Roadsinger (video)

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1. Roadsinger came to town, long cape and hat,

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people stood and stared, then closed their doors, as he passed.

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He strolled the empty street, kids banged on tin cans,

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then the panting dogs began to bark, as the roadsinger sang.

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Where do you go, where do you go, when hearts are closed ?

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When a friend becomes a stranger, nobody wants to know.

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Where do you go, where do you go, when the world turns dark,

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and the light of truth is blown out, and the roads are blocked ?

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2. He stopped by a stall, between the barrels and sacks,

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a child's face peeped out and gave a smile, and ran back.

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Behind a misty glass, on a windowpane,

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a little finger drew a perfect heart, and a name.

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Where do you go, where do you go, in a world filled with fright,

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only a song to warm you, through the night ?

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Where do you go, where do you go, after lies are told,

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and the light of truth is blown out, and the night is cold ?

+ instrumental = verse 2 (lines 1 to 4)

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3. Roadsinger rode on, to another land,

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though the people spoke a different tongue it understand.

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They showed him how to share, and took him by the hand,

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showed him the path to heaven, through the desert sand.

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Where do you go, where do you go, to find happiness,

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in a world filled with hatred, tears ?

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Where do you go, where do you go, if no one cares,

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and everybody's lost, looking for theirs.

(Yusuf / Cat Stevens)