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Artist: Stan Ridgway
Canonical path: /ridgway-stan/susie-before-sunrise
Related lyric paths: 6
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Susie before sunrise
Read Susie before sunrise lyrics by Stan Ridgway on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Susie before sunrise
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Here where the carousel spins
On an ocean of blame
We pick pockets in the crowds
Near the gold mines of shame
And I will wear a red ruby ring
That reflects the full moon
Meet me on the corner tonight
And we'll sleep deep down in the sand dunes
Chorus:
Susie climbed a mountain of tacks
She lost control of the facts
She put all of the clothes in a brown paper sack
And drove outta state the next day before sunrise
Before sunrise
Susie climbed a mountain of tacks
Walkin' by the old funzone1
South of the gutter of doubt
Past a broken mirror glass
The reflection faded in and out
And I saw her there
Chorus repeat x3
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