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Artist: John Hiatt
Canonical path: /john-hiatt/you-must-go
Related lyric paths: 6
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You Must Go
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You Must Go
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When that howling wind
Comes to carry you again
Just like your next of kin
You must go
To a far away place
Where you don't recognize one face
Don't unpack your old suitcase
'Cause you must go
You must go and you must ramble
Through every briar and bramble
Till your life is in a shambles
Maybe then you will know
You were born to blunder
Born to wander, born to wonder
Even when you're six feet under
There's place that you must go
It is something you done
Are you loyal to no one
Turn your back on the Sun
And you must go
It is something she said
You keep this all up in your head
Now your face is turning red
And you must go
You must go and you must ramble
Through every briar and bramble
Till your life is in a shambles
Maybe then you will know
You were born to blunder
Born to wander, born to wonder
Even when you're six feet under
There's place that you must go
Love is in the air
You can smell it everywhere
It's in your clothes, it's in her hair
Ah, you better get out of there
It's gonna take a midnight train
To straighten out your winding brain
Like a snake in the rain
You must go
You must go and you must ramble
Through every briar and bramble
Till your life is in a shambles
Maybe then you will know
You were born to blunder
Born to wander, born to wonder
Even when you're six feet under
There's place that you must go
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