Yonder Mountain String Band

There's a voice blowing over the mountain A voice I used to know I'll bet you ten it's her again That girl from long ago She wanted California Got Oregon I hear Seems only fair to warn ya I ain't been myself in years What's left of it all went with h

You looked at me through old windows And said, "Dust is all I know" And you're so clean and I'm so tired Like lovers' smiles and green marker miles Chorus: Can't go back that's much too far I'm asking you to laugh But after all You love a traged

I've seen the setting sun in California Her mountain winds they howl and moan And I've seen that half-moon rising up above To the sound of the train that'll carry me home Chorus: I've been a-roamin' (I've been a-roamin') I've been a-ramblin' (I've be

Don't tie me up and take my time Waiting years and wondering why I love old songs and what they know Just turn 'em up and let 'em go I ask myself what I need Homesick blues and melodies This old tune's what I desire It's hot as hell it burns like fir

Sleep on it, see if it makes a difference in the morning Go to work, get through the day and try not to remember Even if we had something to say, Would you hold it dear, would it fly away with you, with you Long ago, it felt like we were both so much

From Stanley up to Sunbeam from Clayton on to Chalice, Heading down the Salmon river To a rangeland palace Sage brush all around Where the deer and elk do roam This place I may call home Where the flatlands stretch for miles And the mountains touch t

Midnight, streetlights Give it up I'm going home Where the lamps are always burning And you're always waiting And I'm forever falling Last one undone Hanging out I'm hanging on Where someone's always yelling Way back in the corner And I'm forever dre

Come on mamma, put your good dress on The night is young and we're goin' downtown Where faces come and faces go It ain't very far you know Come on mamma, is it really that hard To lose yourself right where you are Till your money's gone and your mind

If ever I need you dear I find your love is gone Sign on the dotted line And try to take it home I left my lamp a-burning I left the front door open wide No sleep come the morning Wore it out with the tears I cried Chorus: Are you gonna be my angel?