Damien Jurado

On the Land Blues

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Tried my hand as a brother
Failed as a man and a friend
I know who i was then
I know who i am now
...
Land it rolls into water
Fools they go and follow after
Chasing the light like a sun
Burned out before they could shine
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Lord take the weight i won't need it
Salvations pain glory be
Follow me down on this road
One more hand to let go
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Kindly spoke cried on your shoulder
Better a ghost than a living man
You see through i suppose
Visions of us on the land
Far out to where we were then
Gathered and stolen by storm
Waiting here till you return

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mellow_harsher On May 04, 2018

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2018-05-04 19:09:54

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