Rickie Lee Jones

Flying cowboys lyrics Rickie Lee Jones

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Flying cowboys


Down there by the river is a man
Whose born is twisted into shapes
Unknown to the wicked and the wise
And he bears the look of an animal
Who's seen things no animal should ever see
He has been driven beyond all towns
And all the systems until now though it is
Long past too far he keeps going

Because it's a desert
Because it's a desert

We come to the river
We'll walk away from all this now
We come to the water
We'll walk away from all this now

She first saw him he was standing in the doorway
Illuminated from behind by a light
Though imaginary posses chased them
To these distant adobes
Standing on the cliffs today
I thought I saw you below
My shadow growing smaller

It's a desert because
Because it's a desert
They'll be asking me about you forever
I guess

We come to the river
We'll walk away from all this now
We come to the water
We'll walk away from all this now

Long coats on the prairie
Lying in the dust
Who can I turn to ?
Who can I trust ?
Were you walking on the water ?
Playing in the sun ?
But the world is turning faster
Than it did when I was young

When I was young
When I was young

Oh, when I was young I was a wild, wild one

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The lyrics FLYING COWBOYS of RICKIE LEE JONES is also present in the album Flying cowboys (1989)

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Biografia

Rickie Lee Jones è una cantautrice e musicista statunitense, nota per il suo stile vocale unico e le sue canzoni che mescolano jazz, folk e rock. Nata a Dallas, in Texas, nel 1959, ha debuttato nel 1979 con l'album omonimo "Rickie Lee Jones", che divenne un successo immediato grazie al singolo "Chuck E.'s In Love". L'album ha vinto un Grammy Award per il miglior album di debutto e le ha valso una nomination per il premio come artista dell'anno. Nel corso della sua carriera, Jones ha collaborato con artisti come Tom Waits, Van Dyke Parks e Brian Wilson. Tra i suoi album più noti figurano "Pirates" (1981) e "Girl at Her Volcano" (1989). La sua musica è caratterizzata da testi poetici, melodie accattivanti e un'atmosfera nostalgica.

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