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Hushabye

by Forest Romm

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lyrics

hushabye, don't you cry
daddy's at the engine and he's just in time
they're chasing him out of the town
at last

a rattle and roll
a little out of control
the devil's takin' the wheel
he loaded it up with all
he could steal

momma's home in bed
the covers over her head
but I'm his favorite one
and he's takin' me down

all along the tracks I see them
gather 'round the noose
daddy, daddy what
did you do?

he says -
oh baby, hushabye
don't cry
heaven's waitin' on the other side
no man is ever gonna' love you more than I
oh baby
hushabye

fill the gasoline
by the muddy stream
it flows like the blood in my veins
the water is high as we crouch low
under the train

the clang and the steam
from the screaming machine
black soot chokes the sun
I'll wait 'til he's sleeping then try
to load up his gun

the last time I'm beneath him I see the
tobacco stains on his teeth and
he says inside me is his
only relief

when the fire's burnin' low
the bullet's a cold lump of coal
the chamber spins and it locks
then the whistle blows

I say -
oh daddy, hushabye
don't cry
heaven's waitin' on the other side
I watch his body sink beneath the rising tide
oh daddy
hushabye

hushabye, don't you cry
daddy's at the engine and he's just in time
they're chasin' him out of the town
at last

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released January 27, 2020

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Forest Romm Boston, Massachusetts

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