Tower Song

Townes van Zandt

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CSo Emclose and yet so Dmfar awayFG7
G7And all the things I'd Fhope to Csay
FWill have to go Emunsaid Amtoday
FPerhaps until toG7morrow
CYour Emfears have built a Dmwall betweenFG7
G7Our lives and all that Floving Cmeans
FWill have to go unEmfelt it Amseems
FLeaving only Gsorrow

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FYou built your tower Gstrong and Emtall
FCan't you see it's Ggot to fall Csomeday

You close your eyes and speak to me
Of faith and love and destiny
As distant as eternity
From truth and understanding
The wind blows cold outside your door
It whispers words I've tried before
But you don't hear me anymore
You're pride's just too demanding

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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 bitterness we've tasted
A mother's breast a new born child
A poet's tears a drunken smile
I can't help thinking all the while
Their meaning won't be wasted

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