Fare Thee Well, Miss Carousel - Original-Townes Van Zandt

[ti:Fare Thee Well, Miss Carousel - Original] [ar:Townes Van Zandt] [al:Townes Van Zandt] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Fare Thee Well, Miss Carousel - Original - Townes Van Zandt [00:19.12]The drunken clown's still hanging round [00:22.24]But it plain the laughter's all died down [00:25.40]The tears you tried so hard to hide [00:28.00]Are flowin' [00:30.95]A blind man with his knife in hand [00:33.92]Has convinced himself that he understands [00:37.38]I wish him well Miss Carousel [00:40.32]But I gotta be a goin' [00:45.17]Won't you come and get me when [00:47.26]You're sure that you don't need me then [00:50.46]I'll stand outside your window [00:53.55]And proudly call your name [01:00.56]The lady's been told that all of gold [01:03.81]Is worth so much it can't be sold [01:06.87]No time to weep she'll need her sleep [01:09.56]Tomorrow [01:12.49]When she carries her face to the market place [01:15.78]And bets it on the opening race [01:18.59]She can ring her bells Miss Carousel [01:21.68]But her singing brings me sorrow [01:25.45] [01:43.16]It's always done every mother's son [01:45.43]Is shown that grown men never run [01:48.37]And so they fight with all the might [01:51.11]Inside them [01:54.02]When the battle's been fought and they all been taught [01:57.09]That the trick is just not being caught [02:00.06]Will you give them hell Miss Carousel [02:03.01]When they're begging you to hide them [02:08.51] [02:23.81]When the need arose your eyes fell closed [02:26.65]You clamped your fingers round your nose [02:29.41]Would you say that's any way [02:32.53]To judge him [02:35.22]You haven't got the authority [02:38.41]To kill him in the first degree [02:41.13]But would you feel compelled Miss Carousel [02:44.06]If you had something to begrudge him [02:49.58] [03:04.70]On a velvet beach far beneath the reach [03:07.26]Of those that come to pray and preach [03:10.66]The natural man who tries to stand [03:13.28]Is fallin' [03:16.31]How long will it be before he sees [03:19.31]You own his legs but his mind is free [03:22.31]Only you can tell Miss Carousel [03:25.02]How long will he be crawling [03:30.46] [03:45.82]The castle wall has grown so tall [03:48.74]It seems there ain't no hope at all [03:51.76]To reach the top even though you stop [03:54.65]For breathin' [03:57.51]But I ain't gonna try to make you cry [04:00.76]The tear drops couldn't find your eyes [04:03.74]It's all been swell Miss Carousel [04:06.56]But the time has come for leavin'