Nanci Griffith – On Grafton Street (Guitar)

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On Grafton Street at Christmas time

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The elbows push you 'round

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This is not my place of memories

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I'm a stranger in this town

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And the faces seem familiar

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And I know those songs they're playin'

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But I close my eyes and find myself

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Five thousand miles away

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  It's funny how my world goes round without you

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Ohh  You're the one thing I never thought

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I could    live without

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  I just found this smile to think about you

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You're a   Saturday night

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Far from the madding crowd

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The buskers sing by candle light

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  In front of Bewleys Store

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A young nun offers me a chair

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At a table by the door

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And I feel compelled to tell her

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Of the sisters that we knew

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How when they lit their candles

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I'd   say a prayer for you

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  It's funny how my world goes round without you

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Ohh  You're the one thing I never thought

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I could    live without

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  I just found this smile to think about you

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You're a   Saturday night

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Far from the madding crowd

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  The church bells ring for holy hour

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And I'm back out in the rain

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  It's been twenty years or more

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Since I last said your name

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I hear you live near Dallas now

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In a house out on the plains

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Why Grafton Street brought you to mind

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I    really can't explain

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  It's funny how my world goes round without you

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Ohh  You're the one thing I never thought

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I could    live without

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  I just found this smile to think about you

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You're a   Saturday night

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Far from the madding crowd

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The elbows push you 'round

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All I carry now are memories

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I'm a stranger to this town