
Date of issue: 31.12.2012
Record label: Interscope
Song language: English
Ballad Of Hollis Brown |
Hollis Brown |
He lived on the outside of town |
Hollis Brown |
He lived on the outside of town |
With his wife and five children |
And his cabin fallin' down |
You looked for work and money |
And you walked a rugged mile |
You looked for work and money |
And you walked a rugged mile |
Your children are so hungry |
That they don’t know how to smile |
Your baby’s eyes look crazy |
They’re a-tuggin' at your sleeve |
Your baby’s eyes look crazy |
They’re a-tuggin' at your sleeve |
You walk the floor and wonder why |
With every breath you breathe |
The rats have got your flour |
Bad blood it got your mare |
The rats have got your flour |
Bad blood it got your mare |
If there’s anyone that knows |
Is there anyone that cares? |
You prayed to the Lord above |
Oh please send you a friend |
You prayed to the Lord above |
Oh please send you a friend |
Your empty pockets tell yuh |
That you ain’t a-got no friend |
Your babies are crying louder |
It’s pounding on your brain |
Your babies are crying louder now |
It’s pounding on your brain |
Your wife’s screams are stabbin' you |
T.ike the dirty drivin' rain |
Your grass it is turning black |
There’s no water in your well |
Your grass is turning black |
There’s no water in your well |
You spent your last lone dollar |
On seven shotgun shells |
Way out in the wilderness |
A cold coyote calls |
Way out in the wilderness |
A cold coyote calls |
Your eyes fix on the shotgun |
That’s hangin' on the wall |
Your brain is a-bleedin' |
And your legs can’t seem to stand |
Your brain is a-bleedin' |
And your legs can’t seem to stand |
Your eyes fix on the shotgun |
That you’re holdin' in your hand |
There’s seven breezes a-blowin' |
All around the cabin door |
There’s seven breezes a-blowin' |
All around the cabin door |
Seven shots ring out |
Like the ocean’s pounding roar |
There’s seven people dead |
On a South Dakota farm |
There’s seven people dead |
On a South Dakota farm |
Somewhere in the distance |
There’s seven new people born |
Song tags: #The Ballad Of Hollis Brown
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