Holden’s Blues

Lyrics

[Verse 1] A man goes for a lonesome walk When he's got a heavy load Just to find there's too much talk And far too little road [Verse 2] One step forward, one step back From daylight into dark It doesn't matter which bird sings The nightingale or lark [Chorus] When this world set sail I had my passage booked Now I can't say I found true love Oh, but I can say I looked [Verse 3] The carnival, it comes to town The midway lights all burn How could I keep from spinning 'round? A pretty girl everywhere you turn [Verse 4] But summer days pack and move down south Just to make room for the fall They come running through the wheat and rye And you cannot catch them all [Chorus] When this world set sail I had my passage booked Now I can't say I found true love Oh, but I can say I looked [Verse 5] Around the world and back again I've seen the best and worst Where madness was a blessed thing And mercy was a curse [Verse 6] So dig my grave with a silver spade Make this song my epitaph And just make sure the digger, he gets paid And I get the last laugh [Chorus] When this world set sail I had my passage booked Now I can't say I found true love Oh, but I can say I looked