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I got to leave this town. It’s a lonesome place. Got to leave this town cause It’s a lonesome place. A po’, po’ boy can’t
Goin’ down the road, Lawd, Goin’ down the road. Down the road, Lawd, Way, way down the road. Got to find somebody
How quiet It is in this sick room Where on the bed A silent woman lies between two lo… Life and Death,
Landlord, landlord, My roof has sprung a leak. Don’t you 'member I told you abou… Way last week? Landlord, landlord,
Democracy will not come Today, this year Nor ever Through compromise and fear. I have as much right
My name is Johnson— Madam Alberta K. The Madam stands for business. I’m smart that way. I had a
Gather quickly Out of darkness All the songs you know And throw them at the sun Before they melt
Listen! Dear dream of utter aliveness— Touching my body of utter death— Tell me, O quickly! dream of aliv… The flaming source of your bright…
He glides so swiftly Back into the grass— Gives me the courtesy of road To let me pass, That I am half ashamed
I would liken you To a night without stars Were it not for your eyes. I would liken you To a sleep without dreams
By what sends the white kids I ain’t sent: I know I can’t be President.
I will take you heart. I will take your soul out of your… As though I were God. I will not be satisfied With the touch of your hand
Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams
I’m all alone in this world, she s… Ain’t got nobody to share my bed, Ain’t got nobody to hold my hand— The truth of the matter’s I ain’t got no man.
When Susanna Jones wears red her face is like an ancient cameo Turned brown by the ages. Come with a blast of trumphets, J… When Susanna Jones wears red