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I went down to the place |
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Where I knew she lay waiting |
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Under the marble and the snow |
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I said, Mother I'm frightened |
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The thunder and the lightning |
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I'll never come through this alone |
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She said, I'll be with you |
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My shawl wrapped around you |
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My hand on your head when you go |
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And the night came on |
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It was very calm |
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I wanted the night to go on and on |
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But she said, Go back to the World |
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We were fighting in Egypt |
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When they signed this agreement |
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That nobody else had to die |
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There was this terrible sound |
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And my father went down |
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With a terrible wound in his side |
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He said, Try to go on |
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Take my books, take my gun |
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Remember, my son, how they lied |
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And the night comes on |
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It's very calm |
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I'd like to pretend that my father was wrong |
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But you don't want to lie, not to the young |
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We were locked in this kitchen |
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I took to religion |
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And I wondered how long she would stay |
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I needed so much |
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To have nothing to touch |
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I've always been greedy that way |
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But my son and my daughter |
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Climbed out of the water |
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Crying, Papa, you promised to play |
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And they lead me away |
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To the great surprise |
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It's Papa, don't peek, Papa, cover your eyes |
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And they hide, they hide in the World |
| [02:37.87] |
Now I look for her always |
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I'm lost in this calling |
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I'm tied to the threads of some prayer |
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Saying, When will she summon me |
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When will she come to me |
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What must I do to prepare |
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When she bends to my longing |
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Like a willow, like a fountain |
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She stands in the luminous air |
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And the night comes on |
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And it's very calm |
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I lie in her arms and says, when I'm gone |
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I'll be yours, yours for a song |
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Now the crickets are singing |
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The vesper bells ringing |
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The cat's curled asleep in his chair |
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I'll go down to Bill's Bar |
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I can make it that far |
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And I'll see if my friends are still there |
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Yes, and here's to the few |
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Who forgive what you do |
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And the fewer who don't even care |
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And the night comes on |
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It's very calm |
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I want to cross over, I want to go home |
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But she says, Go back, go back to the world |
