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IT'S ALL OVER NOW, BABY BLUE
You must leave now,
take what you need, you think will last
But whatever you wish to keep,
you better grab it fast
Yonder stands your orphan
with his gun
Crying like a fire in the sun
Look out the saints are comin’ through
It’s all over now, Baby Blue
The highway is for gamblers,
better use your sense
Take what you have gathered
from coincidence
The empty-handed painter
from your streets
Is drawing crazy patterns
on your sheets
The sky, too, is folding under you
It’s all over now, Baby Blue
See how all your sea-sick sailors
now are rowing home
Your empty-handed armies
are all marching home
The lover who just walked
out your door
Has taken all his blankets
from the floor
The carpet, too, is moving under you
And it’s all over now, Baby Blue
Leave your stepping stones behind,
something calls for you
Forget the dead you’ve left,
they will not follow you
The vagabond who’s rapping
at your door
Is standing in the clothes
that you once wore
Strike another match, go start anew
And it’s all over now, Baby Blue
© Special Rider Music
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I Threw It All Away
02:40
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I THREW IT ALL AWAY
I once held her
in my arms
She said she would always stay
But I was cruel
I treated her like a fool
I threw it all away
Once I had mountains
in the palm of my hand
And rivers that ran through every day
But I must have been mad
Never knew what I had
Until I threw it all away
Love is there is,
it makes the world go ‘round
Love and only love, it can’t be denied
No matter what you think about it
You just won’t be able to do without it
Take a tip from one who’s tried
So if you find someone
that gives you all of her love
Take it to your heart, don’t let it stray
For one thing’s for certain
You will surely be a-hurtin’
If you throw it all away
© Big Sky Music
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I'LL BE YOUR BABY TONIGHT
Close your eyes, close the door
You don’t have to worry anymore
I’ll be your baby tonight
Shut the light, shut the shade
You don’t have to be afraid
I’ll be your baby tonight
Well, that mockingbird’s
gonna sail away
We’re gonna forget it
That big, fat moon
is gonna shine like a spoon
But we’re gonna let it
You won’t regret it
Kick your shoes off, do not fear
Bring that bottle over here
I’ll be your baby tonight
© Dwarf Music
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DON'T THINK TWICE, IT'S ALL RIGHT
It ain’t no use to sit
and wonder why, babe
If you don’t know by now
An’ it ain’t no use to sit
and wonder why, babe
It’ll never do, somehow
When your rooster crows
at the break of dawn
Look out your window
and I’ll be gone
You’re the reason I’m trav’lin’ on
Don’t think twice, it’s all right
It ain’t no use in turnin’
on your light, babe
The light I never knowed
An’ it ain’t no use in turnin’
on your light, babe
I’m on the dark side of the road
But I wish there was somethin’
that you would do or say
That made want to change
my mind and stay
But we never did too much talkin’ anyway
So don’t think twice, it’s all right
It ain’t no use in callin’
out my name
Like you never done before
An’ it ain’t no use in callin’
out my name, babe
I can’t hear you anymore
I ain’t sayin’
you treated me unkind
You could have done better
but I don’t mind
You just kinda wasted my time
But don’t think twice, it’s all right
You just kinda wasted
my precious time
Don’t think twice, it’s all right
© Special Rider Music
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ONE MORE CUP OF COFFEE (VALLEY BELOW)
Your breath is sweet
Your eyes are like two jewels in the sky
Your back is straight, your hair is smooth
On the pillow where you lie
But I don’t sense affection
No gratitude or love
Your loyalty is not to me
But to the stars above
One more cup of coffee for the road
One more cup of coffee ‘fore I go
to the valley below
Your daddy he’s an outlaw
And a wanderer by trade
He’ll teach you how to pick and choose
And how to throw the blade
He oversees his kingdom
So no stranger does intrude
His voice it trembles as he calls out
For another plate of food
One more cup of coffee…
Your sister sees the future
Like your mama and yourself
You’ve never learned to read or write
There’s no books upon your shelf
And your pleasure knows no limits
Your voice is like a meadowlark
But your heart is like an ocean
Mysterious and dark
One more cup of coffee…
© Ram’s Horn Music
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Abandoned Love
02:57
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ABANDONED LOVE
I can hear the turning of the key
I’ve been deceived by the clown
inside of me
I thought that he was righteous
but he’s vain
Now something’s a-telling me
I wear that ball and chain
My patron saint’s a-fighting with a ghost
He’s always off somewhere
when I need him most
The Spanish moon is rising on the hill
But my heart is a-telling me I love ya still
I come back to town from the flaming moon
When I see you in the streets,
I begin to swoon
I love to see you dress before the mirror
Won’t you let me in your room one time ‘fore I disappear?
Everybody’s wearing a disguise
To hide what they’ve got left
behind their eyes
But me, I can’t cover what I am
Wherever the children go
I’ll follow them
So call out for Saint John, the Evangelist
All my friends are drunk,
they can be dismissed
My head tells me it’s time
to make a change
But my heart’s a-telling me
I love ya but you’re strange
So step lightly, darling, near the wall
Take off your heavy make-up
and your shawl
Won’t you descend from the throne, from where you sit?
