Long Daddy Green-Blossom Dearie

[00:13.20]Long daddy green is an old old friend [00:17.01]He hangs around the rainbows end [00:19.17]Dealing out dreams from a potful of fortune and fame [00:24.37]Fanning the flames [00:27.01]Hear him calling your name [00:31.17]Long daddy green is a fly by night [00:34.81]You turn around, he's out of sight [00:37.29]Seems he's your fair weather friend and your foul weather foe [00:42.19]The wind starts to blow [00:44.96]Daddy green starts to go [00:49.03]The lies he tells are new to you [00:51.67]You're not naive [00:54.95]You know he won't be true to you [00:57.46]Still you believe, you believe [01:00.88]Long daddy green chops you down to size [01:04.51]With slow hellos and fast goodbyes [01:07.09]He comes around when you feel about 10 feet tall [01:11.96]To make you feel small [01:14.58]Just like nothing at all [01:31.45]Long daddy green is a heartless host [01:35.44]Ignores you when you need him most [01:37.16]Likes to pretend he's hard to get next to guy [01:42.30]He'll give you the eye [01:44.99]While waving goodbye [01:50.08]Long daddy green likes to hypnotize [01:53.56]And melt you with his magic eyes [01:55.28]Knows he can make you believe you are the only one [02:00.27]He'll show you the sun [02:03.02]Then grab it and run [02:07.04]You try to tuck his sleeve one day [02:09.61]Your hopes are high [02:12.83]You turn around and walk away [02:15.65]But still you try, still you try [02:18.99]Long daddy green likes to disappear [02:23.07]Pretend that he is nowhere near [02:25.14]Then he'll come tap at your window and scratch at your screen [02:30.03]He sure can be mean [02:32.74]Long daddy green [02:36.08]He sure can be mean [02:39.30]Long daddy green