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Artist: Bill Callahan
Canonical path: /bill-callahan/jim-cain
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Jim Cain
Read Jim Cain lyrics by Bill Callahan on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Jim Cain
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I started out in search of ordinary things
How much of a tree bends in the wind
I started telling the story without knowing the end
I used to be darker, then I got lighter, then I got dark again
Something to be seen was passing over and over me
Well it seemed like the routine case at first
With the death of the shadow came a lightness of verse
But the darkest of nights, in truth, still dazzles
And I wore myself until I'm frazzled
I ended up in search of ordinary things
Like how can a wave possibly be?
I started running, and the concrete turned to sand
I started running, and things didn't pan out as planned
In case things go poorly and I not return
Remember the good things I've done
In case things go poorly and I not return
Remember the good things I've done
Done me in
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Bill Callahan performs "Jim Cain", and this lyric page sits inside the Bill Callahan catalog on LyroVerse.
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