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ballad of the well - conrad moore lyrics

[verse 1]
here’s the tale of a wishin’ well
sure is a sight to behold
twenty*foot shaft with a tunnel made dry stacked head high with gold
down behind that county line, there’s a busted strand of homes
just keep in mind they’re the haggard kind but they’re pretty peaceful folks
worked the land with a heavy hand stayed fed and tried to cope
their only boy was a and the family’s only hope
well his mama cried when his daddy died and drank herself to sleep
between the pain and driving rain, she can’t afford the sheep
said boy be good do like you should and keep yourself afloat
but he grabbed the pipe and he hit it twice and slid on down the slope
well he came of age and he turned the page when he dawned that family crown
between the gasoline and amphetamine, that boy was bound to drown
there ain’t no rest with a heavy chest full of medicine to sell
but every bill he paid got safely laid at the bottom of the well
now tuesdays dead and gone both sides throwing stones
he who has no sin shall cast the first one
well the lawmen came all dressed the same with pockets full of shame
they took him down and stole his crown and trashed his family name
said “you fool you know the rule n0body wins this game”
between us two what’s a boy like you plan to do with all that dope
he just cut a glare with a wicked stare and put his head inside the rope
well the warden’s choir was pistol fire between two grips of pearl
said get to work boy and lose that smirk quit eyeing my favorite girl
sit on your tail in your eight*by*cell and think about your crime
between the bars and the battle scares ten years is a long long time
bout halfway through that tenure due a lesser man would fail
his celly act shy with a lazy eye, cigarettes to sell
how can you smile knowing all the while were locked up in this h*ll
he said i’m good to go brother they don’t know what’s buried in the well

- conrad moore lyrics

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