Orphan Of The Road
Ton : CEnglish
From aC carny sGhow Fand a rodDeo that shGared a three-day stand
A cFowboy met a fGiery carny qCueen
In nCew spring nights aGmid the lights of the pFainted cDarny vGan
They lFaughed and loved and sGhared short-lived dCreams
But the caCrny show and the rGodeo went their separatFe ways D G
And the cFarny season bGloomed and soon moved oCn
And IC was born on a wGinter morn to the dFark-eyed cDarny qGueen
The tFoo-late son of sGomething that was gCone
The bFlack-sheep child that gGrew up wild from the sCeed the four winds sFowed
Unwanted sGon of iCce and fire an oFrphan oGf the rCoad
I wCas still a child when my mGama died of a cFhill that cDlosed her eGyes
So IF was left to gGrow up on my oCwn
WiCthout a name too wGild to tame. NFo one cGared to tCry
So mFostly I was mGostly left aClone
In dCingy bars and cGold boxcars hFobo jDungle cGamps
I joFined the men who dGrift from town to tCown
The sCurging flood of rGestless blood fFlowed insGide my vCeins
I'd nFever find the tGime to settle dCown
The bFlack sheep child that gGrew up wild From the sCeed the four winds sFowed
Unwanted sGon of iCce and fire An oFrphan oGf the rCoad
In the mCisty rain I cGaught the train that sFlowed down tGhrough the tCown
And I pFulled myself iGnto the boxcar dCoor
In a pCassing light in the dGeep gray night I sFaw the sGtill dark fCorm
Of an oFld man lying sGick upon the fCloor
And he saCid "I tried to fGind her but they tFold me tGhat she'd dCied
And tFhat she'd lGeft an only son bCehind
And I trCied to find him bGut I never did but I kFnow I could rGest in pCeace
If I cFould just sGee him once before I dCie
I foCund a match and I qGuickly scratched it iFnto a fGlicker and fClame
Then IF held it clGose and I gently Craised his head
My mCother sir" I sGaid of her "I hFave her sGame dark eCyes
He sFmiled a cowboy sGmile and then was dCead
The bFlack sheep child that gGrew up wild From the sCeed the four winds sFowed
Unwanted sGon of iCce and fire An oFrphan oGf the rCoad