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Tower song
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by Townes Van Zandt
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So close and yet so far away
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and all the things I'd hoped to say
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will have to go unsaid today
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perhaps until tomorrow
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your fear has built a wall between
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our lives and all what lovin' means
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will have to go unfelt it seems
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and that leaves only sorrow
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You built your tower strong and tall
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can't you see it's got to fall some day
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You close your eyes and speak to me
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of faith and love and destiny
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as distant as eternity,
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truth and understanding
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The wind blows cold outside your door
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it whispers words I've tried before
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but you don't hear me anymore
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your pride's just too demanding
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The end is coming soon, it's plain
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a warm bed just ain't worth the pain
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and I will go and you'll remain
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with the bitterness we tasted
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A mother's breast, a newborn child
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a poet's tear, and drunken smile
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can't help thinkin' all the while
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their meaning won't be wasted
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Tower song
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Townes Van Zandt |