Places, Lyrics

Places, Lyrics
Written by Alan Doyle
2009©Alan Doyle

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Contents
1. Somebody Told Me (Letter Home from San Francisco)
2. I Miss You
3. This Old Town
4. Don't Shoot
5. Veracruz
6. Old Man Sittin in the Corner
7. Writers & Philosophers
8. A Rose on your Grave
9. Lay Me in the Ground
10. I'm Sorry (What's the World Coming to)

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Somebody Told Me (Letter Home from San Francisco)
The night is dark
And a cold wind is coming down
I got caught in the rain again
Well I guess that's just my luck
Tell me, how've you been doing? cause I've been doing fine
I guess I can't complain
Except I lost a bit of money out in Reno
And I lost a bit of my mind drinking too much of your Spanish wine
And then, somebody told me
You were thinking of me
And somebody told me
You were as pretty as you've ever been
Well have you found someone who'll take care of you?
I hope he's everything that I could never be
Cause it's only the best for my girl
Oh yeah, and did I tell you? I found someone too
I paid a hundred dollars to a stripper
A real good looking Puerto Rican girl
With long dark curls and dark brown eyes
Come to think of it, she looked a lot like you
And then, somebody told me
You were thinking of me
And somebody told me
You were as pretty as you've ever been
You know I think of you from time to time
When I'm lying in bed I can still picture your smile
I think about the way you used to kiss me
And tell me every day that you loved me
And your breath was like dew on my lips
And your thighs were like silk for my fingers
You know I wish you all the best
From San Francisco
And then, somebody told me
You were thinking of me
And somebody told me
You were as pretty as you've ever been
And somebody told me yeah
And I still know you're just as pretty as you've ever been

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I Miss You
Do you still read your cards
And the lines on you palms
For the fortune in your signs
I always knew you'd go away
I miss you ever since you went away
I think of you and the tear in your place
Will you send me a post card
From Marrakech or wherever you land
From the borderline of our hearts
And from the frontier of your loneliness
I miss you ever since you went away
I think of you and the tear in your place
Will you drop another pill
For the troubles you just can't escape
And will you skip another town
When you're discovered the thief
I miss you ever since you went away
I think of you and the tear in your place

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This Old Town
Give me one more whiskey
To burn my throat
The barman is telling me
It's nearly time to go
But I want one more chance
To see the sun going down
As I say goodbye
To this old town
I got a girl stuck to me
She's like the shit on my shoe
She talks so sweet when she says
I wanna make love to you
But these note are all blue
And I'm listening to the sound
Of a guitar playing
This Old Town
And one more whiskey for me... And one more tear for you
And I know we're gonna see again... When the new morning sun comes shining through
Well I'm leaving family
And I'm leaving friends
But you'll be able to find me
I'll be just around the bend
And a million miles south
With my sorrows all drowned
And a smile on my mouth
For this old town
And don't cry for me my lonely
And don't cry for me old town
Don't cry for me my lonely
Don't cry for me old town

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Don't Shoot
We were marching in the forest to the town
I couldn't stop though my lungs were aching
I left my girl home with her mother
I took up arms beside my lover
Don't shoot, don't shoot
I'm someone, I'm worth something
Don't shoot, don't shoot
I'm coming out, my hands are up
I shot a man straight through the head
I was surprised at the hole that it left
But there was no-one else there willing to do it
And the ground opened up like his face
Don't shoot, don't shoot
You can poison all the roots
Don't shoot, don't shoot
But you can never change the season
Well you handcuffed me and you beat me and you burnt me
You gave me my last cigarette
You know I'd rather die on my feet
Than live crawling on my knees
So Just Shoot, just shoot
You'll have your little friends in high places
Just shoot, just shoot
You'll have your picture taken with politicians
Shoot, shoot
If it'll make you feel better
Shoot, shoot
You know I'll wish you all the best
We are facing harsh realities
We face harsh realities

