Key: E minor
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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I've been traveling
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Down a dark road,
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Going places
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That no one knows.
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Now I'm reveling
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Across the Basin
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Trying to get back,
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But no one's waiting.
Verse 2
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For the first light of winter.
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Before you hit the bottom.
Verse 3
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There's a hunger
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That's deep inside.
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It's got the light,
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It won't apologize.
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It's a wild beast
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That has a grin,
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I've made peace with it.
Verse 4
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For the first light of winter.
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Before you hit the bot tom.
Verse 5
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When the storm arrives,
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It's got a crazy eye.
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Until it dies.
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Now I'm heading north
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To Baton Rouge,
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Where the ground is dry,
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And the sky is blue.
Verse 6
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For the first light of winter.
Grab the line
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Verse 7
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And the levee's holding fast.
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They promised.
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Sanding in your darkened bed
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Looking for solace.
But you had been down so long
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You felt helpless.
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And as the pressure starts to rise,
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At the bottom.
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Verse 8
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Feeling bad,
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Feeling better.
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Gonna stop.
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Write a letter
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To the government,
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Powers that be,
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I've been fighting wars
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In the name of peace.
Verse 9
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For the first light of winter.
Grab the line
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Verse 10
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And the levee's holding fast.
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They promised.
But you had been down so long,
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'Til you release it.
As your spirits start to rise,
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And now you're com
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ing up for air,
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The coast it is clear,
Now you're lawless,
Outro 1
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