Emmylou Harris - Jersusalem Tomorrow Lyrics
(david olney)Man you should have seen me way back thenI could tell a tale, I could make a spinI could tell you black was white I could tell you day was nightNot only that I could tell you whyBack then I could really tel a lieWell Id hire a kid to say he was lameThen Id touch him and make him walk againThen Id pull some magic trick Id pretend to heal the sickI was takin everything they had to giveIt wasnt all that bad a way to liveWell Im in this desert town and its hot as hellBut no ones buyin what I got to sellI make my lame kid walk I make a dumb guy talkIm preachin up a storm both night and dayBut everyone just turns and walks awayWell I can see that Im only wasting timeSo I head across the road to drink some wineThis old man comes up to me he says I seen you on the streetYoure pretty good if I do say myselfBut the guy that come thru here last month he was somethin elseInstead of callin out for fire from aboveHe just gets real quiet and talks about loveAnd Ill tell you somethin funny he didnt want nobodys moneyNow Im not exactly sure what this all meansBut its the damndest thing I swear Ive ever seenWell since that time every town is the sameI cant make a dime, I dont know why I cameI decide Ill go and find him and find out whos behind himHe has everyone convinced that hes for realWell I figure we can work us out a dealSo he offers me a job and I say fineHe says Ill get paid off on down the lineWell I guess Ill string along dont see how too much can go wrongAs long as he pays my way I guess Ill followWere headed for jerusalem tomorrow
