1234567 And The Walls Come Tumblin Down

from Painting the Sky Blue by Jeff Gladstone

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words by melanie leblanc
music by jeff gladstone

while riding in a faluca down the nile

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mmm yeah

123457 all good children go to heaven
3456789 i m sittin with my friends drinkin wine
we talked about the days of our past
we talked about how they couldn t last
we talked about the good times we d had
even talked about vietnam

and they do it

sittin on the sidewalk
just behind a children s park
and i thought i heard somebody say
"hey why don t you just get on that old swingset and give yourself a push"
so i pushed and i pushed and i pushed
and i pushed and i pushed
and i got so tired of pushin
i gave that swing a shove

started with my old lady
and i wrote her right off
she was no good for me anyway
she couldn t cook worth beans
went down to my old stompin ground where the letters they get sent
and i told my boss to get the soap
and i watched his knockin knees bend
and he looked about as steamed as a bee in my mama s bonnet

i got out my old dancin shoes
and i walked upon some backs
and i thought i heard some old lady say
"hey mister you can t do that"

so i took out my bird and i waved goodbye
i went home to the coast
to see the woman i missed the most
i fell on her breast and i cried
you didn t even say goodbye
say goodbye
say goodbye

sorry son
but i tried

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from Painting the Sky Blue, released January 30, 1997

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Jeff Gladstone Vancouver, British Columbia

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