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Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud

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Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud

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Solemn faced

The village settles down

Undetected by the stars

And the hangman plays the mandolin

Before he goes to sleep

And the last thing on his mind

Is the wild eyed boy imprisoned?

'Neath the covered wooden shaft

Folds the rope into its bag

Blows his pipe of smolders

Blankets smoke into the room

And the day will end for some

As the night begins for one

Staring through the message in his eyes

Lies a solitary son

From the mountain called Freecloud

Where the eagle dare not fly

And the patience in his sigh

Gives no indication for the townsmen to decide

So the village dreadful yawns

Pronouncing gross diversion

As the label for the dog

Oh it's the madness in his eyes

As he breaks the night to cry

It's really me

Really you and really me

It's so hard for us to really be

Really you and really me

You'll lose me though

I'm always really free

And the mountain moved it's eyes

To the world of realize

Where the snow had saved a place

For the wild eyed boy from Freecloud

And the village Dreadful cried

As the rope began to rise

For the smile stayed on the face

Of the wild eyed boy from Freecloud

And the women once proud

Clutched the heart of the crown

As the boulders smashed down

From the mountains hand

And the magic in the stare

Of the wild eyed boy said

Stop, freecloud!

They won't think to cut me down

But the cottages fell

Like a playing card hell

And the tears of the face

Of the wise boy

Came trembling down

To the rumbling ground

And the missionary mystic of peace/love

Stumbled back to cry among the clouds

Kicking back the pebbles

From the Freecloud mountain track

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