Thirteen"

(bruce springsteen)

Last night i dreamed that i was a child
Out where the pines grow wild and tall
I was trying to make it home through the forest
Before the darkness falls

I heard the wind rustling through the trees
And ghostly voices rose from the fields
I ran with my heart pounding down that broken path
With the devil snappin' at my heels

I broke through the trees, and there in the night
My father's house stood shining hard and bright
The branches and brambles tore my clothes and scratched my arms
But i ran till i fell, shaking in his arms

I awoke and i imagined the hard things that pulled us apart
Will never again, sir, tear us from each other's hearts
I got dressed, and to that house i did ride
From out on the road, i could see its windows shining in light

I walked up the steps and stood on the porch
A woman i didn't recognize came and spoke to me through a chained door
I told her my story, and who i'd come for
She said "i'm sorry, son, but no one by that name lives here anymore"

My father's house shines hard and bright
It stands like a beacon calling me in the night
Calling and calling, so cold and alone
Shining 'cross this dark highway where our sins lie unatoned

(emmylou harris/paul kennerley)

Well i used to roll and i used to ramble
Out on the wilder side of town
Every night i hear the bright lights calling
I never thought i could ever settle down.
Well, i seen a whole lot of pain and trouble
In this lonesome life of mine
But you gave me love and you gave it double
And i'll always be your sweetheart of the pines
I'll always be your little sweetheart of the pines
Now you searched the dark side of the mountain
Just to find what you thought true love should be
But you found a heart that you never knew ?????
When you got around to the other side of me.
Well, i seen a whole lot of pain and trouble
In this lonesome love of mine
But you gave me love and you gave it double
And i'll always be your sweetheart of the pines
I'll always be your little sweetheart of the pines.

Now you make me feel lovesick darlin'
The way i did back when my heart was young
But i'm young enough to start all over
And old enough to show you how it's done
Well, i seen a whole lot of pain and trouble
In this lonesome life of mine
But you gave me love and you gave it double
And i'll always be your sweetheart of the pines
I'll always be your little sweetheart of the pines

(d. watson/r. l. watson)

God's given us years of happiness here
Now we must part
And as the angels come and call for you
The pains of grief tug at my heart

Oh my darling
My darling
My heart breaks as you take your long journey

Oh the days will be empty
The nights so long without you my love
And when god calls for you i'm left alone
But we will meet in heaven above

Oh my darling
My darling
My heart breaks as you take your long journey

Fond memories i'll keep of happy ways
That on earth we trod
And when i come we will walk hand in hand
As one in heaven in the family of god

Oh my darling
My darling
My heart breaks as you take your long journey

(jack clement)

There's a picture that i carry
One we made sometime ago
When they ask who's in the picture with me
I say just someone i use to know

Just someone i use to spend some time with
Just a flame that lost it's glow
And i don't tell them how lost i am without you
I say just someone i use to know

Just someone i use to run around with
Just a friend from long ago
I don't tell them all the nights i cry without you
I say just someone i use to know
I say just someone i use to know