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Tower Song - Townes Van Zandt



     
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Tower Song Lyrics


So close and yet so far away
And all the things I'd hoped to say
Will have to go unsaid today
Perhaps until tomorrowFears have built a wall between
Our lives and all that lovin' means
Will have to go unfelt it seems
And that leaves only sorrowYou built your tower strong and tall
Can't you see it's got to fall some day?You close your eyes and speak to me
Of faith and love, and destiny
As distant as eternity
And truth, and understandingThe wind blows cold outside your door
Whispers words I've tried before
But you don't hear me anymore
Your pride's just too demandingYou built your tower strong and tall
Can't you see it's got to fall some day?The end is coming soon, it's plain
A warm bed just ain't worth the pain
And I will go and you'll remain
With the bitterness we tastedA mother's breast, a newborn child

A poet's tear and drunken smile
But can't help thinkin' all the while
Their meaning won't be wastedYou built your tower strong and tall
Can't you see it's got to fall some day?

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Townes Van Zandt (John Townes Van Zandt, born at Fort Worth, Texas, March 7, 1944 and died at Smyrna, Tennessee, January 1, 1997). He was a country and folk singer and poet. While alive, Van Zandt was labelled as a cult musician. Though he had a small and devoted fanbase, he never had a successful album or single, and even had difficulty keeping his recordings in print. Many of his songs, including "If I Needed You," "To Live Is To Fly," and "No Place to Fall" are considered standards of their genre. AllMusic has called him "one of the greatest country and folk artists of his generation."

Read more about Townes Van Zandt on Last.fm.


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