Kenny White - Song For Martin lyrics

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In Rough Rock, Arizona, he lived for many years alone<br />

A gangly kid from Colorado who could sing the sweetest songs<br />

I first heard Woody's songs from him in a cabin in the snow<br />

Seems like it was yesterday but it was years and years ago<br />

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He moved to Arizona in nineteen sixty one<br />

Got a job at the Indian school, he was livin' in the sun<br />

My life was movin' fast by now, I was always on the run<br />

My country life was far behind and the circus had begun<br />

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Marty I know it got lonely out there<br />

Coyotes cryin' at midnight in the cold desert air<br />

The heart that sorrow broke in you could never be repaired<br />

Mart I know I let you down somewhere<br />

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I knew that me and Marty, we should have been good friends<br />

I always knew the paths we walked, we were meant to cross again<br />

We talked on the telephone maybe once or twice a year<br />

His voice was so familiar, his memory was clear<br />

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I'll never know what brought him to where he finally stood<br />

A shotgun pointed at his head in a cabin in the woods<br />

But somehow I can hear, it struck my heart as well<br />

For the unknown man who needs a hand, for the friend I'll never know<br />

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Marty I know it got lonely out there<br />

Coyotes cryin' at midnight in the cold desert air<br />

The heart that sorrow broke in you could never be repaired<br />

Hey, Mart I know I let you down somewhere