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Quiet Man
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Strolling down the highway with my shoes in my hand,
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I don't talk much; I'm a quiet man.
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Beauty and silence both run deep,
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And running like crazy while you are asleep.
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You got news for me;
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I got nothing for you.
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Don't pin your blues on me -
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Just go ahead and do whatever you wish to.
Last Monday night I saw a fight
Between Wednesday and Thursday over Saturday night.
Tuesday asked me what was going on; I said,
"Sunday's in the meadow and Friday's in the corn."
You got news for me;
I got nothing for you.
Don't pin your blues on me -
Just go ahead and do whatever you wish to.
Hocus-pocus, maladjusted,
Don't you think my tears get rusted?
Steady losing means you ain't using
What you really think is right.
You got news for me;
I got nothing for you.
Don't pin your blues on me -
Just go ahead and do whatever you wish to.
Oodles of light, what a beautiful sight;
Both of God's eyes are shining tonight.
Rays and beams of incredible dreams,
And I am a quiet man.
Oodles of light, what a beautiful sight;
Both of God's eyes are shining tonight.
Rays and beams of incredible dreams,
And I am a quiet man.
(Words and music by John Prine, 1970)