Folks Like Me-The Geraldine Fibbers

[ti:Folks Like Me] [ar:The Geraldine Fibbers] [al:Butch] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Folks Like Me - The Geraldine Fibbers [00:01.16]Don't cry when I say goodbye love [00:05.84] [00:07.77]My hearts want to remain what I've become [00:13.38] [00:14.70]But I feel your little hands a tremblin' [00:19.59] [00:20.99]'Cause you know the love we shared is nearly done [00:26.03] [00:27.98]And I'm goin' back to the place where [00:31.78]Folks like me are from [00:33.82] [00:38.09]My people won't forget me [00:41.67] [00:43.23]They'll kill me if I try to fight [00:46.71] [00:48.32]There's just no word for this where I come from [00:52.94] [00:53.55]I was a trusted servant a noble scientist [00:58.30]But now a fugitive lover's what I've become [01:02.35] [01:03.72]And I'm goin' back to the place where [01:06.99]Folks like me are from [01:09.03] [01:10.76]I told you from the start [01:12.79]That I was not what I appeared [01:15.54]But one look in your eyes and I loved you [01:19.99] [01:21.08]My plans were corrupted by your sweet finger tips [01:25.74] [01:26.41]And I was never meant to fall in love [01:29.87] [01:31.70]My work here was simple till I met you [01:36.36] [01:36.99]I should've gone back a long time ago [01:40.39] [01:42.42]This body's gettin' old and you know [01:44.88]I'll die in the cold winter sun [01:48.56] [01:50.40]I'm goin' back to the place [01:52.62]My old life and my old face [01:55.18] [01:55.73]I'm goin' back to the place where [01:58.63]Folks like me are from [02:00.74] [02:04.92]Your Lord knows I don't want to leave here [02:08.97] [02:09.78]I'd like to stay in this little house [02:12.69]And provide for you [02:14.70] [02:15.92]And if I knew I'd only be riskin' my own life [02:20.72] [02:21.28]I'd stay until they came and struck me dead [02:25.13] [02:26.53]But I couldn't stand to [02:28.39]See them hurt a hair on your sweet head [02:33.15] [02:36.51]So goodbye to laughter and kisses [02:40.26] [02:41.99]Goodbye to your belly and your tongue [02:45.69] [02:46.95]Back home I'll soon forget just what bliss is [02:51.78]And it don't seem fair [02:53.85] [02:55.23]But I'm goin' back to the place [02:57.48] [02:58.06]Back to my own race [03:00.09] [03:00.76]You won't have to live life on the run [03:05.37] [03:08.54]I'm goin' back to the place where [03:11.45]Folks like me are from