(Nanci Griffith)
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Well, it's that old time story
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Of a new face to glory
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Someone wanted my soul for their pride
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What about the system
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Of fools arranged for missing
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Well, I can't lie, they all pass with time
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Why do my people come and go?
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I keep on leaving them behind
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And Lord, I miss them so
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I've watched my heroes change from
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Silver into gold
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As the time goes, only memories grow
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It's your smiles that I remember
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The dreams of the young and tender
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Coming real, but now it seems
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That highways are for foolish travelers
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Always bonded, always shackled
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By the prayer that they're remembered
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In our dreams
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Why do my people come and go?
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I keep on leaving them behind
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Lord, I miss them so
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I've watched my heroes change from
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Silver into gold
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As the time goes, only memories grow
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I am just a barroom child
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Tried so damn hard to learn the style
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Of your drunken tears, the way they smile
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I guess I'll never learn the rules
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I still play the simple fool
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Who loves without the chains of lies
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Why do my people come and go?
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I keep on leaving them behind
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And Lord, I miss them so
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I've watched my heroes change from
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Silver into gold
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As the time goes, only memories grow
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As the time goes, only memories grow
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Song For Remembered Heroes
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| Nanci Griffith |
