所属专辑:Let It All Out
歌手: Nina Simone
时长: 04:55
The Ballad Of Hollis Brown - Nina Simone[00:00:00]
Hollis brown[00:00:04]
He lived on the outside of town[00:00:05]
Hollis brown[00:00:12]
He lived on the outside of town[00:00:13]
With his wife and five children[00:00:19]
And his cabin fallin' down[00:00:22]
Will you looked for work and money[00:00:27]
And you walked a rugged mile[00:00:29]
You looked for work and money[00:00:35]
And you walked a rugged mile[00:00:37]
Your children are so hungry[00:00:43]
That they don't know how to smile[00:00:45]
Your baby's eyes look crazy[00:00:51]
They're a-tuggin' at your sleeve[00:00:53]
Your baby's eyes look crazy[00:00:59]
They're a-tuggin' at your sleeve[00:01:00]
You walk the floor and wonder why[00:01:07]
With every breath you breathe[00:01:09]
The rats have got your flour[00:01:14]
Bad blood it got your mare[00:01:16]
The rats have got your flour[00:01:22]
Bad blood it got your mare[00:01:24]
If there's anyone who knows[00:01:30]
Is there anyone who cares [00:01:32]
So you prayed to the lord above[00:01:37]
Please send you a friend[00:01:40]
You prayed to the lord above[00:01:45]
Oh please send you a friend[00:01:47]
But your empty pockets tell yuh[00:01:53]
That you ain't a-got no friend[00:01:55]
Your babies are crying louder[00:02:01]
It's pounding in your brain[00:02:03]
Your babies are crying louder now[00:02:09]
It's pounding on your brain[00:02:11]
Your wife's screams are stabbin' you[00:02:17]
Like the dirty drivin' rain[00:02:19]
Your grass it is turning black[00:02:25]
There's no water in your well[00:02:26]
Your grass is turning black[00:02:32]
There's no water in your well[00:02:34]
You spent your last lone dollar[00:02:40]
On seven shotgun shells[00:02:42]
Way out in the wilderness[00:02:48]
A cold coyote calls[00:02:50]
Way out in the wilderness[00:02:56]
A cold coyote calls[00:02:58]
Your eyes fix on the shotgun[00:03:04]
That's hangin' on the wall[00:03:06]
Your brain is a-bleedin'[00:03:12]
And your legs can't seem to stand[00:03:14]
Your brain is a-bleedin'[00:03:19]
And your legs can't seem to stand[00:03:21]
Your eyes fix on the shotgun[00:03:27]
That you're holdin' in your hand[00:03:29]
There's seven breezes a-blowin'[00:03:35]
All around the cabin door[00:03:37]
There's seven breezes a-blowin'[00:03:43]
All around the cabin door[00:03:44]
Seven shots ring out[00:03:50]
Like the ocean's pounding roar[00:03:52]
There's seven people dead[00:04:06]
On a south dakota farm[00:04:08]
There's seven people dead[00:04:14]
On a south dakota farm[00:04:16]
Somewhere in the distance[00:04:22]
There's seven new people born[00:04:24]