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Crossed the border and never looked back
All my belongings tucked up in my pack
Afraid of loving what I can’t let go
Anna Lena, I left her behind
But she will always be on my mind
Through my veins the gypsy blood flows
I follow in the footsteps of the hopeless ghosts
Chorus
There’s no town that feels like home
There’s no town that feels like home
This wilderness I wander alone
My destination unknown
A vagabond for beauty I may be
I wander in the footsteps of the hopeless ghosts
Chorus
Home is the road I’m on
Home is the road
I follow in the footsteps of the hopeless ghosts
Chorus
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Mother Road
04:15
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Born in this small town
I watched them chase their dreams
Heading west to California
From Chicago and Oklahoma in search of better things
They hoped to find it all here
Back when the dream was still alive
I joined a band and we travelled the Mother Road
Played every joint from here to Illinois
My father was a barber, owned this old shop
I helped him out when it got busy
You could do alright for tips
Out here on 66
Chorus
I grew up out here on the Mother Road
I’ve seen them come and I seen them go
I’ve never known any other road
Like the Mother Road
By the end of the 60’s the old town had changed
The interstate had carried folks away
Everything got faster leaving me behind
My father died and left this place to me
Don’t know why I chose to stay
People moved away and all the businesses closed down
You see we’re off the beaten track
The streets were empty just another ghost town
No longer on the map
A town nobody knows
A place nobody goes
Chorus
These days you’ll still find me in the barber shop
Stop by and say hello
I like it out here on the Mother Road
It’s all I really know
I guess I won’t ever go until I have to go
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Even When I'm Gone
03:08
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Love will come again
Without any warning
Things won’t be the same
But life must go on
As sure as every spring
The daffodils will open
The clouds will bring the rain
The sun will bring the warmth
The birds will go on singing
Hear the beauty in their song
I’ll still be by your side
Even when I’m gone
In the raven on the wire
In the solitary hummingbird
In the faces in the fire
In the footprints in the snow
The sunrise in the desert
In the winter storm
I’ll still be by your side
Even when I’m gone
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The End
04:03
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So now I lie here in the dust
My whole life I’ve been cursed
My old horse has finally given out
There’s nobody else about
The secrets I could tell
Before I go straight to hell
The violence that I’ve known
The darkness I’ve been shown
For just a glimpse of Mary’s face
A final moment in her grace
The mercy of her kiss
I guess it was always going to end like this
It was always going end like this
I guess I’ve really had it this time
One too many dirty jobs
But there’s just so many fools to rob
Just too much out there to steal
And cards to deal
But now the posse is in sight
They’ll be here before it’s night
I know where I am going
I can see the tree they’re gonna hang me from
Trapped under my dear old horse
He ran till his poor heart burst
If I could only reach my gun
I’d end it all before those bastards come
I guess I’ve really had it this time
For just a glimpse of Mary’s face
A final moment in her embrace
The mercy of her kiss
I guess it was always going to end like this
Guess it was always going end like this
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Dean Owens Edinburgh, UK
Award winning Scottish singer songwriter, one of UK’s finest troubadours, with fans including Trainspotting author Irvine
Welsh and BBC's "Whispering" Bob Harris.
His latest album, Sinner's Shrine, was recorded with musicians from Calexico.
8 official solo albums (+ 3 unofficial ones, 1 collaboration, 1 Best of.. and 3 with The Felsons)
IRVINE WELSH: Dean's music is the pulse of all our lives
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