Page type: lyric reference
Artist: John Prine
Canonical path: /prine-john/killing-the-blues
Related lyric paths: 6
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Killing The Blues
Read Killing The Blues lyrics by John Prine on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Killing The Blues
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Leaves were falling ..Just like embers
In colors red and gold they set us on fire
Burning just like a moonbeam ..in our eyes
Chorus:
Somebody said they saw me
Swinging the world by the tail
Bouncing over a white cloud.
Killing the Blues
I am guilty of something
I hope you never do because there is nothing
Sadder than losing .. yourself in love
Repeat Chorus:
Repeat Chorus:
Now, you ask me Just to leave you
To go out on my own and get what I need to
You want me to find ..what I've already had
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