Song Lyrics Search Engine

Lyrics  »  Dave Alvin lyrics  » 

tramps and hawkers lyrics

dave alvin
Artist: dave alvin
Song: tramps and hawkers
Album: West of the West
Year: 2006
1. I choose not to see the things that be,
Or the miles and years that are gone.
I pay no heed to tomorrow's need,
I'm blinded by the snow and the sun,
'til all I could see is my darlin' and me,
Like young flowers bloomin' in spring.
Like flowers that grew, and no other I knew,
But the Rose of the San Joaquin.

2. The gypsies would dance, while stealing a glance
As leaves might blow in the wind.
And the fields are worked in a sweat stained shirt,
Then the workers all move on again.
And the tramps and hawkers, with stories wild,
Beguiled a young boy's dreams,
Enticing me to leave my home,
And the Rose of the San Joaquin.

3. I've watched the rise of light in the sky
When the sun climbs out of the sea.
Seen giants fall in mountains tall,
Where the lumbermen cut down the trees.
I've played in the sand with the gulf coast wind,
Fell asleep in the grass tall and green.
But nowhere I've been would I go back again,
Compared to the San Joaquin.

4. Well the road back home is hard and it's long,
And the miles, they turn into years.
And the tramps and hawkers in every town,
By God, but it brings me to tears.
When I got home, I found just a flower on the mound
Where it shamed the green grasses of spring.
It grew from the grave of my darlin' little girl,
The Rose of the San Joaquin.

5. Oh see us today out on the highway,
Or asleep in the doors of the train.
See the gypsies dance with their damned old glances,
Hear the peddlers cry out their refrain.
And who's gonna care, and who's gonna share
All the joys, the sorrows we've seen?
Like ghosts, we roam, without friends or home,
These tramps, and hawkers and me.
Like ghosts, we roam, without friends or home,
These tramps, and hawkers and me.
dave alvin
tramps and hawkers lyrics
by dave alvin lyrics
die toten hosen
die rosen geben 'ne party lyrics
by die toten hosen lyrics
linda eder
you never remind me lyrics
by linda eder lyrics
cyndi lauper
you have to learn to live alone lyrics
by cyndi lauper lyrics
they might be giants
chess piece face lyrics
by they might be giants lyrics
pimp c
Hit the Parking Lot lyrics
by pimp c lyrics
tarralyn ramsey
count it all joy lyrics
by tarralyn ramsey lyrics
linda eder
do you hear what i hear? lyrics
by linda eder lyrics
cyndi lauper
edge of the earth lyrics
by cyndi lauper lyrics
the carpenters
i saw three ships lyrics
by the carpenters lyrics
ivy
edge of the ocean lyrics
by ivy lyrics
they might be giants
edison museum lyrics
by they might be giants lyrics
arlo guthrie
ramblin' round lyrics
by arlo guthrie lyrics
peggy march
einmal verliebt - immer verliebt lyrics
by peggy march lyrics
lynn anderson
husband hunting lyrics
by lynn anderson lyrics
rex goudie
strong enough lyrics
by rex goudie lyrics
def leppard
no matter what lyrics
by def leppard lyrics
token
speechless lyrics
by token lyrics
Latest Lyrics Additions: Hey Zeus the Dungeon / Snake In The Grass / Homies / G Check / Fuck The Club Up / Bricksquad / San Antonio Baby / Two Houses / To Me / One Less / Broken Girl / Hit the Parking Lot / Troubled World Pt.2 / Party / I Still / Everyday Struggle / Change / Can't Stay Away / The Perfect Space / I And Love And You