Lady Vagabond

Album: Mother Road (2023)
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  • When I came into this world
    I cut the silence with my howl
    I was forged in the mountains
    'Til the wheel brought me on down
    The world never saw me coming
    When it did it started running
    That's why time flies whenever I'm around

    I made my great escape
    In nothing but a bathing suit
    They found me floating down the river
    In the constable's canoe
    Bobby wrapped me in a blanket
    Said, "There's nothing we can do
    For a little Lady Vagabond like you"

    You can call me
    I won't come
    Call me Lady Vagabond
    I came rolling down the mountains on the run
    Call me Lady
    Vagabond

    Farewell 'til tomorrow, town
    I hit the trail hard nosed
    I had no means to travel
    But I knew where I was going
    I had a vision of my Padre in his silver bolero
    Constable chased me all the way to Mexico

    You can call me
    I won't come
    Call me Lady Vagabond
    Queen of the Highway
    Daughter of the sun
    Call me Lady
    Lady Vagabond

    When the Turquoise Trail betrayed me
    I was mighty low down
    I set out to find myself an easy living crowd
    Vegas never saw me coming
    But they should've started running
    'Cause the money disappeared when I came to town

    And you can call me
    I won't come
    I'm a Lady Vagabond
    I'm the Queen of the 'Neon Strip'
    And the 'Midnight Sun'
    Lucky Lady
    Lady Vagabond, uh-huh

    I got pinched for indiscretion
    At a mighty intersection
    Paid dearly for the lies I bought and sold
    Every cage I ever rattled
    Every chain I ever broke
    Every dream of happy ever after
    Ever up in smoke

    Well, I guess it's back to the wilderness I go

    I fell into the canyon on a January evening
    The mountains looked a mighty lot like home
    I take the high road when I can
    And when I can't I take a man
    Sure as Hell beats sleeping all alone

    You can call me
    I won't come
    Call me Lady Vagabond
    Queen of the Highway
    And the desert sun
    Call me Lady
    Lady Vagabond

    Now if you look a little closer
    At the lines upon my face
    You'll see every road I drove
    And every dream I ever chased
    I've probably died a million times
    My ghosts are kinda friends of mine
    They ride along and hem my pride
    The vestiges of all my lives
    Sometimes they even give me good advice
    So I never take the wrong exit twice

    You can call me
    I won't come
    Call me Lady Vagabond
    You can call me
    I won't come
    Call me Lady Vagabond
    Queen of the highway
    Daughter of the sun
    Call me Lady
    Lady Vagabond Writer/s: Grace Potter
    Publisher: Word Collections Publishing
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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