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You say jump, I say how high
Exactly you want me to jump to
And you say walk, I will walk
To the end of the line and back to you
I Am Steve and I'm your walking man
Yes, I am
You say boy, do you really love me?
Well, I ain't got much words to say
Let me write my answer
Down in the sand by the waves
I Am Steve and I'm your riding man
Yes, I am
I Am Steveand I'm your walking man
Yes, I am
If you want me to stay
I'll stash my sleeping roll under your bed
That says more than anything
In my life I ever said
I Am Steve and I'm your staying man
Yes, I am
I Am Steve and I'm your riding man
Yes, I am
I Am Steve and I'm your walking man
Yes, I am
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Well, if you’re travelin’ to the north country fair
Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline
Remember me to one who lives there
She once was a true love of mine
Well, if you go where the snowflakes storm
When the rivers freeze and summer ends
Please see if she has a coat so warm
To keep her from the howlin’ winds
Please see if her hair is hanging long,
If it rolls and flows all down her breast.
Please see for me if her hair is hanging long,
That’s the way I remember her best.
I’m a-wonderin’ if she remembers me at all
Many times I’ve often prayed
In the darkness of my night
In the brightness of my day
So if you’re travelin’ to the north country fair
Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline
Remember me to the one who lives there
She once was a true love of mine
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What are they doing in heaven today,
Where sin and sorrow are all done away?
Peace abounds like a river, they say.
What are they doing right now?
I'm thinking of friends whom I used to know,
Who lived and suffered in this world below
But they've gone off to heaven, but I want to know
What are they doing right now?
Oh, what are they doing in heaven today,
Where sin and sorrow are all done away?
Peace abounds like a river, they say.
Oh, what are they doing right now?
There's some whose hearts were burdened with care
They paid for their moment with fighting and tears
But they clung to the cross with trembling and fear
But what are they doing right now?
What are they doing in heaven today,
Where sin and sorrow are all done away?
Peace abounds like a river, they say.
What are they doing right now?
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Fede Petro - Hang Me
03:26
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Hang me, oh hand me
I'll be dead and gone
Hang me, oh hang me
I'll be dead and gone
Wouldn't mind the hanging
But the layin' in a grave so long, poor boy
I been all around this world
I been all 'round cape Gigardeau
Parts of Arkansas
All around cape Giradeau
Parts of Arkansas
Got so god damn hungry
I could hide behind a straw, poor boy
I been all around this world
Went up on a mountain
There i made my stand
Went up on a mountain
There i made my stand
Rifle on my shoulder
And a dagger in my hand, poor boy
I been all around this world
So hang me, oh hang me
I'll be dead and gone
Hang me, oh hang me
And i'll be dead and gone
I wouldn't mind the hanging
But the layin' in a grave so long, poor boy
I been all around this world
Put the rope around my neck
And hung me up so high
Put the rope around my neck
Hung me up so high
Last words i heard 'em say
Won't be long now for you die, poor boy
I been all around this world
So hang me, oh hang me
I'll be dead and gone
Hang me, oh hang me
I'll be dead and gone
I wouldn't mind the hanging
But the layin' in a grave, poor boy
I been all around this world
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You cheated me and made me lonely
I tried to be your very own
There'll be a day you'll want me only
But when I leave, I'll be a long time gone
Be a long time gone
Be a long time gone
Yes, when I leave, I'll be a long time gone
You're gonna be sad, you're gonna be weepin'
You're gonna be blue and all alone
You'll regret the day you seen me leavin'
'Cause when I leave, I'll be a long time gone
Be a long time gone
Be a long time gone
Yes, when I leave, I'll be a long time gone
You'll see my face through tears and sorrow
You'll miss the love you called your own
Baby, there'll be no tomorrow
'Cause when I leave, I'll be a long time gone
Be a long time gone
Be a long time gone
Yes, when I leave, I'll be a long time gone
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Be your husband if you'll be my wife
Be your husband if you'll be my wife
Be your husband if you'll be my wife
Love you and all i know you for the rest of your life yeah
If you wanted that I'll be your man
If you wanted that I'll be your man
If you wanted that I'll be your man
I will love you baby the best I can
Oh mama love me good
Oh mama now love me good
Oh mama love me good
Oh mama now love me good
Stick the promise that you said to me
Stick the promise that you said to me
Stick the promise that you said to me
That you stay away from Johnny lee yeah
Don't treat me so doggone mean
Don't treat me so doggone mean yeah
Don't treat me so doggone mean
Oh, You're the meanest woman I’ve ever seen
Oh mama love me good
Oh mama now love me good
Oh mama love me good
Oh mama now love me good
Be your husband if you'll be my wife
Be your husband if you'll be my wife
