Lead me to the water
(Brooker) Called up to Camberley in '39 To play his part on the French front line He was full of hope, overflowing with tears He'd been on the earth barely nineteen years but he was willing Sailed...
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(Brooker) A quiet night here in my home Was interrupted by the 'phone The caller said he'd got my name from someone found out in the rain 'You've got it wrong, it can't be me. Who could I know? I'll...
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(Brooker) Black suspenders and high-heeled walk A painted mouth that says it wants to talk The offer's made and it's hard to miss but bear in mind that you're running a risk with those Low flying...
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(Brooker) Don't you worry if you find me blue There's not a single thing that you can do I'm just thinking of the days I had with Mama Don't you worry 'bout the goodnight kiss I won't remember all the...
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(Brooker) Rain is falling all around It seeps into the ground and it flows let it grow, let it grow Streams by water filled Feed rivers, turning mills and it grows let it flow, let it flow Raindrops...
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(Brooker) I keep rolling like a wagon wheel What keeps me going are these nerves of steel And two good hands to keep me clothed and fed A pair of feet to stagger to my bed A heart of gold and fists of...
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(Brooker) The search is over, the battle done The fish is beaten, the angler's won But simple stories make longer tales No consolation if he had failed Through wind and desert, Blackberry Hole Coyote...
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(Brooker) Take me by the hand Lead me to the water I will be your lamb Heading for the slaughter I've been away from home too long But I still taste the tears And when I'm in some stranger's arms I...
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(Brooker) My temper's boiling like a thermal mire My heart is burning like a forest fire for you Sticking pins all over my effigy The pain's no worse than the witch's heart you left with me How can...
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