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Artist: Iron & Wine
Canonical path: /iron-wine/smokestack-lightning
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Smokestack Lightning
Read Smokestack Lightning lyrics by Iron & Wine on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Smokestack Lightning
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Ah-ha, smokestack lightnin'
Shinin' just like gold
Why don't you hear me cryin'?
Whoo-hoo, whoo-hoo
Ah-ha, tell me, baby
What's the matter with you?
Why don't you hear me cryin'?
Whoo-hoo, whoo-hoo
La dah, da da da da la dah
Whoa-oh, tell me, baby
What's the matter with you?
Why don't you hear me cryin'?
Whoo-hoo, whoo-hoo
Whoa-oh, stop your train
Let her go for a ride
Why don't you hear me cryin'?
Whoo-hoo, whoo-hoo
Ah-ha, fare thee well
I'll never see you no more
Why don't you hear me cryin'?
Whoo-hoo, whoo-hoo
Ah-ha, who been here baby since
I been gone, a little bitty boy
Girl, be on . . . a-whoo-hoo
Whoo-hoo, ah-ha
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