The Way It Goes

the way it goes
gillian welch
the harrow and the harvest – 2011

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becky johnson bought the farm
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put a needle in her arm
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and her brother laid her down
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in the cold kentucky ground
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everybody’s buying little baby clothes
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though there was a time when she and i were friends

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well , miranda ran away
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took her cat and left la
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she was busted , broke and flat
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had to sell that pussy cat
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everybody’s buying little baby clothes
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though there was a time when he and i were friends

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see the brightest ones of all
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early in october fall
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while the dark ones go to bed
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with good whiskey in their head
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now billy joe’s back in the tank
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you tell russo , i’ll tell frank
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did he throw her down a well?
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did she leave him for that swell?
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everybody’s buying little baby clothes
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that’s the way that it ends
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though there was a time when all of us were friends

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when you lay me down to rest
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leave a pistol in my vest
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do you miss my gentle touch?
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did i hurt you very much?
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everybody’s buying little baby clothes
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that’s the way that it ends
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though there was a time when you and i were friends

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