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Lonesome Town

from Crucifixion by John Egenes

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a song for the late Princess Diana

lyrics

A lonesome town with a lonesome feeling
full of lonesome souls in a lonesome town
got no floor, got no ceiling
just the crumbling walls of a lonesome town

This city street goes in one direction
but it ain’t the way you want to go
so you stop and stare, at the intersection
of the things you want and the things you know

And you see someone, you want to make connection
in the passing storm you never catch their eye
so you stumble off in the wrong direction
and you’ve got no friends, you wonder why

The wind blows cold, and the rain comes down
try to find a friend in a lonesome town.

This life you have isn’t what you wanted
like lady luck in a long black gown
the sidewalk’s cold, and the streets are haunted
by the ghosts who live in a lonesome town

And if you could, would you take your freedom
and leave the loneliness behind
and the memories, would you still need ‘em
if you could change your life, would you change your mind

The queen of hearts has given up her crown
and the life she lived in a lonesome town
the queen of hearts has given up her crown
and the life she lived in a lonesome town

credits

from Crucifixion, released April 1, 2007
Gunther Flutney: cardboard box percussion, bass
John Egenes: guitars, mandolin, dobro

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John Egenes Dunedin, New Zealand

Download anything you see here for free (you can pay if you want, but you don't have to...) Author, multi- instrumentalist and session musician for countless artists, producer, songwriter, all around likeable guy.

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