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Faded Roses Lyrics by Broderick Smith’s Big Combo

1981

In a burnt out cafe
On the dirty side o’ town
The moon was strugglin’ to cut the gloom
Like the way you tried to cut me down
You said I was a stranger
Not the dreamer that you knew
Well everybody has to change
Every blow will leave a scar on you
Now faded Roses may fill the sky
For the few who have a dreamer’s eye
Yeah Faded Roses may fill the sky
Just walk out that door and leave me with my pride
A loner rides the highway
Lookin’ for a place to rest
Some people got no where to go
Some people don’t know happiness
You say that I’m a coward
For refusin’ to break away
How can a poor man free himself
When he’s finally found a place to stay
Now faded Roses may fill the sky
For the few who have a dreamer’s eye
Yeah Faded Roses may fill the sky
Just walk out that door and leave me with my pride
I understand your need
But it’s so different for me
Please can't you see
What does it take to be free?
In a burnt out cafe
On the dirty side o’ town
The moon was strugglin’ to cut the gloom
Like the way you tried to cut me down
You said I had no purpose
Like rain fallin’ on the sea
Your words hung empty in the air
Like the smoke above the factories
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Broderick Smith’s Big Combo

Broderick Smith’s Big Combo

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