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Whippoorwill

by The Sure Things

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1.
Whippoorwill 03:45
I can hear the whippoorwill sing At this time of year their voices ring Long before the break of morning light In the middle of the night I came here because I love the sound So much nicer than it was in town With the coyotes and fireflies We could watch the world go by I don't want to leave It's too soon to say goodbye But if that choice were made for me There'd be no tears to cry Maybe later when my time has come I'll come back and sit here in the sun And you'll hear me in a gentle breeze And the buzzin' of the bees Whippoorwill, oh whippoorwill Oh whippoorwill Won't you fly away home I can hear the whippoorwill sing At this time of year their voices ring Long before the break of morning light In the middle of the night
2.
I'm a paperback novel I'm easy to read Sometimes I have good days And sometimes I bleed Sometimes that's the same day It depends on what you need I am a hard workin', hard workin' man I used to work for a butcher Wanted to cut my neck He filled my belly full of good food So I put up with it And then I was a bartender But I wouldn't take no shit I am a hard workin', hard workin' man Then I looked down, had a wife and kids Started electricianin', that's what I did Doing alright making hourly pay But my body's aching, gotta stop one day I can stop now, the bank owns me I'll be workin' 'til I'm seventy three Days and nights, eights, twelves, or tens Monday comes and you do it again I am a hard workin', I'm a hard workin' man Making a living doing the best I can I might be workin' 'til the day I die That's when I'll punch the big ol' clock in the sky I am a hard workin', I'm a hard workin' man, yes I am I am a hard workin', I'm a hard workin' man I am a hard workin', I'm a hard workin' man Making a living doing the best I can I might be workin' 'til the day I die That's when I'll punch the big ol' clock in the sky I am a hard workin', I'm a hard workin' man, yes I am I am a hard workin', I'm a hard workin' man
3.
Love Is Real 04:39
I used to attend the church of the barstool Where I would take in service everyday Now the Lord I prayed to there was one of shame and misfortune The congregation never knew my name Then one day an angel said to me and I listened "Follow me out of the dark Your eyes will only see what you want them to see. So come with me into the light." Love is real It's like flowers in the spring They don't mean a thing unless you let 'em in your heart Love is real It's a warm summer's rain Don't let flow down the drain Let it fill up your cup Love is real I wandered down a path and found a park bench When I saw a little birdy flitter, flutter by It landed next to me, that's when I saw you The vision forever printed on my mind I know that I could paint a thousand pictures Of the feeling that was coursing through my heart And words that would come to you are the same thing that I feel That we should never be apart. Love is real It's like flowers in the spring They don't mean a thing unless you let 'em in your heart Love is real It's a warm summer's rain Don't let flow down the drain Let it fill up your cup Love is real Love is real It's like flowers in the spring They don't mean a thing unless you let 'em in your heart Love is real It's a warm summer's rain Don't let flow down the drain Let it fill up your cup Love is real
4.
I came home from work one morning Rest my weary feet Took off my dirty boots It's a moment can't be beat I let those puppies out I let my poor feet feel the air After a long dark night I can't wait to feel the light I came home from work one morning Rest my weary back Took off my dirty belt And I kick back relax I reach up for the sky Let my body feel the air After a long dark night I can't wait to feel the light, alright alright Last night somebody told me Boy you never get ahead Last night somebody told me You only gonna wind up dead But I live for the morning And I give in the night One of these days I'm gonna help you see Everything will be alright It'll be alright, alright, alright Well, I came home from work one morning Rest my weary head Took off that dirty hat And this is what I did I opened up the window Let my face just feel the air After a long dark night I can't wait to feel the light After a long dark night I can't wait to feel the light
5.
I'm a paperback novel I'm easy to read Sometimes I have good days And sometimes I bleed Sometimes that's the same day It depends on what you need I am a hard workin', hard workin' man I used to work for a butcher Wanted to cut my neck He filled my belly full of good food So I put up with it And then I was a bartender But I wouldn't take no I am a hard workin', hard workin' man Then I looked down, had a wife and kids Started electricianin', that's what I did Doing alright making hourly pay But my body's aching, gotta stop one day I can stop now, the bank owns me I'll be workin' 'til I'm seventy three Days and nights, eights, twelves, or tens Monday comes and you do it again I am a hard workin', I'm a hard workin' man Making a living doing the best I can I might be workin' 'til the day I die That's when I'll punch the big ol' clock in the sky I am a hard workin', I'm a hard workin' man, yes I am I am a hard workin', I'm a hard workin' man I am a hard workin', I'm a hard workin' man Making a living doing the best I can I might be workin' 'til the day I die That's when I'll punch the big ol' clock in the sky I am a hard workin', I'm a hard workin' man, yes I am I am a hard workin', I'm a hard workin' man

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released April 16, 2021

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