Western Union Wire-Kinky Friedman

[ti:Western Union Wire] [ar:Kinky Friedman] [al:Sold American-30Th Anniversary] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Western Union Wire - Kinky Friedman [00:00.94]Album by: The Best Of Kinky Friedman [00:01.88]Artist by kinky friedman [00:03.75] [00:24.30]From a cheap hotel [00:26.30]In Dallas [00:27.34]On a cold December day [00:30.25] [00:31.60]A telegram was traveling on it's way [00:35.64] [00:37.71]Like a sad old song from somewhere [00:40.67]In the distance of a dream [00:44.37] [00:45.15]Flashing 'cross the darkness [00:47.34]On the telegraph machine [00:49.98]It said from Billy [00:51.64] [00:52.53]At the bottom [00:53.31] [00:54.41]To baby at the top [00:57.95]Western union wire [01:00.32] [01:01.77]Please help me stop [01:03.99] [01:06.49]Western union wire [01:09.22] [01:10.20]Don't leave me stop [01:12.49] [01:14.22]Well the taxicab it took her [01:17.62]To the airport in the dawn [01:21.65]She knew in just an hour [01:23.55] [01:24.20]Shed be gone [01:25.93] [01:27.54]She was standing near the platform [01:30.35] [01:30.92]'Bout to board the big pan am [01:34.09]When someone came [01:35.62]And put the lonely message in her hand [01:40.12]It said from Billy [01:41.79] [01:42.77]At the bottom [01:43.73] [01:44.56]To baby at the top [01:48.29]Western union wire [01:50.99] [01:51.86]Please help me stop [01:53.99] [01:56.38]Western union wire [01:58.98] [02:00.19]Don't leave me stop [02:02.41] [02:04.45]Headin' high above Chicago [02:07.31]Just a reachin' for the skies [02:11.57]She found herself with teardrops in her eyes [02:15.44]In her eyes [02:17.36]And a little boy beside her asked her [02:21.65]Mama [02:22.51]Where is pop [02:23.44] [02:24.27]And she just broke down a cryin' [02:26.70] [02:27.43]'Cause she knew she couldn't stop [02:29.92] [02:31.60]It said from Billy [02:33.20] [02:33.78]At the bottom [02:34.90] [02:35.58]To baby at the top [02:39.08] [02:39.69]Western union wire [02:41.60] [02:43.05]Don't leave me stop [02:45.38] [02:46.07]Leave me ah you said you don't always love me [02:50.33] [02:51.38]How could you stop [02:53.78]You stop in pieces on the runway [02:59.76]I love you [03:03.35] [03:04.01]Stop