Hey, Mama, when you leave
Don't leave a thing behind
I don't want nothing
I can't use nothingTake care into the hall
And if you see my friends
Tell 'em I'm fine
Not using nothingAlmost burned out my eyes
Threw my ears down to the floor
I didn't see nothing
I didn't hear nothingStood there like a block of stone
Knowing all I had to know
And nothing more
But, man, that's nothingAs brothers our troubles are
Locked in each others arms
And you better pray
That they never find youCause your back ain't strong enough
For burdens double fold
They'd crush you down
Down into nothingBeing born is going blind
And bowing down a thousand times
To echoes strung
On pure temptationSorrow and solitude
These are the precious things
And the only words
That are worth remembering
Songwriters
TOWNES VAN ZANDTPublished by
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