Cowboy Junkies Lament

<br>By townes van zandt<br><br><br><br>Baby hit the back door breathin real heavy<br><br>Said the boys in the alley wouldnt leave her alone<br><br>Mama did her make-up in a terrible hurry<br><br>She finally got ready but the boys were gone<br><br>Mama dont you worry, nights aproachin<br><br>Theres a hole in heaven where some sin slips through<br><br>Close your eyes and dream real steady<br><br>Maybe just a little will spill on you<br><br><br><br><br><br>The dark dont lie<br><br>And dreams come true<br><br>Could be a few will see you through<br><br><br><br><br><br>Old lady rose, lookin down her nose<br><br>At lonely miss lily hiding in the hall<br><br>Lilys just praying for the trial to be over<br><br>Rosys just waitin for the ax to fall<br><br>Show me off on the way to town<br><br>The skys still shiny and the earths still brown<br><br>Tell the judge Im ready for the vases<br><br>Gonna dance in their faces<br><br>When the guitar sounds<br><br><br><br><br><br>It wont be long<br><br>I wont be gone<br><br>Ive been leaning toward the shadows all along<br><br><br><br><br><br>Those in the know say how it goes<br><br>You plan on reapin you better sow<br><br>You plan on sleepin you better keep movin<br><br>Sleepin aint allowed around here you know<br><br>Tell me please when the rollins over<br><br>Me and my baby gonna have some fun<br><br>Bury our backs in a bed of clover<br><br>Smile in style while the sun goes down<br><br><br><br><br><br>Snake eyes cry<br><br>And boxcars sigh<br><br>Sevens stuck in the middle just wonderin why<br><br><br><br><br><br>The dark dont lie<br><br>And dreams come true<br><br>All it takes is one or two<br><br>Maybe just a few will see you through<br><br>Maybe just b few will see you throagh