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Nanci Griffith John Philip Griffith Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 7.19/10 [21 votes]Album: There's a Light Beyond These Woods / Original Release Date: 1978Genre: CountrySong Duration: 4 min 06 sec
NANCI GRIFFITH
- John Philip Griffith LyricsHe was a simple man only to a stranger.
And the kindness in his eyes
I still remember.
Now that he is old,
they say he's angry and he's cold,
That his soul is dying.
He's a wealthy man's dream,
and he's a working man's dime.
He has stood in both men's shoes
in his own damn time.
The hard times of the thirties
still linger in his mind
When he is lonely.
He's out there in the cold,
twenty years away from home.
Does he dream about his old home
in San Antone?
He's often watched the highways,
but he's a man of sixty-five.
Where ain't a soul in El Paso
who would give an old drunk a ride.
Now, he traded in his draftsman's pen
for a fishing pole.
And his mansion on the hill
is an alley in El Paso.
The anchors of the fifties
still hold to broken dreams
When his sorrows grow.
He's out there in the cold,
twenty years away from home.
Does he dream about his old home
in San Antone?
He's often watched the highways,
but he's a man of sixty-five.
There ain't a soul in El Paso
who would give an old drunk a ride.
Now, they tell me that John Philip
loved to gamble in his day.
And he burned his bridges well
when he walked away.
He closed those corporate doors,
left his children and his home . . .
Now no one owns him.
And the kindness in his eyes
I still remember.
Now that he is old,
they say he's angry and he's cold,
That his soul is dying.
He's a wealthy man's dream,
and he's a working man's dime.
He has stood in both men's shoes
in his own damn time.
The hard times of the thirties
still linger in his mind
When he is lonely.
He's out there in the cold,
twenty years away from home.
Does he dream about his old home
in San Antone?
He's often watched the highways,
but he's a man of sixty-five.
Where ain't a soul in El Paso
who would give an old drunk a ride.
Now, he traded in his draftsman's pen
And his mansion on the hill
is an alley in El Paso.
The anchors of the fifties
still hold to broken dreams
When his sorrows grow.
He's out there in the cold,
twenty years away from home.
Does he dream about his old home
in San Antone?
He's often watched the highways,
but he's a man of sixty-five.
There ain't a soul in El Paso
who would give an old drunk a ride.
Now, they tell me that John Philip
loved to gamble in his day.
And he burned his bridges well
when he walked away.
He closed those corporate doors,
left his children and his home . . .
Now no one owns him.
Facts about John Philip Griffith
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John Philip Griffith is written by Nanci Griffith.
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It is first released in 1978 as part of Nanci Griffith's album "There's a Light Beyond These Woods" which includes 9 tracks in total. This song is the 8th track on this album.
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John Philip Griffith falls under the genre Country.
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John Philip Griffith song length is 4 minutes and 06 seconds.
Who wrote John Philip Griffith lyrics?
John Philip Griffith is written by Nanci Griffith.
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When was John Philip Griffith released?
It is first released in 1978 as part of Nanci Griffith's album "There's a Light Beyond These Woods" which includes 9 tracks in total. This song is the 8th track on this album.
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Which genre is John Philip Griffith?
John Philip Griffith falls under the genre Country.
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How long is the song John Philip Griffith?
John Philip Griffith song length is 4 minutes and 06 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): NANCI GRIFFITH
Record Label(s): 2002 Philo
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