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Thread #102943 Message #3003969
Posted By: Rog Peek
10-Oct-10 - 05:33 PM
Thread Name: Songs for/about Phil Ochs
Subject: Lyr Add: SONG FOR PHIL (Jamie Crawford)
SONG FOR PHIL (Jamie Crawford)
Hey Phil Ochs well I wrote you a song But then you wrote so many for me We all wear our fears on the inside well hidden You wore yourself out for the whole world to see
And hey Phil tell me about the Village And hey Phil was Chicago that bad And hey Phil was LA still crazy The Darkest of times that you had
I was knocked to the floor when I heard Crucifixion With your voice swirling up out of cacophony And the words gave me goose bumps just hearing you sing it And I thought you were singing for me
And hey Phil what about Miami And hey Phil was Ohio so bad And hey Phil was LA still crazy The darkest of times that you had
So I ended up Phil by writing this song But you left the stage early so you can't sing along You wore yourself for the whole word to see And I always thought you were singing for me
But hey Phil you lived through Chicago And hey Phil you made it through Chile But hey Phil what was the trouble Your last day in Far Rockaway
And hey Phil tell me about Newport And hey Phil how was Carnegie Hall You know Phil I always said you Were my favorite singer of all
And hey Phil tell me about Dylan And hey Phil how's about Jim and Jean And hey Phil what of Wickham and Westin Your friends on the Hollywood scene
And hey Phil tell me about the Village And hey Phil was Ohio that bad And hey Phil was LA still crazy The darkest of times that you had The darkest of times that you had And the darkest times just weren't that bad.
Notes: Found this one posted on Yahoo 'Phil Ochs' group. When I requested permission to post on mudcat, and enquired about a recording, this was the reply: "I have no objection to publishing the lyrics. The song is only on live tapes at this point. Thanks for the interest." This is all the information I have apart from the fact that it was written c.1998.