(T.Buckley)
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Originally performed by Tim Buckley in GOODBYE AND HELLO (1967).
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Jeff performed it live in his exhibition for Greetings From Tim Buckley, a tribute concert organized by Hal Willner that took place at St.Ann's Church, New York, on April 26 1991.
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I never asked to be your mountain
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I never asked to fly
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Remember when you came to me
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And told me of his lies
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You didn't understand my love
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You don't know why i try
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And the rain was falling on that day
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And damn the reason why
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The flying pisces sails for time
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And tells me of my child
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Wrapped in bitter tales and heartache
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He begs for just a smile
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Oh he never asked to be her mountain
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He never asked to fly
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And through his eye he comes his love
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And tells her not to cry
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She says, "your scoundrel father flies
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With a dancer called a queen
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And with her stolen cards he plays
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And laughs, but never wins"
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Oh the child dreams to be his hands
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In the counting of the rain
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But only barren breasts he feels
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For her milk will never drain
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As I die I can't remember
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Where i saw the rain:
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Could it be that her laughter
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Drove me down again?
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Charming dancer will you stop,
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Stop and talk to me?
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Is there someone else you feel
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In your dreams? you will, you see:
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In midnight gazes
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I've found you far from me
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If you lead me on
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Please leave me down
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Oh flying flying fish
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Come and flutter by my door
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You can drink my lies
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If first you read my eyes
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Each one is titled
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"i'm drowning back to you"
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And I can't swim your waters
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And you can't walk my lands
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I'm sailing all my sins
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And i'm climbing all my fears
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And soon now i'll fly
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My love is the flower
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That lies among the graves
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My love is the thousand souls and saints
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And all the insane madmen
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Tell me I'm not as love behaves
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Maybe not in lands of men
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That spread my ash along the ways
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I wanna feel the titles to me
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Like a woman drunken said
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I wanna feel the fish swim through me
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Let the water tag my skin
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Wrapped around the pebble
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That you choose to warm your hand
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Just as I dream everyday
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As I pray you'll understand
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I never asked to be your mountain
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I never asked to fly
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Remember when you came to me
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And told me of his lies
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You didn't understand my love
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You don't know why i try
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And the rain was falling on that day
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Damn the reason why
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Damn the reason why
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Sweet lover, will you come back
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and love me for a while?
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Please take my hand
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And leave your fears behind
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I've been gone too long
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Now i'm home to stay
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Don't leave me again this way
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Don't leave me again this way
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Don't leave me again this way
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Please come home.
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I Never Asked To Be Your Mountain
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Jeff Buckley |