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Quick As Dreams
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Alternative Folk
Quick As Dreams was released on January 1, 2004 by Rounder Records as a part of the album Wishbones
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Release DateJanuary 1, 2004
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Slaid Cleaves
Slaid Cleaves
Vocals
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Gurf Morlix
Gurf Morlix
Producer

Lyrics

My name is Tommy Luther, I'll soon be 84
I'll show you a little picture I keep tucked in this old drawer
60 Years ago boys, I rode for the Diamond Team
Sailing by 8 feet high on horses quick as dreams
Well I joined up with the races when they came through Alabam'
They had a good young rider, just a boy named Sandy Gram
We were two kids run away from home when the world was breaking down
Didn't stay to see the family sell the farm and move to town
From Detroit to Tijuana to Annapolis we rode
They called us rookies but boys we were just 16 years old
We were worth a couple of saddles and two big bags of grain
The big men owned the horses and they owned us just the same
60 Years ago boys, I rode for the Diamond Team
Sailing by 8 feet high on horses quick as dreams
Well it's Winnipeg and it's raining but the track's not looking bad
They gave me Irish Princess, Sandy rode on Vesperlad
We were flying down the backstretch, my horse was running proud
I pulled ahead of Sandy when a roar came from the crowd
I crouched as Irish Princess thundered across the line
And then I stood and turned around to see that friend of mine
Vesperlad was standing still, there must have been a fall
And in the mud lay Sandy looking lifeless as a doll
Well the crowd ran up to Sandy, they scooped him off the track
They took him to the office with shattered ribs and back
At the hospital next morning I sat by Sandy's side
But the season would be ending soon and then I'd have to ride
Just a couple of days past Danville, word came down the line
Sandy lost his struggle, we hung our heads and cried
It was poor old mother Harris from the boarding house in town
Who paid for the little casket and laid him in the ground
I sent a couple of dollars, it was all that I could save
She drew me a little picture of the lonely rider's grave
I've kept it in my bedroom drawer all these 60 years
I still see that crumpled body now but I'm too old for tears
My name is Tommy Luther, I'll soon be 84
I'll show you a little picture, it's right here in the drawer
60 Years ago boys, I rode for the Diamond Team
Sailing by 8 feet high on horses quick as dreams
Sailing by 8 feet high on horses quick as dreams
Written by: Slaid Cleaves
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