Artist: John Wesley Harding
Lyrics of Artist: John Wesley Harding
  1. [Lyric] Excalibur (John Wesley Harding)

    There you were Handle glinting bright in the sunlight You were the thing That proved me once and future king Excalibur, Excalibur I will leave you where you are "Take me up" Engraved on one side of your blade On the other, "Cast me away" Who was I to disobey? Excalibur, Excalibur Excalibur, Excalibur I should have left you where you were Your...Learn More
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  2. [Lyric] Bastard Son Live (John Wesley Harding)

    [Spoken] Last song, this is the last song. Thanks for being here.  Just gonna tell you about my family. It's a brief story but– [Intro] Bob Dylan is my father, yeah, Joan Baez is my mother And I'm their bastard son [Verse 1] Though my roots show through I'm just twenty-two I don't belong to anyone When The Band was disbanded, I was disowned I got...Learn More
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  3. [Lyric] Goodbye Jane (John Wesley Harding)

    You saw me, I saw you We thought "I'll have one of those" We played our very best hands Wore our finest clothes Needing you, you were feeding me The sun, the moon and the stars With a song on your guitar You said “Goodbye Mr. Stace” You didn't need to explain So I said “Goodbye Jane” Once we were born, we ignored storm warnings As long as we...Learn More
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  4. [Lyric] Wrong For The Part (John Wesley Harding)

    You're the director Here's my audition Both of us already Know your decision Yeah, I look fine And my accent's so natural But there's no way we're ever Escaping the fact that I'm wrong for the part I'm wrong for the part I wanna be in your art With the whole of my heart But you know that I'm wrong for the part Our revels are ended The Dream is...Learn More
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  5. [Lyric] The Wrong Tree (John Wesley Harding)

    It's so good to be wrong I can't tell you how strong that makes me feel I feel free like the wheel of fire Won't keep rolling over me It's so good to be right It helps me sleep at night, sleep real deep I can dream and you can't do that When your nightmares are caffeine And I keep thinking it's not real That I'll trip myself again But that's not...Learn More
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  6. [Lyric] Good Morning I Just Woke Up (John Wesley Harding)

    [Verse] You know I just woke up And I feel so good And I'm looking straight ahead All my thoughts are wild And all I do is smile And I'm jumping out of bed I just woke up (Just woke up) I just woke– Woke up I just woke up...Learn More
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  7. [Lyric] Wah Wah (John Wesley Harding)

    [Verse 1] Wah-wah Well, you've given me a wah-wah And I'm thinking of you All the things that we used to do Wah-wah Wah-wah [Verse 2] Wah-wah You made me such a big star Being there at the right time Cheaper than a dime Wah-wah You've given me your wah-wah Wah-wah [Bridge] Well, you don't see me crying Well, you don't hear me sighing No no no...Learn More
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  8. [Lyric] Star (John Wesley Harding)

    [Verse 1] So they made you a star Now your head's in a cloud Now you're walking down the street With your feet off the ground [Pre-Chorus] They read in the press all about your success They believe every word they've been told After all you've been through, tell me what will you do When you find yourself out in the cold? [Chorus] Ah tell me Ah...Learn More
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  9. [Lyric] Peeling Bark (John Wesley Harding)

    [Verse 1] Yesterday he was walking through the park On the way back from work it was getting dark He saw autumn trees with their peeling bark She was sitting on a bench He didn't think she'd look twice you see But she looked three times or so it would seem The rain started up, it began to teem And she was getting drenched [Verse 2] Well she...Learn More
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  10. [Lyric] Words Words Words (John Wesley Harding)

    [Verse 1] Words, words, words In my old Bible How much truth remains? [Refrain] If I only understood them While my lips pronounced them Would not my life be changed? [Verse 2] Words, words, words In the Declaration How much truth remains? [Refrain] If I only understood them While my lips pronounced them Would not my life be changed? [Verse...Learn More
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  11. [Lyric] The Woman (John Wesley Harding)

    You're vague with information Your memory's selective All my tried and tested methods Rendered ineffective A detective needs his criminal A hero needs his villain To me, you will always be the woman You're a well-known adventuress I needed your corrective I hadn't been wrong for so long Till you put things in perspective A detective needs a case...Learn More
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  12. [Lyric] Good Bye Late O’Clock (John Wesley Harding)

    [Verse] I just woke up I just woke up (Just woke up) From a bad dream From a bad dream From a bad dream From a bad dream From a bad dream From a from a a a bad dream [Chorus] I just woke up (Just woke up) I just woke up (Just woke up) I just woke up I just woke up (Just woke up) I just woke up (Just woke up) I just woke up I just woke up (Just...Learn More
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