Song Lyrics Dar Williams - When Sals Burned Down    [Lyrics & Song Text Archive] lyrics archive>> D>> Dar Williams Singer Lyrics [Dar Williams other resources]>> When Sals Burned Down Song Lyrics Author/Artist/Singer: Dar Williams Music Title/Track: When Sals Burned Down Theme ID: 4339 Album: N/A Words and music by Dar Williams Are we the fools for being suprised that a silence could end with no sound Like the silent movie era like with snow like when Sal's burned down Well yeah there was noise but nothing to mark the passing on Of that great unspoken chance we had found Where the night's end came well-trod and familiar Like the Charlie Chapin walk that fades to black And there wasn't anyone trying to sell their souls They were only trying to buy them back They were only trying to buy them back Well yeah there was a Sal he walked with bulging pockets round town Either he was up to no good or he just got excited watching things burn down Well I guess he got the idea if you hold a chunk of gold in your hand now For once in your life you can throw some weight around And Sal you slimeball sell-out how can we blame you We all want something to put our fingers on And you never know the true throne that you've lost Till the vinyl barstools are gone Till the vinyl barstools are gone If you toss around some words you might say that Sal was carrying a torch for the mob But the mob's gone too yeah the only sign of them left Is on every screen at the multiplex and we go there no prob hey Cause there ain't no cowboys in this Connecticut town No not anymore, no, not since Sal's burned down Once you'd dip your tin cup down in the muse's watering hole Or pioneer a new patch of common ground Then you'd lie on your time-traveled bedroll Quite amazed at the expansive terrain* And if anyone said that you'd never have fame and fortune just that bar You know you'd ride that way again I bet you'd ride that way again Related Lyrics Random lyrics: Friends Strangers, Bleed For Me, Bring Me To Life, Caught In The Rain, For You, Hang On, Learn The Hard Way, Let Go, My Immortal, Right Before Your Eyes, Sad Exchange, The Man Without Fear, Let Go, Hate You, ...Of Broken Stones, A Path In The Dust, A Prophecy Of Immortality, Arcanum Mortis, As Old As The Bones Of The Earth, Caverna Obscura, Dark Horizons, Demon Eyes, Down To The Halls Of The Blind, Eternity Rite (Pt 1-Sight From The Abyss The Confession Prophec, Fires Dominion, In Nomine Aeternitatis, In Signo Mortis, In The Omnipresence Of Death, My Phantasm Supreme, Only The Blind Can See..., Seelenlos, The Infinite, The Isolated Vale, Thy Fleeing Time, Underworld Domain, Dream Lover, Honey, Im Beginning To See The Light, Mack The Knife, More, Multiplication, Sailin, Splish Splash, The Other Half Of Me, 18 Yellow Roses, A True True Love, Be Mad Little Girl, Gyp The Cat, If A Man Answers, That Funny Feeling, Other Dar Williams song Lyrics After All Lyrics All My Heroes Are Dead Lyrics Alleluia Lyrics And A God Descended Lyrics Another Mystery Lyrics Are You Out There Lyrics Arrival Lyrics As Cool as I Am Lyrics Beauty Of The Rain Lyrics Better Things Lyrics Bought And Sold Lyrics ...Show All Other Artists Daran et les chaises Lyrics Darcane Lyrics Darci Cash Lyrics Daredevil Lyrics Daredevil soundtrack Lyrics Daredevils Lyrics Dargaard Lyrics Darin Bobby Lyrics Darin Zanyar Lyrics Darina Lyrics All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners and are strictly for educational purposes only. lyricstrue.net Copyright © 2005-2007 All Rights Reserved., , Privacy policy