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Tom's Song​/​Can the Circle Be Unbroken

from The Freeloadin' New Madrid by New Madrid, MO

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I came down from Atlanta, GA, and I took to sleeping on a bench down at the pier. It’s been so long since I seen my family, and I sure wish my momma was here. I’m cleaning fish for the tourists, and I’m makin’ less than 5 bucks a stand. The young man at the gas station, he gives me free coffee. I spend the rest on a sandwhich and a can.

And if I die in New Orleans, make sure the storm washes my bones to sea. Cuz if I die in New Orleans, no one’s gonna be lookin’ for me.

The last bit of luck I had was comin’ back from the jungle alive. But when you do the things that I felt I had to do, most days you wish that you had died. When I got back I was forgotten, by my wife, my country, and my kids. I found my solace at the bottom of a bottle, and I found my new home on the skids.

And if I die in New Orleans, make sure the storm washes my bones to sea. Cuz if I die in New Orleans, no one’s gonna be lookin’ for me.

Policeman’s tellin’ me that it’s time to go. This town’s got appearances to keep. Tomorrow I’ll be walking all the way to Pensacola, so tonight I better get some sleep.

And if I die in New Orleans, make sure the storm washes my bones to sea. Cuz if I die in New Orleans, no one’s gonna mourn for me.

Can the circle be unbroken? By and by, son, we shall see. There’s a river to carry me home, oh Lord, as I sleep forever in the sea.

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from The Freeloadin' New Madrid, released August 11, 2009

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