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Jerusalem Tomorrow
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Folk
Jerusalem Tomorrow was released on January 1, 1988 by Philo / Rounder as a part of the album Deeper Well
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Release DateJanuary 1, 1988
LabelPhilo / Rounder
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Sergio Webb
Sergio Webb
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
David Olney
David Olney
Songwriter

Lyrics

Man, you should have seen me way back then
I could tell a tale, I could make it spin
I could tell you black was white
I could tell you day was night
Not only that, I could tell you why
Back then, I could really tell a lie
Well, I'd hire a kid to say that he was lame
Then I'd touch him and I'd make him walk again
Then I'd pull some magic trick
I'd pretend to heal the sick
I was takin' everything they had to give
It wasn't all that bad a way to live
Well, I'm in this desert town and it's hot as hell
But no one's buyin' what I got to sell
I make my lame kid walk
I make a dumb guy talk
I'm preachin' up a storm both night and day
Everyone just turns and walks away
Well, I can see that I'm only wastin' time
So I head across the road to drink some wine
This old man comes up to me
He says, "I seen you on the street
You're pretty good, if I do say so myself
But the guy come through last month, he was somethin' else
"Instead of callin' down fire from above
He just gets real quiet and talks about love
And I'll tell you somethin' funny
He didn't want nobody's money
I'm not exactly sure what this all means
But it's the damnedest thing I swear I've ever seen"
Well, since that time every town's the same
I can't make a dime, I don't know why I came
I decide I'll go and find him
And find out who's behind him
He's got everyone convinced that he's for real
Well, I figure we can work some kind of deal
Well, he offers me a job and I say fine
He says I'll get paid off on down the line
Well, I guess I'll string along
Don't see how too much could go wrong
As long as he pays my way I guess I'll follow
We're headin' for Jerusalem tomorrow
Written by: David Olney
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