John Henry was just a little bitty boy No bigger than the palm of your hand His mammy looked down at John Henry and say Johnny you're gonna be a steal
''My shadow follows me Wherever I should chance to go'', John The Gun did say. ''If you should chance to meet me As I wander to and fro, Sad would be
Translation: Thompson, Hank. John Henry.
Last train pushed into my town knocked me on my back I tried so hard and piled the leaves to block the track It's messing with my mind I'm caught up
No-one ever told me if it's black on white White on black or grey Tell me what it feels like when it feels so right And why you always feel this way
I tried to talk This silence makes me ill I tried to walk But my life was standing still I tried to find my way Open my eyes To a shadow on the
October, driving home Says she's never felt so down She feels like changing lanes But there's just one lane right through town November, on her
The strangest dream I had last I stepped into the long grass I crouched to hide myself in time There was a door in the soil The mud around starts to
Pier 59 I'm taking my time To the waves on the middle-west side Broad Street impress With the needle we're blessed No war could ever dent my pride
If you're looking for a fright Don't come running to me in the middle of the night If you see your future fly by Don't come running to me if you need
Checkout, drop my gun to the floor And put my hands through my hair Run around looking for something I've forgotten That never was there All I said
There's a shadow lying next to you There's so many things I wanna let you hear I couldn't say them though I wanted to Just the little things could bring
You said you'd never call out my name Well I know now I said I'd never show you my pain But it shows now You said you'd never call me again But
Twist of fate falling through the rain I wanna see the light that shines behind the pain Hope of love weeping through your cries I wanna be the one
Half the time I don't know what to think Tears creep right down to my feet And I pray I feel OK for you tomorrow The love you give me helps me grow
