on me
I'm packing up and running away
To where nobody thinks of me
A dusty road that smells so sweet
Paved with gold beneath my feet
And I'll be dancing down the street
When I get to the border
When I get to the border
I can leave them all behind
They can never cross that line
When I get to the border
Waiting until I hit the floor
He won't find me anymore
When I get to the border
Closing in on me
I'm packing up and I'm running away
To where nobody thinks of me
With a name that looks like mine
Say I drowned in a barrel of wine
When I got to the border
When I got to the border
Headed for the chosen land
My troubles will all turn to sand
When I get to the border
Waiting in that rocking chair
And if I'm weary I won't care
When I get to the border
Closing in on me
I'm packing up and running away
To where nobody thinks of me
Paved with gold beneath my feet
And I'll be dancing down the street
When I get to the border
When I get to the border
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suicide.
i think it very well could be about suicide, but it could also very well be about the acceptance of death and what is to come of it