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Sparrows and Sparrows
02:46
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sparrows and sparrows
sparrows and sparrows and robins and robins
empty beer bottles and heart broken arrows
dreams in dungeons and children who love ya
flowers in bloom and me without you
there's a stillness in the midwest and a ringin' in my ears
ev'rything I think about ain't very clear
the pine trees are lined up under the blue
stumblin' an ol' street and me without you
chorus
there's a thickness and a blackness wrapped in my mind
ev'ry good moment pushes on time
I'm cussin' the buses and cars flyin' by'
where is the real truth for me without you
chorus
chorus
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Going' Home
04:47
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goin' home
same ol' sirens on the west side
same ol' troubles right down town
you tried to hold me like no tomorrow
you tried to keep me on your mind
I still hear the mornin' thunder
I still see you through a window
oh Lord it's gettin' colder tonight
oh Lord summer's 'bout all gone
right behind you is my suitcase
follow me boy we're goin' home
why can't you open up your eyes
it don't matter 'bout my size
I can't figure out nothin'
I can't figure out what to say
oh Lord it's gettin' colder tonight
oh Lord summer's 'bout all gone
right behind you is my suitcase
follow me boy we're goin' home
chorus
goin' home
chorus
goin' home
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A Steady Heart
02:28
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a steady heart
the rain will come
the rain will blow
her back someday
when the mornin' moans
the mornin' moans
full o'shame
not a word will do
to prove me true
with a steady heart
and a steady love
my hands keepa shakin'
like a storm
how many years musta willow sway
'fore the nightwinds call
call out her name
call out 'er name
inside the wind
no more to hear
my deadly sins
with a steady heart
and a steady love
my hands keepa shakin'
like a storm
first verse
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Baby Doll
02:29
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baby doll
baby doll oh baby doll
give a girl a smile
I got sixty dollars in my shoe
standin' in the rain
baby doll oh baby doll
racein' round the clock
words liftin' from the dark
standin' in the rain
I got blinded eyes
in the back o' my head
shootin' my foot instead
standin' in the rain
baby doll oh baby doll
florence was her name
wind blowin' hard as nails
standin' in the rain
chorus
last first
chorus
baby doll oh baby doll
standin' in the rain
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Room Eleven
03:43
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room 11
room eleven
twelve pack o'beer
pack o' dogs on the street
no lock on the window
room eleven
holed up all night
up tight in the attic
no lock on the window
hot up in the mornin'
ev'rybody countin' on rain
I gotta half o'mind to face
no lock on the window
room eleven
don't say a word
but say baby I love you
no lock on the window
chorus
room eleven
all over this town
over and under
no lock on the window
chorus
chorus
no lock on the window
no lock on the window
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Cryin' Dime
03:38
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cryin' dime
lil' piggy went to market
big hog stays home
some cats keep a walkin'
some cats stay gone
for a cryin' dime
it's a cryin' shame
a new washin' machine
makes you clean as a whistle
freedom for real
freedom in a pistol
chorus:
for a cryin' dime
it's a cryin' shame
for a cryin' dime
it's a cryin' shame
man in a box
you gotta woman runnin'
the judge knows a fox
the judge knows I'm comin'
repeat chorus
show me your number
fairy tales come true
you're dreamin' in color
I'm dreamin' in blue
repeat chorus
repeat first verse
repeat chorus
repeat chorus
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Not Forgotten
02:45
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not forgotten
I am no mother
I am no father
just a little one
not forgotten
born on your shoulders
never grow older
just a little one
not forgotten
chorus
there are no tears
no sadness found
cause only love
can make a cound
we are many
as the stars
so few to linger
here for so long
no flesh and bones
no clothes no home
just a little one
not forgotten
chorus
I pray for you
please pray for me
forever thru
eternity
first verse
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Your Eyes Will Shine
03:52
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your eyes will shine
summer plantin's gone to seed
seed's a plenty for times in need
leave your light on dear darlin'
your eyes will shine for me again
night's a fallin' black as coal
coal was warmer in those days
leave your light on dear darlin'
your eyes will shine for me again
cryin' wolves at my door
cryin' babies will cry no more
leave your light on dear darlin'
rain and sickness fills the air
breathe the rest for better wear
leave your light on dear darlin'
your eyes will shine for me again
chorus
chorus
leave your light on dear darlin'
your eyes will shine for me again
your eyes will shine for me again
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Yesterday's Clothes
04:48
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yesterday's clothes
I ain't never heard you singin'
I ain't never heard you cry
you been livin' here on the other side
you keepa tellin' me why
dressed to kill hangin' around
tooth and nail hammer down
you been livin' here on the other side
you keepa tellin' me why
why am I hear
where will I go
what am I doin' here down below
I can't see my hands
can't see my feet
blood's gonna flow
in yesterday's clothes
gone to hell in this town
oh black thunder in the crowd
you been livin' here on the other side
you keepa tellin' me why
chorus
chorus
blood's gonna flow
in yesterday's clothes
chorus
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Animated Sanctuary
03:21
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animated sanctuary
animated sanctuary
t'bacca corn and barley
room enough for hangin' on
where's the money
suckle ginger bread
left overflowin'
room enough for hangin' on
silence golden
silence it ain't free
silence made for holdin'
room enough for hangin' on
hide the jackle
hide the guilty one
oh mercy's daughter
room enough for hangin' on
keep the hungry
bastards movin' on
t'bacca corn and barley
room enough for hangin' on
animated sanctuary
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This Ol' House
03:19
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this old house
this old house creaks and groans
and stays the howlin' wind
in the doorway friendly faces
through the winter nights
bitter winter nights
this old house gently whispers
sweeter days gone by
makin' lovin' pictures
through the winter nights
bitter winter nights
chorus
painted so ageless
sittin' here rockin'
through these ol' changin' times
winter nights
bitter winter nights
this old house found a home
holdin' prayin' hands
never alone anymore
through the winter nights
bitter winter nights
chorus
chorus
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Where Is My Garden
04:23
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where is my garden
ain't no need you knockin'
won't you come on in
been waitin' for you brother
my God my friend
your workin days are over
and your sufferin's gone
love's gonna live forever
and your job is done
where is my garden
lookin' on the hill
old blood gets hardened
rockin' cheek to cheek
lay down your shovel
walk on down the road
your mama's waitin' for you
hold on to her
chorus
lay down your shovel
and walk on down the road
your mama your brother even a stranger's
waitin' for you so hold on hold on tell me now
chorus
where is my garden.....
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Malcolm Holcombe Asheville, North Carolina
Malcolm Holcombe is an acclaimed singer/songwriter in the insurgent country/folk vein who grew up in Weaverville, N.C.
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