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VAGABOND'S VIRTUES
(MIKE HAMILTON)
CP 2009 JOE BAG O' DONUTS MUSIC, BMI
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I'VE GOT VAGABOND'S VIRTUES
I'VE GOT A TRESPASSER'S MORALE'S
AS I STEAL MY WAY INTO YOUR LIFE
AND SLOWLY YOU STEAL YOUR WAY INTO MINE

I'M A LONELY LOST DRIFTER
I ONLY BELIEVE IN TODAY
IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE IN TOMORROW
IT'S LIKE BELIEVIN'
IN SOMETHING
YOU AIN'T YET SEEN

I'M FROM A DISTANT FOREIGN COUNTRY
I DON'T KNOW THIS LAND
I DON'T KNOW THE LAWS
AND IT'S SO VERY HARD FOR ME,
SO VERY HARD FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND

YET BEYOND THE OPEN FIELDS
WHERE I WANDERED OVER TIME
WALKIN' DOWN THE ROAD TO GLORY
AND IT'S SO VERY FULL OF SIN, OH
SO VERY FULL OF SIN
IT'S SO STRANGE TO ME, STRANGE TO ME, YEAH
IT'S SO STRANGE TO ME, STRANGE TO ME, YEAH

I USED TO BE A DANCER
I'D DANCE EARLY EVERY NIGHT
THEN I'D PICK UP MY GUITAR
AND PLAY AWAY THE BLUES
PLAY AWAY THE BLUES
THAT I WORKED UP ALL DAY DEEP INSIDE
YEAH, YEAH DEEP IN SIDE

I'M A RIP-OFF ARTIST DELIGHT
DON'T TAKE MUCH TO RIP ME NOW
ONCE YOU SPOIL ME WITH YOUR WORDS
THEN YOU DROWN ME WITH YOUR LAUGHING LIES
THEN YOU DROWN ME WITH YOUR LAUGHING LIES


VAGABOND'S VIRTUES
(MIKE HAMILTON)
CP 2009 JOE BAG O' DONUTS MUSIC, BMI
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I'M A NIGHT MOON THAT'S LOST
I ONLY SHINE IN THE NIGHT
I ONLY BELIEVE IN ONE THING
IT'S WHAT YOU LAY OUT FOR THE PEOPLE
GOTTA COME FROM DEEP IN SIDE
DEEP INSIDE

WELL I'M A VAGABOND'S VIRTUE
A TRESPASSER’S MORALE
AND I SING IN THE NIGHT TIME LATELY
I GET LOOSE EVERY DAY
WELL I WANT SAIL AWAY
WELL I DANCE EARLY IN THE NIGHT
I'M GONNA LIGHT A FIRE THAT IS BRIGHT
AND I AIN'T TAKING NO BODY'S ADVICE
AND I GONNA TAKE ALL OF MY TIME
CAUSE I'M A VAGABOND'S VIRTUE
A VAGABOND'S SIN
A VAGABOND STEALIN' HIS WAY RIGHT BACK IN
I'M JUST STEALIN' MY WAY BACK TO YOU
AND I'M FEELIN' ALL I NEED TO
AND I FEEL IN HARMONY
LOOSEN ME
SET ME FREE
YEAH, YEAH

I'VE GOT VAGABOND'S VIRTUES
I'VE GOT A TRESPASSER'S MORALE'S
AND IF I DON'T HURT YOU
SOMEBODY WILL SOMEWHERE SOMEHOW
SOMEBODY WILL SOMEWHERE SOMEHOW