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Artist: Phil Ochs
Canonical path: /phil-ochs/legends
Related lyric paths: 6
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Legends
Read Legends lyrics by Phil Ochs on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Legends
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The first time that I called you in that old new york hotel
It was halloween all over with that trick you played so well
I woke you up from dreaming singing songs of yesterday
We took a drive to newport to hear st. peter play
Chorus:
Dust on you mouth, legends on your mind
Hanging out with bogart in some bygone place and time
Sing me your sweet changes when Im feeling down and blue
And Ill treasure precious hours that I stole away with you
Oh the muggy nights in soho, I had so much to learn
You gave me wings to fly away and asked for no return
Lon chaneys ghost beside you wore the face of mickey finn
And I never once suspected that you and he were friends
The last that I saw you you werent really even there
I cried when I heard you come across out on the air
You bid your last farewell just like your first hello
And Ill always think about you when I pass through ohio
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