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Woody Guthrie's Ghost

from ep by Mandy Troxel

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lyrics

woody guthrie’s ghost came down
and we set out across the town
in dusty boots and dirty collars
and change that don’t quite make a dollar

and we found ourselves across the tracks
with empty bottles in paper sacks
sat down where there once was a tree
and sang ‘this land was made for you and me’

we talked about the folks we’d seen
in real life and magazines
hand-me-downs and happy children
and we laughed about ol' bobby dylan

and the crazy roads we all wind down
tires slidin spinnin round
weary bones and bright tomorrows
time for joy and time for sorrow

and woody said ‘i’ve got the song!
it’s got easy chords, so sing along
i won’t pretend that it’s more than it is,
but it’s what i’ve got that i want to give’

woody, what have you got to say
to a girl who’s trying to make her way
down a thorny road that time forgot
a little lost... but not a lot

and she’s tryin to be good and tryin to be strong
and she tries to be right but she’s usually wrong
she wants to be loved, wants to be free
wants to be the girl she’s supposed to be

and woody said ‘just sing your song
and get lots of friends to sing along
don’t pretend that it’s more than it is,
just give what you’ve got and that’s how you’ll live’

woody sang till his song was through
bid farewell, and away he flew
over traffic jams and city lights
through the clouds and into the night

and me, i hung around for a while
had to laugh, had to smile
felt alive right to my bones
grabbed my coat and headed home

and whistled a tune as i walked along
and the church bells rang and sang along
felt my life just as it was...
it’s a whole lot of tears, but a lot of love

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from ep, released January 18, 2002
Mandy Troxel, guitar and vocals

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"With a folky voice of clarity that reminds one of early Emmylou Harris, Troxel navigates the waters of love lost and found with songs that offer memorable lines, but no easy answers." - Bill Mallonee

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