Jersusalem Tomorrow Lyrics - Singles - Emmylou Harris

(David Olney) 

Man you should have seen me way back then 

I could tell a tale, I could make a spin 

I could tell you black was white I could tell you day was night 

Not only that I could tell you why 

Back then I could really tel a lie 

Well I'd hire a kid to say he was lame 

Then I'd touch him and make him walk again 

Then I'd pull some magic trick I'd pretend to heal the sick 

I was takin' everything they had to give 

It wasn't all that bad a way to live 

Well I'm in this desert town and it's hot as hell 

But no one's buyin' what I got to sell 

I make my lame kid walk I make a dumb guy talk 

I'm preachin' up a storm both night and day 

But everyone just turns and walks away 

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Well I can see that I'm only wasting time 

So I head across the road to drink some wine 

This old man comes up to me He says I seen you on the street 

You're pretty good if I do say myself 

But the guy that come thru here last month he was somethin' else 

Instead of callin' out for fire from above 

He just gets real quiet and talks about love 

And I'll tell you somethin' funny He didn't want nobody's money 

Now I'm not exactly sure what this all means 

But it's the damndest thing I swear I've ever seen 

Well since that time every town is the same 

I can't make a dime, I don't know why I came 

I decide I'll go and find him And find out who's behind him 

He has everyone convinced that he's for real 

Well I figure we can work us out a deal 

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So he offers me a job and I say fine 

He says I'll get paid off on down the line 

Well I guess I'll string along Don't see how too much can go wrong 

As long as he pays my way I guess I'll follow 

We're headed for Jerusalem tomorrow