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The Real Folk Blues Lyrics by Donna Burke, Ganime Jazz

Encore

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[Verse 1]
So many years have passed
It would be a sin
To regret loving you so hard
And for so long now
Winds never changing course
As they chill the scars
Born from the weeping wounds
Of this broken heart
[Verse 2]
One eye on tomorrow
Waiting, watching it
While the other is looking back
On my yesterdays
Oh just to sleep again
So peacefully
In the cradle of your arms
Loving one more time
[Pre-Chorus]
Somebody cry, somebody weep for me
But don’t you shed a tear
[Chorus]
The real folk blues
Just want to know
I just want to know what sadness is
Though you spend your life
Down in the mud
Muddy water ain’t so bad as it seems
If it’s just thе once, one round ain’t so bad
[Verse 3]
Despair born of hopе
And grown from it
Caught by a trap and the bait
Was a chance for you
Can you ever know what’s right?
Can you know what’s wrong?
When you know that they’re just two sides
Of the same damn coin
[Pre-Chorus]
How long do I
Endure this life
Oh before I can be healed?
[Chorus]
The real folk blues
Just want to know
I just want to know what happiness is
Don’t you understand
Oh don’t you see
All that glitters is not gold oh
[Chorus]
The real folk blues
Just want to know
I just want to know what sadness is
Though you spend your life
Down in the mud
Muddy water ain’t so bad as it seems
If it’s just the once
One round ain’t so bad
Credits
Donna Burke

Donna Burke

Ganime Jazz

Ganime Jazz

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