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dry your eyes
mrs. washington
through all the years have passed you by
dry your eyes
mrs. washington
through all the years have passed you by
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during reconstruction time they were folks who have been promised 40 acres and a mule. and they were told a man with their legal papers could be expected on a train from washington. they were folks who waited for him and there are folks still waiting for him. but you can't depend on the train from washington
it's 100 years overdue. you can depend on the stars and planets yeah
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during reconstruction time they were folks who have been promised 40 acres and a mule. and they were told a man with their legal papers could be expected on a train from washington. they were folks who waited for him and there are folks still waiting for him. but you can't depend on the train from washington
it's 100 years overdue. you can depend on the stars and planets yeah
you set me up in flames
my heart is still stuck in washington square park
waiting in the neon baby
you set me up in flames
my heart is still stuck in washington square park
waiting in the neon baby
it must be nice
to have washington on your side
it must be nice
it must be nice
to have washington on your side
it must be nice
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the sun shone bright and clear that day we all left washington
to lick the rebel boys in grey at the battle of bull run
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the sun shone bright and clear that day we all left washington
to lick the rebel boys in grey at the battle of bull run
the blue collared man in seattle never lives on white collared street
but there was food on the table for my washington woman and me
the work slowed down and then one day the foreman laid me off
the blue collared man in seattle never lives on white collared street
but there was food on the table for my washington woman and me
the work slowed down and then one day the foreman laid me off
the blue collared man in seattle never lives on white collared street
but there was food on the table for my washington woman and me
the work slowed down and then one day the foreman laid me off
the blue collared man in seattle never lives on white collared street
but there was food on the table for my washington woman and me
the work slowed down and then one day the foreman laid me off
i only hope somebody requests it
what's it like for you in washington
i've only seen photos of washington
i only hope somebody requests it
what's it like for you in washington
i've only seen photos of washington
i only hope somebody requests it
what's it like for you in washington
i've only seen photos of washington
i only hope somebody requests it
what's it like for you in washington
i've only seen photos of washington
oh i'm weary from wailing
in washington d.c. i'm coming to see my congressman
but he's avoiding me
oh i'm weary from wailing
in washington d.c. i'm coming to see my congressman
but he's avoiding me
hamiltons
washingtons
i know what you're thinking
hamiltons
washingtons
i know what you're thinking
in football grounds - what we need now is love. not suspicion
division - what we need now is love. in washington
new york city - what we need now is love. not hate and fear
in football grounds - what we need now is love. not suspicion
division - what we need now is love. in washington
new york city - what we need now is love. not hate and fear
times up!
you're outta luck and your back's up against the wall. from tunisia to washington the people are calling: no!"
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times up!
you're outta luck and your back's up against the wall. from tunisia to washington the people are calling: no!"
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and all the boys cry out for war
the man sitting there in washington
he don't know right from wrong
and all the boys cry out for war
the man sitting there in washington
he don't know right from wrong
they say
george washington's yielding his power and stepping away
is that true?
they say
george washington's yielding his power and stepping away
is that true?
infinita tristeza
viento de washington
y llore y llore y llore y llore y llore. infinita tristeza
infinita tristeza
viento de washington
y llore y llore y llore y llore y llore. infinita tristeza
the boys cry out for war
the man siting there in washington
he don't know right from wrong
the boys cry out for war
the man siting there in washington
he don't know right from wrong
she's not bent with broken dreams. for the future's just beginning when you're always seventeen
it was nineteen sixty-one when we went to washington;
she put her arms around me and said
she's not bent with broken dreams. for the future's just beginning when you're always seventeen
it was nineteen sixty-one when we went to washington;
she put her arms around me and said
she's not bent with broken dreams. for the future's just beginning when you're always seventeen
it was nineteen sixty-one when we went to washington;
she put her arms around me and said
she's not bent with broken dreams. for the future's just beginning when you're always seventeen
it was nineteen sixty-one when we went to washington;
she put her arms around me and said
you and yours can keep your scores
but washington is our city
everybody knows you are a liar
you and yours can keep your scores
but washington is our city
everybody knows you are a liar