Warren Zevon

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I Was In The House When The House Burned Down

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Page type: lyric reference Artist: Warren Zevon Canonical path: /zevon-warren/i-was-in-the-house-when-the-house-burned-down Related lyric paths: 6

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I Was In The House When The House Burned Down

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I had the shit till it all got smoked

I kept the promise till the vow got broke

I had to drink from the lovin' cup

I stood on the banks till the river rose up

I saw the bride in her wedding gown

I was in the house when the house burned down

I may be old and I may be bent

But I had the money till it all got spent

I had the money till they made me pay

Then I had the sense to be on my way

I had to stay in the underground

I was in the house when the house burned down

I was in the house when the house burned down

I met the man with the thorny crown

I helped Him carry his cross through town

I was in the house when the house burned down

I was in the house when the house burned down

I met the man with the thorny crown

I helped Him carry his cross through town

I was in the house when the house burned down

I had the shit till it all got smoked

I kept the promise till the vow got broke

I had to drink from the lovin' cup

I stood on the banks till the river rose up

I saw the bride in her wedding gown

I was in the house when the house burned down

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