By townes van zandt
Goin down to memphis
Maybe get my ashes hauled
I can drive me a car
But I dont need no car at all
I beleive Ill ride that memphis cannon ball
She runs so fast
You cant catch her from behind
Ah, she runs so fast
You cant catch her from behind
But Ill be there waitin
For that little memphis girl of mine
Why I left
Guess Ill never know
Why I left
Man, I guess Ill never know
Sittin here thinkin
Im one dumb-ass so and so
Im headed back
That memphis train
She leaves real soon
The memphis train
Sound like she leaves real soon
Got nothin to guide me
cept the color of the moon
Hangin over memphis
Headed down
Where the mississippi runs
Boys Im headed home
Back where the mississippi runs
I hear theres some lovin there
Try to get me some
Headed down to memphis
Maybe get my ashes hauled
Just dont know
Why I ever left at all
Im gettin on that train, man,
I aint even gonna call
Be there fore the break of day
The lyrics GOIN' DOWN TO MEMPHIS of TOWNES VAN ZANDT is also present in the album No deeper blue (2012)
Townes Van Zandt (1944-1997) è stato un cantautore statunitense considerato uno dei più influenti cantautori della storia del folk americano. Nato a Fort Worth, in Texas, Van Zandt ha sviluppato un stile musicale caratterizzato da melodie malinconiche e testi poetici che esploravano temi come l'amore perduto, la solitudine e la ricerca di spiritualità. La sua musica, spesso definita "cosmic country", mescolava elementi di folk, blues e country tradizionale, influenzando generazioni di artisti successivi. Nonostante non abbia raggiunto un successo commerciale mainstream, Van Zandt è diventato una figura leggendaria nel mondo della musica americana, apprezzato per la sua autenticità, la profondità dei suoi testi e la potenza delle sue performance. Alcuni dei suoi brani più famosi includono "Pancho and Lefty", "To Live Is To Fly" e "If I Needed You".
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