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Ain¡¯t Wastin¡¯ Time No More
Transcribed by joshua zemel
Last sunday morning, the sunshine felt like rain.
Week before, they all seemed the same.
With the help of God and true friends, I come to realize
I still had two strong legs, and even wings to fly.
And oh i, ain¡¯t wastin time no more
¡¯cause time goes by like hurricanes, and faster things.
Lord, lord miss sally, why all your cryin¡¯?
Been around here three long days, you¡¯re lookin¡¯ like you¡¯re dyin¡¯.
Just step yourself outside, and look up at the stars above
Go on downtown baby, find somebody to love.
Meanwhile I ain¡¯t wastin¡¯ time no more
¡¯cause time goes by like pouring rain, and much faster things.
You don¡¯t need no gypsy to tell you why
You can¡¯t let one precious day slip by.
Look inside yourself, and if you don¡¯t see what you want,
Maybe sometimes then you don¡¯t,
But leave your mind alone and just get high.
Well by and by, way after many years have gone,
And all the war freaks die off, leavin¡¯ us alone.
We¡¯ll raise our children in the peaceful way we can,
It¡¯s up to you and me brother
To try and try again.
Well, hear us now, we ain¡¯t wastin¡¯ time no more
¡¯cause time goes by like hurricanes
Runnin¡¯ after subway trains
Don¡¯t forget the pouring rain. |
Blue Sky
Walk along the river, sweet lullaby, it just keeps on flowing,
It don¡¯t worry ¡¯bout where it¡¯s going, no, no.
Don¡¯t fly, mister blue bird, I¡¯m just walking down the road,
Early morning sunshine tell me all I need to know
Chorus
You¡¯re my blue sky, you¡¯re my sunny day.
Lord, you know it makes me high when you turn your love my way,
Turn your love my way, yeah.
Good old sunday morning, bells are ringing everywhere.
Goin to carolina, it won¡¯t be long and I¡¯ll be there
Chorus |
Melissa
Crossroads, seem to come and go, yeah.
The gypsy flies from coast to coast
Knowing many, loving none,
Bearing sorrow havin¡¯ fun,
But back home he¡¯ll always run
To sweet melissa... mmm...
Freight train, each car looks the same, all the same.
And no one knows the gypsy¡¯s name
No one hears his lonely sigh,
There are no blankets where he lies.
In all his deepest dreams the gypsy flies
With sweet melissa... mmm...
Again the morning¡¯s come,
Again he¡¯s on the run,
Sunbeams shining through his hair,
Appearing not to have a care.
Well, pick up your gear and gypsy roll on, roll on.
Crossroads, will you ever let him go? (lord, lord)
Will you hide the dead man¡¯s ghost,
Or will he lie, beneath the clay,
Or will his spirit roll away?
But I know that he won¡¯t stay without melissa.
Yes I know that he won¡¯t stay without melissa. |
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One Way Out
Ain¡¯t but one way out baby, lord I just can¡¯t go out the door.
Ain¡¯t but one way out baby, and lord I just can¡¯t go out the door.
Cause there¡¯s a man down there, might be your man I don¡¯t know.
Lord you got me trapped woman, up on the second floor;
If I get by this time I won¡¯t be trapped no more.
So raise our window baby, I can ease out soft and slow.
And lord, your neighbors, no they won¡¯t be
Talking that stuff that they don¡¯t know.
Lord, I¡¯m foolish to be here in the first place,
I know some man gonna walk in and take my place.
Ain¡¯t no way in the world, I¡¯m going out that front door
Cause there¡¯s a man down there, might be your man I don¡¯t know.
Cause there¡¯s a man down there, might be your man I don¡¯t know.
Cause there¡¯s a man down there,
Freely
Lord, it just might happen to be your man...
Lord, it just a might be your man,
Oh baby, I just don¡¯t know... |
Stand Back
I recall once upon a time,
Livin was so easy and I felt so fine.
But, my, my, my right before my very eyes,
Satan came with fire to burn me,
Wouldn¡¯t listen when they warned me.
A dagger in my back while she¡¯s calling me honey,
Wouldn¡¯t stand back, for neither love nor money.
Thirty minutes after my ship set sail,
She put up a sign and my house began to wail.
But, why, why, why I couldn¡¯t see it in my little girl¡¯s eyes?
She had such a way to fool me, lord she had a way to fool me.
And I would ask the woman, can you find it in yourself to please stand back?
You ain¡¯t gonna rule me.
Just when all began to fade,
I reached out, threw the ace of spades.
I put her on a train to the everglades.
Now that it¡¯s all over and gone,
Somehow I just don¡¯t feel so alone.
But, lie, lie, lie it seemed like such a waste of time.
She did not ever seem to know me,
But, now it¡¯s much too late to show me.
But, if I ever see that woman walkin down the street I¡¯ll just stand back,
And try to move away slowly.
Oh, yeah. |
Trouble No More
Don¡¯t care how long you go,
I don¡¯t care how long you stay,
It¡¯s good kind treatment,
Bring you home someday.
Someday baby, you ain¡¯t gonna trouble,
Poor me, anymore.
Now you keep on bettin¡¯,
That the dice won¡¯t pass.
Well I know, and I know,
Whoa, oh you¡¯re livin¡¯ too fast.
Someday baby, you ain¡¯t gonna trouble,
Poor me, anymore.
Yeah, I¡¯ll tell everybody,
In my neighborhood.
You¡¯re a kind little woman,
But you don¡¯t do me no good.
But someday baby, you ain¡¯t gonna trouble,
Poor me, anymore.
I know you¡¯re leaving,
If you call that¡¯s gone.
Oh without my lovin¡¯ yeah,
Oh, you can¡¯t stay long.
Someday baby, you ain¡¯t gonna trouble,
Poor me, anymore.
Well good bye baby,
Yeah well take my hand.
I don¡¯t want no woman no,
Who can¡¯t have no man.
But someday baby, you ain¡¯t gonna trouble,
Poor me, anymore. trouble no more.
Oh yeah... yeah babe. |