Black Mountain Ballad

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When the night wind rustles the faraway eaves 
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Rolling down the long valley through the cottonwood trees 
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And the wild river rises with last season's rain 
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I awake in the darkness and call your name 

 
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I lie awake, and I know that sleep won't come soon 
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I watch the headlights crawl up and down the wall of my lonely room 
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I think of that club by the river where we danced on and on 
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I swore our love could last forever, and you laughed on and on 


Interlude: 
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There's a highway over yonder, lit by a moon pale and cold 
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Where together we would wander before our love grew old 
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There were roadside stands and a hundred faces we would never know 
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But we held tight to each other, and you said, "John, I love you so" 


Interlude: 
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I wanna weep, but the tears won't run 
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I wanna sleep, but the sleep don't come 


 
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Last night, I stood on Black Mountain and looked out to the sea 
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Where the waters of the Mystery River go rushing endlessly 
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All she said was, "I'm sorry, Joe, but I gotta go" 
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We had it once, but we ain't got it anymore 

Outro: 
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