The Cry of the Wild Goose - Tennessee Ernie Ford

The future's under fire The past is gaining ground A continuous cold war between My home and my hometown I was destined to die dreaming When one day, my best friend With passion and pure provocation Summoned me and said "You can't condemn your love To linger here and die Can't leave your dreams to chance Or to a spirit in the sky May your heart always be ardent Your conscience always clear And succumb to the city and surrender, baby I'll be waiting here" And it got me all fired up To go far away And make some music from the sound of my singing, baby (Oh oh, oh oh) And it got me all fired up To go far away And make some music from the sound of my singing, baby (Oh oh, oh oh) So I left my home And all I had I used to be good but now I'm bad It was last call at my local And I stalled saying goodbye So the girl behind the bar came over And she took me aside She kissed me like a chorus, said "Give 'em hell for us The last drink of the night, last night in town Baby, this one is on the house" And it got me all fired up To go far away And make some music from the sound of my singing, baby (Oh oh, oh oh) And it got me all fired up To go far away And make some music from the sound of my singing, baby (Oh oh, oh oh) So I left my home And all I had I used to be good but now I'm bad It was bedlam in my bed that night And like a silent scream My body broke out in a sweat From seeing you in dreams You called out to me I sang back to you And all I remember was the sound of it being Like all hell breaking loose And it got me all fired up To go far away And make some music from the sound of my singing, baby (Oh oh, oh oh) And it got me all fired up To go far away And make some music from the sound of my singing, baby (Oh oh, oh oh) So I left my home And all I had I used to be good but now I'm bad

Everybody knows where you go when the sun goes down I think you only live to see the lights of town I wasted my time when I would try, try, try 'Cause when the lights have lost their glow you'll cry, cry, cry Soon your sugar-daddies will all be gone You wake up some cold day and find you're alone You'll call for me but I'm gonna tell you bye, bye, bye When I turn around and walk away you'll cry, cry, cry You're gonna cry, cry, cry and you'll cry alone When everyone's forgotten and you're left on your own You're gonna cry, cry, cry I lie awake at night to wait till you come in You stay a little while and then you're gone again Every question that I ask I get a lie, lie, lie For every lie you tell you're gonna cry, cry, cry When your fickle love gets old, no one will care for you Then you'll come back for me for a little love that's true I'll tell you no and you're gonna ask me why, why, why When I remind you of all of this you'll cry, cry, cry You're gonna cry, cry, cry and you'll want me then It'll hurt when you think of all the fool you've been You're gonna cry, cry, cry

Where the wild wild flowers grow and winter waters flow There's a place that I've always loved the best When at last I lay me down final peace and rest I've found Take me home to my own and there I'll rest Take me home to my own and there I'll rest When as a little child hopes dreams runnin wild Someday I'd live just like a queen upon a throne Little did a poor girl know how hard the way to go So I wandered yes I wandered far from home Oh I wandered yes I wandered far from home Freedom was in the air you could feel it everywhere Don't be blinded it's Gods gift can't you see Never lay your armor down til peace and rest you've found Going home going home to be free Going home going home to be free

None a Jah Jah children no cry. None a Jah Jah children no cry. None a Jah Jah children no cry. None a Jah Jah children no cry. For He wipes, their weepin' eyes. Yes, He wipes, their weeping eyes. So none a Jah Jah children no cry. (no cry, no cry) None a Jah Jah children no cry. (no cry no more!) None a Jah Jah children no cry. None a Jah Jah children no cry. There is a land, where Saints immortal reign. (oooh) There is a land, where there is no death, No shh, no shame - I'll tell you now. None a Jah Jah children no cry. (don't cry no more) None a Jah Jah children no cry. None a Jah Jah children no cry. None a Jah Jah children no cry. Oohh. (ooo) Oohh. (ooo) None a Jah Jah children no cry. None a Jah Jah children no cry. None a Jah Jah children no cry. None a Jah Jah children no cry. For there is a land - I'll tell you now, hmm. (ooo) Where Saints immortal reign. (ooo) There is a land - I'll tell you now. Where there is no death, no sin, an' no pain, hmm. None a Jah Jah children no cry. (no cry no more!) None a Jah Jah children no cry. None a Jah Jah children no cry.

متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف وتفوت أيام وتمر سنين وانا حالي غريب انا مين انا مين مشدود في الساقية وعايش مبسوط وحزين ومحبط وجرئ ورزين مشدود في الساقية وعايش مبسوط وحزين ومحبط وجرئ ورزين على غفلة اتحول بركان جبار انا ضلمة وليل أنا نار ونهار متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف ماشي على طريق مكتوب مرسوم بس انا مسؤول وعليا اللوم ماقدرش أقول من الذنب برئ لا انا ابليس ولا هبقى رسول ماقدرش أقول من الذنب برئ لا انا ابليس ولا هبقى رسول قدامي طريق همشيه همشيه نفهم في الآخر كل ده لية متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف

فوسط زحمة وناس كتير وطريق أنا ماشي فيه عكس السير وسط الطموح والأمل والتمني فاضلي خطوة توصلني فوسط حاجات ومكيفات بحاول أنسى كل اللي فات في وسط صدري ضلعي مكسور ومن خلاله قلبي شايف نور أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع فوسط الليل وأنا بعيد عن البشر شفت نور يشبه نور القمر بس القمر مسيره يفارق ويسيبني تاني مع الوحدة أحارب فوسط قصة حب يعني وهمية كان لازم أصدق اصل الوحدة قوية مش كل المشاعر حقيقية أنا شفت نور معرفتش اغمض عنيا أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع

You got a fast car I want a ticket to anywhere Maybe we make a deal Maybe together we can get somewhere Any place is better Startin' from zero, got nothing to lose Maybe we'll make something Me, myself, I got nothing to prove You got a fast car I got a plan to get us out of here I been working at the convenience store Managed to save just a little bit of money Won't have to drive too far Just across the border and into the city You and I can both get jobs Finally see what it means to be living See, my old man's got a problem He lives with the bottle, that's the way it is He says his body's too old for working His body's too young to look like his Mama went off and left him She wanted more from life than he could give I said, "somebody's got to take care of him" So I quit school and that's what I did You got a fast car Is it fast enough so we can fly away? Still gotta make a decision Leave tonight, or live and die this way So, I remember when we were driving, driving in your car Speed so fast, I felt like I was drunk City lights lay out before us And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder And I, I, had a feeling that I belonged I, I, had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone You got a fast car We go cruisin', entertain ourselves You still ain't got a job So I work in a market as a checkout girl I know things will get better You'll find work and I'll get promoted We'll move out of the shelter Buy a bigger house, live in the suburbs So, I remember when we were driving, driving in your car Speed so fast, I felt like I was drunk City lights lay out before us And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder And I, I, had a feeling that I belonged I, I, had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone You got a fast car I got a job that pays all our bills You stay out drinking late at the bar See more of your friends than you do of your kids I'd always hoped for better Thought maybe together you and me would find it I got no plans, I ain't going nowhere So take your fast car and keep on driving So, I remember when we were driving, driving in your car Speed so fast, I felt like I was drunk City lights lay out before us And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder And I, I, had a feeling that I belonged I, I, had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone You got a fast car Is it fast enough so you can fly away? You still gotta make a decision Leave tonight, or live and die this way