The Ballad Of Kathryn Johnston-Shawn Mullins

[00:00.000] 作曲 : Shawn Mullins/Matthew Kahler [00:02.35]Old Miss Johnston lived all alone [00:10.52]On the sorry side of town [00:16.05]Broke down cars and burglar bars [00:19.62]On the windows and doors [00:24.75]In case danger comes around [00:27.13] [00:30.87]Sittin' in her yellow kitchen [00:34.55]Listenin' to bad news on a Radiant radio [00:45.76]It used to be Louis Armstrong [00:49.91]Then Martin Luther King [00:54.98]Where did everybody go? [00:58.03] [01:01.99]Out the window where her garden was [01:09.92]It's not safe to go outside [01:16.94]Old Miss Johnston in the eye of the storm [01:24.73]It was the safest place to hide [01:28.37] [01:46.51]And life's a gamble for the broken and the weak [01:54.69]Dealin' with the bangers and the drugs [02:00.86]The whinos weave and amble [02:04.56]And shuffle on down the street [02:09.83]Steerin' clear of all the thugs [02:15.58] [02:16.83]And now my city hangs her head in shame [02:24.02]You can't tell the truth from all the lies [02:31.32]Everything changed forever and everything stayed the same [02:39.92]On the night Miss Johnston died [02:48.33] [03:12.13]----------the end----------