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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Vocals
Berliner Kaffeehausmusik Ensemble
Berliner Kaffeehausmusik Ensemble
Strings
Mick Harvey
Mick Harvey
Guitar
Thomas Wydler
Thomas Wydler
Drums
Barry Adamson
Barry Adamson
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
Composer
Charles Daniels
Charles Daniels
Composer
Mick Harvey
Mick Harvey
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Producer
Tony Cohen
Tony Cohen
Producer
Flood
Flood
Producer
Mick Harvey
Mick Harvey
Producer
Blixa Bargeld
Blixa Bargeld
Producer
Thomas Wydler
Thomas Wydler
Producer

Lyrics

As I walk these narrow streets Where a million passin feet have trod before me With my guitar in my hand Suddenly I realize nobody knows me Where yesterday the multitude Screamed and cried my name out for a song Today the streets are empty And the crowds have all gone home I pass a million houses But there is no place that I belong All I knew to give you Was song after song after song All the truths I tried to tell you Were as distant to you as the moon Born 200 years too late And 200 years too soon I'm a child of this age Locked into the pages of your book And when I am but dust and clay And all the children stop to take a look Will they marvel at the miracles I did perform And the heights I did aspire Or will they tear out the pages of the book To light a fire With the rain on my face There is no place that I belong Did you forget this fucking singer so soon? And did you forget my song?
Writer(s): Johnny R. Cash, Charles E. Daniels Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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