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There But For Fortune
There But For Fortune
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There But For Fortune

Show me a prison, show me a jail,

Show me a prisoner whose face has gone pale

And I'll show you a young man with so many reasons why

And there but for fortune, may go you or I

Show me the alley, show me the train,

Show me a hobo who sleeps out in the rain,

And I'll show you a young man with so many reasons why

There but for fortune, may go you or go I -- you and I.

Show me the whiskey stains on the floor,

Show me the drunken man as he stumbles out the door,

And I'll show you a young man with so many reasons why

There but for fortune, may go you or go I -- you and I.

Show me the country where bombs had to fall,

Show me the ruins of buildings once so tall,

And I'll show you a young land with so many reasons why

There but for fortune, go you or go I -- you and I.

You and I,

There but for fortune, go you or go I -- you and I.

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Phil Ochs
  • country:United States
  • Languages:English
  • Genre:Singer-songwriter
  • Wiki:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Ochs
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