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Artist: J. Tillman
Canonical path: /j-tillman/barter-blues
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Barter Blues
Read Barter Blues lyrics by J. Tillman on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Barter Blues
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I met you on the way to heaven
Where/Wear this blood gonna need protection
Boy where you going
Dressed like a martyr
I met you on the way to heaven
Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
It's too late to act like you don't know me
Didn't save you then won't save you now
I can't forgive
For those you sinned against
It's too late to act like you don't know me
Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
You can break
But you can't borrow
You can love what you
See my seven wrongwards
You [can, can't] pray
But you can't borrow
You can love what you
See my seven wrongwards
I met you on the way to heaven
Where this blood gonna need protection
Boy where you going
Dressed like a martyr
I met you on the way to heaven
Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
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J. Tillman performs "Barter Blues", and this lyric page sits inside the J. Tillman catalog on LyroVerse.
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