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JAMES TAYLOR - WALKING MAN. From WALKING MAN album. Released
1974.
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Tabbed by:PJVillanueva
Moving in silent desperation,
keeping an eye on the Holy Land.
A hypothetical destination,
say, who is this walking man?
Well, the leaves have come to turning
And the goose has gone to fly
And bridges are for burning,
So don't you let that yearning pass you by,
Walking man, walking man walks.
Any other man stops and talks
But the walking man walks.
Well the frost is on the pumpkin
And the hay is in the barn.
Pappy's come to rambling on,
stumbling around drunk down on the farm.
And the walking man walks. He doesn't know nothing at all.
Any other man stops and talks
But the walking man walks on by, walk on by.
Most everybody's got seed to sow.
It ain't always easy for a weed to grow, no, no.
So he don't hoe the row for no one,
For sure one's always missing
And something is never quite right.
Ah, but who would want to listen to you
Kissing his existence good night?
Walking man walk. Walk on by my door.
Well, any other man stops and talks,
But not the walking man. He's the walking man,
Born to walk, walk on walking man.
Well now, would he have wings to fly? Yeah. Would he be free?
Golden wings against the sky, walking man, walk on by.
So long, walking man, so long
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Moving silent desperation,
in
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keeping on the Holy Land.
an eye
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A hypothetical destination,
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say, this walking
who is
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man? Well,
the
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leaves come turning and goose gone and
have to the has to fly
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bridges are for burning, so don't let pass
you that yearning you by,
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walking
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man walking walks.
man
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Any other stops talks but walking
man and the man
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walks Well,
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the
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frost on the pumpkin and hay is in the barn, yeah and
is the
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pappy's to rambling on, stumbling drunk down on the farm.
come around
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And walking
the man
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walks He doesn't nothing at all.
know
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Any other stops talks, but walking
man and the man
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walks on by, walks on by
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Most everybody's got seed to sow.
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It ain't easy for a weed no, no so
always to grow,
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he don't hoe the row for no one, for sure always missing
one's and
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something quite right. Ah, who would to listen to you
is never but want
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kissing his existence good night? Walking
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man Walk on by my door.
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Well, other stops talks, but not the
any man and
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walking man. He's the
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walking man, born to walk, walk on
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walking Well now,
man.
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would wings Yeah Oh.
he have to fly?
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Would free? Golden wings the sky,
he be against
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.............................Fade..............................
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walking walk on
man
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by So long, walking man
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so long
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