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I fell in love with two young women from Durango
Black shining hair they had with eyes of crystal jade
I tried to catch ‘em they moved fast as jazzin’ Django
But in their namesake a promise I have made
When I grow older I’m gonna marry Colorado
Her rolling grasses are like long legs in the wind
Her mountains high enough to reach for el dorado
And her water’s pure, blue azure, that I’m standing in
Life and love are far too wild just to ponder
Let us keep laughing so those wildflowers bloom
I still know nothing for as far as I have wandered
And with what will come of me, there’s one thing I’ll presume
That when I grow older I’m gonna marry Colorado
Her rolling grasses are like long legs in the wind
Her mountains high enough to reach for el dorado
And her water’s pure, blue azure, that I’m standing in
I’ve dated ladies here who’s nature I can’t capture
Their brimming beauty’s made by a greater hand
They’ve filled my heart with both a mystery and rapture
And shaped my soul to fit the molding of this land
And when I grow older I’m gonna marry Colorado
Her rolling grasses are like long legs in the wind
Her mountains high enough to reach for el dorado
And her water’s pure, blue azure, that I’m standing in
I fell in love with two young women from Durango
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Forever Like Athena
03:54
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I made lemonade
Before I bade her goodbye
And she took the good book
With a sure look in her eyes
And I could have cried
But I laughed like a hyena
And she soon could bleed
But she’ll live on
Forever like Athena
I’m afraid of dark days
Of the alleyways inside my mind
But she’s scared of nowhere
Yes her long hair always shines
And I could have cried
But I laughed like a hyena
And she soon could bleed
But she’ll live on
Forever like Athena
I’m sure forevermore
That I’ll adore her smile
But she needs no thing
She is supreme and wild
And I could have cried
But I laughed like a hyena
And she soon could bleed
But she’ll live on
Forever like Athena
Forever like Athena
Forever like Athena
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Yellow Rain
04:03
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She’s still holding on to the hands of the sun
Though the night wants to sweep her away
Though she’s coming undone so far she’s come
She won’t just turn away
Life is a lake
With so much at stake
When the water runs dry
And she begins to cry
And looks to the sky
A yellow rain falls, a new season calls
She’s asking for words she can’t say
She’s still yet unsure if her message was heard
She’s waiting to break with the day
Life is a pond
That she walks upon
A place she can see
And she holds the key
Of new love to be
Sunlight creeps in, she offers her skin
To the warmth of the brand new morn
Whatever was said in the land of the dead
Has slowly but surely transformed
And she breaks away
From her sorrow
Yes she breaks away
Like a bird in the sky
She’s flying high
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‘Twas in another lifetime
Rain fell from the sky
And you could see the lightning bolts
Reflecting in your eyes
Then everything got turned upside down
And the clouds couldn’t find their way
I still don’t understand it babe
It’ll all make sense some day
When the purple of the moonlight glow
Could illuminate your skin
And all the stars were boulevards
That the gods all crowded in
Those were the golden times
Nearly blew us all away
I still don’t understand it babe
It’ll all make sense some day
When the officers and the clergymen
Played cards and drank their wine
And the hustlers and the do-good men
Got along just fine
Makes me smile just to think about
The games we used to play
I still don’t understand it babe
It’ll all make sense some day
Diving like a fire child
Into the center of the ring
I thought I lost a limb of mine
But it grew back in Spring
Smoothed out like broken glass
That’s been thrust beneath the waves
I still don’t understand it babe
It’ll all make sense some day
Trying just to paint a lick
So as not to get replaced
I still got lots of memories
Though most have been erased
Standing on the edge of sin
Hoping I don’t sway
I still don’t understand it babe
It’ll all make sense some day
I still don’t understand it babe
It’ll all make sense some day
I still don’t understand it babe
It’ll all make sense some day
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He lived alone on a house on a hill
Lost both his wife and his child born still
He’d wake up and go to his work at the mill
Come home at night with more goodbyes to spill
On the floor
He could not relate to the life he once knew
He bet on numbers that didn’t come through
He’d sit there and wonder just what he should do
Get up and walk till he didn’t want to
Anymore
His son would’ve been a real handsome young man
With a wife of his own and good career plans
He’d have a son who would call him his grand-
Dad won’t you come hold my hand
I’m scared of the night
His wife would have been a good grandmother too
With her sparkling eyes of inviting blue
When something went wrong well she always knew
How to tell ya you’re gonna come through
And it’s alright
It’s alright
Life has an odd way of teaching you things
It’ll offer them to you then draw back the string
You might get the girl and then lose the ring
Thank god that I can still sing
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6. |
Simple & Plain
04:56
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A little love in my lane
A little light on my windowpane
It’s all just one big game
Simple and plain
A little shine on my shoes
A little green to balance out my blues
I win and sometimes I lose
Who gets to choose?
I do
And only when I want to
Will I walk through
Darkness, darkness
Loneliness gonna haunt you
If you don’t harness
The truth of all reality is...
A little rain on my seed
A little laughter is what I need
We live, we love, we leave
It’s been decreed
And only when I want to
Will I walk through
Darkness, darkness
Loneliness gonna haunt you
If you don’t harness
The truth of all reality is…
And only when I want to
Will I walk through
Darkness, darkness
Loneliness gonna haunt you
If you don’t harness
The truth of all reality is…
A little love in my lane
A little light on my windowpane
It’s all just one big game
Simple and plain
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Jackson Maloney Boulder, Colorado
Jackson Maloney is a singer-songwriter and folk musician based in Hygiene,
Colorado.
His self-titled third album (out on April 14) showcases the originality he’s developed over years of songwriting to deliver listeners a true sonic portrait of Jackson Maloney.
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