Let me feel your love one more time
before I abandon it
© Ram’s Horn Music
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It Ain't Me, Babe
02:23
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IT AIN'T ME, BABE
Go away from my window
Leave at your own chosen speed
I’m not the one you want, babe
I’m not the one you need
You say you’re lookin’ for someone
Never weak but always strong
To protect you an’ defend you
Whether you are right or wrong
Someone to open each
and every door
But it ain’t me, babe
No. no, no, it ain’t me, babe
It ain’t me you’re lookin’ for
Go lightly from the ledge, babe
Go lightly on the ground
I’m not the one you want, babe
I will only let you down
You say you’re lookin’ for someone
Who will promise never to part
Someone to close her eyes for you
Someone to close her heart
Someone who will die for you
an’ more
Bur it ain’t me, babe
No, no, no, it ain’t me, babe
It ain’t me you’re lookin’ for
Go melt back into the night, babe
Everything inside is made of stone
There’s nothing in here moving
An’ anyway I’m not alone
You say you’re looking for someone
Who’ll pick you up each time you fall
To gather flowers constantly
An’ to come each time you call
A lover for your life
an’ nothing more
But it ain’t me, babe
No, no, no, it ain’t me, babe
It ain’t me you’re lookin’ for
© Special Rider Music
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Tomorrow Is a Long Time
03:56
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TOMORROW IS A LONG TIME
If today was not an endless highway
If toni9ght was not a crooked trail
If tomorrow wasn’t such a long time
Then lonesome would mean
nothing to you at all
I can’t see my reflection in the waters
I can’t speak the sounds that show no pain
I can’t hear the echo of my footsteps
Or even remember the sound
of my own name
Only if my own true love was waitin’
If I could hear your heart a-softly poundin’
Only if you were lyin’ by me
Then I’d lie in my bed once again
There’s beauty in the silver, singin’ river
There’s beauty in the sunrise in the sky
But none of these and nothing else can touch the beauty
That I remember in my true love’s eyes
© Special Rider Music
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One Too Many Mornings
02:56
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ONE TOO MANY MORNINGS
Down the street the dogs are barkin’
And the day is a-getting’ dark
As the night comes in a-fallin’
The dogs’ll lose their bark
An’ the silent night will shatter
From the sounds inside my mind
And I’m one too many mornings
And a thousand miles behind
From the crossroads of my doorstep
My eyes start to fade
As I turn my head back to the room
Where my love and I have laid
An’ I gaze back to the street
The sidewalk and the sign
And I’m one too many mornings
And a thousand miles behind
It’s a restless hungry feeling
That don’t mean no one no good
When ev’rything I’m a-sayin’
You can say it just as good
You’re right from your side
I’m right from mine
We’re both just one too many mornings
And a thousand miles behind
© Special Rider Music
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KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR
Mama, take this badge off of me
I can’t use it anymore
It’s gettin’ dark, too dark to see
I feel like I’m knockin’ on heaven’s door
Knock, knock, knockin’ on heaven’s door
Knock, knock, knockin’ on heaven’s door
Knock, knock, knockin’ on heaven’s door
Knock, knock, knockin’ on heaven’s door
Mama, put my guns to the ground
I can’t shoot them anymore
That long black cloud is comin’ down
I feel like I’m knockin’ on heaven’s door
Knock, knock, knockin’ on heaven’s door
Knock, knock, knockin’ on heaven’s door
Knock, knock, knockin’ on heaven’s door
Knock, knock, knockin’ on heaven’s door
© Ram’s Horn Music
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LOVE MINUS ZERO / NO LIMIT
My love she speaks like silence
Without ideals or violence
She doesn’t have to say she’s faithful
Yet she’s true, like ice, like fire
People carry roses
Make promises by the hours
My love she laughs like the flowers
Valentine’s can’t buy her
In the dime stores and bus stations
People talk of situations
Read books, repeat quotations
Draw conclusions on the wall
Some speak of the future
My love she speaks softly
She knows there’s no success like failure
And that failure’s no success at all
The cloak and dagger dangles
Madams light the candles
In ceremonies of the horsemen
Even the pawn must hold a grudge
Statues made of matchsticks
Crumble into one another
My love winks, she does not bother
She knows too much to argue or to judge
The bridge at midnight trembles
The country doctor rambles
Banker’s nieces seek perfection
Expecting all the gifts that wise men bring
The wind howls like a hammer
The night blows cold and rainy
My love she’s like some raven
At my window with a broken wing
© Special Rider Music
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Vargen Varberg, Sweden
Over the recent years the Swedish singer-songwriter and Bob Dylan interpreter Vargen, has carved a reputation for infusing his music with mystery and raw emotions. After releasing his debut album of original work, a self-titled project promoted by a concert video, Vargen gained widespread attention from the international indie press, with coverage from Earmilk, Vents, The Big Takeover and more. ... more
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