Townes van ZandtTwee liedjes
RumerBurt Bacharach
Coveralbum
2012
Liedje van Townes van Zandt
Flyin’ shoesLP/cd op Tomato uit 1978
Vliegschoenen
Om te ontsnappen …
aan de ellende, het gedoe
Flyin’ shoesDays full of rain, sky’s comin' down again
I get so tired of these same old blues
same old song
Baby, it won't be long 'fore I’ll be tyin' on
my flyin' shoes my flyin’ shoes
flyin' shoes till I be tyin' on my flyin' shoes
Spring only sighed summer had to be satisfied
and fall is a feelin' that I just can't lose.
I'd like to stay and watch a winter’s day
turn the green water to white and blue
flyin' shoes flyin' shoes
till I be tyin' on my flyin' shoes
The mountain moon forever sets too soon
and bein' alone is all the hills can do
alone and then her silver sails again
and I will follow in their flyin' shoes
flyin' shoes
I will follow in their flyin' shoes
Days full of rain sky’s comin' down again
I get so tired of these same old blues
same old song
Baby, it won't be long till I be tyin' on
my flyin' shoes
flyin' shoes flyin’ shoes
flyin’shoes flyin’shoes
Tower songGeschreven rond 1968
Opgenomen in 1971
“... a nice little song”Live at the Old Quarter, Houston, Texas
Ergens in 1973
Uitgebracht in 1977
Anekdotes, moppen
Intieme sfeer
Poëtische teksten
Tower songSo close and yet so far away
And all the things I'd hoped to say
Will have to go unsaid today
Perhaps until tomorrow
Tower songYour fears have built a wall between
Our lives and all that loving means
Will have to go unfelt it seems
And that leaves only sorrow
You built your tower strong and tall
Can't you see, it's got to fall someday
Tower songYou close your eyes and speak to me
Of faith and love and destiny
As distant as eternity
From truth and understanding
Tower songThe wind blows cold outside your door
It whispers words I've tried before
But you don't hear me anymore
Your pride's just too demanding
You built your tower strong and tall
Can't you see, it's got to fall someday
Tower songThe end is coming soon it's plain
A warm bed just ain't worth the pain
And I will go and you'll remain
With the bitterness we've tasted
A mother's breast, a newborn child
A poet tears and a drunken smile
But I can't help feelin' all the while
Their meaning won't be wasted
Tower songYou built your tower strong and tall
Can't you see, it's got to fall someday