Ry Cooder - Sundown Town lyrics

Mine eyes have seen the beauty of a land bright and fair My soul looked out and wondered, can we make the journey there But I've lost my sight and I have to be led Well I mean to work for justice till I'm dead Sundown town, sundown town Don't let 'em catch you, Buddy, when the sun goin' down There won't be no more friends around Don't let 'em catch you, Buddy, when the sun goin' down Well I used to preach and I used to pray Was the prayinest man that you ever did see But they ran my people off one day Now there ain't nobody round that look like me Sundown town, sundown town Don't let 'em catch you, Buddy, when the sun goin' down There won't be no more friends around Don't let 'em catch you, Buddy, when the sun goin' down Well we used to sing and we used to shout Was the shoutinest church that you ever did see But I ain't going to preach no more and I ain't goin' to sing And I don't feel at home in this town no more Sundown town, sundown town Don't let 'em catch you, Buddy, when the sun goin' down Ain't no? hangin' around Don't let 'em catch you, Buddy, when the sun goin' down If you black, you better get back And if you brown, don't you hang around And if you red, you might be dead And if you ain't white, man, you just ain't right No no Sundown town, sundown town Don't let 'em catch you, Buddy, when the sun goin' down There won't be no friends around Don't let 'em catch you, Buddy, when the sun goin' down Don't let 'em catch you Don't let 'em catch you, Buddy, when the sun goin' down Don't let 'em catch you Oh, don't let 'em catch you, Buddy, when the sun goin' down Sundown town, sundown town Don't let 'em catch you, Buddy, when the sun goin' down There won't be no friends around Don't let 'em catch you, Buddy, when the sun goin' down