Seen the dark crows fly in circles
Sreaming this land is condemned
So, we'd go a million miles
Down to the lowlands
No more words were ever spoken
Other than to wish us well
Nobody could sing the blues
Like I did that day in hell
One day I just started singing
And play at my own expence
The stars above the flamboyant tree
Were my only audience
All god's faithfull children
Recite their prayers well
But nobody could sing the blues
Like I did that day in hell
Darkened roads never fade
My eyes still often stare
Into some distant oblivion
Where all my ghosts still appear
I still see her standing at my window
I still hear her calling out my name
Nobody could sing the blues
Like I did that day in hell
See me standing at the microphone
I put my soul up for sale
But even I can't sing the blues
Like I did that day in hell
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