Mud Slide Slim & Blue Horizon

Late last night so far away
I dreamed my-self a dream
Well i dreamed i was so all alone
Isn't it nice to be home again?
I said welcome home
Didn't we miss your smiling face
Well the sun was nice in l.a.
Sun-shine
Isn't it nice to be home again?
Well i said isn't it nice to be home a-gain?

It was just after sunrise
And down by the sea
Down on the sand flats
Where nothing will grow
Come drumming and footsteps
Like out of a dream
Where the golden green waters come in

Just nine lucky soldiers had come
Through the night
Half of them wounded
And barely alive
Just nine out of twenty was headed for home
With eleven sad stories to tell

I remember quite clearly when i got out of bed
I said, oh, good morning what a beautiful day

Father, let us build a boat and sail away
There's nothing for you here
And brother, let us throw our lot out upon the sea
It's been done before

I'm thinking 'bout a broken heart
I'm talking 'bout the break of dawn
You love me while i'm here
Then you can miss me when i'm gone
Sweet misunderstanding
Won't you leave a poor boy alone
I'm the one eyed seed of a tumbleweed
In the belly of a rolling stone

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Back on the highway, yeah, yeah, yeah
Back on the road again

I had a little woman in memphis
She wanted to be my bride
She said, settle on down, traveling man
You can stay right by my side
I tried so hard to please her
But i couldn't hold out too long
'cause one saturday night i was laying in bed
And i heard that highway song

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Now one of these days that highway song will lose its appeal to me
I'm gonna settle on down like a natural born man
I'm gonna live my life naturally (free and easy)
Until that day the thunder's gonna roll
And i notice there's a sign of rain
So i grab my bags and i pack my clothes
And i'm back on the road again

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I'm thinking 'bout a broken heart
I been talking 'bout the break of dawn
You loved me while i'm here
And you can miss me when i'm gone
And i said sweet misunderstanding
Won't you leave a poor boy alone
'cause i'm the one eyed seed of a tumbleweed
In the belly of a rolling stone

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Here i am again
Holiday inn
Same old four walls again
Gee, but it's fine to be back home again (whoa, now)
Say, holiday inn, i'm on the road again

Hey mister, that's me up on the jukebox
I'm the one that's singing this sad song
Well, i'll cry everytime that you slip in one more dime
And let the boy sing the sad one, one more time

Southern california that's as blue as the boy can be
Blue as the deep blue sea
Won't you listen to me now
I need your golden gated cities like a hole in the head
Just like a hole in the head, i'm free

Hey mister, that's me up on the jukebox
I'm the one that's singing this sad song
Well, i'll cry everytime that you slip in one more dime
And let the boy sing the sad one, one more time

I do believe i'm headed home
Hey mister, can't you see that i'm as dry as a bone
I think i'll spend some time alone
Yes, unless you've found a way of squeezing water from a stone

Let the doctor and the lawyer do as much as they can
Let the springtime begin
Let the boy become a man
I done wasted too much time just to sing you this sad song
I done been this lonesome picker a little too long

Hey mister, that's me up on the jukebox
I'm the one that's singing this sad song
Well, i'll cry everytime that you're up and slip in one more dime
And let the boy sing the sad one, one more time

Well, i've been spreading myself thin these days
Don't you know
Good-bye

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[capo iii]

Hey mister, that's me upon the jukebox [d c bm]
I'm the one that's singing this sad song [d c g]
I'll cry everytime that you slip in one more dime [d c bm esus e7]
And let the boy sing the sad one, one more time [em7 a7 d em7 a]

Southern california is as blue as the boy can be [bm e7 bm e7]
Blue as the deep blue sea [c g]
Won't you listen to me now [bm e7]
I need your golden gated cities like a hole in the head [bm e7 bm e7]
Like a hole in the head, i'm free! [c g d ( c g a )]

I do believe i'm headed home [d f#m bm]
Hey mister, can't you see that i'm as dry as a bone [c g a d]
I think i'll spend some time alone [bm f#m g]
Unless you found a way of squeezing water from a stone [c g c a]

Let the doctor and the lawyer do as much as they can [bm e7 bm e7]
Let the springtime begin [c g]
Let the boy become a man [bm e7]
I have wasted too much time just to sing you this sad song [bm e7 bm e7]
I've been this lonesome picker a little too long [c g d, em7 a]

Hey mister, that's me upon the jukebox [d c bm]
I'm the one that's singing this sad song [d c g]
I'll cry everytime that you slip in one more dime [d c bm esus e7]
And let the boy sing the sad one, one more time [em7 a7 d, em7 a]

[fade on bm-e7 progression]
Well, i've been spreading myself thin these days,
Don't you know
Good-bye.

When you're down and troubled
And you need a helping hand
And nothing, whoa nothing is going right.
Close your eyes and think of me
And soon i will be there
To brighten up even your darkest nights.

You just call out my name,
And you know whereever i am
I'll come running, oh yeah baby
To see you again.
Winter, spring, summer, or fall,
All you have to do is call
And i'll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah.
You've got a friend.

If the sky above you
Should turn dark and full of clouds
And that old north wind should begin to blow
Keep your head together and call my name out loud
And soon i will be knocking upon your door.
You just call out my name and you know where ever i am
I'll come running to see you again.
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you got to do is call
And i'll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Hey, ain't it good to know that you've got a friend?
People can be so cold.
They'll hurt you and desert you.
Well they'll take your soul if you let them.
Oh yeah, but don't you let them.

You just call out my name and you know wherever i am
I'll come running to see you again.
Oh babe, don't you know that,
Winter spring summer or fall,
Hey now, all you've got to do is call.
Lord, i'll be there, yes i will.
You've got a friend.
You've got a friend.
Ain't it good to know you've got a friend.
Ain't it good to know you've got a friend.
You've got a friend.

Well the sun is surely sinking down
But the moon is slowly rising
So this old world must still be spinning 'round
And i still love you

(chorus)
So close your eyes
You can close your eyes, it's all right
I don't know no love songs
And i can't sing the blues anymore
But i can sing this song
And you can sing this song
When i'm gone

It won't be long before another day
We gonna have a good time
And no one's gonna take that time away
You can stay as long as you like

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