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Trail of Tears

from Songs for Ancient Days by Jay Cravath

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Lessons are for learning that's what teachers used to tell us
when we were in school
Always tell the truth just listen to your heart and never ever
play the fool

You got to see beyond the morning when you're cold and empty
and there ain't no place to hide
You gotta walk into the colors of the day to try and turn
away the pain inside

I know I’ll never lose the moment when you chose to walk me soft
upon the open plain
The grass was high your windblown hair and both our hearts knew
we were heading home again

I remember what you told me when we said we would be lovers
till the end of years
You said that if another ever came between us that would lead you
to a trail of tears


We yana we ya heya, we yana we ya heya
We yana we ya heya na we yana he ya

And in the end we start again
We are all the same inside
And then the days turn to the wind
Take that lonely dream and ride

You said you never saw me comin' when we met again that night
at the Blue Saloon
You said you wouldn't be a victim once again to the magic
in that pale moon

I said the story's never over till the pages empty white and
the voices fail
You said the dreamer always find a way to make himself a hero
in a fairytale

Why couldn't love be like a stone of granite, takes the ice and rain
and lasts a thousand years?
Or were we meant to wander aimless searching for a friend to only find
a trail of tears?

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from Songs for Ancient Days, released April 1, 2017

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