Townes van Zandt / Townes van Zandt: Delta Momma Blues (1971)

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	So	close and yet so	far a	way,

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And all the things		I'd hope to	say

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		Will have to go un	said to	day,		Perhaps until to	morrow.

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	Your fears have	built a	wall be	tween

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Our lives and all that	loving	means

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	Will have to go un	felt it	seems,		And that leaves only	sorrow.

You close your eyes and speak to me

Of faith and love and destiny.

As distant as eternity - From truth and understanding.

The wind blows cold outside your door,

It whispers words I've tried before.

But you don't hear me anymore, You're pride's just too demanding.

The end is coming soon, it's plain,

A warm bed just ain't worth the pain.

And I will go and you'll remain - With bitterness we've tasted.

A mother's breast, a new born child,

A poet's tears, a drunken smile.

I can't help thinking all the while - Their meaning won't be wasted.