I've recently decided to actually try my best to learn full songs and play them through. I began with a more simple Damien Jurado tune, but I really want to play some of Sam's stuff. I immediately thought of Waves of Galveston, but as a guy who has a terribly difficult time strumming even easy tunes to sing along to, this is proving to be wicked hard. I thought I'd just rewind to his early stuff and try there, maybe the guitar would be more forgiving. Well, it's not! Not for this beginner, anyway. He is really talented with this thing.
Leave the waves of Galveston but only if you can Cause you've been hit behind the seawall, gently folded in the sand Papa left you for Heaven after your Mama lost her song And though your baby left you for Houston, no one stays there very long There's a graveyard by the pizza parlor, a gate that only closes Snowbirds fly away like secrets no one really wants to know The climbing moon's always shining on the kind of shells you keep The broken horse tied to the water tower's running in his sleep It's too bad that you ain't got a soft place to fall It's too bad Texas leans to the least of us all And says, "If you can make the music then you can have the dance If you can shoot the pistol then you can wear the pants" So leave the waves of Galveston but only if you can Cause it's the only place the Lone Star kind of offered you a hand Your baby left you nothing but a dog she left for dead You never knew you were a burden 'til it hit you on the head It's too bad that you ain't got a soft place to fall It's too bad Texas leans to the least in us all And says, "If you can make the music then you can have the dance If you can shoot the pistol then you can wear the pants"
this is one of the best song i've ever heard.. fantastic..
I've recently decided to actually try my best to learn full songs and play them through. I began with a more simple Damien Jurado tune, but I really want to play some of Sam's stuff. I immediately thought of Waves of Galveston, but as a guy who has a terribly difficult time strumming even easy tunes to sing along to, this is proving to be wicked hard. I thought I'd just rewind to his early stuff and try there, maybe the guitar would be more forgiving. Well, it's not! Not for this beginner, anyway. He is really
talented with this thing.
So good
Leave the waves of Galveston but only if you can
Cause you've been hit behind the seawall, gently folded in the sand
Papa left you for Heaven after your Mama lost her song
And though your baby left you for Houston, no one stays there very long
There's a graveyard by the pizza parlor, a gate that only closes
Snowbirds fly away like secrets no one really wants to know
The climbing moon's always shining on the kind of shells you keep
The broken horse tied to the water tower's running in his sleep
It's too bad that you ain't got a soft place to fall
It's too bad Texas leans to the least of us all
And says, "If you can make the music then you can have the dance
If you can shoot the pistol then you can wear the pants"
So leave the waves of Galveston but only if you can
Cause it's the only place the Lone Star kind of offered you a hand
Your baby left you nothing but a dog she left for dead
You never knew you were a burden 'til it hit you on the head
It's too bad that you ain't got a soft place to fall
It's too bad Texas leans to the least in us all
And says, "If you can make the music then you can have the dance
If you can shoot the pistol then you can wear the pants"
Its one thing hearing the lyrics but love the practice of reading them.