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Won't you scratch my itch sweet Annie Rich
And welcome me back to town
Come out on your porch or I'll step into your parlour
And I'll tell you how it all went down
Out with the truckers and the kickers and the cowboy angels
And a good saloon in every single town
I remember something you once told me
And I'll be damned if it did not come true
Twenty thousand roads I went down, down, down
And they all lead me straight back home to you
'Cause I headed West to grow up with the country
Across those prairies with those waves of grain
And I saw my devil, and I saw my deep blue sea
And I thought about a calico bonnet from Cheyenne to Tennessee
We flew straight across that river bridge, last night half past two
The switch-man wave his lantern goodbye and good day as we went roling through
Billboards and truck stops pass by the grievous angel
And now I know just what I have to do
And the man on the radio won't leave me alone
He wants to take my money for something that I've never been shown
And I saw my devil, and I saw my deep blue see
And I thought about a calico bonnet from Cheyenne to Tennessee
The news I could bring I met up with the king
On his head an amphetamine crown
He talked about unbuckling that old bible belt
And head out for some desert town
Out with the truckers and the kickers and the cowboy angels
And a good saloon in every single town
And I remember something you once told me
I'll be damned if it did not come true
Twenty thousand roads I went down, down, down
And they all lead me straight back home to you
Twenty thousand roads I went down, down, down
And they all lead me straight back home to you
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Out here in the fields
I fight for my meals
I get my back into my living
I don't need to fight
To prove I'm right
I don't need to be forgiven
Don't cry
Don't raise your eyes
It's only teenage wasteland
Sally, take my hand
Travel south crossland
Put out the fire
Don't look past my shoulder
The exodus is here
The happy ones are near
Let's get together
Before we get much older
Teenage wasteland
It's only teenage wasteland
Teenage wasteland
They're all wasted!
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Up all night I could not sleep
The whiskey that I drank was cheap
With shakin' hands I went and I lit up my last cigarette
Well the sun came, the night had fled
And sleepy eyed I reached my bed
I saw you sleepy dreamin' there all covered and warm South City midnight lady
I'm much obliged indeed
You sure have saved this man whose soul was in need
I thought there was no reason
For all these things I do
But the smile that I sent out returned with you
When day has left the night behind
And shadows roll across my mind
I sometimes find myself alone out walkin' the streets
Yes, and when I'm feelin' down and blue
Then all I do is think of you
And all my foolish problems seem to fade away
South City midnight lady
I'm much obliged indeed
You sure have saved this man whose soul was in need
I thought there was no reason
For all these things I do
But the smile that I sent out returned with you
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Nobody knows about the jailhouse blues
Till you get within four walls
And the old jailerman turns that big black key
That’s when your spirit falls
Then you drag yourself up to the bars
And while you gaze out at the stars
This is what you say
Why did I stray from the righteous path
Nobody knows but me
There on the outside you all can laugh
I don’t need your sympathy
For after I’ve paid for the liquor I’ve sold
I’ll leave this place with my weight in gold
So why did I stray from the righteous path
Nobody knows but me
Nobody knows but me
When you realize that you’re all alone
Sittin’ by a two-by-four
That little cell is just a taste of hell
If you ain’t been there before
You’re locked up tight but they treat you fair
You get everything that you need in there
That’s just why you say
Why did I stray from the righteous path
Nobody knows but me
There on the outside you all can laugh
I don’t need your sympathy
For after I’ve paid for the liquor I’ve sold
I’ll leave this place worth my weight in gold
So why did I stray from the righteous path
Nobody knows but me
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Hey, hey
Cripple Creek ferry
Butting through
the overhanging trees
Make way
for the Cripple Creek ferry
The waters going down
it's a mighty tight squeeze.
All alone the captain stands
Hasn't heard
from his deck hands.
The gambler tips his hat
and walks towards the door.
It's the second half
of the cruise.
And you know he hates to lose.
Hey, hey Cripple Creek ferry
Butting through
the overhanging trees
Make way
for the Cripple Creek ferry
The waters going down
it's a mighty tight squeeze.
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Ella corre a abrir la puerta
con el vestido de ayer
y tendré sus brazos a través de mi alegría
por volverte a ver.
Enciendo los faroles
casa del amanecer.
Ella está con el papel temblándole en las manos,
besando el cristal.
Hablamos un rato de Río
de los campos de Santa Fe
viendo y riendo nuestro frío se fue.
Oímos un par de nuestros discos
vimos un rato de T.V.
y alguien de afuera nos llamó después.
Ya es hora de irnos
nos espera el tren.
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