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The Ballad of Jimi Lyrics
"This is a song dedicated to the memory of my best friend. His name was Jimi."
Me and my best friend travelled down life's highway.
We talked of how things should be,
Of peace and love for you and me.
Of a life without hate.
Of a life filled with love.
On that first day, he played my guitar.
Somehow I knew, we travelled far,
We travelled fine, his distant star.
Many things he would try,
For he knew soon he'd die.
Oh, why did it happen?
All the sadness, he is gone.
But he left us something that time can't erase.
Now he's loved by us all.
Yes, he's loved by us all.
That is my story. It has no end.
Now Jimi's gone, he's not alone.
His memory still lives on.
Like the fox that he named,
Though they still gained less pain.
Five years, this he said.
He's not gone, he's just dead.
We talked of how things should be,
Of peace and love for you and me.
Of a life without hate.
Of a life filled with love.
On that first day, he played my guitar.
Somehow I knew, we travelled far,
We travelled fine, his distant star.
Many things he would try,
For he knew soon he'd die.
Oh, why did it happen?
All the sadness, he is gone.
But he left us something that time can't erase.
Now he's loved by us all.
Yes, he's loved by us all.
That is my story. It has no end.
Now Jimi's gone, he's not alone.
His memory still lives on.
Like the fox that he named,
Though they still gained less pain.
He's not gone, he's just dead.
Song Info
Submitted by
u915 On Jul 22, 2008
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me and my best friend travelled down life's highway we talked of how how things shold be of peace and love for you and me of a life without hate of a life filled with love
on that first day he played my guitar somehow I knew he'd travel far reach out and find his distant star many things he would try for he knew soon he'd die
ohohoh why did it happen oh the sadness he is gone but he left us something that time can't erase now he's loved by us all yes he's loved by us all
that is my story it has no end now Jimi's gone he's not alone his memory still lingers on like the thoughts that remain though they still bring us pain
five years, this he said he's not gone he's just dead