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Veracruz
We're chasing after the sun
We're bathing our wounds in the breeze
And the coral is shedding a tear
For the old man and the sea
We left the best part of our youths behind
The old man and me we're one of a kind
Only happy drinking rum and being blind
With the one that I left always on my mind
Veracruz Veracruz, I'll be waiting for you
In the night, in the night when the moonlight is new
I'll be longing for love, I'll be singing the blues
For I once lost my heart in Veracruz Veracruz
And Johnny'll be singing with me
what's to be will be
As we're watching the lights of Havana
Far across the open sea
And I remember the wind blowing through her curls
The smile on her face as she laid in the sand
She left bandits crying pistol in hand
Laughing and dying as she danced
Veracruz Veracruz, I'll be waiting for you
In the night, in the night when the moonlight is new
I'll be longing for love, I'll be singing the blues
For I once lost my heart in Veracruz Veracruz
We're refugees from the dawn
As the fishermen put out hunting dreams
We're sailing in search of the stream
That will take Johnny to his destiny
And it will take me to the grave
To rest with the cowards and the brave
Who took there chances in old Veracruz
If I never see those eyes again
Veracruz Veracruz, I'll be waiting for you
In the night, in the night when the moonlight is new
I'll be longing for love, I'll be singing the blues
For I once lost my heart in sweet Veracruz

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Old Man Sittin in the Corner
Old Man Sittin in the Corner
He's hardly said a word or two
His face is broken and his movements slow
Only his eyes speak of his sorrow
Old Man Sittin in the Corner
He knows the pain of a wasted life
He knows the songs of old and ancient wars
He sit's there thinking his own thought
Old Man Sittin in the Corner
You'd never know it to look at him
But he's travelled the world in his day
He been to Argentina and Mexico
Old Man Sittin in the Corner
You'd never know it but he was once in love
With a Spanish girl in Gibraltar
Broken memories of long ago
Old Man Sittin in the Corner
He carries the world on his shoulder
His voice is cracked and he talks so slow
But he's got a lot to talk about
Old Man Sittin in the Corner
His heart was broken when he wandered
That was long ago he always looked so sad
I'll miss that old man when he's gone

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Writers & Philosopher
The writer told me we're all stranded
For the first time I know his words are true
We've both been wounded by fate
Both me and you
I just can't help being overwhelmed
By your beauty standing right in front of me
It drives me out of my mind
That I can't help falling for you
And your voice which is my sweet chime
And your eyes that see my soul
How could I have ever thought that I could be good enough
For a love so beautiful and all
You've got some questions that need to be answered
There's another man that still loves you too
How could any man who's ever held you in his arms
Do anything but fall for you
Just tell me that you don't wanna see me
I'll kiss you and walk away
I'll cover up my heart which aches
And I'll smile as I cry my senses away
For your voice which is my sweet chime
And your eyes that see my soul
How could I have ever thought that I could be good enough
For a love so beautiful and all
Now the writer, he's got to go
And the philosopher, he's already gone
All that's left is this man
And he's standing in his world gone wrong
I'm standing here all alone
Wondering what's happened to my soul
I guess the damage is done
I guess I've fallen in love with you
And your voice which is my sweet chime
And your eyes that see my soul
How could I have ever thought that I could be good enough
For a love so beautiful and all
And how could I have ever thought
That I could be good enough for you

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A Rose on your Grave
I'll leave a rose on your grave
For the thoughts that you left me
And you always seemed so strong
With all your needle and your pills
I feel for you and your children
And all the sorrows that you left in your tracks
And all the blood that you shed with your pistol
And all the hearts that you cut with your knife
And in the end you just gave up
You had nothing left to hang onto
You disappeared long before you went
And when you went you took away the hope you gave us
You cut your hair and shaved your beard
That's when I saw how old you got
I was looking at an outline
A faded image from your past
I started mourning you two years ago
When they opened you up there was nothing but a hole
Where your soul used to be
And you were pumped and you were sewn
And in the end you just gave up
You had nothing left to hang onto
You disappeared long before you went
And when you went you took away the hope you gave us
And there'll always be your art
To remind us that you were human
And you were weak just like us all
And you were lonely and we were shameful
And for that you can't be blamed
And there'll always be a star for you somewhere
And there'll always be your eyes
In the minds of all your sisters
And in the end you just gave up
You had nothing left to hang onto
You disappeared long before you went
And when you went you took away the hope you gave us

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