Highwayman (Jimmy Webb cover) Lyrics
Band | |
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Album | Plagues of Babylon(2014) |
Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
Genres | Heavy Metal, Power Metal |
Labels | Century Media Records |
Ranked | #318 for 2014 , #9,065 all-time |
Album rating : 64.1 / 100
Votes : 13
Votes : 13
12. Highwayman (Jimmy Webb cover) (3:12)
I was a highwayman. Along the coach roads I did ride
With sword and pistol by my side
Many a young maid lost her baubles to my trade
Many a soldier shed his lifeblood on my blade
The bastards hung me in the spring of twenty-five
But I am still alive.
I was a sailor. I was born upon the tide
And with the sea I did abide.
I sailed a schooner round the Horn to Mexico
I went aloft and furled the mainsail in a blow
And when the yards broke off they said that I got killed
But I am living still.
I was a dam builder across the river deep and wide
Where steel and water did collide
A place called Boulder on the wild Colorado
I slipped and fell into the wet concrete below
They buried me in that great tomb that knows no sound
But I am still around..I'll always be around..and around and around and
around and around
I fly a starship across the Universe divide
And when I reach the other side
I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can
Perhaps I may become a highwayman again
Or I may simply be a single drop of rain
But I will remain
And I'll be back again, and again and again and again and again..
With sword and pistol by my side
Many a young maid lost her baubles to my trade
Many a soldier shed his lifeblood on my blade
The bastards hung me in the spring of twenty-five
But I am still alive.
I was a sailor. I was born upon the tide
And with the sea I did abide.
I sailed a schooner round the Horn to Mexico
I went aloft and furled the mainsail in a blow
And when the yards broke off they said that I got killed
But I am living still.
I was a dam builder across the river deep and wide
Where steel and water did collide
A place called Boulder on the wild Colorado
I slipped and fell into the wet concrete below
They buried me in that great tomb that knows no sound
But I am still around..I'll always be around..and around and around and
around and around
I fly a starship across the Universe divide
And when I reach the other side
I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can
Perhaps I may become a highwayman again
Or I may simply be a single drop of rain
But I will remain
And I'll be back again, and again and again and again and again..
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Plagues of Babylon - Lyrics
1. Plagues of Babylon Lyrics | 2. Democide Lyrics |
3. The Culling Lyrics | 4. Among the Living Dead Lyrics |
5. Resistance Lyrics | 6. The End? Lyrics |
7. If I Could See You Lyrics | 8. Cthulhu Lyrics |
9. Peacemaker Lyrics | 10. Parasite Lyrics |
11. Spirit of the Times (Sons of Liberty cover) Lyrics | ▶ 12. Highwayman (Jimmy Webb cover) Lyrics |
Plagues of Babylon - Album Credits
Members
- Stu Block : Vocals
- Troy Seele : Guitars
- Jon Schaffer : Guitars
- Luke Appleton : Bass
- Guest Musicians:
- Raphael Saini : Drums
- Michael Poulsen : Vocals on "Highwayman"
- Russell Allen : Vocals on "Highwayman"
- Hansi Kürsch : Vocals on "Among the Living Dead"
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