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Joshua West - C.O.D.
02:04
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Out there on the dusty plane
Out there walks a man
His weathered by the sun and rain again
In his heart, a hidden pain
He holds it in his hand
He's waiting all alone there for a friend
And I forgive him
yes I forgive him
He's walking on the path he made
When he was here before
His former footsteps fade, and then restore
His boots are worn down to his soul
Down to his very core
Will he falter? Will he fall once more?
And I forgive him
yes I forgive him
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She rustled up the courage to look just one last time.
Her head was bowed, a tear streamed down her face.
She felt like breaking down, but through it all she kept on trying,
Humming to herself, Amazing Grace.
Deep inside, she knew it wasn’t fair. Fair, it seems, was not his calling card.
“Any time,” she told him, “anywhere,” “I’ll be here if things should get too hard.”
She told him years ago to walk a straight and narrow path,
But he never listened, and she knew
One day he’d surely have to face the justice system’s wrath,
And she knew that day was overdue.
Deep inside, it hurt to see him go. But she knew if he could just survive,
She’d be there to watch him, even though being there would surely change his life
If those bars could talk, they’d say, “Stay away,”
It’s not easy on your side, it’s even harder over here.
You’ve got a lot to learn, bridges to be burned,
And you know I’ve never lied,
I wish you’d stay on the outside.
Even as she told him, she knew he would end up wrong.
Boys like him don’t learn the easy way.
If she ever had his ear, it never lasted long.
She knew all was left to do was pray.
Deep inside, she felt him slip away.
He was tempted every step he took.
Even though she tried most every day,
He would never read that Holy Book.
If those bars could talk, they’d say, “Stay away,”
It’s not easy on your side, it’s even harder over here.
You’ve got a lot to learn, bridges to be burned,
And you know I’ve never lied,
I wish you’d stay on the outside.
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Everybody’s got a place to go
But I’m left in the afterglow
Ooh, waiting and wailing
Promises they have been made
Maybe for another day
Ooh, I’m waiting and wailing
They said the there’d be a place for me
A sense of who I wanted to be
Something I’ve longed for a while
But I arrive and it is clear
There’s a whole bunch of nothing here
Seems like this happens all the time
I’m a man of action plans
And this is why I can’t understand
All of this waiting and wailing
You told me I could trust in you
So give me something that I can do
I don’t like waiting and wailing
Maybe it’s just temporary and
Someday it’ll come to me
But I don’t wanna be stuck here in this stew
Show me who you want me to be
Even though there are no guarantees
I’ll still be looking out for you
I guess it’s better than nothing at all
You gotta walk after you learn to crawl
Ooh, waiting and wailing
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v1:
We had spring, but it went away
We could've had peace, but we saved it for another day
We were friends, but we couldn't find the words to say
La da da...
v2:
Little matters when you choose to fight
Why be kind when you know that you are right (this time)?
Something's happening, and it feels as if we've lost our sight
La da da...
ch:
Just an angel staggering home from a long, long night
I left you stranded & alone, couldn't make it right
I was right where I belonged
and it should have been so simple
I was tearing you down when I could've been your temple
v3:
When the wheels of disinterest start to spin
What we are, or maybe what we might have been
We let respect get crushed by the will to win
La da da...
ch:
Just an angel staggering home from a long, long night
I left you stranded & alone, couldn't make it right
I was right where I belonged
and it should have been so simple
I was tearing you down when I could've been your temple
-- imagine a harmonica solo here --
ch:
Just an angel staggering home from a long, long night
I left you stranded & alone, couldn't make it right
I was right where I belonged
and it should have been so simple
I was tearing you down
I was tearing you down
I was tearing you down when I could've been your temple
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v1:
We had spring, but it went away
We could've had peace, but we saved it for another day
We were friends, but we couldn't find the words to say
La da da...
v2:
Little matters when you choose to fight
Why be kind when you know that you are right (this time)?
Something's happening, and it feels as if we've lost our sight
La da da...
ch:
Just an angel staggering home from a long, long night
I left you stranded & alone, couldn't make it right
I was right where I belonged and it should have been so simple
I was tearing you down when I could've been your temple
v3:
When the wheels of disinterest start to spin
What we are, or maybe what we might have been
We let respect get crushed by the will to win
La da da...
ch:
Just an angel staggering home from a long, long night
I left you stranded & alone, couldn't make it right
I was right where I belonged and it should have been so simple
I was tearing you down when I could've been your temple
-- harmonica solo --
ch:
Just an angel staggering home from a long, long night
I left you stranded & alone, couldn't make it right
I was right where I belonged and it should have been so simple
I was tearing you down
I was tearing you down
I was tearing you down when I could've been your temple
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A shot rings out
I should have known
The sounds of doubt
On the telephone
You put a gun to your head
and it said go
You put a gun to your head
you left a poem
Chorus:
Another loss to the unknown
I'm burning pages, from a poem
cause I don't want to walk this world alone
In your memory
Another Casualty
Of Serenity
The knife cuts clean
you heart it pounds
an act supreme
the crying sounds
you put a knife to your vein
and it said drown
you put a knife to your vein
your leaving town
Chorus
Don't Go
Chorus
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All hail King Richard
Liege of blood and steel
Sleep you now so soundly
In the mud of Bosworth Field
(Edward)
Pray you bleed, my brother,
You took me in my prime
The Tudor man, King Henry
The sword, his hand and mine
(Harry)
Fine was anointed body
’Til you punched it full of holes
Dream of me and Towers
As the fires lick your soul
(Clarence)
May in your mind sit heavy
A drowning in fulsome wine
At least when Cain slew Abel
He proved he had a spine
(Rivers, Grey, and Vaughn)
Fall upon your edgeless sword
And spare the world your pride
You have no better angels
Ambition’s cross, crucified
(Princes/Cousins)
Can’t forget the children, Lord
The innocents that died
Your cousin princes curse you
We hope they skin yo’ ass alive
All hail King Richard
Liege of blood and steel
Sleep you now so soundly
In the mud of Bosworth Field
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